Disclaimer: Why must I keep putting this? Is it necessary? Ah well, whatever. Meyer owns Twilight and all Twilight characters. I can only claim the OCs. Alice rules!

Guardian

Alice was, to put it bluntly, infuriated, livid, pissed off and angry. I know they all mean the same damn thing, but with the murderous look in her eyes, I think I have a right to use them all at once. Her eyes were black as black could be, glaring scathingly at Mike Newton.

I was amazed that his head hadn't exploded yet from her glare. What amazed me even more, though, was how oblivious he was. There is no fucking way in hell he can't feel a gigantic hole being burned into his skull. I mean, I'm not the target and I can feel it. Of course, I'm glad he can't feel it yet, because it'll make it even more so fun to watch Alice tear him apart.

Did I just seriously imagine that? Wow.

Mike was just looking at me, a mock look of shame on his face. "Whoa, I'm sorry about that Bella. Are you okay?" he asked, taking a step towards me.

I stepped back on reflex and, thanks to my knee pain, toppled back down, falling on my ass.

Mike reached his right arm out, likely offer and help me up, but before it could come anywhere near me, Alice's left hand came from nowhere and grabbed his wrist. The sound of bones cracking reached my ears instantly as Alice's hand tightened around his wrist.

"Ow…" he grumbled. "What the hell-"

"You. Will. Not. Touch. Her." Alice pronounced each word firmly and full of enough venom to melt the faces off every student at this school.

Mike looked utterly terrified. He tried to form words, but Alice increased the strength of her hold. The strength of her grip was enough to bring Mike to his knees, even though she was only using one hand. Her right hand was balled into a tight fist at her side, clenched so tightly I could see the veins bulging. It was quivering too. Alice's entire body was shaking with fury.

Her eyes bore into Mike like daggers into a heart. She was seething so badly I could practically see the waves of anger pouring off of her. I wasn't sure what to do. Part of me wanted to watch Mike suffer; part of me was worried about Alice.

I cringed when I pictured Alice's rage getting the better of her, which would likely result in Mike losing an arm. Or worse. As much as I felt he deserved punishment, I didn't want him to die and I sure as hell didn't want anything to affect Alice's consciousness.

"Alice…" I spoke quietly, hoping it would reach her. No such luck. Her grip only tightened as she bared her teeth, a low, rumbling growl emanating from her chest. Mike was wincing in pain, trying to break free from her grip. His mouth was moving, but no words forming, lost under Alice's wrathful gaze.

I remembered Esme explaining to me the whole maternal instinct thing. I needed for that to kick in so she would snap out of her rage. How, though?

"Alice," I said again, louder. There was still no answer, no signs that she had even heard me.

I got an idea, then. I didn't like it, but it would do the trick. I tried to move, to stand up, but did so abruptly, punching the floor with my left hand as I did. That got the effect I desired. Both my hand and my knee surged with pain, enough to make me whimper out loud. I winced at the pain, having not meant to hurt myself worse.

My whimpering did the trick, though. Alice's coal eyes shot over to me. She saw that I was in pain, which forced her maternal instincts to kick in. And thankfully, her maternal needs overpowered her need to rip off Mike Newton's arm. She released his arm in an instant and was by my side seconds later. I watched as Mike's arm fell to his side limply. He clutched it, his face full of agony and pain as he started rubbing his sore wrist.

Alice paid no attention to him, her eyes focused solely on me. Her right hand gently cupped my left as her left slid under my pant leg and started to tenderly rub my knee. She knew exactly where I was hurting, amazingly enough, and was doing anything she could to ease the pain. I looked into her eyes. They were still ink-black, but they were smoldering with emotion. I saw love, concern and warmth pouring out of them, but something more. Something animalistic.

It wasn't the bad kind of animalistic, though. It was…I couldn't describe it. It was like her entire world was suddenly revolving around me, that my needs were her needs. Maybe I was imagining it, but the way she was acting now seemed to justify my thoughts. Her motions were tender and soothing; easing away the pain I felt, the worry and fear along with it. I practically forgot that Mike Newton was there, hell, I almost forgot that we were at school.

"Miiiiiiiiiiiiiike!" shouted a loud, female voice. That snapped me from my thoughts and forced me to peel my eyes away from Alice. I watched as a blonde, preppy looking girl ran towards the injured jock, who looked like he didn't know what the hell had just happened.

"Mikey, are you okay?" she asked, clearly concerned.

He idly glanced over at us. Fuck no, boy, you'd better not. I shot him a glare that told him he owed me for getting Alice to stop, which, amazingly enough, his peanut sized brain seemed to acknowledge. He quickly turned to the loud girl and nodded.

"Yeah, I'm fine. I just fell and hurt my arm is all," he said, wincing slightly.

She pouted. "Would you like me to kiss it and make it go away?" Oh dear God…

He stood up and shook his head, forcing a smile. "Nope, I'm fine. Let's go to lunch."

She shrugged and nodded her head, only to notice Alice and I on the floor. Alice hadn't budged or stopped what she was doing. She was still zoned into doing nothing but helping me. Her black eyes were trained to my hand and nothing more.

"Who are you?" the girl asked in a snobby voice.

"This is Bella Cullen," Mike answered for me. That startled me, but I paid it no mind.

Her jaw would have become unhinged if physically possible. "What? You're the new Cullen?" she asked, bewildered. She looked like she didn't believe me, taking a similar expression to that other girl, Lauren.

"Yes," I replied.

She narrowed her eyes. "What the hell are you doing?"

I was about to answer, but Mike cut in. "I ran into her by mistake and she fell and hurt herself too. Alice is just there helping her out. C'mon, Jess, let's go. Tyler and Lauren are probably waiting for us."

Lauren? So he was friends with that bitch? Why am I not surprised?

He shot me an odd look before clutching his arm and sauntering off with the Jess girl, who scowled at me once more before turning her attention back to Mike.

At last, I was given the chance I needed to talk with Alice.

"Alice?" She didn't move or respond. I tried again. "Alice? I'm okay now. Thank you."

That seemed to snap her out of her maternal process as she blinked several times before looking into my eyes.

"B-Bella? Are you…" She blinked again, apparently registering what had just happened. "My God, I can't believe I almost…"

I touched her shoulder. "You didn't. It's okay, Alice. Thank you for helping me. I could've taken him, though."

Her face darkened as another rumbling growl came from her chest. "He touched you. He will never touch you again, I swear it," she hissed.

"Thanks, Alice. I think we should get to the cafeteria, now. The others are probably worried."

She nodded her head in agreement and slowly stood, helping me up as she did.

"Is your hand okay?" she asked, glancing down at it concernedly. I nodded. "How'd you hurt it? And your knee, too."

"I'll tell you in the cafeteria, okay?" I offered. She bit her lip, but reluctantly nodded.

We walked off with each other towards the cafeteria. I drew attention to myself simply by being near Alice, but right now, after what had just happened, I wasn't about to let it get to me. My knee was feeling better now, as was my hand. The sad part was that I hadn't intended to actually hurt myself; I merely had wanted to act in order to grab her attention. Either way, it worked.

It didn't take long for us to get to the cafeteria. It was huge and full of most of the entire student body. I searched around and found the rest of my family sitting by the side wall, two vacant seats waiting for Alice and I.

"Hey, Bella!" shouted Eric. Alice and I both saw him, Angela and two people I didn't know, likely Katie and Ben, sitting near the entrance of the cafeteria.

I waved back at him and smiled. Alice frowned. "He's the boy from before."

"Yeah, he's nice," I said. "Don't worry, Alice. He has a girlfriend. And the girl with the glasses, Angela, she has a boyfriend."

That eased her a bit, at least. "You're going to say hi to them?"

"Is that okay?"

"Of course," she replied. "I'll be with the others."

She smiled and danced off over to our family's table. I caught a few of their glances as I turned and walked towards the table where Eric and Angela were at.

"Hey Bella, this is Katie, my girlfriend," Eric introduced, indicating the girl next to him. She had short red hair, several freckles and light blue eyes. Something about the way she smiled reminded me a bit of Amara.

"Nice to meet you," she said, extending her hand. I smiled in turn and shook it. I swore I could feel Alice glaring from where she was sitting, idly glancing over to see I was indeed correct. Her eyes were narrowed and focused on Katie's hand, which I released once the handshake was complete. She smiled and seated herself next to Eric.

"And I'm Ben, Angela's boyfriend," the other boy said. He had short black hair, dark brown eyes and was surprisingly shorter than Angela was. Now I knew why she mentioned height when she had talked with me earlier. I shook his hand as well, again feeling Alice's glare, not on me, but on his hand. It faded once I returned my hand.

I swear, she really needs to work on that jealousy thing.

"So, are you sitting with us, Bella?" Katie asked.

I smiled politely and shook my head. "No, sorry. I'll be sitting with my family."

She cocked her head to the side confusedly. Eric frowned. "Didn't I mention that she was the new Cullen?"

Her eyes widened. "Oh! Well damn, lucky you. Maybe someday you could sit with us, but I won't force you. Nice meeting you, Bella."

I nodded and, after hearing my stomach growl, turned to walk towards the table with my family.

Once again, however, my poor luck got the better of me. No sooner had I turned and started walking did I careen into someone yet again, causing me to fall backwards.

I was really starting to get sick of falling all the damn time.

"Watch where you're going, bitch!" hissed the person I'd bumped into. Shit. It had to be Lauren.

The blonde haired bitch had fallen as well and was on her feet, looking at me with disgust and irritation. I noticed Alice storming over towards out of the corner of my eye and stood up, only to be pushed back down again by Lauren. I heard clattering behind me from Eric and Angela's table and whispers and gasps all around me. I glared at Lauren, who glared right back.

Alice was there in an instant, letting out a brisk snarl that made Lauren jump backwards.

"You bitch, I'll-" Before Alice could finish, Jasper walked up and placed a hand on her shoulder, releasing a powerful wave of calm into her. Lauren started walking away, only to be stopped by Amara, who grabbed onto her shoulder and forced her to turn around.

"Apologize to my sister," she commanded, pointing Lauren at me. "Now."

"S-s-sorry…" Lauren muttered, looking like she was about to wet herself.

Amara didn't look too convinced, but Jasper caught her eye. She scowled, but released Lauren, who scurried off. Amara took Alice while Jasper came over and helped me up, dusting me off once I was standing.

"Thanks," I murmured.

"Any time," he replied. "Now then, let's sit you down."

The four of us walked at a rather brisk pace over to our table, sitting down just as fast. All eyes in the cafeteria were upon us, some with fear, some confused, some annoyed, some worried and others intrigued. The whole cafeteria was silent, though, save for the noises of our chairs. I sighed and lowered my head, just staring at the empty spot in front of me.

Eventually people start chattering and eating again, which, along with Jasper's gift, helped ease my growing anxiety. I glanced to my left and saw Alice hanging her head ashamedly, pouting as she stared at her lap. I gently placed my hand on top of hers, stroking the top of it with my thumb. That registered a small smile from my beautiful pixie, which made me happy. I couldn't stand seeing her upset or sad, after all.

"I did it again," she sighed, shaking her head. "I let my instincts control me and almost lost it. I almost exposed us, too. I'm sorry."

I squeezed her hand. "Alice, it's okay. You can't help it."

"No, Bella, that's not an excuse. I try to, I really do. I just can't. It's like this urge I have to protect you. To guard you from anything and everything around that can hurt you in some way. I can't stand seeing you hurt, so I let my instincts take over. It's hard, though, to control them," she explained, running a hand through her hair.

"Bella's right, Alice. It's not your fault," Jasper said softly.

"We've gone through it before, remember?" Amara pointed out.

Emmett chuckled. "Besides, did you see the look on that girl's face? Priceless! Besides, she deserved it anyways. No one messes with one of us and gets away with it, right Rose?"

Rosalie snorted. "I hate that little bitch anyways. She thinks she's the most popular and most beautiful girl here in Washington. She is sadly mistaken in that theory, since we as a whole surpass her in beauty. As far as popularity, that doesn't matter to me. It's unimportant."

"Well, we've officially drawn the attention of the entire school," Edward mused, gold eyes full of mirth. "It certainly beats having another dull lunch hour, that much is certain."

"I don't see how it's funny, Edward," Alice grumbled.

"She looked like she was about to wet herself," I said, snickering slightly.

Edward, Emmett, Jasper and Amara all laughed in unison, their musical laughter filling the cafeteria like an angelic symphony. Even Rosalie cracked a small smile. Alice too, for that matter, smiled a little. I was happy for that much.

My stomach growled again, louder this time, which made them all laugh harder and me blush. Alice smacked her forehead and shook her head before pushing her tray of food in front of me, smiling at me.

"Here, this is for you," she said.

"Thanks," I replied.

For about five minutes, I ate in silence, listening to the amusing banter my siblings were partaking in around me. Emmett was talking about an incident that happened during his gym class when someone's pants dropped while running, which he found hilarious. Amara and Jasper talked about having fun with several of meaner students in their art class, combing Jasper's gift with Amara's dirty tactics. Edward let us in on some of the thoughts of the students in the cafeteria, which didn't sit too well with Alice or I.

He scowled and inclined his head to the right before sighing. "You'd better watch out, Bella. It looks like there are a few boys here who are already interested on getting to know you better. I can hear them running plans through their heads on how they can talk with you, ultimately so they can ask you out."

I blanched. "Seriously? They don't even know me and already they're going after me?"

Edward sighed and nodded. "They think that since you're new in our family that you're "available". Plus, they want to be known for dating one of the "illusive Cullen family" for themselves. There's barely any attraction, it's just mindless entertainment and pointless social standpoints that they care about. It's sickening."

"Men these days," Jasper growled, shaking his head. "They have no sense of etiquette."

I heard an odd, snapping noise and saw Alice crushing a fork. It didn't look like a fork anymore, though, but more like a bendy straw. Her eyes were a violent black as she curled her lip back, hissing angrily. Edward's eyes widened.

"Oh no…" he breathed.

"What? What's wrong?" Emmett asked.

"Alice?"

She was up in an instant, whirling around.

"Alice!" Jasper whisper-yelled, trying to send calming waves toward her.

"Alice, what's wrong?" I asked, reaching out to her. She didn't answer. "Edward?"

He grimaced. "She had a vision-"

"They touched you," she hissed. "They're going to try and take you away from me."

I stood up and cupped her cheeks, forcing her to look at me. "Alice, I'm yours, remember? No one will take me from you, understand. Calm down. Don't let your instincts control you, Alice, okay? I know you can do it. Just calm down a bit, okay?" I asked, speaking as softly and tenderly as I could manage.

Her face softened for a moment, but it evaporated quickly. "Yes, you're mine. But they don't know that."

I didn't have a chance to ask what she was getting at or ponder her meaning.

Seconds later, her lips crashed against mine. Her cool, soft lips moved against mine with the same amount of love and passion as they always did, but there was something else behind it too, something I couldn't quite put a finger on. Desire? Not lustful desire, no. A different kind. I couldn't think on it, however, because of how amazing it felt to have her kissing me the way she was. It was…intense, yet so loving and sweet, which surprised me considering her mood.

I moaned softly as she pressed my back to the wall, her icy lips remaining at the same pace. I could feel every eye of every student on us, but there was a part inside of me that told me to ignore them. Alice was what mattered. Not them. Making Alice happy. This made her happy, so I needed to focus on this. Her kissing increased in both speed and passion as she pressed me against the wall. My mind was everywhere at once, trying to absorb the pleasure and yet trying to listen to the gasps and whispers all around me at the same time.

Then she did something that surprised me. I hadn't even been able to grasp what was happening when her tongue thrust into my mouth, moving about at a slow pace. Her tongue was as cold as she was, causing me to shudder, but it was so soft…

I was going insane, my heart pounding in my chest and my face turning red. This was the most intense she'd ever kissed me before. What amazed me, though, was that there wasn't any lust in her kissing. There was just love and tenderness. At a very fast pace.

Part of me loved this; the other part didn't know what to think.. I was distinctively aware that our siblings were watching with wide eyes, trying to figure out wha to do. Well, Edward and Jasper were. Emmett was enjoying the show, Rosalie had her nose crinkled and was looking elsewhere and Amara was just trying not to laugh.

Eventually my need to breathe became more and more prominent. I couldn't break away from her, though. And she wasn't stopping.

"Alice," I whimpered against her lips.

She stopped for a moment, which was her siblings had been waiting for. Edward was on his feet, pulling her away from me while Jasper was sending out waves of calm from where he sat Emmett, Amara and Rosalie sat, tensed and looking around. I quietly gasped for air, too dazed to move or think after that intense kissing. I mean, damn, where did that even come from?

Everyone in the cafeteria was stunned, gaping at the scene with wide eyes. Disgust, horror, attraction. I could see it all on the faces of the students as my face became redder and redder in embarrassment.

Alice hissed at her brother, trying to break free from his grip. "Alice, stop this," he commanded softly. "Do you realize what you're doing? You need to do what Bella told you. Calm down and think, Alice. You're letting your instincts control you. Stop and think for a moment."

Alice actually listened to her brother's words and stopped. I could see the gears turning in her head as the realization sank in. Her eyes widened and gazed at me.

"Oh God…" she breathed. "I'm so sorry…" She looked at Edward, who released her, then sped off at a slightly-too-fast human speed out of the cafeteria.

I was about to follow after her, but Edward stopped me. "She'll be okay, Bella. She just needs to calm herself down is all. Go ahead and sit. You can leave in a few minutes."

Damn it.

I grumbled, but sat back down, hiding my face in my hands.

"That was hot," Emmett snickered, only to be smacked by Rosalie. "What? It was!"

"Emmett," Edward warned. "Leave it alone."

"She's embarrassed enough as it is, Emmett," Jasper agreed.

Emmett groaned. "Alright, alright, sheesh!" He held his hands up defensively for a moment before turning to face me. "I'm sorry, Bella," he said apologetically.

I didn't respond, I just closed my eyes and sighed quietly. I could hear the whispers around the cafeteria, some louder than others.

"Oh my God, did you see that?"

"Dude, that shit was hot, man,"

"Gross."

"I so knew that Alice was a lesbian."

"Aren't they, like, sisters?"

"Ew!"

"That's just wrong."

I ground my teeth together and pushed away the violent thoughts popping into my head. I didn't want to hear any more of this garbage. They had no right to insult us. They didn't understand the bond we had. Stupid, close minded assholes, the whole lot of them.

Fuck them. Fuck them all.

I stood up and grabbed my backpack. "I'm going to see Alice," I whispered.

The others nodded.

"See ya," Amara stated.

"Later," Emmett added.

"Feel free to punch someone in the face, if you'd like," Rosalie snorted.

Oh, I will.

I speedily walked out of the cafeteria, doing the best I could to ignore the plethora of looks I received from the entire student body. Oddly, though, I did glance over at the table where Eric, Angela, Ben and Katie sat. Part of me hoped that they wouldn't be disgusted or glaring. And to my surprise, they weren't.

In fact, all four of them waved at me. I gave a brief wave before walking out the door.

I spent a few good minutes finding my next class, which was Biology. I had the class with Alice, and I was hoping that she'd be there. I wanted to talk with her. Talking with her always made me feel better, and right now, that was what I needed most. Just being with her would be enough.

After a minute and a half of searching, I found the room and walked inside, happy to find that the room was vacant, save for one person: Alice. She was sitting in a desk near the window, staring outside with a somber look on her face. It killed me to see someone so beautiful look so damn sad. I wanted that look gone.

I walked over to the desk and plopped my backpack on the floor before sitting next to her.

"Alice," I murmured softly, touching her shoulder.

She sighed. "I'm sorry, Bella. I'm really, really sorry. I've made a fool of myself and I've embarrassed you." She hung her head, looking both sad and ashamed, literally breaking my heart. Alice looked like a broken angel. And I hated it.

"Alice, I-" She held up a hand to stop me.

"Please, let me finish first. You can say your part in a moment, I promise. I just…I need to get this off my chest. I want you to understand, Bella, so that you're not upset with me for what I've done. Okay?" I tried to speak again, but she shook her head. "Can you just answer me first?"

I bit my lip and nodded. "Okay."

"Thank you, Bella."

Alice leaned back in her seat and stared at the ceiling for a moment before starting.

"Bella, I want you to understand the reason why I do the things I do. It's not that I'm trying to embarrass you or make us a public spectacle. Truthfully, I had wanted for us to make ourselves known, but I never intended it to be like this. I wanted to take it in steps, you know? But then I had a vision of people flirting with you, trying to ask you out. I just…when I saw that, I became jealous. But it wasn't just jealousy. I felt a need to guard you from them, to show that you were my mate and that they couldn't take you away from me."

"I hated it. I hated feeling like everyone around me was out to take you from me. I tried to fight it, but the urge to protect you was too strong. I needed to protect you, Bella. That's why I kissed you. My mind told me that showing some form of public affection would show them that you were mine and that they couldn't have you. Part of, I'll admit, wanted more, but I was able to fight that off. It got a little out of hand, I'll admit. I hadn't meant to make it such a display, but I couldn't stop. You just have that affect on me, Bella. I can't help myself sometimes."

"Esme explained to you a bit about maternal instinct, right?" she asked.

"A bit, yes," I replied.

Alice sighed. "Most of what happened was based on my instinct. We have a constant need to protect our mate and that's what I was doing. I understand that you might think me kissing you was an odd way to protect you, but in my mind, I registered that as the only way I could keep you safe. Like I said, though, I'm really sorry it got out of hand. I'm not used to these feelings. I've never felt such an overwhelming desire to protect anyone like this before, nor have I ever felt the desire to blatantly make out with anyone in front of a mass of people."

She looked down back at me, her eyes smoldering with truth.

"Alice, I'm not mad at you," I stated.

Her eyes widened. "You aren't? But…I just-"

I cut her off by pressing a fingertip to her cold lips. "Alice, stop. You don't have to apologize for anything. I'm just a little…dazed, I guess. I didn't expect to have my back against a wall and you French kissing me like that is all."

She cocked her head to the side. "French kissing?"

"Yeah, when you did that thing with your tongue…" I shuddered as I remembered the pleasurable feelings it gave. "I have to say, though, you're a damn amazing kisser, Alice. I can't believe you were holding out on me this whole time until today."

Alice shrugged rather sheepishly. "Sorry. I don't want to accidentally bite you or something that would cause you pain. Today was an accident, though. I'm just glad it was stopped before things got worse," she murmured, running a hand through her hair again.

"Worse?" I asked, confused.

"Well, there was this one time with Emmett and Rosalie and they, uh…" She paused for a moment and sighed. "They ended up having sex in front of the entire student body one year. It wasn't here, thankfully, but we did have to move rather quickly after that display. Jasper and Amara had a similar incident, which was only made worse by Jasper's gift. Let's just say that I had to leave the area for a while until they were finished. We ended up moving because of that, too. Edward hasn't had that experience, lucky for him. He's always known ahead of time what's about to happen and usually leaves beforehand…"

"I don't think I understand," I said, furrowing my brow. "How is that related to the whole mate thing, exactly?"

Alice actually smiled a little.

"Mating is a very important part of our lifestyles," she explained. "It helps establish our physical bond together as well as a connection, I guess you could say. I don't fully understand it myself, honestly, since my past experiences have been…well, of a different variety. From what Carlisle and Esme have told me, though, when we mate, we give each other our full self, physically and spiritually. It's supposedly one of the greatest experiences we can undergo, not just in the sense of pleasure, but in the way that we can, you know, grow closer to one another. It isn't just sex; don't let what Emmett or Amara say make you think that. There's more to it than that."

I was curious about what she meant about her past experiences. Had what Amara told me not been as much of a joke as I had thought? Had Alice been with someone before? No, no, she said that I was her first mate. Then again…

"Sex is a natural part of our maternal instincts, Bella. Not only that, it's a natural part of our lives as much as it is a part of the lives of you humans. The difference is, as I said before, there's more depth to mating for vampires. Anyways, I'm getting off topic. Like I told you, I'm sorry that I got so out of hand. It wasn't the first time I've let my, er, instincts get the better of me in that way. I just hope it will be the last for a while. I don't want to cause us to move again, that's for certain. We've only been here for a year so far, and moving is s such a bother."

I blinked. "What do you mean it wasn't the first time? You've had similar experiences?" I asked, curious.

Alice bit her lip. She looked like she'd be blushing if she could as she fidgeted nervously with her fingers.

"Well, never any sex, no. But, uh, there was this one incident…"

"And…?" I urged. I was curious.

Alice bit her lip, making an adorable embarrassed face. "I got caught, er, pleasuring myself one time at school," she admitted sheepishly, her voice growing quieter with each word until I almost couldn't hear her. Almost.

My jaw dropped. "You what?" Had I heard her right?

"You heard me," she mumbled.

I tried very hard not to laugh. I had no right to it, but I couldn't help letting out a small giggle. Then I full out laughed, despite my best attempts not to. She glared at me for it, which helped calm me down a bit. Still, though, how can I not laugh at that?

"It's not funny," she huffed, crossing her arms.

"I'm sorry, Alice," I giggle-snorted. "I just can't believe that would happen to you of all people. I mean, didn't you see what would happen? And why were you doing that in a public place of all things? I could see Emmett, but you?"

"I'm not speaking to you," she grumbled, turning her head elsewhere.

I calmed myself down fully. "Aw, please?" She shook her head furiously, not looking at me. I rested my chin on her shoulder and gave her my best puppy dog eyes. If she could do it, then so could I. Alice tried hard not to look at me, clenching her jaw as tight as possible. But I could see the resolve in her eyes fading as I continued to stare at her. She squirmed around for a moment before her eyes painstakingly looked at me. The moment she saw my face, her resolve was gone.

"Aw!" she cooed, kissing my pouting lip. I smiled against her lips, pleased. "Damn it."

"So you'll tell me?"

"Fine, but you owe me," she grunted. I smirked. "Really, Bella, it isn't that much of a story. I was just, um, bored one day while I was in the library, and I, er, found some interesting images…" She bit her lip again, the embarrassment written all over her face.

I was trying not to laugh anymore. It wasn't easy. It was becoming painful not to laugh, but I managed to stifle my giggling. Alice noticed this and harrumphed.

"Look, I was too preoccupied and I got caught. It was incredibly embarrassing and my whole family gave me crap for it. I wasn't in trouble or anything, but they all teased me for about a year. That's when Emmett and Rosalie had their incident, so I was able to get my revenge for all the teasing." She smiled at the last part, a glint in her eyes as she spoke.

I couldn't handle it anymore, I burst into laughter. It was too much. Finding out that Alice, my graceful, future seeing vampire, had gotten caught doing something like that in a public place was hilarious. That, her adorable facial expressions and the way she looked when she said she had gotten her revenge, was too much. My sides were hurting from all my laughter, but that didn't bother me. It was way too damn funny.

Alice scowled at me at first, but eventually she joined me, her sweet, musical laughter filling up the room as we sat together. It was still lunchtime, though it was nearing the end. A few more minutes and students would start piling into the class. That didn't matter, though.

Our laughter slowly died down before we both gazed into one another's eyes, smiling.

"So you forgive me?" she asked, resting her forehead against mine.

"Forgive you? For being an amazing kisser? Sorry, Alice, but I don't think I can ever forgive you for that," I teased.

She rolled her eyes. "You know what I mean, Bella. I've pretty much ruined your chance at having a reputation here."

"I live with a family of freaky vampires," I pointed out. She stuck her tongue out at me, which made me giggle. "I don't give a shit about reputation. I don't care if the entire student body makes fun of me, either. I care about you, Alice. And I care about my family. If people have a problem with us being a couple, they can fuck off. That's how I see it."

She smiled warmly at me. "I think you've been around Amara for too long," she giggled. "But okay, if you're sure you're comfortable-"

"With what, making out with you? Alice, if you kiss me like that from now on, I don't care if we're in front of the fucking president, I'll be comfortable. Just, you know, give me a bit of a warning so I know when it's coming, okay?" I asked.

"Okay," she replied, laughing.

I smiled, reveling in the sound of her laughter. She cupped my cheeks and pulled me into a loving kiss, which we held for a minute and a half. The lunch bell rang, then, and I knew it wouldn't be long before class started.

I noticed Alice had a very evil smile on her face as seemed to ponder something.

"What?" I asked. "What are you thinking?"

"Well, I was just thinking that, since you hate PE and all, we can make it a little more entertaining," she said, smirking wider with each word.

I was confused. "How so? It's PE?"

"Not necessarily the class itself. But we can have some fun with each other."

"Um…"

She leaned in closer to me. "You want to make out with each other in the locker room?"

I blinked several times before laughing. "Are you serious?"

Alice cocked her head to the side, looking at me like I was asking something stupid.

Oh. She was serious.

I thought about it for a moment.

Why not?

Besides, it might be entertaining.

She beamed when she saw my decision and looped her arm around me. The students started to pace in, their eyes a mixture of things when they saw us, sitting together with big grins on our faces. I blushed slightly at all the attention, but with Alice, I felt naturally safe.

"My guardian, huh?"

She giggled. "Something like that."

A/N: Okay, I realize that probably wasn't what you guys wanted to happen to Mike. Understand that Alice couldn't do anything too extreme without consequences. He'll get what's coming to him eventually. All the main haters will.

And I also realize that that little scene may have been a bit over the top. Bear with me on it. I think it helped explain the point I was getting across. Plus, it's hotness for you hotness lovers out there.

Review if you wish. I always appreciate it if you do. Thank you to everyone for making last chapter my most rated yet!