The mood on the plane this time around was more subdued. Unlike the last two trips that had been for positive reasons this one had a feeling of foreboding as nothing happy was waiting for them when they landed. Rosalie leaned against Bella as the two had taken the seats the farthest back on the plane away from everyone else to have some privacy. Emmett had pulled them aside before they boarded to apologize for trying to pull Bella off of Carlisle but Rosalie waved him off. It wasn't his fault he was trying to protect his sire. If the instinct hadn't given in she knew he would never put his hands on Bella in the state of anger she was in. Looking around she saw the three shifters enjoying the meals Bella made sure the plane stocked for them. "Are you hungry?"

Bella shook her head. "Maybe in a little bit. I want to make sure the rest of the shifters have their fill before I wipe out the rest of the food supply."

"That probably is a good idea. I don't think Mr. Foogan realized what you meant when you said you wanted extra meals for your guest to be provided." Rosalie said. "Although I do have to say every time we see that man he is more accommodating than before."

"I would think he would be, with all the money I keep giving him for last minute plane rentals. I still think we should just buy one. It would be so much easier and probably a lot cheaper." Bella told her.

Rosalie sighed. "I was originally against the idea, but I think you might be right. It will cost more to keep having to rent a plane last minute than it would be to buy one outright. I don't like the idea of spending that much money but it would save us a lot."

"And just think we could get one with a private bedroom in it." Bella kissed Rosalie's cheek.

"Yeah we could, couldn't we." Rosalie smirked at the idea. "It will have to be new because I don't like the idea of us having a plane where someone else got naked in the same place I wish to get you naked. That's just gross. I don't want to think about all the body fluids left behind."

"Ugh, That is gross." Bella agreed. "And definitely worth spending extra to not have to worry about it."

Rosalie laid her seat back and pulled Bella on top of her. "Exactly. If we are going to join the mile high club then I don't want it to be in a sketchy bedroom that has been used by who knows how many other people."

"Aww, that's so romantic." Bella gave Rosalie a light kiss on the lips.

'I have the image of a half gentlemen to keep you know." Rosalie told her as she shut her eyes and tried to relax. "Why don't we try to get some sleep? It isn't like we are going to be getting any in the next couple of days."

"Are you going to need blood?" Bella asked. "You didn't feed earlier."

Rosalie shook her head. "No I don't feel the craving. I honestly think I could go at least a week without having to drink your blood. It's that powerful."

"It could also be because it now flows through your veins you don't need the constant nutrients." Bella said as she snuggled down on to Rosalie's body closing her eyes willing sleep to come.

Rosalie tightened her hold on Bella. "Maybe."

The silence that descended on the plane again was broken 20 minutes later by the sounds of purring coming from both Bella and Rosalie. Jasper quickly grabbed Alice's arm as she tried to make her way down the isle with her cell phone. "Alice now is not the time to test the two of them."

"What? Esme isn't here to tell me no, so now is the perfect time to finally get this on video." Alice said as she tried to break Jasper's hold on her.

"Now is not the time to fuck with them." Jasper hissed. "You saw what happened to Carlisle. Bella wasn't even trying to kill him, she was just trying to cause him pain. I don't want her anger directed at you next. I can't help you if she is set on hurting you."

"Pfft." Alice scoffed. "I'm not afraid of Bella, she would never hurt me. I mean in all the time that we have known her she has never laid a hand on me."

"Please Alice, don't test that theory right now." Jasper pleaded.

"Alice I think Jasper is right. It's best not to upset either Rosalie or Bella. They are trying to relax before they go on a dangerous mission. A mission that they have to do alone." Charolette reminded not only Alice but everyone on the plane.

"May I ask what happened before the White Tiger called us all here?" Gil inquired. "The tension amongst the group of you was thick. The last time we met up with you, you acted more friendly with each other."

Emmett chuckled. "Oh nothing just Bella partially shifted and almost killed our father."

"Emmett." Jasper hissed not at all comfortable with anyone talking about any of what happened with Bella. Carlisle was a target because he couldn't keep his mouth shut and he didn't want any of them to suffer whatever future fate waited for Carlisle when they got home. "Bella's business is her own."

"She partially shifted?" Derrick asked. "Not fully?"

'Yeah only her mouth, ears, hair and nails changed." Emmett told him ignoring Jasper's warning. He wasn't worried about Bella either. He had psychically attacked her and all Rosalie did was throw him out a window. She even accepted his apology so he was sure they would never hurt him." Oh her eyes glowed too, but they do that a lot so it's nothing new."

"Amazing." Pasty said. "Her eyes glow? Do they glow when she is in her tiger form also?"

"Yeah." Emmett confirmed. "The are like neon lights the color of her regular mixed matched eye colors. She can do that anytime while she is in human form. The other stuff I don't know about."

"Her hair still has one black streak in front in the same spot as Rosalie's white streak but I don't know if that's intentional or not. It would be cool if it was." Alice said. "If it is permanent I wonder if other people are going to start copying her and Rosalie with streaks of black or white in their hair. Bella's already popular in the media. The jumpsuit she wore to the club sold out in less than an hour after the picture was posted."

"I've seen pictures of her online and my kids have talked about her but I never thought the Great White Tiger was a Shurlong. Were all of the Shurlongs tiger shifters?" Gil asked.

Jasper cut Emmett off before he could speak. "Bella is really sensitive about her shifting history. She doesn't share much of it with people. We were told by accident. It's not our place to share her secrets."

"Thank you Jasper." Bella's voice said causing them all to jump not realizing her and Rosalie were awake. " My shifting history is sensitive to me but that is around people who wish to exploit it, but to answer your question Gil only a few Shurlongs that came before me were shifters. I however am the only female to have shifted as far back in our history as we can trace."

Gil blushed. "I'm sorry White Tiger I didn't mean to pry. We have just heard of so many legends about you and the fact that you even exist is amazing. If such a prestigious family like the Shurlongs could have been shifters is absolutely mind blowing. It would mean that not only have shifters helped build this country,there have been three different shifter presidents as well."

"No worries. I'm used to the interest in my family. I myself find it cool that shifters played such an important role in human history. We have taken great pains to keep the supernatural part of ourselves out of the public eye so it is almost nice that my forefathers are finally getting the recognition they deserve." Bella told him.

"How much longer left of the flight?" Rosalie asked.

Peter looked at his watch. "About an hour before we land. What is going to happen when we touch down?"

"We are going to be picked up by Gils people, right Gil?" Gil nodded as Bella continued. "First we are going to set up the equipment at our base of operations, then Rosalie and myself are going to go do surveillance and recon on the building and area around it."

"What do you need us to do?" Emmett asked. "I know we can't come with you but there has to be something we can do to help."

"We won't know until we get there but we will want someone watching the monitors, listening to our communications and tracking our GPS location as we go, that way if something goes wrong we can tell you or if you see something you can warn us as soon as the cameras are up." Rosalie told him.

"Got it. We are the control center operators." Emmett said. "We will be your eyes and ears while you are on the ground."

"Exactly." Bella agreed. She pushed the call button for the stewardess. " Can I get whatever meals you have left aboard. Not the snacks just the meals."

"All of them?" The woman asked shocked.

Rosalie laughed at the woman's expression. "Yes all of them. Trust me she will eat every bite."

"Uh, yeah, sure of course ." The woman stuttered as she made her way to the front of the plane causing the rest of the group to laugh.