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You know apparently a few days ago I was going to commit accidental suicide. Now my parents think I'm depressed and whatever. Just because the gas was on and I didn't notice…for like five hours. Come on! The windows were open and everything how was I meant to know?

So anyway, I'm on suicide watch or whatever, so yeah. You didn't need to know this but I find it easier confessing to people the majority of whom I don't know. And I had this odd crisis because I couldn't remember how to spell cheek…so that's why I haven't updated until now.

Okay I'll shut up now. Very sorry to say that there is an incredibly real probability that there shall be another cliffhanger here. I can't help it. Oh, and some major Out Of Character moments, but I won't say who by. Well…I don't know they might have done that, I don't really know enough about the character…

Okay I really will shut up now.

Enjoy!

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Edward's Take

In the back seat of Bella's truck, I was trying very hard to remain inconspicuous. No matter what I did to try and distract myself – or her – I felt her eyes burning into the rear-view mirror the entire three-hour trip back.

Finally – thank God – the driveway to my house came in sight. She pulled up outside the house and we both got out. I went to the trunk to get my bag and, looking up; she was leaning on her car door, looking up at a window in the house intently. I followed her gaze and saw a flash of spiky black hair before its owner disappeared from sight. I frowned. Alice was going to interrogate me senseless when I went inside.

Sighing, I slung the bag over my shoulder and started for the door.

"Edward."

I stopped at Bella's voice, turning around to face her with a guarded expression. Her face was likewise wary, but she had a small smile. "Yes, Bella?"

"Did you mean what you said before?"

I didn't need to ask for any clarification. With a slight smile I answered; "Every word."

Her answered smile was dazzling. She sauntered forward and gave me a light kiss on the cheek. "I'll see you at school, then." I forced my dazed head to nod, and she smiled once more before climbing into the driver's seat of the car and, with a little wave, drove off down the track leading to the road. I could only stare dumbly after her for some time, rooted to the spot.

Therefore I was sufficiently surprised when I felt what I thought was a small human-sized piece of marble colliding with me and pinning me to the ground. Maybe I was lucky and this was a boulder that was going to crush me and spare me the interrogation.

No such luck. It had to be Alice. It always surprised me, how she felt. She wasn't soft or anything like you would expect her to be, and her entire body was freezing, like Bella's. There were way too many coincidences.

"You. Explain. Now." She was almost growling. I couldn't believe that she could possibly get so upset. I scowled at her.

"No, Alice, you explain. And get off me in the process." She tilted her head to the side in question, and I groaned in impatience. "Okay, Alice. I want answers! How can you possibly hate Bella so much, when you two are so alike? Honestly, there's something here I'm not getting, and Jasper's in on it too. It's driving me insane! So either get off me and leave me alone or tell me everything."

I was probably going to regret my outburst, but I wanted to know. Now. Alice looked me over, deliberating. Finally, she sighed and jumped to her feet, then took off running into the house. I guess she was going with the first option then. What could be so terrible that she couldn't tell me? Alice was closer to me than anyone else in the house, so why couldn't she tell me? I shook my head, determining that I would get answers in the morning.

Dinner was brief but animated, punctuated by Emmett's overly loud praise of me and Bella. I honestly wished that the ground would open up and swallow me before I died of embarrassment. Alice didn't give me death glares like I thought she would. In fact, she wasn't even at dinner. Jasper seemed incredibly uncomfortable and kept glancing out the window, probably looking for Alice, but aside from him everyone was cheerful and noisy. I can't help but smile at my luck at having such a family.

I crashed onto my bed early that night, absolutely exhausted.

Alice's Take

"I still don't understand why you didn't just tell him everything," Jasper said mildly. Again. I hissed at him in annoyance, pushing the car to faster speeds.

"Oh really, Jasper? Care to explain how that conversation would go? 'Hey Edward, your sister's a vampire and your love is one too. Jasper's in on it but you can't tell anyone otherwise a bunch of Italian vampires will come and kill us all. Oh, and I can see the future too.'"

He winced. "Okay I get your point."

"Thank you." I smiled smugly in triumph.

"Where are we going?"

I shrugged. "I don't know. I figured I would just drive until I calmed down a bit."

"Okay…but why did you have to abduct me? At midnight? Despite what you may think, Alice, us mortals suffer severely when sleep-deprived." He yawned as if to demonstrate his point, shaking his head a little to clear it. He's such a cutie sometimes. I smiled.

"Okay Jasper, we're going home." I did a u-turn and started back towards Forks. "But only because you're such a charmer." He smirked but said nothing.

We pulled back up in front of the house. I frowned; something wasn't right.

"Jasper, wait here," I said carefully, slowly – for a vampire – getting out of the car. He frowned, but something in my tone must have made him listen, since he didn't get out.

I cautiously sniffed the air. It smelled like alcohol and smoke. My first thought was Edward, but he hadn't smelled too bad when I tackled him earlier, so it couldn't be him. Maybe it was his clothes and bag or something, but again I discarded the thought.

"Alice? What is it?" Stupid disobedient humans. Jasper joined me in staring up warily at the house.

"I smell smoke."

He frowned. "Like…cigarette smoke?"

I shook my head.

"Hey Alice…did you notice how hot it's gotten?"

"I don't notice differences in temperature, Jasper, so no." I looked up at the window to Edward's room, where light from a fire flickered dully. My eyes widened. Fire?

"There isn't a fireplace in Edward's room…" Oh crap. "Jasper, the house is on fire!"

He reached the same conclusion at the same time, and was already rushing into the house. I raced forward and stopped him. "What the hell do you think you're doing?" I shouted.

"We have to get everyone out!"

I pushed him away from the door. "Let the immortal who is strong and doesn't have to breathe take care of that, you call 911."

He hesitated, but finally decided I was right. He ran to the car to get his cell phone, while I pushed open the door. The fire was more places than I had imagined at first. The entire first floor seemed engulfed in it. I ran up the stairs, heading towards Carlisle and Esme's room first. I thanked God that they had the door shut – the fire would be slower to get there – and I burst through. They were both awake, unsure what to do.

"Come on!" I yelled, pulling them through. Luckily the fire still had some time to completely eat at the stairs, and we made it out with only a few minor burns on their part. I directed them towards Jasper and ran back up for Rosalie and Emmett. I had to drag Emmett downstairs, and he sustained worse injuries because of it, but he was alive and breathing and right now that's all I could really hope for.

I paused outside the house, looking around at my family. Firefighters had begun to arrive and were trying to douse the flames, in vain I might add.

"Where's Edward?" Esme was in hysterics, desperately searching for the final member of our family. I looked back up to his room. Flames had entirely engulfed that corner of the house. No human could have made it out alive. I hung my head, closing my eyes. I couldn't cry, but right now I wished I was able to. Jasper wrapped his arm around me, hugging me while I sobbed into his chest.

"I couldn't save him…we were too late." Jasper stroked my head soothingly.

"You couldn't have done anything. You didn't see this coming."

But I did see it coming…I just didn't understand it.

And now, because of me, Edward was gone.

Esme finally realized that he was still in the house. She fell to the ground on her knees, crying and sobbing brokenly. I wanted to look away, but my eyes refused to close, my head refused to turn.

"Edward! No!"

That last cry was from Esme, by the way.

Okay, so there's another baby cliffhanger I gave you. Oohs aren't you guys so lucky?!

I'm not too good at writing soppy or heartbreaking moments, so sorry if it's a bit impersonal.

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