Sulpicia POV
Finally my throat stopped burning. Felix cleaned the floor of the bodies and I returned upstairs with Didyme. "Aro didn't tell you did he?" She asked.
"No" I replied looking out the window.
Didyme had filled me in on the details and now I felt like I lost everything. The next time I saw Airlia I'd probably end up killing her due to thirst.
"Don't feel bad about it my brother is forever forgetting himself and getting consumed in his own rules." Didyme said her presence making me cheer up.
"His rules?" I questioned looking a the stars.
"No humans can know about us" Didyme said.
"Oh, well thank Didyme you always seem to cheer me up" I told her.
"Of course I do it's my nature" she told me with a giggle.
"Oh you see some vampires have powers mine is a happiness aura, Marcus can sense relationships and Aro can read every thought you've ever had with one touch." Didyme explained.
So that was how Aro knew how I felt about killing that women. He'd not told me anything.
"Sister Marcus is looking for you" Aro told Didyme as he walked through the door.
"Okay, I'll talk to you later Sulpicia" she said before leaving.
Aro crossed the room in an eighth of a second and stood beside me. "You look sad" he commented turning me to face him.
"I'm just confused," I mused.
"I know" he said with a slight laugh.
"I'll be okay" I sighed. Everything felt different I felt stronger but lonely.
Aro flashed to the door and opened it. I heard him talking in a low voice to someone.
He closed the door and returned to my side looking angry.
"What's wrong?" I asked him stepping closer to him.
"Caius is upset with your arrival" He said glaring at the closed door. I looked back at the window and the dark sky.
"What will you do?" I asked him.
"I'll deal with it tomorrow" Aro replied following my gaze outside.
"Why didn't you tell me you could read minds?" I asked him.
"I didn't find it very important" Aro replied.
I smiled and turned to face him holding out my hand.
He drifted closer and held it between his own. He bowed his head over our hands in concentration.
After a moment he released my hand and looked up. "Why are you so afraid?" He asked.
I thought of Airlia and my fear of somehow sometime killing her or of harming anyone I ever knew.
"I don't want to hurt anyone." I sighed.
The door opened and a woman with blonde hair lighter than mine entered the room.
She was in a dark blue dress and her eyes were kind minus the blood red color.
"Hello Aro I've come to meet your new pet" she said her voice high like a violin.
"Go ahead my dear" Aro said nodding towards the beautiful women.
I walked forwards the woman smiled at me and lead the way into the torch lit hallway.
"Not meaning to sound rude or anything but who are you?" I asked.
"Oh yes I apologize, I'm Athendora" she said with an air of pride.
She lead up a spiraling staircase and into another exquisite room the ceiling was high vaulted with a diamond chandelier filled with thousands of candles. Windows stretched high above us black with the night.
The room was furnished with old vintage medieval style furniture and styles that looked thousands of years old.
Athendora lead me to a pair of large jewel encrusted doors. She opened them with ease and we stepped in a room bigger than the entire orphanage. Filled with cloaks robes and dresses sandals dominated one wall and beautiful hairpieces covered another.
"Aro insisted on buying you new clothes but knowing him it could be years before that happens so I'm here to give you a few of my dresses." Athendora explained.
"Thank you" I said watching her pull several gowns and handing them to me. She gave me several shoes and a few hair pieces. I put on a long red robe and pulled my hair back with a diamond clip.
"Well I must say Aro knows what he's doing" I smiled and spun in a slow circle.
"I don't entirely agree" a different voice said.
I turned to find Caius standing in the doorway. "My dear husband don't be so negative." Athendora scolded.
Caius glared and walked back into the main room and settled on one of the couches with a tome of a book.
"She's absolutely dazzling" Aro sighed when I returned. The sun was just rising and the room was filled with an exotic array of color.
"Well thank you Aro" Athendora said before leaving. Aro smiled and drifted closer.
"You look beautiful my dear" he said. I smiled and walked to the window. Aro followed, the light touched my skin and I jumped back with a yelp. Aro walked to my side "what is it?" He asked. I held my hand in the light once more and watched it sparkle.
Aro laughed "don't worry that's fine" he said. He held his hands out too and I watched them glitter like mine.
"Oh" I said softly.
Aro took my hand "walk with me" he said leading me out. The castle was old and intricate torches lined the walls and some of the halls were carpeted with tapestries on the wall.
Aro linked his arm with mine and we made our way outside. We were in a small garden in a square in the center on the castle. The sun sparkled off my skin and warmed the air.
Aro watched me walk through the paths and under the boughs of a large tree.
"This is beautiful" I mused taking in the detailed scene. Aro walked over and took my hands.
"I apologize for Caius' behavior he's not usually this distant" Aro admitted.
"I don't worry I'll be fine" I reassured him.
Aro moved closer so close that his sweet breath blew across my face.
"Will I ever remember my life before?" I asked.
"Only a distant memory" Aro told me.
I nodded an tried to picture Airlia's face but all I got was a hazy image.
Aro rested a hand on my cheek and for some reason that comforted me. Birds flew over head their songs like chimes of a bell.
For some reason I knew everything would be okay.
