Eternity (one shot)
Twilight
Caius x Reader
Summary: Request: Can you write a fic where the reader was Caius' lover when they were both human? They were separated and find each other again thousands of years later.
Rating: T
Song for fic: Eternity by Alex Warren
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“Why are we here? Why do you keep wanting to… socialize with people who hate us?”
Caius hissed in Aro’s direction. Aro briefly turned his attention to his clearly annoyed brother. As usual, Aro just gave a small shrug.
“There is a meaning to this, trust me.”
Caius and Marcus exchanged glances. Marcus was done with Aro’s shit a long time ago but couldn’t quite make him stop. Caius was the one who told Aro that he was fucking stupid to his face (and yet Aro was still Aro.)
“Do you have some kind of love affair with Carlisle that Marcus and I don’t understand?”
Aro sighed.
“Caius, we can have this conversation later. Carlisle invited us to Rosalie's seventh or eighth wedding. Can’t you just sit over there and scowl quietly?”
Caius rolled his eyes, muttering, “How many weddings does one couple need?” He was furious when Aro said that they were attending this stupid event. Caius couldn’t care less about what the Cullens were doing with their time. As long as they weren’t bothering him and following the rules, Caius had no use for these people.
Glancing around the venue full of others, Caius made mental notes on who he hated the most. It was only the moment that his eyes fell on you that he froze.
“Y/n…”
He managed to say in a low tone.
“What was that, Caius?”
Aro questioned, turning back to his brother again. Caius held his hand up, unable to comprehend anything else but the fact that you were here.
“Who is she?”
Aro finally asked, his voice becoming a little more gentle. He had followed Caius’ gaze to where you stood talking to Esme, Kate, and Garrett. You were laughing at something Garrett was saying.
“Caius…”
“Y/n.”
Caius finally replied, not taking his eyes off you. It felt like an eternity since he had seen you…and it had been. Thousands of years hadn’t made the pain of your loss go away.
Aro gasped, realizing what was happening.
“Oh, that Y/n. I thought that you said she died.”
“I thought that she did.”
Caius replied. You had been the one woman, the one person, that he actually loved. From the time the two of you were children, you were all Caius wanted. You were the total opposite of everything that he was. You were warm, kind, and gentle. There was also the simple gift of being able to make anyone fall in love with you.
Aro smiled,
“She is very lovely. I see why you fell in love with her.”
Caius immediately scowled at Aro.
“It isn’t just her looks. I’ve regretted leaving her to fight in that stupid war. I’ve spent thousands of years blaming myself for her death. Now here she is…someone changed her too.”
Aro nodded.
“She makes a lovely immortal. I’m sure she was a beautiful human.”
Caius had to close out the devastating memory of the past, but it didn’t happen…
You sat, watching Caius silently get ready to leave for war. His blue eyes flickered up to your face. You didn’t need to say anything for Caius to know that you weren’t happy with him at all. The two of you had a fight, your first fight ever, the night before. You had begged him to put his male urge to fight away and just stay home with you…where he belonged.
“I’ll be fine, Y/n.”
Your eyes flickered back to his face. Annoyance was written all over your pretty face. Growing up with Caius, you had gotten used to his temper and urge to fight anyone over anything, but that didn’t stop you from worrying.
“I want you to stay home with me. You don’t always have to be fighting or trying to kill someone.”
Caius turned and knelt in front of you. He reached out, cupping your face.
“I know, but I have to do this. I won’t be gone long. When I return, I’ll marry you just as I promised. You know that I’ll return, right?”
You sighed, leaning into his touch.
“Yes, I’m just scared.”
Caius quickly stood up enough to kiss you.
“My darling, you are never scared.”
“I am now.”
You quickly replied. Caius kissed you again, hoping to silence your worries.
Unfortunately, it turned out that you turned out to be right. The war was a lot worse than Caius could have ever imagined. It didn’t matter how good a fighter he was. That didn’t stop him from being turned into a vampire. He could barely remember how it happened. Caius had been fighting some unnamed soldier, and the next thing he knew, the world went black. All he could remember was the searing pain.
When he was able to get a handle on himself, Caius knew that he had to get home to you. While he was “different,” that didn’t mean that he stopped loving you. Caius needed you. He needed to go home and collapse on your lap. Even if you were upset and horrified at what he had become, you were the only thing that he would need to survive eternity.
“Y/n?”
Caius could barely say your name as he walked into the house the two of you shared. Right away, he knew something was amiss. The whole house was a mess. It looked as if someone had come in and gone through literally everything.
“Y/N!”
Caius forgot about his own misery as he quickly moved from room to room. There was absolutely no trace of you…until he walked into the bedroom. Blood was all over the room, but still no trace of you. The only thing that remained was your torn dress, again soaked in blood.
Aro’s voice pulled Caius from the memory of that horrible day.
“Maybe you should go talk to her? You have spent so long mourning her.”
(meanwhile)
You stood with Kate and Garrett while Esme talked about all the work that she had put into this wedding.
“I know they have had weddings before, but I always enjoy getting to do the decorating for them.”
Esme said with a proud smile.
“Maybe I can decorate for yours soon?”
Esme said with a smirk in Garrett’s direction. Kate instantly looked excited while Garrett started talking about ideas that he had.
You started to look around the venue. As much as you loved Kate and Garrett, you had seen enough of their new couple “happiness” to do you for a while. You couldn’t even walk into a room without seeing them attached at the lips.
“What I wouldn’t give to have a lover again.”
You thought miserably. The last thing that you wanted was to get into your feelings at the moment.
“He just had to go off to some war…”
You thought coldly. Thousands of years later, you were still angry with Caius. If he hadn’t left, you would have been turned. He should have been at home with you, where he belonged. While you had accepted what you became, that didn’t mean that you fell out of love with the one man that you wanted.
“I suppose it is what it is.”
You thought before your attention fell on…Caius. Feeling as if lightning struck you, you stood with your mouth open.
“There he is…he’s alive!”
He sat staring at you with the same wide-eyed, shocked expression.
“What the fuck is he staring at?”
Garrett’s comment slightly interrupted your internal panic as Caius stood. You waved in the direction Garrett’s voice came from before muttering “excuse me” and heading in the direction Caius was heading.
Seconds later, Caius stood in front of you with the same look of shock that was on your face.
“Y/n…”
You stood a moment before throwing your arms around his shoulders. Caius waited a second before wrapping his arms around you. Closing his eyes, Caius breathed in your scent. For the first time in thousands of years, he felt a sense of relief. There was also a sense of annoyance that he had sat around missing you this long, and you were around.
Neither of you cared about the multiple sets of eyes watching every move. Aro had to wave Felix off from yanking you off of Caius.
“Where have you been?”
Caius asked as you slowly let go of him. He wrapped a hand around your wrist, hoping that you wouldn’t vanish the moment he relaxed.
“A bit of everywhere. I thought you were dead.”
You closed your eyes the moment Caius placed his hand on the side of your face. Caius shrugged.
“I can say the same. I came home, and you were gone.”
You looked down at your feet before sighing. It was probably best to tell him the truth.
“That was why I didn’t want you to go. There was some man…Now I know a vampire that had been after me. I was afraid he would hurt me…and he did.”
Caius’ eyes widened. He glanced over his shoulder at Aro, who was clearly listening to everything. Esme, in addition to a horrified-looking Garrett, and Kate were watching while muttering to each other. Rolling his eyes, he reached down for your hand.
“Come with me. I would rather we have this conversation in private without all of the little ears listening.”
Your eyes flickered back to Kate and Garrett. They looked ready to scream. Shaking your head, you turned your attention back to Caius.
“Yeah, they look ready to panic.”
Caius gave the two members of The Denali coven a cold glare. Of all people that you could be hanging out with, you chose them. That would be a conversation for another time.
Once away from the others, Caius turned his attention back to you. He still hadn’t let go of your hand. There would be no option in your disappearing from him again.
“Why didn’t you tell me?”
Caius asked, his voice soft. You shrugged.
“You were so dead set on leaving. When I asked you to stay and you said no, what options did I have? You have always been so stubborn and set in your ways…”
“And if I knew someone was trying to hurt you, they would have been killed…”
You shook your head.
“And knowing what I know now about vampires, you would have been killed. It doesn’t matter; it was the past, and it's over now.”
Caius only stared at you. You knew he was close to losing his temper. Reaching out, you stroked your fingers through his hair. He closed his eyes once again, enjoying the feeling of you touching him.
“Clearly, we were both dealing with the same problem. I’ve spent thousands of years missing you. Do you know what it was like coming home, seeing everything destroyed?”
“I’m sorry that you came home to that…especially as a newborn. I didn’t want to leave, but I also didn’t want to risk hurting you.”
Caius scoffed.
“Who turned you?”
You knew that tone. Caius just added a new name to his list, and you weren’t surprised. He had taken out several people over you many years ago.
“His name is Oliver. I don’t know where he is. He’s been missing for a long time.”
“When I find him, I’m killing him. If anyone was going to change you, it should have been me. We could have been together this whole time…the way we were supposed to be. You’re coming back to Italy with me. I won’t be without you, knowing that you're here.”
You tilted your head.
“Caius, we have both changed over thousands of years.”
Caius shook his head, pulling your body against his.
“You’re still you, and I’m still me. We can work out the rest. I’m kind of a big deal now and have enemies. If they find out about you, it could be bad. I won’t sit back and let anything else happen to you… Especially with those people you’re with.”
He was seething at the end of that sentence. The last thing that he would tolerate was the knowledge that you were part of Kate’s family.
“Don’t be jealous, Caius.”
“I’m jealous of anyone who has had your company for all of these years while I have been miserable.”
To most people, when Caius was angry, they knew to get the hell out of his way. You, however, knew exactly how to calm him down. Whether it had been thousands of years apart or simply yesterday, you had a feeling that you would still have the skills necessary to bring him back to reality. Twirling your fingers in his hair, you placed a few soft kisses on his cheek.
Caius quickly grabbed your chin, turning your face back to his. You closed your eyes the moment his lips touched yours. The kiss was slow at first but quickly escalated to a hungry, desperate kiss. This was the kiss that slowly healed the past and showed promise for the future.
You sighed against his mouth as Caius wrapped an arm around your waist. He held your body up against his so you were on the tips of your toes. Stretched out against the length of his body, everything was so familiar that it made your insides ache.
Caius sighed; the physical contact was exactly what he needed. Had it been anyone else, he would have killed them for touching him. You, however, could touch him anytime that you wanted, and he would be okay with it. He didn’t care when and where it was.
You nuzzled your nose against his, realizing you had him in the palm of your hand…just as you had years ago.
“Neither of us has to be miserable now.”
You replied. Caius nodded. His hand wrapped around yours, bringing it up to his chest.
“Come back to Italy and be my queen. Whilst I’m sure we have both changed in some ways. I only want you for eternity. This time you’ll be protected the way you should have been to begin with.”
“We can get our forever.”
You replied. Caius tilted your face back to his for another hungry kiss.
“Our eternity.”
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