HELP ME WITH IDEAS!!!!!!!!!!!! I have writers' block :( Anyways I know how this part goes… but help me with other scenes!
This Is the Part Where It Gets Ugly
Alex POV: Volterra, Italy
As soon as we burst into the room, I know we have made a mistake. There are about a hundred vampires, some in light, shadowy grey robes and others in deep, dark black robes. I immediately spot Aro and two other men in midnight black robes. The short blond girl and her twin the brown haired boy were wearing robes that are only slightly lighter than Aro's.
"Sssss…" I hiss under my breath.
This is Sam's cue and signal. I mean to ask her if she got the vampires covered, because if they aren't, and they hear me call Sam's name, the plan would be ruined. A nudge to my arm confirms my question. The vampires are under control.
Now, many of the vampires are squinting, as they are not used to the "lack" of vision. I smile triumphantly and step forward one step. Everyone's eyes are on me.
"I am here to negotiate and make you a deal," I say loudly and clearly. "Give us the human woman back and we will not have to hurt you."
"Hurt us?" The brown-haired twin with a slight Italian accent smirks at me.
"I'd like to see that," The blonde-haired twin adds.
"Quiet, Alec, Jane," Aro commands.
"Yes, master," Alec and Jane say at the same time.
"Now what kind of… deal is this?" Aro asks slowly.
"Like I said, give us the woman back or we will attack," I calmly proceed. "You already know the glorious powers that we possess."
The long blonde-haired man standing next to Aro smiles creepily.
"Gentlemen?" Aro asks with a wave of his fingers.
I step back, confused, as Aro and the two men next to him walk up to the thrones in the middle of the room and sit down.
I am suddenly seized and blindfolded, and I feel that all of my companions are, too. I growl and start to use my power to "feel" my surroundings. My power isn't like sight; it's more like infrared. I feel powers emitting from individuals and I use my power to copy them.
Sam is right next to me, but she is darting around to avoid getting hit by the vampires that are now pulling Afro, Jo, Ena, Arty, and me towards something. My instincts kick in. I quickly absorb everyone's power around me, but my timing is a bit off and I find that I have combined everyone's power together.
There is no more time to correct my mistake. Vampires shove us into a dark, moist hole. I am alone. Sam must still be working her powers, because I can hear confused shouts from outside.
I "borrow" a random vampire's powers and unbind myself. Even without the blindfold, I cannot see anything in this damp place. I move around and my hands register the cold, damp stone walls around me. My mind registers something. I am in some sort of dungeon!
I can feel Jo in the cell to my right, and Athena on my left. I can tell that both of them have used their powers to tell what has happened, but I feel worried for Artemis and Aphrodite, but resist my urge to call them.
Suddenly, a door is flung open in my cell and light pours in. A vampire guard rushes in and grabs me. I struggle, but even without his powers the vampire is stronger than me. My arms are pinned behind my back and I am shoved forward harshly.
A few yards away, Aphrodite is in the same position, except her eyes are bugging out and she looks utterly bewildered. I realize that I should probably look like that too, but the guard takes one look at my facial expression and smirks.
"That's not going to work, human," He says.
I realize that it is the brown-haired twin. I study his face. He is perfect-looking, like all the other vampires, but something about him tells me that he is very experienced in the 'art of captivity.'
"Shut up," I retort, not in the mood for being teased. I glare at the vampire that is holding me captive.
"Quiet, petty human," the guard sneers harshly. His bloodred eyes bore into mine, and I have the sense to stay silent.
"Alex! Where are we going?!" Aphrodite asks with a desperation that reflects in her eyes.
Suddenly, her facial expression turns stricken as we both realize that she just used my name.
"I'm so sorry Ale- I mean, um," Aphrodite says, panicking.
Her blue eyes turn to mine, pleading for help.
My temper flares up. She basically just ruined the plan. Well, it was already ruined, but still!
"Just shut up," I say harshly.
"Your name is Alex?" The guard asks me, faintly smiling.
"Yes-s…" I say slowly. "Why?"
"Nothing," The guard says and turns around.
The big burly guard who has Aphrodite captive smiles and stares into the distance. A third guard, who is small and mousy, smiles too.
"What's so funny?" I demand.
"'What's so funny?!'" Aphrodite demands. "Where's my mother?!"
"Calm, human," The guard holding my arm says.
"Alec!" A shrill girl's voice calls.
I turn involuntarily, as I think that the girl said "Alex", but instead, the guard holding me hostage turns, regret on his face.
Disgust seeps into me as I realize the guard's resemblance to my name.
"Jane?" Alec says as he turns.
"Aro wants the human leaders," The twin, Jane, says.
"Leaders?" Aphrodite says. "We're not, like, a club or something. We're, like, sis- uh, a, uh…cult! Yeah, we're opposing teams from the Sisters of… the World? Yeah, she's President of the Sisters of America, and I'm President of… the Sisters of Greece!"
"I have no time for your petty chatter, human," Jane says in a dead voice. "Follow me."
My arm is yanked forward. I follow Alec helplessly. Along the way down the marble corridor, I try to find Sam. She is waiting in the throne room. So the vampires are still pretty much helpless.
As I pass through the dreaded huge mahogany doors, I become face to face with Aro. Aro tries to grasp my hand, but I automatically become defensive and zap him with the first power that I sense.
A strangled screech emits from Aro as he falls to the ground in pain. I rear back, shocked, but I keep my hold on him.
"You *****!!!" Jane screams at me.
I merely turn around and zap Jane for a second before turning back to Aro, who is sprawled on the ground and breathing heavily.
"GAH!" Jane screeches before correcting herself. "I mean, um…"
"How dare you?" The blond haired vampire booms. "Worthless human! Who is the one with our gifts?"
Aphrodite recovers from her shock and I see her hands move to protect Sam further.
"You!" The blond vampire says to Aphrodite. "Are you the one? Your hands are moving! Release our powers!"
"N-no!" Aphrodite stutters. "It's not me! I-"
"Felix! Take her to the dungeon. Next to the human woman!" The long blond haired vampire says.
The big buff vampire moves and forces Aphrodite toward the door. I see her smile at the prospect of seeing her mother.
"Jane," The third vampire with long dark hair says in a gravelly voice. "Fetch Heidi, Afton, Santiago, Chelsea, Corin, and Renata. Escort the other girls out of their cells."
"Yes, master," Jane says. "Is Alec coming?"
"Bring Alec," The vampire says.
Aro gets up and brushes dirt off of his suit. He walks calmly to the front of the throne room and sits in the front throne. Aro's eyes bore into mine and reflect nothing but hatred.
"Now, human," Aro says in a soft voice.
I brace myself for pain, but feel nothing.
"You would make a nice guard," Aro says, cocking his head to stare at me.
"But-" The blond vampire interjects.
"Caius, look at the potential!" Aro says strongly.
"Child," The other dark haired vampire says. "We cannot let you go now that you know our secret. We will let you and your friends remain human until the day before your fifteenth birthday. Until then, we will transport you anywhere around the world to say your goodbyes."
"Yes," Aro adds. "And don't try to run away. Demetri here is the finest tracker in the world."
"What about the human woman that you have hostage?" I ask boldly.
"She will not remain for much longer. She will serve as a nice temporary secretary." Aro says, smiling coldly.
So this is his revenge. I immediately regret my actions, but I don't beg for forgiveness like Aro expects me to.
Instead, I challenge him.
"I will not join this coven," I say. "When I am changed, I will use my refined power and I will rebel. You will never contain me. I will get all the covens to overthrow you."
"Very well," Aro says. "But if you want the others to survive, you will stay. How would you like your last friends on earth to never be changed and die?"
Arty POV: Somewhere in Volterra, Italy
A vampire yanks a door open somewhere in the distance. I cannot see or sense anything but damp, earthy air.
A hand rips my blindfold off and I take in the light. The female in front of me is stunningly beautiful with dark brown hair and strange purple eyes. I recognize her as Heidi.
"Heidi?" I ask, rubbing my eyes.
"Yes, human," Heidi spits. "Your little illusion trick didn't work."
"Well, that's too bad," I say, smiling despite the danger.
Heidi glares at me so fiercely that I think, If looks could kill, I'd be a zombie by now.
"Aro wants you," Heidi spits, avoiding eye contact, like I'm too dirty to look at. She grabs my arm with two fingers and pulls me out of the cell.
I brush the dirt off of my clothes.
"If it was up to me," Heidi says. "I would have kept you in there until you rotted."
"Geez," I say. "Looks like someone holds grudges."
"FOLLOW ME HUMAN, AND SHUT UP!" Heidi screeches.
"…and has problems," I mutter.
Heidi glared at me but didn't add any comment. I followed her down the long marble hallway as I caught glimpses of what I thought to be my last look at beauty.
The first things I see in the throne room are the three main guards. One of the guards is the big and burly. He reminds me of the football players back in Athens. The other one is small and a bit mousy, but he looks formidable all the same. The last guard is Alec, Jane's twin, the ones Jo had warned us about. Alec looks completely emotionless and perfect. He seems to have dealed with hostage situations before.
"Greetings, Johanna, Artemis, and Athena," Aro begins.
I notice that both Alex's name and Aphrodite's name were excluded. Alex glares at Aro.
"Where's my sister?!" Ena asks, horrified. "Let us go!'
"Where's my mom?!" I yell.
"You killed my parents!" Jo says, eyes glazing over. "I will rip you to shreds! I will-"
"Quiet, little ones," Aro says, smiling. "Caius, Marcus, and I have come to a decision. We cannot let you go. You know too much."
A hiss escapes from Alex's mouth.
"The fight is over," Caius says in a cold, icy voice. "Return our powers to us."
"We don't have them," I counter in an equally icy voice.
As soon as I say that, the air ripples around me. Sam appears suddenly, eyes bulging.
"What the-?" Alex asks.
"Where's Afro?!" I whisper-shout.
My question is met with blank looks.
Aro looks triumphiant.
"Ah! I see," Aro says with an evil smile. "Let me guess. You used the other girl, Aphrodite, to hide Samantha here from our view. So lovely Samantha here is our culprit. Felix? Demetri? Take Samantha down to the… special rooms. Caius will deal with her personally later."
"With that human filth?" Caius jumps up, enraged, but backs down at the sight of Aro's expression. "I most certainly will no- I mean, most certainly will, Lord Aro."
"You're wrong!" I blurt out.
"Oh, really?" Aro says with a smug grin. "Then who is the one who did this?"
I search around the room, only to be met by panicked stares.
"It's me, Aro," Alex says.
I'm very sorry for not updating… A lot of stuff has been going on. Enjoy this chapter! I'm going to post a chapter for My Very Frustrating Life next.