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Chapter 14: I Won't Give Up

Alice POV:

I watched as Bella left with that stupid horny mutt. I royally screwed up didn't I? Well, at least she didn't like Edward either. That gave me some sort of comfort.

"Shut the fuck up Emmett!" Edward snapped at him.

"Hey take it easy bro. You're the one that was trying to control her. And you're the one that left. I think it's nice that she has a pair now. She's feisty. I like it."

"That she is." I whispered more to myself than anyone really. Definitely the girl of my dreams. I need a different approach. And a huge ass apology.

"Hey what was on her arm?" Rosalie had been quietly observing up until now. She was talking about what looked like a black bandage covering almost Bella's whole left forearm.

"Oh she has a nasty scar there." Jessica had come out nowhere, obviously eavesdropping. "She got it when you were still here I think. Don't you remember? Like a big white scar? Kinda looked like bite or something. I don't know," she hiccuped loudly, "why she hides it really. I only asked how she got it about a million times or so. Oh! Maybe that's why she hides it!" She stumbled away to go flirt with Mike.

"Oh she's puking tonight." Emmett laughed, amused by Jessica's drunkenness. He always said that being able to get drunk was what he missed most about being human.

"Avoiding questions. Or maybe avoiding a painful memory associated with it?" I felt ashamed at Rosalie's remark. Bella had gotten that scar because I wasn't clever or quick enough. It obviously still pained her to look at what James had left on her.

"Come on. Let's go home." I was upset with how the evening went and needed to think things over. Mostly I needed a distraction so I wouldn't picture what that mutt was doing to my Bella right now. Ugh. Stop it Alice!

Esme greeted me with a hug when I walked back into the house. She could tell by my face I was in need of it, she really is the best mother. "Oh mom I don't think she'll ever forgive us! You should have seen the way she looked at Edward. I've never seen eyes so cold."

"Shhhhh it's ok sweetheart." She hushed me as I sobbed on her. "These things take time. Not all wounds are fixed by Band-Aids, some need stitches, or even more."

"Wow mom. I think you've been with dad too long." Emmett teased.

"And not long enough dear." She held me until I was all cried out. "Better?"

"Yes, thank you Esme." I squeezed her in a last hug and went up to my room for some alone time. Bella was a whole new person now, that much is for sure, so I vowed I would to get to know this new Bella.

Bella POV:

"Ok, I vote best sex we've ever had. By far." Jake was giddy as he pulled his pants back on. Yeah, I'll admit that the rumors are true. Jake and I never had progressed to sex when I was human, but I wasn't human anymore alright. I've got two supernatural beings inside of me! They tend to keep my sexual frustration at high levels at all times. Life was easier on the road, hookups were much simpler to deal with. Luckily Jake's got that extra werewolf energy needing to be burned as well, so it was easy to persuade him into a beneficial friendship. And let's face it, the kid needed practice.

"Easy there chief. It was pretty good, I'll give you that. But my frustration had already done half the job."

"I'll take it." He grinned at me. We spent the remainder of the weekend in the same manner of some sort. Keeping my mind and body distracted was the key to shutting down those pesky emotions. Every once in a while I caught a whiff of Alice's scent near my house or yard and wondered if she was spying on me like her brother used to. On Sunday, Jake and I went for a run to burn off some extra energy, and we found a huge area of trees torn from the ground up by their roots. Only a vampire could have done this kind of damage. The clearing was saturated with Alice's scent.

Monday was here again and I got ready for school like I would for a battle. Putting up my emotional and facial guards as I got into my car. Jake sent me his usual 'good luck' text before I left. I was feeling pretty confident today, I had been successfully fighting this imprint for almost a week now. The day was passing by in a breeze. Jessica had apparently thrown up at her own party and was hungover until yesterday afternoon. But the party had been a huge hit and people were already talking about another one. I was ignoring the Cullens as usual and it seemed as though Edward finally stopped drooling after me. It was shaping out to be a good day. Gym was a conceptual day today so we didn't change and we met in an unused classroom to learn about the various muscles of the body. I leaned back in my chair as Coach Henderson droned on. Then he gave us a worksheet to toil over for the remainder of class time. I casually started to work on it when I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned to face the culprit.

"Hello. I'm Alice Cullen."

"Uh, what?" Why was Alice introducing herself to me? She had this hopeful innocence in her eyes.

"My family just moved back here from Alaska. I don't think we've had the pleasure of properly meeting yet. You're Bella correct?" She stuck out her hand to shake mine.

"Yeah….." I took it carefully. "Alice I know who you are and you know who I am. What are you playing at?"

"I'm not. I knew the old Bella. But I haven't taken the time to meet this one yet. I thought I might today." She shrugged nonchalantly.

"Alright I guess." I turned back to my paper. She leaned in close and whispered in my ear, sending shivers down my spine.

"I'm not giving up this time Bella. I promise you that."

A/N: Phew. I did not think I'd finish this chapter so soon. I was stuck for a while. Stay tuned for more. I will be trying to finish next chapter by tomorrow night. :)