Violetta

Today was Monday, and my birthday was tomorrow. I wasn't excited for my birthday; it just marked another year of my abhorrent existence. I was excited about where we were going. I hated surprises, but I was excited about this one.

"Your existence is not abhorrent." Edward rolled his eyes.

"Shut up or you'll kill the vibe." I said. I felt like I was bouncing up and down.

"Oh, you're excited now? Just wait until you see where we're staying…" Jasper said as he smirked at Alice, and then Carlisle and Esme.

"I'm so excited. We haven't been there in so long." Esme said to Carlisle.

"We can go whenever you want to." He smiled at her, "Just say the word and we'll be there."

"Just like that? I say the word and we teleport there?" She joked.

"Yes Esme, because I'm magical."

"You are magical. You're like the prince charming every girl dreams of."

"No he's not." Rosalie and Alice said at the same time.

"Well, you're my price charming that I have always dreamt of…"

"Save it for when we get there, Esme." Edward winked at her.

They were all trying their hardest not to reveal anything as the talked about it, they would just say "there" or "the place" or something. It was getting irritating. Why couldn't they just tell me?

"Because if we told you, it would ruin the feel of the place." Edward said.

"Well, it wouldn't, but it's a lot more fun to make you wait." Emmett smirked.

"This will come back to bite you in the arse one day…" I said to him.

"Will it? Are you not going to tell me where we're going on tour with our band?"

"Oh, like we'll ever make a band."

"No, seriously. You sing and play piano, depending on the song. Edward will either play the piano or the guitar. I'll learn the drums, and Jasper can play the guitar and bass."

I smirked, "Come and talk to me when you've learnt the drums. Good luck."

"It can't be that hard."

"No, learning a basic beat is quite easy. It's the good stuff that's hard to learn. Took me a decade to be able to play some very complicated songs. Granted, I was learning 3 other instruments at the same time…"

"Show off." He rolled his eyes. "If I were able to sing, I'd just let you play the drums, but unfortunately, I am not gifted with a good singing voice."

"You could scream…"

"Scream?"

"Like, with metal music, screaming."

"I know what screaming is." He rolled his eyes again, "Why should I scream?"

"You don't need a good singing voice to scream, you just need to…well, scream, and be able to keep your voice steady."

"Don't you have to like, rip your vocal chords or something?"

"It doesn't matter. You're not screaming. You wouldn't be able to belt out the shriek for long enough anyway." Rosalie said.

"Oh, sorry." I smirked at him, "I guess you can't be in the band…"

"Can you scream?" He asked.

I shook my head, "My voice is to high pitched. I sound like a dying cat."

"Okay, enough with the scary music talk. Let's go!" Alice said excitedly.

Carlisle had talked to Esme and he was over his mood now, thankfully.

We got to the Minneapolis airport within about 15 to 20 minutes.

"I wish we could cover their eyes for the whole way there. I doubt blindfolding them will look innocent or legal." Emmett said.

"Zafrina would be very useful right now." Rosalie said.

"The Amazonian vamp, right? She and Senna were extremely intimidating." Alistair said.

"Their sister, Kachiri, is very much like them, too." Esme said. "Very competent and beautiful girls, inside and out."

"Why have you seen their insides, Esme?" Emmett laughed.

She rolled her eyes, "I hate that he is permanently stuck with a child's personality."

Carlisle smiled and kissed Esme's hair as they walked with their fingers intertwined. Every time they looked at each other while in a good mood, the amount of love and admiration, adoration in their eyes is astonishing. I wished that Mason and I could be like that even within 5 years, but I don't think we even did that now.

"I know, it's something different, isn't it?" Edward asked, "I hope Bella and I can still be like that in 100 years."

I smiled, "I think your chances are looking to work in your favour. Even when you're arguing, she still gives you that look."

Edward smiled, "They're wondering what we're talking about."

"Just you complete adoration, admiration and love for each other." I said. It sounded sarcastic, but it was exactly that.

Carlisle and Esme looked at me for a second, then to Edward before Esme looked down. Carlisle laughed and put his arm around her.

We sat down beside the gate we would be leaving from.

"Rio?" I asked as I looked at the electronic board with the flights on it.

"No, what are you talking about?" Jasper said quickly and covered my eyes.

"Hey, where did you guys go on the weekend? Like, I know you went to Seattle, but why?"

"Because we wanted to." Jasper said, dropping his hands.

"We were getting your birthday present." Alice said, not bothering to hide it like Jasper was trying to.

My eyes narrowed, "I don't want a birthday present. I don't want to celebrate it at all. It's just another day."

"Suck it up, princess." Mason said.

I gave him a disapproving look.

"Oh, come on. It's just one day."

"It's nothing to celebrate."

"I'll cut a deal with you. You don't complain, and you can put make up on me."

I smiled wide, "Really?"

"I am going to regret this, but yes."

"Yes!" I exclaimed quietly to myself.

"Oh dude, you're going to look so pretty." Garrett laughed.

"He's already pretty." I smiled at him and admired his face.

"Stop looking at me."

"Kiss me and I will."

He rolled his eyes and kissed me once.

"Gross…" Carlisle whispered to Esme.

She laughed, "Just remember, this is nothing compared to what will happen when we get there."

"Yes, the place always seems to spark something…extra in everyone's moods." Edward smirked.

Leah held her hand up to Seth and he high-fived her, "Yay to loneliness." She said.

"It's a wonderful life." He said sarcastically.

I linked my hand with Mason's and rested my wrist on the arm-rest before I winced and removed it. Mason knew, and he put his wrist underneath mine. I smiled gratefully and rested my head on his shoulder. I glanced at Edward, who looked from my eyes, to my wrist and back to my eyes. I looked at Jasper next, he had caught on from the wince and Edward's moving eyes. I moved my gaze to Carlisle briefly. He was distracted as Esme spoke to him and they were both laughing.

Renesmee was at my side, and she placed her hand on my cheek. She was telling me that she saw and got it. She said I should talk to Carlisle about it.

She dropped her hand and I shook my head, "It doesn't matter." I whispered.

"Well, it does—"

"Ness, I don't want to think about it. I just want to forget about everything for a while, and enjoy my time away from my life."

"We're your life." Jacob said quietly with a wink.

I scrunched my nose up before laughing with him.

I moved my head back to lean it back on Mason's shoulder, but my eyes caught Carlisle's. He was giving me a very suspicious look. "What?"

He moved his eyes from me to Mason, then back to me, Renesmee and Jacob, over to Edward and to Jasper before returning to me.

"Was that supposed to mean something?" I asked, acting oblivious to his suspicions.

"You all know something…"

"They don't." I motioned to Renesmee and Jacob, "I'm trying to get a feel of where we're going, but Edward and Jasper won't give me anything." I lied.

"He's not buying it…" Edward said quietly.

"If you didn't say that, he might have." I raised my eyebrows.

He smirked, "Sorry. Carlisle, it's nothing serious. I've got this one covered." He lied, still smirking at me. He was covering for me.

"Thank you." I thought as I stuck my tongue out at him.

He winked and turned his attention to Bella as she tapped his arm for it.

I hadn't realised that Alice, Rosalie and the Denali sisters weren't sitting with us anymore. "Where'd the girls go?"

"They went for a walk." Garrett said.

Edward cleared his throat as he tried to keep a straight face. I decided not to question anything.