Glad socme of you all liked the last chapter, and I'm hoping you'll like this one because I'm going to leave it with a cliffy. I know I said Maureen would be kidnapped in this one, but I figured that's going a little to fast so I'm extending it a bit with the wives involved.
Enjoy!
Rena's P.O.V.:
Nightmare begins:
I was walking in the now quiet streets of Italy, it was now night, probably close to nine or nine-thirty. The streets were empty and barren, and the howling wind was all I could hear.
"Hello? Is anyone out here?" I called but no one answered. Suddenly I heard a slurping sound, and a crunching sound somewhere in the wind. I walked closer to the sounds, and when I turned to look in an alley I could see at least six people huddled together, surrounding something. I stepped on a crumpled piece of paper, and they turned to me; I screamed when their eyes were on me, all fresh red and hunger-thriving. They were newborns, and they hadn't been long enough to control some part of their bloodlust. I tried to run, but something caught my arms and held me tight; I saw the newborns coming toward me, and then a burning feeling pierced my neck and flowed through my body.
"You are mine Maureen, you will never escape me now." I recognized the voice as my father's, and then the burning stopped. I felt myself get up, but I wasn't my usual self; my mind belonged to me but my body moved on its own.
'What's happening?' I felt myself walking over to three shadowy figures being held down by the newborns. My dad walked behind them and pulled off their hoods revealing Aro, Caius, and Marcus.
"Rena! Rena what's happened to you?" Marcus was trying to get to me, and then my hands went around his neck and snapped it off. I went over to Caius and did the same, the newborns took the bodies and threw them into a huge fire.
'NO! Marcus! Caius! What's happening to me? My body won't obey me!' when I got to Aro, he glared at me and hissed.
"We were good to you, and you betrayed us! You will die Maureen! You will die!" I snapped his head off and threw it into the flames. I felt myself thrashing to leave but I couldn't move, I felt a pull on my waist, and a breath on my ear.
"Well done my little daddy's girl, well done indeed." A kiss was on my cheek, and I felt myself purge.
Nightmare ends:
I woke up and sat up in my bed; my hands went over my face and I felt tears sting my eyes. I breathed in and out carefully so I wouldn't hyperventilate, my face felt hot and flushed and I could feel sweat pouring in my hair. Oh my god I was near close to having a panic attack, I needed my meds! I looked around for my bag, but it was on the other side of the room and my legs weren't cooperating with my brain. I tried to get up but I fell onto the floor; I tried to crawl but I could barely get the strength to move my body.
"H-Help…help m-me…" I called out and in a flash Jane ran in with Felix. I was lifted up and put back on the bed gently, and Jane brought me my bag and a glass of water. I took a couple of pain killers and one sedative to relax myself but not enough to make me sleepy. I drank the glass down and took a few deep breaths.
"You alright Rena?" Jane asked putting a hand on my shoulder.
"Y-Yeah…just weak. W-Where's Marcus?" the two exchanged looks.
"He's with Aro and the other guards at the moment, they're out looking for your father." My eyes widened and I tried to get up but stumbled and Felix caught me.
"You need to rest Maureen, you took a big blow to the neck."
"What're you talking about?" Jane gave him a look and Felix looked at me again.
"A newborn…snuck into the palace. It was one created by your father and it was assigned to scare you but not wound you. He was killed but not before Aro figured out his plot to kidnap you and use you against us." My body started shaking again and the glass fell from my hands. I covered my face and fell back onto the bed, I felt the tears fall from my eyes and Jane helped me up.
"I heard the door open, go get Marcus hurry!" Felix left in a flash and Jane had me in her arms trying to calm me.
Marcus P.O.V.:
We had just walked in the door from the beaches, so far anything Mr. Lombardi could've done was erased and destroyed, not enough to track him or his army. I was angry we couldn't find a lead, but Demetri and Heidi were out searching just to be safe. I felt a hand on my shoulder and knew it was Aro.
"We'll find him Marcus, he won't get anywhere near Maureen." Before I could respond I saw Felix run down from the hall.
"Rena's having a panic attack!" he said and I raced off to her room where Jane had her in her arms. Jane got up and handed Maureen to me, and in an instant she was shaking harder.
"Rena…Rena it's me…it's ok I'm right here." I comforted her with soothing words and she started calming down. Her arms went around my neck and she cried into my shoulder; I rubbed her back and looked at Aro who'd just walked into the door.
"What happened in here?" he looked at Jane.
"We came in and she was on the floor trying to get to her medicine. I gave her a glass of water and she seemed to relax for a minute."
"But then I told her where you were and what was happening, that's when the panic attack started." Aro looked at Felix in disbelief, and then touched his hand to be sure he was telling the truth. Then Aro made a motion for them to leave and closed the door behind them.
"We'll have to make sure she's guarded every minute Marcus. This is taking a real toll on her health…"
"If this keeps up we'll have to change her sooner. I don't want that for her yet…"
"I know Marcus, but we have to think of her safety and the safety of the others. This man won't stop until he has her under his control."
"Over my pile of ashes." I held Rena close to me and she seemed to have relaxed a good bit. I held her chin in my two fingers and lifted her eyes to mine. She had tears forming again, but she looked as if she were more angry than scared. "It's alright Rena; you're safe with me now."
"Marcus…you don't know what he'll do to get to me, h-he'll make me kill you if he turns me and I don't know…if I'll be able to stop myself." I kissed her lips and she let a few tears fall which I licked from her cheeks. Aro walked out of the room and closed the door; I picked Rena up and placed her back on the bed. She snuggled into my chest and I smoothed her hair away from her face.
"Cara mia, you don't have to worry about him with me around. I won't let him hurt you again, not now not ever."
"I know…but I hate…f-feeling w-weak. Everyday, I feel…weaker and weaker. This damn cancer…"
"Don't blame yourself so much, you don't have to be so upset." I held her again. She kissed my neck and I could feel my stone skin tingle slightly. She kept kissing me and I had to stop her before I lost control. "No Rena…no." she pulled away and looked at me.
"Why not?" I put both hands on her shoulders and took a deep breath.
"We vampires are far stronger than humans you know…if we continue this, there's a chance I won't be able to stop myself from hurting, or worse killing you." She smiled so sweetly I felt my stone heart crack inside me.
"I trust you Marcus, I know you won't hurt me."
"I know you trust me, but I don't trust myself around your aroma. Your blood, if any is spilt during this affair then…I will kill you." She nodded, and instead of her moving away she moved closer to me and kissed my face.
"I understand, I love you and I can wait. I-I just wanted…to be sure…that you and I will never be pulled apart by anything." I kissed her lips and she kissed back, my hands went to her back and neck holding her close to me. We kissed a bit longer and then I split us apart, my beloved angel had a blush in her cheeks and if I had any blood running through me I would've done so too.
"I swear to you Rena, I will never let anyone harm you as long as I live. You and I are meant for each other, and nothing can change that."
"I know, I know. Can I walk around a bit?"
"Not without a guard."
"I'll walk with Jane then." I smiled and we left her room before we found Jane walking down the hall with Alec.
"Jane I have to speak with Aro and Caius, would you please keep an eye on Rena for me?"
"Yes Master Marcus." Jane smiled at me and left with Rena. I walked over into Aro's study where he and Caius were waiting for me with Sulpicia and Athenodora.
"Is Maureen alright?" Aro asked.
"She's fine, I calmed her down. Jane is with her…"
"Can you trust Jane to be alone with her now?" Caius hissed at me.
"Yes, I'm sure I can. Jane has been kind to Rena since she's been under that spell." Aro agreed with me and Caius looked at him.
"What shall we do about her father? He's going to cause an uproar if we don't stop him." Aro thought for a minute before looking at Sulpicia.
"Aro I think we should change Maureen soon, if this keeps up it's going to have an awful effect on her health and she may not pull through." She spoke up.
"I agree, the poor girl can only take so much." Athenodora spoke as well, surprising me and my brothers.
"You two haven't known her very long, and yet you've agreed on changing her?" Caius asked looking at Dora who gave a tiny smile.
"Well Caius, we'll have to get to know her sooner or later. She is going to be a queen, and we've grown to like her even if we haven't said much to her." Sulpicia smiled at Dora, and looked back to me.
"If it's alright with you Marcus, we'd like to have a little private time with Maureen. Just to try and get to know her a little more." Aro looked curiously at his mate and I too was quite intrigued by this.
"What exactly do you want to do with her my love?" Sulpicia smiled at Aro and looked at me.
"We want to let her come to the tower, stay with us for a while until you get finished tracking her father; and then see what happens after we talk with her." I knew that Sulpicia was telling the truth, but I was rather skeptic against this.
"I don't know Sulpicia." She put on a pouty face with Athenodora and they batted their eyelashes at me and my brothers.
"Oh come on…pleeeeeaaaasssse?" they begged and we laughed at their cuteness. Caius only smirked, and Aro kissed Sulpicia's cheek.
"I guess we could let them if you want Marcus?" he looked at me and I smiled.
"I suppose, but don't try anything serious, Rena's still very vulnerable." They went yee and kissed both my cheeks before leaving the study. I smiled and looked at my brothers. "They'll drive her crazy I know it."
"Maybe so Marcus, oh and if you hear stomping that's just our wives dancing; it's something they love doing when alone." Aro laughed and I looked confused for a second then remembered the wives were like teenage girls when it came to music in the mortal realm.
"Oh boy."
Rena's P.O.V.:
Jane and I were about to walk towards Aro's study looking for Marcus when I saw the wives coming over to me and both grabbed my arms gently.
"We're going to borrow Maureen for a while Jane, don't worry we have Marcus's ok on this." Without waiting on me to respond the two pulled me away and up a tower of stairs. I was brought to a room with a large flat-screen tv that took up more than half of the west wall. In front of it was a karaoke machine with two mikes and a big stereo sound system, plus the furniture was something you'd see off an MTV pop-star reality show. Green chairs, speckled rug, clear glass coffee table, pink bookshelves, mermaid glass nightstands, and a large window with thick velvet blue curtains.
"Welcome to our little entertainment room Rena." They smiled at me and I smiled back.
"Do Aro and Caius always spoil you this much?" Sulpicia smiled even sweeter at me and glanced at Athenodora.
"No not always, besides this is our private room. It's where we come when we're mad at them from time to time. Poor boys get so moody every now and again."
"So why did you bring me up here?"
"Well you're going to be a queen like us someday so we figured we'd kind of get to know each other a bit. Can you sing?" I blushed a bit at the question.
"A little bit, but I haven't sung karaoke since I was thirteen."
"Oh it'll be fine, when you're a vampire your voice changes a bit so it doesn't crack or anything when you sing."
"Yeah Rena, so tell us what song would you like to sin first?" Athenodora looked at me and I thought for a minute, then I whispered something in their ears and they scrolled down a list of songs on the screen before finding the one I favored when I was in high school. After they handed me the mike I asked them to turn the volume up loud and the words appeared onscreen right after I cleared my throat.
(Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww, paper flowers) [X2]
"I linger in the doorway
Of alarm clock screaming
Monsters calling my name
Let me stay
Where the wind will whisper to me
Where the raindrops, as they're falling, tell a story
[Chorus:]
In my field of paper flowers
And candy clouds of lullaby (flowers)
I lie inside myself for hours
And watch my purple sky fly over me (flowers)." I stopped for a brief moment and I could almost hear the two queen's jaws drop to the floor.
"Don't say I'm out of touch
With this rampant chaos - your reality
I know well what lies beyond my sleeping refuge
The nightmare I built my own world to escape
[Chorus]
Swallowed up in the sound of my screaming
Cannot cease for the fear of silent nights
Oh, how I long for the deep sleep dreaming
The goddess of imaginary light
[Chorus]
(Paper flowers)." When I finished the song I could see Athenodora, Sulpicia, Caius, Aro, Marcus, Jane, Alec, Felix, Demetri, Heidi, and the rest of the guard standing in or outside the room looking at me completely stunned. I blushed a bit and crossed my arms over my chest giving a sort of sly smirk.
"Well? What'd u think?" I asked and the wives smiled at me.
"Oh my god you sound almost exactly like Amy Lee!" Athenodora looked at me with gleeful eyes and Sulpicia ran over hugging me tightly.
"You sounded amazing, wanna hear a favorite song of mine?"
"Sure, mind if I dance with you?"
"Of course, you and Athenodora can dance with me. Care to watch everyone?"
"I'll stay if I can sing too?" Jane asked and the wives nodded.
"Sure, anyone else wanna sing?" all hands went up and I laughed, I was looking forward to hearing Marcus sing, and the other kings. Sulpicia took the dial and flipped through some songs before stopping at Lady GaGa. Kind of weird for a millennia old vampire to like pop music but I wasn't complaining. All three of us took our places in front of the screen and turned back to our audience. Sulpicia cleared her throat and Athenodora and I got into position.
"Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh!
Caught in a bad romance
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh!
Caught in a bad romance
Rah-rah-ah-ah-ah-ah!
Roma-roma-mamaa!
Ga-ga-ooh-la-la!
Want your bad romance
Rah-rah-ah-ah-ah-ah!
Roma-roma-mamaa!
Ga-ga-ooh-la-la!
Want your bad romance
I want your ugly
I want your disease
I want your everything
As long as it's free
I want your love
(Love-love-love I want your love)
I want your drama
The touch of your hand
I want your leather-studded kiss in the sand
I want your love
Love-love-love
I want your love
(Love-love-love I want your love)." Halfway through the song I could feel the breath kicking out of me but I was having too much fun to quit.
"You know that I want you
And you know that I need you
I want it bad, your bad romance
I want your love and
I want your revenge
You and me could write a bad romance
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh!)
I want your love and
All your lovers' revenge
You and me could write a bad romance
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh!
Caught in a bad romance
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh!
Caught in a bad romance
Rah-rah-ah-ah-ah-ah!
Roma-roma-mamaa!
Ga-ga-ooh-la-la!
Want your bad romance!"
I was already running short of breath, but I couldn't help myself, I hadn't had this much fun in years, and I had no idea vampires liked karaoke.
"I want your horror
I want your design
'Cause you're a criminal
As long as you're mine
I want your love
(Love-love-love I want your love-uuhh)
I want your psycho
Your vertigo stick
Want you in my rear window
Baby you're sick
I want your love
Love-love-love
I want your love
(Love-love-love I want your love)
You know that I want you
('Cause I'm a free bitch baby!)
And you know that I need you
I want it bad, bad romance
I want your love and
I want your revenge
You and me could write a bad romance
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh!)
I want your love and
All your lovers' revenge
You and me could write a bad romance
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh!
Caught in a bad romance
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh!
Caught in a bad romance
Rah-rah-ah-ah-ah-ah!
Roma-roma-mamaa!
Ga-ga-ooh-la-la!
Want your bad romance
Rah-rah-ah-ah-ah-ah!
Roma-roma-mamaa!
Ga-ga-ooh-la-la!
Want your bad romance
Walk, walk fashion baby
Work it
Move that bitch crazy
Walk, walk fashion baby
Work it
Move that bitch crazy
Walk, walk fashion baby
Work it
Move that bitch crazy
Walk, walk passion baby
Work it
I'm a free bitch, baby
I want your love and
I want your revenge
I want your love
I don't wanna be friends
Je veux ton amour
Et je veux ta revanche
J'veux ton amour
I don't wanna be friends
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oooh!
I don't wanna be friends
(Caught in a bad romance)
I don't wanna be friends
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oooh!
Want your bad romance
(Caught in a bad romance)
Want your bad romance!
I want your love and
I want your revenge
You and me could write a bad romance
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oooh!
I want your love and
All your lovers' revenge
You and me could write a bad romance
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oooh-oh-oh-oooh-oh-oh-oh-oh!
Want your bad romance
(Caught in a bad romance)
Want your bad romance
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oooh-oh-oh-oooh-oh-oh-oh-oh!
Want your bad romance
(Caught in a bad romance)
Rah-rah-ah-ah-ah-ah!
Roma-roma-mamaa!
Ga-ga-ooh-la-la!
Want your bad romance!" when we finished dancing we posed and all three kings cheered along with the guard, especially Jane who started bouncing in place. Marcus picked me up and spun me around after Aro and Caius did the same to Sulpicia and Athenodora, first time I actually saw Caius smile. Marcus kissed me and I looked to him and the other two.
"You guys want to sing now?"
"Wait Rena, Athenodora has to sing first!" Jane spoke up and Athenodora looked shy but perked up when Caius kissed her neck.
"Oh ok, but after I sing Marcus has to sing. Then Caius, then Aro, Jane, Alec, Felix, Demetri, and whoever else wants to sing after that."
"Fine by me." Everyone said at once and I sat down with Marcus on the floor. Athenodora stood up by herself and Sulpicia took her spot with Aro in one of the chairs and stared adoringly at her. Caius sat down near her with one hand holding up his chin and looked pleased at his wife.
"If I
Should stay
I would only be in your way
So I'll go
But I know
I'll think of you every step of
the way
And I...
Will always
Love you, oohh
Will always
Love you
You
My darling you
Mmm-mm
Bittersweet
Memories
That is all I'm taking with me
So good-bye
Please don't cry
We both know I'm not what you
You need." I think she picked the wrong song here, but when I looked at Caius he looked overjoyed at the song, but only in his eyes. I guess this song had some history in it between them.
"And I...
Will always love you
I...
Will always love you
You, ooh
[Instrumental / Sax solo]
I hope
life treats you kind
And I hope
you have all you've dreamed of
And I wish you joy
and happiness
But above all this
I wish you love
And I...
Will always love you
I...
Will always love you
[Repeat]
I, I will always love
You...
You
Darling I love you
I'll always
I'll always
Love
You..
Oooh
Ooohhh." When she finished we all applauded and Caius embraced Athenodora placing a kiss on her lips which kind of confused me.
"She sang that song when they had marital issues, in his mind it makes him think no matter how evil he appears to be, she'll always be in love with him." I couldn't understand it fully, then I remembered Caius and Athenodora had a sort of complicated relationship, and despite how in love they were, she'd sing a song that stated the man would leave after the wife decides they're not meant to be.
"Kind of contradicting wouldn't you say?" Marcus nodded and kissed my ear. He got up from his seat and rolled through several songs before he came to one I couldn't see. He was so tall I felt tiny compared to his standing up. Aro and Caius got up with him and took hold of three mikes before turning to us all. I got a glance of the screen, and they'd chosen a song by Queen? Marcus cleared his throat and took the first few verses.
"Buddy you're a boy make a big noise
Playin' in the street gonna be a big man some day
You got mud on yo' face
You big disgrace
Kickin' your can all over the place!" Aro and Caius took the chorus.
"We will we will rock you! We will we will rock you!" Aro stepped forward.
"Buddy you're a young man hard man
Shoutin' in the street gonna take on the world some day
You got blood on yo' face
You big disgrace
Wavin' your banner all over the place!" then Marcus and Caius took the chorus.
"We will we will rock you! We will we will rock you!" Caius took Aro's spot.
"Buddy you're an old man poor man
Pleadin' with your eyes gonna make you some peace some day
You got mud on your face
You big disgrace
Somebody better put you back in your place!" all three chipped in the end.
"We will we will rock you! We will we will rock you!" after the last chorus all three took a bow and I laughed at the fact they'd pick a song like this. Everyone else cheered and laughed with me, then Marcus picked me up spinning me again then kissing me. I looked through the window and realized it had gotten dark rather quickly. I started yawning again and Marcus picked me up in his arms.
"You need to sleep now cara mia. Have you eaten anything?"
"Not since lunch, but I am hungry." He kissed my forehead and took me downstairs into the kitchen, I heard the singing continue but I pouted at how I couldn't join in because I was still human. When we reached the kitchen a plate of fresh spaghetti and meatballs laid on the counter and Gianna was washing pots and pans.
"Oh hello Master Marcus, Lady Rena. I just finished your dinner so I knew you'd be coming down soon."
"Thank you Gianna, please continue your chores." She nodded and went back to cleaning. I took huge bites of the food and gobbled it down in seconds, I didn't mean to be rude but I was so hungry and the food was so delicious. I had tea to wash it down, and when finished Gianna took my plate and cleaned it; Marcus smiled at me and lead me to my room where I changed clothes and climbed into bed. He laid with me and I kissed both his cheeks.
"I had fun today Marcus. You have a great voice, but why choose a song from Queen?"
"It's just a song my brothers and I enjoy from time to time. Your singing and dancing was very nice, and amazing. Sleep well mio angelo." I snuggled into him and he kissed me goodnight right before my eyes closed.
Yeah I know the songs kind of contradict with the characters but that's kind of the idea. Just figured out a few songs would do and picked the right characters. Hope you liked it and let me know what you think should happen in the next chapter.
Later!
