I do not own twilight or any of the characters except for Neve. Please read and review. I am glad you guys enjoyed the Caius point of view, so I will probably do some more chapters through his eyes. This chapter is written from Neve's. Enjoy!
The song from a few birds outside of my window woke me up from my sleep. All the stress from the evening before had melted away from my mind in that moment. I had a nice dreamless sleep and my mind felt fresh. My body was warmly wrapped in the duvet and I didn't want to move from the comfort of my bed. I turned over onto my back and stretched out my arms over my head, giving a large yawn before opening my eyes. As my vision cleared I was met by a pair of crimson eyes and let out a startled scream.
"DEMETRI!!!!!"
My only response was another one of his chuckles from his handsome voice. As I sat up angrily in bed pulling the sheets close to my chest I shot him daggers with my eyes. Of course I would be stuck with the most immature creep as my "guardian". That fact alone made me want to decide my choice of how I was going to exist even quicker. It would be nice to be a vampire, then I could wipe that grin right off his face. Maybe even slam him into the the wall and crack his face in two. What a creep, was he even in my room this whole time while I slept? Oh no, what if I had a dream about a boy from school?! My mother always said that I had the tendency to talk in my sleep. The blood rushed to my face and my cheeks grew hot as my panic attack caused me to blush furiously.
"Demetri, um how long have you been here? Not all night right?"
"Oh was the little human having some interesting dreams? Hmmm?" He asked teasingly.
He made himself comfortable sitting at the foot of my bed leaning against the wooden canopy. Crimson eyes swirling with the same mischievous look from the previous day. A smile tugging at the corner of his lips he leaned forward slightly keeping his hands perched on his knees. He stared at me for a moment gauging my reaction to see if he could tease me any further. I suppose he knew how much he had upset me last evening and was testing the waters.
"N-n-no...I just talk in my sleep sometimes and I wanted to make sure I didn't say anything embarrassing!"
"Nope, I wasn't here the whole night. I came in just a little after daybreak. I smelled something curious."
That sent my heart pumping at a furiously fast rate. Why did he have to be so vague. I tried to calm myself down, the embarrassment was becoming entirely too much for me.
"Smelled something?"
"It appears that you had a visitor, I can smell another vampire in here."
"Oh well, um Marcus was in here yesterday when I woke up, it's probably him or the person who brought me food. Right?"
"Well, you're probably right. I don't see why anyone else would be in here. Well would you like to get ready for the day? I'll wait outside your room to give you some privacy. I thought the little human might want to stretch her legs for a bit."
Without waiting for my answer he sprung off the bed and shoved his hands in his pockets. He turned his head over his shoulder to give me another one of his lopsided grins while balancing on the heels of his shoes. Casually he walked to the door and out of my room. I let out a sigh, I don't think I will ever get used to be under such close surveillance. Removing the sheets and duvet from off my body I walked over to the small vanity to the right of the bed. Sitting down I noticed there was a new bowl and pitcher of water. I washed my face, and brushed my teeth. My hair was practically a rat's nest on top of my head. I shrugged it off, the stress from the throne room probably made my sleep a little more restless than usual. Grabbing the hair brush I began the task of taming my locks until they fell into their usual waves around my shoulders.
Rising from the seat of the vanity I walked back over the closet. I frowned at the choices, you would think that with thousands of years to save money, that they could have at least given me ONE pair of pants. Behind all the rich fabrics and deep colors I was able to find a cream colored linen dress. It was simple, and I knew it was a lot warmer here so I could actually wear it. Putting it on I smoothed it out over my legs. The hemline stopped just above my knees, perfect. I quickly slipped on the same pair of black flats that I had worn the day before. I walked over to the door to open it but before I could it was cracked open by Demetri who held it open for me. Nodding my head sheepishly at his act of chivalry I exited my room and walked with him down the hall.
The silence between us was quite deafening and made me hyper aware of my surroundings. The castle looked so different under the daylight sun, it actually lost some of its prison-like appeal. The raised archways and stone walls were beautiful. I couldn't help but notice near one of the windows there was a small dent and set of spider-like cracks on the wall beside it. If I hadn't known any better I would have thought that someone had punched it. Could vampires really be that strong? The sound of Demetri's voice brought me back out of my thoughts.
"How did you sleep Neve?" he asked politely.
"Well, and yourself?"
"Well actually, not at all."
"What?! You didn't stay awake all night to stand guard did you?"
I stopped walking and stared at him feeling guilty. But before I could go any further to apologize, his chuckles made me freeze in my place.
"Neve, I can't sleep. We don't sleep, its a part of being a vampire. Don't worry about it."
"Really? Do you ever miss it at all?"
"Sometimes, but time moves at a slightly different pace when you are immortal. We don't really get tired, but I guess I'd say I do miss dreaming..."
"I guess I have a lot more to learn, do you mind telling me a little more?"
"Sure, would you like to take a walk through the courtyard and gardens?"
I nodded my head as an answer. My stomach dropped slightly as my breath hitched in my throat. The courtyards, that was were I had seen Caius last night scowling up towards my room. What if he was out there now? Would I be safe with Demetri? Shaking my head I tried my best to push the Volturi leader from my mind and focused on following Demetri down a set of spiraling stairs. Once outside I was amazed by how well kept the gardens were. Everything was perfectly trimmed and manicured, the statues were clean and everything seemed in place. I suppose when you can't sleep you have the extra time for this sort of thing. Something bright caught the corner of my eye and as I turned I was stunned by the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen. Demetri's most striking feature wasn't his crimson eyes, or his handsome face but his skin. It was like it was a smooth cream fabric with thousands of diamonds sewn into it. Rainbows from light being fractured off his body danced around him like a halo. I stopped walking and sat down on the bench nearest to us. He turned to face me and a look of concern crossed over his face.
"Neve? Are you alright?"
"Is this part of..."
Sitting there with Demetri I had learned a lot about vampires and Demetri himself. They didn't need to breath the air, they had super strength and speed. The reason why his skin reacted to the sun because it was diamond hard and couldn't be pierced by conventional means. Vampires didn't need to sleep and didn't get tired. Also, he told me that any talents that someone had in their human life was usually magnified in their vampire life. He was always really good at finding people in his past life. So now as a vampire he was a great tracker. He said he could find a "tenor" in someone's mind anywhere in the world and once he had it he could find them easily. No wonder he was a member of the guard, that would be a useful trait. I asked him if he was there the night I had been taken, to which he had responded yes. All of the mythology I had learned about vampires was completely untrue.
When I asked him about the change, he side stepped my question saying that he would tell me once I had made my decision. To change subjects I asked him about his life before becoming an immortal. He said he couldn't remember very much that the memories were hazy, but he did tell me about what he could. Demetri had a sister when he was alive, and he told me about a few stories of the fun they had together. Some of which were quite comical and I laughed. I could see why he was so taken with me before, perhaps I had reminded him of having one. Soon a deep rumbling in my stomach hinted at what I had forgotten to do today.
"Aww, I forgot you humans have to eat more often than we do. Is the little human hungry?"
"Yes, I suppose I am."
"Well here, let me walk you back to the castle so you can eat, don't be offended if I don't want to stick around. What you eat smells horrible to me."
"Okay turkey-boy, I'll try not to take too long. Then maybe we can find something fun to do?"
"That's my girl, Neve I hope you make a decision soon. It'd be nice to have you around without wanting to well..."
"I know. I could be like your little sister right?"
"Of course."
And with that we started to make our way back to the castle. Turning over my shoulder I looked back towards the fountain I could see from my room. No one was beside it which gave me some relief. I just couldn't seem to shake off the feeling that we were being watched. I turned my head to face forward and flashed Demetri a smile as we entered the castle. It was probably just my nerves, Caius being there the night before was probably just a coincidence after all.
Sorry this chapter was kind of filler. But I have been working out more of the plot in my head. This week has been super hetic and it's been a little tough to sit down and write. Next chapter will be a lot more interesting and at a quicker pace. Also some more Caius point of view. There will also be some interaction between Caius and Neve. Plus she'll be awake this time! Let the sparks fly!
