A/N: Thank you for all the reviews and alerts! This is in Alice's POV, and the chapter title isn't a real word...in the dictionary that is...spell-check says so...

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Chapter Five: Descention

I tumbled out Bella's window and fell towards the ground. I somersaulted once and landed gracefully on my feet. Bella's heart raced and I heard her bed creak obstreperously followed by hurried footfalls. I turned and looked up at her tiny window and waited for her to appear.

A head of long brown locks popped out the window seconds later. I gave her on off my best smiles and waved with false cheer. Promptly I spun around so she wouldn't see the anguish that would be in my eyes. Every step that I took away from Bella, she took another piece of my long dead heart

from me. Her bedroom door burst open timely with my arrival to the edge of the forest.

Walking a few feet beyond the first trees my legs gave out, scattering my note to Bella and my shirt and rose around me. Why couldn't she just try and understand that there was something between us was impossible for me to comprehend. I needed her, even if she was less than what I wanted from her, I still needed to feel her presence.

The familiar burning sensation that I felt throughout the last few days had begun behind my eyes again. More so than ever now, I wished that I was able to cry again. I wanted to be able to express these painful emotions and yet the only way that I could, I couldn't. The one way I could relieve my emotions would be to destroy everything, something that I rarely did and hated to do it. The only person I wanted to seek comfort in was the reason for my distress. Why couldn't things just be easy and normal for me? Right, vampire.

I could her Bella and Charlie talking. He asked if she wanted him to pick me up at school tomorrow to question me about the incident. I couldn't have my name anymore in their database than it is already; and that's just my name. I decided to search the future for anything Charlie might do.

Charlie was waiting in his cruiser near the main entrance waiting for somebody. The minutes quickly flew by and he glanced at his watch; an hour had already gone by.

He exited his vehicle and walked to the main office and asked if someone by the name of Alice Cullen was here today. Mrs. Nudd, the secretary, assured Charlie that I wasn't in school today because I called in sick today. He told her the next time she is at school to give him a call. She agreed and wrote a note, sticking it to the side of her computer.

"Have a good day, Chief Swan!" She exclaimed as Charlie walked back towards his cruiser before getting in and driving off.

Leaning against the nearest tree I could suppress a groan of irritation. I now know where Bella got her stubbornness from. If Charlie was going to wait until I came back to school, he'd be waiting a long time then. Bella went to school though and that meant I could spend some extra time with her there like in English and lunch.

I can't believe that I'm about to let myself get taken in to the police station by my mate's father to question why I'm in love with her and follow her around. This could very well expose me as a vampire, what if they want a blood sample or something. 'Uh, sorry but I can't do that. Why? Because my heart no longer beats and I don't bleed.' That wouldn't work.

A loud howl broke my internal questioning and I was suddenly on my feet. Stupid wolves, just because I didn't make no damn treaty with them they think they can try and force me to by following me everywhere? No way in hell am I not going to change a human, not killing humans should make them happy. One human here will become a vampire whether they like it or not.

I gathered my surroundings and picked up my discarded fails at making Bella see and ran towards my safe haven. I could here the thuds of paws on the hard, frozen forest floor and urged myself to go faster. A sudden idea came to mind―But I liked these clothes―and turned to the river on my left.

The sound of rushing water met my ears as I neared my destination. I leaped into the shallow water and tossed my old shirt away and watched it float away with the current―and it was one of my favorites...

I took off in the other direction upstream and I heard the wolves stop at the river. Submerging myself to shield my scent even more, I vow I will make them pay for my ruined hair. I swam under the water for a few minutes until I thought it was safe for me to surface. That was one of the main reasons I hated those mutts, I couldn't see them. It frustrates me to no end that they have an advantage over me.

Climbing out on to the muddy riverbed, I sighed in relief. I could no longer hear those wolves and I was beyond relived. I needed to get to my house and change, my current outfit was ruined completely now and I wasn't about to just walk around looking like crap.

I could smell my territory markings from here and jogged off towards my home. In less than five minutes I was walking up the dirt road to the larger of my two meadows. A few hundred feet behind the cover of trees on the far side was a small cottage that I have been renovating for myself because I figured that I would need to settle down somewhere if I wanted to stay around.

I slipped my muddy flats outside the front door and walked in the small house. It was unfinished, many walls not having been painted, and lacking furniture besides a few chairs in the main room and a small twin bed in the only bedroom. I never had time to finish―something a never-sleeping vampire should have no problem with―the place since I arrived in Forks three weeks ago.

In the bathroom I stripped down and tossed my clothes in the trash, then started myself a shower. It was a cold shower by human standards, yet the sixty degree water was warm against my cooler skin. I finished sometime later and through on a pair of pajamas.

I curled up onto my bed and prepared myself. It was going to be another long, lonely night by myself; no one to keep me warm.

My clock read six-thirty, so I dressed in my usual designer fashion and walked out to my car. I would have to do this some time anyway, why can't it be today?

I took off, spewing dirt and gravel in my wake as I turned off the small hidden dirt road onto the highway. This entire town was along the highway, schools, police station, library, hospital; it was all here. Why my mate couldn't be from a more exotic place than Forks, Washington was beyond me.

The town welcoming sign flew by and I begrudgingly slowed my car to the speed limit as I neared the school. Forks High School was a depressing bunch of small brick buildings scattered around a larger central building that held the main office. Somebody obviously had some budget cuts... these buildings had to have been from the fifties by their design.

I knew Chief Swan would show up soon to see if I was here today. I headed to the main office where he would go to ask about me. The small overheated, stuffy room was akin to a greenhouse with all the plants harbored in the small room; the plants could easily outnumber the students here.

I sat on one of the few uncomfortable chairs supplied and waited for the Chief to show up. The secretary, Mrs. Nudd, didn't give me a second glance before she once again was ignorant to her surroundings, typing at speeds to rival a vampire.

The first pair of doors opened, followed by the second and the breeze from outside brought in the scent of one that I have come to recognize, Chief Swan. He strode right past me and up to the front desk.

"Hello...Mrs. Nudd."

"Chief Swan!" She exclaimed and straitened out her clothing while sitting in a more professional way. "What do we owe a visit from the Police Chief for? Are you here to do one of those drug searches again, because those are just ridiculous! No child her in Forks would ever dare to touch something vile like drugs. I-"

"No. That's not the reason," Charlie said, cutting off her tirade. "Though I can assure that the searches are just a precaution, and their will be another one shortly probably..."

"Anyway! I came to see if a student here named Alice Cullen is here today. I need to ask her a few questions about an incident with my daughter."

I decided it was now or never, what better way to met your forever's parents than them wanting to arrest you. "Alice Cullen?"

Charlie turned to look at me while Mrs. Nudd glanced over his shoulder. "Yes, Do you know where she is?"

I put on an innocent act and glanced at the two. "I'm Alice. Is there something that you need Sir?" Judging by Charlie's flabbergasted expression, he wasn't expecting to see me waiting I guess. Maybe I should have waited outside or gone to my first class, sure that would seem more normal.

His face turned into an expressionless mask and he gave me what he thought was a fierce glare. I would have laughed at him if I didn't want to make the best impression I could. "You are Alice Cullen?"

I nodded. "I am Alice, I assume you came here for a reason, other than idle chat?"

"Are you going to run?" What a stupid question, I thought. If I wanted to get away, I would have ran the moment I saw you. Not that it would matter if I did now anyway; he would never catch me.

"I have no intention of moving from this spot without your permission." I honestly told him. "I would suggest that we take this somewhere else though―a more private place, away from prying eyes and ears." Upon finishing I glanced at Mrs. Nudd who was not-so-discreetly leaning over her desk trying to listen to our hushed conversation. She flushed furiously at being caught eavesdropping on the Chief of Police.

Charlie followed my stare and turned to see the blushing secretary himself. "I can see that somewhere more private is... necessary. Well, Miss Cullen, I assume you'll give me no trouble so I won't handcuff you, but no funny business or will have to, do you understand?"

Nodding once again I stood and waited for him to leave. "No funny business then, I promise."

He yanked the first door open and held it open for me as I walked to the second pair of doors. "Thank you Charlie." He curtly nodded and pulled the other door open for me.

The sky was its natural dull gray and the rustling of dead leaves could be heard scraping along the coarse pavement due to the extremely unusual strong winds today. We walked in awkward silence―besides Charlie's breathing―to his cruiser. He unlocked his car and opened the rear door for me. Moments later he slid into the driver's seat and started the engine.

I met his eyes in the rear-view mirror and he glared at me. "You'll have to do a lot of explaining Miss Cullen, if you don't want any charges pressed against you because I sure as hell plan on do just that. I hope you know that breaking into a house is a crime, as well as assault."

I observed the many fir trees passing slowly outside the cruiser. Humans are always so slow, it agitating that they actually drive the speed limit. Well, the human I'm currently graced with the presence of one who enforces the law, so I can't expect him to do anything illegal.

"I understand Charlie, I really do. I just hope you will listen to my side of the story first. I did break into your house, but I didn't assault Bella, I would never do that."

"Uh huh. I bet." He quickly turned left, throwing me against the window. The sound of the glass cracking slightly made me pull away. There was a small web of cracks spreading out from where my face hit the window, though I didn't thing it would be noticeable to a human. "Sorry."

He didn't sound sorry at all as we pulled up to the front of the police station. The clicking of his seat belt was the only sound once he cut the engine. He sighed deeply and rubbed his scraggly goatee, turning to look at me.

Charlie stepped out of his cruiser and walked over to me door. I had to hold in a growl as he roughly pulled me from the cruiser to my feet and lead me toward the station.

It was like any other building in Forks: old, brick, and boring. The faded red brick covered by moss on the front near the top of the two floored building. The most interesting thing about the building would have to be the flag whipping in the wind, attached near the double oak main doors. Inside was no different, completely white and spotless, with the furniture expertly arranged in a professional manner.

A thin red-head woman glanced in our direction as Charlie entered with me following. "I got this one, Claire. I'll be in my office if you need me."

I followed his down a dimly-lit narrow hallway to a door that read: Charlie Swan, Chief of Police. He unlocked the door to his small office and allowed me to walk in before him. It was just as bare as the rest of the station besides a few ferns near the window and some pictures. The first one was of him, it was an older photo, and he was being handed a key to the very room we were now in. The second was of him in a tuxedo and a woman dressed in an elegant gown, also an older photo. The last one made me smile, it was Bella, maybe a few years ago having her picture taken in front of her ancient truck.

Charlie noticed my gaze and walked over to the photos. "See, Bella was perfectly happy before, I don't see why you think you need to come in her life making lies and confusing her. I was told that you broke into my house and I saw the evidence myself. The broken window-frame in the living room."

I knew Charlie would find the window broken. I needed to hunt after being so close close to Bella, I didn't have time to fix a damn window. "I know."

"You have numerous charges pressed against you, Miss Cullen. Let's see, vandalism, assault to the first-degree, trespassing, and that's not even all of them. You could spend a few years in prison, or be on probation and have community service on top of the fines you will need to pay."

I gave him my most sorrowful expression and replied once again. "I know. I will pay for the damages to your house and pay the fines, money isn't a problem."

"You can still face some jail time," He countered.

"I honestly hope it doesn't come to that, Sir. I made some very foolish decisions, but those few days...I was not thinking clearly."

"That's obvious," Charlie muttered, thinking he spoke to low for me to hear. "Are you taking any narcotics Miss Cullen?" He said in a neutral tone. I shook my head in disagreement to his questioning statement. I may be addicted, but it was not to drugs. "What do say to a blood test then? Just to be positive nothing slipped your mind."

We were doing so well too...I don't really want to run from you Charlie, you silly human. "I'm sorry, I can't have any blood drawn."

"Why is that?" He asked wickedly. "You have something to hide?"

"No, I do not have anything to hide from you. If you look at the back of my driver's license here," I said and pulled my license from my purse. "I have hemophilia, so if I have any blood taken, it could be deadly. That is another reason I wouldn't do drugs―drugs would certainly kill me."

A few innocent looks later along with almost a thousand dollars in fines, I walked out of the station a free vampire once again. After I showed Charlie my extremely well forged license that proved I had a blood disorder and a few questions, he released me, saying if I even got a speeding ticket that I could expect see him in court. I did have a blood disorder technically, my blood didn't flow which in my opinion is a lot worse than a little constant bleeding.

Being in a room with someone who had faint traces of Bella's scent on them for hours took a hefty toll on my control. I had to focus on his less appealing smell which, thankfully, has stronger. Nonetheless, I needed to hunt.

Charlie had offered to give me a ride back to school were my car was still parked, I politely declined, saying that exercise was good for my condition. He agreed after a few feeble attempts at trying to force me into his cruiser with no avail and huffed away. I swear if he didn't hate me for loving his daughter, he would have a crush on me. Best to keep that to myself for now...could use it as blackmail once I'm with my Bella.

I unlocked my Porsche and slid onto the cool seats which rivaled my own temperature. I hated how Forks was always so cold in the winter, so much cooler than Rio... I will make sure that Bella and I move somewhere nice and secluded so we can have the sun around for more than forty days a year.

I arrived outside my little Finca and parked under the overhand attached to the house. My poor car was pretty dirty and I desperately wanted to turn the small spot into a garage. I walked into the house and went to the kitchen area. I hoped to finish this place and be able to show it off to Bella. Most of the kitchen was a rich brown―which just so happened to be the color of Bella's eyes―and the tiled floor a lighter hue of green. The kitchen was the first room I finished, I don't know why seeing as I will never get to use it. Maybe Bella will let me cook for her?

I didn't have any homework with me because I had been at the station all day and I would have to make it up tomorrow. Not that it mattered, even if this was my first time going to school I knew more about the subjects than the teachers.

Instead, I decided I would indulge in one of my new favorite past times, Bella-dream. I wanted her to understand me, I wanted her to know why I acted like I did when I was first here, and I wanted her. I think I serious messed up my chances with her when I lost myself to the beast those first days I was around her. Just because we are mate's doesn't mean she has to be with me, she would if she was a vampire because then she would feel the pull. In her human form she would have to learn to love me, something no one ever seemed to do, not that I met many people over the years, but still, it would be nice to have some friends.

I knew that I was hurting myself possibly by thinking of a future with Bella because honestly, I didn't know if there was one. I couldn't see her distant future like some people, and that scared me. Would that me she dies and there is no way to prevent it?

I've ran into a few vampires along my travels that claimed that we don't have souls, that we're damned creatures. I never thought that, and if Bella died that would only further my proof because I would have to be in hell. One can't go to hell if you have no soul. I wanted it the other way around, heaven, meaning Bella and I.

I could feel the beginning signs of a vision and allowed it to wash over me quickly.

Bella. She was running in the forest, her heart beating erratically. She shouted a name, Jake? The vision began to blur as the pounding of paws could be heard. The last thing I saw was Bella tumbling to the ground, roughly hitting her head on a rock. He watch read seven thirty.

If I had a heat, I was positive that I would be dead now from heart-failure. What was happening! Is this the reason that I couldn't see Bella's future? Was today the day she would die? The clock on the small, stainless-steel stove was seven fifteen. I had fifteen minutes before Bella would be attacked, by a wolf it seemed. And they say they are here to protect the people...

I was on my feet in seconds, all thoughts of everything gone. My mind was one-tracked now and I knew my eyes would be black to anyone who saw me now. My beast kept telling me one thing, save Bella, save Bella, save Bella! I had no idea where she was, the forests around Forks were endless and I only had a limited amount of time.

I blurred outside my house, opting to smash though the door instead of opening it. The best place to start would be her house.

When I arrived at her house I could not hear her heart. Her truck was gone and so was Charlie's cruiser, their scents lingered even if they were no longer around. I thought back to the vision, she was being chased by the wolves for some unknown reason it seemed. She could be...but why? Was she on the wolves' territory?

A froze mid-stride, what if they smelled my scent on her somehow? I was near her last night, and even if I thought Bella showered daily, maybe she didn't today and they could smell my scent. Surely they would hear her heart, but if they thought she was helping me...Alice you're so fucking stupid!

My mind was made up. I would go to the wolves' and if they try something, I'll be kicking someones puppies for sure. If Bella on wolf land, she would be in danger just by being near one of those temperamental beasts.

I ran though what smelled like a solid wall of garbage and wet-dog and I knew I was on their land. A loud howl shattered the eerie silence in the forest. Had they already found me, these wolves may be better than I thought. I felt colder than I have ever felt before as I thought if they destroyed me, Bella would certainly die as well.

If I could pump adrenaline into my bloodstream, I would be full of it by now, instead, I just felt the monster in me worm its way out of it's cage inch by inch. I would not let Bella die.

I ran closer to the small village of La Push and broke into a clearing in front of the village. I came face-to-face with a group of old men staring open-mouthed and horrified at me. One man's heart stuttered frantically and he sagged forward, slamming into a man in a wheelchair. I ignored the men, one who was possibly in his last stages of life and smelled for Bella.

I smelled nothing as I walked around the outskirts of the village. The wind picked up slightly and I could smell the vague trace of Bella's wonderful scent. I shot off in the direction of the smell and came to a small shack. It was smaller than my cottage and they called this a house?

A familiar red truck was parked outside next to an old Volkswagen. The front of the house crumbled under my fist and I forced myself through the small hole that I made. She wasn't here, yet the house smelled largely of dog and I knew that one must live here. Bella's scent went to the back of the house and I ran straight though two bedrooms and a dreadfully small bathroom before I was in the forest again. In the background I heard the frail structure groan and collapse upon itself and burning wood filled my nose with her scent.

A few unlucky trees met a similar end as I hurtled into them and continued to follow her aroma and a mutt's odor. The smells became strong and I knew that I was gaining on them.

One final tree later and I was met with a sight akin to the one in my vision. Bella lay on the ground as a huge black wolf towered over her. I let loose a fierce growl and pounced. The wolf was facing away from me and I had no idea how it didn't hear my arrival. I could care less.

The poor beast was half-way facing me when I latched onto his neck and sank my fangs deep into his neck. He yelped in pain and bucked me off him sending me tumbling to the earth. I was fast, but he was faster and I felt the most intense pain in my life as the jaw of the bitch closed around my shoulder. He shrieked in pain and anger, slamming my foot underneath his chin and heard a satisfying crunch of bone.

Glancing down at my injured arm I saw that he had torn through my clothing and deep into my skin. A bit of tooth lay embedded in my shoulder and I yanked it out quickly, making more spiderweb fractures appear across my skin. As I turned my attention returned to the dog my enemy I could feel my body heal itself.

I had to get out of here quickly, not only for my sake, but Bella's too. "Leave us alone mutt and I promise to spare your pathetic life!" I hissed angrily at him. My claw-like nail dug deep against my palms, yet I was too far gone to care anymore. I only wanted revenge, revenge against the one who hurt my mate.

He responded with a throaty growl.

I coiled like a spring and sprung at at him once more. He dodged my attack directly and I smashed another tree, and with a groan it fell onto the wolf's back legs. I grinned evilly as I watched the large animal try to free itself from under the huge pine tree.

I approached him and he snapped furiously at me. Instead, I leaped over him and landed on his back, resulting in him thrashing desperately. He almost managed to free himself from the tree, almost.

Before he managed to wriggle free, I slammed my fist into the back of his head and he went limp almost instantly. In the distance I could hear more sharp barks and claws raking into the damp earth. I was by Bella's side in an instant.

I gently cradled her to my stony chest and thought of what to do now. The beast said to take her with me, to somewhere it new was safe, like my place. The tiny rational part said that I had no idea the extent of her injuries and she needed help. He scent helped relax me bit by bit and I decided that Charlie would be able to help her.

I ran swiftly towards the borderline and the thick musky wall of the wolves' scent hit me again. The frantic pounding of my pursuers never ceased and I could hear one of them gaining a lead over the rest. Suddenly a large russet colored wolf burst through the bushes ahead of me and I slid under the beast. I continued without hesitation as I heard the impact of the wolf hitting the one behind me. A few more stumbled by the sounds of it and their sounds and smells slowly faded as I managed to pull ahead.

Bella whimpered against me and she twisted her hand roughly in my disarrayed hair. I pulled her tighter against me and begged her to say something. No reply came as it seemed that she was drifting in and out of consciousness. I sat down with my back to a tree for a few moments before I heard the wolves once again.

"I will take you home, but I'm afraid Charlie won't be too happy to see again today. Not even if you were unharmed, but now..." I knew I was mainly talking to myself, yet I didn't care. I stod swiftly and she whimpered again and I mentally cursed myself for being so aggressive with her still in my arms.

The river came in sight and I jumped over it and landed as softly as possible. She didn't whimper this time and I was grateful for that, every strangled sound that left her was like another nail working it's way into my heart.

I was at Bella's house minutes later. I rang the doorbell with a little too much force as it splintered under my finger. The couch groaned as Charlie stood and walked quickly to the door. He yanked it open and I was bathed in artificial light before shadowed be Bella's father.

He was speechless and roughly pulled her from my arms. A small growl escaped me as I begrudgingly let her go. He gushed over Bella, asking her questions and shaking her slightly. When she didn't respond he looked up at me and froze.

"You..." He whispered in a deadly tone. "I told you. I told you to stay away from us, to not bother her anymore!" He screamed at me.

He continued to rant about me and I heard the gentle thuds of paws once again, well fuck. "She may need medical attention Charlie. You need to take her and get her checked on by a professional, you can come and deal with me later." I pleaded with him, he did not want to be here when they arrived.

Thankfully he listened and grabbed his car keys and I helped him put Bella in the passenger seat. He flipped the lights and sirens on―a little too dramatic for my tastes―and speed off. I watched the man who hated me drive away with my only loved one as the wolves descended.

A/N: First time in APOV! Let me know if I should continue some chapters in her POV or not.

Okay, I've been asked some questions frequently, so I'll answer them. Alice is a nomad. The Cullen's will be in this story. And I don't plan on Alice being some creeper forever. This story will be really long hopefully, or I may cut it in half and make a sequel if it gets too long...

So I've been thinking, (Not Good!) I might change this to chapter four and chapter four to chapter five. You are reading chapter five now just so you know in case you forgot for some stupid reason. Let me know if this would be a good idea! I love all your guy's thoughts and ideas and questions, so ask/say away! :D