Chapter 6 – Alice's Possession

EC POV

Edward was perched within the top branches of a tree within Quileute land. He had felt Jacob getting closer and so had tried to make his way as close to the Black residence as he could without being seen; only stopping now that he could hear everything being said within the house. Billy, Leah and Seth seemed unaware of Jacob's imminent arrival, so he sat back and listened to his surroundings with both his ears and his mind.

Hearing the crunch of tires as a vehicle pulled up in front of the house, he focused on it. 'Maybe I should have contacted Dad or one of the Clearwater siblings just to let them know I was okay.' It was definitely Jacob's thoughts and, not for the first time he wondered why the wolf had not contacted his family or where he had been? He could hear movement within the house and figured that either Seth or Leah had noticed Jacob's arrival and had informed Billy Black.

"Jacob Black, where have you been? Do you know what it's like thinking your only son had been brutally murdered by savage humans?!? I hope you have a perfectly good explanation for staying away and not contacting us? And don't for a moment think that I will forgive you easily just because you decided to come back!"

"Dad! Maybe if you gave me a chance to speak, I could explain everything to you. Can't we rather go inside; I don't really want to have this conversation out here." In the distance, Edward could hear the other pack approaching, there thoughts all over the place. He was thankful the wind was blowing towards him, that way they would not be able to smell or find him. "Who's that Jake?"

The question brought him back to what was happening not too far away from him. "This Seth; is Evangeline Black." He could hear the pride in Jacob's voice and could just about imagine the smile that would be playing on his lips. Wait! WHAT? "But she prefers Eva." The last part had been said softly, endearingly.

Edward's heart, or what he supposed was his heart, sank at Jacob's words. Jumping softly from the tree, he ran off in the direction of home, his mind in turmoil. Why did he feel betrayed? What did it matter to him if Jacob had met someone while he was gone and had gotten married? Why did it bother him so much? What Jacob did had no effect on him, so why was he angry? And just like that he remembered why he was so caught up in Jacob and where he had been; why he had been so worried, why he felt like he did.

Jacob had moved on so quickly from Nessie! Surely he should be devastated and unable to live without his imprint. His other half had been killed, and he shows up married!?! Edward was so furious, he was contemplating marching back and ripping the shapeshifter to shreds; when he heard a baby crying in the distance and 'I hope she isn't scared of Dad, he is her grandfather after all!'

Grandfather!Does that mean? It couldn't! Turning, Edward made his way back to that tree; he scaled it easily before jumping from it to land softly on a nearby roof. Slowly he made his way to the edge and peeked over; there was Jacob crouching by his father with a baby in his arms. There were no strange women in the vicinity, only the other shapeshifters, which meant that the child in Jacob's arms . . . was Eva. Evangeline Black was NOT Jacob's wife; she was his daughter!

Again Edward fled, this time making his way to the small clearing in which he had lost his daughter. Stopping suddenly, he dropped to the ground and curled up into himself. Why did he feel like this? Why did the fact that Jacob had a daughter of his own, with some unknown woman, make him feel even more betrayed than before?

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JB POV

Jacob's palms were sweating as he took the turn which lead into La Push. 'Maybe I should have contacted Dad or one of the Clearwater siblings just to let them know I was okay.' Glancing down at the seat next to him, he saw that Eva was asleep; he just hoped that his father wouldn't overreact.

It was quite strange how the closer he got to Forks, the stronger the tugging in his chest got; he just couldn't understand what it was. As he entered La Push, driving past the first few houses, he had to pull over to the side of the road. It had felt as if he were being physically yanked towards the house, looking out the window he could see nothing. After a few minutes of breathing deeply, he felt better and continued driving towards his home.

After pulling up in front of the house and as he was getting out his father, Leah and Seth came out onto the porch. From the look on his father's face, he knew he was in loads of trouble. Billy Black didn't wait for his son to get out of the van properly before yelling at him. "Jacob Black, where have you been? Do you know what it's like thinking your only son had been brutally murdered by savage humans? I hope you have a perfectly good explanation for staying away and not contacting us? And don't for a moment think that I will forgive you easily because you decided to come back!"

Not willing to stand there and be yelled at, Jacob yelled back. "Dad! Maybe if you gave me a chance to speak, I could explain everything to you. Can't we rather go inside; I don't really want to have this conversation out here." He could feel the eyes of the neighbours on them and could hear the other wolf pack approaching. Turning back to the van, he picked Eva up and as he emerged he heard Seth ask, "Who's that Jake?"

Smiling he held her out just a little for them to see as he replied, "This Seth; is Evangeline Black but she prefers Eva." His niece chose that moment to wake up; kneeling by his father, he was about to introduce her to him properly when she burst into tears. 'I hope she isn't scared of Dad, he is her grandfather after all!' Standing, he gently started rocking to and fro in the hopes of calming her.

"She's probably hungry son." Nodding his agreement to his father's words, he removed her baby bag from the van. "Is it okay if we went inside Dad? I need to make on a fresh bottle for her." His father turned his wheelchair around and headed inside, stopping at the door to speak to the wolves. "I'd appreciate it if the rest of you gave us some privacy. Jacob has a lot of explaining to do, he can show you lot later." Jacob followed his father quickly; he hated it when Eva cried. Closing the front door behind him, he made his way into the kitchen; both to prepare a bottle for Eva and to face his father.

"You will not say anything while I speak, you owe me that much." Billy took a deep breath before speaking again. "I am so disappointed in you son! I thought I raised you to be a better man than this. Judging from the age of the child, I suppose you got her mother pregnant the last time you ran away. NO! You don't get to say anything, just listen dammit! I don't know what you expect from me, just showing up here with her. We can hardly support ourselves, how are we going to raise a little girl! And what of her mother, is she also going to show up looking for help? Or did she abandon her child? I wouldn't be surprised if she did, chil-" "SHE'S RACHEL'S DAUGHTER AND RACHEL IS DEAD!" Silence followed.

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AC POV

Alice was worried; it was understandable because she could no longer see Edward's future. So she kept a close eye on him; watching his every move since he regained consciousness. He spent a lot of time with the youngest shapeshifter, Seth; which was probably why she couldn't see his future. They spent their time together running through the forest surrounding Forks, searching for signs of Jacob. They were convinced he was still alive; just this once she wished she could see the futures of the wolves, then maybe she could ease her brother's anxiety.

What worried her most was that Edward seemed oblivious to the fact that she was following him. As a vampire, he was meant to always be aware of his surroundings! But because of this obsession with finding Jacob, he did not seem to care about his own well being. At least she knew that Seth would keep him safe; despite his youth, he was very mature when it came to the whole vampire versus shapeshifter thing.

It was a few days after Edward had met with the Clearwater siblings in the early hours of the morning and two days before the memorial service for Jacob that she watched him venture onto Quileute land. Scared of what might happen if she followed and accidentally drew attention to them both, she climbed a tree on the edge of La Push and waited, hoping Edward wasn't doing anything foolish.

She wasn't sure how long she had been sitting there when Jasper joined her. "Love, it has been awhile since you have hunted, please go hunting with me. I know you are worried about Edward but he can look after himself. Please!" It was rare that Jazz begged her for anything and she just couldn't say 'no' to him, so she left her perch in the tree to hunt alongside her husband.

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Returning home that night, her blood lust sated, she found out that her brother had not returned. Marching up to Carlisle's study, she calmly informed him that she had last seen Edward heading into La Push and that none of the others had seen him since. Worried that the wolves might have found and killed him, Carlisle called Billy Black to get answers. By this time the rest of the family had joined them in the study and now stood watching and listening as Carlisle spoke to Billy.

"So Edward was right, the mutt is alive." Emmett rumbled as Carlisle ended the call. "Yes, although Billy did not sound as happy as he should be. Also, none of the wolves came across Edward today; not even Seth has seen him." At that moment, they all heard the front door open and footsteps head up the stairs. As one they rushed out into the passage to see Edward head into his room. "I guess we can stop worrying about our little brother now." Emmett said as he headed downstairs.

Alice was not so sure that everything was okay with Edward because after checking, she still could not see his future. So she made a promise to herself to continue following him around until his future was visible to her once more. Making her way to his room, she knocked gently on his door before pushing it open further so that she could fit through. Edward was stretched out on his couch, staring at the ceiling. "Edward is something wrong?" she enquired softly but it was as if he did not hear her. So with a frown marring her pretty face, she returned to the room she shared with her husband and spent the rest of the night worrying about her brother.

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The following day, near sunset, Alice found herself sitting in a tree once again; this time she was watching Edward as he lie in the middle of a clearing, curled up in the foetal position. "Alice." A voice boomed inside of her head so suddenly she jerked from surprise, rocking the tree. "Do not be afraid, Alice. I only wish to ask something of you." Searching the surroundings she questioned the voice, "Who are you? How are you talking to me in my head? What do you want?" "I am the only person who is fully aware of the situation you, your family and the shapeshifters of La Push find yourselves in. I only wish to make things better but in order for me to do that; I will need to take control of your body." "How am I supposed to trust you if I know nothing about you? And what exactly do you mean 'take control of my body'?" "You must have faith young Alice, faith that what I say is true. In time you will understand everything and you will see that I am to be trusted but right now I need your body. I fear that time is running out and my attempt at making things better has actually made things a lot worse." Going on her instincts alone (for some reason she could not look into the future), Alice allowed the voice to take control of her mind. It was the strangest sensation ever, being shoved into the recesses of one's own mind.

Jumping from the tree, I approached Edward slowly. "Edward, I was hoping you would accompany me to Carlisle; I have seen your future and I think it would be better if I told you in his presence." At first he paid me no attention but the moment I mentioned his future he looked at me with rapt attention. I did not wait for a response before taking off for the Cullen residence; in the distance I could hear the vampire following. Good! Now to get Carlisle Cullen to do my bidding.

Reaching the house, I ran straight for his study where he sat behind his desk reading through medical reports. As I rushed in, he jumped to his feet, "Alice! Is something wrong? Edward hasn't done anythi- Edward! Would one of you please tell me what is going on?" he finished as Edward joined us. "Carlisle I have seen a glimpse of Edward's future. It's set several weeks from now and all the questions we have about everything that has happened has been answered. In my vision, Edward says that the two of you, Billy Black and Jacob Black met a Being of Light who explained everything. Tonight is the night of that meeting and, if I remember correctly, it's meant to be held in the old cemetery." As I spoke, Edward paced the room but Carlisle calmly seated himself again. "But how does this come about? How do we know that we have to meet this person in the meadow? And how are Billy and Jacob going to know to meet us there?" I thought Carlisle Cullen was brilliant! Surely there have been similar cases; times when they bring something about based purely on what Alice has seen! "You should call Billy Black and ask him to meet us in the cemetery Carlisle. If you explain what Alice has seen, he will meet with us." Edward suggested from the doorway before leaving to his room; this was my opportunity to get Carlisle to contact Billy. "I agree with Edward; if you do not contact them, how will they know." Carlisle just nodded his head before reaching for his phone and dialling the Black residence.

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JB POV

Jacob was putting Eva to bed when the phone rang, he could hear Leah answer it in the other room. Since returning home, Leah and Seth had not once let him out of their sights; at this very moment Seth sat on his window sill watching him. The door was pushed open slowly and Leah put her head around it "Your dad is on the phone with Carlisle Cullen, he shooed me out of the room as soon as he knew who it was." At the mention of the vampires, the knot that had formed in Jacob's stomach yesterday tightened. "Jacob what do you think they are talking about?" "I don't know Leah, Dad hasn't spoken to me since yesterday." All three pairs of eyes rested on the sleeping child.

"Jacob." His father was calling him softly; looking down at Eva before glancing at Leah and Seth he nodded before leaving his room; he knew they would watch over her as well as he did. After leaving his room he headed towards the lounge but heard his father's wheelchair in his own bedroom, so he changed his course and headed there instead. On entering the room he noticed that his father was changing into warmer clothes. "What did the leech say; is something wrong?" Billy looked up at his son; he had matured during the time he was away, before speaking. "Carlisle has requested that the two of us meet him and Edward in the old cemetery, apparently they have information about what happened two weeks ago." "Dad, do you really want to meet up with two leeches in an old cemetery at night? What if this is some plot-" "Jacob, you know as well as I do that the Cullen's mean us no harm. Now go get done and meet me at the truck; I have asked Sue to stay here with her children to look after Eva. Be quick!"

Jacob did as he was told, taking the time to explain what was happening to the Clearwater siblings. He was surprised when he asked Seth to phase (just in case this was part of some plot) and both Seth and Leah were against the idea; they trusted the leeches! The drive to and walk through the cemetery was quiet, neither of them knowing what to say to the other. Jacob was too distracted to even think about smoothing things over with his father, not only was he worried that the leeches were up to something. But the knot in his stomach and the pressure in his chest seemed to be letting up; something intense was about to happen, he just knew it. Eventually they reached the very center of the cemetery; Carlisle was standing on the other side of the small clearing and Edward was perched on one of the tombstones. Jacob watched him as they approached and when their eyes met – the world stood still, everything faded into nothingness and there was only the two of them; until someone cleared their throat.

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EC POV

Soon after entering his room, Edward left through one of his windows. He didn't like being in the house, it held too many memories and it wasn't like there was anything for him to do. So he spent most of his time outside, in the forest, amongst the trees but mostly he would lie in the clearing where he had lost Nessie. Of course he also had that strange pressure in his chest, the one which seemed to know Jacob's movements; the one that had him want to enter La Push land again and march into the Black residence, to do what he did not know but he fought the urge. He had come to the decision that no matter what he would stay away from Jacob, he was afraid that he might do something that he would regret.

He had been running in a wide circle around the Forks and La Push area and finally came to a stop in the cemetery. He figured that he might as well wait for the others to arrive; he could definitely use the time to compose himself so that when he saw the shapeshifter, he did not rip his heart out. He still could not believe that the mutt had showed up with a child, his child! Judging from what he had seen of her, she must have been conceived during the time he had been gone before. How could he go on like nothing had happened during that time? Unless he had not known that what he had done had created a life. That would mean it had been an accident, a one night stand! Maybe he had gotten drunk and then – NO! He was not going to think about that! Edward was about to start running again when Carlisle showed up.

"Oh good, I'm glad you're here already, I tried your cell but you left it at home." Edward just nodded his head before seating himself on one of the nearby tombstones and stared off into the distance. He heard the truck pull up and felt the pressure in his chest ease up a bit as Jacob and his father approached. He wondered a bit at what that might mean but couldn't dwell on it long because he felt eyes on him. Looking up, he caught Jacob's eye and – the world stood still, everything faded into nothingness and there was only the two of them; until someone cleared their throat.

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AC POV

Clearing my throat, I walked into the clearing; Edward and Jacob both looked up at me in surprise, they had been so caught up in each other they hadn't heard me approach. "Alice what are you doing here?" Carlisle wanted to know. "I am here because I have to be Carlisle. You see I am not Alice, I am the Being of Light and I have come to explain a few things." The looks of shock were almost amusing. "Please, we do not have all night. Unless there are any objections, I would like to start." I gave them a few minutes to let everything sink in and to allow them time to think of any questions they might have for me. When it looked like they had none, I began my explanation.

"It is my duty as a Being of Light to maintain the balance between the Light and Darkness. If the Darkness shows signs of wanting to tilt the scales in their favour, we step in and stop them. The humans who attacked you two weeks ago were working for the Darkness; either one of the strongest Beings had commissioned it or a group of Beings did. I say this because of the great numbers of humans involved and the fact that they were granted powers of their own. They were clever about the attack; causing a commotion to distract the Light, so that their minions could attack here unhindered. You see the goal of the attack was to kill your daughter Edward; the death of Renesmee Cullen. They wanted her dead because they were scared of any children she may have had with you, Jacob."

This statement really shook them up, all four of them saying things I was not interested in hearing. Eventually they simmered down when they realised I did not care about what they had to say. When they were quiet once more, Edward and Jacob were both glaring at me, I continued. "As soon as I realised what was happening, I made my way here but I was already too late. The blast of energy was already flying towards Renesmee, so without thinking about the consequences I acted; I did the best I could given the situation to salvage things. But what I did was not ideal and there is no way of correcting it. I'm sure once you know what I did; you will see where the problem lies." I did not want to tell them the rest but I had to, they needed to know what they were in for.

"I needed to ensure that any children Renesmee would have carried for Jacob would still be born, so I gave Edward her reproductive system." "You did what?!?!" Edward looked as if he wanted to grind me into dust, the others were too shocked to speak. "You have your daughter's reproductive system Edward, although it will only show up when it is needed. Please let me say what I need to say! It is said that one of Renesmee and Jacob's children will bring down the Darkness' most powerful creation. That child needs to be born!" "But why me? Why couldn't you do this to someone else?" "You were the only one there and the transfer had to be done immediately or else it would not have worked." "So what you are saying is that the leech and I – no, this is just too damn weird. How the hell is he going to have children? How – oh my god! I think I'm going to throw up." It would seem that Jacob has finally caught on. "I'm running out of time; you have no idea how many rules I am breaking just to explain this to you. The two of you will mate as a normal couple, Edward will fall pregnant like a normal human woman, the duration and symptoms will be different but the birth will be the same. It won't be a permanent thing; it will only be until the child is born."

"Are you alright?" "It's me Carlisle, Alice, I'm okay." Carlisle helped his daughter to her feet, and then looked at the others. "Now what?"

Dear Reader

Holy cow have I been busy! So sorry its taken me so long to update. It's been three weeks of tertiary education hell! I don't know when I'm supposed to find time to write! :) At the moment I'm doing this instead of assignments! I am so in trouble but who cares, my happiness comes first! Please understand if this sucks, especially the ending, it is kinda rushed cos I wanted to get it out as soon as possible.

Thank you so much for your patience and I hope you enjoyed this chapter.

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