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Yes, I am writing this at 3am, so forgive the excessive love and tell me your bluntly honest opinions of this chapter.

Sometimes my best ideas come at 3am.... let me emphasize the sometimes.

Dedicated to: the Bella to my Alice.

more for ya.

aLICE/bELLA not mine. oh the horror ; )

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Bella:

"You... love me?" The words pieced together in my mind and slipped clumsily from my mouth.

She nodded and took a deliberate step back, waiting for my response. I wondered if she had seen it already.

I rolled the words around in my head. But I loved Edward that way and I had him to love me that way; I didn't need Alice like that, didn't crave her like that. No, not at all. I shook my head. She was my best friend. The line stopped there. It was plain and simple. No blurring at all. I loved her like a sister and that was that. I shook my head.

"No.. no, no." The words fell like a soft mantra from my lips. I saw the regret fill her eyes where there had once been hope. Me? A tiny insignificant human- I had crushed the stunning Alice Cullen's hope?

"What about Jasper?" I pressed.

"He's my soul mate." Alice replied without a second thought.

"And I'm...?" I meant to sound accusing, but my voice trembled.

"My best friend. My one and only best friend." Alice said sincerely, removing her gaze from mine.

"So this is...?"I swallowed the lump in my throat.

Alice pursed her lips, a gesture that should've been unflattering, but wasn't. I shook my head to rid it of those straying thoughts. Now was not the time to think about that kiss. That incredible kiss. Alice was stunning, but she was just Alice, just my friend no more, no less.

"I had that vision for a reason, Bella. It might happen." She looked up at me again. "I'm not wrong often."

My mind swarmed with protests and my heart pounded with guilt. "The future can always change." I said desperately.

Alice shook her head. "Neither one of us has decided it seems. Not yet anyway."

My head rang with one thought, in hopes that it would drive her away. I wanted that clear line back. I needed it like I needed air. "I. Love. Edward."

Alice nodded. "Love changes, Bella. Don't be naive, please." Her words were sharp and condescending. It was what I deserved, I suppose. "I love Jasper, I saw my life with him in a vision. You know this already." She didn't even pause for my response. "And now I've had a vision with you, clearly. Love is changeable, never set in stone. You should know that after...." She paused and looked away.

That was a low blow, something I did to Edward sometimes, brought up his departure to make him stay. But with him I was always so needy. So damsel in distress, so in need of him. "This is nothing like that, remember?" I threw her words back at her from before. "Love is forever and always. Alice, I don't love you like that..." The words were nothing more than a pained whisper, but I knew she heard them.

"I knew I would love you since I saw you were coming." Alice was so calm, how could she be so rational about this? "I never saw it progressing to more than a good friendship. But, well, here it is." She smiled and it was fleeting, but still lit up the room.

I couldn't look into her eyes; I just couldn't. But she tilted my chin down and I was forced to look at them. Her golden, caring, understand eyes and I felt my own eyes sting with tears. "Don't...." Was all I could manage and at the slightest touch of her icy finger running across my lips, I remembered the feeling of her hands gently gliding over my skin as she dressed me. Her icy lips pressed against each tear that fell, as she stood on tiptoe to catch them.

"Don't cry I don't want my last image of you to be so heartbreaking." There was no pain in her voice, it was a simple request. So, I smiled through my tears. My vision was blurred, but I saw her smile back brilliantly before she leapt out my window, a pale figure in the dark night.

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I stumbled to my bed and cried, with no idea who I was crying for- Alice? Or myself?

I felt like I was hanging onto the edge of a high precipice, with just my fingertips to grasp at what I needed. And the lightest touch was holding me up as my head spun and my heart throbbed, and I realized that one little movement could break me.

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Do not fret my pet. lol

Alice's point of view will be next.

I couldn't break out of Bella for this one, and yes her stupidness will unfortunately be rewarded. Of course, think of Bella's character, much as she likes Alice, she loves Edward.

Have some hope my lovely reviewers. Some Alice-style hope and you know what shall prevail.

I really need to sleep more often.....

R&R please.