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Complexity
By : TwilightScribe
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Title: Complexity

 Fandom: Twilight series 

Pairing: eventual Marcus/Seth

Part: XVII. Of Silences and Confessions

Words: 3054 words

Summary: Volterra was his prison, an entire city, but it didn't make up for the fact that he was alone and tortured. There had to be something to make this death sentence worthwhile. 

Disclaimer: I don't own the Twilight series, and I don't claim to own it either. It belongs to Stephanie Meyer, and I only write these things to satisfy the muses and make nothing from it.

XVII. Of Silences and Confessions
Seth was really, really confused.
For one, Marcus had just kissed him. Of course, he had kissed him back – his body had done so it seemed on instinct – and Seth would admit that nothing had felt so right before in his life. But at that moment, he was standing there, firmly encased in the vampire's arms; and the vampire in question was softly murmuring something in a language that he didn't recognize.
Again, he was struck with the thought that, This feels so right.
When Heidi and Alec returned, empty-handed, Marcus had let him go, but his hand was still firmly holding onto Seth's. The pressure was comforting, especially when he saw the angry looks that the other two vampires were sporting; it had to mean that Vladimir and Stefan had managed to escape them.
Alec was clearly fuming at being defeated again by Stefan, but when Heidi saw the two of them, she looked confused for a moment before her eyes widened in realization and she grinned. She sent Seth a wink.
He blushed and immediately looked down at his feet.
“Sorry Marcus, they managed to get away,” Heidi reported. “We managed to chase them towards the perimeter that Aro had set up, but they slipped through it... Jane's pretty livid that Stefan was able to render her useless.”
Marcus sighed, nodding, “They'll be back; their business here is only just beginning.”
“Good, that gives me a chance to get even with that bastard,” Alec muttered darkly, arms crossed. He was scowling in the direction that the two Romanian vampires had disappeared to. Whatever Stefan had done to put Alec in such a sour mood, Seth didn't want to know.
Heidi, on the other hand, seemed to rebound pretty quickly from the near death situation. But her eyes lingered on the dried blood on Seth's arm, and the rather nasty wound that decorated it. Marcus' venom had sealed it closed, but it was still an ugly red mark on his skin.
“I'll go find some medical supplies,” she interjected. “In the mean time, you three should head back to the palace! Let the others handle the clean up!”
She disappeared around another corner with a wave, leaving the three men behind her.
Seth was still blushing like a tomato, and Alec was still fuming. Only Marcus seemed relatively calm, but his tense muscles spoke otherwise; as did the protective way that he tucked the young shifter under his arm, keeping him pressed closely to his side as they turned back into the alley. Alec proceeded on ahead of them, removing the grate from one of the sewers.
“I'll go first, you drop down after me Seth,” Alec ordered before disappearing down into the darkness.
There was silence, but then Marcus gently pressed the shifter forward. With a small smile, he asked, “Do you need help Seth?”
“Uh, no, I can manage...” He was still distracted; just looking at Marcus' face reminded him of that kiss... and how he wouldn't mind another.
Turning away from the vampire, he edged his way towards the sewer, sitting down on the edge before lowering himself into the opening and then letting himself drop. He fell for a few seconds before he felt cold arms catch him and set him on his feet.
“You're going to want to be careful; it's slippery down here,” Alec's voice came from his right; Seth's eyes would take a little time to adjust to the darkness. “And watch your step, we don't want you actually falling into the water; it's just a little to your left.”
Marcus joined them a few seconds later.
“If you would lead the way Alec.”
“Right.”
Seth felt a cold arm slide around his waist, gently pulling him against a cool body. Again, Marcus' scent filled his nostrils, and he let out his breath in a deep sigh. It was a comforting scent, and he loved it; just like the vampire it belong to.
Wait. Love?
He would have frozen in place if it wasn't for Marcus' arm around him, tugging him along through the winding sewers of the city. It was just... he knew that he'd been attracted to Marcus, that his feelings ran deeper than just a simple crush or something like that, but love? Seth had had no experience with the emotion whatsoever – and there was always imprinting to take into consideration, but thought, wouldn't he have noticed that? – so he was just a little hesitant about using the word to describe his feelings for the vampire.
That kiss, though, seemed to be telling him otherwise, as did every other part of him. Even his instincts were telling him that it was love; or something deeper than even that. And that draw that he'd felt to the vampire ever since he'd first met him... maybe he had imprinted; he really didn't know.
He wished he had someone there to offer him guidance on this sort of thing; he was still young, he was only eighteen with absolutely no experience with any affairs of the heart, and he was head over heels in love with a millennia old vampire.
“Are you alright Seth?”
He snapped out of his thoughts at that, his face warming up once again, “Uh, yeah, I'm fine. I was just thinking...”
“About?”Marcus prompted as they rounded another corner, a flight of stairs becoming visible in the gloom. He carefully lifted Seth up, practically carrying him up the stairs.
“Uh well...” Seth wasn't sure if he was comfortable talking about what was happening between the two of them with Alec around, but decided what the hell, why not. The younger vampire would probably find out about it soon anyway. “I was thinking about us.”
“I suppose we do have to talk about that...” Marcus' voice sounded thoughtful; Seth wondered if his mind had been lingering on thoughts about them too. He wished that he could see the vampires face at that moment, because he hated having no idea of what he was thinking about. Even now, Marcus was a bit of an enigma to him.
It was another thing he loved about him.
Again with the love; Seth was having this bad.
I really do love him... Seth thought. When Vladimir was about to kill me, I... I regretted not getting the chance to tell Marcus that... that I cared about him so deeply; that I loved him Man, I've got this bad.
The flight of stairs led up to a door, which Alec slid open, revealing one of the long basement passages of the Volturi palace.
Alec paused and bowed once to Marcus, “I'll go and clean up the library Marcus, if you need me then that's where I'll be.”
The younger vampire disappeared to the right, while Marcus set Seth back on his feet and led him down a different passage way. This one led up and into the vampire's study; Seth absently noticed that it was the exact same one that he'd escaped through a few hours earlier.
Marcus' study looked practically untouched except for a broken vase lying in pieces near the door and the table that it had sat on lay on the floor. He guessed that it had probably been knocked down during the chaos of Alec and Stefan's attack and pursuit of him.
When Marcus saw the little reminder of what had happened shortly before, he just let out a sigh, before leading Seth out of the room and towards the sitting room. It was Seth's favourite room, and it seemed like the perfect venue for this long overdue conversation of theirs. The hallways outside, luckily, were untouched and looked exactly as how they'd been when he'd first left.
Once they were in the sitting room, the two of them sat down on the large sofa facing each other. Silence hung between them for a few moments before Marcus spoke.
“Seth, if what I did upset you, then you have my most sincere apologies. I shouldn't have lost control of myself like that, it was unforgivable.”
Before he'd even finished his apology, Seth was shaking his head, “I'm not upset; you don't have to apologize to me for something that I wanted.”
Oh that was good.
Wait, what?
“Seth, you... what?”
Marcus watched, confused, as his beloved shifter's cheeks took on a pinkish hue – when he started thinking of Seth like that, he wasn't sure, but he wasn't about to disagree when it was the truth – and waited for a response.
“I... I don't mind that you kissed me.” Nevermind that it was my first kiss. “I enjoyed it; you don't have to apologize. In fact, I don't want you to feel bad about it at all; I wanted it just as much as you did. If you hadn't done that, I might have just jumped you.”
Marcus blinked.
“Oh, um, nevermind that.” Seth fiddled with the hem of his shirt. How to explain? “If you hadn't acted first, then I probably would have done the exact same thing.”
“I see.” Marcus hesitated, before asking, “Seth, I have to be honest... I want this to be more than just a single kiss. I want you to be in my life; sharing it with me.”
Dark brown eyes found brilliant crimson ones, “Wh-wha...?”
A deep, unneeded breath was drawn, “Seth, I want you, if you would have me, that is.”
Seth instantly understood the meaning. Marcus wanted him; he wanted him in his life – his existence, whatever, terminology wasn't important – Marcus wanted him. But he was still speechless; he watched as Marcus continued, dimly noting that the vampire was rambling now.
“I know that in this time, it's not exactly socially accepted for two men to be involved, but in my time that wasn't important. I want you, I love you – and I might have from the first moment that I saw you – and I want to share whatever you would call this existence of mine with you.”
Every fibre of Seth's being was screaming at him to say yes; to jump into the vampire's arms and tell him that yes, that was what he wanted; that he wanted that more than anything. The words, though, seemed to be stuck in his throat.
Seth nodded dumbly; trying to tell Marcus without words that yes, he wanted that; all of it.
With shaking hands, he reached out, grabbing Marcus' hands in his and interlacing their fingers just as the vampire had done earlier. He could see the confusion in his eyes, but his voice was still stuck in his throat and was refusing to come out and say what he wanted it to. He'd have to resort to other means to tell him, since Marcus couldn't read minds.
His entire body was tense as he leaned forward and then let his lips crash down on the other's.
It was nothing like their first kiss. This one was achingly sweet and filled with promises of more and of affection; Marcus tensed at first, but then relaxed, letting himself get lost in the feeling of his love's lips on his. Warmth surged through him, and he felt Seth shift closer, moving against him.
Seth felt a spark shoot through him as he kissed the vampire; and just like before, everything clicked together inside of him. He belonged there, with Marcus, in the vampire's arms; his premonition was right. He had to be the one to come to Volterra. After all, he belonged with Marcus.
Eventually, though, he had to pull back for air. He was a little disappointed to note that the other wasn't even winded, while he was panting. And he was shaking too, but that didn't matter.
And it seemed his voice had returned, because everything was flowing past his lips suddenly in a torrent of words.
“Yes. Yes! Yes, I want this. I want this so badly that you can't even imagine; don't let me go, I want to stay here, with you...”
With a smile, Marcus placed his fingers over Seth's lips, quelling the unending torrent of words. “Thank you Seth... and I think I can understand better than you think.” He pressed another quick kiss to the other's lips, “Just having you here with me... it's indescribable.”
Seth smiled back and nodded. He glanced down at their hands; noticing all of the contrasts between the two of them.
Everything seemed to make sense now; the reason why he got along so well with vampires, everything just clicked into place. The loneliness that he'd felt before didn't hurt so much now. He could face the world, so long as he had Marcus at his side.
Cool fingers brushed his cheek, once again bringing him back into reality. He practically beamed at the vampire sitting across from him.
The two of them sat there for several moments that felt like an eternity, the afterglow of their confessions gradually fading, but there was still an undeniable connection between them now as they just sat there, watching each other in the silence.
Eventually, though, Seth broke it.
“Hey Marcus...”
“What is it Seth?”
“Where do we go from here?” he asked. It was the one thing that he wasn't sure of; he had nothing really to go off of. The only people he knew who had a relationship like this were Jacob and Jasper, and their connection had been almost instantaneous; there had been no build to a breaking point like his and Marcus'.
Marcus looked down at the wolf, scenting his nervousness, “I'm not too sure.”
Seth chewed his lip; that wasn't really the answer he wanted...
“If you need to be alone, then...” Marcus stood up, prepared to leave if the other needed time to think things through without him there. He didn't get very far.
“No!” Seth grabbed onto his hands, tugging on them. He blushed, “No, I... I want you here with me. It's not that I don't want this, it's just...”
“Seth, if you want us to spend time courting each other, than that is fine. I will not ask you to do anything that you're uncomfortable with.” He smiled at the young man, gently interlacing their fingers as he knelt down in front of him. “We can take this as slow as you want us to.”
“Thanks.” Seth laughed a little. “You know, I think that you're the only person I've ever heard use the term 'courting' when talking about a relationship; not even Jasper is that old fashioned, and he's from the deep South!”
Marcus frowned, “Why? Is there a problem with my words?”
“What? No, I got your meaning; it just sounded really old fashioned is all. No one calls it courting anymore.” Seth smiled back; with that smile that made Marcus just want to melt. “But I think it's kind of appropriate coming from you.”
“Well then, what is it called in these times?”
“Dating. People usually date those that they're interested in having a relationship with.”
Marcus' frown grew deeper, “That sounds awfully casual to me.”
“Yeah, well, it typically is,” Seth replied, shrugging. “Most people tend to date a lot of people before they actually find the right person.”
“Have you dated anyone?”
“No. I never had time before, and besides, no one really caught my attention so I never bothered with it.”
At that confirmation, Marcus felt his jealousy abate, and instead, a swell of warmth that he couldn't put a name too welled up inside of him. It warmed him to no end to think that he was the first person who Seth saw in any romantic light at all; and to feel so deeply for him... yes, Marcus was extremely flattered indeed. And he had no intentions of letting Seth go, ever.
“I am... pleased to hear this.”
Seth smiled, “That sounds like you're getting a bit possessive there Marcus.”
“It's a part of who I am; I have no intentions of letting you go. I hope you know that Seth.” He spoke with deadly seriousness, trying his best to make Seth grasp just how much he meant his words. But somehow, he knew that he needn't worry.
“I know; I hope you know that that works both ways.”
“Of course.”
Seth smiled, then wrinkled his nose when he realized that he was still covered in blood, “I think I need a shower...”

.:-o-:. .:-o-:. .:-o-:.
Forty-five minutes later, and Seth was dressed in clean clothes and his wound was bound with the medical supplies that Heidi had retrieved from Volterra. They'd been tucked away into the medicine cabinet, just in case they were needed further done the road.
The lube that she'd tried to hide in there hadn't escaped Seth's notice, and he'd had to hide his blush from Marcus lest the vampire ask him any questions about what it was that had him embarrassed. He wasn't up for having that conversation yet; it could wait. So instead he gave Heidi the dirtiest glare he could manage, and watched her scamper out of there with an evil grin on her face.
Well, that was what he got for having a vampire for a best friend; and a dirty-minded one at that.
He didn't need her interfering in his relationship with Marcus; they'd get to it when they got to it. He could be patient and wait. Besides, he was nervous enough about that aspect as it was; he didn't need reminding about it.
And it would be really nice to know beforehand how big – no, he wasn't going to go there. Not yet at least.
Right then, he was content with what he had. It had been a long day, and he was tired. A good night's sleep was in order; and he had that dinner with Sebastian and his wife to look forward to...
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