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Chapter 38- Stalker-Bella POV

I looked at Alice for a moment. Her eyes looked wild. They were like a bear's eyes. Slowly, I turned to stare at Edward whose eyes where vibrant with anger.

His eyes had the fierce look of a lion. He looked at me in a way he never had before. His expression was frightening even to a vampire.

I realized quite suddenly that something wasn't right here. I had seen both Edward and Alice when they were thirsty. Neither acted like this even in front of temptation.

Horrified, I searched the area with my senses for an unknown predator. There was silence surrounding the house. Just as quickly as it had started, I saw Edward and Alice both come back to their normal presence.

Edward focused his eyes on me. "Why are we out here?" he asked.

"Edward, you almost killed Elizabeth. Alice, you and Edward were fighting…brutally." I responded emotionlessly.

"What?" Edward and Alice asked at the same time.

"You don't remember?" I asked.

"No." Alice replied. Edward just shook his head. He looked mortified. I nodded my head not surprised in the least. I knew that something was amiss.

"Edward. Alice. I want you two to stay out here while I check on the kids and Jasper.

"But, Bella…" Alice started.

I cut her off, "No, it's not safe."

I opened the door to find Jasper on the couch with Elizabeth and Alicia. Elizabeth was scared. Her heart was pounding.

She looked the way she had on the night I saved her from Katie. The only thing was it hadn't been Katie, it was her father who scared her in this way.

I broke down in the door falling to the floor. I heard Edward gasp and try to come to me but I stopped him with a raise of my hand. "No." I thought to him knowing he was listening. Then I blocked him out of my mind.

Elizabeth slowly stood and walked over to me as I sat against the wall dry sobbing.

"Mommy?" she asked desperately from a few feet away. I looked up at her and waved her towards me. She came hesitantly.

Finally, she was sitting in my lap. I hugged her to me.

"Elizabeth, I'm so sorry," I cried, "I should have never left you. I didn't even think about it. I'm a horrible mother. I put you in danger."

"Mommy, I love you." Elizabeth said softly. I heard her heart slowing down by degrees as I held her.

"I'm so sorry." I whispered again. I looked up and saw Jasper staring at me. I quickly looked back down ashamed of how I was taking this.

I should be strong for my family, but here I was crying. I couldn't even remember how to move.

"Why did Edward do that?" Elizabeth asked me scared. I realized immediately her use of his real name which she hadn't used lately.

I knew Edward heard it too for I heard him breaking down outside while Alice tried to calm him.

"Elizabeth, do you remember what happened with Katie?" I asked.

"Yes." Elizabeth replied, scared.

"Edward, Alice, and I are all like her." I told her.

"No, you're not. You don't act like her! She tried to kill me. You never did, Mommy. Aunt Alice never tried either. Only Edward." Elizabeth told me as if she was scolding me for even thinking I was like Katie.

"We act different from Katie, but we are the same. I would never hurt you. I don't want to put you in danger, Elizabeth." I told her.

"So why do you sound so sad. You aren't like her. Be happy, Mommy." she whispered.

"I am sad." I told her trying to make her understand.

"But why?" Elizabeth asked.

"I'm sad because of what you went though. I'm sad because you're scared of Edward. Most of all, I'm sad because I'll miss you." I responded solemnly.

"Why would you miss me? I am right here." She questioned.

"I can't keep you here. I can't put you at a risk like this." I told her. I heard Edward outside cry harder. He knew I would react like this, and I knew he wanted to be by my side helping me.

"No, I don't want to leave. Please!" Elizabeth cried.

"You have to." I told her. She looked into my eyes, and I watched as her eyes brimmed with tears that fell ever so lightly against her pale skin.

"Mommy, please." she whined through her tears.

"Elizabeth, I can't watch you and your sister growing up being scared for your lives. It's not fair to you!" I cried.

"You don't scare me, though. I'm safe with you. I trust you." Elizabeth told me.

"But you shouldn't. I am capable of hurting you just like Edward or Katie or Alice can." I told her.

"NO!" Elizabeth yelled. She pushed away from me. "You are not! I don't believe you."

"Elizabeth, I love you. I do, but it's for your safety." I cried.

"If you love me, then why are you getting rid of me?" Elizabeth asked.

"I can't watch you suffer for what we are." I whispered to her.

"Please, just tell me why Edward did that." Elizabeth asked sounding weak. She sounded like a child which was rare. She always acted older than her age. "Please."

"He didn't mean to. It was an accident. Sometimes, it's hard for us to stop our natural habits, but Edward didn't mean to do that. Someone was making him." I said.

"He doesn't even remember doing it because the person doesn't want him to." I continued.

"How did they control him?" Elizabeth asked.

"I'm not sure," I began, "but I plan to figure it out soon. It's not safe for you though. Just because he didn't do it on his own accord, doesn't mean that he couldn't do it."

"Why would he hurt me?" Elizabeth asked.

"He wouldn't even realize he was." I responded not thinking of the consequences it may bare.

She gulped. "I know that you are worried, but I don't want to leave. I love you, and I love him too."

"We will discuss it tomorrow. For now, go to bed please." I told her.

"Do you promise?" she asked.

"Yes, now lets go get your pajamas on." I insured her.

I walked over to Jasper and asked him to follow me. I was going to let Alice and Edward in the house, and I didn't want them around any humans for the time being.

Jasper agreed and carried Alicia upstairs. Alicia had begun to cry by the time we got into Elizabeth's room.

I left the room for a moment to allow Alice and Edward in. They walked in while I stood at the top of the staircase.

"Wait in the living room. I'll be down in a moment." I said. They both nodded and turned away from me without meeting my eyes.

I walked back to Elizabeth's room. Alicia's cries got louder, and I could practically feel Edward's anxiety at the sound.

I grabbed Alicia up from Jasper's arms, and brought her across the hall to her room. She didn't sleep there yet, but her changing table was in her room.

I changed her diaper, and walked back to Elizabeth's room. Alicia was still crying even after I changed her diaper. She could be hungry again by now, but I didn't want to risk taking her downstairs.

I had to get Elizabeth to bed first anyways. She had picked out her pajamas and was waiting for me. I handed Alicia to Jasper who rocked her back and forth in the hallway.

After Elizabeth was changed, I put her in bed. "Sleep tight, my angel." I whispered in her ear as I kissed her goodnight. I missed the fact that Edward wasn't here.

Before I closed the door, I heard her whisper, "Goodnight, Daddy." I grinned at her.

"I'm going to get a bottle for Alicia." I told him.

"Alright, Bella." Jasper said. I walked down the steps slowly. I didn't really want to talk to Alice or Edward at the moment. The conversation would take a while.

I went straight for the kitchen even though I saw Edward trying to ask me something. I ignored him.

I heated the bottle and checked it like I had earlier before bringing it back to Jasper.

"Can you watch her for a minute? I just want to check and see if it's safe for me to bring her downstairs with them there."

"That's fine. Do you want me to give her this bottle?" Jasper asked.

"No, I'll give it to her in a minute." I said.

I sat down on the couch across from the one Alice and Edward were at.

"Bella, what happened to us?" Edward asked.

"I don't know. Look me in the eyes." I told him as I stared. Edward did as I said without asking although I'm sure he was curious as to why he had to.

His eyes looked normal. There wasn't even a small amount of bloodlust in them. Alice's looked the same.

I walked away without a word. I ran upstairs to Jasper and grabbed Alicia. "Thank you." I said.

"It was no problem." Jasper replied. Jasper handed me her bottle.

"Can I go downstairs now, or are they still bad?" Jasper asked.

"They look ok, for now. If it gets bad, I'm prepared." I told him. He followed me down.

Jasper and I sat on the far couch like I had before. Edward looked at our child as I held her in my arms.

"Edward, I know what you're thinking, but I can't put them in danger every single day. How would you feel if they got hurt?" I asked.

"Bella, how do you think Elizabeth will handle it though? She loves you. If not me, she loves you." Edward responded.

"I know. I love her too, and that's why I have to do what is best for her." I replied.

"How can you be sure that this life isn't what is best for her?" Edward questioned.

"I'm positive. Do you think that anything could be worse than knowing your parents could kill you at any moment by sheer accident?" I answered with a question.

"Yes, I do. What if her next parents were abusive. What if they didn't like her. What if they couldn't protect her?" Edward asked back.

"I don't know." I answered honestly.

"Bella, what do you think happened today?" Alice asked suddenly. I turned to her. She looked back at me.

"I got the feeling that something was controlling you. They didn't control your actions but your bloodlust. It was like you were animals. Your eyes looked like an animal's eyes. It was scary even for a vampire." I replied.

"I see." Alice said thinking.

"What is it Alice?" I asked her.

"Nothing really, it's just that I thought I saw a women in the forest. It was odd because I didn't catch a human scent from her. I was so determined to get away from the house though that I ignored the fact that it could've been a vampire."

"Is it possibly that the person wanted to ignore them?" I asked.

"What do you mean?" Alice asked.

"Well, if I am correct. The person had control over your need for blood. If they knew you would stop they could increase your bloodlust to make you want to get away from it." I said.

"That would mean that they knew we didn't feed on humans." Alice said sharply.

"Exactly, that's what's creeping me out." I replied.

"Oh." Alice whispered thoughtfully. Her eyes glazed over and for a second I thought she was being controlled again but then she came back, and I realized it was a vision.

"What?" I asked Alice expectantly.

"I don't know. I couldn't make sense of it." Alice answered looking confused. I looked down at Alicia who was drinking her bottle while I held it for her.

"Bella, we should look at the bright side. If you stopped Alice and Edward from fighting with the use of your power than you are stronger than this person." Jasper said.

"Yes, but what happens if the next time they target me? Edward and Alice don't have the power to stop me from attacking." I whispered.

Alice and Edward both inhaled a deep breath. "Bella, we'll think of something. Jasper you look tired do you want to go home?" Alice asked.

"I could use some sleep." Jasper replied. Alice nodded. She stood up and walked toward the door.

Before she got out, though, she turned back around, "Is it safe for me to be alone with Jasper?"

"I'm not sure. It's safer you be with him than him alone though if there is a vampire running around." I answered.

She nodded and followed after Jasper. Edward watched as I took finished feeding Alicia her bottle and patted her back softly.

"Bella, I don't know if I'll be able to stand seeing you in pain from losing them. I just don't think I can do that." Edward whispered to me.

His eyes scanned the room not seeming to look for anything in particular. He finally looked back to me waiting for a response.

"I can't put them through this all the time. It's not fair to them. You do realize that you almost killed Elizabeth today? It was too close Edward. I'd feel much better if I knew she was safe in a home of loving humans. She doesn't need this in her life."

"It's too late for that. She knows about this. If anything she'll wind up searching for us in the future Bella. Alice has seen it. They will get separated too." Edward replied.

"How can they separate them?" I asked.

"The family that will adopt Alicia wants a baby not a 5 year old. They will have two different sets of parents. They will be two different families." Edward replied.

"They won't have to deal with this though." I answered.

"Please, Bella. I don't want to lose them." Edward cried to me.

"Edward, I just don't know." I replied.

"Give it some time. Bella, I would never hurt our girls. I didn't do that. It wasn't me." Edward begged.

"Yes, I know that. However, the vampire might still be around and can do it again." I responded.

"It will all work out, Bella. After all we have been through, it better."

Alicia began to cry so I rocked her gently, but she wouldn't stop crying. Edward watched from the sidelines. His face fell because he didn't know what to do for her.

"Bella, can I try?" Edward asked. I hated being fearful of what he would do. I hated not trusting him with our own children, but it had only been a few hours ago that he attacked Elizabeth. If I hadn't made it back she could be dead.

I looked at him for a minute. His eyes were pleading for me to give him a shot. I stood up slowly walking over to his side. I sat on the couch beside him, slowly giving him our child.

The second she was in his arms she quieted her cries, and finally her cries stopped altogether. I grinned at them for what seemed like the first time in days even though it had only been a few hours.

"Bella, I can't lose this." Edward said faintly. I knew that I didn't want to lose this either, but how could I be a good mother while I was a vampire?

The clock said it was nine, but it felt like four in the morning. It had been a long day, and I wished to a great extent I could fall asleep like Alicia had.

Edward looked beautiful in the lighting, and I decided to take advantage of the moment while Alicia was sleeping. Edward had just placed her in her crib.

I pulled him to me and kissed him lovingly on his lip. He happily kissed me in return. We were pulled apart by Alicia crying. This was going to be odd.

It was the first night we would have Alicia home for the night, and it seemed already to be changing our schedule.

I was about to get up when Edward stood, walking toward the stairs. He smiled back at me as I watched him.

"I've got it, my love. You did all the hard work today. Now, it's my turn." Edward said smirking. Edward walked back down moments later carrying our baby.

Alicia had a smile placed on her face. "I changed her diaper, but she was still crying so I figured she wanted to join us." Edward said laughing.

"Alright." I said giggling. I grabbed Alicia from Edward's arms swiftly. Edward smiled at me as Alicia reached her small hand up to my own.

I laughed at her. She was the cutest thing. Edward took her back holding her in his arms. He leaned down slowly toward her little head. I was scared immediately and grabbed her away from him.

Edward looked up at me instantly. "I'm not allowed to give her a kiss?" He asked jokingly.

"Don't do that to me ever again, Edward!" I yelled in a hushed tone as to not wake Elizabeth up.

"I'm sorry, Bella. I was trying to make the day's events seem a bit lighter." Edward whispered.

I ignored him. I didn't find his little joke very amusing. He noticed and tried to scan my mind for the apology I wanted to hear.

I didn't let him though. If he wanted to apologize properly he'd have to make it up on his own terms.

I walked into the kitchen with Alicia in my arms. Of course, she began crying when I stood up. I gently swayed from side to side for a moment until she quieted.

Finally, I made it to the kitchen and grabbed myself something to drink. I walked Alicia back inside and gave her to Edward while I had my meal of the day.

I finished the bottle in minutes and threw out the bottle. I gave myself a few minutes before holding Alicia to get the taste of the blood of my mind.

It didn't matter the second I saw her face I forgot all about blood and being a vampire.

I held her in my arms again, and that was how she fell asleep. We laid there on the couch for the rest of the night. Occasionally, she would wake up and we would change her diaper, feed her, or rock her back and forth.

Elizabeth woke up in the morning and found us just like that in the living room.

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