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*NOTE: no humans were fed to the vampires in this story.

Chapter 8

"Concentrate, brother," I encouraged Alec as he tried using his gift. Aro said it was something related to his being oblivious to feelings or pain, and so Eleazar said that maybe he would be able to stop someone from feeling happy, sad, or afraid. I offered being his guinea pig this time- since I had a feeling his power would be the opposite of mine. I knew my brother better that anyone did.

"Jane, I might hurt you. Something might happen; I don't even know what my gift is, sister", as usual, he worried about me. Of course, he loved me and I loved him. That was why I was his dummy (and I was also quite sure his gift was not pain, he was never cruel, really, to anybody) and he wouldn't even try hurting me.

"Nonsense! You know I don't care much about that. I'm used to pain", I said this for about a million times now, trying to convince him.

He nodded with serious, doubtful eyes and concentrated intently on my face. I kept mine smooth and without showing any fear because I surely did not feel that way.

From the farthest part of the room with the rest of the Volturi Guard, Aro was watching us, smiling. I could see from his eyes that he was excited, although it did not contain pressure. He was patient. Certainly, not like me or my brother.

"Sister, I think I should go rest for a while. I promise to practice again later."

I nodded, because I could see that he was slightly disappointed and needed time. Ugh, I thought, I hated seeing my beloved brother sad- I wanted him to realize that we were powerful now. We were no longer weak. No longer human.

Alec went outside the room for a while, probably to his room, and I went straight to Eleazar just in the other corner of the room. He was probably thinking about the love of his life, Carmen. Disgusting. I never had any patience with romantic love. I wondered how he found a woman more intriguing than the most powerful coven on earth. He could be talking to Aro but he stood there with dreamy eyes. I shivered in disgust.

I approached Eleazar and as soon as he saw me, his eyes widened in fright. I liked his reaction. Ever since everyone saw what I did to Demetri, everyone seemed to fear me. The aura of the room would change into panic or fear when I entered, and even Felix could not help but get freaked out, though he's shown no fear. Aro saw it in his head and told me his little secret. Poor Eleazar, he probably thinks I'm going to burn him.

"Jane," he acknowledged. He tried clearing his throat to prevent it from being shaky. I smiled angelically, to calm him down. I had no intentions of scaring this poor man if I was going to ask him a favor.

"Eleazar", I nodded. "I would like to know the best possible way of flaunting Alec's gift. It seems to bother him that he isn't making any progress."

"Ah, I see. Well, his power somehow works the opposite of yours. I'm not sure what it is, because it originated from his humanity and when you were both human, well, he would stay in oblivion. It's hard reading his gift."

Eleazar tried to examine my face, probably looking for a sign that I might hurt him, but I had no plan. A bright idea suddenly popped into my head.

"Very well, then. Thank you", I nodded peacefully and left him alone to think. From a distance, I heard him sigh. It made me laugh.

Alec returned to the room after about an hour or two, but no one minded. We were immortal- time meant nothing. I immediately scrambled to his side, and I could tell he was still frustrated. No worries, my plan will work.

"Would you like to practice now, Alec?" I smiled at him. I could not help but feel happy about my plan.

"Yes."

It was now time to turn my plan into action.

"Wait", I told him.

"Master?" I asked meekly.

"What is it Dear One?" Aro replied, surprised.

"I was wondering, since you know about my powers more than anyone, If I could hurt myself." I was observing Alec; his reaction did not fail me. His body tensed and his eyes slightly widened. He didn't want me hurt.

"Well, yes Jane, I think if you would want to. Although it will hurt, of course. And I'm not sure if you can lead yourself to believe that your illusions are not real. It might be hard to stop."

I got the answer I wanted. Now it was time for the maim event.

"We shall see then."

I drifted towards the exact middle of the room and closed my eyes.

"NO, Jane!" Alec growled.

Two seconds passed and I could feel something eerie around me. It approached from my front and circled around me. And then I felt nothing.

I tried opening my eyes, but I could not find them. I could not hear Alec, or Aro or anyone else but my thoughts. I could not feel my arms, my feet or any part of my body. I lost my senses.

Another second passed, and I was finally able to open my eyes, I could now feel myself back. From across the room, Alec stared at me- wide-eyed and smiling. I smiled back, knowing my plan worked. Alec would not allow anyone or anything to hurt me, and I figured if I arranged a few motivations, his gift would just emerge, just like mine did.

Aro laughed and the rest of the guard chuckled with him. Alec went straight to my side and nudged my lightly with his elbow.

"Such a clever girl," he grinned then laughed freely like a child learning how to ride his first bike. "Thank you."

"You're Welcome, Dear brother. Always." And he truly was.

We both hugged each other, happy, no-in bliss because we both now had gifts. Gifts we could use to defend ourselves and each other.

Aro walked slowly -for vampire speed- toward us and hugged us both.

"Haha! Congratulations to both of you. But now, sadly, it is time to end this little celebration. We have important matters to discuss."

"Matters?" Alec asked, his eyebrows up.

"Yes, yes. There's been a situation in Mexico, and it's growing worse and worse everyday. I've mentioned about the difficulty of controlling newborns to both of you, haven't I?"

"You said it was hard to stop them from doing anything foolish because they are much stronger than you, right, Master?"

Alec and I both grinned at each other. It delighted us that we were controlled AND stronger. We truly were Aro's strongest weapons.

"Are you ready to battle now, Dear Ones? Surely, we'll have to practice but with the intensity of your powers, I doubt that you'll have difficulty protecting yourselves. We will act in a month. 'Til then, let us feed."

Perfect timing. Heidi entered the room with our food and we all straightened up.I sighed and smiled.

Surely, this battle with newborns would be easy for Alec and me even as the youngest guard. After all, we were both superior.

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