The Volturi's Kitten

Chapter 2

Soon after the screams come to an end, my mates appear in front of me. They all stand taller than me by almost a foot since I am 5 feet tall. They stare at me with their bright red eyes, and I stare at them with my jade green eyes. Aro is the first to move and comes to grab my hand, but I pull away from him. His face turns sad, but I speak before he has the chance to.

"I want to tell you about myself before you read my mind." His face turns understanding and he says, "I understand, my love." I smile at him, and Marcus is the next to approach me. He caresses my face and says, "I found my true mate." Caius takes my hand in his and kisses it.

"Our true mate is here. We will love, cherish, and protect you. Now I think the question that we all have is, what are you?"

"Can we go somewhere more private for this conversation?" I ask.

"Of course, my love," Aro says and I am whisked away by my mates. They stop at what looks like a library. "We don't have bedrooms and bathrooms since we don't need them. But we will have a special room set up just for you." I sit down on a couch and they sit at the one across from me.

I take a deep breathe and start. "I am 94 years old but stopped aging at 20. The reason is that I am a kitten-shifter. I have a human form and a kitten form. At 37, my parents were killed by vampires. I don't hate all vampires since there are still nice ones, but I still remember watching my parents die in front of my eyes. You would think that they would have killed me too, but they couldn't hide me because kitten-shifters have one defense mechanism that allows us to get rid of our scent. I ran away and hid from them. 30 years later, I find myself being chased by werewolves." Caius stiffens at this and I stop to make sure he is okay.

"Go on, my dear," he says.

I nod and continue. "They got a few good scratches on me, but one was deeper than the others and I was bleeding out. Just as I thought I was done for, the Cullens showed up and saved me. They killed the werewolves and helped stop the bleeding. They took me to their home, and Carlisle assessed the damage and told me that he had to that my uterus out. The deep wound that I got, cut my uterus and if Carlisle left it to heal then it might have gotten infected. I stayed with them while I was healing, and they treated me like family. I decided to stay with them until I met my mate or mates. Now we are here." When I finished telling them about my past Aro and Caius were the first ones at my sides hugging me.

"Don't cry, kitten. We are here for you. It is all in the past," Aro says to consul me. I didn't even realize that I was crying. Marcus lifts me up, sits down where I was sitting, and places me on his lap. Now they are all touching me in some way. My tears dry up, and I start purring at all of the love that I am receiving.

"My love, may we see your kitten?" Marcus asks. I nod and shift into my kitten. I have pure black fur and fit in their hand. I meow and nuzzle into Aro and Caius' hands as they pet me.

"You are beautiful, my dear," Caius praises, "Absolutely perfect." I roll over and play with their fingers, nibbling and pawing at them.

"We have a playful little kitten, don't we brothers," Aro says amused.

"Yes, we do brother," Caius responds also amused. Marcus looks happy instead of his usual bored tone.

After a while of playing with my mates, I shift back into human form. My clothes magically disappear and reappear when I shift. They look at me questionably, and I just shrug my shoulders because I don't know how it happens, do they leave it alone.

"Kitten," Aro calls.

"Yes."

"We have to get back to the throne room, but you can come with us. We have to tell people to start working on your room and find the vampires that tried to kill you."

"You know who they are."

"Yes, we do which means that we can find they quicker."

"Thank you so much Aro."

"Anything for my mate."

"We also need to get rid of Sulpicia and Athenodora," Caius says.

"Who are they?"

"Kitten, you must understand that we have been alive for over 3000 years," Aro says slowly.

"I get that, but who are they?" They all look at each other and do an unnecessary sigh.

"They are our wives, my dear. We thought that they were our mates, but now we know that you are our true mate." My heart breaks a little, but I understand. They have been alive for so long, and it is really hard to be alone for that long. I haven't even hit 100 yet, and I started getting discouraged that I would meet my mate.

"It's okay. I understand. As long as you get rid of them, I will be fine." They look at me lovingly and hug me.

"Thank you for understanding, my dear." I bask in their love before Marcus and Caius pull away and Aro picks me up. They run to the throne room and walk in with me still in Aro's arms. They sit down on their thrones and I am seated on Aro's lap with his arms around me.

"Jane," Aro calls.

"Yes master."

"I need you, Alec, Demetri, and Felix to go and find Alejandro and Serena. They tried to kill our mate 60 years ago and needed to be punished. I also need some of the lower guards to start working on making a bedroom for Julie in our wing of the castle."

"It will be done, master." The royal guard is gone the next second, and a man appears and kneels before us.

"You called, master."

"I need a bedroom built for Julie in the royal wing. You will consult with Julie for everything that she wants with our approval."

"Yes, master." He disappears a second later. I start feeling sleepy and yawn.

"Go to sleep, kitten," Aro whispers. I shift and curl up in his lap, not noticing the vampires in the room looking at me with wide eyes. I shut my eyes and fall asleep with Aro petting me.