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Chapter 1

"Bella, come on honey; its time to go" my dad Charlie said from the door, he was dressed in his dress police uniform, everything crisp and clean. The sad, confused and wondering expression on his face as he looked at me sitting in my window seat.

Sighing I stood up, glanced in the mirror and walked out the door, he followed me and as I walked outside the bright fall day, with the leaves beautiful colors of red, yellow and orange mocked my and mood; it should have been a gray sky instead of blue, and chilly instead of warm.

Dad was quiet on the ride over; he didn't know what else to say to me, he was a man of few words by nature; and it had been just he and I since I was five when my mom; Renee decided she didn't like small town living, and had re-married and moved from the mostly farm town we lived in; in rural Ohio and had moved to Florida, we spoke occasionally and she sent me Christmas and Birthday presents but she wasn't my mother she was more like and Aunt that lived far away. It took time, but with the help of my life long Best Friend Alice and my dad I adjusted and was a normal happy teenager.

Alice and I met in Kindergarten when the teacher Mrs. Roberts sat us next to each other; Alice was wearing a bright pink shirt and matching skirt her dark hair a mass of curls with ribbon in them, even then she exuberated spirit, in stark contrast to her I wore jeans and a blue shirt, my brown hair pulled back in a pony tail, my dad hadn't yet figured out how to get a little girl dressed and ready for school.

"Hi, I'm Mary Alice" she said; until about 3rd grade she made everyone call her by her full name, she shortened her name to Alice and I was Bella.

"I'm Isabella" I said smiling at her as she smiled at me, it was at that moment I knew I had made a friend.

We were inseparable; I spent many weekends at her house, which helped both Charlie and me. Charlie because he had to work long hours sometimes and Alice and her mom Karen and Dad Terry treated me like I was their second child and Karen and Alice showed me how to be a girl.

Alice comforted me, when I was upset about not having a mom, it hurt no matter how included I felt watching Alice and Karen together, they had a great dynamic and about 6th grade I started to get really depressed about not having my mom, and I started to resent Alice for her relationship with her mom, so much that I didn't want to go to her house, or go anywhere with her family. Ever knowing though she said something to one day, after Renee hadn't called for going on 3 weeks.

"Bella, I know that you're upset with Renee for more then just not calling, but please don't shut me out" we were sitting in my backyard on the swings Dad had put up for us years ago.

"I'm sorry Alice, but it hurts to see you and your mom sometimes, it shows me what I don't have, you have the perfect family, remember the other day when we were playing ball at Korky's Field, and Brittany was making fun of my haircut, but then said, Oh yea that's right you don't have a mom to take you to a real salon. That hurt really bad, no one has ever come right our and said anything about my mom leaving me" tears were pouring out of both of our eyes.

"Bella, I'm sorry; I cannot imagine what you go through not having Renee around, there are times when all a girl wants or needs is her mother, you try so hard to be strong for you and for Charlie, but you don't have to be strong all the time, you can cry and get mad, scream and yell about it, and me, your dad, my parents, everyone will be here for you to help you get through it, your mom is the one missing out Bella, and one day she will realize that" Alice always knew what to say to make things better, and that night Renee called, and although I tried to not get upset I was fueled by Alice's words and told her exactly how I felt.

"Isabella, you are being very quiet, this is a long distance call for me, the least you could do is try to talk to me" she said and it hurt that she didn't understand what she had done to me.

"Maybe it wouldn't be a long distance call, if you hadn't picked up and moved away from me 7 years ago, you haven't called me for 3 weeks but now you want me to talk to you, where were you Renee when I was upset earlier" I was on a roll, but she cut me off.

"Isabella, you don't need to speak to your mother like this, I am hanging up and when you decide to talk to me like a proper young lady you can call me back"

I never called her back and it was 3 months before she called me back. By that time, I had re-adjusted myself and my life and was happier then ever with the life that I had been given.

Growing up we had other friends, but Alice and I were kindred spirits; I teased her that she had a sixth sense about things because she had a habit of just knowing things at times, like pop quizzes, or when Mike was going to ask me out on my very first date freshman year.

"Bella, let me do your hair for the game today" Alice said as we put our uniforms on for the game against Union Local, sitting on my bedroom floor and she sat on my bed with the curling iron and pulled my hair up on top of my head and made curls all over it.

We were getting ready to cheer for the reserve football game freshman year and I had been semi-crushing on Mike Newton who was the reserve quarterback, he was the cutest guy in our grade with his wavy brown hair and bright blue eyes.

"There now we are ready" Alice said and looking in the mirror at the two of us dressed in our blue and silver uniforms, Alice with her hair in messy short curls, and my long brown hair pulled up in curls, we ran down the steps and Karen picked us up for the game, as we walked into the stadium Alice stopped.

"Bella, I have a feeling that Mike is going to ask you to homecoming" she said and I froze, looking at her.

"Me, are you serious, did he say something to you" I asked talking a mile a minute. She just smiled at me and tapped the side of her head that was her signal that it was one of her feelings.

"Oh my god" I said, "Let me guess you already know what dress I am going to wear"

"I have it all planned out, shoes and all for both of us" she said as we walked arm and arm down the track.

"Who are you going with and why didn't you tell me" I said narrowing my eyes playfully at her.

"Well after Mike asks you, I think Ben will finally get some guts and ask me" she said.

We won the game, and as we were waiting for pictures after the game, I heard my name from behind me, Alice winked at me and turned back to Ben and I turned to see Mike standing behind me, he was nervous and holding his helmet in his hands.

"Great game Mike" I said

"Thanks" he said, "Want to go get something to drink"

"Sure" we headed towards the booster concession stand, and grabbed two bottles of water.

"Bella, would you be my date for homecoming" he asked twisting the lid of his bottle in his hands.

"Yes" I said, and he smiled

"I gotta go, coach wants to lecture us, can I call you tonight" he asked and I nodded as he ran away, seconds later I felt arms go around me and turning Alice and I were bouncing up and down together laughing and dancing"

"Ben?" I asked and she nodded.

"Come on let's go shopping" I said and we ran to the car.

"BELLA" Charlie said his voice snapping me back to reality/

"Sorry Dad" I said looking at him.

"I need to stop at the station for a minute, ok" he said as we pulled into the police station, my dad was the Chief of Police for our town, and duty always called even for a small town.

We drove around back and as he parked the car, I saw a mangled car sitting in the fenced in area of the lot, the roof was caved in, the driver side door was cut off, it was burned and ugly, opening the car door I got out of the car and walked over to the fence, something pulled me to the car, I needed to see it up close, but as I was walking over I heard my dad calling me back. Getting back in the car, I stared out the window at the trees passing by.

School had just started a month ago, Junior year; Alice and I made Varsity Squad Sophomore year, she and Ben had gone out a few times, but never got very serious; Mike and I were a couple and had been for over a year, but it was high school and although he always pressed for more I held out because we were way to young for anything serious.

We were not speaking to each other much right now; over something seriously petty; we had went to the mall and to see a movie the four of us, but the boys wanted to go the sporting goods store to check out some new gear, and they always took forever, so we decided that Alice and I would walk down to food court and get something to drink and they would meet us.

We had just got our frappacino's and sat down when the most striking guy, well more of a teenage Adonis right out of a magazine, walked up to our table.

"Excuse me ladies" he said his voice a rich velvet, "My cell phone died and I supposed to me my brother, can you tell me what time it is" Alice dug in her bag and pulled out her phone, I found I didn't have a voice, but if his brother was half as good looking as he was, I wanted to meet him. He had bronze hair that was artfully disarrayed, and eyes the color of topaz.

"It's 1:15" Alice said, her voice was different, almost as if she was on alarm, then she seemed to snap out of it and turned her smile on for him. "Are you new around here" she asked, he had to be I would have remembered him.

"Yes, we are just passing through actually" he couldn't take his eyes off of Alice.

"You sure picked a great place to stop for a visit", I laughed there wasn't much around here to do.

"We like small towns" he said and he was charming. Then he turned and I saw his brother, I knew it had to be his brother because he too was sinfully gorgeous, honey blonde hair and the same topaz eyes. As he walked up to the table, I heard my name, turning I saw Mike and he was not happy, getting up I walked over to him.

"Hey are you guys done" I asked, he was standing very stiff and away from me, Mike never really being the jealous sort, was obviously not happy with the scene he saw as the bronze one was sitting at our table and his brother had joined him, they were talking to Alice.

"What is this" he said "You met other guys, did you plan this, to ditch us and meet up with them" he asked.

"No, Mike we don't even know their names, they just stopped and asked what time it was, they aren't from around here" but I could tell that he didn't believe me.

"Whatever, come on" he said taking my arm.

"No, I have to get Alice"

"You either come with me now, or I am leaving Bella"

"Bye" I said, turning and heading back to the table, he was being ridiculous, I looked at Alice who tuned to see me walking back by myself, and the two guys got up and I heard them thank her for the directions and they walked away, the blonde one turning to look at me before they walked away, his eyes made heart beat fast, he smiled and headed out the door.

"Where are the guys" Alice asked, watching the two brother's walk out the door.

"Mike was jealous of those two and left, I guess it's a good thing we drove separate, I could just see calling my dad to come and get us" I said and she smiled.

"Charlie would go postal if he knew Mike stranded you somewhere" she said standing up.

"Well come on, let's go have a movie marathon at my house, who needs silly boys when we have each other" she said hugging me.

We spent the rest of the day laying around watching 80's brat pack movies and snacking on junk food.

"Bella" Alice said looking at me, "You're the best friend a girl could ever ask for"

"No you are, I'd be lost with you Alice" I said throwing an arm over her and hugging her.

"Your stronger then you give yourself credit for" she said turning the TV off.

I headed home for dinner with my dad, we would cook something together and talk about the week, was a ritual we did on Saturdays when he was off.

"You girls have practice tomorrow right" he said turning his spaghetti over with his fork.

"Yea, Alice is picking me up around 9 and we are heading to the field, Coach Fabrey wants us to learn some new routines for the competition next month." I said thinking about the grueling hours ahead of us, Coach Fabrey was on a team that won Nationals all 4 years she was in high school and she was determined to have a winning team as well.

"Sounds like fun" he said shaking his head, he never saw me as the cheerleader type, but Alice insisted we try out and surprisingly I made the team, and was good at it. "I work dayshift tomorrow, so I will see you in the evening" he said as we put the clean dishes away and both headed to bed.

Heading up to my room, I felt like I was being watched, I walked over to me window and looked out, the wind was blowing the trees around and it had been rainy all day but there was nothing out there.

My dreams were a mess, and I tossed and turned most of the night, then a voice I had never heard before it was deep and smooth, "Sleep Bella" and I felt calmer and fell into a deep sleep.

I was dressed and waiting for Alice who was never late, as the time ticked by; I called her cell phone.

"Alice, its Bella did you oversleep, coach is going to go postal if we are late, call me" I said and walked back to the window.

I turned back to try her home phone when I heard the door open, turning expecting Alice to be rushing in I saw my dad, his face was grey and he looked years older then he was.

"Dad" I asked, my voice shaking from the sight of him.

"Bella baby, come here" he said and his own voice was so shaken with emotion that I rarely heard him have.

"What's wrong" I asked, "I thought you were Alice, she's late" at Alice's name, tears flooded my dad's eyes, and he walked over to me.

"Baby, there's been an accident" he started and I tried very hard to listen to him, but the world had stopped turning, all I could hear was my heart beating in my ears.

"What did you say" I choked out.

"Alice was in an accident this morning, on her way here" he said.

"Where is she now, is she at the hospital" I asked, the room was starting to get blurry.

"No sweetheart, it was a very bad accident, she didn't make it" he choked out and as I fell to the floor he came running over to me, scooping me up in his arms and pulling me to him.

"What happened" I sobbed.

"She was on Old Mill Road, and it looks like her tire blew out, the car rolled several times, and caught on fire" he said, and then stopped wondering if he had said to much.

"No Daddy No, it can't be her, it just can't be, are you sure" I begged, and wanted him to be wrong.

"I'm sure Bella, it was her car, I, I saw it myself, I was there on the scene" he said.

I heard screaming, terrified, hysterical screaming and realized it was coming from me.

I remember him carrying me upstairs and placing me on my bed, he made a phone call and sat down next to me. A few minutes later, Dr Quinn came in, and I felt a small prick in my thigh. A calm fell over me, I struggled with the feeling to hear them talk.

"Such a tragedy Charlie" Dr Quinn said "one so young and full of life with everything ahead of her to die like that, I can only hope it was quick for her sake.

"Bella was supposed to be with her, I don't know why she wasn't, Alice must have forgotten to pick her up, Bella was waiting for her when I got here" he said and his voice was so choked up.

"Any idea as to what happened" the Dr asked.

"Looks like her tire blew, we are going to look, but the car must of have been a fire ball, its absolutely torched, there was no way she would have made it out of there, even if she could the way it was sitting." Charlie said and I couldn't listen anymore, my best friend, my sister, had been taken from me, and horrifically. Sleep came quickly.

The car shut off, and I heard my door open, climbing out, Charlie put his arm around me as we walked into the school auditorium. It was packed full of people, I recognized almost every face that turned to look at me as I walked by.

Walking up to the podium, I heard my voice for the first time and it sounded strange and alien to me.

"Mary Alice Brandon was more then my friend, she was my sister, she taught me how to laugh when I needed taught, she held my hand when I needed strength, and she let me cry when I had no strength left. Everyone he knew Alice loved her, how could you not; she had a smile that lit up the room, and an infectious happiness that flowed through you when she was around. The world has lost a very special person, we have lost a special person, but she is in the arms of the angels now, and even this day with the sun shining and bright shows us that she wants us to be happy, to live our lives the way that she would want us to live them, to the fullest as she lived everyday"

Turning to the picture of her, that stood in the middle of thousands of flowers, tears filling my eyes that I would never see that smile again. I walked over to the picture, placing my hand on it.

"I love you Alice, you were the sister I always dreamed of, no one will ever replace you in my heart, you taught me to love and to dream, sleep sweet dear friend, until we meet again" I registered the sobs as I walked down to my seat, Karen reached over and took my hand squeezing it, and I leaned my head on her shoulders, Dad took my other hand as we listened on to the words about Alice, from the people that loved her.

"Bella, you need to go back to school" my dad said from the door, it had been over one week since Alice had died, and I hadn't left the house since the Funeral, I hadn't spoken to Mike, Ben or anyone.

I rolled over and looked at him, "I'm serious Bella, you have to mourn her but you also have to have a life, just like Alice would have wanted you too, not get up and dressed and get to school" I knew by his tone that he was serious. Getting up I ran up the steps and as I walked in the bathroom, I was shocked by my appearance, my hair was oily and hanging limp on my shoulders, my face had lost some of its summer tan, and my eyes were sunken and grey.

The hot shower felt nice, and as I made my way to my high school, my heart froze as I drove by the placed where Alice had died, there was a memorial already starting with tons of flowers and memorabilia. I would stop on the way home. Pulling into the parking lot, I parked in my assigned spot, next to Alice's. Taking a deep breath I got out, and made my way into the school.

"Bella"

"Hey Bella, how are you"

"Bella's here"

I heard my name all around me, making my way to my locker, I had to deal with the shock of it all once again, maybe this wasn't such a good idea, Alice's locker had also been decorated, I grabbed my books and headed to home room, plopping down in my desk, faces turned towards me.

"Bella" one of my other close friends, Stacy slide into her seat and the others turned around and only listened instead of stared. Was I some kind of alien life form now.

"Hey Stacy" I said

"How are you doing?"

"Not all that great, but here I am, Dad put his foot down and said it was time to come back" I said rolling my pencil around.

"We've all missed you, it hasn't seemed right without you and Alice here, like something is missing" she said; her voice getting quiet on Alice's name.

I just nodded. What more was there to say, I didn't feel right without Alice, there was a hole in my soul without her.

"We are going to do a memorial for her this Friday at the game, all the players are going to wear pink A's on their helmets, and such. I can fill you in on it later" she said turning as the school news came on.

I breezed through the day, Mike was talking to me again, he had been trying since the day Alice died; but I had shut him out, it wasn't fair to him; but him fighting with me and leaving us at the mall because of those two guys, was part of my memory of my last day with Alice, I held that against him.

"Bella, please talk to me" he said as he stood by my locker, he had followed me all day, sat with me at lunch, I sat and listened as everyone around me talked, they were all sad, I could see that, but it didn't make it better.

"Hi" I said, and he smiled, which made me smile a small smile, my voice sounded so foreign almost like I was listening to it from far away.

"She speaks" he said taking my hands in his. "Walk with me to practice" he said and I did.

"Bella, I am so sorry for the way I acted that Saturday, all I can think of now is what if you had been in that car too, I would have lost you too" he said and tears filled his eyes.

"Why wasn't I?" I asked and he looked at me questionably. "She was picking me up but didn't, she drove right by my house, she didn't forget me Mike, Alice never forgot anything" I said.

"She must have that morning Bella, don't think about it; wondering is not going to bring her back" he said and he was right, but it bothered me, that one question bothered me.

He kissed me and left me at my practice, and ran out on the field.

"Bella, welcome back" Coach Fabrey said walking over to me, her hands on her hips, I knew I was in trouble she had a no miss policy.

"Sorry I haven't been here coach" I said feeling bad for leaving my team 2 down.

"How are you doing" she ask putting her hand on my shoulder, the look in her eyes soft.

"I'm just here, my dad made me come today" I said, I was numb to it all.

"We've missed you, we put some stuff together for Friday, I'm sure you'll pick it up fast" she said and I joined my team who all came over and hugged me.

I was glad when practice was over; I headed to my car and headed home to the peace and quiet of my house, my room. Then I saw the spot again, pulling my car over, I ran to the cross, sitting down next to, the tears flowing, had she been in pain, did she know, why did she forget me.

"Alice" I said touching the burn marks on the tree. "Why, why did you forget me, why?" I cried.

"I miss you so much, how do I go on without you" I sobbed, and then softly I heard my name, it was her voice only different, melodic.

"Bella"

My head snapped up, and I could see her she was standing 100 feet away from me, I tried to get up, my foot caught on something, when I looked back up; she was gone.

Well, what do you think, this is an idea I have been kicking around for sometime now, but didn't know to put it down or not.

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