Warning: Same sex relationship can be found in this fic. Dark themes as well as inappriopriate language.

Disclaimer: Twilight isn't mine, only the plot.


Chapter 8

"Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family: Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one."

--Jane Howard

"Alice, it is so nice to see you, how was your hunt?"

Esme asked me and I looked at her confused, I had not been hunting

"I did not have a hunt, I was told that all of you were hunting until today, you would arrive home today"

Esme frowned as I tried to sort through how a mix up could have occurred. Rosalie had told me that they were going on the hunt

"Are you sure that you weren't hallucinating dear?"

Esme asked me concerned, offering for me to come inside and I entered still confused as to how such a mix up could have occurred and I was brought into a vision

"I am sure, I only hallucinate when I have withdrawn from hunting for a very long time"

Alice told Esme as she hopped onto the bar stool, Esme standing at the kitchen preparing something for Alice.

"If you are sure than dear. Rosalie is in her room, you can take this up with you if you want, perhaps she will be able to shed light on the misunderstanding. I must say it was rather unusual not having you around, you bring much light to this place"

Esme told Alice, sliding the plate across the marble countertop to Alice, who grasped it in one of her hands. Alice had all but stood when quick footsteps were heard

"Esme, Emmett and I are going to the movies"

Rosalie announced as she entered the room with Emmet behind her, a hand on her waist. Alice was shocked to see Rosalie, her eyes a dark brown instead of the light brown that befits a vampire when they have recently drank the blood of animals

"Rosalie, you lied to me"

Alice told her quietly, hurt at what Rosalie had done.

"This is my mate; I have a right to spend time with him you know"

Rosalie told Alice bluntly and Alice took a step back, like Rosalie's words had scalded her. Rosalie had not finished

"You do not need me anymore, you are fine to fit in with society now, I have no use for you anymore dhampire"

Alice understood all too well what Rosalie was implying

"You are not wanted here dhampire, you are alive, and that is all you can ask for. Now leave and do not return"

Rosalie finished scathingly.

I snapped out of the vision, tears pouring down my face, Esme looked at me concerned and I backed away from her.

"I better go; I do not wish to see Rosalie today"

Esme looked confused and concerned for me. After seeing what Rosalie will soon say to me, I did not want to see this pretentious act. I had thought that I had become part of the coven, part of their family for their treatment and manner had given the impressions but I was wrong, right off and I chided myself for even thinking that I could be part of a family, for I was a social outcast

"Alice, do stay, you are worrying me"

Esme pleaded and I heard footsteps and Rosalie and Emmett bounced into the room, announcing as she did so

"Esme, Emmett and I are going to the movies"

I did not bother to look shocked to find that she had not been hunting for I knew the outcome; I was more shocked that she had lied to me

"Rosalie, you lied to me"

I stated dully, already knowing what was being said next, though the words the hurt and cut me the most were

"You are not wanted here dhampire, you are still alive, and that is all you can ask for. Now leave here and do not return"

I doubled over from the pain of it all, falling to the floor. I did not hear what was being said around me

"Alice?"
Jasper, I felt a cold hand on my back and I shied away from them, taking hold of my groceries and bolting from the house, shutting the door behind me. Leaning against it to gather my thoughts and swipe at the tears that clouded my vision, I heard the argument taking place inside

"You had no right to say that to her Rosalie Hale, you do not speak for us all. I want Alice around"

I heard Jasper snarl angrily at his 'sibling' and I covered my ears with my hands, trying to block out everything but my hearing still picked up everything that was being yelled inside

"She is a dhampire remember? She's got a freaking bounty on her head. She loves society to much to return to her hermit ways, she's going to be dead in a couple of days"

I heard Rosalie reply coldly and I gasped, realizing all along what her purpose had been.

"Then you have effectively killed her Rosalie, in more ways than one, you selfish, pig headed bitch"

Jasper roared at Rosalie and a sharp crack was heard. Not bearing to hear anymore, I ran into the forest, trying blindly to find my way to my home so I could mourn in peace and to be alone, like I was always destined to be, following scents laced with Rosalie and my own, I did not look where I was going and I heard the snarl too late, a hard body colliding with mine, shocked it was a wolf that was snapping at me

"Please stop, I live here!"
I pleaded batting away the snapping jaw of the wolf. This wolf I did not recognize as any of the wolves from La Push that I had met, he was slightly smaller than the other wolves and I deduced that he had just joined the pack

"Your leader has allowed me to live here, we have an agreement, I supply nomad vampires for your pack to kill"

I tried again, pleading with the wolf pinning me to the ground but he did not listen or he did not believe me at all and just when I was thinking that I would not survive today- that Rosalie was right, I would be dead soon, a piercing howl filled the air and the wolf stopped and I stood up hurriedly, brushing myself off when Sam entered the clearing his authority radiating off of him and I watched him, I guess punish the young wolf.

When his nose started crashing to the ground, forcing the young wolf to bow before his alpha did I object, I could see that it was hurting him and for some reason, I could not bear to see the young wolf hurt and I darted in front of Sam; scratching behind the young wolf's ears in reassurance

"A misunderstanding Sam, do not punish him, I do not know this wolf, therefore he must have just joined the pack am I right? He did not know what I looked like, how was he to know that I was not a threat? Vampires and I look alike do we not? A misunderstanding Sam"

I pleaded with Sam, hugging the wolf close. Sam regarded me and then his pack member once and then stalked off, the other wolf following him, I just sat down in my spot and everything came flooding back to me. Multiple footsteps and I did not look up at Sam and his companion, who must be the wolf that had attacked me but I was unsure as to why I suddenly felt full, sated- like I had just been for a hunt, but in a different way, in which I had no idea how. Sam looked at me, worried after me

"Alice, are you all right?"

Sam asked me and I shook my head yes and no. He must've sensed that I did not wish to talk about it any of what was rushing through me

"I'm sorry for before"

A soft, low pitched voice announced and though it was soft, I heard it as clear as day. Not wanting to be impolite and implying that I was cross at him, I looked up and almost stopped breathing when I saw the 'young' man before me

"Uh, it's fine"

I finally stuttered out and I all but stumbled to my feet. When I looked at this 'young' man, I felt compelled to be close to him and I watched fascinated how the little sunlight played with the highlights in his dark hair and the light shining in his dark eyes…

"I'm Mary Alice Brandon"

I finally said as he stared at me, just as dazed as I was, if not more.

"Seth Clearwater"

He finally replied voice distant and I smiled at him, despite the circumstances that we had met under for he was very much alike to how Leah and the other pack members had described Seth Clearwater to be like. Then I saw the strange and unusual expression that he wore on his face and I looked at Sam worried for him

"Is Seth all right?"

Sam shook his head no, that he wasn't all right and I offered that they come to my home until Seth had recovered from whatever it was that was affecting him

"No, it'll be better if he goes home"

Sam pushed Seth off into the bushes as I stared after them, amused and confused at what had just happened. Depression and anger stormed through me almost like Seth or Sam had been keeping it at bay when they left and furious, I headed for my home, hell bent on burning everything that had Rosalie's scent on it, for I reasoned, if Rosalie's scent was on it, it would be like I were burning her. Indeed, the first thing I did when I found myself inside my house was to tear my bed to shreds.

"Alice!"

I felt rough hands stopping me from doing something and blinking I realized that I was holding a bucket filled with…oil? Looking around, I realized that my entire home reeked of oil as did my hands and then I felt coldness around me and I twisted with a snarl and saw Jasper. With a quick movement, I was out and across the other side of the house, nose wrinkled in attempts to staunch the smell.

"Go from here"

I snarled at Jasper, my mediocre fangs bared at him. Okay, so against a full blooded vampire in a fight I'm dust but this wasn't really occurring to me at the moment.

"Why are you here?"

I demanded of him and Jasper looked at me, with a troubled look, like he was more concerned for me than what had just happened in his coven.

"You should be with your coven, not here, discussing ways to kill me"

I told him bitterly because it was more than obvious that I was a dead girl walking. Jasper just shook his head at me.

"Obviously, I am here Alice. It seems that not even Emmett knew of what Rosalie was doing to you, trust me in that leaving her with Esme, Carlisle, Edward, Emmett and Bella especially, is all that I could do, short of killing her for what she has done. You heard my thoughts on the matter"

Jasper told me, with an all but smug expression on his face. Slowly, I headed for outside, the stench in the house sending me to the porch.

"You know, I had a little sister, she was a lot like you in some ways. I don't know what happened to her, I tried to find her after I was brought over. I loved her dearly"

Jasper was telling me something as he sat beside me. He rested a hand on my shoulder and didn't move it, until I shifted, allowing him to hug me easily. I felt tiredness wash over me and leaning against Jasper, I heard him whisper

"Let me watch over you, like I couldn't over my sister…"