The missing Salvator

The missing salvatore

The missing salvitore

Alice POV:

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"Stephan... Damon..., I'm over here."I sang to my brothers as I hid behind the hedge. "Come get me, I'm over here." I looked around sneaking over to another part of the maze-like garden. I was sure they hadn't sensed me. My brothers stefan, damon and I were playing tip and they were blindly feeling their way around the garden looking for me. I saw stefan walking close to me and covered my mouth with my hand so he wouldn't hear me breathing and started walking backwoods, slowly and carefully, when out of nowhere two hands griped around my waist and lifted me in to the air making me shriek and squeal "hahahah I got you little miss." Damon cooed as he put me back down on my feet. Stefie came over, removing his blindfold and deviously smirking at damon, our eldest brother too returned said smirk and they both slowly creeped closer to me with the look of mischief in their eyes 'oh no' I thought. I knew exactly what they were thinking and without hesitations I back stepped and made my escape, weaving my way through the maze of perfectly pruned hedges, alas I was not as quick on my feet as the boys and they soon caught up to me, tackling me to the ground and tickling me, making me squirm and laugh like a loon, if someone were to walk passed at that moment they would have thought to place me in a mental home for the way I was acting.

Too soon our fun was over when fathers loud voice boomed from the veranda. "Alice!! That is no way for a high born lady to conduced herself. Come inside now!"

With Fathers disapproving looks upon me I raised from the ground and brushed my skirt. Damon and stefan picked themselves up too.

" it was our fault father, we were playing too rough with her." Damon said in my defence. I looked to him and gave a thanking smile while father just stared daggers at him. With that I left my twin and older brother and made my way across the field.

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"Father... you wanted me." I said announcing myself at the door to his office. He lifted his head from his work and motions for me to come in, obligingly I took my seat in front of him. For a moment I sat uncomfortably waiting for him to acknowledge my presence and put aside what he was doing. what on earth could he possibly want from me. He never usually talks to me. I found it hard at first after mother died, but mrs paddon the maid said it was because I reminded him of her, my mother, and that it hurt him to see me. It didn't matter to me too much, I had damon and stefan to look after me. But it still pained me.

At last father pushed aside his papers and looked up at me.

"Come Alice." he said to me while he stood up "stand now so I can have a look at you." He says with a straight face, close to no emotion came from his cold eyes. I stood up and automatically felt self conscious as he slowly walked around me, analysing my hight, stature, and looks. I was also tragically aware that both my brothers were standing just outside the window watching while trying (and failing) to stay out of sight.

As father come back to my face and looked in to my eyes he showed more emotion then I've ever seen in him my hole teenage life. But it too was soon absent.

" well Alice, it seams that while I wasn't looking you've grown from an insolent little rug rat and in to a lovely young lady." He said with no smile in his voice. From his words you would think it was a complement but from the tone in his voice it suggested that I'd gone behind his back and grown up, like he was accusing me of being a sneak. I just stood there in front of him trying not to make any eye contact.

" thank you father." I retorted in a meek barely audible voice. He looked at me with such distaste, like the look of me was leaving a rotten smell in the air or a foul taste in his mouth.

" yes well... down to business then." he said. "You and stefan will be 17 in the coming year and I believe it is time for you to...take on the rolls a woman of your age and status is suppose to undertake."

I slowly raised my head throwing my previous self instruction of 'no eye contact" out the window. He couldn't be serious, was he indicating that I am to marry? "Father?" I said in a semi state of shock. Implying for him to clarify his request.

" I believe it is about time for you to accepted a suitable man.... with my help...to marry." He announced slowly and cautiously.

My eyes felt damp and my throat tight. He was asking me to get married, he wanted to get rid of me. " Mary, Mary." I called and our house maid came to my aid quickly.

"Yes my lady." She said

" could I trouble you for a glass of water please." I asked while my hand searched behind me for the seat so I could sit.

She nodded.

"Yes my lady of course. Are...are you feeling alright miss." She timidly asked as I put my hand to my forehead.

"Yes yes I'm fine could I please have that glass of water." I said getting agitated and light headed.

She ran out of the room and quickly brought my water. I took large sips. Drinking like I fish out of water.

"Right well, I had a few in mind, all of which are kind and rich and own their own land or family estates." He said taking no notice of my sudden fatigue. I just looked at him as he went on. " some of your suitors from out of town will Be coming to the founders ball, I will be introducing you to them then." He moved back to his paper, shuffling through files on his desk. When he lifted his head he smiled at me. For maybe the first time in my teenage life. " I know you have no words, it's truly wonderful I know. You have caught the eye of every eligible bachelor in the surrounding areas. Now darling go wash up and get ready for dinner, there's a good girl." I got up and stiffly walked out of his office, the door behind me. I was given a good couple of minutes to stabilise myself before my brothers burst through the outside door.

"So... what did he say." Damon asked as he pretended he haven't been watching.

"Damon I know you were watching." I said looking up at him. He gave me an innocent yet guilty smile. "How much did you see."

"We saw him circling you and then you going jelly in the knees and looking like you were about to be sick." Stefan said

"We also saw you sucking in all that water haha." Damon added trying to get me to laugh or something. Unfortunately that TOTALY backfired and instead I start crying on to stefan's shoulder. Their faces turned from joking around to brotherly concerned.

"Hey hey. What did he say to you. Don't take notice of him Ali. Come on sis what happened." Stefan asked trying to coaxed me out from his shoulder. I slowly turned my head but didn't remove it from my brotherly shaped burrow.

" he....he's making me marry." I managed to shrivel out in between these strange hick up choking sounds that were raking my body every half a second. I hid my face back in to stefan's safety and damon too came over and held me tight as they led my distraught self back to my room.