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It's Saturday... so here's the next chapter!

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Now, I hope you like this chapter... it's definitely better than Alice's version... but that's just my opinion.

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Driving my first car, with my mate by my side, was an exhilarating experience.

I had to keep telling myself to keep my eyes on the road, though I knew with vampire reflexes it wasn't essential.

All I really wanted to look at was my Alice.

The wind was up, beating against our faces, but it felt nice rather than uncomfortable.

The first hour or so was aggravating.

I had to really pay attention to road whilst I weaved through the traffic – there were few cars, but I knew I still had to be careful.

Alice had the most beautiful smile on her face, something I knew because I could feel her overwhelming happiness… as well as all the usual and now-suspected emotions that she felt.

It only added to my own feelings, and as we drove through city after city and town after town – only stopping for petrol – it was merely us, the country and the music that played from the radio.

"You know, my love," I said as we listened to the commentary a man was giving between songs. "They only started installing radios into cars in the 1930's."

I had no idea why I was telling her this, but I kept going as I felt her interest and curiosity.

"The men who came up with the idea were Paul and Joseph Galvin, of the company Galvin Manufacturing Corporation and their first model is actually called Motorola."

From the corner of my eye, I saw Alice smile.

The next thing I felt was her hand running lightly through my hair and the sensation made me purr in delight – something I'd never done before.

When Alice spoke, her voice was soft. "I didn't know; it's very interesting."

There was silence for a few minutes.

Her comment about 'not knowing' – despite the fact that many humans and people throughout the world of any species knew because of radio and news that went around – had struck a chord within me.

It piqued my interest, and before I could stop myself, I asked her.

"Does it bother you, Alice?"

I wasn't sure how she'd react, so I was a little hesitant.

She frowned, something I only saw from the corner of my eyes as I was not looking at her deliberately.

I was relieved when I felt nothing but confusion emanating from her.

If there'd been anger, I would have immediately dropped the subject… though I was, of course, interested and hoping that she'd answer.

"Does what bother me, my darling?" Alice asked.

"Not knowing," I said, glancing at her as I leaned back in the seat, concentrating intently on the road. "Not knowing anything from your past as a human."

She sat back and I tried to give her as much privacy as I could.

When she answered, her voice was accepting, light.

"There's nothing I can do about it, darling, it's out of my hands; I never thought about it. I only wondered what I had been like… how I ended up like this… a vampire. It was strange… to think that I was a vampire, but I didn't really question or mull over it all that much. It's what I am. I can't help what or who I am."

I smiled at her, happy that she felt that way.

But I was also envious.

If only I could feel that way about my past.

Whoever said that ignorance is bliss must really know what they're talking about, because Alice, in that moment, was blissfully happy.

And I knew, in time, I'd at least be able to come to terms with my past.

But now… now it was something that wasn't to be dwelled on.

Right now, my place and my thoughts were on my mate… and our future.

I'm developing PDF's of my stories... all the completed ones are already PDF's and the incomplete are compiled and formatted in a word doc.

Also, just wondering... for the sequel, should it be written in Jasper POV or Alice POV?

Please review and I'll see you next week!

PS - This was most of chapter 8: Journey. The rest and some or all of chapter 9 will be covered next week. The rest of chapter 8 of Reason to be Sane was just general stuff that took up the rest of their travelling.