Author's Note
I do not own Twilight.
They gorged themselves full, disposed of the bodies, and then set out to put as much distance between them and Volterra as they could. They both knew Aro would chase them around the globe – and had eternity to do just that.
"Where to first?" Jane asked.
Alec held his arms out, flapping his dark cloak. "Preferably a tailors. And then Egypt."
They found a clothing store in some backwater village and purchased new clothing, long sleeved dresses and boots for Jane and shirts and trousers for Alec. They looked like beautiful marble statues dressed up for some fesitival. Jane reached over and mussed his hair. "Better."
Alec frowned and pulled hers hard, messing it up so it fell about her face. "Better," he echoed, and then they were laughing for what felt like the first time in centuries.
They booked a flight to Cairo flew overnight, Alec curled up against Jane's shoulder as she watched the dark sky pass outside.
Egypt.
Aro liked to go to Egypt personally. Only a few times had he taken one of them with him. if they were lucky, it might be one of the last places he'd think to look for them, though of course he'd come eventually.
And he had Chelsea and Corin, and twenty five other vampires on his side.
They had the two of them.
All they had on their side was the fact he was unlikely to send the entire guard after them at once, at least, not at first. If they came in pairs and quartets and small teams, at least for the first half, they could take them.
But if they all came at once…
Even they knew their limits.
Alec squeezed her hand tight. "It's all going to work out fine sister."
She closed her eyes. "Why did we start this brother mine?"
"Because I want someone to look at you like you're the sun and the moon and the world."
They arrived in Cairo as the sun rose. It was hot and sandy. Alec tugged at the long sleeves of his shirt and envied Jane's skirt. "Where do we start?"
"At the beginning," Jane replied.
They had no set address for the Egytian Coven, and in the end Amun found them as they finished feeding eagerly on some hapless street begger. He was a lesser meal than what they had been accustomed to, but needs must.
"I wondered when you would be coming."
The corner of Jane's mouth twitched. Alec laid a hand on her arm. "Peace sister."
Amun looked about as though expecting there to be others. Perhaps he had.
"Is there somewhere more private we can speak?"