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~Where the heart goes~
Alice's POV
I am currently sitting in front of a trendy little café in Paris looking up at the Eiffel Tower watching the play of lights go up and down the large structure. I've been travelling around Europe for over a month now, ever since I left the majority of my family in Alaska which included my husband Jasper.
The tension between us had been steadily increasing ever since we'd left Forks and Bella behind; Edward had left us after the first week after we had gotten into an argument that would have come to blows if it hadn't been for Jasper's calming presence.
"Alice we agreed that you would stop looking into her future, we're leaving her to her human future without any interference from us" I could clearly hear the annoyance in his voice
"I didn't agree to anything Edward, you decided and expected me to follow along" I really didn't give a shit what Edward thought anymore of which he must have read from my mind from the angry stare I was getting.
"The family decided to leave Alice, the family decided that it would be better for Bella if we left" He'd taken a step towards me at the same time Jasper appeared standing beside me
"That wasn't a unanimous vote Edward, you know I didn't agree and you know what I saw would happen when we did leave but we still did it" All I could see of Bella's future was her slipping into a deep depression that I couldn't see the end of.
"She'll get over us Alice, she will get over ME and then she'll find a human to fall in love with and have a family of her own" I could see his sadness over leaving her, but if he loved her half as much as he claimed to he wouldn't have left and put her in the pain she was now going through.
Edward had demanded that I not look into Bella's future after the families vote to leave, I had grudgingly agreed since she was Edward's mate. It hadn't been until afterwards that I couldn't hold back looking and found she'd spent hours left in the woods drench by the rain and was being kept in the hospital for observation.
Edward had seemed concerned but he still hadn't changed his mind.
"I don't care Edward, as long as I can't see an end to Bella's pain I'm keeping an I on her" I was not backing down on this
"I forbid it Alice, stop now!" I could actually see him shaking but I couldn't see him moving any further towards me
"Edward you need to calm down" Jasper's soothing voice accompanied by his calming powers seemed to have an effect because Edward abruptly turned away.
"I can't stop caring about her just because you all decided to abandon her" Everyone had appeared in the room with us after hearing Edwards agitated voice.
"That's not fair Alice we all care for her that's why we made the decision to leave, to protect her" I wondered if Esme actually believed that
"Don't you dare question our motives, how about we talk about yours?" Now Edward was right in my face despite Jasper's efforts. Emmitt was quick to come up behind him, putting a restraining hand on his shoulder.
"Come on Edward, back off and give Alice some room" still glaring at me Edward takes a step back.
"Ok Edward you want to talk about my motives, fine." He was trying to threaten me, thinking I wouldn't want to say this in front of Jasper however I had been learning how to shield my thoughts from him, so had Jasper so he wouldn't have known that we had already spoken about this.
The shocked look on his face confirmed what he was trying to do
"I love her too Edward and it's like a knife to my dead heart every time I have to see her in so much pain." I saw Jasper look down at those words; I know this was hurting him too
"I respected the fact that she choose you and that I had to keep our relationship at friendship. And because you're my brother and I love you too I never tried to influence her feeling for me"
"Alice, what about Jasper?" Carlisle was always trying to keep the peace
"I can't believe you two are fighting over that stupid human" And then there was Rosalie
"Alice and I have spoken a lot about this and although we will always be the best of friends we no longer feel about each other as we used to" Jasper was always looking out for me, even with this. I knew that Jasper still felt strongly about me, however he was able to sense my feelings lessening towards him and I could never hide the way I felt for Bella from him. The fact that Edward thought I could was idiotic.
"And if I had foreseen how deeply you have hurt her I would have made a different decision" I was so pissed off at Edward, how he was able to leave her so easily and how the family had just agreed with his decision for all of us to sever all contact with her. I hadn't quite forgiven Jasper yet for not voting against leaving although I could understand considering it was his loss of control that was the catalyst. Emmett and I were the only ones that voted to stay; he always had a soft spot for Bella despite Rose's obvious dislike.
"You will stay away from her Alice, do you hear me? I will not have you infecting her with your perversion" Everyone was now looking at Edward like he'd grown an extra head; he didn't just say that did he?
"Edward what on earth are you talking about?" Esme seemed to be the most distressed by Edwards's obvious bigotry.
"I um, what I meant was…." I wasn't listening to him anymore; puzzle pieces had begun to fall into place in my mind. Edward knew how I felt about Bella but he trusted me to respect their bond, while they had one. Bella had started to spend more time with me than Edward but I hadn't thought anything of it at the time, Edward should have seen Jasper's sudden bloodlust and there really shouldn't have been a reason for him to push Bella at all, just take a step in front of her to intercept Jasper's attack because the rest of the family would have reacted to protect her. And now there was his most recent statement about infecting her, OH MY GOD!
"You son of a BITCH!" I move quickly around Jasper and yelled right into Edwards face "You did this on purpose you prick" I was so angry now I was ready to rip his head off
"Alice honey calm down, what are you talking about" Rose had her hand on my arm trying to move me back
" You thought Bella was going to leave you, you noticed how close we were getting and you were scared she was having feeling for me" I couldn't believe how blind I had been, it had never occurred to me that Bella may return my feelings
"Don't be ridiculous Alice, Bella would never have left me" But now that I was looking for it I could tell the uncertainty in his voice
"You would rather see Bella physically harmed, cause her endless amount of pain by forcing us to abandon her than have her leave you for me" I could tell that he was about to deny my statement yet again
"Remember Edward I can feel what you're feeling don't lie to us or to yourself" I could tell Jasper was losing his cool; he'd been beating himself up for his loss of control and now he was feeling used. Edward had used Jasper's weakness as an excuse to force us to move and he had allowed Jasper to think of himself as a monster for causing mine and Bella's pain.
I could tell Edward was reading all of us and he'd realized that whatever he was going to say wasn't going to work.
"Fine, its true" Even though I knew I was right it was still difficult to hear, but then the thought that I could go back to Bella and take away her pain entered my mind.
"Don't even think about it Alice, you will stay away from her or I'll make you regret it" what was he talking about
"Go on look into the future and see what will happen if you go anywhere near Forks "Edward was sneering at me and it was a very ugly look on him.
So I look into the future with the decision of going back to Forks and starting a life with Bella.
It was beautiful, I could see myself begging for her forgiveness and feeling so much joy when she accepts. I see us developing a closer friendship that naturally turns into a relationship, but then the scene turns into a nightmare. No matter how many times I try to counter his actions, Edward always succeeds in ending Bella or my life. Edward would rather see Bella dead than happy with me.
"I can't believe you would do that Edward, you hate me that much?" I thought I knew him but the person I was standing in front of now was a stranger.
"It's not hate Alice, I love Bella enough to want her away from your sickness" Edward had lost his fucking mind.
"What are you two talking about?" This was one of the first times I'd ever seen Carlisle break his calm
"I'm not staying here to be judged by you" Edward starts to walk towards the door then turns to face me
"But no matter where I am Alice I will know" I was frozen to the spot, trying desperately to find a scenario where Bella and I could be together.
Edward didn't come back but his threat once everyone else was aware of it resulted in a crippling tension which ended with me leaving a few weeks later. I had spent those weeks never leaving my room not even to hunt, lost in a continuous vision making decision after decision desperately trying to find the one path that would lead me to a life with Bella.
Then without any warning everything went blank; I was unable to see any future at all, my powers had abandoned me and for some reason I felt that was fair. I couldn't remain here surrounded by people who had helped Edward cause so much pain, my pain and Bella's so I left.
It's been almost three months since we left Forks, since I left Bella and I still haven't had a vision; the not knowing if she's alive or dead is a frustration I'm finding increasingly difficult to bear but the fear of Edwards's threat prevents me from physically finding out her fate.
As I stand up absently considering my next destination I feel the familiar tingle behind my eyes of the oncoming vision
I'm seeing Bella standing in front of a cinema at Port Angeles with Mike Newton next to her, he's moving from foot to foot in an attempt to keep warm
"Bella how long are we going to wait out here for you friend, it's getting pretty cold out" There's a whine in his voice that suggests his not happy with whoever their waiting for
"For as long as it takes Mike; you can go in without us if you want, we'll meet you in there" She wasn't looking in his direction but at the road as if anticipating someone's arrival
That's when the vision fades and I'm left with the image of Bella's face, no longer sad or depressed but with an expression of nervous anticipation. It meant only one thing to me, after all these months she had found someone to care about and who made her happy.
It also meant it was time for me to go home.