Hello!
Twihard475- Well, it's Alec's turn so you'll just have to read and find out. :)
TheRyter- People back then drank more ale than water actually. and interesting theory about Jane :)
Sara Kai-Your welcome! I would tell you if your right, but then it would ruin the surprise :)
Chapter 8- Alec
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When Alec opened his eyes, it was his first time seeing. Everything was brilliant. The molecules floating in the air were so detailed. More than he ever remembered.
And while he could tell it was dark where he was, everything could still be seen. He was on stone floor, yet it wasn't even uncomfortable. Not even in the slightest.
The room he was in was practically empty. There was a small wooden table in the corner and a heavy looking door to his right.
Where was he? The last thing he could remember was burning. The thought of the torture made him wince.
Before that? He thought back to before the burning. It was very muggy. Hard to remember.
When he couldn't find the memory he was searching for, he looked for any memory. Anything to cling to.
The first thing he could remember was a feeling. Starving. Always being hungry. A pang of pain swept through him when he thought of hunger.
He hated it. Feeling so hungry. Who had made him like that? So useless and weak.
When he searched his brain, he could only find a strand of information leading to the answer.
Two people. He couldn't remember them, but he knew they were responsible. Whoever these people were, he hated them.
As Alec searched for more of his lost memories, he found something else besides anger and starvation.
A dim face shined through the rest of his muggy memories. A girl with pale brown hair and blue blue eyes. She was short.
Faintly, he heard a small voice whisper "Jane".
Jane. She was his sister. He remembered her. At first it was only a face and name, but the more he thought of her, the more he remembered things about her.
She was his twin. She was cheerful. And most importantly, he loved his sister.
Nothing else came to him though, it was strange. What had happened to him?
Curious he blinked. It felt unneeded and useless. Alec breathed in deeply and exhaled.
The smells of the dusty room he was in emerged. It smelt odd. Weird and strange. Breathing didn't seem necessary either. Why not?
What was so different about him?
That was his first minute of waking.
Alec spent his second by thinking about sitting. And then he was. His hand moved up for examination. He saw pale white skin. Paler than he remembered. It also seemed to have a crystal look to it. Yet when he tested skin on skin, it felt smooth.
He felt the footfalls before he heard them. It sounded like three people. The people seemed heavy through the vibrations.
Who were they? A better question. What was going on?
The footsteps stopped in front of the door. When Alec heard the handle turn, he felt defensive.
As the door opened, he stood and his back was against the wall in the same instant.
He felt his lips pull up, and he bent into a crouch. He felt instincts that overpowered him.
"Ah, young one, do not be afraid of us. We mean you no harm." The voice almost had a bell-like effect.
Three males stepped through the door. Two had dark brown hair while the last one had fair hair. Their skin was also pale, but they seemed to have a papery skin. It was different to his now crystallized skin. Alec looked into their eyes. He had never seen such a color for eyes. Pale red eyes that seemed to be milky.
In the second he made these notes, he understood one thing, these men were not human. And he felt sure that he was no longer human either.
"Who are you? What is going on?" Alec demanded, his voice was a snarl. In another part of his brain, he felt shocked about the behavior, but that was only a small part.
The one with the fair hair and the man who had spoken both smiled slightly. The third continued to keep his unemotional face. He seemed bored and lifeless. But that was only a small note. He was definably more concerned about what was going on.
"We mean you no harm. I am Aro, and these are my brothers Caius," He pointed to the fair headed one, "and Marcus." His finger moved to the bored one.
Alec's eyes narrowed to slits. This Aro person only answered part of what he asked. It made him distrustful to the three brothers.
"You need not be afraid of us," the bored one, Marcus, said in monotone.
Caius smirked, "You will find us your saviors, boy."
The mockery in the blonde's voice made Alec quiver in anger. Who was he to mock him?
"Caius," Aro put a hand on the man's shoulder. Shaking his head, Aro looked sternly at him.
"What is going on?" Alec's eyes flashed in anger that hid his confusion. "Where am I?"
The brothers walked closer to him, making Alec snarl in response. Caius moved his mouth as if to reply, but he stopped when Aro shot his head to him.
"You were dying. Your head was bleeding and you were burning alive. And so we saved you." Aro grinned.
Alec straightened slightly as the words spoke before he thought them.
"Why would you save me? How? What did you do?"
Aro grinned wider. "We were already coming to rescue you. You and your sister. From the hunger and poverty."
Jane! His twin sister. Alec thought back to the girl with such a cheerful face. Had she been starving too? Was she here in another room wondering what was going on too?
"We saw you after you had burned, and I saved you. I made you stronger. Faster. You are practically invincible now."
The words made Alec curious. "What do you mean? What are you? What am I?"
Aro seemed pleased to hear the accusation out of Alec's voice.
"We are vampires. Children of the night some say."
The monsters his village had been suspicious of. He was now one of them. He was a monster.
Something about that thought didn't make him cringe; Alec, instead, felt almost pleased. He was powerful now.
"You aren't terrified," Caius smiled.
Turning his bared teeth into a full blown grin, Alec spoke. "You took me from the pain. You took me from the hunger. How can I be terrified?"
Aro, still grinning, laughed.
"I like him already."
Alec trusted the brothers. He felt connected to them somehow. They had given him something no one else could.
"Tell me more," He begged.
Aro hid the greed from his grin as he told Alec more of the "amazing" world he had been re-born into.
And Alec felt more and more honored with the stories of his new family.
What do you think? Is Aro really this "Amazing Saint" who "saved" Alec? I'd like to hear your thoughts! :)
Do any of you like the show Supernatural?
