Chapter 27:
Gloria Jean's
NPOV
"Okay, everyone please return to your seats and buckle up, we shall be landing shortly" the captain called through the intercom.
I groaned softly and opened my eyes. I was snuggled with Jake who was snoring softly in my ear. We were both covered with a blanket though neither of us was cold.
"Jake, come on, we're almost here" I said as I shook him.
"Huh . . . what . . . oh" he said as he stretched in his chair. "What time is it?" he asked.
"Umm . . . 12:30am" I answered sleepily.
"Ness, we're in Australia now, not England" he said with a laugh.
"Oh! Umm . . . It should be around 9:30pm" I said as I began to pick up all my stuff. "Wait! It's already been more than a whole day! Almost a day and a half according to this time" I realized and Jake nodded, blaming my lateness on sleep.
"Passengers! We recommend you all take a look out your window for a fabulous Aerial view of Sydney Harbor, Sydney Harbor Bridge and The Sydney Opera House" the attendee announced.
"Wow, I can't believe we're finally here" I said as I opened the window excitedly.
"Well, we are" Jake said as he wrapped his arms around me, looking out the window as well.
"Oh, that's incredible" I said as I looked at the view
As the plane circle toward the airport, it passed Sydney Harbor. The waters where a perfect ocean blue without a disturbance in sight. The Sydney Opera house, which resembled boat sails, was lit up with yellow lights.
The Sydney Harbor Bridge was alight with blue green light. The city was buzzing with life, completely alive. It was as if night didn't really matter, just another time to party. All the buildings were lit up and you could see dances and concerts going on. The water stretched on after the bridge, dividing the 2 pieces of land surrounding it.
"That's beautiful" I said in awe as I watched.
The plane took a right and slowly began to descend. Soon the Sydney International Airport came into view. The plane began to descend at bigger intervals, making butterflies in our stomachs. Minutes later, it landed on the track with a thud, speeding down it quickly. The brakes were quickly pressed down and the plane slowly began to lose speed. Finally, we were at practically a standstill.
"Good evening passengers, this is the captain speaking. It now 11:38pm local time. Thank you for flying with Lufthansa Airlines and I hope you enjoy your vacation or time back in Australia. Thank you and we hope to see you again soon here, aboard Lufthansa airlines" he announced and the seatbelt sign flickered off.
People began to get up, stretching their cramped legs. I grabbed my bag, checking that I didn't leave anything. I stretched quickly and then walked out slowly, hardly feeling my legs. I was hit with a rush of sudden cool air, blowing my hair like crazy.
"Wow. That was a long flight" I said as we entered the airport.
"Tell me about it. Sure worth it though" Jake said as he slipped his hand in mine.
"I agree" I said. "Hey, I need a minute in the bathroom okay?" I said as we passed them.
"Okay, go ahead, I'll wait here" he said and I nodded, running inside.
I went straight to the mirror. I looked like I had just come back from the dead. My clothes were all wrinkled and my hair was crazy. My makeup had smudged and spread around my eyes. My eyes had a sleepy, tired look to them and my face was sallow.
"Oh wow! Why didn't he say anything!" I said as I splashed water on my face, cleaning off the smudges.
I brushed my hair for about 2 minutes before it began to be manageable. It finally became very soft and wavy like I liked it. I brushed my teeth quickly, trying to get all the food out and be speedy at the same time. I added a bit of eyeliner and finally nodded. Now I was somewhat decent. I went to the bathroom quickly and ran out, after washing my hands.
"Hey" he said as he kissed me.
"Why didn't you tell me I looked like a zombie come to life" I asked after he kissed me.
"Because you looked fine to me" he said with a smile and I rolled my eyes, knowing he was kidding.
"Come on, let's go get our bags" he said as he guided me around the airport.
I giggle as we walked. Everyone I heard had a slight Australian accent. It was funny.
"G'Day mate" said the attendant. (If you don't understand some of the expressions I use next, no worries, it's Australian slang)
"G'Day" Jake answered in an almost perfect Australian accent making me laughed.
"Well stuffed I'll be, where you from?" said the attendant, surprised at Jake's accent.
"London" Jake answered in a British/Australian accent.
"I was too"
"No!"
"Deadest" he answered. "You gotta good accent mate" he answered as the bags rolled around.
"Oh! There's ours" I said as our bags came around.
"I'll get them" Jake said.
"No worries mate! It's a piece of piss" he answered as he heaved both of the bags up and over to us.
"Thank you, have a nice day" I said as we left.
He nodded in our direction and went back to picking up bags. I shouldered my carry-on while I rolled around my suitcase with my backpack attached.
"I'm kinda hungry" I said as the smell of food drifted over to us.
"Me too" Jake said as he looked around at the restaurants. "Hey! They have a McDonalds in Australia! That's crazy!" Jake said as we passed a McDonalds.
"What about here" I said as I pointed next to us. "'Rossini Gastronomia Italian Cuisine and desert' that seems promising" I said and Jake nodded hungrily.
We went in quickly and to our luck, there wasn't such a long wait. They waitress told us most people were at the bigger bars. Once we were seated, I ordered a water and Jake ordered a coke. The lady nodded, leaving breadsticks and a menu for us to decide on.
"Oh . . . I think I'll have the 5-cheese baked ziti with marinara sauce" Jake said, licking his lips.
"I'll have a ham, pineapple, cheese, bacon and chicken calzone, not too much sauce" I said.
"Calzone?" he asked.
"Inverted pizza" I explained and he nodded, his eyes traveling down to the pizza section.
The waitress came back and after winking at Jake, took our orders and left.
"I wonder what they're doing right now" I thought aloud.
"Well, track them" Jake said as he took out his phone.
I took out mine and went on the internet, cracking into all our accounts easily. After a couple minutes of rapid searching, I finally found a map of the families phones.
"Carlisle and Esme are still in London" I said out loud. "But Everyone else is . . . in the middle of the ocean!" I had to work to lower my voice. "They're following us!" I said.
"Ness, just relax. We'll leave right after we finish eating. We'll go down to the parking lot and pick up our reserved car. I'm not tired but you can sleep. We'll drive to Cairns in Queensland and visit the Great barrier Reef" he explained as the food came.
Both our dishes looked incredible so we made a deal and gave half of our dishes to each other.
"Wow, we have good taste" I said and he laughed. "You have this all planned out . . . don't you" I asked him.
"Yep. What else is there to do on a 22 hour flight other than eat warm cookies and sleep?" he said making me laugh and almost choke "We shouldn't stay in Sydney because they're probably following us. We'll go to Cairns first, then Brisbane.
It's a big city, maybe just for part of the day. Next, The Red Centre including Uluru-Tjuta National Park. It will need a whole day. We can visit more of the outback while we're in the area. Then, we'll drop down to Adelaide for bit.
We can to Melbourne and the Great Ocean Road (located in Victoria) the next day and take a ferry to Tasmania. Finally we'll visit Canberra and back to Sydney. We'll visit Sydney and maybe travel somewhere else" Jake finally finished.
"Sounds fine to me" I agreed as I finished up.
We signaled for the check and were out of there minutes later.
"Come on, we have to pass by somewhere" Jake said as he pulled me along.
He stopped me in front of an electronics store and went to a big machine in the back of the phone section.
"Give me your phone" he said as he took out his.
I placed mine in his hand and he carefully took out the memory card and a wireless chip and placed them both in the machine. After a minute, 2 new memory cards and chips popped out.
"Here, these are copies of the others but have no tracker" Jake said as he handed me mine.
I popped them in my phone and Jake took the others.
"This should keep them busy for a bit" he said, covering them in a small protective covering and tossing them in a trashcan. "Good, now we just have to find Gloria Jeans and then the Parking lot" Jake said.
"Gloria Jean's? Isn't that a coffee shop?" I asked confused.
"Yes, and since I need to drive about 4-5 hours in the middle of the night, I want to make sure I'm wide awake" he said and I nodded.
"Thanks you know, for all this" I said and he stopped looking down at me.
"You don't have to thank me. I love you, and I would do anything for you" he said softly as he kissed me.
When my legs began wobbling, he laughed, pulling away.
"Come on, we actually have to make it to the parking lot" he teased and I stuck my tongue out at him.
A/N
Hey Guys! So what did you think?They're Finally in Australia. Everything in the next few chapters is completely factually. The resteraunt they ate at, it actually in the real airport. The time it took them to get there, accurate. the airline - accurate. I look it all up before wirtting. They have decided to visit the legendary great berrier reef . . . that'll be intersting. Anyway, I know I said I'd try on Fridays and I will try but Saturdays seem to be a little better for me. My sister came from the University and we're already up to mischief =p. Finals coming up but that just means summer is too! can't wait. I'm going on a month long vacation to Cartagena!1 It's gonna be awesome! I wish my dad could come and spanky too but htey have to stay home with some relative =C. Anywho
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