01 – From Washington to Europe, No Planes Involved

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"Alice, are you sure you have to go to Europe?" Bella asked as she sat on the large leather couch next to Alice.

"Bella…you know I'm only going for a month." Alice comforted.

"Yeah…but you'd stay there longer if Erika lets you." Edward laughed.

"Edward! That's an invasion of privacy." Alice said. "Don't worry Bella, Jasper's with me, nothing will happen there."

"Well who's gonna look after Nessie?" Bella asked.

"There's Rosalie, Emmet, Esme, Carlisle, and your friend Jacob too."

"Bella…don't worry, it's just Europe." Jasper said as he brought down the bags. The worries in the room are suddenly gone as Bella again blames Jasper for the sudden change in emotional atmosphere.

"You know…I still don't get how you two are going to Europe without a plane ticket." Jacob called out as he lifts Renesme from Bella's arms.

"Oh…I forgot to tell you about the family I'm staying with. They've already got that handled." Alice said as she piles her bags together.

"I doubt Erika will have enough room for all your clothes Alice." Rosalie commented.

"Well I'll find a way. Anyways…Jasper and I will be staying at Waylander's. They're all full bloods and it's pretty safe there."

"Well…guess a month is alright." Bella said.

"Hey…at least then you won't have to worry about Alice giving you makeovers." Edward joked.

"I'm annoyed Edward doesn't disrupt anyone else's mind except mine." Alice complained.

After another hour of packing and constant jokes and possibilities, Alice decides it's the time they should be leaving now. Alice and Jasper gathered their entire luggage into a large pile consisting mostly of Alice's apparels.

Bella, although well aware that Alice is an adept fighter, still worries about her, in Europe, at the Meeting of the Vampire Court. Bella could not imagine Alice facing against a single Vampire such as Victoria, not to mention an entire covenant.

"It's time." Alice announced.

"I still have one question." Emmet began. "How are you two going to get to Italy?"

"She should be here soon." Jasper assured.

"Yeah but knowing Erika…she won't." Alice added.

Within one second of time, a white aura suddenly appeared out of nowhere next to Jacob as from that jumped out Erika in a flash. A cloud of sand and debris scattered around her as she landed on the ground. Jacob was shocked as he almost dropped Renesme but luckily he didn't.

Bella saw that Erika's eyes are different from other's she's seen. They were purple. Bella couldn't help but look into them in a seeming trance. Edward had probably noticed what Bella did as he explained to her.

"She's a full blood vampire. She's a bit different from the rest. Kinda like us vegetarians."

"Erika…surprisingly is dropping as usual." Alice commented.

"I take that as a compliment." Erika notices Bella standing next to Edward. "You must be Bella."

"Yes." Bella uttered.

"Well…are you two ready?" Erika asked.

"All set." Jasper said directing Erika's attention to the pile of luggage.

"Holy crap are you kidding me?" Erika exclaimed, staring widely at the pile.

"Now I see why you two didn't buy plane tickets." Emmet said.

"Ah…well…guess it's good to be prepared." Erika commented on Alice's pile of luggage.

"It's not that much, just the essentials." Alice tried to explain.

"From the looks of that ogre…one would think that you two are moving." Erika joked as she approached the pile. "Okay…grab on cause I'm not ripping back." She announced.

"Oh this should be interesting." Esme said standing next to Carlisle.

"Honestly…I don't think Erika can handle Alice's entire load." Carlisle added.

Erika closed her eyes and concentrated hard as Alice and Jasper held onto the luggage and Erika. Once again, within a flash a white aura appeared behind Erika as it sucked her along with the luggage and Alice and Jasper into it.

[Alice's Point of View]

I'd have to say…I can never get tired of Erika's rip. At least that's what she calls it while most people prefers to call it teleporting.

One second we were at our home in Forks, Washington, Continental U.S. The next second, we're in the living room of the Waylander's oversized mansion in the middle of France. The location is nice. The mansion though, is questionably IN Mount. Blanc. Yet this was the work of Master Architect, Eason Waylander, along with a little help from Erika for picking out the house and actually bringing it here.

"Feel free at home." Erika said as she grabbed herself a glass of fresh blood from their fridge.

Jasper cracked a smile at the interesting architecture of the house. Even the designs in different rooms are something to talk about. "So…where are we staying?"

"Um…oh yeah…Lydia was supposed to handle that. I just do the transportation. She's not here right now…um…be right back." Erika said as she dashed into a different room.

Jasper was as comfortable as ever. He sat down on the couch and out of boredom…began counting my luggage bags.

"Alice! Jasper!" a familiar voice called out.

"Maddox!" I yelled as Maddox walked into the room.

Maddox was also a full blood…but Jasper and I have known him for a very long time. Maddox sat down next to Jasper, shocked at our amount of luggage. This was becoming annoying now because I didn't think I packed that much. I only packed the essentials that ends up being eight full bags and a backpack or cosmetics.

Erika came back with Lydia as Lydia greeted us. She then showed us to our room. It was a very nice room. Window view to a great landscape of Mount. Blanc. Yet Eason picked the very exact spot of Mount. Blanc where sun never shines in while the insiders could look outside and see a bright, sunny horizon.

"I guess we can crash here." Jasper said, smiling. "We just have to rough it up a bit." Jasper was grinning now.

From his grin I knew exactly what he was thinking. Well…it wouldn't hurt. Though right now we have to get settled in and everything else.

"Tonight." I said as Jasper's grin widened.