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Chapter Nine Lost and Alone

Caius finally made it to where Aro was conversing with Carlisle, neither looked up. He placed a hand on Aro shoulder to let him no it was done.

"How unfortunate…" Aro said softly. "Carlisle, it seems… how to put this matter…"

"What is it?" Carlisle asked mildly concerned, glancing from Aro to Caius.

"It would appear that Megara was found with a human…" Aro said carefully, watching his friend's face. "Caius did as was required of himself in a case should as this, I am sorry." Truly he was, he held Carlisle in such a great respect that he felt the slightest bit guilty for allowing this, but it was gone as some as it had come.

"What…?" Carlisle breathed. "Surly you do not mean to say that Meg… she would never… You haven't harmed her?" He stood ready to investigate for himself and to find Edward.

"I am sorry, dear friend, but you know our laws, as did she."

The past testis of his word stuck Carlisle hard. "She would never…" He repeated.

"Where is my wife?!" Edward demanded for at the least the eighth time. Demetri, Felix, and two others held him back from Aro and Caius.

"She was-" Aro started once again.

"The only human that Meg ever told is me and as you can plainly see, I am no longer mortal!" Edward said, quite close to a growl. "Now, where is she?!"

"If, Edward, you take a moment to investigate your own thoughts you will find that you can no longer hear her, which leaves only two options as to where Megara may be." Caius said coolly. "Though given her history, I would imagine that looking would be a reason choice."

"Then you best send me after her." Edward said as he finally stopped trying to get to the two older vampires in order to rip them limb from limb.

"Edward," Carlisle's voice was pained with sorrow. "Would Meg wish for you to ask for such a thing?" He didn't answer; he honestly did not to wish to go on without her. Meg had been the biggest part of his life for years now and he wasn't sure what to do now other then want to be where she was, even if he didn't know where that was.

Finally after many long moments, Aro nodded for the others to release their hold of the young vampire. He took a few steps toward Edward, he held his hand out and Aro dropped two rings into his palm. One a simple band of gold, the other had a diamond. Meg's wedding and engagement rings. Edward glared at him and then turned to Carlisle, his expression now blank.

Carlisle led the way out in silence his shock and sorrow echoing in Edward's mind.

Meg began to stir late in the afternoon the next day, her head killing her and unable to remember why she had been unconscious, but Felix was at her side in a moment to gush with relief and happiness that she didn't quite understand.

"Oh, Megara, thank God!" He said hugging her close, but it did not feel right to her. "I have been so worried since yesterday."

Meg slowly pushed him away, confused. "What happened exactly…?" She asked slowly looking up at him, her brows knitted together in careful pondering. Nothing felt like it should… or at least she didn't think it did. Meg could not even remember yesterday or the day before for that matter; in fact the last thing she remembered was Carlisle leaving for America and her remaining behind, but surly that had been nearly a century ago. Hadn't it?

"You don't remember?" She shook her head. The dull light of the candles shining off her golden hair, if Felix had even the slightest twinge of guilty it had vanished then. "You were stuck by lightening again. We were not sure it you would wake. Caius said you could have some memory lost though." He said this in a caring, almost loving tone, but Meg heard the nearly hidden lust in the words.

"I would like to speck with Caius, perhaps Aro and Marcus as well." She said standing on uneasy feet for the first time that she could remember; which didn't seem a great stretch at the moment.

"They are waiting for you in the main audience chamber." Felix said raising and steadying her by placing a hand on the small of her back.

More of an automatic reaction then anything, Meg sent a tiny electric shock though her body. Felix jumped back, looking at her in astonishment. "I know the way and I'm perfectly capable of walking on my own."

He nodded slowly and watched her leave the room as gracefully as any of the other inhabitance of the castle. Once she was out of sight Felix made a note to ask Caius exactly what he had replaced her missing memories with.

Meg sped down to the audience chamber and was not at all surprised to find the three leaders of the Volturi there with a few other vampires lazily walking here or there; they instantly returned to their places behind their masters when Meg arrived.

Aro rose from his chair, smiling happily. "Ah, Megara, you're awake at least! How are you feeling?"

"Confused." Meg admitted. Aro touched her shoulder lightly when she did not offer her hand for him to see her thoughts.

"Caius said you most likely have memory loss, but we did not believe it would to this extant." He said, clasping his hands behind his back and looking down at Meg apolitically.

She thought for a moment again and as before the last thing she remembered was Carlisle leaving for the New World. "Will it return?" the concern in her voice was clear.

"Perhaps, but you should continue as if it will not." It was Caius who spoke, as memory was his area. Meg stared at him and Marcus for a moment, something was different about them; though other then the stern expression on Marcus' face she could not see what is was.

"Go," Aro said gently. "You will feel at home again in time, Megara."

She nodded slowly, unsure of his words. This place was not her home and she could feel that, but she did know where her room was and she went there to think, to try and remember, and to get away from everyone else.

Aro sighed as he returned to his throne.

"Leave us." Marcus ordered absentmindedly to the remaining guards. They obeyed with a mumbling of "Yes, Master."

"What are you thinking, brother?" Aro asked once the room was cleared.

"Why was I uninformed of this?" Marcus replied coolly.

"We knew you would object." Caius said.

"Of course I object. A bond as the one Meg and Edward had should not have been attempted to be broken." He said firmly.

"Marcus, you are feting too much over this." Aro said calmly. "She believes and so did Carlisle and Edward. It is done."

"I'm taking her under my protection, that is, if she wishes to remain here at all." Marcus said.

"Where else does she have to go?"

One Month Later

Edward paced in his and Carlisle's new "home" in Virginia. Hump, home. Hardly. Edward had not been the same since… since… well, Italy. He could not get his mind away from what he could have done, should have done. He should've been wherever she had been, never left her side. Carlisle, on the other hand, just grieved. Edward found it frustrating that he was not feeling the same anger and guilt that he was.

He couldn't stay here any longer, he may not wish to live any longer either, but he would endure because that is what he thought she would want him to do.

"I'm leaving." He told Carlisle amazingly calm and showing no emotion. Carlisle nodded, always the understanding father figure. "I don't know when I'll return."

Another nod. "Be safe. I'll be here when you figure things out." Edward turned to leave, just wanting to run, to feel the only the wind rushing around him and nothing else. "Edward," He stopped at the door, not facing Carlisle. "I believe Caius is right."

"How so?" He asked barely above a whisper.

"She must be in heaven."

'No. How can she be? We don't have souls.' It was a shocking thought to Edward, he had not been expecting to have it, but as he left the house, he realized it must to true. How else could they have just killed her without a second thought?