*Dances in and does a small graceless pirouette* How are we, my beautiful people?

This chapter was supposed to be out earlier but I had an inspiration for a Smut One shot for Min Yoongi from BTS and I spent an entire day writing that instead of this one...lol, sorry about that but I got that out of my way fast so I could work on this! I spent today writing and editing this as best as I could, but if there are any mistakes I apologise.

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Kat Smith - Is it bad i imagined you hitting a vampire and jumping about in pain and...laughed? Sorry lol. Also, yes, please be worried about all your ships because I just purchased a new canon and I'm going to go all Pirates of the Carribean on them hehe. (Ok, I'm exxagerating, don't be too worried) (Yes, be worried). Don't worry, I gave Jin and Yoongi a happy ending in both stories. If you wanna read them, they're on my Tumblr, the details are in my Bio. Go to my Masterlist and go nuts on it :) Also, dogs running over Jimin and Yoongi is probably their dream day, especially Yoongles. So don't be too anxious about that dream!

Oh and SINGULARITY AND FAKE LOVE AND TEAR AND I AM CRYING HERE! DID YOU SEE TAEHYUNG's RUDENESS? and JIMIN? That boy gets premonitions on how to ruin my life, I tell you.

Oh and if it helps you alleviate a few of your concerns with the characters, I recently changed the character profiles for Edward and Alec. You can imagine Taehyung as Edward and Jungkook as Alec. I was originally planning on Blond Jin as Edward and Black haired Jimin as Alec but that pairing didn't work out. Tae and Kook suit the looks more! Hope that helps.

Sorry the rest of you had to read my elaborate fangirling with a fellow Fam Member. You can imagine whoever you want as the characters :)

GraceEllingson - YES YES YES THANK YOU! FINALLY SOMEONE CAUGHT THAT! I WAS WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO WONDER WHY EDWARD WAS BEING SO AVERSE TO BEING IN VOLTERRA! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!

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Hard clomps of my boots echoed throughout the stone halls, the smell of fragrant musk and the slightest hint of rich soil wafting in my nose as I marched on a single quest: to confront Aro.

Caius's cold, cruel voice announcing the somewhat frightening truth still rang in my ears, making it difficult for me to think straight.

Even as I turned corners blindly I could faintly hear Gina's protests of me taking off alone. She'd been right; I was lost. I slowed a little before coming to a halt. Looking around did me no good, everything looked so similar I had absolutely no bearing in this place.

Knowing that I'd just be embarrassing myself if I retraced my steps and went back to where Gina and Caius might probably be waiting for me, I leant against the nearest wall, resting my forehead on it.

Is that why Aro had wanted me here? Vampire rules forbid hurting Mates, and he knew that killing me would be no good, he'd already seen me come back to life…the reason why he hadn't wanted to harm me or pressure me wasn't because I was Edward's mate…but because I was Alec's…more or less anyway…

It must've also been why Edward had been so insistent on leaving…and why Alec had acted so strange all this time before talking to me. I remembered him muttering to Jane and Edward's frustration at being unable to hear their thoughts. He must've told his twin.

My breathing increased, as the memory of Alec's gaze on me played in my mind.

"I heard you were looking for me, child."

I nearly screamed, whirling about to only see the glowing red eyes of Aro in the dim fire light.

"Aro," I greeted as he stepped forward, eyeing me with wariness.

"Tulika," he tilted his head.

"I know; why you wanted me here…all this talk about educating me and stuff was just a lie." I said, quickly.

"Now why would you think that?" he asked.

"I know I'm Alec's mate! I know you know! I think all of you know! That's why you're all being so nice to me! Otherwise, you'd have insisted on having me turned or killed. I was right. You're no different from those books." I rambled on, fully aware that I was ranting to a centuries old vampire who could snap my neck like a twig in a second but I didn't care.

Aro stopped my speaking with just one forward step.

"Easy, child, you have me figured wrong," he said, hands coming up to take both my hands as he read what happened straight out of me.

He let go soon and I backed up against the wall, watching him assess me.

"I assure you; everything that you think I am trying to do to you or with you is not going to happen and it is not because you belong to our Alec."

"I don't belong to Alec." I muttered but he ignored that.

"I have truly no more use of you than I have of Gina. Your value doesn't lie in what you can do for me. It's simply in your own existence. Every person on Earth has their own value. Some just more so and you just happen to be one of them. I promised to keep you and my friend's children unharmed and I intend to keep my word. I am not going to chain you up here either." He said, offering me a gentle smile.

"Why didn't you just tell me?" I asked.

"Would it have made a difference? I saw your interaction with Alec and I have seen it with Edward as well, my dear." The implication in his voice made heat rise up to my cheek but I settled to just glare at him.

"I cannot control your thoughts, child. Neither can I control Alec's nor Edward's. In the end, the choice must be made between yourselves. I can only ask you to take into consideration the consequences."

He bowed his head and drew back, vanishing just as easily as he'd appeared, leaving me alone and very confused.

The return to the top deck of the Volturi castle was easier when I realised both Gina and Caius had left that hallway. My steps were cautious, I didn't want to turn a corner and run into Alec or worse, Edward. I was unsettled and unsure, too disturbed to control my thoughts and I was sure that Edward would be able to easily read them, no matter how much he tried not to.

I was pretty sure he hadn't honored our agreement of keeping out of my head – both mind reading and persuasion – ever since we reached Italy. I could always feel him hovering somewhere in my mind but I had just been too preoccupied to talk to him about his carefree usage of powers on me.

I reached my room with no obstacles and after a quick glance around, I opened the door and shut it, locking it for good measure before heaving a sigh of relief.

"It's been a long day, hasn't it?"

I pursed my lips at the familiar voice, throwing a look over my shoulder as I caught her sprawled out across my bed, head hanging upside down to stare at me.

I would've been happy to see her but her being her could only mean one thing.

"Are you here to scold me too because I'm keeping you and Edward here without your permission? I meant it, you know. You and he can go back to Forks." I said, leaning back against the door.

"You know that Edward would rather have his heart ripped out than leave you here alone; not to mention I'm not leaving you here alone either." She said.

I sucked in my cheeks, frowning at her.

"Did you know?" I asked, folding my arms as I studied her.

She just blinked at me, still upside down.

"About Alec," I clarified and she sat up finally, her back to me as she sighed too.

"I…saw a vision about him and you…but I wasn't sure. At least not until we got here." she said haltingly as I dropped my arms, unable to help looking at her in betrayal.

"So you knew," I said and she turned to look at me, noting my tone.

"T," she began but I just closed my eyes.

"So…let me get this straight; I think everyone here knows, you knew, Edward had to have known…basically everyone knew but no one thought they it would be decent to, I don't know, come forward and tell me?" I said, balling my fist.

"It wouldn't have changed anything -,"

"No, you don't understand! This changes everything! Why don't you people tell me anything? It's not this once, Alice; it's a recurring thing with you all; you know it is! I'm always…on the outside somehow, even when I'm in the centre of this screwed up world. I didn't ask to be sent here! Stephen didn't either; but we're stuck here and we're trying our best ok? The least you could do is tell us things! Did you ever think that your tendency of not telling us things is why we can't know why we're here? The more we stay oblivious the more danger we get into and we cause more trouble for you! Did that every strike you clever people?" I yelled, my voice echoing loudly through the stone room as I opened my eyes to glare at her.

Alice stood there frozen, her eyes wide as dinner plates as she gaped wordlessly at my thunderous outburst. It made me feel slightly guilty about yelling at her but I couldn't help it…and it felt so good to have it all out, instead of it gnawing away at my mind. It was best to get it all out before it came back to hurt me in some other way…or worse, hurt Stephen.

"We were only trying to protect you; both of you." She said her voice small and hurt.

It should've made me feel better, knowing they cared too much and were only looking out for us but it only made me angrier. I scoffed at the elfin girl and shook my head.

"You'd have protected me better by keeping me in the loop. I'm not Bella. I cannot stress that enough but lately, I've been feeling just as useless as her. Possibly even more," I said.

I pointed to the door. "Please leave," I said, trying to keep my voice from shaking as without a protest Alice moved to the door, opening it and revealing Edward.

His eyes and mouth were wide too, eyes locking on mine over Alice's head. He was scandalized, hearing everything I'd yelled but right now, I was far beyond caring. He should've told me. If he had said anything instead of just acting like an idiot and trying to stop me at every turn of my life, I would've gladly let him take me away but not this time. This time he'd taken it too damn far.

I marched towards the door and grasped the handle, swinging it closed before turning the dead bolt and the key in the lock.

I stared at the door for a long while, knowing he was still out there, staring at me through the door just like I was.

Edward had been banging on the solid rosewood door for nearly an hour now.

I sat on the bed the same way Alice had lain down on it; upside down as I waited for the tirade to subside. When finally, finally, he'd decided to pull away and leave, I'd been quick to make my escape. I'd locked the door from outside, keeping a furtive look around in case any of the two decided to corner me but I was lucky.

Slipping the key in my pocket, I hurried out of the dratted hallway. I had half a mind to ask Aro to switch my room but I didn't want to stretch this too far. For now, I'd just wander about the castle and explore; anything to keep me away from Edward and Alice.

I was pretty sure that this time around Edward wouldn't shy away from Persuasion to calm me and I would easily give in.

To completely avoid running into them, I decided to climb up the farthest tower, knowing Gina had been watching me as I walked around, I'd placed my finger on my lips and she'd smiled, nodding discreetly and silently promising to keep my secret.

Even as I stared out at the Tuscan sea view from a window, I caught a note of a delicate female voice. It was breathy and light and I couldn't place it from any of the members of the Volturi I'd met so I walked closer to the shut double doors it was coming from. Even as I drew closer, I heard the obscure words of Tennyson.

Intrigued, I pushed open the unbarred doors and walked in to find a gigantic library.

For a second a smile played on my lips at the sheer size of it. There would be virtually no need for me to ever leave. Even as I spun to look towards the tower of the library, painted with the night sky, I heard the Tennyson verse again.

Turning to look around, I passed a few high bookshelves and came upon a large table, strewn with books and a woman, tall and regal but somehow still fragile looking sitting at one of the high back chairs, her fingers open on a book as she recited out loud.

All in the blue unclouded weather

Thick-jeweled shone the saddle-leather,

The helmet and the helmet-feather

Burned like one burning flame together,

As he rode down to Camelot

Even as I walked a little to the side, the woman had already turned her head.

Her dark hair was pulled up in a tight bun on top of her head, thin eyebrows raised in amused puzzlement.

"Did you like it?" she asked.

"Oh, um…yeah, Tennyson, it was nice." I stammered as she turned fully, revealing her noble and beautiful face.

"I must say I expected more from such a well read girl as you, child."

My nervous smile faded. "You know who I am," I said.

She smiled. "Hard not to, you're the talk of my household." She roamed her eyes on me with interest before her smile widened. "I am Sulpicia…Aro's wife."

My eyes widened at being faced by what was easily the Vampire Queen.

"Hi," I said lamely and she laughed, her voice tinkling. "Hi," she offered back kindly.

"I didn't know…I'm sorry to bother you." I said, slowly backing away but she waved an unconcerned hand.

"Nonsense, to be honest I am happy you stumbled in here. It's been ages that I have had company who has not been ordered to keep a close eye on me. I come here because no one ever wants to come close to my books. No books lovers in the Guard, I'm afraid."

I kept on staring at her with big eyes as she patted the chair next to her.

"I wasn't sure I'd be able to see you since I never leave this tower. Why don't you talk to me for a while? Regale me with your tale; I've heard it's ever so wondrous."

For a minute I hesitated, knowing that to her I was just a fairy tale but I gave in. at least it would pass the time and I would have someone to rant to. Maybe she could even give me some advice.

Sitting down and folding my arms on the table I began to tell her how I got here and everything that happened to lead up to my coming to Voltaire in a monotone till I reached the part with Alec and Caius and she leaned forward a little, as I looked up at her.

"I…just don't know what to do anymore."

She tilted her head as if in deep thought then tapped her ringed fingers on the wooden table.

"You story reads almost like one of those legends we used to have in the ancient times. An otherworldly being descending in our world for a special business, you know the likes of those. I will tell you something to put your mind to ease about Aro. We adopted Alec and Jane when they were very young, about thirteen. They were tossed aside and called witches. When they grew up we changed them and they've been with us ever since. We love them a lot, yes. In so many years, you'd think that they'd have found their mates but they have not. Alec finding you is a very sudden and almost miraculous event – with just the little matter of you being with a vampire who already has found his mate but has refuted her. It's unheard of and…not acceptable, really. However, whatever my husband may be, he is not a cruel man. You can trust him to be fair in this case."

"What if…it's all wrong? What if I was meant to find Alec in the first place…?" I asked slowly.

"Then I don't see the problem…you have found him." She said gently.

A little too late, though…

Sulpicia smiled at me gently before nodding to someone over my head. I turned my head to check if it was Alice or Edward but the woman who strode over was shorter, sleeker and much more dangerous.

Jane smiled her brand of angelic smile at me as she looked down at us.

"So, you have found Sulpicia. How nice," she simpered and even as her eyes flickered over to me, I could tell that she was in no way enthused that I was her brother's Blood Singer.

Jane examined my bowed figure before she slid something in front of me on the table.

"Here; Marcus was very short about our history, I heard, so I decided to help you along, since you'll be staying with us for a while. This book has everything you need to know about our history. Read it if you will, it's your now. Just take care of it." she said.

"Thank you," I said softly, running a hand on the cover of the book before I remembered the ancient binding processes.

"It's not…human skin, right?" I asked.

Jane surprised me by genuinely laughing. "No, it's paper. The original was papyrus and vellum, but we commissioned a new book to be made to be more enduring in these times."

She turned to Sulpicia to give her a bow before with another simpering smile at me she danced away, leaving me to stare at the book.

"Tennyson, used to be aware of the world, did you know…a lot of his poems of isolated women were based on us…since our Lords always used to keep us hidden after what happened to poor Marcus." She said.

I shrugged.

"You remind me a little of one of his works…The Princess. Are you familiar with it?"

I shook my head.

"Princess Ida had given up on men, yet the Prince sneaks in to her domain and after a battle, he wins her heart." She said.

"Why does that remind you of me?" I frowned.

"Because you never know; the battle for your heart may still be looming in the future."

I left the Library soon after, the weight of Sulpicia's implication too heavy for me to keep on sitting next to her. Even as she had bid me farewell, I had mourned my choice of staying again as I rushed away as fast as I could while cradling the heavy vampire book in my arms.

Down, down and down the steps I went until I realized that I had taken an extra set of stairs down into what looked like a large gym.

Instead of equipments, the entire place was bare; the floor was stone while the ceiling was lined with wood and large strips of fluorescent lights.

"What do people even do here?" I snorted to myself as I walked in further to see columns of marble standing with equal distances between them. They were wrapped with what looked like padded leather when I realized.

The gym did have equipment; they were just more suited for vampires.

A loud bam made me jump, looking around to the farthest column as a lithe figure spun in midair before kicking the padded marble.

The sight of the shirtless fighter almost made me wince. Great, my fate was freaking great! All my time avoiding people and here I was with the one person I should've been avoiding most.

Still, I couldn't drag my eyes away as I watched Alec twist and conduct his body fluidly in battle moves. Why was he even training for physical combat?

"Because if I come across a vampire with the abilities of a shield, I need to be able to defend myself and my comrades,"

I straightened my head when I realized that I'd spoken out loud and that he'd heard me and replied promptly.

"Oh…right," I said, meekly as Alec turned to face me, his dark eyes speculative.

"Were you looking for me?" he asked.

"No, I just…walked in…I'm sorry." I said, watching him go over to a chair and pull on a black t-shirt over his sweats. "Don't be sorry, Aro gave you permission to go wherever you want." He shrugged with his back still to me.

"Yeah, so I'm just…going to…go," I said as he interrupted me.

"So you know," he said.

"Hmm, what…?" I asked.

He turned then, looking at me with a frown on his exquisite face. "You know what you are to me."

I swallowed hard, pursing my lips as a tinge of possessiveness colored his voice. What was it about vampires and possessiveness?

"I know I'm your blood singer, if that's what you mean." I said quietly and he nodded, running a hand through his hair to push fringes of it back, still looking at me closely.

"How do you feel about it? I assume it must've been a bit much to process."

I raised my eyebrows at that. Did he just ask how I felt about something? That's new coming from anyone in this world.

"Mia Cara…?" he prompted and I immediately frowned.

"I don't know how I feel about it. Truth be told, I didn't even like your character in the books. You were supposed to be a creepy teenager with an unfair power, not some god tier handsome man who just so happens to be the first person to ever asks me my opinion about something." I snapped.

"I see," a ghost of a smile crossed his face.

"Where do we even go from here?" I asked.

Alec shrugged again, crossing his arm. "I'll be honest with you, I don't know. The Mated vampires around here all have their partners around them." He said slowly.

"So…what…? Do you expect me to break up with Edward and immediately fall for you or something? Because, I'll tell you this now, it sounds a little farfetched and movie-ish."

Alec laughed.

"No, Tesoro, I don't expect that at all. Laws cannot dictate loyalty, only feelings can…and if you were willing; you'd let your own heart decide." He began to turn away when I spoke up.

"You're the first person to take this seriously, you know. Most people I've met simply think they can control me," I said.

He scoffed. "Then that Edward is a fool, everyone knows true love cannot be borne out of control."

"So, why didn't you tell me? When we met, you acted so cold, I didn't think you liked me at all." I pressed.

"Believe me when I say it wasn't to keep you in the dark. It was to keep my own self safe until I could have spoken to someone who knew what to do in these situations. And yet, telling you would've made no difference, Angelo, you were still with Cullen." He said.

I blinked as he took a step forward, pinning me again with his dark enticing gaze.

"However, I cannot help but have hope, no matter how faint…and I would also like to give you something. It's a little thing I had had made a long while ago but now I think it's time it has it representation." He murmured.

"What," my voice cracked and I cleared it, "What is it?"

He kept his eyes on me, delving into the pocket of his pant and pulling out something long and gold, a medallion hanging from it.

"Is that…?" I asked as he turned it in his palm, facing upwards.

He nodded as I leant in close, studying the intricate winding of the gold lattice work on the thin frame, the Volturi crest easily denoted, but while the usual V should've been was a large Heraldic A branded on it, studded with sapphires instead of rubies.

"Sapphire is my favorite gem stone," I murmured.

"Then the fates intended for you to have it, may I…?" he asked and I paused, giving him a quick look.

Was he being sincere or was this all just a play? He looked genuine enough, patiently waiting for me to let him put it on me.

Slowly, I turned, giving his access to my neck as he brushed his hand across the back of it, pushing my hair aside. A shot of thrill ran through the skin as I turned to glance at him. His eyes were on me too, as if silently asking if I felt that too and the turn of my head had been answer enough. He let the necklace fall straight in front of me before he pulled it closer, adjusting the clasp around my neck.

I turned to look at him and he smiled a soft almost whimsical smile.

"Now, it is where it belongs."

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