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Skin deep
By : fusedtwilight
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Skin Deep
Chapter 14

Fusedtwilight: Thanks animegirlkiki for betaing. Nothing happens much in this chapter. But still worth a read.

Sara P.O.V

Dear Alice,

Hello, how are you? I hope you and the others are doing well. I am fine. Things are going good here. A week ago Aro threw a welcome to the coven party for me. It was interesting. I have never seen so many vampires in a single place, my instincts were going berserk.

Aro treats me well, everyone here is very nice to me. Some of the guards are a little too nice if you know what I mean. I have gotten close to one guard called Heidi. Aro appointed her my lady in waiting. Which I guess is like a B.F.F appointed for you. She is really beautiful. Like Rosalie beautiful. She also reminds me of you in a way, she has a kind of energy like you, and she is very out going.

I have gotten close to Marcus. Yes Marcus the one who was like a zombie for thousands of years. The second he saw me he freaked, we’re real close now though. We talk a lot about our past. We both have a lot in common. We both had lousy parents; we both didn’t really have friends.
The wives treat me okay. I spend most of my time with them. They’re like you, they enjoy dressing me up in new cloths. They stay in the tower mostly. They don’t go out much, kind of boring really.

I am still a veggie vamp. No humans for me, Aro has gotten me all kinds of animals to drink. Goats, deer, bears, leopards, all kinds of animals. I had to turn down the wolves though.
I am sending this to you in secret, but judging from Aro’s power he will probably know soon. Unlike the wives I want to play a role in the day to day workings of the coven. Who knows, since I’m Aro’s new favorite maybe I can get him to go easy on vampires who break the law.

Any way I went to a meeting and they are considering splitting their coven. One half will stay here and the other will pick a new location. They think it will help them police our world better. Aro mentioned somewhere close to Mexico, something about it being a problem spot as of late.
I have to admit I did suggest they break the Volturi up three times. When it was brought up they said it would be impossible because it would weaken the guard. I suggested they ask some of the vampires from my party to join to help bolster the ranks.

I know, I know it was probably stupid. But I want to play a bigger role in this coven, and that means I have to put some input into the decision making. I need to show I am more then a pretty face. That I can be sound of mind.

I just hope this decision doesn’t hurt you and the others. Aro says that when they split the coven one of the rulers will leave to run the coven. Marcus, Caius or maybe even Aro himself might go rule this new Volturi coven while the others stay behind.
I am hoping Marcus. Of the three he is the most gentle and the most honorable. I know for a fact if I have a friend here it is him. I fear if Caius comes to rule the new coven I fear he might try and cause trouble for you and the others. If Marcus comes to rule I will come with him. That way I can be closer to you all.

I don’t know if you saw any of this but I figured I should warn you just in case. If the Volturi move in to America you might want to be careful. Who knows, maybe I can convince him to let me run the coven!

That was a joke. I doubt I could run a girl scout troop .

How is everyone doing? Good I hope. Tell them all I said hi and I love them. Don’t forget to tell them I am okay, I don’t want them to worry. After I get done e-mailing you I will e-mail Tanya and the others. I miss all of you terribly. I know we are all immortal and we have all the time but waiting sucks, especially when you are waiting to see a loved one.

I hope Embry is doing okay. If you see him, tell him I said hi. Got to go. I am using a guard’s computer. I don’t know how long before I have a computer again so if I don’t reply right away don’t freak.

I love you and everyone.

Sara

xoxo

I hit the send button. I then began to work on the e-mail to send to the Denalis. It said the same as the last. I sent it next and when I was done I logged out of my yahoo account and shut the computer down.

I was just in time because there was a knock on the door. “Come in,” I said.

The door opened and Jane came in. “Hello Sara,” she greeted.

“Hello Jane.” I greeted.

“I hope you aren’t busy, I just wanted to see how you were doing. I know Heidi is out getting some food for the others. So I figured you and me could take the time to get to know each other.”

“That sounds nice please come in,” I said. She came in and closed the door behind me. “Where is Alec?” I asked.

“He and a few of the others were dispatched to deal with a coven that is drawing attention over in Beijing. They won’t be back till tonight.”

Another knock on the door. “Come in.”

The door opened and one of the guards came in. “Jane, Aro wished me to inform you dinner is on the way.”

“Thank you Salazar, but I will pass this time,” she said.

“Soot yourself, more for us.” he left closing the door...

“Men, always thinking with their stomachs.” Jane said rolling her eyes.

“Tell me about it. I had this….friend back home; he was the embodiment of gluttony. I sometimes wondered if he had a swarm of locusts in his belly,” I said.

“Who was this friend? Surely not the Cullens or those Alaskan vampires.”

“No he…was one of the werewolves.” I said.

Her smile disappeared. Her eyes which had been friendly were now shocked and hostile. “A werewolf? You mean one of those vile wolves?”

“Well they smell bad but they aren’t vile. He was more then my boyfriend…he was my fiancé.”

“What!?” she shrieked.

“We were in love,” I said shrugging my shoulders. “Even when I became a vampire he treated me with kindness and respect. I loved him.”

“Loved? Like the past tense?” she asked.

“Well yeah, we couldn’t handle a long distance relationship,” I said.

A look or joy and relief passed her face. “Oh I am sorry to hear that.” she didn’t sound sorry at all. “Sadly I have never had a boyfriend; there aren’t many vampires out there my age.”
Don’t worry, I am sure you’ll find someone one day. Your immortal, you have all the time in the world to find love.”

“Sadly having love is not the hard part, its waiting for it. So what do you think of Alec? Be honest, if he is being to pushy let me know, I’ll straighten him out.”

“Oh Alec has been nothing but a gentlemen to me. I enjoy having him around.”

“That’s my Alec,” she said with a smile. “He is so kind and caring. He’ll make a lucky girl happy one day. He is so lonely, all these centuries and he has had no one to love.” she looked sad. “Every time Aro invites a new female member I always hope they will be the one for him, he has tried, but no one can get over his appearance.”
“You mean because how young he is?” I asked.

“Yes. He has had girlfriends, but they were only with him because of his status as Aro’s favorite. They never wanted to kiss him or even hold hands. My poor Alec, he was so heart broken.”
There was another knock on the door.

“Come in.” I said.

Corin stepped in. He smiled at me but it faltered when he saw Jane. “Hello Sara, I was wondering if you would like some company.”

“Oh that’s okay Corin, we are having some girl time right now,” Jane said. She smiled sweetly at him and he seemed to flinch. “Please don’t take Sara from me, I haven’t had any time with her to myself, you really mustn’t deny me this one thing.”

She smiled at him sweetly; her face was the perfect mask of cheer and innocence. But Corin looked at her like she was a cobra about to strike.

“No of course not. I will be back later to talk to you Sara.” Corin said.

He shut the door, giving me one last smile and Jane a quick glance.

“What did you do?” I asked her.

“What do you mean?” she asked.

“You know, he looked like he was scared of you. You didn’t use your power on him did you?” I asked.

“Oh believe me if I used my power on him you would tell.” she smiled and for an instant that sweet child like innocence turned into something wicked and sinister. “I simply let him know it was my time with you and he had to wait.”

“All with a look?”

“Well when you are known for giving powerful looks people tend to flinch when you narrow your focus on them.”

We talked for about an hour. She told me about some of the missions she and Alec had been sent on. All the places she had seen, how Alec was so strong and so brave. How thanks to him they had stopped countless covens from causing havoc.

“My power works instantly, but I can only affect one person at a time. Alec’s power takes longer but effects many more people. We like to mock each other. I like to make fun of him for taking so long to use his power and he pokes fun at me for only being able to affect one person at a time.”
“I wish I had a brother or sister growing up,” I said. Actually I am kind of glad I didn’t. Growing up with my mom had been hard. I wouldn’t want to have to share that pain with a loved one. Plus the whole vampire thing probably wouldn’t have turned out good.

I had to wonder if I did have any siblings. My father left when I was so young. I did not hear from him since he left. He could be dead for all I know. Or he could be alive and happy with another family all his own. I don’t know which I preferred him dead, or him alive and happy. Horrible of me to prefer him dead I know but there is a part of me that resents him.
Now that I had the infinite resources of the Volturi maybe I can look for him. Find out what happened to him after he left us. But should I? I wasn’t going to meet him that was out of the question. But something in me wanted to know.

I would have to think on it. It wasn’t like I could meet with him, talk with him. So why bother? What if he does have another family? A family he loves. What would that do to me? How would that make me feel? To know he left me to my mother, to leave me to a fate of abuse and heart ach while he lived in a happily ever after.

Why should I care? That part of my life is over. Even if I wanted I could not meet with him, get to know him. Or any siblings I might have. And yet there was a small part of me that wanted to know, that wanted to see him... To demand answers, to try and understand.

When I was younger I wanted a little baby brother. Most girls want a baby sister, someone they can do girly things with, but I wanted a brother. I don’t know why. Maybe I needed or wanted some male influence in my life. No dad and all.

“Oh it wonderful, nothing is more beautiful then the love of siblings,” she said. She got up.

“Well I think I have taken up enough of your time. I think I will go see if there is anything left to eat.”

I winced at the thought of some poor human having to see their friends and family die and have to wait for death to come to them. I did a quick prayer that they didn’t save anyone for Jane.
“Thank you for stopping by Jane, I am glad we had the chance to talk,” I said.

She smiled. “My pleasure, we should do this again sometime, see you later.”

She left me alone. I walked over to the window and looked out. The sun shined causing me to sparkle. I looked out at the people bustling in the city below. I was not worried about being seen, I was to far up in the tower to be spotted.

With my vampire vision I could see all the people so clearly. I could see every wrinkle, every eye color, every thread of hair, the curve of every smile. I watched as children played, I watched as young lovers held hands, I watched as men did business and women talked and laughed.
Did any of them know? Were any of them aware they were being watched? Did any of them ever look up to the tower and wonder who lived there? Did any of them wonder why some people wore dark red robes and came out at night? Did they know deep down in their subconscious minds that they lived alongside the most powerful and feared vampires in the world?

There is a special holiday they celebrate here called St. Marcus day. A day they believe a saint banished all the vampires from the land. I wonder if there is a connection? Maybe St. Marcus and the Marcus I knew were one in the same. Maybe it was a plan. Maybe there had been another coven here but the Volturi kicked their butts and the people thought they were saints.
I would have to ask Marcus that later. Seems too much to not be a coincidence.

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Rose P.O.V

We all read the e-mail Sara had sent to Alice.

“Should we be worried?” Esme asked Carlisle. “If they do decide to branch out it means we have to be more careful.”

“I agree. I will call the others and let them know. The thought of Aro increasing his coven does fill me with worry.”

“Well yeah, if the day comes he decides to pay us back for what happened he would have not one but two covens to deal with,” Emmett said.

“That might be a long time though. It took him centuries to make the Volturi what it is today, gathering up numbers for two covens would take a while,” Edward said.

“But remember what she said about them asking those other covens? Who knows how many vampires will jump to join,” Jasper said. “I think I will give Maria a ring and give her a heads up. If the Volturi do decide to move close to the south they will immediately assert their authority and I can guarantee there will be a fight.”

“Who do you think will lead the new coven? She is right, Caius would definitely try and cause us grief,” Bella asked.

“Maybe her going with them was a good thing,” Emmett said. We all glared at him. “I mean she can be like a spy for us.”

“Moron!” I hissed. “Did you forget about Aro's power? Who knows what he will do if he thinks she is a spy.”

“Don’t forget she has Marcus on her side,” Alice said. “She has brought such a change in him. He actually is talking again. He has emotion again.”

“I am glad,” Carlisle said. “I always had a feeling Marcus was the best of the three, but I was never too sure, I only heard him speak a small number of times.”
“I hope she will be okay, getting involved in their affairs will surely tax the poor thing,” Esme said.

“You think we should tell the wolves?” Jasper said.

“Yes they should know,” Carlisle said.

“What about that mongrel? What if this causes him to remember his love for her and he snaps.” I said.

“We’ll let Jake decide whether to tell him or not,” Carlisle said. “I am happy Sara is trying to bear the burden of the Volturi but her hanging out with Heidi worries me.”

“Why? What can she do?” I asked.

“Her power is persuasion. She is able to put idea and thoughts inside your head. Its what makes her so good at getting food for the Volturi, her looks and her power to convince people to think they are going to have a fun filled time. Imagine her as your conscience she can convince you to do good things or bad things. She can convince you that illusions are reality and lies are truths.”

“Shit!” I cursed.

“What if she convinces her to use her power for Aro? What if she convinces her to feast on humans?” Esme said.

“Exactly,” Carlisle said sadly.

“Wait! Remember when Chelsea tried using her power on her and she fought back? Maybe she can do the same.” Emmett said.

“Maybe, but Heidi’s power is very subtle. She might not be able to sense what she is doing.”

The atmosphere was quiet and tense. Eventually we all went to make the calls and give our friends and allies a heads up. I wanted to go to Volterra right now and bring her back. I wanted to keep her safe from those monsters…before she becomes one of them.

Fusedtwilight: Like I said slow, but next chapter will be more exciting, promise. Please review.
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