Author's Note: I do not own Twilight or any of the characters from Twilight. Those are the property of Stephanie Meyer. All I own are my own ideas and any original characters of my own design.
I growled at Andy under my breath before taking the phone from him and putting it to my ear. "Bella?" I heard her ask. "Hey, Alice. How are you?" I responded carefully. "Oh my god, Isabella Swan! How on earth can you ask me how I am when you were the one that was howling in the background every time I called?" She all but shouted in my ear. I had to hold the phone away from my ear before she deafened me.
Andy chuckled and I glared at him before returning my attention to my phone. "I'm sorry I worried you, Alice. I really wasn't harmed or anything though. I just wasn't myself." I said softly, after returning the phone to my ear. Alice sighed heavily. I could imagine the frown gracing her beautiful features. It wasn't an expression I liked seeing on the adorable pixie-like vampire.
I shook my head slightly to rid myself of the thought. Now was not the time to be focusing on her features. I still had to think up a reasonable excuse for my condition and, sadly, she was distraction enough just through the sound of her voice. Realizing that she was to be my mate was going to make things extremely awkward for a while. I could see that already.
"What happened to you, Bella?" She asked me quietly. I bit my lip as I pondered how to answer that question. Perhaps some honesty was the best policy. I didn't have to tell her everything at once, I reasoned with myself. I rubbed my forehead with exasperation at my own predicament.
"There are some things about being what I am that I was unaware of and unprepared to deal with. Due to that, I lost control of my inner wolf for a time and had to be locked away until I could regain control of myself. Otherwise I would have done things that I would later have regretted." I answered her vaguely. I rubbed the back of my neck nervously as I awaited her response. I realized then, I fidget a lot when it comes to dealing with Alice.
I could hear Alice drawing a sharp breath at the vagueness of my response. "You aren't going to tell me what those things are?" She asked. I sighed sadly. "I'm afraid I'm not ready to tell anyone what is going on with me. It's rather embarrassing and I need some time to sort it all out in my own head before I can reveal it to anyone." I said gently. I hated the fact that I was letting her down.
"Alice, I already told you what was going on. The little bitch found her mate and went into heat. She probably was spending all her time rutting with her new love puppy. Maybe now you can get those ridiculous ideas out of your head!" I heard Edward snarl over the line. "I could hear the other mutts' thoughts when he picked her up for school. All he could think about was getting her somewhere to 'deal with her instincts in a safer environment'." He continued snidely.
A deep growl issued from my chest at the manner of which he spoke to my mate and the words he threw at her so cruelly. I could hear Alice's pained half sob at his words and it filled me with rage. How could a boy, who swore that he was only protecting his family, so casually say something that he knew would cause his sister such anguish.
My growl subsided as the line suddenly went dead. Alice had hung up the phone. I whined in despair at that. I don't know if she hung up because she believed his words or if she thought that my growl was an affirmation of them. My eyes stung with tears at the thought of her believing that my heart belonged to another.
My phone ringing in my hand interrupted my thoughts. Rosalie's number was shining on the display, so I quickly answered it. "Hey, Rosalie." I said, dejectedly. "Isabella, would you mind telling me why my sister is barricaded in her room and crying?" She asked, her voice stern. "I really don't know, Rose. I was talking to her and then Edward said something cruel and untrue and she hung up on me." I answered.
Her huff of aggravation was expected. Rosalie had long since been running out of patience for her brothers rudeness. "What were you talking about and what did the little prick say to you?" I sighed sadly. "I told her that I was out of sorts and had lost control of my inner wolf and Andy had taken me somewhere safe until I could gather my control again. I told her I would explain more after I had some time to figure it all out myself. Your brother then took it upon himself to tell her that I had found my mate, gone into heat and spent the time having sex." The last part spoken in a growl.
Rosalie growled loudly and I could hear something crash in the background. I think she may have knocked over a tree by the sound of it. At least, that was what I hoped. Esme would not appreciate it if Rose damaged anything inside the house. Oh, Goddess, I hoped she was outside.
"Was it all a lie? What Edward said?" she ground out, obviously between clenched teeth. I covered my eyes with my hand and rubbed at them. "Part of it. I did find my mate and I did go into heat but I haven't been with them and Andy is definitely not my mate. He wanted to get me away from everyone before I went into heat and tried to mate with them before either of us knew what was going on. It was safety measures." I said, weakly.
I could practically hear Rose pacing as I waited for her to respond to the information that I admitted to. I honestly dreaded her response. I knew Rosalie well enough to know that she could be very brash if given the wrong impression and she was extremely protective of her family. Especially Alice.
"Who is your mate, Bella?" I swallowed hard at the question and glanced at Andy in panic. I wasn't ready for Alice to know and I wasn't sure if Rose would be able to keep it to herself. I wasn't even sure if Alice felt the same, though Edward's comment had given me some suspicions. Andy looked sympathetic but shrugged at me. Apparently, my answer was all up to me.
"Alice is my mate." I whispered quietly. I closed my eyes and waited for all hell to break loose.
Author's Note: Well, people, there you have it. A brand new chapter to the story. Alice is heartbroken, Edward is an asshole and what is Rosalie going to think of Bella's confession? Stay tuned next time for the shocking reveal in the next chapter of "Interesting, For Lack Of Better Word."
P.S I know it sounds like the end of an Anime show but I couldn't resist. Let me know what you all think, kay?