Chapter Eight

The whole guard left at soon as the sun set. Mostly everyone was going. Zondrea was not allowed to leave Caius' side. She didn't argue with him, infact she hardly said a word to him. She had picked up the emerald book from before and was reading through it with deep interest. The story, well diary, was very intriguing. The man's name was William, and it was odd how similar her and him seemed to be.

William had wanted the same things as she did right now after he had changed. The man had met another named Carlisle, who showed him a different way of living. Through animal blood, instead of human blood. Her mind raced as she flipped the pages, her eyes taking in every detail.

"Interesting, isn't it?" Caius asked, picking the book from her hands and gave it a measuring look. "Why would any one so powerful result in something so pathetic?" He asked, not really looking for an answer.

But, she gave him one anyways. "Maybe he didn't want to feel like a murderer." This got a smile out of him, as if she had made a joke.

"No, I'm sure he was just trying to come off as good. We're not monsters, Zondrea, the humans are." He responded and she fought so hard to hide the disgust from her face. This man was definitely in the wrong mindset.

"I don't believe so, Caius. Not everyone sees it as that way. I don't think it would be that bad, not having to live with the guilt." She slightly argued and this caused him to reel on her with surprised eyes.

"Zondrea, we're better than them. They don't deserve anything." He tried to persuade, but she wasn't going to be pushed around with her thoughts.

"That's not right, you were once a human too." Zondrea pointed out in a matter of factly way and Caius face went tight at that.

"That was a long time ago." He argued and she rolled her eyes and shook her head.

"You're contradicting yourself," She replied, standing up and trying to walk away, but he caught her by the arm.

"And where do you think you're going?" He asked and she tugged her arm away, managing to get it out of his grip.

"Not sure, but I don't feel like being locked inside this room forever." Zondrea answered calmly, with only a bit of menace in her tone. Caius narrowed his eyes, and quickly stepped in front of her.

"And now that everyone is gone you think you can just do what you want?" She glared at him, her eyes going hard. He was the only thing blocking her path from leaving, and she had no intentions of staying. The urgency to get out was taking over everything.

"Basically, yes." She told him with a bit of arrogance in her voice. If this came down to a fight she didn't know who would win. She might be fast and smart, but Caius had been around for much longer than she, he knew more about fighting than she did.

He laughed humorlessly, "I don't think so," And with that, moved the restrain her.

But, she had already been expecting that, so, quick as ever, she jumped past him as he corrected himself. Her aim was for the door, she knew if she could make it out of the building, she could outrun him easily.

Caius was already moving towards her, his lips pulled back in a viscous snarl. With quick reflexes he tried for her again, managing to get a hold of her arm before she could dodge out of the way. Zondrea ducked in to the floor, twisting her arm so it came out of his grip.

"You know, this can be simple, or it can be difficult." He demanded and she gave him a devious smile.

"I'd much prefer the latter." And with that she made another charge for the door. Though, this time, Caius was the one to catch her off guard. He had been holding back on her before, but now he was angry, beyond angry. He was furious.

He grabbed her from up and underneath her arms, and threw backwards, her back cracking the stone ground. She wasn't hurt at all, but there was a big dent in the floor and the hit did slow her down. She hopped back up with hesitation, and jumped out of the way as he went in for another attack.

He hissed out in frustration and as he got ready to strike again, Zondrea attempted using her power without thinking.

And to her surprise, his mind was wide open, not guarded what so ever.

She untensed herself, standing up straight with a smirk on her face. "Stop," She simply said and his body pulled to a halt without him even wanting to. Caius' facial expression was confused. She was controlling his movements, not his thoughts at the moment.

She walked in a circle around him, hands behind her back, her mind racing with happiness that they hadn't left a shield with them. "Look whose the underdog now." She spoke softly. He looked like he wanted to say something, but she restricted him from talking.

Zondrea stopped moving, turning to face him. Now, she began rearranging his thoughts, sorting through them. She tried hard to not become revolted with the way he thought of things and concentrated on what she had to do. "I'm leaving, and you're going to let me. You're going to sit in here and stay put till the rest of the guard gets back. Then you will tell Aro and Marcus I have decided to leave." His eyes were fuzzy and out of focus as she spoke and she felt her demand click in his brain.

She disconnected and as soon as she did, he very emotionlessly went to the study and sat down, his face completely blank. A smile was glued to her lips as she turned with no hesitation and closed the door behind her, feeling finally free. It was as if a big weight had been lifted off of her.

Zondrea left with almost nothing, a few clothes, and some money, but other than that she didn't have anything on her. Her mind was racing with excitement as she turned to leave the building, the current secretary hardly paid any attention to her as she passed, just a quick glance and then she looked back down.

She exited the building, night air blowing her hair wildly. She caught the scent of human blood, but had no desire to go hunting although her throat burned. Her mind was too preoccupied as she set of for the ocean. Zondrea couldn't risk taking a plane anywhere, she would have to swim to America and travel by foot to Washington.

But, she could care less, she was finally free.

(A/N: A little twist to it. I wasn't planning on making this happen so soon, but you guys seemed to be getting bored. New chapter by tomorrow! Don't forget to review, I read them all and it's much appreciated!)