Chapter 13: Promise
(Alec's POV)
"Do you have a vase for this rose?" Violet asked as we walked into the castle.
"Ask Gianna." I replied and we walked into her room. She sighed and placed the rose on the side table by the bed.
"Can I get some privacy to change?" she asked and I smirked sitting on the couch.
"The bathroom is right there." I said and she huffed. Violet grabbed her pajamas and stomped into the bathroom, closing the door. Ever since we got back from Arizona, I spent my time annoying Violet so she didn't go thinking that I was kind. After a few minutes she opened the door still in the dress.
"Umm...Alec," she said not looking at me.
"What?" I asked looking up from my book.
"How do I take this dress off?" she asked and I smirked.
"How sad," I teased darkly, "the human can't even take off a dress." Violet crossed her arms and huffed.
"Just help me all mighty vampire." I rolled my eyes and walked over to her.
"Turn around." I said standing by her and she obliged. I scanned the dress and found the zipper. I was about to help her when an idea came to mind. I wrapped my arms around her waist and pulled her back to my chest.
"What do I get in return?" I whispered in her ear.
"Not a punch in the face." She replied and I chuckled.
"Come on Violet," I teased nibbling her ear and her heart picked up a little, "you and I both know that wouldn't work." She grabbed my arms and tried to unwrap them from her waist; I just tightened my hold.
"What do you want?" she sighed giving in, "another kiss?"
"Maybe." I said as I grazed my teeth along her ear, "maybe I want something else."
"Well what is it?" she demanded and I chuckled. I released her and unzipped her dress. I sat back down on the couch and after a minute she went back into the bathroom After about twenty minutes, Violet came out of the bathroom; her hair was wet form the shower and she was dressed in long pajama pants and a tang top. Violet eyed me with clear suspicion as she climbed into bed and snuggled under the covers. I quickly took off my shoes and jacked and climbed into bed under the blankets. Violet turned around to look at me with her eyebrows raised.
"What are you doing?" she asked.
"Lie down on your stomach." I said and after a moment she did as I said. I moved on top of her and slipped my hands under her shirt. I moved my hands to her shoulders and started to massage her neck and moved slowly down her back. A small groan escaped her lips and I smirked.
"The kind of dancing we did tonight can be hard on the muscle," I whispered in her ear, "This should keep you from being really sore tomorrow." After five minutes I stopped and she turned to look at me.
"Is that what you wanted for helping me?" she asked and I smirked.
"Not really," I said, "but that will do." She chuckled then her eyes light up.
"Can we play a game?" she asked and I raised an eyebrow.
"You should be going to bed." I replied.
"It's a game you play in bed." She said and before I could smirk she continued, "it's not what you're thinking though." I pouted a little then sighed.
"What is it?"
"Take off your shirt and lie on your stomach." She said and I did as she said, throwing my shirt on the floor. I crossed my arms on the pillow and rested my head in them. I felt Violet lightly tracing patterns on my back.
"My dad would always play this game with me," she said softly, "I trace a picture on your back and you guess what it is."
"And what happens when I guess it correctly?" I asked not looking up from the pillow.
"You draw a picture on my back." She replied and I sighed.
"Well I guess it's something to do." I muttered and she laughed. We played this game for about an hour, and I had to admit that I enjoyed it. Violet was on her stomach with her shirt pulled up enough for me to trace her back. She was drifting off to sleep as I traced and eventually I stopped.
"Don't stop." She murmured and I smiled a little. I continued to trace patterns on her back.
"You should sleep." I said after a minute and pulled her shirt back down. To my surprise she rolled over and snuggled up to me.
"You can be really nice when you want to be." She murmured and I sighed wrapping my arms around her.
"Just fall asleep already." I replied and she slowly drifted off into sleep.
"Violet?" I whispered again lightly touching her cheek. She didn't respond, instead she closed her eyes and I quickly pressed the red button like Carlisle told me to.
"Stay awake Violet." I said quickly and her eyes opened a little. The door opened and Carlisle rushed in with a nurse.
"Go stand outside Alec." He said quickly walking over to Violet. I was going to argue, but when he gave me a stern look; I walked out of the room and closed the door. I decided not to call Aro until Carlisle came back out with some sort of news. After ten minutes I started to pace in front of the door. After thirty minutes the nurse came out and shut the door.
"Can I go in now?" I asked harshly and she shook her head.
"Wait for doctor Cullen please." She said then walked away. Fifteen more minutes went by before Carlisle opened the door.
"Well?" I asked impatiently and he sighed.
"Well," he repeated, "I would suggest you get her a present before she wakes up again."
"She's unconscious again?" I asked and he nodded.
"Violet is exhausted," he said then he looked a little sad, "Alec we noticed that she has some memory loss." He said and I froze before I could speak he quickly continued, "but, if we work with her then her memories will slowly come back."
"What does she remember?" I asked holding my breath.
"Everything," he replied, "there's just some missing spots in her memories, but she does remember you and the Volturi so don't worry." I visibly relaxed and pulled out my cell phone.
"I'll call Aro," Carlisle said, "for now you go hunt and get Violet a gift." I sighed and obliged knowing that I was pushing my limits on my thirst in this place.
(Aro's POV)
The second Carlisle called and told me that Violet had woken up, I rushed over to the hospital with my brothers. When we arrived, Carlisle informed us about her slight memory loss. He said we shouldn't have anything to worry about though.
"I would suggest Alec stays with her and he be the first person she wakes up to." Carlisle said as we stood in Violet's room.
"Why?" I asked.
"Because he was the person she woke up to," he responded, "we don't want to overwhelm her, so I suggest taking this one person at a time." I sighed but agreed. We stood there talking for a while and Carlisle informed us that she will be moved out of the critical unit. We helped him move her and an hour after we settled into her new room, Alec walked in with Jane, Felix, and Demetri. Demetri and Felix were carrying large 'get well' balloons. Jane had a huge teddy bear that was almost as big as her. Alec simply placed a rose by her bed and sat down on the couch in the room.
"Take care of her Alec." I said sternly yet softly before leaving; he nodded not taking his eyes off Violet.
(Alec's POV)
When everyone left, I moved a chair next to Violet's bed and sat down. As the night wore on, I lightly traced patterns up and down her arm just like that night we laid in bed. Her fingers suddenly moved a little and I stopped tracing her arm.
"Since when are you so kind?" Violet's soft voice filled the room and I snapped my eyes up to meet her blue ones.
"Don't you remember?" I asked softly and she looked confused, "What do you remember?" I asked.
"You being a jerk," she responded after a moment and I frowned.
"I guess I had that coming." I muttered and she laughed a little. Violet tried to sit up, but I placed a hand on her shoulder and pushed her back down.
"Stay still," I said softly, "you shouldn't move." Violet sighed, but didn't argue.
"I'm really hungry." She said softly and I nodded. I pushed a button and a second later Carlisle walked in.
"How are you Violet?" he smiled walking over to us.
"Hungry," she responded and he nodded.
"I don't want you to eat anything heavy right now." He said looking at a clip board on the edge of her bed.
"Can I have soup?" she asked and he smiled.
"What kind would you like?"
"Chicken noodle please." She said and he nodded. Before he left, Carlisle showed Violet a remote that controlled her bed settings. After he left, Violet kept pressing the up and down button and the head of the bed moved up and down. I watched as she let it go all the way down so she was laying flat, then she let it move up so she was in a sitting position. After the third time of her going down then up, I grabbed the controller.
"You're in a hospital," I said placing the controller down, "not an amusement park."
"But I was having fun." She pouted and the nurse walked in then with Violet's food.
"Here you go dear." The nurse said placing the tray on the side table by me and left. I handed her the soup and watched her eat slowly.
"Do you remember anything else?" I asked when she was done eating. Violet thought for a few minutes and after a while I noticed a tear fall down her cheek.
"I remember you took me to my father's funeral." She whispered and I nodded.
"What else?" I pressed and she did her classic eye roll.
"Give me some time Alec," she said, "my brain is all scrambled right now."
"Sorry," I muttered and she sighed. Violet closed her eyes and fell back asleep.
It's been three days since Violet woke up. Her memories are slowly coming back to her, but she has yet to remember me telling her that we are soul mates. However, she did remember our time trapped in the dungeon and the time she got drunk and danced in the fountain. After hunting today, I walked into her room and placed a small vase with a rose in it by her bed. Violet was reading and smiled when she saw the flower.
She picked it up out of the vase and brought it to her nose and inhaled the scent. The image of her that night we went out dancing came to my mind. Violet froze and blinked a couple times at the flower. She looked at me and smiled a little placing the flower back into the vase.
"You took me out dancing," she said, "that's when I told you that I loved roses." I smiled a little and lightly stroked my fingers along her arm. She fell into silence and then looked at me with confusion.
"What happened before I left?" she asked and I froze.
"What do you mean?" I asked not looking at her.
"Alec," she whispered and I looked at her, "I had a dream last night of you telling me that we're soul mate. Is that true?" I paused looking at her. I could say no and possibly lose her for forever. I didn't know what to do or say. After a while I stood up and lightly pressed my lips to hers. I pulled away and she pouted.
"Why'd you stop?" she complained and I smirked then kissed her again. The heart monitor beeped faster as her heard picked up. After a minute, I pulled away and sad back down.
"I can't even begin to tell you how worried I was that you wouldn't remember that." I said and we fell into silence.
"I'm glad I did." She said after a while and I smiled, "so what now?" she asked; I sighed.
"I know you want to live your life Violet," I said, "but this whole event made me realize that I just can't live without you; and the rest of the Volturi feel the same way."
"So?" she pressed.
"So let someone turn you," I said locking my eyes with hers, "even if you don't stay with me; I'll be satisfied knowing that you will live a lot longer."
"So this is all about you?" she asked, but didn't sound annoyed; I chuckled.
"No Violet," I said grabbing her hand, "this is about you and how much you've changed the Volturi. We all want you to be safe, even if you don't stay with us." Violet sighed and looked at me.
"Who will turn me?" she asked
"You can choose who turns you." I said and she nodded.
"Can I wait until I recover from this?" she asked, "I'm still trying to remember things." I nodded then smiled.
"Can I give you something though?" I asked and she raised an eyebrow.
"What is it?" she asked and I moved to sit by her on the bed. I reached into my pocket and pulled out a small ring.
"I-I'm not ready for that Alec." Violet stuttered and I shook my head.
"It's not what you think," I said, "I'm not ready for that either. This is a promise ring." Violet relaxed and smiled.
(Ring: On Profile Page under chapter 13)
"What am I promising?" she asked taking the ring from me looking at it. I leaned closer to her and locked my eyes with hers.
"That from this point on, even when you're turned," I said, "that no matter where you go or who you met; you are mine and only mine." Violet examined the ring, deep in thought. After several minutes she sighed and looked at me then smirked.
"If I agree to this then what will you give me?" she asked with a smirk and I stared at her. She was copying me.
"What do you want?" I asked playing along.
"How about," she thought, "that once a year you come find me." She said and I stared.
"What do you mean?" I asked confused.
"Well after I'm turned I want to travel; when I'm passed the newborn phase." She said, "if you want me to belong to you then I want you to find me once a year and when the right time comes, I want you to tell me how you feel about me." I opened my mouth to say how I feel, but she placed a hand over my mouth.
"No Alec," she said, "this isn't the right time."
"Then when is?" I asked and she smiled.
"I guess we'll find out." She smiled and I sighed.
"I agree then." I said and she put the ring on.
"Then I promise to be yours." I couldn't hold back the bright smile that appeared on my lips. I moved my hand to the back of her neck and pulled her in for a passionate kiss. She moaned when I slipped my tong into her mouth and I pushed her back against the bed. My free hand traveled to her waist as I pressed my body closer to hers.
"Just what are you two doing?" Aro's voice demanded and we both jumped. Aro was standing by the door with his arms crossed as he glared at me.
"H-hello Aro." Violet stuttered.
"Violet you should be resting." He said then turned to me, "and you're supposed to be helping her recover not making out with her." I quickly got off the bed and noticed Violet's slight amusement.
"Sorry master." I said quickly, "I was just-"
"Leaving." He cut me off and walked over to Violet.
"Yes sir." I said quickly and gave Violet a small smile before bolting out of the room. I heard Violet's laugh echo down the hall and couldn't help but smile.
(Aro's POV)
Alec may be the Volturi's most valuable, but every time I catch him kissing Violet; the only thing I want to do is kill him. According to Marcus I have a strong fatherly bond to Violet, so I guess my attitude towards Alec is reasonable.
"How are you dear?" I asked sitting next to her.
"Better," she replied even though she looked exhausted, "my memories are starting to come back." She smiled and I nodded.
"I could see that." I muttered referring to her and Alec.
"Can I talk to you Aro?" she asked seriously.
"What is it?" I asked curiously looking at her.
"Can we keep this between us?" she asked and I nodded.
"What's on your mind my dear?" I asked leaning back in my seat.
"It's about when I will be turned." She said softly and I sighed.
"What do you want to talk about?" I asked.
"I just want you to know who I want to turn me." She said, "but I also want to be changed on my own terms." I nodded and waited for her to speak.
(Alec's POV)
I waited about five hours before returning to the hospital. By the time I got back it was ten in the evening. Aro was sitting in my seat reading to Violet as she drifted in and out of sleep.
"Goodnight Violet." Aro said when I walked into the room. He kissed her forehead and left with one last glare at me.
"Alec," Violet said as I sat down.
"Yes?" She scooted over on her bed and patted the spot next to her. I smiled and removed my shoes. I laid on the bed and wrapped an arm around her waist as she snuggled up to me. I rested my cheek on top of her head and stroked her arm as she drifted off into sleep.
"I am falling for you Violet." I whispered knowing that she was asleep.
Author's Note:
Review please. I know I've said this before: but reviews encourage me to update.
I was going to leave this chapter as a cliffhanger, but I decided to be nice :)