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Deceitful

APOV

"Bella?"

"She's good Alice, give her a minute."

I nodded in Bella's direction knowing that she would have been able to shield Rose; I just didn't know how Rose would react knowing that it was Bella who was protecting her…bad blood between them and all… I was ready to restrain and or put Rose in her rightful place again if needed, hopefully the ungrateful bitch that got us in this mess would be somewhat grateful to have her own mind back. Although, I was almost positive that she wouldn't be…I mean this was Rose we were talking about not Mother Teresa.

The guys moved further into the room spreading out amongst each other and watching carefully as Bella stepped back and Rose began to stir, Emmett took that as his queue to move forward and kneel at her side; it would be good for him to be the first thing she saw when she woke up from this night mare.

Jasper moved to stand next to me and as if on instinct I leaned closer towards him, it was like a magnetic reaction forced me to him whether my mind told me to resist or not. I trained my eyes on Rose and watched as she opened them, blinked, looked around the room and then crashed into Emmett's awaiting arms.

Her eyes were as black as her soul and her dry sob's still didn't do anything for my resolve. Being nice to her after everything she has done was going to be a difficult task. I loved her, but she had a lot of ass kissing to do.

I stopped breathing once I felt Jasper shift next to me and lean in close, this man was going to be the death of me and I was determined to make him apologize without me asking him to about the whole…lunatic comment.

"Angel, we need to take Rosalie out of here if we expect to make any progress."

Jasper's breath tickled my ear and sent a shiver down my spine. I was but a mere few seconds from losing my cool kicking everyone out of my tomb and taking him right here and right now…I scrunched up my eye brows and focused. I was stronger than this and I needed to behave like it.

I turned myself with a swift movement to where I was facing Jasper and reached up on my tip toes. I didn't dare take a breath and used the reserves in my lungs to speak slowly and softly, eye for an eye my love.

"Sounds good to me, why don't you take the lead..." I was close enough to breathe on him…but far enough to where I still wasn't breaking my rule and touching him. Nope, there will be none of that. I dropped down to the balls of my heel and stepped back from him. I blew Jasper a kiss and winked before taking another step back and moved quickly to stand by Edward.

"You know he won't let that slide right?"

"What's he got up his leave Edward?"

"That's not my business to tell."

"You blab everything else these days." I rolled my eyes and crossed my arms leaning against the wall trying to ignore the Rose sympathy party that was going on. Bella stood next to me and sighed before shrugging her shoulders and mimicking my position against the wall.

Edward had chosen Jasper's side; which was entirely not fair. He was my brother first, and I made sure to look up at him through the corner of my eye as he looked down at me with a 'you're not serious' look in his eyes. Damn straight I'm serious.

Rose had stopped with her pity cries and leaned away from Emmett, his arms loosened around her as she looked around the room and then stopped at Bella. Her glare was obvious as I stood straighter against the wall ready to protect Bella if at all necessary.

My eyes flickered across the room; Kate picked up on the same signal I did and stood also ready to move if she had to. Tanya circled closer to Kate and it seems that everyone was ready to protect each other if she started acting like a she devil again.

Jasper had braced himself against the wall and I was close to moving to him when Edward put his hand over my shoulder and held me back. I looked up to him and then back to Rose locking my eyes on to hers daring her to say something so that I could have Bella let her go back to the vegetable state she was in.

My fingers clenched into my palms as my nails dug into the sensitive skin there. Bella didn't look worried but she was ready to respond if she had to. I nudged her right foot with my left giving myself a little room. Bella leaned in close to me turning her head slightly as she stared off towards Jasper.

"Should we practice now?"

I hated that he was so affected by Rose, and she had to of known that she would be affecting him with the way she was acting; didn't she at least have a little respect for him? I held up one finger as Bella leaned away, I needed to make sure that now would be an ok time to practice; I couldn't risk them both getting hurt because of Rose's emotions.

"There's no reason for you to forgive me. I have been denying the reasons that 'they' are gone and that I am to blame. I won't make excuses because anything I say is going to make things worse. I don't want your forgiveness, your pity or anything else.

I have been dead far to long. That bitch will pay for what she did. And when I finish with her, I'll leave. I am the reason that you weren't allowed to have the life you should have. I am truly sorry for that. Whether you were vampire or human, you should have had the right to chose."

I tried to keep my inner monologue quiet as I listened to Rose speak, but of course there was no reason to forgive her, and of course anything she says is going to make things worse but Bella seemed to be neutral, she was far more forgiving than I was.

Rose turned her gaze from Bella to me and Edward her eyes slitted slightly as Edward stood straighter and stared right back at her, we weren't going to back down.

"You are my family. I am the reason that our family was torn apart. I can't do anything to bring them back, I wish I could. I will make him pay for it. No matter how it was suppose to be in theory, his greed made it something else. I will make him suffer for that.

I will help anyway you want. Tell me and I'll do it. When it's over I'll go and let the family heal. It's the way it needs to be."

Rose looked down at her lap and I wanted to yank her head up to look at me, I wanted her to see the anger in my eyes and to fill the resentment for her actions; she hadn't felt enough and I don't care that she said she wasn't looking for pity; it was obvious with her little speeches that she was.

"You were everything I wanted. I was the type of person who wanted and took. You shouldn't have been given this life. I shouldn't have been given the privilege to have you in my life. You are honest, caring, understanding. You are everything I'm not. When it's over, I want you to stay with them. You don't deserve my fate."

He deserves better than what you are giving him, how could she push him aside? I could never do that to Jasper, Bella would never do that to Edward and Edward would never do that to Bella.

"Rose, fuck off. There will be no self-pity. I've seen this game before and it won't fucking work."

Jasper appeared just as flustered with Rose as I was, and his comment only reminded me that he could pick up on her bull shit as well as the rest of us could and he wasn't having it either.

"I'm not playing a game, Jazz. You know me. You know how I'm feeling. Of everyone in this room you know me the best. You've been there through those times that her control wavered. I know you felt them. My true feelings filtering through. Could you feel the blanket wrapping me back up in a cocoon? I don't want to go back in there. It was worse than facing the reality of what I've done."

What she's done? Does she even know the extent of what she's done? And she is so fucking willing to make the decision to leave Emmett whether he is with people who really love him or not she had no right to make that decision for him. Nor did she have the right to turn and run after all of this with her tail in between her legs. She was not getting off that fucking easy anymore.

"Bella now is the time to practice."

I didn't drop my gaze from Rose when I spoke but I could feel the gentle brush of air as Bella unwrapped myself and Edward and focused her shield on Jasper. I didn't want him to feel the wrath that I had been holding on to in order to protect him from myself.

Bella nodded to me when she felt Jasper under her shield and I proceed to take steps towards Rose. Her eyes shot up to me with a pitiful look but I wasn't going to buy it.

"You're willing to do whatever it takes to make it right? Did I hear you correctly?"

Emmett shot me a warning glare but I dismissed him; he'll understand when all was said and done. Rose thought over my question for a minute before nodding her head 'yes'.

"Then when this is all done and said with, you will stay…you will stay and make things right to this family, you will make things right to Carlisle and Esme and you will beg for our forgiveness for every day that I let you live. You will not abandon Emmett because that is not your decision to make and you will not run from this like a coward; you will be grateful to have your family and you will learn to respect Bella because to be completely frank with you I am sick and tired of your pity party, I refuse to participate and I refuse to let you leave again."

I really hoped that Bella's shield was working; I could hear the venom in my voice as I spoke to her and I could feel the poison in my eyes pooling as I glared at her. I would understand if Jasper had to leave the room, but I would not let her sit here and play the emotional victim. She made the mistakes now she needed to put her big girl panties on and face the fucking music.

I was half tempted to have Bella put her back under; she was too much of a liability until everything else was already taken care of. Edward looked at me and nodded as if he agreed and I watched as the charge flickered on Kate's finger tips. Emmett was going to hate me.

"I'll prove to you that I am not the person you think I am, Alice. I want you to understand and believe. I'll show you anyway I have to that I have the family's best interest as my only interest."

"How can you have our best interest when you are talking about walking away from your problems? How can I trust you Rose…do I have to bring Maggie in?"

I was practically hovering over Rose and Emmett now, and Rose knew exactly who I was talking about. Maggie's only gift was a powerful one; she could tell if someone was lying and I didn't think I could let Rose out of this room until I knew if she was telling the truth. I can't risk anyone's life on the chance that Rose isn't being deceitful.

"She's still around. You're angry and distrustful of me and you have welcomed her into the fold. Bring her in, Alice. I have a few questions for her that I think you would be interested in hearing answers too. Edward can read her thoughts and know if she's being truthful or not."

Great, another twist in the already complicated story of my life? First Zafrina and Nahuel, now she's sounding like she wants to implicate Maggie. I rolled my eyes and slid my cell phone out of my back pocket. I was on the verge of finding life on another planet; this one was used up and aggravating.

"Maggie, meet me in a half hour by the rail road tracks. Come alone and tell no one you are leaving."

I closed the phone and slid it back into my back pocket. I wasn't taking the party out of the room; Rose wasn't leaving, Bella had to stay for the sake of everyone in the room, Emmett wouldn't leave Rose, Edward wouldn't leave Bella, Kate was needed to subdue and well even Jasper should stay here to filter through the emotions.

"Tanya, care to take a quick run?"

I was too angry to look at anyone as I headed for the stairs, too angry to say goodbye or I'll be right back, hell I was too angry to even shrug my shoulders or offer a polite smile. I just left and hoped that no one would be angry with my departure.