A/N: Okay I admit it, I procrastinated on this chapter. Be mad all you want. It's just that it was really hard to figure out where each Cullen/Hale stood. And sorry about the length, too. But hey, at least now you can't sue me for brain or eye cancer.

P.S.- I would have this up a lot sooner but Fanfiction wasn't working.

Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight yadda yadda yadda

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Family's Feud

Normally, my house was inviting and beautiful. But now, it looked ominous and evil. The largeness made it intimidating, and the yells coming from the inside only made me want to turn around even more. I was barely half-way to the garage when Rosalie stormed out with Emmett right behind her.

"HOW COULD YOU?" she pointed her finger at me accusingly. I've never been more scared my entire life. All I could do was stare at her frozen in fear.

"HOW COULD YOU, EDWARD? GET OUT OF THE CAR, AND ANSWER ME DAMN IT!" she screamed. I finally was able to comprehend what she said. I slowly got out of the car, mentally calculating the odds of escaping. They didn't seem very good because the instant my feet touched the ground, Rosalie started to race towards me with fire in her eyes. Emmett grabbed her by the waist to restrain her.

"EMMETT, SO HELP ME GOD IF YOU DON'T LET ME GO. . . ." she trailed off.

"Come on, Rose, you can't try to kill him. Be rational. He's your brother."

"The Hell I can't! Now let me GO!"

"I will once you calm down. You can still be mad, and you can still scream at him, but don't try to hurt him."

While Rosalie struggled to free herself from Emmett's grasp, the rest of the family excluding Carlisle came out. Alice was the first one I noticed, she smiled a sad smile that didn't reach her eyes. But as soon as it came, it disappeared.

"Why are you willing to risk exposing us for a human? I've tried so hard not to give in to my nature, and you go around and flaunt your abilities without a thought." Jasper yelled.

"I did not do it for that purpose. There was no other option!"

"No other option? Of course there was another option, you just chose against it!"

"What was the other option, Jasper? Let her die? Is that what you would rather? You know just as well as I do that there would have been no stopping you OR me if I let that happen! Are you telling me that it would have been better to let the whole high school watch us drink her blood off the ground? Because, if you ask me, what I did sounds a Hell of a lot safer than what you want me to have done." I countered. Jasper just stood behind Alice as he glared at me, digesting everything I said.

"Kids, please calm down!" Esme pleaded.

"I will NOT calm down! Edward should have taken care of this problem in the first place. You should have just killed her that very first day, instead of trying to prove yourself to all of us! But now, she actually saw you, and the rest of them question how you were even there! If the Volturi find out, they'll kill you, and most likely us too! You must get rid of her before she finds out!" Rosalie shouted.

"I WILL NOT KILL HER!"

"Why not?" she asked.

"Because I trust her! She promised she wouldn't tell anyone! " I replied. She looked taken aback by my answer nut quickly composed herself.

"How can you trust her? You of all people should know about human nature! They deceive each other without a second thought all the time as long as it's for their benefit!"

"You want to know why I trust her? Because I listened to her thoughts, Rose! She's different from most people I come across! She's sincere and genuine and selfless. But you wouldn't know about that because you are the complete opposite of that. It's not just humans that are self-centered."

"That was uncalled for!" Emmett said wrapping a protective arm around Rosalie's waist. "You were the one who broke the rules. You exposed us to a human, and I don't care if it was to save a life. Just because she meant it today, doesn't mean she will keep her promise tomorrow. The only way to make absolutely sure no one finds out is to kill her. If you won't do it, one of us will."

"Emmett, Rosalie. Have Carlisle and I taught you nothing? What is the point of refraining from human blood if you think about killing them for something that is just a possibility?" Esme said, barely over a whisper.

"Yes, this is risky for us, but Edward will know if she decides to go back on her word," she looked over at me, "And you will tell us if anything happens, right?"

I nodded in affirmation, and she smiled with forgiveness and love in her eyes.

"But that's not good enough," Jasper chimed in, "We have to be absolutely sure she doesn't find out anything else."

"And what do you propose, Jasper?" Emmett asked.

Jasper walked over to me and said, "You can't talk to her. That's the only way." You can't fool me, Edward. I know how you feel about her, it's almost the same way I feel for Alice. If you talk to her, there's a really good chance that she'll get too involved and eventually figure it out.

I kept my face calm, but my mind reeled. Could Jasper actually be right? Could I truly have the same feelings for Bella as he does to Alice? I couldn't believe it. But then again, why does it seem impossible to ignore her? When I think about not being able to talk to her, an unmistakable pain where my heart is appeared. Is this what Jasper meant? I knew it would be hard, but I had to prove them wrong.

I looked him square in the eye and said, "Fine. I'll do my best to make sure she won't find out, and if that means no talking to her, then so be it."

It was difficult for me to say those words, but I was able to hide it well.

"Everyone, Carlisle will be here in about twenty minutes, so let's go inside and wait until he gets here," Esme said after a short silence.

Rosalie was the first to go, but not before glaring at me. Emmett followed right behind her while muttering complaints about everything. Jasper and Esme left leaving Alice and me outside.\

"Alice?"

"Yes?" she whispered sadly while looking down at her feet.

"You haven't said a word this whole entire time," I pointed out. "Why?"

"It's just that-"she looked up at me "Right before the accident, I had a vision about it. Only in this one, you didn't save her. When she started to bleed, you lost it and bit her. We pulled you away before you drank all her blood. Apparently, she was in good enough condition to make it through the transformation, because I saw her as a vampire. I got really short glimpses of you two together doing random things. Now, it's different. She was human in the visions I saw, and all it is is you two sitting in class ignoring each other. Edward, if this is this girl that you've been waiting for for the past eighty-something years, don't mess this up please. You've been alone for much too long," she said in a rush. She looked at me one last time and left me with my thoughts.

When she closed the front door I started a war with myself. Who should listen to? Alice or the rest of my siblings? If Alice and Jasper were right, then does that mean I don't ignore her and see where that takes me? But how could we ever have anything? She will age, while I stay seventeen forever. And plus, it is still the hardest thing in the world not to drink her blood. I was the predator and she was the prey.

Never in my . . . existence had I been this confused or frustrated about something. Normally I would know what the right thing to do is, but now, it seems like nothing will work out. What would happen if I do ignore her? Would everything just get back to normal? Would this end up as some long-ago memory? I wasn't even sure there was anything to make a memory out of.

I had to make a choice, but I can't right now.

Barely five minutes passed when a pair of glowing headlights broke through the trees. Carlisle's Mercedes stopped in front of me, and the tinted widow rolled down.

"Edward, what is the Volvo doing in the middle of the yard?" At first I was confused and then it hit me that I never got a chance to park it.

"Oh, well halfway to the garage, Rosalie came out and demanded I get out the car, so I guess I never put it in the garage yet."

Okay, well go put it the garage, and then follow me.

I nodded then slid into the Volvo. Seconds later I was walking through the door with a very angry Rosalie watching me from the couch.

Have fun. The sarcasm dripping from her "voice" was hard to miss. She smirked at me as I followed Carlisle up the stairs.

OooxooO

"So, you're sure that she won't tell anyone?"

"Yes."

"And we can trust her."

I nodded in silence. He exhaled loudly as he stared at his hands as if they were the most interesting thing in the world.

He just sat there, as if he had nothing else in the world to do, while each agonizing second ticked immeasurably slow for me. The clock in the background was anything but comforting, it just added to my edginess. I wasn't allowed to listen to Carlisle or Esme's thoughts when they were about to reprimand someone. Now I had no idea what to expect.

I looked around the room taking note that absolutely nothing had changed. Of course it didn't change. Was it really not that long ago I was in here? It seemed like ages.

"I think Jasper was right." His voice pulled me out of my reverie and her continued when he realized he had my attention.

"Well, I don't thin you should ignore her at all, just refrain from talking to her. . . outside of class. You can't let her figure this out, and you know what will happen if she does. Only get involved when you feel like you really have to."

"That's fair," I agreed. He got out of his chair and walked toward the door. He stopped and faced me before he left the room completely.

"Edward, go and hunt. And relax. You'll get through this I know you will." Esme and I have also noticed a slight change in you, but we can't seem to pinpoint exactly what though.

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