Hi! TO those in the know, this is NOT the stories that I said Brenda and I would write. We have a few of those in progress...

Anywho. I'd better explane here what is going in this story.

Edward never came back, and Jacob never fell in love with Bella, he just helped her through her...phase... Bella was changed into a vampire, and the pack went after Victoria, and killed her. Bella is still friends with the pack. She adopted a daughter who she named Alice, after Alice of course. This is what happens...

love,

Sarah

PS updates will heppen when they happen. I'll try to make the chapters long, which means it'll take longer to update.

My name is Alice Esme Swan. Alright, don't laugh, I know it's a dumb name, but it's what my mother named me. I go by Ali, not Alice. I'm ten, and I'm in fourth grade.

My mother ages, but somehow she looks exactly the same on the outside. She looks like she's twenty, and not a day older. When I tell her this, she laughs, ruffles my hair, and says "thank you, baby." That's my mom. She's beautiful. About five three, with long brown hair and huge golden eyes that look like liquid honey, and pale skin.

She tells me I look like my father. And then she gets teary eyed and buries her face in my hair, holding me tight. Thing is, I don't know how I can look like daddy when I was adopted. Mom's shown me a picture of my dad, and to me, that's all my father's ever been. The picture of him in the silver locket around her neck was my dad to me. I asked my mom where Dad was one day, and she whispered, so quiet I could barely hear, "I don't know, honey. I don't know where daddy is." It always made me so sad to see mommy so upset, so I hugged her.

For the past ten years, it's been me and my mom, moving from time to time, but one day, my whole world was turned upside down. It started with a phone call. I was sitting at the table, and Mom went to answer the phone but I beat her to it.

"Hello? Swan residence." I said, and I heard silence on the other side. "Hello? Hellooooooooo?" I said, and I heard a giggle coming from the background of the other line."Hello. Can I please speak to Isabella?" A man said smoothly. His voice was so beautiful!

"Who's that? And…And who is calling?" I asked, a bit dazed.

"Bella. Bella Swan. The Cullens are calling." He said quietly. I walked over to my mom, held up the phone, and said,

"It's for you! The Columns or something." I said, forgetting who was calling. Mom's hand shook as she took the phone from me.

"Hello? Bella speaking." She said. I walked back over to the table, and began to finish eating my applesauce, when I heard the phone smash into the ground, and Mom began to breathe deeply.

"Mom?!?" I yelled, jumping up. I ran over to my mother, who was standing in the kitchen with a no expression on her face. If I wasn't mistaken, she looked sad. "Mom, are you alright? Mom?" I asked, and she shook her head, as if trying to get rid of something.

"Yeah, darling, I'm fine. Don't worry. Come on Ali, let's get you to school." She held my hand, and we walked out the door, got in the car and drove.

"Mommy? Who are the Cullens?" I asked, remembering their name.

"Hmmm? I don't know who the…Cullens…are." She seemed pained to say the name, and something clicked in my head.

"That was daddy on the phone, wasn't it?" I asked, and she looked back at me.

"Alice Esme Swan." She only called me that when she was angry, or serious. "You cannot tell ANYONE that we got a call from daddy, alright? Not Uncle Jacob, not Grandpa Charlie, not Grandma Renee, no one. This will be our little secret, alright? Please, Alice." She asked, and I knew she really ment it.

"Alright Mommy. I promise I won't tell anyone. Wait. What about Uncle Sam?" I asked, thinking of the second favorite uncle.

"No. Especially not Uncle Sam. Alright, I love you Ali, have a good day!"She said, using my favorite nickname. For some reason, she hated saying Alice.

"I love you too Mommy!" I yelled, and walked in to school.

BPOV

What the hell is he thinking? To just randomly call me one day? I can't believe the nerve of that man! And my daughter, my sweet daughter, knew her father was out there somewhere now. And Edward knew I have a daughter. I hope he's hurting right now, it would serve him right.

The only thing I regret is not being able to speak with Alice, my best friend. How I miss Alice. And Emmett. And Esme. And Carlisle…even Jasper. Even Rosalie. Even though Alice didn't know it, she had a Godchild. I wonder if she'd seen that. Edward wouldn't be too happy if he found out I appointed a 'non-existing person' to help guide Ali's life. I trust Alice. I actually think she does know, because a few days after I adopted Ali, a mysterious crib appeared on my doorstep. Painted bright pink, which turns out to be Ali's favorite color.

Yes, a real mystery.

I sighed, and pulled out of the parking lot, heading for La Push. I need a friend, and Jacob is my only one left. He understood when I was changed into a vampire by Victoria, and he and pack had hunted her down. I unconsciously rubbed my locket, and I felt something I hadn't felt for a long time. Pain.

His silky velvet voice had reminded me what it had been like. I pulled over to the side of the road, and rested my head against the steering wheel. The hole was back, an empty jagged spot inside of me, and I bit my lip. I thought of Ali, my sweet daughter, and the hole slowly faded back into the confines of my unbeating heart. I hated that hole. I felt like Swiss cheese.

I dried the tears that weren't there, and pulled back on the road, driving as fast as I could down to the reservation. I didn't come around her often, because if I stayed more and more wolves kept appearing. I hadn't been down here in some time. I prepared and excuse, and parked in Sam's small driveway. Thank God Ali's birthday was coming up. I could say I wanted him there for the party. She would be eleven soon, and I couldn't wait for my angel to smile like she always does on her birthday.

The old wooden door had really worn down since the last time I'd come down here. Before I could knock, I heard a growl from inside. "Calm down. It's me." I said, and the door flew open. Emily was standing there, a huge smile on her face. I smiled back, and gave her a light hug. Jacob stood up off the couch, and sauntered over, almost squishing me, the vampire, with his hug, and asked me what was up.

"Um…" I started, and all the wolves' eyes drifted over to me. "Ali's birthday is coming up.." I said, and the tension was gone. Everyone started talking about her eleventh birthday. They were all making plans, but I couldn't sink into the easy going conversation. What Edward had said on the phone rang like a bell through my head repeatedly.

'I'm sorry.' He had said, and I dropped the phone. I can't believe he had called me. I stood, leaning against the wall, watching them get excited about this party. I knew they were all coming, they would do anything for Ali. And I mean anything. There was a kid with a scar somewhere who had pulled on her hair and made her cry. Do not upset my daughter if you want to escape unscathed.

Jacob noticed there was something on my mind. He walked over and stood next to me. "what's up, Bells?" He asked, and I shook my head.

"Nothing. Just have a lot on my mind." I said, and he snorted.

"Bella. I thought we were better friends than THAT." I sighed.

"I'll tell you. But you can't freak out, alright? And you can't tell ANYONE. I'm telling this to my friend Jacob, not wolf Jacob. This is from your friend Bella, not from vampire Bella. Okay?" He nodded. "Ali picked up the phone this morning." He raised an eyebrow, but stayed silent. "It was…It was Edward." I said. Jacob began to tremble, and I rested my hands on his broad shoulders. "You agreed. No freaking out." His trembling quieted, and I gave him a hug.

"What did he say?"he asked, and I smiled.

"I dropped the phone after he said hello." I lied, laughing. Jacob started laughing too, and we went back over to the pack and finished planning her party.

APOV

Mom didn't pick me up from school. I rode the bus home, and the door was locked when I got there. And then it started to rain. I groaned, and sat down on the steps.

A short woman with spiky hair, wearing very fashionable clothes, walked by under a red umbrella. But instead of walking past my house, she walked up the front steps, and knelt down next to me.

"Hello." I was freaking out. Mom always said don't talk to strangers. "My name is Alice." She said, but I continued ignoring her. "I know your mom. Bella. Bella Swan. I'm her sister." She said, and I raised an eyebrow at her.

They both had the same pale skin, honey eyes, and short, thin bodies. I shrugged, and asked,

"Why haven't I heard of you before?" I asked, trying to sound uninterested. I failed miserably.

"Your mom never mentioned…oh. I see." She said, and I looked at her. I mean really looked at her. She didn't have any of the same facial features…they couldn't be related.

"You don't look a thing like my mom." I stated, and Alice laughed. It sounded like bells. "What's so funny? Are you like a stalker or something?" I asked her, standing up. She fell over laughing.

"No, Ali, no. Alright, I'm not your aunt, but your mom and I were like sisters. Until my brother went and…" she trialed off, having said too much.

Suddenly, my mom's car pulled up, and Mom turned off the engine, jumped out of the car, and ranat Alice. She scooped her up, and hugged her. She didn't let go for what seemed like hours.

Finally, she let Alice go, and they started talking really fast. "Oh my God, Alice, what are you doing here? Oh my God I've missed you!!" Mom said, unlocking the front door.

"I know! Oh Lord, will he be angry when he finds out I came here." Alice said, and I ran past them and into my room to take a shower. Mom had apologized many times over, saying that she had been in La Push and lost track of time. It was fine with me, I had gotten to meet my godmother. I loved Alice. She was awesome, and gave me two hundred dollars…mom would flip if she knew but Alice said it was a birthday present, so I accepted it. She is so rich.