OK, so I have decided to post…AGAIN. I've gotten about 5 reviews for the last chapter so far but I practically JUST posted that so not a lot of people have read it but it's still good, I think! But a lot of people have added it to their Story-Alert and I am so happy for that. So I just wanted to say thanks to those who enjoyed my story and reviewed it. I really like reading reviews and stuff so leave me lots! Haha. Love yooooooou!

Enjoi!

Four years later…

It's been four years and it's Amara's birthday. We used the day we found her to mark the day my angel was born: April 04. How ironic is it that she was turning four, on the fourth day in the fourth month? I mentally chuckled to myself.

Amara had grown and she stands to about three feet. Her hair falls straight but flips out at the bottom and reaches her mid-back. She has a full row of teeth and her skin is still slightly pale. Everyone has come to love her and no one, I mean NO ONE, can deny her anything. She's the princess of Volterra and never lets anyone forget. Man, I love that girl. I can hear her coming down the corridor now was I come down the stairs to go to my room from hanging out with Demetri.

"Alec! Alec!" she exclaimed as she ran to me in a little black and red dress (Link on profile) while Jane was feigning slowness behind her. "Alec!"

I smiled and looked around then covered my face with my hands, pretending to hide and peeking through my fingers. Jane was snickering to herself and I smirked behind my hands. Amara slammed into my leg, gripping it for stability.

"Alec!" she giggled as she hugged my leg tightly. "Silly Alec."

I smiled and picked her up, spinning her in a circle and kissing her cheek softly. She giggled and the sound was music to my ears. I loved making her laugh. If anything I said would make her laugh, I'd talk all day.

"Hello, my beautiful Amara," I said against her cheek, planting sweet kisses all over her face. Jane smiled and nodded, leaving me with my singer.

The whole guard knew about Amara being my la tua cantante so they knew that she was untouchable unless they wanted to face my wrath. Amara herself didn't know of course even though she spoke Italian too and knew what it said but she didn't completely understand why people called her that. I would explain to her one day though, of course.

"Alec, guess what today is?!" she said excitedly, her hazel eyes sparkling more than my skin in the sun.

"Hmm, let me think…it's not Christmas, Halloween or New Year's. I don't know what today is, Amara," I said as if I was stupid, trying to get her aggravated.

She was so cute when she was irritated. She had this adorable pout and her glare put Jane to shame. Her forehead crinkled up and it made me want to laugh every time I saw it. I just loved making her angry.

"NO, Alec! It's my birthday!" she said loudly with a hint of hurt.

I smiled and kissed her temple softly, inhaling her scent of lavender and vanilla. Her scent was intoxicating and the mixture was better than any drug. Geez, I sound like that Cullen that fell for a human. Oh well, he was right.

"Oh!" I said. "That's right. Man, than I guess I have to get you a present, huh?"

"Alec!" she said with annoyance, knowing that I was joking now.

I never forgot her birthday because, one, vampires never forget and, two, I loved this little girl with all my heart and would remember every single thing she told me.

Smiling, I placed her on the ground in front of me and pulled a necklace out of my pants pocket (Link on profile). The necklace had two swallows and a red heart in the middle. Her dress had a black-velvet bodice and a red skirt with black stitching that created a design. Her hair was in a ponytail and her bangs fell in a single wave. She looked adorable.

I, myself, wore a black button-up shirt that had the first button undone with a red tie that was loose and black slacks with a pair of black converse. Not so adorable…

"OH, Alec!" she said, wrapping her arms around me and clutching the necklace in her hand. "I love it immensely, thank you!"

I smiled. She always had such a vibrant vocabulary and it sounded so weird coming from such a small person. It was cute though. She was a genius.

She had been and will continue to be homeschooled by Sulpicia and Athenodora in regular classes and lessons, with an extra class that was Mythology. While Demetri and I taught her in self-defense and whatnot.

I didn't quite enjoy the thought of her in a fight but she needed to know what to do if she was ever in trouble and I wasn't there. I gulped inside at the thought of me not being able to protect her. It killed me knowing that she could get hurt and I wouldn't be there to save her or comfort her. I pushed that thought away, however and focused on the bubbly little girl in front of me.

"Alec, let's go to my party!"
"Anything for you, my singer," I whispered so low that she couldn't hear as I picked her up and walked to the throne room.

We entered the throne room and everyone immediately surrounded us, smiling at Amara and gushing about how cute she looked. I growled lowly and they all took a step back, much to my liking. Aro came and nodded at me, slowly and cautiously taking Amara away from me and placing her on the floor so she could run and play. I reluctantly watched as she had fun without me by her side.

"Oh, Alec, you are such a romantic," said my twin as she came to stand next to me. "She's only running around, not flying across the country."

"I know, sister," I replied with a slight sour tone.

"Then stop moping about you not holding her."

"Who are you? The Cullen who can read minds?" I asked meanly as I walked away but Jane wasn't having it.

She growled and grabbed my neck from behind me and slammed me onto the floor, causing a scene.

"Don't you EVER compare me to that Cullen, brother. I will rip you apart if it happens again and then I'll drink your precious la tua cantante," she whispered scarily in my ear.

Furious at her statement, I hissed and kicked her away from me, sending her flying across the room and into Aro's abandoned throne.

"Touch her and you're DEAD, Sister!" I exclaimed, standing. "You'd be dead literally and you'd be dead to ME. Twin or not."

"She's dinner, Alec. And her scent is one that I wish to devour!"

That was the last straw. I yelled with a fury I hadn't knew I had and pounced, slamming her to the ground and clawing at her skin.

"Alec!" yelled someone behind me and I saw out of my peripheral vision that Amara was trying to make her way over to me. Fortunately, she was held by Sulpicia. I bit into Jane's neck, ripping a piece of skin away from her.

"Alec, enough! Jane!"

We had engaged into a full on fight, neither of us being able to use our powers seeing as how we cancel each other out. She screamed and I roared, both of us slamming each other against one object after the other. A shriek sounded behind me and my actions were stopped. Amara. Forgetting Jane, I spun around quickly and looked around. I felt hands at the bottom of my face and a sharp twist, my eyes shutting closed with unconsciousness. All I heard as I knocked out was Amara's scream of horror.

Hmm, not really how I wanted it to end but okay! Well, just to say, I'm not going to kill of Alec, that'd be WRONG. He's just knocked out and to clarify things, Jane is the one who snapped his neck. Don't worry, this isn't the end. Comment and review, please and feel free to ask questions!

--alice