A/N: Hey everyone! So I picked up on writing again and I am excited to bring you the first chapter of the Carlisle/Amelia story that many of you were interested in when it surfaced in Taken By Surprise. I hope you all enjoy this story as much as the first one. This will not be updated as often as my first one either but I will get the chapters to you as quick as possible. Happy reading!

Disclaimer: I do not own any Twilight characters in this story, except for Amelia. She is of my own creation :)

I Will Never Leave You.

June 1675

The room was sweltering. Amelia looked up into the red eyes of Aro. He was merciless when it came to her. She hung her head back down. She did not have the strength to argue. She had been held here in the dark cramped cell for days now. Her hands suspended in the cuffs above her head. Aro had the guard throw another bucket of water on her.

"Amelia, darling, you can end this all if you just admit what you know." Aro said impatiently.

"I don't know what you are talking about." She said quietly. "Just tell me what you want to hear. I will say whatever you want. If you want money,"

"I do not need your money." Aro snapped. He was suddenly by her side with anger seething through his teeth. Amelia flinched when she saw him right beside her. She didn't know how he got there so fast.

"What do you want from me?" She was trying to hold back the fear in her voice but she was trembling and she knew he could feel it.

Aro chuckled as he leaned back and faced her. "Amelia, sweet, naïve Amelia. I know Carlisle told you. He knows the consequences to his actions. Are you prepared for them?"

"I don't know what you are talking about. Just please let me go." She pleaded. "Please…" She felt the tears run down her face.

"Aww, don't cry my dear. You have no idea what it's like to become one of us. It will be great!" Aro said with cheerfulness in his voice.

"Please…" Amelia begged again. She felt her heartbeat speed up in fear. She just wanted out of the cell and back in Carlisle's arms.

"Don't fear darling. I am letting you go." He calmly said.

Amelia's head snapped up. She wasn't sure if she heard him right. "You are letting me go?" she heard the hope in her own voice. She knew these people did as well but she wasn't sure why they even took her and why they kept asking what she knew about Carlisle.

"Why of course dear. How else is our plan going to work?" Aro turned and left.

Amelia still wasn't sure what to think about his latest visit or what plans he had in mind. She was still trying to figure out why she was taken and what Carlisle had gotten himself into. Within minutes of his exit, some food arrived. It was only biscuits and crackers but she was so hungry it didn't matter. The guard freed her hands and for the first time in a few days her arms could rest. She waited a few moments as she got feeling back in her hands. She rubbed her wrists. They were raw from the metal cuffs. Some parts scabbed over. Amelia decided that she needed to eat before the strange man returned revoking his previous statements and taking the food away. She took the first biscuit and shoved it in her mouth. She took the glass of water next to it and drank over half of it. The hunger took over and before she knew it her small plate of food was gone and the water emptied.

She sat back and her stomach hurt, not from hunger but because there was something in it. She sat back in her cell and rubbed her wrists some more. She leaned against the cool stone and waited for someone to let her out but no one seemed to be coming. She heard screams from a cell down the dark hallway. She drew in her legs and held them close to her chest. She didn't want to draw any attention to herself that would end in her screaming just like the others. The worst she suffered so far was the cuff marks around her wrists and the starvation. She was glad she wasn't cuffed immediately which she was grateful for. She realized how sore her arms and shoulders were now that they were wrapped around her legs as she continued to ball herself up against the wall as the screaming continued.

Amelia sat and listened to the awful sounds around her as she tried to figure out how Carlisle got mixed up with these ferocious men. Carlisle was so kind and warm. He helped everyone out in their village. He took her in when she had nowhere to go when the winter started a few months ago. Amelia just couldn't figure out how he crossed paths with the men that held her captive and she could not figure out what they thought she knew.

"Let's go." A deep voice commanded her as the door to her cell slid open.

Amelia tried picked herself up off the floor but her legs were shaky. She felt two people on each side of her, dragging her up. They were cold and their skin felt like stone. Eventually her legs began to work slowly and she kept pace with the two holding onto her arms. They led her through the winding hallways and up a few flights of stairs. Her legs were burning by the time they got to the door. They threw her into the streets and growled. Amelia was not sure where she was or where to go. She heard a menacing growl from the men that threw her out in the street. She picked herself up and just ran. She wasn't sure where she was going but she needed to get away from the castle and the people who kept her captive. Amelia hoped her legs would not give out until she was a safe distance away from her prison.

She found a wooded area after taking several alleys in the village. She needed to rest because her legs were shaking and burning from use after days of not moving. She found some nearby bushes and a small area underneath that should shield her from any threats. She sat their breathless and her whole body ached. She didn't know how to get home. She just wanted Carlisle. Within a few minutes of taking shelter in the bushes, she heard rustling around her. It was coming from the direction she just came from. She pulled herself under the bushes and looked around trying to spot whoever was behind her. She held her breath as the rustling came closer to her. She hoped that the men who held her captive did not change their minds and come running after her. The rustling stopped and she held her breath a moment longer. Amelia didn't know what to do. She was frightened. When it was silent for a moment longer she let out her breath. She kept her breathing light and as silent as she could just in case they were still in the area. Her body ached and she felt light headed. Amelia decided her body needed rest. She rustled some leaves over her to keep her camouflaged from any danger. Right as she felt herself relaxing, someone grabbed her and covered her mouth.

"Shh. Shh. It's me Carlisle. They are near." Amelia heard Carlisle's voice and relaxed. His hand still covered her mouth but she felt the tears of relief run down her cheeks as she let out a muffled cry.

Carlisle uncovered her mouth and she threw her arms around him. "You came for me." Amelia said with relief.

"It took me a while to track you. I am so sorry I couldn't find you sooner." He said kissing her forehead. "I am not letting you out of my sight. I promise. Those men will never lay hands on you again."

"I was so scared Carlisle. Tell me, how did you get mixed up with those men?" Amelia said as she buried herself in Carlisle's arms.

"We will talk about it later. First we need to get out of here, before they find us." Carlisle said as he picked her up. She closed her eyes and she felt him start to run.