“The fault is mine there dear Irina. I wouldn’t have allowed your sister even the thought of bringing another unsuspecting male down to your cavern” I laughed.

“Carlisle!” She said simply, and embraced me too.

“It is more than good to see you again Carlisle, you wouldn’t believe how people look down on our diet.” Kathrin greeted me.

“It is truly a joy to see you all again too Kathrin, but I understand there is more than a leisurely purpose to my being here. Eleazar?” I asked.

“Carlisle yes, my sisters have been imploring me to accept this offer of the Volturi, that is they want me to join their coven, or army rather.” He said. So this was the reason behind Tanya’s disapproving grimace. It was Eleazar who was reluctant to join

“You know their character more than most, and you left them for a reason” Eleazar finished.

“My reason was purely because of my longing to learn, Eleazar; I have no quarrel with Aro or his followers.” I said as he led me to a room which I assumed was his.

“I’ll put it bluntly Carlisle. I do not trust them.” He told me.

“I will not persuade you to go against your will, Eleazar, but I will emphasize that the Volturi are nothing but honorable in my eyes,despite their diet” I said.

“Well. I suppose you would be the one knowing, I trust your counsel Carlisle, and I don’t think they would persuade me into their way of life anymore than they did you. I shall go to the Volturi” he concluded.

“That is well my friend! Now shall we join your sisters?” I asked.

It was evident that the three sisters mentioned had heard the brief conversation when we walked into the main room of the house which was a large area with stone walls and smooth gray marble flooring, creating a very medieval look. Each of the three ladies’ eyes had a slightly smug twinkle. But they acted as if nothing had happened.

“So Carlisle lets have the story, there is more to it than just your boredom certainly? Tanya began.

I told them about everything, because they were honestly truly my only friends in this vampire world, and there was no point in hiding from them. When I told them about Chiori, Kathrin, Irina and Tanya all exchanged a knowing look, but were surprised when I told them of how I left. They were especially surprised at my control; they were expecting the story to end in her death, which still made me shudder even though the insane love for her had completely diminished.

“Truly Carlisle, your compassion for humans is unmatched.” Irina said after my story was done. “None could have practiced that amount of self-control”

“No, dear Kathrin I believe he is just insane! Imagine him just leaving that girl!” Tanya had said laughing.

“Succubi” I retorted with a smile. She scowled at me and was quiet. I couldn’t believe how freely I laughed and joked with the clan, but

I was in such a good mood, and my heart truly lay in companionship. I stayed with Tanya’s clan for a while after Eleazar had gone to the Volturi, but eventually it I decided it was time to come out of the vampire’s snowy hiding house and enter civilization again. So I reluctantly said goodbye to Tanya, Irina, and Kathrin and went on to the new cities. I became a doctor in New York City and learnt more in my trade in a few other learning institutions. I longed to see the warm, and sunny side of America, since England had had very little of that climate but always I was limited to the places where it was constantly clouded, and gray. I became settled in this new city life and although I missed the open honest companionship of Tanya’s clan I was content.

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