KPOV:
The vampire in front of me kept throwing me weird glances. He had a strange look in his eyes and reminded me of the stalker that lived on my old street. The stalker on my old street would follow me around...in front of me. It was weird. I would be walking to Blockbuster and he would be walking twenty feet in front of me and tossing me looks over his shoulder every five seconds.
I wondered what he was doing now without me there. Maybe he has a new stalk-ee.
Terrance held my hand while we walked and it felt oddly comforting. His hands were rough and big, but they were warm. Occasionally he would glance at me too, but not in a stalker-ish way.
The vampire opened a door and led us into a room. I noticed Aro first, but then I saw the others. There was a short woman who reminded me of the fairy in that one movie from the seventies. She had the same short black hair and was the same size. Even though I was short, I was taller than her.
There were two others as well. A decent looking guy with copper colored hair was holding onto a fragile looking girl with brown hair. In comparison to the vampires in the room, she was very tan, but she still was pale. There was a possibility that she was a vampire or a human.
The guy holding the brunette growled. "You can't be serious, Aro. This is one of your most…"
"I know!" Aro looked at us happily. "Don't you think my idea is fabulous? Now our pets can have play dates!"
The girl looked like she was about to be sick. The guy pulled her closer in a supposed-to-be-comforting way. I could only feel pity for her. At least I could hold my own against some vampires.
"Bella," Aro looked at the girl. "Meet my new pets. Terrance and Bella Two! I named her after…"
"My name is NOT Bella Two!" I cried out indignatly. "That's ridiculous. I told you that I am keeping my own…"
"Not Bella?" Aro looked at me again. "Are you sure you don't want to take my offer on Danielle? That is a very pretty…"
"No!" I tried not to feel disgusted. If he could read my mind, why didn't he realize that I was capable of thinking? "I'm not a dog. I want to be called by my own name."
"Alright." He looked back to the scared human. "Bella… meet my two pets…Terrance and Kristina." He emphasized my name.
The vampires next to 'Bella' looked at me with pity. They're eyes were very weird. They must have gotten those colored contacts to disguise the red eyes. At least they tried to blend in to normal society.
"H-hello." Bella muttered.
"Aro, may I have a word with you?" The boy next to Bella looked furious. "Alone, if you will?"
"Certainly, Edward." Aro smiled. "Everyone else…leave. Take Bella and my delicate pets up to the new room that is for them. I'm sure they will be happy to frolic there and talk about human things."
The vampire who had led us here was now eyeing Bella with hunger. "Yeah…"
The other vampire with red hair growled. "Aro…please get another vampire to take them…I don't trust his control around Bella."
"It will be perfectly fine." Aro brushed him off. "He knows the rules about the pets. The same rules apply to your pet too."
"She isn't my pet." His jaw was clenched tightly.
"Don't worry, Edward." The small vampire interrupted. "I will go with them. Bella will be safe."
"See?" Aro looked at Edward as if he had thought of sending the small vampire with us all along. "Everything will be fine."
The small vampire walked off with us and kept an eye on Bella at all times. I wondered how she could put up with that. At least we were ignored some of the time.
"So…." I said awkwardly. "How long have the blo-I mean vampires, kept you as a 'pet'?" I made air quotes around the word.
"I'm not a pet." She flinched. "I choose to be with Edward because I love him. The other vampires just don't understand why he won't change me…I don't really either. His excuse is stupid…"
She trailed off in thought. The vampire with her looked like she agreed with Bella.
"Interesting." I said, not understanding. "So….who are you?"
"Alice." She said shortly.
"Okay…" That was a heck lot of information there. (sarcasm) "What's your problem…I mean…talent?"
I saw Bella's mouth turn up slightly but Alice's went down at the same time.
"I see the future." She said unwillingly.
"Ah. Very nice." I imitated an Aro voice. "So, can I call you Madame Alice or something? Can you read my palm and tell me when and which vampire will eat me? It would be really helpful."
"First of all," she looked offended. "Don't call me Madame anything. Second, vampires don't eat people…"
"You drain their blood, yeah yeah…whatever."
She frowned more and Bella was outright laughing now. It wasn't that funny.
"I can't believe Aro actually took humans in…and to believe he might like…" She muttered too quietly for me to hear the rest.
"How do you put up with vampires?" I asked Bella curiously. "Doesn't it creep you out?"
"No, I love them." She smiled happily. "Well…some of them anyways. When you fall in love nothing else matters. It doesn't matter if they are a vampire or a werewolf or a human. You just love them."
Terrance nodded like he understood but I just gapped. Who would have typed her for a hopeless romantic? That Edward guy must have a great personality or something because I couldn't ever imagine a vampire kissing me. I tired to imagine letting Aro kiss me but that thought is disgusting to the nth degree.
I shuddered. And Terrance misinterpreted my shudder.
"Are you cold?" I pulled me closer to him and I did feel warmer. Alice looked at us with a strange expression and Bella smiled.
"Thanks." I grinned up at him and seeing him smile back made my heart flutter. Luckily no one in this room could hear my heart.
"Here's the room." The vampire who reminded me of my stalker back home grinned creepily.
Bella went in first and Alice tried to follow but the vampire put a restraining hand on her.
"Uh uh." He shook his head. "You aren't part of the Volturi and therefore you can't enter. I am sure you could talk to Aro about joining…"
From the inside of the room Bella said, "Alice, just go back to Edward. We'll be fine."
Alice hesitated. "Fine."
Terrance guided me in quickly and eyed the Vampire who was staring at me like I was dinner. The scary thing was that I didn't doubt he would eat me. He closed the door and we looked around.
There was a vampire in the corner watching us with a happy grin. She wasn't creepy however, unless you count the I-want-to-give-you-a-makeover glint to her eyes scary. How did I know she wanted to give us makeovers worthy of a bad television show? Maybe the hairbrush in her hand or the makeup spread out on the table next to her.
Terrance fidgeted as he was looking at her.
"You must be Aro's pets!" She squealed in a preppy cheerleader voice.
"No...we're the pizza delivery." I said sarcastically.
"Sarcasm isn't flattering on a lady." She said tartly.
"It's better than being…" I started but she cut me off with a gasp of horror.
"Mon dieu! Your hair!" She covered her mouth and appeared next to me in an instant. "It is so horrible!"
"Thanks." I said sarcasticly. "You really help my self-esteem, you know."
"Do not fear!" She sat me down on a chair. "I can save it. I worked as a beauty stylist for many years in the best of salons in France. Nothing is too challenging for moi!"
Bella giggled and gave me a thumbs up. I stuck my tongue out at her and turned to Terrance for help. He looked confused and was no help.
"You're next, dear." The crazy stylist waved a curling iron at Bella who stopped laughing immediately and looked horrified.
"I don't need a makeover. Alice does enough of those already." She looked at the vampire with fear.
"But obviously it hasn't done enough." She stuck some pins into my skull and I swore. Somehow she managed to put a bar of soap in my mouth before I could realize she had one. "Swearing is unattractive. How do expect to get a man if you are cursing all the time? When I am done with you…you will have been transformed. Once an ugly duck now a swan."
"Hey!" I spat out the soap and tried to get rid of the taste. "I'm not an ugly duck and I don't want to be called so. Although you may be unaware of it, women in this day and age do not have to conform to society's image of beauty."
She ignored me. "Other pet…yes you. There are some magazines over there next to the futon. You can read them while I give them a transformation."
I wanted to yell 'Terrance you traitor!' but the crazy vampire was not applying lipstick, lipliner and lip gloss on my mouth. She did it so fast I was in shock.
"Close your eyes." She ordered. I obeyed scared of what would happen if I didn't. She scared me more than all of the Volturi put together.
"What's your name, lady?" I asked trying to imagine her being a child with friends. The only image I could come up with was of a little blond girl in ringlets and lace playing dress up with china dolls.
"Don't say 'lady' in that tone." She padded my face with something sickly sweet smelling. "And my name is Geneviève Margaux Sylvie Agnew."
"Do you have a nickname, by any chance?" I asked hopeful.
She snorted in a ladylike way. When I snorted, I sounded like a pig. "Non. Nicknames are unladylike."
"And god forbid anything should be unladylike." I muttered.
"Open your eyes." She ordered and approached me with an eyelash curler and mascara wand.
"Heck no!" I backed away. "I'll let you attack me with gunk and turn my hair into a pile of curly French fries, but I refuse to let you touch me with that metal contraption. You could poke my eye out."
"Pfuit. Don't be ridiculous." She came towards me. "I've never made a mistake when it comes to things like this and I don't plan on beginning now. So stop moving and make it easier for me. There will be less chance of me 'poking your eye' if you stop blinking."
I only let her at me because it was unlikely she would give up and I liked my vision.
To my right I saw Bella shiver.
"There!" She admired her work. "Now all I have to do is set your hair up."
"What? I thought you already did my hair." I looked at it. "It's fine."
"Don't be silly." She began to prod my skull some more. "I had to let it sit for a while before I could complete it."
When at last she seemed satisfied she stood back.
"Tres manifique!" She handed me a mirror and I looked at myself.
I looked…like a preppy cheerleader ready for a party. It scared me.
"Great. I look….um…nice." I gave her back the mirror. "Bella's turn."
"No!" She pleaded. "I'm okay!"
Geneviève stared at her excitedly and approached her. Vampire strength shouldn't be teamed up with makeup.
I snuck over to Terrance and found him staring at me instead of a magazine. His mouth was open and he looked surprised.
"I hate you for not saving me back there." I glowered at him but he still stared. "What? Is it really that bad?" I touched my face.
"N-n-n-no." He cleared his throat. "You look…you look…wow."
I shrugged. "Yeah…I know. I look like a ditzy cheerleader whose brains are fried due to over usage of hairspray and chemicals called 'makeup.'"
He shook his head. "No…not that. You look…"
"I look like her." I pointed to the French vampire who was giving poor Bella a elegant and extreme updo. "Minus the blonde and pretty part."
"Just minus the blonde." He stuttered. "You look more than pretty."
Fluff! I hate makeover shows. They are all the same. Crazy…you know? i fixed the problem though. No more symbols!
