Sulpicia turned her head and stared out of the window. A strong wind was whipping the trees in the Voltera's grounds into a frenzy, and the rain was lashing the windows.

"Okay let me see if I can get this straight," Sulpicia began as he sat across from a relaxed Caius, and two every pissed-off male vampires by the names of Marcus and Aro. The blonde witch pointed a finger at Caius," You abused Ursula then left her to death and went Romania to have an orgy with Vladimir, Stefan, and their wives.?"

"Yes," Caius smirked at her from his spot and got shot a very angry glower from Marcus.

"Okay then I just have one question for you," Sulpicia paused and the others waited with baited breathe. She turned to Caius. "Was it good?"

"Very," Caius grinned.

"That's your question?" Aro growled out.

"Yes." The woman rolled her eyes. "Do you have a problem with that my dear husband ?"

Growling, the ma blurred off to his room. Sulpicia excused herself a moment later, stating that she didn't want to be around for World War VI should it arise.

" Don't look at..."

"Have you lost your mind?" The adolescent cut in sharply.

"What you are talking about?"

"You are a fool, Caius," Marcus responded, smirking slyly in Caius' direction.

Just who is this vampire, and what has he done with Marcus?

"What do you want Marcus?" Caius asked in an annoyed tone

"You hurt her, brother "Marcus growled and moved so that he was now in front of his. He reached out and grabbed two fistfuls of Caius' black shirt, glaring at him.

"You came into her life like the most welcome guest. She accepted you with every bit of her heart. She gave you her soul, body, and mind and you betrayed her."Marcus called out, glaring at Caius for hurting Ursula. "She trusted you! And you... you betrayed her; you used her."

"Marcus!" Aro called out again only louder, getting Marcus to stop trying to hurt Caius and turned towards him, not noticing the frown on Caius' face.

"He needs to listen to us for once a time in his fucking life."

Marcus frowned and turned around to face Caius."The first word that comes to mind when you love someone who will never love you back. Empty. Void. Blank. Pointless."

"But what about Ursula."Marcus growled, glaring daggers at Caius."She deserves to be loved properly. She deserves to be made to feel valued, appreciated and understood. She was with a man who loved her with all his heart and Ursula was in love and happy with him but you were selfish. "growled, glaring at Caius

As Caius listened to what Marcus was saying and tears were running down his face and he looked up at Marcus and he said"SHUT THE FUCK UP"

Caius chucked the closest object within reach at Marcus's head. It so happened that the inanimate object she had decided to throw happened to be an antique crystal vase and also one of Sulpicia's favorites.

He watched in seemingly slow motion as the glass antique flew from my fingers, shattering upon the impact that Marcus hadn't even bothered to dodge as the crystal pieces fell away from his face. He stood there wide-eyed and too shocked to move.

"Seeing someone else make her happy".Then Caius smiled that hideous smile and he said "That just hurt"

He stopped abruptly, closing his eyes and Marcus was shocked when he saw two tears slide out of Caius' eyes. Marcus' brother never cried...never...

That sign of vulnerability nearly broke his deas heart. Letting all his rightful anger and barely concealed confusion in the back of his mind, he gently hugged Caius to himself, resting his head on his shaking chest and closing his eyes.

Caius broke the silence.

"Where is she?" Caius asked abruptly, interrupting all conversation.

They all knew who she meant. Marcus, Sulpicia, and Aro all looked between each other.

"Well, you see—" Marcus began, but he couldn't finish, because then, suddenly, the doors reopened. And Ursula stood there.

The others watched intensely, wondering what Ursula would do, because judging by the look on the woman's face, it became obvious to everyone that Ursula wanted to kill Caius by the look on her face.

The others waited, and soon the air grew thick with a tension that could be cut through with a knife. Sulpicia watched in confusion and concern as Caius and Ursula stared into each other's eyes. Different emotions flickering across their eyes. Love, confusion, disbelief, pain, betrayal.

"Ursula," he whispered hoarsely. His eyes drunk her in just as hers were doing with him, the woman before him—and that was what she was now, a woman to be sure—one he had never expected to see again. The pain he'd carried with him every day since last he saw her fell away and he took in a breath.

"Caius," she whispered before her emotions propelled her into action and she surged forward.

A smack filled the ears of the three other loyal Volturi as her hand connected with his cheek, and Aro, Marcus, and Sulpicia shared glances, shocked their brother had allowed such a thing to come to pass.

"Ursula, what the hell do you think are doing ?" Sulpicia asked, sweat dropping. Said the doctor stopped his glaring and turned to the blond.

"What does it look like a vampire? I'm plotting to kill this bastard." With that Ursula went back to glaring at the man before her.

"Seeing your face has unconventionally made me want to die. I wasn't quite prepared for this feeling." Ursula growled, moving away and looking about ready to just pounce on him.

Caius leaped. He couldn't stand this cold, calculating Ursula.

"I need to talk to you," Caius said, letting go of Marcus.

Aro was about to say something but Ursula stopped him.

"Let him," she said simply.

Marcus, Aro, and Sulpicia turned to look at her, with shock and confusion on their faces.

"Ursula ?" Sulpicia began, but she just shook her head.

"Just wait outside, you'll hear if anything happens."

They all, very reluctantly, obeyed their friend's wishes and waited out in the hallway. Once the door was closed Caius turned to face her.

She stood there, surprised, looking at Caius. He looked like he had seen a ghost and a little bit like he couldn't believe what he was seeing. In a good way. Which was strange enough as it was. Ursula wasn't used to Caius showing his emotions.

"Caius?", she said finally. Caius' shoulders slumped. He came forward and hesitantly raised a hand and reached forward as if scared that Ursula would disappear with the smallest movement. Ursula watched baffled, as Caius slowly caressed her face and as soon as their skins touched, a strange, broken smile came over his face. Ursula breath hitched and she blinked rapidly, wondering if she was dreaming.

"C-Caius? Wh..what..", she stammered. Caius slowly took away his hand as if wanting to keep the contact for as long as possible. Which didn't make sense to Ursula? Yes, they had been close at one time, but they had grown apart. It had been Caius himself, who had pushed Ursula away and now here he was acting as if he had been affected by him leaving.

And Ursula suddenly felt angry. How dare he look as if Ursula had hurt him when it was the other way around? She took a sharp step back and Caius looked at him startled.

"You hurt me, "Ursula said, voice hard. Caius hung his head and stood there for a moment as if collecting himself before he looked up.

"Ursula-" Caius chocked on his words, tears of venom springing to his eyes. "Ursula, I'm so, so sorry."

Looking into Caius' red eyes, seeing his sincerity, it was almost like a weight had been lifted from Ursula's shoulders, but she won't let him off that easily.

"You took away my free will, Caius." She chokes out, Caius flinched, she wasn't used to Ursula yelling, and watching her get so angry kind of made him feel guilty."You used me, in the worst way possible. You violated me!"

Caius suppresses a sob so it comes out as a distressed cry. "Ursula I'm so sorry."

''You used me in the worst way, forced me to sleep with you-''Ursula narrowed her eyes and gave a low, dangerous growl."Why?

The man was looking at Ursula while he thinking that he had made a lot of mistakes in his life, some bigger than the others. It had cost him the most precious things and people in his life. He stopped loving, stopped caring, built tall walls around himself to protect the people around him. Or maybe to protect himself. His human sister Lila always pestered him, told him that he needed to get out there again, he couldn't live his whole life alone. And now, there stood Ursula. Caius felt like suddenly the world didn't exist. It was just them at the moment, him and Ursula. The woman he had been in love for the first time he met her, is demanding the truth behind his actions.

"I'm in love with you." The words practically freefall from his mouth. Saying it was much easier than he ever expected it to be.

Ursula's smirk quickly vanishes and is replaced by confusion. "What?"

"I am so fucking in love with you, woman. And I have been, probably since... I don't know. Since I met you."

Anger was an emotion Ursula was quite familiar with. Anger, sorrow, misery. It's sad and pathetic but it's the negative emotions that have always made Ursula feel strong, made her feel like she could actually do something. It was these emotions that made her pack up her bags and walk away and it was again the reason why Ursula took two steps and punched Caius right in his pretty face.

To say Caius was surprised would be an understatement, the punch wasn't strong enough to actually hurt a vampire but Caiua had stumbled back a few paces in surprise. "What..?",

"Are you that stupid? Are you seriously that stupid?", Ursula said, his voice deathly calm, "You love me? Do you really think that gives you a right to do what you did? You love me so what. You asked for a potion love or whatever from Harry Potter to make me fall in love with you?"Ursula hated the fact that her voice had cracked at the end, she was so frustrated and angry that she wanted to rip her hair out or smash everything to bits.." For weeks the only thing that I saw was pure darkness and voices screaming my name. I thought that I was dead."

"Ursula, I ...", Caius looked as if his world had shattered right before his eyes

"If you say sorry I will..."Ursula practically screamed at him.

" "I didn't want to lose you, Ursula. I know what I did was wrong. God, I've spent so long thinking about what I could've done differently, and I know I was selfish and wrong and I hate myself for that, more than you hate me. "He muttered under his breath.

"Caius..." Ursula's voice is meek. "Why would you say that to me? And why now?" Ursula looks stunned. She pushes out a breath. "I'm supposed to get married," Ursula states like she has to remind herself of it.

"I am with someone else," Ursula said with anger still in her voice mixed with a little sadness." If you loved me you will be happy for me and not manipulation me to love you."

"That's not true, I really do love you," Caius said as his voice changes from anger back to sadness.

"Please, if you really did "love me" you wouldn't have hurt me like that," Ursula said.

" I came here to tell you about my wedding and you..."Ursula was near the verge of tears but she smiles warmly and her eyes dance. "I love my fiance ." Caius wince, feeling a heavy weight on his chest; I could almost hear my heartbreak. She looks into his eyes with a bit of sympathy. "I love him more than life itself," she says earnestly. She pauses and inhales a breath, then a sparkling smile falls upon her lips, one that lights her whole face. "He's not perfect..." She shakes her head minutely, "In fact, he's probably the biggest ass on the planet... I absolutely hated him when I first met him, but I was so unexplainably drawn to him! It was unlike anything I've ever felt before..." She tilts her head thoughtfully as if lost in thought.

Caius' arms crossed and a neutral expression on his face, but there was something strange about his usual stoic demeanor. He hid it well, the twitch of his lips, the clench of his jaw, how hard his right-hand fingers dug into his left arm. The man wanted to scream at this unfairness – rage, destroy, annihilate – but instead he just pressed his teeth together and nodded, wanting to hunt down and kill the man who stole his queen from him but Caius still wants Ursula to be happy even if it's not with him.

Caius gave an odd sad smile, " I'm glad that you found someone who makes you feel at home. I know it's not enough and it won't change anything but I'm sorry. I hope you can forgive me someday".

Ursula looked at him for a moment, at the man she had loved so deeply, who had given her wounds that still throbbed, and realized that he was in pain too, perhaps not the same way as she was but he was carrying demons that haunted him and that Ursula could understand. After all, Guilt and regret are the two most painful companions.

"Someday", she said and turned his back to walk out that door. She looked back one last time and saw Caius standing very still and very firm, his hands loose at his sides and he realized that he didn't feel the anger anymore.

"Goodbye Caius"

"Goodbye Ursula"