At three years old, Adriana became faster and bigger. She started to speak in proper English and even started to learn Italian. She still has almost every vampire she comes across wrapped around her finger. Her personality grew more energetic and hyper active. Adriana is usually running around the castle and threw the gardens.
And speaking of gardens, Caius had all of her favorite flowers planted and made Adriana her own beautiful garden. It was right outside her bedroom, so she is always surrounded by the relaxing scent of flowers and fruit, seeing as there are fruit trees with her favorite fruit hanging from them or they were hanging from bushes.
Adriana sat in her mother's lap as Athenodora read to the toddler. Adriana was looking at all the colorful flowers that surrounded her in her garden. The child wasn't listening to her mother. Adriana wiggled out of the older woman's grasp and walked over to weird looking flowers. The stem was large and there was what Adriana thought was hair. She plucked the flower and held it in her fingers.
"What are you doing, Baby?"
Adriana looked up at Demetri and Felix before looking at the flower that was being held in between her fingertips.
"What is this?"
Felix picked her up and smiled. "It's a dandelion. You blow on it and make a wish."
"Does it come true?" Innocent violet eyes stared up at the large bulking vampire.
"If you believe it will." Demetri stated and motioned at her. "Well don't you have a wish you want to come true?"
Adriana nodded her head but as she did this, her whole body shook and the seeds from the dandelion fell to the floor. Adriana looked at her now seedless flower with sadness. As her eyes filled with tears, Felix quickly swooped down and plucked her another.
"Here Angel, use this one." Felix held it as she thought of her wish she really wanted. As she opened her mouth, Felix bounced her on his arm a little. "You can't speak your wish or it isn't going to come true."
Adriana nodded once more and closed her eyes.
"I wish to always be with Fellie and Demi."
Adriana opened her eyes and blew onto the flower. She watched as the seeds flew up into the air and smiled. Demetri and Felix smiled with her not realizing that they are being watched.
Caius stood on his balcony listening to her daughter talk to her mates. He had a feeling of what he young daughter wished for and he will make sure that wish did come true. Anything to make his Princess happy.
A hand clapped him on his shoulder and Caius knew right away that Aro was standing next to him.
"They do make a wonderful pair for her, don't they?"
"Yes, Aro, they do. I just worry that something might happen to one or even the both of them when they go on missions. Adriana will not take it all too well if one of them were hurt or dead."
"Ah, no need to worry, Brother. Felix and Demetri are our best fighters. After you of course."
Caius smirked at the last statement before frowning once more.
"I know they are our best and that makes them a bigger target."
"I see where you are coming from, Brother but nothing has happened to them yet." Aro clapped his hands together with a wide smile on his face. "Now no more brooding. We are having guests to get ready for." Aro then left the worried brooding father alone to his thoughts.
Caius sees what Aro was saying but he can't help but worry when it comes to his daughter. She is his life and if anything bad ever happens to her, he would never forgive himself.
"Felix, Demetri, I need to get the Princess ready for the guests." Heidi spoke as she walked the path of the garden to men and child.
"Heidi!" Adriana was happy to see the nice and beautiful fisher again. Heidi took the young princess into her arms and kissed her cheek.
"Say bye bye to Felix and Demetri, Adriana."
Adriana blew kisses to her mates just like Heidi taught her before wrapping her arms around Heidi's neck.
"What color do you want to wear today?"
"Pink Sparkles!"
Heidi chuckled as she sat Adriana on her light pink plush chair, her mother usually sits in. Heidi comes out with a bright pink floor length dress that has a poof to it. The over layer of the dress was a sparkled lace layer. There was a darker pink ribbon that was going to be around Adriana's ribs.
"This one or the purple one?"
Adriana pointed to the dress in Heidi's hand with a large smile on her face. Heidi changed the toddler into the dress and placed sliver slip on's onto Adriana's feet. Heidi did Adriana's hair into a curly ponytail with a glitter pink ribbon holding the curls in place. Heidi clipped on Adriana's small pink Volturi crest necklace before placing pink studded earrings into the toddler's ears and a pink sapphire bracelet on the small wrist.
"What do you think, Adriana?" Heidi asked as she crouched behind the girl in front of the floor length mirror.
"I look like a princess."
"That's because you are a princess, Adriana."
Adriana looked over as a new voice spoke and squealed happily.
"Daddy!"
Adriana went running towards Caius as her father crouched down. Caius looked over to Heidi. "Where is her tiara?"
Heidi snapped her fingers together. "I knew I forgot something." Heidi ran into the back of the princess' large closet to where her jewelry was held. She picked up the small pink sapphire and diamond tiara and ran in back to the father/daughter pair. Heidi placed the tiara neatly on top of the golden curls with a soft smile.
"Thank you for helping her, Heidi." Caius said as he stood tall with his daughter on his hip.
"Anything for my King and Princess." Heidi bowed before walking out of the little girl's bedroom.
"Daddy, why am I all dressed up?" Adriana questioned as her father walked them into the throne room.
"Because my dear niece, we are having special guests and we have to look our best." Aro said from his throne and laughed as Adriana made a face. She doesn't like to dress up for anyone. She only likes to do it when she wants to do it. Adriana may be spoiled but she isn't a brat and doesn't like it show off to other people. Only when she thinks she needs to show off, she does and she does is perfectly. Adriana was made to be a princess, literally.
As Caius sat on his throne and placed Adriana to stand in front of Demetri, the door opened. Alec was leading in a large group of people. Every one of them has bright golden eyes. Adriana squealed as she saw four vampires she knows and love.
"Addie!"
"Ali!"
The two small vampires ran towards each other and laughed as they crashed to the floor. Adriana squealed once more as she was picked up. She looked to her capturer and smiled brightly.
"Emmy!"
Emmett threw the small princess in the air and caught her before she hit the ground. Neither of her mates flinched as that happened, trusting Emmett with their princess.
"I missed you."
"We missed you too, Sweetie." Rose kissed Adriana's cheek with a soft smile on her beautiful face. Adriana cuddled up to Emmett and looked to the vampires she has never met before.
"Rosie, who are they?" Adriana pointed at the ones she doesn't know with an adorable confused look on her face.
"Well my dear Adriana, they are the Denali coven." Aro walked over to stand near Adriana, Emmett, Alice and Rosalie. Jasper was standing in the back watching everything quietly. "This is Eleazar and his mate Carmen."
Eleazar is 5'11" tall, with black hair up to his collar and has a light olive cast to his pale skin. Carmen has dark brown hair and a hint of an olive tone to her chalky complexion. She is 5'5" tall. Carmen had a smile that filled Adriana with a calm and peaceful feeling. And as like her Cullen's the mated couple has gold eyes.
"This is Kate."
Kate has the golden eyes of a vegetarian vampire. She also has hair that is long, pale blond, straight as corn silk and is 5'6" feet tall and graceful. Her beauty is enchanting that any human or vampire could be easily mesmerized by her appearance. Kate fingered wave at Adriana and got a smile in return.
"Adriana, this is Irina."
Irina is a vampire with straight, chin-length, silvery blonde hair, standing 5'2" and had golden eyes that were cold and heartless as she looked at Adriana. The child in return cuddled more up to Emmett but calmed down as Felix and Demetri stood on either side of Emmett and glared down at Irina.
"Everyone relax. This is no place to fight, especially in front of a child." Aro ran a hand down his niece's back and took her from the large Cullen male. "Adriana, I would like you to meet Tanya. She is the leader of her coven."
"Just like you, Uncle Marcus and Daddy?"
Tanya let a smile grace her lips as she heard the sweet innocent voice of the scared princess. Tanya took the child from Aro and held her close to her. "Yes, Cutie, just like your daddy and uncles."
Adriana looked up at the strawberry blonde vampire. Tanya kissed the young girl's head softly to show her that Adriana can trust her. Adriana smiled before she wiggled out of the vampire's grasp. She grabbed one of Tanya's hands and one of Kate's hands before pulling the both vampires with her up to her bedroom. Like always her mates followed. Also following was Adriana's Cullen's. The four older female vampires played with Adriana while the male's watched. Soon the door was open and Jane walked into the room.
"Janey, come play with us." Adriana sent a bright smile to the usually cold teen vampire. Jane let her lips twitch before sitting down with Adriana in her lap.
Over the next three days, Adriana bonded greatly with Tanya and Kate. She is still extremely scared of Irina and wants nothing to do with her. Adriana hasn't seen that much of Eleazar since he was mostly in Aro's office with Carlisle. She also likes Carmen but not as much as the two sisters.
On the third day of the stay of the Denali's and Cullen's, Adriana was outside in her garden with Rosalie and Tanya. Tanya was talking about all the snow and ice in Alaska. Adriana thought that snow sounded so pretty and she wanted to see it. As she sat on Tanya's lap listening intently, something wet landed on the tip of her nose. So more drops of water fell on the three females. Tanya looked up to the sky and gasped.
"Snow."
