The Eyes Have It
Chapter 2:Goodbye Big Happy Family
My family stood for what seemed like forever in our makeshift circle but was probably only a couple of minutes. The sadness that hung over us slowly melted away. I didn't have to look at him to know it was Jaspers doing. My dad was the first to break the silence.
"Bella and I will stay with Renesmee and the pack." he stated simply with a look to Jacob that left no room for argument.
"We have already said our goodbyes. We are ready to leave when you are. The sooner the better. There was another shift he is only 13." Jacob said with a scowl. Alice let out a frustrated sigh.
"Bella and Edward have completely disappeared. I hate not knowing." Alice pouted. Jasper wrapped an arm around her and pulled her closer. The feeling of calming and love that seeped in the air was almost suffocating.
"Lighten up Jasper if you want me and Rose to last the meeting." Emmett said though instead of looking at Jasper he was attention was set solely on his wife.
"Alice and Jasper can join me and Emmett in Russia." Rosalie said reaching out her hand to Alice. Alice agreed with a nod of her head and took her hand. Jasper followed Alice to Rosalie's side and Esme went to stand by them.
"It has been quite some time since I've been to Russia. I feel it is time to return." Esme was followed wordlessly by Carlisle to Alice's side.
"I think it is time for us to make good on our promise to visit Zafrina in South America." My mom said. I decided to set off with Jacob, Seth, and Leah once we were there and saw Alice give me a great full smile. The circle no longer existed. It was kind of sad to see my family on two separate sides of the living room. I knew the distance between us right now was no where close to how it would be as we went our separate ways. Sensing my mood Jacob wrapped a comforting arm around my shoulders. No one said anything for awhile and then Alice gave me a hug. That hug led to other hugs and soon enough everyone was receiving a hug from someone even Leah who only looked slightly less startled than the first time she got a hug from Alice. I heard my dad chuckle at the memory too.
All too soon we were getting into our separate cars and driving out the long drive way. Jacob was driving his motorcycle and my mom and dad were in the Volvo. I of course chose to ride on the motorcycle. Rosalie was driving Emmett's Jeep, Jasper was driving Alice's yellow Porsche, Carlisle was driving his Mercedes with Esme in the passenger seat, and Leah brought up the end with the Volkswagen Rabbit. Seth didn't look like the happiest passenger because he had lost the game of rock, paper, scissors to see who would drive. The rest of the vehicles would be shipped to the respective owners once they were settled in. At the end of the drive way Jacob and my dad turned right and while Rosalie, Jasper, and Carlisle turned left. I clutched Jacob a little harder and squeezed my eyes shut. I just had to remember I would be seeing them again. Sometime soon I hoped.
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I was confused when Jacob stopped after a short while of driving. I looked up and saw mom getting out of the car and heading up to Grandpa Charlie's doorstep. I sighed, another goodbye. I laughed to myself when I saw Alice open the door. When I saw Charlie looked the closest I'd ever seen him to tears as he hugged my mom. We all stood at the front porch not going inside silently agreeing if we went in we wouldn't leave in time to catch our plane. The visit was short just long enough to explain we were moving on but would return as often as possible. My dad handed Charlie a small highlighter yellow cellphone. He had given different colored ones to everyone else at the house.
"Let's hope the service makes up for the interesting choice of color." He joked halfheartedly as he took the phone from my dads hands.
"Stay safe dad." My mom whispered into his ear as she hugged him goodbye. One by one we gave our goodbye's and were on our way back to out cars. I had almost reached Jacob when Alice grabbed my hand with a carefully masked face of calm.
"Be. Careful." she said firmly after just looking at me for several seconds. A flicker of worry broke through her mask before she released my hand and hurried back to her Porche. My dad gave me a curious glance and I just shrugged my shoulders as Jasper floored the Porche into a U turn.
I wrapped my arms around Jacob and we were off. Seth was laughing from the front seat of the Rabbit. Leah had been the last to receive a hug from Charlie and Seth took advantage of the opportunity to slip into the front seat of the still running car. Leah was taking it fairly well but there were plenty of stops along the way where she could take the drivers side again. I smiled to myself at Seth's immaturity. We stopped before we got on State Route 104 to hunt. Deer wasn't my favorite but it would suffice for part of the long journey ahead of us. We would be flying from Washington to California and then from California to Brazil. Once in Brazil we would travel on foot to visit Zafrina, Senna, and Kachiri in the Pantanal Wetlands. The hunt itself was short and boring unlike the games me and Jacob usually played. I didn't mind the sooner we left the better. When I returned to the motorcycle Leah was lecturing Seth on behaving at least until we reached Seattle.
"Everybody ready?" My dad asked. Everyone laughed at Seth's obvious relief to hear the end of his sisters rant. He immediately took shotgun letting her drive. I guessed he figured she would have to focus on the road instead of him. Before we took off I dug through my suitcase for something to keep Seth busy.
"Hey Jake I'm going to give something to Seth." I said when I finally found the puzzle box that Alistair had given me. "There is only one way to open this box. Here just press the buttons like this. If you can open it before we get to Brazil I'll let you have whats inside." I challenged Seth. I handed him the box through the window and he immediately started working on it. Once we got to the airport I almost decided to tell Seth how to solve the puzzle when he refused to eat. He shoveled down some airport food after I offered to reveal the answer saying he could figure it out himself. We only had a short time to wait for the plane because My dad had already arranged everything over the phone on our way here. Everyone was kept busy watching Seth and the puzzle box. By the time we had boarded the plane and were halfway to California Seth started getting frustrated.
"Here why don't you take a break?" Leah asked Seth and held out her hand for the box. Leah was able to resist trying to solve the puzzle box herself until we had already landed in California and re-boarded onto our flight to Brazil. Leah had more luck with getting the buttons in the correct order. There were over 200 buttons on the cube that was roughly four times the size of a standard Rubik cube. There were 214 ways to start the button sequence but only one sequence would leave all 216 buttons pressed in. When I told Leah this she immediately handed the box to Jacob who had expressed earlier he wanted to try. Both Leah and Seth slept the remainder of the flight to Brazil. Jacob fell asleep with the puzzle box in hand four hours before we landed. Jacob kept muttering 'stupid box' in his sleep. I really wanted to wake him and tell him how to solve the box so he could have some restful sleep. I was about to do just that when my dad got my attention.
"He's fine, let him figure it out. He's actually closer to opening it in his dreams than in reality" He said with a smirk that made me realize he'd seen how to open the box in my mind. My mom gave him a quizzical look. "I'll tell you when we land." He said giving her a smile that he had reserved just for Mom. Content with what she was given Mom settled back into her seat. I didn't fall asleep myself because I wasn't tired. As I aged I didn't need as much sleep. I could now function up to a week without sleep. I did close my eyes until the plane landed.
"Alright, I give up. You can tell me how to open the box." Seth growled in defeat after we had checked into a hotel in Brazil, for appearances. I took the box from his hands, made a show of resetting all the buttons and with everyone but me and my dad brimming with anticipation, I opened the box.
Whats that? I don't own Twilight? Oh I knew that. You didn't know that? That's okay, you learn something new everyday. But seriously if I owned Twilight Bella wouldn't have been so pathetic when Edward left. I mean I get it soul mate and love of your life leaves you but still...zombie? Oh and not to mention putting yourself in harms way to see hallucinations of him? I'm sorry but that isn't just pathetic, its sick. If this offends someone I'm sorry but no girl/woman should come to rely on a guy so much she goes into zombie mode and then suicidal. I know it hurts but there is more to life than finding Mr. Right.
Any who big thank you to Percabeth Trumps Jasper and lightningkid333 for reviewing! And thank you to all who alerted or favorited this story.
This chapter is longer than I planned on. Again not to discourage readers but this will not be a usual occurrence. I make up the story as I type it so it all depends on how much inspiration I get. The puzzle box is a perfect example. That came out of nowhere. When I first started this story all I had imagined was the Prologue. From there I had to ask myself: How did they get there? Which then turned into Chapter 1 which starts a year or two after Breaking Dawn. Then I just write what pops into my head then edit then post then start on the next chapter. If I get too random feel free to tell me. I'll Have polls on my profile by the 5th chapter so I can get some input on what you readers want from this story. Hope you continue to enjoy reading The Eyes Have It.