EmberRose: This chapter is for BookLover1598 for reviewing for almost every chapter!
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The numbness slowly subsided, and when it did, I was on a soft bed with the sheets tucked up to my chin. I sat up, and rubbed my eyes to clear them. As I looked around my surroundings, I relised where I was. Alec's room.
"Alec?" I called, looking around curiously. My head spun as I stood up, so I sat back down for a moment until the black spots disappeared from my vision. As I stood for a second time, I stood on steady feet. My eyes roamed around the room, and saw Alec sitting in the dark corner. He was looking at something on his lap, a charcoal pencil in his hand. "Alec?"
"Yes?" He asked calmly, putting down the charcoal.
"What are you doing?" I asked, walking over to him and sitting next to him. He offered me his notepad, which I graciously accepted. My mouth popped open when I saw what he had drawn. Me. My hair was splayed around me on the pillows, and my face was in a relaxed position. He made me look much prettier than I actually am, in my opinion, but I was still flattered by look of me. He made the picture of me look so real, the shadows even falling across my face perfectly. "Oh. This is really pretty."
"Thanks." Alec said, gesturing for me to return the notebook to me, but I was already flipping through it. There were some more pictures of me from the past weeks that I've been here, of me laughing, pouting, or screaming at Alec, beautifully drawn. Then I turned the page again. The picture of a naked girl who was laying across a bed, looking seductively at me greeted me.
"Um." Was all I could udder as I stared at it in shock. "How...nice?"
"I have a lot of free time." Alec muttered, snatching the picture book from me.
"Your very talented." I admitted, blushing darkly. Alec rolled his eyes and pulled me up. We walked through the halls to the throne room where Aro was waiting for us. Marina was already standing there with an annoyed look on her face, talking to Aro.
"Now that you know what we are, we want to go home!" She argued, folding her arms over her chest.
"I'm sorry dear. But it doesn't work that way." Aro said, shaking his head.
"But that's not fair!" She moaned, stomping her foot dramatically. "We need to be in water! We need to go home! We will not stay willingly, I can assure you that!"
"Then let us compromise!" Aro agreed reluctantly.
"We get to go home for a total of six months a year." I started, walking over to my best friend. She slipped her hand into mine and squeezed.
"Two weeks." Aro shot down immediately.
"Four months."
"One month."
"Three."
"Two. Final offer."
"Deal." Marina and I said with a sigh.
"Very well." Aro said with regret. "Two months a year you can go visit your family until we say you are free."
"And how long may that be?" Marina questioned, giving Aro a hard look.
"Whenever we deem you non dangerous." Aro decided, dismissing us with a wave of his hand. Caius gave us a sour look before leaving the room with Aro.
"Now. We're going home now!" I yelled after them, my heart leaping into my throat.
"With a escort." Aro called back, not turning back. "Alec, Jane, Hedi and Demetri. You will go with them."
"At least we get to go home." I sighed, shrugging my shoulders. "Its a start."
"Now. Let's go!" Marina breathed, spinning in a circle. "I'll see you in a week! Or a month! I'll see you!"
"Bye, Marina!" I said, hugging the girl right before she sprinted from the room at top speed with Demetri and Hedi on her heels. I stood there frozen for a few moments before it truly hit me. I'm going home. Tears tugged at the corner of my eyes and my throat clogged uncomfortably. "Let's go. I want to go home."
"Come on." Jane said, tugging on my arm and guiding me from the room. It turns out the Volturi have their own personal planes at the local airport, so we were in good company on the way to Florida. Well, as good of company you can get when your on a plane with vampires. I mostly slept, because I was oddly tired, even though I apparently slept for two days. Eventually the plane landed, and I was guided out of the airport by Alec and Jane who mysteriously disappeared into the shadows after I got into the sun with the dark warning of hunting me down if I didn't meet them at Daytona beach at sundown. After the few hours until sundown, I walked around the cobblestone sidewalk and bought some new clothes with the money that I might have slipped from Hedi's room. I changed into a white cover dress with a plain blue swimsuit under it so when I transformed, I wouldn't be naked or anything. I sat on Daytona beach, watching the sun sink slowly down and the people pack up and leave the beach. After the sun was safely under the horizon, Alec and Jane showed up next to me.
"Ready?" Alec asked, standing by the beach. I nodded slowly before undoing the strings that held my dress up and letting it fall to the ground. I stepped slowly into the tide, savoring the feel of the salt water on my ankles before diving into the smooth water. Alec and Jane followed me in their various outfits, not needing to hold their breath. I felt the burning feeling rush through my veins, tearing away at my skin and making me into what I truly was. I gave a cry of pure elation, before doing a small flip. Alec and Jane swam after me, smiling lightly at my outburst. The water bathed and cooled my skin, washing away my pain and sorrow. As we swam deeper and deeper, I began to feel and understand the water better, like I did before I was torn away from my home. I formed small pockets of air, undetectable and noticeable, around Alec and Jane giving them some comfort as we descended into my world. Suddenly two mermen swam up to us, tridents pointing at us.
"Who are you?" They demanded, looking mainly at me. I paused and flickered my tail in an annoyed manner. I slowly turned around and pulled my hair away from my neck where the royal mark, three stars with water divots through them, was at. They gasped, fumbled with their tridents, and then bowed to me.
"Um, Syrena?" Jane asked, almost laughing. "Why are they bowing to you?"
"Because. I'm kind of, maybe a...princess?"