the original

"ouch-," he retorted, a hand over his heart at the outrageous accusation. "i missed you too, charvi. i don't suppose you've come here to express your regret over not joining us? i'm sure edward will be glad to welcome you back with open arms."

"for me to hurt your feelings you have to have feelings, frederick" they rolled her eyes at his mention one again how she never joined them "no, i'm very happy with the choice i made, i have no regrets. edward doesn't need to welcome me anywhere, i'll go where i please"

there is was. admittedly, it wasn't quite as satisfying as amara imagined it would be but that was no fault of charvi's. no, she had been battling with some unwanted feelings of remorse lately and they were really bringing down her vibe. looking at her beloved charvi now didn't do much to soothe it.

charvi was shocked at the news, part of her always hoped that amara would choose for herself and decide to be the better person.

how many centuries might it take for frederick bellefonte to learn his lesson? charvi chandrasekar couldn't stand up a thousand years ago, they certainly couldn't stand him now. perhaps that's why he kept a safe enough distance when she turned around. "what? are you suddenly afraid of the big bad wolf, charvi?"

the voice alone already irritated them, never mind turning to see frederick for the first time in decades. decades weren't long enough to ignore him "point them out because it's definitely not you"

clary had ruined many relationships over the hundreds of cursed years she'd been alive. not cursed, she reminded herself. she was trying to be better now, you see. one of them was with charvi chandrasekar (yes, the original vampire - you can imagine how complicated her feelings were). clary knew now that all they'd ever tried to do was look out for her. she almost didn't believe her eyes... but it was. "of all the gin joints in all the world, you walk into mine."

turns out forever and a day wasn't actually that long when you lived forever. the surroundings were overwhelming to the heightened senses. charvi wasn't sure what to expect walking into this, but now was as good a time as any. the place had been hit hard.

was it totally not a 'good guy' move to be a little excited to surprise charvi with the fact that she was down here? amara nguyen - big bad vampire - loose in the underground! her newfound double agent status was still a secret, of course, but she so enjoyed being the drama. and, well, perhaps she was just a little excited to see her. apprehensive? not nervous. definitely not - ha!

for as long as she had been away, it wasn't long enough to forget how dramatic amara could be. looking on in confusion, they stepped forward to make sure it wasn't some blood induced hallucination.

jordan had made his return to havensdale with renowned belief in their cause. they could win this and he could put an end to edward once and for all. all the centuries he'd spent tangled in his web... perhaps this would finally be penance enough. they could use all the help they could get now. it was then he saw her and he couldn't help the easy smile that followed. wish real hard, right?

they hadn't planned to be away as long as they were but it turns out time flies even when you're immortal. she would need to catch up on everything that had been happening, however that wasn't a concern right now.