Life

Chapter Nine. A New Home

The trip to Volterra was a quiet one for Maeve. As they ran she mostly focused on the ground rather than her new coven. Felix and Demetri where close behind her, making sure that Maeve wouldn't slip away. But that wasn't her intent. She had agreed to join and she would keep that promise, even though her power would no longer be used for good, only for bad. Maeve let out a small, not hearable sigh and removed her Cullen necklace and placed it in her pocket, knowing Aro would not appreciate it if she'd still be wearing it once she had officially joined the Volturi. 

Soon enough Volterra came into view. It was a beautifull, old, Italien village ontop of a hill. Maeve looked around slightly in awe. She had never been to Italy in fear that she would be easier to be catched by the Volturi, since she would have been real close to their home. Not that any of that mattered now. Aro got what he wanted, he had Maeve and she knew that Chelsea was already using her gift to break the bond Maeve had with the Cullens and create a bond like that between her and Aro. She could feel it. Aro almost seemed to skip from happiness, yet no one but Maeve seemed to find this strange. Maeve would have found it amusing to see a grown vampire skipping if she wouldn't have been the cause of his happiness.
The vampires entered the castle and all made their way towards the throne room waiting for their Master's orders. Aro, Marcus and Caius took place in their thrones and their milky, crimson eyes where focused on Maeve. "Dear ones. I could not have been any happier to finally welcome our dear Maeve to our little family. I trust everyone will treat her as such. Now, to make you truly part of our family. Brothers if you'd please." Aro said. Marcus grabbed a black cloak, similar to the twins' cloak collor, and placed this on her shoulders. Caius laid the necklace with Volturi crest around her neck before Marcus and he returned to their thrones. Aro grabbed Maeve's hand, reading her thoughts, and kissed it gently. "No more running, my dear. I promise you made the right choice." he said. Maeve nodded her head feeling Chelsea's gift work fully now, feeling bonded to Aro like a slave. "Yes Master." Maeve said. Aro smiled like a little kid who had just been presented by his favourite toy. "Very well my dear. Everyone is dismissed. And Jane, Alec, show our new family member her chambers." Aro said before sitting down on his own throne. Jane and Alec bowed to their Masters before leading the way to Maeve's new chambers.
The walk to her chambers was quiet as neither one of them spoke a word. Jane seemed bored while Alec ignored her completely. Not that Maeve cared one bit. They where the witch twins, really sadistic and evil. Alec, being the calculating one, being more dangerous than his sister Jane. Yet Maeve felt intrigued by Alec. The scent he was carrying was very luring for Maeve, like he was a type of drug and she was the addict.
Jane opened the door to Maeve's chambers. "Here it is." she said watching Maeve closely. Maeve nodded her head. "Thank you." Jane and Alec both nodded their heads in return and made their way to their own chambers. Maeve closed the door and sighed. She removed her new black cloak nd hung it against a hook on the wall, next to her door. She released her hair from the ponytail and laid down on the huge bed. Maeve missed sleeping. Sleeping was an escape for humans, but vampires would never be able to sleep, ever.
Maeve closed her hand and concentrated on a flower. She opened her eyes and hand and indeed the flower that she had imagined blossemed from the palm of her hand. The flower's leaves where a mixture of orange, purple blue and pink. Maeve smiled and grabbed the flower, placing it on the nightstand next to her bed. She looked around the room and found it to be elegant yet simple. The huge bed as next to a door that lead to her own bathroom, a small Bookshelf was placed above a desk and a closet from dark oak wood finished the room off. The walls where a blood red and the floor was from a black marble. Overall it was quite a nice and elegant room.
Maeve relaxed alittle and laid back down in her pillows. Maybe living here wouldn't be so bad. Maybe her new home would grow on her eventually. And maybe she will be able to call the Volturi her family one day. Just maybe.