Yes, I realize that I'm a horrible person making you all wait this long. I'm very sorry. Thank you again to all of you that have reviewed and added this story to your favorites. You sure know how to make a girl feel special! Again, I own nothing.

We arrived home past Twilight. Esme greeted us both with a hug. Carlisle was at the hospital. Esme told us there had been a serious accident earlier and they needed Carlisle's assistance. Edward was at Bella's. The house seemed empty with half of my family gone. Rose and Emmett had gone hunting. I knew Jasper and I should go hunting as well but honestly all I wanted to do was go to my room and not move for a while. For possibly the thousandth time in my "life", I wish I could sleep. Jasper felt my unease and took my hand. He led me to our room after saying goodnight to Esme and we curled up on our bed.

"Are you going to school tomorrow?" He asked me while rubbing his hand along my back.

"Yes, Carlisle can't cover for me forever."

"I should go with you."

I smiled at him. "I think people would notice. Beside you're supposed to be in college right now."

Jasper rolled his black eyes. He definitely needed to hunt. "I still don't like you being there with him."

"I'll be fine. Edward's there and contrary to popular belief, I can fend for myself."

"I'm well aware of that. I would just feel better if I could be there with you."

I cupped his face with my small hands. "You'll always be with me. I love you."

"I love you."

We didn't speak anymore. We just held each other until the sunlight streamed through our bedroom window.

"Get your ass up Alice!" Emmett banged on our door. "Time to go to school slacker!"

I rolled my eyes and then laughed. I kissed Jasper, then pulled myself off the bed. I quickly chose an outfit and began getting ready.

Edward and I pulled in Bella's driveway. We stepped out of the car and made our way to Bella's door. She opened it and gave me a hug.

"Alice! I've missed you!"

I laughed. "Did you miss me enough to go shopping with me?"

Her face changed as she pulled away from me. "Um, maybe not that much."

"You realize that when you become part of our family, you will have to shop with me, right?"

"Well, I'm not sure Edward's ready to take that step."

"Edward is standing right here." My brother said.

We both laughed and Bella ran to him and kissed him. "Of course we do." She told him.

Charlie chose that moment to come downstairs. I smiled at him. "Good morning Chief Swan."

"Good morning Alice, and how many times do I have to tell you to call me Charlie?"

"Sorry." Since my family and I came back from Italy, I haven't felt comfortable around Charlie. I knew he wasn't mad at me, but he still held a grudge against Edward. I tried my best to keep the peace.

"It's okay. How are you feeling? Bella told me you've been sick."

"Oh, I'm feeling better. After all, I have a doctor for a father."

Charlie nodded and then told us all to have a good day. He left in his cruiser.

"I think he's warming back up to us." I told Edward.

"He didn't even address me." Edward retorted.

"Which is a positive step."

Edward ruffled my hair and then took Bella by the waist. "We should go." I followed them out to the car and got in the backseat. Bella spent the entire ride to school talking about all the stuff I missed. Apparently Damon wasn't at school either and there was a rumor going around that he and I had ran off together. I scoffed at the thought. As Edward pulled in the school parking lot, I had a feeling of dread enter my stomach. I was fairly sure that Damon wasn't a demon lord, but he was still dangerous. I told Edward and Bella bye and headed toward the office to give them my "sick" note that Carlisle wrote for me. I opened the door and gave the secretary a smile.

"Good morning Miss Cullen, I trust you are feeling better."

"Yes ma'am." I replied giving her my note. She thanked me and I headed toward my class. Once again, thanks to Edward's driving, I was early and I had some time to kill. I decided to go to the library and see if it had any books on demons. I stepped inside and wandered over to the myths section. Several books on vampires were displayed and I laughed to myself. Not one of those books have an accurate description on how my family really is.

"Searching for you long lost relatives?" A voice sounded behind me.

I turned giving Damon an evil glare. "Actually, I was trying to find out where exactly you fit into the demon realm."

His face never faltered. "Learn anything?"

"Quite a bit actually." I crossed my arms. "You're not actually a demon lord. If you were, your name would be mentioned somewhere. It's not. So, what are you really?"

"Alice, did you know that names were a powerful thing?" He didn't move towards me. He stood completely still.

"What do you mean?"

He smiled. "A name gives you power. It lets people know that you exist. It makes you feel important."

"I don't understand. Are you saying that your name isn't Damon?"

"No, I was truthful about my name."

"Then you're not a demon lord."

"I never said that. I actually have several names that I go by. Damon is one that I feel closest to. Just as I know that you prefer Alice to Mary."

"I only remember being Alice."

He nodded. "You were born Mary Alice Brandon."

"I'm aware. What's your point?"

"My point, dear Alice, is that a name means so much. You should know. Your family has gone through several names. Whitlock, Hale, Cullen, just to name a few."

"So, names are powerful. Does that mean if I discover your true name, I can destroy you?"

"I'm immortal Alice, you can't kill me." He took step closer causing me to take a step back. His hand reached out pushing a strand of hair away from my face. "Join me. I have so much I can offer you."

"No." I moved back again and my back hit the bookshelf. I found myself trapped. His arms pinned me against the shelf. I was positive that even with my vampire strength, I wouldn't be able to push him away. I tried anyway and only managed to get his hands wrapped around my wrists. He seemed to enjoy this new position. I just felt sickened and did what any other girl in my situation would do, I kicked him where it hurt. True to form, he went down.

"You might be a demon, but you're still like any other male." I informed him. I quickly left the library before he could recover.

I dreaded class knowing I was going to have to sit beside a pissed off demon. I waited for him to show but he never did. In fact, I didn't see him for the rest of the school day. School went by rather quickly and soon I was home. Jasper had gone hunting and wasn't there when Edward, Bella, and I arrived. Emmett and Rosalie were in the living room watching something on television. Emmett could probably spend his entire life in front of the television. He managed to make even the boring shows entertaining. Rosalie didn't seem to be paying much attention to the show. She had a magazine open and seemed enthralled of its contents. Esme was off somewhere and Carlisle was at the hospital. I went to my room and changed clothes.

I walked over to my dresser and opened my music box that Jasper had given me as a present a long time ago. It was white and had ballet slippers surrounding the sides. Inside, a ballerina twirled around. Jasper had said that the box reminded him of me. He was always doing sweet things like that for me. I twirled around the room losing myself to the music, when my cell rang. I smiled recognizing Jasper's number.

"Hey baby."

"Hello Alice." The voice on the other end wasn't my Jasper.

"Damon. What are you doing with Jasper's phone? Where's Jasper?" Panic coursed through my body.

I could hear his laugh. "Jasper and I are becoming great buddies. In fact, we were just talking about you. We both want to see you."

"Where are you?" He quickly gave me instructions and hung up the phone. Several thoughts raced through my head. He had my Jasper and he was going to hurt him. I wasn't about to let that happen. I was about to open my window and slip out when Edward's hand landed on my shoulder.

"We're coming with you."

It wasn't until then that I realized that he, Emmett, and Rosalie were standing there.

"How did you?" I couldn't finish.

"I heard your thoughts." Edward said. "Besides, no one messes with one of our family and gets away with it."

"Hell no!" Emmett yelled. "I've been looking forward to this ass kicking for a long time!"

I smiled. "Thank you."

"Please Alice, you think we're just gonna let you have all the fun?" Emmett laughed. "I told you no one messes with my little sister and survives."

I nodded. I had the best family in the world. Damon didn't stand a chance against us.