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ITALY – VOLTERRA – Caleb laid in his luxury bed curled up in a ball. He had a terrible day. Aro once again tried to get him to turn into a vampire, but he refused. Given his status as noble Count of Hexton and lord of the Most Noble House of Cromwell, Hexton and Potter, the vampire leaders have a deep respect for him. Noble aristocratic blood is something they hold on high regard, they also admire his resistance and determination. Of course that didn't mean they didn't torture him. He still felt the lashings on his back, the stinging on his broken lip and the swelling on his eye. Pain took over him as he drifted off to sleep.
–DREAM–
Caleb found himself in a dark room. "Caleb…" said a voice. He looked around. "Caleb…" From the shadows out came his fallen love Viktor.
Caleb cried. "Viktor…" He hugged his Bulgarian fiancé tight. "I'm so glad to see you!" he wept.
"My lof." Said Viktor. "Dis iz just a dream."Calebs smile fell. "I do not haf much time." Caleb took Viktors hands. "Viktor…our baby is gone…" he wept.
Viktor cried too. "I know…How I vould haf loved to haf helped you…"
"I miss you so much." cried Caleb. "Take me with you. Please!"
"Der iz noting more I voudl like in de vorld dan to haf you vith me, but I can not." said Viktor. "Zou know zou are cursed to lif forever…" Caleb nodded his head. "It iz vhy I haf come." He took Calebs hands. "I know zou haf been mourning me, I know zou haf suffered de loss of our child but zou must live. Vefore I died I made a wish on a vallen star, dat someday zou vould find lof again." Caleb looked at him. "De greated vish my heart dezires iz to zee zou happy…Dat vish iz about to come true."
"What do you mean?" asked Caleb.
"Zou must let me go my lof." said Viktor. "Zoon, zou will find a new lof, someone who has been hurt by lof, quit recently, zomone who haz been searching for true lof for over von hundred years. Zomeone who I know vill lof you more dan life itself. He vill make zou happy and I vill vrest in peace knoving zou are well."
"Who is this person?" asked Caleb.
"Zou vill know him vhen zou zee him." said Viktor.
"I don't know if I can." cried Caleb "I can't let you go, I don't know how." He wept. "But…I the thought of you cursed to be a ghost because of me, because of me keeping you from moving on kills me even more."
"I vant you to be happy. Zou dezef it." said Viktor. "Pleaze promise me."
"I…I promise." said Caleb. They heard a clock, like big ben, start chiming midnight. Feeling Viktor start to move away, he lunged forward and kissed his Bulgarian lover to death, he melted into Viktors arms letting him kiss him everywhere. He then heard Viktors voice in his head. "I lof you Caleb…"
–END OF DREAM–
Waking up from his dream, Caleb felt a weird. He felt sad because he knew he had said goodbye to Viktor, he had promised him and himself he would move on and work hard to rejoin the world of the living. Second he felt as if a huge weight of guilt and sadness and emptiness was lifted off his shoulders. He slid out of his bed and limped to the bathroom for some water and a warm bath.
FORKS – QUILEUTE RESERVATION – Jacob stormed into his house, Seth and Sunny behind him. They were all shifted as wolves when Paul ran into their trail, they saw the vision Hermione and Luna saw. They saw Bella in the bathroom at FORKS HIGH, fucking Mike Newton.
"Jacob calm down." said Seth.
"You heard her Seth!" said Jacob. "She heard her moaning, begging him, ordering him to make her forget about Edward and me as he fucked her!"
"It's not your fault." said Sunny.
"How could I have been so blind." said Jacob. Paul walked in. "To think so highly of her. Someone I barely even know." He turned to Paul. "What does Jasper say? What vibes does he get from her?"
"He gets greed, envy, jealousy, pride and desire." said Paul.
"Desire for why?" asked Sunny. "Money?"
"Bella was born a squib." said Paul. "Which according to Hermione and Fred and Harry is a muggle born to one or two magical parents. In a nutshell her mother was a witch, her bother was born a wizard but she was not born with powers. That's made her feel ordinary and pathetic. All her life she's lived jealous of her brothers powers and gifts and has desired in an almost psychotic way to have and possess what he has or dare I say be even more."
"Is that why she wants to be with Edward so much?" asked Jacob
"That's what the majority feels." Paul nodded. "We believe that she wants to get Edwards love so he could then turn her into a vampire and…"
"…then she'll stop being ordinary and human." said Jacob "She'll be a vampire powerful rich and beautiful."
"That's all she's ever wanted." said Paul. "Beauty and power and wealthy. Everything to surpass her brother."
"You're lucky she doesn't know you're a wolf Jake." said Seth.
"I agree." Said Sunny. "She might have been seducing you, begging you to bite her and turn her into a werewolf so she could be part of the pack."
Jacob kicked his backpack across the floor. "How could I have been so stupid!" He sat on the couch. "Fooling myself. Forcing myself to change."
Sunny sat on the couch. "What do you mean?"
"I was trying to force myself to love her to love a girl." Said Jacob. He looked at Sunny. "I'm gay. I was, I am scared Sam will find out and kick me out of the pack. He'd say it's unnatural, a pack wolf must marry a Quileute girl or she wolf to make more wolves for the future of the pack…I tried to do that, denying myself and rejecting my feelings to please him…and now to see and hear what the girl I picked was capable of doing to Edward, who I never had a grudge with…"
"What?" asked Seth.
"Sure we had some tension, given the vampire werewolf thing but I didn't hate him." said Jacob. "It was all her."
"You dodged that bullet Jake." said Sunny. "It's ok if you're gay Jake. Sam accepted us."
"Sure because you two were in front of Harry Potter, the most powerful wizard we've ever seen." said Jacob. "But I could tell Sam hates it that you two are together. I know dad won't mind. But Sam will kill me even more since I'm descendant of the original Quileute werewolf and tribe leader." He sighed. "I'm just so tired of hiding. I just want find someone and be happy."
"Whatever happens Jacob." said Seth. "We're with you."
"Me too." said Paul. He and Seth too a seat next to Sunny and Jacob and hugged Jacob. Jacob smiled, welcoming his friends support.
SCOTLAND – HOGWARTS – Harry, Draco, Neville, Fred, Michel, Alice and Emmett walked into Hogwarts. All the vampires gawked at the magnificence of the place. "Harry this place is…" smiled Alice.
"Magical?" asked a female voice. They turned to see a tall thin woman in her seventies with emerald velvet robes and a black conical hat.
"Professor McGonagall." said Harry. He walked over and hugged her.
"Harry." said McGonagall. "My dear boy what are you doing here? You know it's not safe with the Deatheaters out there."
"Believe be professor I wouldn't have come if it weren't necessary." said Harry. "I'd like you to meet Alice, Michel and my boyfriend Emmett Cullen."
Emmett smiled. He liked Harry calling him his boyfriend. "Nice to meet you ma'am." Alice and Michel nodded a hello.
"Cullen?" asked McGonagall. "Are you related to Carlisle Cullen?"
"He's our father." said Alice.
"Father?" asked McGonagall.
"Well, our sire." Said Alice. "But we consider ourselves a family, it helps us blend in with the muggles."
"Understandable." said McGonagall. "He was a brilliant wizard and a excellent student."
"Professor, I hate to break this up but we need your help urgently." said Draco.
"Certainly Mr. Malfoy." said McGonagall. "Come to my office. Classes are in session so we can talk freely." She led them towards the Headmistress office.
VOLTERRA ITALY – After almost revealing himself to the humans Edward was taken to one of the chambers deep within Volterra. Aro decided to keep him within the city to observe him while he decides what to do. The Cullen boy was just too valuable to kill.
Edward walked though the halls of his luxurious underground prison when he heard crying coming from the room next door. Opening the door, with a step as light as a feather, he walked in to find himself in a beautiful room. He over to the bed where the crying came from. A young man sat up on the bed, who made him stop in his tracks.
The guy was beautiful, though his beauty was shrouded with marks of abuse. His perfect pale ivory skin, he was thin and marked with bruises and angry lash marks, his luscious lips were broken with cuts. His body He could tell the guy had black raven hair though it was unevenly cut short by brutal force. His eyes were chilling iceberg blue what carried deep sadness and pain. He didn't smell human, he didn't' smell like food to Edward. He smelled, like Harry did, like vanilla, pure air and lightning with something only Edward knew he could smell…leather and wine. It was Caleb.
Edward's inner vampire growled with lust and an overpowering desire of protection, someone for him to take care of. 'Mate!' he thought. He had found his mate. 'It was not that witch Bella, it was this beautiful broken angel.' He thought, he noticed the boys eyes were swollen and red from crying. 'I'll make sure he'll never suffer again.'
Caleb backed away from him.
"It's ok…" said Edward. "I'm not here to hurt you."
"Who…who are you?" asked Caleb.
Edward turned to mush at the sound of his British voice, it was like some tragic symphony. "I'm Edward Cullen." said Edward. He tried to get close. "Please, I promise I'm not here to hurt you."
Caleb was a good reader of people, he could tell this vampire would never lie to him, he could see it in his eyes. 'This is the boy Viktor sent me.' He thought. 'My mate. He's beautiful.' He saw Edward was wearing a green sweater and worn jeans. 'He's not a Volturi.' He thought. "I'm sorry."
"It's ok." said Edward. "You're a wizard?"
Caleb nodded and shyly extended his hand. "Caleb Cromwell."
Edward sighed, it was the most perfect name he'd ever heard. He smiled, shaking his hand. They felt a spark, it was warm and strong. Edward backed away. "S..Sit down Edward."
Edward sat on the chair next to Caleb bed. All he wanted was to jump in to the bed and hug his mate and protect him. "Why are you here Caleb?"
"I…" started Caleb but he heard a noise outside. He sensed vampires were coming. He jumped out of bed and limped over to Edward. "You have to go!"
"But why?" asked Edward. He didn't want to leave his mate, his true mate, ever.
"The Volturi forbid me visitors." said Caleb.
"Did they hurt you?" asked Edward.
"Not today." said Caleb.
"What?" growled Edward. If Aro put his hands on his mate he would kill him.
"They I'm a treasure to be hidden and admired by only the high guards of his city. A treasure also to be disciplined…" said Caleb. Edward growled. The noises were getting louder. "Please go, Mr. Cullen. I don't want you getting hurt."
"Can I see you again?" asked Edward.
"Go!" begged Caleb. Pushing him out and closing the door.
Edward bolted back to his room, at vampire speed, and closed the door. He sat by the small fireplace in the corner and only thought of Caleb with worry. 'What did they want with him? Why was he so treasured by Aro? Did they plan on turning him? Why was he disciplined? How was he disciplined? Why did he carry such scars and sadness in his eyes? How much have they hurt him?'
SCOTLAND – HOGWARTS – "This is most serious Harry." said McGonagall. She showed him the note the Ministry owl sent them. "The Ministry will not help. They fear this could motivate the Deatheaters and cause another attack. All the aurors are after them and are unavailable to help us."
Draco sent his international patronus, a silver mist snake. "Then we shall have to look elsewhere for assistance."
"Who do you have in mind Drake?" asked Harry.
"Our friend Blaise Zabini." said Draco. "He lives in Italy and his mother Lady Selena Kent Zabini has strong connections in the Italian Ministry of Magic not to mention the wizarding Underworld."
"Perfect." said Harry.
Fred walked in with Neville. "We've got some stuff from the joke shop."
"What do you have?" asked Alice.
"Peruvian Instant Darkness Powder." Said Fred. "When thrown the powder covers everything in darkness, it can sheild the Volturis eyes and powers from us. Handy for an escape."
"We've also got Wildfire Whiz bangs." said Neville.
"What does that do?" asked Michel.
"When released it creates unstoppable fireworks that violently explode." Said Neville.
"George and I charmed with stinging jinxes specifically for Volturi guards. The sting intensity is multiplied by ten." said Fred.
Then a snake patronus slithered in at high speed, swirled around Draco and hissed in his ear and vanished into thin air. "Blaise said everything is set."
"What else?" asked McGongall.
"Lady Zabini got us fifty aurors from the Ministry in Rome." said Draco. He reached into his pocked and took out a silver spoon "There is a safe house in Sienna, this portkey will take us from Volterra to the safe house. From there we can apparate to his home in Ravenna. From there we can floo back to Hogwarts."
"Ready?" asked Emmett.
"Yes." said Harry.
"Good luck Harry." said McGonagall. "Professor Snape, Professor Slughorn and Madame Pomfrey will be waiting in the hospital wing when your return."
"Thank you professor." said Harry. He gave her a hug before turning to his family. "Lets go!"
VOLTERRA – ITALY – A wizard, who wore a slave collar, walked into Calebs room and healed him completely. He was then escorted away by Felix. Caleb was ordered get dressed and meet them in the hallway.
Caleb walked out in a rey turtleneck and dark charcoal pants. They escorted him to the throne room. He pleased to be out of his room, looking around, he tried to memorize all the hallways and corridors, piecing them together to find a away out. Caius introduced him formally to the guards. After dining with Aro, Caius and Marcus, which was uncomfortable enough. Caius told him not to bother escaping, people had tried to come and get him but they handled them.
"Who?" asked Caleb.
Caius waved his hand signaling Demitri to come forward.
Caleb gasped when he saw the head of Kingsley Shackelbolt, in a jar.
Marcus looked concerned. "Did you know him?"
Caleb swallowed his grief, pain and anger and shook his head. Putting on his "Malfoy mask", he shook his head. "No."
"There is no escaping Volterra, it is a fortress." said Aro. "You are family now, you are at liberty to explore the place which is entirely at your disposal. You may even visit the library, which is quite impressive."
Caleb clung to his mask as much as he could. "May I retire to my room my lords?" He formally asked "I am still quite tired."
Aro hugged him. "Of course, my son." Caleb went to the door. Jane and Alec motioned to follow. He stopped them. "No. Let him go alone. This is his home now." Caleb turned to look at him. "You know the way."
Caleb nodded, gave a small bow and walked out. He rushed back to his room holding back his tears. Once inside he collapsed by the bed remembering his friend Kingsleys head in the jar. He started screaming and crying and sobbing. In less than a moment he felt an icy hug wrap around him. Looking up he saw it was Edward.
"Caleb…It's going to be alright." said Edward. "I'm here."
"Thank you." said Caleb. "Thank you for your kindness." He gripped Edward tight.
Edward felt Caleb wrap his frail arms around him and through tears curl into him. After hours of crying the wizard fell asleep. He took Caleb to the bed and tucked him in. Looking at his sleeping angel he was livid and furious with the Volturi. Hearing footsteps, he wrote a quick note and slipped it under the sheets before laying back down and kissing Caleb on the head. "I promise to get us out of here my love." He muttered, kissed him again on the lips. "Somehow."
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