002 Definitely not Ordinary

"Okay, so you have everything and all your bags have been checked in, our flight leaves in about twenty minutes and we board in ten," Rosalie's thumbs pressed firmly on their tickets, creasing the shiny paper as she stared Angela down in the middle of the departure lounge, "so, you can send him off now."

Angela gave a tight lipped smile and tilted her head upwards and back, smiling genuinely at Jasper as his perfect face set a stone cold glare at his 'twin' in her peripheral vision, "she's probably right, you should go meet the others outside and start doing whatever it is you boys have planned, we're fine."

She felt Jasper's arms tighten around her waist and gripped at them with her hands, slowly trying to shuffle them backwards and off of her person. After a few seconds of trying and failing to do so, Rosalie snapped, her hands moving faster than Angela could see as the small sound of rock hitting against rock rang up to her ears and Jaspers hands vanished from her waistline.

Esme was calmly patting Jasper on the shoulder and Bella was off a few feet in the distance, studying a big advertisement of Australia encased in plastic beside similar posters for China and England. Angela knew that Jasper was just being overprotective since she hadn't really been away from him since the accident and since he and Rosalie had been having words since she woke up that morning. For some reason she felt that a lot of it may have something to do with the confessions she'd made last night.

"I'll call you when we touch down," Angela murmured quietly as Esme hugged Jasper and wandered over to the boarding gate, Bella at her side as Rose waited behind for their human charge, "I'll see you in the morning."

Jasper smiled his most earnest smile and kissed her quickly, holding her to his chest for a minute before almost disappearing completely from her presence. They had had a pretty good run of it for the last few weeks, still wrapped up in each other like they had first been all those months ago. Angela figured it was something uniquely theirs, something that came with the endless patience a fair few lifetimes afforded you and the bliss of a first love on her part. It was like she had always imagined when watching the old Hollywood films she loved, Grace Kelley and Ingrid Bergmann always made it look just like she felt right now... if a little more glamorous than a tired nineteen year old in an airport at six am.

"It's time to go," Rose almost whispered in turn as she watched her newest sister stare after her brother as he waved from the exit gate of the airport, "we're on a private plane, so we'll be there in a matter of hours. You can call him around lunch time."

Angela nodded and turned to follow Rose, smiling as she draped an arm over her shoulders, "So Australia... you say you found this place?"

"Well... not exactly."

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"Her family technically owns the place," Bella said as she walked next to Angela, browsing around the busy Tullamarine Airport after their touchdown in Melbourne, "her sister migrated across from England after her accident, and with her husband they started the business. Apparently it's a vintage boutique now, so don't worry, she isn't forcing you into high fashion this week."

Angela smiled and scooped up a small toy Koala, its grey synthetic fur coarse against her fingers and the corks hanging from its little felt hat bobbing gently against the back of her hand, "if you'd told me I'd be shopping for my wedding dress in Australia even last week I would have told you you're crazy."

"Tell me about it," Bella smiled and fiddled with a Kangaroo plush toy, accidently ripping the seam on the side of its arm and cursing as she moved to replace it, "life with the Cullen's is definitely not ordinary."

"It's nice though," Angela picked up the Kangaroo and with the Koala moved to the desk, purchasing both with a smile at the girl behind the counter, "maybe one day I'll have things from all over the world. I always thought I'd travel. Europe, mostly."

Bella nodded and watched Angela stow the toys in her bag, leaning casually against the wall outside of the store, "we should probably go back to the front desk, they'll be almost done by now."

"Mhmm," Angela hesitated a moment and Bella turned to face her, "We should head off anyway, I have almost no reception in here and I promised to call..."

The brunette tilted her head to the side and for a moment Angela found it hard to make eye contact or even look towards her face. She knew Bella could sense some sort of hesitation, and in truth, it came from the discussion she was yet to have with her fiancé. Sometimes she wondered whether or not Bella was still the same person she had become friends with those years ago at high school. She looked more or less the same; more beautiful maybe, but not by much, and the eyes had changed with the rest of her. She cooked less, but was still probably better at it than Angela herself, and sometimes, Angela thought she caught her watching her as she moved about the house, wether from some hunger she didn't yet know about or from some sort of sadness that she was no longer warm, breathing or even alive.

"Alright," Bella moved away from the wall and smiled lightly, beginning to walk home as Angela fell into step beside her, "Look Ange, I know I haven't been able to be so close around you since this started... I just want you to know that if you want to talk about something you can. I know what it's like to be where you are and if you're worried about the wedding that's perfectly fine."

Angela smiled and shook her head, "I know I want to marry Jasper, so everything is fine. I'm really happy at the moment... he makes me really happy."

"And so will this store," Rose almost crowed as she came up to them from their left, taking Angela's arm and rushing her just above human speed outside towards the car, smiling winningly at the driver as she pulled her inside, "ten minutes and we'll be there. I already had them set aside some things you might like, but this is all for your day, so if you don't find anything just say so."

Angela smiled and nodded and laughed with the others as they sipped at a glass of champagne for their short trip. Esme was beside herself with excitement and at the same time she looked almost as if she'd be crying if she could, that happy for both whom she considered her son and the girl he had decided to give everything for.

A/N: so it's just a bit of a filler chapter but the next one is being written as I post so hope you all like it alright so far and this chapter was mainly to express a bit of Angela's nervousness towards the whole issue of a vampire lifestyle. Reviews are met with much love, thanks to everyone who has been there so far. Much love x