Again, I do not own anything Twilight related...everything including characters and places belongs to Stephanie Meyer

A week earlier:

"Alice? Are you ready to go yet?" Bella called over the sputtering of the engine of her truck and drumming her fingertips on the steering wheel.

"Yeah Bella, be right there" Alice hollered from the house as her fingers blurred across the keyboard typing furiously. With a small smile she hit send before shutting off the computer and bounding out the doors.

The short pixie blurred into the car bouncing with excitement just as Bella was about to call for her again.

"Jeez, Allie, for not being a human, you take a lot of human time lately" she said with a smile, leaning over to kiss her fiancée on the lips.

An odd look flashed over Alice's fast, much to fast for the distracted Bella to notice as she kissed her back then pulled away slightly.

"Sorry about that Bella, I had to finish up with something. All done now." she smiled "You know it'd be safer if you let me drive you know" Alice teased the younger human.

Bella scoffed and pulled out of the driveway and onto the road. "You don't have to drive over 100mph all the time you know Alice. Some people drive like normal humans."

Alice's tinkering laugh filled the car and Bella smiled over at her vampire. Things were great. She was engaged to the love of her life, and if she had her way, afterlife. Alice had mentioned she needed to talk to Bella about something important and Bella was extremely curious as to what it could be.

"Silly Bella, I'm always careful you know that. Besides, I don't have to drive normally, cause I'm not normal" she replied easily.

Shaking her head Bella pulled into the driveway that sits above the lake that Alice had proposed to her at. Unbuckling her belt she glanced over at the vampire and was surprised to see the usually confident vampire fidgeting in her seat...almost...nervously.

"Alice, what is wrong?" she asked looking over at the smaller woman lightly touching her cold hand.

"W-wrong? N-nothing is wrong Bella, why would you even ask that?" she replied shrilly.

Bella felt her heart speed up as she realized that something was most definitely not right. "Tell me Alice"

The vampire fidgeted again before blurting out words that Bella never even dreamt she would ever hear. "Bella, this...isn't...I mean...I think we need a break. You know, from...us."

Swallowing a lump that had formed in her throat Bella forced herself to ask the question she already knew the answer to. "Y-your leaving me?"

Alice nervously averted her gaze from the human, at least having enough sense to act ashamed and mumbled looking down. "I...not leaving you...I just...think...we need time apart that's all."

Bella shot her a steely look and hissed "There's someone else isn't there? Don't lie to me"

Alice growled frustrated with herself and the whole situation. "Yes Bella. I'm sorry, but I can't shake the feeling that I need to get to know her more. She makes me smile. I want to know her."

Bella clenched and unclenched her fists trying to hold back the tears. "Who...is she?"

Again Alice mumbled looking down, "Angela"

Bella's eyes widened. "Angela? Angela from school? As in my best human friend Angela?" she demanded.

Sighing and running a hand through her short hair Alice gave a small nod. "I'm sorry Bella. I don't know what happened ok? Her boyfriend broke up with her, and I saw her crying outside of the school. I wanted to help her. That's all I swear, but then we got to talking...and she...makes me feel things Bella...Things I felt for you...things I still feel for you. I know it doesn't make any sense. I love you, I do...but I'm so confused...I want to make her happy, but I don't want to lose you..." Alice trailed off shaking her head.

Bella's eyes were bloodshot and swimming with tears she was trying desperately to contain. "Why Alice?...Why?" she choked out.

"I...Bella, I'm sorry. Please, don't do something irrational. It won't be like how it was with Edward, I swear. I'm still here, I'm not leaving. I just...need time to figure stuff out. Please, give me that" Alice begged the human.

Bella opened her mouth angrily intending to lash out at the vampire, but then the agony overtook her and she broke down sobbing. Her entire body shook with the ferocity of the tears as she felt her heart shatter in pain and disbelief. All she could manage to make out was the word "why?" over and over again.

Alice watched her, pain written all over her beautiful features. Reaching over she pulled the human into her lap and her unbeating heart wrenched as Bella resisted her for a second before sagging against her sobbing even harder. "I'm sorry Bella. I will help you. I promise...I'm here." She rocked the human trying desperately to help somehow.

Bella fell asleep exhausted after the entire ordeal. Setting her into the passenger seat, a very guilty and grieving Alice drove her back home. Charlie wasn't home yet, so Alice quickly took Bella upstairs and put her in bed. Leaning down she kissed the human on the forehead and whispered. "I'm so sorry Bella. So so sorry. Please, forgive me."

With that, she slipped back downstairs leaving a note for Charlie telling him that Bella wasn't feeling well and to let her sleep. She ran her fingers across the note gently and glanced up the stairs sadly before blending into the night.

Ok, a bit more to the story decided to write itself. Looks like it's turning out to be a bunch of smaller one shots that relate to one another. Let me know what you think.

-AD