Chapter 11
(Carlisle POV)
Everyone gave me a pat goodbye and Esme a kiss. When I saw the last of them disappear I ran to my room. I slipped on my red collar and sniffed the room one last time. I would everything again, I hope. I bolted down the stairs and through the open window. I took one last look at the house and let a sob escape my chest. Then, I ran.
When I got to the Fork's airport, I slipped behind the iron fence to where the luggage loading was. I had to find where the plane to Italy was. I used my heightened senses to find the plane to Italy. I ran across the loading dock and hopped in a blue luggage bag. It smelled like flowers and a hint of perfume. The bag was stuffy and I could hardly breathe. As the plane took off, my ears popped and it got much colder. I snuggled into the clothes in the bag. I probably should have thought about all the technical details. Well, now I had 16 hours to think about things. When I arrive in Italy, I will meet Jane and Alec at the airport. I had written a letter to Aro telling him how something weird has been going on. He replied that he would try to find the problem and would send Alec and Jane to escort me to Volterra. As I fell into sleep, I thought about my family.
I awoke to warmer temperatures and the plane dipping downwards. I quickly buried myself deeper into the luggage bag as they pulled the it onto a luggage cart. When the cart starting rolling, I quickly jumped out and ran to the fence. I dug myself under it and emerged on the other side. On the side of freedom and hopefulness. I ran around the side of the building to where the entrance was and saw Jane and Alec in the lobby. Alec was reading a magazine and Jane was staring at random people. I quickly ran through the automatic doors and stopped right in front of Alec.
"Hey little guy! What are you doing here?" He asked. I lifted up my head to show my dog tag. Jane strolled over to us.
"Who's the mutt?" She sneered. She bent down and examined the tag. Her eyes widened in surprise.
"Carlisle? Is that you?" She asked in disbelief. I yelped in response. "Do you think it's really him Alec?" She wondered.
"Only one way to find out. Take him to Aro." He said. He picked me up but in return, I barked at him. He jumped slightly. He put me on the ground and I followed at his side. They had drove in a silver sports car. Jane drove while Alec sat in the backseat with me. He didn't want me to try and attack Jane or him while they were driving. We sat in silence for a little while. Finally, Alec broke it.
"So, if you are Carlisle, do you drink human blood?" I shake my head no. His face was thoughtful for a few seconds.
"Are you married? Were you born in Italy?" He asked. I shake my head yes then no. By then we had reached Volterra.
