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I realize to some, Bella's ability to forgive seemed rather hasty. I suppose I drew from my own way of thinking in allowing the shift in her emotions. It's easy for me to hold on to anger in someone's absence, especially when I don't know the whole story, but my heart chooses when to forgive. It may be instantly or never; with the bond between Alice and Bella I felt it easy to let the hurt go. I mean, who could stay mad at adorable little Alice? Hell, I loved her character instantly!

This chapter will be shorter and progress rapidly. Imminent danger causes Alice to act more quickly than she would like, but not without some loving along the way!

Arriving at the airport, Rose dropped Alice and Bella off so she could return the "borrowed" vehicle.

"I don't think I'll ever get used to vampire driving." Bella muttered, holding on to her queasy stomach.

"That's too bad, we had the whole backseat to ourselves," Alice replied with a wink. Laughing at her mate's open mouth after realizing the missed opportunity, she pulled Bella along, "Come on, I'll get us some tickets so we can go home."

As they started for the door, a middle aged Italian man in a crimson uniform exited and halted their progress.

"Excuse me madam, please allow me to introduce myself, I am Arduino DiSano." The man offered with a slight bow of his head.

"Hello Mr. DiSano, to what do we owe this introduction?" Alice asked cautiously.

"My employer sent me to offer my services in returning your party to Washington." DiSano replied with a thick Italian accent, but his English was unbroken and easy to understand.

"Your employer?" Alice enquired, holding Bella protectively behind her. DiSano pulled up his shirt sleeve, revealing a tattoo recognized by nearly every vampire, the Volturi crest.

Rosalie joined them. "What's going on?" She asked, observing the Italian with contempt.

"Mr. DiSano is offering us a ride home courtesy of the Volturi." Alice explained.

"Well hell yeah, I'd rather fly in style." Rose answered, pushing Alice and Bella along. "Come on, I miss my monkey man."

DiSano smiled and ushered the trio to a private jet. After securing the small amount of luggage they carried, he excused himself to the cockpit. Bella took a seat next to Alice, while Rosalie sat opposite.

Seeing her mate yawning, Alice said, "Sleep my Bella, we have a long flight and I want you well rested when we get home." Bella grinned and snuggled against her pixie as Alice raised her arm to pull her closer.

Rose said nothing until Bella had been asleep for nearly an hour. "So, care to tell me what Aro had to say?"

"I need to discuss it with Bella first." Alice answered as Bella stirred in her sleep as if hearing her pixie calling. A hand moved to grope Alice's breast and Bella settled down apparently content.

"She must be suffering withdrawals." Rose joked.

When they landed, Rose headed home while Alice drove to Bella's. The girl had been gone most of the time since Alice's return, and Alice didn't want Charlie to get upset because of his daughter's absence. When they arrived at Bella's house, Emmet met them inside.

"Hey, good to see you half pint, lil sis, I take it you two worked everything out?" Emmet asked with his usual goofy grin.

"Yeah. It was a bigger mess than Rose thought, but we got through it." Bella answered, bringing Alice's hand up for a kiss. "Where's Charlie?"

"He got a call a little awhile ago about some animal attacks and left. I've been hanging out until he gets back."

"Can you stay while I go hunt? Bella's going to go take a shower and I don't want her to be alone." Alice said, while Bella looked at her. She hadn't said anything about a shower; Alice tapped her head and grinned.

"No problem, then I can get home to my Rose," the love in his voice apparent as he thought of his mate.

Alice left while Bella headed upstairs. She was just getting out of the shower when Alice returned and dismissed Emmet before coming upstairs. "Wow that was quick."Bella said while toweling off.

"I cheated and used my gift, it kind of takes the sport out of it, but I had a better sport on my mind." Alice grinned mischievously. She stripped in a blink, while Bella gulped. "I think I should clean up a bit, care to join me?" She asked after stepping into the shower and draping a leg seductively around the curtain.

"What about Charlie?" Bella asked even though she could care less at this point. She was getting in that shower no matter what.

"He won't be back until morning." Alice answered while starting the water and leaning back to wet her hair.

Bella followed her pixie and nearly drooled at seeing Alice's perfect body arched slightly as water cascaded into rivulets that dripped from the small patch of black curls between her legs. Alice lathered shampoo into her hair and rinsed, taking her time to slowly tease Bella. She turned around and bent down to pick up the body wash, wiggling her ass against Bella's front before standing up and handing the bottle to her mate. "Could you get my back please, I feel so dirty."

Bella was not amused. Two could play this game. Lathering her hands Bella rubbed Alice's back, sliding her hands down to massage her pixie's backside. She reached around and began washing Alice's stomach, pressing her body against the vampire as she moved up to Alice's breast. Kneading the small mounds, Bella circled the nipples, pinching and rolling the peaks between her fingers. She purposely stopped to add more soap to her hands, smiling as Alice sucked in her bottom lip in anticipation. Resuming her position against Alice, Bella slowly lowered her hand to wash the sensitive area between Alice's legs, palming Alice's mound as she guided her pixie underneath the stream of the shower head to rinse the soap from her body. Bella kept Alice there, sliding her fingers through the silky folds of Alice's sex, pretending to be thorough in rinsing, knowing by the wetness she found that she had her pixie right where she wanted.

Gathering Alice's arousal, Bella began stroking the tiny nub nestled in dark curls while nibbling Alice's neck. A hand gripped the back of her head, while another dug into Bella's thigh.

"Fuck, don't stop…please." Alice begged, jutting her hips forward to meet the hand working her clit.

Bella had no intention of stopping. She loved the effect her touch had on Alice and she wanted to pleasure her pixie after all they'd been through in Italy. "I love you. Come for me baby, I want to make love in my bed. I need you inside me…" Bella whispered. It was all the encouragement Alice needed. Her body tensed and she held Bella's hand firmly in place until her orgasm subsided.

Lying in bed, Alice stroked Bella's hair as her mate rested against her. After hours of making love, Bella was spent, but remained awake wondering what was keeping her pixie so quiet.

"What are you thinking about?" She asked.

"A lot of things, I just don't know where to start." Alice confessed.

"Then let me start." Bella said, pulling herself up to lean against the headboard next to Alice. Grasping her hand Bella began, "I'm so sorry that Edward planned to hurt you because of me. If I hadn't been with him, you wouldn't be missing a brother." Her guilt threatened to choke her, Bella continued, "The thought of him hurting you Alice, it's…I want to hurt him. After I'm changed, I can't promise that I won't."

"My Bella, Edward chose to do what he did. His selfishness was there long before you came along. When he realized he couldn't really have you, he still couldn't stand the thought of someone else being with you. If you would have decided to be with Jacob, it would have been him. I think Edward would've attacked anyone." Alice finished.

"So you know about Jake, I thought you couldn't see the wolves?"

"I don't need my visions to see how he looks at you. It's okay, as long as he doesn't touch you." Alice grinned. "You'll see a pissed pixie."

Bella laughed. "That may be kind of sexy. But the wolves bring me to my next subject; won't turning me break the treaty?"

"There's a clause," Alice didn't elaborate as she continued, "would you mind waiting until after you graduate to be turned? As a newborn your instincts will be hard to control. You'll have to stay away from people, from your parents."

"No, I can wait as long as I have you. What about Victoria? Your family has to protect me because I'm a weak human. I don't want any of you to be in danger without helping."

Alice rested her head on Bella's shoulder before she spoke."They love you. You're not a weak human; you're my mate and family."

"How'd I get so lucky? I have a beautiful vampire to call my own and an amazing second family." Bella said, sliding her hand behind Alice's back and hugging her hip closer.

"You've got more family than you know.' Alice admitted.

"What do you mean?"

Alice pondered how to explain everything to Bella. She decided to start from the beginning of her vampire life. "You know that I don't remember my human life?" Bella nodded. "I told you I awoke to my un-life alone, but I didn't tell you where I was. I came to in a dark room, screams filling the air. It smelled of filth and disease. I'm not an empath, but I could still feel the sadness and torment above me. I thought I had died and was in Hell."

Bella said nothing, but Alice could hear her heart rate quicken. "When I climbed through the broken window of the room I was in, I found myself outside of an asylum. At the time I didn't know how I came to be there, but after James called me Mary Alice and said he was robbed of the opportunity to take me in Biloxi, I started checking into my past. After I split with Jasper, I spent time in Mississippi trying to find out anything I could." Alice explained.

Bella felt the sting of guilt. She had lashed out at Alice for abandoning her, when her pixie had been alone digging through an obviously painful past. "Did you find anything?"

"Yes. I broke into the asylum and stole my records. Mary Alice Brandon was born in 1901 and was committed for psychotic delusions in 1920. I traced my name through the county records and was surprised to find I apparently died the same day I was committed." Alice offered Bella a reassuring pat on the thigh. "I was upset of course. I was afraid I may have done something to hurt people when I was human. That's why I had been locked up."

"You wouldn't hurt people without reason. You're not evil Alice." Bella didn't doubt her pixie for a second.

"I can happily agree with you now."

"What changed?" Bella asked.

"Aro. When he took me to talk in private, he explained some things to me. More than I could imagine actually." Alice smiled recalling the Volturi lord. "Do you know what a dhamphir is?"

Bella shook her head. Alice explained, "A dhamphir is the offspring of a human mother and vampire father. Aro explained that dhamphirs may possess vampiric gifts, and these gifts can be passed to their descendents."

"So you're descended from a dhamphir?" Bella assumed.

"Yes. Aro could read the thoughts I had suppressed and he told me I had used my visions to try and help people. I was condemned because of it, but it wasn't my fault. I had inherited my ability as others before me probably had. And it just wasn't any vampire that I descended from…" Alice hesitated. Although she had accepted her ancestry, her birthright might cause problems for her mate and family. Deciding she couldn't withhold anything from Bella, she continued, "Bella, I'm descended from Aro. I'm a Volturi."

"Fuck me…" Bella said in shock.

"Gladly, but I thought we were having a serious discussion?" Alice teased.

"So what does this mean?" Bella asked, unsure of the ramifications in the discovery.

"I'm not sure other than our family has gotten bigger. I foresee some smothering, but it will be out of love so I'm not worried." Alice giggled, "And my uncles plan on giving you a firm talk."

Bella paled slightly. She had been worried about telling Charlie of their relationship, that seemed small compared to the possible wrath of the Volturi.

"Don't worry. Charlie already suspects. He'll be fine with us." Alice offered knowingly, her visions all ended well when Bella talked to her father.

"Any suggestions on how to approach that particular subject since you have already seen the outcome?"

"Well, you can tell him after breakfast or at lunch." Alice giggled impishly.

"What aren't you telling me?"

"I would suggest you tell him after breakfast. If you wait he walks in with you eating me for lunch on the kitchen table." Alice's bell like laughter filled the room; the look of utter horror on Bella's face was priceless.

"Definitely breakfast then." Bella replied after recovering. A tap at her window caught her attention.

"It's your puppy." Alice said. The distinct smell of a wolf had invaded her nose.

Throwing on a shirt and sweatpants, Bella opened the window. "Hey Jake," she called down to her friend.

"Bells, she got through," is all the young Quileute could say. He felt he had failed his friend.

Alice was at the window in a flash. "She won't come while my family guards Bella, I'm worried about Charlie though." Alice considered her next comment carefully. She had always thought the animosity between the wolves and vampires should be alleviated. It was simply Alice's nature to mediate conflict and hope for peace. "Can we come to some kind of agreement? Victoria is dangerous. We have a common enemy Jacob, and we share the same goal, protecting Bella and the humans of Forks."

"I can't speak for all of my pack, but I'm in and I know a few others that will help." Jacob spoke, he never thought he would see the day wolf allied with leech, but he couldn't help himself from liking Alice. There was just something about her.

"Thank you Jacob."

"Yeah, we'll talk later. I have to go back on patrol." He turned and phased before entering the tree line. He was glad Alice was protecting Bella, but a thought nagged in the back of his mind, did she have to do it naked?

Bella was tense at breakfast the next morning. Charlie had just come home and sat down at the table with her and Alice.

"Did you have a good weekend girls?" Charlie asked, looking back and forth between the pair.

"Interesting at least, Dad I need to talk to you about something." Bella started.

"Sure Bells, shoot."

"Well…You see," Alice's reassuring hand on her knee gave Bella the courage to go on, "Dad, Alice and I are together, together together."

Charlie smiled. "It's about time." His daughter's look of surprise led him to continue, "You may think I'm just a dumb cop, but I see a lot more than you give me credit for. Your face lit up whenever Alice was around, not when that prick Edward was here. No offense Alice."

"Believe me, none taken. I love her Charlie, and I want you to know I will treat her with the respect she deserves. And will abide by your wishes as her father." Alice spoke in terms Charlie could relate to. Respect was important to him; he thought kids today lacked proper respect so he was happy with Alice's admission.

"Then we understand each other. This old man needs to get some sleep. I have to go back to work in a few hours. Will you two be here until I leave?"

Alice spoke up, she hadn't discussed it with Bella, but she had some plans for today after hearing the news Victoria was back. "Yes, then I'd like to take Bella shopping for school clothes if that's alright?"

Charlie laughed at the scowl his daughter was directing at Alice. "Sure, she needs to get ready and it saves me from any awkward attempts to help."

They stayed until Charlie safely left for work before heading back to the Cullens. Pulling Carlisle's Mercedes into the garage, Alice smiled when she saw a bright yellow Porsche parked on the other side. Emmet, Rosalie, Esme, and Carlisle quickly appeared before either girl could exit the car.

"So who's your secret admirer half pint? Bella's going to be jealous even with you bribing her with your pacifiers." Emmet teased.

The fact the car resembled the one she appropriated in Italy was not lost on Rose. "Does this having anything to do with your little talk with Aro?"

"It came with a card," Carlisle said while handing Alice a crimson envelope.

My Little One,

My guard told us how your eyes lit up when you saw the car your sister "borrowed". My wife insisted you have one. I warned you my dear.

All our love,

Nonno and Nonna

Alice smiled while reading the letter. She knew enough Italian to recognize grandfather and grandmother in the closing. The monikers suited Alice fine, vampires viewed family from a different perspective than humans so they seemed appropriate.

Gazing at her waiting family, Alice grabbed Bella's waiting hand. "Yes, I have a lot to tell you."

After explaining her talk with Aro in Volterra, Alice sat back on the sofa, awaiting the comments sure to follow.

"Wow Bella, how does it feel to bang royalty?" Emmett asked, receiving a slap to the back of the head. Bella blushed and refused to answer.

"I always knew you were special." Esme gushed.

Carlisle, ever the thinker said, "You realize this could cause problems. The Volturi have enemies."

"I apparently had an enemy before. Nothing could surprise me in comparison to that." Alice sadly replied, remembering her brother's treachery.

Rose had told the family what had happened during the visit to Italy. Carlisle and Esme were heartbroken that their son was capable of such a thing. Emmet wanted to hunt Edward down, but was calmed by Jasper, who was notably absent.

"Where's Jasper?" Alice asked, noticing Bella stiffen at the name.

"He left after he found out what Edward had done. We haven't heard from him since." Rose said, not caring in the slightest.

"We need to tell them about Victoria." Bella told Alice. She knew Alice cared for Jasper and she didn't want her dwelling on his absence.

All eyes were on Alice, sensing danger. "Jacob Black informed us that Victoria made it through La Push. He's offered to help us should we need it.'

"We have to work with dogs now? Anything else you want to lay on us? "Rose demanded.

"No, but if you quite complaining I'll tell you about the other night and provide sketches." Alice offered, referring to the reason her eyes had been red. Bella's mouth dropped open.

Rose smirked, "Deal."

Holding Bella's hand, Alice smiled and asked, "How about we take my new car and do some school shopping?"

Bella groaned. She didn't know which was more disturbing, the thought of Alice driving a supped up sports car or shopping with her pixie. 'The things you do for love.' "Only you would want to shop when a deranged vampire might be hunting me."

Exiting Forks on the way to Seattle, Alice pulled out her cell phone and dialed the number included in the card she'd been given. She needed to protect Bella and her mate's heart at all costs.

Hello, little one.

Alice didn't ask how Aro knew she was calling. He wasn't the ruler of vampires for nothing. "Hello Nonno, I wanted to thank you for my gift. You're too generous." Alice spoke the name she knew Aro would prefer. It felt good, she had never known any grandparents.

Nonsense my dear. A voice in the background asked, "Is that our princess? Engage the speaker Aro." I am trying Sulpicia but these infernal devices are so fragile. "I had that one specially made using tungsten for the case. It is far sturdier than the last one. Just push the damn button."

Alice was trying her best not to laugh at the couple on the other end of the line. Being a vampire meant you had to adjust with the times. Apparently Aro was having some problems with technology. A few seconds later the problem was resolved as a new voice came across the line.

Alice my dear, I regret I was unable to see you before you departed. I cannot tell you how thrilled I am that I have a granddaughter. Please return to Volterra soon. I know we have eternity but I do not want to wait that long to spend time with my granddaughter and her mate.

"I will Nonna." Alice waited for Sulpicia to finish telling Aro how delightful she was. "And thank you for your gift, it's amazing."

I am so glad you like it. I will let grumpy have the phone now, he pouts so when he does not get his way. Alice found it hysterical that the near merciless lord of the Volturi was being accused of pouting. All my love to you and Bella mia nipote…

"And ours to you." Alice replied. After Aro returned to the call Alice began telling him of the dilemma with Victoria.

I can send some of my guard to dispose of her immediately.

"Thank you, but we should be able to handle her alone. I have a question concerning Bella's turning and the law though." Alice hesitated. Her relationship with Aro was new, but their bond spanned three thousand years. She knew from her visions how he would reply but her visions were subjective. Alice didn't want to offend or anger him. "Bella is concerned being human causes a problem because of Victoria, and I agree she would be safer as a newborn. However she is young and I believe faking her death will leave her father heartbroken." Alice glanced at Bella, who was watching her questioningly. "I would like to know if it's possible to tell her father of our existence after she is turned?"

I appreciate that you show proper respect in asking my permission in this. I assume you trust this human if you are asking little one?

"I wouldn't dishonor you. I love Bella and want to spare her from losing her father until mortality separates them. She is all that he has. He's a good man that holds honor in high regard; I don't doubt his ability to keep our secret. But I will abide by your judgment."

Spoken like a true princess my little one. I will allow it for you, but of course you already knew my answer. Goodbye my love, and if you need help with the nomad I will send the guard immediately.

"Thank you Nonno. My love and thanks." Alice disconnected the call before turning to Bella. "We have permission to tell Charlie after you turn. Don't worry. He'll be as accepting as he was about you being gay."

"I'm not gay, I'm pixie sexual." Bella teased sticking out her tongue.

"Is that an offer?"

"Yes, especially if it gets me out of shopping." Bella said crossing her fingers.

"Nope, but we can make the lunch I told you about earlier a dinner instead. And Charlie won't walk in."

"I guess I can bear through the day of torture, but I'll be having an early dinner, with seconds and thirds if we have the time." Bella wiggled her eyebrows. Alice nearly gave her whiplash as she hit the accelerator.

Bella was subjected to hours of the dreaded shopping. She trudged on simply because she loved the twinkle in Alice's eye every time she submitted to something her pixie thought she just had to have. After having an early G-rated dinner, Alice took Bella to a bookstore knowing her mate's love of such places.

"I'll be right back. There's something I want to pick up." Alice excused herself. Bella was curious but went back to looking for a particular title she had been wanting. Alice returned carrying a nondescript bag, paid for Bella's purchases and stowed everything in her Porsche.

At the Swan house, Alice kept her word to her mate and Bella was very pleased. She was a mere human, but having the power to make Alice scream was a boost to her confidence and libido. Bella was aching with need for Alice's touch. The little vampire hurried Bella upstairs and said she would meet her shortly.

Peeking in Bella's bedroom Alice told her, "Close your eyes."

Closing her eyes, Bella could feel weight on the bed, then Alice crawling toward her. Something foreign rubbed along Bella's thigh and settled against her stomach.

"Open your eyes."

Bella opened to see her love's face, wearing a crooked grin as she rose slightly to allow Bella to look between them. Alice was wearing a pink sparkly strap on. Bella burst out laughing.

"Well that wasn't the reaction I was hoping for." Alice pouted and started to pull away.

Bella grabbed her neck, "No baby, I love it. It's just," she had to stop to reign in her laughter. "I will never be able to look at pixy stix the same way again."

"Very funny." Alice positioned herself until her "stick" was just outside of Bella's opening. "I think you'll like my fairy wand." She teased, thrusting forward.

"Oh God…" Bella gasped as Alice filled her. Setting a slow pace, Alice drove into her mate, feeling the shaft as it pressed against her clit. Seeing Bella groan with pleasure, threatened to send Alice into a frenzy.

Bella was beautiful. Chestnut hair spread across the pillow beneath her head, pale skin stretched taught as sweat ran down the line of her stomach muscles. Alice's mate wasn't merely beautiful as they made love, she was an ethereal vision in the little vampire's eyes. Kissing along Bella's pulse point, the thrum of blood beneath the skin was like a siren's call.

"I want to bite you, make you mine for eternity."

Hands wound in Alice's hair holding her head in the nook of Bella's neck. "Do it, I'm already yours." Bella panted.

"What if I can't stop?"

"You won't hurt me, now take me." Bella struggled to speak, her orgasm was close.

Growling, Alice rocked up to her knees pulling Bella with her, an arm wrapped around her mate's slim waist and the other firmly clasping the back of Bella's neck. Bella's legs instinctively locked around her pixie's waist as Alice's thrusts became harder.

"I love you my Bella…" Alice whispered just before they climaxed together and a sharp pain along her neck mixed with Bella's pleasure.

Alice drank from her mate, while Bella trembled in ecstasy. Knowing Alice was still inside of her and drinking her essence, sent another orgasm through her body before everything went dark. Alice fought the instinct to drain her prey. Bella was her life, no matter how intoxicatingly rich the warm blood filling her mouth was, she had to control her urge.

Alice pulled out of her mate, biting the inside of Bella's thigh than licking the spot to trap her venom. She repeated the process at Bella's ankle and over her heart, praying the venom would spread quickly and shorten the pain Bella would suffer. She dressed both of them before carrying Bella to her car. Alice made it home, and with her family's help moved her mate into bed to await the transformation.

Grief and guilt threatened to overcome the little vampire. She had never witnessed a turning and didn't remember her own. Her vibrant Bella was growing paler; her lips were tinged in blue. Alice knew she had given Bella what she wanted, and Victoria necessitated turning her mate before she had originally planned, but it didn't ease the pain of seeing Bella's face twist in agony. Sobs racked Alice's body when the screaming started…