Hey, ok this is for those of you who are "Gabriel" fans...hope people enjoy!

Recap

I felt the plane take off, the entire experience much more frightening when you were blindfolded. I gasped as we climbed, the engines making strange noises as we went higher. It was very strange for the rest of the flight, I knew that Gabriel was still sitting next to me...but he never said another word..until the flight started to begin it's decent.

"Bella, we're here." He said as he laid a gentle hand on my arm. "Time to wake up."

I guess that I hadn't realized that I had fallen asleep, I guess that I did truly trust Gabriel for some reason. I knew that he would protect me, that he had turned on his own.....hmmm....girlfriend/wife..to protect me.

"Bella?" He asked, waiting for me to respond.

I didn't know what to say, what he wanted me to tell him. The only thing I was sure of at that point was that I hoped that Edward had found my clue, that he and the rest of the Cullens would somehow be able to find the clue I left and follow us wherever we were going...and find me.

Chapter 34

"Bella are you alright?" Gabriel asked. A second later I was able to see, realizing that he had taken off the blindfold, letting it drop below my chin. "Bella?"

I blinked a few times, clearing my eyes as I tried to focus on his face. A few seconds later I was able to focus on this eyes, noticing that they were the color of wine. I searched my memory for what Edward had told me about the blood drinkers and the colors that their eyes changed. I knew that from what Edward told me that this meant that he was thirsty...and that made me want to run.

"Bella?" He asked again, moving slightly so that he was directly in my line of sight...breaking my concentration.

"Yeah." I said, trying to keep my voice steady so that he wouldn't hear the fear that was coursing through my veins.

"Are you alright?"

"Yeah, just perfect." I said bitterly, as I thought of a reason to explain my fear. "How could I be anything else, I'm being kept away from the ones that I love. I'm being held with a group of vampires, three of who I am sure would like nothing more then to hurt me."

"I will not let anyone hurt you." He said softly, as if I hurt his feelings. "No one will lay a hand on you." He said as he placed his hand on my right arm. "We have to get off the plane, Bella, please listen to me."

I looked up at him, fighting the urge that I had to pull my arm away from where he was touching me. I think that he noticed my apprehension to being touched, because he pulled his hand back and folded them on his lap as he sighed.

"I'm sorry. Please, this could be dangerous. I will do everything in my power to make sure that you are safe, but I will need your help. We have to put the blindfold back on, and I know that that makes walking more difficult for you...but it is necessary. I will help you get off the plane, and into where we are going. When I ask you to go a certain way, or pull you close to me I would like you to realize that it is to keep you safe. Can you cooperate with me, please?"

I nodded, believing that he was telling the truth. I knew that if I were on my own I would not make it far before Amelia, Caroline and Claudia found me...and that would not end well. At that point, it was in my best interest to stay with Gabriel, to let him lead me..to trust him.

"Thank you." He said as he reached down and took the blindfold in his fingers, sliding it back into place. "Can you see?"

"No."

"Ok, let's go." He said as he laughed, a cold hand reaching out and helping me to my feet.

His hand stayed on my upper arm, leading me down the isle of the plane. I shuffled my feet, worrying that I would trip. I paused when we stepped outside, the sun shining on my face. It took me a second to realize that this was strange..vampires tried not to go outdoors when it was sunny because of their skin.

"The sun." I said softly.

"Yes, that is the sun." Gabriel said, his voice hiding a laugh.

"Aren't you worried that someone will see you?"

"Bella, we are on a private runway. No one will see us." He said as he pulled my arm lightly.

When he pulled it caught me off balance, and if it weren't for his hand on my arm I would have fallen down the steps. His arms caught me, holding me against his body. I gasped as I realized that he had just saved me, and that he was holding me.

"Protecting her...that's what he calls it." A voice called from next to the plane.

Gabriel set me back onto my feet, a growl starting to build in his chest. I reached a hand out, grabbing the railing so that I wouldn't loose my balance again.

"She was falling." Gabriel said through a growl.

"Sure, if you say so." The voice said as it laughed and faded.

"I'm sorry." I said softly as I began working my way down the steps, taking each step inch by inch as I cursed the blindfold.

I had made it down three steps before a cold hand grabbed me as my foot was about to step down onto a step. I was about to ask what was going on when I heard three voices talking quietly directly in front of my feet.

"Bella, stay next to me please." He said, his breath cold against my neck.

I shivered and nodded, moving closer to his side as his arm wrapped around my back. I heard the three voices get a bit louder, I tried to make out what they were saying...but the only words I could make out were 'pet', 'human', and 'protect.'

"Ignore them, pretend they're not there." Gabriel said as he pulled me into his arm.

I tried to ignore them, but the sound of their laughs continued to follow us until we made it to a car that was waiting for us. Gabriel helped me into my seat before running around to his side, slamming the door as he climbed in.

"Let's go." He said to what I would assume would be the driver.

I was about to ask what was going on when I heard him shift in his seat, the sound of the leather squeaking beneath him. I was about to ask him if he was alright when I heard him grumbling something about protecting and being the toughest job he's ever had, and about his hunger.