Marcus: I Don't Care

Marcus was walking down the halls, listening to the elegant sounds and graceful rhythm coming from the polar where Corin played. He then paused, hearing the scratch up piano music of an attempt to play a new strange upbeat music called jazz that was interrupted with Corin's light carefree laughter at Randall's attempt to play the clavichord. It was followed by a smoother tone, with Corin showing off a millennium of practice. He walked in not surprised to see the broom and dust pan moving through the floor dancing to the beat of Corin's special music ability. That was her gift; her music caused objects to move around, often dancing to the beat. She had practiced it enough to get choirs done around the tower, and entertain guest that were visiting the Volturi.

Aro wanted to find a way to formulate this gift into a weapon somehow. He always thought someway her music could be used to move fire towards their enemy or something like that. Marcus, however still followed Didyme's wishes in using her special musical ability only for good, keeping it pure and innocent, that was what she wanted for all of her creations. Since her death, Aro seemed to have taken advantage of almost all of the vampires she had turned, except Corin. He sighed, as Corin practice her gift. It seemed so strange, he was starting to miss Didyme less, and miss Monique a bit more.

"Were you listening father?" Corin asked as she looked up and smiled.

"Yes, I was it was something…interesting." Marcus pointed out; it seemed to be Randall's middle name. If he was only able to describe his new son in one word it would be interesting. The music he liked, stories from his travel west as human, the stories he told from a century of being a nomad, and basically his entire personality was interesting. The most intriguing quality Marcus liked about him was the loyalty he had for his family, and just his family. He was loyal to Renata the most, he started seeing Corin as a little sister, and him as a leader. He liked Randall saw him as more of a leader then Aro. They were having a seemingly good time until a knock came on the door interrupting everything as always, Aro walked in.

"Can I come in?" He asked already in the room.

"Why not…" Marcus answered he came in invited or not anyway. Randall stood there nervously as Marcus smiled reading the relationships; it bothered Aro a great deal the way Randall saw Marcus above him.

"Corin, why don't you go check our mail box at the post office?" Marcus suggested, knowing Aro was annoyed with keeping a mail box separate from the rest of the Volturi.

"Sure," Corin answered with a smile. "Randall, do you want to come with me?"

"I don't see why not," Randall answered looking towards Aro nervously, and left with her.

"So what brings you here?" Marcus asked truly not caring.

"Feeling a bit lonely," as he heard Aro sigh.

"And I have no idea how that feels," Marcus murmured. "Is that what really brings you here? What about Caius and Anthenodora? " Couldn't he annoy them?

"I was. I got board yesterday so I agreed to go with them on Anthendora's driving lesson." Aro said as Marcus gave him a stunned look. "What?" he asked.

"Nothing, it's just that in all my years I have never sunk to that level of having nothing to do." Marcus said so shocked he had to blink a few times. "So how was it?"

"Caius should be contributed with inventing the first mortar mouth." Aro sighed. "Just write one day he stalked a slave woman on her way home from getting water, that night he snuck in, bit her and three days later she started talking and hasn't stopped since. I swear from the time we got into the car in Volturra, all the way to Pisa there wasn't a moment of silence from her. I watched humans pass us and she kept on chattering, like there was no tomorrow. I pointed that out, and Caius's response was 'how dare they?' "

"You chose it." Marcus smiled with no sympathy.

"He was also paranoid, after three thousand years you would think Caius would have given it a chill. But he kept going on about slowing down because he saw a car ten kilometers ahead and was scared it would run into them. The worst was when we were in Cascina and a human cut her off almost running into her, causing us to pull over and spend fifteen minutes on convincing Caius not to kill him. We had to tell him that he wasn't trying to take over the vampire world by setting up a car crash to get us killed." Aro sighed annoyed. "The main reason I went there was to go to the cell phone company and see where one of our phone signals wasn't picking up."

"Who?" asked Marcus knowing Aro would be off guard.

"Alec," Aro said without thinking.

"I thought he was in Greece with his sister, and your wife," Marcus looked over, "visiting our sisters."

"No he's not, I sent him on a mission, he hasn't returned or sent word if the mission was accomplished. So I went to track his phone activity. The last time I talked to him, he was at a train station in Sibiu; I also found out that his debt card was used there for purchasing a lighter that day, then the activity from a couple museums; I assumed that it was sunny that day. The last text was to Jane, at the tourist center where he bought a map for 'The Suvara Sasilor Talmaciu Natural Reserve' where I assumed she was hiding. It went out of signal for awhile, then it came back to signal and it was cut off," Aro explained. "The phone was destroyed."

"Isn't that a national park in Romania?" Marcus asked.

"Yes," Aro answered.

"Now, what did Sulpicia say before she left you?" Marcus asked, speaking to him like a child.

"She didn't leave me." Aro snapped.

"Fine, went on a holiday with all her possessions and the girl." Marcus humored Aro.

"If she finds out I put him in any danger she would make the move permeate, and she would have both the twins live with her," Aro answered. "But you know we have to make sure the Romanians don't expand, we've been doing that secretly for centuries. For fear Anthenodora would inform Sulpicia, I convinced Caius to buy Anthenodora a phone so she could call her new friend, Esme Cullen, anytime she wants, even thought of making arrangements for her to visit to get rid of her for a week," Aro explained. "Carlisle doesn't want to be my friend any more so I'm free to take advantage. Afterwards they went shopping because Caius found these ads and Anthenodora got this idea, that if I observe Caius, I can learn how to be a better husband." Marcus let out a smirk.

"It was you, wasn't it?" Aro asked as Marcus shook his head. "I ended up stuck in a store for three hours pushing a cart around listening to them bicker over every little thing. Which light bulbs are better, what paper towels are stronger, the best was at the end when Anthenodora told Caius his biggest problem is he doesn't know a thing about house work. This was after the big laundry detergent debate."

"After being married two thousand years, that's what she came up with as his biggest problem?" Marcus asked.

"I wondered the same thing," Aro rolled his eyes. "Finally, on the way home I got a call from Sulpicia, they pulled over and allowed me to talk to her alone. This time I could hear Lima behind her on the other line, while she went on about how I ignored her over the centuries. I wanted to ask Lima how's her Romanian."

"What makes you think I will have any sympathies towards you?" Marcus hissed at him, did he not get it, his wife was still alive. "Anyway, how are our old sisters doing?"

"Besides the change in diets?" Aro asked disgusted. "When we were at the trial how it, was all of their witness knew we had relations with vampires that had their diet, yet we did not?"

"They have been like that for a thousand years, old news." Marcus said straightly.

"You mean you knew?" Aro asked.

"Yes, I supposed when Carlisle was living with us, I could of mentioned his diet was nothing new but like everyone else I had a bet on when he's going to 'break', plus it never came up." Marcus shrugged. "Anyways, how are they taking the Aro and Sulpicia situation?"

"From what Lima said, they are all ticked at me, but keeping Jane out of it because she is just a child." Aro answered sarcastically.

"Oh, my," Marcus said as his eyes beamed.

"I know, she has been the highest ranking member for centuries and they are there expecting her to be the normal girl next store and treating her as such." Aro sighed.

"What did Hades use to say about getting immortal women ticked?" Marcus asked.

"That is how the legend of Tartarus came into being," Aro answered. "What harm can, five really upset immortal women do?"

"Aro, you been around for three thousand years, I'd say you had a good round." Marcus sighed. "Besides isn't keeping them happy part of the secret rules we set for ourselves?"

"Yes, we decided at the very beginning, if we keep our sisters alive and happy the vampire world would continue thinking we are just. That is why we scared them into going to North America, informing them of the newborn wars, calming how it destroyed the immortal ways. It is why we let them keep the fugitive and the three werewolves under the conditions. As low as it felt, we paid for the three moon children to have the same symbol of our creator."

"I am sure that is not the lowest thing you done to remain ruler." Marcus said shaking his head.

"You mean keeping that Horus from easing our memories; I don't know what vampire got rid of him but by watching his creations made me want to send Chelsea." Aro said shaking his head.

"Whose friends with them," Marcus said. "And that's not what I am talking about. Hecate called to talk with Caius."

"About what?" Aro asked.

"Some vampire wants to give them electricity and running water." Marcus explained.

"Their loyalty makes us look good," Aro sighed. "They still hold the ancient ways, and I would like to keep them living that lifestyle."

"They still host nomads, that is where they got this idea, from what I hear their added members have a family trade that made them rather wealthy." Marcus explained. "And a new part of the deal has been added. The coven of the vampire that is doing this wants them to arrange for him to meet Heidi."

"That works for our benefit, Anthenodora wouldn't want Heidi to travel without her, and that would make Caius go as well. Caius can 'supervise' what this vampire is putting in on the island, and make sure they remain independent and not have any way in knowledge of the outside world." Aro said trying to think of ideas to keep their sisters' loyalty. "It's been working, immortal children it was the creators fault, the new world, tell them it's dangerous and vampires there are disgraceful for their newborn armies. They don't need to know about the nomadic areas."

"Fine, what are the arrangements for the werewolves?" Marcus asked.

"I have set up rules on that, they aren't allowed to leave the country without three vampire chaperones, one for each of them. That is not including the fugitive," Aro said, that would prevent them from being harm. "That will help us locate other civilized children of the moon, so we can deal with them."

"Fine, will your wife be living there while this is happening?" Marcus asked sarcastically.

"I don't know what Sulpicia's problem is, and this point I don't care." Aro admitted.

"Of course you don't, or else you wouldn't be talking to me about it." Marcus answered.

"What?" Aro asked confused.

"Aro, this may be a hard concept for you to grasp but your well being is not the center of my life, and I have to ask what makes you think I would want to sit here and listen to you whine about your wife, whom you've ignored for the past couple centuries. In case you haven't noticed, my wife has been dead for eight centuries today?" Marcus asked just as Aro went silent.

"I always wanted to ask this, but why did she want to leave?" Aro said as they came to that subject.

"She wanted to have control over her coven." Marcus answered.

"But you were around first," Aro pointed out to him.

"And she was related to you," Marcus reminded. "This was the same woman who would ask any visiting male if they were interested in one of her daughters as a mate, or ask the women what qualities does she have that would appeal to Eleazar. Anyway, changing the subject, why didn't you get Felix to come back and rescue Alec, even though he is staying at the Cullens, he is still part of the guard?"

"Well, I just got a letter from him today and Felix sort of….." Aro sighed as he became lost in words.

"Sort of what…?" Marcus asked.

"Felix quit," Aro answered.

"Of course he did, after finding out the stunt you pulled on us," Corin busted in, full of rage.

"Corin, are you alright?" Marcus asked worried about his daughter as she gave Aro looks of pure hate.

"What is your problem?" Aro asked noticing a crumbled piece of paper in her hand.

"You know exactly what my problem is?" She screeched as Randall came running in to restrain Corin and pulled her to the other room.

"Does it annoy you that he views your authority higher than mine?" Aro asked.

"No, and why would I?" Marcus asked. "Aro, I hate to break it to you, but after centuries of you not noticing, I am afraid I have to point it out. I don't care, I never had cared and I never will care. Can you get that? I do not care. Now do you mind leaving so I can tend to my daughter," Marcus then looked at the letter Corin was carrying. He paused for a short moment and folded it up.

"Who is it from?" Aro asked.

"Eleazar," Marcus answered solemnly. "Aro, I would like to remind your wild fire spreads quickly and point out that the vampire world is small."

"What does that letter say?" Aro demanded.

"I would tell you what it is, but I don't want to, and even if I did it would be none of your business. Now, do you mind leaving? I have my daughter to attend to." Marcus said firmly, and with that Aro left.

Marcus went to the hall way that had the four rooms: one for Chelsea and Afton, Renata and soon Rendell, and Corin, followed by his own room as well. He came to Corin who was on the phone in a deeply hurt voice.

"Who is it?" Marcus asked.

"Carrie, she saw what happened," Randall answered.

"Thank you," Corin said hanging up.

"She canceled her flight to the United States, she and Balistan are coming to get me out of here," Corin said as she went to her closet and threw clothes into her suitcase. "I don't think I can stay here any longer, and live with these lies. Did you see what the letter said? It all makes perfect sense now."

"Shocking, I guess we know why Felix resigned," Marcus said a little too casual.

"You're acting as casual as if you…" Corin stopped and looked towards her father, her own creator's mate. "How long have you known?"

"A few months now," Marcus answered. "I figured it out during the trial of Rainy Day back in January. After I read the relationship from Eleazar to Felix, then notice how strange it wasn't the same form Felix to Eleazar. That was when I put the final piece in my mind."

"That means Edward Cullen knows," Randall said. "Is that why….."

"Yes," Marcus answered. "I talked to him afterwards."

"You knew, and you haven't done anything about it?" Corin hissed furiously. "You know he killed your wife and he's still…."

"Corin, look at the situation, I can't take revenge," Marcus told her calmly. "Do me a favor, pack and leave. Carrie is on her way to pick you up, join the French in Auvergne. You might find it interesting." Marcus informed as he slowly calmed her. "That's all you can really do about it." Corin nodded, she knew Marcus was right. "Randall, please come with me for a moment."

"What do you want me to do?" Randall asked as soon as they found some privacy.

"Get Renata, you two do have a mission you were assigned to." Marcus informed Randall, as he nodded. "I highly advice you don't come back. Chelsea and Afton are now visiting the oldest man in the world, and I am going to wait for their return."