A/N: Hi everyone! Thanks a ton for my awesome serial reviewers: traceybuie, CoppertopJ and fresh-BLOOD-was-drawn-2night! I love your reviews, and I can't thank you enough!
A review of CoppertopJ had me thinking about this idea, and I weaved it into this light chapter ;) Thanks a lot again, CoppertopJ!
Now the timeline is the same than More pheromones, so next update will be More pheromones, in two or three days hopefully. And this little fic is coming at an end too, with probably two chapters left.
Enjoy, and please review!
Volterra, November 26th, 5.07 pm
Hello lovelies! FashionPixie strikes again! Sorry it's still not Edward, but it won't be long now before he emerges from his cave with his mate. They needed an in-depth connection, after all... :D
Anyway, happy Thanksgiving! My family and I are preparing a surprise for Edward and Bella! We'll have nice animals to drink from and a good family moment! I won't go into details, but it'll be awesome!
I'm hoping all of you can find a few moments with those close to your heart and be grateful for all the good in this life. We're all plagued with our guilt, remorse and regrets from this long existence, but by willing to rise above our nature I firmly believe we can do and be better, and be ultimately forgiven. Of course that's up to debate – Edward would be the first one to disagree with me on this last point – but that's what I believe, deep down.
So happy Thanksgiving, lovelies. May you all find some comfort and happiness tonight.
On a side note, nothing major happened here in Volterra. Edward still gets tons of emails from a lot of you about the situation, but for now it's at a standstill. Marcus is aware of the problem, bless him, and he tries, like Caius in his more hostile way, to convince Aro to let us go. To no avail for the moment. We'll see what will happen with time. And no, RomanianRuler, we won't be plotting a revolution! So please stop sending incensed emails! Jasper and I already told you seventeen times, we won't bring more chaos in here!
Have a great evening, lovelies!
Alice Cullen
From HappyMumofSix, 5.08 pm: Happy Thanksgiving, dear ones! I hope you'll enjoy your evening! ;)
From FashionPixie, 5.09 pm: That's a given, HappyMumofSix! XD
From AlaskanWildfire, 5.10 pm: I love Thanksgiving. A nice meal, a cozy fire, a warm man...
From DesertDove, 5.11 pm: An actual real human man, AlaskanWildfire?
From AlaskanWildfire, 5.12 pm: Oh yes, DesertDove. I love my human partners!
From IrishPride, 5.13 pm: And you've never... hurt them?
From BlondeVenus1915, 5.14 pm: Please tell me we're not discussing the succubus' habits on Thanksgiving night...
From AlaskanWildfire, 5.15 pm: Well, DesertDove, at first, until three centuries ago, they didn't walk away, I'm ashamed to admit it. But after my sisters and I met Carlisle, we became vegetarians, and then... well, I could see my men again. Much more pleasure for all of us ;)
From SparkyStrongVampire, 5.16 pm: I won't let you take the blame alone, sis. Until I met my wonderful mate, I did it too. And so did our late sister.
From GrizzlyBear1915, 5.17 pm: The three succubi... Down to one, now. Will you settle down someday, AlaskanWildfire?
From AlaskanWildfire, 5.18 pm: That's all I'm asking, you insensitive jerk!
From BlondeVenus1915, 5.19 pm: One more night in the doghouse for my idiotic mate...
From FashionPixie, 5.20 pm: Don't mind our brother, AlaskanWildfire, he's stupid. And please be patient. I may have an idea...
From AlaskanWildfire, 5.21 pm: You know someone for me?
From FashionPixie, 5.22 pm: Not yet, but since I see visions of the future, if I met single vampires...
From BlondeVenus1915, 5.23 pm: ...then you would know who would match with AlaskanWildfire. That's a good idea, FashionPixie!
From IrishPride, 5.24 pm: I'm interested too! I have to say that I know all the single vampires in Ireland, and no one is a match for me.
From ConfederatesNeverDie, 5.25 pm: My mate will turn into a matrimonial agency's whizz... (huge sigh)
From DesertDove, 5.26 pm: You should be proud, ConfederatesNeverDie. A lot of us vampires are desperate to find our mates after being lonely for centuries! I was lucky to stumble upon my mate by accident. Not everyone has this luck.
From FashionPixie, 5.27 pm: Actually, I should've had this idea decades ago. I'm feeling kind of bad now...
From GoldenDoc, 5.28 pm: Don't blame yourself, FashionPixie. It's a good idea, but you had to know more vampires before doing it, and be sure they were interested. Meeting other vampires is always a random chance.
From GrizzlyBear1915, 5.29 pm: Yeah, James and Victoria the last example. It didn't work out so well. Granted, Bella was still human then, but still...
From ConfederatesNeverDie, 5.30 pm: And it will work only for vampire mates. You can't see human mates, darling. Otherwise you would've eased Edward's long wait years ago.
From FashionPixie, 5.31 pm: Well, at least I can try to help vampires now. So yes, AlaskanWildfire, I'll look out for a mate for you. And I need to meet you in person, IrishPride, but then I'll look out for yours too.
From IrishPride, 5.32 pm: Great! I'll wait until you're out of Volterra, though.
From BlondeVenus1915, 5.33 pm: That would be better, indeed.
From AnonGuard, 5.34 pm: Hi! Sorry to intrude into this conversation, but a lot of my comrades would be very happy if they could meet you too, FashionPixie, so you could help them find their mates too.
From FashionPixie, 5.35 pm: You're very welcome, AnonGuard, and you don't intrude at all! You and all your comrades are free to come discuss with every other vampire on this blog! And of course I'll meet your comrades, should they wish! Maybe we'll start tomorrow morning. I'll have to talk about it with my siblings, but I don't see why not ;)
From AnonGuard, 5.36 pm: Thank you so much, FashionPixie!
From SecludedEnglishVampire, 5.37 pm: This is plain ridiculous! This blog is turning into a freak circus show!
From USNomad, 5.38 pm: No, it's you that is ridiculous, SecludedEnglishVampire! I wish I had found my mate sooner, instead of spending four excruciatingly long centuries alone before running into her by accident. And if I had known someone who could help me with it, I would've run to them right away! And I'm so thankful for my mate. Since this is Thanksgiving, I want to say that I'm thankful for my awesome mate, and our new easier life, and for this blog which changed our lives for the best. Thank you Cullens!
From FashionPixie, 5.39 pm: I want to cry, USNomad, but thank you! I'm so happy for you and your mate!
From AnonGuard, 5.40 pm: Yes, thank you Cullens. You changed our lives drastically, but for the best, like USNomad said. Thank you.
From DesertJackal, 5.41 pm: DesertDove and I are much grateful too. You gave us a better way to live. And soon we'll be able to blend in and enjoy life to the fullest. Thank you.
From TexanNomad, 5.42 pm: Thanks, old friends. I never would've believed we could become like you, but despite my reservations we tried. And we don't regret it. Now my beloved mate is hopeful she'll fulfill her dream and go study on Freud's path one day. All thanks to you. I owe you so much. Thank you GoldenDoc.
From IrishClover, 5.43 pm: Thank you, Cullens, from the Irish coven. I may have been wrong before, thinking that there wasn't anything better than human blood. No, I was definitely wrong. Because there are so many better things. Animal blood is a small sacrifice for all of this. You were so right, GoldenDoc. I'm just sorry I didn't see it sooner, and thought you a lunatic.
From GoldenDoc, 5.44 pm: I'm so moved, my friends. What were my personal convictions on this extended life of ours is now shared by lots of you. I don't quite know what to say, except that I'm grateful for all of you, and for my loving family who's been by my side for so long. Thank you so much. And I thank God for this blessing with all my soul.
From FashionPixie, 5.45 pm: No heavy stuff debate on Thanksgiving, GoldenDoc! ;)
From GrizzlyBear1915, 5.46 pm: No, indeed! Everybody's grateful, we're all very happy, and all that. Now it's time to eat!
From BlondeVenus1915, 5.47 pm: Give me strength, God...