Felix and Demetri left Eric's house angry and disappointed. Both headed back to their home in Volterra to tell Aro of their attempt to get the human.
"The Volturi does not take no for an answer," said Demetri to Felix. "What would Aro do if we came back with an empty hand?"
"The Volturi also do not give second chances," said Felix. "Come," he simply said and Demetri followed him.
Felix was persistent to get the human. He thought he should gather a small militia of vampires and lead them to Eric's home. After Felix and Demetri came to meet Eric, he could not stop thinking about their offer.
"Are you okay Eric?" asked Damon. "I'm fine!" said Eric sternly. "You doesn't seem alright," muttered Damon as Eric walked away.
Eric then walked to Samuel who was reading to Aria. After Aria had fallen asleep, Samuel stood up and walked out of the room. "Eric?" he said as he stood in front of his oldest brother. Eric hardly smiled and was always serious but this time Samuel noticed that Eric was more bothered by something than he's ever seen him. "We need to talk," said Eric. Samuel closed the door behind him and followed Eric. The brothers ended up somewhere in the forest not too far from their home. The moon was at it's highest which only meant that it was almost midnight.
"Is something bothering you?" asked Samuel as he tried comforting Eric by touching his shoulder.
"The girl needs to go," Eric simply said as he stepped away from Samuel's touch, "she's not safe here".
"What?"
"Someone's looking for her..." Eric took a deep breath before speaking again. "They offered to help me find what I want to know if I give them the girl."
Samuel blankly stared at Eric.
"Don't worry...I declined. But think about it she's only young and it would be better if we let her go now than later."
"I can't do that," chuckled Samuel sarcastically. His expression then became serious. "Like you said, she is young. She needs us now more than ever!"
"She is not even human! Nor a vampire! Her dog like bloodline will soon take affect and she will turn against us! It will happen so quick we won't even notice. Not even she will notice."
"That is why I have to be with her. I promised to help raise her. It is not her fault for what she is! Why must you have so much hate towards her? I'm sorry Eric, if you cannot accept her, then I have no choice but to move on."
"Sam!" yelled Eric as Samuel walked away leaving Eric alone in the forest while he played the conversation over in his head.
Days have passed since Aria turned eleven and the family was still celebrating. This night was movie night. As the brothers stayed up watching Aria's favorite movie in the living room, she leaned her head on Samuel's lap and closed her eyes until she fell into a deep sleep. She was then startled by a loud thud at the door. Her brothers immediately stood up and surrounded her. The door was knocked down and in came in a pale looking human with crimson eyes and sharp teeth. Then came another and another. They quickly surrounded the brothers and waited for a command. Eric then noticed a familiar face.
"Sam...take the girl," he said as he quickly ran to one of the vampires and tackled him down. "Run!" he yelled to Sam. Damon then joined Eric to help him take down the other vampires.
Sam swiftly wrapped his arms around Aria and carried her out of the house.
"You can't hide!" yelled Felix to Samuel.
"Leave it to me," said Demetri as he took off his coat and went after Samuel.
Felix then joined his militia of vampires to fight off Eric and Damon.
Meanwhile Samuel was in the forest trying to run as fast as he could and far away. Felix was right. Samuel could not hide, especially if a tracker like Felix was after him. As Samuel continued running, he heard a noise not too far away. As Samuel looked around to see if he was being followed, he ran into something so hard he fell back. Under the bright lit moon, Samuel realized he had bumped into Demetri. Demetri then tackled Samuel, put one hand around his neck and kept him on the ground.
"Where is the girl?" he snarled.
"Not with me," gasped Samuel.
"I'll find her," said Demetri just as Samuel grabbed his hand and threw him to a tree.
Demetri quickly got up and pushed Samuel against another tree.
"Come, this isn't over," said Demetri as he put Samuel's hands behind his back and led him back to his home.
When Samuel was brought to his home, it wasn't more than a burning building and the only thing he could see was the militia of vampires and Felix. Samuel tried running inside to see if his brothers were still inside but Demetri's tough grip wouldn't allow him.
"Where are they?" snarled Samuel.
Felix ignored him and walked up to face Samuel.
"I followed them and I only found him. I can't track the girl," said Demetri. "Should we send the others to find her?"
"That won't be necessary. Let the girl come to us," he said as he forced Samuel on his knees.
"We have your brother girl!" yelled Felix into the open field "show yourself and we won't hurt him." After a few seconds nothing happened. "Is that your decision then? Fine," he said just as he was about to snap Samuel's neck.
"No! Wait!" yelled a voice.
Felix cold lips turned into a satisfied smile. As he was about to approach Aria, Samuel broke free from Demetri's grip and pushed Demetri away.
"Sam!" yelled Aria as she tried running towards him. She made it halfway until a black bag was put over her head and her arms were wrapped by someone else's. Meanwhile the other half of the militia vampires held Samuel down.
"Let her go!" said Samuel through clenched teeth.
Aria screamed and squirmed as someone attempted to carry her. They yelled in agony because when they touched Aria's arm, they felt their hand burn.
"Let's go," said Felix to the militia and Demetri. They all scattered leaving the burning home and Samuel unconscious in the middle of the forest.
