Loca, Spider Monkey

37. You are Mine - Yandere!Volturi

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WARNING: Dark themes! Fainting! Anxiety! Abuse!

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Caius took his time going to the tower with the small infant cradled in his eyes. The baby was fast asleep for now. He couldn't help but be in awe of the small child.
They weren't his biological child but that didn't seem to matter as much as he had thought it would. Not now that he had the baby in his arms. It took longer by a few minutes to get to the tower but it was worth it.
Caius took every moment he had alone with him and the baby.
Athenodora had clearly been confused when he was approaching because her jaw dropped when Caius entered the door. She had heard the small but fast heartbeat but didn't know what it was. Although it was getting closer, along with the scent of her husband. Caius moved closer with a soft smile meant only for his wife.
"They're ours." He said gently.

It was a somewhat rocky start at first. Nothing they couldn't take care of but even at your age, you knew something was wrong.
It was surprising really that even in infancy you seemed to have some awareness.
For starters, bedtimes were near impossible. You were afraid to fall asleep, even when there was a light. Every night had become the same process, your shrieking and tears overpowering those in the dungeons by far.

One night, Caius had an idea. He wasn't sure where it came from but he figured it wouldn't hurt. He held you in his arms and you clung to him as much as your tiny limbs could allow. A surprisingly strong grip for someone who had barely gotten the basics of walking.
Your head was resting against Caius' shoulder as he swayed you slightly, holding you to him. The hand that wasn't holding you up brushed up and down your spine from the nape of your neck to mid back. He made a step or two and barely twenty seconds passed before your fussing stopped.
You had grown limp and Caius looked to his brothers for confirmation who were astounded.
You had fallen asleep almost immediately. Clearly the lack of sleep had been getting to you.

Caius couldn't help but smile as he moved further into Marcus' room.
The sight before him was heartwarming after everything that had just happened. Marcus lay upon his bed. The small baby barely looking to be three months old, curled up upon his chest.
"My sincerest apologies to intrude on such a tender moment." Caius smirked. Marcus shot his own smile back in return. "Judging by the heartbeat, it didn't take long for them to fall asleep at all." He said. "Where everything is all nice and calm."
"Well, what do you think about them brother?" Caius asked. Marcus smiled again as Caius gently put a hand upon the baby's back, rubbing slightly.
"They're perfect." Marcus said quietly.

Names quickly became an issue because you had begun to copy those around you. It wasn't too bad for the guards.
Demetri had become 'Dem-me-tree'.
Alec was 'Al-wec'.
Afton was 'Ahf-tin'.
Those weren't the issues- it was that you were calling Caius 'Cai-yuss' and Aro 'Mastah.' Whilst Marcus was 'da-da-da-da'.
Caius sent you an unnoticed sharp look when they discovered it. Your calling of Aro was amusing and Marcus' name was somewhat sweet but why are you calling him by first name?
"No, that's not my name." Caius said firmly, as he moved down the steps before kneeling down. "What's my name?"
You seemed puzzled. "Mastah?"
Felix barely stifled his laugh.
"No." Caius shot Felix a dark look. "I'm your father. You can call me many names like: papa, dada, father, mon pere- you can even call me daddy but you can't call me anything else."
It didn't stick at first but after what felt like an eternity. You got it right.

You even had a good bond with the guards.
Demetri and Felix were the most common but upon occasion you saw Alec too. Although you felt close to him, most times you were simply afraid of what he'd do. He was always the one your parents used as punishment when your anger took hold. They say it's for your safety but you thought it was torture.
Dared you say it, you couldn't help but think Alec enjoyed it too. So you really tried to avoid him most times.