Special Ability [Alec Volturi]

Chapter Eight

Alice held my hand, our fingers intertwined as Alec and Jasper lead us through the halls of a big building. The gothic agriculture was beautiful.

            Alice led me past the human who manned a desk while Alec spoke to her. She walked me toward two double doors where guards stood in front of it. The two double doors opened to a huge room with a decent amount of people in it. I stood next to Alice in front of beautiful people, vampires, three of them sitting in hand crafted chairs. They stared at me intensely till Alec made his way into the room, confidence in his walk as usual as he walked up to the beautiful blonde man and bowed before the three men. The man sitting in the middle stood up, tall; his skin was translucently white, like onionskin, and it looked just as delicate—it stood in shocking contrast to the long black hair that framed his face; his eyes were red, the same as the others around him, but the color was clouded, milky. He was shocking and terrifying but I felt no fear with my mind clouded by the rage I was feeling as he stepped closer, off the steps.

                        "So this is little Poppy?" he looked at me and walked closer, gliding against the floor toward me. "She looks very promising." He said with a wicked smile as he touched my cheek then my lips, I bared my sharp teeth and he pulled away.

                        "Yes, Aro. I have told you about her condition, is there any way we can reverse it?" Alec spoke with hope in his voice.

                        "Yes, we have found a way to reverse the surgery though the transformation has a bit harder though James has shown signs of recovering it just may take longer than we thought." Aro explained but then he paused and looked down at me lost in thought. "I would like to speak to Poppy alone. Alice. Jasper. Please." He spoke. Alice nodded touching my arm with her fingers to ensure me I'll be okay before she left the room with Jasper behind her. Aro stepped back and made his way back to his chair. I just stood in place with now Alec only an arm's length away from me. My body loosened and calmed. I relaxed and listened to Aro speak. "Poppy, dear. I understand you want to be changed as soon as possible but I have a proposition." He spoke intensely. I nodded.

                        "Sir, are you positive?" Alec spoke with slight distress in his voice. Aro gave his a glare that caused Alec to become mute and step back with a bow of apology.

                        "I understand the great power you have especially now with your modifications. You have a power I have never seen before; one very useful to us. I'm sure Alec has already given you the option of joining us but now that you are here I would like to personally extend an invitation. Because you see those vampire's you encountered are a danger to us and from my sources have the plan to attack the rest of the vampire community, and I believe your ability would be a great help. Please consider my offer." Aro explained to me. I was silent for a few moments.

                        "Yes, Sir. I will help you but can I think a bit more before I consider joining your guard." I spoke softly. Aro nodded in agreement. I sighed, looking down at my sharp fingers. "When this is over you will help me be rid of my evil modifications?" I asked him.

                        "You are correct. We can just do them slowly so you still regain the strength and reflexes that the modifications have given you for when they may be needed. I thank you deeply." Aro spoke and stood up bowing before me. I bowed in response. "I would be happy to have you stay in my quarters, Alice and Jasper are welcome as well with that is what you desire." Aro's voice sounded calmer. "Alec, please show her to a room." Alec nodded and bowed before walking out of the room with me behind him. I looked down at me feet as we walk and felt myself reach out and touch Alec's jacket but stopped myself and just followed him.

They started giving me these little red pills that are suppose to be rearranging my brain and fixing what those creatures did to it. I pace around my chambers feeling the effect of those pills. I've been on them for a week. I felt like I was losing myself more everyday. I screamed in pain at night but during the day I managed to contain myself.

        Alec stood a foot away from me so close in shorts and gloves that only covered the palms of his hands. He moved so gracefully and took every punch. I stood in a fighting position with my fists up toward my face blocking as I jabbed three then two punches into his hands. He smirked and moved to the side.

                "That's all you got, sweetheart?" he said in a mocking tone. I narrowed my eyes in annoyance and rushed toward him keeping up my block as I jagged three punches toward Alec and to his surprise I went for a spin kick toward his head that he caught but was so strong that he lost his balance and let go. Alec's body flung to the mat on the floor as I stepped on his chest keeping him down. "Alright, I get it. You're stronger than you look but-" Alec started to say in surrender as I smiled with pride. His voice trailed off and I felt a cold imprint on my ankle that become a force and flipped me over onto my back. Alec's toned body fell just above me, his face close to mine with a smirk on his lips. "But I'm smarter." he said in a cocky tone. I rolled my eyes at him as Alec laughed. I slapped his bare chest with the palm of my hand and held it there.

                "Why are you so mean to me?" I whined, not looking for an answer but still pouting but it's his answer that made everything so serious. Alec looked down at me intensely as his hand reached up and held me against his chest. His eyes didn't soften as he let go and leaned forward arching his back and placing his forehead against mine with his fingers running threw my locks of hair.

                "When I see something special I want to protect it -" he took a breath "then destroy it." he spoke in a deep ragged voice, with a slightly growl under his breath behind the words. I felt my chest tighten like my heart was pounding if it were even beating. "You make me want to break every last bit you," his voice sounded so intense as he spoke but I didn't have any time to react before the soft pressure of his lips hit mine. In rough motions his lips hit mine as his fingers grabbed my hair. I felt out a slight moan under my breath. The pressure left but the imprint was still there. "So no one else can have you." Alec said in a deep intense voice. A moan escaped my lips when he pulled away but I had covered my mouth in shock and confusion. My body left hot, my chest tight. Alec's expression softened and reached to touch me with his hand but I quickly moved out from under him in that moment. And left the room. My body feeling weird; like jelly. My head pounding. Destroy me. What was that suppose to mean?