A/N: It has been a while, and for that I apologize. In my attempt to make excuses, I came up with the following:
1. School was getting nearer to exams and I had to study and stuff.
2. I have been trying to develop this story in my head; I wasn't really sure how this would all play out, but I think I have an idea now.
3. I started a new story that I absolutely LOVE. Please, check it out; It's called Bullets Of Love.
4. School is officially over and I am on Summer Break! Yey! Expect more updates, sooner- for those of you who didn't give up on me. 8-)
Disclaimer: Twilight is not mine to claim.
Emmett and I shared a look.
In that moment I knew...
My loveable, carefree Emmett- my brother- had the same saddened look in his eyes that Alice had had a lot that day.
Emmettknew...
...Everything.
10. Oh, the Packing
It's been a few hours since I told the family that we would be going to Italy.
Alice and Rosalie were already packed and ready to go. They had already purchased tickets for half of the Forks population (well, with the size of the werewolves and the amount of Cullens, that was a lot of bodies).
It had been decided that the entire wolf pack would be coming, too. There had to be a line drawn somewhere, so the list of people going read as follows:
Bella
Edward
Renesmee
Emmett
Rosalie
Alice
Jasper
Esme
Carlisle
Jacob
Sam
Seth
Leah
Paul
Embry
Quil
Jared
Collin
Brady
Yes, it is a long list, but if I was going, then the Cullens would all be going also; it was one of my conditions. Renesmee would be going, of course, so Jacob would go as well. If one of the wolf pack was going to Italy- the source of powerful vampires- the entire pack would need to go to ensure safety to everyone.
So the nineteen of us were told by Alice and Rosalie that we should be ready to depart in Carlisle's recently purchased private-plane by 7:00 P.M. Carlisle buying the plane was cheaper than trying to buy nineteen airplane tickets (not that money was a problem), and it was safer.
Imagine, a crowded airplane consisting of humans, vampires, and werewolves. Sound happy? No. Not to mention that it would be a long airplane trip and werewolves could get mad and change. Vampires could slip and eat a human.
Stuff happens when you enter the mythical realm.
Edward, Renesmee, and I had all gone to our home and packed for the trip. It hadn't taken very long, so we were now standing in the overly-crowded Cullen living room.
It appeared that everyone was excited, and ready to go. Even the werewolves looked happy; whether it was from the actual trip to Italy or the possibility of facing the Volturi again, I didn't know, but I thought it must have been a combination of both.
It made even me excited. My excitement came, mostly, from the excitement that everyone else was experiencing. I found that I had been smiling a lot since we had gotten back.
I hadn't gotten the chance to talk to Emmett or find out what he knew or how he knew. All I know is that he knew and Edward didn't know. I suppose Emmett has had more practice than I thought with keeping Edward and Jasper out. It seemed that they were both oblivious.
And that is a good thing.
Emmett had returned to his old self; he was cracking jokes that weren't all that funny and he was trying to start wrestling matches with the werewolves. Still, I would look at him and try to see anything out of the ordinary with him, but he wouldn't look at me. I began to think that maybe he didn't know anything, but I was just so sure that I had seen it in his eyes a few hours ago.
It was 4:30 now. This day had gone by so slowly, but then again, it seemed that it was all rushing by faster than a vampire can keep up.
"Okay, is everyone ready to go?!"
"Yeah!"
"Woot, woot!"
"Where are my Gucci heels?!"
"Dude, you are gonna break my arm!"
"SILENCIO, POR FAVOR!"
Again, I was too wrapped up in my thoughts to notice the chaos that was vampire/werewolf. It seemed that Alice was ready to get everyone ready to go because she couldn't wait any longer; did she not realize that it was only 4:30?
Paul and Seth were practically bouncing up and down (shaking the house) in their excitement to leave. Paul was wanted to go solely on the belief that he could "whoop some vampire" in a day's time. Seth was just excited to be going somewhere with his whole "family"; it was rather cute how happy he was.
Rosalie was looking for her Gucci shoes. Enough said on that account, and Alice had just pointed out that Rose was wearing her Gucci heals.
This earned laughs from the entire room.
Emmett was putting Jake into a headlock and Jacob was loudly voicing his concerns for his left arm which was bent at a very odd angle.
In Alice's frustration, she had forgotten to speak in English. Only a few of us knew what Alice was saying.
The fact that only Sam knew what Alice was talking about, and none of the other wolves did, added with the dumb look that Emmett was wearing- causing him to let go of Jacob, caused the house to shake with the combined laughter of everyone.
Emmett strutted to the center of the room and said, "SULANCOI, PO FABO!"
Silence.
"Emmett, babe, it's SILENCOI, FOR PABOR," Rosalie said.
Silence.
"You are both wrong," I said.
Everyone started laughing at Emmett being, well, Emmett, and Rosalie being a blonde. I think that Jake laughed the most at Rose. It was pretty funny, but I didn't think that the house was going to survive with all of the laugh-induced shaking.
Seeing that they had both made a booboo and everyone present was laughing at them, Rosalie and Emmett decided to get back at all of us by making out and other stuff in the center of the living room. It was a very, very gross display. But I decided that two couples can play that game.
I ran to the other side of the room and snatched Edward away from Carlisle and kissed him passionately. He responded more than willingly.
Seeing us, Rosalie and Emmett decided to go totally into it, and I had to run and cover Renesmee's eyes. I wasn't ready for that talk just yet.
"You two, I have a daughter present!"
"Oh, so sorry, Renesmee, but you just can't stop the love," Emmett said a little shakily, still recovering from the scene.
"That was so immature," Leah said sulkily from the corner of the room, deep in a shadow.
"Just because you don't have someone to-"
"You had better watch yourself, Paul, Leah looks about ready to strangle you, and I don't think I will stop her," Jacob said. So I guess he still didn't like Paul.
"Oh, like I care, Jake. Leah doesn't have someone to-"
Paul, regrettably, wasn't able to finish his sentence.
That's all I have to say about that.
Poor Paul.
"Ummmm, okay," Alice said uneasily. The things that Leah was doing to Paul were not pleasant for the pixie, or anyone for that matter.
"Well, now that you have all… Well, except for TWO OF YOU!"
Pixie not pretty when pixie yells.
Leah let Paul go.
Alice continued, "Thank you," she said in a sickly sweet voice to the two of them.
"Now that you all are settled down, I can talk. Is everyone ready to leave? Do you have everything packed? Do your clothes match? Do your shoes match? Oh, does your luggage color-coordinate with-"
"Alice-"
"Dude, that pixie is-"
"Don't say a word against my wife," Jasper said.
"Please, children, can you calm down?" Emmett was trying to impersonate Esme's momma voice to make a joke because Esme had just entered the room.
"Watch it, Emmett," Esme said seriously, but it couldn't be mistaken as being serious as there was a smile playing at the edge of her mouth. She smiled and her dimples were pronounced.
"Oh, how are we going to get through this trip?"
"Leah, you do not have to accompany us if you wish to stay," Sam said.
Leah looked hurt that Sam didn't insist that she stay, but we all knew that she was used to it by now. It was really sad that she didn't have someone now. She and Jacob had been on the same page for a while, but now Jake has Renesmee. Leah is still alone. It can't be easy for her.
"I really want you to come."
Leah looked taken aback by my sincere tone.
"I wouldn't miss a chance to kick some vampire ass."
"And I wouldn't want you to miss that opportunity."
"It is not for certain that we will even cross the Volturi," Carlisle stated. "But it would be helpful if you were with us, Leah, and you may even enjoy yourself."
"Enjoy myself-"She seemed to be considering this, but as soon as she realized it she sneered at me, "I just want to see the torture that Bella will go through."
I don't think that any of us missed the small smile that Leah gave me. I knew she would appreciate my wanting her to come.
Secretly, I think that Leah is starting to accept us.
Looking around the room I noticed that almost everyone was getting antsy and ready to leave. Sam was the exception. Edward and Carlisle were talking about the Volturi again.
On the majority, everyone was ready to leave.
"I know it's early, but we can do lots of things before Bella meets with the Italian Fashion Heads. So, everyone get on the plane!"
Multiple hours on a plane with impatient vampires and hot-tempered werewolves?
Can you say "fun"?
… Or disaster…
A/N: PLEASE.
Please, check out my new story Bullets Of Love. I really, really enjoy writing it, and the chapters are longer and more frequent. The chapters on this story will be more frequent now because of break, but just take a look at my other story. I am very proud of it. 8-)
The next chapter will be more comedy because I want Bella to see what she will be leaving if she goes through with her decision. The next chapter will be "The Insane Plane". It rhymes so it must be good. 8-)
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