Ah, this chapter was a drag to write. I just want him to meet the Volturi already! I hope to get Bella's 18th birthday and the time when Edward leaves her all done in the next chapter or so so that they can go and save him in Volterra.
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Dearest Cousin
Hey, it's been a while since I last contacted you.
I'm very disappointed in the fact that you let your childish feelings take over yourself when it was a time for mourning.
Petty grudges always have been your downfall, my dear.
I paid my respects to our dearly departed in my own way if you desired to know. Alice was oh so happy when I contacted her in the afterlife, we had quite a lot to catch up on, you see. You've always been so very interested in my private life, haven't you?
Anyways, I just wished for you to know that they are coming, and don't try to run, you know they'll always find you.
Your pretty boy appears to have pissed off my people one too many times.
Have fun, try to impress me for once.
Lucian Volturi, the 4th King of Volterra(If we are adding our titles now;) )
'Did she figure it out? Already? Crap, this could mess up a lot of my plans if she does know. I need to be a hidden weapon that even they don't know about. If when they go to Volterra and Aro reads one of their minds, he'll surely find out!'
" Hm, what do you mean by that Alice?"
She searches Lucian's face for a second, eyes widening as she seems to come to a conclusion. " Ah, it's just, being a seer is a very rare thing, even in the supernatural community. In my visions, I have seen that even while you are... human, your gift seems to have manifested strongly. That is an uncommon occurrence indeed." Her cover-up was nearly perfect, yet the pause in her sentence gave it away.
She knew.
Her knowing was a bad thing, a very bad thing indeed. She would soon go to Volterra with Bella to see the Volturi, and there was no way he could stop her. It was key to the story that they both went, meaning that his secret would be unwillingly unveiled.
Since his original plans were now worthless, he had to find a new way in which he could be of use to the others. He needed to stay close to Bella, if only so that he could once and for all drive Edward away.
Her attitude towards him be damned, she was still his cousin now. No matter if they each held petty grudges towards one another.
" Ah, I see. I had no idea that it is so rare! I've only ever had small visions so far though, so I'm not sure if it's as potent as you think." That's a complete and utter fucking lie.
He could force his visions by will, thanks to it being a hereditary trait to be a seer in his family line. Although, forcing a vision is painful for him, as it depletes his magic to nearly empty in just one go. To see the future comes with the dangerous cost of complete exhaustion for the user. If a witch's magic gets too low they can easily die.
Unfortunately, he can not see the future from his own perspective, only others, so he can never fully know his involvement at that time, or if he should even be involved.
Out of the corner of his eye, he could see Bella's permanent scowl darkening. Edward rubbed her back to try and calm her down, but to no avail. Edward switched his attention onto Lucian, giving him a glare as if to say that Bellas mood was wholly his fault.
Which it was.
He put on an innocent expression as if to say ' I have no idea why she is like this', but his glower didn't let up.
He sighed in resignment, giving up on trying to tolerate the undeserving glares they sent his way. It's not his fault that Bella has inferiority problems!
Luckily, the bell rang, signalling the end of lunch. If it hadn't, what he was about to say would have ruined his chances of ever having a close relationship with the Cullens.
A couple of days passed until he had his next memorable conversation with the Cullens, one which solidified his presence in their family for good.
School had just been let out, and he was waiting by Bella's truck for her to take them home. She came walking over, Edward and Alice in tow, one looking irritated and the other delighted.
Bella stopped in front of Lucian, huffing deeply in annoyance.
" Hey Lucian, there's been a change of plans. I want to go round to Edward's house, so Alice asked if you could come round as well. So, will you?" She looked at him with pleading eyes, wanting his answer to be negative.
He smiled sickeningly sweet at her. " Of course I'll come, Bella. It would be lovely to meet your boyfriends family properly!" He turned his now genuine grin towards Alice, thanking her for this opportunity. She smiled back at him knowingly, although her gaze seemed to be more subdued today.
Bella huffed, clinging back onto Edward to say goodbye to him. Lucian and Alice had to wait a few minutes until they stopped. Honestly, you'd think that they weren't going to see each other for years with that sort of farewell.
He guessed soon though, that statement would be partially correct.
They had a tense ride to the Cullen coven's house. With her gripping the steering wheel harshly and Lucian humming off-key to a random tune, it wasn't the most comfortable experience he'd ever had. But, it was worth it to see how many shades of red Bella could turn.
Once they had arrived, Bella hurriedly jumped out of the truck, slamming it shut behind her in her haste to reconnect with Edward. Really, its kind of gross how clingy they are.
If anyone ever tries to cling to him like that, he swore mentally that he'd fry their arse, no matter who they were.
His eyes wandered to the side, no longer having the strength to watch them both slobber over each other.
He breathed in sharply as he laid eyes on the infamous Cullen house for the first time. Alice walked up beside him, joining their arms together.
" C'mon Lucian, I'll introduce you to the family." Leading him towards the door, he knew at that moment that there really was no going back now.
Sitting on the sofa, being scrutinised by a whole coven of vampires is probably one of the most nervewracking things Lucian have ever experienced.
Just knowing that at any moment, they could speed towards him and end his life in an instant, was enough to put him on edge and hold back the snarky comments his brain was supplying.
Although, with his powers, he could easily prevent that from happening, but he really didn't want to kill the whole coven. His magic tends to always be more powerful than he intends it to be since complete control only comes with practice. A young witch like him hasn't lived quite long enough for that yet.
The first to break the tense silence was unsurprisingly the leader of the coven, Carlisle.
" Hello Lucian, my name is Carlisle, it is a pleasure to meet you." He holds his hand out for him to shake, and he gladly takes the offer of civility.
" Yes, you too." With a quick glance around the room, he could see that the occupants of the room relaxed slightly, now knowing that their leader is handling the situation.
" Now, the reason why I allowed Alice to bring you over here is because I wish to ask you a few questions myself if you would permit it." His pleasant demeanour became frosty, as he gave Lucian an inquiring look. " How did you learn about the existence of our kind? It is a very serious matter that you know since it could mean that humans have discovered us."
" The answer to that is personal to me, but I can assure you that I was only told about your kind because it concerns me." He respectfully answered him, seeing as he actually liked Carlisle. But, if he persisted, he would defend himself.
" How does our kind concern you! You are a human, you have no right to know about us!" Edward cuts in harshly, gaining a glare from Alice.
Lucian looked boredly at him, then smiled sarcastically. " Oh, I'm not allowed to know because of my species? Then why does Bella here, who is a human, get to know, hm?"
He gritted his teeth, snarling. " Because Bella is my mate, she deserves to know the kind of monster she has fallen in love with." His face turned into a self-loathing grimace, earning sympathetic looks from all those who cared.
Lucian just snorted.
" Ah, yes. Your...mate. And what if the reason I know is that I have a mate? You can't just go around making decisions on who are and aren't allowed to know about vampires. Besides, isn't it a rule that if you meet your mate while they are human, you are to immediately turn them unless they are too young? From what I can see, Bella is still very much a human."
" How could you even insinuate that I should turn Bella! I don't want her to become a monster like us while she is still young!"
" Not my rules buddy, your leaders made them, and for a good reason too. What if every vampire kept their mate human? The world would know of your existence in no time. What, you think you are an exception to those rules? What a joke you are!"
This gained a snarl from Rosalie and a screech of hatred from Bella. She looked absolutely livid, a shade of red that even Lucian had not had the pleasure of seeing yet.
" Don't you dare call Edward a joke! Edward is doing this because he loves me-"
" Yeah, cool. I don't care, rules are rules and your boyfriend is currently breaking one of the most important."
" Might I remind you that you are also a human who knows about reasons for an unknown reason? Just because you are a seer doesn't mean you have the right to know." Edward icily hissed out.
" Me being a seer isn't the reason why I know about your kind. Just ask Alice, she seems to have figured it out." Lucian nodded to Alice as permission to tell them. Since the Volturi will no doubt find out from Alice his real identity, there is no point in hiding it from those he wanted to help.
" Lucian is a witch, born from a human father and a witch mother. He wishes to help us since he has seen a future I have yet to see."
The occupants of the room were stunned into silence. All of them, save Bella, had heard about the witches that existed in their world.
They were the rarest supernatural species on earth, having been nearly hunted to extinction in the past due to fear from both humans and the supernatural, and an awakened male was all the rarer.
They knew that having a witch on their side would basically double their manpower, especially since no other witches have recently announced an alliance with a vampire coven.
" A witch? How can he be a witch!" Bella's indignant yelp cut through the silence before she was hushed by Edward, who's anger had all but disappeared, drowned out by terror and awe.
They all were on their best behaviour now. To have a witch on their side would give Bella more protection, especially since the said witch was her relative.
So, with that in mind, a glare was sent towards Edward to remind him to be respectful.
An unnoticed smirk grew on Lucian's face as he read their minds as they came to the silent agreement. He was to stay.
Ah, being reborn a witch sure had its perks, this was almost too easy.
Honestly, I dislike this chapter but I just want to get this part done quickly now since the only relevance of it is to show the relationship between Lucian and the Cullens.