A/N: Sorry for no update yesterday, I had to play in a concert... Anyway, I'll try to continue daily updates after this one. Enjoy!
Chapter 4
We waited until very early in the morning, while it was still dark but we would easily have enough time to find, and hopefully interrogate, Dr Rushmore before it got light. Alice protested at the thought of trying to 'conquer our mission' (as she put it) before sightseeing and shopping, but Esme reassured her that there would be plenty of time for that after we had found Dr Rushmore. The start of our 'mission' was slightly held up by Emmett and Rose, who seemed to be enjoying their night in a London hotel a little too much.
The eight of us eventually left the hotel stealthily, avoiding waking other guests. Even the hotel employee on the front desk had fallen asleep as we walked past, and Alice struggled to hide her erupting giggles. Jasper motioned for her to be quiet, smiling, and squeezed her hand. His action caused the rest of us to start smiling, because of his power to influence others' emotions. We were all trying so hard not to laugh by the time we came to exiting the hotel, we practically fell out of the door.
"Why are we… so hysterical? It's not… even funny!" I managed to force out between fits of laughter.
"You're right, Bella… We should be being… serious… we're about to try and… catch a werewolf scientist!" Edward managed to answer me breathlessly.
This remark made us all laugh even harder. We were starting to attract glares from the occasional person who was out this early in the morning. I could almost hear them thinking, "How irresponsible of them to get drunk and then make fools of themselves." To be honest, I might have been thinking this about us myself if it was someone else.
Eventually, we all stopped laughing and gasping for air we didn't need. Carlisle led us to Tottenham Court Road, where we began to run past Warren Street Station, onto Euston Road and towards Euston Station. I was always surprised at the feeling I got from running now; I had been so afraid of it before, but now the whole sensation was completely exhilarating. This was probably under Edward's influence, he had convinced me to race him many times while I was a newborn to test how strong I was. I only beat him once, and I still used that as ammunition if he happened to gloat about his sprinting skills.
I almost ran straight into Jasper when we arrived at Euston Station. I hadn't seen it coming; this road looked exactly like all the others. I found myself questioning those who thought London was beautiful. I suppose I hadn't seen the rest of it yet, though. I was sure I would soon though, if Alice had anything to do with it.
I walked back and forth in front of the station for a couple of minutes, trying to find the angle I saw the sign from. I finally discovered I had seen it from the right hand side of the entrance, and Edward promptly found a window leading to a basement room. Pointing towards the room, the other seven of us froze, unaware of what we would find in the dark, underground room.
After a short but silent conference between Edward and Carlisle, it was decided that the two of them would go in first, and the rest of us would follow if it became necessary. Emmett, of course, protested, but soon calmed down as Rosalie whispered words of compensation in his ear. Alice and I exchanged a glance, faking gagging sounds.
Edward brushed his cold, soft hand against the line of my jaw, and kissed me softly before moving towards the little window. I shivered, although I didn't know why considering I didn't feel the cold anymore.
The six of us watched, hushed, from the other side of the road, trying not to look too suspicious. To be fair, we had encountered very few people on our way here, and we were not likely to see any more at this time of night.
Carlisle opened the window, surprised that it was unlocked. He warily stuck his head through its frame, gazing thoroughly at the whole room before entering. Edward shortly followed, leaving the rest of us at a complete loss to what was going on.
Alice suddenly stopped breathing, and took on a trance-like state. Jasper stood beside her, holding her hand, and sending out muffled waves of anxiety to the rest of us. Esme placed her hand on his shoulder reassuringly, and he smiled.
Alice shook her head, awakened, and started to speak about what she had seen. She spoke quickly, even for her, but I caught most of what she was saying.
"I saw Rushmore… He was telling Carlisle and Edward what they are. The 'angels', I mean," she explained. "But that's not our main concern right now… He's about to turn into a wolf. I think we need to go in right now," she concluded.
Every one of us nodded our heads in agreement, and we entered the basement room one by one.
