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He took my hand in his and kissed it, "Miss James, I'm delighted to see you." He had that cocky grin he had always had when we were kids. It made him look handsome beyond words, and it sent my heart soaring because it was dedicated to me.

I smiled, "Indeed, Mr. Masen."

"How did you find England?"

"It was quite interesting, I met a lot of people, and Father made me study hard, keep practising piano... But now I'm here, what have you being doing?"

"Besides waiting for my best friend's return? I've been also practising piano, soon I'll be as good as you."

"You better, because I taught you all you know."

He laughed, I had missed his laugh. "Ariadne James, I had been hoping you would allow me to play for you, one of these days."

I stared deep into his green eyes. "Of course. I will be looking forward to it."

He was drunk, I could smell it, but he wasn't being rude with me, he was just talking, a lot.

"I want to join the army, Ari, I know that's my place! Maybe should come with me, hmmmm, or maybe not, it would be too dangerous, but you can come if you want to..."

I just sat there watching him. His appartment wasn't very furnished, but he seemed very confortable in his couch. Even though it looked like it'd fall down any second.

He stood up and came towards me, I stayed were I was.

I didn't move nor said anything when he bent down to kiss me, or when he started tugging at my dress. It was selfish and I knew it, but for that night, I let myself believe he loved me.

He scooped an arm under my knees and lifted me, carrying me to the bed.

I should've said something.

"He's sick!" I yelled at my mother, she wasn't going to stop me from going to see him.

"If you leave, you better don't come back, you've brought enough disgrace to this family," She snapped, whirling around to glare at me. I could feel her disgust, wrapping around me as if trying to choke me.

I blinked back my tears. "So be it," I closed the door and never looked back.

He was gone, and soon, I would be too. I didn't think I would stand one more night under the rain.

I was weak, hungry and tired, my feet ached.

I heard footsteps behind me. Maybe they were thugs, I weighed my options. I didn't stand a chance even against a nun, I didn't have any hopes against people who actually wanted to harm me.

There were more in front of me. A tall man with dark brown hair, a short red-haired woman, and a strange-looking man with jet black long hair.

The long-haired man took my hand, and I had no strenght to fight him.

After a moment he smiled and nodded to the brown-haired man. "Go ahead Eleazar," That was the last the last thing I heard before my world reduced to one single word: Pain.

"Aro, I'm leaving" I stated calmly.

He stared at me intently with his milky red eyes as if trying to figure me out."When?"

I shrugged, "When you allow me to."

"And where do you plan on going?" Funny, he actually sounded like he cared! As long as he let me go...

I didn't hesitate to answer. "America, it will be a good place to start over." It was the truth, and Aro was good at telling when someone was lying to him, even without using his gift.

Aro nodded. I had always had the option to leave if I wished to, but I hadn't been prepared until now. I was just another vampire more here, they didn't need me, and without Anne, there wasn't anything attaching me to the Volturi.

He surprised me by saying, "Hmmm good idea."

Jane was trying very hard to not to smile, she was eager to get rid of me. Since when I joined the Volturi she had envied the attention Aro gave me. He loved rare gifts.

"So, I can leave now?" I asked tentatively.

He smiled, "Yes, of course, but..."

I closed my eyes briefly, this was it, the condition.

"...You have to go to Forks, a small city in the State of Washington, in the United States."

What?

"Why? Is there something I have to do there? A mission? I haven't heard of anyone having problems there? I wouldn't be able to do anything to "deal" with the problem, you know it."

He seemed amused, I wondered why. "No, it's just a suggestion. I know there you'll find what you're looking for."

"Well then."

He waved his hand. Marcus and Caius were silent behind him, perpetually bored.

"Goodbye, and thank you."

I left, without bothering to look back. I hoped I could now move on and be able to never look back.

Did I ever tell you Aro loves drama since in his secluded castle he rarely gets some? No? Well, he does.