A/N: Getting along nicely, nearing the end soon, maybe only a couple of more chapters xx Another couple of places named for my Facebook group xx Alexis

Paris was beyond exciting or was it just beyond freeing? I love Siobhan and Liam truly I do, but the are suffocating me. So when Bente asked me if I wanted to tour Scandinavia with her I jumped at the chance. I had never been because they, Siobhan and Liam had never wanted to go there in the past. Agatha promised to tell them after I leave, just so I won't be emotionally blackmailed into going home. I hate to feel that it might be better for me to leave and become a nomad, a bit like Bente. Being part of their coven, but not living with them full time or something like that. Well I'll worry about once I finally return to Ireland and not before. We are going to run around Scandinavia and she'll introduce me to the main coven leaders there.

Boris sounds scary, but she says not and I believe her. Her own coven leader in Norway was Isak, she said unfortunately he's a bit of a douche. I met him first, as a mark of respect to her coven and Lord have mercy yep he's a giant douche! I have no idea how he's their leader, but Bente is keeping quiet about it, so…, I wonder who he killed! Anyway we are of to Sweden tomorrow, then Finland and finally Denmark. The scenery was downright amazing and I like the more wide open spaces in comparison to Ireland, with it being a small island and all. Bente and I talked about what we thought was going on with the Cullens. She admitted she didn't care much for them as they were pompous and pretentious and I had to agree. She explained she was friends of the Whitlocks and not them.

I informed her it was Siobhan who knew Carlisle and not really me or Liam and apart from him, Jasper and Emmett, I didn't really like the other's much. I told her about my gift and how if I didn't actually try to read someone I rarely caught their lies, except in Edward and Alice Cullen's case, they just bombarded me. They told so many it was hard to ignore or push aside and I basically hid if they visited Siobhan.

"Damn! That can't be much fun for you?" was all she said,

I was happy to have another friend who didn't think my gift was intrusive. Edward once told me it was, that made me laugh in his face. The fool was a mind reader, how much more intrusive could you be? But we agreed that the Major was a very nice guy and his empathy sure came in handy around the Cullens. I was learning a few new things, like how most of the Scandinavians only targetted criminals and rarely normal innocents, the odd singer of course fell foul of them. I admitted we hadn't always been so careful but my gift helped me in that regard. Bente was right, Boris was a hoot and not anything like his scary appearance would lead you to believe. I was really enjoying this trip and would be so sorry to return home, but it wasn't going to be now as we were heading off to Finland.

This was where everything started to chance and change fast. Eetu was the leader here and I really liked how they did things in Scandinavia. Although to the humans Finland was not part of Scandinavia, but to vampires they were, as was Iceland all Nordic countries and would always be. There were lots of small groups spread out around these countries, who all answered to their own single leader and they five all often met and discussed problems and how to handle the Volturi's random edicts. They basically paid lip-service to Italy, but Aro rarely sent anyone this way, because he didn't want trouble, fighters were quite prolific here and it had always kept them safe and strong. As we were going to Odense in Denmark next he was accompanying us as that was the location of the next leaders meeting.

Aron from Iceland had arrived early with his friend Conrad the leader of Greenland, this was a relevant term as Greenland had very few vampires who kept to themselves and they decided to adopt the Nordic way and voted Conrad the nomad as their unofficial leader. Emil the Danish leader was the most outgoing of them all Bente said as he was much closer to other European covens, more so than any of the others. Also for some reason Conrad seemed to have the scuttlebutt from America.

"Oh, that's not unusual, he is friends with Peter Whitlock and therefore in the know about much in our world. Having an oraakkeli(Oracle) as a friend is very helpful" Eetu explained to me and Bente laughed,

"Yeah, he tells me when Isak is on the warpath and I make myself scarce. You'll love Conrad, that guy has the prettiest eyes!"

"Is Isak still trying to pair you off with one of his lackeys? When will he learn, he's a fool! One of them will do to him what he did to your brother, but it's not my business. Bente, you are welcome in Finland anytime you want, please remember that" Eetu told her and now I knew who he'd killed,

"So what is it about this Conrad's eyes?" I asked changing the subject that obviously upset Bente,

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I was a little unsure how Isabella would feel about suddenly findin' out she was my mate. But I should have known, she had a eureka moment and then seemed at peace with it all. The decision to hunt criminals was not unexpected, well not to me that is. Emmett was shocked, he hadn't even considered she might refuse to do it the Cullen way. Personally I was surprised he hadn't decided to not do it their way, talk about conditioning. We're just sittin' around waitin' on Isabella and Char comin' back, after emptyin' the truck that is. No point in getting' on the wrong side of either woman, so we hung all her clothes in the closet and I wonder when she'll realise it's my room? Emmett was just askin' general questions about newborns when he sighed and rubbed his chest.

"Is Rose on the move?" I asked quietly.

"Yeah, closer I think. I'm guessing Rochester. Should I call her?" he quizzed,

"That's up to you Em, do you want to? If you ain't ready she can wait!" I replied and he nodded,

"Maybe a few more days, I have never been so angry or so disappointed in her!" he said half to himself,

I decided to say nothin' and let him sort it all out in his head in his own time. We both had much to think about, but I was not makin' any choices until I'd spoken to Isabella. She was now my priority, everythin' else would be takin' a backseat for now. Peter let me know he'd left messages for anyone who cared in Kansas City and that he and Charlie were gettin' on good. Their next stop after El Reno and Palestine would be their place in Wytheville, then on to mine in Roanoke which were both in Virginia. We really did have way more places than we needed, but sometimes you just wanted to move on and not always to far. Bein' a vampire had it's down side and sometimes it was a relatively good life, it's what you make of it, I guess.

"I'm never going back! I don't want to be a Cullen anymore. Carlisle is a liar and Esme has her head in the sand way more than me!" Em blurted out,

"Yup, I guessed you'd be leanin' that way. So what you want to do? Rose has caused you some serious problems, especially with Isabella" I say and he sighs and just shakes his head,

"Oh I know! I doubt Bella would want to be in the same room with her ever again and I can't fault her for that. But can we make it alone, I don't think so we know next to nothing about the real vampire world thanks to Carlisle!" Emmett spat in annoyance,

"We can talk this over with Peter at a later date, I won't leave you out there ton your own Em!" I say and he relaxes slightly,

"Thanks man, I really appreciate it" he says as we see the girls comin' back up the road,

"Hey!" Isabella says awkwardly and I smile,

"Hi, you want to talk?" I ask and she nods quickly,

"You tell Emmy how the hunt went Char and I'll tell Jasper" she said squeezin' his shoulder,

I held out a hand and she took it right away and we both felt the buzz and sudden feelin' of complete rightness with the world. I led her on a tour of the boundary, explainin' about markin' our area and such like. She was lookin' confused, I realised she really knew nothin' about real vampires and so we sat and chatted about what she'd been told which wasn't much. I didn't want to rush or overwhelm her with relationship stuff to, but did say when she was ready we'd talk about us and the future. I also assured her if she just needed a hug or to be with me to feel calm, to tell me and I would do anythin' to help her. But to remember Emmett was her sire and to ask him first, yes sometimes it would be information from me but he should be her first port of call.

I didn't want to take this from him and their bond would be strengthened by her reliance on him. It would also help him grow as a vampire to have to think of more than just himself or Rose. Isabella growled at the mention of her name and I reminded her, that was her sire's mate and that was disrespectful.

"You don't have to like her darlin', but you do have to let him deal with his mate. It's not your place to tell him how to run his life, help him yes, tell him no!" I said gently,

Isabella huffed but nodded, good she was a fast learner that would help tremendously.

"Now it's time to explain to your sire why you wanted to hunt humans, he was a little shocked and you should talk about it with him. I assume it went good?" I asked with my head tipped to the side,

I could feel her satisfaction, but it was a little off, but I wasn't pushin' her.

"Yeah, I didn't feel as bad as I thought I would and I think I used my shield to pin him in place, it was odd! It was almost clinical, I neither enjoyed or hated it. Is that wrong?" she enquired and I understood,

"Did you feel desperate? Were you really hungry?" I asked now,

"No and no!" she replied and I laughed,

"You have no bloodlust, it felt clinical because it was. Think burger versus hot dog when you as a human were not really hungry. Both are fine, but not earth shatterin'" I say and she sighs with relief,

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Well the memorial is over thank goodness and I'm well away from Forks Washington. The wolves were so suspicious of Edward. The eye-patch looked like he was hiding something, but they didn't realise he had in a contact for the good eye. When Jacob demanded to see his eye, Carlisle sneered at him.

"Are you that infantile that you think drinking from a human only affects one eye Jacob? Show him Edward, the fool deserves nightmares!"

Sam had stepped up and hauled Jacob Black away and told him to grow the fuck up, but Paul demanded to see anyway.

"Damn, that's nasty!" was all he said and the humans were none the wiser,

Strangely they didn't even ask how it happened, probably didn't care enough to ask! We were making it known this tragedy had been to much for Edward and Alice and we were moving on for their mental health. Everyone seemed to understand it's a tough thing for teens to cope with and the wolves were relieved we were leaving and happy when Carlisle said we would never return to the area. So I was the first to leave, no way I wanted to deal with the Edward fallout. I could feel the tension leaving my body as I moved further east. The truck with the vehicles should be there when I arrive and all I can do then is wait. Now it was up to Emmett and I was prepared to wait as long as I had too. This time apart had made me seriously look at myself, my actions and my o0verall behaviour and it sucked, like really sucked!

This was not some issue that started when Bella Swan came into our lives, no I had been like this forever and I really hated that fact. I truly hope Emmett can forgive me, but I know he will never forget!

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I have a feeling something is coming, but not what and Peter is saying nothing. He just smiles and occasionally grins at me, but refuses to say what is going on. How his mate or his brother put up with it is beyond me, no that's mean he's a great guy just damned annoying! I am quite happy with how my transition had gone, I don't feel much different than before, fitter, stronger and faster yes, but I feel like myself so that's a blessing. The hunting was actually satisfying, finally getting even with some hardened criminals. But besides this I will have to find something to do with my eternity, I'm not the type to sit around doing nothing and I can't think I ever will be. But Peter says it really doesn't matter until my newborn year is up.

I guess he's right so it gives me time to think what I want to do and where I want to live as well. I really don't see me staying permanently with Peter and Charlotte, because that's not fair to them. He has also sorted out my savings, transferring them to my fictitious cousin who of course is me. The pension well that will go to Renee and that's okay. Peter says he'll invest my money for me and start it on a journey of improvement. I guess that's something that vampire's need for eternity, money. I was wondering about Bella, because she had little or nothing, but Peter said not to worry, once Emmett get's on top of it he will help her of course. I have a feeling he was leaving something out to do with Jasper, I can't call him the Major even if he is one.

Well I can't do much at the moment, because we are both to busy learning how to be vampires. But if Bella is anything like me I doubt it will be that long before we see each other. But I guess Peter is right and I can't expect her to live with me for eternity, she will have to have her own life or she'd go insane. Hell, nobody can stay a child forever without it causing massive problems for everyone, look at the Cullen boy for instance! Yes, I need a bigger purpose than just killing Edward Cullen to fulfil my very long future! Here comes Peter looking to do more fight training, I think he's bored and misses Char. Damn, I miss her and I barely know her, that woman has a big heart going away to help with Bella. Okay, at least this passes the time and then we're hitting the road heading towards Virginia.

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I can believe what just happened, or how lucky she was. We had arrived at Emil's place and I was introducing Mái as she prefers to be called, to Aron and as we turned to Conrad it happened. They just stared for a second after their hands touched and that was that, mates. Wow, he was so take charge saying the would head to Ireland to tell Siobhan and Liam, collect her stuff and leave for Greenland right away. Luckily for me Isak hadn't arrived yet so I made my excuses and left. I refuse to go back to Norway just yet and decided to head towards America. I would go to Kansas City and find out what was happening with the Whitlocks and the Cullens. Aron told me what Conrad had told him about what was going on and how the Major too had found his mate.

Wow, everyone but me it seems and that solidified my resolve, I'm never going to find my mate here. That if I wanted to find him, I Bente would have to get out there and look for him. I know I haven't had to wait as long as some, but now I had no familial ties back home why shouldn't I get out there and see the rest of the world and maybe along the way find my destiny. In reality I had been feeling drawn to the America's for a few days now and had no idea why. I wasn't poor, oh no, I had plenty money that my brother left me. He had wanted me to take over if anything happened to him but Isak had found a way to thwart me, but I could never prove it. Maybe one day I will be able to prove he did something bad and Lars paid the price! Well, I hope that one day I can, but would the others accept me as their leader?

"Please don't tell him where I've gone, well not until I'm out of Europe anyway. He's a coward and won't come after me, I wish he would just leave me alone" I said to Aron and he nodded,

They all knew not all was well in Norway, but they had no right to interfere in the affairs of another country. Only I could stand against him, but he had everyone believing I was just making up things to discredit him. So for now and well the pass thirty years I had kept out of his way and refused to do anything he asked. There was something he needed me for, I just didn't know what it was! But I bet my last Krone it had to do with money! He always was a greedy jealous man and now a much worse vampire, but one day he will meet his match and I hope I'm there to see his downfall. I'm so happy for Mái, she and Conrad will be a good match, I wonder how she'll enjoy his diet? Lavender eyes and red hair might look quite stunning.

I don't see Siobhan being pleased, but Conrad will put her in her place, since he is a leader in his own country and her place is by his side now. Well, America here I come and let's hope it's not as fraught with intrigue as Scandinavia has become recently.