"Your lost friends are not dead, but gone before, advanced a stage or two upon that road which you must travel in the steps they trod."- Unknown

We decided to travel that night because it was supposed to be sunny the next day, and I didn't want to waste any time. Rose and Emmett didn't mind, and they were all for it, only concerned because I hadn't gotten much sleep. The flight from Madrid to Paris was surprisingly fast. We were off the plane and in the cab to a hotel in just over two hours, and Rose found a very nice hotel that pretty much had the Eiffel Tower in it's backyard.

I never ever thought that I would be this close to it, or even be here for that matter. I've always wanted to travel, but with the person I wanted to spend my life with...and that was Alice. I closed the curtain to the window rather forcefully, my anger for Jasper rising in me again. He took her away from me, and all I wanted to do was make him pay for all that he's done to Alice. No one deserves to have their free will taken away from them, and that's exactly what he did. But what was I talking about? I was just a weak, little human. My threats would do nothing to him...just like in my nightmares. He was the one in control.

If we went about something the wrong way, I could lose her, and I would do anything to prevent that. I don't even think that Em and Rose have a plan as far as what to do when we find them, and I was afraid to ask. I knew both of them were more than pissed at Jasper, and even though I wished I could kick his ass myself, I was scared to to what Rose and Em might be capable of. For the time being, I didn't bring it up, and neither did they.

I climbed back on the bed and rested my head on Rose's shoulder, feeling comfortable, even though she her body was hard. I felt her shift under me, then her arm wrapped around my back, holding me to her. I was seconds away from drifting off when Emmett came back into the room, done with his phone conversation. Interested, I raised my head and looked at him droopy-eyed, waiting to hear what was going on.

"We decided to meet at a café, down by the Eiffel Tower tonight."

"Can I come?" I asked.

"Bella, we've talked about this."

"I know, but you guys will be there with me-"

"I'll think about it, and we'll see when the time comes. Right now, are you hungry?" She asked, changing the subject.

"Yeah, but I'm more tired. I think I'm gonna nap for a while, then eat when I wake up."

I laid my head back on her shoulder and closed my eyes, too tired to try and convince her anymore right now. I felt a soft blanket surround me, and next thing I knew, I was out to the world around me.

I had the reoccurring dream once again. This time, things still getting more crisp in detail that it lacked the previous times. I could now see the lines and cracks in the stone street below me as I looked out the front window. The faces on the people outside were clearer, and they ranged from looking like locals, to tourists walking around. Though I still couldn't read the sign down at the end of the street, but I knew I was close to getting there.

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"Well, thirty minutes until we have to go." Emmett pointed out as he looked at the clock on the nightstand.

I looked at Rose, hoping she had decided to take me along.

"Aw, crap." She muttered.

"Please, Rose." I whined, giving her the puppy dog look and sticking out my bottom lip.

She rolled her eyes at me, but I knew no one could resist my sad puppy look. A few seconds went by as her face contorted from irritated to reluctance.

"Okay, fine!" She said, throwing her arms up in surrender.

I smiled in victory before I jumped off the bed and hugged her tight.

"Yeah, yeah...go get ready then." She said before kissing the top of me head and pushing me into the bathroom.

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We picked a table outside the café and waited. My eyes drifted to the window and my eyes widened as I saw some most amazing looking pastries ever, sitting in the window next to me. My mouth salivated, but I tried to focus on the reason why I was here in the first place: The vampire meeting. I took my eyes away from the delicious looking treats, and looked around. The Eiffel Tower was not too far away, and it was an amazing site. The contrast between the lit up monument and the starry night sky was so beautiful and romantic.

I put that from my mind when Rose put her arm around me, and I noticed two figures coming towards us. When they got under the light of a close streetlamp, I could see their eyes were crimson red. I leaned into Rose's touch, thinking this was a better idea in my head that I come, and I realized how much I was putting myself in danger at this moment. But I knew I was safe. I trusted Emmett and Rose with my life, and I knew they would do anything to protect me from harm.

"Good evening." The woman started as she sat across from Rose. "You must be the Cullens, I presume."

"I'm Emmett, and this is Rose and Bella." He said, motioning to us when he introduced Rose and I.

"Pleasure to meet you. I am Élise, and this is my mate Sophie." She gestured as the second figure sat down next to her, across from me. "Alejandro said that you were looking for some information regarding your siblings, yes?"

"Correct." Emmett answered. "We are looking for our brother and sister, and we were wondering if you had come across any vampires recently that might be them."

"As you know, Europe is the most populated area for vampires, so we get all kinds coming through here almost all of the time." Sophie spoke up for the first time.

"Yes, we realize that. Which is why it's important for you to remember if you came across a couple in the recent months. Their names are Alice and Jasper, but they might not go by the last name Cullen...but Hale, or maybe even Whitlock." Rose interjected.

"Ah, yes. I ran into a Jasper Whitlock while out hunting a month or two ago." Élise stated. "Southern accent?"

"Yeah, that would be him." Emmett nodded.

"He said that him and his wife were passing through, but were staying a few days, and I asked him if they needed a place to stay...because it can get very sunny out. We are used to taking in Nomads and the occasional traveler, because we know our place is safe."

"And did they stay with you?"

"Yes, but only for a day and a half."

"During that time, did Alice ever talk to you? Did she say anything that you thought was odd, or was she acting strange?" Rose asked.

"She didn't talk much. Just stayed near the window and looked like she was out of it half the time." Sophie nodded in agreement with her mate.

"There was one thing though that really stood out to me though." Élise said. "Jasper wasn't finished hunting when I ran into him and brought them both back to our place. Him and I went out again, but Alice refused to come."

"Which was very strange, because her eyes were pitch black and she looked like she was starving." Sophie added.

"Was Jasper hunting humans?" I asked, everyone surprised that I spoke up.

"Yes, of course. I mean, I know that you all don't by the color of your eyes. But he seemed more than happy to hunt people."

"Alice would never hurt anyone, that's why she refused." Rose commented.

"Maybe she was saving all her strength so she could fight him on that. She would never let him make her intentionally hurt someone." I said back to her.

"I can't help but feel we are in the dark about something..." Sophie looked at all of us confused.

"Jasper is an Empath, and can use his gift to make someone do anything he wants. That's how he got Alice to go with him, but like Bella said...maybe she is saving her strength to fight him on that, since she can't do anything else at the moment."

"Wait, why is he making her go with him in the first place?" Élise asked.

"It's a long story. The important thing is, we need to find them so we can get her away from him. Do you have any idea where they were headed?"

"Well, he never mentioned catching a flight or anything, so I assumed that they were running to wherever they were headed. Which would mean they would have had to pass through one of three places. Italy, Germany, or Belgium. But, they could have also taken a boat to the UK, and from there they could have gone to Ireland, or Norway into Sweden." Sophie explained.

"Crap." I muttered under my breath.

It seemed like there were so many fucking possibilities that we had now. A few moments ago my hopes were high, but now, it seemed like we still had a long ways to go.

"If you like, we could help you track them down." Élise offered.

Sophie shook her and in agreement and turned to us with a soft smile. I guess human drinking vampires weren't so bad after you look past the killing people part.

"We remember what they smelled like...so if you like, we can form a plan, go separate ways, and call each other when we've scouted an area to see what we've found."

"We'll take any help we can get." Emmett said with relief.

Rose nodded in agreement with him, and I started to have a glimmer a hope again. Two covens searching would cover a lot more area in half the time it would have taken just Emmett and Rose. I was so thankful that these two ladies wanted to help.

"Great. So how do you want to go about this, then?" Sophie asked.

"Well, before we do anything, I think our father may have the number of an Irish coven member. So if he does, and I can get a hold of them and see what they know, that will save us time and energy so we can focus on other areas."

"Spendid!"

"Here's my cell number." Emmett grabbed a pencil and napkin from the table and wrote down the number. "I'll call you tomorrow to tell you what we found out, then we'll go from there."

Not long after that, we said goodnight to Élise and Sophie, and headed back to the hotel. But only after Rose stopped in a got me a croissant, God love her. When we got back into the hotel room, I sat on the bed and took my shoes and socks off before pulling a pair of clean pajamas out.

"I'll call Carlisle." Emmett said as he took out his phone and started talking after a few seconds. "Hey, we need to the number to the Irish coven, you have it right? Yeah. We will. Thanks, we'll keep in touch."

He redialed the number Carlisle had given to him, and waited a few seconds before speaking again.

"Hello, this is Emmett Cullen from the Olympic Coven. Yes, Carlisle gave me your number because we were hoping you would have some information that would help us. Yes, we're searching for our brother and sister, Alice and Jasper. Have you heard or seen anything recently that could help us find them?"

Rose and I waited patiently, but lucky for her, she could hear the whole conversation.

"Oh, okay. Really? That would be great. Thank you, very much, Siobhan. You too, goodbye."

Once again, he dialed a number he was given, and waited for an answer.

"Hello, this is Emmett Cullen from the Olympic coven. I just spoke with Siobhan from the Irish coven and she said that maybe you could help me. I'm looking for my brother and sister, and I'm wondering if you have had any vampires traveling through recently? Alice and Jasper. Yes, it would have been in the last month or two. Really? Yeah, any information is good information. Okay. Thank you, so much, Ella. Goodbye."

He looked at me with a smile on his face, that could only mean good news.

"Well, they haven't been through Ireland or the UK that they know of, but, they might have gone through Germany. Ella says her coven doesn't know the Germans that well, but the last time they crossed paths with each other was about a month ago, and they had said something about some passerbys in their area, but didn't elaborate. So...we still have to figure things out with Élise and Sophie, but it looks like we're going to Germany."

A/N: Next time...the manhunt begins!