No One's POV
"Are you trying to piss me off?" Peyton hisses, turning around and all but running her shopping cart into one of the Vampire Kings, the blond one, Caius, she thought she remembered his name was. "Because if so… You are doing a spectacular job of it, asshole..." Peyton finishes, not bothering to lessen her glare.
Were they that insistent on ruining and interrupting her life? What was their problem? Could they not take a hint? Or a big fucking clue?
"Of course not, Peyton." Caius answers in a calm, soothing tone, his hands stopping the cart easily from ramming into his person's. "We only wish-"
"Wait… Where are the rest of your- brothers?" Peyton asks, cutting the blond King off, noticing the suspicious lack of the other two following each other around; she noticed everything, her father taught her that, in a board room, a ball room, the upper class elite, where social cues were just as important as what people said and did, she learned fast that the deals made depended on what she saw or didn't see.
So, of course she noticed a few things, she didn't even need to ask the Elite Guard; it was clear how the three moved and interacted around each other even in the few short interactions she had with them.
"I am alone today. It is just myself." Caius answers, surprise managing to show in his red eyes; Caius managing to convince Aro his tactics weren't working and it was time, perhaps, for someone else to try.
"I see." Peyton deadpans, looking less than impressed, and clearly suspicious as hell.
"We wish for your happiness, Peyton." Caius talks quietly. "We have no ill-intent. We only wish for your safety and well-being."
"Well, excuse me for not believing that when you corner me and my children every moment you get…" Peyton growls. "And, when you practically stalk me, like some mob bosses in some bad 90's movies…" Peyton pushes her empty cart into the cart exchange, grabbing her purse to walk back to her car, where her kids where already safely buckled in. "So try again… And by that… I mean, not at all…"
"And next time… Next time I see you, any of you lurking around me or my children, like some stalkers or monsters under the bed…" Peyton twirls around again, gaze filled with fire, like a momma bear or mother cougar protecting her young, telling Caius she's completely serious. "I'm going to slap you with so many CI and personal lawsuits, your head will roll… So, if you know what's good for you… Stay away…"
Peyton stomps back to her car, locking the doors the moment she's inside, gazing into the rear view mirror to see the blond vampire gone.
"Momma?" Genesis asks, playing with her teddy bear and holding her sippy cup.
"What baby?" Peyton asks.
"You okay? Can we go home now?" Innocent eyes look up at Peyton.
"Mommy's okay." Peyton promises with a smile, the car engine roaring to life; sometimes since her children did inherent the Cartworth genius intellect, they were a little too perceptive. "We're going home now. I think there's some cookies in one of the bags. If you're good and help mommy unpack…"
Happy screeches echo in the car as she drives out of the parking lot back towards Charlie's house..
Yes, another short chapter... So I decided to answer the few questions I got last chapter in the chapter notes here...
Btw... I love questions!
1. Have I ever thought of writing an HP story? Well... I absolutely LOVE HP and believe it's just perfect the way it is. Seriously, J.K Rowling is a goddess of writing... And when something is perfect, why change a good thing? But, more than that, I've seen some of the ships... They are just... Weird. And that's me saying it nicely...
This is just my personally opinion... But I ship some odd couples. I ship a lot of people... But the HP shipping is just- sometimes twisted. I'm sorry, I mean, I support ALL types of shipping, without discrimination of sex, race, ect... But I don't understand where you get Sirius/Harry Potter... I really don't. Or Snape/Harry Potter. And there are many others I've seen I just- can't get behind or understand... I just- it really isn't my thing nor do I see it... So that has largely discouraged me from writing ANY HP stories.
Anyways, a Tom Riddle, would be interesting. Or maybe Draco Malfoy. Because they both are either unattached or remain unattached until the Deathly Hollows.
2. When will Peyton "click" with the Kings... Well, it'll be a little while. She's making them work for it. Plus, to be honest, are the Kings really being smart about the way they handle things? No... They're being morons.
Thank you again for all the support!
Much love,
Polkadottedgiraffe11