"Please fasten your seat belts. The plane is about to take off. Thank you." The almost robotic voice of the woman echoed through the cabin. The plane started to move and I simply stared out the window.

"You alright?" Gray asked. He held my hand and set down his pocket book. I squeezed his hand back and gave a reassuring smile. He was filled with relief and turned his attention back to his book. The whole team was given a two week break and I wanted to check my vineyard in Italy. Gray insisted on tagging along since his whole family had busy lives in New York plus the fact that he didn't want to see them for a while due to an incident from before. Both of us spent our time roaming the Le Marche countryside, well at least the area near the vineyard I own.

My mind was at peace. I managed to rest and give myself some time to recover. Just then the kid sitting in the back started to yell and cry. The little beast started to whine and kick my chair. It was followed by another kid who started to cry. I looked over at Gray and he was already asleep. This is going to be one hell of a long flight.

We finally arrived in London where we will join Damon and Eliza who apparently both said that they have some unfinished business to take care of. Eliza was going to visit her twin sister and Damon… well… we don't know what the hell he did here in London.

"Hey guys! How was your flight? "Eliza asked when she fetched us from the airport. She kept going on and on about how her sister keeps getting all the good stuff her parents give them. It was a long ride from the airport to the hotel. Gray was asleep again and Eliza decided to talk less and instead focus on driving.

"So… have you checked your e-mail? I bet your brother already sent some apologies… you have to go home someday… maybe not for yourself… but Rhea also needs a family that does not only consist of a sister… "

Oh that. Right. I ran away from home and took my sister with me. My older brother got mad at me for accepting this job and it's never been the same since then.

"I'll work on it… damn the flight was awful. Kid in the back kept on kicking my seat."

"Wait…. You weren't on business class?! You guys could've bought the all the business class seats and still have enough money left to travel to America then back here still in business class and that's just the travel budget … and for some reason you chose you chose to fly in the economic class. Why not place yourself in a box next time and just ship yourself here, yeah?"

Here it was. Sure we were rich but both of us still have to pay our loans on our cars and houses. Heck, Gray has to pay extra since he owns another house, which is incredibly huge, in Brooklyn and also the fact that he owns another car. The guy seriously has a thing for showing off his richness.

"Also, the Brit. Team asked when they should drop by for the collaboration mission. What should I say?"

I looked over at Gray. He was still asleep so I 'm the one who's going to call the shots as his proxy. Lee might be the assistant leader but my leadership skills got the team through difficult situations before.

"When will Lee and Ashton arrive?"

"Ashton is on his way here from Canada and will probably arrive in the afternoon. Lee is also the same but since he's coming from Japan he would arrive at night."

"Alright. Tell the Brits to schedule the meeting tomorrow."

We arrived at a huge hotel and Eliza told me that she booked three rooms with two bedrooms and a receiving room each. Gray and Lee will stay together then Ashton and Damon and finally me and Eliza.

"Hey" Damon greeted as when we visited his room.

"So… Who exactly are the members of the British Team?"

Eliza stiffened at Damon's question. There has been some bad blood between the Alpha team of the Americans and the Alpha team of the British. One collaboration mission in particular almost cost everyone their jobs. I never really had a fight with any of them, heck, we actually get along pretty well but I can't say the same for the others though.

"They are just a bunch of pricks." This was the least offensive sentence that Eliza ever used to describe them. I'm actually amazed she managed to hold in all her anger.

"I'm going to make a call. I'll just catch you guys later. The topic is something I want to avoid." Gray left the room and Eliza's mood was still sour. I really need to leave before trouble starts brewing. I went out and when I was about to close the door I heard the sentence that could mean a disaster.

"Hey Damon. Help me form a plan to pelt their team with eggs…"

What's going on in Eliza's mind, I will never know. I told Gray that I was going for a walk and headed out. It was already midafternoon and I only had to kill time until evening. I wasn't familiar with the city but I continued walking anyway. There was really nothing special going on. I took a bus not knowing where it will go. It drove around the town and it actually passed by the hotel. I saw Ashton going up the steps and he was greeted by the gang. Apparently Eliza was serious about hitting the other team with eggs because I saw Damon carrying two egg trays. I sighed and spent the whole ride in silence.

It was finally dark and I got off at some park. It was quiet and the path was lined with trees. Everyone was busy in their own homes or out in town. I didn't expect anyone to be here and I was right. I kept walking when I passed by a bench occupied by one man.

"I didn't expect to see lil Ali here." I heard a perfect baritone voice say and I turned my attention to the man sitting on the bench. His dirty blonde hair was messy, his eyes were icy blue, and he was a rather tall person and the feature that I know so well, his scar that runs from the side of his forehead, through his right eye down to his jaw, Johann, the weaponry expert of the British Alpha Team.

"I see you still have that habit of smoking cigars in quiet places Johann."

"I love the nights when it's so quiet I hear my cigar burn besides, I'm only continuing Rick's habit. So excited about tomorrow? We haven't been on a mission together since months ago when we all screwed up."

He was right. We all screwed up during one mission and we ended up losing so many vampires and the life of one of the greatest agents in the Association.

"Can't say I'm excited since you're all considering killing each other."

He chuckled and offered the seat beside him. I sat down and he had a small talk mostly just about what happened when we went back to our respective countries. We talked until it was finally midnight.

"Well I can see that you're tired. My motorcycle is parked nearby; I'll take you to the hotel your team is staying in."

Johann was always a kind person. He stood as the father figure of the British Alpha since he's the current oldest since he's 27.

"Sure."

It was already midnight but the busy city of London still wasn't asleep. We walked through a street with bright lights and some drunken college students. This felt like a scene straight from a movie. Johann's motorcycle was something straight out from a 50's movie. He called out to me and drove me back safely to the hotel. I looked for my room key in my bag and when I turned to thank him, he was already gone. I just took note of thanking him and I went inside. I quietly opened the door to the room since Eliza might wake up. I'm going to have trouble explaining why I'm late but for now all that matters is that I need some sleep.