S U N S H I N E - Demetri Volturi

Chapter 18

Pain. Pain is the only thing Kyra can feel at the moment. It's like someone switched her blood with alcohol and set it on fire, burning her from the inside out. She can feel her body trying to fight the venom but it's sure she'll lose this fight.

"Mommy, look."
Kyra tries to show her mother a test she wrote in school today. She scored top of the class with only one mistake.

"There's a mistake."
is the only thing her mother has to say before taking another sip of her bottle.

"But..."
the little girl wants to argue; only to get interrupted by a harsh slap to her cheek.

"No buts. You're not allowed to make mistake."
she means.

"And don't call me Joanne."
the mother adds before turning away completely; ignoring her daughter, who holds her face while tears stream down her cheeks.

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Kyra stares at her homework with a frown; she doesn't understand the task. She recently switched to another school and started her second grade just a month ago. It's a big different to first grade and the Italian is really hard to understand for her. Sure, she's been living in Volterra since she turned four but with her parents constantly speaking English and even Demetri and Felix talking English to her, she's not really used to the language.

A soft knock sounds on her window and Kyra looks up with a small smile as she sees Felix raising a brow at her; waiting for her to open the window, which she does just a minute later.

"What are you doing here?"
she asks him as he walks over to her desk, frowning at the papers. Maths; he hates maths.

"Aro wants to meet you."
he smirks in her direction; though, he'd be lying if he were to say he isn't afraid of their reactions.

"But Joanne said I'm not allowed to leave the house."
Kyra tells him.

"Where is she?"
Felix questions not hearing another heartbeat but her own.

"Germany."
she shrugs.

"Then she won't find out about it."
he grins and picks her up to set her down on her bed; her eyes narrowing at him. She's ten, for gods sake; she is to old to be picked up and carried around.

"Hop on."
Felix means as he stands himself in front of her; letting her jump on his back.

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Kyra hides in Felix's arms; her head reaching just above his belly button. The tall guy holds her close to him and lets her wrap his coat around her as they wait for the Master's to arrive. Aro enters first and out of instinct, Kyra pulls his coat closer to her; her eyes the only things that are showing. Marcus looks at her curiously for a second but doesn't comment on it as he sits down. Meanwhile Caius narrows his eyes at her making the girl cower further away from him.

"Oh, my. Maybe it would be best to call Demetri."
Aro means and orders Alec, who is waiting in front of the door to get the girl's Mate, who speeds into the room only a moment later.

"What is she doing here?"
he wants to know as he walks over to Felix, taking the guy's spot; Kyra hugging his legs tightly.

"Aro."
Marcus calls in his raspy voice and holds his hand out, letting the black haired man see his thoughts.

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Kyra huffs as she sits in the Volturi's library, her eyes roaming over the school book in front of her. She flinches as a cold hand lays itself on her shoulder making her look up in shock.