A/N: This is the second chapter. Thanks for all the lovely reviews I received, it really makes a writers day, its nice to know that people are enjoying what you write. I hope you like this chapter!

Chapter Two: Premonition

The next day I charged down the stairs seven at a time, pushing myself to the highest speed possible. I did this every morning attempting to beat the Cullen Stair Descending record. I hadn't managed it yet, but it was just a matter of time before it was mine. Currently it was held by Edward, not surprising really as he was the fastest out of all of us. But stair descending did require more than simply just speed, muscle power played a big part. And that was something I had lots of. The fact that my legs were longer should be on my side too, enabling me to jump more stairs in less time. I could feel it, this time the record would be mine, I could feel it coming. As I reached the bottom step, I calculated my time triumphantly. That had got to be a record. Damn. Still 0.8 seconds off. Next time would be the time then. I would take that record form under Edward's nose.

"Bad luck then!" Edward teased as I entered the kitchen. "Guess today wasn't the day again?"

"You wait and see Eddie boy, by this time tomorrow, you will be recordless."

"You say that every single day Emmett."

That was so not true. Tomorrow looked promising, more promising than any other tomorrow that had felt promising.

I bounced over to the table, humming as I went, and sat down opposite Esme, who was planning one of her garden parties. I grinned as I watched Alice and Edward prepare for school. I wouldn't have to do that again for many more years. God that was an exhilarating feeling.

Edward got ready within seconds and was off to pick up Bella before I could even gloat at him. Wow I'd never thought I'd see the day Edward, dear old Edward was obsessing over a girl. He'd surprised us all. Me and Jasper had had a bet about it. I'd betted he'd be single forever, while Jasper had betted that he'd eventually give into Tanya and settle down with her. Turns out neither of us were right.

I was watching curiously as Alice pulled on some high shoes with a label that resembled two Cs interlocking. Looked vaguely familiar, maybe Rose had something with the same label.

I got bored quickly of watching Alice and turned my attentions to the newspaper in front of me. Carlisle always bought the newspaper every day without fail, I've never been quite sure why though, normally it just depressed him. The front page was as cheerful as always, some old lady had been brutally murdered in Seattle, with no clues or evidence as to who the killer was. The newspapers were always like this, full of bloodthirsty violence and crime, which was the exact reason Carlisle hated reading them. I had to agree though, I disliked reading them too. Why couldn't nice things be published like summer fetes and car boot sales?

As I was turning over into the crossword section, I saw Alice freeze in the chair opposite me. He eyes glazed over and her expression went vacant, obviously staring at something the rest of us couldn't' see. I turned back to my crossword, looking at the first clue which read "a medium sized cat that inhabits South America" Hmm, I never was too good on animals, but it was definitely not a lion, tiger, leopard or panther… I began crossing off big cats on my fingers trying to find the right one. Eventually I turned to Carlisle.

"Carlisle, what's a medium sized cat that inhabits South…." I trailed off as I saw his expression. It looked slightly worried. I followed his gaze and saw he was looking at Alice, who was still in a trance. This was unusual Alice's visions didn't usually last this long. I glanced sideways at Jasper, whose eyes were focused on Alice also.

We waited for Alice to snap out of it. I couldn't't help fearing the worst with Jasper next to me, pumping anxiety into the atmosphere. Yet I knew he had a right to be worried. Usually when her visions were this long it meant she was focusing extremely hard on getting as many details as possible. And if she was desperately collecting details it usually meant something bad was about to happen.

After about ten more seconds Jasper rose from his chair and went to her. He dropped down beside her, put his arms around her small frame and picked her up. Gently Carlisle then shook her shoulder trying to pull her out of her trance. Slowly Alice came back to the real world.

"Okay Alice?" Carlisle asked quietly, worry still plastered on his face.

"Yeah, sorry I was focusing." Alice replied.

"On?" Jasper prompted, sinking down into a chair and adjusting Alice so that she was sitting on his knee.

"We were in the forest, not too far from here. I'd guess sort of between us and La Push."

"You mean on the Treaty Line?" Carlisle interrupted.

"Yeah I suppose it must have been. There were lots of ferns and a mossy log, and a little trail that wound its way between the ferns. Does that help?"

"Yes" Carlisle murmured "the Treaty Line."

"We were chasing something. And then suddenly it all went blank and the only reason I can think to explain that is that the wolves were there."

At this I sat up straight to listen. This could get interesting; I hadn't had a decent challenge in ages. Alice then continued, interrupting my thoughts.

"But I couldn't figure out what we were chasing or why we were chasing it. Or why the wolves would get involved."

Esme spoke up for the first time.

"I'm sure there's nothing to worry about. We were probably just chasing something while hunting. And then met the wolves by chance."

My eyebrows shot up at this, there was no way we'd run into the La Pushers by chance. We always made a point of staying way away from the line, much to my disappointment. I always fancied taking on one of those monsters.

Jasper and Carlisle weren't convinced either.

"Maybe you'll see something more today!" I said eagerly. A confrontation with the wolves sounded fun, and I wanted to know what it was we were chasing.

"Do you know when this is happening?" Jasper asked gently, pulling Alice closer to him. She leaned against him and shook her head.

"Are you sure it's a good idea to go to school?" Esme said "Wouldn't you rather wait here for visions; it would look slightly strange if you had a vision in lessons wouldn't it?"

"No I'll go, I'll look like I'm daydreaming if I have a vision, and besides -" Her face suddenly lit up "I've already put my outfit on!"

We all sighed, apart from Rose who shared Alice's freakish obsession with fashion.

We were all very quiet in the remaining few minutes while Alice waited for Edward to come back from Bella's to get her. I wondered if Edward had been near enough to "hear" Alice's vision. Probably not, he'd left a good ten minutes after, and anyway he'd of probably been too busy fantasising about Bella to listen in on Alice's mind.

The day went really quickly. Rose had insisted on buying me some new clothes a couple of days earlier, and I was forced to try on every outfit she'd bought. I'd been dreading it, but it had been a laugh really.

All eyes had been on me as I'd strutted across mine and Rosalie's bedroom, swinging my hips like those catwalk models I saw on the telly. Rose and Jasper had collapsed laughing when I'd pouted during my little turn at the end of our bedroom which was standing in for the catwalk. Jasper had even said I should go in for America's next top model, he'd said it'd make good viewing! Rose had agreed. Maybe next year I should go in for it, I could surely win it! It'd be easy peasy!

Around Lunchtime at the school, Edward phoned to update us on Alice's visions. When I'd heard the phone ring, I'd charged to answer it before remembering that we weren't allowed to answer it, seeing as we were supposed to be away at college. So I'd had to sit there waiting for Esme to answer it. Eventually after what seemed like years, Esme picked up the phone. Jasper, Rosalie and I crowded round to hear, suspecting it was either Alice or Edward with updates.

"Hello" Esme said "Esme Cullen speaking"

"Hey Mom it's me" Edward's voice echoed out of the phone. He didn't sound too happy. I exchanged glances with Jasper, wondering what had happened.

"Yes Alice had another vision." He said, waiting for us to respond.

"Yes, and??" I said, grabbing the phone out of Esme's hand.

"Victoria."

We all gasped. Alice had told us how she was after Bella, but we hadn't seen hide or hair of her. We'd began to think the wolves had finally chased her off or that she'd given up now that we were back in the area. Obviously not.

"Well let her come, I'll get her by the throat and…" Jasper cut me off, grabbing the phone off me.

"When?" he demanded to know.

"This weekend, I'm going to take Bella out of the area. I don't think there's any real danger, she's not getting past all of us, but just to make sure."

"Where are you taking her" Jasper asked.

"Not sure yet. Not Seattle though. Have you seen today's paper? An old lady's been found dead. No clues whatsoever. It's got to be one of us; no human murderer is that untraceable. I'm avoiding putting Bella into the path of any more vampires. I've destroyed her life enough already."

"Yeah" Jasper murmured "I figured it was a vampire too."

"I was thinking perhaps of using those tickets Carlisle and Esme bought her for her birthday and taking her to her mothers in Florida. What do you think?"

Wow when he said he'd take Bella out of the area, he really meant it.

"I'd say that was a good plan" Jasper continued "There's no way she can trace you there. Does Bella know?"

"Of course not, it would only worry her."

We all murmured in agreement. Apart from Rose who just tossed her hair indifferently.

"How's Charlie going to take this?" Esme said, retrieving the phone, "Surely he's not going to like Bella and you going on holiday together."

"I'll get Alice to talk to him, she's got that man wound round her little finger. Anyway I have to go, Bella's coming. I don't want her to suspect anything. I'll fill you in on the details later."

And with that he hung up.

A/N: I hope I'll be able to update fairly soon, maybe by the weekend. If you have any suggestions or constructive criticism please tell me as I want to make this story the best it can be. Thanks for reading and please leave a review, even if its really short and boring! It makes me write a lot faster!