Author's Note: WWWWAAARRRNNIIIINNNGGG. Still a lot of violence and bad stuff. Also, thank you for all the love I've been receiving. I really lucked out to get such an amazing group of followers. :)

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King's P.O.V

They were sort of expecting a classic fairy tale story to occur; their love was kidnapped, they needed to save her, they save her, and then goes the happy ending. Of course this was a much darker fairy tale with more blood and hatred, but still the general theme was there. This…this was not expected. Each were shaking with hatred, fear, and shame when they saw their mate bare underneath another. They felt the burning and the feeling of her being molested- felt her despair. The kings wanted to cry with her. Each were fighting with everything they had but there was so many of these damn monsters that they didn't feel themselves getting any closer to the door. Suddenly they felt something different in their mate- something unhinged.

The man above her was gurgling as she choked him with one hand. Amaryllis' calm voice range out over the speakers and they all watched as the man obeyed her every whim. When she finally looked into the camera, each king felt like she was staring into their minds. Aro had only ever feared losing power and death- never had he been afraid of a man nor immortal, but he felt fear when he looked into her glowing, slightly different colored, red eyes. Her messy brown hair, the fresh and dried blood that caked nearly all of her body….it was like a true beast had escaped. This is what her enemies would gaze at? How in the hell did they not run at this terrifying beauty? Aro was thankful for the barrier that randomly surrounded him, for while he was struck with fear and awe, another monstrosity tried to land a hit on him.

Her words were direct that held a sickening promise of death. Aro noted that even now, she was offering lenience to those who complied with her terms. They all thought that she truly was a Queen…no… more than that… she was like a vengeful goddess that the Greeks would have done anything to appease. When she walked away from view, Caius let out a shaky breath. He was so captivated by her. They collectively watched as some of the more coherent creatures quickly dropped to the floor and spread out their limbs. It felt like years, although it was just moments, before they heard the thundering smash of the doors being flung open.

There stood her mate in all her jaw dropping glory. Those eyes quickly glanced around. At her order, Aro noticed the shield around him fade and attach to one of the submitting creatures. Now he knew where that barrier came from. He figured that the tall bulking figure that protected Caius was one of her friends, and figured maybe he could also summon barriers, but he was wrong on the second guess. Although the safety bubble left him, he did not fear for his life. He knew in that moment that he didn't need it anymore because his mate wouldn't let anyone near him. The barrier would've been redundant. Sparks ignited inside him when that stunning creature looked at him. He saw the flicker in her eyes that comforted him and made him realize that she was still his flower.

He watched star-struck as she easily evaded several beasts in the course of a few seconds to hug him. It hurt- Aro felt his skin starting to crack, but he was so happy it didn't matter. The kings knew that everything was okay now. Their mate was by their side. The hug only lasted for barely a second before she suddenly turned and latched on to the closest enemy. Before the battle was at a kind of stalemate, but she very quickly turned the tides in their favor. Whenever the kings or Amaryllis were in danger of getting hurt, they would protect one another. They each were so in tune that the experiments didn't stand a chance.

The kings, especially Caius, understood the insane laugh that seemed to burst from their mate while she viciously attacked the enemies. The love of fighting. The joy of torture. Caius and Aro have done that before- lost themselves in the enjoyment so much that they started laughing. Marcus would occasionally smile, but never had he laughed. Caius loved hearing it, and silently looked forward to fighting future battles with her where they could laugh together. Aro fully smiled while he stared in admiration at her. Marcus was okay with her love for fighting, but silently feared that she might lose herself. He didn't want her to get too far gone.

When the tall friend of Amaryllis yelled out in warning, all of the king's subordinates obeyed. Already they were avoiding her, but now they were moving to the ridges of the battle and if they saw a creature come towards the kings, they refrained from going to help. When the body of the last enemy dropped to the ground, Caius nearly jumped out of his skin when he was suddenly being hugged. She was warm, with soft skin and a beating heart. It was an odd reminder to Caius that she was still "human." He smelled the man on her shirt which made him want to growl. She was his. He hated that she smelt of anything other than herself or him and his brothers.

After a couple moments everything seemed to be okay until he heard her growl. For an instant the whole guard tensed in worry that she would go after their masters. Then she spoke.

"You stink of them." Her voice was dripping with malice and again Caius was stricken. She was acting so much like him. Then her tone became flooded with worry, "Are you alright?"

He could get whiplash from the sudden change in demeanor. Her voice was much softer and those bright eyes held warmth of freshly spilled blood. Was he okay? Caius was at a loss for words. It wasn't too long ago that he felt her being tortured, and then her being brutally molested. She went through so much agony, yet she worried for his wellbeing? He still was trying to grasp this new side of her that he was witnessing. Amaryllis was no delicate flower that needed saving, but a warrior- a gladiator. She was more like them then they originally thought- and that power. The way she made the stronger opponents crumble in the course of a minute with her ability. He thought Jane's skill was amazing, but this…

He stared at that beautiful face covered with blood, those wild eyes, those lips, and just couldn't think of anything to say. She was the embodiment of Athena, the terrifying goddess of war that for some reason cared for him. This was no classic fairy tale, he concluded. It hurt his pride that she didn't need him to be there to help her. He was supposed to be her protector, but she obviously could save herself. Caius felt disgusted that he felt that way though because had she not saved herself she would've been raped. He failed to be her protector. Amaryllis let a mask of indifference fall over her face and he knew right away he did something wrong. He felt the hurt from the bond and in her bright red eyes. She pulled away from him and addressed Aro.

There was a hint of malice in her tone. Aro stared at her much like Caius did, but found the composure much faster.

"Yes, it appears we do," he responded in his deeper tone. Amaryllis turned on her heal and walked towards the large building that rivaled the size of their castle. Marcus strode over to her side quickly. She jumped a little in response, but gave a small smile when he captured her hand in his. Marcus felt the hurt that radiated from her- it reminded him of when she first offered to have them sleep alongside her. She was closing up to prevent getting hurt and he desperately wanted to avoid it. She seemed most insecure about being around him, which he just didn't understand however now was not the time to ask. Simply holding her hand in his was the best he thought he could do at the moment.

The top guard, the midnight skinned man with yellow eyes, and a small woman with golden eyes followed a safe distance behind the kings and their queen. Aro noticed Alice telling the other Cullens that they should go and watched as they disappeared in the woods. He gave her a small smile in thanks and she bowed her head slightly in response before she left.

Amaryllis's grip on Marcus tightened when they passed a room that smelt heavily of her blood, vomit, and feces. All three king's jaws tightened in anger. They considered privately all the ways they would destroy that fucker who did such terrible things to their mate. After many twists and turns in the long halls filled with rooms, they reached the doctor and his experiment.

The experiment was standing their dutifully and the doctor was struggling forcefully against his restraints.

"Turn him towards us," Amaryllis ordered. The creature instantly lifted the heavy thing with the doctor so he was facing the small crowd. As she took a step forwards, his struggling worsened until the skin that was rubbed raw split open, causing him to bleed. At this she gave a full, threateningly sweet smile.

"Doctor," She greeted kindly. Then she turned and stood in-between the kings and him. Caius was glaring the man down and took a step forward, but Marcus grabbed him before he could attack. Caius then glanced at his mate, who was glaring back at him. When he froze, she resumed her smile.

"Well, I personally had a plan on revenge but I have just realized that if I exacted my idea, my lovely kings wouldn't get a chance to do whatever their planning. That would be selfish wouldn't it?" She turned and looked towards Aro.

"I will postpone my punishment for him until you three feel satisfied. All I ask is that you keep him alive and conscious by the time you hand him over to me. As for the experiment," She turned her gaze over to the man in question, "I will be the one to punish him. Before all that though," She clapped her hands together once with an excited gleam in her eyes, "Aro dear, would you please gaze into their thoughts? I need to know anything about what he knows about my group, any possible Intel on other doctors, and anything else that you consider to be vital for me to know."

Aro gave her the same expertly concealing smile and strode over to the men, but before he reached them, she grabbed his hand for a moment.

'Do not betray my trust. If you even consider endorsing their ideas or following in their footsteps, I will make you regret it. I may not be able to kill you, but that still leaves open a lot of other possibilities.' Aro stared into the fierceness in her eyes. He never responded well to threats, and if she were anyone else he would've ensured that her life ended in absolute agony. Aro was afraid for his life just then. She would overcome the pain of the mating bond and hurt him if he didn't listen and the thing was….he had endorsed this.

He remembered the vampire with deadly serious eyes and slender features. He was composed and had a love for the arts and refined society similar to Aro's. The man named John Lemmings had arrived in Italy around 1345 to seek help from the Volturi. Aro had seen into his memories. He saw the schematics, the plans, the desire to create powerful creatures, along with the promise of giving Aro the most successful creations in exchange for Intel, sperm from some of his talented male vampires, and for funding of the experiments. Aro's desire to collect the gifted and solidify his rule mixed in with his curiosity to see powers be created manually. This caused him to agree. He had considered that gifts were in the genetics, and wanted to see if it was true. No longer did he have to hunt for abilities, he could have them grown and created for him!

But, after a time the money became too much, and he saw too little progress. He was patient, but after a couple thousand years where the expenses kept increasing, but not one creature was successful, caused Aro to conclude that the scientist was incorrect. Aro might have continued to play along since cash wasn't really an issue, but after he collected Jane and Alec, he saw no need to waste money any longer. They had solidified his rule and became his main weapons. Aro cut off all ties with the doctor and had someone sent to kill him. When he confirmed through his guards thoughts that the man was burning, Aro washed his hand of the whole affair.

Caius and Marcus where indifferent to that whole situation. Aro was solely responsible for helping John. The hints he received from Amaryllis about her past, and her odd ball abilities, led him to the conclusion that maybe dear old John wasn't the only one with the same idea. If Amaryllis wasn't in the picture, Aro would definitely take over all the doctors and have them work for him to create creatures… but she was in the picture. She was a victim of the abuse. He didn't feel pity for the rest of the creations, but he did for her.

If he saw her as a child going through whatever horrendous things she endured, he would've fallen in love and stole her away. She deserved pampering, not…this. Not pain or sorrow. Aro vowed in his mind that he wouldn't stop until all of the bastards that were threatening his mate were slain.

These thoughts flashed through Aro's mind in the course of a second before he kissed her cheek and nodded. He didn't know how to tell her about the past, but he would find a time. Maybe in a few millennia she won't get as angry when he tells her. He stopped in front of the shirtless man who almost raped her.

"Let him touch your hand and drop your barrier," Amaryllis ordered calmly. The being held his hand out instantly. Aro wondered how far she could push her powers. Could she overpower his basic desire to survive by having him kill himself? Again Aro was grateful that they were mated. He didn't know how he knew this, but he felt confident that she wouldn't be able to control him. Torture, yes, but not control.

Aro placed his hand in the creature and found out his name. It was Hercules as laughable as that was. He only ever knew of the doctor as master. His master had told him at an early age that he was made to be the best of the best. He was his favorite. Hercules was living the life of luxury compared to the others and developed a sense of entitlement. He was the only one that could go to the outside world without anything watching him. Any creature that Hercules wanted to rape, the doctor would allow it. Aro saw a black haired girl that the doctor brought in from the outside world, crying profusely and the creature pounded into her. She was meek and a little plump. He slammed into her ass and then made her suck off the remnant shit that was stuck on his cock before forcing her underneath him and going in her cunt. The sounds of her bones crunching and screams made Aro uncomfortable. What if that had been his flower?

Memories of Hercules seeing Amaryllis for the first time made him want to vomit. His thoughts were so disgusting. Then Aro heard what Hercules heard as he stood outside the door, listening to Amaryllis screaming and crying. As much as Aro wished he could've turned his power off, he saw the tears in her eyes and the countless degrading ideas that the asshole wanted to try when he was about to rape her. Aro was brought back to the present when he noticed that his grip on the creature's hand was bruising. If it was a regular human, the hand would've been nothing but a squishy mess of shattered bones and blood. Hercules was powerful and extremely fast. He had the ability block about equal to Amaryllis' and could freeze enemies and shatter them. He wasn't the best of the best though.

The thought made him smirk. Without saying a word, Aro went to the doctor. His nearly neon orange eyes were disturbing. Amaryllis growled and flitted next to Aro and the man and glared the doctor down. She was acting on her bond again. It filled Aro with an unknown warmth that she was so protective over him. Aro touched the doctor's hand and watched the doctor's memories flash by.

The doctor's name was Hermann Schmidt. He was from the 1920s Germany. He was one of the feared doctors in Jewish camps. Hermann admired Dr. Mengele, who was also dubbed 'Angle of death.' Hermann was cruel to the prisoners and did countless experiments to them. He had a particular taste for the young girls that had yet to bloom into womanhood, but occasionally he wanted to feel a fuller woman beneath him. One day he came across another doctor who claimed that he was a god.

Konrad Weber was the guy's name. Thin with sickly pale skin and red eyes. Schmidt played along as a joke at first, but soon started listening like the eager student he was. That's when he started. He eventually found a serum that was a mixture between vampire venom and other things that increased his lifespan, rate of healing and decreased the need for him to be nourished by food, water, or sleep. The side effect was bright orange eyes and the occasional stopping of his heart. Memories of the experiments flashed by. Lot of trial and error. The torture and rape wasn't very disturbing to Aro for he was a monster himself. After a couple hundred years, Weber trusted Schmidt enough to allow him in on the trade secrets. Aro froze when he saw Dr. Lemmings' name flash in his mind. Dr. John Lemmings' was revered by all of the scientists as the Father of Creation. He was a legend who bested nature after so many years of failure. Aro couldn't believe that he was alive for he had watched him die through his guard's eyes. He was tricked.

The memories trekked onwards until it landed on the day when Dr. Lemmings first showed off his most prized creation. All the doctors gathered in John's large laboratory to gaze at a young girl. She had beautiful brown hair and….two…different colored eyes. Aro snatched his hand away and took a step back.

He, her supposed mate and protector…was the direct cause of her suffering. How ironic that John's best creation did end up becoming Aro's. Aro wanted to cry out in agony. This made what he did so much worse. She would never forgive him. He looked at her when she gazed at him with worry. 'Those red eyes searching mine- innocent to my sins,' he thought.

Aro steeled himself and continued through the memories. He watched as John tested her endurance in front of the others and they all stared in awe. Schmidt wanted her. Her body was so small- she was so young. Only 3 but looked to be 10 years old. They watched as John pushed her and forced her to use her abilities. Some of the other doctors brought in their best fighters, but she concurred them all. Schmidt became particularly obsessed.

He kept close tabs on her and had pictures of her in his room that he would kiss and caress. Aro didn't dwell on the dirty images that bombarded the man's mind when he stared at those pictures. He would castrate this asshole. Although he was able to sweep past the perverse thoughts, he couldn't avoid watching first hand all of the things the doctor did to her. The torture for the day and a half, the crying, the screaming. Aro stood frighteningly still. He felt Amaryllis push him back.

"Darling, you might kill him if you attack right now," She cooed gently, "Tell me what you want done to him and I'll do it."

"Tear off his skin and castrate him," Aro growled back immediately. Amaryllis smiled and did a little curtsy with the ragged shirt.

"Your wish is my command. Does he have regenerative abilities or anything that can increase the rate of healing?" She tilted her head to the experiment, "That question extends to him as well." Aro nodded.

"They can heal faster than regular humans, and it does take much more to kill them, but they do not regenerate as fast as vampires. I'll go over in more detail how much they can handle before death later. Just know that something like a ripped off limb takes about a two months to heal."

"Wonderful!" She exclaimed. Then she turned to the doctor who started struggling all over again. His yelling was muffled by the gag.

She ripped off his lab coat's arm sleeve and cut open his skin with her nail to put in her blood. While her blood poured into his, he stopped struggling and stared at her. Caius growled at the look he was giving her.

"Tear out his eyes." Caius's voice was clipped and venomous.

She looked back to him and smiled before repeating what she did to the doctor, to his experiment.

Her red eyes brightened even further and her hair seemed to grow a couple inches. Her skin underneath the red blood turned a shade paler.

"Doctor watch closely," She then looked at the experiment, "What's your name?"

"Hercules," he replied. A beautiful laugh escaped her lips.

"Okay Hercules. Look your old master in the eyes while slowly breaking every bone you have- starting with your toes and working upwards. Stop at the waist and then go back and rip off chunks of your flesh. Be careful to never lose consciousness or kill yourself. When you have finished with that, I want you do whatever you can to smash that head of yours to bits. Jane, would you be a dear and apply your ability on him after he's finished with the first part of his punishment?"

Amaryllis glanced at Jane, who immediately nodded. The cracking of the bones was heard throughout the room. Amaryllis and the king's eyes didn't stray from Hercules the whole time he was carrying out his first punishment. Tears rolled down his eyes and he was screaming and pleading with himself to stop, but he continued on. When he finished, chunks of his flesh littered the floor. There was no time to waste as he quickly tried to slam him head into the ground. It didn't really work, since the floor was the first to crumble. His screams were intensified now that Jane used her ability. Eventually the creature got impatient and tried to crawl on his belly around to look for any tools he could use. He was extremely agitated and eventually started clawing at his head ruthlessly. Then something seemed to click in his mind and he just sat up, froze his head, and then let it shatter into a million pieces as his body collided with the floor.

"Wow, that's a cool ability," Amaryllis muttered. Then she undid all of the restraints, ignoring the look of pleas from the doctor. She ungagged him last.

"Don't speak," She ordered immediately. Then she sighed, "Well you heard what my mates want done to you. You must have done some terrible things if Aro asked for your castration so I'm going to make some creative choices. I want you to strip bare quickly and then rip off that disgusting dick of yours. You will then place that dick in your mouth and chew on it slowly and swallow." The doctor whimpered in protest, but he did as he was told. Aro felt sickly satisfied. His hand rested on Amaryllis's hip and he pulled her closer. When the Hermann finished, he was shaking and crying- vomit spewed out of him.

Amaryllis tsked. "Now, now look what you did. You made this so much harder on yourself," She bent down, her words were dripping with malice, "Eat it. Eat what you threw up. I don't want to see a spot of vomit on the floor. Keep all of that disgusting dick in your stomach asshole."

The man did. He scooped up chunks in his hands and ate it back down, then he licked it off the floors, and then his hands. During he nearly vomited a couple times, but immediately gulped it back down.

"Alright, great job. I could eat my dinner off this floor, it's so spotless," Amaryllis complemented, "Next I want you to tear off your skin as much as you can without passing out or killing yourself. You will eat the skin you rip off as well. Afterwards stick your thumbs into your eyes."

While watching the doctor obey, she nuzzled closer to Aro. Marcus felt something off so he went to the other side of her and started petting her hair. She was shaking. Very slightly, but still evident. She seemed to be on the brink of losing it. Not like she was about to cry though. It was something like insanity. Amaryllis looked to be fighting with herself to not attack as the blood kept pouring out of the man. Caius walked up behind Amaryllis- both for support, and because he wanted a closer look. All three kings were enjoying the torture Amaryllis was inflicting. Caius thought his face might split in two because his smile was so wide. When the show ended and the man blinded himself, he collapsed on the floor unconscious.

"Get nearby shackles and bind him," Aro ordered. Guards instantly obeyed. Amaryllis's eyes had started to dim as soon as all three of the kings were around her. Eventually the red faded into her beautiful brown and hazel irises. When she spoke, her voice lost all of the ridged aspects, though the authority was still there.

"Aro interrogate all of those who submitted. If they mean absolutely no ill will towards us, my group will take them in. Maxum, can you take those that we spare today to wherever the Parker family is located. Most of them would not work in society. After the few that could live among humans are trained, they can leave Guididale and his family and join whatever branch of our group that accepts them. Make sure each group has one mind reader that can keep close track of the new one's thoughts. After we start trusting them, we will let them decide what to do," Amaryllis' voice became as soft as a flower petal when she looked at Maxum and Arjana,

"Lilith sent you, didn't she?"

Arjana smiled and ran over to hug Amaryllis. The kings had to fight with their instincts to block Arjana- especially since they came fresh from battle. Anyone who approaches their mate right now was treading on thin ice. Amaryllis held Arjana closely and then backed away with tears spilling over.

"Look at you! You've grown so much! Oh, I should've been there to see it," Amaryllis voice was wavering. She turned to the kings and muttered.

"I'm gonna pass out now. Don't freak out, it's not unusual." Then she smiled gently before going unconscious. Marcus picked her up and held her to him. The kings did as she ordered. The guards wrecked everything.

Aro went into the rooms that contained children. The doctor usually grew them in pairs of two, since overpopulation was a part of why John got overwhelmed, but he had murdered one who proved to be a failure. The other was the age of 4. He was mostly human looking, but didn't have human ears. Instead they were just holes. This was bread from Hercules and the boy had already shown signs of being powerful. Amaryllis didn't say anything about saving children, but Aro knew better than to assume that meant he could slaughter this one, so instead he grabbed the scared boy's hand and gave him to Maxum.

The girl named Arjana appeared to look the boy over.

"Thank you, for your help earlier. Your abilities are astounding," Aro greeted with a smile. Arjana became a bit shy, but shrugged.

"I didn't do it for you," she stuttered, "We have heard about what your kind has done to wolves, along with your brutality in general," The young teenager looked over to where Amaryllis was being nestled closely by Marcus, "I did it because we knew if you died, it would greatly hurt our leader and friend."

"Yeah and the last thing we needed was for Amaryllis to lose herself over one of your deaths. You've seen how she gets when she sees her friends being threatened," Maxum shuttered.

"Still, you two fought well and we appreciate the help," Marcus chimed in. Caius still loathed wolves, but had to admit that he might have lost an arm or worse if it wasn't for Maxum. He was embarrassed that he needed the help in battle which caused him to grumble slightly over the conversation.

"I would like to stay with Amaryllis until she wakes up," Arjana announced. At this Maxum immediately cut in.

"No."

"Yes," She seethed- forgetting her shyness when her small form sized up against the tower that was Maxum, "I haven't seen her in years. She was like a second mother too me. Besides," She became a little shy again, "You can trust that her true mates wouldn't hurt anyone their lover loves." Maxum was still vigorously shaking his head.

"No, I want you by my side where I know you'll be safe. I'm not going to leave you in a group of killers that I just met, even if they seem to be Amaryllis' true mates." His booming voice erupted in anger. Arjana glared daggers at him.

"You are too overprotective. I'm old enough now to start making MY choices. They won't hurt me. I've seen the way they looked at each other and it's certain that Amaryllis and the kings are in love. If anything I would be safer with them than when it's just the two of us. Besides, if they did try anything you know Amaryllis would burn the whole castle the ground."

"You will always be welcomed in our home," Marcus assured. Caius' jaw tightened but he didn't disagree. He couldn't stand the scent of wolves, and these two reek of it. 'How many more did she know that had wolf blood in them?' Caius wondered bitterly. Amaryllis obviously cared for these two, so he would bite his tongue for now.

Maxum stared at Amaryllis a little too long for Caius and Aro's liking, but Marcus could see the tie between them so he was relaxed. There was nothing but sibling like care that flowed between them. Maxum turned his attention back down to his blood sister that he loved like a daughter, from what Marcus could tell, and then nodded. Before departing with several of the new creations, Maxum went over and knocked on Amaryllis' unconscious head.

"You better hear me," He said louder than normal, "I don't care if your tired butt is sleeping, you are responsible for anything that happens to her. I will give you hell if a hair is out of place when I return."

Aro looked over the total of 5 new creatures waiting anxiously for the next set of directions.

"You can take Alec if you like Maxum- just in case any of them suddenly get some unsavory ideas," He said politely. Maxum turned and smiled, "I can handle them." Than he embraced Arjana and left. Arjana stuck close to Amaryllis while the last of the evidence was destroyed and the whole way back to Washington. They stopped at Forks first, and Alice awaited them expectantly with new clothes for Amaryllis. During their short visit, the guards left in shifts to feed outside the area. The kings were hungry, but were having a hard time leaving her. Amaryllis was bathed and checked over by Carlisle. Aro noted how anxious his dear friend seemed to be, along with how all of the Cullens were going out of their way to avoid touching him. Bella and Edward had not returned from their honey moon yet, so he couldn't imagine that they were stressed about her still being human.

They seemed guilty, but Aro decided to let it pass…for now. Only because they had helped him, and he already had enough problems to deal with at the moment. Caius and a sliver of the guards went to retrieve what they could from the wreckage of Amaryllis' house, including the surviving cat. When they had finished, Aro was pleasant in his goodbyes and the group went to their private planes. The cat, Arjana, and the top guard were in the plane with the kings and their mate, while the rest travelled back in the other. Many of their guards had perished, but most were only broken-not burned. Aro thanked Hermann's arrogance for that one. He had assumed that the Volturi would lose so he figured he should wait after to burn all of the vampires. That way he could salvage any of the stronger vampires for tests. Hermann was currently still unconscious on a plane with the other guards.

The kings went into the back of the aircraft in a private room with a bed to lay Amaryllis in.

"Darling Arjana. Would you mind giving us awhile alone with her?" Aro asked softly. Arjana blushed and nodded nervously before going to the front of the plane.

"Thank you. There is a T.V remote there. Ask the flight attendant if you wish for anything." Aro looked over to Felix, "No playing on this trip." The group understood immediately what he meant when he said playing.

"Yes master," They bowed. Aro returned to look at the mound of covers that she, Caius, and Marcus were underneath. For their personal plane they prepared it with the biggest bed that could fit and blankets after they first left Forks. Aro chuckled. She loved being in cold rooms with a bunch of blankets. It was cute. Aro crawled underneath on the other side of her and snuggled up against her warm sleeping form. Caius was resting his head on her stomach, while the other two had her resting between them. Her heat warmed up the blankets, which eventually insulated them and made them the same temperature. They were so comfortable, that they got the closest they could get to sleep. No one said anything for hours while they each rested.

Eventually Marcus left the snuggle pile, causing Aro and Caius to growl in discontent at having the blankets and bed shift. "We should allow Arjana to see her," He said with a low voice. Again another round of growls erupted.

"She will have plenty of time to see her at the castle," Caius snipped under the large pile of blankets.

"We went through a lot. I think we deserve to reserve her to us for an eternity, let alone half a day," Aro snarled. Marcus smirked at how childish his brothers were being.

"We left Arjana alone around others she doesn't know. You saw how shy she is around strangers. We need to let Amaryllis' friends feel welcome. This is our first chance to do so, and I don't wish to fail our mate," Marcus stated. Aro sighed.

"Your right," he stated glumly. Caius growled but left the blankets. Before both men left, Amaryllis' hand weakly grabbed at Caius and she whimpered. Instantly Caius was back in bed with her, taking Aro's spot.

"Well… I'm sure Arjana would be fine if one of us stayed in the room with her," Aro reasoned.

They went out and allowed Arjana to see her, which she immediately complied too. Arjana froze when she saw Caius still snuggling up protectively over Amaryllis, but cautiously crawled in on the other side anyways.

"I missed you Amaryllis," She muttered. Caius softened a bit. He hated the girl's scent but he could tell she truly loved his mate. The girl was in near tears.

"Whenever she glossed over her past, she held sorrow in her eyes. I'm certain she missed you with the same intensity as you missed her," He grumbled. Caius really didn't have much experience with this sort of thing, but was pleased that he at least saw a small smile from the young girl. Her glittery gold eyes were still watery, but after a while she calmed down.

Her quiet slumber caused the other two kings to smile, although they both wished they were in Caius' place. Conversations were light around them despite the horrors they all witnessed. Aro and Marcus listened a little, but mainly went off into their own minds. It was disappointing that the whole affair had given what was supposed to be a purely joyous event bitterness, but still, all three kings felt a bloom of happiness and nervousness in their stomach. Amaryllis was coming home.