Volturi (The Three Kings L.S)

19-First Dates

Attarah walked down the stairs, slightly angered that she'd had to get dressed in heels and a short dress at the top of a long flight of stairs. She marched down the stairs and upon finally reaching the bottom floor, she is directed by Jane towards the throne room. When they opened the large oak doors they found all three King's sat in heavy thrones. Caius was dressed smartly in a suit but had abandoned his cloak. He stood when he saw her enter and all three pairs of eyes widened before Aro settled for shock.

"You're wearing that?" Aro was angered and it could be seen in his eyes.

"Yes, she is. And she looks beautiful." Caius smiled and kissed her, his arm sliding around her waist. "Do you feel comfortable my love?" Caius questioned and she nodded with a smile. "I will bring a coat for you just in case you get cold but we won't spend long outside."

Aro clenched his jaw and said no more whilst Marcus smiled at her and complimented her appearance before they both left, heading to the garage. Caius decided that he was going to go all out on this time together she was clearly impressed as she seated herself within his matt black Ferrari and the engine revved.

A giggle escaped her, the lavish lifestyles and fountains of cash that came from the bank of her mates was still too much to process. She lived a simple life with cheap steam and potatoes for dinner before watching TV on the old box in the corner with a rip-off Ben and Jerry's. But she had left that all behind and her heart lurched with the realisation that still managed to strike her.

"Hold tight beautiful" he spoke loudly over the engine and they zoomed into the night, down highways and through the town and she smiled brightly. Happiness radiated from her from the meet thrill of speed which she'd finally come to love.

Soon the thrill of the ride was over and she was slightly disappointed. Caius walked around to her side and opened her car door, taking her hand gently to help her to stand without flashing the world. The keys were tossed to a scrawny gentleman and they entered a giant stone whitewashed building. Another two gentlemen stood by and pulled the two chrome bars toward themselves, inviting the pair into the lavish foyer of a grand Italian hotel.

The duo now stood in a giant round room that's roof was too high to see, curving from the left side and all the way up and around was a grand staircase, marble lined with a bright crimson carpet. Standing before the stairwell was a magnificent counter top, five beautiful females standing behind with identical brown hair and outfits, smiling politely. The carpet was marvelous and clearly hugely expensive and to each side were giant archways leading to different areas of the extensive architecture.

"Come my darling" Caius stated and escorted his beautiful mate to the desk where he approached an inviting female. The pair rolled out Italian easily and Attarah struggled to catch up but caught snippets of the conversation. The few words and the stare of the female were enough to encourage a small glare at the tall beauty who was far too friendly towards her mate for her liking but soon they were given a key and were on their way.

"We are staying the night?" she questioned and he sent her a smile.

"We are indeed." he replied in a voice that was as smooth as silk. "But first we have a dinner date princess." she smirked and hooked her hand through his arm, directing her off the the left and through a second set of doors to a massive restaurant. It came to Attarahs attention that all things expensive were also oversized.

"Mr Volturi?" a kind gentlemen spoke to the right and Caius nodded, saying nothing. "Please follow me" the accent was thick but the man's English was excellent. Attarah and Caius were led through one of the many side doors and they entered a smaller chamber that held only one table and two chairs though they were expensive and decorated the same way as those in the main dining hall.

"This is your room for the evening, my name is Pablo and I am your server. Please inform me if there is anything you need. I shall be happy to oblige." the young man smiled and stared at Attarah for a moment too long. Next, he moved and pulled out her chair, inviting her in. She sat and smiled politely." Lovely to meet you madam"

Attarahs smile turned somewhat awkward and Caius coughed. The man looked at him and handed the pair menus with cherry cheeks. The brunette female couldn't help but feel a little smug. After the receptionists flirtation, it felt nice for Caius to experience the jealousy. However, she found the boys advances awkward and startling.

"What can I get for you?" he questioned, firmly in his place and rather downtrodden. Attarah looked at the menu and panicked at seeing it fully in Italian, especially considering the man's intense gaze awaiting her order. Thankfully her mate jumped to the rescue and his voice rang out in Italian once more. The male human quickly scribbled down the order on a thin pad before vanishing silently.

"Thank you" she stated awkwardly, unused to the kind of intensity that they were experiencing.

"Please relax Attarah, all will be fine. Everything is under control. I wished to take some time to ourselves once again, It has been a while since the two of us spent time together, alone."

"I agree. And it is lovely here. I just feel a little out of my depth" she worried and he smiled gently, taking her hand across the table.

"Everything is okay Mia Cara. I am not leaving you. Please enjoy yourself." he smiled and she couldn't help but return it. 

Silence had settled in the private restaurant chamber as Attarah began to eat her delicious meal, slicing open a ravioli and smiling as she ate it, it was much more extravagant than she ever believed pasta could be. The silence was not an awkward atmosphere, it was calm. We smiled at her and she glanced up and swirled the wine in his wine glass.

"It is nice?" he queried and she smiled with a nod. 

"It's delicious." she ate some more before frowning slightly "These people manage to make everything so extravagant. I don't even want to know how much this wine costs" She spoke and he just smiled at her.

"You mean the world to me and I have more money than a man can ever spend, you are deserving of every penny I spend on you. This is the high life my love, enjoy it." he smiled and she returned it.

"In that case.." she began and he rose his eyebrows. "I could do with some more wine" she giggled and took the last gulp from her glass. He just laughed and winked.

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Attarah giggled and span in a circle, she wasn't drunk but she wasn't sober. She was only slightly tipsy, enough to give her confidence that she usually lacked. Caius chuckled in the near distance and snapped another photo on his sleek phone. She span under the street lights and a fountain sprinkled behind her, blue lights beneath the rippled turning her legs a bluish hue.

"You're so far away" she moaned in a laugh and sat in a heap on the wall of the fountain, dipping her hand in the water and allowing it to run through her fingers. Caius walked to meet her and sat to her left, he reached forward and tucked a lock of hair behind her ear. "Why can't it be like this forever?" she asked and he frowned.

"What is it that you want forever my love?"

"I love all three of you with all my heart but the best memories with each of you I made have been alone time. I'm a very private person and I suppose this still feels bizarre to me, despite how long it's been. I just want this amount of love... This amount of care... Forever and I suppose this makes me selfish." she looked down at her hands.

"I understand" he began before pausing. "We never expected it to be easy and each of us savours every moment we have alone with you. But we know we cannot be selfish with you, we know that something as perfect as you must be shared." Caius smiled "What worries you so much?"

"All the love, the affection, the small visits and trips. I feel like I'll lose it all when I'm a vampire. I adore the way you treat me and I've begun to love being a human so much with you three. I never knew how important it was for me to be human. I worry that the... Dynamic of the relationship I have with you all will change when I'm like you."

"Oh, my dear Sweet Attarah. You are so precious and pure. Please believe me when I tell you that you and I, and the others too are forever and this perfect relationship that we share with you as a human will not change when you are a vampire. We were prepared. And frankly petrified that upon becoming like us, you would want us to back away, you would want dependence. So hearing that you don't want us to change is music to my ears and your wish is my command. I will always care for you, treat you and savour your touch. We will always go on trips, holidays, picnics. All we do now will transition into your new life baby, but you'll have longer to experience it. And it'll be perfect."

"This truly is forever?"

"Forever my darling. Yet you mustn't worry, I'm not ready to let you become like us, you have many years before this. The restraint is all worth it. You are mesmerising." he smiled and she leant forward, cuddling into his side. The restaurant had been extraordinary but after eating they had decided upon a stroll that brought them here.

Before they comprehended, a large amount of time had passed and rain began to patter down upon them, Attarah shivered and snuggled closer to her mate, upon instinct despite his freezing temperature. He smiled and wrapped his arm around her.

"I suppose this is the sign to tell us its time to go back" he smiled and the pair stood as the rain continued to fall at a faster pace. 

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The rain hammered down furiously and Caius noticed that his beautiful mate had begun to shiver, thankfully they rounded the corner at that moment and entered the hotel. The lobby was empty and they were able to swiftly enter the elevator undiscovered. He couldn't help himself as he began to chuckle and she glanced quickly at him before pouting.

"It's not fair. How can you look like a Greek god, even when drenched and I looked like a drowned rat?" he smiled as the elevator stopped, exiting and pulling her along the short corridor.

"You look absolutely gorgeous my love" he informed her and opened the last door on the corridor. They discovered that the room was a giant array of whites and golds. It was massively extravagant, even more so than most of what Attarah had seen in the castle of Volterra. It was a beautiful dream.

Attarah walked forward, aware that she was dripping wet into the carpet and worried about ruining the beauty of the place. Eventually, she reached the foot of the bed and looked out across the giant bed, bigger than any she'd seen before. Big pillows and a giant headboard lingered above her. Her fingers reached out and stroked the lace that draped from the four posters, the satin-smooth of the curtain caressing her soft flesh. Timidly she glanced back over her shoulder and up through her lashes at Caius who couldn't help but begin forward in an air of confidence, meeting her lips in a motion of passion and love.

Before long he pulled her closer and she was in no position to resist, loving the beauty of the affection she received. However her eyes flew open in the moment and she met his gorgeous face, his eyes were crumpled in a look of restraint, his jaw practically locked. As if sensing her gaze, he pulled away. She stepped back to see his face clearer.

"Caius? Is it... Is it the blood? I'm sorry." she worried as he dropped into a seating position at the foot of the grand bed, his hands rubbed over his face and through his long locks for a second in a very human gesture before he became still. It was a rare occurrence for Attarah to witness true human characteristics from her mates; they forever vowed to be tough and appear strong to the vampires they ruled over.

"No, AttarahIt'sts not the blood. Marcus and myself have gotten used to the pain now that the scent of your blood brings us a euphoria that I can't describe. It's so pleasant. Aro hasn't spent as much time with you, he gets a sandpaper feeling still but even he has come to the position where you can enjoy the banquet without tasting the meal"

The concept shocked Attarah to silence for a rather long moment as confusion overtook her. She missed the feeling of his lips on her own and was beginning to feel cold and self conscious with her soaked state.

"But, I don't understand... If not my scent then what-...?" she was cut off by Caius.

"I struggle to be intimate with you Attarah. You seem so young still and I desire you so so greatly, I know that in perspective of how long you have left in human form, you aren't truly that young. But I do not know how far you are willing to go and I worry to test the waters in fear that you will stretch and do what you do not wish to do to please me. Your mere presence pleases me dear love." he explains in a hurry and she struggles to catch and take in all that he says. Eventual,ly her brain catches up and by this point, Caius had his head in her hands once more. He was embarrassed to show his face, embarrassed to reveal his feelings. Even to his own mate.

"Caius" she took a breath and he looked up at her. She knew what she had to say, what she had to reveal and she knew the time was right. "... I'm ready. I think I have been for a while now but I've just been so reluctant to admit it to you or myself. I might not be ready to go the whole distance, but I know I'm ready to be with you in a way more intimate than this. And it worries me... Because I only feel this way for you. I love all three of you so dearly but these feelings of longing that I have for you... Don't exist so much between me and the others.... I'm ready to be with you. But I'm scared." he looked up and stood, taking her in his arms.

"Don't be afraid my love, whatever you say goes my darling. I will not do anything you are not comfortable with and it is natural for bonds between the three of us to evolve differently. We are three different men after all."

"Thank you... For understanding." she spoke. Noticing how hot her face was despite her freezing temperature and she knew she was blushing furiously. She never thought she'd talk about sex... Not to anyone. But she was glad the conversation had ended. He smiled and kissed her cheek, reminiscent of the warmth on his lips.

"Now I suggest you take a bath, my love... You are freezing ."he smiled and she thought for a moment.

" Would you... Join me?"