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I have no idea why the 1st half the 1st chapter is underlined…and it is kind of pissing me off….whatever…this story is as much in cannon as I can make it….if something does not make fit , let me know.

Chapter 2

The days that Edward was gone were- for lack of a better word- depressing. Although none of us- well none of us expect perhaps Alice- would openly admit it, Edward was our comfort. Our rock. Even though I literally had the ability to calm them down, it was Edward they usually sought out when they needed encouragement or reassurance. And I don't usually mind that . I would much rather have Rose tell her problems to him , then to me.

But now, although to the outside world they looked normal ( appearing normal was something that we all, for obvious reasons, were very good at), I could sense the anxiety in the air. They were anxious about what he was doing, about how he was coping and most importantly when -or even if- he was coming back.

I walked up the stairs and knocked gently on Alice's bedroom door. Although I knew that she would not have minded if I had just walked in, I did not want to disturb her. For all I knew she could be reminiscing in her private thoughts, or worse, rearranging her closet.

" Come in ,"

I opened the door and walked in. She was hunched over an antique drawing desk that I had bought her for our last anniversary, delicately touching up on the face of a beautiful, yet someone how sad, young women. I loved to watch her draw. It never ceased to amaze me how much dedication she put into a single piece of work, how much emotion seemed to spill onto the paper through a simple graphite pencil.

I sat down on her bed, a prop that in this house only had one singular purpose - which was not to sleep on.

She kept on drawing for moment, pausing every now and then to look over what she was doing. Although she was trying not to show it, she was stressed.

I sighed. " Alice, come here love."

She slowly put down her pencil, got up, walked over to me and sat on my lap, wrapping her arms around my neck, she legs dangling just above the floor. She looked into my eyes and then gave me a weak smile.

" He will come back Alice." I assured her, although if he really was one hundred percent sure about coming back Alice would have told me, and I would not be trying to convince her . That was one problem about being in love with someone who could see into the future, they did not need you to reassure them that everything would be alright, something that most husbands want to occasionally do to their wives.

She lightly kissed me lips and let out a feeble laugh "I hope so Jazz, I hope so."

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It was the Monday after Edward came back, the first time he was going to attempt to be in the same vicinity as Bella since coming home. It had snowed this morning and me and Emmett had taken it upon ourselves to bombard Edward with slush balls, you know, as a why to cheer him up. But Emmett had gotten bored with his lack of response and decided to throw them at me instead. I must admit it was quite nice to have a little bit of fun, especially since everyone had been moody lately.

But the euphoric attitude from this morning was now gone, the dismal atmosphere threatening to take over once again.

Alice had an unfocused look on her face as she whispered to Edward. " It's going to be okay."

I put my hand under her elbow and gently guided her forward as we followed Emmett and Rosalie through the crowd of students that were in the cafeteria.

" Of course it is," he grumbled. I could feel that he was getting irritated.

" She's not here yet, but the way she is going to come in…she won't be down wind if we sit in our regular spot."

"Of course we will sit in our regular spot. Stop it, Alice. You're getting on my nerves. I'll be absolutely fine."

She blinked as I helped her into her seat at our table, finally focusing on Edward's face.

" Hmm," she replied, sounding rather surprised. " I think you're right."

" Oh course I am," he muttered. He hated being the center of all the attention. He turned and looked at me, sympathy radiating from him.

Annoying, isn't it?, I thought.

He scowled at me.

His nerves were wound up tight, his senses alert. He was aware of everything. Every sound, smell, sight and thought. Partially every thought.

" Anything new?" I asked after a few moments.

" Nothing. She… must not have said anything."

I raised my eyebrow at him.

" Maybe you're not as scary as you think you are," Emmett said, laughing. " I bet I could have frightened her better then that." The man could be quite cocky at times.

Edward rolled his eyes at him.

" Wonder why?…" Emmett began again.

" We've been over that. I don't know." Edward was heading into dangerous water. One little slip would be all it would take for him to go over the edge and do something he would later regret. I could sense it, and I did not like it.

" She's coming in," Alice muttered. " Try to look human."

Edward's body tightened up.

" Human you say," Emmett smirked. He held out his right hand and revealed a slush ball he had saved and made into a block of ice. He turned to look at me, but I knew he wouldn't dare without risking the chance that I would get him back later. No, I had a suspicion that his target was Alice. But, of course, she knew that too. When he threw the ice, she flicked it away causally, causing it to fly across the room and shatter with a crack against the brick wall, causing the brick to crack as well.

" Very human, Emmett," Rose said sarcastically. " Why don't you punch through the wall while you're at it?"

" It would look more impressive if you did it, baby" he replied with a smirk.

I cringed inside. Sometimes their endless flirting made me sick. I looked at Edward, he was grinning. But I could tell that his thinking about something else. Most likely the new girl, who was now standing in line to buy her lunch.

Alice elbowed Edward and he put on a fake grin.

" Ease up Edward," Emmett said. " Honestly. So you kill one human. That's hardly the end of the world."

" You would know," he muttered.

I let out a small growl. He had no idea how hard it was for me and Edward. It always seemed to me that Emmett took the fact that he was immortal for granted. That if Carlisle had not created him, and he had not known Rose, he would have not been a "vegetarian." Humans were nothing more then insignificant beings to him, beings that he just happened to share the world with. If he would have been like Edward- hearing their thoughts- or like me - feeling their emotions- I can guarantee he would not have said that.

Emmett laughed at Edward remark. " You've got to learn to get over things. Like I do. Eternity is a long time to wallow in grief."

I suddenly felt Alice move slightly beside me. I looked down at her hand and moved out of the way just in time as a handful of ice wisped by me and hit Emmett in the face.

He grinned and lean over the table. " You asked for it," he said as she shook his ice covered head over the table.

" Ew!" Rose replied as she got wet. Sometimes she was such a wimp. But then again sometimes she was more manly the some men I know. Especially when it comes to cars.

Alice started to laugh, and I joined her. Her laugh was so beautiful, it was contagious.

But Edward kept looking over a the new girl, this Bella Swan. It was almost as if he was trying to figure out what she was thinking, but for some reason couldn't. But that didn't make sense to me. Edward could hear everyone's thoughts, including mine. Luckily he didn't seem to notice that I was worrying about him.

When lunch was over we all stayed in our seats. We were curious about how he was going to deal with her. He was very uneasy about the situation.

" I …think it's okay." Alice said with hesitation. She had seen that he would make it. But she also new that the future was not set in stone.

" But why push it?" I asked. Although I knew that this was hard for him, I also felt a tiny bit smug about the idea. Usual everyone was worried about me acting out. Now there were more concerned about him. " Go home. Take a rest."

" What's the big deal?" Emmett argued. Here we go again, total disregard for human life. "Either he will kill her, or he won't. Either way he should just get on with it."

" I don't want to move yet," Rose whined.

I sighed. She was always thinking about herself that one.

" We are finally almost done high school, Emmett."

" No Rose," Alice replied. " It will be okay. I am 93 sure that nothing will happen."

Edward looked at Alice with curiosity and then ordered us to go to class. I could sense Alice's worry, Emmett's approval and Rosalie's irritation, as he got up and left for Biology.