Jesus it has been a very long time. I hope you guys are somehow still following these Chronicles of Alyson because I still intend to finish this. Somehow. Before I die.

The leader sighed, examining his nails like he had something better to do. "What shall we do with the mind-reader and his human pet?"

I turned around to stare at them, silently urging them to talk more.

The one with the high brow, and long dark brown hair relaxed on his throne. " I do believe you are just toying with them Caius. Has it been so long that you have to recruit new amusements?"

The red-head, presumably Caius, snorts. " I am not playing with them, as you so assume, Aro. It is rather you. Why not kill the entire coven with their backwards ways? Would it not be more efficient?"

The other vampire leader is silent in his chair, most likely ignoring the other two.

Aro tilts his head back and laughs. " No! My dear, Caius. We shall see what this coven offers. They have a delectable set of powers. As of the human, we shall give an ultimatum. We are not so barbaric as to waste such powerful gifts."

I rolled my eyes towards the high ceiling, breath quivering in its relief. I stepped away from the wall, legs weak with sustained tension and immobility.

"Of course we shall keep an eye on them all, lest they do step outside of our laws." Aro's tone of voice scrubbed me the wrong way.

A guard opened the door giving a short and quick warning to the three leaders.

I sprint across the room and through the door before it closed, just barely allowing the last folds of the red cloak to slip through.

With that bare escape, I retraced the way I came in to get out. And as I did, I passed the entourage of Bella, Cullen, Alice and their guards. Goosebumps raised on my arm from where I passed by Cullen, having to squeeze by lest I be discovered. There was an incoming tour and my heart ached as I slid past them to exit the front door. Their fate sucked, to be frank.

As soon as I was on the flight back to New York, USA, I locked myself in the bathroom and collapsed on the floor.

So many things hit me at once.

I would have some amazing nightmares for months.

I just saw several people get mercilessly slaughtered like animals.

The Volt-whatever they are had to be stopped somehow.

Seeing him had hurt, so, so bad, after weeks and weeks of recovery.

Seeing him and her together caused some anger somewhere.

I was apparently forgotten again.

A soft knock on the door and a pleasant voice filtered through it. " Are you alright sweetie? Do you need any ginger ale or crackers?" A flight attendant.

Oh fucking hell, I just wanted to be held right now.

I opened the door and tried to look as pitiful as I could. " I don't feel so hot right now.. I'm going through some rough times." A completely involuntary sniffle escaped me and I bit my lip hard so as not to completely lose composure

.

The flight attendant immediately took me to the front seatof the empty first class and sat me down.

"Oh sweetheart...I bet it's guy troubles."

Her shot wasn't far off the mark either.

"No, I've just had .. a horrid day, it's alright." I collapsed onto her shoulder trying to hold back tears.

By the time I got back to Seattle, I had two phone numbers, one from Meredith the flight attendant, one from her friend flight attendant that sat with me and basically cuddled with me during the connector flight. It … felt nice. But not as nice as Edward cuddl- shit.

I missed my fucking best friend.