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This next chapter is one of the Paris chapters…Yes, one. I haven't decided how many I want to have, but at least two. Paris is just too exciting to pass. Lol

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Chapter 6 – Paris

BPOV

We decided to begin our stay in Paris lightly. After having taken our backpacks to our hostel, we went out to the city centre to walk about and watch the general atmosphere. I know they say that Paris in spring is the most beautiful thing, but I didn't think Paris in summertime was too bad either. It was still early July, so the trees and flower plantations were still looking fresh and luscious – not like in mid September when leafs just seem to wait for a chance of falling down.

Alice, Jasper, Edward and I had chosen our route to go through Tuileries Garden, a beautiful park with paths for walking and spectacular flower arrangements. It wasn't too full, since it was only noon and everyone was at work, but a bunch of tourists were walking along the paths, ogling at the white marble renaissance statues. Groups of teenagers had laid down a blanket and were having a what seemed to be a brunch on the emerald green lawn.

I dug around my purse and found the camera I had gotten for my eighteenth birthday (A/N: just like me today!! Sorry, I'm just too excited…) from Charlie. I didn't really want to seem too tourist-y, since I had heard too many stories of dumb tourists who get mugged in big cities, so I held it really nonchalantly and didn't only take pictures of the view, but of Alice, Jasper and Edward as well. I zoomed the lens to take a picture of Louvre when a great urge to walk in and spend a whole day in the large halls with all the art washed over me. Edward seemed to notice this. He leaned over and whispered in my ear.

"I know, I want to see it too. But not today, Bella. It's an all day thing and we would have to drag these two there as well." He pointed at Alice and Jasper laughingly. Alice stuck her tongue out at Edward's 'silent' comment but laughed after that, knowing full well that she wouldn't go to Louvre and knowing that we knew it too.

"Tomorrow morning, bright and early." I raised my eyebrows at Edward, confirming my question.

"Well stand there at nine AM sharp." Edward said solemnly. His crooked grin spoiled the tone a bit, though.

Alice and Jasper just rolled their eyes at our enthusiasm and started walking again. We ended up going to a street café on the edge of Concorde Square. The sheer size of the area would just blow you away. The high, narrow obelisk was glinting in the sunlight and you could see the wide start of Champs-Èlysées with the finely shaped lines of trees. I saw Alice gaze towards her Paris shopping paradise with longing.

"That reminds me, I think we should decide on some kind of a schedule for Paris. I know for a fact that Rose and Emmett will slaughter us if we go to the Eiffel tower without them."

"What reminds you?" Edward questioned me from my remark.

Jasper chuckled. "I must have been the fact that Alice hasn't heard a thing we have said for the last five minutes and can only see that street opening right there. Right Bella?"

"Yep."

We all continued to stare at Alice for a few minutes more, until she snapped out of it and saw us looking at her.

"What? Umm…I'll just have a Café au Lait and a croissant." We started laughing at her comment.

"Alice, the waiter is not here yet, and we were talking about our plan of action for Paris." Jasper pointed out, and ruffled her hair playfully. Alice smiled sheepishly, which was unusual for her, but so was her getting caught off guard. Even I, who had known this girl for ever, had surprised her only a handful of times, whereas she did it to me on a daily basis.

"Sorry, guys. I was caught up. Hey, there's the waiter now. I'm craving for coffee, are you?" Alice's rambling town was trying to lead the discussion away from her and the approaching waiter had given an excellent reason for us to not tease her.

"Bonjour." The waiter looked at us with a bright, startlingly white smile and an eager expression; I assumed was taught to them when they applied for the post. We all smiled in response and returned his good morning. When he heard the foreign accent he raised his eyebrow, which broke her friendly façade.

"Ah. Americans." His tone and expression showed clearly that Americans and foreigners for that matter was as welcome as parasites in his book. "What can I get you?"

We politely gave our orders and watched as he strode off towards the kitchen.

"Well, that was one nice Frenchman." Jasper said in a mock pleasant tone, which sent us all in a fit of laughter.

"Oh, come on Jazz, they aren't all terrible. For instance, everyone at the hostel were incredibly nice. And the lady we asked directions from was really polite and sweet." Alice defended the rest of the nation.

"Let's not let this one ass ruin it for the rest of the French folk." Edward suggested. He quickly shut up from further remarks when the ass in question came back with our coffees and croissants. He set the dishes down without a word and left as silent.

"Seriously, and we're supposed to tip this guy!" Edward exclaimed in frustration.

I shrugged. "Well, at least the coffee is good." I said having tasted my first French cup of Café au Lait. Alice nodded in agreement.

"I think we should forget about the waiter and concentrate on the big subject at hand. What are we going to do?"

"Bella was right about the Eiffel Tower. There's no possible way we can go there without Rosalie and Emmett." Edward agreed with my point from earlier.

"And I guess tomorrow you and Bella are disappearing to Louvre for the day." Jasper quipped in the discussion.

"It does close before seven PM." I said, flipping through the pages of the travel guide I had taken from the hostel lobby before we left.

"Which means we have the evening tomorrow and an afternoon and evening today." Alice counted. "When are the others coming?"

Edward frowned. "I think they'll be here either late tomorrow or early the next day. I'm not sure how long Rose's arrangements will take, but no longer than a day. Of course, there's never a guarantee with Emmett…"

I laughed and shook my head at his add in the end. Emmett seemed just the type to slip from a plan if there ever was such a type. And with a beauty like Rose there to distract him…

"I think we should go to Champs-Élysées today."

"You know Alice, I'm not at all surprised to hear that…" I said rolling my eyes.

"Oh, come on! Even you can't say no to the most famous street in the world!" Alice exclaimed loudly, making a few heads turn.

"Even I want to see it Bella, so you might as well agree this time." Jasper said and broke my defence. He was always the sensible one of course. And I had promised to go shopping with her - within reason.

"Okay, but not forever, otherwise Rose will be mad for missing it. We also have to do something else today."

Edward immediately had a suggestion. "We could go on a boat ride on the Seine. I hear it's remarkable at night."

The rest of us agreed instantly. By that time, Alice was almost hopping off her chair, eager to go shopping. Having finished our coffees, we left the café, and left an almost nonexistent tip I might add. When we walked by the Square, I looked around once again. The fountain in the middle was rustling in a peaceful fashion, the water sparkling like diamonds.

"Terrible to think that this used to be the slaughter place of dozens of unfortunate souls." Edward commented, looking around as well. I shuddered when I thought about the Guillotine that had formerly operated where the handsome Egyptian Obelisk now stood.

"Come on you guys, I can't hold Alice back for much longer!" Jasper shouted from across the square, trying to slow down the tiny figure towing them both towards Champs-Élysées.

It was just about nine PM and we were currently walking onboard to a white riverboat that would take us on a night time cruise. This was to get a good view of the 'City of Light'. The sun was already setting, and the sky was tinted with beautiful hues of pink and orange all around the western horizon.

"Oh, it's so incredible", Alice gasped, taking out her digital camera and began snapping photos of the sunset, the general view and –of course – Jasper. After everyone wanting to come on board had done so, the boat set off. We had all decided on a tour without a guide. It just gives a better chance to view things with your own tempo.

I really liked the tour as a way to see Paris without too much strain. And heaven knows I'd had enough strain for today. Alice had dragged me along for hours – since Rosalie was missing – and I daresay we went through every single inch of Champs-Élysées. Edward and Jasper had politely bolted as soon as they got the chance, of course. Fortunately I had created a tactic to spare me from the effort of carrying her enormous piles of clothes around. I simply advised her to wait for Rosalie's arrival to make any serious purchases – supposedly to let her experience some of the shopping delights as well…At seven, we were finally back at the hostel, but only to freshen up and have a quick bite before we had to leave for the boat tour.

The tour showed all the great sights Paris is known for; the Pont Neuf Bridge, Norte Dame, Louvre, Les Invalides, Musee d'Orsay and naturally the Eiffel Tower. When we cruised past Louvre, I turned to Edward and looked at him with one eyebrow raised. He immediately understood.

"Bright and early, just as we agreed."

Alice, who was leaning against Jasper and the ship's railing, turned to us when she heard Edwards reply with an expression that never bode well.

"About that, I think you and Bella should share a room, if you plan on waking up at the break of dawn just to see some mouldy old paintings. I for one am not going to wake up because of that."

Earlier, we had divided the rooms so that Alice, Jasper and I shared one room and Edward would share with Rose and his brother once they arrived, so it wouldn't really be a problem for me to swap rooms for one night. I still didn't like the glint in her eyes, the glint that showed me she had something on her mind. And Jasper was nodding in agreement to Alice's suggestion, almost too eagerly.

"Oh I see how this is going. You two just want to make out without violating the treaty." I realised and 'accusingly' pointed my finger at the pair of them. "You should be ashamed." My giggles took away the seriousness I had hoped for. With a roll of my eyes I agreed to sleep in Edward's room, earning a huge grin from Jasper and a hug from Alice. Edward was confused. I explained him as the boat started to make its way back.

"Before we left for Europe, I made Alice and Jasper here make a deal to keep their hands to themselves whenever I'm sleeping in the same room. Alice knows that if they break their promise it's not a pretty sight."

"I know what you mean. Emmett has a small tendency to forget being sensible around girls. When we were on a trip to Mexico last year, I switched into another room after two nights."

I giggled. "You poor thing. And now you're sharing with him again."

"Apparently I'm sharing with you today. That should be interesting, Jasper mentioned that you have a habit of babbling in your sleep." Edward said with a grin.

A blush rose to my cheeks. "No! He didn't"

We were already walking out of the boat. I shot a deadly glare at Jasper, who was walking behind us.

"Yeah, like Edward wouldn't find it out in about an hour himself." Jasper said with a sarcastic tone.

I just huffed, unable to say anything witty back at him, because hey, it was true. I almost always talked in my sleep, and it tended to intensify when I was tired, which made talking tonight even more probable. I remained silent until we reached the hotel. I went to our room, took some necessary items with me and left for Edward's room. My irritation had lessened some during my packing so I was able to wish my best friends a pleasant night with a mischievous grin.

I knocked at Edward's door and he opened almost immediately. I stepped in an viewed the room; it was an exact copy of our room down the hall only with a blue colour scheme compared to our light green one.

"You can take one of those beds, they're still unoccupied. I'll just go take a quick shower if that's okay. Or do you need to go first?"

I turned to look at Edward, who was standing near the bathroom door with a towel in his hand. "Yeah, I could use a shower. I mean, if we're going to leave early, I doubt I'll be able to shower in the morning. But you can go first, I'm in no hurry."

"Are you sure? You can go first if you like." Always the gentleman.

"No, I'm sure. Now go!"

Edward nodded and closed the bathroom door. I threw myself on the bed and closed my eyes. I was dead tired and my feet hurt. Walking around on paved streets all day can do that to you. I sighed in contentment when my legs finally got some rest. I heard the shower turn on and listened to its soft hum, how soothing it was. I sighed again and this time it turned into a wide yawn. I snuggled, trying to find a better position. Everything just felt so heavy…and…tired…and…

So, here it is. It felt to me like I was rambling, was it rambling? I just didn't know how to stop their conversations, so blame it on those kids, not me! Lol…

Next chapter is Edward and Bella in Louvre.

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