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Mother, That man took my soul away
Father, How could you ever treat me this way
Brother, Don't ever let him do this again
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Chapter Six
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PlayDate
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Benito rapped sharply on the wooden door of the Harris home. A moment later, the door opened, and Sophronia Harris opened the door, looking hassled. "It is great to see you," she smiled, exposing her yellowed and chipped teeth. "Please come in." She was shocked over the feral state of the twins, but knew it would be rude to ask them to leave.
She'd heard the rumors, of course. Sophronia believed in witches, werewolves, and the like, but did not believe that little children could be the cause of any such fuss.
Sophronia had heard the 'witch twins' blamed for deaths, storms, poor crops, rats, and other horrid things. It was just one week ago, when Sophronia traveled into the heart of the village to wish her husband goodbye that she heard: "You know those twins?" The woman that the speaker was talking to nodded, and then it continued. "That thunderstorm we had last week. They caused it. Trust me, Beth. The witches did it." The woman were slandering toddlers. Sophronia couldn't comprehend it.
The children were brought inside and sat roughly into the center of the house. The Harris family was very poor and could only manage to have a small home. Mats were placed on the walls for sleeping, and a pot sat in the center of the floor. There were no other rooms or furniture. It was dark inside the home, and smelt of dead things and perspiration. Alec and Jane wrinkled their noses at the smell and the Harris children, whom they were sat next to.
Jane stood to leave, but was pushed back down by Benito. Jane hissed sharply, and Alec wrapped one arm around her shoulder, and she placed her head against his chest.
The Volturi listened calmly, only a few feet from the home.
"So," Sophronia addressed her children. "Why don't you say something to Jane and Alec?"
Abagail looked at the twins and blanched. "Go away!" She whispered sharply, pushing her little brother Samuel in front of her.
The three adults had went outside to talk.
Jane's nose wrinkled and she sniffed the air. "Alec?" She asked. "What is that putrid smell?"
Samuel grinned cockily at the two and proudly proclaimed, "You two!"
Alec and Jane looked at each other, eyes narrowing. Jane's fists clenched at her side, and Alec moved his hands to rap around his sisters. "Now, Janie," he whispered. "Fists won't help you now." He smirked sadistically at Jane, than glanced to Abagail and Samuel. "But I do believe I know what could."
He let go of his sister and ran outside. Abagail and Samuel snickered to each other, and Jane scowled. Soon, Alec was back. He held a large, dusty rock in his hand. It had one little bug on the top of it, and a trial of moss covering one side. Alec bent by Samuel and hit him in the head with the rock. Abagail screamed, but Alec dropped the rock and held her down, motioning for Jane.
Jane took the ribbon from her hair - Alec had finished untying them - and rapped Abagail's mouth shut. Alec adjusted himself so he could hold the struggling five-year-old down firmly. Jane giggled and kissed Alec's cheek. "You, brother, are so intelligent."
Abagail begin to cry, but she refused to speak against the dirty ribbon. She tried to shake herself away from Alec, but he held firm, snickering at her.
Jane bent over the girl and let her power out. It only felt like fingernails digging into your skin, but applied to your entire body it could shock you. Abagail screamed, the sound lighter against the ribbon. The twins giggled together and Jane stopped her power, and dragged her hand across the older girls' face. "Go away," Jane mocked. "How dare you judge us. You know not of us, and yet you push us away." Jane slapped her across the face, then cupped the chubby face in her hands. "One day, you will hurt. The judgement is so unfair, unjust. Cruel. We're merely toddlers."
She dragged her claw-like nails down her face, pressing and going back over her tracks until Abagail was bleeding. As she struggled, cried, and begged, the twins just laughed and giggled. "We had not judged you," Jane admitted.
Alec pushed Jane out of his way, kneeling over her bulking body to keep her down. Jane went to the back of her head, and tugged her hands through Abagail's hair. "Go away," she whispered.
"Disappear," Alec added, in the same low, evil tone as his twin sister.
"Die," Jane hissed. "Rot in hell."
Jane giggled and ran her nails over the bloody tracks once more. "How does this feel? Would you enjoy to hear these things daily?" Jane sighed and motioned for Alec not to move. She ran over to the side wall and came back with a sharp, rusty knife. "The knife cuts and gives you the pleasure of physical wounds," Jane explained, pressing the cold instrument against Abagils' face.
"Words, however, leave a different sort of scar." Alec pressed his palms into Abagail's shoulder blades and she whimpered. This was just the distraction Jane needed.
She swiped the knife across the older child's forehead.
Abagail screamed and bucked at Alec, almost throwing him off of her.
"Do not hurt my brother," Jane growled. She ran the knife around Abagail's nose, then her lips. "Is this understood?"
Abagail nodded pathetically, begging against the dirty red ribbon to be let up.
"You don't know the meaning of pain," Jane hissed once more, throwing the knife back in the direction of where she'd found it. "These cuts," she ran her finger over the blood, sighing. "Delicious."
Alec grinned to her. "Physical pain you have met today. The scars you have will heal, disfigure, and ruin you." He let his body flop on hers. He was careful to avoid the flowing blood. "I hope you enjoyed the taste of what Jane and I feel, every second of everyday." Alec bent down and carefully kissed her left ear. "So smooth and white."
Jane perked at Alec's words and tugged on her ears, turning them pink. When she was finished with this, she allowed for Alec to get off of Abagail. They looked at the girl, who was crying, and not even trying to get off the floor. Alec pointed to the rock and then Samuel, and Jane nodded.