A Higher Reason
Volterra, Italy
Demetri was trying to organize a mission to save Alec. He knew this one was going to be harder than most missions he had before. The guard has always been divided into different sections, each member is in placed to what their guard duty. The offence guard is the one that goes on missions and carries out the punishment on behalf of their leaders and creators. The defense guard is the one that stays in the city, or wherever the leaders tend to be, once in awhile they were switched to offence but it was rare. The third part was not really a section of the guard, but individuals who have duties that can't quite be placed. Like Heidi, who provides resources, or Corin who is often the hostess, there use to be a requite guard but when Eleazar left, it was just Chelsea. The Defense guard includes Santiago who is in charge of body guards, Renata, with her shield, and Afton with his ability to calm an attack instinct. Jane and Alec alternated between defense and offence since their gifts can be used for both, and one of them needed to stay at home and make excuse for Sulpicia when the other was on duty.
The offence guard included the prize members, they had a system that ran well. Demetri would track down the perpetrator, if it was evolving more than one Jane would be the interrogator, if it was just one single trouble maker or suicide request Alec would come to make the job easier. Felix then would step in and make the final cut. Demetri knew this mission was going to be a lot harder than any of the previous simply because of the lack of recourses. He now had to figure out how to rescue Alec, and kill the new creation with just him, Renata and Santiago. He was having a meeting to figure it out. They normally would meet in the old down stairs class room Carlisle Cullen used to pay off his tuition for medical school but the defense like to meet in comfort that was being the living room of Caius's floor. He was busy trying to make an adjenda when Anthenodora came in with a basket of laundry followed by Caius reading the newspaper.
"Do you have to do that here, now?" Demetri asked as she started folding at a human pace.
"Who's living room?" Caius asked as Demetri let out a sigh followed by Heidi coming in grabbing a few of her items and leaving.
"Heidi, where did you go?" She asked.
"Nowhere," She answered.
"Who did you see?" Heidi asked.
"No one," She answered.
"I was going to put those in your room." She said rather loudly. "Why did she get a few things and leave, you know I could use help with the rest of the clothes," She said then looked at Demetri. "I only been doing laundry for her for the past millennium and very rarely asked for help. Just like I've been doing yours for almost eight centuries and I don't ask for help even when I need it."
"I'll start folding." Demetri sighed as Caius continued reading when Santiago came in.
"Time for the meeting?" He asked happily.
"The mission, where are you going?" She looked directly at Santiago, he never doubted Santiago's naiveness he was after all a human coming in with Heidi, that Caius accidently did not drain comply. Three days later he still wanted to know what else they were seeing on the tour.
"Don't know, we are here to find out." Santiago said. "It is a rescue mission."
"Rescue?" Anthenodora said with her eye prying. "Who are you…."
"For gosh sake, do you have to pry into every little detail of everything?"Caius interrupted.
"Well if you paid attention to me once and awhile then I wouldn't have to pry," She stated firmly. "I talk you act like you hear nothing."
"Let me explain something for you, when a siren goes off and continues for three days straight humans learn to adjust. When someone talks nonstop for two thousand years their husband learns to adjust."
"Well, I have an opinion that is valued, I am not some prize you won." Anthenodora said out loud.
"You're a prize?" Caius asked then went off staring into space. "What in hell kind of race did I enter and win?"
"The lottery," She said joking as Renata and Rendell came in. Renata was now the biggest defense weapon the guard had, he hoped when the Romanians and their new creation attack she would use her shield to distract them and they would wonder to where the rest were waiting.
"Why is the furniture covered in plastic?" they all could over hear Rendell's attempt to whisper to Renata.
"To prevent dust." Anthenodora answered. "After so many millenniums it tends to build up."
"Well why….." Rendell was trying to think of something to say.
"She knows what she's doing." Caius interrupted her. "What are you questioning the sanity of my mate?"
"No," Rendell said fearfully.
"Good, only I'm allowed to do that." Caius said as Anthenodora smiled.
"Can we get the meeting started?" Demetri said now realizing everyone is here.
"Fine," Anthenodora said. "But first let me give everyone gifts."
"What?" Demetri asked.
"She made socks for everyone," Caius answered obviously hearing way too much about it as Anthenodora went off to the other room.
"What is he doing here?" Demetri asked Renata looking at Rendell, who was not part of the guard just some guest on Marcus's floor that seemed to have a strange devotion to her.
"I'm with her," Rendell said nervously, he clearly did not think he would go this far in being with a woman of the Volturi.
"Renata can you help me for a minute?" Heidi asked.
"Sure," She smiled towards Rendell and left.
""Santiago, how do you thank you in Latin?" Rendell whispered him.
" Habes calidi" He answered.
"Hebes calidi," Rendell recited.
"You got it," Demetri smiled as Anthenodora came back in followed by Renata and Heidi who were discussing amongst themselves. When Rendell he received his he said as he was told, "Hebes calidi." Everyone jumped he couldn't help but notice Renata giving him a shocked looked as Heidi looked at him in pure disgust putting her arm around Renata.
"We share the same opinion," Rendell heard Caius say to himself, which made him fearful of what he actually said. He then notice Anthenodora with one upset glance came over and smack Demetri and Santiago on the back of the head and left with Caius.
"Alright, ready to began, mission assignment." Demetri said clearing his throat then looked around. "Where's your notebooks?"
"Do we need those?" Renata asked.
"To write down details, yes," Demetri said as they all gave him a confused look. "Never mind we have advance memories. First thing…." He looked over to see Renata raising her hand.
"What?" He asked.
"I got a post card from Chelsea," She said.
"Is that have any importance with what we are doing?" Demetri asked.
"Jee, she may be on holiday but she is still a member," Santiago said insulted.
"Fine, how is Chlesea and Afton." Demetri asked not caring.
"Well, apparently Endesha and Bursara took them to this one tribe called the Bouda in Ethiopia were the woman turn into hyenas, after that they introduced them to their friend Malakia this Amber-eyed vampire that seems to be protected by the legendary lions of Tosvo in Kenya. She sent pictures and these guys are huge. Granted that they didn't hunt in any of these tribal areas."
"Isn't that nice, let us continue." Demetri said as Renata sat down. "Moving on, now this was very shocking to me, so prepare yourself." Demetri said not knowing how to bring this news. "Alec is not in Greece, Aro sent him on a secret mission to Romania."
"Oh he lied," Renata said a little too casual, Rendell shook his head they seemed to be a little too use to Aro's lies.
"Now, our mission is to go and rescue him." Demetri explained. "And if Alec's mission is not complete, then we are to help him finish the job."
"What is his mission?" Rendell asked fearfully.
"I don't know, or care, we probably have to kill somebody." Demetri explained. "Now we are leaving…."
"I got a question," Santiago interrupted. "What if they don't attack?"
"We attack them, that is why offence." Demetri pointed out. "Now, we will be leaving…..Renata."
"Can we wait until after my art class tomorrow, it's the last one?" Renata asked.
"It's not an open discussion but, sure it's just Alec's life." Demetri sighed giving in, normally they tried to figure out airline tickets, what the weather is going to be like in certain areas but the defense guard has other things in mind.
"Heidi, when's your next rout?" Santiago asked. "We should also ask Anthenodora what time laundry is done so we can pack."
"Pack," Demetri questioned.
"We plan on being there in our uniforms." Renata asked.
"And we need stuff so we can go sightseeing." Santiago pointed out.
"Alright, we are leaving tomorrow at eight, good?" Demetri asked as they all nodded. He needed help with this, he told Aro how wouldn't be able to do this on his own. He left thinking of how much Alec was in danger, and how much help he would need. He picked up his phone, wondering about the one friend that seemed to always be there for him and always had his back. The one person who was his friend when true friends mattered. He went to his phone, saw it ringing he smiled seeing that his friend would come to help him no matter how far he had to travel.
"Felix," He smiled relived. "What time is your plane getting in?"
~X~
"Why don't we all go inside," Jasper suggested as the nomadic couple nodded watching my every move, not letting their creation out of sight. They gave me a fearful look with him in between the two of them, while Brian just glanced at me with curiosity.
When we went in, we could hear Rosalie's voice. "Alex!" She smiled as her face beamed. "Alexander Nathan Hale Jr. is that really you?"
"It is," Rosalie said excitedly. "Oh my, oh my, I never dreamed this would happened? Where are you? Never mind, I know where you are? On an island in Greece right? I'm still here, living in Forks? It's a town in Washington State. Anyway, please tell me everything, I know you're a werewolf, so is Nikki. How is Nikki, I heard your both marred…yes, his name is Emmett, you'll really like him, say hi."Rosalie looked towards Emmett who spoke in the phone. "Hi." Rosalie went back to her conversion as Emmett looked towards us.
"Let's give them some privacy," Jasper suggested as we all nodded.
"I was wondering if we can use that one meadow for practice?" Peter asked looking towards Brian. Then he looked towards me. "But is there anyway…."
"You don't have to worry about me," I explained, having no interest in this little get together.
"Peter, Felix is part of the family now, he left the Volturi to join us." Jasper explained as I nodded, trying to not cause any trouble.
"Hi, nice to meet you, sorry about the frost." Brian said coming up to shake my hand until Charlotte stopped him, he then looked directly at me causing him to become instantly quiet. It soon became very calm, as Jasper looked around us, even his emotion manipulation couldn't take away their distrust in me.
"Jasper, I have to get some things done, I'll visit later." I said with a huff as he nodded letting me go. I went upstairs to check my email, which I hadn't done in weeks. Before I even got on the computer I heard a tap from my window, it was from Brian.
"Aren't you suppose to be off?" I asked lifting the window.
"Would be, but they are arguing on whether or not it's safe to have two newborns in the yard. Peter wants to see if my frost works against some Bella chick, but scared we might both give into instincts and kill one another, Jasper and Alice are insuring them I will be fine. Anyway, can I use your computer?"
"No," I answered. "Why do you need to?"
"Check my face book," He answered. "I haven't checked it in the nine weeks I've been a vampire."
"Well, you're a nomad get use to not having technology." I answered firmly as he let out a sigh. "Jackie probably thinks I stood her up."
"Whose Jackie?" I asked not caring.
"This hot chick I was getting ready to go out with, on my way there until someone grabbed me and started sucking my blood, then a woman came up and I pushed her away. She said I made her cold by touching her, so he let go and next thing you know their standing their watching me burn." Brian sighed. "I really wish they wouldn't have, I just got accepted into Harvard too, just like my Dad, and I was going to Aspen with my friends, now I am stuck roaming around the Earth being hovered by those two like helicopters."
Just then there was a knock on the door, I opened to Alice and Charlotte standing there, Charlotte was giving me a suspicious look coming to stand between Brian and I. "See, in the seven minutes he's been gone no one lit a fire in our house." Alice informed her calmly.
"Brian, we are going to practice on your gift with a few of our friends." She said firmly looking at me.
"Coming Charlotte," Brian smiled towards her as she pulled him away.
"What happened to that one pear bracelet you had from your human life?" Alice asked.
"Well let me tell you about our trip to Europe, we started by heading to see Eleazar about Brian's gift, to see if there was limits but he wasn't there and while trying to find him, we ran into another coven and we met this vampire who…" She slowly slipped into silence looking at me.
"What?" Alice was confused, but it was clear Charlotte felt uncomfortable talking about vampire's special abilities with one of Aro's creations around, because she just gave me an awkward glance and left.
"Check your email, and head down, you know where it is, you been there twice." Alice pointed out as I nodded. I hadn't checked it in weeks, so I clicked on it and saw a message from Aro, which is strange. I sort of found myself decoding it.
Felix,…no dear or anything, so professional.
Due to current disorganization of the guard…..one is missing, three of them are on vacation (one might make it permanent), and I'm here on another mission. 'adding to temporary instability.' His wife left him, and he knows he can't get her back until Alec is in the palace. 'Your mission has been canceled due to higher priorities' Aro wants me to rescue Alec, 'and bring back stability to the Volturi' he is causing most of it. 'it is requested you come home. Aro'….That letter got me upset, how could he expect me to drop everything and leave? Did he not think I would of build some essence of his life here, what was my mission anyway? Make a child like Rensemee? Well, sorry Aro, I don't think I can find a human female that is in the position to die so you can study their offspring? A thousand things ran through my mind, how was I suppose to tell the Cullens after they been so nice to me, and had me settled as part of the family? How am I suppose to tell Heather I am suppose to leave? What will happen to Heather if I am not around to kill the creepers her Mom leaves around to sneak in her room? I supposed the Cullens would protect her, Carlisle and Bella's father had teamed up against her mother but it still wasn't enough. Aro created me, I reminded myself that. Alec is missing, I reminded myself that. I heard Carlisle coming home, Rosalie and Emmett had been pacing sense she hung up the phone. I left letting them talk to him in privet, I figured I could think of a way on my way there.
I came to the same field I met the Cullen's twice, both times I was there enemy, this time I was their friend, part of them. Now, I had to tell them that I was going to leave them. I walked to the field, to see Bella standing there as Peter gave the signal, Jasper then did a fake attack as Brian looked towards him causing him to froze solid the frost spire from grown stopping Jasper then went up Bella walling her in like a snow cap. I observed as Jasper mocked a fake attack to see Brian stopped him instantly as Peter shouted out a new time while Edward took measurements and a new time was recorded.
"What's your problem?" Edward asked as the frost quickly disappeared.
"Nothing," I answered solemnly as he looked at me.
"Where did Alice and Charlotte go?" I asked
"They went to check on someone," Peter said firmly.
"Alice wants you to be here by six thirty, you are going to get a phone call." Bella explain to me as she looked towards Edward.
"Perhaps you should check on someone, and put your priorities straight." Edward suggested as I nodded.
I found myself at the park watching over Heather along with Kelly and Natalie playing with Neveah. I didn't want to follow Heather around, that would seem like a stocker. But I couldn't help it considering this might be the last time I ever seen her, and I couldn't live with that. I then remembered where I had seen her before, it came back to me her face. I realized watching her that I had seen her before and I still wanted to protect her no matter what the cost was, it was when we came to 'cover up' the newborn army Jane made. Jane is different when she is in her uniform, when she gets carried away being the head of a mission. Jane made a deal, that Demetri and I didn't really approve of, we were going to stop her but we feared her when she gets in that way.
We were going to stop her, but that morning I remembered seeing a girl with frizzled hair, she had to be sixteen at that time. I saw her, and was worried she would see us. Jane saw her too, and notice me looking at her she asked me if she needed to be 'taken care of', I informed her that wouldn't be necessary. She then said if I didn't keep my mouth shut with the Cullens then the girl would be safe. Even those an innocent's vampire's life was sacrificed for the sake of a human I felt it was worth it, Heather was that girl. As I came to my realization I felt the floral scent coming from both sides.
I notice on one side was Alice and Charlotte, I watched as Charlotte looked toward Kelly and Charlotte smiled. I went over to listen in on their conversion. "I will wait until she is Brian's age, then I will change her for him."
"Are you sure this Pricilla was right?" Alice asked. I traveled away from that when I looked over on the other side and heard three familiar voices, talking in French. That was when I remembered coming her for the trial, only a couple witnesses went into Forks. It was Monique of the French coven, I saw three members present. Aldric, and his mate Genève along with their brother Louis with their eyes set on Kelly like she was the prize to win.
"There she is," Aldric said as he smiled at Kelly. "Our future sister, I don't like what she did with her hair."
"Perhaps you should do something," Genève suggested as Aldric nodded putting his personality manipulation into work.
"Her sister is being watched," I heard Louis. He had a rather interesting gift, he could 'mark' humans making them completely scentless, tell if they are being watched as possibilities for future coven members, and when turned into vampires he was able to tell who their creator was. I never really had a chance to talk to him, Aro seemed to keep me busy every time he visited. I know he marked the three humans Horus saw potential in at the asylum. That's how Louis found out his gift has a limit on singers. But because of him Horus's killer didn't even notice Carrie and the other Mary who was killed by the doctors. It now explained why I couldn't smell Kelly's blood, because she was marked. It made me disgusted they were taking Kelly from her family, her sister that cared for her.
I watched as Aldric stared at Kelly, she then stop for a minute and take out her piercings putting them in her pocket. I could see he was already at work as Louis stopped for a minute and looked over to his coven mates. "Someone is planning to turn his eldest sister." I froze at that looking back towards Alice and Charlotte on the other side of the park watching the exact same girls. I had to pry on their conversion.
'Where Peter and Charlotte here to look at Heather as a mate for Brian?' the thought of her becoming a vampire was too much for me to bare, as well as the thoughts of Heather being with that shallow newborn. It was harder to imagine Kelly serving for those high class Volturi wannabes.
"What's going on?" I asked coming down interrupting the two as Charlotte gave me an insulted look while Alice already knowing I was listening in on them.
"What were you doing spying on us!" Charlotte asked shocked when the French looked over noticing the three of us.
"She is not talking about who you think we are," Alice insured me as the French came swiftly through the forest quickly so the humans wouldn't notice them.
"What business is his anyways?" Charlotte asked as Alice blinked.
"We will explain when Felix introduces us to his friends." Alice said promptly as the two of them jump from trees when the French approached them standing in a similar manner to the Volturi, accept with a bit more casualty without any force of authority or dominance. Aldric was in the middle with Louis on one side, and his mate on the other.
"Felix, nice to see you again." Genève said with a curtsy as Alice seemed to beam at her pendent with the French symbol around her neck. It was a rather simple symbol of an eyeless owl with wings spread out over the French Rose with the Roman eye on one petal, with a weight at equal level in the center, on side was heat with a broken chain, on the other was a sword with an olive branch around it. Then above the symbol was the words: 'Nous pratiquons I'honneur par la misericorde a ceux qui ont le plus besoin' which means 'We will practice honor through mercy'. Whether it referred to only hunting humans who have a hatred for life, Horus erased most of his creation's memoires of their injustice human lives, with the exception of Monique a noble woman sentence to death and Louis, who was the gurd that let her escape. Above it were the words 'laissez la dans d'autres etre I'objet de notre raisonnement' meaning 'Let the value in others be our reason.' Most likely referring to Horus philosophy on changing humans, they had to be gifted and their future as humans had to be dimmed. The only exception was Genève, who was changed by Monique because a 'source' she didn't give much information to the Volturi, nor did we think much about it, told Aldric she was suppose to be his mate. They stood there, greeting me in a friendly manner as Alice and Charlotte came up to them.
"Bonjour, to you," Aldric started as the three of us stood watching them. "I am Aldric of the Auvergne." He explained being from an old coven where they refer to themselves as the city their coven kept permit residence.
"Alice, Charlotte let me introduce you to my friends." I said as Charlotte shot them funny looks of not use to being greeted in such a class manner.
"This is Alidric, his mate Genève, and their brother Louis. They are members of the French coven, which is in Auvergne, France."
"Please to meet you," Alice said politely as they smiled.
"We come across each other before," Louis pointed out politely looking into her eyes.
"They were witnesses for the Volturi," I explained.
"That is beside the point," Genève remained as Aldric and Louis whispered among themselves while glancing at Alice. "Felix, may we ask why you are here? Perhaps you have seen what we saw on our last visit besides the hybrid child." She then looked towards Kelly.
"You must be the ones who plan to change Heather," Louis smiled towards Charlotte, I wanted to hiss at her instantly.
"No, I plan to change Kelly." Charlotte explained promptly.
"No, our leader is going to change Kelly," Aldric informed her.
"Is there a name on her I don't know about?" Charlotte asked calmly.
"Please, we have residence." Genève pointed out. "We saw her first, we have a right to her."
"And we travel here," Charlotte said. "It's most likely she is going to be changed by me."
I badly wanted to say none of them had a right to her, but I knew that complete was useless with the followers of the traditional diet. I knew how they thought from being one of them just a couple months ago. They were above them in the food chain, therefore they had a right to take Kelly from her sisters that needed her.
"We turned humans here before," Louis pointed out as all except Genève look directly at Alice.
"Yes, our for creator and founder Horus was looking after…" Louis started as him along with his brother stared at Alice.
"But that is beside the point." Charlotte interrupted. "My mate and I went to Europe and you don't see us staring at every talented European."
"This nomad woman is right, we cannot look at location." Genève remained.
"Is it even necessary for her to be a vampire." I interrupted looking toward the two of them. "She is needed."
"By who?" Louis asked curiously.
"Her sister," I pointed out as Louis let out a smile. "It seems you plan to change Heather."
"I don't plane to change anyone." I corrected him trying to find another excuse, anything to prevent that from happening. "It's just that, Kelly has people who care about her."
"So did most of us," Genève pointed out as Aldric and Alice looked off to the side, I knew Aldric was wondering if he did with his memory being taken from him. I don't know why Alice had the exact same look as if she was wondering the same thing.
"Well, when Pricilla touched my mate's creation he saw Kelly." Charlotte said promptly as Aldric, Louis and Genève let out a sigh.
"Then I guess we have no choice but to compromise," Aldric sighed then looked towards Alice. "It is nice to see you again."
"You, too," Alice said not pointing out this is that they met.
"Our sister, Carrie was going to come but she couldn't make it." Louis pointed out to her as Alice nodded her face clearly showed she had no idea why they were telling her this.
"Perhaps it would be a wise idea, Felix, if you invite your friends to our home with us, after all you have a very important phone call coming up." Alice suggested as I nodded, I needed to tell the Cullens I had to go back sooner or later. I couldn't stay here and leave Alec in danger. Not to mention the fact was, Aro changed me and I couldn't forget that.
"You should also point out the rules," Charlotte said with a sleek smile. It seemed she had won this pointless argument.
"I will," I insured her.
"It was nice to meet you, after I heard so much." Genève said as to Alice as we separated.
"Why does she make no account of us?" Louis asked as soon as we came out of ear-shot range of the two.
"Maybe she is not the one you think she is," I pointed out promptly.
"Did she ever mention her creation story?" Aldric asked. "Who created her?"
"No, but I am pretty sure it was Carlisle." I assured them putting that idea out of their head. "You should of seen it."
"Felix, you should be surprised by what my gift can revel." Louis said solemnly. "She look exactly like how I invasion Mary Brandon when Horus had me mark her. I should read her mark."
"Didn't you just read her mark?" I asked.
"I read someone else," Louis said. "I am not going to say much more."
"I thought she was killed, did you find any information on Horus and Mary Brandon's killer?" I asked changing the subject.
"J, That was all we found, J. It was in the south probably one of those solders from the savage southern territories." Aldric sighed. "All covered in scars not knowing human from vampire just killing."
"Well, I suppose then, it was a blessing, our sister Carrie was sidetrack, or else she would of said something about remembering her from when they were humans." Genève committed.
"Who would blame her, she watched the other Mary Golden die, and watched our dear creator Horus taking our sister and never returning." Aldric sighed.
"Come on, it's this way." I said leading them to the Cullens house, Peter and Jasper were back continuing experimenting with Brian's gift in the backyard. I decided then, it might be a good idea to take them to the front door and avoid the confirmation. I lead them to the living room, where Edward greeted us, from what I would assume have something to do with reading the minds of these three strangers.
"Felix, would you mind introduce me to your friends," Edward asked.
"Yes, we really didn't have a chance to tell you about ourselves last time we met." Louis explained. "Where is the child?"
"Outside," Edward answered as the three red-eyes nodded.
"Edward, I would like you to meet Aldric, his mate Genive, and their brother Louis of the French coven in Augiven."
"Please to meet you," Edward said shaking each of their hands.
"You as well," Louis responded as Carlisle and Esme came down stairs with Rosalie and Emmett all four surprised at our new guest. I did a repeat of introductions and lead them outside. Where Charlotte was off with Peter, telling about the conformation as Jasper and Alice kept an eye on Brian while he practiced his freeze going up and surrounding Bella's shield making her look like she was trapped in a ice ball. I notice the three of them giving Alice an eyeing look as the rest of the family approached them where Edward made the introductions to Bella, where I led them to Jasper.
"Please to meet you, I assume you are Alice's husband?" Louis said as the three shook his hand.
"Yes," Jasper answered. "Call me Jasper."
"Jasper," Louis said frozen. "Interesting name, very interesting with interesting marks." He then looked towards Alice, I could tell he was reading her creator as Brian came over.
"This is Brian, he's my friend's newborn." Jasper introduced them.
"Hey." Brian nodded.
"You met his creator's mate in the park," Alice informed them as they nodded when Peter and Charlotte raced back up to stand beside Brian.
"What do want here?" Jasper asked calming them down.
"They want to take Brian's mate," Charlotte explained.
"We understand Pricilla told you that your current newborn is to be with Kelly." Aldric explained.
"What does that have to do with any of this?" I asked.
"What concerned is it of yours?" Peter asked.
"He plans to change Kelly's sister," Louis explained.
"I have no attention." I corrected. "But what I don't get is why, you want to change her because some girl said he was your creation's mate." They paused looking at me like I had doubted a vampire's powers, which is very offensive in Europe.
"This is something to compromise, two vampire covens wanting the same human." Aldric sighed ignoring me. Louis just kept looking at Alice.
"Our coven is very strong, with strong deep roots." He said looking towards Alice as Peter and Charlotte folded their arms, I think they were under the impression he was talking to them. "One is of the high most, our founder Horus, bring justice to his killer." They looked at Jasper. "Was created by Athena, who was created by….."
"Brian, who bit you?" Peter yelled.
"You did," Brian answered.
"Good," he smiled. "Set for immortality."
"That is not what we mean?" Genève said.
"Then what do you mean?" Jasper asked. "Peter created him out of…..Peter why did you create Brian?"
"Yes, exactly how long have you been watching him as a human?" Genève asked. I knew Horus kept journals of all the vampires he created, accept for Louis. He was random, like me.
"About five or ten minutes, would you say so?" Peter asked looking at Charlotte.
"Yea, we were waiting for him to be alone to strike." Charlotte answered.
"We would watch our future coven members for years," Aldric said turning his attention towards Alice. "Make sure they were safe, and provided them with the care humans did not."
"And that must have been good for them," Jasper said with a sleek smile. "But that's not always the case."
"Louis you were pretty random if I recall?" I asked him.
"Not as random for your creator," Louis smiled towards me, he was probably referring the fact Aro found a human dying with no talent but changed him anyway.
"Oh, we were going to use him for thirst but as I started Charlotte came to join got froze, I went to help her. We looked back saw frost coming and realized he's keeper." Peter smiled proudly towards Brian. He was obviously proud of having a creation with such a gift.
"We consider a vampire's venom the most precious thing, and honor those who give it to us so we would not take it from you." Louis explained.
"What a load of crap," I heard Jasper say to himself.
"That has been taken disadvantage of," Louis said obviously hearing that. "Believe me, I am not one to judge by a venom line, I fought against that as a human." He then looked towards his two coven members. "Just because they can't trace their venom back to Gazini doesn't mean they are to be disregarded, considering Pricilla did see her when she touched their newborn."
"Alright what does this Pricilla have to do with Kelly becoming a vampire?" I asked. "Has it occurred that Kelly may be better off as a human?"
"We won't do that to Brian, that is her future." Aldric said trying to find away to be careful with his words. "Let me explain Pricilla is this vampire when she has contact of your skin she sees your soul mate. Her coven, well it doesn't really matter what her coven is, but they use her for trade."
That concept I understood, but that gift she had sounded like a load of crap, how dare she put Kelly with that Brian. Taking her away from her family, her sisters, Heather I didn't even know her to not like her.
"Felix, you are going to get a phone call." Alice said interrupting. "And it is important." "Fine," Jasper said. "Brian, why don't you come with us?"
"You seem wakefully close to that Heather girl," Louis pointed out to me as I left with Alice, Jasper and Brian. .
"Use her for trade?" Jasper asked.
"Explain later," I said as the four of us walked in. Rosalie and Emmet where having a conversion with Carlisle, Esme was on the phone with Carmen as Edward and Bella waited for me.
"Their all back?" Alice asked.
"Just Eleazar and Carmen," Esme answered.
"What about the rest?" Jasper asked as we surrounded the table. "Are they still trying to contact the Romanians."
"Yes," Carmen answered on speaker phone. "They went with their sister's mate's old coven."
"No former?" Carlisle pointed out.
"Yes, they drop the former." I could tell Carmen was smiling, then let out a laugh. "It was sort of an interesting group of people, if you know what I mean. Like a traveling fraternity."
"Why are they going to Romania?" Esme asked as the house phone rang.
"After that you are going to explain why you are planning on going back to the Volturi." Edward said promptly as everyone looked up when Jacob came in.
"What was this about?" He asked.
"Jacob, just the one I called over, guess what?" Carlisle smiled.
"Your boss's daughter is selling something?" Jacob asked.
"Yes, frozen pizzas, take the order to your pack and fill it out." He explained as I went to answer the phone.
"You are going to go back after all we done for you?" Rosalie asked unhappy as they all gave me betrayed looks, even Jacob seemed to understand why I should be feeling horrible about myself right now.
"What do you expect us to tell the town, the school, your football team I trained you for?" Emmett asked. The only one who wasn't staring at me disgustedly was Alice and Brian, he seemed to be into the new copy of some sports magazine Emmet kept track of, as they stared the phone rang.
"Felix, it's for you." Alice said. "This might change your reasoning."
"Aro created me," I explained. "Nothing can change that."
"Brian, go to the room on the far right, you can use our computer to check your email." Jasper informed him as he left happily.
"Just because Aro created you, doesn't mean you have to be at his beck and call and follow his orders." Jasper explained as everyone nodded. "You have a right to live a life you want, if you want to live this life, you have every right to do that. Aro may have changed you into a vampire but that doesn't mean anything. It's your life."
"That I have because he gave me immortality." I said as Jasper let out a huff the phone rang again.
"Felix," Alice said the only one not frustrated at me spoke, even Jacob shook his head at what I just said. "Answer the phone, put it on speaker."
I went to answer it, "Hello, Cullen's residence."
"Felix," Alec's voice came through as everyone including Bella who couldn't even looked at me beamed around.
"Alec," I said. "Where have you been?" He was silent for the longest moment.
"I can't answer that." He said solemnly. "Sorry, but I can't."
"How did he get this number?" Carlisle asked confused.
"How did you know this number?" I asked Alec.
"I looked up the number for Fork's Hospital, called it, and asked for Doctor Cullen's number." Alec answered simply.
"That's how Anthenodora found our number." Esme pointed out.
"I need to tell the sectary to ask why people want my number." Carlisle said rather embarrassed.
"And she will tell them and screw up the reason." Esme said.
"Anyway, why did you call?" I asked, ignoring them.
"I want you to do something for me," Alec said. "And please don't ask questions."
"Fine, but first off, you do know your sister thinks you're mad at her?" I just had to point that out.
"I know, tell her I am not mad at her, and I am not even in Voltarra." Alec explained. "Tell Sulipica thank you, and that I am alright. Tell them both I am sorry, but I am not going back"
"I will," I answered. "What about Aro?"
"That's what I wanted to ask you, I am going to mail him my resignation." Alec answered. "He lost me."
"Why?" I asked. He went silent for the longest moment.
"It will just say, I found a higher reason to live for." He said simply.
"Are you in Europe?" I asked, thinking of a particular vampire that put Heather's family in danger.
"Why is it of your concerned?" He asked me.
"There is this vampire, that's causing trouble to a friend of mine, her name is…." I looked towards Alice who shrugged warning me not to bring this up, for Heather's sake I ignored her. "Pricilla."
"What did she do?" Alec asked me in an accusing sort of way. "How much do you know about her?"
"Her gift," I explained as he let out a sigh of relief as I went on. "I heard when she touches you, she has visions." I was debating on whether or not mention I didn't like what was coming as a result of these visions.
"Oh," He became instantly calm. "I see, well I can get you in with her to have her…."
"Alec, I don't think her visions are true." I explained, he would be the last one to believe something like that existed.
"What?" He sounded like Jasper did when I was questioning Alice's visions.
"Its creating me a lot of trouble," I explain to him.
"What kind of trouble could it possibly be creating?" Alec asked offended. "Maybe you do need to use her gift."
"No," I answered thinking of Heather. "I don't need her gift." It came to me, it seemed like I already knew. I saw Heather before, the first time was when the five days were up, I saw her. Even with just a little glimpse I feared for her, I was doing what every it took to protect her from my own coven. Even if it meant sacrificing a vampire for a human, I was willing to go that far. I did go far, that had too of meant something.
"Is that why you cane here?" Edward asked. "Why you agreed to follow Aro's orders, you never plan to full fill them did you."
"No," I answered.
"Felix," I heard Alec's voice on the other line. "Can you do that for me?"
"Yes, I will send it." I answered. "But may I ask why?"
He was silent for the longest moment, then he finally he spoke. "Tell Aro, I have found a higher reason." It was then he hung up.
"Why do you have to go back?" Esme asked when I hung up the phone.
"Aro created me," I explained.
"That is not a good enough reason," Jasper pointed out. "Aro may of turned you into a vampire, but he didn't create you, you have a free will, Felix, you don't have to follow the reason you were created."
"But….." I started.
"Is anyone there," A voice came from Esme's phone.
"Carmen," Esme picked up again. "Sorry, I forgot you were there."
"It's Eleazar." Eleazar spoke.
"When did you get on the line." Esme asked.
'"I couldn't help but over hear the conversion," He said. "And I think I have something to tell Felix that might make him not want to go back."
"Tell him it's too late, I'm not." I said firmly making my decision final.
"Please just for a minute." He said instantly.
"Do you need to see Heather?" Edward asked. "See her, just once before you make your decision."
"Yes," I answered leaving. I was on my way there. I had to tell someone I was not going back, someone who wouldn't judge me but let me go. So I called the one person who might have some understanding, I dield the number of my very best friend. "Demetri."
"Felix," He answered relived. "What time is your plane getting in?"
"It's not," I said firmly.
"What?" Demetri asked confused. "Do you have any idea how much I need you?"
"I am needed here more." I answered firmly. "I'm not coming back."
"Felix," Demetri yelled angry. "Is this what I get for five hundred years of friendship?"
"Demetri, you're my friend you always will be?" I explained it troubled me that I was hurting him like this, but I had no choice but to disappoint him.
"Then why aren't you here when I need you the most?" He had to ask me.
"Because something has come up," I said flatly, that was the truth. I said that as I stood in the tress looking over the run-down trailer. That something was sleeping, tucked away in her bed. I watched her through the window, of the living room as she laid peacefully on the couch. I chose not to go in, and let her have some privacy. I just watched her this one time, to have insurance before I took a big step in my immortal life, before I disappointed everyone I every vampire that meant anything to me in these past centuries.
"What could possibly be more important than serving those who care about you? What about Aro? He created you, and this is what you are showing him."
"I have found bigger priority." I said wishing there was a way I could make him understand.
"You sound different, what happened over there? Did you cross over or something?" He asked. "I can't believe this, Alec may be in danger and your…"
"Alec is fine," I pointed out to him. "As a matter fact, he called and he will be alright if you don't find him. Do you want to know something else, Jane has been writing, Aro doesn't want anyone to know he sent Alec on a mission because of Sulpicia, so you have been living a lie."
"That's the Volturi," Demetri said frustrated, he did have a point. "So what, at least they care about you, unlike the Cullens."
"You can't make those assumptions." I said strongly, he wasn't in that room when I said I was going back.
"You know how much danger Alec might be in you traitor?" Demetri yelled at me.
"What makes me a traitor, I have a free will and I chose not to be in the Volturi, you can do the same thing. Caius may have created you, but still….."
"Caius made me feel important," Demetri interrupted dismissing that thought completely. "You know I was blind as a human, I knew my way around things and how to get to someone but I was blind, and believe me, being a blind peasant in fifteen century Armenia was not a useful life. You know when I was able to see, when I became a vampire. As cruel as Caius is, and as much as I disagree with his harshness he gave me sight, and made me one of the most valued in the immortal world. If it wasn't for him seeing potential in me, I would have been nothing more than a street beggar. That's why I decant my life in service for them."
"I hope you do find a higher reason to live," I said realizing what Jasper said was true. "My friend." He hung up after I said that. I hoped to make it up with him, five hundred years was an awfully long friendship but I just couldn't see from his point of view anymore. My perspective has changed, my heart has changed, it was in an instant I realized I had changed. I was drawn to Heather, long before I met her, she had done something that was nearly impossible without event thinking. She changed a vampire frozen in time. She had me seeing the world through different eyes shaping my frozen heart for her to take. That is exactly what she had done, after living a life of duty to the vampire world. It was at that moment I realized I could no longer serve a coven that would want to take her life, my life.