Scarlett grew restless with each step she took down the seemingly endless underground passageway. Intricately carved stone columns and archways surrounded her as Demetri lead her. When they first arrived she'd attempted to make a run for it but to no avail easily being overcome b Demetri's speed. After the attempt he'd made sure to keep a bruising grasp on her arm until he'd taken her into the walls of Voltara. Entrapped by the high stone walls of the passageway Scarlett was left no place to run and therefore no choice but to allow Demetri to continue to lead her.
Just when Scarlett was ready to believe that the passage truly didn't have an end they came to a pair of high wooden doors just as intricately carved as the rest of their surroundings. The fear that had been suppressed due to her sheer annoyance and hate for her captor began to seep through her barriers once more. She didn't need the doors to open and reveal what was behind them. She could feel the sense of darkness from where she stood. It was the same unease she'd felt when she'd felt Demetri watching her from the shadows before he'd taken her. It was the same feeling she'd felt when Victoria had attacked. Now, that same feeling was magnified within her telling her that there was much more than one vampire behind that door.
The door creaked as Demetri swung them open. Frozen where she stood Scarlett made no move to follow him inside. Seeing that she had no intention of moving herself Demetri sighed in annoyance and reached out to take hold of her arm in his cold iron grip once more. Pulling her through the doorway he pushed the doors shut once more with his free hand. Scarlett heard the doors slam shut behind her the sound knocking her out of her frozen state. The sound echoed through the large spacious room and it was as if her freedom was being locked away. It felt as if she'd just entered a prison.
"Welcome back Demetri," a smooth almost cheery voice spoke. "I see you bought our guest."
Drawn to the voice Scarlett found herself looking across the wide tiled floor to the other side of the room where three thrones sat each seated with a man. The one who'd spoke stood in welcome upon their arrival while the other two remained sitting. Before she could look around much more at her surroundings Demetri was pushing her forward toward the three vampires. Reluctant to get closer Scarlett bothered to drag her feet even knowing that Demetri would force her forward.
With each heavy step Scarlett's eyes darted about the room landing on several vampires that stood casually about the room. All of them were different completely different she noted, all but their blood red eyes that watched her. One she noticed was a young girl that looked little more than a child. She'd look almost innocent if not for the evil sneer and hateful glare directed at her. Next to the girl stood a boy of similar looks which Scarlett thought was perhaps a brother, a twin. Demetri brought her to a halt before the three vampires standing before them.
Scarlett's eyes observed them intently. The man who'd stood upon their arrival had skin that seemed nearly translucent with long black hair. Even if he hadn't been standing before her now as the obvious leader of this particular coven of vampires Scarlett doubted that she wouldn't have been able to pick him out as an obvious authority figure. Authority seemed to seep through every pore of his body as he stood before her. What Scarlett found off putting was his genuine smile, yet she couldn't deny it reminded her of the Cheshire cat--- untrustworthy and manipulative. The two sitting on either side of him were no different. They were powerful, they were leaders as well and neither looked as pleased as their friend by her arrival. Instead they looked rather serious and frightening.
"I did as you asked master," Demetri answered politely pushing Scarlett to stand before him so that his 'master' could see her.
"My dearest Scarlett, it's so nice of you to join us. You may call me Aro," the man spoke the smile never leaving his lips.
Aro stepped forward the movement sending Scarlett scurrying backward away from him at his approach. However, as she attempted to move away Demetri was behind her trapping her between himself and Aro. Aro continued to approach until he was standing directly before her his milky red eyes looking down at her.
"Demetri told me all about you and your special gifts," Aro spoke the pleasure in his voice obvious. "It's a gift unlike any I've encountered in all my years. A gift deserving of immortality," he continued as he begun to circle her like a vulture.
Scarlett half expected him to lick his lips like a salivating dog about to get a treat for it was exactly the way he was looking at her. Or perhaps the description of a child a Christmas would do just as well. Suddenly the realization dawned on Scarlett of what these vampires had planned for her. She'd thought Demetri's threats had perhaps been merely for his own entertainment or that he'd merely been referring to the fact that he'd take her life by the sense of having her as a meal. She'd never thought that they planned on--- turning her.
"Go to hell!" she snapped her courage remaining strong, tired of being afraid and weak. She may be weak compared to them but she refused to be both.
"Such fire!" Aro laughed coming to stop directly in front of her once more. "You'll definitely make a wonderful immortal, a new member of our little family."
Not liking what she was hearing Scarlett made a split decision to attempt an escape. Uncaring of the numerous vampires surrounding her she ran for the door. Before she could make it half away back across the room the door was blocked by the vampires that had previously stood by and watched including the young girl and her brother. Her steps faltered seeing her only exit blocked.
"Still hoping to escape? Such a silly little girl," Aro cooed standing directly in front of her a moment later.
Aro's sudden appearance a mere few inches in front of her sent Scarlett stumbling backward. Before she could regain her balance she found herself falling to the hard stone tiled floor. Her human antics had Aro laughing in enjoyment. Scarlett rushed back onto her feet uncomfortable with the disadvantage of being on the ground considering she already was at a disadvantage. Standing once more Aro was once again circling her.
"You have a strong will I can appreciate that but here it can be a dangerous thing--- for the moment," Aro spoke his voice turning serious but never losing its cheery tenor.
Before Scarlett could react Aro's hand shot out from his side his cold fingers grasping her hand. The touch had him smiling. It was almost as if he was seeing something flashing before his eyes.
"Interesting," Aro said moments later releasing her hand. "You've lived quite the life haven't you? A life full of pain and sadness, yet you've found something more after so long."
At his words Scarlett understood what had happened. The Cullens had explained to her their 'gifts' as Aro had called them. Apparently Aro possessed a gift of his own. Suddenly a new realization dawned on her remembering Aro's previous words to her. He collected. Glancing around Scarlett figured that every vampire in the room was part of his so called collection that he'd gathered together to surround himself with their powerful gifts.
"Ah, I don't even have to touch you to know you've realized what it is I can do, at least on some level. I can read every thought you've ever had with a single touch," he explained with a proud satisfied smile.
Aro reached out his cold fingers skimming across Scarlett's check before taking a firm grasp of her jaw forcing her eyes to meet his. Scarlett's green eyes glared up with hate.
"Indeed, all the capabilities of a wondrous immortal. You will be one of my greatest treasures."
"It doesn't matter what you see or think about me," Scarlett snapped. "I will not be one of you. I'd rather die."
"My dear that is exactly what you will do, and then you will join us," Aro informed her matter of factly as if he had no doubt it would be exactly as he said it would be. "You'll learn to be happy here."
"I doubt that," Scarlett growled, something she'd learned from Jake.
Her insistence against his word only seemed to humor Aro his lips curling into a wider smile. Talking to Aro was like being on a merry-go-round, you got nowhere. All there was; was what he wanted, what he planned and his will. Frighteningly enough no matter how much she denied her acceptance of the fate he and his fellow vampires had planned for her Scarlett knew she was practically under their control, they would do whatever they wanted to her and there was nothing she could do about it. Laughing he released her pushing her back against Demetri whose arms instantly closed around her keeping her immobile.
"There is still much to discuss concerning you," Aro spoke. "Demetri will escort you to a room to wait while we talk."
"You can't keep me here!" Scarlett insisted struggling against Demetri's hold.
Scarlett's words brought Aro to a halt as he had begun making his way back to his discarded chair. Turning his milky red eyes zeroed in on her this time with less of his seemingly cheery disposition.
"You're very right," Aro replied smoothly. "You're not one to wait are you. Perhaps it would be best if I make sure you stay put until we're finished," he finished with a sigh.
The smile returned to Aro's lips his eyes moving to the space behind her rather than her.
"Jane perhaps you could be of some help," he said his voice dripping with his strange mix of malicious intent and cheer.
Suddenly Demetri was turning her in his arms facing her toward the area where Aro had been looking. Scarlett watched as the young girl she'd noticed earlier step forward from the row of vampires blocked the doorway. The sneer curling the girl's lips was now even more malicious than Scarlett had first found it. This girl was defiantly no innocent child. Of all the vampire's lining the room Scarlett was sure that this girl, Jane, was perhaps the most sadistic of all, dangerous and frightening.
"This may hurt a little," Jane's tinkling childish voice spoke.
Scarlett never even had the time to consider what Jane had meant when she spoke before it began. The pain was instantaneous. It had her screaming loudly sending echoes through the spacious room. It was unlike anything she'd ever felt before. Not even the pain of Victoria's bite and the burning sensation of the venom coursing through her before it'd been repelled could even begin to compare to what she was feeling now. It was indescribable, unbearable. It was the sort of pain that you wished for death when you felt it. She felt as if her insides were being twisted around inside her, as if fire and electricity was coursing through her all at once. Such a description didn't do it justice but there was no other way she could describe it. It was so painful that she couldn't even welcome the blissful state of unconscious. It was as if the pain kept you wake to keep you feeling how excruciatingly painful it truly was. All she could do was scream.
"That's enough Jane," Scarlett heard Aro command through the haze of pain wracking her body.
The pain suddenly stopped taking all of the energy from her body leaving her weak and disoriented. All her weight was on Demetri who continued to hold her in his arms too weak to push him away. The only sound she could manage was a moan her throat sore from her screams. She never fell unconscious even with the memory of the pain still coursing through her body. She had no will to do anything her mind lost in a haze. At that moment she was little more than a doll for them to do with as they pleased. She was aware of Demetri or someone else lifting her into their arms with ease and steadily moving but everything else was lost.
Aro stood smiling watching as one of his lesser guards carried the girl away where she' wait for them to finish their discussions concerning her. She would be out of the way for now too overcome from Jane's powers to attempt anything. He had to admit he found her will admirable. Even surrounded by vampires with no hope of actually making an escape she would've tried.
His mind was busily making plans for her, her usefulness could know no bounds. If she could repel vampire venom there were many possibilities for her as a member of his guard. She was a new unique sort of shield. Not to mention she would make quite a beautiful immortal a fact that he hadn't failed to notice Demetri had taken notice of as well.
"I have a request master," Demetri took the opportunity to speak before the discussion could begin.
"There's no need Demetri," Aro said with a dismissive wave of his hand while retaking his seat beside his cohorts Caius and Marcus. "Once she's turned her powers will be useful to me but the girl will be yours aside from that. I hope you realize she will be difficult to tame."
"I wouldn't have it any other way," Demetri replied returning Aro's smirk. "Thank you master," he finished with a respectful bow.
AN: YAY anther chapter done. I am getting REALLY close to the end 3 or 4 more chapters! So I have some notes for my readers. REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW.
Freakish Fanfic story. I am a freshman in college and I have made 3 close friends on my floor of my dorm. One I discover writes and reads fanfics too. Here we discover we've read and added each other as favorite authors, before we even ever met?! How weird is that?!
Okay now for some info on my upcoming stories. I'll start by saying my mind is out to kill me when it comes to fanfics because I keep thinking of GREAT ideas my writing can't keep up and I want to do them all at once because I love them all so much! Instead of having one idea I have three for my next fic. I am debating on to do them all and go back and forth between chapters or to stay with one and only one and then do them one after the other. I have ideas for my Jasper and OC fic of course and a new Covenant fic and now a Vampire Diaries fic (which is just tickling my fancy because I love Damon in character and actor in the show) I recommend the books and show to any Twilight lovers and anyone else.