A/N: All rights go to Stephanie Meyers. I do not own anything except for any characters not originally in the Twilight Saga.
Chapter Nine: Leandra
Felix is to return home today and I cannot keep my excitement in anymore as I am cleaning the throne room after our feast of the human tourists. Renata finds me and she smiles as she runs over and Felix walks in after her. My back is to the door as I talk to her, but I can sense someone else is with her. I turn to see Felix standing behind me with a big smile on his face. We hug each other and I hold onto him tightly.
"Welcome home," I whisper.
"It is good to be home," Felix says, as he puts me down and then peppers my face with kisses. Renata leaves us to ourselves and I giggle when Felix holds up something for me. "I thought you might like it and wear it for me. It is a necklace I saw when I was out and it made me think of you."
"Oh, Felix, it is beautiful," I gasp when I open the little box. Inside was a small sterling pendant with a simple flower design that looked like one my mother once had, but on the back it had a gold lotus like design with jade on the edge and parts of the middle area. I smile at Felix as he takes it and he puts the necklace on me.
"Something that reminds you of your past and your future. The silver for how you are tough and brave now, the gold for when you were a bright young human. I hope you wear it and keep me close to your heart, my darling little sister," Felix says. He fingers the pendant and smiles widely.
"This is two necklaces put into one, isn't it? It is my mother's necklace and your mother's necklace put together?" I ask. Felix nods and kisses my forehead softly, before we hear the doors open once more. Demetri walks in and smiles when he sees us together.
"It would seem our Cullen guest has been spotted and is coming as predicted," Demetri says. I gather my skirt and I rush out to find Marcus to let him know. In so much of a hurry, I do not knock on his door and walk in to find him and Sulpicia kissing each other passionately on his desk. My heart breaks at the scene before me, but I know that my place here is as a guard and nothing more. Sulpicia pushes her skirt down and she gets off the desk to fix herself. Marcus stares at me in shock from being caught by me, just days after we shared a small intimate moment with each other.
"The Cullen boy has been spotted and he is being brought here, master," I say quickly and leave him to himself. Marcus calls my name, but I ignore him and then run as fast as I can to meet the lower guards to bring the Cullen here and get far from Marcus as possible for now.
I wait at the elevator door while waiting for the lower guards go and get the visitor. I sense him the elevator reaches the bottom floor. The doors open and I stands straight when they walk out. Felix and Demetri are at my side when the Cullen boy looks up at us. His eyes look like he has not fed in weeks or months and I look at his tattered clothes.
"Name please," I say, as part of protocol.
"You all know my name," the boy says. I growl, but Felix puts his hand on my arm.
"Leandra is new and follows the rules, Cullen. So, do as she say or she will make you regret not listening," Demetri says smugly. I raise a brow and look at the playboy behind me.
"Edward Cullen," the boy says. I turn back to him and raise my head higher.
"Take him to a room where he will be comfortable while the masters prepare to see him," I say.
"I want to see them right now!" Edward snaps. I roar and send him flying back against a wall.
"You do not get to snap at me, boy! I will decide when you are ready to see the masters!" I snarl. Demetri snickers and Felix shakes his head as he puts his hands on my shoulders. We hear the masters enter the area and we bow to them.
"Edward, it would seem you met our newest member and you made her use her wonderful gift," Aro says. Marcus looks at me with pleading and worried eyes. I look away from him and look at Felix.
"So it seems," Edward says.
"Come with us and we will take you somewhere you can clean up," Aro says with a wide smile. He turns to me and he glares daggers at me. I jump and then look down at the floor. "Leandra, my office and make sure Jane and Alec are with you."
"Yes, Master Aro," I say. Felix's grasp tightens before we leave them to themselves.
"What is he going to do with Jane and Alec?" Felix asks. I ignore him and go to retrieve Jane and Alec, as I was ordered to. I wait for Aro to come in and he comes in with anger rolling off of him. He slams the door and he grabs my hair. I try not to scream or make my power cause a ruckus.
"You had no right to lose your temper with Edward like that!" Aro shouts and he throws me against the ground. I whimper when Aro puts his foot on my head. "You shall be punished for attacking a guest like that! You never do that again, am I understood?!"
"Yes, master Aro!" I say. He lets me go and lets me sit up.
"If you try to block either Jane or Alec, I will throw you in the dungeon where you can remain until you are willing to listen to everything I order you to do. You will submit to me, Leandra," Aro says. I bite my lip and nod as I get ready for my punishment. Jane is first and I let out a strangled cry. This is normal for me when I am disobedient, Aro finds pleasure since I caused him all the pain of looking for me. I have come to accept it, even thought I want to rebel. But, if I rebel I will be killed and I will leave Marcus alone and Felix will never be the same. I have become this after being here for almost six months, what more is there for me right now? Nothing, but to accept it just like when I was a human.