I flipped through the courses offered at Cornell and wrote down the majors that peaked my interest. I already have a BA in English Literature as well a BA in European history. Of course no one outside of the family will ever know these degrees exist, but that's fine with me. I was half way down the list, my own list had grown to include Anthropology and Classics studies, but I wanted to go a different route, try something I hadn't even thought of in the past.

Medicine was of course my first thought, a flash of me working alongside Carlisle in a hospital treating patience and really helping people like my father had wanted of me, all those years ago.

I had long been jealous of Edward on that one thing, he had been given the opportunity to assist our father in medical situations as long as blood wasn't involved, even when Carlisle had treated me, Edward was there in England with him helping my people recover from the Blitz. It was something I had never been given the chance, but longed to.

Unfortunately I had to be realistic with my choices and it didn't matter what age my parent's decided, what reasoning they had concocted for me to be able to attend university, the point of the matter was I would never look old enough to attend medical school.

Carlisle and Esme said I could choose whatever I wanted, so I decided to give German Studies and French studies a try, duel major that in all retrospect wouldn't really get me far anyways, but since I am fluent in French, and I know enough German to carry on a somewhat intelligent conversation taking studies in those two languages might be kind of interesting.

I set the booklet and my written choice aside and started my laptop up. It took a moment for it to load and once it did I made sure it recognized the wireless rotor Emmett and I had set up earlier in the day.

I got into my email quickly, I wasn't sure if I should have felt relief or worry at not seeing any email bounces from Bella, there was one from Marie, I knew there would be. It was simple her asking if we had made it to LA ok and had I seen any movie stars. I chuckled at that and sent a quick reply telling her we were settling in and no I hadn't seen anyone famous.

I was a little concern about the lack-of-Bella emails, but I knew I had to let things settle give her time. I couldn't shake the pit in my stomach that something wasn't right, but I had to ignore it at least for the time being.

I was just setting up my books and DVDs when Rosalie knocked on my door and walked in, Emmett right behind her. Emmett picked my cricket ball up from my backpack and tossed it in the air, before tossing it to me.

"All set up kid?" He asked as Rosalie hugged my shoulders as she sat on my love seat and I sat down next to her.

"Just about," I replied throwing the ball back to Emmett. "you guys?"

"It's amazing how much stuff one person can accumulate in a short amount of time." Emmett answered grinning at Rosalie.

"Isnt it?" I replied, Rosalie took hold of the back of my neck and shook me gently.

"You two are ones to talk especially you." She said gesturing to all my books.

I chuckled and shrugged,

"Good point."

Rosalie exchanged a look with Emmett

"Chris, Emmett told me about your profile."

I looked up at Emmett and he gave me nod. Most people would feel betrayed with something like that, but when you have this kind of ability, especially when you profile something you're really uncomfortable with, aren't sure how to tell more than one person, but want more people to know, you really feel better when someone actually steps in to give you a hand understanding it.

"What are we going to do though, what's done is done." I replied "I can't change it." I looked out the balcony "maybe Edward's right, maybe if we do let this go things will even themselves out, the universe always settles things down. Maybe that's what'll happen, take out one part of the equation and to fill the empty space the equation will give itself another number to be equal. At least, that's what I hope will happen."

"Chris, I have said this many times, you can't control everything. And kid I think you forget that sometimes. That ability of yours gives you a different look at the world and you think it means you can change everything and kid you can't, no matter how much you want to." Emmett explained in a serious tone I was not used to with him. I really don't like Serious Emmett, it's not a trait I am used to on my brother.

"This is one of those times Chris," Rosalie finished hugging my shoulders tight "you will drive yourself mad trying to create a scenario to fix things. We know you." She paused changing the subject "anyways, Emmett and I came up here to ask you something."

Esme had already filled me in, but I could tell Rosalie wanted to ask me herself, so I kept the discussion with Esme to myself.

"Yeah?"

"We're going to take off in a couple days, a honeymoon to Europe for a few months. We figured you'd like to meet us in Paris when we get there for a few days, then spend a week or so in England, and maybe Germany or Switzerland. I know you've always wanted to see Berlin and Munich and your French is much better than Emmett's."

I grinned

"No parle vous François?" I asked

"Definitely not." Emmett replied "escargot, Eiffel Tower," he paused "and my calmar" he finished taking Rosalie's hand and kissing it.

My grin widened and I laughed, Rosalie joining me

"I think you mean amour Em, that means love, you just kissed Rosalie after calling her a squid."

"Thank you for proving my point Emmett." Rose added

"Anytime." He replied

"Was uber sprechenden Deutchschen?" I asked and Emmett looked even more confused then before. "That settles it, if you guys are going to Germany or even Switzerland you're gonna need me. That's two of the languages they speak in Switzerland, German and French."

"That was German?" Emmett asked "oh, ok, because I was trying to figure out when you learned Russian."

I slapped my hand to my forehead and burst out laughing

"So, using you as a translator aside, would you like to go? It would be in a month or so we promised Esme and Carlisle we'd be home for Christmas, you know how they are about Christmas together."

"Yeah," I said my laughter subsiding quickly "minus one." I could only imagine how Christmas this year would be, Edward wouldn't be home, that was a given, would Alice and Jasper be home? Emmett and Rosalie promised they'd be home, especially for Esme and Carlisle's sake, but what if the call of Europe was to much and they stayed an extra few months, lost track of time forgot 'bout Christmas.

I looked at my brother and sister, I couldn't imagine them forgetting the one holiday that means the most to my parents, Carlisle especially, but it was a possibility and I was truly afraid of that possibility.

"Chris that's Edward's decision, you know Edward can be selfish, I take it back is selfish. Didn't stop him last year and its not going to stop him this time. Edward tends to only think of himself and nothing has changed that." Rosalie reminded me and I nodded.

That was certainly true, whatever Rosalie's usual feelings on Edward, she was correct on this particular part there was no denying that.

"So," it was my turn to change the subject, I didn't want to talk about Edward anymore. "do you have an antennary planned?"

"For us or you?" Emmett replied a sly grin, I rolled my eyes, not even wanting to touch that one.

"For us, the three of us." I explained

"For London you will be our tour guide, we're going to make a reservation for two suites at a hotel in the center of London, the Sheraton. Chris I know how you feel about landscapes and views, so you're going to love this one. We checked out a few of them too, and a nice hotel in Berlin as well."

"This'll be fun. And it will be cool." I paused "will we go to Scotland?"

"Only if you want to." Rosalie replied, I ran my fingers through my hair and thought that over.

"Maybe, I'll have to think 'bout it." I grinned "but Emmett I hope you understand we are going to the British Museum, you have no choice in the matter."

Emmett made a face

"Come on didn't you see enough of that as a kid wouldn't you rather do something fun while we're there?"

"That is fun to me, and for your information Em, I went to the British Museum ONCE as a kid, when I was eleven years old with my class. We were there for a total of twenty minutes studying the Egyptian Mummy on display. One of my classmates couldn't stomach the muffication process that the curator was explaining and well" I grinned "our class was asked to leave at once. Then of course the war came a few years later, never got back there. But it was a grand experience, up till Jonathan hacked up his breakfast."

"Lovely" Rosalie said. "Ok, we'll leave you to finish setting up, do you want help wiring up the surround sound?" I looked at the box of speakers and wires I was really avoiding that set up.

"Yeah, maybe later."

"We're going to go hunting later too, if you'd like to join us, I'm sure we could something to your liking." Emmett added "I've heard there's some great choices along the Appalachian trail."

"Sounds good." I replied. Once Rosalie and Emmett had headed out of my room, I flopped down on my loveseat and stared at the ceiling, wondering what the coming weeks would be like, counting down till a great vacation with my brother and sister to distract me.