[English isn't my first language, so please be kind!]

[All characters belongs to Stephenie Meyer!]

9

Video Games

Emmett was bored since arriving at the hotel. Fancy places weren't his thing; there was some guests he hadn't seen since the last "battle" in the US and that still made him uncomfortable (he wasn't used to seeing the house so full of strange people, really); and, worst of all, there was no TV.

Since joining the Cullens, Emmett had stayed in great hotels and all of them, without exception in the modern age of technology, has at least one TV. Why did the Volturi have to be so different?

He searched at almost every floor, on his room, in the rooms next door, in Carlisle's room (he was sure Carlisle would get a better room, and he was right), in the weird underground tunnels that made his phone go crazy, and nothing. How would he watch his favorite telenovela now?

Jasper was watching a Mexican channel last month and they ended up getting hooked on a telenovela that involved romance, drama and action at the same time, it was perfect! But now that the protagonist was about to discover that she had mistakenly married her true love twin on the farm where they first met as children, Carlisle received Aro's invitation and Rosalie insisted that he should be present just in case.

Emmett tried to convince her otherwise, he used all his charms, even made a slide show with the reasons why the Volturi wouldn't be stupid to murder guests because of the hotel's reputation... But Rosalie didn't give in, and here they were now.

Everyone thought Jasper and Alice hadn't come in fear that Aro would try something evil, but it was obvious that Jasper hadn't come because Alice had predicted they wouldn't have a TV, so now he must be in a modern and luxurious place watching the end of the telenovela before him.

Emmett hated spoilers.

And now he would be in Jasper's hands for a long time. What a cruel world.

- Hey baby, I was looking for you! - Rosalie found him wandering the halls. The last time Emmett saw her, she was too busy taking pictures of herself to help him.

Rosalie carried three bags for a single weekend and had already changed clothes four times that day. Emmett had brought two jeans in case he got dirty during a fight.

- How about we go to the garden and enjoy the stars? - she smiled at him. Emmett loved it when she smiled. Rosalie had already been through a lot and Emmett had pledged to make her smile every day.

- I'd love to - Emmett took her hands, Rosalie melted, she was in a good mood - but I need to check that door first.

He could hear her expression of joy breaking like glass. One moment Rosalie was smiling, the next, when Emmett released her, she looked like a furious bear.

- Emmett McCarty… - oh, there it was, his human name. Rosalie only used it when Emmett was in big trouble - don't you dare leave me here...!

- It's only a few meters! - Emmett held out his hand - Come on, follow me, the door is right there.

- You have already searched half the castle! - she grunted, the tone of her voice didn't match the curls in her hair and the blue silk dress at all - forget the damn TV, I'll buy another just for you when we get home.

Among Rosalie's complaints, Emmett heard something, would it be ... Electricity?

- I have a good feeling now, I promise! - he ran, jumping to the red door just ahead.

The sound grew louder as Emmett approached, making Rosalie even more irritated, after all she was also listening the noise, there was a television on the other side of the door, Emmett's search was not in vain.

When the Cullens opened the door, they found a huge room with leather armchairs, sofas with cushions that looked like they were made of clouds, lights, and a TV the size of the wall.

Rosalie didn't know what to say, everything she saw up there, the vintage and Renaissance decor, full of marble and refinement, was quite different from what she was seeing now.

- Is this...

- Heaven? - said Emmett, smiling from ear to ear.

There was a guy sitting on the couch, a big guy, he probably didn't hear them arrive at first because the sound of the video game was very loud, the walls were shaking with the sound of the punches he skillfully delivered with each combo. He looked back only when he won the match.

- Hey - he pointed to Emmett - do you want to play?

- Sure! - Emmett replied.

He ran to the guy's side, taking up the sit on his left.

- Didn't you want to watch your ...

- What, me? - Emmett shook his head - No, that can wait.

Rosalie rolled her eyes.

Men, she thought.

- I'm Felix - said the vampire. He and Emmett greeted each other with punches.

- I know, people say you look like me.

- Cool people always look alike.

- Huh!

Rosalie tried to roll her eyes harder, but failed.

- Sit here, baby - said Emmett - look at this awesome video game!

- We have games at home - said Rosalie.

- I know - Emmett sighed - but I couldn't play before, because Edward was playing the piano, or because Edward was sad, or because Edward's daughter...

- I understood! - Rosalie stamped her foot. The best thing for her about staying at the hotel was keeping her distance from Edward.

Well, Rosalie thought, I'm already here and the night is young.

She rarely admitted defeat, but Emmett looked more excited now, a few minutes there wouldn't kill her again. Rosalie moved, she was about to take the seat next to Emmett when she heard a groan of pain coming from the corner of the room.

- What was that?

- Oh - Felix seemed to remember something - it's just Demetri.

Felix snapped his fingers so the lights went up a little, revealing a person lying in one of the chairs in a small makeshift nest made with his black coat, looking at the screen with little interest.

- Why does he look so sad? - Emmett asked.

- He was rejected, it happens, but his reaction was not the best - Felix sighed - come on, choose your fighter.

- I remember when I was rejected ... - Emmett stopped - Oh, wait, I never was before.

The two started to laugh.

For God's sake, Rosalie thought.

She didn't have empathy for the Volturi and didn't believe in Aro either, even though he said that he had changed and was experiencing a kind of luxurious retirement, but Rosalie understood broken hearts and pain, especially pain.

- Why isn't Alice here? - she murmured while walking towards the vampire - She knows how to cheer people up.

At least Edward wasn't there, he thought Rosalie was the worst person in his family and would probably record the moment she would try to be nice to someone.

Rosalie recognized the name Demetri, everyone in the vampire world actually knew him. The best tracker in the world. If you pissed off the Volturi, you wouldn't be able to run away from him.

He didn't look threatening at all now.

- What you want? - the tracker asked. He had his eyes closed, his fingers massaging his forehead, as if in pain.

- So, you were rejected, is that it?

- Yes, and Felix seems to be enjoying it…

- Who is the girl? - Rosalie asked.

- Why do you want to know?

- Well - Rosalie pulled his legs away from the arm of the chair so she could sat down - there are several reasons for a girl to reject you, but it's not always because she doesn't like you.

- Please stop - Demetri groaned again, he covered his ears with his hands - she said something like that.

- Of course she said - Rosalie nodded - so, who is she? I remember see a girl who looked tired, a blonde who tries to look like me, of course, there's Jane...

- It's not Jane, please - Demetri opened one red eye.

- It's Aro's daughter - Felix said in the background.

- Oh, Aro's girl! - Rosalie tried not to scream. She tried to imagine what it would be like to have some kind of relationship with Aro, to always be close to those milky and scary eyes.

She felt goose bumps on her spine.

- Aro's girl? - Emmett looked so surprised that his character was hit by two combos in a row - Dude, I'm sorry.

- Thank you - Demetri replied sarcastically.

He finally opened both eyes, but did not look at Emmett or Rosalie, Demetri preferred to look at the lights that reflected on the floor and Rosalie had the feeling that he would cry if he could.

- She prefers a human, you know - he said quietly, just for Rosalie's ears - I'm not good enough.

- Maybe not now - Rosalie shrugged - at least you will live forever, and not him, you just need to be a little patient.

- But I don't want to be patient - Demetri sighed - I want her now.

Rosalie turned her attention to the screen, what was that she was feeling? It was, by chance, pity?

- You really don't know women, Demetri. - Rosalie said before going back to Emmett's side, thinking about how she was wasting that dress in a closed and poorly lit room, while Demetri closed his eyes again, wondering if Elia had gone to the date with the human or not.

So I said Demetri would be sad for a while and I was serious! Hey everyone, yes I know it's only friday, but I won't be able to post tomorrow so I thought it would be a good idea to post the new chapter today. It was really fun to write Emmett and Felix getting along together because I always thought they would be bffs, also Rosalie is a queen. Now an update, this fanfic is almost ending, I'll try to outline the remaining chapters through the week, so yes it would be really nice to have a review on this work until that happen. Thank you so much for read until here!