Chapter 2
Missing Planes And Finding Free Accommodation.
After I had hunted, I had to go quite a long way away to avoid suspicion, I went back to the airport. The airport lounge was empty. I frowned and phoned my brother.
"Where are you?" I asked.
"On the plane," He replied, "I see you have decided that you can no longer come out of your room to talk to me in person and must therefore talk to me on your phone."
"What the hell are you talking about?"
"Oh come on Jane," He sighed, "I know you're in a mood, but to sneak onto the plane before us, go to your room and lock the door is a little over the top."
"But I'm not on the plane!" I yelled causing the airport staff too hurry out of the room.
"What!" Alec yelled back, "You're not!"
"NO!"
"Well who the hell is!"
"I don't know!" I moaned slumping down in a chair, "I don't care. Look its a private plane. Get it to turn back and pick me up." There was silence on the other end of the phone, "Alec?" I asked. I could hear the faint sounds of something really hard crashing against something not so hard. There was muffled shouting some screams and them silence.
"Sorry," Alec sounded anything but sorry, "There was a stowaway. She looked a little like you, so I guess the airport staff thought she was you."
"Was?"
"Mmmm, she was delicious."
I rolled my eyes, "So can you come back and pick me up."
"No."
"NO!"
Alec sighed, "Sorry Jane, that idiot, Demetri, called Aro. Apparently he wants to see how you fares on your own for a while."
I groaned. Aro was infamous for putting us in tricky situations and seeing how much mayhem we created. 'Character Building' he called it. He usually only did it to vampires he was fed up with, though.
Oh.
Demetri must have told him about the She-Wolf incident! That bloody traitor!
"Sorry Jane, I wish I could help, but..." Alec trailed off.
I pulled myself together, "It's not your fault. I'll be fine. I'll call you later."
Alec sounded suspiciously cheerful, "Ok then. See you," He stopped, "Well... Hear you then!" He snickered, "Bye!" He hung up.
I stood in the lounge seething. My brother could be so annoying!
I went to a hotel and asked for a room.
Then I found out I had no money!
HELL!
Apparently you have to have money to get a hotel room.
Also it is apparent that an angry vampire is not a very scary thing for hotel receptionists.
These rules apply for all hotels.
I couldn't use my powers as that would arouse suspicion, but I was incredibly tempted to after the one-hundredth-and-twenty-second hotel turned me down.
I slumped down on a bench. I would have to sleep outside. Great!
"Hey! This girl thinks its Halloween! Look at her clothes!" A jeering voice called out. I ignored it. My clothes were typical Volturi uniform. A long flowing off black dress and flowing cloak the same colour. It drew attention but Aro liked the style and would not change it. I agreed with him.
The voice came again, "Look at her eyes! Freaky!"
It was joined by others, "Wow! I see what you mean! Are you albino or something?" I didn't answer them, I blocked them out. They started crowding around me, so I, too fed up for a confrontation, spaced out.
"Hey!" A voice cut through my daze, "Leave her alone!"
"Or what?"
"Or I hurt you! Badly!"
I looked up. The voice belonged to a boy, well a young man really. He was tall and lean and looked strong. His hair was black and his skin was a rich olive color. His voice had the faintest traces of a Spanish accent in it.
The group of hecklers backed off "Alright Jay," One of the boys called, "Calm down, we didn't mean nothing!"
Jay ignored him, he knelt down by me, I looked down, "Are you alright?" His was as soft and gentle as it had been harsh and angry before.
I looked and shivered. I had expected his eyes to be dark but they weren't. His eyes were blue. Warm as a summer sky and yet cold as ice, they drew you into them until it felt like you were drowning.
He placed a large, brown, warm hand over my small, cold, white one. The sensation was fantastic, but I pulled my hand away. "I'm fine." I spoke sharply and stood up.
He stood up also, "Look, a kid like you shouldn't be outside at night round here. There are lot of people round here, ones who are a lot worse than those idiots."
I rolled my eyes and bared my teeth in my scariest smile, "I can handle them and I'm older than you."
He frowned seemingly unaffected by my smile, "Well, it didn't look like you were handling it before, and as I am twenty and you look about fourteen so I doubt you are older then me."
"I'm sixteen," I hissed (Actually that was a lie, I was fifteen when I was changed.) "Leave me alone." I felt like just offing him to get rid of him but that would involve effort and anyway I'd just eaten.
"Look," He ran a hand through his hair, "Where do you live, I'll take you back there."
"I don't live here, I live in Italy." I told him.
His eyes widened, "Italy! Really? Wow!" He paused "Well where are you staying then?"
I sighed with frustration, "Nowhere! I've lost all my money!"
He frowned with concern, "Oh no! That's terrible!" His face brightened, "I know, my Aunt and Uncle run a little hotel, It's not the Ritz, but they owe me a favor and you can stay there until you get some money."
I raised my eyebrows. Maybe he wasn't so bad. "Ok." I said, "Show me where it is."
He grinned, "I'm Jason by the way."
"Jane." I told him
