Disclaimer: I don't own The Twilight Saga A/N: Hiya :) well this is my next story. well actually, our next story. Introducing a Demelza Llivell and Terrified To Forget collaboration - European Trip To Remember Us working together is not going to go well. People will get hurt and danger will occur... Anyways... We hope that you guys enjoy it :)
"O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide, O Canada,
We stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee." "O Canada" - Canada's National Anthem
It's cold. Who knew Canada could be so cold?
"Bella," Rose yelled, "Where's the damn ketchup?"
I completely ignored her.
I was sitting in a chair in the chaotic hotel room that me and my friends, Rosalie and Alice, were sharing. I was trying to get my body heat back up to its normal temperature. I was so damn cold in Canada. We weren't expecting the current weather temperatures. We were going cross-country, traveling in every state in the United States. We have been on the road for a couple of months, finally ending our cross-country trip in Montreal, Canada.
Rose was complaining; she was sitting on one of the beds, blabbing on about ketchup. Alice was in the bathroom, putting make-up on. I had no idea why; we weren't going anywhere for a couple of hours. But then again, she liked playing the make-up artist.
Alice, Rose, and I have been best friends since diapers; that's almost twenty-three years. Our mothers were friends growing up, and they never lost contact with each other. We were all born in the same year, and we are really tight. We seem to think that we are sisters more than friends. There hasn't been one day that we haven't been together.
Alice is a very bubbly person, pixie-like and short. She always had a smile on her face and is talking constantly. She and Rose love shopping. They could waste their whole life earnings shopping. I think that shopping is fun, but they take it to the extreme. Rose is fun to be around, but if anybody gets on her bad side, she will jump down your throat. Many people think that she is a **, but they don't know her like how me and Alice know her. I fit snugly in the middle of their two personalities. I'm outgoing and amazingly awesome and will try almost anything, within reason of course.
Rose started yelling for Alice to get in the room. Alice yelled back something rude, and Rose said something rude back to her. Alice ignored her just like I did.
"Bella!" Rose hollered, "What if they don't have ketchup in Europe? I mean, we are going to Italy! Anything is possible!"
"Are you serious, Rose?" I asked back, "You really think that they won't have ketchup in Italy?"
Rose looked defeated. "Yes..." she said, almost inaudible.
"Now, think logically about that, Rose."
"Is that a blonde joke?" Rose said defensively.
"No, it wasn't," I said simply. She gets very high-strung when her hair color gets brought into a conversation.
After our cross-country tour, we decided that it would be amazing if we went to Europe. America has great history and everything, but Europe would be much more amazing to see, especially in person. We have always dreamed of going there, and our first stop would be Italy. We love their culture. After Italy, France, England, and a ton of other countries were on our list. With all of our money put together, I knew that we could afford it.
Alice walked into the room and sat down on the bed with Rose. She had loads of cover-up, mascara, and lip gloss on her face.
"Where the hell do you think you're going?" Rose asked.
"We are going to Europe. I wanna look half way decent."
"We aren't leaving for two more hours, Alice," I said, speaking up.
"Actually," Rose said, "We have to go out before then."
"What now?" I asked.
"I need ketchup. If they don't have ketchup in Italy, I will be disappointed and a pain in the ass. We are going out to get ketchup."
"That is so stupid," Alice said simply, "Why do you need ketchup when there will be hot, Italian guys?"
Rose looked at her, dumbfounded. "You're right. How could I be thinking about ketchup when I should be thinking about clothes and make-up and what I'm gonna say when I meet a really hot guy."
Rose jumped up off the bed and ran to the bathroom. She slammed the door and started a shower. I looked at Alice and smiled. She smiled back at me.
"How was that?" Alice asked.
"Perfect. She forgot all about ketchup."
"Surprising because ketchup is her favorite condiment."
We both laughed. Then I heard the bathroom door open. Rose stuck her head out.
"But we are still going to get ketchup."
She slammed the door. Alice and I just stared at each other. How could one woman care more about ketchup than men? Alice and I were completely confused. I grabbed a book from the table next to me and started reading. Alice played games on her phone. I heard the beeping of the little cyber ball hitting the blocks and the ringing noise that occurred every time Alice won. A half an hour later, the bathroom door opened, and Rose walked out, her blonde hair dripping with water and towel around her body.
"What are you guys doing?" she hollered, "We need to be getting ready! The ketchup and Italian men are waiting for us!"
Alice and I just huffed as we got up and started getting our things together. I had such poor time planning that I didn't even get my luggage packed yet. Rose and Alice both had three cases full of clothes; by the time I was done packing, I barely had one and a half. I got my toothbrush and ran out the door behind Rose and Alice. They struggled getting the elevator door open. We rode down five floors and walked out the door. We jumped in our Rent-A-Car, throwing everything in the trunk. Rose hopped in the driver seat, and I took the passenger seat. Alice slid in the back next to some lugguge that wouldn't fit in the trunk. Rose pulled out of the parking spot and started driving, but she wasn't going to the airport.
"Where are we going?" I asked, being a backseat driver.
"Take a guess!" She was watching the road but had a huge smile on her face.
"Lemme guess," Alice said, "We're going to get ketchup."
"Precisely!" Rose shouted.
We pulled into a small shop down the road from the hotel. There were only a few cars in the parking lot. Rose got out of the car and motioned for us to follow. Alice and I jumped out of the car and walked in the tiny store after Rose. When I saw the inside of the store, it reminded me of a smaller CVS or Rite-Aid. Rose was already walking down the food aisle. We quickly followed, wanting to get out of here and get on the flight to Italy.
We came across Rose standing in the aisle. She had a look of concentration on her face. She was staring at an area in the aisle filled with condiments. I saw mayonnaise and mustard but no ketchup. Rose refused to give up. She groaned in protest and walked up the cashier.
"Excuse me, but do you have any ketchup?" She asked him.
He said something that we couldn't understand.
"No, I don't want cat shit!" Rose yelled, throwing her hands in the air. He sighed and went to the isle and pulled ketchup off the shelf. She smiled at him.
"One day," she said to us, "You will thank me. Ketchup might not be in one restaurant, and we will be lost without it. But, because of my quick thinking, we won't have that problem."
Alice and I just exchanged a glance between each other. We went into the car and sat in silence until Rose came back. She put the ketchup bottle in her purse and drove out of the parking lot, heading for the airport.
"Did you have to do charades again?" Alice asked, smiling.
Rose huffed. "He didn't understand English at all. He looked at me like I was foreign."
"We are, Rose," I said, staring at her.
She paused for a second. "Oh yea!" she said, remembering that we were in Canada, "I completely forgot!"
We all laughed. We kept laughing until we pulled into the airport parking lot. Alice called the Rent-A-Car people and told them to come and pick up the car. We got all our luggage and headed towards the main gate. We were all bubbling with excitement. I couldn't even believe that we were really here; I couldn't fathom that I was going to Europe. We went through main security, giving them our bags. We took out our tickets and ran straight to the gate. We gave the flight attendent our tickets and jogged onto the plane. We grabbed our seats. We were one of the first people on the plane. We just started talking about what we were going to do when we got there. This was going to be the best trip of our lives.
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