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Friends under the circumstances

Me and Alice talked the rest of the night. Her mostly explaining the do's and don'ts of my prison. I never knew that being a prisoner would require so many rules and regulations. Surely I was just locked in a cell right?

How wrong I was.

Apparently, according to Alice, I am the new slave of the place. The new play toy of the palace. Great. No matter how much more she continues to tell me. My body refuses to recognize fear. I don't feel fear. Its strange that I don't. after that first meeting with Aro, I haven't felt fear once.

"Alice, if everyone is as trapped as they are, and unable to go about life as they please, how come you are aloud to be in here with me. Why would you choose to be in here with me?" I ask, because its true. There is something about her that doesn't fit in. From the vague tales she has told me, the girls-Victims- are chucked around like rag dolls and dressed in the smallest of outfits showing as much flesh as possible. Alice didn't fit the bill.

Her makeup and hair was done to perfection. She was dressed in dark skinny jeans that had open cuts along them, obviously part of the design as well as flat black pumps on her feet. She also wore a long sleeved plain black fitted top that had some sort of crest designed on her left breast. It was quite pretty actually. So was the plain golden chain around her neck that was also the same crest as on her top. A golden locket. She definitely wasn't a prisoner. That much I could tell.

Alice's head dropped. "I'm aloud to be here because I am a different kind of prisoner. I Have freedom but only to an extent. You see, Aro has three children. I am one of them. Emmett, the one who took you, he is another. And you better hope you don't meet the third." She says.

What she said shocked me. How can someone so kind,

I began to tell alice what Emmett told me. "So what Emmett told me at the train station was a lie?" I asked. Tears stream down my cheeks. How could I be so stupid! He seemed so genuine. Before the whole chloroform incident that is.

"No. It wasn't a whole lie. Aro did kill our mothers. In front of us actually. I just still can't believe he told you all of that. He has never really spoken about his past to anyone. I guess he must see in you what I see in you." She says as a small smile graces her face. "I don't think you understand how much emmet hates himself for what he did to you. If you kind find it in your heart to forgive him, he would appreciate it. He had no choice for his actions. You have to realize. I am sure he will come and see you soon, don't be afraid if he does. He means you no harm."

I move closer to her and wrap my arms around her small body. "Thank you Alice. Thank you for being here for me. For a stranger. I owe you." I say into her hair as she hugs me tightly.

"Don't be silly. As long as I am here. You will always have a friend in here. Got it. I like you, and I will be here as much as I can. I have to goo soon. But I will be back as fast as I can. I will send someone with food. You must be starving bless."

She gets up and I instantly feel less secure. My body unwillingly shakes and I can feel her presence back on the bed.
"Shh Shh. Don't worry. I swear to you I will return. I don't break my promises." She holds out her pinky finger towards me. I lift mine and our pinky fingers entwine.

"Promise" We say in union. We both laugh

"There is a wardrobe full of clothes and a shower and toilet through that door over there. Feel free to use them." She says as she gets up and leaves.

I take a quick look at the room I am in. there is a large set of wardrobes made with the same wood as my bed. Dark wooden laminate floors. No window. No TV. Two sets of drawers on either side of my bed. I quickly get up to inspect them. There are a few necessities in there. Tissues. Hairbrush. Paper, pens and pencils. An IPod! Well, at least they know how to treat 'Guests'. There wasn't much else in the drawers.

I consider getting in the shower, but the pain in my back is starting to make itself present, and I don't think walking to the bathroom is an option. I Lay down on the bed, Headphones in, and flick through the varied playlist. Not bad. There is a bit of everything on here.

My mind begins to wonder and I begin to realize just how tired I seem to be. I let sleep take over and I drift into unconsciousness.

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