Disclaimer: Nope still don't own Twilight…

"B...B…B…BELLA?!?!?!" She whispered in a startled manner, staring intently into my eyes. She looked as though she was seeing a ghost.

"Alice?" I whispered back.

Many emotions flitted across her face before it settled on one. Joy.

Alice wasted no time in running up to me and giving me a bone crushing hug. If I wasn't a vampire, that could be a problem.

While Alice cried tearless sobs into my collarbone, I thought of the situation that had just happened. It really wasn't processing right in my mind.

Alice. Alice Cullen was alive. Did this mean they were all alive? But how?

I was told they had died. I didn't see it happen, but the Volturi made me sure that the job had been done.

They had told me…

And then it dawned on me. Those stupid lying bastards!

They had lied to me all these years, they had watched me suffer. They had witnessed my pain, and still they let it happen. They had killed me themselves. In more than one way…

I was planning my revenge when my thoughts were interrupted by Alice shaking my shoulders lightly.

"Bella." She said, almost hesitantly. "Where have you been?" She said as she surveyed me. "And what happened to you?"

I began to fill Alice in on my life, or existence. I told her about my transformation, the lies I was told.

By the time I was done, she was furious. She kept muttering "All these years…"

"Alice, what are you saying?" Even my vampire hearing couldn't pick up all her words.

"Bella, all these years we have thought you were dead. The Volturi told us that they had killed you. They said that that was our punishment, and they let us live. But that was as good as killing us. Especially Edward." She stated. Edwards name sent shivers down my spine.

Not shivers of pain this time, but of anticipation.

"What I don't understand is how I didn't see you all these years?" She wondered. She looked like she was searching her mind for something she had missed.

I didn't really know why Alice hadn't seen me. Aro still couldn't read my mind, but my transformation shouldn't have affected Alice's powers on me.

I was deep into thought about this when suddenly I came up with the answer.

"Nikki." I stated assurance in my eyes. Alice's look became very confused.

"Nikki is new to the Volturi." I explained to Alice. "Her ability is to block out other vampires abilities. She must be protecting us…"

Alice seemed disturbed by this information. I don't think she liked finding out that someone could one-up her power. I would hate if someone did that to me…

As if Alice was a mind reader, she spoke my thoughts.

"Bella, do you have an ability?" She asked curiously.

I explained my "power" to her. By the time I was done, she was beaming.

"I always knew you were a fighter Bella! Just wait until we get you to arm wrestle Emmett…"

I chuckled at the thought, and she joined me.

They wind blew and tousled our hair. While my long hair danced out of place, her short hair stayed still.

"Rosalie will be so jealous of you Bella. You are so much more beautiful of her!" Alice said with a proud tone in her voice.

"Me more beautiful than Rosalie? As if." I scoffed.

"Don't doubt yourself." She warned.

"Speaking of Rose, I think there are a few people that probably want to see you. Just some old acquaintances…" She chuckled.

I had mixed feelings about seeing the rest of the Cullens. Alice was one thing, but what about the rest? What about Edward?

Alice read my face and said "You have no idea how happy he will be, don't worry."

I decided to trust Alice, and so we began to run.

She was very impressed with my speed. I easily ran many steps ahead of her.

A question popped into my head as we ran. "Alice, why are you guys here?"

She seemed to choose her words carefully, like she didn't want to say the wrong thing.

"Those new borns that you, eliminated. We came back to warn them, it was only fair."

For some reason her answer seemed hallow, but I accepted it none the less.

We only had to run for a short time, I hadn't realized how close we had been to their house.

When we saw the house we slowed to a walking pace.

"Be warned that this might be…emotional Bella." She laughed.

"I fear that most the emotion may be coming from me!" I laughed back.

"Poor Jasper, he will be sick with feelings for days!" She joked.

"You have no idea how relived I am that you are…alive. We have been so miserable without you Bella. We were absolutely crushed about your death." She said sincerely.

"Especially Edward, Bella. It seemed like he died along with you. He hasn't been…functional since you "died". All he does is zone us out and listen to music all day. He will be so ecstatic in about…one minute."

We crossed the threshold into the Cullen's house. Everything seemed the same as before.

We walked through the kitchen and into the back yard, where we saw the others.

"Alice?" Esme called gently. It felt so good to hear her motherly voice. "Who is with you?"

"Just an old friend!" She answered happily.

When she was answering Esme, I was staring at Edward. He was sitting on the ground looking up at the sky. He was just the same as before, just as beautiful. He had an ipod in his ears, cranked up all the way. I could hear it from where I stood, Claire De lune was playing.

As we approached them they turned back to stare at us.

When they saw me, they all did double takes. Their eyes grew wide with wonder and confusion.

While they silently stared, Edward sat up to observe the problem.

He turned his music down and looked at me.

He didn't have to take more than one look at me.

"Bella?"