Marcus was briskly walking down the hallways towards Aro's chambers. He had just left Harry in his own chambers, showering and had ordered food to be sent. He had made a hasty retreat when he had heard that the request had been real. Knocking on Aro's door, Marcus hoped that Caius was there as well.
Aro's mate, Sulpicia answered the door and let Marcus inside. Seeing Aro and Caius talking in the sitting area, Marcus calmly walked over and sat down.
"Hello Marcus, long time no see," Aro commented.
"Quite, I had ran across a man in need of help and I offered assistance," Marcus responded hoping his voice was steady. It was one thing to be like a spring foal with that devil, but here he was a Leader.
"Oh?" Aro asked.
"Yes and remember that request of audience some weeks ago?" Marcus casually questioned.
"Yes that prank one?" Aro answered uninterested with a flippant hand.
"It wasn't a prank," Marcus stated in a serious tone.
Aro's head snapped towards Marcus and said, "What makes you believe that?"
"The man I helped is Lord Voldemort's son," Marcus told him looking him straight in the eye.
"You are not toying with me are you Marcus?" Aro said hoping he was.
Marcus looked at him like, 'Would I really be wasting our time with some so trivial?'
Clearing his throat, Aro asked, "Where is he?"
"I left him to shower and eat, since he has been unconscious for three days," Marcus informed them.
"Why was he unconscious for three days?"
"Two vampires attacked him in the middle of public and one bit him."
"Is he a vampire now?" Aro asked with a gleam in his eyes.
"No, he told me that he was a hybrid between two species, but he had managed to kill two vampires and incinerate their bodies till nothing was left," Marcus just with a hint of respect in his voice.
"This isn't good," Caius commented.
"Indeed," Marcus answered.
"When he is finished eating, we'll grant his request and meet with him. Marcus if you will?" Aro said cockily.
When Marcus left the other two to head back to his dark angel, his thoughts were is whirl. Did Harry know it was him straight and was just toying him or maybe he thought there was another Marcus? Why did he call me cute? Why is he even affecting me like this? Ever since Didyme time has been slow and almost pain, but Harry in less than week has brought some excitement and color back? Could the fates be granting him another mate? But then why do I feel so inexperienced and foolish around him?
Marcus opened his chamber's door and stood in shock and lust as Harry was standing in the middle of the room rolling up his sleeves. Harry was wearing polished black shoes, crisp dark gray slacks and a blood red long sleeve button up shirt with the first two buttons undone. The clothes seemed to fit him perfectly and they didn't seem cheap. On his right wrist he wore a black leather band that had five different colors braided/woven into it.
Looking back up, Marcus saw Harry was smirking at him and he knew that he had been caught looking. Then his devil had to speak.
"My my, are we looking? If it's only you looking, I might give you a private show kitten," Harry told him a saucy wink.
Marcus was blushing on the inside and slowly his brain melted, till another part of his brain kicked in and asked where did he get those clothes? Apparently he also lost the filter connecting his thoughts and his voice since Harry answered.
"I retrieved them from my hotel room," Harry said still smirking at him.
"How though?"
"A nifty little spell I created called instant retrieval or recupero immediato. So are we ready to meet the other two?" Harry asked sliding his phone into his pocket. Harry loved his phone. He had magically tinkered with it and several others for his father and family. He made it so instead of running on batteries it runs on magic, and added several other useful things. For instant, he add a muffle spell so, no one else, even those with superior could hear or understand what the other person was saying.
"Of course, were you able to eat?" Marcus asked. He didn't want to be with the others just yet. he wanted Harry to be his only. He wanted his angel/devil's attention on him.
"Yes, it was quite delicious. Thank you my kitten for looking out for my needs," Harry replied graciously.
Marcus was definitely thinking that his angel was definitely a devil in disguise.
"If you'll follow me?" Marcus requested, gesturing to the open door.
"Till the end kitten," Harry replied as he sauntered over to an obviously flustered Marcus.
On the walk over, Marcus managed to get his self back to order and was once again calm and composed like the leader he was. He showed Harry to the throne room where Aro and Caius were already seated and Marcus joined them.
Harry looked around and saw no chair for himself and tsked. 'The Volturi are beginning to get on my nerves, except for Marcus,' Harry thought, 'now he was a kitten if I had ever saw one, plus he has been so accommodating.' Harry conjured up a leather officer chair that he promptly sat in and proceeded to sprawl out, shifting his body so one leg was resting on the arm rest and the opposite elbow propping himself. Smirking when he saw the shock and angry faces, Harry left out a small laugh and started the show.
"That's two strikes against you, lets work on not getting another," Harry stated in a patronizing tone.
"Two? And what pray tell were they?" Aro asked sneeringly.
"Well, the first we sent a letter and went through the correct procedures and protocols, when we could have just barged in and demanded. We had expected the same courtesy extended from another ruling deity, but apparently your old manners are lacking. We won't count the attack as a strike though, since I doubt you knew I was coming, but you need a tighter leash on your minions. Doesn't bode well when visitors are attacked. Your second strike was not offering me a chair. We are equals, actually I might be a superior, but lets say we are equals for now. So not offering me a chair you count me as inferior, which I must say is completely wrong. You have one more chance, before I lose my patience with you."
"Why should we listen to what you say? All you have shown is that you are ignorant and a flashy parlor trick," Aro sneered.
"Really?" Harry's eyebrows rose to his hair line. Looking around he saw a nameless vampire guard. His father and he researched Volturi before ever setting foot, they knew all important personal.
"You!" Harry shouted pointing over to the guard, "Come here."
The vampire guard didn't move and just stared.
"Fine!" Harry sighed, and moved his hand in a come here sign and the guard slowly started to walk and that irritated Harry. So he made a fisting motion and sharply jerked his hand and the guard flew and fell at Harry's foot.
Harry lowered his hand to the guards hair and gripped it and yanked the head, before whispering, "Crucio."
The guard began to twitch and violently shake between letting out an ear-piercing scream and Harry let go of the hair and the fell to the ground in a crumple heap trying to curl into a ball as he was screaming. Harry glanced up and saw Marcus had looked away and Aro looked nervous but greedy and Caius looked like he had an erection. Interesting responses.
Releasing the spell, the guard fell limp and Harry sat up and reached a hand down the guard's face and ran a single finger down the face and a light blue line appeared and the guard ceased his shaking and was able to sit up and return to his post without any hindrance. Harry had developed a counter spell for the crucio but only those he taught knew how to work it.
"That is just some of what I can do and my father knows way more than I. Perhaps we can get down to business now?" Harry requested/demanded as he once again sprawled out.
"Of course, I am Aro, to the left is Caius and to the right, as you know, is Marus, we are the ruling head of the vampires known as the Volturi," Aro replied.
"I am Lord Gryffindor Black and I would appreciate it if you called me by that title," Harry answered in kind.
"What brings your attention to the Volturi Lord Black?" Aro asked politely. That display of power was quite shocking, since a spoken word cause pain and a single stroke healed, Aro had decided to treat this guest with care, maybe if he was careful, he could find a way to have this Lord turned and have him in his ranks.
"Well, we were looking for an alliance since soon there is going to be an all-out war, but now I think we'll have to change some things," Harry drawled. Lucius would be so proud, his lessons had paid off.
"Oh? And what would you change?" Aro asked curious.
"Well we were going to just accept your word and be done with it but-" Vadar's March started playing loudly, "Excuse me a moment, but that's my father."
Harry took out his phone and answered it, "Hello father."
The Volturi could hear a loud voice that soon quieted but couldn't make out what was said.
"Yes, I'm alright…I just ran into a couple of thirsty vampires….yes I killed them….no you don't need to come here…No….Yeah I'm changing it….Hopefully I should be coming home tomorrow….No I don't need my uncles….Father…Dad! It's alright I got it under control….Just a little demo of power….no I didn't kill anyone….I have more control than when I first started….Yes, yes I'll be good….Alright talk to you later father."
The Volturi were staring at each other. Caius was in lust with Lord Black, Caius while he had a mate was turn on by how carelessly this Lord Black had tortured that guard, Aro was more than a little weary, especially when he heard about the control and kill, and Marcus definitely thought his dark angel was the devil or at least half and half, he had been shocked by the torture and maybe a little disappointed but the disappointment didn't last when his devilish angel healed the guard.
"Sorry about that my father can be a little over protective even though I am over 21. Parents," Harry said shaking his head, "Anyways as I was saying since we can no longer trust your word we want a member from the Volturi to come stay with us."
Aro looked like he was considering it, and asked, "And if we don't?"
"Well that little display was a microscopic scale of what we could and will do to you and your army."
"Why do you want our help then?"
"Vampires make the best guards and spy and we need a few, also our current government has a few laws that basically say, 'Kill Vampire on sight'. My father and I don't agree with that and want to change it but we also need to show that Vampires aren't creatures to fear but to respect. Although considering the welcome I got, maybe it's best to keep that law in place?" Harry replied and let a roll of power cascade down their backs, with Aro and Caius it was a shiver of cold while Marcus's was more of a gentle caress.
The Volturi paled and Aro replied, "We will side with you and Caius may accompany you."
"No."
"No?"
"I want Marcus."
Marcus was in shock, even though his face didn't show it. Why would Harry want him?
"Why Marcus?" Aro couldn't lose Marcus his gift was valuable.
"For a couple of reasons, but the main is we already have enough people who enjoy torture that we need someone that is level headed and you trust to make decision and from where Marcus is sitting, he is your second in command. So it's Marcus or everything is off."
Aro looked hesitant but eventually gave in and said, "Deal."
"Excellent!" Harry said clapping his hands together, "I will return later today for Marcus."
"You won't be staying?" Aro asked feeling slighted, where he was letting his biggest asset *cough* friend go with a man he hardly knows and the man isn't even sticking around?
"I must go check out of my hotel room and speak with my lawyers to get Marcus here a passport and such," Harry explained with mild annoyance, "Marcus if you could show me out?"
Marcus rose and headed towards the door in mild irritation. He felt like his friend and brother had bartered him away like a token and his devil just took it.
As the door closed and it was just Marcus and Harry. Harry pushed Marcus into an alcove and Marcus was wondering just where did Harry get the strength to be able to push a vampire around?
Harry was towering over Marcus as he was pushed against the wall and Marcus has never felt this weak and not in control. Marcus felt a finger under his chin and his head was gently tilted to look at Harry and he looked into Harry's eye and saw a gentles and regret. When Marcus was about to question it, Harry spoke.
"I'm sorry about bartering over you in there with Aro as if you were a thing. You may be a thing to him, but you aren't to me and I knew no other way to get you to come with me."
"Why do you want me anyways?" Marcus asked not understanding. He was six foot with long black hair and some have told him he appears delicate or fragile even though he can be lethal with a sword.
"Because you my kitten, have my attention and there is something that is pulling me to you. Plus you saved me and I intend to return the favor," Harry answered tucking a strand of silky hair behind an ear.
"How do you propose to save me?" Marcus answered with a weary glance.
"First off getting you out of here away from those deranged 'friends' and second to help you live your live."
"How do you know I'm not living my live now?" Marcus challenged.
"Because you have the same listless look I had before my father found me and helped me, kitten."
Marcus was at a loss for words. His angelic devil wasn't always this free?
AN – wow I wasn't expecting the first chapter to be that big of a hit! Thank you! Hopefully this chapter doesn't disappoint! Let me know!
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