Chapter 4

Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight. Chapter title is the lyrics from Conspiracy by Paramore.

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It had nearly two weeks since she entered the dainty town of Fairfax, Virginia. Alice discovered yet another attribute that confused her profoundly: Her skin sparkled in the sunlight. Some random man had noticed, his eyes wide as saucer plates. Thank goodness no one else was around the back of the building or else it would be harder to keep it all a secret. In the back of her mind, Alice knew she could not tell anyone. She caught his gaze and immediately realized what he would do. He was so shocked and scared that he would run back out to the busy street and yell that he found a woman that shined like diamonds.

No, he could not expose her like that. Licking her lips, Alice pounced and sank her teeth in the crook of his neck. His scream was soon hushed as she drank away the life left in him. His blood tasted like warm honey, so sweet and lush. Soon lay a dead man on the ground.

His body was disposed into the hole Alice dug in the ground after she finished him. It probably wouldn't be a good thing if someone else came to the back and found a dead person without a trace of the murderer.

A murderer, was that was she was? A cannibal, someone who ate other humans? Well, she technically drank their blood, not eat their flesh. Alice shuddered at the thought. Eating actual skin and bones. That was vile and filthy.

Running quickly from the scene, Alice hid herself between two buildings.

Her eyes glanced towards the sky. Pink and orange colors filled the sky and for a moment, guilt seeped throughout her body. Once more, she killed another human being to satisfy her own needs and wants. But you are not a mere human, she told herself. Of course, Alice had no idea what she was. She was different from the people she devoured each day. Oh, how delicious was their blood...

She, however, chuckled to herself as the fire in her throat ceased to exist. But it would come back soon. It always did and it drove her crazy. It covered and fought away the remorse she felt every single time she took a life. Without human blood in her body, how was she supposed to survive? There would always be normal food, like bread and pastries. But Alice shuddered at the thought of eating that. They held no appeal for her.

Diving deeper into her thoughts, Alice decided she would hunt her next meal after the dark. She smirked. It was more fun for her to give into her senses and allow her body to subconsciously find the scrumptious blood of some poor and defenseless human. Oh, did she love the thrill of the chase.

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It was night. Thousands of stars filled the sky. Alice may have ogled at the marvelous beauty and clarity of the constellations but only one thing occupied her mind: Blood. She could practically taste the calescent aroma of spilled blood on the tip of her tongue. Maybe some foolish person accidentally pricked their finger or scraped a knee, but she would have heard that.

There was a frantically beating heart along with panted and heavy breathing. Was someone in distress? The sound of swift movement also filled Alice's ears. That couldn't be the same person. You couldn't possibly be in so much pain and maneuver with such agility. Someone else was there.

Alice crept silently as she followed with her. Whoever was with the sorry soul was someone dangerous. She could feel it. Her body stopped at the turn and she deliberated silently in her head. Should she see what was going on? Her foot moved slightly forward but a voice inside her head forced her to think about consequences. If she did find someone as dangerous as her, she could be killed.

But if she did meet the individual, he or she could possibly answer some of the questions Alice yearned answers for. And the sweet scent of blood just made it impossible to stay out of the way.

Alice turned the corner and gasped loudly. A woman was bent over another, her lips over his throat.

Upon hearing the intrusion of another, the woman looked up and growled at Alice.

She couldn't help but growl back, immediately settling in a crouch. Her mouth was pulled back into her teeth, sneering. She released another snarl.

In less than a second, the strange woman pinned Alice up against the wall, arms raised above her head. She whimpered in pain and her eyes widened at the sight of the strangers. Her eyes were a startling shade of scarlet.

Fear engulfed Alice and she groaned. "Please, just let me go," she whispered, staring into the mysterious eyes of her attacker. They were too alluring for her to look away. Was that what her eyes looked like?

"Why should I? You disrupted me during my dinner," she spat. "Give me a good reason why I shouldn't just shred you to pieces, now, you newborn. I don't like to share."

Alice didn't answer. "What did you just call me?" Her voice quivered. She was scared. Yet, at the same time desiring the still bleeding human only ten feet away.

The woman seemed taken aback and smirked, tightening her grip on Alice's wrists.

"I called you a newborn, you fool. Now give me a reason why I shouldn't kill you," she snarled.

Alice paused for a moment. There was no heart beat in this woman, like there was no heart beart of her own. "I want to know what I am," she whispered. "Please, just tell me what I am and I'll leave. Just don't kill me." She wasn't just scared, she was petrified. The woman seemed to contemplate this for a moment in her head and Alice took it as an opportunity to feed her more information. "My name is Alice, but that's the only thing I know about myself. I don't know what I am. Just tell me and I won't ever cross paths with you, again."

"You really don't know what you are?" The woman scoffed, her tone disbelieving. Alice nodded helplessly, gulping. She sighed though, however, when she was set back onto the ground. The stranger took a step back. "Haven't you heard the myths?" She asked, but Alice could only shake her head helplessly. "You're a vampire."

Alice's eyes widened. Her jaw dropped and she leaned against the wall for support. She closed her eyes and shook her head, unable to believe what the woman had told her. "What?" She barely managed to get out. No answer. When Alice opened her eyes, the woman was gone.

Then her fingers clutched the bricks in the wall, crushing them to pieces. She paid no attention. A scene played out in her eyes once more. A blonde man leaving the battlefield, his eyes downcast and his face disrupted with unease and confusion. The same man from her last vision.

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AN: So, did you guys like it? Yay or nay? Leave it in a review! I promise, the story is going to get exciting from now on! I just REALLY wanted to develop Alice as a character. Although she is nothing like the Alice Cullen we know and love in the Twilight saga, you must understand she is a newborn. And newborns do not gain humanity, understanding, nor insight a few weeks after their creation (as we found out from Jasper first-hand in Breaking Dawn).

But do not worry, her character is just beginning to reach who the future Alice will be. She is on a journey of self-discovery, seeing that she does not know anything of herself.

And I promise, Jasper WILL be making a scene soon. After all, Alice/Jasper is my favorite pair. And this is not only a story of self-discovery, but finding true love as well!

LASTLY (I promise), I am going on vacation to Egypt for three weeks on a fam bam vacation (coming back the first of September). So I will not have a computer. But I promise I will write chapters on notebook paper and upload the day I am back! I PROMISE!

Thanks so much for reading! :)