Hello! Chapter 11 is now (finally) up! Oh, and this one goes to GH who has a nasty flu…Feel better soon, darling!

Disclaimer: Cheers to SM for coming up with all these charming characters!

Chapter 11

RPOV

Today could only get better. When I had woken up today, I'd felt fine. That was until I had been stupid enough to stand up. Bella was pretty much in the same predicament. Well, actually she was a bit worse, since she'd never taken in that much alcohol to begin with. And we had seriously gone slightly overboard yesterday evening. Damn alcohol disguised with coke!

Emmett and Edward's behaviour were extremely sweet the entire morning, with Emmett keeping his booming laughter in check after a few minor slip-ups in the beginning. Bella and I laid in my bed, tending to out head aches, while the boys went to get something light for us to eat. We only used half of the volume we normally would have, since it was more pain-free.

After a fruit and cracker breakfast flushed down with about a gallon of water, Bella and I felt somewhat better. In the end it was Edward, who felt brave enough to ask if we cared for a walk, so after we had kicked the boys out, we showered and dressed in comfy clothes, pairing them up with the biggest sunglasses we had brought with us.

"When Alice suggested I buy these, I thought she was out of her little mind, but now they have redeemed themselves thoroughly." Bella joked lightly, pushing them up against her eyes tightly, as we exited the hostel.

"Is the sun bothering you?" Edward asked, concerned.

"Not too badly, the glasses are really good, I'll have to thank Alice", Bella answered with her first smile for the morning. Than seemed to make Edward's day as well.

I rolled my eyes behind my glasses. Oblivious, those two. Edward was acting like the best boyfriend imaginable, bringing her breakfast and being overly concerned and attentive. Every one of us had noticed it this week, besides Bella. And all of her subtle flirtatious glances and hints were totally lost with Edward being the most obtuse person in the existence. They were just too lost in their own feelings to realise the feelings being sent to them. Even Bella getting drunk didn't work, and that had to be the only thing that could possibly speed up these prudes.

I rested my head against Emmett's shoulder as we slowly made our way to the riverside. Thank God he had been outspoken enough to admit his feelings when he saw me. I smiled at this thought and looked at the man sitting next to me on the grass.

"What is it baby?" Emmett questioned, noticing my improved mood.

"Nothing. I'm just glad you are the straight-forward person that you are." I leaned into him more and snuggled against him.

"You know Rosalie, you might be the first ever to like that feature about him", Edward joked from his brother's side. "It used to drive mom our of her wits, trying to reign Emmett in on family dinner parties and all the social events we attended."

"Used to? What changed?" Bella asked, sitting appropriately far enough from Edward, sunglasses tightly in place.

Emmett laughed loudly, making me wince a little, though I was already feeling better. "I just stopped attending", he explained.

"Or just shut up when he had to be there." Edward commented dryly, earning a smack from Emmett.

We sat there for almost two hours before Bella was ready to head out to the somewhat louder civilisation. Since it was a nice day out, and we really didn't feel like going to any particular destination, we just strolled around Cologne, occasionally dropping by an interesting looking store. Everything was luscious and green. Most of the old stone houses we passed were covered with ivy climbing up the sides. It was a pretty peaceful afternoon.

"You know, I think I've seen enough of Cologne for now", Emmett declared as we sat eating Italian ice-cream for dessert.

"Oh? Where should we go next?" Edward asked lazily.

"Well…I was kinda thinking, that I'd like to go with Rose." He looked at Edward a bit guiltily.

Edward focused instantly. "You mean just the two of you?" His eyes showed questions, a slight amount of nervousness and then something else, maybe happiness.

"Yeah, would you be okay with that? I know we were supposed to spend the month together…" Emmett let his voice trail. "But Bella would love to go with you, right Bella?"

Bella blushed at her sudden part in the conversation. "Umm, yeah. Why not." It sounded more like a question than an answer. Then she pulled herself together. "We can finally check out museums without horrible guilt trips."

Edward smiled at her comment. "I suppose…It's okay."

Emmett seemed a bit concerned for his brother. "Are you sure?"

"Yeah, absolutely. Do you think I'd want to watch all of your mushy stuff?" He laughed a bit, starting to be okay with the idea. "We're going to see each other again in what? Like a week? I think I can handle it.?

"Awesome!" Emmett burst of excitement made me laugh. He turned to look me deeply in the eye.

"Looks like it's just you and me, baby."

"And ain't that fun?" I smirked at him and placed a kiss on his cheek.

We had just walked Edward and Bella to the train to north. In the end, they both seemed happy – still nervous as hell, though – about traveling together. And I was willing to bet my entire travel budget that it had nothing to do with going to museums.

"I hope those two get over themselves now that they are alone", I mused to Emmett as we walked to our room.

"They'd better. That's kind of what I hoped for when I suggested this."

I pretended shock. "So you didn't want to spend time alone with me? I'm appalled Emmett."

He laughed a throaty chuckle. "I will spend time alone with you, and it doesn't matter if Edward and Bella are present or not. I just thought they might be shyer then I am."

"Let's hope it works, they're really into each other."

"They have over a week together in Europe. If Edward doesn't manage that, then we are sure as hell not related."

I laughed at his statement and started gathering my things together for tomorrow's departure.

"You know, we have this room all to ourselves now…" Emmett's voice called from the bed.

I smirked to myself and turned to face him. With slow, stalking steps I went over to him, eyeing him up and down.

"And ain't that fun?" I purred and pushed him down on the bed.

BPOV

Once we were on the train I felt it was safe enough to take my sunglasses off. I pushed them up to hold my hair out of my face and blinked at the sudden lightness. All though dimmer than the sun outside, the train still had a fair amount of windows keeping things annoyingly bright.

"You know, you can wear sunglasses on trains", Edward said to me as we walked the aisle full of place-craving passengers.

"Nah, I'll adjust. It's too obvious. I could just as good write 'I got drunk last night and am now not loving it so much' to my forehead."

Edward raised an eyebrow. "But you did get drunk, and are clearly now enjoying the brightness."

"I do not want the entire train to know that", I mumbled, hoping that no one had heard our conversation. I started to move my head around, looking for a seat of some sort. The train really was full. I heard Edward mutter something about stubbornness, but decided not to comment.

We managed to find two empty seats in a crammed train carriage and snatched them for ourselves before anyone else could. Since the luggage rack was stuffed, we had to keep our backpacks next to our seats. I didn't really have a problem, with my feet being the length they were, but Edward suffered a bit from the lack of leg room. I soon made him trade placed with me so that he was sitting on the aisle seat, giving him a bit of space.

"We have a four hour ride to Hamburg, and I would hate if you'd have to amputate your legs before we get there."

Edward snorted at my comment but didn't fight back. I guess he thought it was a good idea as well, even though he was too polite to say it. We had just finished getting settled when the train began moving.

"What are we going to do in Hamburg? It's pretty late once we arrive." I asked Edward. Somehow I trusted him to know a solution, even if it was his first time in Europe as well.

"I guess we'll see that once we arrive." He replied with a crooked grin. It was my turn to use his trademark eyebrow-raising. He chuckled at this, before getting serious. "I honestly don't know yet. We'll just have to trust that we won't have to spend the night on some mouldy park bench."

"With old newspapers keeping us warm."

"And winos keeping us company."

I grinned at his joking manner, but caught an additional emotion from behind his eyes. Something was bothering him.

"Edward? Is everything okay? I mean, I'm sure we don't really have to sleep on park benches."

He shifted slightly, looking uncomfortable. "It's nothing really. It's just…a bit weird I guess being here without Emmett. I know he can be a pain, but he's still my brother and we haven't really ever gone abroad without the other."

Edward seemed embarrassed, admitting that he was missing his brother. He was avoiding my eyes, looking at the loud group of passengers sitting down the aisle in stead. A slight blush had crept on his cheeks. I smiled at his abashed behaviour, it was too adorable.

"Edward, it's okay to admit you miss your brother. I'm sure he misses you too."

Edward snorted. "I think he's too distracted by Rose to be doing any missing of any sort."

"Are you jealous?" There was a long silence following my question. I gave a sigh. "Edward, he just found Rosalie, don't you think it's pretty likely that he's going to want to spend time with her?"

Edward finally took his eyes off other passengers. "I know that, and I sort of even saw it coming. It's just that Emmett has never had a serious relationship, and this time with Rose…it seems so different then with all the dim-witted types he used to fancy." He ran a hand through his unruly bronze hair. "I don't know, it's all happening really fast and…"

"You don't know how to take it in?" I asked tentatively. Edward nodded and frowned a bit. It was hard on him, I could see that. When Alice and Jasper first started going out, I'd had a similar feeling of the situation. They had been so caught up with each other, and I'd had a tough time figuring out how to adapt with my best friend not being available all the time. Alice had noticed it after the first craze had passed, though, and we had talked about it. After that all three of us had been friends and I hardly ever felt like I couldn't spend time with them.

I looked at Edward, trying to cheer him up with a smile. "He's not going to be all over Rose forever. In fact, I bet when we come back and meet them again, the first frenzy will be over and you can have some of Emmett's time back."

Edward returned my smile almost fully. "I'll take that bet, but still hope that you win. Emmett can be pretty one-track, though."

I cringed at the thought slightly when I heard a small ringing from my purse. I leaned in and reached out for my cell. It was a text from Alice.

"It's from Alice", I answered Edward's unspoken question before reading.

Hi B!

Having fun? What R U and others up to?

J and I are in France at the moment, the shops are to die 4!

Report! J says hi.

A

I snickered at her text. Alice somehow managed to be bubbly even when abbreviated. Knowing her impatience, I'd have to answer soon, before she crammed my inbox.

AJ

Great that UR having fun, we R blasting.

Em and Rose are going goo-goo,

so Eddy and I are going north now.

"Say hi from me to them." Edward said from my side, while digging through his backpack for his iPod. I nodded and continued my message.

He says hi.

Thank J and send 3 home when you send stuff overseas.

I miss U both.

B

I put my phone away and turned to Edward. He took the other earplug out.

"How are Alice and Jasper?"

I smiled. "Oh they're going fine. Alice is probably driving Jazz insane with all the crazy shopping, but he doesn't really ever mind. I think they are enjoying themselves."

"How long have they been together?" Was Edward's next question. I could see his mind was still on Emmett and Rosalie.

"Oh, for about four years I guess. They started pretty much as soon as Jasper moved to Forks. And yes, they were pretty insufferable at first, but they got over it. Just like Em and Rose are going to."

Edward nodded at my answer to his real question as I focused on the new text that had just come from Alice.

Aww, we miss U like craZ!

B sure to have fun and send Eddy our 3

;)

AJ

"You know, I resent that nickname." Edward's irritated voice came from right next to my ear. I quickly turned my head to see his head almost resting on my shoulder, with him frowning at the screen of my cell.

"Well, that's just too bad. Eddy is just the right length for text messages, deal with it." I replied with a smirk.

Edward rolled his eyes at me, but decided to drop it. "Do you want to listen to some music?" He asked in stead, offering me a pair of earplugs. I took them and relaxed back on my seat as he turned some music on.

"What is this?"

"It's a band called the Maine. Do you like it?" Edward asked.

"A-huh" I replied, closing my eyes, taking the lyrics in.

We spent most of the ride to Hamburg like this, listening to his iPod, occasionally commenting on a piece of music or the band that made the piece in question. It was really soothing, doing something this normal in the midst of an otherwise eventful journey. Somewhere between Smash Mouth and Mirah I felt my head starting to droop.

Sorry, a bit short this time. It felt like a good place to stop. I might have the next chapter up sooner, though. You know what I need for that *wink* :D

RPOV was interesting, I think..Did you like it?

Review, people...

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