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Skin deep
By : fusedtwilight
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Skin Deep
Chapter 17

Fusedtwilight: Thanks to animegirlkiki for betaing A bit short this time but lots of surprises.

Alec P.O.V

I watched as the others tore into the vampires we had come to eradicate.
“No, not my babies, please I beg you!” the woman screamed.

We had come to England after we received reports of strange murders that fit the bill of a vampire gone rogue. We came to find the perpetrators only to find it was children, immortal children.

Apparently a vampire had an intense desire for children so she began to kidnap runaways, orphans, or neglected children. She turned twenty children, between the ages of five and ten. I can understand having one or even three children, but twenty? I have not heard of such a large amount of immortal children since the three decided they were a danger to our world.

I used my power to help the others take care of the little monsters. When we first found them I admit I was enchanted by them. The vampire venom had enhanced they’re child like innocence to the point where even Jane watched them in awe. Even now as I watched the others take them all down I wanted to protect them, to keep them safe from all harm.

If this was what it was like for a vampire such as I a human would never be able to stand against their charms. The children had been all smiles and giggles when they met us. They walked up to us and inspected us with childlike curiosity.

Then the mother showed up, she took one look at us and panicked. I admit what happened next was our fault. We allowed the little ones to close to us; let them feel our robes, let them touch us, but when they saw their new mother scared of us all that child like innocence evaporated, leaving only nightmarish children.

They attacked us, the thing about immortal children isn’t just their charms, and it’s their speed. Something about their small, light frames makes them insanely fast, even for a vampire. Add the fact they were all newborns and strong as hell add a large number and you have one hell of a fight.

Once I got my bearings I used my power to affect the little beasts stripping them of their senses, A few were outside of my mist but Jane used her power to stop them, then the others began to pick them off one by one.

“No stop please don’t kill my babies!” the woman cried.

“They are not your babies you fool!” Jane said. “You knew the law, not only did you make one immortal child you made twenty! What were you thinking?”

“I couldn’t help it, they had horrible parents, they either abused or neglected them, they needed a real mother.”

“Doesn’t matter, not only did you break the law you also drew attention to us all, those murders were obviously vampire.”

“They can’t help it, they need to feed.”

Jane used her power on the fool and she feel to the ground shrieking. “Now you get to watch the little brats die.”

“Leave mommy alone!” one of the children shouted. She ran at Jane but Jane used her power on her. I let Jane handle the little one. I watched Santiago as he walked over to one of the little ones affected by my power.

I remember how Sara had looked at him as we left, remembered how her kiss for him was sweeter and lingered more then the ones she had given me or the others. I still felt angry and jealous for the special attention he had received from her.

I did not like how she reacted around him, I did not like how he caused such reactions in her the others could not do. I know there was a possibility her power could attach more to her, but I did not like it. I am not known for my ability to share, usually Jane is the one with the jealousy issues but my new connection to Sara makes me hate Santiago for daring to try and court her.

I knew he was trying, he may act nonchalant and aloof with her but I saw the look in his eyes when he looked at her, he wanted her, as did many of the other guards. But I had been doing my best to keep them away from her. Some had given up thinking she had chosen me as her mate, others were more persistent, but with the amount of time I spent with her and my power I was able to keep her hidden.

There had been a close call with Aro, he invited me into his study to talk, I wore gloves, they were black leather, a gift from Sara, she said they made me look more mature, and added to my Italian gangster look. Aro did not try to read my mind, but he was curious as to my situation with Sara, I simply told him Sara was unable to look past my appearance and no physical relationship but we were becoming good friends.

He was sad it did not work out between me and Sara, he said he would have liked to see me on the throne. “If I could I would see you on a throne next to me my son, but there are rules and traditions that must be followed.”

I no longer care for the throne, all I care about are Jane and Sara, as long as they are happy I am happy. And I will be damned if I let Santiago come and take her from me.

Coming up with a wonderful idea I released the child from my power, Santiago was just reaching the little boy when he jumped at Santiago and began to claw at him, I smiled enjoying Santiago fighting for his life. Then Jane used her power on the boy and Santiago made quick work of him.
He glared at me. “Oops, sorry, let him slip.” There was no regret in my voice, I cared not if he heard it.

He snarled and went to finish off the rest of the little brats. Jane turned to me her face in an angry frown. “What was that about?” she asked.

“What?” I asked faking innocence.

“That, you lost control? You have never lost control of your powers Alec, you did that on purpose. What did Santiago do to piss you off?”

“Nothing, it was an accident.”

“Alec you can not lie to me, this is about Sara isn’t it?”

“Jane this has abso-”

“I knew it! The past three days you have been glued to her, the way you and her talk and react to one another, you’d think you were mother and son,” she said.

I shifted uncomfortably, her words were a little to close to the truth. I did not tell her what happened, I knew if I did she would go straight to Aro. I hated to keep such an important thing from her but Jane like me was very territorial. She was already jealous at the time me and Sara spent together, if I told her why she would freak.

“I mean are you still trying to court her or not Alec? I am confused. You act more then just friends, but there is no passion or desire in your actions toward one another. What gives? I thought you wanted the throne?”

“Sara is unable to see me as more then a brother. I still like her though, she is a breath of fresh air. She brings some cheer to our gloomy coven don’t you think?”

“I think she is a goodie, a goodie who is a disgrace to all vampire like the rest of those golden eyed freaks,” she growled. “She was engaged to one of those vile mutant wolves.”

“I know Jane, I know. Bu if you spent time with her you would see how kind and compassionate she is.”

“You mean weak.” she sneered. “We are the Volturi Alec, we are not kind, compassionate, merciful or any of those pathetic emotions and feelings. The time will come when she quickly learns that.”

I had to agree with Jane. But Sara just was not a killer. In a way she was like Renata, push her enough and she will push back but they have no drive to fight, no true blood lust. Not the kind all vampires have, I mean the battle instinct like Felix or even I have. That little voice in our heads that relished in fighting and killing all things.

The smell of burning flesh filled the air, piles of burning children littered the woods, already partly ash. Only the female who caused this and the child who tried to protect her remained. We slowly advanced on the pair. I felt anger coursing through me as I watched the two of them. This foolish woman was so selfish.

Did she not know the hell she condemned those children to? Even if they had been allowed to live eternity as a child? I shudder to think of it. Bad enough being my age, but to be five or ten for all eternity? And all so this pathetic wretch could have a child. Wasn’t one enough? Why did she have to have twenty?

“My babies, my precious babies,” the woman moaned.

“Mommy don’t let them hurt me please,” the little girl begged.

The woman placed her hand on the child’s head to keep her from looking at us. “Its okay baby, were going to heaven now. We’re all going to be happy and together forever.” she smiled and I saw the madness in her eyes. She actually thought she was going to paradise.

“Make them go away mommy, please, I don’t like them….go away!” the little girl screamed.

Then the world shifted. One minute I was looking at them, the next I was upside down, the world shifted and the sky was below me. We all shouted in shock, I went to grab onto Jane but my other hand moved instead, I realized Jane was no longer on my left, she was on my right, I tried to move my right but my left moved instead.

The others had the same problem, they were all bumping into one another and moving uncontrollably around. What in hells name is going on?

“Eleanor?” the female asked the child. “What’s going on?”

“It’s the child, she has a power!” I hissed.

I summoned my mist and tried to send it forward, but it did not appear. Confused I heard confused shouts. I tried to turn but it took a few tries to turn in the right direction. My mist had headed behind me and some of the guards had fallen into it.

“Jane!”

“On it!”

Her power focused on the little girl who shrieked. The word turned the right way and I deactivated my power.

“I knew you were special Eleanor.” the woman kissed Eleanor’s head.

“Hurry up and kill them you fools!” Jane shouted.

The guards rushed forward but I stopped them. “Wait!”

“Alec!” Jane hissed.

I summoned my mist and stripped both of their senses. I walked forward and grabbed the little one.

“Mommy? Mommy where are you? Where am I? Where did the light go?” Eleanor asked scared.

“Baby? Where are you? Please don’t take her from me!” the woman cried.

“Okay kill her,” I said.

The guards rushed forward and quickly dispatched the woman. I held the little one in my arms and tried to keep a hold of her, her senses were gone but she was still capable of moving, and she was strong.

“Alec what are you doing?” Jane asked.

“Call Aro now,” I said.

“What?”

“Just do it.”

She sighed and pulled out her cell and dialed the number. After five minutes she was able to get a hold of Aro. “Ah dear one, is there a problem,?” I heard him say.

“Let Alec tell you,” she said. She out the speaker phone on.

“Alec, what seems to be the problem?” he asked.

“Those were vampire murders master, but they were done by immortal children.”

“What?”

“A female turned twenty human children, I believe the first murders they committed were on they’re old human parents. From what I read the murders where it was a family only the parents were found dead, but the children were never found. From what we have learned the vampire took in abused or neglected children, some were runaways as well. If the children were abused or neglected I think it is safe to assume they wanted some payback.”

“Have they all been silenced?”

“Yes, we killed the perpetrator and all but one child.”

“One?”

“Yes master, the child is gifted.”

“Gifted like?”

“Like me and Jane sir.” I told him what the girl Eleanor did.

“Hmm, seems you are not the only one who can manipulate ones senses. But Alec she is an immortal child, you know the rules, gifted or not she must be terminated.”

“I know master…but remember Sara can control our blood lust…maybe she can tame the immortal children.”

Aro was silent for a moment. “Hmmm, it warrants a try.” I knew he would be intrigued. Aro always did love a good experiment.

“It would be good practice for her, who knows, with her help it could be easier for us to bring in new members which would help with our plans to branch out soon.”

“That is a good idea Alec, knowing Sara she will be motivated to save the girls life. Very well, bring the girl back to the city, but be careful, she is your responsibility, if she gets away from you and causes a scene I will be most upset.”

“Fear not master, the girl is going no where.”

“Very well, I will see you soon.”

He hanged up and Jane snapped her cell closed. “Do you really think she can tame the madness of the immortal children?”

“Sure she can,” Santiago said. “She took away my blood lust remember.”

“How could we forget, lets go were wasting time.”

I held on to Eleanor as we headed back for Volterra, I was anxious to return. I wanted to see Sara again. Wanted to show her the gift I got for her. The real reason I spared the girl was because she reminded me of Sara, both had blonde hair, both had an innocent aura about them. If Sara can help cure the girl maybe it can help bring us closer together, maybe it will help distract her from Santiago.

Between me and Eleanor she won’t have time for anyone else.

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Sara P.O.V

I stood very still as Corin painted me.

A few hours after our connection we went straight to Marcus. He was just leaving the throne room when he saw us and in an instant he knew what had happened. We went to his study and talked.

We told Corin about Alec, he was surprised, he thought we were acting strange but he didn’t think it was my power. He was no angry or jealous, I feared he might go to Aro when he found out about Alec but he was so calm.

I told Marcus about Chelsea and what she said. “I feared as much, all we can do is wait and hope her pride out weighs her judgment.”

Afterwards Corin took me to his room and he asked to paint me, I said yes. I stood in the same position for an hour as Corin worked, he was going human slow, I asked why he didn’t just pain vampire fast and he said art should not be rushed.

“So what now?” I asked him.

“Well I was thinking next we do marble, then I can write a few poems, a couple of haikus and even a limerick,” he said.

“I mean about us.”

“We carry on, nothing more we can do Sara,” he said.
“Corin, aren’t you mad about this? Aren’t angry at me for forcing a connection between us?” I asked. It was like with Alec. Part of me feared he was angry, another part wanted him to be angry.

“Why should I be? I wanted us to be together, I knew saying yes would bind us, I made my choices and have no regrets.”

“I know I get a friend out of this, but what do you get?” I asked.

“A muse, someone to inspire me, to awaken my the artist hidden in my soul.”

“I have seen your work Corin, you don’t need me.”

“Yes I do Sara, for a long time now I have been unable to use my gift as an artist to its full potential. I kept reusing old ideas and the ideas of old artists for so long I was beginning to rust, but thanks to you I have a whole slew of ideas that I can use.”

“But you said you can’t share your art because-”

“I know, and that’s true, I mean there is more to art then credit, that was my problem Sara, I fell into the same trap many artists find themselves in. Art isn’t about glory or credit, it is about making something beautiful and ever lasting, to share with the world, to inspire others to make more beauty to fill this world. But you reminded me the true meaning of art, I looked into your eyes and saw what I had become and realized my foolishness.”

“I just wanted to check, I mean I fill horrible about all this.”

“Don’t, we’re all getting something out of this.”

“But its wrong isn’t it? I am forcing these connections with you and Alec and lord knows how many more people. I am forcing you to like me.”

“You really need to gain some self worth Sara, we liked you before these connections. You bring some light in the doom and gloom that is our coven. But your power senses your desires and seeks those with desires that it can use and twists them together. This is a good thing, I am happier then I have been in years and so is Alec, you are filling a void and we give you what you need.”

“I still feel bad.”

“Well don’t, this power is to wild to control, just go with the flow.”

“Until Chelsea tells Aro, then I will have no choice but to use my power to brainwash people,” I said sadly.

“Fear not, with your power you could do the same to Aro once you get enough practice, then you need not worry.”

“No, if I use my power like that it will become to tempting to do again and again. Just because I have a power to do something doesn’t mean I should use it.”

“Wish Jane had that philosophy. But what do you do when your power uses you Sara. Your best bet is to try and get as many of the Volturi on your side. You already have Marcus, now all you need is to get either Caius or Aro as well, that way should they ever vote about you it will go in your favor.”

“That’s the problem, my power only lasts so long, if I do leave I have to return every so often to keep these bonds strong so they don’t realize they have been doped.”

“Then do to others what you have don’t to me and Alec, what ever you did to us won’t be fading anytime soon.”

“Like I said that is not an option.”

“And like I said, you may not have a choice. We don’t know if your power will make a bond with another one of us. If you have anymore needs then your power will choose someone to fit those needs.”

“This is so frustrating, why didn’t it do this when I was in America?”

“Well I think because you had what you needed in America. Family, friends. But once Aro pulled you away from all that you had a powerful need and your power began to hunt for people to compensate.”

“I don’t want my power to replace the others though. I don’t want a new Alice, a new Emmett, a new Nessie, a new Tanya, a new Kate and anyone. I miss my old family and I want them,” I said.
“Your power is strong but even it has limits. It can’t magically bring them here so the best it can do is use what it has…us. Okay check it out.”

I walked over to the paining and saw he had made a perfect recreation of me, only he added a halo and white wings, giving the illusion I was some kind of angel. “Wow, that looks so real and life like.”

“Many centuries of practice,” he said. “Don’t worry, your power is trying to help you be happy, don’t fight it, go with it, let it happen, don’t make yourself unhappy. Eternity is a long time to be miserable, just ask Marcus.”

I sighed. He was right. This whole situation was becoming more complicated then what it needed to be. I cursed Illyria from the grave, had she just stayed quiet I would still be in Forks with Embry planning our big day. Instead I was stuck in Italy trying to control an uncontrollable power that was binding me to people I barely knew and could hardly trust.

As Emmett would say, this really blows.

Fusedtwilight: Did anyone see that coming? I wanted to show that just because Alec has…bonded with Sara he isn’t going to turn a new leaf, he is still the same cold calculating S.O.B we all know and love. Please review.
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