A Close Call

....Corin gave us all quite a scare yesterday. Outside the castle Ren found a note he left, one which spoke of his 'final mission'. He planned to kill himself. Apparently Mary had a friend, Joo, who knew our secret. Corin, loyal to the Volturi, knew she must either be killed or turned, but when Joo refused, Corin had no other option.
....He must have felt he couldn't live with himself, knowing what he had done to Mary. Although many of us awaited news from him worriedly, Mary found it in herself for him to be forgiven, to the relief of us all here in Volterra. Mary's right, to fear ever visiting, as her decision to let Joo in on the secret was wrong, but I'll let the guards judge anything on that topic. I'm just glad Corin is safe again (we're holding him to his promise), even though he is having a rough time.
....In the end, Mary and Corin were separated from each other, and Corin left to give himself some time to think. All I can do now is hope he comes to the right conclusion, and finally not have to be so stressed anymore.

Volturi Bingo

....On the upside of things, a new round of Volturi Bingo had started a while back! Although the misspelling in my name on every board didn't escape my notice, I still believe it will be quite fun to play.

....I'm pretty positive I'll do okay in this round. =]

A Final Farewell

....I'm not sure exactly how it happened. Neither do I know how I should feel about the whole thing. Is it even possible for vampires to grieve? I now believe so, for as two new lives found their way to me, I must have let one slip away. We all will miss you, Chelsea.
....I know she deserved what she got; I can't deny the Volturi law. And and I can't help but wonder, what was she doing in LaPush anyway? She should have known better. Could she have done it on purpose, or merely forgotten? I wish to believe that the first wasn't the case. If it had been, why didn't she warn us? And I spoke with her just moments before she left. Not one thing related to the incident about to happen was mentioned to me. And of course, I hadn't learned what happened until the next day.
....It had only been a few says since we last talked of death together. Chelsea insistes upon the fact that we all were to go to hell once our time came, and I tried to convince her otherwise. I'd rather not stay on the horrid subject. But she insisted when she died, she wanted an elaborate funeral. Black and red roses, Renata as her DJ, cheerleaders; you wouldn't believe the list. I told her not to worry about it for at least another couple hundred years... if only I had been right. And now, I'll never have the chance to ask for the truth behind her actions.

Welcome Home, Lucky and Bandit!

...Welcome to the two latest additions to the family! Caius has let me keep the two dogs, and we have renamed them Lucky and Bandit. Of course, it seems Donna is pretty persistent on referring to them as Smelly and Stench. I don't think they smell bad at all, though; not compared to Werewolf, in anycase.
....Tomorrow I shall go on a shopping spree for them. I'm guess I will have to get a pink collar for Lucky and a black one for Bandit so Caius and I can tell the two apart.
...It was a bit of a surprise for Caius when I first told him. How often do I ask him to keep pets without even explaining where they came from first? Then again, I know he couldn't have expected any less. And he loves them too - how couldn't he? They're the sweetest things, hardly ever barking, and they absolutely love (and are a bit too trusty of) all people and vampires. Which makes me wonder: can the Quileute wolves possibly understand what they're saying?

Doughnuts and Angels... Just My Luck

....I decided to go hunting today just as it was getting dark; an excuse to go on this nice little hiking trail I found a while back. The problem? On my way back I ran into two golden retrievers. They both looked young, but certainly weren't puppies. No collar, leash, nothing. Just a whole bunch of mud. And they looked half-starving or something, as well. I couldn't just leave them there, so I decided to try and at least find their owners so I wouldn't feel guilty about it. I went door-to-door for about half and hour, when finally I found someone who claimed they abandoned them because they could afford to keep them. I was furious! It took some real self-control not to just rip her apart there. She had said the male was Doughnut and the female was Angel, if I wanted to know.
....So should I take them to a shelter? Put up adds for a new loving home? Or maybe Caius would let me keep them? The second I took them here to our castle they fell asleep. It was quite amusing, really. I suppose even if I must find them a new home I will have to take care of them for a little while. Hopefully the rest of the Volturi will understand.

Easter in Volterra

....Alright, so much for keeping an up-to-date blog. It seems that I have half forgotten it even existed recently! But, because now I can't really hide the fact that I have remembered, I may as well continue, despite my laziness. It's not like I have much else to do besides blab on about my past few days anyway.
....As most people (actually, mostly vampires and a couple werewolves, er, shape-shifters) obviously are aware of, I decided to host a giant Easter party last Sunday in addition to the usual Easter basket for Caius. He agreed excitedly, unaware of the fact that I had indeed bothered to go and invite every vampire I personally knew in existence. Long story. And so, what was possibly Volterra's biggest Easter egg hunt in history was scheduled for Easter Sunday, April 12th, 2009. And what's funny is the fact that I usually never bother with specific dates anyway.
....Of course, less than a week before the event, there was apparently some problem with newborns again *cue exagerated groan* and, as usual, I was left here at the castle as Caius took some members of our guard to deal with them. Obviously, no one bothered to give me all the details. All I knew was Renata and Caius got into some sort of argument which resulted in torn walls and destroyed furniture on Caius' part. Even once they worked it out, I was still the one expected to fix the mess, although, Caius did sort of help out with fixing up the walls. At least Ren voltunteered to assist me.
....And the one solution to ease up all that tention before Easter came? Well, I do believe Ren, Chels, and I came up with the perfect sceme to cheer (or possibly anger) everyone up. I won't go into details, but it certainly consisted of dying the Volturi leaders' robes what I considered 'happy' colors. Chelsea decided Caius got bright yellow, Marcus was to have baby blue, and light pink was definately reserved for Aro. Reactions were priceless; Aro was the only one who nearly went into shock because of it, though. He got his revenge by using the same dye to destroy Ren's favorite shoes. Oh well, it was worth it!
....Before I knew it, Easter had come! For the first time, I felt that we were finally celebrating a holiday. The guests all arrived as it was beginning to get dark (on Aro's terms, as he was rather worried about sparkly vampires racing around Italy in broad daylight), although some did come and stay with us a few days ahead of schedual. Festivities went wonderfully - I used both hard-boiled and raw eggs to add to the excitement. Although, I do feel rather guilty for all the violence that went around due to the excuse of having raw eggs at hand. Poor Italians; Volterra will smell quite terrible for quite a few days afterwards. The hunt lasted for hours, and personally, I think it was by far my best suggestion ever! It ended sometime around 7 in the morning, as the sun decided to show up and ruin all the fun, and I'm still not even sure who won! In any case, I have a pretty good idea of what I'm doing for Easter next year. And Maggie began plotting something for the fourth of July with me, so I'll hold her to that. We're gonna need a LOT of fireworks.

Starting a Blog

....Hello, I am Athenodora, proud vampire wife of the Volturi. I have been with them for so long, I hardly even remember thinking of anything about myself! I'm neither sure of where I came from, who I was before I became a vampire, or even who changed me or when. It seems I'm even a mystery to myself, as I know almost nothing about my history before I joined the Volturi. But it doesn't really matter, I'm happy now, anyway. I should be lucky to be married to Caius. Apart from him, the only person alive who I can consider family is Sulpicia, my younger cousin.
....For the last couple of decades, probably even the last milenium, I've felt just as empty and blank as my past, though. I know the rest of the Volturi, as well as many of the other covens, too, have noticed my odd behaviors. It's as if all I did was sit around the castle all day, every day, for as long as I can remember. For all I know, it may have been an eternity. In any case, I've decided I'll try and be more, how should I say it, social with the rest of my coven. They're always off hunting, or doing something else fun together, while I'm left behind. Hopefully this won't be the case anymore. Since I visited the Cullens with because of that whole 'Renesmee issue', I've realized how dull my live (if that's what you can even call it) is.
....My first step in putting myself out there? Making a Twitter. (My account is _Athenodora_, add me!) It's like I'm finally catching up with modern times. At first I had hoped that the internet would just be a fad, and fade away as time passed, just as everything else has. But no - it just keeps growing and becoming more advanced! So, yes. I made a twitter, surprisingly enough. It seemed everyone else I knew was into it, anyway.