Hey glad you guys liked the first chapter but still got some work to do on 'A Weeping Rose' and the others. Trying to come up with as many ideas as I can so please keep the reviews coming ok? This is where Alicia gets teleported into a forest outside Volterra but gets chased by her 'master's' pet wolves; rogue wolves. That's a little hint so here's the real deal so enjoy!!
Alec, Jane, and Demetri had been pondering their minds about that voice. They had spent nearly three days trying to put the pieces together but the only thing that bugged them were the desk, and the girl and woman the voice described.
"You guys have any idea what that girl was talking about? Asking us for help and sending us visions of the same girl at different ages being kidnapped and nearly beaten to death?" Jane asked from inside Aro's office.
"Well it could be because she's in trouble and wants us to find something to indicate who she is." Alec said looking through the shelves of books in the large room.
"Maybe so but if Aro or someone else catches us snooping around like this we'll get dozens of suspicions and that girl only contacted us so…"
"So we just need to make sure we're careful and find out whoever this woman and girl are and maybe it'll put the pieces together." Demetri was rummaging through Aro's desk carefully not to damage or move anything out of place. "The only problem is that if Sulpicia were to find out we'd all be in serious trouble." He closed the drawer door and opened to the other to check when something caught his eye.
"Hey guys check this out…" he reached to the back of the drawer and pulled at a small string that opened a small compartment inside the drawer. Alec reached into it and pulled out what appeared to be a box the size of a small diary; there was a small lock on the front but it looked as if it hadn't been locked to begin with, well that or someone tampered with it.
Demetri opened the box and gasped; there were pictures of a woman with a baby, a woman alone in a field of wild flowers, the woman and the baby grown a little bigger, pretty much a woman and her daughter together, and the daughter looked like Aro, but with normal sized ears. She had his hair, his eyes, his round face, but her mother's skin was also pail white like Aro's. Jane turned over one of the pictures and found the back of the picture had, 'Evelyn and Alicia', written on it. Others had written on them, 'Alicia age 1', 'Alicia age 2', all the way up to age 4.
"Looks like Aro has a few skeletons in his closet…" Alec looked as if he could faint any moment when he suddenly froze again.
"Help me!!! They're after me!!"
"It's her!" he blurted.
"What's she saying?!" Jane sounded eager.
"Something's chasing her!" "Who's after you?! Where are you?"
"In the forest! Outside the city!!"
"She's being chased outside the city, we have to get there now!!" they all quickly put everything back they way they found it, and scrambled out the door into the corridor leading outside.
Alicia was in the forest just outside Volterra but hiding away under a large rock, scared out of her mind where as her master's pets were sniffing her trail. The minute she'd set foot in Volterra the beasts had appeared from a flash of light and chased her deep into the forest near the city walls.
"Gotcha!!" a roaring voice cried out crushing the giant rock above Alicia's head; she leapt from her spot and started running again but the wolves caught up and cornered her against the brick wall. The large silver grey beast raised its paw about to strike when a flash of black knocked it about ten feet away from her.
The second beast tried to attack the figure in black but another jumped on him; a third figure stood in front of Alicia, arms wide as if to block her. The first figure was very strong, he had the beast pinned down and the other, a girl had the second in a tough headlock; the second figure looked to the third and the third covered Alicia in a black cape and was lifted before she felt weightless. The figure carried her for a few minutes before stopping and pulled the cape off her.
The figure was a young man looking around her age but she could tell he was a vampire; cold stone body, red eyes, shimmering body, brute strength and super speed. The minute he set her down she scrambled away from him up against the stone wall.
"It's ok I won't hurt you." He spoke calmly trying to reach his hand out to her but she wouldn't move. Just then the other two figures, an older man and young girl around fifteen appeared and Alicia yelped.
"Ok Alec we killed the grey one but the black one somehow got away…what's wrong?" the girl spoke up looking at Alicia.
"I don't know I just set her down and she got scared." The older man moved a bit closer and Alicia curled up in a ball; he kept staring at her and kneeled down.
"……Alicia……?" Alicia's eyes widened at the man, and she slowly stood up but still pressed against the wall.
"Are you the ones I called?" she thought to Jane.
"Yes…why aren't you talking aloud?" Alicia tried to talk but all that came out was a gasp and a squeak.
"You can't talk at all?"
"No…w-who are you?"
"I'm Jane Volturi, and these are my brothers Alec and Demetri Volturi."
"Volturi? Y-You...?"
"Yes, we're part of the Volturi. Would you like to come inside?" Jane offered her hand and Alicia reluctantly took it. Demetri put the cape back on her but she flinched and stood closer to Jane.
"I don't think she's very comfortable around men yet Demetri; better let me take care of her."
"I can understand that but what about the masters? What do we say?"
"I'll think of something…"
"Please don't tell them who I am…please…?"
"Don't worry I'll be discrete…" Jane smiled softly and led Alicia through the palace. Alicia just kept a tight hold on Jane's hand, until they came across a human secretary and Alicia's hold tightened.
"Hello Gianna…"
"Hello Jane…" the human spoke up smiling and waving at Alicia. Alicia flinched again and kept walking with Jane until they reached some large double doors that Demetri opened.
"Just relax; I'll take care of this…" Jane whispered as they walked through the large double doors and into the large throne room where Alicia saw three men seated on wooden chairs; one with stark white hair, one with dark brown hair, and the other in the middle with jet black hair the same as hers. Alicia couldn't see their faces very well since part of her hair covered over her face due to the chase. The man in the middle smiled at Jane, Alec and Demetri but the smile faltered slightly when he looked at Alicia.
"My dear Jane I was wondering where you'd gone. Who's this young girl?"
"We don't know my lord…we were out hunting when we found her." The man walked closer to them but Alicia stayed behind Jane. The man gave a questioning look and his eyes went to Alec.
"Where did you find her?"
"In the forest outside the city, she was being chased by wolves. Demetri and Jane took care of them, I brought her to safety." Jane and Demetri nodded and the man came closer making Alicia shiver. Jane clenched her hand and she relaxed a bit.
"Wolves? Giant wolves?"
"Yes master, we did manage to kill one but the other one escaped. We had him one minute and the next he just disappeared." Demetri talked that time.
"Disappeared?" the man with white hair spoke up.
"We don't how, he just vanished; after that we came back here and the girl hasn't spoken since we brought her inside." The black-haired man came closer making Alicia hide behind Jane more scared.
"No need to be scared Young One…unless you have something to hide?" Alicia just shook her head frantically. "Then you won't mind telling us your name?"
"She can't speak sir, from the looks of things she's been abused, and it seems she hasn't eaten for months." Jane looked at Alicia, whom just nodded in agreement. She slowly pulled the cape off her body, revealing her torn clothes covered in filth, her arms with scars and some fading bruises, her legs also had a few scars and one bite mark on her upper left leg. The man's eyes widened slightly along with the other dark-haired men in the room, including the large one that looked like a giant to Alicia.
"Oh you poor girl…who did this to you?" Alicia just shook her head and some tears began to flow from her blackened eyes and she crumpled down to her knees, sobbing with her face in her hands. A hand soon fell on her back and rubbed slightly, she looked up to see Jane looking at her with worried eyes. Jane looked back at the man, who had a look of shock on his face.
"Get her cleaned up Jane, and bring her some blood. Take care of her until she's ready to tell us what happened…" the man turned to get back to his throne.
"That could take weeks sir…" Jane stood up looking at the man.
"Take all the time you need." Jane helped Alicia up and led her out of the room, soon to be met by a red-haired woman with stunning beauty.
"Hello Jane…who's this?"
"Worry about that later, could you help me with her?" the woman nodded and helped Jane escort Alicia to another part of the palace and into the bathroom. There was a large Jacuzzi tub in the middle of the room, along with a sink and toilet but that was likely for show. It was the biggest bathroom Alicia had ever seen, the size of a master bedroom, especially the big mirror above the sink reminding her of her master's bathroom.
"I'll start the water, Heidi could you please find her some clothes, a dress or something and maybe some shoes?" the other woman nodded and left the room closing the door behind her. Jane let Alicia sit down as she started the water and poured some bath soap smelling of lilac and vanilla into it. The water began to get steamy, and Jane walked over to Alicia helping her out of her ragged clothes.
"Thank you…"
"You're welcome Alicia. You don't have to be afraid of them you know, they won't hurt you if you don't give them reason to."
"I know but, the middle one scares me a bit, what're their names?"
"The one that looks like a mope is Marcus, the one with white hair is Caius, and the middle one is Aro."
"My father? Aro Volturi?" Jane looked a bit stunned.
"You know about him?"
"Y-yes I remember when I was little my mother would tell me stories about him, but I never knew what he looked like. You got my message about the woman and the girl?" Alicia held a towel around her body to try and hide some of her scars.
"Yes we found the pictures of you and your mom. Now are you gonna tell me what I should call you or do I have to make a name up for you?" Alicia slowly lowered herself into the tub and started to relax as the warm water engulfed her body.
"J-Just call me Ali…I don't want him to know who I am."
"But he's your dad…shouldn't he know about you?"
"No, he doesn't really care about anything but you and his guard, and if he found out about my gift he could use me as a tool…"
"What is your gift?"
"Well I…I can talk to people telepathically like I am now, I can show you images of what I've already seen, and I basically haunt a person like a ghost, like mind control but not as strong."
"Oh…I really think you should tell him who you are, if not now but later."
"No…I can't…"
"Why not? Is it because of that man?" Alicia started shaking as if she was cold and Jane tried to sooth her when Heidi came in with some clothes.
"Here Jane, I think these will do." She talked and looked at Alicia. "Wow, under all that grime and dirt she's quite a beauty." The woman pointed at Alicia's now clean face and wet hair and Alicia nodded in thanks.
"Oh I forgot, Heidi this is Ali. We found her outside the city…" the woman held out her hand and Alicia reluctantly shook it.
"Nice to meet you Ali…oh my god look at those scars!" Alicia slid down into the water quickly. "Oh I'm sorry I didn't mean to scare you, I was just surprised." Alicia didn't talk and Heidi looked confused. "What's wrong, cat got your tongue?"
"She's mute Heidi, could you get her some blood, Ali do you want animal or human?" Alicia made a few gestures but Jane seemed to catch on. "I think she wants both…?" Alicia nodded and Heidi smiled before leaving.
"She seems nice…"
"Oh she is, trust me if Heidi likes you then you're friends for life."
"What about the others?"
"Don't worry they'll grow to like you. Can you read and write?"
"Yes somewhat…I-I wasn't allowed to read but I…managed to sneak around."
"Looks like you'll have to carry a pad and pen around with you, cuz I can't speak for you forever."
"I wouldn't ask you to…wow…" Alicia was eyeing the dress Heidi brought in, a pretty long sleeved royal blue v-neck with a little black mixed in swirls on the design, along with some green and purple colors blending in; the dress went down to just above her knees and Alicia seemed to like it. The material looked like silk, and along with some knee-high-heel boots that shined as if they'd just been bought. "It's pretty…"
"It's only the finest with the Volturi, especially Sulpicia and Athenodora."
"Who?"
"Caius and Aro's wives, Athenodora is Caius's wife and Sulpicia is Aro's wife."
"Oh…." Jane helped Alicia into the dress and shoes. Once they finished Jane took out a silver hairbrush and started playing with Alicia's long black hair. Jane pulled her hair into an elegant bun like hers but up higher on her head, and curled Alicia's long sideburns beautifully. Jane looked around and found a make-up kit under the sink, now Alicia was getting nervous.
"It's ok, just want to see how you look if you want?" Alicia nodded and let Jane doll her up. Once Jane was finished she showed Alicia her reflection in the mirror and Alicia didn't recognize herself.
"You like it?"
"……Yes…..I can't…believe it…"
"I knew you would, what do you want to do after Heidi brings your food?"
"I don't know…"
"How about we introduce you to the masters again?" Jane sounded as if she wanted Alicia to go back out and face those men.
"Do I have to?"
"If you're scared then we can wait until tonight? In a few hours we'll all be in the throne room…"
"What for?"
"There's a new coven coming down from Russia, it's just a little welcoming party."
"I don't know Jane…"
"It'll be alright you can stick with me and Heidi all night if that's what you want?" Alicia stayed silent for a few minutes but nodded.
"Great!! Oh I know you'll have fun tonight!!"
"Maybe…" Heidi came in with two cups of blood with a smile on her face.
"Here's your food Ali, I didn't know how you liked it…mixed or separate?" Alicia held out her hands, took the cups and mixed the two drinks together. She took a sip and after a few more her eyes went from black to a reddish-brown. Her skin seemed to light up more and when the sun shined on her the skin sparkled like diamonds. Jane and Heidi were almost shocked at Alicia's appearance; she looked like a goddess, like any other vampire woman.
"Wow Ali, you look great!" Jane beamed at her. Alicia's face lit up but that was only because she couldn't blush. She nodded saying thanks and Heidi suddenly embraced her.
"Ali I just know you and I will be great friends! Oh I just know the others will love you!!"
"Careful Heidi we don't want to scare her. Ali why don't you come with me, I'll give you a small tour of the place. Heidi is Alec still in the throne room?"
"Yes I think so…"
"Could you get him for me?"
"Sure, I need to get back to fishing anyway." Alicia gave Jane a questioning look.
"It's how she gets our food." Alicia nodded and Heidi left while Alicia bent down to pick up the towels and soaps around the tub when Jane stopped her.
"You don't have to do that; our servants do the work around here. You're still a guest so you don't have to do anything." Alicia looked embarrassed but straightened up and walked out with Jane into the next room.
Hope you liked it!! Please give your honest opinion and tell me what you think of Alicia's character. I'll try to get the next chapter ready as soon as possible. Please leave a good review and thanks!!!