Chapter 34: Escape the Volturi

Nessie's POV

I tried to remain as calm as I could do so physically. Mentally on the otherhand I was completely freaking out. I had absolutely no idea what to do. I had, apparently, just started the first vampire to human transformation in history. I had no idea what was going to happen next.

"What do we do now?" I asked as calmly as I could.

"We have to escape," he simply said.

"Escape?"

"Once Aro finds out about this your very life will be in danger,"

"Isn't my life already in danger?"

"He will you without hesitation. He will see you and your ability as a threat. You need to get out of here right now and I'm going with you,:

"You're coming with me?" I repeated.

"Yes because once Aro finds out I helped you escape he'll kill me as well. We need to leave right now,"

I didn't even question where we were going as he led me away from the castle grounds. I held Lucy tight in my arms. My heart was pounding the entire time. Fearing them at any minute we could get caught. We hadn't even discussed where we were going just yet. We were just too focused on getting out of there as fast as we possibly could.

It was not an easy feat either since we were both too young to rent a car. Not to mention the fact that we didn't want to leave a paper trail that the Volturi could easily follow to get to us. The only way that we could escape was by foot. I had trouble keeping up with Alec as I ran after him. My half vampire speed wasn't enough to keep up with him. I had to stop a few times just to catch my breath.

"So. Where. Exactly. Are. We. Going?" I gasped after each word when we came to a stop just outside of another city.

"The airport," he simply said.

"We're going back to Hawaii?"

"No," he shook his head. "Too obvious. That's the first place that they will come looking for us. We need to go somewhere else,"

"and how do you suppose we get on airplane without the Volturi tracking us down? I thought we didn't want to leave a paper trail?"

"aren't you the one who told me that hacked into an airline computer system and added yours and your brothers's name to a flight to Seattle? I want you to do the same thing but this time change our names,"

I facepalmed myself. Why hadn't I thought of that?!

"I'm just going to get you a computer so you can do the hacking," he said. "Follow me,"

I followed him to an electronics store. I turned away and pretended that we were not committing a crime. Breaking and entering. Stealing a computer. It went against everything I was taught and believed in. I had to just close my eyes and convince myself that this was necessary.

"We're done let's get out of here Nessie,"

I still couldn't help but feel extreme guilt when I took the laptop from him. This was necessary. This was necessary. This was necessary. I kept repeating it over and over to myself. Now we just needed to find a place where I could power up the laptop and connect to the internet.

"There's a cafe over there. Looks like it's open 24/7 and it says they have Wi Fi. Alec pointed out a small coffee shop across the street.

I sat down and anxiously waited for the computer to turn on. I looked up all of the available flights and destinations. Well always did want to go visit Berlin. Might as well scratch that off the bucket list already. So Berlin, Germany it was.

"How are we going to travel internationally without any passports?" I asked as soon as the question popped into my head.

"You leave that problem to me Nessie. Just pick a place and book the soonest flight out of here. I'm sure they're already onto us and it won't be that much longer before they find us,"

I gulped suddenly feeling full of dread. The soonest flight I could find was in four hours. Just enough time to get to the airport and go through security. Oh God I was really doing this. Escaping the Volturi with Alec and going to Germany.

"Let's go before we don't have enough time to make the flight,"

Or worse before the Volturi catch us. Getting away from the Volturi had been easier than expected. Almost too easy. That kind of scared me actually. How could it be this easy to escape a coven of vampires as formidable as the Volturi?

No matter how hard I tried to shake the thought of our escape being too easy I just couldn't. It was an uneasy feeling that settled in my stomach and just wouldn't leave me. There were a lot of people at the airport for it being so late at night. I stood close to Alec with Lucy. People noticed almost right away. I heard them talking, presumably about me, in Italian. Some people ran away in fear.

I guess the only good thing about people fearing Alec and I is that we were able to get exactly what we wanted. Nobody questioned us or our lack of documentation. There were also others who weren't scared. People who actually seemed overly interested in us. I didn't understand what they were saying but Alec obviously did and he was able to brush them off easily.

We finally made it to our boarding gate waiting area. I went to the cafeteria to buy some food for Lucy and I as we waited. She devoured the cheeseburger and fries.

"Where are we going?" She asked. It was the first time that she'd spoken since leaving the castle.

"We're going Germany where it's safer," I tried to sound as reassuring as possible. I still couldn't shake the feeling that this had been way too easy.

"Don't you think this was too easy Alec?"

"To be perfectly honest I'm actually surprised we pulled it off. It shouldn't have been so easy,"

"Does that worry you?"

"Immensely," he said. A hint of fear in his voice. "We will be fine," now he was the one trying, and failing miserably, to sound reassuring.

"Why are you doing this?" I asked him. "Why are you risking so much for me?"

"I don't know," he answered. "I have never done anything this crazy in my life. I can't explain it really. But there is just something about you that brings out a desire to protect you and keep you safe at all costs,"

"Oh," I couldn't think of anything to say to that. "Well I'm glad. I like having you around,"

He smiled. Then his smile faltered.

"What's wrong?"

"Its-I mean nothing important,"

Something clearly was wrong but I decided not to push it. He'd tell me if he really wanted to.

I looked up at the board of arrivals and departures. Tears filled my eyes when I saw an incoming flight from Honolulu, HI. My home. That flight would arrive five minutes after ours departed to Berlin.

"Nessie they are calling us. It's time to board,"

I looked back at the board and sighed sadly when I saw the incoming flight from Hawaii again.

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