Sam's POV
"What is she talking about?" I heard this question about five times already.
"Can you stand up?" I heard the vampire with black hair tell me.
"Sure" I said as I was slowly regaining my energy back. I stood up and in front of me I could see three thrones. "Alec told me you are Sam, I'm Aro and on the left there is Caius and here on the right Markus. I could see them clearly. Though they looked young their skin gave them away. They all had pale skin and long dark hair except for Markus, whose hair was silvery blond.
"Tell us what happened" I heard Aro's calm voice tell me before the blond -female version of Alec- vampire that I had seen in my vision came and looked at me straight in the eyes, which made me shudder. Obviously she heard everything.
I made up the nerve to talk.
"As I was about to enter the clock tower I felt a chilling feeling creep up my spine. My eyes went blank and I thought that Alec was using his gift on me, but this time I could see a thick fog turning into a picture. It was a full moon and the clock tower struck two when I saw a vampire with blond, almost light grey hair and skin so powdery white, that it could be mistaken as stone. A vampire called Vladimir. I could hear what he was thinking. He thought that he would avenge Stefan and something about rebuilding Romanian castles. I saw about a hundred of newly created vampires dressed as tourists. I saw them go for Alec and the blond vampire that looks a lot like him, her." I said as I pointed at latter. "They killed you all and burned your bodies.
"She has one of the most powerful talents I've ever seen since we found Jane and Alec." Said Aro, intrigued and fascinated. They all looked at me as if I was some side show freak.
"How can her vision even be possible, considering the fact that this is a newborn army? A hundred vampires in one year would be quite noticeable." I heard Caius arguing with havoc they would create amongst humans would be impossible to hide, even by a vampire as stealthy as Vladimir.
"Jane, dear one, please can you tell me when the next full moon will be?" I heard Aro say to the blond vampire. She nodded and left quickly.
"Young one, can you please tell us more about your gift" I heard Markus say to me, which made the other two pause from their discussion to listen. Now I really was frightened. I didn't know anything about my gift. I hoped my ignorance wouldn't lead to my death.
"I'm afraid I now less about my gift then you might know. It only happened once, the fog and it didn't show me the future but it showed me a past event in my life. Usually my decisions or place determine a vision. I didn't know it was a gift until now. Please excuse my ignorance but I had no guidance. Alec told me about gifted vampires and the Volturi. Everything is still new and very confusing."
"Simply extraordinary, I see, that the only way to figure out your gift is to let me read your mind. Give me you hand." Aro said as he extends his hand out to me.
"Master, the next full moon is three nights away." I heard Jane's sweet voice say to Aro.
I looked at Alec for the first time after they started questioning me and he smiled encouragingly at me. This was of course didn't go unnoticed by Aro and Jane who were focusing on me with such intensity.
When I gave Aro my hand, I felt as if there was an intruder inside my brain that ripped my curtain of privacy. I felt as if I was standing naked, all flaws and mistakes exposed. Fortunately our contact was very brief and he let go of my hand.
"I must say you are quite controlled for a newborn, I also understand that you're a vegetarian."
I looked at Alec in confusion but he didn't notice me. He was simply staring at Aro.
"It means that you prefer to consume animal blood instead of human blood." Aro continued. "Your gift is a very valuable defensive weapon. If you join us we will truly be unbeatable but let's not load you with too much pressure. Alec, please escort dear Sam to a new room and Jane please give her something more... appropriate to wear" Both nodded and I followed them down some dark corridors.
I really wished that Jane wasn't here. I didn't feel very comfortable with her presence.
"So, you intend to join us?" I heard her say in that sweet voice of hers.
"I don't know" I said, uncertain what to say next.
"Well you certainly astonished and scared me with that scream and all." Alec said to avoid the silence.
"Can I ask you something but I don't know if it's anything personal?"
I waited them until they both nodded. I didn't know where I stood with Alec but I didn't think that I could offend him enough on the point of him killing me but I wasn't sure about Jane.
I hesitated a little bit before asking. "Why does Vladimir hate you so much and who was Stefan?"
Jane answered me with a little smile on her lips. "Did you know why many call me and Alec the 'Witch Twins'?
"No." one-word answers weren't supposed to hurt anybody.
"Oh, how convenient for my brother to forget this tiny detail; they call us so because of our gifts. I heard that you know of Alec's but do you know of mine?"
"No."
"It's rather easier to show than to explain" she answered back.
"Jane, don't." I heard Alec say at the same time that I fell on the ground, my body arching in an unnatural position. She was burning me. I could almost feel the same pain that my body went through during the change.
"That's how the Romanians lost their power and that is exactly what Stefan felt before dear Alec broke his neck, tore him limb from limb and burned him to ash on in the same room you were in just minutes ago." she said sweetly which made the short story seem more deadly than it already did. If that was even possible.
"Stop it Jane. Go. I'll escort Sam and give her something of yours to wear." Alec helped me up on my feet.
I could here her voice of apathy say, "As you wish, but I shall drop something to wear in your room, so I'll rid you of my presence, brother." And she left without another word, leaving me speechless.
Even after what I've just heard about Alec I felt save with him. At peace now that Jane left.
Alec's POV
"Why it's always like this with her?" I was asking myself, angry as hell. I could see Sam's uncertain hand, trying to calm me down but she quickly changed her mind and crossed her arms.
"Are you all right?" I asked, worried about her. I knew Aro would have never forgive Jane if she was the reason why Sam decided to leave, and I didn't know if I would either.
"Oh, it's nothing, don't worry. You're both quite... talented, you and your sister." She said awkwardly.
"I'm really sorry for her behavior."
"Well, the next time I have a question I will try to ask you, at least it won't hurt." She said jokingly. But soon afterwards, all traces of humor disappeared and an annoyed expression replaced her smile into a straight line.
"Is everything all right?" I asked again, this time hoping to get an honest answer.
"No, nothing is right. And before you ask it's not about your sister." She said taking the words out of my mouth. "The problem is that you've just discovered that somebody is getting ready to attack you as we speak and you're here babysitting me. I wouldn't need to a babysitter if you just explain to me how things really are. I don't know anything about you and your culture and it bugs me." I wondered what were these bugs she was speaking of. It was such a strange language, modern English.
"Bugs?" I asked felling very idiotic.
"It's another way for saying 'It bothers me.'"
"Sam look, Aro has everything under control. You gave us everything that we need to know. They'll come up with a plan to eliminate the army. In your vision they probably killed us because we weren't expecting them. We don't need practice, just position and timing, and we've got both, thanks to you." I said as I placed a lock of hair behind her ear that kept bugging me as I spoke. She smiled and I almost expected blush but of course that was insane.
"Now, this is your room. I can see Jane has already dropped by with your clothes. How about you wash up and change and I'll get you in half an hour so that you can meet the others."
"Okay" she said and without another world I disappeared from her sight.
I wanted to find Jane and ask her for a decent reason why she did that to Sam. I didn't search long as I knew she was near.
"If it isn't my dear brother." said Jane in an obnoxious voice.
"Why did you do it on her? She's new and you're doing everything you can to scare her."
"Oh come on, I was just having some fun. You enjoy courting the new girl and I enjoy showing her pain."
"Court her? I was just being nice to her. She has potential and you know it. What are you afraid of? That master will pick a new favourite? Since when have you been afraid of a little competition?" I spat the words at her.
"Oh, we'll see dear brother." And she turned leaving me I the middle of the corridor, with little clouds of doubt, slowly bursting the protective anti-romance bubble around my brain.