The options

I stared at him for a long time. I was unsure of what I could say to him or what I wanted to say.

"Aro this is not home to me," I told him.

"I'm sorry you see it that way," he said in his booming voice.

He took a step forward and I took one back. I bumped into Alec when I did. I moved into him and stayed close. I didn't want Aro near me if I could help it.

"Scared," he asked in a sickly sweet tone.

"No Aro," I told him. I was lying to him a little. "I just don't want you near me. That is all."

Alec's arm came around me and held me there. He knew that he was my security here. He made everything alright.

"Let go Alec and let her come here," Aro told him. "I want to talk to her through thought."

"Sorry Evangeline. I have to listen to him," he whispered in my ear. "I'll hold your hand if you want me too. I don't mind."

"I'm not a child Alec," I said to him. "I'll talk to him. But stay here. Don't leave the room."

He nodded and let me go. I went to Aro's side reluctantly. His eyes showed evil but also softness. He was not a bad man but he was power hungry. He took my hand and closed his eyes. I closed my eyes and listened for him to enter my mind.

Why do you back into him, he asked. Are you scared of us?

I don't know Aro. He makes me feel safe here. You and I both know I have a past here, I told him. No not scared. I just don't agree with your dieting habits.

Yes I do know you have a past her. And you are always welcome back. Now to the point. Why did you do it?

Do what Aro? I have been accused all day and I don't even know what I have done.

You were nearly exposed to the world. We had to take action.

See this is the first clear answer I have gotten today. I didn't know that. Who told?

You don't know, he sounded shocked.

No I don't. Who?

His name is Edward Jones. He knows about your clan. He was going to tell. We are not sure the family knows. If they do then we will make them forget.

I don't even know an Edward Jones. But what do I need to do? I don't want to break the rules. That is something that never left me. But something tells me I won't like your answer for me.

You either find him and kill or change him or you join us.

"Join or kill," I spoke. "That is my choice? You want me to choose now?"

"Evangeline no I don't," Aro tried to calm me but it was not working. "I will give you some time to think."

My mind started racing. I didn't know what to do now. To make things worse Caius was coming over. He had gotten up at my reaction to what Aro told me. He was smiling as he came over. I knew he liked what he saw.

"I see it shocked you, Evangeline," he mocked.

I was not going to take anything from him. I was in no mood to do that. By my standards he was a murderer. Killing innocent people for no good reason. That was the one thing I could not stand about him. He never listened.

"Don't Caius," I warned. "I'm not messing around now. I just want to get this fixed."

"I see. Do you know what has happened to your clan?" A smile of evil creped across his face and I knew.

"How many are dead?"

"Three," he told her. None and none will die, he thought. "More will follow if you don't do as we ask."

I heard what he thought. I wanted to smile but keep my straight face. He was evil but not that evil. Even if I knew most would stay here. Then they would be dead to me but not literally.

"Can I have a few days to think about this?"

"Just you alone," Aro questioned. I nodded. "I don't see the problem in that. None of your clan can help."

"Can I leave Voltrola?"

"No," Caius yelled.

"Calm brother," Aro hushed him. "Where will you go?"

"I'm not sure. Give me two days and I will have your answer."

"Two days Evangeline. Two and only two," Aro told me. "Be back then with your answer. Any later and I will have to kill the rest of your clan. Dalton too."

"I'll be back. Kill him and Aro your going to have to kill me," I warned him. "But I'm going alone. No members of the guard."

"No, none. Go before I change my mind," he told me.

I started to walk off but Aro stopped me. "Alec will take you to the airport."

I nodded and Alec came over. He was happy about it. I knew Aro wanted to make sure I got there. How he knew I wanted to go to the airport I don't know but I didn't care.

The drive to the airport was fairly quite. Only Alec's thoughts penetrated the silence and even then it was quite. He drove like the rest of us, fast. So we reached the air port quickly.

He parked and got out with me. He even led me to the front desk. I persuaded the male worker there into first class seating on a flight to Washington. Alec led me to the gate twelve and stopped me.

"Wait," he said before I walked off. He stepped forward a few places and was right next to me. He wrapped his arms around me then kissed me on the cheek. "Two days. Don't do anything stupid."

"I'll try not to," I teased. He let go of me and I got on the plane.

The plane ride was long and boring. It wasn't hard to be around humans but I knew it would be soon. I had to either kill a man or join the Volturi. Something tells me that this was Caius' idea, I told my self.