Disclaimer – Twilight doesn't belong to me, nor do I claim anything of the sort. The Twilight characters all belong to Stephanie Meyers. I just own what I, myself, create.


The knocking caught me off guard and I jumped slightly, Charlie had just gone upstairs to bed and I wanted to get some school work done before I did the same. Again Alice didn't come into school today, actually none of her family did. Maybe I really did offend them somehow... I don't know for sure but what I did know was that the next time I saw Alice I was going to get to the bottom of this, once and for all. I stood up and walked over to the door as there was another light knock. I peered through the glass but I couldn't tell who it was so I reached over to the light switches next to the door and flicked on the one closest to the door but it turned on the light at the landing at the bottom of the stairs. I felt the blush coming on, I probably looked dumb, so I turned that light back off and found the right switch. When the porch light did come on however, I felt like my heart erupted in my chest.

Standing on the other side of the door was the girl I had been thinking about almost nonstop for three days now. Alice Cullen in all of her glory, she looked a little nervous and as I pulled open the door I got a much better look at her. She was wearing a very simple looking blue dress with some design, It was difficult for me to concentrate on what she was wearing though because she had her arms crossed behind her back and her head was tilted down slightly but when she looked up at me I was sure my heart had come to a complete standstill. I just stood there staring at her; I had almost completely forgotten the reason why I was fretting so much lately.

"Hello Bella…" She continued to look up at me from behind her hair that hung so loosely over her head. I don't think she even styled it today. "Would it be alright if I came in?" She asked with that oh-so-sweet voice and I didn't even trust myself to talk yet so I just nodded my head and then pushed the door open wider so she could walk into the house. She moved in silently and I pushed the door closed, but not before taking a quick glance outside to see if she had parked in the driveway, but there was no car. She must have gotten a ride from someone in her family. I locked the door and turned around to face her, she hadn't moved a muscle since she entered the house. After a moment of standing there looking a little awkward I summoned the courage to speak.

"Alice, hello… we could go into the living room if you want," I said motioning towards the living room. Alice looked over there for a second then back at me, a smile on her angelic face.

"I would like that, thank you." She walked ahead of me and into the living room but I just stood there feeling like a dolt. I had to take a moment to remember why I wanted to talk to her so bad, why it was so important I had to see her but nothing came to mind. Maybe I could buy myself a moment or two if I offered her a drink.

"How would you like something to drink? " I asked taking a couple of steps towards the living room.

"I'm okay, I just finished dinner," She called back and I heard her sit down on the couch. I walked into the kitchen to grab myself a bottle of water and possibly get my head on straight. I closed my textbook and tidied up the papers I had been working on. It was only math so I knew I would be able to get it finished before class tomorrow, and this took precedence anyways. I walked over to the fridge and pulled the door open; I felt the cold air flow out from the fridge as I grabbed a bottle of water and opened it. I had almost drunk half of the bottle before I needed to take a breath and I put the lid back on. I stepped back from the fridge and I could feel my heart race again as I remembered the girl in the other room who was waiting for me.

I walked back into the other room and tried to keep a straight a face as possible, I didn't want her to get a read from me off of my face. She was sitting on one side of the couch looking straight ahead; she must have been lost in thought as I walked in. I sat down on the opposite side of the small couch but turned so that my body was facing hers. I let my left leg hang off the side of the couch and crossed my right one under my body. She took a deep breath then mirrored my movement so that we were now looking at one another. I didn't want to be the one to start the conversation, so I continued to look at her and waited.

It felt like an eternity as we stared at one another, but it was probably more like a minute. Either way I was pretty happy about it. She sighed and looked down at her hands when she began to speak.

"First off, I wanted to apologize for the way I acted. It… It wasn't at all the way I was hoping for that conversation to go you know?" She looked up at me now and I could see the sincerity behind what she was saying, but I wanted answers. I wanted to know why it happened and I wasn't going to buy that she was just sick.

"Your family told me you got violently sick. You had to rush out of there because you came down with something…" I continued to watch her for any reaction and then I saw it. She hung her head low as if she was looking at her hands again. "I don't think they were telling the truth. They were covering for something else weren't they?" She nodded her head without looking up at me. I knew it.

"It's difficult to talk about," She said as she slowly brought her eyes up to meet mine and at that moment I felt so sad. I could see how hurt she was and I wanted to pull her into a hug and apologize and try to make everything all right but I had to keep my composure. I was not the one in the wrong here and I wanted answers. "I have been thinking for the last two days about what I would say or how I would say it but nothing sounds right." She stood up now and I only watched.

Alice was pacing back and forth in front of the couch now and I followed her with my eyes as she moved. She would stop for a moment and look at me with such longing, and open her mouth as if she was going to say something but would close it again and then go back to pacing. It was starting to make me a little nervous watching this, what could have happened? What could be so important that someone like her would have so much difficulty saying? Everything seemed to come so easily to her.

"I should just out and say it." She turned and looked at me then moved closer and when she took my hand in hers, it made my heart flutter. I didn't want it too but it certainly did. She continued to look at me and got down on the floor so she could be eye level with me. "Bella Swan… I like you. A lot more than just two people who are friends." If my heart was beating before I wouldn't have noticed it now. It was like all of my hopes and dreams had just been realized and made into a reality. I was lost in a cloud of my own, and Alice was the Angel who was joining me. I hadn't actually realized she was talking again until I seen her lips moving.

"Bella?" She asked and I didn't respond, I was on my feet and I pulled her into a hug. I could feel her returning the hug but something about it wasn't right. It was like she was still hesitant about something or holding back. I released the hug and stepped backwards, I almost tripped back onto the couch but I could feel her cool hand grab my forearm and stopped me from falling. I sat down properly and she smiled at me for a moment before sitting down a little bit closer to me than she was before, but not as close as I wanted her to.

"I'm sorry, I just didn't expect that. I feel the same way Alice, since the moment I saw you, but I didn't know if you felt the same way… I just… I thought I had scared you off in the library…" I could feel my cheeks blushing then I felt her cool hands make contact with me and the contrast between the warm in my cheeks and her hand sent a shiver down my spine. She was smiling at me again, but it didn't reach her eyes.

"You could never scare me off Bella; the library was because of something else." She seemed hesitant again, it didn't suit her. "I need you to understand how much I care about you and that I would never do anything to harm you." She was being sincere, that I could see as plain as day. "But what I am about to tell you could put you and everyone you know in very serious danger." She sat back now and let go of my hand.

"I don't care. If you are with me then we can handle anything right?" I asked but I was more than a little afraid of what she was going to tell me. She smiled at what I said, another sincere smile. Why was she so all over the place?

"Of course," she said as she took my left hand into hers again and looked at it before she looked up to me. "Bella, I'm… well I am not human. Well actually the only thing human about me would be this body. I'm… I'm a Vampire."


ALICE POV

As soon as the words left my mouth I felt absolutely cold, More so than even I am and that in itself is quite a feat. I could feel Bellas heart go almost too erratic, it was like she didn't know what to feel and that was understandable, I had dropped more than one bombshell on her today and I really didn't want to but I don't want to lie to her. If she is going to care for me like I care for her, then she would need to know the truth. She pulled her hand out of mine and I heard her heartbeat slow down. I don't like this.

"Is this some kind of sick joke," She asked but she didn't look at me. She turned her body away from me and placed her hands on her knees. "Have you been waiting for your chance to make fun of me?" I could hear her voice crack ever so slightly. She was trying to keep from crying, I moved a little closer, it wasn't anything like that!

"No! I'm sorry Bella but it's the truth! I know with everything you've been through-" She cut me off with a look now. Her head turned to me so quickly; I almost had a hard time following the motion myself. The look in her eyes though, told me the whole story.

"I knew it. It was too good to be true," She spoke at me, but she was talking to herself. I could hear both the hurt and the anger in her voice. "All this was… this was just a sick joke so you could make fun of the new girl, some big joke so that you and your family could laugh at the poor crazy girl." I reached my hand out to try and comfort her but she pulled away from me and stood up. "I want you out of here within 10 seconds or I will wake up Charlie." That's all she said as she walked to the door.

I didn't know what to do; I didn't know what to say. Everything had taken a turn towards the worst before it had even started. Rose was right, I shouldn't have said anything, and I should have just left her alone. Well that's the least I could do now. I stood up and walked towards the door, glancing at her for only a moment but she wasn't even looking at me. If I could cry I would.

I ran away from the house as fast as I could, I had already told her what I was and I didn't care if she saw this. I was moving through the forest as fast as my feet would take me but I wasn't intending to go home, I didn't want to deal with that right now, I just ran. I ran for what must have been an hour, I had no idea where I was but I knew that I was nowhere near Forks, I wasn't even sure if I was in America anymore. I don't know I just needed to be away from everything.

There was a clearing ahead and I could hear what sounded like water running so I slowed down my pace. I walked into the clearing and I could see a beautiful waterfall leading into a small little river. There were a few rocks clearly set up near the bottom of the falls and I knew they were used as a gathering place for humans. At least part of me hoped the humans used this place, it was so calm. I looked up at the sky, there wasn't a cloud in the sky and the moon was full.

What happened with Bella was expected. I shouldn't have dropped everything, not all like that. I scared her away. My soul mate. She thought I was playing a joke on her, using her past to make fun of her. Why would I ever do that to her? I walked over to the waterfall and looked up; I could see the light from the moon bounce off of each drop that strayed too far from the main fall, it caused small little rainbows shoot off. I turned away from them; I didn't deserve to see anything this beautiful. I walked along the rocks that were under the fall, Maybe I could feel like I was crying if I stood underneath and that's what I did. I let myself go and sobbed as hard as I could, the sensation of the water beating down on me and flowing over my face worked, if only somewhat.

I don't know how long I stood under the water, sobbing, but the scent of a vampire brought my attention off of my own misery and to my surroundings. I stepped out from under the water and looked around, the moon was beginning its descent and off in the east I could see the sun beginning to rise. I scanned the clearing for some sign, something that would point me to the other vampire. I didn't have to look long for as there was a vampire standing at the edge of the trees, it wasn't anyone I knew but he was watching me. I could see the deep ruby red of his eyes, the short dark blonde hair on his head and the curious expression on his face. Was that recognition? He was wearing a button up shirt and jeans, he wasn't much into fashion but I had a feeling he wasn't going to talk about fashion.

We stood there staring at one another and I didn't know what to prepare for, I would use my vision but I didn't want to take away any attention that I had. I watched as he moved towards me and then stopped about 20 yards away making no more movement forward. I heard a noise above me and I turned to see another vampire, one I hadn't sensed there. This one was female; she had fire red hair and the same red eyes. She was watching me like she was stalking her prey, she looked wild. She quickly moved next to the man and they stood side by side, looking at me.

"I don't believe this," the man said he looked at me. The woman, who I could only assume was his mate, looked at me with a hint of jealousy before turning her angry gaze up at her mate for a moment.

"Who is it James?" She ran her hand over his shoulders while moving her eyes back to me. He took a few more steps towards me and I instinctively took a few steps back. He laughed at that and stopped moving, I let out a quiet growl just to warn them that I would stand my ground.

"So you do remember me…" He laughed once again and crossed his arms across his chest.

"I don't know who you are and really, I don't care. I need to get going," I stood up straight and turned to leave, but then he moved in front of me quite fast. He was very close to me, I could sense that the woman was closer now too, but I wasn't going to take my eyes off of him.

"Well now, I am insulted. All of the fun you and I had together and you pretend you don't remember who I am?" He turned slightly and pouted. He was toying with me, I heard the snap of a twig in the forest and I knew the two of them could hear it too. All three of us turned to search for the sound of the noise and that's when the scent reached us. The two of them where taken aback and hissed, I knew there was only one person who had that scent.

Adam walked through the tree line; I could see his body shaking like he was ready to shift and he looked angry. I turned and looked at him with a smile before turning and looking at the man named James. He was looking from me, to Adam and back to me. I walked towards Adam and when I reached him I turned around to look at James who was standing next to the girl now.

"James, we have to go. Something isn't right." She was trying to pull him by the arm. He just stared at Adam incredulously, it looked to me that they knew each other… but that couldn't be right. Adam never took his eyes off of James and I could hear a snarl escape his mouth like I had never heard him make before. The red head was still pulling at James shirt and she looked afraid.

"Adam. Long-time no see." James said, his face not showing a hint of fear.

"I told you I would see you again James and I told you what would happen when I did." Adam said, stepping past me and towards James. His body was at that tipping point between his shift. I had seen it before and I knew that it would be bad for James.

"Yeah, I remember what you said. Just you wait wolf boy, an old friend will be so glad to hear that you are alive and well." James said and he turned on his heels facing away from us but for a moment he looked back and laughed before him and the woman took off as quick as they could run.

Adam just stood in place, his body still vibrating unbelievably. He began to slowly inhale and exhale, trying to calm himself down, he didn't need to breath but the feeling still calmed him down. After a minute of standing still and staring at where the two vampires were standing he finally turned around to face me.

"Sorry about that Alice…" He walked over to me and pulled me into a hug. I returned the hug and held him as tight as I could. In all of the commotion I had almost forgotten what had happened last night. Almost. Although I knew that it would be with me for as long as I existed, however long that would be. Adam was pretty in tune with the feelings of those of us in his family, Carlisle believes it was something he brought over from his human life but he couldn't remember his life before the change, like me, so it was just speculation. He continued to hold the hug until I slowly pulled away, he looked down at me and I didn't know what to say.

"She… She doesn't want to be with me." I choked out, looking into his eyes. It broke my heart to say the words out loud but it was what she wanted. I had to get used to this life now. He frowned slightly at the memory, he must have heard everything.

"I heard that," He said, glancing up at the waterfall for a moment then looking down at me. "About that though, I was surprised. I have never seen anything go so sideways on a person in my life. Luckily you have a brother who gives a shit." That was a shock. I looked up at him and he was smiling at me.

"What do you mean?" I asked, and I held my breath, I didn't want to get my hopes up.

"I think you and I should head back home… Now-ish would be good little pixie." And he turned around, I was already running as fast as I could through the forest.

A/N - Originally I wasn't going to split this into two POVs, but I thought that maybe it would help give everyone an idea of what both of them were thinking, and both of their insecurities. I don't know, but I enjoyed writing this chapter and I hope all of you enjoy reading this. As always, If you like it hit the Follow/Favorite boxes. If you want to tell me how I am doing (Good or Bad) leave a review. Or if you want to ask a question, ill make sure to reply to the question on the next chapter. Thanks again.

-Until Next Time.