Somewhere after midnight
In my wildest fantasy
Someone's just beyond my reach
That someone's reaching back for me

Bella went straight upstairs to go to sleep, her birthday was tomorrow, and she would turn 18. She would be a legal adult but she knew Charlie would never let her leave. She thought Charlie would leave her alone tonight after all that had happened but she was mistaken.

Charlie walked in his gun drawn walking over to Bella. "Here you are, just for options" Charlie snickered placing the gun on the bedside table, just to further traumatise and confuse the young girl gave him pleasure. "Have fun" he whispered kissing her cheek before walking out her door and downstairs.

Bella sat on the bed frozen looking at the gun. She got up walking away from it pressing herself against her wall. She had bad thoughts she didn't want to pick up the gun, press it to her temple and pull the trigger. Surely she wasn't that weak. She slid down the wall sitting on the floor for hours until she picked up a cloth and looked at it. She could always shoot him...

Charlie sat on the sofa watching a baseball game cheering loudly for his team unaware that Bella stood behind him with the gun raised holding it with a cloth. "Bye dad" she whispered deadly seeing him turn around with shaky hands her fingers pulled the trigger but nothing happened there was only a click. Charlie immediately figured out what was going on and stood from the couch with his hands baled in fists. Bella started to panic dropping the gun and backing away.

"I'm sorry" she repeated over and over hoping her father would forgive her, yet she knew there was a slim possibility of that happening. Charlie got up and walked closer to her. Charlie wouldn't regret what he was about to do; neither would Alice who had just came in through the window.

Bella backed up onto the kitchen wall picking up a knife and holding it out in front of her while Alice started walking silently closer about to reach out and grab Charlies neck she would easily crack. Bella froze looking at Alice. "Alice?" She asked out loud not believing her eyes and Charlie quickly whipped around facing Alice and her hands dropped.

Bella couldn't let her father do anything to Alice. Not knowing about how well the vampire could defend herself, Bella lunged towards her father before Charlie or Alice could do anything stabbing the knife down into his neck. He groaned loudly not knowing what had happened only that there was a sharp pain in his neck and blood running down his back and chest.

Alice went over and grabbed the knife out of Bella's hands and picked up the gun on the floor rushing over to the kitchen she washed the weapons with detergent and some bleach she found in the cupboard so that all fingerprints were off it. Picking the knife and gun up with a cloth she placed the knife in Charlie's hands and placed the gun in Charlies Belt.

"Bella please don't watch this, turn around" Alice begged but Bella was frozen, she couldn't take her eyes of her father. Alice sighed and brought Charlies hands up with the cloth so he was pressing the knife against his neck and she guided his hands to slit his own throat the blood spraying out all over Alice's shirt she stepped away as Charlie dropped to his knees. His hands dropped the knife next to him as they went up to hold his neck to try and stop the bleeding but the wound Alice cut was deep and the blood was still pouring out through his hands.

Bella walked over next to Alice careful not to stand on any of the blood. She faced her father. She needed him to say sorry. "Charlie say you're sorry please" the girl begged but he shook his head and murmured "I'll never be sorry." Bella started to scream at him but Alice quickly placed her hand over the human's mouth to quieten her. "Hun, it's okay. Let's go okay?" The vampire whispered painfully trying to control her hunger. She walked the human outside. It was after midnight everyone was sleeping.

Bella got into Alice's Porsche shaking while Alice walked back inside running up to Bella's room collecting a bag full of the human's clothes running back downstairs she noticed a list on the fridge with Charlie's handwriting. She froze seeing the future if she decided to write a suicide note. It was good; the police would treat it as a suicide. She used a cloth to pick up a pen and a piece of paper from the kitchen table and wrote a suicide note in Charlie's handwriting.

I can't stand myself not after I hurt my little girl. I can't live with myself, I can't let her see me again I can't help myself. I'm sorry.

She grimaced as she dropped it next to the dead man, the blood soaking the paper walking out to her Porsche as Bella was still in a state of shock. Bella saw Alice hand her a bag. "Bella, you haven't been home, Charlie let you sleepover my house okay? I don't want anything to happen to you, well... anything else at least" Alice said starting the engine. All Bella was looking at was her father's blood spread across Alice's shirt. She looked down at her arms and hands and saw her father's blood on her own skin.

"Bella tell me you understand" Alice whispered. "I understand" the human whispered. "Alice do you love me?" Bella asked looking down. She needed to hear it from her. Alice froze for a moment. She had no idea how to put her feelings for the human into words. The pause made Bella nervous she began breathing heavily. "You... Don't... Love... Me" She said in-between breaths. "No, no, no! I do!" Alice said starting to panic. She had no idea how to calm down the hysterical human.

"I love you Bella, from the moment I saw you... and I have no idea why" Alice whispered pulling her onto my chest. "Shhh Bella, it's alright I love you so much" Alice said successfully stopping Bella from hyperventilating. Bella closed her eyes peacefully and Alice allowed the weary human to grab onto her and sleep as she started the car driving off towards... well she didn't really know where to go. She was afraid that if she took Bella back to her house where Carlisle and Esme and she had recently moved back into that Bella would get frightened again, that the house would trigger the memories of those boys hurting her. But Alice had nowhere else to go and to keep up with the charade Bella had to be sleeping over her house.

The vampire pulled into the driveway and gently grabbed the sleeping human in her arms carrying her up into her room setting her on the rarely used bed Alice had in her room.

Bella was having a nightmare, her father and her step father were in it doing stuff to her, horrible things. She called out for Alice over and over waking up with a jolt.

Alice was about halfway down the hallway she heard Bella moan her name. She quickly started walking back but was hit with a vision.

Alice raced to the distressed human's side about to pick her up in a hug when Bella took it upon herself to grab the vampire pulling her onto her chest. Alice was shocked unable to do anything or move before Bella pressed her lips onto the cool lips of the vampire. Twisting her tongue in the vampire's mouth with her eyes closed as Bella lifted off Alice's shirt. Alice still shocked unable to do anything, not wanting to kiss the fragile human back just yet she pulled away and only then realised the damage of her actions. The look on the humans face, her hands clutching at her chest. Alice tried to reassure Bella she loved her but her words were drowned out by the humans screams of desolation.

The sorrow-filled vampire pressed her back up against the wall with head held down, how she longed for the humans lips on hers, how she yearned to hold the human in her arms but she couldn't take advantage of her like this. It took everything not to rush to Bella's side as she kept calling out for Alice.

Bella's hand reached out for Alice wanting to see her walk in the door. She kept calling out, little did she know Alice was just outside the door wanting to go to her as much as Bella wanted her too. Not too long the exhausted human gave up on Alice returning to her and she drifted into a deep uneasy slumber. As Alice sighed heavily, dropping onto the ground silently with her head still held down. The longing in Bella's voice as she called for Alice making her feel horrible she didn't go to her.

At 5am when Bella had quietened down and was breathing deeply indicating that she would be harder to wake Alice brought a bucket of warm soapy water in to wash the blood from Bella's skin. She reminded herself to wash the sheets and the inside of her Porsche just in case. She was just about to press the sponge onto Bella's skin when she froze. Didn't putting warm water on someone's skin while they're asleep cause them to urinate? Alice sighed and pressed her hand on the humans face.

"Bella, Hun you have to wake up, I have to get the blood off you" Alice whispered soothingly stroking the girls cheek until Bella stirred and opened her eyes wearily looking up at the beautiful face in front of her.

"You're here" Bella smiled as her eyes followed Alice crouching down on the floor while she was lying on the bed. Bella inhaled smelling that sweet smell again, it was coming from Alice. She smelled delicious all Bella wanted to do was kiss those lips but she was afraid, not only that Alice might reject her but how she felt towards another girl. She always thought of herself as straight but now she was confused. Alice on the other hand was comfortable with her sexuality, whenever anyone asked she would tell them the truth, she liked girls. She found it much easier that way except for the odd guy still trying to get her even after stating she likes girls.

"Yes of course I am" Alice whispered running my fingers through the humans hair. "I wouldn't want to be anywhere else except with you" Alice said knowing she had to find a way to hold her feelings for Bella back, she knew she was saying too much. Bella just enjoyed basking in Alice's love. She had never been treated like this before.

Alice's cool hands gripped Bella's wrist softly and only now did Bella start to wonder why Alice's skin was so cold. Her thoughts disappeared as Alice started using a sponge to wash the blood off until every speck was gone. Bella knew it was stupid to trust a stranger but Alice was different. Bella trusted her, the first person she trusted in her life. No one else had given her the time of day, even with bruises on her face, covering her whole body the teachers turned the other way ignoring the girl who was crying out silently for help.

"Thank you so much Alice" Bella said in a heartfelt thank you, she could never repay Alice for what she did but she would try. But to Alice it was her who thought she had to repay Bella for finding her, for giving her life a meaning, for giving her life love. She had to help this girl.

"Don't thank me" Alice smiled up at Bella feeling guilty for wanting Bella now, while she was like this. "I know I can't even begin to understand what you've been through but I can relate, a long time ago my mother sent me to an asylum where the guards raped me every night. I knew I was going to the asylum I waited in my room for the guards to take me away to the dark cell I lived in for years. But that was a long time ago" Alice said looking off into the distance behind Bella. Bella didn't know how long ago that was, what the guards did, the electric shocks, how young Alice really was...

"But you're so young..." Bella whispered deep in concentration staring into Alice's eyes that seemed to have years of pain in them as she talked about it.

"You would think that" Alice said absentmindedly not thinking of her time at the asylum anymore but of how human would react to her being a vampire. Bella got more confused but when she opened her mouth to speak the vampire pressed her finger on Bella's lips. "Bella, would you like to go to school with me, I bet I could get you signed up easily" the vampire smiled warmly popping up next to Bella. "What about those guys... they go there..." Bella whispered clutching the sheets tightly. Alice regretted her words as she took Bella's hand in her own. Alice thought of what to say before deciding to tell Bella the truth. "I'm sorry, it's just my brother and his wife are coming back today and It would be awkward if you were here."

If Edward saw Bella Alice didn't know how he would react, it was hard for even Alice to resist Bella's blood. Much less how jealous he would be seeing Alice with her. He had always wanted everything Alice had. He already had Rosalie. Bella wanted to be with the vampire as much as possible, she didn't want to leave her side "I want to go with you Alice" she smiled. "I know you'll keep me safe."

Standing up she looked down at Alice. "But first I think I'll need a shower and some clean clothes." Alice smiled leading Bella towards her bathroom down the hall. "Be careful" were Alice's last words before Bella closed the door. Stripping down to her underwear Bella looked at the bruises covering almost every inch of her body before turning the taps and seeing the water spray down she stepped under it feeling the normally-comforting warm water on her skin it just didn't feel right anymore. She adjusted the temperature of the water to make it cooler and only then did she begin to relax.

Alice knew this was a bad idea, taking Bella to school, especially after they had just killed Charlie. She wondered how the idea came into her head in the first place. Maybe because Carlisle was making her go to school, or maybe she didn't want to leave Bella's side either. She just hoped those boys would leave Bella alone, but the outcome of that happening wasn't very likely. Alice heard the water droplets crashing down onto Bella's skin painting a picture of Bella naked in her mind. Alice tried to get the picture out of her mind walking over to collect some of the clothes she had packed for Bella returning to the bathroom door she knocked on it loud enough for Bella to hear. "I have your clothes" She called out. Bella quickly turned off the taps stepping out and wrapping a towel around her body she opened the door with a big smile on her face, "thanks Alice, you're just amazing."

Instead of handing her the clothes Alice just stood there unable to take her eyes of Bella. Bella started feeling self-conscious seeing such a girl stare at her body like that."Alice?"

Alice knew she needed to respond, give her the clothes at least but seeing Bella wet, the beads of water roll down her pale skin, skin just as pale as the vampires but covered in bruises, was taking her full attention. "You're beautiful" Alice whispered quickly whipping her head to the side away from Bella she held out the human's clothes to her. Bella was now the person to be stunned. "Thanks, but I'm not" Bella whispered taking her clothes out of Alice's hands. Bella thought she was tainted, her innocence stolen from her. Much like how Alice felt during and after her stay at the asylum.

"Well, I... think you... are" Alice murmured trying to take back control of her thoughts. Bella shrugged closing the door behind her she threw the clothes on quickly, a pair of baggy jeans and a plaid button up shirt, her hair still wet, the bags under her eyes almost as dark as Alice's; she was exhausted and sore but she had never felt better and she had Alice to thank for that. The human that was relatively happy for once stepped out of the bathroom to find Alice still standing there already dressed in a blue belted jacket and a pair of black jeans. Bella folded her arms across her chest and had her head held down nervous about going back to school. Alice sensed this and didn't blame her, not after all she's been through.

The vampire wrapped one of her arms around the taller girls shoulder, "Bella, I won't let anyone do anything to you" the vampire promised leading Bella out to her Porsche she had cleaned while Bella was getting dressed. She knew Carlisle ordered her not to drive it around Forks but she couldn't just run to school with Bella. The pair entered the Porsche and Bella couldn't help asking "So, how can you afford a car like this?" Alice had a huge smile on her face turning to the wondering human and answering "I'm great at predicting the stock market trends."

They got into the schools parking lot and Alice just hoped no one would touch her car or even worse; scratch it... The vampire squeezed Bella's hand "Are you ready Bella?" she asked understandingly. The girl nodded stepping out of the car followed by Alice. Bella was scared, terrified seeing the buildings she hadn't had time to get adjusted to. With an arm around Bella's shoulder Alice led her towards administration hoping to see Mrs Coot in the office but instead saw Jessica and she didn't look too happy to see Alice standing in front of her. Jessica hated Alice, she was the jealous type. She wanted to be as thin as Alice and as good looking so instead of welcoming her and being nice to the vampire she spread vicious rumours about her, and told everyone Alice was a freak.

"Hey Jessica, how are you?" Alice asked politely. Even though Jessica hated her guts Alice still was polite and nice to her.

"I'm just fine" Jessica hissed sarcastically looking down at paperwork. "Really busy but I can waste my time talking to you."

Alice just smiled, Bella looked down. "I'm sorry, so Mrs Coot finally retired? Good for her."

"Yeah, she decided to leave me with all this paperwork too.... Paperwork I should be doing now instead of talking to people I don't like."

Bella looked up directly at Jessica her eyebrows lowered glaring at her. How could Jessica be so rude to Alice? As if Alice sensed Bella's anger towards the situation she placed her hand on Bella's shoulder to comfort her.

"Well, I was just wondering, would it be possible to get Bella signed up to start school here?"

"No, you would need her father to authorise that. Just so you know.... and I thought you were smart..."

"Bella don't" Alice whispered in her ear knowing what she was going to do next. Bella looked down into the vampire's eyes as if to say it was alright before slamming her fist down on the table. "Jessica actually if you didn't realise I'm 18, check my records. Now can you fucking stop being a bitch for at least a few minutes?" Bella growled feeling pleased with herself, Alice looked happy as well even if she was shocked. It took a few minutes for Jessica to frown. "Oh... you ARE 18." She muttered loudly handing Bella application forms inattentively. Bella began to fill the forms out with shaky hands as she felt Alice's cool hands on her shoulders she smiled, Alice's touch calmed her if anyone else touched her Bella would begin to feel nervous and panicky. When she was done she handed them back to Jessica directed them to the principal. After talking to the principal and finalising the signup they walked back to Jessica who was feeling threatened now by the Alice and Bella but she had to add one more thing in before they left.

"So you still a lez Alice?" Jessica said starting to file her nails feeling proud of herself. Bella gripped Alice tightly the new information of Alice possible liking girls excited her even though she had no idea if she really liked girls or not. Alice remained calm even though she knew Bella was excited she decided it was better not to overreact. "Yes, in fact I am."

Jessica looked bummed her insults obviously weren't working. She wanted Alice to react to the insults so she would have a reason to kick her out of school grounds. "Come on Bella, let's go to class" Alice whispered taking Bella's hand in hers and went to lead her outside.

"Hey wait! She doesn't have her timetable" Jessica called out behind the pair. Alice had a smug smile on her face as she called back "It's okay Bella has everything with me." The psychic vampire already knew this. "I do?" Bella asked looking down at Alice. Alice just nodded pecking Bella's cheek before skipping off causing the human to pick up her pace to catch up. "So what do I have first?" Bella whispered catching up to Alice. Alice knew the timetable by heart. "we would have Technology, don't worry it's really easy I spend most of it just surfing the net and then there's lunch." Alice lead Bella to a door just as the bell rang "And here we are" Alice said as the door opened and they both walked inside.

During Technology Alice had gotten to talk to Bella, asked her some questions but getting any answers from Bella was proving to be difficult. When the bell rang she led Bella towards the cafeteria. Bella was feeling tense feeling everyone's stares on her. She heard a few people talking about her as she walked past. Alice heard the whispers too, all of them.

"Is that Bella?"

"Did she hook up with Alice?"

"Whats with the bruises?"

"She was raped..."

Bella tried to block the gossip of her peer's out unknowingly gripping Alice's hand tightly Alice just shot the people around her smiles. She was happy-go-lucky for the most part and being calm, not freaking out calmed people around her, particularly her main aim for doing this now was Bella. She didn't want the human to start panicking. They made it to the table sitting down as Alice contemplated about telling Bella about the vampire thing. Although she did want to hold it off she didn't know how much longer she could under these circumstances.

"So how did you know my name?" Bella suddenly asked curiously looking at Alice. Alice didn't know what to say as she looked into the humans sparkling but sad eyes.

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