Author Note: Hey everyone, I really wanted to get this chapter out by May 23rd, which was my b-day but sorry I was having trouble finishing off the last 800 words. I probably re-wrote it maybe five different times before I finally got an ending I liked.

I am receiving so many questions about my story that I am going to do a Q&A after the epilogue is finished. If anyone has anymore questions just message me or write a review with your question in it.

I know all of you want to know what Jacob has been thinking about Kagome. What have Alice been seeing in her visions? Who gave Kagome the tip that led her to the Cullen's? Why hasn't Aro been mentioned? Also since so many people have asked, why the hell I have not include Sesshomaru!?

Also the most important! Will there be a sequel?!

Haha, I will answer them all at the end of this story, so if you want a question answered then just ask!

I also wanted to thank so many people for reviewing and reading. Over 20k hits and over 200 reviews, I never thought this story would be this popular ever! Thank you all for supporting.

-Lindsey-

Vicariously Immortal

Chapter 10: Let Nothing Stand in Your Way

Forks Washington (4th June 2006 A.D)

"Do they know that we were going to be here?" Jasper asked their small group of vampires standing out in a large clearing, particularly the baseball field that they used.

Kouga obviously annoyed about waiting decided to speak up "Hope so, or else there's gonna be problems tonight" he replied crossing his arms and frowning out towards the empty woods.

"None of which will be caused by you" Kagome reprimanded Kouga instantly catching his attention.

He looked her direction rolling his eyes when he saw the hovering vampire next to her, the boy seemed like he was glued to her since he got there "Whatever" he brushed the comment away and continued to glare at the darkening woods surrounding him.

"He's still sore from earlier" Edward commented, still loud enough for Kouga to overhear. Both of them could hear a rather loud growl coming from the wolf demon, but the smirk on Edwards face was wiped clean when Carlisle spoke up.

"That's enough Edward" The older vampire spoke.

"That's right Edward" Kouga said with his arms crossed and smirking "Listen to your ol' man" he replied.

Instantly hearing what Kouga said Kagome snapped her head from Carlisle to Kouga "Apologize to Carlisle now!" she yelled at him. She was mortified that Kouga would disrespect Carlisle like that. Though she would let the banter with Edward slide since technically the vampire had started it, but it was no reason to bring Carlisle into that sort of fight.

He stared at her for a moment before turning to Carlisle's direction "Sorry" he replied earning a nod and smile from the vampire.

"What now?" Emmett asked already bored with the banter between them "Shouldn't they have been here by now?" he asked nonchalantly.

Kagome checked her watch casually "It's getting late, they should be here soon I'm guessing".

"You think they will be coming in their wolf forms?" Emmett asked coolly, his arm hanging on Rosalie's shoulders.

"Most likely" Edward replied standing near Kagome as she lightly tapped on her delicate watch almost trying to make it speed up "I couldn't see that they would be coming here in their human forms".

Carlisle rolled up his long sleeves, "I suggest Jasper and myself speak when they arrive" he replied making sure his sleeves would stay at the position at his elbows "Is that alright with you?" he asked looking towards Jasper.

"That's fine" he replied.

They had agreed that with Jasper's experience with the military, and how he knew how newborns fought it would be better for him to lead the training session.

"I hear something" Kouga replied speaking up after being quiet for a while. He still looked far in the distance, arms crossed, and a frown appearing on his face.

Kagome watched Kouga and focused on the direction that Kouga was looking at; in the far distance she could see shining eyes. Large shadows danced in the heavily wooded area "They are in their wolf forms as well" she stated watching as more and more shadows appeared.

"There looks to be more than before" Carlisle said also watching the spectacle.

Kagome noticed that Jasper had walked up to Carlisle's side near the front of their coven. Kouga stood only slightly behind them. The rest of the family stood behind them in no particular setup.

"Bella is with them" Edward's soft voice replied from beside her. He was so quiet that it was hard for her to even hear what he had said.

She looked to him and noticed that he continued to look to where the werewolves were approaching. "You sure?" she asked before turning back to look at the approaching wolves.

"Yes" was all that Edward said.

Kagome just focused on the woods again, this time she could see more of the werewolves, along with a human. She saw the leading werewolf walk into the outskirts of the clearing. Though the massive wolves were farther away they still looked just as large as she remembered them to be.

More and more of the wolves walked into the clearing, stopping slightly behind the main wolf in front. Bella walked beside the second largest wolf in the pack; most likely that was Jacob.

"Wow" she heard Emmett speak in response to the army of wolves.

"Hello" Carlisle said walking forward slightly "We wanted to thank you again for helping us".

There was a snapping that could be heard from the wolves, the crisp barking sound from the leader.

All the Cullen's aside from Carlisle and Kagome snapped their eyes to Kouga when he spoke out of surprise.

"Sam said that they are going to stay in these forms tonight" Kouga replied concentrating on the growls and barks coming from the largest wolf. "They understand that the newborns are a problem and they are going to contribute to helping us rid of Victoria".

Kagome listened to Kouga translate the barks, as she paid attention though she could hear Edward shift closer to her. Though he was close she continued to watch the conversation take place.

"I didn't know he could translate" Edward mentioned softly. "Really none of us did, has he always had that ability?" the vampire asked her.

Kagome only let a twinkle of a smile escape as she kept her voice as low as his was, making it hard for anyone else to listen in "Back in Feudal Era he could understand average wolves. I never knew that he could understand werewolves as well as he can" Kagome explained.

"Since my son Jasper is well versed in fighting against newborns he will demonstrate how we will need to fight" Carlisle replied motioning to Jasper who was standing behind him.

"They will watch" Kouga mentioned turning to Jasper "You can start anytime".

Jasper just nodded and stepped up to address the werewolves "Newborns are easy to counter if you know how to handle them" he replied, "When they are changed, they can be much stronger than how we are later on. Strategically in a fight they will go for the easy kill" Jasper told them. Stopping only a moment he turned back to look at Emmett "Emmett will play the part of a newborn" he said moving into a more open area.

Though Jasper got a rather dirty look from the vampire Emmett still assisted. Standing a good ways away from Jasper Emmett played the part of a newborn "Watch out Jasper" he replied instantly taking off in a strait and a less than strategic line. As the two play-fought Kagome could hear Bella gasp at the two vampires' feat.

"He got him" she heard Alice comment as she watched her husband catch up with Emmett. Both vampires paused in their fighting when it was noticeable that Emmett had lost.

"Got you" Jasper smirked at Emmett, who in return only rolled his eyes at his brother. Turning away from the fight Jasper started speaking again "Did you see how you would need to make it so your attack isn't as straightforward, this will need to be very unpredictable so the newborns are caught off guard".

Kagome looked to the massive wolves to see that they were all paying attention to Jasper. It looked as though the two vampires earned some sort of respect with their fighting.

A few of the pack made some sort of yipping noise, which Kouga instantly translated into that they had understood.

"I want my turn" Kouga replied, instantly itching for another fight. Kagome turned to Carlisle and gave him an embarrassed smile.

Carlisle shook his head out of amusement at Kouga. "Up for another fight Jasper?" he asked his son.

Before the vampire could reply Kouga piped in "No no no" he said "I wanna fight Edward here, see what the boy is made of" he replied turning to Edward, then almost tempting him he cocked an eyebrow waiting for the answer.

Kagome only sighed at Kouga's antics. At least the werewolves and Bella looked interested in how Kouga would fight. It would help break the serious tension between the two groups.

"Sure mutt" Edward teased taking a step towards Kouga, almost anxious to fight with the wolf demon.

"Watch out for Kouga" Kagome replied softly, making sure that Kouga didn't hear her giving any tips to Edward "he doesn't just spar, but he will actually fight" she said "His feet are his best weapons" she finished, referring to Kouga's bandaged feet. Since he was in his traditional furs he could most likely fight better than he could in modern clothing.

Continuing to walk to the demon, Edward turned back to look at her and gave her a smirk almost like he was thanking her for the information.

She watched as the two went to start their sparing, she decided to stand by Rosalie, and Alice. Walking closer to the girls they acknowledged her by glancing in her direction quickly before turning their attention back to the two rivals.

Kagome watched the two boys stand across from each other, both waiting for the other to move first. She studied the two, it was hard to decide which one would come out victorious but it seemed like the decision wasn't too difficult for some vampires. She could hear the whispered bet between Emmett, and Jasper.

Emmett was thinking that his brother would win, but Jasper wasn't going to underestimate Kouga, since he opted to side with the wolf demon.

"Which one do you think will win Kagome?" Alice asked her.

Tipping her head to the side she studied both the motionless men "I'm not sure, Edward of course has the agility and mind reading. Kouga will have the skill and experience though" she replied deciding it would be best not to choose sides.

A few more seconds went by before Kouga got impatient and darted forward, trying to gain the advantage he used his powerful legs to give him enough momentum to spring forward, causing the dirt and rocks to scatter from the speed and power.

"He's fast," Rosalie said from beside her. In response to Rose she only nodded, now focused on the fight.

Edward just as fast avoided Kouga's air attack by jumping to the side.

Though Edward was fast, this fight could swing in Kouga's favor with his full fighting capabilities, it could help him gain the upper hand. Instantly landing, Kouga paused for a split second before kicking off the ground flying towards Edward, thus creating a small explosion of dirt and rocks. Kouga expecting to make a hit brought his leg up to kick the vampire. Though with Edward's mind reading ability he knew exactly what the demon was thinking.

To counter the attack Edward used his strength and power to grasp onto Kouga's leg and throw the demon to the side. Easily Kouga skidded to a halt kicking up dust. Both men paused and glared at each other.

This time Edward took the first move and pretty much disappeared from view going as fast as he could.

Kagome along with the other vampires followed the movements as he circled the demon. Kouga in response used his near perfect eyesight to study the movements.

Kagome's eyes widened when she noticed what Kouga was doing. It was almost exactly what he had done in his fight with Kageromaru. The small detachment from Naraku was arguably twice as fast as Kouga. She remembered the demon that could dig underground and pop out at a moments notice, Kouga had studied his movements and even though Kageromaru was exceptionally fast he could still manage to kick it.

With how Kouga took his time and watched Edwards's movements she knew he was planning the same thing as he had done before. "Kouga's going to strike him!" she exclaimed turning to Carlisle.

Emmett who was on Edward's side just blew off the comment "As if, he won't be able to touch him".

Not more than a second after the comment was spoken Edward appeared out of thin air, now visible to everyone as he suddenly was brought down to normal speed. He was thrown back from Kouga's powerful kick; the vampire skidded back from where Kouga was. Trying to avoid any damage Edward planted his feet to the ground in an attempt to slow his speed. As he continued to fly back he kicked up rocks and dirt making a rather large patch of ruined land. Edward ended up stopping a good thirty feet away in a low crouched position glaring at the demon. His left arm was wrapped around his waist, obviously where Kouga's powerful kick connected.

"This is finished" Carlisle commanded instantly putting a stop to the out of control fight.

Edward stood elegantly, his arm still holding his stomach "Not too bad for a mutt" he commented offhandedly.

Kouga reached his arms over his head and bend back obviously stretching out a sore muscle "Not bad for a bloodsucker" he returned the compliment just as Edward had done.

After the 'bloodsucker' comment Edward glanced to where Jacob stood, obviously entertained that the vampire had been struck in the match. Most likely thinking of something that Edward didn't prefer to hear.

He just ignored the werewolf and turned to walk towards where his family stood.

"Are you okay?" Kagome instantly asked Edward.

Flashing his dazzling smile in her direction he spoke "Yes, I'm fine. Kouga's an exceptional fighter," he said to her, "Has he fought many vampires?" he asked.

Kagome racked her brain as she noticed Alice and Jasper would now take their positions out in the field. "I think the only vampire he fought was the one from earlier," she mentioned.

Immediately Emmett started to crack up "You mean Edward got beat by someone who only killed one vampire?" he asked.

Kagome turned to look over her shoulder at the brute of a vampire "Pretty much" she giggled turning back to look at Edward before glancing to the new fight.

She could hear Carlisle asking Kouga about his fighting style, obviously impressed with the demon.

"Kagome" Rosalie addressed the girl randomly "How did you know what Kouga was going to do?" she asked.

Kagome turned away from the sparing, where Alice clearly had the advantage "He was mimicking movements from one of his previous fights back when I was still human" she told the story. "There was a demon that was named Kageromaru, he was a detachment from our enemy Naraku" she replied.

"What's a detachment?" Rose asked.

Kouga overheard the conversation when he finished speaking with Carlisle "Basically it's something born from Naraku" he summarized. The wolf demon turned his head to watch the pixie-like vampire and Jasper fight "Naraku had several of these minions. Few of them kept his hearts" he grunted now engrossed in the fighting between the two vampires. While he watched he turned to Kagome to let her know she could finish her conversation.

She heard Emmett cough lightly bringing her from her thoughts. Of course Kouga had to be a jerk and bring up a whole new conversation. "His hearts?" Emmett questioned her.

She bit her lip in thought of how to start this conversation. "Naraku was born out of a man named Onigumo. Well, Naraku wanted to get rid of Onigumo's love and lust, so he created a detachment named Muso; he was his heart" Kagome paused a moment before continuing, she was nervously holding her hands in front of her. "His other heart was Naraku himself…" she trailed off remembering the first occurrence with that detachment. "Akago…" she started "was a baby that carried Naraku's heart so that he could not be killed. If Akago was killed then Naraku would die as well."

Kagome noticed that Jasper and Alice's sparing had ended and that Jasper was continuing on with his lesson to the werewolves, "well" she mentioned "Akago can find the darkness in someone's heart, and pretty much possess them. I was under his control for sometime" she explained, not very proud that she was under the baby's control. It did prove that everyone some way or another possessed darkness within them.

"Kagome your turn!" Alice chirped at the Japanese girl.

Heaving a sigh of relief that Alice had taken her away from the conversation she sent a bright smile towards Alice and Jasper. "Sure" she replied leaving the other vampires. "I'm guessing I'm battling Jasper" she spoke.

"Yup!" Alice again leaning forward on her toes, "good luck" she replied before walking off. Surprisingly closer to where Bella was standing, most likely to catch up with the human girl. Though the werewolves watched the pixie-like vampire they didn't move towards her when she came to greet Bella.

"Ready Jasp?" Kagome asked Jasper. At his nod she walked a few yards away and stood there waiting for Jasper to make the first move.

A split second later Jasper took off signaling the fight had begun; Kagome was right after him also using her speed to her advantage.

She had to admit Jasper was amazing strategically, she had thought she would catch him a few times, but he would avoid her attacks at the last moment.

Jasper continued to run around her as she was doing with him. She just had to find an opening in his defenses. The problem that she had to endure with Jasper was that he was militarily trained, so he would be more advanced in hand-to-hand combat. Something most of the other vampires wouldn't be as skilled in.

There she saw it, an opening so she could go for his neck. Kagome bounced on her foot changing her direction at the last minute and went for his neck to close the fight. As she went for it though, she noticed he also changed his speed; interpreting her attack. It seemed as though Jasper was wise enough to false an opening to lead her into a trap.

She could see the gleam in Jaspers eyes when he reached out to grab her. She would not let him defeat her. Kagome just smiled at the vampire; she did know how to use tricks too. As soon as Jasper touched her leather jacket she could feel his strong hand start to come down on her skin she used her full agility and speed to her advantage. She slid out of the black jacket as smooth as melted butter, leaving Jasper holding the article of clothing.

Kagome leaped back and stood in her defensive stance for a moment, letting Jasper realize that he had not succeed.

"Yeah Kagome!" she could hear Kouga yell from across the field.

Kagome just smiled but kept her eyes locked on her opponent. "Cute jacket" she replied waiting for him to continue the fight.

Laughing lightly he dropped the jacket on the ground "of course" he replied before speeding her way.

Getting prepared she also took off avoiding him, but Kagome noticed something was wrong. Her foot slipped slightly on the dirt, something she normally wouldn't do. Her vision seemed off; it was growing hazy. She felt like she was trapped, the worst part of all was that she knew she was starting to go into one of her trances, and Jasper was on the receiving end.

She could still see him, but her vision was growing into a bluish tint, showing the color that her eyes would shine when in a trance. She tried her best to avoid another attack from Jasper, only able to slightly block him. She concentrated on controlling the power; she couldn't do it if she was fighting though. Gently she shook her head, trying to almost shake her trances away.

For a moment she ignored Jasper who instantly grabbed her arms not noticing that she was on the verge of another trance.

"Stop Jasper!" Carlisle shouted noticing what was wrong with Kagome, which in return he instantly released her. "Control it Kagome!" He yelled starting to run for the two.

Her head was swirling and she could see blue. She was using all of her energy to put a stop to the trance; she didn't want to hurt Jasper. She didn't want to hurt any of her new family. For a long moment her wide eyes peered at nothing except the ground as she fought with herself. She raised her arms and thrust her fingers into her long black hair to hold her head.

Trying the best she could, she took a shaky step away from where Jasper stood wide-eyed. She blinked her eyes, something she could never do if she was in a complete trance, she could tell she was on the brink of one, almost hanging over the edge. Taking an easier step she fluttered her eyes a few more times, as though she would do when coming out from a trance.

She could feel Carlisle next to her; she was slowly grasping a hold of her surroundings. Jasper was near the spot where he released her. Edward was coming closer to her, and Kouga was following after Edward as well.

"I'm okay" she replied softly, though her eyes remained wide and still foggy. Her hands came from her head and wrapped around her stomach while she waited hunched over slightly. She shook her head lightly while her eyes drifted close, concentrating on coming completely out of her trance.

She took a steady breath calming her nerves. Her vision was coming back and the blue was dimming. Edward came to stand next to her, his palm resting on her shoulder.

She brought her right hand up cup her mouth while the other still gripped around her middle; her eyes peered at the ground still. They widened when she realized what she was about to actually do "Oh god" she replied, her hand muffled her words. She was sickened with herself, completely and utterly disgusted.

"It's alright," Carlisle replied from behind her "Jasper's fine Kagome, you didn't hurt him" he tried to comfort her.

She shifted her eyes to the werewolves who were blatantly looking at the scene before them. She could have just screwed up the trust between the two groups, if they thought she was dangerous then they would not want to team up with the vampires.

Edwards's hand rubbed the spot on her back near her shoulder, when she looked at him though, his honey colored eyes glared out to the werewolves. For a moment she could hear a growl coming from deep in his chest. He brought his attention back to her after focusing on the werewolves, "Are you alright?" he questioned her.

Kagome just slightly nodded, though she was in shock she had to turn around and apologize to Jasper, if he could ever forgive her.

She broke away from Edward and Carlisle; she could see Jasper standing where he had been when he released her. She faced him and took in his appearance. He did look fine, she only hoped that she didn't hurt him "I'm so sorry" she replied "God I'm just so sorry Jasper. I…" she trailed off looking at the rest of the family. They all looked shocked of the previous event. She turned back to Jasper again "please forgive me"; she pleaded before turning away and headed towards the woods embarrassed over what had happened.

As she passed Carlisle she let him know that she was heading to feed. When he nodded in understanding she continued to the wooded area, leaving the vampires, werewolves, human, and demon behind.

The tree's blocked out the moonlit sky; the ground below seemed much darker than it was out in the clearing. Though it was dark Kagome continued to walk as though it as it was still light out. Though she would need to feed eventually she really wanted to reflect on what had happened.

Thank goodness she knew what was happening to her, and thank goodness Carlisle realized and told Jasper to release her. This was the problem with her gift; if she felt weaker than usual she would be prone to feeling like she was threatened more often. Thus her power would automatically kick in. It was a defense mechanism almost, if she sustained the animal diet for long enough the trances should stop eventually, and she could better control them. Like when she survived on the blood of animal back when she met Carlisle.

It was her fault though, she should have been more cautious about the sparing. She could have just declined to spar and there wouldn't have been any problems.

Kagome saw a huge tree as she continued walking. She stared up at the massive tree. The roots of the tree buried itself into the ground, but not so much that they were hidden. The trunk base was larger than the normal trees around, making it stand out. Bark climbed up to the skies where branches then spread out near the top. Leaves filled the top of the tree and surrounded the ends of the branches, helping to block out the sky's light. Beams of light escaped past the leaves and brightened the ground in small places.

Kagome continued to study the sight before her, to be perfectly honest the scene was quite ethereal. She moved her right hand to rest on her left side, right above where the scar remained after so many years.

Pretty much her chaotic life started with a tree.

Well, a boy stuck to the tree was more like it.

"Kagome?" she heard Alice ask from behind her. She was not one of the people she would have picked to come see if she was doing well, since she had almost murdered her husband.

Kagome turned her head to look over her shoulder to see that Alice stood a few yards behind her; she didn't look angry but more worried if anything. "You should be angry with me" she replied turning back around to walk up to the tree. Gently she rested on one of the roots, facing Alice once again. "I'm so sorry Alice" she replied looking towards the pixie-like vampire.

"It's fine, everyone's okay" she replied, Alice being her graceful self glided over to Kagome and gently sat beside her on one of the protruding roots. "You didn't know this was going to happen".

If she could cry she would have, never in her life she believed that she could meet someone so forgiving. "I almost killed Jasper though," her solemn voice replied. Kagome leaned over to bury her head in her own lap, her arms folded to rest by her stomach.

Alice let a kind smile grace her lips; she reached out to rub Kagome's back. A few moments went by and neither vampire spoke, but let the calm breeze rustle the leaves around them.

"Jasper had no ill will toward you," she replied to the slumped over girl, still continuing to rub her back comfortably "Neither do I, nor the rest of the family" she replied. "Besides we all know you didn't mean it".

"Did I screw up everything?" Kagome murmured into her lap. She didn't want to see Alice's kind face; she might just feel guiltier than if Alice had yelled at her.

Alice just giggled lightly "If you are referring to the werewolves then no" she replied. When Kagome didn't say anything Alice continued, "If anything they are more interested in joining".

Kagome stayed quiet a long moment thinking over what Alice had said, "Why is that?" she mumbled out, her face still pressed against her jeans.

"I'm not speaking with you if you keep your head buried in your lap" Alice joked as she waited for the Japanese girl to look at her. When Kagome finally picked up her head from her lap Alice then explained what she meant. "They did learn a lot, but also they learned more about Kouga and you" she said. Alice's smile reached Kagome and she slightly smiled when Alice spoke "They were curious about your gift, when you seemed so upset they became even more confused as to why you would get a reaction like that".

"Carlisle explained to them what your gift was, then the werewolves understood why you were so upset", she explained. "When they saw how troubled you were over the ordeal then they knew you hold some kind of…" the vampire paused thinking of a way to repeat what the werewolves had said "Human emotion I guess?" she questioned herself thinking. "Though we aren't human now… I don't understand why they think we cannot relate to humans, we all once were one at some point" Alice mused looking towards Kagome.

"So Jasper isn't upset with me?" she asked Alice.

"Smile Kagome" the vampire commanded "Jasper is fine and he wanted to come see you himself, but Carlisle thought it best if he continued to teach the werewolves. If you remember from Edward's stories he once tried to attack Bella as well," Alice added to make Kagome feel better.

She was quiet for a moment; she knew Alice and the rest wouldn't want her to dwell on the accident. She couldn't shake the thought that things could have turned out differently.

"It's okay, like you mentioned before…" Alice trailed off trying to remember exactly what Kagome had told "Though Emmett isn't the best for telling stories, Edward filled me in" she replied "There was a demon who kept you under his control?" she asked.

Kagome just nodded "Yeah, Akago" she filled in the name for Alice "he could find darkness within someone and could then control them, I was under his control" she summarized.

"Exactly!" Alice chirped startling Kagome slightly. "You see, you don't have to feel bad about this whole situation, no one can be in control every single moment. You don't have to be perfect all the time".

Kagome smiled at the vampire almost out of acceptance "Only you could take a flaw of mine and twist it into something good" she joked "and you're the only person who could take that flaw and cheer me up with it" she replied.

Alice just hopped up from her position on the root "I know!" she said deciding to walk along the roots of the massive tree. "Now that this whole situation is over and resolved and everyone is happy again," she replied walking gracefully. "We can talk about Edward"

Kagome followed Alice with her eyes "Was he angry with me?" she asked the girl.

"Oh hardly, he wanted to follow you here right away to check on you" Alice replied leaning against the trunk of the tree "I thought you could use a little girl talk instead" she replied.

Kagome turned her head away from Alice to glance in the direction of the field. It was so different with Edward than her past life. If she did something like this in the past she would have been yelled at by a certain demon. It was nice to feel like someone cared, he had done nothing but treat her with the utmost respect ever since arriving here.

While Kagome was lost in her thoughts Alice took the time to study the girl, she hid it mostly but she knew that Kagome truly was head over heels in love with her brother "Do you like him?" she asked randomly.

Kagome's head twisted around and shot a look towards Alice, a sheer look of alarm spread across her face "What do you mean?" she asked.

"Edward of course!" she chirped gripping onto a low branch to hold "I can tell that you like him".

Kagome's honey colored eyes turned away from Alice, though she didn't move her head she averted her gaze. For a second she thought of what Alice had mentioned, of course she liked him. It was truly awhile since she liked anyone, not after her first love. This seemed like shaky and new ground for her though, "Yeah" she replied quietly. Kagome's eyes changed to Alice's direction, "I do like him".

Alice only smiled, "You know…" she drew out "Edward likes you as well" she replied. "I can tell with these kinds of things" Alice spoke.

"It just seems odd to me that the family is so determined to get us together" she replied feeling the pressure from the family.

Alice surprisingly held a frown on her face "Before you got here…" she trailed off thinking on how to put her next thought "Edward was not like he was before. He was unhappy, depressed, and so on" she replied waving her had carelessly to make her point. "We never thought he would bounce back from how he was after him and Bella split".

"It's hard for anyone to come back after such a deep and meaningful relationship" Kagome stated softly understanding how he must have felt.

Alice nodded simply before continuing "We just want him to be with someone nice and wonderful" she replied still holding onto the branch uncaringly. "He looks like his old self when he is with you Kagome. Even less tense than he was when with Bella, he doesn't have to worry about being careful around you like he was with her. He doesn't have to feel the pressure to watch his strength, he doesn't have to worry about hurting you physically", she mentioned simply.

Kagome didn't speak up so Alice continued, "I don't know why, but Edward has yet to make a move on you" she smirked at the end. "I think he is afraid to start a new relationship" she hummed out, thinking about the whole drama "He feels threatened with Kouga here".

At that sentence Kagome let a happy smirk escape, Kouga did have a way of… pushing people to do what he wanted. "Kouga is just playing around, Edward shouldn't feel threatened by him" she replied to Alice.

The little vampire let go of the branch and hopped down from where she was standing "Oh that's hardly the case, every time a certain demon even looks at you Edward just gets so jealous" Alice remarked. "This is why I am going to help!" she replied.

Kagome shot her a look "You are not" she reprimanded her "If it's meant to happen it will" Kagome stated standing up from her seated position "If it doesn't, I will not stand in the way of fate" she finished.

"Well that's no fun Kagome" Alice replied standing next to the girl.

Kagome was quiet for a long moment as she thought of what they had recently talked about "True" she started "It might not be fun but it's life" she stated offhandedly.

"You should at least talk to Edward about it, if you don't the rest of the family will keep pushing. I have a feeling Edward is more than ready to move onto a new relationship. He knows Bella can't be part of the vampire world, and she is happy where she is at" Alice explained resting a pale hand on Kagome's shoulder "He has changed so much since you arrived here, at least let him know your interested".

Kagome crossed her arms and looked down to the ground out of thought "If I do this" she started "and he denies me" Kagome added, once she saw Alice going to speak she instantly continued her thought "The family cannot bug me anymore about relationships, hooking up, boyfriends, or whatever things are involved. I can then blame you for all my heartache then".

Alice just rolled her eyes at the girl "He won't" she replied confident in her brother "As if he could even reject someone like you, he is completely, utterly, and pathetically in love with you" her voice was positive but Kagome seemed to brush off her optimism.

"Well we will see then" Kagome replied "I still think this is one-sided," she said referring to her crush on the other vampire.

Alice just giggled "Come on, lets head back to the house" her voice sounded cheerful. Quickly grabbing Kagome's hand she pulled the vampire along "Be happy Kagome, everything is fine" she said.

Though Kagome heard her, she just couldn't accept that everyone could forgiver her so easily for almost killing Jasper. She also couldn't stop that ounce of doubt that if she spilled her life to Edward that he would turn her down. She didn't have the best track record with guys, and she was quite inexperienced with relationships. There weren't exactly many suitable boyfriends out there for a vampiress such as her self.

Heaving a sigh as Alice dragged her along Kagome hoped for the best.