Chapter 6-The mysterious object

Dedications- at the end!

Bella paid little attention to the fact that she really had no clue where she was, let alone where she was running. Instead she focused on the feeling of her muscles as she put each leg in front of her. She tried not to think about the conversation that had just taken place, but sometimes her mind refused to listen to her heart.

She could hear the steady sound of her breathing and of her feet hitting the pavement which somehow helped to ease her nerves. Looking around her, she realized, she recognized the park from one she had gone to as a child while visiting Charlie. The thought made her sad that she would never be able to share this with her child.

She ran harder.

Taking the first path she found, she ran on instinct. It wasn't until she stopped; stooped over and breathing heavily that she realized where she was. Taking a deep breath she quickly made her way to the door and knocked. The feeling was foreign, but she knew that she couldn't just walk in, not anymore anyways.

"Well, hey Bells," Charlie stated looking at his daughter for a moment before moving out of the way, allowing her to enter.

"Hey Dad," Bella stated brushing her sweat covered hair out of her face and entering the place she had once called home. She was instantly assaulted with memories, ones that she would rather forget.

"So what is with the impromptu visit?" Charlie questioned sounding more concerned than he would normally let on to being.

"I was hoping," Bella replied "that some of my old sweats and stuff were in my room. I could really use a change of clothes."

"Well if they were in your room," Charlie responded heading towards the living room "then I am sure they are probably still there."

Bella let out a gentle sigh as she scanned the living room her eyes meeting her fathers. "Thanks Dad," Bella stated.

"No problem, Bells." Charlie replied his eyes veering back to the baseball game on the television. "Let me know if you need anything else."

"Ok," Bella replied making her way quickly up the stairs and into her old bedroom; happily surprised that she did not trip on the way up. She tried not to let out a shriek when she noticed a figure lying on her bed.

"So," Alice stated flipping something so quickly in her hand Bella wasn't sure what it was "what did my idiotic brother do this time?"

A soft laugh escaped Bella's lips as she looked at the very perturbed expression her friends face. "I have a feeling you already know but are just appeasing me by asking."

"Actually," Alice stated a scowl present on her face "I have no idea. Your future was all clear and pretty, completely perfect and in line. Then you left the motel with him. Now it's all fuzzy again!" This comment caused the girls normally cheerful facade to fall and her scowl to deepen.

"Alice," Bella stated watching the item zoom up and down "I have no idea what is in your hand but you are making me dizzy!"

"Sorry," Alice replied snatching the object out of midair and quickly shoving it into her pocket.

"Anyways as I was saying, what did he do!?" Alice asked.

"Nothing," Bella stated plopping down on her old bed next to the girl and letting out a huge sigh. "That's the problem."

Alice gave the girl a knowing look for a second before replying "I told everyone you never stopped loving him. That if he would quit being stubborn and just give in on this one thing life would be easier for us all. No one listens to the psychic though!" The girl pouted for a moment before continuing.

"I am sorry Bella, not because you are my best friend but because you are my sister. I never pictured the things you would go through or I would have put my foot down a lot sooner. If my brother wasn't so damn stubborn we wouldn't be in this predicament!"

"So," Bella asked choosing to completely ignore the girl's comments "what were you playing with, exactly?"

"OH these," Alice stated holding up a set of keys in her hand and twiddling them back and forth "nothing you need to bother with, Bella. Better not to be an accessory."

"An accessory to what?" Bella asked hesitantly "Those are not your car keys Alice."

"Well," Alice stated smiling softly "these just happen to be the keys to Edward's Vanquish."

"Hitting a little low aren't we Alice?" Bella asked softly knowing how much the car meant to Edward.

"What I haven't decided what I am going to do to it, yet! Better to torture him with visions of what I could do and then make a decision. Plus I have the key, that's all that really matters."

A soft chuckle escaped Bella's lips. "Remind me not to cross you!" Bella replied.

"Yeah well," Alice stated hoping up "maybe my brother should make up his damn mind! I am tired of getting my hopes up when I have visions of you changed, only to have everything go fuzzy hours later." She paced quickly back and forth across the room, a blur to Bella.

"Wait a minute, WHAT?" Bella asked her head whipping back and forth as she tried to keep up with the pixie. "What are you talking about Alice?" Bella asked confused

"Nothing you need to concern yourself with Bella," Alice stated stopping for a moment to look at the girl "you look like you could use a shower and a change of clothes."

As if on cue a bag dropped on the bed in front of her. "I took the liberty of shopping for you." Alice stated.

"Of course you did," Bella replied rolling her eyes slightly.

"What are sisters for?" Alice asked.

"Apparently for buying ridiculously expensive clothes" Bella stated holding up the sweatpants and wrinkling her nose. "Do I want to know how much these cost?"

"Probably not," Alice stated shrugging before continuing "the rest is in your motel room."

"The rest?" Bella asked.

"Of course," Alice stated calmly "you can't just wear sweats."

"Heaven forbid." Bella stated rolling her eyes again.

"You will thank me later!" Alice stated.

"I'm sure I probably will," Bella replied grabbing her stuff and making her way down the hall to the bathroom.

"Trust me, I know all!" Alice hollered after her.

Who was she to argue?

A/N-I do have to say that I love Alice; you always know that she has some evil scheme up her sleeve!

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