Aro POV
Caius rolled his eyes in frustration.
"I'm not entirely trusting that you won't set her loosening century or two." He complained.
"Caius brother let us be reasonable Aro knows what he's doing let him have his fun" Marcus interrupted.
I sighed and regarded Caius with a glare "why is it that you must be so negative?" I asked gesturing to him.
"It's not that I'm negative we must watch our backs Aro. The vampire population is growing and I don't want to have the Volturi torn apart because you got distracted." He shot back.
"Husband Aro is right, Sulpicia holds no threat she's not an out of control newborn and she's not alone" Athendora interrupted walking into the room.
Marcus nodded his approval and seemed to settle on the matter as Didyme walked in the room with a smile.
"This matter is not honed you can't just declare it and be done with it" Caius complained.
"Fine then you want it your way you have it. If Sulpicia proves us wrong I'll give you the satisfaction of destroying her."
Caius seemed to hide a smile but his eyes betrayed his silent happiness. "Deal" was all he said before standing up and leaving with Athendora.
"Master are we hunting tonight" Dimitri asked from his position by the door.
"No, Heidi will be back later" I replied before walking to one of the book covered tables.
Sulpicia walked in a few hours later. Her robes were dark blue and her hair was down and in perfect waves.
Immortality had hardly changed her. Besides her red eyes and the paleness of her skin she remained unchanged. Her deep red lips prominent against her pale skin tone.
"Ah, there you are" I mused setting down the book I'd been reading.
Sulpicia smiled and walked over, she sat across from me and watched Didyme dance around the room with Marcus who was drunk with her aura.
"Isn't it hard for him? To be happy only because she's around" Sulpicia asked her voice seemed far away, lost in thought.
I looked over at the pair spinning in hypnotic circles at an incredible pace their movements fluent and smooth.
"I suppose at times he doesn't even know she's the reason he's happy" I said.
Sulpicia watched them, they danced to silent music only existing in their own heads. She seemed intrigued and interested in them like they were consuming her entire focus.
"Does it ever get boring? Living forever" She asked her mind seemed to be full of questions today.
"It could but it depends how long you survive. You may be able to live but we can be killed."
"How"
"Torn apart and set on fire." I replied.
"Oh" she said softly.
I opened another book thousands of pages all written in an ancient language half forgotten.
I looked up to see her watching me curiously. She met my gaze and held out a hand which I took quickly.
She was bored and thirsty, tightening my grip on her hand I pulled her to her feet and we left the room with Didyme and Marcus still dancing behind us.
The sun sparkled off Sulpicia as she wove through the bushes and trees of the garden her hair shimmering like liquid gold.
She was like a living statue. She walked along the ancient stones and skipped along the pond in one of the corners.
"Come with me" she said her voice was like a song.
He took my hand and lead me through the trails after her.
"When did you become a vampire?" She asked looking at the sky above us.
"Almost three hundred years ago" I told her.
"How?" She asked looking back at me.
I thought back trying to remember everything was blurry and dark. Not only from me remembering my human life but from also being three hundred years.
"I was just attacked" I said recalling the faint whisp of a memory.
"What about Didyme?"
"I changed her. About a decade or so after I was changed. I wanted her to have a similar power to mine but all she has is the aura." I replied.
"Did she know what you were when you changed her?"
"She had an idea but I hadn't seen her for years." I told her.
Sulpicia sighed and twirled in a slow circle.
"I want to go back…just once" she told me.
"I want to see Airlia one last time to tell her I'm okay that I'm not dead."
"Won't that just cause her more grief?" I asked.
Sulpicia nodded slowly "she's already lost so much…I don't want her to think she's lost me as well."
"If you really want to go I suppose we could" I told her watching a smile spread across her face.
"Marcus knows, you knew he would find out his powers can sense it." Didyme said pacing across the room for the fifth time.
I sighed and sat back in my chair "I never doubted he would find out." I replied casually.
Didyme sighed, "we want to know if you're sure. He doesn't want you to betray us for her." She complained her voice turning into a hiss.
"Sister, you don't understand. She's worth it and I would not betray you. Sulpicia is one of us." I told her.
Didyme nodded looking slightly convinced.
Sulpicia POV
"You look absolutely ravishing" Didyme told me as I brushed my hair out.
"Thank you Didyme you really are very kind" I told her. My green dress shinning in the light.
Didyme smiled, out of all the vampires here she seemed to be the happiest and cheerful.
"Let's get you downstairs so we can show you off." She linked my arm within hers. The throne hall was empty save for Aro, Marcus and Caius.
Didyme marched me over to Aro then flitted over to Marcus to kiss him quickly before sitting on the arm of his chair.
Aro took my hand, and stood up beside me. Marcus looked over at us and with a knowing look.
I stood confused for a minute before, Aro lead me over to the book covered table we'd sat at a few days before.
I wondered vaguely if he was reading my mind while he held my hand, but by the way he did nor said nothing on my thoughts I guessed that he wasn't.
"For such a powerful group not a lot goes on here" I mused. Aro chuckled slightly "that just means everyone has met the requirements of the law." He said.
I shrugged and watched read page after page of book after book. Didyme was talking to Marcus about something and Caius was scowling at the room around him, focusing on nothing.
We could've sat there for days without realizing it, when you don't sleep time blended into one long day.
Heidi walked in at one point another group of curious humans behind her. This time I didn't feel bad about killing any of them.
