AN: Next few weeks are going to be busy. No guarantees that I'll be able to update properly.
"You really have to trust me on this one, Aro." Bella waved a dismissive hand at me, causing me to frown.
"I do have faith in you and your gift, but that doesn't mean I have to like your plan." I rebutted. Bella sighed.
"I just want to do something nice for your friend and his family. The only thing I can do myself that is nice is to make a family portrait for them." She examined her blank canvas. "You said that when I painted a human version of your sister it looked exactly like she used to look. The same thing happened when I painted a human version of Dora. What if someone suddenly showed you how you used to look as a human? Wouldn't you be at the very least pleased?"
"No, I would be on edge wondering how they knew what I looked like so long ago. I'd wonder if they were my sire and what their motives were." Bella gave me an annoyed look before chuckling.
"Fine, you paranoid old man. Then I'm doing this for me. I want to paint the human version of these vampires. I'll let you decide whether or not we should give them the portrait." Bella looked back to her canvas, but I still wasn't happy with the outcome of our discussion.
"What if they see you looking at them?"
"Considering I'll only look at them through a peephole as they wait to be ushered into the throne room? I have a feeling they won't notice me. Anyways I'll be using my gift to make the slight hole look like the rest of the wall. I'll be able to see them, but they won't be able to see me."She paused and looked at me. I could tell she was trying to read my expression. I tried to give nothing away. "You're an idiot, you know that don't you?" Bella said in a teasing voice. I pulled her into my lap, causing her to gasp in surprise.
"I am an idiot, but only when it comes to you." I whispered while holding her close to me. We sat in silence for a few minutes, her colors blinding me to the outside world. I knew I was being unreasonable, and she knew it as well. Damn it, she knows I cannot deny her anything. Every concession she has given me, every time she held back on doing something she wanted to was because she chose to have mercy on me and indulge my possessiveness. She is so beautiful and giving, and I just want to keep her all to myself.
Bella leaned up and kissed me, causing bright pinks to flash through my mind as well as making my lust rise. How did she always catch me on fire with just a simple touch?
"Are you alright?" Her voice was a whisper.
"You're here. Of course I'm alright." I kissed her carefully. How could I deny her anything? "If it will make you happy... paint them."
So, Aro isn't completely unyielding when it comes to keeping Bella away from others. What do you think?