When we were about thirty minutes out, Jasper went to the cockpit to make a call and I made mine with my Sugar in my lap, calling and confirming the lack of humans at the airstrip we were landing at, letting them know that we had a month old baby with us, who had a marked lack of exposure to live cattle. Since it was such an out of the way strip, I was assured that any humans present were fully expandable, and for the taking since it was such a long flight for a youngin to make with only bags. I was also given the confirmation of the transportation I requested was at the ready for us upon landing and Izzy eating. When I told them that she had yet to actually catch her own dinner they told me that there was a place she could get cleaned up as well before we left.

Once that was done, and Jasper came back from making his call, the three of us sat around bullshitting until the final descent was announced. Since Izzy was still tipsy, and would be until she had a good meal in her belly to soak up the last of the alcohol in her system, she behaved during touch down, but because she wasn't as drunk this time the wheels came down, she did tense a bit since the last time a plane went down with her on it, it wasn't a pleasant experience.

Once we were given the go ahead to disembark, Jasper went first to make sure everything was as promised, and once he was stratified, he nodded to me and I ushered Iz to the door after grabbing our bags, one with clothes and a backpack that housed the head of her sire. It took her a minute to get used to the brightness of the sun, since where we lived it was always behind clouds. It was also the first time she has seen our skin in the sun, and I thought that her eyes were going to pop out of her head.

I chuckled and bent down to her ear, "It takes a little getting used to, but you will. G'on now, out ya go." She looked over her shoulder at me and her jaw dropped a little shooting my ego shoot through the roof. Giving her a smirk, "See something ya like, Sugar?" There was no hesitation at all on her part before she nodded, making me wink at her. Pressing a peck to her lips, "G'on Sugar, we got shit to do."

She let her eyes linger a moment longer, before turning and bounding down the steps and saddled right up behind Jasper the moment she laid eyes on the other occupants of the airstrip. When he felt her grab the back of his shirt, he looked over his shoulder at her, brow up to his hairline. This was the first time she had shown any inkling that she didn't absolutely fucking hate him, so his reaction was understandable, funny as hell too.

I snorted a little as I walked up beside him and smirked at him, "Come on now, Major, she don't bite; often."

He looked at me out of the corner of his eye, "Don't make them teeth any less sharp, dick."

I snickered at that and pulled her behind me instead, "Better ya little bitch?" He growled a little, and I winked at him before turning to the landing crew, "Gentlemen."

The first one to step forward was a sniveling little fucktard named Santiago. He dipped his head low as he said his greeting. "Major, Captain, pleasure to see you two again. Welcome to Italy. Demetri is waiting for you in the hangar with a meal for the young one, and your requested transportation. I will see to the storing of you jet during your stay. Simply let me know when are ready to depart again, and I will see to it."

I smirked at him, "My pilot will actually be responsible for it, as he is paid to be. You just keep your tiny little ass off my plane, ya hear. I'll be able to smell if you don't listen."

His lips thinned in his anger, but he knew better than to fuck with me. The first time I ever met the fucker, I beat the shit out of him. So instead of arguing, he just gave me a jerky nod of acceptance to my demand to stay away from my shit.

The next one to come forward was Felix. Now this asshole I like for reasons I could name. He was a brawny fucker, with a sense of humor that could make a whore blush. I loved it. He walked up to us and held out a hand to shake, giving a small smile to Izzy when she started to growl. "Forgive me, My Lady." She just growled again, making him grin as he took a step back. "Been quite a while since we have had such a young vampire at the palace. This is something I don't want to miss a second of. C'mon, let's get her fed and on our way. Master Aro is over the moon excited to see you, My Lady."

She looked up at me, her eyes a little wider than they were a second ago. I just smiled at her, "Ain't nothing for you to worry about, Sugar. You ain't in no trouble. Plus, Aro is all bark and no bite these days."

She pursed her lips a little but didn't fight me as I pulled her along inside, especially when the door opened, the scent of human blood and sounds of heartbeats assaulted her ears. Every eye was on her since everyone knew that this was only her second time around humans, however, it was the first time that she wasn't full at the time. The car dealership was also outside, so the scents weren't as concentrated.

Her hand tightened around my arm as her eyes went to flat black with no transition. She started to gulp down mouthfuls of venom that was leaking out of the corner of her mouth. I just pulled her hand off my arm, gave her smile and nodded in their direction, "Go eat Sugar."

That was all it took before she was gone from my side and had her mouth latched on the neck of the closest thing to her. She was not used to this part so she actually ripped his throat out. She was used to them being out cold, not on their feet moving around. Also, she wasn't allowed to go as long as she just had without feeding.

Jasper and I stood off to the side and watched her go from human to human, drinking herself silly. After she finished her second one, and ended up wearing more than she drank, I elbowed Jasper, "Just like ol' times huh?"

He grunted a little and scrunched up his nose, "Some things never change. Newborns will always make a big enough mess to make you wish you could puke. After this display, I personally think it's gonna be awhile before she's ready to go to the city and hunt for herself."

This time I elbowed him a little harder, "Leave her alone, it's her first time. I've been feeding her up to this point." I glanced her way just in time to see her drop the human she was eating that wasn't fully dead, "You better finish that one, Sugar. You're too young to be a momma."

She looked over to me looking all kinds of confused, "What?"

I nodded to the body, "That one's still alive. If you're done eating, you need to kill the human or you're gonna be responsible for that baby when he wakes up in three days."

She just cocked her head to the side in incomprehension to what I was saying, only to jump a foot in the air when he started screaming. She looked at the man with wide eyes before looking at me, "what the fuck do I do?"

Jasper snorted while I smirked, "You snap his fucking neck, that's what." She knelt down to his neck, and in her panic ended up ripping his head off, getting covered in the last of the blood that she didn't drink making me chuckle, "well, that works too."

Her head very slowly turned to look at me, her face the picture of incredibility, "Shut the fuck up."

I smiled as I went over to her and took the guy's head from her, "He's dead, that's all that really matters, Sugar. Legally, you ain't old enough to be a sire because you ain't old enough to take care of yourself." I fingered a piece of dripping wet blood soaked hair, "We need to get you cleaned up before we go anywhere youngin. We also really need to work on your table manners when we get home."

She swatted my hand away from her hair before she plopped down on her ass and started to lick at her fingers and hands like she always does after she eats.

I shook my head, and grabbed her wrist that was at her mouth and clamped my other hand over her mouth when she went to bite me, "Don't even fucking think about it, Sugar. You bite me and we are gonna have some serious problems, ya hear? We don't have time at the moment for you to take your time and clean up. I told you, we got shit to do and I meant it. Now, get off your ass and let's get you a shower."

She narrowed her eyes, but let me pull her to her feet, and once Demetri pointed us to the bathroom, I shoved her in the stall and turned on the water while she was still clothed. I leaned against the sink and caught what she tossed to me as she ripped it off. The reason for that was to get the human blood off it and into the drain so when the bodies turned up they would come to a dead end at an abandoned airstrip in the middle of nowhere with no evidence of any kind since we don't leave prints. My jet would be housed here, but we would be long gone before anyone showed up, and my flight plan was lost to the wayside. This was normal practice when we came to Italy and it never failed.

Once she was done, I got her dressed and ready to go. Walking back into the main hanger, Jasper tossed me a riding jacket and gloves for Izzy and once I helped her into them, I caught the ones he tossed for me. Grabbing our bag and the backpack, I went to the car that we were going to be following, and once the trunk was popped, I tossed the bags in and grabbed the helmets, tossing one to Jasper and taking the other two over to my bike where my girl was waiting. She looked a little uneasy but that was to be a little expected. As I put her helmet on her, I smiled, "Easy as pie, Sugar. Arms around my waist and squeeze them thighs against mine. It'll be fine."

She nodded; I kissed her nose and then slid her visor down into place. After I got on, I held my hand out to help her, pointing to her where to put her feet. Once she was on and her arms were around me, I kicked started the crotch rocket and revved the engine, telling the others we were set. Demetri revved the engine to the car in answer before peeling out of the hanger, Jasper and I following right behind him. Izzy tightened her grip at the start, but a few miles in I could hear her giggles.

It took her three turns before she learned how to lean with me, and within fifteen minutes she was riding like a pro. Once I was positive she had it down, I looked over at Jasper, saw he was looking my way and I decided it was time to play some leapfrog. Grabbing one of Izzy's hands, I pulled her tighter to me, and she reacted by tightening her grip. Good girl. I popped a wheelie, sorta on accident but not really, and shot out of formation when the front wheel hit the ground.

I went to one side of the car we were supposed to be following, Jasper went the other, and once we were in front with the room to play, Jasper and I started to swerve and weave around each other in a modified version of leap frog. You need at least three player to do it properly, but this would be just fine until I got a bike for Iz, because there was no way she was not going to be begging for one later if the sound of her laughter was any indication.

The airstrip we landed at was only a half hour from our actual destination of the Royal City, so we didn't get to play for long before we had to let Demetri take over leading the way into the gates. When we got to the gate, we had to lift our visors to show we were properly fed before we were waved into the city. One of the fastest ways to piss Aro off was to eat within the walls, so you had to show you weren't hungry before you were allowed in. Which was fucking stupid because any vampire worth a shit could simply jump the wall, get something to eat and leave the same way.

Following Demetri through the maze to the parking garage was interesting. I have only been here a handful of times but it is never the same way twice. Once we were parked, I got the backpack out of the trunk, was informed that our other bag would be taken to our room, and that Alec and Afton were waiting to take us to the main chamber where the brothers were waiting. I smirked at this because things were about to get real interesting, and shit was gonna be a sight to fucking see.

When we met up with the two guys, I pulled Victoria's head out of the bag and carried it in my hand the rest of the way. When they told us that the brothers were in a meeting I smirked, "Perfect. Lead the way, guys."

They looked at each other but shrugged, and did just that. Iz was latched onto my arm, her eyes darting all over the place because she knew she was being watched but couldn't figure out where from. Jasper took up walking on her other side so she felt a little more protected, and a little less on edge. When we got to the doors to the main chambers, I leaned down to her ear, "You stick close to me or Jasper, Sugar. Shit's about to get serious."

She looked up at me, big red eyes full of trepidation and unease. I set my forehead against hers, and nuzzled noses with her, "Nether Jasper or I is gonna let anything happen to you, Little Lady. You just calm down and let me take care of this, yeah?"

I could feel her shaking a little but she nodded just the same. If there was a question in my mind on whether or not she trusted me, it was gone with that action. She was terrified, but willing to listen. After a light peck to her lips, I pulled back, looked at the doors and then kicked them open.