The story of ChelsVTies and _NumbYourHeart_

"The Tie that Binds"

Leaving Aro's office I pulled my cloak hood up, he was sending me on a mission. A mission to see how the lovely Gianna was doing. I wasn't going to turn down this mission, not that anyone turned down a mission Aro had chosen you for. It had been a while since I had last spoken with Gianna, my best friend. I was the one person she knew she could count on, that was before she had met her "soul mate."

I hadn't bothered to look up whilst I was walking, my mind was elsewhere. I couldn't help but wonder why Afton hadn't returned, it had been year since Aro had sent him on the mission, I knew nothing about it apart from the fact it was important.

The next thing I knew I was standing in front of Felix, the huge guard that had always looked out for me, the kind of big brother I never experienced whilst in my human life.

"Thinking about Afton again dear Chelsea?" He knew me better than I knew myself some days, craning my neck up to look at him.

"How did you guess Fe...actually, don't answer that, you know me to well." I was trying to force a smile but that smile just wouldn't appear, no matter how much I tried.

"I know that look Chelsea, I've seen it to many times throughout the past years of him being gone," he said with a smirk, obviously trying to get me to smile.

I did manage to smile, how could I hide the smile from Felix. "It's a look I wish no one would have to see."

"He'll return Chelsea, have some faith," he laughed lightly as the word 'faith' left his lips.

"Maybe so Felix, but why should I hold on to a love that he brushes aside so easily?"

"Because he is the other half that makes you whole Chels," he said, winking at me, trying to comfort me in the only way he knew how.

I just looked away from him, down the corridor that lay behind him. "If you'll excuse me Felix, I have to go back to my chambers, Aro is sending me on a mission to check up on Gianna."

He nodded. "Just know I'm here if you need someone to talk to Chelsea," before I could answer him he was already half way down the corridor away from me.

Frowning as I tried to shake of the feeling of Afton abandoning me I walked back to my chambers, slipping inside as I closed the door behind me.

As I put the last piece of clothing I would require for my mission in my bags, my head snapped up at the loud knock on the door. It echoed through my room, as I moved to the door gracefully. I opened it, surprised to see Alec standing there, he looked somewhat pained.
Frowning looking at him, I whispered softly. "What's wrong Alec?" Stepping aside I allowed him entry into my room. He didn't waste any time and was inside and sitting on the edge of my unneeded bed, his eyes looked distant as he looked up a me.

"Felix has just told me you're leaving to visit Gianna. Is this true?"

Sighing as I went back to my bags, placing the last things I needed, I nodded as I spoke. "Yes, Aro has asked me to go see her, check up on her, why?"

He stood up and walked over to my window overlooking the gardens, his hands on the wall either side of it.

"How long will you be gone? I mean...is it a long mission, or are you going for or just a few days?" he said, as he still refused to look at me.

"I'm not sure Alec, a few days, maybe a couple of weeks, depends on how Gianna is and how welcoming her fiancee is towards me."

His fingers seemed to dig into the stone walls as he spoke. "Just promise you'll come back, promise you won't do a disappearing act like Afton has to you."

His words hit me hard, he had mentioned Afton. "Why does it matter how long I'm gone Alec? And of course I'm coming back, Aro wants me to give him a full update on how she is, maybe bring her back here with me."

His head snapped round to look at me. "Just promise me Chelsea, please."

A frown appeared instantly across my face. "I'm not making any promises until you tell me what is going on here, why does me going away from the castle affect you so badly Alec?"

He just shook his head at me and smirked slightly, something told me he was trying to tell me something without actually muttering the words themselves. His whole body seemed tense as he looked back out the window, seeming to still not be able to look at me. I approached him, with cautiousness of course. He seemed different to how I had seen him before, he wasn't his moody "no one can hurt me" self, he seemed vulnerable, I raised my hand and placed it on his arm.

"Alec please, what's wrong? You know you can talk to me, I am you're, as people around here think...sister," Feeling his body tense more I quickly removed my hand and retreated back to my bags, keeping my eyes away from him.

I heard him sigh and I looked up at him briefly, he was turning to sit on the windowsill, his head was low, as if he was defeated somehow. I refused to speak until he had told me what was wrong. His hands laid either side of him on the windowsill as he seemed to struggle with the words he was wanting to say so badly. He looked up at me, his eyes seemed focused on me, like he was allowing me to see into his dark forbidden soul that no one was able to see into as he uttered the most simplest of words.

"I can't lose you," his voice seemed jerky, like it pained him to speak those words.

I laughed at him; I didn't know how to I was supposed to react. "What do you mean you can't lose me? You never had me in the first place to lose me Alec."
His brow furrowed as I said those words and he whispered, "But I want you."

I stood up straight, confused as hell. Why Alec was saying this to me? "What do you mean you want me Alec, your confusing the hell out of me here. I'm with Afton."

I frowned saying his name, the thing was, I wasn't sure I still had Afton, he hadn't returned, we hadn't spoken since the day he left. Alec was staring at me.

"I mean I want you Chelsea, as in my immortal heart seems drawn to you, nothing seems right unless you're around."

"Oh... don't be stupid Alec, you're not going to miss me, you have Jane and Felix to keep you company whilst I'm away anyway, I won't be missed."

His voice rose slightly as he spoke. "Why don't you see it Chelsea? Why can't you see that what I'm saying is the truth? You've seen me around this place, I'm miserable unless you're around."

I frowned looking at him, I had to agree, I had seen him walking around the gardens a few times, and his mind never seemed there with him, like he was thinking of something or someone else.

"I'm not discussing this with you now Alec, I have a plane to catch."

He growled at me as he walked to the door, his hand on the handle but he seemed like he was waiting for me to say something before he left the room. I just turned my back to him and grabbed my bags. I heard him sigh once again and then the sound of my door closing closely followed. My mind was racing with unanswered questions. Why was Alec acting like this? Was he telling the truth? And why now? Why not centuries ago when we had first met? Maybe Afton was the reason he was only telling me this now but right now all I wanted to do was leave and get away from this place.

Quickly with my bags in tow, I exited my room. The lower guard waiting outside for me offered to carry my bags for me, I quickly shunned him away with a growl as I walked towards the main doors and to the awaiting car out in the main courtyard and to the plane.