"That's her I'm pretty sure," Serena commented as she and Maysun sat on the edge of a fountain in the middle of a famous courtyard, Serena hadn't bothered to remember, in Volterra. They watched as a stunning female vampire wrapped in a dark velvet dress surveyed the crowd but unlike the intel from Sulpicia, she wasn't approaching tourists like they expected. It was the very reason why Serena and Maysun were dressed in the most touristy clothing possible with massive cameras around their necks to further emphasize this fact. Serena wore a cheesy 'I love Volterra' t-shirt with dark blue pants and some random American sports team cap while Maysun was wearing a straw hat, a cheesy 'I love Italy' t-shirt, and black shorts. The female vampire spotted something of interest as she merged into the crowd and carefully made her way toward her target without stepping into the sunlight.
"What is she doing? I thought tourist was who they usually went for?" Maysun asked in confusion as she lifted the brim of her straw hat in order to better see the female vampire. The female vampire stopped in front of a young couple. Serena and Maysun watched the scene with interest as the young couple seemed to be locals of Volterra. Which according to Sulpicia, was a very big no-no. The female vampire exchanged words with the pair and it was only then, due to their enhanced eyesight, that they saw what others considered a loving embrace, was not so loving. The human male seemed to have a death grip on the female human and the sisters wouldn't have been surprised if there were going to be marks left on the female's skin as a result. The young female turned away from the vampire and the hybrids caught a glimpse of a black eye from behind the shades she was wearing.
"No prize for figuring out what he practices his punching on," Maysun muttered in disgust as she continued to watch the interaction. The male seemed to smile at whatever the vampire said and released the female human in his hold. The female vampire held her arm out and the male happily wrapped his arm around hers. What shocked Serena and Maysun though was how relieved the female human looked.
She re-adjusted her shirt now that she wasn't in the male's death grip and they caught a glimpse of bruises littering her arm. It didn't take a genius to work out that they were seeing evidence of a very abusive relationship. The two female hybrids watched as the female human hesitated for a moment before she sprinted in the opposite direction, like a zebra trying to escape a lion...it was almost as if the human knew what was going to happen next.
'Surely,' Serena thought to herself, 'That couldn't be right?'. They continued to watch with interest as the female vampire, their intel said to be Heidi, led the male human into what they guessed was the entry of the Volturi.
"Since when was the Volturi vigilante?" Maysun asked in disbelief over what she and her sister had just witnessed.
Serena tsked in annoyance, "It must only be very recent or Sulpicia would have said so. This makes getting into the coven much harder now".
"What do we do now?" Maysun asked in concern, "Father expects this to happen today. The plan only works if we can both get in!". She watched as only Heidi re-emerged from the shadows and continued to survey the crowd. The two sisters continued to watch the vampire for several more minutes, trying desperately to figure out a new plan as it was obvious that tourists were no longer on the menu.
"It appears criminals are now the meal of the Volturi," Maysun sighed, "Too bad we look as far away from criminals as possible".
"Follow my lead," Serena smirked as an idea popped into her head, "I have a plan".
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Heidi had acted as the Volturi's 'fisher' for many years and had been alive for many more. While she had always enjoyed her role and prided herself on her talent for luring humans to their demise without leaving a trace, the Queen's new orders of what prey could be brought into the coven definitely made things a bit more interesting. She had been orchestrating elaborate ploys for potential pray for decades and had always been successful in covering her tracks. When the Queen approached her and asked her to limit their prey to criminals and law-breakers, unless Heidi had no other option of course, it certainly made Heidi's job much harder. However, Heidi felt it was much more suited to her talents. Her usual prey were older adults or young teenagers who didn't know the saying that if it was too good to be true, then it was. Criminals however were savvier. After all, it takes a conman to con a conman. They were harder to lure in. However, that made it all the more exciting for Heidi, she was a predator if nothing else, and some of the criminal records she had read made her non-existent blood boil. It reminded her of her human days when she was treated like garbage. Luring this type of bait into the coven filled Heidi with pride as in a way, she was cleaning up the human world. She was currently waiting in front of the coven for the last two prey of today's meal.
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