Chapter 3 - To Love Again

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B POV

Oh god, oh god, oh god.

Say something you idiot, anything, you must have something to say I mean come on she just said...

Bella loudly swallowed refusing to think let alone speak those words, she hadn't wanted to hear them again but here Alice was sitting right across from her.

Alice, Bella sighed mentally at the thought of the pixie like vampire who she had become quite close to in the last couple of months but Alice had to go and ruin everything because, 'because what?' A voice in her mind asked her, 'because she just said,' Bella said mentally answering the voice but it cut her off, 'What because she said I love you?' It said Bella flinching when those three words were said, 'Yes that, I like her and everything but not like that and I don't know what to say I mean I never thought I would hear those words again after... anyway I don't know what to do, I don't wanna hurt her, hold on she's a vampire after what they did I have every right to hurt their kind.' Bella thought opening her mouth to give Alice a piece of her mind but the other voice shouted at her in her mind making her hesitate.

'Don't! You'll regret it if you do cause I'm gunna let you in on something, I have seen certain parts of two futures, one is where you tell Alice to basically fuck off and never come near her again and the other is well let's just say better, now I want you to think about this for a minute, think of what you feel like when Alice walks into a room, when she smiles at you, when you catch her unawares when she is looking at you, just think about her for a minute and then ask yourself again what should you do.' Bella did as the voice asked thinking specifically about Alice what she felt like when she walks into a room, when she smiled at her and when she had caught Alice unawares after thinking really hard Bella's eyes went wide and the voice inside her head cheered wholeheartedly at her sudden realization.

Bella liked Alice.

Liked being the key word, Bella doubted she could ever show a particular emotion to anyone ever again but still she liked Alice.

Alice as in the girl who had become her friend a little over two months ago, Alice who was now sitting in front of her telling Bella her feelings for her, Alice who was a vampire.

Bella's breathing became slightly more erratic as she thought about all the signs but ignored, when her heart started to beat faster and a small smile came upon her face when Alice walked into a room, how she would blush like mad when Alice smiled at her, how she always breathed deeply when Alice was close to her just to take in her amazing scent.

What she was gunna say, after this little revelation she obviously wasn't going to give Alice a piece of her mind. But if she told Alice that she liked her, would she be ready for the relationship that would obviously follow?

Answer not very likely but there was this sort of tug at her entire being and it was pulling her towards the vampire that was sat across from her.

Realizing she still hadn't said anything Bella took a deep breath and started to speak.

A POV

So I told her and I'm waiting and I'm waiting and waiting, even to me this waiting feels like forever. God I'm so nervous I still can't see her decision so either she hasn't made one yet or this was one of the times where I couldn't see her.

What if she says no? The thought entered my mind briefly but I quickly pushed it away, I wasn't going to let myself think negatively about this, I couldn't if I did then I would start to fall into a pit of despair and if Bella did reciprocate my feelings I didn't want to be in a horrible emotion when she said so.

I heard Bella take a deep breath and focused all my attention on my love sitting in front of me.

B POV

"Alice I don't know what to say." I said to her the voice in her mind was screaming at her 'you idiot, you know exactly what to say! Say you like her back or I will!'

Alice was looking at me in what looked like hurt and a pain started to open in my chest the voice was still screaming at me, repeating over and over that I better tell her the truth or it would do it for me, so I tried again. "Well actually I know what to say but I don't think I should." Alice leant forward towards me stopping until our faces were inches apart; surprisingly I didn't flinch back but remained where I was. "It's ok just say what you have to say, I just want to know how you feel about this." She said to me and I think I must have spaced out for a second because when I was focused again she was giving a small chuckle and waving her hand in front of my face, I felt my face blush a deep red.

"Ok I'll just say it,' The voice inside my head was cheering in victory 'Alice what you just said I'll admit was surprising very surprising, never in my life would I expect you, a vampire to you know... fall for me...and I'll admit as soon as it got through to me what you said I was thinking of shouting and screaming... at you to get out...or bolt out of the house myself,' I noticed she looked upset at this and felt myself instantly want to put a smile on her face 'but I didn't I took the time to process it all...and well I realized something." Alice was looking at me curiously obviously she hadn't had a vision of what I was about to say and at this point I hated that she couldn't always see me.

"I realized that my heart beat faster and a small smile would grace my lips when you walked into a room, how I would blush like mad when you smiled at me, that when you were closer to me I breathed deeper just so I could smell your scent better. Alice...I came to,' I swallowed loudly I can't believe I'm setting myself up for more heartache, 'To realize...that I...that...I,' SAY IT! The voice inside my head screamed at me, 'Like you." I mumbled out knowing she would hear me before quickly bowing my head hiding my face from view.

A POV

She liked me, YES! Ok so it wasn't exactly the words I wanted to hear but it was a start, although the little speech before that well let's just say if I could I would of cried.

I saw her bow her head, hiding her beautiful face from my view well I couldn't very well have that now could I?

I slowly leant forward and reached my hand out tilting her face up towards me.

She looked at me a little fearfully and I was a bit saddened but instantly perked up when a quick vision came to me, knowing what was about to happen I kept a calm facade but inside I was jumping with joy.

Keeping my eyes locked with her I slowly leant forward making my intentions clear and giving her time to back away but she didn't though I did hear her heart speed up quite a bit and saw her bit her lip, god that turned me on. Never breaking gaze with my love I carried on leaning forward and placed my lips upon her's in a slow gentle kiss.

So that's the end of chapter 3 what did you think?

Sorry for not updating for a while was a bit stuck on what to write but know this bit is over it should be more easy and in the next couple of chapters a bit of Bella's past might be revealed, you'll just have to keep reading my story to find out :P

So review no flames please I don't really know when the next chapter will be up although I can tell you it will be under 2 weeks but probably over 1 just keep on the lookout for it.

The chapter title is To Love Again by Alesha Dixon

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