A/N: I do not own any of the twilight characters
Bella inner thoughts
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Now without further ado:
Edward was true to his word, after Bella told him she wanted her space he made sure that she had time to go off on her own or with the family and they still had their time together. Everything was as close to normal as it could get. A couple of months later while Edward was in England with Carlisle helping out a family friend, Bella, Alice, and Jasper were all hanging out at the waterfall.
Jasper was busy doing yoga positions and meditating as Alice was trying to teach Bella to draw.
"No, don't start with the face, you start with your outline… envision what you want to draw and lightly sketch the outline of it, then go in darker with the actual drawing." Alice says taking the drawing pad from Bella and demonstrating. "See, a head is oval so you start there, then you place the eyes and nose along these lines so they are symmetrical, then add the other details."
Bella rolls her eyes and takes the pad back opening a new page. She concentrates biting her lip softly, an old habit that she hadn't stopped doing yet from her human years (as she had started to refer to them). Slowly she draws an oval and then the vertical and horizontal lines like Alice. She adds eyes with a slight tilt and a small pixie like nose. Next she draws thin arching eyebrows and a small pouty mouth.
Alice watches in wonder as she sees her own face appear on the drawing pad. "Wow Bella that's… wait why is one of my eyebrows raised?" Alice asks bumping her shoulder with Bella's as she looks up with a smirk.
"Cause that is the look you are giving me right now." Bella says laughing as realization lights Alice's face before she lightly punches Bella's arm.
"Cheeky little thing aren't you? You just wait, I am going to wait until you least expect it and then draw one of your embarrassing moments from high school. Probably with Mike Newton in it." Alice says sticking out her tongue and laughing at Bella's horrified expression.
"Now now ladies, let's not start something that would embarrass the both of you." Jasper says with a small smile on his face, eyes still closed and still holding his praying mantis position.
Alice and Bella glance at each other with twin evil smirks in place and each pick up a small rock silently. Alice nods and they both toss their rocks towards Jasper's balancing form, gasping as one of his hands swats the rocks away with a small smirk on his face.
"Sorry, but you will have to do better than that to surprise me." Jasper says eyes still closed.
Bella looks to Alice and nods her head quickly towards Alice before smiling. "What exactly are you doing there anyways?" Bella says walking over beside Jasper and sitting down looking intently at his position.
"Its called yoooogaaaaaa….. Damnit, Bella no fair you can't use your shield against me like that, we are supposed to be friends." Jasper says wiping himself off with a laugh and fake pout.
"Oh please, I use it for you all the time so why not against you once in a while. All I did was use it to shield Alice… how's that any different?" Bella says with a laugh watching as Jasper does a fake glare before reaching down and picking up the long forgotten drawing pad.
"Wow Bella this is really good. I swear I have never seen a vampire so eager to learn. Especially not one that learns so fast." Jasper says looking between the drawing and Alice.
"Thank you… I guess… I don't know I just… I feel like there is so much that I have always wanted to do and to learn and now is the time. Now I can finally learn other languages and how to draw. I might even try to learn an instrument." Bella says looking at the waterfall.
"Well, Edward plays piano, Esme sings, Emmett plays the drums, Rosalie plays the cello, and I play the violin. I am sure any one of use could help if you would like." Alice says laughing at Bella's expression. "What? You knew we were musical."
"Well yeah I mean, I knew that Edward played the piano and he said you and Rose played an instrument but he never said what." Bella says astounded at the ability within her family.
"You could also learn on your own, that is what I am doing with the Sax right now." Jasper says with a smile, leaning down and picking up Esme's camera that they brought with them.
Bella, seeing the camera in his hand turns away quickly, not liking pictures since she saw that she and Edward didn't glow. Alice pounces her playfully turning her just enough for Jasper to get the picture.
"HA! Got one anyways," Alice says jumping up and running away from a playfully furious Bella.
"Don't you run from me short stuff. I'm gonna get you for that." Bella says laughing as she tackles Alice to the ground sitting astride Alice's hips to hold her to the ground as she tickles her sides with both hands.
"Oh no no… no not that… no no tickling please… ugh Jasper why'd you have to tell her I am still ticklish ugh." Alice yells fighting frantically to get away from Bella. Putting her hands on Bella's shoulders Alice pulls her towards her slightly off setting Bella's balance and lifts her hips rotating as she does to roll them to the side. As soon as Bella's back hits the ground Alice starts tickling Bella's sides.
"Nope, not ticklish." Bella says, fighting back a laugh and moving quickly out from under Alice and to a tree top nearby.
"Mmhmm you're not ticklish but you're running away." Alice says with a knowing smirk. "Truce?" She says extending her hand. Bella leaps from the tree landing gracefully in front of Alice.
"Truce." Bella says grasping Alice's hand and shaking it once before pulling her into a hug.
They hear a 'click' and a laugh as they turn quickly to see Jasper with a smile. He grins before turning and high tailing it back to the house. Camera still held firmly in his hand.
Alice and Bella just laugh to themselves as they collect the drawing pad and other items they brought with them on their day out. "Race you?" Alice says running off before Bella can respond.
"Oh no you don't" Bella yells laughing catching up with Alice quickly and running past her, sticking her tongue out playfully as she continues towards the house.
When they arrive back at the house Jasper is in the living room with Esme looking at the pictures through the TV. Bella groans and moves to the couch, watching and listening as Esme comments on Jaspers ability to catch "precious moments" with her camera.
When the pictures of Bella and Alice come onto the screen Esme chuckles softly. "Now that is a great picture. I think I will print that one out and put it in the entry way with the other family photos. Bella what do you think?"
Finally looking up Bella catches a glimpse of the screen and gasps quietly to herself. "Umm… yeah sure Esme whatever pictures you want." She says trying to sound calm and collected. Esme nods and smiles turning to Jasper who is already printing out the picture for her. Bella sits perfectly still on the couch not moving or even breathing, just thinking.
It can't be, that's not possible is it? I mean… I don't feel for Alice THAT way… do I? But I must because there is no way I am seeing that wrong… Alice… and I…. Me and Alice… are… mates?
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