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AN: Just so there is no confusion, this is a completely different Bella from the one we all know and love. There have been questions as to why she has red hair and violet eyes. MY Bella has always been a vampire and as she is royalty I wanted her to a very unique look. I think it makes her a bit more mysterious.
One more note, just so you all know I am nearing the last few weeks of school and apparently my teachers think that means they need to cram as much knowledge into our brains as humanly possible. So, don't freak out if I don't post. I have every intention of completing this story because I need to know how far it will go, what will happen to Bella and Edward! I go through bouts when I can't write a thing but I have a very good friend making sure I write. I will be able to write a lot more come summer. Only two more weeks!
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The Vampire Princess
Chapter 3
EOV:
After an incredibly long plane ride in which I had to listen to the constant chattering of Alice, and bickering of Rose and Emmett, we finally arrived in Voltera. When we touched down at the airport a black limo was awaiting us.
"Aro certainly likes to make a splash," I said quietly to myself causing a small laugh to escape from Alice.
The driver was one of their humans, the ones the Volturi kept for their own use and pleasure. The limo ride was a quiet one, unnerving after all the noise on the plane; even Alice was unnaturally subdued. The ride seemed to take hours. When we finally came upon the ancient mansion that was home to over 50 vamps, the rest choosing to live in the surrounding area, or coming and going as it pleased them.
We were greeted by an older vampire, he must have been no younger than forty when he was turned, and who acted as butler to the house. He didn't speak but simply motioned for us to follow him, while others took care of our luggage.
We walked into a magnificent foyer, of white marble and a double staircase in the center. The butler led us up the stairs to a room on the second of the four floors, which acted as an office, with a deep mahogany desk in the center of the room. The chair behind the desk was large, leather, and hid its occupant from our view.
The door was closed silently behind us. We stood in front of the desk waiting for our presence to be acknowledges by whom ever was hidden behind the wide back of the chair. The room was quiet.
And then the chair turned to face us.
Aro sat in the high backed chair with a small smile on his lips. I didn't like this. Not remotely. Something felt off. Sort of… wrong. Aro was never, in all the meetings we'd had with him, forthcoming with information. He liked his secrets.
"Welcome to my humble home," Aro stated with an elaborate flourish of his pale hands.
"If he thinks an ancient castle in the heart of Voltera is humble, than our house is nothing more than a hut made of grass and mud, I thought ironically. Well that is Aro what else did expect? He has always been prone to exaggeration or maybe it is deceit."
"I'm so glade you could make it in such short notice, but my special guest has been adamant in their demand…request to meet you. You see they heard of your odd little eating habits and wish to learn how you uh…handle the constant contact with humans," Aro explained.
"We are more than happy to give aid to those who wish to learn our ways," Carlisle said with a small bow to Aro.
"Well we chant waste time, I believe my guest will meet with you tonight at supper," said Aro with one of his small smiles.
I had so many questions running through my mind I thought I might explode. Why is some one so interested in our ways that they would enlist the help of the Volturi just to meet us? What vampire has the power to order Aro to do anything? And most importantly who is this "special guest" of Aro's and are they the reason Alice's visions have been blocked? There are far too many unanswered questions to my liking. But I must do as Carlisle see fit. He has never let me down before and I have a feeling all will be explained soon enough.
As we were heading to the door to prepare for this auspicious occasion Aro stopped us.
"Oh, I forgot to tell you, my guest is a bit… odd. Do not be surprised if thing seem a bit…uh…wrong when you are in my guest's presence. That is all," Aro said nervously.
That worried me more than Alice's vision problem. I had never known Aro to be nervous of anything let alone any one. I put that thought to the back of my mind as we walked out of Aro's office and headed to our rooms. The same butler that led us to Aro was there to escort us to where we would be staying for the next few weeks.
I was lost in thought as we walked through the long corridor, when suddenly I felt a shift in the air and we stopped dead in our tracks. A sent hit my nose and I breathed it in deeply. It was like nothing I had ever smelled before. Sweet and fragile. A mixture of freesia and strawberry's.
Slowly, I lifted my head and for one instant I met the eyes of a vampire so beautiful she rivaled the gods. Her eyes…I didn't even know vampires could have eyes like those. She looked at me with her deep violet orbs, and seemed to bare into me. As if through that one look she new all my secrets. And then she turned away from me and walked down the corridor, head held high, looking straight ahead but seeming to see nothing, until suddenly she stopped and looked back.
I followed her gaze to a young male vampire who had stopped by us. He had blond curling hair and his eyes…they were not the common red of vampires in Voltera but a mix of burgundy and …and gold. He looked dangerous as if he were an ancient warrior come back to life (life? ooops). And he was starring at Alice. He didn't move, didn't speak, he just starred.
Alice, being who she is, starred right back into his hungry gaze with out falter. And then she smiled. A smile I had never seen before. It was slow and warm. As if they shared a secret not privy to any one else. Then the moment was broken as if he had awoken from a deep sleep only to realize he had no idea where he was. He adverted his eyes and walked back to my violet-eyed angel. She put her hand to his cheek, caressing him, gazing deeply into his eyes as if she were having a private conversation with him.
I felt my body tense at their contact. For some unexplainable reason I hated her touching him. I hated their obvious closeness. I wanted to rip him apart right then and there. Out of my peripheral vision I could see Alice was just as tense as I with a look of murder in her eyes.
She lowered her hand slowly, turned and they continued to walk down the hallway. She didn't look back, but he did. He locked eyes with Alice once more and then they were gone. I looked at Alice. She had this big goofy grin on her face. When Alice smiled it was like a chain reaction and you couldn't help but to smile with her. The butler cleared his throat and we continued on to our rooms.
We said nothing, but we knew that something very significant had just occurred. I was bound to be an interesting few weeks. Especially if I met her again.
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