Rosalie's POV
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Chapter twelve: a mysterious door
'Well, hello,' Aro stood in front of me. I frowned at him, since when did he open the door? I thought the receptionist would do it or something. I thought he would be on his "throne". I didn't like him, at all. 'What brought you here, miss Cullen? Come in,' he lead me inside. I walked quietly inwards and followed him to a big room, where his "throne" and that from Caius and Marcus were. I saw Caius and Marcus on there "throne". They looked surprised when they saw me. Aro went to sit on his "throne". I stepped closer to them, I stood on a red carpet what matched the red walls perfectly. I must say, it looked very chic.
'What brought you here, miss Cullen?' this time Carius spoke. He had blond hair and of course, he had bright red eyes, what scared me off. I wasn't used to the eyes. 'Or should I say, miss McCarty?' I gasped the name. Where did that come from? What did he know about Emmett? I swallowed, I couldn't handle the pain anymore. I wish I could say yes to him, but I didn't wanted to tell him about what happened between Emmett and me, that was something between us. Not that it would care or something.
'N... no, miss Cullen is fine,' I bowed my head by my own clumsiness. I wanted to do this fast, I didn't wanted to wait any longer, before I would change my mind. 'I want you to kill me,' I spoke the words fast and awkward. The expression from the men changed from curiosity to surprised to confusing. It made me feel even more uncomfortable than I already was. I felt always uncomfortable when I saw them, let alone that I was alone with them this time. I could remember that Aro wanted to speak to me privately. In the first place, I didn't wanted to be alone with him. Second, Emmett didn't wanted to let him near me, let alone speak to me when nobody can protect me if something happens. "You want to speak her, fine, I'm by her side. Nobody is going to come near her," were Emmett's exact words. But he wasn't here now, so there was no way somebody could protect me.
'Why?' Aro asked me curious. 'You might have a good reason, we don't just kill people from our kind without any reason. We don't want to cause problems,' Aro stood up and started to walk towards me. I didn't move an inch. 'What happened, miss Cullen? What can be so bad, that you want to die?'
Emmett. I wanted to say. Emmett left me. I couldn't spoke the words, afraid that I would cause his troubles. I didn't care if he doesn't love me anymore, I didn't wanted him in trouble. I would love him for the rest of forever, I would do anything for him, even if he didn't loved me. 'This life,' I said. It was easier to use my vampire existence as excuse. I didn't liked it, but Emmett was my reason for being. 'I can't handle it anymore, I lost my motherhood and my humanity with it. I think I lived long enough, if I would be human, I would be already dead,' I sounded so real, that I almost thought that it wasn't a lie. That it was true.
Aro stepped closer to touch me, so he could see my memories. He touched my forehead and closed his eyes. He saw my break downs, he saw my pain, he saw my hate for this life. Aro's eyes snapped open and I gasped from horror. His eyes were so red and they snapped open in a way I would never forget. Aro frowned. 'Interesting,' he mumbled. He looked at the other men on there "thrones". 'What do you think, friends?' he asked them curious. I knew that there opinion was important too.
Marcus was the one who spoke. 'I think it's her decision. If we get trouble we could tell that she wanted it,' Aro nodded slowly it Marcus's words but didn't say anything. 'We can always let her sign so we could proof the truth,' Marcus added. Sign? They want to let me sign before they kill me? They want to let me sign for my death? Like I came to soli quote for the death. I started to get irritated now. Just kill me and get over it. I sighed heavily and Aro turned around to frown at me. I just shook my head and smiled sweetly. Luckily enough he didn't say anything.
'I think there's no need for that,' Aro said to Marcus. Fortunately. 'She has a brother who can read minds, if they show up, he would read my mind and see that we only say the truth,' Aro smiled, proud on himself. Gosh, never made a good comment or something? I almost giggled at my thought but I could resist myself.
'She can stay with us,' suddenly someone said behind me. I turned around and faced Felix who smiled warmly at me. 'I mean, I can stay with you and learn everything about our life here,' he stepped closer to me and I stepped automatically back. 'Wow, wow,' Felix held out his palms defensive. 'I didn't wanted to do anything, beautiful miss Cullen,' I frowned at his words. Felix chuckled in himself. 'You can stay with me,' his words were only a whispered. My eyes widened in shock, I didn't like him, at all.
'N... No,' I murmured. 'I'm fine,' I took a few steps back before turning back to Aro. 'Where do you wanna do it?' I asked him nervous. Nervous by the thought that I would be dead soon. After all those years with my family. All those memories are going to be destroyed soon. It was still a weird idea. I loved my family, I loved Emmett. But everything was so dark since he left, it would be better if I would leave to, forever. I mean, I knew everybody was going to be upset, but I would hurt them more if I stay. If I would be depressive, or if I would leave and live on my own. I wasn't going to regret my decision, this is how it should be. Why else should I be here?
'No, don't do it. Beautiful Rose,' Felix stepped closer and took my hand. I gasped at the touch. 'Don't be afraid, I will protect you, always. Stay, stay with us,' Felix smiled again and he touched my cheek with his other hand. 'Stay, beautiful Rose.'
'Don't. You. Dare. To. Touch. Me.' I snarled the words under my breath before pushing him harshly away. Felix's eyes widened. 'And don't you dare to call me Rose, you stupid bastard,' I couldn't help it. Nobody touch me or only and I mean only my family calls me Rose or something else.
'Felix,' Aro said firmly. He shot a warned look at him. Felix hissed before walking or should I say stamping out of the room. 'I'm sorry,' Aro smiled apologetically at me. For some reason I didn't believe his words. In fact, they scared me off. 'Are you really sure you wanna do this?' Aro asked. I nodded. He sighed and looked at Caius and Marcus. They both nodded. Aro sighed again. 'Follow me,' he said. He opened a black door and walked down a staircase. It was dark and a few torches on the wall brought some light. Everything was made of stone and it was a small passage. On the end of the staircase was a door again. He opened it and it made a crackling sound. We were in a dark room. If I was human, I would have shiver from the temperature.
'What's there?' I couldn't help but ask. I pointed at a door on the other side of the room. For some reason I was curious what was behind it. While I asked I looked around. I saw a furnace. I swallowed, he would rip me to shreds and burn the pieces in the furnace. Suddenly I wasn't sure if I wanted to do this. Everything was so scary.
'Nothing important,' Aro said quickly. I raised one eyebrow at him. Aro smiled apologetically at me. 'Don't get me wrong, miss Cullen, but it's private,' I nodded slowly. I was going to die, what would it matter if he told me? As if he reads my mind he smirked. 'Well, you're going to die, so why not? There,' he pointed at the door. 'Are cells, sometimes we lock up humans, for diner,' he grinned short and evilly. 'Or vampires who did something wrong. We lock them up and we kill them later,' I shivered at the thought of that. The volturi could be very harmless if they want to be. Believe me, don't mess with them.
Suddenly I heard a scream. I gasped and looked towards the door. Something was happening. But that wasn't all, the scream... the voice... it sounded so much like Emmett... I could feel my wounds burning. I swallowed, trying not to dry sob or at least not to scream from frustration. I almost forgot why I was here. I looked at Aro, his face was blank. Suddenly his face changed to nervous and shock. What was happening there? Where they killing humans?
'Let's do this fast,' Aro said quickly and he started a fire in the furnace. I swallowed again. Why was he suddenly so hurried? Something bad was happening behind the door. Something he don't want me to know. I wanted to smash through the door and look around, but I knew that that would piss Aro off. 'Are you ready?'
My eyes widened. Aro stood in a violent position. Was he going to do it? But why? I thought that one of the volturi guards where going to do it. 'Are you going to do it?' I asked in shock. That couldn't be true. Dear and loyal Aro was going to do it? Gosh, they were really weird. You never know what you can expect. I heard another scream. I shivered again. But I realized that I knew that voice, it was from a girl. It sounded so familiar... But who could it be?
'Yes, problems with that, miss Cullen,' he snarled my name under his breath. I was startled by his voice. 'No?' he answered for me. 'Then shut up and stay quiet!' he commanded. Suddenly I heard another scream. Someone was calling Alec. Wait... that sounded so much like Jane... It was Jane! Why does she want Alec so desperate?
'What is going on there?' I pointed at the door. 'Tell me!' but before Aro could answer a hand smashed through the wall. I gasped in shock. The hand hung lifeless through the wall. I shrieked when I saw the ring on one of the fingers. It was a silver ring. A wedding ring. I recognized the ring immediately. 'Emmett!' I screeched.
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Chapter twelve: a mysterious door
'Well, hello,' Aro stood in front of me. I frowned at him, since when did he open the door? I thought the receptionist would do it or something. I thought he would be on his "throne". I didn't like him, at all. 'What brought you here, miss Cullen? Come in,' he lead me inside. I walked quietly inwards and followed him to a big room, where his "throne" and that from Caius and Marcus were. I saw Caius and Marcus on there "throne". They looked surprised when they saw me. Aro went to sit on his "throne". I stepped closer to them, I stood on a red carpet what matched the red walls perfectly. I must say, it looked very chic.
'What brought you here, miss Cullen?' this time Carius spoke. He had blond hair and of course, he had bright red eyes, what scared me off. I wasn't used to the eyes. 'Or should I say, miss McCarty?' I gasped the name. Where did that come from? What did he know about Emmett? I swallowed, I couldn't handle the pain anymore. I wish I could say yes to him, but I didn't wanted to tell him about what happened between Emmett and me, that was something between us. Not that it would care or something.
'N... no, miss Cullen is fine,' I bowed my head by my own clumsiness. I wanted to do this fast, I didn't wanted to wait any longer, before I would change my mind. 'I want you to kill me,' I spoke the words fast and awkward. The expression from the men changed from curiosity to surprised to confusing. It made me feel even more uncomfortable than I already was. I felt always uncomfortable when I saw them, let alone that I was alone with them this time. I could remember that Aro wanted to speak to me privately. In the first place, I didn't wanted to be alone with him. Second, Emmett didn't wanted to let him near me, let alone speak to me when nobody can protect me if something happens. "You want to speak her, fine, I'm by her side. Nobody is going to come near her," were Emmett's exact words. But he wasn't here now, so there was no way somebody could protect me.
'Why?' Aro asked me curious. 'You might have a good reason, we don't just kill people from our kind without any reason. We don't want to cause problems,' Aro stood up and started to walk towards me. I didn't move an inch. 'What happened, miss Cullen? What can be so bad, that you want to die?'
Emmett. I wanted to say. Emmett left me. I couldn't spoke the words, afraid that I would cause his troubles. I didn't care if he doesn't love me anymore, I didn't wanted him in trouble. I would love him for the rest of forever, I would do anything for him, even if he didn't loved me. 'This life,' I said. It was easier to use my vampire existence as excuse. I didn't liked it, but Emmett was my reason for being. 'I can't handle it anymore, I lost my motherhood and my humanity with it. I think I lived long enough, if I would be human, I would be already dead,' I sounded so real, that I almost thought that it wasn't a lie. That it was true.
Aro stepped closer to touch me, so he could see my memories. He touched my forehead and closed his eyes. He saw my break downs, he saw my pain, he saw my hate for this life. Aro's eyes snapped open and I gasped from horror. His eyes were so red and they snapped open in a way I would never forget. Aro frowned. 'Interesting,' he mumbled. He looked at the other men on there "thrones". 'What do you think, friends?' he asked them curious. I knew that there opinion was important too.
Marcus was the one who spoke. 'I think it's her decision. If we get trouble we could tell that she wanted it,' Aro nodded slowly it Marcus's words but didn't say anything. 'We can always let her sign so we could proof the truth,' Marcus added. Sign? They want to let me sign before they kill me? They want to let me sign for my death? Like I came to soli quote for the death. I started to get irritated now. Just kill me and get over it. I sighed heavily and Aro turned around to frown at me. I just shook my head and smiled sweetly. Luckily enough he didn't say anything.
'I think there's no need for that,' Aro said to Marcus. Fortunately. 'She has a brother who can read minds, if they show up, he would read my mind and see that we only say the truth,' Aro smiled, proud on himself. Gosh, never made a good comment or something? I almost giggled at my thought but I could resist myself.
'She can stay with us,' suddenly someone said behind me. I turned around and faced Felix who smiled warmly at me. 'I mean, I can stay with you and learn everything about our life here,' he stepped closer to me and I stepped automatically back. 'Wow, wow,' Felix held out his palms defensive. 'I didn't wanted to do anything, beautiful miss Cullen,' I frowned at his words. Felix chuckled in himself. 'You can stay with me,' his words were only a whispered. My eyes widened in shock, I didn't like him, at all.
'N... No,' I murmured. 'I'm fine,' I took a few steps back before turning back to Aro. 'Where do you wanna do it?' I asked him nervous. Nervous by the thought that I would be dead soon. After all those years with my family. All those memories are going to be destroyed soon. It was still a weird idea. I loved my family, I loved Emmett. But everything was so dark since he left, it would be better if I would leave to, forever. I mean, I knew everybody was going to be upset, but I would hurt them more if I stay. If I would be depressive, or if I would leave and live on my own. I wasn't going to regret my decision, this is how it should be. Why else should I be here?
'No, don't do it. Beautiful Rose,' Felix stepped closer and took my hand. I gasped at the touch. 'Don't be afraid, I will protect you, always. Stay, stay with us,' Felix smiled again and he touched my cheek with his other hand. 'Stay, beautiful Rose.'
'Don't. You. Dare. To. Touch. Me.' I snarled the words under my breath before pushing him harshly away. Felix's eyes widened. 'And don't you dare to call me Rose, you stupid bastard,' I couldn't help it. Nobody touch me or only and I mean only my family calls me Rose or something else.
'Felix,' Aro said firmly. He shot a warned look at him. Felix hissed before walking or should I say stamping out of the room. 'I'm sorry,' Aro smiled apologetically at me. For some reason I didn't believe his words. In fact, they scared me off. 'Are you really sure you wanna do this?' Aro asked. I nodded. He sighed and looked at Caius and Marcus. They both nodded. Aro sighed again. 'Follow me,' he said. He opened a black door and walked down a staircase. It was dark and a few torches on the wall brought some light. Everything was made of stone and it was a small passage. On the end of the staircase was a door again. He opened it and it made a crackling sound. We were in a dark room. If I was human, I would have shiver from the temperature.
'What's there?' I couldn't help but ask. I pointed at a door on the other side of the room. For some reason I was curious what was behind it. While I asked I looked around. I saw a furnace. I swallowed, he would rip me to shreds and burn the pieces in the furnace. Suddenly I wasn't sure if I wanted to do this. Everything was so scary.
'Nothing important,' Aro said quickly. I raised one eyebrow at him. Aro smiled apologetically at me. 'Don't get me wrong, miss Cullen, but it's private,' I nodded slowly. I was going to die, what would it matter if he told me? As if he reads my mind he smirked. 'Well, you're going to die, so why not? There,' he pointed at the door. 'Are cells, sometimes we lock up humans, for diner,' he grinned short and evilly. 'Or vampires who did something wrong. We lock them up and we kill them later,' I shivered at the thought of that. The volturi could be very harmless if they want to be. Believe me, don't mess with them.
Suddenly I heard a scream. I gasped and looked towards the door. Something was happening. But that wasn't all, the scream... the voice... it sounded so much like Emmett... I could feel my wounds burning. I swallowed, trying not to dry sob or at least not to scream from frustration. I almost forgot why I was here. I looked at Aro, his face was blank. Suddenly his face changed to nervous and shock. What was happening there? Where they killing humans?
'Let's do this fast,' Aro said quickly and he started a fire in the furnace. I swallowed again. Why was he suddenly so hurried? Something bad was happening behind the door. Something he don't want me to know. I wanted to smash through the door and look around, but I knew that that would piss Aro off. 'Are you ready?'
My eyes widened. Aro stood in a violent position. Was he going to do it? But why? I thought that one of the volturi guards where going to do it. 'Are you going to do it?' I asked in shock. That couldn't be true. Dear and loyal Aro was going to do it? Gosh, they were really weird. You never know what you can expect. I heard another scream. I shivered again. But I realized that I knew that voice, it was from a girl. It sounded so familiar... But who could it be?
'Yes, problems with that, miss Cullen,' he snarled my name under his breath. I was startled by his voice. 'No?' he answered for me. 'Then shut up and stay quiet!' he commanded. Suddenly I heard another scream. Someone was calling Alec. Wait... that sounded so much like Jane... It was Jane! Why does she want Alec so desperate?
'What is going on there?' I pointed at the door. 'Tell me!' but before Aro could answer a hand smashed through the wall. I gasped in shock. The hand hung lifeless through the wall. I shrieked when I saw the ring on one of the fingers. It was a silver ring. A wedding ring. I recognized the ring immediately. 'Emmett!' I screeched.