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Bella POV

Bella couldn't help but smile as she finished changing and caught sight of her phone. She had been pretty worried last night and was not exactly sure how she and Allison's relationship would progress. Then as she was about to fall asleep, she heard her phone go off and read Allison's text saying that she forgives her. The weight that had fallen off of her shoulders when reading those words had been quite the surprise.

Sitting on her bed, Bella scrolled through her contacts; her finger hovered over Alice's name. She needed answers, ones she knew Alice would know. That and Bella was also a little curious about why Alice left when she knew the Argents would kill her family. Bella frowned at that thought; she didn't care for the Cullens any longer. But the idea of her girlfriend's family killing her old family was...odd.

Breathing deeply, she clicked Alice's name. Time to listen to what Alice wanted to speak about.

"Hi, Bella." She heard Alice say as she picked up.

"Hi," Bella replied. "So... You said you had some things to explain?"

"Yes." Bella could hear Alice smile as she spoke. "And don't worry, I'll explain everything. Including why I was willing to leave my family to be killed by your girlfriends family."

"I must admit to being lost when it comes to that." Muttered Bella.

"About that..." Alice hesitated but continued. "It's because of the way they treated you. The family really did treat you as some pet. I got a vision a couple of months ago that made me furious. They would have moved on in a year or two, and Edward would have found a new love. Someone who they would treat as they did you. Though she would marry into the family."

Bella closed her eyes and sighed. It was difficult to hear that a family she had come to think of as her own in the past would do that. Thankfully though, she had moved on since then. So it didn't hurt nearly as much as it would have if she were told that months prior. "What else?" Bella asked.

"Well, truthfully." Alice started with a smirk audible in her voice. "You've become more family to me in a year then the Cullens have in the past five decades of living with them. So I'm getting revenge for you by not telling them anything and leaving them without any knowledge of the danger they are in. That and the constant putting down of my husband and how he struggles with our diet. Completely ignoring the fact that he feels everyone's bloodlust combined pretty much sealed the deal."

A smile crawled across Bella's face as she listened to Alice. She wasn't going to forgive her yet. Nor was she going to decide when she would so Alice wouldn't see that with her gift. But it was nice to listen and talk with her best friend again. She had missed her this past year. "Then why did you leave?" Bella questioned.

Alice sighed sadly and replied. "Because I saw you happier as a human than I ever did as a vampire. Although you need to know that I would have never left you if I had seen what Edward would say to you in the forest when he broke up with you."

"Did you see me with Allison?" Asked Bella with narrowed eyes.

"No, actually. That came as a surprise." Admitted Alice.

Bella laid her head down on her pillow and thought over what she should do. Should she forgive Alice now that she knows the full story? After a minute, she came to a decision - a wicked smirk appearing over her face.

"Bella!" Whined Alice. "Come on, that's not fair." She had decided she would forgive Alice but hadn't decided on when to forgive her. It would mess with Alice's visions. Causing Alice to see Bella forgiving her, then not, then forgiving her months in the future.

Laughing, Bella changed the subject to something else, knowing how much it would annoy Alice, which was kind of the reason she did it.

One hour later

Once her talk with Alice was over, Bella started to make lunch. Cooking was something she hadn't done in a very long time. But Charlie had texted that he would be home around noon, So she wanted to surprise him.

As Bella cooked, she thought over everything that had happened these past few weeks.

She and Allison were still going strong, or well good. Bella still hadn't talked to Allison since last night. Not counting the text she had received.

The Argent family were hunters. Not just any but werewolf ones. Finally, all the Cullens but Alice and Jasper were going to be killed if they weren't dead already.

Bella stared and flipped the meat she was grilling on autopilot, lost in her thoughts.

Why was she alright with the Argents killing, not only Edward? But the rest of the Cullens to? Frowning, she thought back and tried to find when this change occurred. Unfortunately, she couldn't think of anything.

Finishing up, Bella placed the meat on a plate for her and Charlie and turned to clean up. As soon as she did so, she stilled. There in front of her was some beer. Not what Bella preferred, but she had tried it before. Seeing that bottle caused her fingers to switch slightly, while her throat became somewhat parched.

Closing her eyes, she took a deep, shuddering breath and turned away. Oh, it was tempting, but Bella was not about to sink back to what she had been previously. Calling her a wreck was kind. That and she was not about to risk anything that may damage her relationship with Allison. Drinking that would probably be one of them. Especially after telling her family she no longer drank.

Bella paused as she thought about her past drinking habits. Was that why she felt okay with the Cullens dying. Because without them in her life, she essentially crashed.

Stepping outside, Bella chuckled and grabbed a cigarette from her pocket, lighting it, the smoke instantly calming her nerves. Honestly, the way she was thinking was making it sound as if she went through some sort of drug withdrawal. Bella felt her mind calm as she sat on the porch, smoking to her heart's content. Smoking was one addiction she doubted she would be able to give up. Taking another drag of smoke in, Bella waited for Charlie to arrive.

Charlie had been called early in the morning about some emergency that had happened. He had caused quite the disturbance in his rush to get to the station. If it weren't three in the morning at the time, Bella wouldn't have bothered going back to sleep.

Bella smiled as Charlie pulled up, not bothering to put out the cigarette. She had just started, and it would be a waste to put it out now. Instead, she went inside and grabbed both their plates. They could eat outside, which would allow Bella to smoke as much as she wanted.

"Hi, Charlie." Bella smiled. She saw him relax slightly at her words.

"Hi, Bella, how hav-" He stopped and stared at the plates in her hand. "You cooked?"

"No, I bought it." Bella retorted with a small smirk. One thing was for sure; she was definitely closer to her dad after her downward spiral then before when dating Edward.

Charlie smiled and grabbed his plate from her, sighing as he sat down. For the next couple of minutes, they ate in peaceful silence. Unfortunately, all good things come to an end.

Charlie turned to look at her for a moment. Then after a slight hesitation started to speak. "I'm sure your curious about what happened last night."

Bella nodded her head. That had to be the first time Bella had seen Charlie so rushed. Not only that, nothing ever happened in this town. So an emergency happening was big news.

"Uh, well." Charlie started gruffly. "I'm not sure how to tell you this, Bella. But the Cullens died last night. At least where assuming so."

A numb feeling fell over Bella as she heard the news. It felt as if everything was hitting her at once. The Cullens, a family she had considered as her own last year, were dead. Although she knew it was going to happen. It hadn't really sunk in until this moment.

She thought back to the other Cullens. Edward, she couldn't care less about. But Emmet, someone who she had played games with and thought of as a brother. Was now dead, a feeling of sadness washed over her. For a moment, Bella almost cried.

Then she remembered the Words Alice had said, how the Cullens would have moved on in a couple of years and would never think of her again. She thought of Edwards's words, of how he crushed her self esteem when he broke up with her. Or how he revealed how his family only thought of her as a pet.

Bella ruthlessly crushed down any sadness she may have felt at their deaths. She was no one's pet. Nor was she going to feel anything over the Cullens passing. Bella's first clenched slightly as she remembered Edwards trying to kill Allison. Although Allison hadn't seen it at the time, she had, Bella had seen the glint of amusement in Rosalie's eyes when Edward tried to attack.

"Good riddance," Bella mumbled under her breath. The Cullens now being dead was all in all a blessing. The wouldn't be able to cause trouble for Bella or Allison now.

"What was that?" Charlie asked, confused.

"Er, nothing, dad. So what exactly happened." Bella asked quickly, trying to cover her mistake.

Charlie looked at her oddly but continued. "Strangely enough, it was a fire. By the time the department had arrived. Most of the house, cars, and woods were charred." He sighed. "Them living so far away from the town, and no neighbors to call for help. Caused us to be too late. Not even their bones were recovered."

For a single horrifying moment, Bella considered the idea that the Cullens escaping the fire. They would know exactly who to blame. She was after all the only person they knew of that knew there secret. Thankfully Bella was able to scratch that idea out based on her text messages. She was positive she would have at least received a warning from the Argents if that was the case.

"Why is it being a fire strange?" Bella inquired, barely paying attention.

"Well, uh." Charlie gruffly muttered, before speaking steadily. "It rained heavily last night. It would have been fairly difficult for a fire to start. That and its forks. I can count on one hand the number of fires we have had here in the past decade."

Bella's mouth clipped shut. She hadn't even considered that. Taking a glance around her, she took in the wet grass, mud, and puddles. Honestly, she had gotten so used to the rain here in forks. That she no longer even registered when it rained or not as long as she was inside.

"It's highly irregular, but not impossible. There were no signs of tampering that we could find-."

Bella hid a sigh of relief at that.

"-but bot impossible."

Her heart froze. "Does this mean you don't think it was an accident?"

"Accident," Charlie said with an odd smile. "Of course, it was. I've already sent out the necessary paperwork."

There was something about the way Charlie said those words. It was almost as if he knew they were killed, but was more than willing to cover it up. Knowing how much he hated the Cullens, which only increased when they left. Well, Bella didn't think it was out of the realm of possibilities.

*Bring!* Bella's phone went off, interrupting them.

Charlie smiled, "Go ahead, Bella, answer it. Thanks for lunch, and have fun talking with Allison."

"Thanks, Charlie," Bella replied with a grin as she hugged her dad. She opened her phone and felt her smile widen. Allison texted, asking if Bella wanted to come over. Grabbing her jacket, she slipped it on and left. She and Allison had a lot to talk about.

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Charlie POV

Charlie smiled slightly, watching from the window as Bella left for the Argents. Although he had told Bella a lot, he hadn't told her everything. For one, while this may be a small town. But that didn't mean he was a lousy detective. That and last night, he had been quite lucky to wake up when he did. When he was getting into his car, he had seen Kate, parking her car in the driveway. Her tires covered in mud. Charlie was surprised to see her carry a large duffle bag into the house. Along with a gasoline container.

Now though, that was odd, he didn't think anything of it until he reached the Cullen's place and saw the house. Or what was left of it. As soon as Charlie saw the area, he knew Kate was connected.

He knew he had two choices in front of him. He could do the right thing, which was to report Kate and jail her. Or he could do what he wanted to do. What he knew he should do, even if it wasn't morally right.

Charlie glanced around him and didn't even hesitate. While the other cops and fire department were attempting to put out the fire, Charlie scoured for any evidence that might have been left behind. Then chucked it into the fire. Any footprints he found he destroyed, tire imprints too.

Grabbing a water bucket, Charlie made sure not to put out the fire, but to wash away any traces of gasoline that remained. Once he had finished, he joined the rest in putting out the fire.

Charlie relaxed in his chair as he swallowed a gulp of cold beer. In all honesty, he didn't feel a lick of guilt. Even though he knew he was pretty much covering up a murder. Which if the Cullen's had stayed. He would have been doing anyway.

Something Bella didn't know was that after she had been sent to the hospital. Charlie had been in a rage. Not at Bella, of course. But at the Cullen Family. The only reason he hadn't taken his shotgun and hunted them down. Was because he needed to be there for Bella, and the Cullens had left town. Otherwise... Well, he would have been telling Bella they moved away anyway after he was done with them.

Truthfully, Charlie had been extremely tempted to go over there and torch the place himself. He almost had when he heard the Cullen's had returned. The only reason he hadn't was he knew Bella had moved on and no longer cared for the Cullens. That and he probably would have been caught, thrown in jail, leaving Bella a mess to deal with. She didn't need that, especially now that she was pulling her life back together and dating Allison.

Charlie smiled slightly as he thought of the Argents. He didn't know why Kate went after the Cullens. It may have been because of Bella, who was dating her niece. Or something else entirely. But Charlie felt indebted to them all the same. It was funny; he knew Kate had killed tonight. But he still felt more comfortable with Bella going there than he ever did when she went to the Cullens.

Chuckling, He turned on the tv and went to the sports channel. It no longer mattered anymore. The Cullens were taken care of, and his daughter was safe. He was willing to do far more than a cover-up if it meant protecting his daughter.

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Allison POV

Allison stared at the fire in the living room as she waited for Bella to arrive. Her family had, for some reason, asked her to text Bella, and invite her over. Not that she had a problem with that. If anything, she had been planning on seeing Bella today anyway. But them asking was odd. Mostly though, Allison was getting worried. The way her family was acting. It looked as if they were preparing to love again. It had happened enough now that she could easily recognize the signs.

"Hey." Allison heard Bella whisper shyly.

Whipping her head to the door, Allison saw her girlfriend, who was looking very beautiful. And while she happy to see her, she also wasn't sure how to break the news that she might be leaving to her, "Hi." Allison replied. Just as quite.

She saw a thoughtful look crosses Bella's face before a small smirk appeared. Walking forward, her girlfriend hopped onto her lap and laid her head against her chest.

Allison blinked down at Bella, more than a little surprised at the action. But it was not an unwelcome one. Allison smiled and wrapped her arms around Bella, ignoring the looks of amusement her mother and Kate shot her way.

"Well, now that we're all here." Started mom. "We have something to discuss." She paused. "With both of you."

"What is it, mom?" Allison asked curiously, and with a hint of dread. They weren't going to move today, were they?

Her mother sighed. "A problem has arisen, we have discovered a... Tribe of some sorts. There are many of them, and when I went to speak to there elders. I found that they have a treaty with the council. Which we must uphold as they are not werewolves but shapeshifters." A hint of a grimace crossed her lips. "No matter how barbaric I think they are, Imprinting. Ha!"

Her father picked up where her mom left off. "Unfortunately, included in the treaty are some... Terms. One of which is that any hunters residing in the area must let them know within twenty-four hours. Which would have been fine, even if we didn't, if their alpha would accept our reasons for not doing so."

"I take it they didn't." Said aunt Kate now speaking up.

Her dad glared down at his cup. "No, they didn't. The past alpha was willing. But someone else overheard us telling him who we were as soon as we told him our last name. A boy named Jacob Black challenged him for the position of alpha." He sighed. "He won and refused, telling us we have the next couple of days to leave forks."

"Why?" Allison asked. They had never even met him, why would there bane set him off.

Her mother coughed. "I'm, well, that's actually because of you and Bella. Not that we blame you, dear." Said her mother quickly catching Bella's look. "It seems that the boy heard about you two dating. Something he wasn't particularly happy about."

Allison heard and felt Bella groan. "He still hasn't gotten over his crush on me?" Bella asked.

"Evidently not." Allison murmured softly. Bella had long ago told her of Jacob. So she knew of his crush on her girlfriend — something she couldn't really blame him for. Allison herself had pretty much developed a crush on Bella the day they met.

"So, what's going to happen now?" Allison asked. Knowing, but hoping against the answer she knows is coming.

"We're moving, Allison." Mom said with a sigh.

Allison felt Bella tense against her as her mom spoke.

"I see," Allison said flatly. Of course, this had to happen just as soon as everything was going well for her minus the family revelations.

The room was still for the next few minutes. Neither Allison or Bella knew what to say. But before anything else could occur, her aunt broke the silence.

"Oh, come on!" Laughed her aunt, Kate. "Tell them already."

"Alright." Chuckled her mom. "How would you like to come with us, Bella?"

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(A/N) Alright so, sorry for the delay. College and all. But it's here now! This will also probably be the last time for Charlie's pov... maybe.

Thanks to Kryslynn09 for helping out and being a soundboard, and for the reviewers/PM who answered questions or gave ideas!

Question's for future chapters!

- Should Kate live in the future?

- Should Victoria appear in the future for added drama? Or maybe a Cullen escaped and will help in getting revenge.

- Finally, this is far in the future. Should Bella be something other than Human?

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