Well, When I started this fic I had an ending in my mind and it was nowhere near the definition of happy. But as this carried on I changed my mind, so here we are, chapter 10 aka the last chapter. I suppose I can still write a darker ending or switch to Alec's POV, but it'll be up to you readers to decide. I am quite busy right now, but if you'd like I can still make time for it.
So, tell me what you expect, and I'll see if I can do anything about it. :)
Happiness lasted for exactly two weeks.
Two. Freaking. Weeks.
Two short weeks of Alec and Anne. Two short weeks she learnt what it truly meant to be a vampire. Two short weeks when she learnt to care and love Jane like another sister. Two short weeks of wonderful tales from Aro. Two short weeks of learning as much as possible about everything with Marcus. Two short weeks of learning how to defense, how to fight for herself from Caius. Two short week of finally fitting in somewhere.
Heldi was dragging Anne, Jane, and all the other girls to Paris for shopping. It was until then Anne learnt of the joy wandering from shops to shops. Alice had never let her choose the clothes for herself, but Heldi scolded darkly and barked out that Anne could buy whatever she wanted to wear and no one would say a word about it.
She should feel comfortable in her clothes, Heldi lectured Anne. It was her second skin, if she did not love them, what was the point of wearing them anyway?
The girls also dragged Anne in a wedding gown shop, where they gushed and insisted Anne to try every dress on. Jane scoffed, but willingly to play the part of a judge. Aro could plan the wedding, they said, but no hella way he was gonna decide what gown Anne would wear. Hella no. The man did not have the nescessary mordern fashion sense to choose.
They were in the middle of the twenty-sixth dress when Jane's phone rang.
Jane eyes darkened and her fangs were out. Anne sighed inwardly and changed back to her outfit. Her family was here.
They were back in Volterra at sunset.
It was the first time Anne saw Jane stood out to protect her.
The Cullens were waiting in the throne room with Aro, Caius and Marcus. Alec was there with the masters. Anne purposefully mused out lout how natural it was for her to refer them as "the Cullens", as if she was a Volturi now.
Of course you bloody are!
Yes, yes I am, Alec, calm down.
Edward growled and prepared to lung forward, but Anne side-stepped from his way, and Jane barred her teeth against him.
"Now now, children. I have promised to our guests of a civil conversation." - Aro sang, a hand reached out for Alec, to keep an eye on the situation. Avoiding her former family, Anne raced to the embrace of Alec, still with Jane guarding her every step.
"Anne!"
Turn away. Anne thought, holding on Alec tighter, tuning out Bella's call. She didn't miss the gleeful eyes of Aro though.
"We wish to speak with Anne in private if you don't mind, Aro." - Came Carlisle's voice. - "She's our family."
"You mean she was." - Felix snickered. Someone growled.
"Unfortunately I have no say in the matter, my friend." - Aro replied smoothly, the smugness in his voice was all audible.
"How can it be!?" - Edward spatted. - "You are the bloody master..."
"Ohh, but I'm not her mate!"
If there was ever be a verbal slap, Anne thought it must be this one. She turned around to see her father stumble backward. Above her, Alec was vibrating with pride and smugness.
"Everything you wish to say to my mate," He drawled out lazily. "You can tell it to me as well. We have no secret between us."
"Anne you can't possibly consider so!" - Bella screamed. - "I am your mother! Stay away from him! You have no idea what they are..."
"Here we go again." - Jane muttered.
"... He and his sister are demons! They killed people! Anne come back to me! Now!"
"Is she always this bossy?" - Jane asked out loud for no one in particular. - "Hell, no doubt you left."
That was the final straw for Bella. She lunged for Jane, Alec roared, but Anne was faster.
"Never." - Anne growled, pinning her mother down. - "Ever. Attack. My. Sister. In. Law."
Shock silence filled the room.
"I think we can pass the 'in-law' and go straight to sister now." - Jane let out a breathy giggle before turning to a frozen Alec. - "I have chosen a wedding gown for her by the way, maybe we can find you a tuxedo next Friday, huh?"
Whatever spell was thrown over them was lifted. Anne jumped back to the embrace of the twins.
"Bella, get back here, we can still talk this through." - Carlisle still kept his voice control. - "Alec, can you spare a moment?"
Her vampire seemed to be in thought for a moment. Either way he decided, Anne would obbey.
"As long as you keep distant from my mate." - He shrugged easily. Anne turned to see Carlisle's defeated sigh.
"Be it."
Even though Aro had promised them of privacy, but in a castle full of immortals, Anne wondered how many of them were eavesdropping the conversation.
Anne, Alec and Jane sat on a side of the table, while the Cullens sat on the other side. Her eyes swept over them.
"Where's Rene?"
"Nessie is home with Jake." - Bella replied at once. Anne's brows knitted, so that was her punishment, spending the whole time under annoying watchful eyes of a pack of dogs while the whole family travelled to Volterra.
Anne wished she could see her sister, she missed Rene dearly. Beside her, Alec's fingers were drawing a pattern on her palm, no doubt to calm her down. So she bit down the venomful words she was about to spat.
"What do you want to tell me?" - Anne sighed, be out with it.
"I'd like to know why you left, Anne." - Carlisle said, sending a glare to Edward, who had just been about to leap up.
"To be with Alec." - Beside her, Jane rolled her eyes. - "And to be who I truly am."
"Is a human blood drinking vampire who you truly are, Anne? After all the things we've done to you..." - Edward growled. But Anne cut him.
"You barely did anything father." - She barred her teeth out. - "I am not saying you don't love me. You do, all of you do. But you want me to be like Rene, you shaped me to become Rene. I am not. We are two faces of the same coin, but we are not one. You want a perfect daughter, but I am not. You have never thought about training my power. I was not in control of my own gift, father! I can't stop it when it deleted all memories of me from you! I can't do nothing but cry until I fell asleep of exhaustion when no one could hear me or remember me! I had to watch Rene grow up in affection while I was left in a corner! You said it was my fault, my power! But why didn't you train me? Why didn't you teach me how to be control of myself? I was scared for half of my life! Where were you when I needed you the most!?"
The Cullens stumbled back in shock and shame.
"I am not as perfect as Rene." - She continued, tears threatened to fall. - "I am more vampire than Rene. But you forced me to live the life of a human. You forced me to become something I am not." - Anne shook her head, blinked back the tears. She did not want to cry, she did not want Alec and Jane to see her weak. - "But Alec saw me, that day on the field, while no one else did. Alec saw me for who I am. He trained me, taught me to control my power, to not feel afraid of it. He did more than all of you combine. And I love him for that, for leading me out of my own shadow."
The Cullens did not stay for long after that.
They had come to an agreement. Anne would call home whenever she wanted, and Rene was allowed to call her too. She would be welcomed whenever she returned to Fork to visit her sister.
That was all Anne needed. She followed Alec out of the room, leaving Jane behind, still fighting with Alice and Rose about the wedding that for sure would not come until the next decade.
Rene called her a few days later. They've chatted for so long that Alec's patience started to run out. The two sister laughed at him, and Rene said she would call back the next day, but to talk with Alec - her soon-to-be brother-in-law.
Alec smirked, seemingly unaware of how unexpected Rene could be, so Anne casually texted her sister some information to tease Alec later.
He had no idea what was coming.
