Author's Note: Finally I finished this story. I decided to make Ezio and Demetri, really close friends, and really I didn't know what power to give Ezio when he became a vampire, so I made no mention of it.

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The Assassin in Volterra – Epilogue

April 30th 1519 –

Leonardo da Vinci was tiredly looking out the window into the darkness of the night as he reflected over the years of his life, but mostly he was remembering his dear friend Ezio Auditore.

Ezio had fascinated him ever since he had opened the door to see Ezio back in Florence, and that fascination had never ceased through out his life, even when Ezio disappeared back in 1499, twenty years without seeing his friend, and when he had heard that Ezio had disappeared, he knew that something had happened to his friend. But he had never voiced his feeling.

It was only two years later while in the dangerous employ of Cesare Borgia that it hit him. He had found a sketch of Ezio that he had drawn back in the days when he used to live in Venezia, and started crying.

He cried for two days.

That bitter feeling, that hurt, that loss. It felt like someone had torn out his heart, to know that feeling that you will never see your dearest friend again in this life.

It still left him feeling breathless as he thought about it, and felt tears making their way down his cheeks.

But now he knew that he was dying, and voiced a wish that he carried with him for the last twenty years, " I wish that I could see Ezio one last time."

May 1st 1519 –

Two figures in dark robes, made their way across the French countryside and entered the town of Amboise, they sped through the town and came to the Chateau d'Amboise over looking the Loire river and paused.

" Are you sure he's here?"

" Yes, I can smell him here," The taller figure inhaled and ran to another Chateau around 500 meters away from the main Chateau and made their way up the building till they came to a window, " He's here."

The shorter figure looked discreetly through the window, and saw a man, balding, a white beard covering his face, and tired eyes, looking at the ceiling, " This is Leonardo da Vinci, the one that you stole several drawings from a couple years back?"

The other man smiled, " Yes, I stole them so I could keep them to remind me of our time together, our dearest friendship that we shared. We loved each other deeply like brothers, like I do you. You've been there for me Demetri, through everything that has happened."

Demetri if he could, he would have blushed at the compliment. Then he looked through the window again, " You know that he doesn't have long left."

Ezio Auditore looked grim in seconds, " I know," He breathed quietly, " The scent of the illness permeates his body. It will be soon."

" So you've come to say goodbye."

" Yes."

Ezio looked through the window and closed his eyes.

May 1st 1519, late night –

Leonardo coughed and tried to reach for the glass of water near his bedside and encountered cold fingertips handing him the glass.

" Déclarez-vous!" He coughed out while taking the water and sipping, while trying to catch a glimpse of the person under the hood.

The figure shifted his weight as if in discomfort, and then spoke, " Perdonatemi Leonardo. It's been a long time old friend."

Leonardo froze. The voice sounded different, but the same if that made any sense at all, but that all faded to the back of his mind when the figure slipped his hood down, and Leonardo did all that he could to keep his breathing in check, but something fell from his cheek that made the figure come closer, and wiped away the tears that were now falling. It was all too much! Ezio was here!

Ezio was here! He cried out softly and weakly grabbed Ezio around the neck drawing him closer. He gasped, and cried against Ezio, feeling a strong sense of joy and love towards his friend. Ezio held the now fragile body of his friend in his arms as he cried, and buried his head in Leonardo's hair, breathing in the scent that he would always remember.

He would always remember Leonardo. The way Leonardo had greeted him every time he came to visit, the strong friendship they held, the love for one another.

Leonardo looked up at Ezio, and whispered, " How?"

Ezio smiled, and told Leonardo all that had happened, and Leonardo listened quietly to his tale, and knew that it was true. Ezio's body was as hard as granite, he was cold to the touch, and his eyes burned red. Some part inside of him wanted to recoil and yell in fright, but he stomped it down. Ezio looked like he was almost expecting him to scream, and try to run, but he didn't and stayed in Ezio's arms.

" And where is this Demetri?" Leonardo asked quietly.

" Here," A voice said near the window, " It is nice to meet you Maestro."

Leonardo shook his head, " Please call me Leonardo, and I am pleased to meet you as well."

The Conversation continued into the night, and Ezio could see that his friend was getting severely tired, so he held his friend into the night and whispered quietly, " You will always be my friend Leonardo," He wished then, more than ever that he could cry at that moment, " I love you my dear friend."

" I love you as well dear Ezio." Leonardo then tried to reach towards the nightstand and grabbed something off of it, " Here, I want you to have this to remember me by. I always remember you trying to steal it, so I want you to have it."

Ezio laughed quietly as Leonardo handed him his red hat that he always wore, and gently took it, mindful of his strength and tucked it under his robe, " I will treasure this Leonardo." Ezio said smiling, as he tried to pull those precious memories from the haze that came after his change. Leonardo smiled back, as Ezio gently lifted him up to stand and still holding his ailing friend Ezio kissed him gently on the forehead and Leonardo kissed his cheek.

Ezio finally eased Leonardo back into bed, and covered Leonardo with the blankets, " I will never forget you."

Leonardo smiled, " Ezio my dear, I will never forget you either."

Demetri laid a hand on Ezio's shoulder, " Ezio, somebody is coming, and the sun is going to rise, we must go."

" Arrivederci Ezio, and Demetri, please take care of him."

Demetri nodded, " I will Leonardo."

" Arrivederci Leonardo." Ezio said one last time.

Then they were gone.

Leonardo sighed, and grimaced in pain.

The date was now May the 2nd 1519.

Leonardo died in the afternoon, in the arms of King Francis I. A few days later he was buried in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert in Château d'Amboise.

Ezio grieved for months.

487 years later… Late 2006 – The Confrontation

Ezio looked around the field of vampires and kept to back of Demetri, as Aro, Caius, and Marcus talked to discuss the fate of the ones known as the Cullens. But really Ezio wasn't even listening at the incredulousness of all this to take down a group of vegetarian vampires. He was almost for the first time in his mortal and immortal life bored, and he could sense Demetri was as well.

Across the field a copper haired vampire chuckled.

Ezio then spotted Eleazar, and his mate Carmen, and knew that if it came down to it, he would not fight his old friend.

Ezio knew what happened at things such as these, Chelsea would try to break their ties to each other, and then the two sadists would use their power to subdue the opposing side. So Ezio waited for the little sadist to use her power, but nothing happened, he leaned down to Demetri and quietly said, " What happened."

" Isabella Swan. The newborn over there looks like she has the power to shield."

Ezio nodded, and then heard things that made him snarl loudly, " I will kill them if they try." He said as he heard plans to take down Demetri.

Across the field…

Eleazar looked at Edward, " I must caution you young Edward, you see that man just behind Demetri, he is the most dangerous man I've ever seen in all my life. You must take caution if you try to go after him. But I will not help you, not because I am afraid of him, but because he is my friend."

Edward nodded as he took in the dark thoughts of the man called Ezio Auditore, thoughts that showed what he would do to the attacker of Demetri.

Maybe he could use Emmett's help, as well as Garrett's.

After the Confrontation…

Ezio sighed, that was big waste of time! Nothing happened! No fight, no nothing. The little half-breed was claimed not a threat to the Volturi and they retreated.

Demetri looked at Ezio, " You alright?"

Ezio stopped running through the forest and came to a halt near a clearing, " 507 years Demetri, that's how long I've been doing this. I want to see the world, my friend, enjoy the things in it."

Demetri knew where this was going and nodded solemnly, " You wish to leave the Volturi."

Ezio looked away and nodded, " I wanted to tell Aro when we got back to Volterra, but that is what I wish. If Aro has need of me I will be there, but I would like to leave. But I would like for you to come with me."

Demetri looked shocked at the request, and looked down at the ground, " Ezio I must think about this."

" I know Demetri."

Volterra –

" I am sad to see you leave Ezio, but I will grant this request, only if you come back if I need you."

" I will Aro."

Aro sighed, and leaned back into his throne, the other two absent of their occupiers, and nodded, " I see you have asked Demetri to go with you."

Ezio nodded, " Yes, but he has yet to give me an answer."

" I see." Aro sat thinking, " And if I do grant his request, what do you two wish to do?" Aro asked as he looked at Ezio.

" I want to see the world Maestro, and I would like see it with my dear friend."

" Then go, I will call on Demetri if I have need of him or you, but I will grant this, as a reward for all your years of faithful service."

" Thank you Aro."

Two Days Later…

" I still don't know how you got Master Aro to agree to my leaving."

" You don't want to know. So now lets go see the world!"

"Ezio, how did you do it?" Demetri still questioned as they left Volterra. Ezio smiled and didn't answer as he ran laughing, when Demetri started to chase him through the countryside yelling.

The End…?

Translations –

Déclarez-vous – Declare yourself

Perdonatemi – Forgive me

Maestro – Master

Arrivederci – Goodbye

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