You may call me aro 1

‘’My dearest Jane, darling, I always have time for you, come in’’ I tell her while I lead her into my study.
‘’Oh such happiness she brings me whenever she is with me, oh how I adore her’’ I muse, before being struck with melancholy. Melancholy of which my Jane is the cause. My Jane has been visiting me less and less, denying me my happiness. And when she is around me she is nervous, as if she is awaiting disaster. She will not even allow me see her thoughts.
‘’I must find out the cause of all this’’ I tell myself ’’I will not let her slip away from me’’
‘’Thank you, master’’ She says, pulling me away from my thoughts and back into reality.
‘’Please, Jane, you may call me Aro’’ I correct her after I have closed the door again. ‘’After all, you are my dearest’’
‘’Aro’’ she hesitantly answers me ‘’ There is something I wanted to tell you.’’ She sounds nervous and avoids looking me into my eyes.
‘’Please do tell me. But first, shall we sit down ?’’ I point at the couch and in a mere second I am seated. To a human this would be frightening but Jane ,even though her pace is a similar speed to that of a human, follows me without hesitation, and takes her place at my feet like she always does.
‘’What is you want to tell me, dearest ?’’
‘’Well, I don’t know how to say this but...’’ stopping midsentence she seems to think for a while before continuing ’’I will show you, but you must promise not to be angry.’’
I wonder what she could have possibly done to upset me. I do not know if there is anything she could to anger me actually.
‘’Darling, you can tell me anything. ‘’
‘’You have to promise’’
At times like these it’s so easy to see through her mask. Anyone could see she is not the powerful 260 year old vampire, feared and loathed by many, but just an immature 12 year old girl who desperately wants to be liked.
‘’I promise’’ I say quickly, not wanting to wait any longer to hear what she wants to say.
She sighs and after a moment of hesitating I decide I will take her hand. Gently I enclose her little hands in mine and close my eyes, now I will ,finally, find out what is amiss.
After a few minutes I open my eyes. I am, for the first time in millennia, tongue-tied.