Aro
Jane had flown to Seattle three days ago. I wasn't best pleased with her. She could so easily ruin everything. I had seen her thoughts before she had left. All she wanted to do was please me, get back in my favours. She'd decided the best way to do it was investigate what the Cullen's were doing. If she got too close and was found out, it would ruin it all. She would no doubt be killed by the vile creatures. I didn't bother to stop her. It would please her for a short time, I figured. What did it matter if one more member of my guard was killed? Even if Jane did possess one of the greatest talents imaginable. I had my hybrids now. If they survived the battle, they would no doubt have children of their own. Mei and Nero would be the first I surmised. Their children would be apart of my guard too, hopefully with powers greater than little Jane's. My reverie was interrupted by Alec's footsteps. They echoed on the white marble floor, as they neared my quarters. He knocked politely, yet unnecessarily. "Enter, Alec." My voice was bemused. I was curious what question he would ask of his sister today. They were getting more exasperated as time went along. It was clear he did not like being away from her.
He pushed the huge door open and stepped through onto my thick red carpet. The maroon walls reflected onto his pale skin giving him an unearthly glow. "Master, its been three days. Is there no news of my sister?" His tone was worried. It was the most stressed I'd ever heard him. "No, Alec. There is still no news. I have told you that I will let you know as soon as I do." I paced my room again, closing in on the arched window. I peered down onto the humans going about their day-to-day lives, oblivious to the fact that there was a dwelling of vampires right under their noses. Alec stood beside me. I felt his gaze on my face. It made me feel uncomfortable, I kept my eyes on the humans. "How would you feel if Sulpicia left you, and you had no idea where she was, or if she was even okay?" Alec's tone cut through me. My darling Sulpicia had nothing to do with this. "That's different Alec, we're mates. She is my wife. Jane is your sister and nothing more." I knew my words would hurt him. "Nothing more? She's been my companion for the last hundreds of years. She's my best friend. My twin! How dare you say that, master!" I was shocked by his outburst. I turned towards him and glared.
The hate I felt bubbled in me, making venom pool in my mouth. "Have you come for anything else, Alec?" I spat. He recoiled at my words. He shook his head and moved towards the door. "Just think about how I feel right now, Master." His hand grasped the door knob and twisted it. He pulled the door open and stepped through, closing it on the other side. How he was feeling? He wanted me to think about how he was feeling? I almost laughed at the thought. I stood at the window for an infinite amount of time, blocking out the noises around me. Sulpicia's voice almost surprised me, I was that deep in thought. "Aro?" She timidly asked, lingering at the door. I turned to see her, smiling. She was the only one I would genuinely smile for. She smiled back, shyly. "Yes, darling?" My tone was softer towards my wife, than it had been for Alec. She walked towards me, and took my left hand in hers. "I've been thinking. Mostly about Alec. He must be in a great deal of pain, not knowing where his dear sister is." I nodded, unhappy that our conversation had taken a turn towards the snivelling boy. "I was thinking that maybe he could fly to Seattle too. To find her and bring her home, nothing more." She sighed when I didn't respond.
Her long fair hair was tied in a bun on top of her head. I placed my hand around her face in the most loving gesture I could muster, whilst reading her thoughts. "Will that make you happy?" I finally whispered. She smiled and nodded. "You may tell him then. If he makes contact with the Cullens he will be killed though. He needs to be careful. He needs to bring Jane home immediately." Sulpicia kissed the back of my hand and smiled wider. "I will do, dearest." She pulled away from my caress and left the room. I listened as her steps gradually got superhuman. She located Alec in no time at all. I heard his steps of pacing come to a halt as he saw her. "I heard your conversation with my husband, previously Alec." Her voice was apologetic. I couldn't understand why it would be. "It doesn't surprise me. Our hearing is somewhat of a curse at times." Alec's glumness was evident still. "I'd say more of a blessing personally. I've asked Aro if it would be okay for you to fly to Seattle to locate your sister. Nothing more. You find her, without making contact with the Cullens and come home. Do you understand?" It was the first time I'd ever heard Sulpicia have some sort of authority. "Of course, Sulpicia. Thank you very much. When can I leave?" Alec's voice was the most determined and animate than it had been for awhile. "Straight away. Take whatever you need, and stay in contact with us please." The air around Sulpicia changed. Alec must have ran quickly away.
I decided it would be best to go and see him for myself. I walked out of my room and onto the white marble floor. The white marble hall was quickly behind me as I turned left onto a different corridor. I opened Alec's door. He was frantically throwing his belongings into a brown bag. "Please tell me that you've not changed your mind." He sighed exasperatedly. I shook my head. "I've come to ask a few things of you." He paused what he was doing and turned to face me. "This is nothing more than a rescue mission, do you understand that? Do not make any form of contact with the Cullens, otherwise they will know about the army that is coming for them. Promise me that!" I placed my hand on the skin of his hand. I saw that he only wanted his sister back. All malicious reasoning was far from his mind. "Okay. I believe you. Stay in contact." He nodded and made a point of showing me that he'd packed a cell phone. "I'll call the human on the desk, she can tell you everything." He stated, throwing more things into the brown bag. I nodded and left him to finish preparing.
Sulpicia was in our bedroom waiting for me when I returned. She was sat on the edge of the crimson bed. Her black clothing contrasting hugely. I closed the door behind me and proceeded to stand in front of her. "You did the right thing." She reassured me. I touched her hand, she was telling the truth. "Where are my brothers today?" I asked, changing the subject. She rolled her eyes, clearly not amused. "I don't care where they are, Aro. But Caius will be with Athenodora. Marcus will be mourning no doubt. We never spend time together anymore Aro." She looked at me, cold, in the eyes. I turned my back to her, to face the window. "It's the Cullens fault." I sneered. She stood from the bed and walked to my side. "It's always someone else's fault when it comes to you, Aro. When we first fell in love, we did everything together. Now I'm lucky if I can steal you away from your brothers and your schemes for half an hour." I'd seen in her thoughts that something was bothering her, she was trying to keep what exactly it was from me. I didn't respond for awhile. I didn't even know what to say. "It will all be over soon, the Cullens will be out of our lives forever." I finally spat out. Venom pooling in my mouth at the mention of their names. "Maybe they will. But will that even change anything? You were compassionate at one point, Aro, even if it was with just me. You weren't consumed and filled with hatred for anything and everything. You are now." She turned away from my side and walked out of the door, leaving me to stew in her words.
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