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Life kept things exciting, it made you jump, bow, and blew you over. But it was exciting in the end, this was why we are still alive. To see the excitement that life had to give.
Regina huphed for the fiftieth time, she was bored unbelievably bored. Marcus having been called away several hours prior and Jasper within the process of unpacking his thing. She had told him she had no interest in helping him, she was currently regretting this decision.
She laid sprawled out in the middle of her room, laying on the wooden floor. She had already walked around, studying the bathroom. Closet and room/ living room. Yes, you heard right. Her room had a sitting area in it, closely resembling her office. That had a door that lead to it from her room.
A fireplace, four poster bed. Rug on the left side of said bed, something she had made a mental note of. A dresser, and even a beautiful wooden vanity were she could do her makeup. Something that she absolutely adored, it would give her somewhere to play with makeup and her hair. Aro had done right on picking it, he had even picked a Speaker/karaoke machine….
She paused, doing a handstand then a flip landing on her feet just for the hell of it. She had taken to doing flips… inside. "Great." Her boredom was worse than she thought it had been. She walked over to said Machine, her hands moving down it with a smile. "Yes."
She ran over to her bag, pulling loose her auxiliary cord with a crackle. This would be perfect, so she plugged up her shiny new phone. (Courtesy of Marcus) Then turned on her music. With a delicate shrug, she pranced away from the machine. Waiting for her song to start….. "Hey baby is that you?"
She began humming along to the county music. Letting herself relax into the music as she wandered over to said vanity. Though, technically she was rocking… or countrying her entire wing and probably more of the castle. Especially considering the fact that she had it on full blasted and Caius had explicitly told her that the castle wasn't fully soundproof yet…
With a shrug she sat down, pilfering through her makeup. She'd have to expand her collection now that she had so much extra space but until then….
"I wonder how tha others are gonna be able tah handle you." Jasper startled her, not even ten minutes into the start of her eye makeup. Making Regina yelp and bump her mascara wand against her nose. She hissed, turning to him with a glare while using a makeup wipe to remove the access mascara on her nose.
"Haven't yah ever heard of fuckin' knockin' you damn near gave me a heart attack!" His lips twitched up into a smile, watching her remove her blunder with a chuckle. She stopped, eyes narrowed into slits. "You wouldn't do somethin' like that on purpose… Would you Jasper?"
"Now what do you take me for miss? I would never." His tongue rolled over the words. Making her snort in return, turning up her nose and turn back to her makeup. "You know…" He stated turning her music down a good amount. Making Regina turn and once again glare at him after finishing her makeup. "We have very good hearin'."
Her lips twitched up, eyes sparkling as she stated bluntly. "I'm aware." Regina stood from her chair pushing it in then strolling over to Jasper. Throwing herself down onto the couch across from were he had taken up residence in one of the chairs. "I'm unbelievably bored, i'm not one to be cage in a room with no knowledge on where I'm heading." Her hand went to her head, doing the woe me guster.
"How about I take you to tha library?" She immediately perked up at the idea of leaving the room. "I can show you tha way so you no longer hafta be trapped in here." She stood, overly excited by the idea now.
"Yes, let's do that." Jaspers eyebrows pulled together.
"How do yah change your accent like that?" Regina paused, fingers curling around a piece of her hair in thought as he opened her bedroom door for her.
"Well, I'm not entirely sure. It's just somethin' I do." She just mimicked people, and right now she was in between the three kings, herself, and Jasper's way of speech. He didn't respond at first, though Regina had taken to humming to herself while walking through the hall.
"This is my room." Jasper finally spoke, breaking the silence between them and racking his knuckles gently against the wood.
"Really? This is kind of far from mine isn't it?" She was pretty positive that they had walked a good wase. She figured he would have chosen one closer to her own room.
"It really ain't that far for me." She could see that, what with him being a Vampire and all. So she didn't say anything further to him, though she did watch from the corner of her eye. He would turn to her open his mouth, then perch his lips and look away.
He also looked extremely handsome in that moment. With a black top and wrangler, along with boots. It was the way the men back at home had dressed, casual. Making Regina wonder if he dressed in button ups, nicer boots and a hat when he went out.
"I like your makeup." Jasper grumbled, forcing her from her thoughts on what Jasper would look like in a button up and hat. Hmm, she might have to ask him one of these days. Or maybe get him to model, cowboy boots and a hat… Immediately she shut down that train of thought, shaking her head.
"Thank you." She had done a green sparkly, very extra eye look. Then doodled little vines and other greenery around her eyes.
She liked to experiment when bored, with makeup. With her hair, she liked to draw, sing, and play music…. She just loved art in general, any form of it. If she could express herself creativity then she would do so. "I like art."
He glanced at her, then sighed grumbling something under his breath. "I ain't much of a talker, I prefer tah show people..." Regina bumped her hip against him, then snatched his hand up. Swinging them.
"I can appreciate that." She could, he was like the strong silent type. She would get use to it over time. His lips twitched up when she focused on her emotions, making acceptance the most prominent one then squeezing his hand in reassurance. The rest of the walk filled with a peaceful silence as they walked hand and hand to the library.
Regina silently taking note of the twists and turns they took so she could make it back here. She had a very good memory, she hated that she did. Mainly because she would like to forget a good deal of things she remembered in perfect detail. But her memory was damn near perfect.
It was very rare for her to forget something, she remembered everything. Hence her filing system, it helped her mind from getting muddled. Though, she would have to go in there later and organize everything. Come to think about it, she should have done that earlier instead of playing with makeup.
But eh, what can you do? "We're here." She blinked, eyebrows pulling together.
"We are?" She should have probably been paying more attention to everything. But she had blanked out for a moment, trying to process the fact that she needed to get her shit together… Mentally of course. Regina liked to think that she was doing pretty good externally at the moment.
Jasper rose an eyebrow at her, but didn't say anything as they walked into the library and she instantly gravitated toward the fact that they had a piano sitting in the middle of this huge room. "This is tha King's private Library." She probably should have taken a minute to appreciate the fact that she was in a Library that could make Belle from Beauty and the beast shake with envy.
However the Piano that sat in the middle of the room had grabbed and kept her attention immediately. Her fingers itching to see if she still had the ability to play it. She hadn't played the piano in well over nineteen years. The only other Piano she had even been around had been Edwards and she didn't want to catch whatever the hell he had that made him… Well him so she didn't even think to touch the thing.
This piano on the other hand, her fingers gently moved over the first three keys. Humming to herself as she closed her eyes and listened to music it made. Jasper sat down on the bench beside her, Regina glancing at him for a second before letting her hands glide over the keys.
Jasper sighed, then to her shock, he began to play beside her. She couldn't help but pause, glancing at him. Before picking back up. "I didn't know you could play." She whispered, and Jasper smiled at her.
"I didn't know you could either Darlin'."
Regina thought over her response.. "My father in my last life was a pianist." She remember those days, how he would play. The way his fingers slid over the keys, the effortless way he demonstrated his talent always brought a smile to her face. That old black piano that sat in the middle of the living room that she had played as a child.
He hadn't been some huge Pianist that everyone knew, he just enjoyed playing. His passion for playing having been given to her. Regina had been the only one of her siblings that picked up the piano. All the others having been more interested in other forms of arts, or in her sisters case the harp like their mother had played.
Her lips twitched up, figures moving over the Piano as she played one of the first songs she had learned on piano. Jasper stopped playing beside her, deciding instead to sit in one of the chairs beside the piano. The small seating area making the giant room feel less cold in Regina's mind somehow.
It wasn't to long later that she realized just how into playing she had gotten. Mainly because somehow the room went from just having herself and Jasper to having Aro, Marcus, and Caius also present sitting with Jasper in the sitting area.
"Oh, when did you three get here?" She was slightly confused on how she hadn't noticed them enter… She was facing the entrance of the library.
"Close to an hour ago Stella." How the hell hadn't she noticed that they had gotten there an hour ago? Just how long had she been playing? Had she been just that into the music? Probably, though Regina could say one thing as she stood and made her way over to one of the couches. She was extremely relaxed, her shoulders slumped and a small sigh leaving her. She hadn't been this relaxed in many years.
Sitting directly between Aro and Marcus, she rose an eyebrow at Caius and Jasper…. Who were sitting on the loveseat together. Caius scowled at her, instantly appearing in one of the single chairs instead. While Jasper sighed in exasperation. "Really?"
"I didn't say anything." Regina stated bluntly immediately, because technically she hadn't.
"You were thinking it." Caius accused with a hiss, she blinked innocently at him in return.
"Thinkin' what? Caius whatever do you think I was thinkin'?" Aro chuckled, taking her hand in his own. Then his lips twitched up more than likely at the mischievous she had attempted to cause today, raising her hand to his lips.
"No, we did not hear the Music from the throne room. However Demetri did hear it in the lobby. The throne room has been properly soundproof since your last visit." She couldn't help but think it was a shame in all honesty. They missed out on amazing music, though Demetri obviously didn't.
"He actually liked your music Amore, he wished to ask you what it was you were listening to." Regina bobbed her head.
"Good man, good taste. I'll get with him sometime and share the wonders of country music with him." Marcus chuckled, his finger going to her cheek and moving her head to him.
Being careful not to whip away her makeup as he ran his finger over her face. "This looks lovely stella, tell me what made you decide on this type of look today?" She hummed, noticing how Caius seemed to perk up when Marcus asked.
"Well, mainly boredom. But my balcony does have a perfect view of the garden. This might have influenced my look for the day." Marcus didn't respond at first. He seemed to thoughtfully study her face.
"I enjoy the beauty that nature holds." He mumbled, then released her face. Studying it a moment longer before smiling at her.
"Do you paint?" She turned her head to look at Caius, noticing the way he had asked. He seemed reluntic to ask, more than likely because he was still mad at her for whatever it was he thought she was thinking…. Which she was totally thinking but he didn't need to know that.
"Yes, though I'm not very good at it. I do still like to paint, sculpt, and freehand. Art was something that I grew up with in the life before this one." She was more into transforming the face with different things, her art normally on the face. But she would draw on occasion and if she's feeling really good paint.
Caius grunted, then looked away from her. Regina's lips twitched up, extremely amused by him in that moment. He was just so easy to mess with and the way he would over dramatize everything. "Don't be so dramatic." He didn't even glance at her, so she stood and decided to just sit in his lap.
He continued to look away even after she had done so, nose turned up. "So how was your day?" Caius scoffled from behind her, making Regina rolled her eyes as she focused her attention on Marcus and Aro. Both of whom smiled at her in return.
"There was nothing of particular interest, we only received one visit from a nomadic vampire who was simply checking in. It is mandatory for any who are moving through Volturi to check in with us when they do so. After Aro read him we sent him on his way as we normally do." Marcus explained, elbow resting on the side of the couch and the knuckles of his closed fist being used as a cushion for the side of his face.
Regina sat her hand running through her hair, untangling it with her fingers as Marcus spoke. Only for her hand to be batted away and for cool fingers to take the place of her own warm ones. Caius seeming to have decided to begin running his fingers through her hair instead. Untangling the barely there knots she had at some point begin to weave into her hair as the day drew on.
She sighed, practically melting into him as he worked his fingers over her scalp and through her hair. "How was your day?" Marcus asked, a small smile on his face. Regina blinked, opening her mouth to speak but before she could.
She felt the air rush around her, only to find herself once again staring at Jasper and Caius. Caius scoffled, glaring at Aro who she found out she was sitting on lap. "Please, you've had three days with her brother. It's only fair Marcus and I get the pleasure of having her on our laps."
His own hands resting on her hips, eyebrow raised in obvious challenge towards Caius. Who in return very simply looked away, eyes narrowed at the wall as he did so. "Ladies, there's enough me for all of you. No need to fight.' Regina snorted to herself at her own joke, before turning in Aro's lap. Sitting sideways so she could once again get a good look at Marcus's face.
Aro chuckled lowly, at her words or her moving she wasn't sure which one. But Regina shrugged it off. "Terribly boring, I took to doing flips inside." She informed him, a slight frown washing over her face at the memory of how bored she had been. She liked to be around people, she didn't like being left to her own devices.
"I believed y'all are trying to drive me to the point of insanity by leaving to my own device at one point." she put the back of her hand to her head, closing her eyes and throwing back her head in the universal woe me sign for the second time today. Gentle fingers found her jaw, tipping it forward as she met warm, highly amused, and just in general lovely red eyes.
"Our apologies, perhaps next time you might join us when we are called away?" Marcus's question caused an uneasy air to settle over the others. Aro clearing his throat as he began almost gently.
"I believe we have talked about this brother, she shouldn't be involved with anything until she is turned." Marcus only acknowledged Aro with the briefest of glances before turning his gaze back to Regina. Who in return raised an eyebrow at the information, seeing as how it directly involved her. This also being the first time she had heard about this.
She figured she wouldn't be taking a throne until she was changed, but she was unaware they had, had discussions on this subject. Though in hindsight she probably should have. Though what was the saying again? Hindsight was twenty, twenty was it not?
"Yes, and I believe we came to the decision to bring Stella into the conversation did we not?" Aro released a breath, one that almost sounded like a growl of warning but Regina threw that from her head. At the moment she was more curious to figure out just what it was Marcus meant by bringing her into the conversation.
"I would like for you to be able to enter and leave the throne room whenever you please, Jasper agree with me. However my brothers believe it to be to dangerous until you are turn. They wish for you to be exiled from the throne room until you are changed." Caius immediately protested.
"Don't put it's so vially brother! Aro and I are simply looking at the fact that she is but a human." His defensive hiss made Regina really think on it for a moment, Though she would be lying if she said she didn't enjoy the way Marcus twisted his words. Trying to sway her to his side. It was rather smooth which only made her realize that she'd have to tread carefully with him in that regard.
"Yet you completely disregard the fact that not only will she be protected by us, and the guard. But she must learn of our ways and there is no better way then for her to observe the way we handle certain things." His voice was almost dry as he stated this. Though Marcus had never once moved his eyes from her face through talking. His thumb doing small circles on her jaw, though his eyes were passionate. He truly believed this was the best way to go about it.
"Why do you agree with Caius, Aro? And why do you agree with Marcus, Jasper." Regina decided to ask the two of them, before revealing what she was thinking.
"While in some way I do agree with Marcus, you are but a human amore. As such you can be easily injured should there be any crossfire. Yes, we would be there to protect you along with the guards. But I am unsure if you are mentally prepared for that type of brutality as well." Aro's voice was gentle as he explained his opinion on the matter and Regina couldn't help but agree with him in some aspects.
Would she be mentally capable of dealing with the amount of brutality she might see in the throne room? Would she be fully prepared for it as she should be? Aro while weary for her physical health as Caius was. Was also more focused on her mental health. She turned just enough to look at Jasper, who in return stared right back at her thoughtfully.
"I agree with Marcus, but only because I believe if we try to keep yah in certain parts of tha castle. You'll simply go to tha places you ain't suppose tah go outta curiosity. I believe if we don't try to contain yah, then we'll be more prepared for yah randomly explorin'." he drawled out his words more than usual, staring at Regina with a very knowledgeable expression on his face. He was entirely right, telling her she couldn't go somewhere just made her want to go there out of curiosity.
"I agree with all of you, I think the best thing to do though is Jasper's idea. He isn't wrong, if you try to tell me not to do something the rebellious teenager in me can't help but try to break or twist those rules. So while I would like to go into the throne room. It will more than likely be far and inbetween that I even do so." Marcus's face morphed in victory, making both Caius and Aro gave small sighs of exasperation.
"Very well mia Regina, you have the final say in this." Aro practically grumbled, Caius scoffled. Turning to glare once more at the wall. Regina chuckled under her breath, further amused by her mates dramatics.
On that note. I'm going to end this here, wrapping this chapter up with a pretty pink bow and everything. I've been gone and normally I wouldn't try to excuse my absence with pretty words, however I have a legitimate reason for being gone so long. That reason being; My laptop.. Died? My cord was eaten by my puppy and as a result I have had no way of updating, editing, or other. So ya know i'm sorry for that. Constructive criticism is always welcome, till next time.
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