A/N: I am soooo excited to bring Alice in to this story! I always knew they were meant to be, screw Edward! I'll take him instead. Okay, chapter two.
BPOV:
It's been three weeks to the day that Edward proposed to me. Which also means it's been three weeks since he got a broken nose from Emmett, causing Charlie to turn into cop mode and take Em into the station. He was not happy when I had to come and bail him out, gloating in his face. Eventually, the big baby got over the fact that his oh-so-more-mature sister is not a little girl anymore, and he needs to let go. Everyone else was ecstatic for us, including my father which shocked me the most.
So that's how I ended up here at the Cullen house, sitting at their dining room table. Edward was on my right, while there was an empty chair beside me. Carlisle was at one head of the table and Esme was at the other. Rose sat on the right of Edward and finally Emmett and Charlie sat on the other side of the table with another empty chair. It was time to discuss the wedding plans and we were just waiting for Jasper and his girlfriend, who no one has ever met until now, show up. Everyone was cranky from the rain-inevitable, but still annoying- and anxious to meet Jaspers infamous girlfriend.
Rose gave up her calm façade first, throwing her hands up in the air and sighing loudly. "What is Jasper doing to that poor girl, raping her in a car?" Just then, the sound of unexpected footsteps came from the hallway into the room.
"Rosalie, how about you shut your mouth and stick to putting on lip gloss." Jasper snarled from the doorway, holding a pale hand. Her figure was hidden behind him as he stood apprehensively between sitting down and bolting to the door. Rose was giving him the glare of death from her seat, and I frowned. Why, WHY am I always the peacekeeper? I got out of my chair and made my way to where Jasper was standing.
I smiled gently and put a hand on his shoulder. "Why don't you introduce us to the pale girl hiding behind you in the shadows?" I cast a quick subtle look over his other shoulder and got nothing but a few spikes of black hair. I cocked my head to the side, and blinked. "I don't bite, I promise." I addressed her. "Plus, I don't even know your name."
Suddenly, there was a laugh and a small pixie like girl appeared in front of Jasper, bouncing on her toes and grinning wildly. My heart gave a jerky and erratic thump, but not from the scare. In front of me stood the most exquisite creature I have ever laid eyes upon. She was tiny, maybe about 4'9, and her hair was a deep black spiked in every direction. The hairstyle seemed to stand out from the bubbly look in her hazel eyes and the bounce in her step, let alone the fact that every feature on her beautiful face shone like a million stars on a clear night. My hands clenched up in fists and I tried not to look hostile towards her as I attempted to manoeuvre away from her.
Apparently luck wasn't on my side today, or maybe it was in a sick twisted way that was still new to me. She was obviously a girl with no personal boundaries, as she bounded forward to meet me and crushed me into a hug. I could vaguely hear the voices laughing around me, because all I could feel was us. My whole body was on fire when she touched me and I could feel my arousal between my legs as I squeezed them together to get rid of the burning desire that was growing deep. She pulled back and grinned happily at me before she started talking at a speed so fast I wouldn't have understood if she wasn't the center of my focus.
"Hi, I'm Alice Brandon! I'm Jaspers girlfriend of almost a year now. Wow a year, really? Anyway, you must be Bella Swan, Edward's fiancée. I've heard so much about you and it's great to finally meet you! Oh, and did I forget to say congratulations? Well I did now, I'm so happy for you guys. Jasper talks so highly of Edward and you seem like the perfect girl for him, and I'm glad you guys are happy too." She finally took a breathe and hugged me quickly and cheerfully ran back to Jasper's side. I glanced to the table and everyone was staring at her in shock.
Finally, Emmett blinked and set himself into a roar of laughter before standing up. "My, my little pixie." He grinned heading towards her. "I like you already!" He laughed at nothing and gathered her into an Emmett style hug, which I will admit hurts. He set her to the ground and she raised an eyebrow at him, perfectly unfazed. Then her serious face slipped and she set into a fit of laughter with Emmett with a very noticeable difference. Emmett sounded like a guffawing hyena while Alice's voice filled the air with harmony as if she was singing to everyone.
I sat down tersely in my seat, every part of my body rigid. Why did I feel like this? I just wanted everyone to sit down and talk wedding, so I could finally try to get Alice off my mind, where she shouldn't be in the first place. Finally, after many warm hellos and greetings, Esme stood up and clapped her hands. She motioned to the table where only I remained sitting, as a reminder to why we were all here.
Everyone took the seats they had originally, while Alice sat on my left and Jasper on Emmett's right. My body tensed at the natural current that flowed through us as her arm casually bumped into mine as she moved her chair. An action so normal that it shouldn't cause reaction, but it did. My heart stopped beating, and then restarted automatically on an adrenaline rush. I let go of Edwards hand so I could lean into him, as far away from Alice as possible while making it look innocent.
Alice's bell like voice chimed in. "So where do we start?" She asked, and 6 other pairs of eyes looked at me. I blushed deep from the attention and buried my face into Edward's chest. "Love," He murmured in my ear. His breath was on my neck, a gesture that had me shivering in my seat. I still was in love with Edward, but what did I feel towards Alice then? Lust, or a crush? I guess Edward said something to me that I didn't hear because he raised an eyebrow and nudged me.
"What?!" I said quickly, snapping out of my daze. Alice giggled, and my arm got many goose bumps. Rose slid a basket over to me and I glanced it in. There were four types of flowers in there. "Which colour?" She asked me, inclining her head. "You should pick the colour scheme too!"
For the next few hours, all we talked was wedding this and wedding that, which I was extremely grateful for. "Whose going to be designing this anyway?" Emmett asked from across the table, clearly bored. Jasper beamed with pride and he straightened up in his seat. "Alice, she's one of a kind for that stuff." His voice was dripping with affection that made my stomach knot up in a burning way. I furrowed my brow, I hadn't felt this way since Edward dated Tanya Denali during our slight break up. Was I jealous of Alice? Then it dawned on me. I was jealous. . . Of Jasper. I nearly flew back my seat, standing up quickly then my feet could handle and tripping, only to be steadied by Alice. She looked at me concerned so I gave her my best attempt at a smile.
"I have to go." I yelled to everyone and I placed a quick kiss on the back of Edward's neck before I rushed out of the Cullen house. My heart was beating with every step that I took- I had rode with Emmett and Charlie so I decided to walk and clear my mind- and my head was racing. I ended up by the side of the river, slumped against a tree. I could hear voices from far away but I paid no attention to anything. Tears fell down my face in clumps. I wrapped my arms around my torso and heaved a few sobs. The rain was hard on my face, so I buried it away in my knees. I felt like I had betrayed Edward, with these feelings that I had for Alice. It wasn't fair to him, because he had done everything for me.
There's only one solution to this problem. I'm going to have to stay away from Alice as much as possible. No matter how hard that is, and how much I don't want too. Suddenly the bushes shook, and a pair of Jimmy Chou heels appeared on the ground. I smiled slightly, only Rosalie. "Bella!" Her voice was saturated with relief as she half ran over to me. I lifted my drenched head to glance at her as she sat down beside me, completely mudding her outfit. "When Emmett and Charlie went home, they said you weren't there and I figured you'd be out here." She smiled at me and wrapped her arms around me.
I lent into her side, grateful to have such an amazing best friend. "Well, you found me." I murmured. We sat in silence as the rain pounded on our faces for what seemed like a lifetime until her cell phone rang. "Hello?" She asked, her face visibly brightened. "Hey Emmett, yeah I found her. No I can't tell you." She paused. "I'll bring her back when she's ready. Mm, yes." She laughed. "I love you too baby, see you soon." She hung up and turned to me, a bright smile on her face. "Can I tell you a secret?" I nodded, anything for a distraction. She leaned towards me, putting her lips at my ear like there was other people around.
"I'm pregnant, Bella." She grinned at me, grabbing her stomach. I blinked, and blinked. "Rose, that's not possible. . ." I trailed off. She grinned wider and pulled something out of her purse. A pregnancy test, and sure enough there was a huge pink plus sign on it. "I have an actual appointment with the doctor this weekend, please say you'll come with me!" I could never say no, not for this. Rose had dreamed of having a big family since she was a little girl. When I was 16 and she was 17, we both got in a car accident. I was lucky, only breaking my wrist but Rose was unfortunate. The accident slammed her uterus around, making her unable to have children. She cried in my arms for hours that night, thinking how her dreams were ruined.
"A miracle baby." I murmured to her. "Of course I'll come with you." She smiled at me and pulled me up to my feet. "Time to get back to reality." She said, dragging me along.
Back to reality. Back to Edward, Emmett, the wedding, the doctors, and Alice. The pixie girl that will always hold a spot in my heart, for the strange things that I feel towards her. Back to the insanity that I call life.
A/N: I posted both chapters at once, because I already had them written (: Reviews are any confusion here, lets start with this.
Edward is Esme and Carlisle's son. Emmett and Bella are siblings and Charlie is their dad. Rose and Jasper are twins and they live with their parents. Alice is Jasper's girlfriend of a year, and she lives out of town with her mother.
