Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight, that right belongs to Stephenie Meyer

As soon as I saw the car in front of my house, I began to run. My heart raced as I threw open the door and began looking around wildly. Seconds after I came inside, my eyes landed on the person I had missed so badly. Tears came to my eyes as I struggled to realize that she was actually here. She wasn't just a figment of my growing imagination. Finally, after grasping the reality of the situation, I threw my arms around her. "Alice!" I gasped as I buried my face into the vampires neck. I felt her wrap her arms around me tightly, and heard her slightly inhale. The pixie let out a shaky breath. The cool air hit my neck, causing the hair on the back of my neck to raise.

Suddenly I couldn't hold back my tears. Before I knew what was happening, my knees buckled as sobs began to wrack my body. Alice tightened her grip on me and carried me to the couch. It was clear that there was so much she wanted to say, but she held her tongue as she comfortingly rubbed my back. I don't know how long I sat there with her crying, but by the time I was done her shirt was pretty much ruined.

I refused to meet her eyes, feeling ashamed for letting things get this bad. "Bella..." she said my name quietly, albeit it still sent shivers down my spine. "Bella." it was more demanding this time. But still, I couldn't bring myself to look at her. Alice sighed and put her hand under my chin to gently move my head up. My eyes met with hers. Slowly her hand lifted to touch my cheek as she stared into my eyes. After a few moments, she began to speak. "Would you like to explain to me how you're alive?" she questioned. Her voice had a slight quiver to it as she asked me that question.

"You saw me fall..."

She narrowed her eyes at me, "No. I saw you jump." I bit my lip as I considered what she said. She took this as a sign to continue. "God Bella! Why in the hell would you try and kill yourself? How could you even think of doing that to Charlie? He would have been devastated if something were to happen to you. And what about me? What about Edward? Did you stop to think about what this would do to everyone who loves you?"

"I-"

She cut me off. "You have no idea how terrified I was when I saw you jump... I waited and waited for you to come back up, but you never did." her voice began to shake even worse as she spoke. "I was sure that I had just lost you, and in that moment I felt so empty. Immediately I jumped onto a plane and came here. God, I don't even know how I would have reacted if you had actually died. All I knew is that I had to get here. Please don't ever-"

"I wasn't committing suicide." I said quickly, causing her to suddenly quiet down. "Bella" she tried to reason, "I saw you jump off a cliff."

"It was for recreational purposes."

She eyed me suspiciously, so I went on explaining. "I saw some of Jacob's friends cliff diving, and it looked like fun so..."

"But the storm... it affected the currents really badly. You should have known that." she pointed out. "So I find it hard to believe that you were doing it for fun, when you knew you could have died." A part of me knows I wasn't just jumping for the rush, and it was clear she knew too. "I'm alive, Alice." I pointed out.

She smiled slightly at that as she stroked my cheek gently, "I know.. and I'm so glad that you are. But I don't understand how you got out of the water."

"Jacob pulled me out."

"Who is Jacob?"

"He's my friend... well at least he was. I'm not too sure now." I thought about the look on his face when I ran into the house. He looked so... betrayed, and angry. "How did this Jacob manage to pull you out of the water?"

"He's... strong."

"What aren't you telling me?" she asked as she pulled her hand away from my face, and crossed her arms. I opened my mouth to speak, but then closed it. It was obvious to me that she would not approve. But, in the end I decided to tell her.

"Jacob is sort of a... werewolf."

"A werewolf? How long has this been going on?"

"Not long" I defended, "He's only been a werewolf for just a few weeks."

Alice's eyes widened and she groaned. "Bella! I've never seen anyone so prone to life-threatening idiocy. Hanging with werewolves? Especially ones so young?" she shook her head angrily before she began muttering under her breath. "The second us vampires leave town, you decide to go hang out with the first monsters you find."

"Actually..." she looked back up at me. There seemed to be a permanent scowl on her face as I revealed more and more in the conversation. "Spill." she ordered. And so I began to tell her pretty much everything that happened while she was gone. I left out the part where I did dangerous things just to see her face, but I had a feeling she knew I wasn't being entirely safe.

She looked so crestfallen as she made a realization. "Our leaving did you no good." she whispered. "I need to see Carlisle." My eyes widened and I shook my head. "No no no! Please don't leave me again..."

Her eyes softened as she grabbed my hands, "It will be okay." she promised, but I didn't believe her. "Please stay... stay here with me. For just a while?" I had resorted to begging, but I couldn't find it in myself to care. I wanted... no, needed her to stay. I don't think I've ever needed something so badly in my life. Slowly she nodded, "I'll stay... but I need to hunt first... can you manage to stay out of trouble for an hour?"

I nodded, but she still looked skeptical. So she held up one finger and closed her eyes. A moment later she opened them and nodded. "You will be fine... for now."

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When Alice got back, she wasted no time in pulling me into her lap. Her arms were wrapped around me as she quietly breathed in my scent. One of her hands made their way into my hair. "I missed you so much." she whispered into my ear, causing a blush to make its way to my cheeks. "I want the truth, Bella. I want you to tell me how you really were, and why you actually decided to jump off that cliff."

I nodded reluctantly. "It was hard." I mumbled. "He left me there in the woods, and I just... I forgot how to breathe. It felt like the world was over. After I was brought home by the wolves, I was so dysfunctional. I couldn't eat... or drink... or do anything really. But for some reason, I wasn't thinking about Edward."

She stiffened, but remained silent. "I know I love Edward... but I think I confused the type of feelings I felt for him. He's like... he's more of a brother, and I realize that now. Yes, I missed him, and I thought about him a lot. But god... I couldn't get my mind off of you... And when you never came to say goodbye, that was when my world crashed around me. A world where I never see you, Alice, is a world that I don't want to be in."

Alice was deathly quiet. She wasn't even breathing anymore. The pixie was just still. I continued talking, knowing that she had to know. The entire time, I was regretting not realizing my true feelings sooner. "I started acting out... this is going to sound weird, but when I did dangerous things I saw you. Every time, you would tell me to stop, but I continued to do dangerous things so I could see you."

Then we were quiet. Anxiety washed over me as I waited for her to speak. It appeared that she didn't know what to say, but there was nothing else I would say until she answered me. I tried to move off of her lap, but she tightened her grip on me. She held me so tightly, that it was almost painful. I looked up at her, trying to figure out what was going through her mind. Her eyes were closed and she started to breathe again, but her breathing was ragged. As if on cue, she opened her eyes. They wandered to my own, and then suddenly they aimed lower.

"Bella..." she whispered my name so quietly that I almost didn't hear it. I didn't know what to say, so I stayed quiet. Alice finally seemed to find words. "Bella honey, I don't know what to say. There are so many things I could say, but none of the words seem right."

"Please?" I asked, "Just try."

Alice took a deep breath before leaning closer to me. I could smell her unbelievably delicious scent. It drove me crazy. I wanted nothing more than to kiss this beautiful vampire. "I don't have the right words, but sometimes actions speak louder than words, am I correct?" I nodded breathlessly as she got closer to me. "Then this is what I am going to say." I could feel her cool breath on my lips as she slowly leaned forward. We were so close to each other. If I moved just an inch closer, our lips would be touching. My eyes flickered up to hers, seeing them darken immensely. She was looking down at my lips with hooded eyes. Then I looked back down to her luscious lips. The vampire closed the gap between us after a moment.

Our lips moved together in sync, and in that moment I knew I was right. I am completely and utterly in love with Alice Cullen. New emotions swirled around me as I kissed her. Her lips were hard, but somehow they were inexplicably soft. We were pressed so closely together. There was no space between us, but somehow I didn't feel as though we were close enough. I felt fireworks, I felt passion. Something I haven't felt in a long time. I actually felt alive. Suddenly I felt her tongue caress my bottom lip. I eagerly opened my mouth. Our tongues battled for dominance, but it was no surprise when she quickly won. My hands were soon tangled in her shirt hair, tugging occasionally, causing the pixie to moan softly into my mouth.

I was in heaven. She had invaded all of my senses and I was okay with that. I welcomed that. I wanted her, and from the way she was kissing me, I knew she wanted me back. When I felt dizzy from the lack of oxygen, I pulled back, gasping. Our foreheads rested together as she let me catch my breath. "You were right." I said with my eyes closed. "Actions do speak louder than words."

I gently captured her lips with my own, smiling into this kiss. The world felt complete. I knew there was a lot of trouble we would soon be enduring, but I couldn't find it in me to care in that moment. My Alice had come back to me.