Disclaimer: Stephanie Meyer owns Twilight and the characters.

Some of you have been worrying about Bella not realizing the changes forming in her feelings. Don't fret, mes amours, she will in time, and I promise it won't be too long now. "Patience is a Virtue" repeat it, it helps. You will be rewarded for it.

Edward is an idiot, that's all I'm saying about this chapter.

Last note, no one has really said much about pictures for tumblr, I'm working on some, but any ideas help to better the story. One loving fan of "Moondance" told me they wished this would be made in to a motion picture...If only, Alice ending up with Bella over Edward or Jacob, a much better ending if you ask me. (;

Cheers,

Lemon


I followed Alice into the Cullen's living room. They were all already gathered together. Carlisle and Esme sat in two dining chairs, Emmett and Rosalie occupied the loveseat, and Jasper sat in a recliner. Alice pulled me down next to her on the couch; Edward sat down on my other side, and stared at the floor. We all sat in silence for a moment. I looked around at all their faces and took a deep breath.

Carlisle and Esme looked calm as could be. Jasper's expression was similar to theirs, with only a little curiosity showing. Emmett of course had his big goofy grin in place. Rosalie wouldn't meet my eyes, but she looked upset. Edward had the same look as Rosalie, only more so. I shook my head at that. I looked at Alice, and to my surprise her face nearly mirrored Emmett's. I smiled at her and she gestured for me to go on. I nodded.

"So, did Alice tell you all why I wanted to talk to you?" I questioned. They all nodded.

"Well, she told us it was in regards to what happened in Italy, but not exactly on what." Esme stated pleasantly. They all looked at me expectantly and I felt a blanket of nerves cover me, only to be taken away by a wave of calm. I looked at Jasper and smiled, he nodded and smiled back. I took another deep breath.

"Yes, well. It has do with the deal with Aro about my being…human." I waited for someone to say something. No one did so I went on.

"The Volturi expect me to be made into a vampire. I want to know where all of you stand on this. Edward doesn't seem to think there's any reason why I should become like you." I said and looked at Edward along with everyone else.

"Would you care to share your thoughts on the matter, son?" Carlisle asked Edward gently. Edward looked to his father

"Bella seems to think this is the only option we have: her becoming a vampire." He spoke.

"What other option is there?" Esme asked her son as calmly as Carlisle had.

"We can hide her. When the time comes for them to check up on her, we'll hide her. While we were in Volterra, I saw into Demetri's mind, his gift won't work on her, because it works similarly to Jane's and my own. So when Alice sees them coming, I'll take her away and come back." He stated smugly.

"No." Rosalie said. I looked at her questioningly. "So say you get her out of here. What happens to us when they show up and Bella is gone? Did you care to think about the rest of us?" she ended in an icy tone, but she made a good point.

"Of course, either they'll leave it alone, or we fight." He replied.

"No!" Esme stated firmly.

"Edward." Jasper said disapprovingly.

"Good plan!" Emmett said. Rosalie smacked him in the back of the head.

"That is not a good plan. Rosalie is right what happens when they want to fight the rest of us? It's the Volturi, Edward. Even if they don't, you think Aro won't read your mind and figure out where you hid Bella? That was a half-assed idiotic plan at best." Alice said and glared at her brother.

"They're right, Edward. How could you put my safety above that of your entire family's? That's not fair when this whole thing is my fault anyway." I scolded him. "I don't see there being another option. Even if there was…I still want this." I said the last part lowly, but I thought I heard Rosalie hiss. I ignored it and continued to look at Edward.

"No." he said. I shook my head.

"Well I know his opinion on it." I looked to the rest of the family. "What about the rest of you? It concerns us all, while the decision is ultimately my own…I want to know what you think. I will return to Volterra alone if I need to, if you choose that this is too much, but I'd like to know." I finished and looked at my hands for a minute.

Finally I decided to face the music. I looked into the eyes of the family I viewed as my own. I only hoped they wouldn't turn me away. I looked into Esme's eyes and saw nothing but love.

"Bella, your decision is selfless. But do you understand what the repercussions of it are?" she asked me gently. I took a deep breath.

"I'm aware of the life I'll have." Edward scoffed.

"It's hardly a life. You'll be dead." I flinched at his words.

"Shut up." I said to him, he shook his head but looked at the ground. I returned my gaze to Esme.

"Bella, if you are aware of what is to become of you, then I see no problem in it. You are already a part of this family." She told me in warm love filled words. I smiled.

"Hell yeah! I agree with what she said!" Emmett pumped a fist in the air. I smiled again.

"No." Rosalie was looking directly into my eyes. I wasn't surprised by her opinion, but I was still a little hurt. I nodded and looked at my hands.

"Bella, I didn't say no because I hate you." That I did not expect. I looked up at her eyes, they were soft, but she still had her usual expressionless mask on other than that. "I said no because the rest of us didn't have a choice. None of us had another option, and while I understand the problem here, there has to be another way." I nodded and she looked away.

"I feel it would be the best route to take. I know this decision wasn't made lightly." Jasper's words were spoken softly. I half smiled at him. Edward growled beside me and Jasper shook his head.

"You already know how I feel about it, Bells." Alice said with a smile. I relaxed more when I looked at her. Then I turned back to look at Carlisle. He was looking at Edward, who was glaring right back.

"You can't do this." Edward snapped.

"Edward, I'm sorry, I understand fully your apprehensions, but you must understand my take. I won't lose you both, and I will not put my family in danger." Carlisle's response was soft and he looked like he was torn.

"I'm sorry if this puts strain on any of you. I didn't mean for this to happen, at least not this way…" I said trailing off.

"No. This won't happen. I won't let you." Edward said looking at me. "I don't want you to become what I am."

"It's a good thing it's not your choice then, isn't it?" I said sternly. I was getting tired of his trying to make all my decisions for me. I felt another wave of calm and looked at Jasper. He raised an eyebrow at my annoyance. I just shook my head.

"Alright, so when do we do this? Alice?" I asked, her eyes went wide.

"Wait what?" she stammered.

"You said you'd change me yourself." I reminded her. She just shook her head quickly.

"Bella, I can not do that. There's no way I could, I'd kill you." She said looking panicked.

"NO!" Edward shouted and stood up. "There's no need for this discussion because it will not happen!" I stood up then.

"I don't understand! Why are you so against me becoming like you?" I snapped.

"I will not allow you to become a soulless monster like we are!" I clenched my jaw.

"Edward!" I shouted. "First of all you can't 'not allow' me to do anything. Second, how can you call them soulless monsters? Your own family?" I said gesturing to them.

"You are all the best people I have ever met, and I do not believe for a second that any of you are soulless. Now apologize." I demanded pointing a finger at him. I felt a wave of calm come over me and I put my hands on my hips waiting for him.

"Well?" I pushed. He shook his head.

"I won't apologize for what I believe. I need some air." He said and stormed out the back door. I watched his retreating back.

"Damn it." I said under my breath. I felt a cold hand wrap itself in one of my own. I looked down to see Alice looking back up at me from her spot on the couch. She tugged on my hand and I sat down. The room remained quiet for a bit and I ran my free hand through my hair, the calming waves continued to come. I finally was able to relax as Alice started drawing small circles on the back of my hand.

"This isn't exactly going how I'd like." I began. "But my question still stands, when do we do this Alice?"

"Bella, the Volturi made this deal with you, and they told you they would be checking in on you. However your views of time are much different than ours. They may not check in for some years." Carlisle said to me gently. "There is no need to rush into this."

"What about Victoria? We wouldn't be having this problem if I was already a vampire." I offered.

"Bella, the situation with Victoria is no reason for you to be changed. Carlisle is right, there's no rush." Alice said.

"Well I don't want to wait until I'm thirty for this to happen." She shook her head.

"That's your choice, Bella, but you don't need to run into this. It's a completely life altering decision. Think about what you'll be leaving behind: Charlie, Renee, and Angela…Jacob. Not to mention humanity itself. There's a lot in your life you still haven't done, so much you haven't seen." When she finished I let her words sink in. She was right; I hadn't even graduated from high school. I would need some time to say goodbye to my parents and my friends. I sighed and ran my hand through my hair again. Nervous habit.

"You're right, but how can we be sure how much time we have? What if they make a snap decision and you miss it?"

"Like Carlisle said, they look at time entirely different than you do, even different than we do. They're thousands of years old. Years pass like days for them."

"What about after graduation?" I asked. Her eyes looked panicked again.

"Bella I don't know if I could be ready by then. It's going to take time for me…if you really want me to be the one to do." She said looking down at our intertwined hands. I felt the calm gliding over me, but I was getting frazzled by all of this.

"Maybe we can finish talking about this some other time…" I trailed off as Edward strode back into the room.

"Are you tired?" Esme asked me. I nodded. I think after everything that's happened today I just needed to go home and try and sleep, though I knew sleep wasn't going to be very restful tonight.

"I'll take you home." Edward said. Alice and I stood and she turned me towards her.

"Try and sleep tonight. We have school tomorrow. I'll pick you up in the morning." She smiled warmly and kissed me on the cheek before wrapping her arms around my waist. I relaxed even more and took in a breath of her scent. My nerves were momentarily stunned. When she pulled back she went and stood by Jasper. I smiled at him then at Emmett and Rosalie. Emmett grinned back and waved. Rosalie just stood up and flitted up the stairs to her room.

Esme appeared in front of me.

"Don't worry, Bella. We'll work all of this out." She said and wrapped me in one of her amazing motherly embraces. I melted into the gingerbread scent.

"Thanks, Esme." I said when she released me. Carlisle smiled at me.

"It was good to see you, Bella. Though I wish the circumstances were better. Goodnight." I nodded.

"Yeah, you too. Goodnight everyone." I said and Edward pulled me out of the room by my hand.

When we got out front he leaned down and I jumped on his back, burying my face in his hair as he took off.

"Edward, I'm sorry." I said as he ran. He looked at me over his shoulder then back in front of him. We got to my house in minutes and he lithely slipped into my window. He set me down and turned around to stare back out the window. I shook my head and went to change.

When I returned to my room Edward was still standing by the window. I turned off my light and got into bed.

"Edward." I said he finally turned around to look at me, his face was more relaxed, but his eyes looked upset. "Just come lay with me please…Unless you want to leave, then I won't force you to stay."

He move to lie down beside me then wrapped me in his arms. I shifted around to get comfortable and put my face in his chest.

"I apologize for my earlier behavior." He said but I just stayed in the same position. "I just don't want you to be what I am."

"I know, Edward. But tell me why. Is it really just because you think I'll lose my soul?" I questioned. I heard him take a deep unneeded breath.

"Yes, Bella. That is why I don't want you to become a vampire. You are the most beautiful soul I know. How can I possibly take that away from you?" I pulled back from his chest when he spoke this time.

"What makes you think anyone can take my soul? How do you know that none of you have souls? You don't. You may think you're damned, but think about it Edward, you have a family of the most generous, sweet, loving people in the world. People like Esme and Carlisle can't not have souls. Your entire family is living proof that vampires have souls. No one can take anyone's soul away. It's not ours to give and take." He scoffed.

"My family isn't living." I rolled my eyes and shook my head, annoyed.

"Edward you're missing the point. What is the definition of 'alive'? A beating heart? Breathing lungs? Some humans hold those qualities, but they don't have souls. There's real evil out there, not just vampires like the Volturi or Victoria…humans can be just as evil." I stated. He remained quiet for a few moments.

"Your thoughts of me and my family are very high, but I still don't believe we have souls." I huffed but he continued. "Because of that, I can not allow you to be changed."

"Edward you can't forbid me to do anything, it is my life and I'll do with it as I please. This is something I will not discuss with you further if all you are going to do is tell me you won't allow it." I said and finally done with trying to talk some sense into him I just turned around in his arms and tried to fall asleep.


Sleep came easily enough that night. However rest was eluding me. I just raced through panicked nightmares. I had several different ones. Most of them were centered on someone leaving me. It started with Edward; my subconscious replayed his departure, and then everything changed and Jacob replaced Edward. I was no longer in the forest, but on the banks of First beach, instead.

"I don't care what happens to you now. You chose your side." Nightmare Jacob roared trembling like he would soon jump out of his skin. "Never come back here!" he snapped and then he turned into a large wolf. This wasn't the beautiful russet wolf I knew Jacob to be, but a large terrifying black wolf with flat black eyes, there was no Jacob in him. When the black wolf lunged at me, my dream shifted again.

I was back in the forest, but not where Edward had left me, there was a stream nearby so I knew I was deep into the green landscape. The fog was thick and it surrounded me, I couldn't make much out beyond ten feet away. There were dark clouds covering any sun that there could be. I felt uneasy, I knew something was coming.

"Bella." A soft airy voice filled my ears. I turned towards the sound but there was no one there.

"Bella." The wind chimes called my name again.

"Alice? Where are you?" I asked the fog, still looking around. Then I caught movement and my head snapped in the direction. Alice stood there looking at me with coal black eyes; they were filled with sadness, anguish, and remorse.

"Bella." She began and I stepped towards her, only to be matched when she took a retreating step.

"Alice, what's wrong?" I asked feeling that empty feeling invade my chest as it had before. She shook her head.

"I'm sorry… I can't do this." She stated in a shaky voice and disappeared back into the fog.

"No! Alice, wait!" I said and tried to chase after her, only to have the scenery change again, and I ran right off the edge of a cliff.


The feeling of falling woke me up. I shot up in bed my heart was racing, but it held that numb empty feeling it had the day before. I took some deep breaths and closed my eyes, only to be met with images of Alice's retreating form. I shook my head.

"No, no, she wouldn't do that to me." I said to myself trying to force the images away. I looked at my alarm clock quickly and saw it was about five minutes before it would go off. I plopped back in bed and covered my face with my hand, willing my heart to slow its race. I took some deep calming breaths and was finally able to succeed. I wiped the tears from my face and decided to just lay there until my alarm clock went off.

Then I realized the lack of stone arms around me, and I looked around the room.

"Edward?" No response came. I just shrugged and remained on my bed, a little relieved that I wouldn't have to talk about the bad dream. A few minutes passed and the alarm clock on my dresser went off. I slammed my hand down on it and stood up. I snatched my towel off the back of my desk chair and trudged into the bathroom to take my shower.

I took a rather long shower, the entire time spent trying not to think about the events that took place yesterday, or the nightmare's that so nicely reminded me of what happened, and added a little more to it. When I got out of the shower I realized I hadn't grabbed any clothes so I returned to my room after wrapping the towel around myself.

I jumped a little when I saw Alice sitting on my bed reading a book. She looked up at me and smiled a bright dimpled smile. My heart skipped a beat and I fought off the blush that tried to creep into my cheeks. She stood up and moved in front of me at a human place.

She looked amazing, her eyes were a brilliant shining gold, and her hair was its' usually inky mess. Her smile never left her face.

"Good morning, Bells. How did you sleep?" she asked me as she kissed my cheek. Any stress I'd had from the dream disappeared at the contact, and I suddenly felt lighter.

"Err, it could have been better, but it was fine." I replied. She looked at me worriedly.

"You had another nightmare." She stated instead of questioned. I nodded but then shrugged.

"It's alright, I'm fine now." I smiled at her. "Err, I need to get dressed." I said and blushed. She beamed and turned to my closet. She had indeed been over yesterday to redo my wardrobe. She quickly threw an outfit on my bed.

"Alright, you get ready, Charlie's gone so I'll go downstairs and make your breakfast. What would you like?" she said in an extremely chipper tone. It made me giggle and I shrugged.

"Surprise me." She nodded and with another kiss on the cheek she disappeared downstairs. I laughed and quickly got ready, wanting to be back in the presence of Alice, my dream had me feeling off again, but her jovial mood eased it.

I dried my hair fast, and ran my hand through it; I brushed my teeth and stormed down the stairs. Alice was there setting my plate on the table. My mouth watered at the sight; fruit, French toast, and a large glass of milk. I thanked any deity that ever existed for a friend like Alice.

"I hope it's as good as the last breakfast I made you." She said with a giggle as she sat down opposite where my plate was. I slid into my chair and quickly started eating. It was even better than the last meal she had made me. It looks like she got better and better at it every time she cooked. The possibilities exited me. I poured some syrup on my French toast and took a large bite.

"Mmm." I moaned with a full mouth. Alice's laughter filled the room.

"I'm very glad you like it." She said and I blushed again. That seemed to be happening a lot this morning. I swallowed my bite and nodded at her.

"It's amazing, Alice. You're a brilliant chef." I said and took a bite of the fruit. Then I looked at the fruit I was eating, I hadn't bought any of this, and I knew Charlie hadn't either. My eyes narrowed at Alice who smiled sheepishly at me.

"Esme insisted I bring some over…She didn't want it to go to waste in our house, until you could come over again." I chuckled but kept eating. Esme was so generous.

I continued to eat in silence, to over taken by the flavors invading my mouth to bother with talk, Alice didn't seem to mind. In fact she watched me eat with great interest. It usually bothered me when people did this, I hated when Edward watched me eat, and it made me feel self conscious like I was being scrutinized. However with Alice it just seemed like she was curious.

I finally finished, and I still had a good ten minutes before we had to leave for school. Alice grabbed my plate before I could stand to take it to the sink, she had it washed and dried a moment later.

"Thank you, Alice." I said with a smile. She turned around and leaned against the counter; returning my smile with a much prettier one. I finished my milk and she grabbed the glass from me and repeated her previous actions before I had a chance to even know what she was doing. I just laughed and shook my head.

"You're going to need a jacket or something, its cold today." She said sweetly. I nodded and stood up. "Your coats and sweaters are in the hall closet." I nodded and walked over to the closet by the stairs.

Good thing Charlie only owned two different coats, if otherwise none of this would have fit. She had bought me several different coats, of different styles, colors, and heaviness. I looked through all of them and came upon Alice's Cornell Sweatshirt. I smirked and grabbed that one. I threw it over my head and yanked it on as I walked back to the kitchen.

"Normally I'd complain and make you change immediately, but I'll let this one slide." She said eyeing me.

"Of course you would." I laughed.

"Tomorrow you will wear one of your fabulous new coats. You can't let new clothes go to waste." She said and clapped her hands together. I rolled my eyes. "Oh, you need shoes." She said and saw I still only had socks on. I sighed and sat back down in my chair again. She came back instantly holding a pair of gray calf high boots that matched the outfit she had picked out. I shook my head but slid them on anyways.

"How do I look?" I said gesturing to myself mockingly. It was her turn to roll her eyes.

"Beautiful, as always." She stated simply. I blushed and ran a hand through my hair. She smiled and then glanced at the clock.

"Well it's time to go. What'd you say? Are you ready?" she said with a sigh. I nodded and stood. She took my hand and led me to the door; I snatched my back pack up from the floor on the way out. She held my hand until we got to the car and opened the door quickly for me. I stepped in and she was beside me as soon as the door was shut. She started the car and pulled out quickly.

I felt a feeling of contentment as we made the quick drive to school. The empty feeling from my dream seemingly vanished. I was thankful for that. I just watched as all the trees blurred by. The car slowed quite a bit and I knew we'd be pulling into the parking lot in the next second.

Alice took the usual parking spot and turned the car off. I was still looking around out the windows when she spoke.

"What are you smiling at?" she said and I turned to look at her. I hadn't realized I was smiling, so I blushed. She just smiled widely at me, her eyes glistened with happiness.

"I don't know, actually. I didn't realize I was." I said honestly. That earned a chuckle from the little pixie.

"Oh, well, at least you're in a good mood." She said and opened her door. I did the same and got out. Edward's Volvo pulled up when I made my way to Alice's side. He got out and swiftly walked over to us.

"Good morning, love." He said to me with a crooked grin. Then he looked at his sister.

"Pipsqueak." He winked at her. She stuck her tongue out. I laughed and shook my head, still feeling elated, for unknown reasons. Edward looked at me and his smile grew.

"No nightmare's I surmise?" he assessed the smile on my face. I shook my head.

"No, I did, they just didn't seem to bother too much." I saw Alice smile brightly from the corner of me eye. I looked at her and returned it. Edward looked between us with his crooked grin still in place, then his head turned to look behind him. A frown creased his forehead. Alice's smile fell too. I looked at them both and followed their gazes. Alice took off in the direction she was looking.

"Alice." Edward called after her, but she didn't stop. Edward shook his head and grabbed my hand.

"What happened?" I said and he pointed to Alice. She was walking swiftly towards Angela, only I hadn't noticed Lauren Mallory standing threateningly in front of her, with her arms crossed. Great, and what could Angela possibly have done to her? I shared a glance with Edward and we walked off quickly after Alice.

When we got there Alice was standing in front of Angela with anger written on her features.

"…if she decides to hang out with the freaks, them I'm not going to be her friend anymore. I'm just trying to get that point across." I caught the end of something Lauren snapped looking right at Angela, who was looking down at the ground. I rolled my eyes and shook my head. I let go of Edward's hand and stood next Angela.

"Are you okay?" I asked her quietly. She nodded but continued to look down.

"I doubt Angela needs a friend like you any way Mallory." Alice's voice was laced with venom. "No matter whom she spends her time with; she has never done anything to merit your hostilities. So if you don't back off, you're going to cause yourself a lot more trouble. If I ever catch you threatening her again, you will have me to deal with."

"Alice." Edward said in a soothing voice. Her head snapped to him and she glared at him, he shook his head. She took a deep breath and relaxed a little, but her hands were still clenched in tight fists. Lauren just sniggered.

"Oh yeah, and what are you going to do about it?" she said and took a step towards Alice, standing several inches taller than her. The tension that had just left Alice returned worse. I saw her crouch slightly. Edward put his hand on her shoulder.

"It's not worth it." He soothed again.

"Alice." I said and I grabbed her hand. She relaxed immediately, straightening up and looking at me then back to Lauren.

"You've been warned. Leave us alone, or pay the consequences. We leave you alone, return the favor." She seethed. Lauren rolled her eyes.

"Whatever." She didn't move, instead she just stood there glaring Alice down. Jessica came up behind her looking between all of us.

"Lauren…what's going on?" she questioned. Lauren looked at Jessica and shrugged.

"Just telling Angela here that we're done with her." Jessica looked shocked.

"Wait, what?" she stammered. "Err, why?"

I looked at Edward and saw he was murmuring something at vampire speed and volume to Alice. She took a step back but held onto my hand. Edward stood in front of me a little.

"Because she's a traitor, and hangs out with them." Lauren answered hotly. Jessica looked between us all again and grimaced.

"Really, Lauren?" Lauren looked at her and her eyes narrowed. "This is stupid, let's go." Jessica stated and pulled on Lauren's arm. Lauren turned back to us and looked me up and down. I felt Alice's hand get tighter on my hand, though not enough to hurt, I just squeezed it back. The pair then walked away, Jessica looked back with an apologetic look on her face that I was not expecting. Alice finally turned back towards Angela and I. She looked sad when she looked at Angela.

"I'm sorry about that, Angela." She said. Angela looked at her quizzically.

"Sorry for what?" she asked the much shorter girl.

"I'm sorry that by spending time with us it's costing you friends." Alice said sheepishly. Angela may have giggled.

"Alice, Lauren and I were hardly friends in the first place. It's alright. I don't know when she ended up so high and mighty, but it's not like we're the best of pals. I'd choose your friendship over hers any day." She told the little pixie sweetly. Alice smiled.

"Still, we're sorry if our company causes you any problems." Edward spoke up. Angela shrugged.

"I don't understand why it should, not every one gets along, but people shouldn't feel threatened by you." She said. I smiled at that. Alice and Edward laughed.

"Anyway, now that's dealt with, the bell is about to ring. Shall we?" Alice said. The three of us nodded and headed to our respective classes.

Alice kissed my cheek as Edward and I walked to the door of our English class, then she turned to walk with Angela. I felt a slight bitter feeling in my chest, then Edward pulled on my hand and I focused my attention to him again, with a smile. The class went by rather quickly. Edward and I talked quietly most of the time. There was enough time after the lecture for me to finish my homework as well. So when the bell finally rang we both stood and left the classroom quickly.

Edward wrapped his arm around my shoulders as he walked me to my Spanish class. He smiled hugely before we turned the corner to the building where my class was. I looked up at him questioningly and he just smiled back, when we turned the corner he nodded to the group standing in front of the room.

Alice stood with Angela and Jessica talking about something. Alice looked back at me with a smile, no hint of annoyance or stress anywhere on her face. I returned the smile. When we reached the group Jessica looked at Edward and I. She smiled shyly.

"Hey, Bella."

"Err, hi, Jess." I replied. Alice smiled at me more.

"I was just telling these two that, well, Lauren speaks for herself. The rest of us don't feel that way about you guys. I really don't know what it is with her, but I'm sorry." She said sheepishly looking between the four of us.

"It's quite alright, Jessica. You did nothing wrong." Edward said kindly. Jessica blushed furiously and I stifled a laugh.

"Err, good. I-I'm glad…" at this point I was trying hard to bite back my laughter, I looked up at Edward who had a grin on his face, and Alice looked to be trying as hard as I was to not laugh.

"Well, we should get to class." Angela saved her from further embarrassment.

"Yeah. Let's go." I said. Edward grabbed my hand as I was about to follow the other girls into class. He smiled warmly at me and bent down to capture my lips. I saw Alice turn rather quickly and bolt into the classroom. Edward kissed me tenderly then pulled away.

"See you at lunch." And he turned around and walked away. I quickly followed Alice into the classroom. She was staring at her desk with a frown on her face. My forehead scrunched up in confusion as I took my seat behind her. The bell rang and I pulled out my book.

"Alice, what's wrong?" I whispered so no one would hear but her. She didn't turn around, just shook her head and shrugged.

She didn't say anything was bothering her the rest of the period. I tried to bring it up when we had to work in our groups, but she just smiled at me and told me she was fine. So I let it go, though I was still unconvinced. The class passed by swiftly and then it was time for lunch.

The rest of the school day passed by just as quickly as Spanish had. The bell signaling the end of P.E. and time to change sounded through the gym. Alice chatted with me about some homework I'd gotten in Calculus as we made our way to the locker room.

"You're better at it then you give yourself credit for, honey." She said as I had complained about detesting math. She opened her locker and took her shirt off. I looked away as fast as I could and fiddled to get my own locker open. I took my own shirt off and looked at Alice assuming she was already dressed, as she usually did so quickly, only I was taken of guard to see her just pulling her jeans back on.

Her legs were slim; but toned beautifully, the muscles dances gracefully underneath creamy skin. I felt my face heat up as I yanked my shirt on. I finished changing with out sparing another glance at the small girl beside me. When I finished I finally looked up at her, she was looking at me with her head cocked to the side, but she quickly gained composure and smiled.

We walked to the cars chattering idly about nothing in particular. As usual Edward waited for us to get there and when we did he pulled me into his body. I automatically wrapped my arms around his waist. The car door closed behind Alice. Edward looked down at me and his eyes were dark amber and smoldered. I was surprised by the look he was giving me, and when he bent down to kiss me it was with fervor. His marble hard lips pressed against mine with heat.

I felt myself kissing him back, but failed to notice when I needed to breathe. He seemed to do the same thing. I finally needed to pull away and breathe, but he didn't let up with his kissing. I tried pushing against his chest. He didn't let go. I felt myself getting dizzy, and my vision was getting blurry, my ears started ringing a little as well. I tried telling him, but his lips were occupying mine at the moment. I felt myself start to go limp in his arms. Then I faintly heard the car door reopen.

Edward's arms left me and I stumbled back, and nearly fell, only to be caught by a pair of smaller arms. I took deep breaths and my head started to clear when the scent of chamomile and honey calmed me down. I shook my head to regain my eye sight. My ears stopped ringing and I heard Alice scolding Edward.

"You need to pay attention to that! She actually needs to breathe, Edward." I looked around after fully coming to my senses. "Are you alright, sweetheart?" Alice's worried voice asked me. I nodded.

"Err, yeah, I'm fine." I looked at Edward, his eyes were nearly black, and he looked ashamed and upset.

"I'm so sorry, Bella." I shook my head.

"No, don't worry about it, I'm just fine." I said and tried to take a step, but Alice's arms were still wrapped around me. I looked at her and she smiled sheepishly and released me. I smiled at her and stepped towards Edward.

"It's alright, please don't be so upset at yourself. You look like you need to hunt." I said and touched his cheeks soothingly. He visibly relaxed and nodded glumly.

"I'm sorry, Bella. I shouldn't have allowed that to happen. You're right. I need to hunt. I'll see you tonight. I love you." He said and kissed my forehead.

"Go on. I'll see you tonight." I said gently and released my grip on him. He looked at Alice with the same ashamed look.

"Thank you. I'll see you later."

"Don't worry about it, Edward. Don't be so hard on yourself. I'll see you later." She said and walked over to the Lexus as he walked to his Volvo. He got in quickly and peeled out of the parking lot, earning a few glances from the other students still lingering. I felt bad; I knew he was going to be angry with himself. I shook my head.

"Are you ready, Bella?" Alice's voice reached my ears.

"What? Oh, yeah." I said and walked to my side. I got in and buckled up, but Alice didn't start the car right away. She looked just looked at me. I turned to look at her and she smiled, and started the car.

The drive home was quick and she pulled up to the house, but left the engine running. I looked at her quizzically.

"Are you going to come in?" I asked her when I got out. She smiled sheepishly.
"Actually I'm going to go talk to Edward. Then Jasper and I are going to spend some time together." There was the bitter feeling again. I didn't understand where it was coming from or why, so I just pushed it out of my mind.

"Oh, well. I'll see you tomorrow then." She beamed at me and nodded.

"Of course! I'll be here in the morning. Have a good evening, Bella." She chirped. I smiled back and then shut the door.

I made my way up to the door and when I opened it I heard Alice drive away quickly. I decided to get onto the little homework I had. I had some math so that would eat up a little bit of time. I put on some music and started my homework.

Unfortunately I finished it quicker than I would have liked. I still had an hour before Charlie came home. I figured I'd just start dinner now. I put my things away and began to cook our dinner.

When Charlie came home I had finished dinner and set the table. He greeted me and we sat down to eat. When we finished I told him I'd handle the dishes, and did so, taking my time. When that was completed I grabbed my book and headed to my room to read until Edward got here.

I changed into my pajamas, turned some music on, and read the book Alice loaned me. Charlie went to bed a couple hours later, and after about fifteen minutes Edward showed up. He climbed through my window with a smile and bright gold eyes.

"Bella." He said and sat down next to me and immediately pulling me into him. "I'm sorry for my slip earlier. Can you forgive me?"

"Of course, I can. It was an accident and I'm fine. So please don't worry about it." I said honestly. He pulled away from me and kissed my lips much more gently than he had earlier.

"I'll try. Alice made some good points earlier." He said with a smirk. I just looked at him questioningly. He shook his head. "She was just being a sister, and basically told me to man up." He chuckled and I giggled. It sounded like Alice, alright. I stretched out and yawned. He laid us down together, pulling the blankets over us both. Then he leaned gently over me to turn off my light and place my book on the dresser. I smiled up at him appreciatively.

"Get some rest, my Bella. I love you." He whispered and kissed my forehead. I curled into him and let my eyes close.

"Goodnight, Edward."

Dreamland stole me away hastily.