[Twilight] Give me sunshine

The first day back in Volterra was cloudy and rainy.Unlike St. Mark's Day, this time Volterra appears peaceful and simple, the roads are occasionally visited by people, and everyone looks leisurely and satisfied.Walking on such a street, it is almost hard to imagine the vampire nobles living here for thousands of years.

Caius took Joan back to Volturi, and this was the first time she had come to his dormitory. As imagined, it was full of medieval style buildings, and the tables and chairs decorated with gold-rimmed and black-bottom patterns were piled up. Intricate Latin books, copper glass candles and precious portrait oil paintings hung on the walls.Obviously vampires don't need to sleep, but there is still a large silk bed with red silk curtains at the four corners.The white bed has no wrinkles, like a carefully displayed decoration.

Joan flipped through the books on the table. She didn't actually understand Latin. This language has a unique and ancient charm. She had always wanted to learn so that she could understand some original Latin texts, but she never found the opportunity.

"If you also live for thousands of years, you can learn more."

Joan was noncommittal, she had no intention of living in this world for thousands of years.

Caius opened the heavy book made of dark kraft paper in Joan's hand.

The marked page depicts a dead town, the sky seems to be smeared with blood, corpses and blood are everywhere, and a beautiful child like an angel is lying on the side of a girl, tightly hugging her bleeding arm, The eyes are full of innocence, but the corners of the mouth are stained with blood.The girl has lost consciousness, and her pure white dress is covered with dark blood.It looks scary and intrusive.The words 'Yurida-Child' are prominently marked on the upper right corner of the paper.

"I found you when Urida was dealing with bloodthirsty children." Caius pointed to the girl in the painting. "But you disappeared."

"Disappeared?"

"The Volturi will never leave any omissions. After we dealt with the bloodthirsty devil child, you disappeared."

Joan was very surprised by this answer. She thought that the starting point for her arrival in this world was the forest behind Karen's house, but she didn't expect it to be a small town hundreds of miles away. It is difficult to explain that she appeared in the forest alone. When Carlisle found her, there was no one around.

"At that time, I smelled your blood, and it almost made me lose control."

"Blood? I was still human?"

"Not soon, though."

Joan quickly realized: "My change is because of the bloodthirsty devil boy?"

No wonder the tooth marks left on her hands were small, not the size of an adult.Joan remembered the child's voice she heard at the beginning of her transformation, which happened to be the voice of a vampire child.And it is very likely that during the process of transformation, the owner of this body has already left because it is unbearable. A body that is no different from her appearance is undoubtedly the best choice for her time travel.She had been aware of it when she was beside the bloodthirsty devil child. What made her disappear from Yorida?

A slight knock on the door interrupted Joan's thoughts, and Ah Luo walked towards her gracefully and slowly, and said with a smile: "Welcome to Volturi as a guest, my lovely Joan."

Joan couldn't help but took a step back, and her shoulders just touched Caius' chest.

Aro saw Joan's resistance, and the smile on his face did not change a bit. He bent slightly, stretched out his hand like her, and said, "I hope the Volturi's hospitality is satisfactory to you. If it is possible, please allow me to invite you to enjoy it together." dinner."

dinner?A picture suddenly flashed in Joan's mind. She followed the Volturi guide and approached this artistic building. The cold and dry atmosphere spread, and she saw pale and perfect faces one after another.

She followed Aro to the front hall, where Marcus was still sitting on the seat, with the same melancholy and lethargy, while Jane and Alec stood beside the throne without turning their eyes.There were complicated noises outside the door, from far to near, a group of tourists looked around and walked in under the leadership of Heidi. Joan was stunned for a moment, and suddenly understood the situation at the moment, full of strong discomfort in her heart, she turned her head to look around the corner.

"LadyFirst" Ah Luo turned to look at Joan, showing a gentleman's gesture, inviting her.

Joan didn't know how to respond, and looked at Caius with pleading eyes.The reason why she was able to quickly accept the 'vegetarianism' of the Karen family is that, as a time traveler, she never regarded herself as a real vampire, and lived with human standards and cognition. It is her most basic to not harm anyone. bottom line.

Caius put his arms around her and frowned at Ah Luo: "Ah Luo, that's enough."

"My kind brother." Aro folded his palms together, with a kind look on his face, as if he wasn't the one who was embarrassing, and offered thoughtful suggestions for Caius, "Maybe you want to take our guests out for a walk. "

Caius didn't answer, and led Joan out of the crowd. Joan bowed her head in silence, soothing her tense nerves, unconsciously resting her head on Caius' arm, walking along Caius's arm step by step. pace to leave.

On a rainy day without sun, Caius still wore his cloak, and led Joan to the edge of the city, along the road by the forest. Caius didn't speak, and Joan simply kept quiet all the way.

Just before the darkness fell, the two arrived at San Gimignano, a small city in central Italy near Volterra, where the prosperity of the past fell due to the spread of the Black Death. There are fourteen well-preserved towers.

Joan was irresistibly attracted by the Renaissance-style art here, and walked round and round along the streets, squares, and houses. In the silence, he said in a trembling voice: "There are so many historical civilizations recorded in writing, I never thought I could see them all with my own eyes."

Caius's expression was as arrogant as ever, but his tone softened: "You can experience the civilizations of the world. If you like, we can also go to Florence."

Joan felt that there was no way she could refuse, and for the first time smiled at Caius with complete relief.The step-by-step life makes her block her impulse and passion, and all the scenery she likes exist only in words.As a witness of history, Caius is already tired of the world, but he is willing to accompany her and be patient with her.

"If there is a chance, I will take you to see China, and you will definitely like it."

"I hope you won't break your word."

Joan pulled down Caius' cloak, revealing his blond hair, and when Caius didn't react, she pulled him towards the main church square.

Volturi aside, she should return Caius' kindness with equal sincerity.

On the square platform in front of the church, a girl was very surprised to see Joan walking by the wall. She came to Joan almost instantly, and grabbed her hand before Joan could respond.

"Joan, why are you here?"

Joan made sure that she had never seen the girl in front of her, she gently broke free from the girl's shackles, and looked at her with a puzzled expression.

"Are you okay? I've always wanted to see you, but I ran into a little trouble later, so I..."

"I'm fine, are you?"

"We've met, once in Volturi and once in Urida."