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It's official. Edward = dumbass. I was so happy today morning when I woke up but it took so long for the idiot to get up; he just refused to get out of the damn bed. Dumbass, he was such a deep sleeper. Admittedly, it had its benefits like yesterday. I started smiling just thinking about him jumping and falling out of his bed.
"What are you smiling about Jasper?" Edward asked.
Now was my turn for revenge. "Oh nothing. I was just remembering you jumping and falling out of your bed yesterday morning." I said with a smug smile.
He scowled in response and glared at me. I laughed loudly and I heard Emmett join in. He's never gonna live that down. Wow, it had been a while since I was last this happy. I missed B so much, she was the only that could always make me laugh. I really wanted to see her again.
I shook my head to clear my train of thought and I realized that we were almost at the airport. It was 5:20 and we should be there in about 5 minutes with the way I drove. I was going to miss my car, it was my baby. We walked in the airport soon after I found a place to park. It was almost time for goodbyes and Esme looked like she was going to cry. I was really going to miss her and Carlisle.
"Security checks for American Airlines flight 267 will start now. Security checks for American Airlines flight 267 will start now. Thank you."
"Well that's our cue." I said. "We have to go. We'll call you as soon as we land; I love you." I finished as I was hugging them. As I pulled away from Esme I noticed the tears streaming down her face.
"Come on mom, don't cry. I know you're going to miss my amazing hugs but we'll be back soon." Em said. He succeeded in making all of us laugh and I noticed the relieved look that showed on his face when Esme started laughing too. He really was a good guy; he just looked scary.
"Bye mom, bye dad." Edward called as we made our way to the security check-in area.
After I was done with the security check I waited for the other two to finish up. I couldn't help my smile as the security guards requested to check Emmett again more than likely because he looked threatening. I could tell he was getting annoyed that this happened to him every time but it was hilarious.
"Sir, can you please step to the side for a security check?" The officer asked.
Emmett mumbled, "Yes. Hold on." Then he gave us his suitcases and followed the officer glaring at him the whole time. Man, if looks could kill…
Edward and I made our way to the boarding area laughing as we walked. "How mad do you think he's going to be this time?" Edward asked.
I thought as I plopped into my seat, "5 bucks that he's going to want to punch the guy."
Edward debated before sticking out his hand. "Deal."
About 10 minutes later I saw Emmett making his way over to where we were sitting. "I can't believe they pulled me over again! I should have punched the guy in the face." He grumbled.
I laughed loudly glad that I had won. "Em, if you had punched him they would have thought for sure that you were a terrorist."
I turned around to Edward and stuck my hand out with a smirk on my face. He rolled his eyes as he dug the money out of his pocket but I could see the smile on his face. "Here's your money."
"Thank you."
"Hey, where's my money?" Em asked.
"Sorry man, he won the bet, you didn't."
"What bet?" Emmett asked warily.
"I bet him 5 bucks that when you came back from your security check you would want to punch the officer and I was right."
"Ohhh." He said. "That guy was really annoying."
"I'm sure he was Em."
We sat there the rest of the time we were waiting for the plane talking and laughing. I was trying really hard not to let my anxiety about the trip show. I was deathly afraid of planes but Em and Edward didn't know that and I would like to keep it that way. Apparently, acting is not in my future though.
Edward turned to look at me, confusion evident on his face." "Hey, are you alright? You look really pale."
"Yea, I'm fine. I'm just hungry and tired. I'll be fine."
He didn't look convinced but he let it go and went back to his conversation with Emmett. Their conversation was suddenly interrupted by the one thing I had been dreading.
"All passengers traveling on American Airlines flight 267 may begin boarding now. All passengers traveling on American Airlines flight 267 may begin boarding now. Thank you."
It was time for us to board the plane. I got on the plane trying really hard not to think about the plane ride that was coming up. I made sure I sat on the aisle seat because there was absolutely no way I could handle watching the plane takeoff and then watch us fly through the air. About 20 minutes later I felt us takeoff and I kept my eyes tightly shut throughout the whole thing.
"On behalf of the entire crew here today as well as myself, we thank you for traveling on American Airlines this afternoon. We should be reaching our destination at approximately 5:45 am Belgium time so the flight time will be about seven and a half hours. There will be a short safety video that will play on the screens projected on the seat in front of you; we recommend that you watch it. Thank you again and please enjoy your flight."
7 ½ hours to go. Ugh. I don't know if I could stand being on this plane that long. Plane rides were always so boring and I never had anything to do. The safety video started playing and I stared at the seat in front of me resisting the urge to roll my eyes at the redundant video.
"Thank you for your cooperation, we will be taking off soon. Please remain seated with your seat belts on and all electronic devices off. Make sure your seats are in an upright position and that you tray holders are stored properly. When the seatbelt light turns off you may take off your seatbelt and at that time you may get up. Until then please remain seated. Thank you. We are pleased to have you travelling with us today and hope to see you again in the future."
I wonder how many times these people had to say the same thing again and again. I mean it seemed like a pretty cool job overall but saying the same thing day after day after day… well that would seriously grate on my nerves.
This trip was going to be fun; I just knew it. The only way it could be better would be if B was on this trip with me. I smiled just thinking about her. I missed her so much. I missed her gorgeous mahogany hair that always flew everywhere. I missed her beautiful chocolate brown eyes that always showed exactly what she was thinking. I missed the way she would laugh without abandon when I did something she deemed funny. I missed how she could always make me smile. But most of all, I missed the way that I could trust her with anything.
I internally winced as I thought of how angry she would be if she found out that I had started smoking again. Maybe I could just not tell her? No, that would be probably be even worse. The last time I hid something from her and she found out later she punched me in the face, hard. I would just have to grovel for the rest of my life. Wow, it's been a really long time since I last saw her. Hopefully I'll see her again and soon.
Soon enough, I got bored of just sitting there and thinking so I flipped through all the movies they had but there was absolutely nothing interesting. Well, I might as well catch up on lost sleep. At least that way I won't be dead tired when we land in Belgium.
I felt Edward shaking me awake and telling that we landed. Huh, I can't believe I slept through the entire ride. I still can't believe that we're actually here; I've always wanted to come to Europe. I owe Carlisle and Esme so much for sending us here.
We got off the plane and went to baggage claim. Edward and I went to go get our suitcases; we made Emmett stay where he was. Last time he tried to get a suitcase of the conveyor belt he pulled on the handle too hard and ripped it right off.
After we got all our suitcases we hailed a cab and told him to go to the Holiday Inn. The whole ride to the hotel, I was staring out the window in awe. It was so beautiful outside and this definitely wasn't Forks, Washington.
When we got to the hotel, I saw Edward stop and stare at something. I turned around hoping to see what he was staring at. I followed his gaze to a stunning blonde but she wasn't his type; she looked like Emmett's type though. Beside her was a short girl with black spiky hair who was probably who Edward was staring at. Next to her was another girl and I turned my head to see who it was. No… no, it couldn't be. There was just no possible way.
"B?" I called out cautiously but still excited. I felt Edward and Emmett look at me curiously but I was too busy staring at the beautiful brunette who had turned her head in my direction. Her eyes were confused yet excited as they swept the room and then her face brightened when she finally saw me. She dropped her bags in shock at the same time I did.
"J?" she called before she ran into my waiting arms. I picked her up hugging her, laughing with joy the whole time. I couldn't believe she was actually here; I was just thinking about how great it would be if she was here and now she is.
"Jazz, I can't believe you're here. I've missed you so much." She whispered.
"Neither can I darlin', but I'm glad you're here. I've missed you too; so, so much."
I felt everyone staring at us and I decided now would probably be a good time to put her back on the ground. I unhooked her arms that were around my neck and her legs that were tightly wrapped around my waist. Even though I put her on the ground, I didn't want to let go of her yet, I wrapped my arm tightly around her waist and pulled her close to me. She could feel how uncomfortable I was that everyone was staring at us and she started laughing. When I glared at her she simply rolled her eyes before she started talking.
"J, this is Alice," she said pointing to the small pixie-like girl, "and this is Rosalie." She said pointing to the tall blonde. "Ali, Rose this is Jasper."
"Nice to meet you both." I said and they nodded their heads in acknowledgement before saying the same. I finally let go of Bella to introduce her to the other two. "This is Edward, and this is Emmett." I said pointing to both of them as I introduced them. "Em, Edward, this is Bella." She smiled at the both of them in response.
Suddenly I felt my pocket vibrate and I pulled it out and saw that Esme was calling. Right, I promised to call her when we landed. My bad.
"Hello Esme." I said in response to Bella's questioning look. The minute I said Esme her face seemed to brighten.
"Jasper are you forgetting something?"
"Sorry I forgot to call. I was… uh… preoccupied." I said looking straight at Bella.
I heard her laugh at the other end. "I'm guessing you've seen Bella then?"
My jaw dropped open as I said in shock, "You know?"
"Honey, of course I know, I planned it. I just wish I was there to see your reaction right now."
"Wha… bu… how?" I asked, my mouth still gaping open. Bella's excitement eventually got the better of her and she grabbed my phone, giggling at the still shocked look on my face.
"Hi Esme."
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"Yep, he looks shocked. It's pretty funny." She said laughing softly.
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"Of course." She said before taking a picture of me with the phone.
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Whatever Esme had said to her caused her to laugh loudly, effectively snapping me out of my daze. I narrowed my eyes at her but she just shrugged her shoulders in response.
"I'll talk to you later Esme." She said before walking over to Edward and handing him the phone. When he took the phone he walked outside as he started talking. As soon as he left I turned to Bella, glaring at her.
She walked up to me, fighting a smile. "Esme says you look like a dying fish."
I narrowed my eyes at her, trying not to smile. "I do not!"
"Yes you do Jazz."
"I do not! Take that back!" I said as I tickled her, trying to make her say the words I wanted. Her laughs were interrupted by a throat clearing behind us. I immediately stilled my actions as I looked up with an embarrassed expression on my face.
I saw three amused faces looking back at me and I put some space between Bella and I, trying to get the attention off of us. I noticed Bella stifling her laughs and if I wasn't trying to avoid eye contact I would have glared at her.
"Dude, you realize we're in the lobby of a hotel right?"
"Yes Emmett. Thanks for reminding me." I snapped.
He chuckled, "Geez, chill man."
I rolled my eyes and continued staring at the ground, only looking back up when I heard Bella talk.
"Well, we're going to head to our room. See you guys later, bye J." she said.
"Bella?" I called as she walked away.
"Uh-huh?"
"What room are you guys in?" Of course as soon as I asked I saw her smirk happily.
"Why Jazz, can't wait to see me?"
"No I was asking so I could come to your room and hurt you." I said sarcastically. Following immediately after my words I head three sharp intakes of breath and I looked at the girls confused. Alice and Rosalie both gave me identical looks of disgust before they looked at Bella, concerned. Bella was extremely pale and looked like she had just seen a ghost.
She drew in a shaky breath as she said, "Very funny. Room 352."
"Can we talk…later?" I asked, officially confused.
"Sure. Come to our room whenever. Not like I need to tell you that." She said, smirking.
"Don't worry I will." I said with an identical smirk on my face not bothering to acknowledge the second part of her sentence.
I heard her laugh in response and then she turned around and started to walk back with her sisters. She had her head facing the ground and both Alice and Rosalie looked like they were trying to comfort her. I called her to ask what was going on.
"Bella," she turned around and looked at me, causing me to chicken out at the last moment. I walked to her and hugged her. "I love you." I whispered so nobody else could hear.
I was rewarded with a small smile as she said, "I love you too, Jasper."
Then she turned around and kept walking. I watched them leave with a smile on my face. Suddenly, I heard Bella call my name. I noticed that she was standing with one foot in the elevator and the other on the tile floor of the lobby. She smirked as she said, "You do look like a dying fish." before she laughed loudly and quickly got into the elevator.
"Hey!" I called loudly before mumbling to myself. "I do not."
I heard Edward and Emmett laughing from behind me and I turned around to look at them. They stood watching me in silence as I made my way over to them,
"Dude, why the hell didn't you tell us you had such a hot, funny girlfriend?" Emmett asked.
The fury I felt following his simple question was unimaginable. "She is not my girlfriend, she is my best friend and she is like my sister! Besides, she has a boyfriend!" I managed to grit out between clenched teeth.
Emmett looked at me shocked by my little outburst; probably because I rarely ever got angry and I don't think I had ever been mad at him before.
"Okay, chill man." He said putting his hands up in surrender. "Let's go check in so we can go upstairs. There's three hot girls waiting for us; well mainly for Jasper, but still."
Edward and I both laughed. Well Emmett will be Emmett. The three of us made our way to the front desk; pausing so I could pick up my bags that I had dropped haphazardly before.
"Hello, how may I help you?" The receptionist Dave asked when we got to the front desk.
"We would like to check in."
"Yes sir, may I know your names?"
"I'm Jasper Cullen and those two are Emmett and Edward Cullen. The three of us are sharing a room but I don't know whose name Esme booked it under."
"Okay sir, I will check all of your names in the computer." He said as he started rapidly typing. "Ah, here it is. Mr. Jasper Cullen?" he asked only looking back down at the computer when I nodded in affirmation. "Okay, I'm going to need you to sign here." He said as he pointed to a spot on a piece of paper that just seemed to magically appear out of nowhere.
I took the paper and signed my name after quickly reading through it. As I handed it back to him he said, "Thank you sir. You'll be in room 356. Hope you have a good day." He handed me the key cards and the three of us began walking away.
"Room 356? Well that's close to the girl's room right?" Emmett asked, voicing my internal thoughts.
"Yup. They're in room 352." I said and I couldn't help the huge grin that spread across my face when I was done talking.
When we got to the elevator Emmett jammed the 3rd floor button as quickly as he could so neither Edward nor I could press it. I shook my head at him. He was such a kid sometimes but that's why he was so funny.
"Hey Jazz, how do you know Bella?" Edward asked.
"I met her when I lived in Phoenix." I said, smiling as I thought of all the shit we had gotten into; mainly because of her.
But then again, with one of her dimpled grins and a look at her wide brown eyes; all the parents let us get away with it too.
"Ohhh, okay." They both said in unison.
We got out of the elevator and made our way down the long hallway to our room. As we passed Bella's room I ignored the urge to knock on her door and run away like a little kid.
The minute I got into the room I was going through my suitcase looking for something comfortable to wear. I settled for a pair of grey plaid flannel pajama pants and a dark grey shirt. It may be 8:30 in the morning but I wasn't ready to face the morning yet.
When I was done changing I went into a bathroom and splashed my face with ice cold water. We had been up for a while and that was really weird considering it was only 8:30 in the morning. After I washed my face I felt a lot better and more refreshed. I walked back to the main room and I saw that only Emmett was there.
I took the time waiting for Edward to survey the room. Man, it was really nice. There were four small-ish bedrooms that each had their own bathroom, and then there was a living room type thing and a kitchen. It was like a mini apartment in here.
10 minutes later, Edward finally came back out and we sat around talking for a while.
"You know, I think I might like Rosalie," Em started. "She seems exactly my type and it helps that she's a tall, hot blonde too." He said causing me to chuckle.
"Em, you don't know anything about her."
He rolled his eyes at me. "I know that Jazz, but there's just something about her. I just know, trust me on this."
I held back the urge to roll my eyes at him; I understood what he was saying but he had said the same thing so many times. He had a habit of falling in and out of love quickly. However, he seemed more serious about Rosalie than I had ever seen him about any of the other girls.
"How about you Edward, see anyone you like?" Emmett asked, wiggling his eyebrows at Edward suggestively.
He rolled his eyes and smiled before he replied, "Well, I don't like any of them but I definitely want to get to know them better. Who knows, maybe I'll even fall in love with one of them!" He said in a carefree attitude.
That clearly wasn't the kind of answer Emmett wanted so he turned to me. "Well how about you Jasper?" He asked hopefully.
"I love Bella." I said simply causing both of their jaws to fall open. I laughed at the looks of shock on their faces before continuing with what I was going to say. "She's like my sister; the other two, well I know nothing about them but they don't really seem like my type." I finished shrugging my shoulders nonchalantly.
I heard Emmett mutter something that sounded like, "Like my sister? Yea right, he really needs to open his eyes." I was going to ask him what he was muttering about but then decided against it. It was more than likely that I probably didn't want to know what he was going on about.
I turned to Edward instead hoping for a normal reaction to what I just said. Instead I found a skeptical look and what looked like disbelief on his face. What the hell is up with those two? First Emmett's excited and Edward's carefree and now Emmett seems angry and Edward's disbelieving.
Eventually I couldn't take anymore of the looks Edward was giving me or Emmett's incoherent mumbling. "What?" I asked, thoroughly confused and a tad bit pissed off.
"Well, you clearly-"Emmett started only to be interrupted by Edward talking loudly over him.
"Nothing, we're just thinking. Nothing you have to worry about."
Now it was my turn to be disbelieving. I just looked back at him, raising one eyebrow to show him that I thought everything he said was B.S. However, when I was met with a cool stare from him I knew I would get nothing more out of him. I sighed loudly; I wish he would have just let Em finish his sentence.
I rolled my eyes at them before getting out of my chair. "Whatever, let's just go to their room. I want to talk to Bella."
After my sentence Em and Edward shared a look and I couldn't help how annoyed I was. "What?" I asked once again; pulling on my hair for emphasis.
"Nothing." They chorused and I almost growled out loud in annoyance.
"Well, let's go then!"
"Alrighty then, let's roll!" Emmett said cheerfully.
"Roll?" Edward asked him, effectively echoing my inner thoughts.
"Yes, as in let's get going stupid head."
I laughed quietly at the exchange between the two of them. I swiped the key card off of the counter before I walked over and opened the door as I waited for the two of them to leave the hotel room. When both of them walked out I pulled the door closed, checking it again to make sure it was locked.
Once I was positive nobody was going to break in we walked in silence down the hallway to their rooms. When we got close to the door I raised my hand to knock but it was left open a crack. I turned around to look at the other two confused and I was met with one knowing look and one look that clearly said duh.
"It's obviously open because she was waiting for you to get here. I swear for someone so smart, you can be so stupid." Emmett said, explaining his duh look and Edward's knowing look from earlier.
I rolled my eyes at the both of them before I turned around and went to open the door again. When I got it open the three of us walked into the main room; it was set up the same way as our hotel room.
When nobody was there we looked around the rest of the rooms trying to find them. I checked the first room and found nobody there. I checked the second and third rooms and came up with nobody there either. All I saw were suitcases lying everywhere. When I got to the fourth room, I threw the door open when nobody answered my knock and what I saw when the door opened shocked the living hell out of me.
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