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Hey Guys,
So Daylight Savings has started, and I can never remember how it works but I think I'm now losing an hour of sleep, ugh D:
Here's the next chapter, much shorter but that's so I can get to the good stuff in a much longer chapter next time! :)

Caitling~ c:

The Love Bites Chronicles: The Alpha Bite

Previously...

BPOV

Watching my family fade into the distance in the side mirror, I started to sob. Emmett spent more time watching me, alarmed, than he did watching the road. and when we pulled up just in front of the border line, I realised why.

Not only was I sobbing, no; I was crying.

BPOV

Glancing up through teary eyes, I realised we were already at the border but I was glad that we were on our own. Sam would flip his lid seeing me like this, oh god he could feel my freaking emotions couldn't he?
"Belly..." shaking my head, I hoped Emmett realised that I didn't want to talk. Pleading with myself to stop the salty stream that slowly trickled down my cheeks, I wiped at my eyes. Vampires couldn't cry, of course I would be the freak that could cry; of course. Pulling down the sun visor of the passenger seat, I inwardly cursed; my eyes were tinged slightly red, not from drinking human blood or anything, god no. But similar to that of a person that had been crying for hours.

"Belly you don't have to do this, you know. I can take you straight back home and we can pretend none of this ever happened. You're crying Belly, we don't cry." Emmett was back to being sad Emmett and I had to fight really hard to stop the next round of tears that were bubbling up inside.

"Em, I have to. I love you teddy bear, but I love Sam too."

"It hasn't even been a week Belly.." he frowned.

"You knew you loved Rose the minute you woke up." I challenged.

"We're different, Belly."

"Why, because you're both vampire? Because you can love someone and be capable of living in the same house? Because you know how vampire relationships work and not how two enemies can love?"

"That's not what I meant Bella. You're my little sister. I...I don't want to lose you Belly." Emmett's face crumpled for the second time that night, so I moved until I was situated comfortably on his lap, my arms wrapped around his neck.

"I told you Em, you aren't losing me. I'm moving out, you'll still be my big brother. You'll still be my favourite brother, my favourite sibling. I need to do this for me Emmy. But I promise, you call me; I'll be there." An Emmett grin crossed his face so I backtracked. "As long as there's a legitimate reason, and you need me; I'll be there."

"You're the best Belly but maybe we should go back and see Carlisle...we're not supposed to cry...we can't cry...and well, you just cried.."

"NO!" If we went home Carlisle would just spend hours asking questions. "Promise you won't say anything to anyone Emmett, not even Rose."

"Are you sure..." looking up at him with my best interpretation of Alice's 'puppy dog eyes' he sighed. "Fine, not even Rosie. Look, Prince Charming has arrived." Emmett nodded towards the front of the car where Sam was climbing out of a blue Kia Sportage (yes, Rose had been teaching me a few things about cars), I crawled back into my own seat before climbing down myself.

When Sam's arms wrapped around my waist, the hole in my chest that I'd told Carlisle about was as if it had never existed; I was whole. Sam's mouth found mine and our surroundings melted away, consumed by the kiss it wasn't until Emmett was standing right behind me that we remembered where we were.

"Alright, alright that's my baby sister you're defiling" he huffed, attempting to pull me out of Sam's reach.

"Emmett, I put up with you and Rose; quit complaining!" I huffed, turning to glare at him.

"Hey that is completely different! It's not like I'm your baby sister!" He retorted, glaring back.

Judging by the way Sam's chest was shaking, he seemed to be finding this sibling dispute funny.

"Something funny Sammy?"

"Nope, nothing funny, not at all" even though I couldn't see his face, I could tell that he was smiling like a mad man.

"Right, well as much as I'd like to stay and creep Emmett out, we should go; right?" Emmett's shoulders drooped slightly as he turned to retrieve the box from the back seat.

Sam released me, taking the box and walking it back to his car which left me standing with Emmett. He caught me effortlessly when I launched myself at him, not only was he my brother; he was my best friend. I'd lived with the Cullen's since I was turned and I'd had Rosalie and Emmett in the the room next to mine since then. When ever Emmett wanted to fight, I was there, whenever he wanted to play pranks I was there, whenever I needed to hunt, he was there. I wasn't kidding when I said he was my favourite; he was. And I was about to miss him like mad.

"Belly, it won't be the same with you all the way down here." He sighed, pulling me in tighter.

"I know, you're my best friend Emmy. I'm going to miss you. Now let me go before I cry again!" He chuckled, but it was slightly awkward.

Turning back to Sam, he was grinning. We stood watching Emmett's car disappear around the corner before I turned to face Sam.

"What are you smiling at?" I asked as we both climbed into the car.

"You, you're really going to miss him. And what was that about him making you cry?"

"He's my brother and best friend, of course I'll miss him! He didn't make me cry, I just kind of did...and that's a big deal because vampires can't cry, it's supposed to be impossible." The engine thrummed to life and Sam performed a perfect (yet completely illegal) U-turn heading back to the little house I would now call home. As we drove further away from Forks and deeper into the small town that was La Push a wave of nausea hit me, and it was then I realised; things were changing rapidly. What I didn't realise was the fact that there was going to be much bigger changes to come.

3rd Person POV

Bella didn't have time to dwell on her thoughts because the minute she arrived at the Uley residence she was lost in a sea of russet coloured faces, both young and old it appeared that everyone was there. Casting a curious glance at Sam, he simply shrugged walking her box of stuff to the room that her clothes had been dumped in earlier.

Sam cursed inwardly, of course telling Jacob that his imprint was moving in tonight had been a bad idea, she wasn't even in the door before she was bombarded, surrounded by faces. The young, blended with the old and vice versa, everyone from the Black's, Clearwater's and Atera's to Jared and his folks, Colin, Brady and even Paul had been at his place by the time he'd arrived home. He wanted to kick everyone out and welcome his girlfriend (was that who she was now?) the way she should have been welcomed. Instead, both Bella and Sam spent the evening answering a million questions 'how did you meet?' 'how long have you known her' were only two of the questions that had come up several times from the parents that weren't so up to date with their children's social activities.

Emmett returned home to a silent house, Esme was particularly fragile; feeling as though she had just lost a child all over again. Rosalie, Jasper and even Alice had all lost a sibling, Carlisle buried himself in work for the hospital trying to occupy as much of his time as possible. Emmett stalked through the house, only to march right back out again. Burying himself in the thick forest trees, he began to destroy. He uprooted trees, barrelled straight through others, pummelling shrubs until there was nothing but crumbled leaves and broken twigs left; he also took this time to hunt, he fed more than necessary, because he was angry; he wanted to destroy.

Bella had promised him, promised him that he hadn't lost her, promised he'd be there. But the truth was she couldn't afford to make any promises anymore. She loved Carlisle and Esme, Emmett, Rose and Jasper, there was even a small part of her that held some affection for the pixie-witch, but she also loved Sam, and she was between a rock and a hard place. But it wouldn't be long before that place got much, much worse.

Done!

Next chapter will be the Christmas Elder/Pack meeting thing. :)

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Cheers,
Caitling~ c: