Disclaimer: I only own a mushy mattress and some kids, certainly not Twilight.

A/N: Hi everyone! I'm sorry about the error last time with notifications. I emailed FF but haven't heard back. Hopefully it's a one time thing. I'm also sorry this is late. My kids have a nasty virus and being a mom tends to push writing out of the forefront of my priorities.

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I stood up and brushed my knees from being under the dash where Garrett stashed me. He and his Kate were still locked in each other's eyes. Clearing my throat to get their attention didn't work. Asking Garrett what was going on didn't work either. Slowly, they started moving toward one another. I could tell they were whispering but it was far too quiet for me to pick up on.

Come see me! I'm outside! This is going to be so FUN!-Ali

Hmm, apparently I have a new BFF. I grabbed my bag and tried to move around the two lovebirds but there was no budging them. "Hey Rett? You wanna go ahead and let me out? Ali is out there and I think she really wants me to go..." I heard what sounded like a growl coming from behind Kate, or I thought it was behind her but oh, how wrong I was. Instantly, I was on my back with a beautiful woman sitting on top of me. Now, I could admit how some girls might be in Heaven and I could also admit that Kate was the first woman who I even considered in a sexual manor and it had a lot to do with her now black eyes that were fixated on me. The same black eyes as the man and the demon blonde from Hell who made appearances in my dreams. To admit that she was kinda hot was embarrassing considering I was fairly confident that I was all about guys.

"Now Katie, she wasn't trying to take me from you, she was trying to leave. Why don't you let her up now, beautiful?" Garrett calmly asked the she-demon who was looking at me like I was food. I nodded, "Of course Kate! It's obvious how much he wants you, I can see it in his eyes. I would NEVER come between you. I just met him a few hours ago and he brought me here. That's it. Besides, why would he want me when he has you? You're way hotter than me," I ended my comment with a slight nervous laugh and a blush, trying to send positive vibes off my body. Suddenly, her eyes started to fade back to a startling topaz. That color! The same as the eyes on the man in my dream. These people must know more than they have told me. They must know him. It was true, I could feel it in my guts and blood.

"Oh! I'm so sorry, Bella! I know who you are, I was just lost for a moment. Please, go to Alice and my sisters. Please forgive me," Kate stood, helping me to my feet and looking ashamed. Smiling sweetly, trying to assuage her guilt, I slipped by her and nodded goodbye to Garrett, being careful not to let my eyes linger on him for too long.

As I walked down the steps, I scanned the people standing just outside the aircraft. There were three women and two men, all very different looking but they still had similarities. The men were light and dark, one blonde with very fair skin while the other had long black dreadlocks and dark skin that still seemed somewhat sickly, like his natural skin tone had been washed out. There were two more blonde women outside, one was leaning against the man with dreadlocks. I had a feeling they were Kate's family. The final woman was a tiny little thing with short black hair that was skillfully spiked in organized chaos. She was bouncing up and down, clasping her hands together and squealing like a little kid whose parents just surprised them with a trip to Disneyland. Trying to ignore her excitement, I focused on the things all of these people had in common. They were all astonishingly gorgeous. Their bodies were perfect, none had an ounce of fat on them. All were pale but that could be from living in Alaska, I doubted there were many places to go tanning. The most startling common feature was their eyes. All of the people standing before me, Kate, and my dream man, had the exact same color eyes. I could understand Kate and her sisters having the same eyes but all of these people? There was more to this story and I needed to know what.

They all watched as I came to a stop about ten feet away, "Look, I'm not stupid. Something is going on here. Now, for some unknown reason, I feel like I can trust Peter and he told me he trusts you all. I don't want to be in the dark. Can someone fill me in on anything? A little bit of information, please?" the begging words fell out of my mouth before I could stop them. My voice started strong but was broken and weak by the end. I was starting to become very afraid and Peter was still M.I.A.

The tiny dark haired girl pranced over to me and grabbed my hand, "Oh Bella! I'm already so in love with you! You're my new best friend! We can shop and try new outfits and design clothes and makeup and..." she was babbling so quickly I could hardly follow her words. This must be Alice! Yoda said she was good people.

The blonde man moved to Alice's side and slid his arm around her shoulders. She looked at him and their eyes met. It was like Garrett and Kate all over. I started to wonder what I had stumbled into when he started speaking, "Hey there, Miss Bella. My name's Jasper and that fool ya been chattin' with is my brother, Peter. He and his wife Charlotte are getting some things in place to ensure ya don't come to any harm. I don't have the foggiest clue why Peter is helpin' ya but it don't make no matter. We support our family. Ali and I will take ya to pick up some basics, then we'll need to get on the road," he turned to his wife, by the looks of their ring fingers, and gave her a serious look, "You listen here darlin', we ain't got time for ya to go crazy. Pete said to fill two suitcases with clothing and shoes. If it don't fit, ya gotta leave it. Hear me? I don't wanna fight with Peter because ya'll went crazy in the department store," his look was stern but there was a twinkle in his eyes that showed us he was only saying these things because he was supposed to. Alice was clearly a force to be reckoned with and Jasper knew a lost cause when he saw one.

Alice giggled and toed the dusty floor of the hangar, "Don't be silly, she needs at least three large cases. I'm seeing three large, two small. By the way, this is Irina and her boyfriend Laurent and her sister Tanya. Kate is also their sister but you met her. Did you learn anything in that plane?" the pixie winked at me like we already had secrets from the others. Tanya stepped forward, "Why Alice? What could she have learned?" Alice grinned at me, "Would you like to tell her what you saw?"

Tanya looked to me with concern written on her bewitching face. Drawing on whatever strength I could find, I answered her questioning eyes, "Well, it was really quite strange. Garrett just started staring at Kate. She hadn't noticed because she was trying to introduce herself to me, I think. As soon as she looked at him, she was a goner too. I've never actually believed in love at first sight but..."

Tanya and Irina gasped and looked between themselves and me a few times before darting to the plane to check on the lovebirds. Laurent gave me a slight smile and nod. When he spoke he had an accent that was lilting, like he was from an island nation far away, "Those girls will take awhile. I will go ready the car for later. Jasper, Alice, Bella. Goodbye and good luck." He walked away quickly like he was uncomfortable and wanted out of the hangar fast.

The more I stared, the more the uneasiness of the unknown started to get to me. I knew instinctively that I needed to trust Peter but the unanswered questions were getting to me. After what I noticed between the two on the plane, I felt like these people weren't exactly people like me. They were something other. Something to be cautious of. I heard a slight scuffling sound and focused back on the two still here.

"Alright, let's get the shopping over with. It isn't my favorite pastime..." I could see the slight look of disappointment on Ali's face and I instantly felt awful for my bad attitude. "I'm sorry Alice. I'm just so confused by all of this and to be honest, really scared."

Jasper stepped toward me and nodded, "We get it, sis. The way this had to be done was not what we wanted. I can't really explain much more. Try to trust us and we will do everything we can to keep you happy. Girls like chocolate, right? Want me to get you a candy bar?" He grinned at me and I could feel something, like a strange warmth. It was another of my intuitions. My heart was telling me to trust Jasper, he was my brother. I blurted my next words out before I knew I even thought them.

"Jasper? Why do I love you and Ali like siblings? Peter too. I don't understand anything. This...this cannot be real..."

Then, my vision tipped harshly and everything went dark.

I awoke in the backseat of an expensive car. It was moving fast and there was someone playing with my hair, I was laying across someone's lap. I opened my eyes and looked up to see who was pulling their fingers through my hair. My eyes met the tawny eyes of Alice.

"Oh! Hi Bella! I'm so glad you're awake, we were a little concerned. I bought all your stuff and we're already on the way to our place in Colorado. I only picked things that I know you like. No dresses or heels which, by the way, was really hard! We'll be staying there until Pete or Char call and tell us when it's time to move again," she smiled a dazzling smile at me and squeezed my shoulders lightly. "I was so happy when you said you love us already. We love you too! Jazz won't admit it because he's supposed to be a tough guy but he does. I can see the way he looks at you, you're his baby sissy already." Ali was giggling and I had never heard a more beautiful sound.

I grinned at her, "So, this is weird but I do really feel that way about you guys. I kinda have super intuition, I guess? That's why I listened to Yoda. Something told me to. I'm sure you think I'm crazy..."

Jasper spoke up from the driver's seat, "Naw, not crazy. You're just a little different. Like us."

"So, we've established I'm different and you're different. What are you guys? I know you're something...else..." Alice gasped as I asked. When I turned to look at her, her eyes were bright and she was shocked.

Jasper sputtered for a moment, "Uh, I don't rightly know what you're talkin' about there Nugget but...um...Ali? Got any help here for me?"

She was shaking her head and looking at me with incredulity, "No Jazz, I've got nothing. Her decisions are so quick that my visions aren't coming through until after the fact. It feels almost as if something guards them until it's time for them to be made known. I can see her in visions but only if it's based on someone else's decisions, like when I decided we were going to be shopping together. Any outcome derived from Bella's choices is a blindspot for me."

They both looked impressed and a little scared, to be honest. I, on the other hand, was pissed. I asked them an outright question and they ignored it and talked about me like I wasn't here. Jasper said I was like them, different. Alice said she had visions. I'd always believed in my abilities, why was it so hard to consider maybe Alice had a gift too. "Alice? Can I tell you about my gift? Then, maybe, you'll feel comfortable enough to tell me about yours."

Ali smiled at me and nodded emphatically.

"Alright, there's quite a bit so you two might want to sit back and relax," I started to spill the beans about everything. I told them about all my prophetic dreams and how I was afraid I was causing them until Granny died. Then, I explained about my time in Forks and La Push, along with the legends from the tribe about spirit warriors and Cold Ones. They were startled to learn whom my father was and my connection to Forks. Apparently, they had been living there for awhile and they knew Charlie, Billy, and Jacob. As soon as I mentioned Jake, Jasper tightened his hands on the wheel and muttered about 'mutts.' I finished the story with the blonde demon bitch and my handsome savior. When I described them, both Alice and Jasper froze like marble statues.

"Ali? Jazz? Are you alright? Did I freak you out? Sorry, I forget how terrified she makes me, I'm sure everything will be fine. Okay? Guys?" I watched and they stayed stuck.

I waited fifteen minutes as Jasper crisscrossed the Canadian wilderness they were driving me through. He said we had to confuse the path so we couldn't be followed as easily. Finally, Alice moved. She scooted up to me and wrapped her arms around me. She looked into the rear view mirror, at her partner's sorrow filled eyes. As she kissed my temple and squeezed me a little tighter she spoke, "Bella. You are my true sister. That bitch will never touch you. I will rip her head off and burn her to ashes before she does. Right, Jazzy?" By the end of her promise, her eyes were as black as onyx.

"Of course, darlin'. No one is touchin' my sister," he looked meaningfully into my eyes, his also black, and I felt a warm flush of brotherly love sweep through my heart. By instinct alone, I shoved the feeling out to Jasper. He sighed and grinned at me.

I had no clue who I was with, where we were going, or even what they were but I knew I was home.