As I expected, my eyes couldn't stay away from Jasper when they entered the room. What I didn't expect was to have his eyes burning towards me the whole time. It's true, that the force drawing us together was powerful, but he and Alice had been together for centuries. Their bond should have been unshakable. I had a few excuses for why I was so deliriously obsessed with his presence. I was a rabid newborn. I lost my mind when Edward broke up with me. And he was beautiful. Why was it so easy for this person to make Jasper look my way?

"So there is someone after me?" Alice squeaked, waking me from a daze.

"It appears they knew you in your previous life. They mentioned 'attachments' a lot, so I assume they have some control over the relationships between people."

"Like Chelsea..in the Volturi," Carlisle said. "She can sever or create attachments between individuals."

"This person doesn't seem to completely severe. It appears Bella has been vaguely aware of her feelings for me, and this person wants to use her as the decoy for Jasper's affection." Edward said in a matter-of-fact tone, smugly looking at Jasper's now livid face. He was enjoying making him Jealous. For once.

It was weird having Jasper jealous because of me.

"I'm sorry I can't help much. I don't remember a thing, and this person has somehow managed to block my powers…" said Alice, who was smiling weakly at me. She knew I didn't mean all of this. "Have you seen yourself yet?"

I grinned broadly. "Nope. I've been waiting for you, my lady."

She hopped happily into Rosalie's room and brought out a huge mirror, which looked about the size of Emmett. It was comical how strong she was. My macho fairy friend. Or rival.

I saw my reflection, but I was pretty sure it wasn't me I was looking at. If that was me, I really was smoky.

My hair was, as usual, wavy, but it appeared darker against my skin and was luminous and smooth. My complexion was flawless, but my cheeks no longer harbored any rouge. My red eyes contrasted against my flesh with insane intensity. I was part porcelain doll, part supermodel, and part demon. Pretty different from part plain, part boring, and part quant.

"I told you." Emmett sang, earning a very suspicious glare from Rosalie.

"It's too bad you're so lovely when my mate wants you." Alice chimed jokingly. From the look in her eyes, I could tell that it wasn't just a joke. It was bothering her.

"Does Charlie know about my new…" I didn't know how to put it. "Look?"

"I told Charlie that you called in the middle of the night because you did not want to trouble him and you were experiencing severe stomach pains. He believes your receiving medical care under my house as a facility, since he knows you are a private person." he replied. It sounded plausible enough.

"If this person is after Alice, they must be tracking her somehow?" Esme said, drawing attention back to the issue at hand. "Maybe we should track her, too. We might run into them."

It bothered me that they she spoke so loud, but I couldn't smell anything different. Anything that would suggest a stranger was anywhere near us. Maybe this person knew how to hoodwink our senses, too.

I was getting paranoid.

"That is a good idea." Carlisle said to his lovely wife, giving her a warm smile. "But we can't abandon Bella in this state. Edward, you have been harnessing your tracking skills over the past six months. You should probably track Alice. Esme, you will track Alice with me."

"I'll come, too." Rosalie hastily spat out. She didn't want to get stuck babysitting me. She took Emmett's hand. She wasn't going to leave him alone with 'smoky' either.

Jasper stared at me greedily, breathing slightly harder. "I will protect Bella, then."

I know.

I'm terrible. =0