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-Cass

Alice's POV

The click of the door shutting causes my still heart to shatter into a million pieces. I can feel the sobs pulling at my chest, aching to come out. I quickly step from the door and out of sight from neighbors before I sprint away into the woods, but I'm not fast enough to miss Bella's erratic breathing and sniffling.

I make it back to the house and hurriedly make my way to my room, one that Jasper had moved out of twelve years ago, ignoring my family's questions as I go. I very much want to be left alone, but I don't want to spend it in the woods. I feel like the teenager my body makes me out to be. I can feel the emotions bubbling in my chest, I want nothing more than to cry and it makes me angry that I can't.

I had screwed up, royally, with Bella. Of course I knew what she meant when she asked and I had meant what I said, but it wasn't just my life that I would be disrupting. I have the whole family to think about. What would happen if I drug a human into our family? Let one in and learn our secret? What if Bella didn't love me as much as I loved her, had loved her since I had met her? I had seen bits of what could happen, possible futures. In some, Bella had golden eyes like the rest of us, and in others she had her gorgeous brown ones with kids and a husband. I don't know what to do and it's driving me insane.

"Alice?" A quiet knock and even quieter voice interrupts my wallowing and I sit up with a watery smile.

"I'm fine, Jasper, don't worry."

"I can feel what you're feeling and you're far from fine. Besides, you either talk to me or Rose." I wince slightly at his offer and get up to let him in.

"I'm fine."

"No, you're heartbroken. What happened?"

"What, Edward didn't tell you?" I snap and Jasper frowns at me.

"That's not fair and you know it, and he left before anyone had the chance to ask." I hang my head, ashamed, and Jasper shakes his head. "We know you are upset, that much is obvious. We just don't know why, you went to see Bella didn't you? You should be head over heels in love." I laugh humorlessly.

"I messed up, Jazz. Badly."

"How?" I sigh and shrug.

"I pretended to not know her. Then I pretended that I didn't know what she was talking about when she called me out on it. She asked me if I meant what I said to her when I found her after the crash and I basically said no. She told me that she doesn't want to see me again…how am I supposed to stay away when I love her?" Jasper studies me closely for a minute before leading me to the bed and sitting next to me.

"Alice, why did you do all of that? You've waited years to see her again and this time you can be you."

"It's not just about me, Jazz, and it would be selfish to pretend that it is."

"Oh, bullshit." I stare wide-eyed at him. "You're just scared. You know you have the full support of all of us. We all know how long you've waited to meet her and then see her again. She's your mate Alice, it would be selfish of us to expect you not to try and be with her."

"But, Bella—"

"Is your mate and you've seen futures where she is one of us."

"I've seen just as many where she isn't."

"Did you ever stop to think that in the visions where she isn't it's because you don't try? I don't think she doesn't become one of us because she chooses not to, but because you choose for her not to. But you need to decide because it's not fair to anyone for you to keep running in and out of her life. If you love her, you need to make a decision." It takes a moment for his words to sink in and when they do, I'm hit with a vision.

'Hey, Rose, have you seen Bella?' Rose turns towards me, trying to cover a small smile and her still-present affection for the girl.

'Last I saw she was playing chess with Jasper out back.' I offer a quick kiss to her cheek in thanks and waste no time finding Bella.

I hug Esme as I pass her working in the garden and find Bella just where Rosalie said she would be, sitting in one of the chairs on either end of a chess table, Jasper nowhere to be seen. She doesn't turn to greet me and focuses on the forest beyond. I'm only a few feet away when she acknowledges me.

'Hey, Ali, did you finish up whatever it was that Edward wanted?" I smile and lay my arms across her shoulders and rest my chin atop her head.

'Yes, just a few adjustments to his music. Anonymous composing of music is a good fit for him. Did you match go well?' Bella scoffs and stands.

'About as well as it usually does. It did take him longer than two minutes to utterly destroy me this time.' She turns and faces me, her golden eyes warm and filled with amusement. 'But you're here now, so I can't complain too much.' I chuckle and wrap arms securely around her neck, fingers playing with her hair.

'That's my girl, ever the fighter.' Bella hums.

'Indeed I am.' She then leans in and presses her lips to mine.

"Alice? Alice, what did you see?" Jasper asks, brows drawn together and I can't help but smile.

"Bella, I saw Bella. As a vampire. My vampire." I say and I know I sound lovestruck but I can't find it within me to care. Jasper has his own small smile playing at his lips.

"And what are you going to do, seeing that she doesn't want to see you?"

"What I should have done in the first place, I need to tell her the truth." There is a cheer from downstairs, that sounds suspiciously like Emmett, along with two slaps and two sets of hushing and I can't help but laugh. I had spent twelve years looking after Bella and making sure she was safe, it was time I spent the rest of eternity loving her.

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