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Well first well done to everyone who guessed Alice... because you were right ;) I would also like to apologise for the confusion with the "their" because there really was only one vampire there! :P
Okay this will be my last chapter for a couple of days because I need to catch up on a few things! I think the next one will be up on Sunday!
Enjoy and keep your wonderful reviews coming!! I love them =D
Alice POV
I was sitting on Japer's lap talking to him about hunting when I was pulled into a vision.
A girl with long brown hair and green eyes was talking to a man who I recognised to be Charlie Swan. "I need to find them" she said to him. "The Cullens?" he said, in surprise. - - She was packing a bag in what I recognized to be Bella's old bedroom. In her hand was a picture of Bella and Edward.
Then I was brought back to present time, in our house in Alaska, by Jasper shaking my arm, a worried look in his eyes. I looked back at him showing him it was okay, but my mind was racing. Who was she? Her face was familiar but I defiantly haven't seen her before. She was looking for us? Why? Was she a threat? She didn't look dangerous... But she keeps changing her mind on how to find us. Jasper shook my arm again and I turned to him.
"Alice? What is it? Who is it?" he looked worried as he searched my eyes. He could probably feel my confusion and angst. I smiled, reassuringly.
"Jazz... I need to go away for a few days." He nodded once "Alone." I added as he started to stand up. He raised his eyebrows, and tightened his arms around me pleading with me not to leave him and also sending waves of worry through me. He noticed my change in mood and moved his arms away slightly, smiling sheepishly. "No Jazz! And it won't be dangerous! Just someone who is looking for me, it will be fine! I can't see any danger if I go find her. I love you." I gave him a quick kiss on the lips and broke free from his arms; I knew he wouldn't come after me so I ran out the door.
She was in Bella's old room, packing... What was she doing there?! And who on earth was she? I know I've seen her somewhere... I hated not knowing things.
I kept running for a few hours until I reached the forest beside Bella's old house. I inhaled deeply and was saddened to find I couldn't smell her. I tried searching Bella's future but I couldn't find it. I guess that because I haven't searched it in so long, I have forgotten where to look. It was a bit like doing maths; you're not good unless you keep practising. I looked at my watch and it was half 10. It was still a little cloudy so my skin wouldn't attract attention, but leaping onto a tree might so I looked around for onlookers and then jumped up onto the tree beside the window and jumped soundlessly into the room. The scent that hit me was a surprise. Vampire. But it was a weird scent... it was human too. I've never smelt anything like it!
I walked around the room, examining her things. I could hear the shower going and her singing softly so I still had a few minutes. I picked up The Notebook off the floor and opened the front page. Carly Lewis was written carefully on the inside of the cover, her writing was curly but was clearly written carefully. From that I was able to deduce that she is smart and finicky. I put the book down and saw the picture I had seen when I had my vision, leaning against her lamp.
My brother Edward was standing beside my old best friend looking very unhappy, yet still happier then he had been when he left us all those years ago. I felt a pang of loss for my brother, I hadn't heard from him in years, 16 to be exact, but last I saw of him in my visions he was living somewhere in Canada, keeping to himself.
The girl turned off the shower and dressed into her clothes. She walked into the room and feinted when she saw me.
I saw her do it before she actually did it so I quickly jumped out the window onto the tree, peering in through the window at her. The future changed when I did this so I knew that she would look relatively calm when I re-entered her room. She sat on her bed texting then looked up and gasped. I hopped back into the room landing soundlessly. When she turned around I grinned at her, already aware of what her reaction would be. Her green eyes widened and I heard her heart start to hammer.
"Hello!" I said, flashing her a toothy grin, "You must be Carly!"
Carly POV
I nodded slowly, taking in her appearance. She had short spiky black hair and looked like a doll. She was standing still but somehow she still managed to look like a graceful ballerina. She must be Alice I thought, remembering my mother's diary entry that described Alice and decided it suited her completely. She was almost exactly like I imagined, except her hair was cooler and her clothes amazing. Then I also remembered that she could see the future. Cool. She waited for me to say something.
"Your Alice Cullen" I said stated quietly, she shouldn't have been able to hear me from where she was standing but somehow she did because she nodded, still smiling. She walked over to me and I froze, what was she going to do? But to my surprise she hugged me, her skin was cold and it sent shivers down my spine causing goose bumps to appear on my arms.
"Oh sorry!" she apologized, her wind chime voice sounded like singing, "I thought you would have known my skin is like that! Well I suppose you probably wouldn't have because all I know is that you are looking for my family!" she raised her eyebrows as if to say 'am I right?' I nodded and then so did she. She looked me up and down and then said:
"Nice outfit!" I laughed a small laugh at how random she was and then sat back down on my bed, still in shock. She sat on the floor cross-legged, looking up at me.
"So Carly Lewis, start from the beginning- who are you and why are you seeking my family?" her voice was still lovely but I knew she meant business. I gulped trying to find my voice and then began to speak. I talked slowly and precisely, careful not to say anything to make her leave.
"My name is Carly Lewis. My mother is Bella Lewis, formerly known as Isabella Swan." Alice didn't look shocked, I presumed she had already seen me telling her, but she made no effort to stop me from talking so I kept going, "I was born here in Forks and was then moved to Phoenix with my mom. She married a man named Henry Lewis when I was very small. Then on Monday last week I got a phone call to say that my parents were in an accident. My dad Henry died in the accident and we turned off my mom's life-support later that night. It wasn't very likely that she would have survived." I stopped and looked up at her. She wasn't crying but was making noises that sounded like sobs. I don't know why I did but I got up and wrapped my arms around her, ignoring the fact that her skin sent chills down my spine and that I really didn't know her. I let her sob for a few minutes and when she stopped, she nodded. I took that as my queue to continue.
I wasn't sure how to tell her this; I quickly skimmed through different ways to tell her. Would she believe me? But I guess I was going to have to tell her, plus she would find out eventually. The words came out in a kind of rush so she probably didn't have time to see me tell her.
"After the funeral I found my mom's old diary from her time here in Forks. Up until I read the diary I had believed that my father was Henry but then as I read the last few entries I found that he was in fact not my biological father. I saw that Edward Cullen was. So that means that I am half-vampire!"
Alice gasped before I had a chance to continue and stood up so fast I didn't even see it happen. One minute she was in my arms and the next she was standing beside my bed, staring at me, her liquid gold eyes wide but still sad.
"You're his daughter?" she said and I nodded slowly, rubbing my wrist that had hit the floor, when I had nothing left to lean on, and watching her curiously. She stared at the wall, a look of concentration on her face. To be honest I was a little bit scared. I was alone in the house with an apparently angry vampire. "You're his daughter" she said again, slower, except this time it wasn't a question – it was a statement. "You're his daughter!!!" she said loudly looking back to me, all anger gone now, she was beaming. I jumped slightly at the unexpected reaction and then gasped at how beautiful she was, my mother had not been wrong about her. Her smile made me feel like I needed to blink.
"Oh my god Carly! This is wonderful! First of all: I have a niece! Cool! And second: Edward might actually come home now! I can't wait to tell him! This is so great!" I was just about to refuse; I wanted to tell him, when her face went blank. She blinked and then looked at me curiously "Oh! Of course you do Carly! Sorry! I got a little over excited! I tend to do that a lot. But now I need to think of a way to get him to come home."
"Why isn't he with all of you?" I asked taken aback, finding him was going to be harder than I thought. Her smile faded and she looked at me as if thinking of how she should answer me. It was a pretty simple question.
"He went away... for a while" she spoke the words slowly but I could tell she wasn't telling me the whole truth. "But anyway Carly! How will we get him to come home? He will only come home if it's something important, I can see that." She looked deep in thought and I tried to think of ways to get him to come to meet us. It was a hard thing to do because I didn't know him at all.
"How about you're having a family emergency?" I suggested. She laughed, he voice sounding like an angels.
"Perfect!" she beamed. "And I can already see it working! Okay you need to come with me, now. Can you ring Charlie?" her face went blank "of course you can! And don't worry he will let you go, just think of a good excuse! I'll pack your things! We will stay in our old house! Though it probably needs a good clean and..." She started muttering to herself while zooming around the room like a tornado, leaving order instead of destruction. I picked up my phone and walked out of the room, she was making me dizzy. I dialled Papa's work number and waited for him to pick up.
"Chief Swan" he said formally. I took a depth breath, here goes nothing.
"Hey Papa! It's me." I said.
"Carly? Boy, you sound just like Bella. What's wrong honey? Are you okay? Do you need me to come home?" he was sounding worried.
"No I'm fine Papa! No need to worry yourself!" -I mean I'm only running off with a vampire who I have never met before for a few days to find the guy who broke your daughter's heart!!- "I'm just going to be away for a few days. I found out that my favourite band is playing in Alaska and I'm going to go see them! I have enough money with me and I'll be back in a few days. Okay?" I made it up as I went along.
"Do you want me to go with you?" he asked.
"No Papa it's okay! You're going fishing anyway and you wouldn't like the music it's all girly stuff." One more lie couldn't hurt.
"Okay, if you're sure, just call me when you get there and pull into a motel if you get tired of driving" He sounded a little relieved; he must really want to go fishing.
"Thank you! You're the best Papa anyone could ever ask for, I love you!" I said, hoping that he would be okay with me gone when he needed me now more then ever.
"Love you too Carly" he chuckled, it was good to hear him laugh again, "But be careful! I don't know what I would do if I lost you too" he sniffed and hung up. I felt so guilty for lying to him, he had been nothing but nice to me. Alice was sitting on my bed when I stuck my head around the door, the room was spotless.
"One second" I said holding up a finger and she nodded smiling. I walked back into the hall and scrolled down my contacts list until I found Jacob's number. I pressed call and held the phone up to my ear, dreading cancelling our date. He answered on the first ring.
"Carly?" he asked, surprised. "Well this is a pleasant surprise! What can I do for you, hon?" Charming as ever.
"Hey Jacob!" I gulped "Yeah I know, but, well here's the thing; something's come up and I have to cancel Thursday! I'm really sorry, it's, eh, family stuff"
"Is it to do with those Cullens?" he asked, his voice hard, hiding his disappointment. I flinched at the way he said 'Cullens.'
"Yeah, I'm so sorry but he's my dad, the only parent I have left! But I do want to go out with you, just maybe another time?" I knew he would say yes, but I was still nervous anyway.
"Sure, sure." He said offhandedly, but I could tell he did really care, I felt bad for hurting him. "Just stay safe, remember they are vampires! And call me tomorrow" I smiled
"I will and remember I'm a vampire too.! Bye Jake. Sorry again."
"Half-vampire" he corrected "Okay, bye Carly and don't worry about it, remember, I love you" My heart fluttered when he said this and I hung up. I didn't know him enough to say it back, but one day I will.
I walked back into the room and Alice was standing beside the windows, my bags in her hand. When she saw me she leapt lightly out the window. I gasped and rushed over to the sill, she was down there looking up at me. Vampire abilities, right. This was really going to take some getting used to. She motioned for me to copy her, but I just looked at her, unsure.
"I'm not a full vampire Alice! I'll probably break my neck!" I hissed. She closed her eyes and said:
"Decide to jump" I was confused for a second but, realising what she meant, nodded and did as I was told. She opened her eyes and flashed another amazing grin.
"Like I said, and I'm never wrong may I add, you'll be fine!"She said, reassuringly. I nodded, taking her word for it, I mean, if you couldn't trust a psychic who could you trust? I pulled on a pair of boots, still a little doubtful and leapt out of the open window. I only fell for a few seconds and I landed with a light thud, it hurt my ankles only a little bit, but otherwise I was fine. I still would have preferred to take the stairs. I grinned at her and she grabbed my hand, my bags still in her other hand, pulling me into the forest.
"Wait!" I said tugging on her iron grasp, "I told Charlie I would take the truck!" She frowned for a second.
"No you didn't! He just presumed that you would! See, there's a difference!" She closed her eyes again, and then smiled. "He'll call you tonight. Just say you rented a car. Besides I doubt that old thing would make it to the end of the block let alone Alaska and back!" I nodded; a little miffed that she dissed the truck, like my mom so wisely said 'it has personality'.
"Okay then" she said, "have you ever ran at vampire speed?" I shook my head. She frowned, "My God, you haven't lived! Can you do any vampire stuff?"
"I'm pretty strong" I replied, "and I kind of glow in the sun" She laughed her angel-like laugh and took my hand again. And when she stopped laughing she said:
"Let's try now! Don't think about it – just run" I nodded and cleared my mind. I remembered the feeling of my vampire strength pulsing in my veins from a few nights ago and let myself feel it again, only this time it wasn't so strong, like ordering a coke and getting a pepsi. I started to run and stumbled a little. So, I still ran like a human. I turned around and Alice was frowning.
"Hmmm... Oh well" She shrugged and ran forward at blinding speed, grabbing my wrist and slinging me onto her back. I screamed but she ignored me, she was running so fast! I closed my eyes, and tightened me grip around her neck, not enjoying the feeling of motion sickness. Her breathing stayed even the whole way and I managed to calm myself listening to it. Breathe in 1, 2, breathe out 1, 2, breathe in...
When she stopped I opened my eyes. She let me down and walked over to the big house that was in front of us. It was huge and white, surrounded by a large field with overgrown grass. I could hear water flowing and presumed there must be a river nearby.
Alice practically danced up the steps of the house and I ran after her, still taking in my surroundings.
Inside was open and spacious. Everything was an off-white colour and covered in dust. The entire back of the house was covered in metal.
Alice walked over to the wall and pressed a button. The metal shutters rose up and instead there was a giant window, stretching the whole wall. The sun broke through the clouds and I blinked at the sudden brightness. I looked at my skin on my arm to see the familiar glow that appeared. Something caught my eye on the ground, it looked like a small rainbow, and I looked up to see Alice sparkling. It looked as if diamonds were encrusted all over her skin, and I thought the glowing was cool. My mouth fell open and she laughed.
"Freaky huh?" she smiled, taking out her own mobile. "I'm going to call my family – our family – and ask them to come down here. When they arrive you can explain and then we will all decide what to do about Edward. Is that okay with you?" I nodded and took a seat on the dusty couch, a cloud of dust puffed up around me.
"Hey Jazz. I missed you..." she was speaking so fast that I couldn't understand her so I stood up and wandered over to the baby grand piano sitting in the corner. I lifted the lid and ran my fingers over the keys. I looked up and Alice was walking up the stairs, still talking, so I played a few scales. It still sounded good, even though it hadn't been played for roughly seventeen years.
I started to play Kiss the Rain by Yiruma and jumped when Alice sat down next to me. I stopped playing and looked at her.
"You play like your father" she noted, "beautifully"
"He played the piano?" I asked smiling, adding another similarity between us to the list. She nodded and motioned for me to continue. When I finished the song we talked for ages, about my likes and dislikes, Henry and my mom. Alice told me about how she and my mom were best friends and told me all about how my mom used to be, happy and carefree. I revelled in her stories about life back before any of this happened, when I wasn't born and Edward still loved my mom. After a while I started to play again, improvising. While I did this her face went blank and I looked up at her, waiting to see what news she had. Nervous incase it was bad.
"The others will be here soon" she said, her face returning to normal as she looked at me "Are you positively sure that you want to do this? It's not too late to back out! I mean I could still run you home-" I nodded my head vigorously, cutting her off.
"Defiantly. I need to meet my dad." but I couldn't help the butterflies that were flapping around my stomach. Alice put a reassuring arm around my shoulders and I continued to play. I started to hum along and let my eyes close. I thought about all that had happened to me in such a short time. In little over a week I had gone from normal girl in Phoenix with no boyfriend and human parents to half-vampire with... well... a werewolf and a vampire for a dad. I didn't know whether to be happy or sad about my new life. I was really just taking it one day at a time. Though each day brought so much with it, it made me feel a little dizzy.
We sat there for I don't know how long. Then I heard feint voices coming from behind me. I stopped playing and opened my eyes. I heard the door open and heard footsteps as the Cullens joined Alice and I in the big house. I took a deep breath and then turned around to meet my family for the first time.
So what did you think? Could have been better I know but it is 21:52 and I have no homework done so I'm in a little bit of a rush! The whole Alice couldn't see Nessie thing was changed because, well, it needed to be! Review please! See you in a few days! Katie x x
