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Edward POV

"It's He~re" Alice's sing-song voice echoed in the living room. The soft melody I was playing in the piano ended as Alice and Jasper arrived from their out of town trip. Bella was sitting on a pillow that she placed on the floor beside me while reading Wuthering Heights. She looked up from what she was reading and greeted Alice with Jasper tagging along behind her. Although Jasper has been able to control his thirst when Bella was around, he still maintained a safe distance from her.

"Hey Alice! Hey Jasper! What's here?" Bella asked, putting her book down. Jasper nodded with her greeting then looked at me.

Poker?

I grinned. With what Alice had in mind for Bella, I needed to find something to occupy myself with. I stood up and Bella instinctively followed but when I dashed towards the couch Alice blocked Bella from moving.

"Ah-ah-ah" Alice wiggled her finger and Bella raised her eyebrow.

"Here" She handed her the manila envelope that she was holding and watched as Bella opened it and inspected the contents one by one.

"Whoa, are these -?" She was not able to continue as she focused on the papers on her hand. There were papers, ID's and passports.

"You are officially Isabella Marie Swan from Phoenix Arizona. We had to improvise where you came from and guesstimate your age so I hope you're okay with that." Bella turned towards the driver's license in her hand while Jasper laid down the cards in the table in front of us. I watched, amused, at Bella's reaction to the driver's license that she was holding.

"Wait, why do I get to be older than Edward?" She waived the card in the air and we saw the figures showing that she was 18 years old in the license.

"Bella, you know I'm older than you by a hundred years"

"You wanna put that on your license?" She glared at me while Jasper tried to contain his laughter in front of me.

"Cheer up. It's just numbers and besides, you seem to be the mature one in the relationship so might as well show that in your ID's and it's just one year" Alice winked but Bella was having none of it.

"Oh yeah? And what's with my birthday coming up two weeks from now?" It was my sister that she was now glaring at, which made her look adorable but Alice was unfazed.

"Bella… Bella… Bella… I feel like there's a need for us to celebrate your arrival and after what happened, I think we all deserve a little celebration!" Alice cheered.

"You could have at least made my birthday the anniversary of the day when you found me" Bella pointed out.

"I did ask that but Alice was having none of it." I shrugged my shoulders.

"Six months is too long to wait! C'mon Bella! Work with me here! I want to do something grand! And with Rosalie and Emmett off to college, we could use a little get together now and then." Alice used her charms on Bella and I'm not sure if it was going to work.

"Fine" Bella huffed. Huh. I guess it always does. Alice bounced up and down while clapping her hands in glee.

"Ooohhh! We have a lot of things to prepare! We're going to-"

"Ah! Keep it simple! I won't make a fuss out if it, if you keep it from being extravagant!" Bella cut her off.

"But Bella, I want to throw you a big party and go all out!" My sister exclaimed.

"Alice…Alice…Alice… I know you, you can work your magic even in a simple setting. C'mon now, don't tell me that you can't do it?" Bella hugged Alice in her side and there was a mischievous look in her eyes.

"Of course, I can!" Alice said indignantly.

Jasper and I were trying very hard not to laugh. Bella was beating Alice in her own game and there was one thing that always gets to Alice, challenging her. Bella knew how to push the right buttons when it comes to my sister and it was hilarious to watch.

"Good! Now that that's clear, I'd like to enjoy a nice afternoon lounging in the house with my boyfriend" Bella started to walk towards us but Alice still blocked her way.

"Not yet. You're coming with me." Alice looked at her, getting ready for Bella to argue.

"To where?"

"Shopping of course"

"Why?"

"To buy you new clothes"

"Again…why?"

Alice rolled her eyes. "Really Bella?" Bella, Jasper and I finally burst out laughing.

"I'm sorry Alice. I like annoying you. You look adorable"

"Ha Ha! Bet you still can't say no to me though" Alice challenged and Bella stopped laughing and sighed in resignation.

"You're right. Fine let's go. I need to get myself some workout clothes anyway."

Alice stuck her tongue out at us as she dragged Bella outside but not before she ran around Alice to give me a quick peck in the cheeks to say goodbye.

"We won't be long… I hope." Bella told me.

"Enjoy yourself Love"

"Come on Bella, we have a lot of things to buy today"

"I'm coming... I'm coming"

As soon as the two girls were gone, Jasper and I were left in the house, staring at each other.

"I'm sure she can hold her own against Alice" Jasper commented. His words made me smile.

"I know she can" We went back to playing poker for only a few minutes before Jasper decided to play video games instead where I won't be able to "cheat". I gladly played since there was nothing else to do with Bella not around.

We spent another hour playing video games until both of us got bored and turned it off. We were looking for some ways to kill time until our girls would return when I heard where Jasper's thoughts were leading.

Ever stop thinking if she would be able to go back to her world?

"Never."

"I wonder what her world looks like…" Jasper mused.

"Only she knows. If only I could read her mind, I would have been able to see what she saw when that memory came to her." I thought wistfully. I couldn't imagine what she would have felt having that kind of memories coming back to her.

"Chaos everywhere like the world is ending… Those where her exact words. I feel like she has seen her fair share of battles" I added.

"I don't think she's just witnessed it. I bet she's experienced it firsthand." Jasper's thoughts went back to the night Bella got away with us in the house and the scene when we arrived when she was fighting with James. Bella was small and slow against James who was strong and fast yet, she was able to stay alive and even manage to turn the fight in her favor by using her wounds to her advantage. Bella was quick to look for a strategy and that was something you can't just pick up if you haven't been to a war.

"I bet the healed scars that Esme saw on her body the day we found her weren't just ordinary scars…" Jasper thought aloud while remembering Esme telling them about the scars on her body when they got her a change of clothes when she was unconscious.

"You're thinking about battle scars?"

"I haven't seen them on her but I bet that's what it is."

I have yet to see those scars on Bella except the one that James left when he threw her in that warehouse but that was already healed and almost gone by now.

"Do you want her to go back?" Jasper suddenly asked and I pondered the question. Do I want to? She already said that if she would go back, it was to tie up loose ends in her world and she was even okay with me accompanying her. She had already decided that she was staying here for good.

"I don't know what would be better. Here, in a world full of vampires? Or back to a world of chaos? But we don't really know the whole story until she gets her memories back"

"She does have you here you know and remember, she chose to stay" He added. I sighed. Would that be enough for her? Jasper eyed me when he felt my uneasiness.

"It's hard to explain the feeling of her choosing this world because of me. I can only imagine what it was for her to choose one world from the other but it's hard to say because she hasn't found a way to go back yet and with her memories still not intact, that might not be possible" I sat down cross legged at the couch.

"How about that watch that she had?"

"She's been tinkering with that thing for some time now but she hasn't been able to make any progress. She thinks, that's the key to her going back home."

"I've tried my hand on that and even tried to see if I can connect it to my laptop but it doesn't work. I don't think normal hacking would be able to get that thing to work though. I'm not even sure if it's broken or not."

"I have to assume that watch is not just made of ordinary technology and we may need someone who's expert in that kind of thing" I suggested.

Huh. Maybe I know just the guy.

I sat up straight. "Who?"

"Well, Emmett actually knows a guy. He just told me. He's a science geek that works in Seattle Tech Labs. He owes Emmett his life so we shouldn't have a problem asking for a favor."

I looked at him suspiciously. "And how does this guy owe Emmett his life?"

Jasper unconsciously remembered when Emmett told him how he saved the guy when he tripped and almost fell to his death on a hiking trip. Emmett had told the guy that one day, he'll be able to return the favor.

Jasper held up his hand. "Don't worry, Emmett made sure the guy didn't know what he was and I have access to his contact information. I can get it for you and maybe schedule a meeting?"

I thought about it. There's really no harm in trying. If it could help Bella, then we should at least try to see if it would work.

I nodded and Jasper went and brought his laptop down to the living room in a second.

"I did my own background check to be sure so I have his details" Jasper explained as his hands moved towards the keyboard and in a few seconds, a detailed information and a picture of a guy named Barry Johnson appeared on screen. He was medium built and his round eyeglasses and long wavy hair that went down to his shoulders reminded me of those sidekicks in superhero comics that worked in the laboratories while the superheroes do the main action.

I noted the name and address of the laboratory that he worked at in Seattle. Maybe Bella and I could make a trip there to meet this guy next week.

"Would you be able to set us up a meeting with him around next week?" I asked him.

"I'll get on it" Jasper confirmed and at that moment the door opened and Bella and Alice came in, with shopping bags in tow. I dashed to meet her.

"Let me get that for you Love"

"Nope, I'm good" She tried to get the bags away from me but I still got them.

"You're home earlier… than usual" I inquired but Alice only grumbled.

Your girlfriend is such a spoilsport! Alice went straight to her room followed by Jasper who was trying to calm his mate with his powers.

I looked at Bella questioningly and she smiled sheepishly.

"She started buying the mall so I had to reign her in." I laughed.

"How?"

"I threatened to block her out for the next two weeks" She shrugged and walked towards the kitchen. I have to hand it to Bella, she definitely has a way of getting Alice to tone down on her exuberance.

"I get you were successful?" I asked while putting the bags down on the couch.

"Not before that" She came out of the kitchen and looked at pointedly to the dozen bags.

I went over and wrapped my arms from her back. I could feel her closing her eyes as she leaned her back to me. I inhaled and let her sweet scent fill me and my burning throat.

"Did you get what you wanted to buy?"

"Mmmhmmm" She mumbled. "I wonder how I'm going to pay for all of this. I should start looking for a job since I already got myself some proper identification" I leaned my head away to look at her.

"What are you talking about Bella? You don't have to work. What I have is yours and whatever the family wants to give you. You don't have to pay us back"

She stood up straight and turned to me. "Edward, you know that's just too much. You have already given me so much! How could I ever repay that?!" She crossed her arms in front of her.

"You being here is already enough for me. You're not obligated to pay us back. Carlisle would be upset if he heard that from you. You know that the family wants to help you."

"I don't know…" There was hesitation in her voice. "I feel like I need to give back or something"

Hmmm. I've come to realize that Bella was not really the type of person who likes to be handed out things for free.

"Here's what… Let's find a way to get you back home and restore your memories and maybe we would find out that you are some heir to a royal throne and then you can payback the family who took care of the Princess" I smiled and that got her to laugh.

"That's just plain nonsense! I don't think I'm a Princess in my world… with what I can do, I might actually be the Princess' bodyguard!" She giggled. "But fine, that seems reasonable. Maybe I could even bring some of my belongings here if I can." She added thoughtfully.

"Speaking of belongings. What do you say about a drive to Seattle next week?"

"Oh, why are we going to Seattle?"

"There's a guy that Jazz and Em knows that works with hi-tech gadgets. I figured we can ask his help with your watch. Maybe he can fix it" Bella looked at me in awe.

"Ow… that's… wow… I would really want that." She launched herself to me in a hug and I instantly savored her wonderful scent that burned my throat.

"I didn't realize you were so eager to get back home" I hugged her back.

"I wasn't until you gave me an idea for payback. I should have at least some kind of property back at my world, right?"

I had to smile at her enthusiasm.

A/N: Whew! After a year! I finally get to post the second book. I have been working on it for quite some time but was never really able to complete it until now. I actually just finished the first part that's why I decided to publish it. Hopefully, I would be able to finish everything as soon as I can.

As usual, reviews are welcome and I would like to apologize in advance if there are any grammatical errors or misses with the writing (Still working on that XD). Hope you enjoy!

Also, if you haven't read Twilight Collision, I would highly suggest to read it first before this so you can follow the story.