A/N: Well, hello everyone. I'm going to say that you'll probably have a chapter every day for the next week (seven days) while I'm working on an outline for newly mated.

Roxy's Point of View

I was in the hold of one of the vampire queens and I really didn't feel like I would be alive much longer. I felt afraid, but I was also angry, very angry. Specifically, at Athenadora, both for the 'whore' comment and another thing, surprisingly, that she suggested Caius was a guy who just wanted a physical relationship.

I really couldn't know if that was true to be honest, since I didn't know him well; but something in me just hated Athenadora for suggesting such a thing and Caius didn't seem to be much better. He looked exceedingly angry like Aro and Marcus were, but Caius looked the angriest. He attacked her, freeing me from her hold and then I was being held in place by Marcus.

Athenadora was also pinned now, and I was seriously out of it. I just wanted to find out where the tugging was leading, not find myself surrounded by an argument and called a whore, "Demetri!" Aro called out and Demetri was there a second later with a slight bow to Aro, Aro continued, "Felix. Demetri. Show Sulpicia and Athenadora out, and inform the guard that they are not to be let back in." They nodded and took the struggling queens out of the room. Soon after that I was pulled into Caius arms.

"Mine." He said possessively, "She's all of our Caius, and that's only if she wants it." Wow, Marcus was making it seem like I had a choice. Ironic, since Caius was still saying 'mine' quite a lot. I tried to struggle out of his iron grip and understandably failed. After that I just gave up and waited for him to stop saying 'mine.' Thankfully, he eventually stopped, and I was able to wiggle out of his grip.

"I apologize Roxanne. Caius has always been a bit possessive over what he considers his." Anger bubbled in me, "I don't belong to anyone! Just because I'm like your mate, or whatever, doesn't make me his, or yours for that matter." I knew I had to temper my tongue a bit more since even though I'm their mate, and I say that in air quotes. Doesn't mean I'm safe with them.

I still couldn't help it though. There was something about them that just set me off, making my anger at Athenadora seem weird. I shouldn't care about her comment, but I did, ughh! This is so infuriating! I wanted to hate them, but I couldn't! "That was not what I meant." Aro defended. I was quite annoyed to recognize the tugging had stopped, "Why are you here?" I thought for a moment whether I should tell them or not.

"I felt some sort of tugging, and I decided to follow it, it wasn't like I could go back to sleep with the pain." "Pain?" they said in unison. Caius definitely looked half crazed at the moment, "yes, pain, and I don't know why it's stopped now." They looked at each other for a second, "I would suggest if you want that 'tugging' as you refer to it to stop. I would suggest being around at least one of us at all times."

Aro's Point of View

"yes, pain, and I don't know why it's stopped now." Caius was crazed and barely keeping it in. We didn't realize she could feel the mating bond in that way. Of course, it might have just been the fact we were irritable because of Sulpicia and Athenadora and them using their wiles to try and make us keep them. But we all knew it would be easier on us to know one of us was with her at all times. Also, that she wouldn't be feeling the pull.

"I would suggest if you want that 'tugging' as you refer to it to stop. I would suggest being around at least one of us at all times." I barely had the time to think wrong thing to say before she started unloading her verbosity on us with a few choice swear words.

For a human, she had no fear. Either that, or it was just the fact she felt comfortable enough not to be afraid of us, which was something I had to say I appreciated, "…fine…" What? She looked slightly reserved. The shock must have been evident on our faces, "I said fine!" she said annoyed, "It's not like I'll be going back home anytime soon." So, human- or as human as you can get with vampires, companionship, odd. I would have said she would continue hating us, which would have been a lot less preferable than fear. As the saying goes fear can eventually sow respect, but hatred will only lead to dissention.

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