Chapter One:

A Depressed Pixie

"Oomph!" was the sound I made and I fell flat on the suitcase in an effort to make it shut. Sadly, it did not. Edward walked over from the other side of the bed where he had been packing his own bag, he placed one finger on the top of the suitcase and slowly pushed down. Amazingly the overflow of clothes, shoes, and jackets was compressed so that he could zip up the bag easily. He turned his back on the suitcase and turned his attention to me. He kissed my forehead, and I reached my arms around his icy body and squeezed him, inhaling his sent. His ever gentle hands took my chin and directed it upward, I did so and was rewarded with a kiss. Finally, I broke away, gasping for air; would I ever get used to that? He grinned at me and went back around the bed to his packing.

"Show off," I murmured under my breath, pushing the suitcase that he had just shut with ease to the floor where it sat in an untidy pile with my other bags. He laughed at me, his voice loud and booming. A knock on the door saved me the embarrassment of replying. In pranced Alice, she danced over to Edward's couch and placed herself daintily on it. Alice had been acting oddly ever since the wedding, she would quickly change the subject if someone asked her about it. I thought that maybe it had something to do with the vision she had at the wedding, she refused to tell anyone what she saw. Not even Edward knew, every time he checked her mind; she was translating the Old Testament into Hebrew and back into English.

"Aren't you guys so excited?!" Alice exclaimed, looking from myself to Edward and back again. I smiled at her, and out of the corner of my eye, I saw Edward roll his eyes. He was still frustrated with Alice for not telling everyone what she had seen.

"How could I be excited, Alice?" I asked walking over to sit next to her. "I have to leave you for two whole weeks!"

She grinned at me, and laughed. "You guys will be having too much fun to even realize that I'm not there."

"Oh, believe me, I'll realize you aren't there. For once I'll get Bella all to myself!" he said, in a tone that made me wonder whether he was joking or not. Alice glared at him for a moment, and then Edward spoke again. "Hey! Keep your thoughts to yourself!" he said, zipping up the bag he had just finished packing and throwing it on the floor with all the other bags. "I'm going to go talk to Carlisle about the plan for tomorrow."

Carlisle had insisted on driving us to the airport, but Edward didn't want him to have to miss work for him. He strode out of the room, stopping to kiss my hand as he passed.

"He's your husband," Alice said the moment he stepped outside the door. I sighed as I looked after him, I couldn't believe it. The Wedding had only been two days ago and it was still hard to grasp that I was bound to that perfection forever. "Aren't you just SO excited to go to Alaska!?"

"I would feel much better about going if you'd tell me what's wrong," I said quietly, turning away from the empty doorway to look at her. She nervously fiddled with the golden pillows placed out on the couch. "Alice, c'mon, you can tell me anything." I reached for her hand, but she pulled it away.

"I'm sorry Bella, I can't. I promise though if I see it again, I will tell you. I'm still not even sure it's going to happen," she looked crestfallen. Alice looked so depressed; I decided to change the subject.

"Hey, you know what I'm in the mood for," I said, hesitantly, wondering the outcomes of my actions. I braced myself before saying, "A makeover!"

The smile that shone out of Alice's face made it seem as though nothing had ever been wrong. She excitedly grabbed my hand and pulled me up and down the hallway to her room. I briefly wondered what sort of hell I had unleashed upon myself before the door slammed shut behind me.

Three hours later, I emerged from the darkness of Alice's room. She took my hand and began pulling me down the stairs to go find Edward; I felt like new toy she had to go show off. I will admit, however painful it may have been to stay still for three hours, Alice did do a good job. My hair was pin straight, despite its usual tendency to be bushy and frizzy. The makeup she had put on was all simple and natural…until it came to my eyes. If she had made my eyes pop anymore, they would have popped out of my head. She tugged and tugged until I made it down the stairs; I took my time, not wanting to fall. She brought me around the corner and into the Kitchen, where Edward, Carlisle, and Emmett were seated at their long table. Emmett burst into a roar of laughter when he saw me, and I shot him the dirtiest look I could muster. He merely laughed harder. Edward was obviously trying to hold in his laughter, and was failing miserably. Only Carlisle was kind enough to smile and say, "Well done, Alice!"

Alice was beaming next to me, I turned around and dragged her out of the Kitchen. The instant we were out of view, I heard Edward's laughter erupt from him and it sent him and Emmett into a whole new wave of laughter. I could feel the blush creeping up my face; all this to make Alice happy. I glanced over at her still beaming face, and couldn't help but smile too, she was worth it. We hadn't even made it in to Edward's room when her posture went rigid, and her gaze went into the distance. I waited it out, it couldn't have been more than a minute before she snapped out of it.

"He's coming," was all she said before she took off sprinting down the stairs, so fast that I could only see her blur. I took off after her. Racing down the hallway, and down the stairs as fast as I could, praying that I wouldn't fall. By the time I got to the Dining room, she was already deep in conversation with the three men at the table. I entered and went to stand next to Edward.

"What's going on?" I asked looking at all of their worried faces. Carlisle was the first to speak.

"Nothing major," he said, standing and getting his coat on. "Billy Black is coming for a visit to remind me of the treaty." I glanced around at the surrounding Vampires, their tense faces confirmed this story.

"I thought Alice couldn't see werewolves," I asked, suddenly confused.

"Billy isn't a werewolf anymore," Alice explained. "He just made the decision, but he'll be here in less than ten minutes."

Everyone glanced nervously at the clock. I sat down with the rest of my new family, and was sure I was wondering the same thing they were. What would come of Billy's visit?

Wow, I can't believe I'm already writing this. I really had no intention to do so until some time next week, yet here I am. This story is going to be about ten times more intense than the last one. Sorry this beginning chapter is so short. Review, Review, Review!!