PROLOGUE
I could not grasp why Edward would have thought I would enjoy a trip to London; while I understood that he has been planning this for months and I've never seen him so excited over a trip he's been on so many times. This, overall, just simply was not at all that enthralling to me, but I went along with it. Luckily for me I have not cleared my shield in the past months so Edward has had no idea how I have felt about the trip. Alice was probably the only one more excited than Edward himself. She has been dancing about the house with bags after bags of new outfits that she has purchased every day for the past 3 weeks. The only one who has been able to understand my lack of enthusiasm for this trip has been Jacob. While he will be coming as well, he was definitely not pleased about a long plane ride with the smell of vampires floating through out the cabin, but to him it was his duty to look after my daughter.
I sighed heavily as I began to pack my new clothing, taking of the labels and throwing them into a suite case. "Well that's not how you take care of clothing!" I heard a frustrated voice behind me. Alice stepped into the room, her eyebrows lowered as the offended look in her face strengthened. "I'm sorry Alice, just well I don't see why this trip is so special," I mumbled, still not used to the sound of my voice. It rang angelically like bells from a beautiful Renaissance church. "I think you're being a bit selfish. It's vacation and London's weather is horrendous at this time of year, just enjoy yourself," she said forcefully, and like that she was gone. I sighed again as I repacked everything a little bit neater.
"I see you're just about ready," a smooth perfect voice spoke behind me. A little smile came over my face, how pathetic that just the sound of my husband's voice would send me in such a dream world. I was the same as him, as beautiful as him, we were meant to be and yet I still felt that I was not good enough for him. His soft cool fingers traced the back of my neck as I felt his lips kiss the top of my head. If I could have blushed, my face would have gone as red as the blood I formally had. He had this way about him that while I've been a vampire not very long in retrospect I still felt human in some ways. He began to play with my hair, twirling it in his fingers as I continued to repack. The crisp perfectly pressed and folded clothing seemed to never fill my suitcase. "Alice is a little discouraged that you're not excited for the trip as I am," he said sadly. I kept quiet, what could I say to that? "I know you are not into traveling but this is important to me, to all of us. I thought if I let Jake come as well this would have pleased you," his voice rang softly in my ears, that slight tone making the guilt in my stomach more noticeable. "You know how to hit my weak spots" I said grumpily, turning around and wrapping my arms around his neck, that little crooked smile appearing again upon his absolutely beautiful marble face, as if an amazing artist chiseled it themselves. As hard as I tried to stay frustrated with him I couldn't help but let out a little laugh. "I'll try my best to have fun." "That's all I have ever wanted," and like that he kissed me softly then turned and was gone too.
I still was not entirely pleased but as long as he was with me, what did I really have to complain about? Though I knew the flight would be long and painful I was sure I would be able to manage. I would just have needed to go out for some extra hunting trips to completely make sure. As a new vampire, I was never sure how long my strength and able to repel myself from humans would last.