Warning: Same sex relationship can be found in this fic. Dark themes as well as inappriopriate language.
Disclaimer: Twilight isn't mine, only the plot.
Chapter 4
"If someone listens, or stretches out a hand, or whispers a kind word of encouragement, or attempts to understand a lonely person, extraordinary things begin to happen. --Loretta Girzatlis" Too calm myself down, I forced myself to sit down on the log behind me and stare at the nearest branch and count the leaves on it and then the individual veins in each leaf. For even the slightest idea that another dhampire had been alive in this world made my ears ring with outrage. My calming technique, I found was quite effective as Bella started talking about her dead child in a hollow voice "Still born, my Renesmee, my little girl was still born. She kicked her way out of my womb and died in my arms. I died soon afterward, Edward turned me as I was dying" Her words spurred the hazy memory of my birth mother in my eyes, the deep cavity flooded with blood came to mind and I realized what had happened and why my mother had died, I had torn her apart from the inside out and she had died birthing a monster and as all of these thoughts flew through me, as I realized that all the names I had ever been called were true, I saw Mr. Cullen physically flinch, like he had seen my memories and heard my thoughts, that they had been spoken aloud for all to hear "Your Renesmee is lucky, for she would suffer much even with loving parents" I told them, feeling exhausted as the memory of being chased by a mob out of town came to mind and I saw Mr. Cullen flinch once again, like he too knew what had happened too me. "Vampires do not flinch like you do Edward Cullen" I stated, though it really came out as a question. Mr. Cullen looked at me with a piercing gaze but he did not explain his frequent flinches to me at all. "Would you come to meet the rest of our family?" Now, that was drawing the line, I could handle to vampires that sort of want to kill me but the rest of the coven who would want my head on a silver platter presented to the Volturri? Dream on "Oh yes Mr. Cullen, I'm really going to walk into a death trap. Excuse me for not being naïve" Rustles in the bushes and two wolves leaped into view- Jacob and Embry. They growled at Edward Cullen and Bella in warning and stepped in front of me, protecting me from them. I found it interesting that we were united on a common enemy, vampires yet I myself were an enemy of the wolves as well, yet they supported me and they wanted me to stay in Forks. I stayed the two wolves by touching them lightly on their rumps. "These two vampires were just leaving, they have, for now outstayed their welcome" I told them, warning my two enemies. Edward Cullen looked at me beseechingly, Bella looked at me furiously before they both melted into the brush, disappearing into the forest. Both wolves looked up at me, wanting reassurance it seems for some reason, that I was safe. "I am all right, horrible things were discussed and it seems that it was my fault, intentionally of course, like always but of course, I could never have done it for I have never met them before" I chuckled as I turned in the direction of my home, the two wolves following almost protectively. When I could smell the scents of home, I turned to the two of them who still flanked both sides of me "Run along, thank you for your assistance, I will be able to get to my home safely" I promised them and to emphasize my point, I ran as fast as I was able to my home. Opening the door, I heard a reassuring howl from one of my helpers and smiling to myself, I went about my confined life. For the next couple of days, a certain degree of peace and isolation was achieved, punctured by that of the howling of wolves that I heard a lot and I would listen to the La Push pack howl to the shining silver moon. The peace wasn't set to last for a knock on the door came not but a day after the full moon and I knew whom it was, I didn't move to answer the door though "We want to talk to you" I heard Edward Cullen's voice call through the door clearly, his tone still smooth and velvety. I scoffed at his statement, standing and dashing to the back door, which was just as heavily locked as the front but easier to unlock, quicker. With years worth of practice under my belt, I had the door unlocked silently and was out, creeping around the side of the house to see who was at my front door. All of the coven, I was sure of it were there- Carlisle, Esme, Jasper, Emmett, Bella, Edward and Rosalie. There shouldn't have been any surprises that they were there and that they knew where I lived but it was still a small shock nonetheless. "I do not think she wants to come out" Jasper said, I could hear an accent to his voice that Edward did not have, nor Bella and as the others replied to his statement, I realized that they all had different accents. It was also Jasper who spotted me first "Good morning ma'am" He greeted me and I looked at him, amused at his manner and I realized that this would be the scene in that I had saw a couple of days ago. Here we go… "Why are you here?" I asked, skipping all pleasantries. What I really wanted to know was how far I would have to be running and how fast and when. The anticipation as to when it was going to happen was sort of driving me nuts and it was effecting me greatly in regards to my sanity problems as well. "We wanted to talk to you" Carlisle supplied and I looked at him not believing him and I gestured at Edward and Bella in turn "Not the impression that I was given in the forest yesterday. Of course Edward and Bella did not inform you Carlisle that they attacked me without provocation?" Carlisle hid his surprise that I knew his name well, I had to commend him for that, as did his mate. Bella looked furious at me "Now, I'll have to ask you to leave. I am happy here in Forks and I am not intending to leave. I will stay away from you and you will stay away from me" I told them forcibly, pointing at the drive that my walks to the town center had created. None made to move and I realized that there was no way that I was going to get them to leave until they had gotten what they had come for "What's your name?" Rosalie asked me and I turned to look at her, wondering if it were a genuine question or if it harbored something more sinister, to use against me. Being thoughtless defied all logic at the moment and before I could catch myself I answered "I am Alice Brandon, it is nice to know you Rosalie" I greeted her and she jumped surprised at her name. I didn't bother to offer any explanation whatsoever as I did not think it was necessary at all. "How do you know our names?" The same vampire with the interesting accent, Jasper asked and I shrugged, not wanting to offer the information that like vampires, dhampires had special abilities as well because if certain vampires got hold of that information and they found out that I was able to see into the future, my bounty would increase in significant proportions and it was already high enough "That is not necessary Jasper, but all that matters is that whilst I am in your company, I run the risk of being massacred by nomad vampires and I have had eighty nine years experience of them" I told them all sternly. Carlisle took a step forward towards me and touched my shoulder and I shied backwards snarling at him for doing that. "We wanted to tell you that if you are willing, that we aren't going to force you to move away" Carlisle told me, ever the arbitrator I am sure. Again, I shrugged. Knowing that they weren't going to chase me out of Forks reassured me somewhat but it only made me that much more suspicious "And the catch in all of this is?" "There is no catch Alice to any of this Alice, it is simple, we do not have any quarrel with you, why would we chase you or try to kill you?" Carlisle told me and I wondered if he was speaking the truth or not. Turning around, I went back inside, locking the door behind me and left it at that, not wishing to speak to the vampires any more. That night there was another knock on the door and I groaned, another vampire. I wished they would just go somewhere away from Forks and away from me and I wasn't some toy that they could play with "No thank you! I am not home" I called out through the door to the person who was on the other side, waiting for me to answer the door. I was determined not to answer the door, it wasn't necessary to answer a door for a vampire when they could just come tearing inside "It's Rosalie, I wanted to know if you would come shopping with me tomorrow? I am going to Port Angeles" Shopping? Curiosity over won reason and I unlocked the door so I could speak to her in person. I really wanted to know what this shopping is, for it sounded very appealing. It was for that reason and because I also preferred to keep as many eyes on my enemies as well. Yes, it's hard feat to accomplish but it's saved my life before many times and I am not about to break that custom now because of this question that Rosalie had put before me. "What's shopping?" Rosalie looked at me surprised and almost outraged at my question. "You have never been shopping before?" That didn't answer my question though, it only answered with another one which then begged another question; how was I meant to answer her question about this 'shopping' if I did not know what it is? "You still haven't answered my question- what is it? And what do you do when you go shopping?" I told her, asking two more questions of my own. Rosalie adopted a funny look upon her face, like she couldn't believe at all what she was hearing from my mouth "How long have you been alone?" Rosalie asked me and I answered without hesitation, without trying to think of the number of years that I had been alive, I just answered her with three tiny words "My whole life" Rosalie was silent and she didn't move on the other side of the door and I felt guilt move through me that I had made her upset. Shutting the door, I unchained and unlocked the locks and opened it all the way "Did you want to tell me what shopping is?"
I asked her and she looked at me, smiled and nodded. Swallowing and berating myself at the stupidity of what I was about to say, I asked if she wanted to come inside, so we could talk.
