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Alec's thought.
Anne's thought.
Renesmee's thought.
Stolen kisses, pretty lies...
She lived for those moments.
Anne smiled lazily up at Alec, and he replied with an equally dazed grin.
They were hiding in a cave behind the waterfall. No one knew of Anne's little sanctuary, at least not yet, save for Alec. They had snuck in here blankets, pillows, candles, everything to make the place more suitable for two love birds.
Alec's fingers combed through her dark hair distractedly as he was reading a book. Anne was fine with that, even though neither of them had spoken up for a while. She was letting her mind drifting off to the sound of nature, and Alec's hand.
They have spent the last month like this. Showing up when needed, otherwise Anne would snuck up with Alec in the cave, cuddling, talking, sometimes just gazing just each other.
Anne liked this. She liked living like this, with Alec. Thanks to her gift, which was trained by Alec recently, she had mastered the art of being invisible from the other, and making Alec invisible too.
They had even tried it on Jane, Alec was parading around her, singing and dancing in the way he knew that would ruffle his sister, but the witch vampire just didn't notice. Anne had never laughed harder in her life.
In a way, Alec's smoke did not affect Anne as well. He let her play with it, eyes glimmered in a way Anne couldn't understand, before grabbing her and kissed her senselessly.
Neither of them tried to think too much about the deadline of the visit.
Alec could only stay so much for two months. First, Aro didn't like two of his best guards leaving him for too long like that. Second, two months was too much testing Edward's patience.
Beside, at this rate of sneaking out with Alec, Anne had to frequently use her gift on her family, and it drained her.
"You can always drink human blood." - Alec's voice murmured above, and Anne looked up at him. - "It will make you stronger."
She pressed her lips together, eyes tracing the jawline of Alec. Sneaking out with him, kissing him, lying her family, Anne had already done all of them, but drinking human blood, that was a line Anne was still afraid to cross.
Alec sighed, reading the thought on Anne like an open book. - "We'll talk about it later."
She was grateful he let it go.
The last day of the visit.
Alec sat patiently beside Jane, letting his sister do all the talking with Carlisle. Anne sat on the other side of the room, looking miserable between her parents. They had barely twenty-four hours left, yet they had to spend time like this.
Alec shot her a warning look and shook his head discreetly. Fortunately her father missed the little exchange.
But what was there to say? Anne huffed. It was all fake, all protocol, and everyone knew that. Why did they keep insisting on boring meeting like this?
Patient, little one.
I'm trying, Alec.
Would it make you feel better if we meet later?
They are dragging me to Charlie's right after the meeting, Alec.
The ancient vampire's eyes darkened considerably for a second.
I'll find a way.
Anne held back a sigh, avoided the question look on Rene's face.
You okay, sis?
I'm good, Rene.
Jane stopped talking, Bella grabbed both Rene's and Anne's hands and sprinted to the door, so fast she couldn't stop to look at Alec.
Anne fought back the urge to use her gift on her mother. Alec said not to, Alec said today they couldn't afford to sneak away. Too dangerous, too many watchful eyes.
He'll find a way later, she told herself, Alec always found a way.
The next hours at Charlie's house was miserable, and that was an understatement.
Anne couldn't crack a smile, not with the way Rene and Jacob were whispering to each other at the corner of the room, Bella and Edward were gazing into each other, and her grandfather was deeply focus on the T.V.
It was so unfair. Everybody got to be with the person they loved, even Rene, with a dog. Why couldn't she? Why the prejudice ran so deep? Why did her family hate Alec so? It was unfair, because he did nothing but being polite to them all the time. Was it because he belonged to the Volturi? Would they hate her too, Anne thought, if she was one of the Volturi?
The thought didn't startle her as much as before. A side effect of spending time with Alec. But in all honesty, Anne found it was no disturbing at all, to be one of the guards, or drinking human blood. It was a line she hadn't dared to cross yet, but, Anne sighed, it was because she worried her family would smell it on her, and banned her from seeing Alec forever.
They were vampires, Alec had said, they were born to drink blood.
A part of her agreed with him, that part was growing bigger and bigger.
The doorbell rang, interrupted her line of thought. Before Anne reacted, Edward had already stood up at the door.
He was barring his teeth out. Alec was here.
"What are you doing here?" - Edward growled, Bella by his side. Anne huffed, as Jacob squinted his way to stand with them, therefore effectively block her view.
Stupid dog.
"I came to see Anne, and to say goodbye." - Alec's smooth answer came easily, no trace of fear. - "Really, with the way you react, one would think I might try to steal her or something."
Anne giggled, but Rene shushed her, giving her a warning look
Dad's there, Anne.
Right, killjoy.
"What's the business between her and you?" - Bella questioned. Really? Did she have to ask that?
"None of your business. I want to see her." - Alec drawled, a hint of violence laced within his words, he must have scented her behind. - "Let me see her."
"No..." - Edward, Bella and Jacob growled. It was too much for Anne's patience. She elbowed the werewolf in the ribs and shoved her parents aside. Alec greeted her with a smile.
"That's enough." - Her father pulled her back. - "You're not..."
"Do not tell me what to do, father." - Anne shot back, eyes blazing, ready for a stare down with her father. It was Alec wo stopped them.
"It wouldn't take long." - He said, a hand on her hips. His eyes also trained on Edward. - "We'll be right here."
Anne shook out of her father's grip at the surprise look from her parents and the dog, then turned around to follow Alec. To her dismay, he kept his word, they stopped just a few steps outside Charlie's house.
Alec gave her a sad smile upon seeing her pout.
"This isn't what I had in mind when you told me you'll find a way." - She mumbled. Alec stepped closer to her, ignoring the menacing growl from Edward.
"I'm sorry. I don't have much time." - He admitted.
"Can I see you again?" - She asked, and brought a grin on Alec's solemn face. He flicked her nose.
"Of course, little one. We're in 21st century, you can call me whenever you want."
Not. That!
Alec quirked an eyebrow up. You can always go with me.
You know I can't.
Not now.
Her thought brought a shadow over his face, Alec reached up, cupping her face in his hand.
"I'd miss you so much, Anne."
A second passed, as if he was gouging the reaction of the other.
Then Alec kissed her.
She met him half way anyway, clinging to him desperately, and Alec did not bother to hold back. He poured in the kiss all the longing, all the passion between them, and did not give a shit of the audience.
Anne tasted on him the sweetness, the cold, the fire, all at once. And human blood. She could taste it in his kiss. Alec had just fed on human blood before he came here, and it was still fresh, still warm, and it drove her mad.
But it ended too soon, too quick, her eyes told him. More.
But only a butterfly kiss on her forehead. No.
Alec pulled her apart, eyes on her struggle. Anne wanted. She wanted him, she wanted the kiss, she wanted the blood, that warm, sweet human blood...
She needed it, she was going mad, she wanted that blood from him.
No. Alec seemed to say, his eyes glimmered in a dangerous way at her lips. Now the unnatural red on his lips earlier must have been passed on to hers as well.
"Think about what I told you, Anne. You're not their puppet. Not anymore." - He told her quietly, then straightened up. - "You know how to reach me."
"Alec." - Anne whined, she couldn't careless anymore, about the world, about her parents, her family, she couldn't careless. All she saw and scented and tasted was the blood on Alec's lips, and she needed it like she needed air to breathe.
She needed him.
"Bye, little one."
"Alec!"
But he was gone, and she was locked up in her father's arms. She couldn't hear him, or her mother's voice. She was screaming his name.
They dragged Anne back to the house. She vaguely saw Jacob shouted something and Rene was pulled apart from her. Charlie was gone, but she could still smell him, listening to his heartbeat. Blood. Human blood.
Blood.
Blood.
Anne wanted blood.
It was all she could think of.
"You really did that?" - Jane asked, eyeing her brother carefully. Alec licked his lips, the taste of the blood was now mixed with Anne.
"Why not?" - He shrugged. - "It was worth the shot. Aro wants the girls, and I have one in my hand." He looked over Jane. - "Anne has more vampire heart than all of that pathetic clan combine."
Jane snorted, and they ran passed the border of the Cullen clan. After all they have just murdered a human to get blood.
"I thought you like that girl." - Jane started again. Alec glared at her.
"She's mine." - He said simply. - "And I take what is mine, sister. I could just drag her with us, but where is the fun in that? I want Anne to want me, to be with me." - He smirked. - "Don't play the protective sister anymore, Jane, you almost ruined my plan."
"Me? What did I do?" - Jane huffed. Alec gave her a deadpan look, and the fake pout on Jane melted to a wicked smile. - "Fine, whatever you want, brother."
"That's my sister."
"You really think she'd go to you?"
"I gave her human blood. Jane. I doubt any girl, mate or not, could withstand such temptation."
"Shit. So I have to find something to beat you for Aro's favor."
"You bring Renesmee and we're tie, sister."
"Deal."
