CPOV
The pale figures, which I could now clarify as vampires, sunk their teeth into all the people. I saw blood ran down their chins. The helpless screams and gurgles of the people made my stomach turn and my butt tingle. As I saw bodies drop to the floor, I looked to David, who was trying to look for a way out. He was frozen in place just as I was. I looked around again and met the eyes of the boy who tried to attack me two nights ago. I had no doubt he would do it now. He looked surprised and angry. Then my eyes found the blond girl. Her eyes were on David in a hungry manner. Before I could grip David's arm any tighter, he was attacked by her and I was knocked to the floor by the boy. My head hit the hard floor and pain radiated through the back of my head. This was it.
I love you, brother. And David. And mom, even though I didn't get close to you, I still love you too, even if I was uncomfortable admitting it, I thought to myself as I prepared for him to actually sink his teeth in this time. My heart was beating wildly and his eyes were blazing with anger and he looked murderous.
"Alec! Jane!" a voice rang out. " Stop! Spare them."
Alec? Was that his name? Before I could wonder anymore, Alec was gone and I was standing upright again. I looked to my left and the big brunette guy was holding my arm. His hand was cold as ice and felt hard like the marble floor. I whipped my head around to find David, hoping he wasn't already dead. He was being held by the pale blond guy. He looked to me, the panic and fear apparent on his face.
"Cheyenne," he said, trying to break out of the man's grip, but it was no use. The man looked like he wasn't even trying, yet David couldn't break free. He was some inches shorter than David as well. I looked to the man with the jet black hair, who looked to be the leader of whatever clan or group this was. The bodies were in a pile and being taken away. The man touched his fingertips together, standing from his seat.
"Felix, Demetri," he said, his voice feather light. I didn't know who was who, but they both moved David and I forward until we were standing in front of the man. He looked creepily delighted to see us.
Keep calm, keep calm, I chanted to myself. I glanced at David. He looked scared straight, but he was trying to keep his face blank.
"Ah, yes," the man crooned. "It seems you have arrived earlier than we intended you to. Felix." He held up his hand and my arm was released. I glanced at the boy and the girl. They both had blank faces, but the girl glared at me when I looked at her. I looked back to the man. What did he mean?
"Your name," he crooned, reaching his hand out. "It is Cheyenne, if I am correct?" I looked at his hand and something was telling me not to touch it. How did he know my name?
"Don't touch her!" David said sharply. "Touch her, you son of a bitch, and I'll..."
I looked at him with a warning look and shook my head subtly, telling him not to talk. Demetri, since the man holding me was Felix, tightened his grip on David's arm and he grimaced.
"Demetri," he said airily, holding up his other hand, telling him to stop. Demetri's grip loosened and David rubbed his arm.
"How do you know her name? Who are you?" David demanded. Come on, David, work with me please.
"Please, we will not harm you both," he said calmly. His eyes moved to me again and then he blinked. He paused before speaking again. "My, my, Alec's experience was truly difficult, wasn't it? A human who can change scent on account of feeling. How marvelous!" His eyes grew wide with delight and I was just confused. What the heck was he talking about? I didn't understand at all.
"Just make it stop before I kill her myself!" the snowy blond man in the chair on the right hissed. His eyes were narrowed and his nose was wrinkled in disgust. Aro held up his hand briefly.
"Caius," he said simply, keeping his eyes on me. He moved his hand toward me again. "If I may take your hand, dear."
"You may not," I said calmly, taking a step back. "I don't know who you are or what you want."
"Why, you vile little-!" the man called Caius started again, but the man stopped him again.
"Brother. It is only in best interest that we not rush our guest. Or guests, I should say," he crooned, moving his blood red eyes to David.
"Aro, you cannot possibly be considering-" Caius tried again, but the man, Aro, interrupted once again.
"I am," he said calmly. "Now, my dear. Your name, I ask again. Your name is Cheyenne?"
I forced myself to nod, not liking the way my name sounded coming from him. It sent chills down my spine. It was already chilling that he knew my name.
"What the fuck do you want, dude? Don't do anything to her, take me!" David said, getting in his frustrated mode. I looked at him again with the warning look and mouthed "Stop."
"And your friend," Aro crooned. "He is...quite protective of you. Like a brother? Oh, how wonderful!" he clapped his hands together, grinning.
"What do you want?" I said, getting more confused by the minute. "How do you know my name?"
"It seems our dear Alec has discovered your gifts," he replied in his feathery voice, looking at Alec adoringly. "And his singer." His huh? My what?
Aro looked back to me, his hands folded together. David leaned away from Demetri, ready for an attempt to break free. I heard a hissing sound come from the blond girl.
"My dear, is it not true that you sing for entertainment with your dear friend here?" he asked, obviously trying to be nice. I didn't think there was any way we were getting out of here.
"Yes," I ground out. His eyes grew alight again.
"Marvelous! May I see a demonstration of this? It will only take a moment," he said.
"No!" David said. "Let us go! We're not doing anything for you!"
Aro looked to Demetri and nodded. I glanced over and David was on his knees in a flash with Demetri's hand around his neck. Aro slowly stepped toward us.
"No! Don't hurt him," I said, edging towards them. "He didn't mean it. We'll do what you say." I looked at the two men seated behind Aro. The older brunette man was studying us, his posture bored, but his eyes interested. Aro looked between me and David.
"Ah, how wonderful," Aro sang. "Such a strong friendship, is it not, Marcus?" He looked back towards the brunette whose name I now knew as Marcus.
"Yes, indeed," he slowly croaked, sounding like he hasn't spoken in hundreds of years. "Their bond is quite interesting."
"Yes," Aro said slowly. "Demetri." He nodded and let go of David, hauling him up as if he weighed nothing.
"Why do you want us to sing?" I asked, moving beside David.
"It is your gift, my dear. We only want to see what Alec has seen," Aro said. "You will not be able to go back, you see. You know now of our existence. It cannot go without fault. You have a choice, to become one of us or to be sentenced to death. It is only fair for the secret of our kind. I do, however, not want to waste such a gift of yours. Or gifts, as you seem to have more than one."
"And your kind would be vampires?" I asked calmly, trying to somehow stop my heart from beating so hard.
"Of course," he replied. "But please do not be frightened. We do not plan to feed on you. That is, if you agree to what we ask of you."
"Over my dead body," David said. I don't think he noticed the joke in it since he was being serious. "You're not gonna touch her. What makes you think we'll stay here?"
"David, stop," I said under my breath. If we were going to be trapped here, I figured the best thing to do was stay calm. And just go with it.
"I'm sorry. He's just mad," I said to Aro. "If we have no choice...then we'll stay." I hated the words coming out of my mouth, but we were stuck now. There was no going back. I would never see my brother again. Or my mom. Or my uncles. Or my friends. The only person I would be with is David.
"Dudette, what the hell are you thinking?" he whispered sharply to me, whipping his head toward me. I looked at him, then Aro.
"How lovely!" Aro cheered, his face bright with happiness. "And your gift. May we please see a demonstration? Would you please sing for us?"
"Hell no!" David said lividly, looking at Aro. "We're not doing shit! And we're sure as hell not becoming freaking vampires!"
I dug my nails into his palm as a sign to be quiet. If we didn't do what Aro said, I was sure we'd either be killed or hurt. I didn't want that, especially for my friend.
"Ouch," he mumbled, pulling his hand away. I kept my eyes on Aro.
"I'm sorry," I apologized. "Please forgive my friend. We really don't want any trouble or anything."
"Of course, dear," he said slowly. "All is forgiven. It's not always easy...accepting a fate that was unseen. Although, I do not want to ask again for a demonstration."
I nodded and looked at David. We had no other choice and I wanted him to see that I didn't want to do this either, but I didn't want us getting hurt. He looked none too happy.
"What are we singing?" he mumbled, crossing his arms. I looked at Aro.
"Ah yes," he sang. "Please, Felix, would you bring in the wonderful piano?"
"Yes, Master," Felix said in his deep voice, and left the room. If I was pushing Aro's patience, I didn't want to any longer. I tried to sift through songs in my head that we could sing. A song that could also probably help David calm down. What's a song that he likes? We always sing together...I got it, then. I looked at David, his face still angry.
"One Mashup," I whispered, using the short code name for it. He gave a thoughtful expression for a second before grinning in David fashion.
"Fuck yeah," he said. I heard the doors open then and looked back. Felix was effortlessly wheeling in a black baby grand piano. He stopped at the middle of the floor and went to stand beside Demetri at the thrones.
"I would quite like to hear this," Aro crooned again, putting his fingertips together. I looked at my friend and made my way to the piano in the middle of the room. He followed me. When I sat down, I scanned over all the vampires' faces. Felix looked like he was trying to hide a grin, Demetri looked indifferent, Aro looked delighted, Marcus looked bored, Caius looked hateful, and Alec and Jane had blank looks. Alec, though, looked particularly stiff, like he was preparing for something. I looked up at David.
"You remember where to sing and harmonize?" I asked quietly, placing my hands on the keys.
"Relax, dudette," he said, trying to sound calm. He actually sounded nervous, which was something he never was. David was always the one who was the most excited to perform. This wasn't good.
Just be calm, I thought to myself. I nodded and looked down at the keys, playing the tune of Apologize, but starting with different lyrics.
(A/N: Bold is David and Italics is Cheyenne. Both together means harmonization. Enjoy this mashup by Anthem Lights! It's the One Republic Mashup. Parentheses means overlapping)
Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep
Dreaming about the things that we could be
I'm holding on your rope, got me ten feet off the ground
But baby, I've been, I've been praying hard
Said no more counting dollars, we'll be counting stars
(I'm hearing what you say), but I just can't make a sound
Tell me what you want to hear
Something that will light those ears
Sick of all the insincere
So I'm gonna give all my secrets away
(Maybe this time)
(And everyday I see the news, all the problems and we could solve them)
When a situation rises, just write it into an album
Send it straight to gold
I'm gonna give all my secrets
But it's too late
(If I lose myself tonight)
I can feel again
It's too late
(If I lose myself tonight)
I can feel again
When I looked up at my audience, all the male vampires were making their way toward us with euphoric expressions on their face. What the heck? I flicked my eyes to Alec for a split second. He had that struggling look on his face just like in the club. He looked like he was trying to stop himself, but his body wasn't listening. Was this what Aro meant by a gift? Was that why he was looking at me like that that night? Jane, however, who I assumed was his sister because they looked somewhat alike, was the only one who wasn't moving. She was, however, staring at David and looked angry, but not at him; at herself. I looked back down at the keys after the pause and then at David, starting to have fun with the song. I rose from my seat while still playing the notes. I could tell he was starting to loosen up too.
Take that money, watch it burn
Sink in the river the lessons I learned
Take that money, watch it burn
Sink in the river the lessons I learned
Take that money, watch it burn
Sink in the river the lessons I learned
Take that money, watch it burn
Sink in the river the lessons I learned
This has gotta be the good life
(This has gotta be the good life)
This could really be a good life, good life
I say you'll get this feeling that you can't fight
This city is on fire tonight
This could really be a good life, a good good life
(Ohhhh, yeaaaaah)
(Oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh)
A good, good life
(Ohhhh, yeaaaaah)
(Oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh)
A good, good life
I looked back down at the piano, playing the ending part of Apologize. When I removed my fingers from the keys and looked up again, Aro was the first to come out of his dream like state.
"Absolutely magnifico," he said so quietly that I almost didn't catch it. The others' eyes were glazed over, but they were coming to. I saw Felix grin at Demetri and Alec glare at me. David grabbed my arm. When Caius blinked, he looked disgusted.
"Insolent human," he growled at me, stepping toward me, his cloak floating with him. Aro held out his arm to stop him.
"Caius, it was a mere demonstration," Aro said calmly. "She will be a wonderful addition to our group." Caius still glared at me, but he made no more moves. He just went back to his throne seat and sat down. Marcus's eyes were widened slightly and his eyes were on me for a minute before he too, returned to his seat.
"Okay, we sang for you. Could you back up now?" he said harshly, pulling me away from the piano.
"Ah, ah," Aro tutted, holding up his hands. "Do not try to run, my dears. You have agreed to stay here. I do not want to have to take drastic measures." He turned to the blond girl, Jane.
"And it seems that Jane has not been aroused by your gift," He pondered. "Jane, dear. Let us see if it is the same with your gift. Shall we? Not too much, now." He turned to look back at us in a studying manner. Jane's eyes landed on me, her mouth a grim line.
"It doesn't work, Master," she said smoothly, her voice childlike and mature at the same time. Her and Alec couldn't have been more than seventeen or eighteen. "I have tried already."
Aro's head turned to Jane, then back to me.
"You have already attempted this?" he asked, sounding dumbfounded. He was over at her side in a flash. I didn't even see him move. He took her hand in his own and stood still for a minute before appearing in front of me.
"How marvelous," he whispered, his eyes growing wide. "You are immune to our gifts? I wonder...Alec."
"No!" David pulled me behind him. "No more of this experiment shit! We said we'd stay, all right? We said we'd become vampires, what more do you want?"
Demetri came over and pulled a protesting David away from me. I was afraid he was really going to get hurt this time, but when Demetri did nothing but stand behind Aro with him, I was a little relieved. Demetri did, however, keep one hand around his neck loosely and David's other hand behind his back.
"Alec," Aro asked, not taking his eyes off of me. "Do please test my theory."
I looked at David; he looked scared for me. I looked to Aro; he looked excited. Then I looked to Alec and his open palms, where black mist silently crept towards me in billowy clouds. Stay calm, stay calm.
I lifted my eyes to his and he had the blank look on his face, but I could tell he was angry behind it by the furrowing of his brows. His eyes burned into mine and I couldn't stop my heart from beating the way it was. He hated me because I was his singer, which I had no idea what that was. The mist was around me, but what was it? Was it poison? I didn't smell anything, and my skin wasn't burning or causing any pain.
"Wonderful," Aro breathed, his hands folded in front of him. His eyes were shining with fascination. He then broke out into a high pitched laughter that echoed off the marble walls. The mist retreated away from me and back into Alec's palms.
"I do believe we may have a Bella Swan here, brothers," Aro said, his laughter cutting off abruptly and he held out his hand again. "My dear, your hand?"
"Give me my friend back," I said stonily. "I've done what you've asked." I wanted to get us as far away from these people as possible, no matter where in this castle that meant. I wanted my friend safe at all costs.
"Ah yes, of course," he smiled, something strange in his tone. It made my butt tingle. He turned his back to me and I saw Marcus studying me again.
"There is no bond," he croaked out. Aro nodded slowly and looked at Demetri.
"Demetri, would you please do the honors?" Aro asked, all traces of his nice demeanor gone. My eyes widened and I couldn't stop what came next. My eyes slid over to David.
Demetri pulled David's head back and sunk his teeth into his neck in one simple move.
I couldn't speak. I couldn't scream. I was too in shock.
David's echoing scream made black swirl in my vision and tears come to the surface. The last thing I saw were stone cold arms catching me and a flash of dark brown hair.
DUN DUN DUNNNN. OH NO ARO DI'INT!
Well...yeah, he did, because I made him. But oh noooo, David's gonna be a vampire. WHAT EVER WILL CHEYENNE DO NOW? I don't know, you'll have to keep reading. More surprises and a conversation between Alec and Cheyenne are coming up next! I hope you enjoyed this chapter annnnd yes. Review please!