Aurora
I glanced unnecessarily up at my reflection, as I would've back when I was human. Now, of course, there was no need to be concerned about beauty. Edward winked at me from across the train cabin. I smiled.
Yes, we were taking a train to Juneau- although of course we could've ran the whole way, and gotten there in half as much time. But, at the last second, Carlisle had decided that it would appear too suspicious if we simply all disappeared: that it would be better to travel the normal, human way.
The ridiculously slow way, too.
I could now understand what had fed the Cullens' addiction to speed. After the thrill of running so swiftly, an intoxication formed.
A lot had happened since the Volturi had left Forks: I had had time to hunt more often, and drive. The blood red of my eyes had cleared up. And, I could play with Renesmee more often. She was still growing at a remarkable speed, but we knew now that she would become an immortal at around 15. The little vampire-human hybrid was sitting in my lap now, laughing as we got jostled around by the train.
Jasper barged into the small cabin, a sheepish grin covering his face. "Alice sys we'll get there in just another hour. She wanted to know if she could borrow Renesmee till then."
I pouted. "Whatever." I held the girl out to Jasper.
When he was gone, I turned back to Edward. We stayed silent for the longest time, until…
"You're really ready for this?" Edward said. He looked worried- I hoped not for me. "Ready for what?" I asked.
Edward sighed; crossed the cabin to sit next to me. I slid on to his lap, and he wrapped his arms around me. "Ready to start over, all over, again. In just another hour, it'll be official: you'll be a completely different person, under a different name…"
I pressed my thumb over his lips, shutting him up for the moment. It was stupid of him to worry about me so much when he knew that as long as I was with him, I would be fine.