(A/N – (I don't own Twilight in any way. All credit goes to Stephanie Meyers). Set during New Moon.

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Alice's P.O.V.

"You're going?" Rosalie, Emmett and Jasper looked beyond words. How could I do this to him?

"What do you mean?" I asked, though I knew the answer, not to mention the whole conversation to come.

"You're leaving. Without us?"

"We have to..." Barbie cut me off.

"Why? Aren't we supposed to be a family? You're going off and leaving us here. What happened to staying together?" Rosalie's voice was unforgiving.

"Rose, listen to me..."

"DON'T, Rose me!"

"Rosalie, hear your sister out." Carlisle's voice was full of authority.

"Thank you. I turned back around to face the beautiful porcelain doll that stood before me. The beautiful sister I wouldn't change for the world, even if she was...difficult. I knew how much family meant to her. "Rosalie, Jasper, Emmett. We're NOT leaving you. Okay?" They nodded in confusion. "Esme and I, we're...we're going back to Forks. To help with...things."

I heard gasps come from each one of them. Jasper, kind of teleported over to me. I felt his arms snake around my waist, pulling me closer to his body, making two puzzle pieces fit perfectly together. He kissed my head giving me a nuzzle as he pulled away. I twirled round to face him, meeting his pain filled eyes. Again, how could I do this to him? Jasper, the Texan soldier, who I so undoubtedly fallen head over heels for. The lost soul who needed someone. Me. The lone girl who needed someone. Him. Scars covered his face but deep down, I knew he was still recovering. The emotional scars that held him down, that hurt him so much and I could do nothing to help. He was alone before I had found him. No. Before he had found me. Was leaving him now, causing him more pain? Was leaving him now stopping his scars from healing? I was torn between the devotion to my soul mate and my loyalty to my best friend.

"Jasper..." He kissed my head again, breathing in as much of me as he could.

"Please, Alice, don't go." He'd obviously heard the conversation upstairs. "You could get yourself killed!" I sighed, kind of annoyed.

"Jasper, you of all people know I won't let that happen."

"Darlin' you can't be sure."

"But Jasper, I am! I can see the future!" That sounded stupid considering he already knew that.

"I know you can, Ali. But, explain. How is this going to help?"

"Jasper, Alice will be able to see any problems we may face. She won't gamble with our safety and those others." I smiled at Esme, at least someone understood me.

"See. Jazz I won't get myself killed. I'll keep watch. I promise I'll keep us safe."

"And the werewolves?" Yep, he'd been listening. He didn't like mixed emotions.

"They're no problem. We stay on our side of the treaty and they stay on theirs." He nodded as if starting to understand the point I was making. Rose just snorted.

"What?" I was giving her my death glare.

"Oh, nothing." She still looked amused. "You think this treaty is still in place? After all, we did just get up and leave."

"I. Know. Rose." I made my words short and simple, as if talking to a three year old. "I am aware of the fact we just "got up and left", but the treaty is still in place. Carlisle told me about the rules and regulations very carefully. He told that he made a deal, that as long as we Cullen's personally told the Quileute's that we were NEVER coming back to Forks, then they would be free to do whatever. We've lived in Forks three times since that treaty was formed and neither one of those wolves have ever passed the treaty line. Trust me; we know what we're doing. After all of this is sorted, we'll probably never go back again. Not with what happened to Bella. I don't even know if we'll see Edward again..."

"Why can't we come?" Emmett looked annoyed. "We are family after all."

"I know Em, but think about Charlie. I don't think he'd like it if we all popped up. He probably hates us right now, after all Edward drove her to this."

"It wasn't our fault!"

"I know it wasn't, it was him that did this. We're just picking up the pieces he left behind. We just didn't know how big those pieces were going to be." Emmett cast his eyes down to the floor and so did Rose. Although she wouldn't admit it, Rosalie, like Emmett, loved Bella like a sister. She didn't exactly like that she was giving up her humanity, but it was just that problem that got in the way of their relationship. If Bella did make the decision to stay Human, there probably would've been a better understanding between the two. Nothing could be done now.

"When are you leaving?" Emmett carried on, his eyes still on the floor.

"Tonight. We're running so we'll get there in approximately two and a half days."

"Running? Wouldn't that just make people suspicious, turning up without a car?"

"No one will notice Em, other people aren't so as observant as... Bella." Her name can out in a whisper.

"And when will you be back?" Rosalie was growing anxious, I felt Jasper tighten his hold around me. I couldn't imagine what he was feeling right now.

"Are you going as well?" Jasper looked at Carlisle.

"No. I'm staying to at least try and keep this family together." Family, that word made it seem harder to go, but I had to, for Charlie and Bella.

"And you're alright with this. With Esme going..."

"Yes I'm perfectly fine with that. I know she'll keep Alice and herself out of any unnecessary trouble. I don't want her to go, but this is the only way to pay our respects to Bella. It's the least we can do after causing all this upheaval." Everyone in the room looked guilty. The one person who should be here isn't, and at the moment he was the one person we all wanted to kill. Okay, discounting Carlisle and Esme, everyone else wanted to kill.

"You promise you'll come back." Esme rushed over to Rose.

"Sweetie, of course we will. I'm sure when I say this that Alice would agree with me; we wouldn't leave you for the world. This is a family, and although it doesn't feel like that at times, we will stick together, no matter what." She kissed Rosalie's head and hugged her fiercely. Rose returned the hug, looking like she wouldn't let go. It was just one of those rare moments when Rosalie let her guard down.

The rest of the evening continued calmly after that. Esme was planning the trip ahead. I don't know why, I could've just told her what path we were going to take, but she liked to be organised. Jasper and I went hunting, Rosalie worked on her red Mercedes CLK 350 Convertible, Emmett played on his X-Box and Carlisle went to start his night shift at the hospital. I don't know if I could be in Esme's place right now. Carlisle wouldn't be able to say goodbye, and nor would Esme. If that happened to me, I don't think I could go. Every hour passes more slowly than the one before. At 1:00am we would leave for Forks and see Bella for the very last time.

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