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Twilight Universe created by Stephenie Meyer {Movies by Summit Entertainment} Thank you!
No monetary profit is being made from this
writing. Fanfic is a labour of Love J
Summary:
The Volturi have altered the
manner of how they dine and have become far more picky …
Rating: PG
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Dinner
Plans …
In the Volturi Chambers, Heidi stood
with an ordering pad and pencil in hand.
“What
would everyone like this evening?” she asked, turning to the Leaders first.
The trio mulled it over and began to
think. Aro indicated that Heidi ask the
present members of the Guard first, while he and his brothers thought.
“I
feel like Chinese,” Demetri said. “Yeah,” he nodded his head.
“I’ll
have what he’s havin’,” Santiago said.
“Actually, make it Japanese, Heidi.”
Heidi nodded, scribbling the order down
and turned back to the Masters, Aro and Caius still making up their minds,
Marcus, almost rolling his eyes. He’d probably made up his mind before they’d
gathered even, Heidi thought, however she feared the other two may get upset if
she asked him first and not them. The
small woman did not let them see her irritancy as she turned back to the
members of the Guard.
“Jane,
may I take your order?”
The slight vampiress’ fiery red eyes
twinkled with sadism. Heidi almost shuddered.
“Yes,” she said softly, a smile tugging at her delicate lips. “I’d like something Jamaican.”
Alec smiled and nodded in
agreement. “Nice. But Heidi, I’d like
Irish tonight.”
“Mmm,”
Jane approved. “Maybe we can share?”
Aro chuckled, his milky red eyes
twinkling.
Heidi turned back to the trio as she
wrote down Jane and Alec’s order. “Are
you ready to order, Masters?”
“Yes,”
Marcus quipped, before the other two could intervene. “I would like some good old fashioned English
food, thank you, Heidi.”
Heidi nodded, wrote and turned, hoping
the others had made up their minds.
“Master
Caius?” she prompted.
“Usually
I am not fussed, but tonight I feel very much like Scandinavian, thank you.”
Heidi nodded as she wrote. At least Caius said ‘thank you’ tonight she
mused.
“Master
Aro?” she hoped.
He paused for a while, thinking, then
screwed up his face and paused again.
“You
are such a fussy eater,” Caius
complained.
Aro scowled at him. “I’m not sure what I feel like,” and he began
to pace.
Caius rolled his eyes, then glared at
his older brother. Marcus signed inwardly and shook his head ever so slightly.
“Please,
don’t let me keep you all waiting,” Aro said politely, stopping momentarily.
Somewhat relieved, Heidi turned back to
the Guard.
“I’d
like Indonesian, thanks,” Chelsea said.
“Good choice,” Afton
agreed, “but, I’d like to go Australian tonight.”
Heidi nodded as she wrote, hiding her frustration,
pencil etching deep into the page.
“Guatemalan,” Corin said.
“I
want spicy Indian,” Felix said, rubbing his hands together, grinning.
Heidi did not look up as she wrote.
“Renata?”
she asked, composing herself a little more as she turned to her friend.
“Vegetarian for me, thanks.”
Heidi smiled as she took note. Behind them, Caius huffed, but Aro shot him
a look.
“If
Renata wishes a vegetarian meal,” he said, “then that is what she will have.”
Caius grunted. Renata smiled in the only way she could when
Aro silenced his youngest brother. Her
and Heidi’s eyes sparkled.
Again the Vampire Hunter turned to her
Leader.
“Master
Aro?” she prompted, with a little more oomph, to become inwardly annoyed to see
he still had not made up his mind.
However she had partially forgiven him for sticking up for his beloved
bodyguard.
“Hurry
up and order,” Caius demanded. “I’m starving!”
“Hardly,”
Aro scoffed. “But I still don’t know what I feel like,” he pouted.
Caius shook his head and huffed
impatiently.
“Chinese?”
Marcus prompted.
Aro shook his head. “No.
Had Chinese two nights in a row now.
And besides, way too much MSG.”
“Italian?”
Caius offered.
Again Aro refused. “Had Italian the night before that.”
“Thai,
Master?”
“Thank
you, Jane, but I’m not in the mood for spicy tonight.”
“Hurry
up!” Caius snapped, the only one who ever dared speak to the Volturi Leader in
such a manner.
Marcus sighed, annoyed, bored.
“Ah! I know…” Aro perked up.
“Finally….”
Caius muttered, voicing the thoughts of all present, except for Renata who seemed
happily content to wait for her charge’s order.
“Greek,
Heidi. I feel like Greek.”
“Good
choice, Master,” she agreed, almost through gritted fangs, as she wrote, her
pencil’s point snapping halfway.
A smirk tugged at the corners of Aro’s
delicate mouth. “Oh and Heidi…”
Furious, Caius turned and glared at his
brother. Heidi was glad someone did.
“Make
mine a large. I’m very hungry.” Aro placed his
hand over his stomach and smiled, vermillion eyes sparkling.
“Ah
yes,” Caius said, snapping out of his annoyance. “Mine as well. I’m rather famished.”
“Supersize
me too,” Felix added.
Heidi was ready to murder them, such as
it was with family, as much as she loved them … even Aro.
“Yes,
Masters. Anything more?”
“No,
that will be all,” Caius said, quickly, before Aro could change his mind.
“Hurry
along now, Heidi,” Aro said, cheerily, clasping his hands together, much to
Heidi’s annoyance. “Oh, and Heidi-”
Now Caius and Heidi looked ready to murder him. Even Marcus, glared at his brother.
Aro smiled pleasantly, fangs just
visible, “hold the olives, please.”
Too cranky to actually smile, Heidi
flashed her fangs at him as she left, closing the door behind, in her mind’s
eye seeing Aro smirking.
In high dungeon, she stormed down the
stone hallway.
“It’s
a lull in the tourist season… Where in the HELL do they expect me to find all these people?!”
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