Author's Note: I'm so sorry for the long delay on these two chapters. I've been extremely busy. Just a heads up, there may or may not be some fun time instances in these chapters. I hope to have the next couple chapters up by the end of the week. Hope you enjoy!
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Day Two Date Two
Amaryllis's P.O.V
I woke up to an array of amazing scents that smelled of pancakes, marshmallow, coffee, and a soft underlining raspberry. I got up and stretched, letting Space Junk and Teddy Bear slip off of me. Space Junk stretched towards me as if asking me to come back to bed. I chuckled and petted them both. Out of the corner of my eye I noticed some of my clothing neatly folded on my dresser. 'Does he always have to dress me when planning to do….stuff with me?' I thought while blushing. After closer examination, I realized that the clothes he picked out were ones that I would normally wear on my lazy days. I thought it over and decided to change the loose tee shirt to a loose cut off shirt that showed my waist and hips. Not only because I wanted to see him ogle me but I also just wanted to disobey his silent orders.
I skipped the bra- like I usually do anyways- and put on the black sweatpants and the top before going and spending a few human minutes getting ready in the bathroom. When I decided that I looked good, I ventured out in the hallway to only pause in shock. There were gold and red balloons that were occasionally shaped like hearts, several candles lit throughout the main room, art supplies, cat toys, figurines and books from my favorite shows and stories with little bows on them, and bouquets of roses in various vases. It was beautiful. I ventured to the kitchen to see a big plate of waffles, another vase of red and white roses, and a very handsome Aro cleaning up the mess he made in the kitchen. He turned to me and froze for a few moments to look at me up and down. He gave me an apologetic smile.
"I apologize for the slight mess my dear. It turns out that I am not as inclined in the culinary arts as I thought I might be."
I was too enamored by everything to find the words I was looking for, so I just gawked at him like an idiot. After however long he tilted his head and looked at me inquisitively. Shaking my head I finally made out, "Are you kidding? You don't have to apologize for anything. The waffles look great and I'm sure the waffle iron appreciates the attention. This whole thing is just….wow. Thank you for everything. This is amazing." I walked over to give him a kiss and found it a battle to resist turning it into something more. He turned to stone while staring down at my lips when I pulled away. From the beginning his eyes were turned dark and I found myself mesmerized by the two black orbs staring down at me. I broke the heated tension first by coughing awkwardly and walking to the table. As I ate the amazing tasting waffles, my eyes watched intently as he gracefully finished up cleaning everything. He wore a black button up shirt with his Volturi pendant hanging proudly from his neck and some black slacks. It reminded me of the time he walked me down the hallway. I guess this was his version of casual…
After Aro finished cleaning, he gave me a quick peck on the cheek before flitting away. He returned in a clean suit with his pendant still hanging proudly against his chest. "Awe I liked you with a couple dirty spots on your clothes. It showed me someone I could relate too." His only response was to smirk.
"Did you like the meal?" Aro asked while staring at me intently. I nodded with delight.
"You cut yourself a little short because you could easily become a culinary master. This tastes amazing."
"It fills my dead heart with joy to hear such praise from you. I figured since my mate is a forever human, I might as well learn to cook."
I couldn't help but scoff. "Wow, what a domestic thing for you to say Aro," I teased. His voice became deep and sultry during his response.
"Well, you will be satisfying all of my desires so it's the least I could do," His eyes lingered on my neck longingly causing me to blush. With a sigh, he collected my empty dishes and put them in the dishwasher. We went into the family room and this time, instead of gesturing for me to sit next to him, he grabbed me around my hips to sit me down. Apparently I lost my freedom of seating choice.
"So what would you like to do my flower?" I looked over and shrugged. I wanted to show him those video games, but it was a little early in the day for me to try and outwit Aro.
"I noticed you got me movies." Instantly he disappeared and reappeared by the T.V. He put in my favorite childhood movie, 'Alice in Wonderland' and then returned by my side with the remote. He must have gotten most of this information about me from his visit with the Cullen's yesterday.
"So how much stuff have you collect about me now anyways? You definitely seem to have a firm grasp of my interests."
His arm rested on the top part of the couch behind me and he looked utterly relaxed…he still had that dangerous and powerful air about him though.
"It seems like I have only scratched the surface of you dear. I am used to knowing everything about a person I meet, but with you there is so much I don't know. It is as intriguing as it is frustrating. I have been able to piece together who you are by seeing you through the eyes of your friends, but it is far from what I want." His arm moved to my bare waist as he came in closer. It was beyond intimidating to have such a powerful being mere centimeters from my face. "I want to know everything about you- from your most embarrassing moments to when you are at your most powerful. I don't want you to be a mystery to me especially since you are my mate. I want to know you so well that I could predict your actions before you even consider them." I gaped slightly at him, no doubt showing how intimidated I was just then, but then I surprised myself by speaking in an unwavering tone.
"You're one of the most controlling people I think I have ever met. You're never going to be let in my head fully so you might as well kiss that dream goodbye." He chuckled and resumed looking at the T.V.
"You are bold to speak to me in such a way. Part of me enjoys it, while the rest of me wants to teach you a few lessons about manners. I wouldn't be so sure of myself if I were you. Multiple times now, you have wetted my tongue with some of your thoughts. Edward was able to occasionally read your thoughts as well. Although you may evade me now, I will make you show me all of your memories eventually." I froze in horror at him. He saw some of my thoughts?
"What things did you see?" I asked in mortification.
"Oh nothing much. It's usually a quick thought here and there. Now let's watch this oddity of a movie shall we?" I grunted in frustration and wanted to move as far away from this psycho as possible…but his hand on my waist quietly suggested that I better not try anything. We sat there in silence as I became emerged in the movie. Fiona popped into my head when we reached the scene where Alice was crying to go home. Did that poor girl make it or did she perish with the other humans with fantastical dreams of immortality?
"How is Fiona?" I turned to Aro to see him already looking back at me. I doubted he even remembered her since the Volturi go through humans like toilet paper.
"Although she has made some terrible grammatical errors in some messages she gave us, since you took such a shining to her, I have not deemed any mistake worth killing her over yet. She is currently in a position that doesn't involve much communication with vampires so she should be fine. Keep in mind that I cannot spare every human that you start to care for, but I figured just one wouldn't hurt." I gave a half smile and nuzzled myself against him. It was good to know that she was still alive. He tensed up and took a deep breath, but after a few minutes Aro seemed to calm down.
"So how did your meeting go with the Cullens?" I asked. Aro started caressing around my waist absentmindedly.
"It was….interesting."
"Please don't pay any mind to those who were trying to protect me from you," I muttered. I did not want them to be punished for standing up for me.
"Of course I won't harm them. They help give me piece of mind that you'll have extra protection while you are here," suddenly he stopped caressing me and took on a much deeper tone, "I did wish to keep you guessing on whether or not we would take you back with us, yet once again, you took me by surprise. I did not expect that after one day Caius would fall for you, but you're just so enchanting that he did. I could try and keep you questioning about my answer, but I might as well let you enjoy your victory with Caius and spend these next three days stress free. However there are conditions for this arrangement. I'll be assigning several guards to watch over you and I want contact with you every day after we leave," his hand moved to grab my arm and firmly turn my upper body to face him, "You should be grateful we are doing this for you. If you go a day without contacting me I will come here and take you back." The edge in his voice could have sliced me up into ribbons. I've dealt with powerful and threatening entities before, but these three men seemed to bypass my thick skin. Instead of retorting with a sarcastic comeback or insult, all I found myself doing was nodding dumbly.
He eyed me up and down and started to look aroused. Suddenly, he closed the gap between us and started making out with me. His cold lips were dominating over mine while one of his hands climbed up my shirt to my breast. With his other arm he forced me to lay down on the couch so he could pin me under him. He kneaded my breast skillfully, making sure to roll my nipple in between his fingers with the perfect amount of pressure to drive me insane. Aro grinded his hips against my clit, striking sparks of intense pleasure from both of us. I moaned against his mouth and kissed him back passionately. Aro moved to give my neck attention. He pulled me tightly against him as he took a deep breath and moaned out.
"The face you made was too irresistible to ignore. You love when you irritate me," he groaned in that deep voice that made my insides quiver. I found myself whimpering in response while I desperately tried to grind myself against him. Using our speed, we unclothed each other in a blink of an eye and returned to our kissing and grinding. When his tip grazed my entrance, I felt a pang of guilt.
"Aro wait. You're married," I said in between my panting. His growl made me shiver. He forcefully pulled my head to the side and rested his lips against my ear.
"I will not let you end this. You will submit to me," his venomous words bit out. He pushed himself fully inside me. It felt so fucking good. As his long cold shaft pounded into me and we delved into a mixture of moaning, pleasure, and satisfaction I found it difficult to remember what that reservation I had was. Whenever he stopped kissing and breathing in my scent, he moved back to watch my face. I missed the way those eyes seemed to tear me apart. As he finished, he plunged his teeth into my neck which quickly caused another big release from me. While he had his fill of my blood, I slowly came down from my high. After he finished, he licked my neck and pulled mostly out only to slam back in with full force. I made a surprised yelp as he went at me with a renewed vigor. During the second time, his body that was in constant contact with me matched my body's temperature. Although he was still going at an extreme pace, it felt less abrasive with the warmth. It was after his fourth time orgasming that he finally was able to remove himself from me.
Aro stood over my body and examined my sweaty, panting form. A few tears slipped out during because he had me cum so much. He moved slightly forwards, ready for round five, but with all the restraint he could muster, he backed away a couple steps.
"You are far too bewitching," he breathed out exasperated, "I don't know how I'll ever be able to break apart from you- from that. Never in my lifetime have I felt anything this intense." I blushed.
"That felt fucking amazing. I'm doing you a favor by fighting to stay in Forks. I doubt I'd let you leave the room long enough to get work done back at your castle," I chuckled. He let out a shaky breath, seemingly imagining what I had said, but was able to resist another round. In a quick flurry of moments he was dressed. Leisurely I did the same, and then got some cleaning supplies to handle the…mess we made on the couch. I'm happy that he was gentle with my furniture and used his full force to grab at me instead. Unlike my poor couch, I could handle it. When the fuzziness faded, I still felt fulfilled and gleeful, but that worry returned.
"Aro, you have locked your wife away and betrayed her with me, and possibly others, multiple times. How can you care so little about her? Are you this way with everyone- using them only as a means to an end? Will you be this way with me?" I couldn't look him in the eyes, so I distracted myself with watching my cats play with the new toys that were put in areas around the house.
"I picked Sulpicia to be my wife because I thought she had all the qualities I was looking for. I did not love her, or anyone for that matter. Even so, vampires are unchanging creatures so I never felt a strong need for another. You…are not the type of woman I would ever imagine wanting as a wife. I like subservience. Sure a little quick wit is permissible and I prefer for some intelligence, but I want you to listen to me when I make an order and I would not typically view my wife to be on equal standing with me. In the airport, you demanded equal power, and you have the intelligence, ability, and the leadership skills. At first I didn't even consider the idea of you being at an equal standing with me and my brothers, but I have found myself fantasizing situations where we make plans for our clan together and I haven't…disliked those ideas. I also found that it is much more rewarding to make you submit than it ever was with my wife. I relish seeing those moments where your strong character falters," My attention shot back to him and we both stared at each other for a while. His milky red eyes were so beautiful.
"Also, I had planned for us all to talk to you about Carlisle's words on the 4th day. Yes, we locked them away and yes, we each crave to keep you caged up, but I do not believe that we will act on our desires. Even if Corin was able to use her ability on you, I doubt she could reign you in for long. That being said, from here on out you should expect heavy protection from our guards at all times. You are a weakness to us, which leaves you susceptible for assassination. If you perish, we three will perish with you and that is not a risk I wish to take." I nodded, heavily noting that he did not answer whether or not he would only use me as a tool for himself, and then started to prepare the first video game I wanted to show him. Aro watched me get everything set up and listened to the rules of the game. We sat together on the couch- away from the spot that was still drying- and started playing. Like I figured, he caught on almost immediately and quickly started dominating over the other players. After several rounds, I set it up so we could challenge each other.
Although I was never the main strategy planner in our group, I did partake in it. The skill that I did have helped to protect me against Aro's insane ability. He won most of the time but I did pull out a victory here and there. Every time I looked over, he seemed to be enjoying himself. Aro complemented me a lot and we even started trash talking each other playfully- although his version of trash talking was much more sophisticated than mine. Still, I don't know if it was something in his face, or one of those gut feelings, but it seemed like he had something he really wanted to say. Without thinking, I gently caressed the side of his face.
"It seems like something is bothering you." He stared down at me for a couple minutes before grabbing my hand and holding it in his.
"I did have a concern about what you said to Caius. You told him that the reason why you neglect to tell us who is after you is because you believe I would side with your enemy. I would like to clarify that I would not do anything to put your life in danger. As I said, you are too precious." I shook my head and sighed.
"Even so, I do not trust that you would stay on my side. If you joined with my enemy, a lot of people would get hurt. Being a subject of that pain, I cannot fathom being with someone who supports those who have caused so much agony." A slight growl rumbled out of his chest but he dropped the subject. We continued the day in absolute bliss. I had my occasional freaking out over just how much stuff he got me, we cuddled while playing games and watching movies, he played the piano for me and gave me a quick lesson, we read together for a little bit, we talked a lot and joked around, and we also spent a lot of time making out with each other. It seemed constant that we would keep contact with one another. The four hours of sex did wipe me out a little so I didn't try for another four hour session. There was a lot more kissing with him than with Caius. He made me an excellent lunch earlier and had just finished making dinner. As I ate he watched with a hint of a smile on his lips.
"So, how did your date go with Caius?" Aro questioned.
"Didn't you read all of Caius's memories? You should have a good idea how it went."
"I did, but I want to hear about it from your perspective. There was a lot of fighting," He prodded.
"Well I guess I didn't mind the fighting, and the fighting wasn't constant. It was nice to actually hold a conversation here and there without him yelling at me. I had a really good time." I smiled. He hummed.
"As difficult as it might be for you to imagine, it takes a lot to make Caius raise his voice. He does get angry fast, but it is a rare sight to see him yell. Emotions in regards to you are towards the extreme, and my dear to be quite blunt with you, we are not used to feeling such strong passions. Vampires feel emotions with more intensity than humans, but the feelings emitted from a true mating bond can easily overwhelm even us. You have reduced us back to newborns that have to relearn to control ourselves. Please be patient with him when he raises his voice." I thought it over and agreed. It made enough sense. The monotony of staying in a tower for so long and just living so long, could make the stronger feelings die out.
"Anyways, the date didn't seem to go very well. He hardly acted like the gentleman he should have been." I scrunched my face a bit in frustration at Aro's scrutiny. I bet he said this to Caius too.
"It wasn't perfect, but I had a lot of fun and if I could I would go back and do it again," I then felt my insecurities take over, "Did he not like how the date went?" Aro made me want to smack that growing smirk off of his face.
"Darling you are so adorable. You saw him go from loathing you to caring about you in one day, yet somehow you question whether or not he liked how the date went? He's worried about how you enjoyed the date, and rightfully so since he was acting so crude." I finished up my meal, but the idea that Caius was worried about our date ate away at me. Aro started cleaning up while I dazed off.
"Thank you for making my favorite foods Aro. You really are an excellent cook. Um, do you know if Caius has his phone on him?" He glanced sideways at me and then shrugged ever so slightly.
"I doubt it." Suddenly I felt a pang of jealousy that didn't seem to be my own. I surprised myself and Aro by growling a little. He stopped cleaning and stared at me with evident interest.
"How remarkable. Our bond really is like it would be with two vampires. Did you feel my jealousy?" I nodded.
"Why are you jealous Aro? You were the one who started this train of thought about Caius."
He still seemed to be mesmerized by me. Apparently what just happened was a big deal. "In the documented instances of a true mating bond, when the partners feel particularly close to one another, it is typical for them to share emotions and even mannerisms. Sure it can happen even if they don't feel connected, if the emotion the partner feels is that overwhelming, but you felt a passing emotion that crossed over me. You growled. I wonder if you feel my strong emotions at the same intensity or if it's either dulled or intensified by the fact that you're a human." I snapped my fingers, drawing his attention.
"That's great and all that I have this ability, especially since you three are so hard to read, but you haven't answered why you are jealous." He smiled apologetically and walked over to leave a lingering kiss on my lips.
"I apologize, it's just so unexpected. I have been attuned with your emotions today, which has been wonderful, but I did not believe you would feel any of mine. Earlier I thought you just read something on my face, but I was certain to keep myself composed so you wouldn't notice my jealousy, yet you still felt something off about me. Although I caused you to think about Caius, I can't help but feel jealous over you wanting to contact him on our day together. He can wait. Why not let him stew in his own insecurities for a while anyways?"
I pursed my lips. "I just started to get on his good side Aro, yet you're already trying to use me to torture him." After I said that I got a little idea to mess with him. I smirked and got up to push myself against Aro. I went on my tippy toes to kiss and lick his neck, while letting my hands run up his body. In his ear I whispered, "Maybe I should torture you instead." He gulped audibly, but before he could react I flited to my room to grab my phone to start ringing up Caius. It rang out once but then he picked up.
"Are you alright?" There was a hint of worry in his tone that warmed my heart.
"Yeah. Yeah I'm great. Aro was just talking like he was trying to make you insecure about our date, and so I just wanted to call and let you know that I really enjoyed it. I hope that we can have plenty more dates together." I started blushing at the admittance. After several minutes he finally responded.
"As do I." We said our goodbyes and I returned to the main room with a smirking Aro. He pulled me into a forceful kissing session that made my insides melt. Afterwards we snuggled and watched T.V. until I started to get tired. Without a word, Aro lifted me and walked to the bedroom to lay me down on the bed. He nuzzled against my neck to breathe in my scent one last time.
"Oh how I wish that you didn't require sleep," he sighed. I kissed him a couple of times on his cheek.
"Thank you for today. It was perfect," I smiled. He kissed me one last time before exiting the room.
