The Cullen's golden eyes, like puppy dogs stared up at the Volturi leaders wide eyed on last time, following their stares their heads slowly nodded in agreements, then they exited the throne room. The pressure of my stone like teeth quickly subsided as I unclenched my jaw, the boy had left with them. I shook my head quickly.
"I will not be going with them!" I shouted stomping my heels into the marble flooring, making my way toward the door. I swiftly stopped and turned to face the leaders. "You can not make me go back there, you have turned me, I must remain here, do not make me hurt even more than I do."
"You will have to go." Caius began. "You will be needed."
My neck snapped over toward Caius and I moved my brows into a fierce frown. "How will I be needed?" I spat, flaring my nostrils, probably looking like a fool...or a bull of some sort. "I do not wish to help the Cullen family at all."
Caius was in his aristocratic position with his back straight up and not touching the back of his chair. His lips were not pursed, but they were as straight as a perfectly drawn line, a perfect line drawn by mortal hand. His lean legs crossed and hands on both arms chairs. He had to make himself so presentable for the Cullens didn't he? I will admit he did look fierce in a good way.
"If not the Cullen family, how about your cousin?" Aro's eyes perked up.
"What about my cousin?" I asked shaking my head. "Why should I help her when she and the Cullens could have come here and saved me?"
"But it is not like you have any choice in the matter." Caius continued. " You are to stay by my side at all time, you are a member of the Volturi Guard and will be treated as so"
"Acacia be the better person here." Aro chuckled, smiling wide. "Not literally a person because you are clearly not mortal anymore, but do the good work, be the one to help save her."
"I don't want to go, please do not make me." I turned to fully face them, my arms dangled at my side, fingers clenched tightly together making a fist.
"Acacia, you are the one with the most power, clearly." Marcus stated making him self known to all in the room, he always sat so quietly in this room rarely speaking. "We need you, the Cullens need you more than they think, even though their main reason for visiting was to ask for the Volturi's help, they need you as well."
I turned my head to the side clenching my teeth tightly together as well as my eyelids.
"They do not deserve my help, for God's sake I don't even know what I am capable of, hell I am still trying to get used to the fact that my heart does not beat and the fact that I desire human blood, do really think, if I was to get into this mess this would make my situation any better?"
"Yes you are still going through a hard time." Aro began. "It is apparent, all of your angst of a child, it has been forever since I have been human, yet your age, your temper is so quick, to get rid of you anger, you must fight, save your cousin and fight those who hold her captive, even if she ends up being dead."
"You speak as if this will be simple for me to just let go and fight, I rather not go, I want nothing to do with those damn cullens!" Quickly I grasped the handles of the massive doors and swung them open.
"Caius, please go after her."
With speed I began down the hallway toward the library, I doubt anyone would be able to find me there. Was there any reason for anyone to be in there today? I don't think so. My quick foot steps came to a halt when the sudden whispers of a certain group of mortals began to speak. I ducked behind a wall to listen and to watch from afar.
"A vampire?" Snapped a girlish voice, the sound of heels began to click against the marble floor. "A vampire!"
"We saw Rosalie, everyone saw, actually everyone felt it." It was Edward's voice, he was still total shit at whispering just like he was at Charlie's house. "Bella is going to flip out once she find's out, once she sees that the Volturi has taken her cousin"
"She is going to flip out when she finds out that her cousin is a vampire." Emmet laughed. "She is going to be so jealous."
Suddenly breathing in quietly the blood of his scent began to enter my nostrils and toy with my mind teasing me. I ducked behind a wall, clenching my fists and holding my breath for a bit.
"Wait, what happened with that girl, what is her name Acalie?" it was the boy, the mortal speaking now and questioning what happened to me?
"Acacia." The voice of Alice corrected. "She saved Bella's life basically, Bella would be apart of the Volturi if it wasn't for Acacia."
"Wait, how?" He breathed.
"She basically gave herself to the Volturi thinking that we would show up and save her." Edward growled.
'Thats not what happen' I thought to myself. 'Well somewhat, I did give myself, but when you guys started to show up they just took off'
Edward began to growl again.
"Edward calm down." Alice ordered.
"Bella felt horrible that night." I saw him close his eyes gently. "For what happened, for what went down, but even though I did not know Acacia for long, she did act on impulses. She gave herself to the volturi on an impulse. We could have shown up earlier that night, Bella would not be kid napped and Acacia would not be a vampire."
"How can you know that?" Rosalie asked. "How can you say if Bella would not be kidnapped?"
"Edward can't know that, but it could be different, things would be different if Acacia was not taken." Alice stated placing a hand upon Edward's shoulder. "Now we owe Acacia everything. Because of her the volturi did not take Bella, did not make her a vampire, but because of her actions she was made a vampire."
"We could have shown up here, we could have gotten her back, only if we could have left right away, Bella would not be gone." Edward snapped. "Acacia's life is ruined."
"And did you see that power?" Emmet laughed. "What was that?"
"See? we felt it." snapped Rosalie. "How did she get all of those powers anyways?"
"no one knows...gifts just come to you." Carlisle began. "Yes Acacia is a vampire now, it is a terrible thing and I and Esme plan on speaking with her as soon as possible, but at the moment she seems-"
"Seems to hate us all?" Emmet shouted.
"Emmet, how can we blame her, we did not come for her." Alice cried. "All of us did not have to come here, we could have split the group up, half of us could have came and the other could have gone out to look for Bella and track Victoria down."
I couldn't help myself any longer I needed to speak with the Cullens, to apologize I would not, but to confront them I would. Slowly I crept out from behind the I was stand against and made my way toward the Cullens. They were all still in their little frenzies, arguing over nonsense about Bella.
"Bella was..." Edward Shouted. "A priority to me, to us."
As I walked closer the eyes of the boy, Andrew, shot wide up open, he did not speak, but just stared at me in ways I was not used to.
"Acacia could not have expected us to-" Edward continued. "To come and save her so quickly, yes it was a problem, but there were other problems."
Continuing to get closer, I began to hear the inner voices of all that was around me. 'Her eyes are so...knowing...her skin so pale, the look of creme and marble' it was the voice of Andrew. 'Cat like she appears' and 'Poor Acacia, I truly thought we would be friends, better friends, close friends, but now a vampire and a member of the Volturi, she is my superior' Alice inner voice was shakey. 'Bella is not going to like this at all, asking the Volturi for help and for her cousin is a vampire'
"Bella is not going to like it if you don't go and find her Alice." My voice was loud and strong. "And yes the Volturi is going to help you, but me a superior that is nonsense."
With a great speed everyone turned their head and bodies toward me, everyone's eyes were on me.
'Is she prettier than me?' another girl's voice spoke, it sounded annoyed. My eyes latched onto Rosalie, she stood there in a lavender chiffon dress, her blond hair curled and flowing down her shoulders, tapping her heeled toes against the marble floor. 'She is much shorter than I, but her hair is quiet a passionate shade of red a lot richer than before, her features upon her face much sharper and her eyes more almond shape, giving her a cat like appearance, but I find her much too thin, though she looks nothing like Bella she has no chest or back side like Bella, but who is prettier me or her?'
"Rosalie of course you are prettier, do not worry, you are still the fairest of them all." My voice sounded sincere, but of course I had to throw in a little sarcasm. Her eyes went into a frown.
A quiet chuckle escaped from Emmets mouth.
"But it is the truth." I stated still making my way toward them.
Edward's eyes latched onto mine as if I was an enemy of some sort.
"Acacia." Alice's sad eyes drooped to the floor. "I can not say it enough, but I am sorry."
"Not now please." I held my hand up. "There are other matters to discuss, I have over heard your whole conversation here out in the hallway. I haven't decided whether if I should help you all or not, but I am sure Caius is going to drag me along by force anyways."
'Caius' a voice spoke. 'I wonder what the significance-'
I stopped the voice by speaking. "He is my maker; therefore I am to do as he please, since I am his guard"
Carlisle slowly walked through the small crowd of his Cullen family and stopped before me. Across his lips was a warm smile, his eyes were comforting, in some way he reminded me of my father back at home, suddenly thinking of my family made me feel sad, leading me to hate the Cullen family even more. But was it the Cullen family I should be really hating?
"Acacia I would like to speak with you a lone if you do not mind, for I fear that the rest of my family might get into an argument." His were words were soft.
"Carlisle, Mr. Cullen, I mean I am fine to speak with you all, I will not commit the same action against you all again, so do not worry." I smiled and clasped my hands together, they fell to against my stomach and upper legs.
"Well then my first question is, What is your power?" He along with the rest of the cullen family cocked their heads to the side. "You seem to possess the same power as Edward and jane."
With a smile I spoke. "They are not my powers or gifts."
"They are not?" He questioned.
"No they are not, what I do is pick up on them like some sort of antenna, I absorb them, that is why none of your gifts or the gifts of the Volturi worked on me. I absorbed your gifts, but that is not all, since I am a vampire now, I not only absorb them I as well can use them against you or anyone in general, but you have to be within a certain distance."
They all pursed their lips and squinted their eyes.
"So that is why you had dreamed what I had envisioned that night?" Alice questioned. "you must had picked my power up."
"I actually do not know why I dreamed what you envisioned, Alice." I shook my head.
"What an interesting power you have." Carlisle stated delighted. "It is something that will definitely come in handy at times."
"Yes it will come in handy." I smiled. "And it has a few times already."
Carlilse expression changed suddenly. "I don't mean from what happened earlier today, I mean other incidents, a lot has gone down since I have arrive"
"Like what?" Edward walk toward me and wrinkled his nose in annoyance. "We need to know everything."
"I do not understand your need to know of everything that has happened to me Edward, but if you really are a curious one I will tell you of one incident, that recently happened yesterday actually."
"Yesterday?"
"Do you all know of a woman called Athendora?" I asked lifting a brow up.
"Yes, that is the leader Caius's mate and wife." Edward answered.
"Well she attacked me and we got into a little fight, yeah I guess you could call it a fight and well I had to use Jane's power against her and let me just tell you that power has come in handy twice for me."
I snapped my mouth shut when I saw that all the Cullens were staring at me.
"I don't take it back, but we could all chose to put it all behind us." I whispered.
"Very well then." Edward agree. "But Athendora, what did she want with you?"
"She thinks Caius has a thing for me and that I have a thing for him." I laughed. "She just wanted to make it clear that I don't pull a move on him"
They are went silent.
'Put it all behind us?' Rosalie's voice rang. 'then again I would rather not get on her bad side, wait is she hearing all of this?'
"The one gift that has been getting on my nerves is yours Edward, I hear everything, well mentally I hear everything." My eyes fell on to Rosalie's and I smiled.
"Oh yes it can be a nuisance at times." He chuckled.
'okay this is more like it, a happy Acacia leads to a happy bunch of Cullens' Emmet laughed allowed.
"Possibly." my eyes moved over toward Emmet's.
Suddenly I began to feel sick, my stomach began craving his blood. His scent was so close. I clenched my hands into fist and stiffened my body. Instantly I turned my head to the side.
"Are you alright Acacia." Alice ask. "What is the matter?"
Like lightening my head snapped toward the boy and began to ready myself to pounce. I was acting like an animal. Bending my legs I sprung up, but instantly I pulled back down, down toward the marble floor. On top of me was a particular vampire, with long blond hair, his feature sharp and fierce, across his face was a scowl.
"Get off of me Caius." I laughed historically, but oh so viciously. "I must have his blood, it taunts at me like It needs me."
I was not myself at this moment. It was like my mind was in my body, but dormant as another person took me over.
"Cullens leave us now, please go speak with any of the leaders, we will be leaving as soon as possible, but as you have noticed Acacia is a new born vampire and you bringing a human a long was a bad mistake."
Caius grabbed my wrists and brought them above my head away from my body. My legs instantly began to kick up, but his weight held them down.
"Look at me Acacia." I did not I turned my face to the side and continued to laugh. "Now!" He shouted.
I faced him.
"Before we leave for forks you will have to feed, you hear me?" He hissed.
"I will not!" I shouted back at him.
"Do you want to risk killing anyone in Forks?" He questioned. "one body over 4 or perhaps more, if you do not control your thirst now it will get the best of you while we are in forks."
"I'm not going to Forks."
At that moment I allowed myself to confess to myself that I thought Caius was actually attractive. His eyes cat like almost like mine I suppose, they were sharp and full of stories, full of history. His lips red, stained possible, his cheeks pale, his hair was not slicked back, but messy and flipped to the side, by god he resembled a rock star right now. Where was his guitar and band?
Caius's full lips parted to speak. "You will be going to Forks and you will be feeding tonight."
"I don't want to go, what if people see me and they all know I am missing, I mean I don't know if they all know I am missing, but they have to know Bella is missing and oh god Jacob what if he sees me, he hates vampires."
"Hate's Vampires."
"He is a werewolf, a shapeshifter."
A low growl escaped his lips.
"You will not see him, now you must go feed."
I did, I fed, in fact I was feeding right now. The warm liquid running down my throat, it was subsiding the craving for his blood, it was calming me. Dropping the body on the floor of the room without windows Caius just stared at me.
"Messy...messy...messy." he purred smirking evilly. "You allow the blood to just drip all over you, run down your chin and neck, look you even have it in your hair."
"Just be happy I fed willingly this time." I snapped making my way toward the door. As I grasped the handle Caius pulled me back, throwing me against the wall. Quickly he was before me, extending out his hand he ran a thumb over my chin, just right below my lips. As his finger left, he eyed the liquid intensely, before bringing it to his mouth. His pink tongue slowly licked the blood away. After all the blood was gone he quickly moved my hair away from my neck.
"What are you doing?" I asked nervosly.
"Waste not." he chimed.
He lowered his face toward my neck where a line of blood had trickled down. When he attached his lips to my neck I began to shiver, his touch was so cooling, but somehow I felt as if my body was heating up.
"Oh yes." he whispered. "the reaction is all too good."
Wait what?
His lips came back down upon my neck, gently sucking up the blood, trailing up to my jawline, slowly making their way to my chin. Then he pulled away making me fall to the ground like a doll, heaving for air.
"Go take a shower and pack, we leave as soon as possible in the morning." He hissed, then vanished out the door.
Wait what just happened?
Long chapter here readers...for a long wait. Sorry about that guys. I really liked this chapter, the dialogue between the cullens and Acacia was all too fun to write. I even laughed a few time. I feel like I at one point I got a side of Rosalie that people rarely see, her character always seems so sure of herself, but here I got a part of her that she doesn't want anyone to see...the part where she is somewhat insecure about how she looks so she compares herself to Acacia, who is clearly now giving her a run for her money it seems from Rosalie's thoughts. Andrew seems like such a Flat Character at the moment and I am still thinking whether or not I should give him more Characteristics or not.
I really love how Acacia made known to all that she is really a new born and how she was about to kill Andrew, it is almost like Bella to Edward, like he is crazy about how her blood smells and all. But Acacia isn't in love with Andrew, she is just fascinated with him...but isn't that how the relationship of Edward and Bella started? Don't worry readers it is not going to lead anywhere.
Did you like the little scene with Caius and Acacia? It wasn't too hardcore, but it was a total teas on my part and on Caius's part. The way he just left pissed me off...
okay I want to take a vote...whether I should do two parts to this story and leave part one right after they leave for forks. just tell me in a review if you want me to do that. This story might actually be in multiple parts.
and BIG NEWS CIAUS LOVERS!!!!!!! I might be starting up a new fiction...this time the girl character is a werewolf....not part of the same pack with Jacob which may stir up trouble...vote on whether I should start another story as well! if you want me to...I will post a better description in the next chapter I update.
hermonine: thank you!
Love667: "you are a really good author" Wow! thank you so much, reading that really makes me want to continue to write! Really it drives me! Yeah the Cullens seem so selfish at times, yeah Bella is important, but I think Acacia stepping in and basically saveing Bella's life well she deserves a saving herself! I wanted to make them suffer, but the game is not up yet anger will rise and pay back will be a betch...haah
cissilarsson: "I get so happy when I see that you have updated and I love every word you write, its so good" Wow thank you as well! Reading that really made me happy! :) I loved how Acacia used jane's power on them...it seemed so human for her to lash her anger out on them, though she did in the most inhuman way ever! haha
HermioneandMarcus: thank you!
natsumi456: the Cullens are just selfish in my opinion.
Reyelle: haha thanks, I hoped you like the Caius scenes in this chapter...a lot of touching...hahah ;)
PinkyCandy44: thank you! yep bella has been kidnapped...which I think is great...not really a Bella fan so might as well get rid of her a bit while I can in the best way possible...though it is still about her.
Blackened Lilly: I really like the chapter as well, you see Caius lose his "I am this hardcore old leader with this scowl Fear me". You see him even lose his usual ways in this chapter as well. I though the whole "use janes power on the Cullens" was just awesome, its one of my favorites out all the character out of the series. The Cullens kind of explain themselves in this chapter I posted today. I have decided that there may not be a relationship between the human and Acacia...gah you guys are probably getting annoyed with how my description do not always add up...its because I rethink things and the plot...so it all fall in together...in place properly. I really don't know yet, we will have to see what happens in forks, there will be dialogue between the two characters though, I am thinking of a good amount. "it's amazing that you do, keeping realism in mind is what makes you one of my favourite authors." oh thank really things like that make me want to continue to write!!! gah really it makes me feel great about my writing!
arrancarstar: oh wow I really like it!! would you like me to post a link to it in my next update so readers can see it?
xiloveanime01x: Acacia may or may not forgive Bella, I know she get annoyed by her easily, something will happen I know that. Things were somewhat explained as to why they didn't show up on time. I am just not a Bella fan at all. I know arguments will spark between Bella and Acacia when Bella is found...(shoot gave that away, but she will be found)...Bella will react in such a way...
