Happy New Year everyone! I have not much to say because not much has been going on. I did how ever finally finish Assassin's creed three I hated the ending of it. Aside from that nothing special. I do apologize now for the length of this chapter. This is probably the longest chapter of the story. So as always R&R

A few nights have passed and Dulce woke alone in bed. She got out of bed slowly and walked out of the room only in a long night dress. The halls were dark only a few candles lit and the pale midnight moon gave little light through the window at the end of the hall. Walking to the end of the hall she looked down the stair to see the a bit brighter light along with a few voices.

Stepped down the stairs she went through the door way at the bottom turning her head to the light only to see Ezio and Leonardo talking at a table with a few maps. Leonardo saw her first before Ezio turned his head and gave a gentle smile. She joined them and sat next to Ezio as she stifled a yawn behind her hand.

"It is late why are you up?" Ezio spoke softly to her.

"The bed became cold. Why are you both up.?" She hummed through another yawn.

"I am a night owl" Leonardo admitted.

"What Cesare said is bothering me." Ezio laced his fingers and rested his chin on them.

"What he said bothers you? He is captured, is he not?" Leonardo asked curiously.

"It was the manner in which he said it 'Chains will not hold me'" Ezio grumbled and I understood what he meant.

"If you are so worried. There is a way to find out." Leonardo pulled the apple over from the other side of the table.

Dulce tensed up tightly as she had not see it there before. She eyed the apple as her hand found the skirt of Ezio's robes and clenched it tightly. She still remembered the visions it gave her last time, the nightmare it forced her to see. She closed her eyes and looked down as she felt the pull of the apple on her soul.

"No." Ezio felt Dulce's grip on his clothes and her reaction. "It is too powerful. I must be hidden outside the domain of men."

"What a shame" Leonardo frowned as he hated to hear this art would be hidden away. "Hiding a masterpiece where no one will ever see it."

"And yet. What if he meant what he said?" Ezio narrowed his eyes as he reached out to the apple hesitantly before he grabbed it quickly with determination. "I cannot Risk it."

Dulce felt the power of the apple pulse through the room. Ezio had taken the apple to see what it had to share about Cesare. He seemed lost in a dream before he quickly jumped from his seat throwing the apple to his other hand. He looked panicked.

"Cesare was right. I have to leave!" Ezio spoke quickly as Leonardo and Dulce looked up to him.

"What about your friends?" Leonardo spoke up quickly

"I built this brotherhood to last, with or without me." Ezio spoke before he looked to Dulce like she would be the one to make it last if he died.

"What do you intend to do?" Leonardo stood up questioning him as he saw the fear in Dulce's face like a nightmare being being relived.

"Plant a seed." Ezio hummed as he moved to a chest in the side of the room. " Here a gift,"

"IF this is goodbye, then keep your money I do not want it." Leonardo snapped as he placed a hand on Dulce's shoulder as he was going to refuse Ezio the chance of death.

"We will see each other again, you have my word." Ezio spoke before reaching out taking Leonardo's hand to shake and hug." Bouna Fortuna (I: Good luck) my oldest friend." He turned to leave only to stop and look back. "And take the money. On you meager salary you will need it."

He then left the room as Dulce shot from the seat after him, No sooner had he left the room Dulce had her arms wrapped around him from behind stopping him from moving. He looked back and dropped his head before grabbing her arms and turning to face her.

"I am coming with you!" Dulce demanded.

"No you must stay here. I need you to tell everyone where I went, and I need you to make sure Machiavelli doesn't lose his mind." Ezio smiled and lifted her chin up.

"Ezio, I want to kill that bastard. He is the man who killed my father. He sent me to kill you for him. I will not let you go alone! He will take you from me too!" Dulce cried out grabbing the straps of his armor. "You will not leave me behind."

"Dulce, I will not argue with you." Ezio pulled her hands from his armor. "As il Mentore and your maestro I am ordering you to not come with me. And till I get back Machiavelli is in charge."

"You bastardo... "Dulce frowned and started to cry the image of Cesare killing him fresh in her head "Culo! (S: asshole)"

"Dulce I do not wish you to get hurt." Ezio frowned. "Please understand."

"I don't want to." Dulce pulled away from him and left quickly running to the stair going back to the room.

Ezio stood fists clenched and jaw tight as he took a step to go after but stopped. If he went after her now he knew he would cave and would bring her to the battle field he saw Cesare in. He did not want to put her in to any danger that was not needed. He spun and left quickly as he had to ride quickly and could not waste a single moment.

Dulce ran to the room and slammed the door as she started to curse in Spanish throwing things across the room in rage. She threw a glass bottle half full of wine across the room in to the fireplace the fire growing large before dying a bit. She dropped to her knees face in her hands crying. In her fit she didn't see Machiavelli open the door and watch her a bit. Once she calmed down he stepped over and knelt beside her and took hold of her shoulder.

"That is some rage in you girl. What did Ezio do to bring such wrath to his room?" Machiavelli looked around the room.

"He ordered me to stay here while he goes off and gets himself killed by Cesare." Dulce shook under Machiavelli's hand before she looked up to him tears streaming her face.

"You have little confidence in him, that is not good." Machiavelli frowned.

"The apple showed me that Cesare would kill him." She shuttered. "Am I supposed to sit here knowing that he will never return?"

"Why are you not with him." Machiavelli stood pulling her up.

"He ordered me not to go with him" Dulce got to her feet feeling defeated.

"Explain a lot.." Machiavelli sighed heavily "Well then I will be back to check on you in about an hour. "He over emphasized the time he would be back " I best not see you when you try to leave" Machiavelli smirked doing it again when he said leave and stood muttering softly to her "Dulce, best of luck."

Dulce's eyes widened as Machiavelli left the room. She smiled weakly understanding that Machiavelli was giving her an hour to get out. She went rushing across the room pulling clean pants and tunic from her dresser. She followed those with her freshly cleaned and tailored robes and armor. She finished dressing and went to the door only to stop. She had one chance to leave and knowing Ezio if he didn't want her to leave he would make sure she couldn't. Turning she saw the window to the room and walked over and opened the curtain looking out then down. There was a pile of hay under the window, but she was still near the top of the tower.

"I got thirty minutes till he is back. If I live I will kill Ezio myself." She took hold of the window sill and slipped her leg out, then the next till she hung from the sill her feet against the wall. Closing her eyes she let go of the sill and dropped back words. The wind whistled past her ears before she felt the hay encase her body like it did last time she jumped with Ezio holding her.

She climbed out of the hay and looked up seeing the open window. She finally did a leap of faith herself, well more like a fall of faith but it was close enough in her mind to count. She stumbled away a little shaky before falling her horse and quickly riding off to follow Ezio. As she road through the streets quickly a second rider joined her. It was Volpe.

"Dulce, Machiavelli told me what's happening." Volpe spoke up.

"Are you here to stop me?" Dulce kept riding.

"No. I am here to give you a message. And this from Leonardo" Volpe strained his horse to keep up with Dulce's while handing over a bracer "He went to Viana, IF and when you come back alive. Machiavelli is going to honor you with the title of Master, only if you come back with Ezio alive."

"Tell Machiavelli I think him for his confidence in me." She glanced down seeing the bracer was a hidden blade designed for her off hand. "And tell Leonardo thanks." Dulce smiled and snapped her reigns. "I will not fail in keep him alive."

Dulce raced her horse from Rome following the same path Ezio must of have taken. She Followed the path for three months stay away from Ezio so he did not find her before she came up to a lone horse tied to a tree. She rushed up to the beast seeing it was Ezio's horse running past she came to a clearing that was the sight of a huge battle. She went wide eyed seeing the massive fight her eyes moving quick till she saw the flutter of red and black in the distance. She charged down in to the battle pulling her dagger. Her goal was to find Cesare and kill him or at least protect Ezio till he was dead.

She leapt from her horse landing on a Borgia soldier then darting off to where she last saw Ezio. She skidded to a stop seeing him attacking Cesare he brought his blade back for an attack only to have Cesare knock him back and call for guards. His words were mottled over the battle cries and the clanking of swords. When she saw Ezio surrounded by soldier Dulce bolted straight to the men. She swerved around other men and darted up a large rock before jumping and diving off the end and bringing her stiletto down on one man head and her new hidden blade.

She held nothing back as she moved from the two men she fell to another. Ezio glanced back seeing Dulce only to continue to attack the men who he was fighting. He pushed back a few soldiers striking them down. Dulce spun around after taking out one last man only to see Ezio had turned and glared down at her.

"What are you here did I not order you to not come with me?" Ezio stepped quickly to her catching a sword of another man.

"Yes, but..." Dulce slide under his arm stabbing her dagger forward in to the stomach of a soldier. "... I did not come with you, I followed you."

"Not My Point." Ezio roared in anger slashing down at the man he held back "You disobeyed me!"

"I am saving your life" Dulce slashed her dagger up across her attacker before she spun to face him"You will die if you face Cesare alone!"

"I highly doubt that" Ezio snapped as he started to run off "Now go home!"

"I will not" Dulce chanced after him. "I will help you whether you like it or not!"

"Fine but you are here on your own. I will not help you." Ezio seethed as he kept running.

Ezio ran back to his horse only to jump up and ride off with out her. Dulce called her own horse with a loud shrill whistle. She climbed on to her horse and chanced after Ezio. They rode quickly not stopping until Ezio's horse was felled by a canon ball. Ezio flew off and Dulce's horse reared back throwing her off. She and him both landed with the wind knocked out of them until before they got up slowly making their way ever closer to Cesare. When they got near the city Ezio pushed to the side grabbing Dulce and pulling her in to a hay pile.

They sat a bit seeing Cesare walk in to the city while two of his men grabbed a woman running out and stabbing her in the stomach. Dulce rushed to move from the hay to attack only to have Ezio hold her down. He refused to let her go after them as he soon climbed from the pile and pulled her out. He ran and dragged her with him as he made for a large breaching tower. He looked up and stepped inside the tower with Dulce in toe before looking up. He let her hand go and looked back to her.

"You think you can climb." Ezio started up the side quickly.

"Yes." Dulce grumbled before rushing up the side of the tower herself. She stayed as close to Ezio as she could climbing up with him. She reached the top shortly after he did and stepped from the tower ledge to the ground just outside. They moved quickly as they had to continue to the center of the city. Where Cesare would most likely be hiding.

They ran behind homes and down back alleys to avoid any other guard in the area. They finally reach the next tower and with a heavy sigh they stepped in to the tower. Dulce started to climb up along with Ezio before they felt the tower shake. Looking down from their short way up they saw fire slowly flaring up. They looked to each other before back down.

"MOVE! The gun powder will explode!" Ezio yelled as he started to speed up in his climb making Dulce rushed up a head of him.

They climbed higher till one of the barrels erupted shaking the entire frame of the tower and even breaking supports inside. Dulce lost her grip and started to fall. Ezio reached out quickly grabbing her arm as she grabbed his. He groaned and pulled her back up to the wall as he continued to climb with her one more next to her. They reached the top as a second and third barrel exploded breaking the lower supports making the tower start to collapse.. They moved to the edge of the platform to jump off but stumbled back as the tower tilted back.

"We have to jump!" Dulce cried out as she walked back to the edge.

Ezio stood up and ran to the edge his arm moving out to wrap around her as he jumped off taking her with him. She twisted her body with his as they fell landing on a pile of leaves and hay that was starting burn. They did not stay in the hay very long before they tumbled out quickly patting out the burning leaves that clung to them.

"So much for that tower" Dulce grumbled as she looked up to their next goal.

"Yes well lets go" Ezio snapped walking off quickly.

They made for the third and final tower with little interference of any guards. They climbed the third and final tower getting slowly closer to the top Dulce heaved herself up on to a larger beam to rest a moment as Ezio stopped as well. They looked up to the top of the tower and they knew at the very top of the tower was the man they were seeking to kill. Their final leg of their mission was at the top of this tower.

"Dulce stay in the tower out of sight. When we reach the top." Ezio hummed. "Do not come out unless I make the signal, you got that?"

"I will wait but, I promise I will not wait for your signal if you are out numbered and to stubborn to call for help." Dulce snapped back.

Ezio gave her a look before he finished his climb to the top with Dulce behind him. She stayed in the tower as Ezio stepped out running off to the wall it led to. Cesare was there fighting of Viana guards taking them out quickly when Ezio finally arrived.

"Cesare! The wall surround you! " Ezio roared out "There is nowhere to run!"

"Come then, Ezio!" Cesare called back "And bring that Bitch if she is here!"

Dulce watched her dagger in her hand as she waited for her chance to fight. She watched as Ezio attacked with such rage it had to equal that of her own heart against this man. Ezio moved like a master as he spun blocking one guard before swiping his hidden blade out slicing their throats open before he moved to attack Cesare once more. He stepped quickly and swung his hidden blade at the mans neck only to have Cesare hold him back. Cesare lost his grip on Ezio's arm stumbling back as the blade came down only to cut away a metal collar about his neck. Cesare knocked Ezio back and growled.

"GUARDS!" Cesare cried out calling more to his side.

The men quickly surrounded Ezio and attacked him with out relent once more. Dulce moved from where she stood ready to attack as she watched and waiting for her moment to attack. She gripped her dagger tighter as she saw Cesare come back to view with his sword ready and a dagger in his off hand. The moment she saw that she felt the pulse of the apple through her body as though it was trying to control her. She struggled to move her leg to move forward before she gritted her teeth looking to Ezio as his back was turned to the on coming man. She saw everything slow down before she let a scream out used ever bit of power in her body to move forcing the unknown power away.

She finally felt her body lighten as she could move on her own and so she did. A guard attack Ezio slash up his side missing his body but caught a pouch on his side ripping it open and flinging the contents out. Dulce darted from the tower perch as she saw the content of the bag, The apple, fly out over their heads going straight to Cesare's direction. With out thinking she took a flying leap from the perch grabbing the apple out of the air pulling it close to her body as she landed between Ezio and Cesare.

Taking this moment of surprise she spun slashing at Cesare making him stumble back as she removed a second and final metal collar from about his neck. She held the apple tightly as she growled ready to strike out again. She moved to attack Cesare but he had recovered too quickly and drove his sword out. His blade sliced through one of the grooves on the apple though the other side and found its mark in her stomach right under her sternum. She froze and did not move The world around her seemed to have stop once more. The pulse of the apple echoed through her body.

Cesare pulled his blade back just as Ezio spun around to see what happened. Dulce dropped to her knees as the hand holding a now bloodied apple dropped to her lap before she fell to the side. Ezio let out a roar knocking away the last few guards with his own sword before he dove at Cesare stabbing the man in the crook of the neck.. Dulce watched as muffled words filled her ears before they cleared at the end.

"No man can murder me" Cesare called out.

"Then I leave you in the hands of fate." Ezio bark and lifted him up and threw him over the wall.

Ezio watched the man fall before turning his back before he hit the ground. Quickly Ezio moved to Dulce and the apple. He grabbed her and pulled her up close to him holding her tightly like she would disappear. He slowly picked her up.

"We will find a doctor you will live!" Ezio spoke quickly as he was not going to let her die.

"Ezio...I saved the apple." She lifted the the sphere for him as she winced to the simple movement.

"I need to save you." Ezio moved to the wall to find a way down quickly.

"Ezio... I am...sorry." Dulce shivered in his arms. "But I defied the apple."

"What do you mean?" Ezio knelt back down unable to find a find a way down safely for them both. "How did you defy the apple?"

"It told me... Cesare would kill you." Dulce smiled weakly. "But He didn't... I stopped him... Ezio everything feels so warm"

"Dulce..." Ezio frowned pulling her closer

Ezio held her tightly as he watched her closely. The apple sparked to life in her hand before it stopped. Dulce winced and her body jerked as though in pain. Her face and hands turned to the same material as the apple as the same grooves formed across her skin. Ezio looked to her in fear as this happened to her skin. Soon the clothing she wore did the same as her flesh till she looked like the apple itself.. Dulce opened her eyes and they shined with light.

"Ezio... I am scared... I do not want to die." Dulce spoke out pain and fear lining her voice.

"You are not going to Die, Dulce." Ezio nearly choked as he to was scared of what was happening to her body and that she dying. "I promise you, You will will be fine."

"I love you Ezio." Dulce closed her eyes as she slowly fell limp in his arms.

The marking across her body and clothes shined brightly like she was the apple herself and slowly the light got brighter at the feet and it moved up her body. As the light moved higher her body disappeared and continued till nothing was left.. The apple itself fell to his lap before rolling to the ground. Ezio sat not moving as the apple took away the woman he loved. The first woman in almost twenty years.

He sat there his hands shaking near violently as he looked up to the apple. He hated that object hated everything about it, everything it stood for, and everything it caused him to go through. He got up slowly and stepped over picking the apple up before seeing her Stiletto on the ground. He lifted that up as well frowning deeply. He left the area as quickly as he could taking no mercy on any one who stopped him. He found their horses and quickly climbed on to hers snapping the reigns to leave. He had a very long and quiet trip back to Rome a head of him and he knew the faster he returned the sooner he ca n let himself shed tears for the woman who fought her way in to his life.

Yea did I forget to mention this was the end... Yea...every good thing needs to come to an end no? I am kinda sad it was so soon myself. But alas it is here the end. A sad ending yes and I am sorry it was sad. But now that this story Is officially over I will be focusing on the other stories I am writing. Please feel free to click my name and check those stories out as well. Till the next story I make Keep and Eye out! I have more Stories to come!