Chapter 3: A Tropical Arrival
Amanda's POV
"Hello Jamaica!" calls Alicia as we walk out the Norman Manley International Airport arrival terminal to the rental parking lot across the street, the bright Jamaican sunshine hanging above our heads as we pass by crowds of people waiting for their family members and other associates.
"The flights weren't half bad. I slept like a baby through both of them." says Kaitlyn as she stretched out her fingers, her backpack hanging precariously on her shoulder.
"That's the way I like my flights. Relaxing and without any turbulence. It probably would be even better if our boyfriends were on the flight with us. But they're stuck on that flight with Batista." says Layla as we rolled our suitcases into the small parking lot.
"I so hope none of them did anything stupid to get kicked off the flight." mutters Kelly as she looked around the lot. "That would really suck for them."
"I hope so too Kelly. . . . Anyway . . . Amanda, which cars did you rent out for us, because there doesn't seem to be that much variety in this parking lot?" asks Lita as she too takes a look around the small lot.
"Let's see." I say as I press the alarms on the three pairs of car keys I have in my hands. Three Toyota SUVs answer the call as their headlights blink in response. I smirk as I turn to the others, who all had satisfied looks on their faces. "Good enough?"
"Hell yeah! Do I get to drive one?" asks Lita as we walk over to the cars. "I love me a good SUV!"
"Sorry Lita, but Monica and I already promised Kofi that he could drive the third SUV since he's already familiar with the Jamaican roads." I tell her as I hand a key to Monica.
"He's visited Jamaica before? He never told me that." says Alicia as we unlock the SUVs trunks.
"He came here before to do research for his old Jamaica gimmick." I say as I put my luggage into the trunk of the black SUV, soon joined by Lita. "Which SUVs are you taking?"
"Me and Layla will take the blue SUV." answers Monica as she helped Layla put her suitcase into the vehicle.
"Barbie, Kaitlyn and I will take the silver SUV. Good thing too cause it's bigger than the other two." answers Alicia as I unlock the SUV for them.
"So how long will it be before the boys' flight lands?" asks Kailyn as she looked up at the sky.
"Another two hours." answers Monica as she puts on her sunglasses.
"What are we going to do now? Wait around in this parking lot bored out of our minds until they arrive?" asks Layla as she takes a seat in the SUV she shares with Monica.
"I think that's the plan." I say as I take a seat in my SUV's driver seat.
"Hey Amanda, do you think Adam and Randy are doing okay with flying on the same flight as Batista?" I turn to Lita to see her sitting in the seat next to me, a worried expression on her face. "Those two both have some serious tempers and if Batista makes a wrong move, either one of them could go nuts with rage."
"I hope so." I say as I look at the sky to see a plane landing. "I really hope so, for theirs and Batista sake."
Randy's POV
"Congratulations men. We survived a flight with Batista, a flight filled with turbulence that made me feel like we were going to crash into the ocean any second, and one long customs line to finally get to the outside world. Hello Jamaica!" cries Ted as he outstretches his arms as we walk out the terminal.
"Dude, calm down. I don't consider this an actual vacation again till we find the girls. I just really hope they didn't leave us here and went on ahead to the house." mutters Cody as we drag our bags onto the curb.
"They wouldn't do that. Besides I can still smell them; they're definitely still here." I say as I look at the rental parking lot.
"They're scents are still strong. I smell them too. They're scents lead over to that parking lot over there." says Edge as he points to the parking lot I'm staring at.
"Well, what are we waiting for laddies? Let's give those girls some company!" exclaims Sheamus as he takes his suitcase in hand and practically runs over to the parking lot.
"That idiot." mumbles Wade as we follow after the Celtic Warrior at a much slower pace.
"Hey! Who could blame him? Just look where we're at!" says Kofi as he gestures to the tree lined mountains around us.
"You make a good point Kofi." I say in agreement as we walk into the parking lot to see Alicia, Kaitlyn, Layla, Monica, and Kelly playing hackeysack in front of three SUVs with a lime. Seriously, a lime?
"Hey lassies, we made it!" calls Sheamus. His voice is so loud that it scares a few birds out of a nearby tree, all of them squawking in annoyance.
"Well, there goes the peace and quiet." says Monica as she turns to us, instantly walking into Wade's outstretched arms.
"I have the feeling the birds will get their revenge on you Sheamus for disturbing them." says Layla as she points to the Irishman.
"Like they would even try to do that." says Sheamus as he crosses his arms. Next thing we know, one of the birds lets out a shrill call and poops right on Sheamus' shoulder, proving Layla's theory right and making the rest of us laugh at the irony.
"HA! Called it!" cried Layla as she walked over to the blue SUV.
"I'm starting to hate Jamaican birds." says Sheamus as he looks at his soiled shoulder.
"You only brought this on yourself Sheamus. If you didn't yell so loud, that bird would have not taken a shit on your shoulder." replies Ted as he follows Kelly over to the silver SUV.
"What kind of bird was it anyway?" asks Adam as he looks around the lot.
"It was that red parrot over there." I say as I point to the bird sitting on the chain link fence that surrounded the lot.
"You birdie, are dead to me!" calls Sheamus as he points to the parrot.
"Dead to me! Dead to me!" calls the bird as it flies away.
"Is that bird mocking me?" asks Sheamus as he turns to us.
"Dude, you're being paranoid. It's just a parrot. They repeat everything they hear. That's what they always do." says know it all Cody as he drags his suitcase over to the silver SUV.
"It may be a parrot, but it's an annoying parrot at that. I'm going to go clean myself up." says Sheamus as he runs back over to the arrival terminal.
"Well, there goes the redhead. And speaking of redheads, have you seen Lita?" asks Edge as he turns his attention back to the girls.
"She and Amanda are in the black SUV. Probably asleep." says Monica as she hands a pair of car keys to Kofi. "The silver one is all your for the trip Kofi."
"It'll be my pleasure." he tells her with a smile as he walks over to the car.
"By the way, for all of you with sensitive hearing, you will hear a lot of honking when we're up in the mountains. There are absolutely no traffic lights up there, so honking the car horn is the only way to signal oncoming traffic." says Monica as she gets into the blue SUVs driver seat.
"Great and I just had to forget my earplugs at home." says Edge as we walk over to the black SUV.
"It probably won't be that bad." I say with a smirk as I look into the backseat of the car. "Hey Adam; look!" I say as I point to the window. Adam walks over to me and smirks as he see both Amanda and Lita asleep in the back of the car, there arms crossed and their heads lying back on the head rest.
"They look like sleeping guards who tried to stay awake while guarding the bank vault." he says with a smirk as he brings his suitcase over to the open trunk, plopping it on top of Lita's own.
"And we're the robbers who stole what's inside. Lucky us." I add as I plop my suitcase onto Amanda's own, shutting the trunk with a sharp thud.
"Dude I have an idea." says Adam as he opens Lita's door.
"What?" I ask as I open Amanda's own.
"How about we do a con kiss to on the girls? Unlike my famous con chair to move, we hit the girls with wake up kisses instead of chairs." he explains to me with a mischievous smirk on his face.
"Adam . . . I like the way you think." I say in agreement as I feel a smirk come across my face.
"Why thank you. This is why I'm GM. I have a creative mind." he tells me as he stretches his fingers, making me roll my eyes at the comment.
"On three." he tells me with an expectant look. I nod my head in understanding as we both lean in to our respective girls' faces. "One . . . two . . . three!"
I lean in and smash my lips against Amanda's own and it only takes her at least twenty seconds to become responsive. She lets out a squeal of surprise before succumbing, her arms instantly wrap around my neck as our lips continued to fight each other.
"Well that was a wakeup call!"
We disconnect and turn to see Adam and Lita smiling like giddy teenagers at each other as Edge helped her out of the car.
"What kind of move was that?" asks my girlfriend as she turns my face so that it faced hers.
"A con kiss to." I answer her as I let her exit the car.
"Is that supposed to be something you got based off of the con chair to?" asks Wade as he and Sheamus poke their heads out of their car; Sheamus noticeably wearing a new shirt.
"YES!" calls Adam as he and Lita take the back seat.
"Note to self: Use that move sometime in the future." says Sheamus as he gets a playful slap in the head from Layla.
"Be my guest my Irish brother!" calls Adam as he puts on his sunglasses. Amanda and I get into the car ourselves. She turns on the engine and turns to face the other cars, getting the signal from both Kofi and Monica that they were ready to go.
"All right! Let's get this going!" she says to herself as she drives the car out the parking lot and out onto the road, the other two cars following right behind us.
"Finally we're on the road again and is that the tail of an airplane at the airplane's exit?" asks Adam as he sits up in his seat.
"Yeah, that came from an airplane that crashed near the airport years ago. This is kind of a memorial to that day, but don't worry, none of the passengers died in the incident." she tells us as she drives past the tail memorial and out of the airport.
"That's good to know." said Lita as we drive past the palm trees and onto a stretch of road that was surrounded by sand and the ocean on either side of it.
"Amanda, care to explain to us what the hell is with this road?" asks Adam as he adjusts his glasses while Lita took a photo. "It looks like if you make one wrong turn, you'll end up straight into the sea."
"It's basically a land bridge that the government built years ago when they wanted to build a new airport, but they didn't have enough flat land on the mainland for it. This bridge not only leads to the airport, but also leads to Port Royal, where I believe a replica of the Black Pearl is located." she tells us as she lets out a big sigh.
"Isn't that the same place Barbie is dying to go to?" asks Lita as she raises an eyebrow.
"We'll come back another day." she tells her bluntly as she scratches her hair.
Are you alright? I ask her as I shoot her a slightly worried glance.
I never realized that my job as tour guide would start as soon as we left the airport. She tells me sarcastically with a mental sigh to boot.
Don't worry about it. Just don't answer the stupid questions and you're good. I tell her as I take her free hand in my own.
That's a good idea, but Randy, I've had something else on my mind for the longest while now.
What is it? I genuinely ask in curiosity.
When do you stop aging? You're a vampire and therefore immortal. When is your age limit? She mentally asks me as she shoots me a curious look.
Technically, I've already reached my age limit. I tell her as I scratch the back of my neck.
YOU DID? She yells to me mentally as I notice her hand grip the steering wheel tightly.
I'm kidding! I'm kidding! I haven't reached my age limit yet. Calm down 'Manda. I say hastily as I shoot her a look.
Don't kid with that stuff Randy. She tells me as shakes her head, letting out a sigh of relief as she did.
I'm sorry. I never thought you would care about that. I say in self-defense as Amanda turns on a road that loops around a large plant.
When you are the mate of a vampire, the whole age and immortality issue kinda runs through your brain at times. She tells me as she turns off on an exit and onto a freeway.
I see . . . well, vampires are immortal, but we do have an age limit. We just have to find our mates in order for the limit to be established. I explain as I notice a limestone factory coming up in the distance.
"I need to get a photo of this." says Lita as she began to snap photos of the factory we were passing by.
"Why the hell do you want to take photos of a limestone factory?" asks Edge as he scratched his wrist.
"This limestone factory appeared in 'Dr. No', the first James Bond film." explains Lita as she took one last photo of the factory as we drove past it. Lita is the resident WWE James Bond fan.
"You are such a fan." says Edge as he kissed Lita on the nose before wrapping his arms around her.
"Why thank you." she tells him in return as the two began making out in the back seat.
How about we get back to the whole vampire age limit thing to distract ourselves from the PDA going on back there? I hear Amanda speak to me telepathically as I turn away from the two in the back.
Let's. Like I was talking about before; mates usually put an age limit on themselves so that they can stay looking like a certain age for all eternity. If you are a lone vampire, you continue to age until you've found your mate.
What about your parents? They look like they are in their seventies and they are soul mates. Amanda counters as she turns her head to me before turning back to the road.
That was the part I was just getting to 'Manda. You see, once a couple become mates, they gain a new ability that all bonded vampires share. The ability is that of shifting their features to make themselves look older so they can fit in better with the human world. I explain as we drive into a more dingy part of town.
But how is this age limit set? She asks me as we pass by a bus depot.
Simple, the age limit is set when the couple drinks each other's blood, usually during the night of a crescent moon. I tell her as I look out the windows to see the shanty towns on my side of the road.
So, if I was a vampire and it was the night of a crescent moon, all we would need to do is exchange blood in order to be locked into looking a certain age for all eternity?
That's exactly it! Sam and I never did it because we were never mates, so it wouldn't work. You are my mate, so if we did it, it would work. I tell her with a small smirk.
I see. She tells me as she nods her head in understanding as we drive along a large highway that was practically void of all traffic except for our three SUVs. We go into a comfortable silence as we continue to drive across the highway until the highway ceased to exist and we were on a smaller road once again.
So . . . I say mentally as I look over into the fields that dotted the landscape.
So . . . what? She asks me in return as she sneaks a quick glance at me.
Have you ever thought about it? I ask her, hoping she was getting the idea of my question.
Thought about what? She asks me curiously, dashing my hopes.
Have you ever thought about joining me for all eternity? You know, you becoming a vampire . . . for real. I ask her as I look at our hands, still woven together since we drove out the airport.
Actually . . . I have given it some thought. She tells me as we drive through a small town.
And . . .? I ask, not helping that my curiosity was starting to eat at me.
It's just that, at first, I tried to imagine what my life would be like if I had never met you or your family. But I could never do it. I just can't really bring myself to think about it. Is that weird? She asks me as we hear both Lita's and Adam's stomach grumbling from the back seat.
I don't think so. Actually, I've been having the same dilemma. If I ever tried to think about what my life would be like without you, my mind comes up blank. It actually kinda hurts to think about it. I tell her as I feel Adam's sneaker kicking my seat.
This being mates thing really can be complicated at times. She tells me as she sends a scowl at Lita as she continues to kick her seat.
You said it. I tell her as I turn my head to face Adam. "What the hell do you want?"
"Um, if you and 'Manda are done with your mental conversation, as you can tell from our grumbling stomachs, we're hungry like the rabid wolf people we are. Is there any place you know close by Amanda that serves dinner?" asks Adam as he shoots us a look.
"There's a Burger King up the road." answers Amanda as she points to the fast food joint appearing in the distance.
"GOOD ENOUGH!" the two werewolves yell in unison with smiles on their faces.
"Fine, just don't freak when you get the price for your meals. Jamaican money is very different from American money." she tells them as she turns into the Burger King's parking lot.
"You're telling me. When I went to change my money, I never realized that most stuff would cost in the hundreds, some stuff even cost thousands! No wonder this country has thousand dollar bills!" says Lita as Amanda parks the car.
"Speaking of stuff, we got to stop by a grocery store before we reach the house. We have a family rule to always clear out the pantry, cabinets, and fridge before we leave the house for long periods of time." says Amanda as we exit the SUV.
"Wrestlers in a grocery store? Now where have I heard that before? Wait a sec . . . I'm too hungry to care!" saysAdam as he and Lita make a beeline for the door.
"I guess he'll never find out the answer to that question." I say as I see the other cars park in their spots. Sheamus, Wade, and Kofi run after Lita and Edge, followed by Cody, Ted, and all the girls at a much slower pace, leaving me and Amanda standing idly by the cars.
"You're not going to go after them?" I ask with a smirk as I lean against the car.
"I'll wait till the line is shorter." she tells me as she crosses her arms while watching the sun set behind the mountain.
"You haven't really answered my question yet. Would you become a vampire for real?" I ask as I place my hands on her shoulders. She lets out a really loud sigh before turning around to face me.
"A few weeks ago, I talked on Skype with my mom and it was actually her that brought up the question of whether I would want to become a vampire or not. And let me tell you, she was blunt about it when she asked me that question. She wanted me to tell her straight up yes or no." she tells me as she wraps her arms around my waist.
"And what did you say?" I ask her as I wrap my arms around her body, keeping calm on the outside, but hoping to God that she would say the answer I was inwardly hoping for.
"Well, after 20 minutes of leaving my mother to dry and really thinking about the pros and cons about being a vampire, I gave my mom my final answer." she tells me as she smirks up at me, obviously hinting at her answer.
"You told her yes." I say in a whisper, the voices in my head rejoicing at the answer, practically having a party in my mind.
"I did, and do you know what I did next?" she asks me as she raised one of her eyebrows.
"What?" I ask, the slight hint of curiosity in my voice.
"I ran and ducked behind the couch, bracing for the impact of my mom's yells as she let my answer sink in." she tells me, which I laugh at instantly.
"You ducked behind a couch?" I ask as I lean my forehead against hers after I get over my chuckle fit.
"This is my mom were talking about. She is a freaking skeptic for a reason," she tells me with a small scowl. "But I never heard her yell. AT ALL! When I looked up from behind the couch, I saw her on the computer screen with a big smile on her face. Not a neutral look. Not a look of anger. Not a look of sadness. But a smile. A big old freaking smile."
"Calypso Evans with a smile on her face? Is that even possible?" I ask in slight disbelief.
"Apparently, it's possible. She told me she wasn't angry with my decision at all. She told me to do the things that would make me happy and that she and my dad would be supportive all the way. All she asks from us is that we hold off on any vampire transformation for a long while, like, until we're actually good and ready to actually go through with it. Or until my dad is actually used to the idea. He hasn't really let it soak in yet." she tells me as she pecks my lips.
"I always knew I liked your parents for some reason. And I think you're dad will be just fine." I say to her with a small chuckle. "You would really become a vampire? Just for me?"
"Yes . . . yes, I would. Besides, I think Alanna should have at least one of her godmothers around for the long run to look out for her." she tells me as she brings a hand to my stubble ridden cheek.
"Hm, I like your thinking, Ms. Anaconda." I say with a smirk as I tuck a loose strand of her hair behind her ear.
"Why thank you Ms. Anaconda." I tell her with a smirk as I lean my lips down to hers. Our lips connect for a kiss as I feel her arms leave my waist to rest against my chest. I tighten my hold on her waist as our lips continue to clash, not even daring to let her go.
Tap-tap-tap-tap-tap
I break the kiss and look over to the Burger King to see Edge and Lita tapping away at the window to get our attention, both with cheesy smiles on their faces, obviously satisfied that they were able to interrupt us.
"They just had to interrupt us!" exclaimed Amanda as she flipped her middle finger in the air at both of them. They both shot her faces of mock hurt before leaving the window, smirks appearing on their faces as they walked away.
"Was that really necessary?" I ask with a smirk as we begin to walk over to the Burger King's entrance.
"Yes; I really hate getting interrupted by the silly stuff. Don't you?" she asks me all innocent like as she pecks my lips again.
"Yes I do; that's practically the main reason I have for RKOing people outside of matches." I tell her as I hold the door out for her.
"I always wondered what that reason was." she tells me sarcastically as she pecks me on the cheek before walking inside.
What did I do to deserve someone like her? I ask myself as I watch her cute little ass walk over to the line. She turns to me with a small smirk, obviously hinting that she had heard my thoughts.
Huh, I'll leave that question up to debate.
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