"Somewhere just beyond my reach,
There's someone reaching back for me,
Racing on the thunder and rising with the heat,
It's gonna take a superman to sweep me off my feet"
Alice and Jake walked into the house, Jake's nose perking up at the smell of the food. The small vampire danced into the kitchen --she knew it was there because of the smell-- and jumped on the first girl she saw.
Bella gave a small screech, and they all winced at the sound. Emily raced into the room, concerning glittering across her face. "What are you doing?"
She blinked, seeing the two girls on the ground together. Bella tried to support herself while Alice's arms were latched around her neck, her cheek rubbing against Bella's.
"Alice?"
She nodded against Bella's cheek, her hold tightening. "Mmm, you still smell good too"
Embarrassment was soon etched across Bella's face. "W-what are you doing here?"
"I had a vision that you were dead, so I went to comfort Charlie. Your friend Jake over there told me to come here to see you"
Bella's eyes flickered from Alice to Jake instantly. "Why?"
"Bells, you can't stay here forever" he whispered.
"Why not?"
"He is right..." Sam said, a look of contemplation on his face. "It's a strain on both parties, and it's dangerous for you"
"B-but"
"You don't want to see Edward again?" Alice questioned, her grip could have easily broken a human body. It only showed that she was afraid that Bella could possibly disappear at any moment.
"N-no"
"It's fine, I'll stay till I can convince you to come back"
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Bella stared Alice down, there was no escaping the girl now that it was the middle of the night. "Alice..."
"Eventually, you're going to have to come back with me"
"No... I won't"
"Yes you will I--"
"Stop it" Bella said, closing her eyes tight. She opened her eyes to see Alice sitting there wide eyed, her mouth opening and closing, no sound coming.
"What?"
After a few moments, her voice recovered and she coughed. "I-I d-don't know..."
"Your voice just stopped?"
Alice nodded, looking lost for once. Without warning, she shook her head. "Bells, he lo--"
"I don't wanna hear it"
Once again, her voice failed her.
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Edward stared at the feet sticking out from under the flaming red car, clothed in strappy, expensive sandals. "Rosalie... where's Alice?"
There was a slight shift, then he heard some more use of tools. "I asked Jasper already," he continued, "Jasper said she had run off somewhere without telling him"
She snorted, "She said that she was 'getting new research', though we both know that's not the case" His eyebrows furrowed at the comment. "What do you mean?"
Pushing herself out from under her precious BMW, she stood up in front of Edward. "Isn't it obvious? She probably snapped and finally went back to see that little human girlfriend of yours..."
His eyes hardened at her tone, it was almost disgusted. "You're jealous of her? Or is it because she's getting more attention from your siblings then you?"
'Edward, I love you. She's hurting you, I can't condone that...'
He sighed, "So what do you want me to do?"
Getting back under the car, she continued to work.
'I want you to make it better for everyone.'
He truly didn't know how to do so.
"Some things are easier said then done" Who was the genius who thought that up? Because, surely, he didn't truly understand the dilemmas a vampire might have...