I sit on a window sill in the throne room wearing a silky, short nightgown sipping at a mug of warm lion blood as if it is hot chocolate. I watch as snow gathers on the flowers outside, causing them to droop.
"Have I ever told you how extraordinarily hot you are?" A low, husky voice purrs from behind me. I turn around, and no one is there. When I turn back around, Alec is sitting on the opposite side of the window.
"Hmm, yeah, but only a thousand times.," I smirk at him.
"Well you are absolutely stunning," He brushes his hand against my exposed thigh, and then crawls towards me and kisses me. I put my hands in his hair, pushing him closer to me. He licks my bottom lip, begging for entrance which I happily grant. Our tongues dance, and he pushes my gown up so his hand rests on my hip. He slowly begins sliding down my underwear down and I push him away.
"No." I say firmly.
"Why?" He looks hurt.
"Not here." For God's sake, we're out in the middle of the castle!
"Lets go back to my room then." He pulls me up and begins kissing me again, his hand still resting on my bare hip.
"Alexander Belvender Volturi!" An angry voice growls from thirty feet away. I jump back from Alec, and look across the room to see Jane glaring viciously at us.
"Calm down, Janey." Alec says soothingly.
"I need to have a talk with you, brother. In my room. Now. Alone." She hisses, turning sharply on the heel of her designer black boots and leaving the room.
"Why does she hate me so much?" I whisper to Alec.
"Its not you.. Its.. I have to go, I'll come by your room later." He kisses me once more before running after his sister.
When I get in my room, I find Renesmee sitting on my bed.
"What are you doing?" I ask her.
"What am I doing? What are you doing? You have been spending every second with Alec lately. Did you even notice we haven't talked in a week?" She looks so hurt, like she is about to cry.
"Oh god.. I am so sorry Nessie.. I just, I really like him. He is everything I have ever wanted in a guy and we are getting really serious." I set my mug down and go sit by her, wrapping my arms around her shoulders and hugging her tightly.
"You have to know how happy I am for you, Cassie. But I have a horrible feeling about this. Alec isn't a good guy. I can feel it in my bones." She stares into my eyes to emphasize her point.
"I know you're concerned, but I can take care of myself. You don't have to be worried." I comb my fingers through her long hair.
"Well if you guys really are in love, what are you going to do when it is time for us to go home? Alec would never leave his position on the guard, but you can't just abandon your family... Can you?" The idea of me leaving the Cullens to come live in Italy suddenly dawns on her. Have I really been such a lousy friend she would think I would even consider joining the guard?
"I would never leave you guys, you know that. But maybe we could all move to Europe and Alec and I can still see each other everyday."
"I don't know. That sounds like a pretty horrible way to live."
"Yeah, you're right. I don't know. I'll figure something out." I sigh.
"We only have a month and a half left. You better start thinking," She gracefully stands and walks out the door. I sigh and reach under my bed, pulling back up my scrap book. I open it and look through the familiar pictures.
Me pinning Emmett down. Seth's muscled body squeezed onto my back. All the Cullens at the Statue of Liberty. Pictures of all the couples kissing and holding each other. All the Cullens standing in front of our new house. Jake's finger is on the edge of that one, halfway concealing Rose. I have never figured out if he did that on purpose.. There are so many others. So much laughing and fun and love..
I slide the memories back into the dust underneath my bed. My time with the Cullens feels like a whole different life time... I wonder what they would think if they knew I had been going on dates with Alec nearly everyday for the past half month. I wonder what they would say if I brought Alec home with me..