Chapter 2
I don't own Twilight
Charlie woke up about 3 hours later to see me sitting beside him and what appeared to be Paul arm wrestling a huge male in a dark cloak. "Bells? Is that you?" My father asked me, fearing I was an illusion.
"Yeah, Dad it's me." I answered, a crash caused him to jerk and stare at the large tree trunk that was smashed into pieces from the match. I turned towards the two males and spoke once more. "Felix stop destroying the forest in Emily's house." I ordered the Guard.
"Yes, My Lady." Felix answered with a bow towards me. "Master Marcus will appreciate it if you were to eat soon." He added to me. I blushed and nodded.
"Very well, but I am cooking." I said glaring at the vampire before me.
"Mistress!" He complained.
"No Felix. I will cook my own food. Do I have to make it an order?" I demanded of the huge man.
"No, Mistress Isabella. I will obey you as I would Master Marcus." He answered.
"Good answer, Felix." Aro said entering the room with both of his brothers. I stood up and moved to Marcus's side with a smile.
"Hello Aro, Caius, Marcus." I say greeting the brothers.
"I thought it was all a dream." Charlie whispered to their amusement.
"No we are quiet real." Aro says delighted at the idea of dreams. "But that means we are doing a good job of not being noticed." He added his delight showing and making him look slightly insane.
"Aro, that look on your face just makes you look crazy." I inform my mate's brother. His look of sadness just made me laugh. I was stopped by the growl that my stomach issued. "I guess I had better get cooking." I say moving towards the kitchen.
"Isabella, why are you doing something in the kitchens? Are you not my mate and therefore is it not my job to ensure your health?" Marcus asked me sounding utterly upset.
"It isn't that Marcus, I just know you don't like the smell of human food and the stove requires heat, I don't want you uncomfortable due to your nature." I assure him moving to his side and snuggling into his stone chest. His arms came around me and made me feel safe from everything. I sighed and allowed him to order someone to go get me and my father food. Alec and Jane disappeared to fetch our meal while Marcus lifted me up and carried me over to sit beside my father once more. "Are you done with the newborns already?" I asked him shocked at how short of a time it took.
"Yes, we will be able to return to Voltaira whenever you wish, my mate." He promised leaning down and kissing me on my forehead.
"I will finish school here. It makes no sense for me to transfer out of the country." I remind him. He sighed at me then looked at his brothers.
"We must return to Voltaira. You may stay for the required time with your mate." Aro said looking at Ciaus who nodded at the decision. "At that time we will request your return to the Castle." He added. "I assume your guards will be remaining with you." Marcus nodded.
"Alec will be allowed to return one weekend a month to see his sister." Marcus assured the twins who entered at that moment with the food for me and my father.
"Thank you Master Marcus." They both said in unison. He smiled at them and nodded his head. Jane walked up to me and bowed before presenting me with my food as Alec did the same for my father.
"Thank you Jane, Alec." I say politely to the twins.
"Dad, this is Jane and Alec, they are two of the Voltori Guards." I introduce them to my father who is staring at them in shock.
"How old are you?" He asked forgetting that they aren't human.
"Just under 1000 years old, Chief Swan." Jane answered politely. Charlie sat there gaping at her.
"You don't look a day over 14." He exclaimed.
"We died on our 14th birthday." Alec informed him with a smug smile.
"Smart ass." I say under my breath, knowing almost everyone could hear me anyway.
"Language Bella." Charlie admonished me.
"English." I deadpanned at him, gaining a chuckle from my mate and his brothers.
"Behave Bells, or your grounded." Charlie bit out trying not to laugh. Aro was stiffing his chuckles at the look on my face.
"Marcus, Aro is laughing at me." I whined to my mate.
"Aro, cease your insolent actions towards my mate at once." Marcus rumbled at his black-haired brother. Aro had a sheepish look on his face before braking up into laughter once more.
"Brother, she has you whipped already." Caius said with his own chuckle. Marcus growled angrily at his brothers and moved as if to attack them for their insults to me. I responded by placing a hand on his arm and leaning up to kiss his cheek gently, calming him instantly.
"Love, calm down or you might hurt my father." I whisper to him lovingly. He begins to purr at me and moves to face me instead of his brothers.
"Isabella, thank you. I would never forgive myself if I hurt your family or friends." He answered me before moving up to me and leaning over to kiss me. I respond by turning my head and accepting his kiss on my lips instead of on my cheek where he was aiming. Our mouths met and we both gasp at the feeling from our first kiss.
"Bella, stop making out with Marcus and give us a hug goodbye." Jake said for the pack who were waiting on us to leave. I giggled and then started laughing at Marcus's petulant look. I move over to my best friend and his pack.
"Good bye, Jake, Emily, Sam, Jared, Leah, Seth, Quil, Embry, Paul." I say as I shake each of the male's hands and hug Emily. "We will meet up to discuss Marcus's diet later." I assured them easily.
"Dad, we should get going, the pack really isn't comfortable around all these Vampires." I tell Charlie who nods. "Aro, Caius, Marcus do you wish to ride with my father and I or are you running behind us?" I asked the three kings.
"I will ride with you Mia Cara." Marcus said as his brothers said they were running. Marcus and I move to my father's police car and slid into the back seat.
"Why are you in the back?" My dad asked me as I sat there waiting on him to enter and drive us home.
"I want to sit with my mate." I answered honestly, snuggling into Marcus's chest with a sigh of relief. Marcus placed a kiss on my forehead and allowed me to fall asleep on him. He carried me up to my room and placed me lightly on my bed before pulling my bedspread down and placing me under the covers then joining me by laying on top of my blankets. Aro and Caius entered my room not moments after we settled down for the night. My dad came in and noticed how we were laying and after pressing a kiss to my brow he left us so I could sleep. Upon waking in the morning I found I had several vampires standing over me as I was laying in my bed. "What is wrong?" I asked them seeing the worried expressions on their faces.
"You talk in your sleep." Marcus answered still staring at me in awe.
"What did I say this time?" I asked knowing it was going to be embarrassing.
"Nothing much. Your mind was running all night, along with your mouth." Aro answered looking at me in fascination. I blush knowing that if my dreams were anything to go on then they were well aware of my desire to be with Marcus. I turned to my mate and gasped in shock when I felt him pressed against my ass.
"I must say your dreams must have been good, as your scent has only become more appealing to me, mate." Marcus said with a rumble in his throat. I smile shyly and snuggle into his chest sighing contently at his cold temperature. "Isabella I know that my skin is cold and you should stay warm." He spoke to me quietly, as I remained pressed against his chest.
"I feel too hot, and your skin makes it all better." I complained to him before kissing his chest lightly and sighing. "But if you would rather I get up and go to school I can do that too." I say stretching my arms above my head and his eyes followed my tee-shirt as it rode up to the bottoms of my chest. I giggle at his predictable male response to my actions.
"School was your stipulation, mate, do not tease me or we will be returning to my castle forever." Marcus growled at me as he began nuzzling my throat.
"Bella, get up and stop dragging your feet, you have school in 30 min." Charlie called through my door. "Don't make me come in there." He said to me.
"I'm up Dad, be out in a min." I call to him with an annoyed tone.
"School then fun." He reminded me before his footsteps were heard moving away from my door and down the stairs.
"Alright, I have to get dressed for school so out." I informed the vampires around me. All except Marcus disappeared from my room. "Marcus?" I asked raising an eyebrow at his response which was to find me some cloths and put them out for me. I looked at them and grinned. Jeans and a tee-shirt, how well he knew me already. "Thank you." I say as I shimmy out of my pj pants and slip on a new pair of underwear and my clean jeans. I turn my back and remove my sleeping shirt and bra and replace them with my under-wire bra and the green tee-shirt. Once they are on me I turn to my mate and press a kiss to his cheek before opening my door and going downstairs to my kitchen and grabbing a bowl of cereal and eating it quickly. Once I had finished my meal I rushed upstairs and brushed my teeth and hair before grabbing a sweater and my keys and heading down to my truck.
"You aren't driving that rust bucket outside are you?" Aro asked shocked at how I lived on a daily basis. "That will not do, we will have a new car for you by the time school is out." He promised me. "Marcus, Jane and Alec will accompany you and aid you with your work. While they are with you the rest of us will find you some new things." Aro assured me.
"Just don't spend too much on me." I sigh at him knowing that vampires have a different opinion on expensive.
"We will do as we wish, and you will just have to get over it." Caius answered with a light growl at me. "We are your coven and your appearance and actions reflect on us now." He reminded me.
"Fine, just no jewel incrusted things or any piece of clothing over $100 unless it is a formal gown." I insisted to him.
"As you wish, Isabella." Aro accepted. "Go you will be late to school." He reminded me, causing me to panic and run outside, promptly falling on my ass when gravity decided it wanted me to hug the earth.
"Isabella, are you okay?" Marcus asked as he appeared beside me and began checking me for injuries.
"Fine, Gravity wanted me to hug the earth again. No big deal." I say as I stand and brush myself off. We get into my truck and I drive to school wondering how I am going to explain the three Vampires with me. "Hey any idea how to explain you three being with me today?" I asked him.
"Say we are wishing to witness a day here before transferring my niece and nephew to your school as a part of the foreign exchange program." Marcus answered honestly.
"Okay, so they are explained but not you." I remind him.
"I wish to see where they will be learning and meet the teachers prior to leaving them here." He answered smugly.
"Okay, just be warned, people will notice your actions if you move to fast." I remind them as they put in contacts making their eyes brown.
"Let's go, Isabella, I wish to see everything about this place." Marcus said getting excited.
"It is boring, so don't blame me if you don't like it." I say climbing out of the cab of my truck and heading to the office. "Mrs. Cope, this is Marcus Voltorri and his niece Jane, and nephew Alec, they are wishing to preview a day in our school to see if they wish to transfer here next year. Dad wanted them to stay with me, you know, so they know who they are touring with." I lie to the vice principal.
"Okay, Bella dear. If the Chief wants it that way we will do it that way." She answered her straight A student. She printed out paperwork on the twins and gave them and Marcus visitor passes.
"Thank you, Mrs. Cope." I say to her with a smile. "Lord Voltorri, Jane, Alec let's go, now my classes are either all AP or senior classes so they will be more advanced then yours when you attend for the 10th grade." I 'warned' them.
"Of course, Isabella, we understand that and thank you for showing us around." Marcus answers her politely.
"Yes, thank you for your help, Bella." Jane says with a sweet smile. Alec nods his thanks as well.
"It is no problem. I was the newbie last year so I am the best one for the job." I responded gently.
"Now I have AP English first so lets get there quickly." I say walking as quickly as I can without falling or hurting myself to the classroom. They follow me with no problems and I let out a light growl at Mike standing in the doorway waiting on me.
"Hey, Bella, who are they?" He asked me moving as if to hug me or state some kind of claim on me.
"Mike, meet Lord Marcus Voltorri and his niece and nephew Jane and Alec." I introduce. "Charlie asked me to show them around the school today." I say to him as I move out of his path and sit in my assigned seat. I then introduce them to the teacher, Mr. Varner. I turned to the newcomers and say quietly. "Mike thinks he has a chance with me and just doesn't get that no means no." I say to them. "He is harmless though." I assure them.
"So did you leave the Cullens to find an older man?" Lauren demanded when she noticed Marcus.
"No, Lauren, Dad asked me to show Lord Voltorri and his niece and nephew around Forks." I answered the snotty teen. My friends hearing my words came over to introduce themselves and to my shock Marcus's head snapped between Alec and Angela. Seeing the look he was giving them I knew that they were mates, just as Marcus is mine, Alec is Angela's. "Fun, now we have two mated vampires in my town." I whisper to them knowing they heard me before Jane could put things together.
"Angela, this is Alec, and his twin sister Jane." I say to my friend quickly.
"It is nice to meet you, Miss Angela." Alec says in his cultured tone.
"And you Alec." Angela answered with a light giggle. Eric, her ex was glaring at the vampire in anger.
"Hey Ang, lets get going we have photography to do today." He reminded her going to place his arm around her.
"No, we have that after lunch today, Eric, and don't forget, we aren't dating anymore so back off." She snapped at him.
"Sorry, old habits die hard." Eric answered with a shrug.
"Habits die with the person they affect." Alec growl lower than anyone who wasn't a vampire could hear, getting a giggle from his sister.
"Alec, behave." Marcus warned his 'nephew'.
"Of course, my Lord." Alec answered with a bow to his king.
"Next lesson is ironically, Italian." I say drawing attention from his words and making them laugh.
"How is that ironic, Ms. Swan?" The Italian teacher asked looking at me in confusion.
"Siamo in Italia e non dovrebbe avere problemi con questa classe." Marcus answered her in perfect Italian. "Oh, mi dispiace non sapevo che eri in Italia, dove circa vieni?" The teacher asked them confused. "Una piccola città vicino a Firenze." Alec answered for his 'Uncle.' "Il nostro zio è il Signore della zona e lui insieme a nostro padre e la loro altra norma fratello sulla nostra città." Jane adds with a smile. "Well that is interesting." The teacher says switching back to English. We went through our day with little trouble after that. Once the last class of the day was over we headed out of the school building to find Aro and Caius waiting beside a limo and a very nice and new truck. I move over to them and smile. "Lord Aro, your children loved school today." I tell the vampire who sired the twins. He looks shocked until Marcus moves to greet him and shakes his hand, telling him what occurred without saying a word aloud. He smiles at me and then turns to Alec. "What is this Marcus tells me about a girl named Angela?" He asked his 'son.' Alec looked down. "She is nice and I think she is my mate." He whispered to his king. "I simply must meet her." Aro answered. I turned towards where my friends were standing and waived them over. "Lords Aro and Caius, meet Mike, Eric, Jessica, Lauren, and Angela." I introduce the vampire royals to my friends. They all look shocked at the three kings and bow low to them. "We heard from Jane and Alec that you two along with Lord Marcus, rule over an Italian city." Angela explained to them. Aro smiled and offered her his hand. Upon contact he noticed that she was a pure soul and would do perfectly for his 'son.' "The pleasure is all ours I am sure." Aro answered looking at Marcus and Caius. They both smirked at him knowing it meant that she had a talent that would aid them well. "I am Aro, and this is my brother Caius." He introduced himself and Caius to them to let them know who was who. "Thank you for showing my children around the school today. Your father asked us to drop off your new truck." He said to me. "Yes, thank you. I hope you had no trouble?" I say to them with a gentle smile as well. "Nope none at all." Caius answered, "It was a regular day." He assured me. "That is great, now I need to get home and start dinner for Dad." I tell them. They nod and turn their eyes towards Angela. "Hey Angela, can you come over to help me with my Calculas homework?" I asked my friend. "Of course, as long as your guests don't mind." She answered me. "No, we would be offended if you were to decline on our behalf." Aro assured the girl. "Then I will follow you over." She said to me. "Does anyone want a ride?" She offered knowing that even with all three vehicles it would be a tight fit for all the Italians and Bella. "Alec, Jane, why don't you ride with her, and Marcus, do you mind riding with Isabella, Felix will drive the old truck back to her house for her." Aro answered for us all. We climbed into the designated vehicles and began the short 5 min ride back to the Swan house. Once they arrived they turned to me and asked her quietly how she thought they should let Angela know about them. I giggled and answered honestly. "Let your contacts dissolve, that will bring up the subject." I assure them. Aro nods and turns to Jane and Alec as they climbed out of Angela's car. They nod to let him know they had heard and then turned to me. I lead them into the house and begin dinner, knowing it would take a while in the oven. Once it was in the oven set to cook for an hour and half, I pulled out my homework and with the help of Angela got math out of the way. Marcus helped me with my Italian translations. Just as I was pulling out my science homework Angela looked up and noticed that everyone but me had blood red eyes. "What is going on, why are your eyes all red?" She asked them shock on her face. "That certainly didn't take long." Caius said lightly. "Brother, do not antagonize the human." Aro answered his tone bored. "Human?" Angela asked looking faint. "You speak as if you are not human." She said to them before turning to me. "Bella, who are they really?" She demanded of me. "Aro, Caius, and Marcus are the kings of vampires." I answered absentmindedly. It was only when they began to chuckle that I looked up at my friend and noticed she was paler than normal. "Alec, she is going to faint, you might want to get a cool compress for her head." I instruct her mate without standing up. "Jane can you get a blanket from the hall closet?" I asked his twin. Both disappeared from the room returning with the requested items just as Angela collapsed. Alec caught her and lifted her to the couch before placing the compress on her head while Jane covered her with the blanket. "That went well." I say dryly to them. I stand and move to sit in Marcus's lap, snuggling into his body and waiting for her to wake up. I fell asleep on my mate's lap waiting for Angela to wake up from her unconscious state. I was woken when Charlie walked into the house and noticed that dinner was almost done. "Bella, when is dinner going to be done and why is Angela on the couch?" He asked me before noticing that I was just waking up. "Oh, hey Dad. I dinner will be done in 5 min and Angela is Alec's mate so she was informed about them being vampires." I answered him sleepily before standing and moving into the kitchen and beginning to set the table for dinner. I grab a beer for Charlie and two sodas for me and Angela. "Alec, wake your mate." I call out to the vampire. "The compress is warm so your skin should wake her easily." I inform the male twin. He reaches down and presses his hand against her forehead gently, waking her quickly, and when she saw the red eyes above her she groaned. "I guess it wasn't a dream." She said with a gentle sigh. Alec looked at her with concern. "Are you upset with me my mate?" He asked her sadly. She looked at him confused by his words. "Mate?" She asked him."You were informed of our nature due to the fact that you have a mate bond with our young Alec." Aro explained to the young woman. "You mean that he is meant to be with me?" She asked aloud. "How did I get so lucky to get someone like him?" She muttered quietly. "You were born for me and I for you." Alec answered her muttered question gently. "Oh, how did you hear that?" She asked him eyes wide. "Vampires have extremely good senses." I explained to her from Marcus's lap. "Ummmm, Bella, why are you in Lord Marcus's lap?" She asked me. "Marcus is my mate." I answer honestly. "That is the only reason either of us are still alive knowing about vampires." "What do you mean?" She asked looking at her mate then me. "Humans who are told about vampires must either be changed or killed." Aro answered instantly. "If we know about them having a mate they are changed otherwise they are killed." He informed her. She looked at me in shock. "What about our parents?" She asked looking around us. "Charlie knows because he was attacked by a vindictive vampire after me. Otherwise they must thank we are dead." I informed her gently. I won't be telling Renee unless she is dieing, she wouldn't make a good vampire." I assured the kings with a grin. "So why are you called Lords?" Angela asked the Kings. "Aro, Caius and Marcus all rule over all vampires and keep the peace between covens and they insure the secret of their existence is kept." I explained. "They are the Kings of all Vampires. Alec and Jane are guards along with Felix and several others. They are called the Voltorri." I add with a grin. "Your mate is a king?" She asked in shock. "And Alec is not actually King Aro's son is he?" She asked looking at her mate. "No, but Jane and I were turned by Lord Aro." Alec explained to her with a small smile. "We are personal bodyguards to the kings." Jane added looking happily at her brother. "Alec protects Lord Marcus, and I protect Lord Aro." She explained simply. "What of Lord Caius?" Angela asked looking at the third king. "He is under Felix's protection." Aro explained to the girl. "Oh." She looked at me in confusion. "What about Chief Swan?" "He is under the protection of the Quilette tribe." I answer looking at her with a smile.