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Edited- 12/18/13

Chapter 11- The Never Ending Interruptions

Caius

Isabella left along with the rest of the guard, and it was just me, Marcus, and Aro. It was silent for a few minutes before I turned to Aro.

"I ended the deal with Isabella."

He raised an eyebrow and asked, surprise lacing his voice, "You were the one to surrender?"

I rolled my eyes and nodded. "Yes."

He murmured, "Fascinating."

I took a quick peek at Marcus, who looked indifferent to my statement.

"I can't handle animal blood. It doesn't fulfill me."

Aro smiled. "And that was the only reason you chose to end the deal?"

"Yes."

"Really?"

"Well, I just felt it was better for the both of us. And I felt a bit guilty about having made Isabella do something that she would feel ashamed of later on."

"Ah, there's what I'm looking for."

"Why'd you let the Cullen coven go so easily?" I asked, still miffed about it. I had asked it to change the subject, but I was also genuinely curious. Aro rarely let a coven who went against us leave without compensation of some sort.

"They only came because they were under false information. They truly thought that we had kidnapped Isabella. Besides, I couldn't punish Carlisle and his family. No matter how idiotic they acted, he is still a close friend, and I wouldn't want to hurt him or his loved ones over such a trivial matter," he explained.

"They deserved more than a warning. The matter was anything but trivial." I muttered.

Aro laughed. "Feeling defensive of Isabella?"

I was about to protest before I realized that Aro already knew how I felt, and of the relationship that would soon sprout between Isabella and I.

Sighing, I replied, "I suppose... I'm not in love with her, but I won't go against the fact that she is an interesting character, and I feel drawn to her in more ways than one. She is different from Athenodora, but I feel more attracted to her. I can actually carry an interesting conversation with her. Athenodora was too submissive, and she rarely voiced her true thoughts."

"I see..." he replied.

Suddenly, Marcus turned to us, and scolded,"Aro, you shouldn't have told Caius." His crimson red eyes were annoyed and he had a disappointed look on his face. It was nice to know that my brother was not a robot in disguise.

"And why not?" Aro inquired.

"You shouldn't interfere with love," Marcus shortly replied. I almost laughed at the irony of that statement, but covered the chuckle up with a cough. Aro had already interfered with love before, and it had caused Marcus and his mate to break apart forever.

Aro shot me a warning glare and then turned back to Marcus.

"He was bound to figure out soon, brother. And if he didn't get a confirmation, he'd never come to terms with it. I'm just pushing him… a little," Aro defended weakly.

Marcus sighed, shook his head, and then resumed being bored with the conversation.

Suddenly feeling a bit insecure, I asked, "Do you think Isabella hates me?"

Aro laughed. "No, of course not. She doesn't know you enough to hate you."

"Well, that makes me feel better," I dryly replied.

I stood up abruptly and nodded slightly at my brothers. "I'll be heading to my room now. I've got a painting to continue work on."

They both nodded, and then Aro looks questioningly at Marcus's hand. Marcus shook his head. Aro pouted and Marcus tucked his hand into the folds of his cloak. I snickered as I imagined the look on Aro's face right now.

Bella

I was currently in my room. I still couldn't get over the recent visit. Just kidding, I was pretty much over it.

But the look on Alice's face was going to be burned into my mind for a while now. She had seemed so miserable.

Now that I really thought about it, I shouldn't blame her. It wasn't her fault that Edward influenced her in the worst ways. In fact, I should only be blaming Edward. But then again, they had a choice. And they chose the one that would hurt me. No, I couldn't forgive them. Besides, even if I did, how would I inform them? No, it was simpler to just acknowledge them as past enemies.

I laid down on my bed and sighed. A strand of loose hair fluttered gently in the air before flying back down to my forehead. I stared at it and blew softly in it's general direction. It just fluttered back down. I muttered, "Behave."

Suddenly, someone laughed. I sat up quickly and hurriedly shoved all loose hair aside. I cleared my throat and crossed my legs casually. I looked up and saw Jane standing in the doorway, smirking.

She walked in and plopped down next to me. "I'm going to pretend I didn't see that, as that was one of the saddest things I have even seen before."

I scowled at her and she laughed again.

Then, her previously amused expression morphed into one of curiosity. "Are you feeling alright?"

"Why do you care?" I asked, dumbfounded.

She sighed. "God, are you ever going to answer a question without questioning the question first?"

"No, probably not. Anyway, seriously, why do you care?"

"You looked kind of freaked out back in the throne room. I would leave you alone, but I'm a curious person."

"Well, I guess I'm fine. I was just taken back."

"That's… good."

I asked, "Are you going to be here whenever you feel like I'm feeling down?"

She shrugged. "Most likely. I have nothing better to do with my time. It's pretty sad when I think about it."

"It is," I mused.

She gave me a look and I smiled sweetly. "It really is."

"Whatever," she muttered. "Goodbye."

"Once again, thanks... I guess."

"Whatever."

She walked out and I smiled lightly. I guessed Jane wasn't such a bad person. She could possibly even be a future friend for me.

I kicked my door shut and then plopped back down on my bed. I heard a light knock and groaned. Why was everyone bothering me today?

I opened the door and found Caius waiting there.

"Come in," I dramatically told him.

He walked in and leaned against my vanity. He glanced at me briefly before asking, "Was I interrupting something?"

"Yes, yes you were. And that's why I let you in." I sarcastically replied.

"In a bad mood right now?"

"I guess you can call it that."

"I guess I will. Anyway, the reason I'm here is to ask if you're okay. I was heading to my room and decided to stop by," he explained.

"God, I'm fine! I'm positively, absolutely fine! Why does everyone think I need comforting or something?" I shout, throwing my hands in the air.

He chuckled. "Who was it?"

"Who was who?"

"Who was the other person who came and asked you if you were feeling well?"

"Oh, it was Jane."

"Jane? Hmm, interesting.,."

"So, I assume you're feeling okay?" He added as an afterthought.

"That's what I said," I pointedly replied.

He threw his hands in the air in surrender and replied, "Okay, okay. I'm going to go now."

"Fine."

He turned to leave but for the second time today, I called out, "Thanks."

"No problem."

And with that, he's out.

I sighed in relief and plopped back down on my bed.

And then, someone else knocked on my door. I groaned loudly and screamed into a pillow. I then stood up, patted down my frizzy hair and opened the door with a false grin on my face.

"Welcome to my room, the pit stop for everyone! What can I do for you?"

Aro, the one who had knocked, tilted his head to the side and asked, "Are you feeling alright, Isabella?"

I answered, "I'm feeling peachy. Now, why don't you come in?"

"Alright, this will be quick," he replied.

Aro glided in and took a seat on my desk chair. I sat on the bed and he started, "How's your stay at Volterra going?"

"Fine."

"That's wonderful. How do you like the other inhabitants?"

"They're fine."

"Any favorites?"

"I refuse to be biased."

"So, no favorites?" He hinted.

"Why do you even care?"

"Just seeing who caught the interest of our Isabella."

"Fine, I guess I enjoy the companies of Felix and Jane. They're both hilarious."

He looked disappointed and I couldn't help but wonder why. Did he not want me to like Felix or Jane?

"Are there any in our little family that you consider pesky, rude, or anything negative?"

I thought about this one. The first person that would pop into my mind would be Caius, but I wasn't so sure about that one anymore. I mean, when I first met him, he had come off as seeming arrogant, snobby, narrow minded, and rude. However, after having a few chats and discussions with him, as I seemed to get to know him better, he didn't seem as bad as I originally thought he was.

"No," I answered, finally.

He regained a cheerful expression. "That's wonderful as well."

"Sure it is."

"Alright, that's all I have to say," he said.

He left with a brisk wave and a smile on his face.

Finally, some peace and quiet.

I know, lame chapter. I just really wanted to get something out, so I just wrote this up.

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