Chapter Two

The three were at Bella's house in a matter of minutes. Edward's eyes had been on Bella the entire time. Bella's eyes had been on Alice. Alice's eyes had been bouncing back and forth between the two, attempting to figure out what was going on, only to realize that neither Bella nor Edward really knew.

Edward went around the car to Bella's side to open her door, then wrapped his arm around her waist again and began to lead her toward the front door, followed closely by Alice. They entered the house and headed upstairs to Bella's room, their usual place to study.

Edward and Alice already had their books and notes laid out before Bella had opened her backpack. Bella tried to quickly take out her things, but accidentally ended up dumping the contents of her bag on the floor.

She blushed glancing up at Alice while Edward picked up and organized what had been dropped. Soon enough, Edward was quizzing Bella on Algebra formulas. Bella's pencil lead broke and she reached forward to grab a new one at the same time Alice did. Their hands brushed each other. Bella's heart was immediately racing at the touch of Alice's faultless, soft and icy skin.

Edward continued rattling off questions, but Bella didn't hear a word he said.

"Edward, can you go get me aspirin from downstairs? I'm not feeling all that well," Bella asked him sweetly. Bella knew she needed to get him out of the room before she let her decision completely enter her mind.

"Of course," he said, already half way to the door. Now she had limited time and had to move quickly.

"Wha- ?" Alice began, but was cut off by Bella's warm lips against her own ice cold ones.

Alice didn't think, she just kissed back. Then her brain started to function rationally.

"I need to leave before Edward comes back," she whispered quickly, and just as quickly, she was out the bedroom window, flying somewhere far, far away from Edward and his abilities.

Edward returned seconds later with a glass of water and two pills in hand.

"Where's Alice?" Edward asked with confusion.

"She… had to… uh… talk to Jasper. All she said was that she saw something," Bella lied as hurriedly as she could manage.

"Oh, well maybe I should go find her. Something could be wrong," Edward said, concern edging in his voice.

"No!" Bella practically shouted. Edward stared at her, more confused now than ever.

Then, Bella did the only thing she knew would distract him. She jumped on him, covering his mouth with her own.

It wasn't the same. But it would do the job for the time being.

It was rather successful, until he broke away, as he always did; fearing things would go too far. After that, though, he stopped talking about Alice and questioning Bella. He rambled on about some formula that Bella wasn't paying attention to.

All she could think about was the kiss she and Alice shared. It was different than any kiss she had ever had with Edward. Edward's kisses were cold, like his lips. Alice's lips were the same temperature, but they felt warm. They felt right. But Bella couldn't explain this to Edward. There was simply no way. This was yet another occasion where Bella was eternally thankful that she was immune to Edward's ability.

The two finished their study session uneventfully. Edward kissed Bella goodbye and told her he would see her in the morning.

That night, Bella dreamed vividly, and it wasn't about Edward.

She was laying in the meadow she had visited what seemed so long ago with Edward. The sun was shining down on the clearing, but Bella was standing in the shadows. Someone was standing next to her, but it was dark, so she couldn't tell who it was.

Bella stepped into the meadow, and was temporarily blinded by the sudden rush of sunlight entering her eyes. She felt an arm around her waist. Her vision returned to her, and she laid her eyes on the perfect figure of Alice. Her thin waistline, her stylish outfit, her slender legs, and her silky hair all looked just that much better in the shining sunlight. And of course, her beautiful, sparkling skin amazed Bella to no end.

Just past the infallible being before her, Bella saw something moving. She realized it was a tree falling. No, not falling. Being knocked over. By what, though? Then Bella set sight on the giant ball that was knocking over the tree. It consisted of various objects: a bicycle, rabbits, a ninja, a car, a swing, a roof, a section of fence, a small child, a giraffe, and now the tree that had just been uprooted, all being pushed by a tiny little colorful being.

This insanity was interrupted by Alice's soft, warm kiss. In the middle of this fantasy that seemed to be coming true, Bella heard a loud thump that, much to her dismay, woke her from her slumber.

There was someone at her window.

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