Ch2

Alice POV

I can't believe we actually agreed to this. Forks, freaking Forks. Id say I was vibrating with anger, but I didn't really feel anything to be honest. I do however feel terrible for y loving husband having to deal with this. Not only did he carry his own guilt, but he had to deal with everyone else's as well. He had to deal with mine. 50 years is a very long time to feel that. What was I thinking? She had made it perfectly clear that she didn't want a party, she didn't want anything. I still threw her one with no regard to what she wanted, my husband isn't the only one to blame for this. So am I, so is my idiot 'brother'. We were all to blame, we are vampires, what were we thinking to begin with. What was HE thinking. What were we thinking coming back to Forks so soon? Oh yah, it was what the golden boy wanted, and god forbid we deny him his wants.

God I hope she got out of this town, that she moved on and was living the human life she wanted. I still can't believe that, that she was scared of us, that she was scared of me. she was my best friend, my sister, and I terrified her. I guess I am glad she told Edward though, I don't think I would have been able to handle her telling it to me.

One good thing though is the Denali's are in Forks with us this time, it's been such a long time wince we have all been together. They have helped me a lot to when I worse off, Kate is good at keeping my mind off of it with her pranks and everything, Tanya agrees to go shopping with me all the time even if it is to just humor me. And Irina, like Rose has been a solid shoulder, she listens to me bitch and moan and cry and offers help when she can. Oh and Emmett isn't with us anymore, we all cut ties when we realized he wasn't who we thought he was when Rose caught him cheating on her with some vampire whore. She hasn't really said much on the matter though, I know it hurts.

Great were here. We pulled up a few spots down, I rode with everyone in Rose's Tesla while Edward drove alone. It was only me, Jasper, Rose, Irina, Kate and Edward, Tanya opted out of the high school experience this time. It hadn't changed much in the last 50 years, a few buildings had work done but not much. Our cars the nicest besides an amazing white Lexus that Rosalie was silently checking out. We headed to the office to grab our schedules just like every time, however this time the lady behind the counter didn't even blink twice as Edward turned on his 'charm'. With that we separated and headed for our own classes promising to meet up before the ones we shared. I placed a kiss on my husbands lips and listened to the gasps as whispers already started before walking off towards my class.

Class after class I listened to teacher drone on about the same stuff they droned on about years ago. Finally lunch rolled around and I joined my family at the same table we sat at back then. Rosalie was quieter then usual as she stared down at the table. Irina was talking to her quietly so I knew she was in good hands and would mention it when she felt like it. Jasper sat hunched over and moved his food around to appear human, he has come such a long way with his tolerance for blood, it was amazing. Kate was occupying herself by checking out Irina as she sat there, and Edward was being his nosey self an listening to everyone's thoughts. He turned his frown towards me "I'm trying to keep us safe." Yah lot of vampire hunts going on lately I snarked back. I put my head down on the table and tried to tune out all the whispers until finally the bell rang and I could suffer through my last classes.

It was my last class I was actually excited about, I had recently taken an interest with Rosalie in Psychology, and they had started to teach it in high school as an elective. Plus I had it with Irina. We made our way and she did all the talking as I stared at the ground lost in unnecessary thought. We took our seats and I looked up as the teacher started the lecture. She had striking light blue eyes that flickered from student to student, her hair curled beautifully down her back in pure white curls, the way the fell reminded me of Bella's. She swept her hair out of her face as I tried to figure out why she looked so damn familiar. It wasn't until her eyes widened so doe like that it hit me. There was no way, the hair and eyes completely different, but that face, it had to be. As soon as her eyes widened on me I could tell she knew I had it figured out. I was practically jumping in my chair confusing the hell out of Irina as all she has seen lately was me depressed. She ended class early, her voice far more musical then the husky quality it once held, there was no ways she was till human. As soon as the last student was out of the room I flashed to her wrapping my arms around her surprisingly cold body. She was freezing, maybe even as cold as a vampire. But her eyes said otherwise. I rambled off so quickly I doubt she caught anything I said before Irina walked up behind probably worried I had exposed us and lost my sanity. "Alice what are you doing?" I didn't even turn towards her still not believing it.

"I just can't believe it's you! You look so different. I love the hair. And your clothes, so different and designer! And your eyes, what's up with your eyes? I'm just so happy to see you! Why did you change your name?" Hunt? I wonder where she got that from. Wait is that a ring on her-

"Alice!" I stopped bouncing and looked up at her with I'm sure tear filled eyes. "yes, it's me, but I am not the same girl so relax." My smile dimmed, at the tone of her voice, it wasn't scared or anything, it was exasperated and annoyed. "but your alive, and still super young, what happened."

"…honestly Alice, none of your business. You left. We aren't friends anymore. And I would appreciate it if the others weren't told about me."

"what are you talking about, why?"

"You left!"

"well, yah, it was what you wanted." Wasn't it? she was afraid of us and didn't want us anywhere around. "what? Alice you were my best friend, why would I want you to leave?" I was very confused for a minute before I understood what happened "he lied!" I snarled out. "what? who lied?" she asked and thankfully Irina went to answer because I was beyond words, "from what I understand, Edward came back from his walk with you to tell them that you were afraid of them and wanted them to leave. That you wanted nothing to do with them." Son of a Bitch. I can't believe he lied to us. Oh god Esme is going to be pissed. "he said what now? That's Bull. I told him it wasn't that big a deal, that I was fine. He-he said he never loved me and I was a toy, he said I didn't mean anything to any of you other than a distraction." I stopped my pacing and whirled around to face me "He said WHAT?!" flashing back to me "Bell you have to believe me that's not true I loved-love you. You were my best friend. You were my sister." She flashed her eyes to the clock, "no, we can't do this right now, the others are probably waiting outside for you. Can you keep your thoughts from the mind reader?"

"you mean Edward?"

"his name is not worth saying for me."

"hmm yes we can keep our thoughts to ourselves he will just get a repeat of a song or something."

"great, I have to go."

"but Bella-"

"Goodbye Alice." And with that she walked out the door. I filled Irina in quickly and we followed shortly after she left the building. Our family was already at the cars waiting for us, though Rose seemed to have her focus on one of the female students as she leaned against the Lexus next to some tank of a boy. She had black hair pulled into a pony tail while he also had a mop of black hair falling onto his shoulders and into his eyes. I headed to Jasper placing a kiss on his lips, Irina doing the same with Kate as I secretly watched her walk up to the two students and all climb into the car. We all followed suit everyone climbing into Rose's new Tesla, Edward drove himself in his Prius. The drive back was silent until we pulled in front of the house, just as it was back then. Edward flashed out of his car and into the forest I panicked a little when I got the vision of him going towards Bella's house, but it passed when I realized she didn't live there anymore. "Everything ok darlin?" Smiling up at Jasper "yah, I'm fine it's just, Forks." His smile was strained but understanding as he sent waves of calm at me. "we should talk soon though." I added, there was no way I could keep this from him. He nodded in understanding, "of course."

We entered the house all together and we all stopped together as Esme was there in the living room staring at a blank tv holding a piece of paper in her hand, a news paper siting on the table before her. "Esme is everything ok?" she turned her dark tear-filled eyes towards us and said three words that sent a chill down my spine "we killed her." Jasper stepped up to her and threw an arm around her as he took the picture, "we killed who?" he handed me the picture, It was one of me and Bella in the kitchen goofing off as Esme cooked something for her. It was one of my favorites but I didn't understand until Irina handed me the newspaper from around 43 years ago. "Forks Police Chief Charles Swan murdered in his own home. Body missing more than half of his blood. His daughter Isabella Swan was found days later by hikers when her body washed up on the shore of La Push." Well shit. "…I may not have liked her very much, but I never wanted that." Rose whispered. "…Fuck." All eyes turned to me as I rubbed my face, "I, I have to go-go hunt." I turned and fled before Japer could offer to come with me.

I had already drained three deer and was perched on a branch as I watched the sun sink. What was I going to do now.? Her scent wasn't even the same so it's not like I could find and follow it. And even if I did, she said she didn't want us knowing about her. With a sigh I hop down and head to the house she used to live in, I could tell from the outside that while it was taken care of, no one has actually lived in it for quite a while. Out of habit I hopped up and into her window. Her room looked pretty damn similar to how it used to look though there were additional photos on her dressers full of people that could only be wolves, as well as a new girl I didn't recognize, and one Lauren Mallory who I know Bella didn't get along with. But they seemed close in these photos. They were photos of Bella with her long brown hair and chocolate eyes. Eyes that even on the paper held a pain, a pain that thanks to my brother we put there. I checked all the other rooms to make sure everything was the same until I reached the kitchen, which is where the newspaper had said he was killed. God, poor Charlie. The walls had bullet holes that said he had at least put up a fight. My inhuman eye sight caught the blood flakes that just wont fade. I heard a quiet footstep behind me and spun around to face them.

There before me stood Bella practically glowing in the moonlight that streamed through the window. "what are you doing here Alice?" she asked, her voice was quiet and tired but thankfully not angry. I fumbled for an answer, "Esme-she-she found a newspaper from-" I gestured around the house "and I just-I-I'm sorry." I finally choked out as tears filled my eyes. She tilted her head "for what?" I practically choked "everything! Charlie-oh god."

"…Yes he was murdered-"

"because of us! It was Victoria wasn't it? oh god we left you with a psycho vampire on the lose!"

"mmm no."

"no? what do you mean no?" surely another vampire didn't come along. "…Charlie died during a home invasion Alice."

"but-but the report said his blood-"

"was half gone? Yes, he-he had bled out." Bled out? "but what about you?"

"what about me?"

"it said your body-"

"ahh, Washed up on shore."

"yes…"

"it did." Gah this was all so confusing why couldn't she just tell me what happened. "I-I'm sorry about Charlie anyways." Her lips actually turned up slightly "thank you, he was a good man, and definitely missed." She stared at the ground for a minute before leaning back on the counter, "it was Mike." Huh? "what?"

"Mike Newton. He's the one who did it."

"oh." I didn't know what else to say as she stared me down. And then she said it, "Why didn't you say goodbye?"

"…I wanted to-"

"but you didn't."

"Edward said-" she interrupted with a disgusted sound shaking her head, "never mind, I should have known it would come back to him." When she looked about ready to leave I threw out the first thing I could think of to keep her here "how did you know I was here? Do you have a gift?" she regarded me before slightly smirking, throwing a thumb towards the front door "alarm system. This is still my house." Of course. "Ahh, but you don't stay here?"

"mm nope." She was giving me nothing and she knows it. "Edward will probably show up here you know?"

"I figured as much, which is why I will be setting the alarm again as we leave." She gestured for me to head to the door where there was I fact an alarm. "And then what, you show up and then what?"

"No, I got here in time to shut it off for you, I will not bother with him, the cops will show up and most likely arrest him for breaking and entering." I flinched at the amusement that put in her tone, "hmm perhaps I am still a little bitter after all. Fucking Jake." She murmured to low to be meant for me.

"Can, can I tell the others about you? Esme is heartbroken thinking we killed you." She turned around from locking the door, "but you did." My mouth opened and closed trying to find something to say, thankfully she did, though not what I wanted to hear. "You know I made a decision Alice."

"What?"

"I frankly don't really care what you do. It changes nothing." Without another word she walked off and disappeared into the dark as if she was never there, leaving behind only the scent of fresh rain. I took off in the opposite direction lost in my thoughts. What did she mean we did kill her? Was she not Alive? What was she?

I got home just in time to hear Carlisle tell everyone to keep their thoughts from Edward, the news of Bella's death would probably be to much for him. I scoffed, as if. I leapt into my room choosing to avoid dealing with that and locked eyes with my husband reading on the bed. He closed his book and held his arm out for me, "better talk fast darlin, I'm not sure how much longer Edward will be gone." I climbed into his arms and just laid there for a moment "she's alive."

"whose alive?"

"…Bella." He adjust me and sat up so he could look me in the eyes "what? how?"

"I don't know, but, but Mrs. Hunt the psychology teacher? She is Bella."

"Darlin I know your upset-"

"I've talked to her Jasper. And she told me that Edward lied."

"about what?"

"you didn't scare her, WE didn't scare her. He left her, we left her, but it wasn't what she wanted. It was what HE wanted." He looked confused as his brows furrowed but I saw the anger swelling I his eyes at the thought that Edward lied to us, he had felt all this guilt thinking this was his fault for all these years, for nothing. "are you going to tell the others?" he barely got the words out, "I don't know. At first she said she didn't want them to know. Now she said she didn't care what I did. She's angry and hurt. And I don't blame her."

"Maybe it would be best to wait then, besides we have to meet with the wolves tomorrow morning before school."

As soon as Edward returned home I just laid there and sang song after song in my head to keep him out of my head. Before I knew it, it was time to get ready for the day and meet the wolves. I wonder if Jake knows. "If Jake knows what?" I jumped and turned to face Edward. "That we are back."

"he knows, he's apparently the knew Alpha."

"Hmm." He regarded me silently for a moment "we should get going."

"yah." With that we met up with the rest of the family and headed for the treaty line. By the time we got there the wolves were already there with Jacob standing in the middle shirtless, he looked just as he did back then except with facial hair. "Cullen's." his eyes locked on Edward so Carlisle stepped forward, "good morning Jacob, Thank you for meeting us so early."

"…let's get this over with. The same rules apply, stay off of our land, don't bite or turn anyone."

"Of course" I decided to take in the rest of the wolves as there was more than last time. A few I recognized but the majority had to be new. Paul and Seth both stood on each side of Jake, Leah just off to the side of them. Sam was no where to be seen, neither was Embry. However it was another wolf off to the side that caught my attention, he was pure black with blue eyes. He was much larger than the others as well. It was weird because the rest of the wolves had dark eyes. Plus he looked more like a natural wolf than the others minus the size. He regarded my family impassively but I saw an anger deep down in his eyes. Apparently I wasn't the only one who noticed either as Edward whispered to the family, not thinking the wolves could hear, idiot. "I can't hear the white wolves thoughts." My family filed the info but never acknowledged his words, but I swear I saw amusement on it's face for a moment. Could-could it be? No, the eyes aren't right, it's not her. It cant be, right? "well, if that's all then?"

"Yah Cullen, that's all." The wolves took one more look at my family and I saw Leah freeze, her eyes wide. An unrest in the wolves followed by Jakes growl "lets go!" They took off into the trees at the command. "wonder what that was about?" Kate spoke as we turned towards the house to leave for school. "I don't know, Edward?"

"I-I'm not sure." Hmm the golden boy not sure? "You have something to say Alice?" he snarled out. "Not to you. What about you Edward? Anything you want to tell us?"

"No, there were to many thoughts and anger to catch anything."

"Guess your gift doesn't make you as special as you thought." With that I took off alone towards my car, not bothering to ride with the others. The whole ride there I mentally prepared myself to see here again and control my thoughts.

Bella POV

As soon as I left Alice standing there I made my way home as quickly as possible. I entered the house quietly as to not wake up those sleeping, Wyett was on the couch with a sleeping Lauren in his arms as he watched some show. "Val asleep?"

"Yah and not happy with your disappearance." Flinching, I know I am going to get it tomorrow. "how are the wolves?"

"not bad, but pissed. They have a meeting with the Cullen's in the morning."

"ahh I see."

"yah, before you head to bed, may I?"

"of course Wyett what's up?"

"I have noticed something, and I don't want you to be mad. Or freak out, it is just a theory."

Uhoh. "Uhuh, go on."

"Aidan has a cold."

"…yes."

"But Val has different symptoms of Aidan."

"well yah she has been getting sick once in a while."

"yah, similar symptoms that she has had before."

"I'm not following."

"Val was just as sick as she is now, 3 and a half years ago…when she was pregnant with Aidan."

"oh." Oh. Oh shit. "Yah, I'm not saying that's it for sure, just maybe something you should look into."

"uhuh. I'm…going to bed." I walked up the stairs in a daze and to our room. Aidan was sleeping in his own room tonight so it was just my wife bundled up under the covers. Stripping down and climbing in she lets out a mumble before turning around and curling up into my side. I wrap my arms around her and watch as she drifts back into a deep sleep. I however didn't get much sleep at all, my thoughts going a million miles an hour, I didn't actually fall asleep until around 3am.

When I woke up I was tired and groggy and alone in bed. I took a quick shower and got ready for another day at Forks high. I made my way to the kitchen where Valentina stood in front of the stove, Aidan perched on her hip. "you look better." She turned to face me bright smile on her face before it dimmed, "yes, seems to come and go, but you look like hell, did you not sleep?" Of course it comes and goes, just like morning sickness. Shit. Placing a kiss to each of their heads, "mmm on and off."

"ahh, would it have to do with your late night adventure last night?" flinching at the tone, "no, not really."

"hmmm you know if I didn't trust you I would be concerned. Where were you?"

"…my old house." A look of sympathy took over her face "why?"

"the alarm went off-don't worry, it was Alice."

"Cullen?"

"mhmm."

"…your going to be late." I let out a sigh before noticing the clock, I was in fact about to be late. "Kira?"

"Derek's, he will drop her off."

"Wyett?"

"will be running there."

"Momma stay?" with a smile I kiss him "sorry baby momma has to get to work."

"Nooo momma."

"how about we play after?"

"okay." I place a soft kiss to Val's lips "I love you."

"…I know, I love you to."