Edward Cullen loathed being in the presence of the Volturi. Every few years they were expected to pay them a visit to report on anything suspicious and on the Coven's activities. What made it even worse was the fact that his coven was one of the few vegetarian covens, which made them the target of other's disdain. He couldn't wait to get this over with so that they could go back to their home.
He glanced at his family. Carlisle looked the most relaxed out of them all, while Rosalie stood as a statue with fists by her sides. Jasper was trying to sooth her emotions, while Emmett stood close to her, protectively. Esme and Alice just wanted to go home, and Edward agreed with that.
A whimper suddenly cut through the air and Edward knew he wasn't the only one hearing it. While the sound was clear for all, he knew the person who made that sound wasn't in the room with them, but was somewhere in the mansion.
"I'm impressed, Carlisle," said Aro from his throne. "How many decades has it been now since the last time you have tasted a drop of human blood? Your will is simply fascinating."
Edward, being the second eldest in the group, tensed. He knew Aro didn't simply throw compliments around. He always wanted something.
"Thank you," responded Carlisle smoothly. "I must admit that it is a hard thing to do. If it wasn't for my family, then I wouldn't be able to do it."
"Ah, yes, family," drawled Aro.
Aro wasn't fond of how they viewed their cover, but it wasn't as if he was going to interfere. As long as they kept to themselves and didn't attract any trouble, Edward was positive the man wouldn't do anything.
Aro's mouth opened to speak once again but was interrupted when the hall's doors swung open.
Edward turned around and saw a young vampire make its way towards the three thrones. The boy was practically running, while still trying to maintain a slow walk. Once he reached the steps, he immediately flung himself on Aro's lap, buried his face on the older vampire's chest, and started whimpering.
"Hush now, Hadrian," chastised Aro before turning his attention back to the Cullens. "It seems that someone is in need of feeding."
The younger boy whined and clutched Aro's shirt with his fists in response.
Edward could see the amusement in Aro's mind. The ancient vampire was fond of the younger boy. He could see that the boy was a newborn vampire. One that was special to the Volturi.
"Sire!" whined the boy after Aro shifted him on his lap.
"Hadrian, come here," ordered Caius, who was sitting on one of the other two thrones.
The newborn vampire slowly stood from his spot and walked towards Caius. He stood in front of the man and Edward couldn't help the choking sound that came out of him once he realized the thoughts that were coming from the newborn's head. All the boy thought of was blood. He was beyond hungry. He felt itchy, miserable, and hungry beyond imagination.
Caius sent the vampire, Hadrian, a small smile before reaching behind him and pulling a small blood bag. The other vampire latched himself immediately on the bag, trying to grasp it from Caius's hand.
"Give it to me!" Hadrian snarled and tried to snatch it. "Give it to me! Give it to me. I said fucking give it to me. Caius! Sire, please. Give it here, you fucking asshole."
Edward tried to bite down a choke at Hadrian's words and his thoughts. The boy truly lost it on the sight of blood, and Edward couldn't blame him. The boy had just been turned lately from what he could read from other's minds. And when you're a newborn vampire you needed a great amount of blood to sate the hunger.
Caius rolled his eyes in annoyance and grabbed the boy's arm, pulling him towards his own lap. Once the boy was on his lap, he opened the blood bag and placed next to the boy's mouth who latched on it, drinking and moaning.
"Now then," said Aro, bringing the attention back to himself. "I do have a request of you, dear Carlisle."
Ah, so there it was. Edward knew the vampire was up to something. He glanced one more time at the newborn vampire and found that the bag was now on the floor, empty of blood, while Hadrian was slumped on Caius' chest with close eyes and a face drowned with blood. Caius was running his hand over the boy's hair. Edward couldn't believe the thoughts that ran through Caius' mind. From all their meetings, Edward never saw the other vampire care for anyone besides his own mate; but for whatever reason, he cared for the younger boy. Or rather, saw him as kind of a pet.
"Tell me," responded Carlisle as he cleared his throat and forced himself to look at Aro instead of the curious newborn.
"I want you to take Hadrian in for some time. I want him to be trained to be a vegetarian."
A soft whine escaped said vampire, and Edward saw as Caius shushed him.
"My I ask why?" asked Carlisle. "You don't have a problem with feasting on human blood from what I can see. Why turn HIM into a vegetarian?"
"I won't lie to you, my old friend," responded Aro with a wide smile. "Hadrian here made me PROMISE to make him a vegetarian vampire before I turned him. Though it seems now that he turned and had a taste of blood, he changed his mind," chuckled Aro. "No matter, I did make a promise to my dear little one here, and I don't want to break that promise."
Aro's mind was a curious thing, Edward thought. The man viewed Hadrian as a child that he created. Not only that, but he was amused by the younger boy. He thought it was funny to turn the boy into a vegetarian now and see how entertaining things could get, but he also wanted to keep his words and give the boy what he wanted when he was in the right state of mind. The boy was just a newborn; he wasn't going to think clearly.
"More," a whisper came from Hadrian who was looking at Caius with pleading eyes.
"You need to ask nicely, boy," said Caius with narrowed eyes.
While Caius liked the boy, he wouldn't tolerate any disrespect. He allowed Hadrian some freedom whenever he was starving and desperate to feed and wasn't thinking straight, but it wouldn't do to allow him such behavior other times.
"Sire, please!" begged the boy as he linked his arms on the older vampire's neck and rubbed his cheek on the man's chest.
Edward would've laughed at the display and what was going through the boy's mind. He just wanted the older vampire to take pity on him and feed him. Why wasn't his Sire feeding him? He was confused and still hungry.
"Demetri," called Caius. "Take dear little Hadrian here to his room."
The other vampire made his way through and grabbed Hadrian's arms, gently tugging him away from Caius' grasp.
"And give him something to eat, will you?" said Caius dismissively as he stared at the Cullens once more.
Once the newborn heard that he was going to be fed, he grabbed Demetri's arm and jumped from anticipation, ready to bolt out of the hall.
"What do you say, old friend?" asked Aro, looking at Carlisle. "My childe does need your help. The question is, would you care to help?"
Carlisle knew that despite the fact that he was asked nicely, this was anything but that. Aro was demanding him to take the boy whether he agreed to or not. It was how Aro functioned. Carlisle thought about it for few seconds. While it was going to be difficult to turn a newborn vampire into a vegetarian, he didn't mind bringing another vampire to the other side. Less people would die if the vampire turned into a vegetarian, which Carlisle was looking forward to.
"Of course, Aro," Carlisle responded softly. "I would be happy to help. The more vegetarian vampires out there, the better."
Aro hummed in approval while Caius looked at him with disdain. The only person who sat as stiff as a stone was Marcus, who didn't seem to be bothered by anything that was going on.
After few discussions, Aro commanded other vampires to take them to the rooms they were staying in until their departure. He couldn't wait to meet the newborn vampires of another Coven and learn what powers they had.
Edward entered the room he was going to be staying at, Jasper at his heels. His brother was quiet during the whole ordeal and didn't mutter a single world. They both sat at the couches opposite each other.
"It seems we're sharing a room," Edward said, cutting the silence.
His brother chuckled. "Well, not like we're sharing a bed, thankfully."
The room didn't have any bed in it. Guest rooms in the Volturi never did. It was as if it was a statement informing them that this was not home, and that they should leave as soon as possible.
"So we're having a new coven member," said Edward.
"You should've felt what he was feeling, Edward," said Jasper. "I almost couldn't contain myself at the hunger and anger the boy was feeling."
"He was thinking the same," responded Edward. "We should be able to relax for a bit until the evening. Carlisle would definitely form a family meeting to discuss the ordeal."
"You know," started Jasper. "It's kind of creepy how much you know Carlisle. Esme should feel jealous."
Edward laughed at that then looked around the room. It was true that he knew Carlisle so well. The two spent decades with each other until Rosalie and the rest were turned, so they knew each other pretty well. Edward in the beginning had been mad at Carlisle for turning him but that slowly went away. Now he had nothing but the utmost respect and admiration for the other vampire who took care of him, never asking for anything in return.
His thoughts wandered to his Singer, Bella Swan, the new girl in their school. He could still remember her sweet scent and those beautiful eyes that stared at him as he struggled to read her mind but couldn't. Oh, how he wished to inject her neck with his teeth and drink that, no doubt in his mind, the most appetizing taste he would've ever had. Maybe he would do that while she was writhing beneath him, spreading her legs wide, with hands on her breasts, pinching and teasing herself.
Jasper shifted on his chair and cleared his throat. Edward looked at him apologetically with a bit of shame. Shame that his brother felt his arousal and hunger, and shame at what he was feeling towards the girl. He didn't want to kill her or drain her blood. Her blood was driving him crazy.
Jasper Hale tried to ignore what Edward was feeling. It started out as hunger which turned into arousal, then shame. He tried to push these feelings away and cursed himself for being affected so easily. The last thing he wanted was to feel his brother's arousal. It was bad enough when Rosalie and Emmett were close. These two seemed to crave each other constantly.
He stood and walked over to a bookshelf on the other side of the room, and started going through them just to distract himself. He noticed a romance novel and snorted. He couldn't imagine any of these vampires reading this kind of book. He picked up a history book and started going through it, trying to ignore the shuffling and chatter behind their door. People were going about their daily routines as normal, he assumed.
After reaching half the book while he was still standing on the spot next to the bookshelf, he heard a knocking on the door. Glancing towards it, he saw Edward move to open the door.
His entire family walked in and closed the door behind them, and sat on the couches.
Jasper placed the book where it was and made his way to the empty seat next to Esme.
"As you are all already aware, we are taking in a new vampire," said Carlisle. "This won't be easy since he is just a newborn. Vegetarian training is already very hard once you tasted human blood, on top of being a newborn too."
Carlisle's eyes wandered towards Emmett. Emmett was the only one who was feeding on human blood when they found him. It was lucky enough that he wasn't a newborn, but the training had been extremely difficult on all of them, and so many humans had lost their lives in the process since Emmett had caved in to his desires at times. It took almost 60 years until Emmett was finally comfortable enough to be close to humans without thinking of their blood.
"I don't see why we need to take him," hissed Rosalie.
Jasper couldn't help the chuckle that escaped his mouth. Rosalie knew that it wasn't up to them but she still displayed her disapproval at the idea. She always liked to voice her opinion, no matter the situation. Even if they couldn't do anything about it.
"While we are forced to," started Carlisle, "I still sympathize with the boy. Aro said that the boy had asked to be a vegetarian before his turn, so despite the fact that he is now content with feeding on humans, the sane part of him is probably begging for him to stop. I don't know why they made him taste human blood if they were going to turn him into a vegetarian at such an early age. It's simply cruel."
As Carlisle sighed, Jasper could feel the wave of sympathy and pity radiating from his Sire.
"We're with you, honey," smiled Esme, Carlisle's mate. "We will care for him as long as he stays our ward."
"Thank you, love," Carlisle smiled back and gave his wife a peck on the lips, showing his gratitude for the support she voiced.
"Does this mean we're going to move from Forks?" asked Alice, who looked suspiciously too excited. Jasper looked towards Edward who looked back at him and shrugged. Their sister's visions always showed her things they still couldn't predict, and Edward couldn't see all the visions since she was an expert on blocking few thoughts from her mind from him.
"No," sighed Carlisle. "It's still too soon to move from Forks. We will take the boy with us and cover him as the orphaned cousin of Emmett. We're taking him in because his parents had just passed away, and we're adopting him into the family."
He saw Rosalie huff in annoyance with crossed arms but thankfully she didn't say a thing. Emmett's hand was across her shoulder.
Jasper sent a wave of calmness towards her, and she looked at him with appreciation in her eyes.
He allowed his mind to wander to the younger boy who was going to be part of their family for a while. The boy was still a newborn vampire and it could be very dangerous to the humans around them. They would have to keep him well fed in order to prevent any attacks.
He listened to Carlisle as he explained that they would need to inform the Shapeshifters about the new vampire since they were in a shared territory. The last thing their Sire needed was for the wolves to accidentally attack the newborn.
While newborns were hungrier than most, they were still weaker in comparison. That was the reason they were always dependents on their Sires or Covens to provide for them. They couldn't hunt yet, couldn't defend themselves. And Jasper could still remember how when he was a newborn, he was even weaker than humans. If they took this boy in, they would have to guard and protect him closely. Especially since he seemed to be important to the Volturi. Though it would be a bit easier to control the boy since he won't be able to fight back.
Once Carlisle was done talking, Esme was already beaming and babbling happily about decorating a new room for the younger vampire. She was happy that a new person would join them. Someone who she can take care of. Jasper rolled his eyes and listened to his family talk.
Hadrian Potter was beyond pissed off. Demetri, the asshole, was toying with him. Caius clearly said Hadrian needed to be fed, so why was Demetri being such a pain in the ass?
He growled at the older vampire who stood in front of him, looking smug, holding a bottle of blood.
"Give it to me!" screeched Hadrian.
"I don't know if you deserve it yet," mocked Demetri.
If Hadrian could cry, he was sure he would be sobbing by now. While he fed not long ago, there was still some hunger left in him and he wanted to sedate that so badly. He didn't know why this oaf was bullying him. He would so snitch on him to Aro the moment he met the man. Aro wouldn't let anyone tease him like that! He would definitely defend his honor. After all, Aro turned him into the vampire he was and took good care of him.
"You fucking dick," growled Hadrian, red eyes flashing at the other vampire.
"Is this a way to speak to your elders?" said Demetri. "I think you should ask me nicely THEN I might consider giving it to you."
"I don't want it!" Hadrian blurted. "I don't want it I don't want it I DON'T WANT IT. FUCK YOU, DEMETRI. I DON'T FUCKING WANT IT. PLEASE. GIVE IE TO ME. DEMETRI DON'T BE SUCH A DICK AND GIVE IT TO ME. OH GOD. PLEASE. FUCK YOU!"
Demetri looked amused at the outburst. Hadrian knew that this man was doing it on purpose. Hadrian was always desperate whenever he was hungry, and his mind and stomach were always clashing with each other. While his stomach encouraged him to beg for a drop of blood, his mind told him to have some dignity and stop acting like a spoiled brat.
The other vampire finally seemed to have had enough playing around and handed the bottle to Hadrian who opened it and latched on it as if his life depended on it. He drank every last bit of blood then threw the bottle on the ground. He knew how annoyed Caius would get whenever he threw shit on the floor, but he didn't give a damn at that moment. He licked some of the blood that was on his hand, and could feel how sticky his mouth and chin were. There was probably some blood on it; but after this tiring day, he just wanted to curl up on himself and calm down.
He ignored Demetri, stood from the ground he found himself on, walked to his bed and slumped down on it. He curled into a ball and closed his eyes, pretending to be asleep so that Demetri would leave. He knew it was childish since they both knew he couldn't sleep, but he wanted the man out of his room.
Once he heard Demetri leave and close the door behind him, he allowed himself to lay on his back and stare at the ceiling.
He was so annoyed with his Sire Aro for sending him away to stay with the Cullens. So what if he wanted to be a vegetarian before he turned? He didn't want to NOW! Shouldn't NOW matter more than BEFORE? He didn't know back then how good this blood would taste like and he found himself craving more and more each day.
Hadrian counted in his hands how many months it has been since he was turned. Tomorrow would complete seven months since his Sire decided to turn him. He loved Aro. Aro took good care of him. Provided him a new life, a shelter, food, protection, and everything he ever wanted. He only had to point at something and it would've been brought to him. Sure, Aro would act like a complete nutjob at times, but he never hurt Hadrian. Even Caius, the other person who he came to view as his second Sire, never hurt him. While the second man was harder on Hadrian, demanded respect, and often punished him, he still always fed him. And by his own hands too! Hadrian couldn't help but blush at that. Caius always treated him as a freaking toddler. He couldn't believe that he was hand fed in front of so many covens today. It was extremely embarrassing.
He didn't really have the time to look at the coven he was going to stay with, since his focus was completely on blood, and he found himself nervous. What kind of people were they going to be? Aro said that they were powerful. Powerful enough to disregard their own instinct to feed on humans, and Hadrian shuddered at the strong will they possessed. Aro also explained to him that some of them had powers. One was able to have visions, another could read minds, and the third was able to detect and control others emotions. And oh, he couldn't forget about the one who had apparently had a strong physical power. His Sire explained that by having these powers, they would be able to train him well enough AND keep him safe at the same time.
He sniffled miserably despite knowing that he couldn't cry. Just because he couldn't cry didn't mean he wasn't going to sulk!
He couldn't remember much of his past but he knew enough to know that he had led a normal life. His parents both came from a rich family and were cousins who decided to get married. They had three children, including Hadrian who was the youngest. He remembered that he had a best friend who he would spend his entire day with, and that they both often skipped classes together. He had a dog named Snuffles and a rat called Scabbers, who he stilled missed sometimes.
One night when Hadrian had snuck out of home and was hanging out in one of the alleys, enjoying a cigarette his parent didn't allow him to have, he was met with a group of people who had cornered him. Hadrian was terrified and started crying until a hand raised his chin, only for him to be met with the red eyes of a man who told him how beautiful and innocent he looked. The man then proceeded to ask him if he wanted to join them, and Hadrian, too scared to say no, agreed on the condition that he would only feast on animals. The man simply chuckled and stabbed Hadrian's neck with his fangs.
Hadrian later would discover that he was the man's Singer, who decided at the last minute to turn him instead of draining his blood.
He heard a knock on his door and he groaned and placed a pillow on his face. He wasn't in the mood to meet anyone. It was bad enough that he was going to leave this place and go to fuck knows where.
The door opened and he was hit with Caius' scent. He peeked from the pillow that was on his head then turned his face to the other direction while lowering the pillow. He was still angry and decided that he didn't want to talk to the man.
Caius sat next to him.
"Stop sulking, Hadrian," Caius scolded him. "Aro is doing what's best for you."
Hadrian responded by crossing his arms over his chest and pouting. Fuck Aro and fuck Caius. Fuck them both to hell and back. Why did they have to send him away? He was okay drinking human blood now. This was so unfair.
The older man sighed. "I knew it was a bad idea to give you special treatment."
This made Hadrian turn and look at him.
"Do you hate me now?" he asked in a small voice. He hated when people hated him. Demetri came to his mind and he quickly shook the man off his head. He didn't want to think about that dick right now.
"Of course not," said Caius, who looked and sounded bored already. "Now get up and let's go meet your new guardians."
Hadrian scowled and got out of bed. "I don't need guardians! I'm not a child."
The man shook his head in amusement and walked away with Hadrian following him.
I submitted this story on both here and AO3.
I can't decide if this should be a Edward/Harry or Jasper/Harry relationship. Someone decide with me lol. Hope you enjoy this. (also embarrassing secret: i never really read or watched Twilight lmaoooo all my info come from fanfics and google)