Climatic Return (Azazeal)

[Maddyline Victoria Barrier]

Maddi threw open the door to the penthouse, dropping a suitcase aside. The place hadn't changed much,if anything it looked better. She hadn't expected the boys to meticulasly clean the place, and Max and Nic were probobly out every night anyway, and Azazea wouldn't make much of mess, at least she didn't think.

She walked in further, to the balcony. She looked over the city for a moment, then turned back to the door, shouting "Azazeal? Come Here. I'mmm Homeee."

Here
(ignore the kid in the picture}

[Azazeal 'Caleb' Barrier]

Azazeal had been in his room, planning out how to take out Brianna and Olivia. He had to do it in order to revenge Max's death. He didn't plan to do this but with Aurora breathing down his back, he decided he better. He was looking over a map of the city with two circles on it. One over the school and the other over a book store that he found out Olivia worked at. He decided he would attack at the book store first then go after Brianna at the pool.

Azazeal? He lifted his head and sensed Maddyline was back. He sighed thinking how he had to tell her about Max. It was going to kill him all over agian.

Azazeal rose from his chair and left his room. "Maddyline,how are you my dear? He put on a smile and gave her a hug. He looked over the suitcase.
"How was your trip?"

[Maddyline Victoria Barrier]

Maddi smiled as he walked through the door, onto the balcony. He hadn't changed, although she hadn't expected him to. She had missed all of her brothers, and in all honesty, couldn't fathom the thought of ever leaving again. She missed her siblings, and Aro, while kind and fatherly, wasn't home.

She threw her arms around him tightly, and laughed gently. "Quite wonderful. I learned alot from Chelsea, she has become a great help as of late.." Maddi suddenly noticed the look on his face, almost of pain. "Where's Max?"

[Azazeal 'Caleb' Barrier]

Azazeal shook his head as she talked about Chelsea, one of the volturi. "I can't believe you still go visit the Volturi." He wasn't exactly a fan of the Volturi for quite some time. He didn't believe they should run the vampires like they were doing now. He just didn't believe their methods.
Azazeal was looking out onto the city. He knew Maddi could read his body language. He had something to tell her other than his dislike for the volturi. It was about Max.
"Where's Max?" He shut his eyes as he heard her ask the question he most did not want to answer. He knew of her feelings for Max. This wasn't going to end pretty.
He slowly turned to her with saddness in his eyes.
"Maddi... a lot has change since you've been here." He looked away trying to find the words but couldn't.
"Max is dead. He tried to feed on the wrong girls and they fought back. I'm so sorry." He was angry at himself for not being there for Max. He shoudl have been there to defend him.

[Maddyline Victoria Barrier]

"What?" Maddie snapped loudly, her hand flying to the balcony railing. Max was dead? Since when, how long had it been? How did these girls kill him? Were they humans or more? They had heard the rumors in Volterra, about elementals in New York city, but hadn't expected them to be true.

"So,what did you do to get back at them?" She asked nervously, her hand tearing through the stone balcony railing. "Azazeal, what did you do?"

[Azazeal 'Caleb' Barrier]

Hearing her snap at him verbally was just as bad as being slapped by her. Azazeal took in a deep breath just liek he would if he did get hit. His eyes looked away from her again. He hated giving bad news to anyone. It burned him up inside.

"It was a group of witches. I got the name of the two responsible. Brianna and Olivia."

Azazeal, what did you do?" Azazeal growled and gripped the stone railing until it crumpled in his hand. He flung the pieces out into the night sky. He hoped the pieces would hit someone on the street.

"Nothing...nothing ...yet. I didn't expect you back so soon. I was just planning my revenge. He didn't tell her about Callie. Not yet. Not with Maddi pissed off with all witches at the moment.

[Maddyline Victoria Barrier]

"You got thier names, and didn't react right away? What the hell is the matter with you? Max was right. You're weak. You fear too much, the opinion of others, and in all honesty, I don't know if I trust you to do anything at all. I'll handle this myself. Without your help. How could you even let this happen? Why didn't you keep him here? Why did you let him go?" Maddi could barley contain herself, and she would be crying if possible. She fell into his arms, clinging tight to his shirt. She felt as though she was being crushed, and felt as though she herself was about to die.

[Azazeal 'Caleb' Barrier]

She just kept attacking him over and over again. He never wanted to be considered weak. That was the final nail in the coffin. He had to act without any thought of what that meant for Callie. He had a duty to upheld for the coven and he let it down big time. At least Aurora was more understanding but Maddi had been blunt with him. These were the questions he had been rolling over in his mind since Max's death.
Azazeal held Maddi without even realizing what he was doing. He felt her collapse in his arms. Silently he held her.
"I have to go.." He was going to seek his revenge.