A/N:Hey, I'm seriously mega-sorry for this short chapter and for my lack of updating but I'm really busy right now and I'm in more of a reading than writing mood right now. And I just celebrated my 15th birthday, and had a party and everything. So I was really busy planning last week. And I apologize for this short chapter and I know you all are gonna really wanna know what happened in Volterra but I'll explain that later. This chapter was supposed to be longer but then the computer did it's stupid crashing thing and I lost half of the chapter. And right now I'm really pissed that I lost that half because it was a really nice half too! I promise to update with the next chapter which has the juicy half in it soon, so please bear with me till then. Again, really sorry. - MissMei92
THE TALE OF ELIZABETH CULLEN
Wind whipped through my hair as I ran as fast as I had ever run in my life. Elizabeth, go! Forget about me! Forget about you? I couldn't do that. But I did. I'd run away from it. I'd run away from my destiny. And I'd left him. The same way Colin had left me. I kept running until I couldn't even make out what was in front of me any longer. My eyes blurred and my head spun from the speed. It shouldn't have bothered me but I wasn't used to running at the pace of a vampire. And before I knew it, the world had gone dark, all traces of light extinguished.
I awoke to daylight and I finally realized how far I'd actually run from Volterra. I was miles from the city by now...miles away from Nikolas. The trees were thick and green, the ground a dry, solid brown. Overhead, I could hear birds cooing and calling each other among the greenery. The sun shone through the canopy of leaves and branches, illuminating my crystal skin. I looked at my bare arms shine brilliantly and let out a small shriek of frustration and anger. It reminded me of why I couldn't be normal. Of why I'd had to leave him.
My stomach twisted and I felt sick suddenly. Like I was going to vomit. I closed my eyes and tried to make the horrible headache I'd just noticed disappear, along with the feeling of nausea. It wouldn't leave. I fell to my knees and threw up into some nearby bushes. I felt slightly better but I still had a horrible headache.
I lay on the ground and thought back to my childhood, desperate for a distraction. The mansion in France, moving to New York, meeting Seraphina and Kyle, the day I met Colin, the day they left, the party, Nikolas. Nikolas. When I heard his name whispered in my mind, my headache left and a feeling of floating overcame me.
But then, it was replaced with the guilt which had been brimming up inside my heart. A sharp, painful pang flew through my heart and I screamed. It wasn't the pain. It was the vision I saw. Nikolas was lying on the floor, not moving. One of the hybrids approached. And then...NO!!!!!! I couldn't see it but I knew what was going to happen. I screamed and screamed his name, horrified with fear. The cooing birds stopped singing, and flew away. My screams echoed back to me...and there was nothing. No sounds. It was dead silent.
"No, not again. Not again!!!!!" I sobbed, all my sorrow emptying through my hoarse voice. A chilly wind blew and rustled the leaves all around me, making them beat together with a scrunching sound. The sunlight dissipated until my skin returned to normal. The clouds had turned an ugly black. I had to keep going. I had to leave him...behind.