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"All I Wanted Was You"

"Chapter 11: Stare down"

(Bella's P.O.V)

I Can't believe what Alice has done for me, no one has ever done something so nice for me, and I mean ever. I guess that shows how close we are, the fact that she knows just how things like that would effect me.

The tree house is amazing, it is just how I wanted a place like that to be. It was cosy and inviting and best of all, it was ours. It was mine and Alice's, and I wouldn't have it any other way. Our pictures of the times we spent together were wallpapered on the walls, there was my family and hers, and my school friends were on there too. But the thing that got to me was our picture that was bigger than the rest and in a frame on the wall.

It was the one from my unwanted birthday party, we looked so happy and so unaware of what was around the corner, but you could tell something was there. I loved this picture and she must have felt the same way to have put it up there like that.

It had been a few hours since Alice showed this to me, and we were just lying here on the bed that she so craftily hid in the wall, she really did think of everything, but that's what I love about her. She was full of surprises.

I was facing her, with my arms around her waist, her eyes were closed but she was obviously not asleep, it's amazing to think of all the things that she could be thinking about, seen as she doesn't have to sleep I suppose she thinks about a lot of things, and I couldn't help but feel sorry that sometimes she couldn't take a break from them for a couple of hours.

I could feel her breathe on my face, it smelled sweet and I couldn't help but smile and hold her a bit tighter, after my movement she opened her eyes and looked into mine, a slight smile showing on her red lips.

"hey, do you remember that conversation we had before about asking me what I was thinking about?" she whispered with a grin forming on her lips..

"Yeah, what about it?" I asked, it was like she could read my mind, like her....brother.

"Well that applies to now too" she replied with a giggle and held me a little tighter.

"how did you know that's what I was thinking about?" I said, I was confused but slightly amused at her statement.

"You have been deciding for the last few minutes on whether to ask me or not" she said moving her hand to shift the hair that had fallen on my face.

I laughed and shifted a little but not moving my arms from around her waist, this was the one place we didn't have to hide and I would hold her for as long as I possibly could.

"Well I can't not ask you now can I? Seen as you already know I'm choosing too, but I will say it anyway. What are you thinking about?" I asked curiously looking at her with a smile. She kept her eyes on mine as she answered, and she took in a unneeded breath and released it again.

"Well, there are a couple of things, one of them is that, building this was one of the best things you and I have ever thought of" I couldn't help but laugh and she copied me.

"And the second this is that.......Edward's coming back today" she said as she looked away from my eyes. I had completely forgotten about him coming by for a visit, I wanted to see him and see that he was ok, but even if he didn't see me I was still happy that he was coming to see everyone else.

I just wanted to apologise to him, even though I'm not sorry about loving Alice, I'm sorry for me being the reason for him having to leave his family, I had apologised to Carlisle and Esme countless times, but all they ever seem to do is hug me and say it's not my fault, but I wanted someone to at least go 'yeah Bella, it is you're fault' and I knew full well that the only person who would actually say that would be Rosalie but lately she hasn't spoken one word to me.

I have been thinking that I would say a 'hello' to Edward but that was it, I would leave him to be with his family for the remainder of his visit, it would only be troublesome for him and everyone else if I stayed.

"Bella?" a voice broke my thoughts and I turned to see Alice looking at me, concerned but curious about me spacing out.

"Sorry , I was just thinking about something" I apologised and looked back into her eyes.

"Alice, I think I should stay away while Edwards here" I said shifting my gaze to look behind her.

"Why?" she shifted and moved me with her to sit against the headboard of the bed.

"Well, if I'm around it will only cause everyone sadness and I want this to be a happy reunion for your family, if I'm there it will just start tension and then jasper will be overwhelmed by it and then Rosalie will get angry, and then Emmett will be tired of trying to calm her cause Jasper is too stressed about everyone else to do it, and it will turn into the worst visit ever, and-" I was cut off by her finger pressed against my lips.

She looked into my eyes and sent me a warm smile, removing her finger from my lips she placed her hand on my face and caressed my cheek with her thumb.

"Bella...you really are one of a kind" she said laughing and continued to stroke my cheek. I sent her a confused smile,

"What do you mean?" I asked as I placed my and on top of her ice cold one.

"Well most people wouldn't want to be near him cause he is your ex-boyfriend not to mention a Vampire, but you are more worried about my family and their feelings, and for that I am eternally grateful Bella, that you care about my family and me enough to push you're feelings aside so we can be with him" she said in a whisper as she leaned in and pressed her lips lightly to mine for a second and then pulled back to look in my eyes.

I just simply stared at her, I didn't know what to say, but before I could think of something she moved her hand from my cheek to my hands, she looked at my face with a hopeful expression.

"But Bella, I would really like it if you were there with me, I don't think I can do it alone" she said with sorrow in her eyes as she looked away from me and stared at our hands.

How could I actually say no to her when she said it like that, I couldn't leave her alone to face the hardship of most probably being ignored and most likely, attacked with his words, but I couldn't help worry about myself, whether I will be strong enough to be there for her.

"Of course Alice, I can't leave you on you're own, who else going to protect you?" I said with a smirk on my face and she looked back and me with a smile and laughed.

"So you're my all powerful protector now are you?" she said giving me a questioning look, I smiled at her and stuck out my chest and placed my hands on either side of my hips, impersonating a super hero.

"Yeah!, I'm you're S.H.B" I said in happy tone.

"And what does that stand for?" she asked, I could see her holding back her laughter.

"It stands for Super Human Bella" I said still in my pose.

I heard her bell laugh and couldn't hold the pose for much longer and laughed with her. When we were calming down she took hold of my hands again and looked me back in the eyes.

"so what kind of powers do you possess then 'Super Human Bella'?" she said carrying on with the joke which made me giggle as I pondered on which powers I would have.

"Well I have quite a few, one of them is to be really perceptive, as you have already seen that power" I said as I waited for her to catch on and she did as soon as I said it.

"Well you did figure us out pretty quickly, so I would have to say that you are very good at using your power" she said as she rested her head on my shoulder. I just laughed and shifted as well so she could put her head in the right place.

"The second one would probably be that I'm a mind shield, this brain is a vault so no one can get in here apart from people who get privileges to ask me" I said as I gripped her hand and squeezing it which would have felt like a feather falling on her skin.

"Oh so who gets those then?" she asked moving a little at the question. I guess I should be honest with her, I feel like I can say anything around her.

"Well I guess the people that I love, so feel free to ask me any time ok" I said with a smirk and she moved her head to look in my eyes, she bit her bottom as she shifted her eyes and looked at my lips, she released her lip and licked them, then she leaned forward pressing her lips to mine in a soft but meaningful kiss."You're so sweet" she whispered, She then shifted herself so she was sitting on my lap with her knees either side of my hips, she placed both of her hands on my cheeks and held them there as she kissed me silently but passionately, I placed my hands on her back, sliding gently up and down and she moaned into my mouth, but then she went rigid and didn't move, I thought I had done something wrong but I opened my eyes to look in hers and her face was emotionless and her eyes were glazed over, she was having a vision.

'Typical' was all I could say in my mind. I waited for a minute thinking about what she is going to make me wear tonight, I just know she is going to get me to wear something outrageous, if it's a big reunion then she will definitely dress me up, so I guess I have no choice but to say yes, then Alice's head jerked a little as she came out of her vision, looking at me with an apologetic expression. "I'm sorry Bella" she whispered. I smiled at her and stroked her cheek, "It's ok, it's not your fault, so what's the word?" I said and laughed I was tempted to make a joke about a song from the 60's, but I was too curious about her vision.

"Edward will be here at 11 o'clock tonight, so that gives us lots of time to get ready" she said with a mischievous smile, I knew it, she is going to make me wear something or do something outrageous!

"Oh okay, so should I ask Charlie if I can stay here tonight?" I asked, she still had the smile on her face but nodded at my question, I was starting to get scared.

"What are you so happy about?" I couldn't help but ask, I wanted to know what she had planned, she was crazy when she was in these kinds of mood, the last time she had that smile she had a vision about a store that had a massive sale and she dragged me up there for 6 hours of shopping, which was absolute torture.

"Oh nothing, it doesn't matter at the moment, right so should we head over to you're house for your stuff" she said as she jumped off my lap and walked across the room over to the door, I sat on the bed with my legs stretched out and my arms in the middle, "Do we have to go now? We have ages! I can show you my other power" I said as I tapped the space next to me for her to come back to sit with me, while sending her a seductive smile.

She stopped for a minute and looked like she was pondering something, then looked at me with a smile that showed her perfect teeth. "It's very tempting but.....no" she said laughing as she opened the door, I grumbled and stayed on the bed, I wasn't moving, we had plenty of time and I'm not going to go a play dress up till 11 o'clock. I rolled on my stomach and dug my face in the pillow.

"Bellaa.... come on, times a wastin" she yelled, I could hear her footsteps growing closer to me.

"I'm not getting up from here, where I'm comfortable, just so we can go play, Dress the Ditz" I mumbled through the pillow.

"I wasn't even going to play that, but if you did....we could play Undress the Ditz later" Oh she's good, she's very good! But I'm better, I can resist, you can do it Bella!

"Nope, I can resist, I'm not some horny sex crazed fifteen year old you know" I said with my head still buried into the pillow, I heard Alice huff as she walked away to the door, "I'll see you later then Bella, I'll just be going now" is she seriously leaving me here.....alone? I heard the door shut and I raised my head from the pillow, no one was there, I got up slowly and walked over to the door and opened it, I walked on the balcony part, I leaned over the railing and looked down at the ground, she wasn't there. She really has left me.

Just as I was about to climb down the ladder I felt two arms wrap around me tightly from behind. I can't believe I fell for that.

"Gotcha" she exclaimed happily, and I sighed and turned around to see her smiling triumphantly. I struggled to get out of her arms but with no success.

"Ah ah ah, you are coming with me" she said as she hooked me onto her back and jumped down from the tree house on to the ground.

"Come on Alice, you know I don't like dressing up" I mumble as she was walking at human speed with me still on her back.

She laughed as tilted her head to the side acknowledging me "Who said anything about dressing up, were going to you're house to get your stuff remember" she said giggling to herself as if in her own little private joke.

"What? But you said.....oh never mind, anyway why are you so happy? you didn't tell me before" I asked again cause the curiosity is really starting to get to me.

"I'm happy because I'm with you silly, …...............and cause I have seen the outcome of tonight" I looked at her with shock that she didn't tell me sooner.

"Are you serious?" I asked gripping her shoulders as we stopped and she let me off her back, we was casually walking round to her car now.

"Mmm hmm" she said with a smug smile, I couldn't wait any longer the anticipation was unbearable.

"Soo...how does it go?" I said standing still waiting for her answer.

"Oh Bella you're so impatient, you will just have to wait till it happens" she said looking at me and smiling and carried on walking to her car.

I didn't move I just kept opening my mouth to say something but nothing came out.

"Alice, you can't just tell me that and then walk off!" I yelled to her and ran after her, when I reached her she linked my arm with hers and just smiled to herself. I just decided to keep quiet, I knew there was no way that she would tell me anyway.


When we reached my house I noticed that Charlie was still not here, I never really see him lately, he is always in the woods searching for the non-existent bears that have apparently be ravaging people.

I got out of the car and walked up to the door and unlocked it, Alice was being unusually silent next to me and before I opened the door I gave her a quick glance but she just smiled at me. I guess she was just having one of her Alice moments.

I opened the door and walked in chucking the keys on the table, "make yourself at home" I said with a smile, it was such a clichéd phrase but it was appropriate for the moment.

I walked upstairs and Alice was behind me, her being silent was really creeping me out now, Alice was never silent. As I walked up I tripped a couple of times but Alice caught me and I gave her a embarrassed but thankful smile, I reached my door and suddenly remembered the mess I had left my room in this morning, but I couldn't be bothered because I just wanted to go and get those casts off, I can't really let Alice in there with it looking like that, even if she has already seen it, it will be more noticeable now.

I stood for a minute but turned around to a startled Alice, she jumped back a bit at realising I stopped. "umm.....wait here for a minute I just got to tidy a few things" I said as I smiled at her and she laughed and spoke for the first time since we arrived.

"Bella, you do remember I was in there this morning" she said 'as a matter of factly'

"Yeah I know, but still.....I'll be a minute ok" I said as I turned around and opened my door and walked in quickly. I shut the door behind me and took a deep sigh and looked at the mess that was my room. There were clothes all over the floor and my bed was a mess, not to mention there was CDs and DVDs placed around the room from our movie nights.

I walked round as quickly as I could but when I looked at the clock it had been ten minutes, and then I heard Alice's voice come from behind the door "Bella..come on, you taking ages" she said in a bored tone, it sounded like she was sitting on the floor.

She always made me laugh with her comments, anyone would think she was going to vanish tomorrow.

"And she said I was impatient, she's 108 and she can't wait 10 minutes" I whispered to myself but I heard a chuckle come from behind the door, she obviously heard me.

When I finally finished and everything was up to 'Alice standard' I walked over to my door and opened it to find Alice with her legs crossed as she sat on the floor. She stood up and looked at me then I motioned her to come in, she walked past me and I sat on the bed and she came to sit next to me, she placed her hand on mine and smiled at me, she was silent again and I was starting to feel like something was going on.

"Ok I'm just gonna say it, Why are you so quiet?" I said with closed eyes.

"Umm I didn't actually realise I was, sorry, I'm just a little frustrated, I can't seem to see anything here" she said and I opened my eyes and she had a apologetic smile on her face. I couldn't resist lifting my hand to her cheek and she closed her eyes as the contact.

I smiled at her and then I heard I quiet noise that sounded like something being chucked at my window, Alice's face suddenly turned into a grimace, and looked toward the window

"There's a mutt here" she said not taking her eyes off the window.

I moved off my bed to walk to the window and looked out of it to see Jacob at the bottom. I opened it and stuck my head out of it.

"Jacob? Is that you?" I whispered just in case people were around, it was dark outside seen as it was about 8 o'clock now.

Jacob looked different like he had gotten taller, I guess that was side effects from being a Werewolf. He looked up at me with the same grimace that Alice had shown, as soon as I opened the window his expression changed, he was sniffing the air and his gaze turned serious as he looked up at me.

"Bella you need to come out of there, It's not safe" great, the first time I see him in ages and he is angry.

"What are you talking about Jake?" I asked and he motioned me to come down. I nodded and walked back into the room to see it empty, great now she's disappeared.

I walked downstairs in a rush but before I got to the door I could hear a hissing noise, and ran quicker outside to see Alice and Jacob in a stare down competition , Alice stood rigid just staring at Jacob and I could hear her hissing and I could hear Jacobs growl in the background.

I knew this wasn't good.

I walked slowly towards Alice and both of them stuck their arms out to motion me to stop. I did but I was getting anxious to why I needed to stop. Surely they wouldn't do anything to each other, I mean with the treaty and everything, that kind of stops here, doesn't it?

"Don't move Bella, she's dangerous" Jacob shouted, and Alice sent a angry smile.

"I could say the same thing about you, dog" Alice spat the last work out like she just ate dirt, well I It's as bad as eating mud to Vampires I guess.

I didn't know what to do, so I just stood there, staring at them, they never moved, and there was a painful silence until Alice spoke.

"What are you doing here?, I haven't broken the treaty and you yourself will break it if you do anything" she said shifting a little. I decided to go to Alice but she held up her hand again.

"Stay there Bella" she yelled at me and I couldn't help but be shocked at the tone she used, but I pushed that aside, knowing she was probably only protecting me from herself and Jacob.

"I came to see if Bella was ok......how long have you bloodsuckers bin here, and who is back exactly?" he shouted, shifting the weight to the other foot, but still in attack mode, I just hope he doesn't phase, who knows what could happen then.

"about 6 weeks now, and Bella is fine, she is with me, and my whole family is back apart from Edward" Alice shouted back, I could see her looking at me in the corner of her eyes, I guess she didn't want to mention to him that Edward would also be returning tonight.

Jacob looked like he was getting angrier by the second, "I didn't know you have been here that long, I have been busy hunting that red-head, Bella why didn't you tell me" he looked over to me for a split second then his attention was back to Alice.

I was getting frustrated now, did he think that I had to report everything to him or something.

"for the record Jacob I haven't seen you since you brought me home after my cliff diving accident, and I don't know why you didn't sense that Alice was here, she was in my house when you dropped me off, and plus, I don't have to report my life to you Jacob" the line on his brow grew deeper and he was seething, and growling.

"my senses have been all over the place lately, when that happened I was new to everything and I didn't really have senses that acute" he said as he stared at Alice.

I looked at him, he looked like he was in pain and I just wanted to go up to him to talk without there being danger lurking around the corner.

"Alice, is it ok if I talk to Jacob for a minute?" she looked frightened, but serious, and concern was in her eyes as she looked at me.

"I'll be fine, I promise, Jake won't hurt me" I said as I looked at Jake and smiled. She looked to Jacob and then back at me.

"Ok, but if you need me I will be in hearing distance" she said as she looked away from me and then to Jacob, "If you hurt her, I swear I will personally detach you limb from limb" she said as she looked to me again, she then took of into the woods, I walked up to Jake but his face stayed emotionless.

"Jake...." was all I could say before he spoke up.

"How can you be friends with bloodsuckers Bella, I can't allow you to be around them, they're not to be trusted" he said looking into the forest.

"Jake, I am friends with them because I love them , as I do you, but they say the same thing about your kind" I said as I walked a little closer, he looked away from me and looked at the ground.

"Jake, they are good, they wouldn't hurt me especially Alice, they protect me" I said putting my hand on his warm arm. He looked into my eyes, and took my hand in his.

"Bella.....I can't help how I feel, it's how I was born, if I could switch it off I would, you know that, but I just needed to know you were safe, but promise me if anything else happens you will tell me" I said and I put my arms around his waist and hugged him tightly, he then put his arms around me, we stayed like that for a moment in silence.

"I promise Jake, but I can assure you, I would be in more danger walking out to the car and falling on ice, trust me" I said thinking of my recent accident, I didn't want to tell him about that though, I was afraid he wouldn't leave me alone if I told him that.

"Ok then Bella, I better go, Sam will wonder where I am, we are hunting Victoria, and I just needed to check on you" he said with a slight blush in his cheeks.

"Thank you Jacob, really, thank you for caring about me" I said as I pulled out of the hug.

"you're welcome, oh and tell your friend to be on the watch for the red-head, she is smarter than we thought" he said before he walked back towards the trees.

"I will, bye Jake" I called out to him and he turned around to give me one last look.

"Goodbye Bella" he said and then ran into the woods leaving me there alone in the dark.

I took a deep breath and called out, "Alice, he's gone, you can come out-" I shouted but before I could finish I felt a cold arm link with mine "...now", Alice looked at me with a small smile and I sent one back. Well that was enough to make me emotionally tired, but I still had something else to deal with.

I walked into my room and flopped down onto my bed, Alice came and sat beside me, I felt her hand on mine and I looked at her.

"You okay?" she said quietly, and I sat up and placed my other hand on hers.

"yeah I guess, Jacob said to tell you to watch out for Victoria, she is getting smarter" I whispered and Alice looked worried, but then suddenly changed to a sad smile.

"Well, I will have to thank him, if I ever have a show down with him again" she said I couldn't help but laugh, and she laughed as well.

"Well, don't we have somewhere to be going" I said getting up and getting my bag from my closet and packing some clothes and some other things I needed.

"you don't have to go if you don't want to Bella I'm not forcing you or any-" I cut her off with a kiss, it was short but sweet.

"You're not forcing me, I'm going cause I want to be with you" I said before giving her another kiss and then pulled back leaning my forehead on hers. She smiled at me and grabbed my hands and bit her bottom lip.

"Right, so you ready?" she asked me with a smile.

"Ready as I'll ever be" I said as I remembered the words I said to her when I was at her house when she returned to forks.

She grabbed my hand and walked me downstairs, I left a note for Charlie saying I was stopping at the Cullen's house, I didn't exactly know when he would be home, but he would read it whenever he got in.

We went outside and into the car, it took 10 minutes to get to the Cullen's, Alice stopped the car in the driveway, and we sent each other a reassuring smile and both got out of the car.

Alice walked round to me and grabbed my hand, and faced me.

"Are you sure you wanna do this?" she asked me again, I couldn't help but smile at her for being so worried, I was only walking into a house full of Vampires and soon would be reunited with my ex-Vampire and he is going to see me and my current one together. Easy!

"Yes" I said as I smiled back at her and we began walking up to the house.

What's the worst that can happen?


A/N: Hey people, did you like it ???? Oh I hope so!!!! well if you did like it then would you be able to write a review if you are able, cause each and every review makes me really happy, thank you for reading, haha I wrote this chapter whilst listening to the New Moon soundtrack, and can I just say it's amazing!!!! yeah so anyway, thank you!!!

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