Chapter 16 - Regret and Late Night Drinks

After Alice had gone upstairs Edward returned to where Irina was being locked away. Edward observed her pale skin being encompassed by gold locks brighter than Rosalie's. She wasn't facing Edward but smirked when she felt his presence. She knew she could pry with him to get out of this hell hole.

"Don't even think about it Irina," Edward spat as he heard her thoughts

"It's sad isn't it when the person you love doesn't love you back," she smirked as she turned to face him cutting off his revelation

"What would you know?" Edward spat venomously

"I had someone too; Laurent. He was good to me and good to you how could you let him be killed by those mutts," she cried

"I wasn't there, Alice was and she was protecting Bella,"

"Oh yes, sweet precious Bella. You remember Tanya right? Oh wait but she wasn't good enough for you. What did this human have that vampires don't?"

"A soul," Edward stated

"Pathetic," she spat

Edward opened the door and pinned her against the concrete walls.

"You have no right to speak of her; you are supposed to be family," Edward cried

She shook her head and pushed him back

"Laurent was my family…" she trailed off then looked at Edward lustfully as she bit her lip. She knew that he craved sexual need not that the human was doing anything for him. She sauntered over and rested her hand on his open-collared chest.

"But you can change that," she whispered; Edward grasped her wrists and pushed her back against the wall as he licked and kissed her neck. Irina was taken aback and then moaned as he got to her collarbone. She gasped in elation. She pushed him off and Edward wiped his lips as he went in again as he lifted her off her feet pinning her back against the concrete wall as she wrapped her legs around his waist as he grasped her hips as their tongues fought for dominance. Edward threw her down onto the concrete floor and ripped off panties under her very short skirt. She slipped off his shirt. Suddenly he shoved her back and she laughed maniacally.

"Fuck!" he roared

"You know you could join us; you'd get Bella back. She could become one of us…" she hissed

Edward shook his head his nostrils flaring; he grabbed his shirt and stormed out of the room.

APOV

Kyle and I decided that we needed to celebrate me being a human again; he showed up on his motorcycle which made him look sexy; the leather jacket hugging his muscles. He took off his helmet and smiled towards me.

"Hey beautiful," he yelled as he hopped off his motorcycle

He walked over and pulled me into a kiss; I wrapped my arms around his neck. It felt so nice feeling the warmth of a kiss, the smell of his musky aftershave and the fact that he looked like an Adonis god. I was a very lucky girl. Once he pulled away I sighed.

"So are you ready?" he asked

I nodded and smiled, we walked over to his bike.

"Better give you this," he stated giving me his helmet

"But what about you?" I asked

I felt stupid for even asking that; I guess being human was basically more life-threatening.

"I'm a werewolf, you're my little snowflake," he chuckled, I rolled my eyes

He helped me onto the motorcycle and then hopped on in front of me

"Hold on tight," he smiled I wrapped my arms around his waist as he sped off onto the open road. This reminded me when I was a vampire the wind blowing past me; the smell of the live mountain lion. I felt my stomach growl and Kyle chuckled.

"You hungry back there," he yelled

I nodded against his chest and he revved the engine. We finally stopped after a while and he hopped off his bike and helped me off. I looked up to see Young's diner and it looked busy.

"Where are we?" I asked curiously

"One of the best diners in town, well La Push," he grinned

I sniffed the air and all I could smell was the baked goods; the smell of fresh produce and cooked protein. I was somehow relieved that I couldn't smell human flesh and the need to feed. Kyle grasped my hand and I smiled as he pulled me behind him. Once we got inside it was busy. All the Native Americans sat all around I felt like a sour thumb in the crowd being a literal pale face.

"Kyle! Oh my goodness how are you?" A female asked cheerfully. She was a little younger and a scar marred her face but she wore it proudly.

"Good; Emily this is Alice; my girlfriend," I was stunned by his introduction but smiled knowing that he was already calling me his.

"Ah so you're the girl that I hear Leah talking about," she smirked then hugged me.

"Keep hold of this one," she whispered kindly; she pulled back and winked I giggled and held Kyle's hand.

"Are you guys hungry; what can I get you?" She asked taking out her notepad and pen

"One of your restaurant favorite desserts for Alice,"

Emily chuckled and nodded

"I will prepare a whole cake just for you two," she smiled and slipped away

"I like her," I smiled

"Yeah, she's Sam's fiancé," he smiled

My ears perked up, but I thought Leah and Sam.

"I know what your thinking; so I dated Leah and then she cheated on me with Sam and Sam imprinted on Emily who is Leah's cousin,"

My mouth hung open; now I could understand why Leah could be so angry with the world but it's a good thing I love Karma because that's what that whole scenario was.

Once Emily came back with a cake the size of brick. She called it her amazing chocolate heaven on a plate.

"I'm nervous I haven't eaten in...well a long time," I giggled. Kyle laughed and then proceeded to cut a piece with his fork. He slowly fed it to me and the first bite was heavenly; the smooth richness of the chocolate and fluffy sponge made for the perfect first bite of dessert in a long time.

"How are the first few bites?" Emily came over and asked

"Oh my god," I moaned; she giggled and patted Kyle on the shoulder.

After finishing the heavenly dessert Kyle proceeded to take me down to La Push beach. It was beautiful, before when the treaty was active we weren't allowed to cross into Quileute lands. Now that everything has changed I want it to remain the same. This beautiful piece of land deserves to be seen. Kyle had parked his bike in the designated parking and we walked down towards this piece of driftwood. He sat down and patted the seat next to him. I sat with him and he held my hand.

"Do you remember when I got those letters from my father?" he started

I nodded not really sure where this was going

"Well he said back home I'm destined to lead a pack," he whispered stoically

I quickly got up and shook my head

"So you're leaving?!" I exclaimed

He got up and crossed his arms

"Of course not, I mean I don't know," he shrugged

"Are you thinking about leaving?" I asked in fear

"I mean it's crossed my mind, but this has always been home. But there's so much baggage here with Paul, Leah. That I can't help but feel that I need a new start,"

"Oh," I whispered, he cupped my cheeks in his hands and forced me to look at him

"Alice," he whispered

I looked up at him through my lashes and he was smiling genuinely

"I wouldn't leave without you; Alice I'm in love with you," he breathed

I gasped and then avoided his gaze; shit my emotions were all over the place. I didn't want to say I didn't love him, but I couldn't say it either. We were taking things slowly.

"Please, say something," he said pulling back

"I-

Suddenly I started seeing a vision; there was Emily's restaurant was surrounded by vampires and she was in distressed as were the customers; then I saw Bella in her house as Victoria appeared behind her.

"Alice," Kyle yelled as he shook me

"We have to go," I exclaimed in anguish

"What did you see?" he asked as I picked up my sweater

"Bella's in trouble; Emily and all of La Push are in trouble," I shrieked

Then we looked at the water to see the newborn vampires had made it to Forks and La Push. A werewolf howl echoed through the clouds and Kyle grasped my hand. As we ran towards his motorcycle we hopped on and sped away. The vampires followed through the trees. I clung to Kyle for dear life; then a vampire appeared in front of us smirking.

"Alice, take over," he yelled before I realized what was going on he took my hands and replaced them one at a time with his.

"Kyle-

"I love you," he whispered; he jumped off the bike as he phased in mid-air and took out the vampire as I drove past. I looked back to see all the vampires chasing him back into the woods. I stepped on it speeding away as I watched the man I love fought to keep them away. I drove all the way back to Forks to check on Bella; I wasn't sure who was supposed to watch her. Once I got to the house the lights were out and her truck was parked out front. I managed to stop the bike without lunging myself off; I crept towards the front steps slowly. I saw that the door was cracked open; I slowly slithered in.

"Bella? Jacob?" I whispered harshly

I crept into the kitchen and saw someone lying face down, my stomach instantly dropped. I flipped them over to see Charlie. I listened to his heart and it was faint but it was there. I got up and continued around the house; I proceeded upstairs very slowly. The stairs creaking as I went one step at a time. I made it upstairs and looked in the tiny bathroom, then Charlie's room, finally I reached Bella's room and opened the door. It flew open and I entered seeing no one. I turned around to go back towards the stairs. Suddenly my phone rang and I picked it up.

"Hello?" I sounded

"Alice!" Bella screamed through the receiver

Before I could say anything, I stepped down one step and then I felt a weight push me from behind; I went lunging down the stairs. I braced myself for impact and landed at the bottom of the steps. I felt disoriented; I looked up through my blurred vision. I saw a female figure standing at the top of the stairs; she slowly crept down the stairs and her face became more visible. She kneeled down and smirked.

"Wow, so fragile now," she giggled

I blacked out