Part 2 - Chapter 9: Memories and Missions
The memory resurfaced and I was a child. That's what I grasped at least. I saw a couple that seemed quite distant from each other. The woman was tall and stern with wrinkles she furtively must've tried to hide. She had high cheekbones, a crisp jaw line, and a hardened nose. She was wearing a gray dress that descended to the floor. Strange for the times. The man, however, didn't seem to be much jollier than the woman. He too was tall - taller than her - and had gray hair covering his squared head. His beady eyes matched the woman's as they looked ahead to the child playing. He had a mustache and a goatee that both accented and disguised his severe face features. He stood in a plain gray suit to match the woman. It seemed they were a couple despite the fact they stood as statues without any affection towards the other. The woman had a bit of dark hair at her roots, but the rest of her hair were as gray as her attire. And then the child.
The child was in a sweet blue dress that reached her knees. But if you looked at her, that wouldn't be the thing to catch your attention. She was devoid of color. As she raced around in the cold, no blush filled her high cheekbones. Her skin was the shade of the snow that laid on the ground. She bore a large jacket to defeat the weather, but it didn't do much. Her silvery hair reached her hips and was flowing down instead of up. But the most striking feature was her green eyes. They looked eerie inside of the colorless child. They looked empty and full of life at the same time. But she was beautiful nonetheless. Then the woman snapped, "Time to come in!" The girl's head fell towards the ground and she trudged up to the man. She curtsied to him before doing to same to the woman. "Goodbye, Father. Goodbye, Father." She scurried inside and removed her coat. The memory began fading away as the woman called, "A-" And it was gone.
I woke up on the couch with the leaders of the Volturi near me. Diomedes was closest. "She's back!" I sat up immediately feeling better. Aro was instantly at my side near Diomedes. "So," he hissed, "what did you see?" I rubbed my head despite the lack of ache. "Just a memory of me as a child. I saw my parents. They were...stern. And I was lacking color. Albino. And I was about to hear my name when it ended." They seemed disappointed as they left. I felt drained so I said to Diomedes, "I need to feed." He nodded and gave me a hand. "I'll go with you. I think they've got something for you to do after you're done." I nodded and he swept me away to the outside world.
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I realized what was happening when we were at a town. "You do remember I'm vegetarian, right?" He sighed. "I was hoping I'd get away with this." We left the outskirts and went straight to the forest. I was dining on a lynx while Diomedes finished up his bear. "Hungry?" He nodded and grinned. "That counts as a question." I groaned playfully. "Well, my question...is there anything that you didn't tell them about your dream?" I replied, "I had green eyes. They were...looking straight through me. And my name starts with A. And my parents probably emotionally abused me. Based upon what I saw..." He nodded and patted my hand. "Well, I hope nothing bad happened..." I shrugged before standing up. "Let's head back and see what they want from me." Without waiting for an answer, I sped away.
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"We require you to investigate a specific group of people." I raised an eyebrow. "Who would they be?" I inquired. Aro answered, "A coven in Antarctica that have taken up...unlawful practices." "Such as..." I asked. He raised an eyebrow and looked angry. "Immortal children, Silver." I nodded with a fake smile. "I'll get right on it, boss." He stopped me. "You'll have Diomedes and Caius accompany you. Diomedes because he seems...close to you and Caius because of that." He turned one his heel and went back to his office followed by Marcus. Caius angrily tromped after Diomedes who ran after me. "The Antarctic coven! He must really think you'll affect their decision." I answered, "Let me guess, one of them has a special power." Diomedes nodded. "One of them has the ability to manipulate water, ice, and snow." I pursed my lips. Hmm...
