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So, I know what you're all thinking, well, actually I don't but it was probably something along the lines of "what happened to ashel-13? Did she like die?"...lol. NOPE, sorry I am alive and well. This story just takes a bit more of thinking and planning...but it's pretty planned out so I guess I will be able to get on with it.

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"Who could refrain that had a heart to love and in that heart courage to make love known?"

William Shakespeare

APOV

I was so excited, bouncing into Edward's room and told him that I knew who was next to Bella in the vision. But I was totally not expecting what he had to say to me.

"I don't want to hear you say it." he said as his hands cradled his head. He looked really upset about something.

"Why not?" I asked, confused.

"Because I already know who it was. I'm not stupid. I have eyes." he said, getting more and more upset as the time passed.

"You do?" That surprised me. How did he know if Bella didn't tell him? This was getting way out of hand.

"Yes, I know. It's obviously Felix. So please, stop rubbing it in." he said, running his hands through his hair the way he did when he was distressed.

My eyes opened in shock, though he didn't see. Then I felt a sly smile slide across my face as a plan developed in my mind, which I quickly blocked from him (and Bella if she was listening).

"Oh, so you know about him?" I asked, digging for information.

"Yeah, I do. He informed me that Bella was to be his mate." he sneered the last word as if it was dirty.

Seriously? He had a claim on Bella? But I masked my surprise and disgust, sticking to my plan.

"Well then it only makes sense that they sleep together and fall in love with each other." I said with a shrug of my shoulders, as if I didn't care.

"How can you say that? Aro and Felix didn't even consider what she would feel like. What her feelings are. It's disgusting!" he argued, standing up and glaring at me.

I shrugged my shoulders. "Is she really missing out? I mean, come on, not having to search for love must be a weight off her shoulders." I said nonchalantly, trying to hid my smile as he got even angrier.

"Really? You're taking their side? I can't believe you, Alice. You have Jasper, I figured you would know all about love." he accused.

"Okay, fine Edward. Maybe I agree that she should fall in love for herself. But come on, it's not like she has many options here. Felix seems like a nice guy, he's good looking, and he seems to care for her." I pointed out.

"Ugh! I can't believe you . SHE HAS OPTIONS!" he yelled. "She could get anyone she wanted. She could do so much better than Felix. She deserves better." his voice softened in the last sentence.

I wasn't a mind reader like my brother, but it was painfully obvious that he wanted her. He would never say it. He didn't think he deserved love. And I knew he would just say that Bella was too good for him.

"Maybe you should show her that then." I said softly and walked out of his room.

There, for now, my work was done. At least I got the ball rolling. I am one sneaky little sister, I giggled at my thought as I walked to my own room.

EPOV

As much as I hated to admit it, Alice was right. If I wanted Bella to see that she was worth more than Felix, I would have to show her. I would have to get closer to her. Be a friend to her. Of course, that was going to be easier said than done considering she hated me at the moment.

I let out a sigh, but decided however hard she tried to push me away, I would push twice as hard back. I would make her see that she was so much more than she thought she was. She deserved love. Real love. Not someone that requested her.

Just as I was thinking these things, there was a knock on my door, knocking me out of my thoughts. But it didn't matter, my mind was made up already.

Felix popped his head in. Great, just who I wanted to see after the whole 'Bella is mine' lecture.

"Aro would like to speak to you in his office right away." he said with a grin that a 5 year-old would wear after he just got his brother in trouble. I rolled my eyes at him.

This will teach him. Aro will put him in his place. He wants Bell and me together just as much as I do. He thought.

I walked down to the elevators and went to the floor that Aro's office was on. I knocked quietly before he invited me in.

He was seated behind a huge desk and gestured for me to take a seat across the desk from him. He made no gesture to touch my hand and read my thoughts like he would to anyone else he met with. He had an understanding an certain kind of respect for my family, due to his close relationship with Carlisle no doubt.

"Hello Aro." I greeted politely. "Felix tells me you wish to talk."

"I do. I understand that you were with Isabella this morning." he said.

I nodded my head. "Yes sir. She did quite well for her first time hunting." I informed him. It really was quite impressive when she took it down on her first time hunting. And, though I wold never admit it to anyone, a bit...sexy? That might be the right word, but I wasn't quite sure. I had never really used the word to describe someone before.

"That is good news." Aro said happily, knocking my out of my thought. "She is going to be an amazing member of the Volturi." he said. "That's what I wanted to talk to you about."

My brows furrowed together in confusion. "Sir?"

"Well, you see, Bella is now my daughter. Not to mention she has the potential to be one of the most powerful vampires in existence. She is already considered the 'princess' of Volturi. But you see, I am also you father figure and I want her to have the best. I truly do. And Felix is a very powerful vampire himself. When he expressed his interest in Bella, I gave him permission to have her after the change."

"You said that she would be his mate? Does she know about this?" I asked, a angry and saddened at the same time.

"No, not yet. But Felix truly is what is best for her. Now, I wish that everything goes according to plans when it comes to her existence. That being said, other than the training you, your father, and Alice teach her, you are not to spend anytime with Bella. It is just a precaution so she doesn't go and get any crazy ideas." he laughed. "Is that clear, Edward?" he asked.

My jaw clenched in anger but I quickly masked it. "Crystal." I said. "Is that all?"

Aro nodded his head. "Yes. Just be careful. If Felix senses you, I will not stop a fight if he wishes one."

I nodded and existed the room, not caring to be polite. I was furious! And to think that Felix would fight me. Truth be told, I wouldn't mind getting the chance to tear him apart and light his limbs on fire.

Fuck it. I thought to myself. I had never been so angry before, but the situation was so ridiculous. Bella being owned by Felix, forbidding me to see her. What was wrong with these people?

I walked down to my room, it was only a few doors down from Bella's and I saw Felix standing outside her door, no doubt making sure that his prized possession was contacted by no one.

I sat down on my bed and tried to clear my mind, but nothing worked. So I decided to try something.

I laid down on my bed and closed my eyes.

Bella? I thought. Can I please talk to you? I prayed that she would answer. Even a simple "no go away" would be better than her ignoring me.

What do you want, Edward? She asked through her thoughts, choosing to accept my thoughts. I smiled. I liked the way she said my name.

I wanted to apologize and attempt to explain the night of your party. Will you let me? I asked, holding my breath to hear that three lettered word.

Fine. She said shortly. Well, it wasn't a 'yes' but it was close enough.

I am sorry for my actions. I know that it was unforgivable, and yet I feel the need to ask for your forgiveness anyway. I truly had nothing against you as a human. I just...smelt you. Your blood was the sweetest I had ever encountered. I wanted to drain you on the spot. I explained.

This is how you apologize? She asked, but I could hear the hint of humor in her thoughts, which made me chuckle.

Sorry. But I just wanted you to know, it had nothing to do with you. In fact, when I saw you dancing with my siblings, I found you...fascinating. But it was clouded by your smell. I told her.

Well I suppose it's not every day a guy tells you that your smell overclouds fascination. She thought with a laugh, making me smile as well.

I like talking to you like this. I told her. You know, when you don't want to rip me limb for limb.

I suppose I should apologize for my behavior as well. She said. I'm sorry, I just didn't know quite how to react, and I didn't know your reasoning for treating me like that. But after today, and knowing what that bloodlust felt like, I can empathize with you.

I smiled. She was now apologizing to me. That had to mean that she cared a little bit about what I thought about her or maybe she cared for me just a sliver. A sliver would be all I needed.

Friends? I asked.

Yeah, I'd like that. She responded. It's fun to be able to have a thought -chat with someone that's actually interesting. her thoughts laughed.

You have no idea. When I'm in school, the thoughts of the students and even teachers is nothing interesting at all. Their minds are not very original. I told her.

The thoughts of the vampires here aren't that interesting either. She laughed. I decided to only read them for fun. I never read Aro's , Carlisle's, Alice's or your's. She admitted.

Why is that? I asked.

I could almost sense her shrug before she answered. Out of respect. If there is something that you four wished to say to me, you'd let me know. Other wise, I just keep out.

I smiled at her respect. What? No respect for Felix? I couldn't help but ask.

Definitely not! He's a little bit of a creeper. I laughed at her choice of wording and thought I heard her giggle from down the hall.

So you don't feel the same way about him as he does you? I couldn't stop my curiosity when it came to her feelings on her supposed 'mate'.

Ugh! He has looked at me like a piece of meat since I arrived. He's nice, but always feels like I need protection. I'm not a fragile human anymore. I wish he would just let me be.

We spent a bit more time simply talking about different things. She asked questions about the rest of the family and school. If it was hard to be around humans. I told her exactly what I thought, thinking she didn't deserve me to lie or edit anything out. And I smiled as she told me that she would love to have the control to go to school again.

We stopped our thought conversation after she started laughing loudly after I told her about the vile Mike Newton (an insignificant and pathetic excuse for a human). Felix jumped into her room to see what all the commotion was about, but I unfortunately did not hear the lie she told.

We better stop. Felix is being his overprotective self. I think he would try to fight you if I told him that I was talking with another male vampire.

Okay, but this is not the end. I told her.

Most certainly not. She said.

I let go and just lay on my bed, thinking about all that Bella and I had just shared with each other. And I found a smile creeping across my face. I liked being friends with her. It felt so natural, like we would be able to do that for hours. I looked down at my watch and noticed that we had done it for hours.

BPOV

After I stopped talking with Edward, I realized I had never been so happy to be proven wrong. He wasn't judging me while I was human, he was just overcome by his thirst for my blood, just as I had been in the car with him and Carlisle.

He truly would be a good friend to me, I thought. He was so easy to talk to, and lived the life that I one day hoped I could live.

"Hey Bella." Alice said, bouncing into my room and hoping onto my bed.

"Hi Alice." I greeted her with a smile.

"Well, aren't you in a better mood than before! I don't think I've seen you smile so big since your party."

"Your brother and I just apologized to each other." I told her.

A sly grin came to her face. "Did you, now?"

I nodded. "He actually seems like a really nice guy. I think we're becoming fast friends."

"Well, glad to hear it. I told you he was a sweet kid." she said.

I laughed. "Ah, no you didn't. But no matter, I know now." I said getting up off my bed and instinctively stretching. "So, Felix actually let you in?" I asked in disbelief.

"Yeah, he said to keep you company. He had to talk to Aro about something." she informed me.

My eyes lit up. "So, I'm not being watched?" I asked.

"Nope. Only be me." she said in her chipper voice.

"Can we sneak to your room before he gets back?" I asked. I was sick of being in my room for so long, though Edward's conversation proved to be a very fun distraction.

"Yeah!" she said excitedly. "We can have a slumber party!" she squealed.

I laughed. "Um, Alice. I don't think that's possible considering we don't sleep." she just giggled at me and took my hand, leading me to her room.

We stayed in her room talking about things like how her and Rose would take huge shopping trips and whatnot. I told her I hated shopping and she looked like she would kill me, but then got all happy saying "don't worry, I'll teach you to like it."

I rolled my eyes at her. Then there was a knock at the door.

"Hey, Alice, can I talk to you?" Edward said and immediately froze when he saw me. "Oh, hey." he said, scratching the back of his head.

"Edward, you guys are friends now, you don't have to be so shy." Alice laughed and I looked away knowing that I would blush if I was human.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt." he said, turning to go out the door.

"There was not interruption, so your apologies aren't needed." I told him kindly.

"Yeah, Edward, why don't you join us. We're just hanging out." Alice said to him.

He sat with us on the bed. As time passed I tried to muffle my giggles as the two siblings bantered each other, sharing embarrassing stories of the other. Edward had me on the floor, rolling when he told me about Alice and her addiction to spandex in the 80's.

"Gee, thanks dear brother for telling her that." Alice said, her eyes narrowing at her brother. Her eyes suddenly glazed over and moments she snapped back to reality, a smile on her face.

"What? What did you see?" I asked. I tried to read her thoughts, but she was the Numa Numa song.

"I have to go talk to Carlisle." she said. "That's what my vision was. He wants to explain something to Bella. Edward, why don't you sneak Bella into your room." She said. "I'll be back in a couple of hours. I want to call Jazz too."

I shrugged my shoulders, not really caring where I was, as long as it wasn't my room.

We looked out to see Felix standing by my door again. I looked at Alice with a worried expression.

"Don't worry, I'll distract him." she said with a wink.

She walked up to Felix and started talking to him, making him turn his back to us and Edward and I snuck our way into the hall. Using our vampires speed, we sprinted to his room, closed and locked the door, and let our backs fall against it, laughing lightly.

"WOW!" I said looking around. "Your room is so much cooler than mine." I said, looking at the room. There was a wall that had nothing but CD's on shelves, a high-tech looking stereo next to it. It looked as if he had been in the room for weeks rather than days.

"Yeah, Carlisle said it would take a while, and I really couldn't live without my music. Why is your room so bare?" he asked.

I shrugged. "I don't know. It never really felt permanent to me, I guess. Once I can be around humans again I might go shopping and find stuff to put in there. Though I doubt it will look as nice as your's." I said, spinning to see everything in the room.

"Can I ask you something?" Edward asked.

"Of course."

"What do you miss most about being human?"

I thought about it for a moment. "The only thing I really miss is being able to sleep. And shower." I laughed.

His laughter joined. "You can still shower even though you're a vampire...you just don't have to so often."

"Well I love to shower. It's so relaxing." I sighed.

"Would you like to shower now?" he asked. I raised on eyebrow at him. "In my bathroom." he clarified.

"I don't have any clothes to change into." I told him, regretting not being able to grab something from my room.

He shrugged. "You could borrow a shirt of mine." he suggested.

I nodded and he went to his closet.

"What do you miss about being human?" I asked him his own question.

"I don't remember my human life too well, but I guess I would agree and say sleeping. Having that peace and silence."

I nodded as I took the shirt from his hands. Then, as if a lightbulb clicked in my head, my eyes brightened.

"I want to try something. Do you have any pajama pants? You know that you just wear for comfort?"

"Yes." he said in a confused manner.

"Put them on. I'm gonna take a shower, be ready by the time I get out." I said running to the bathroom.

"Be ready for what?" he asked.

"You'll see." I said with a smile and closed his bathroom door behind me.

Oh that Alice is a sneaky one. That is why we all love her. Well I hope you all liked it, now that they no longer hate each other...but you didn't think I would make it that easy did you? More twists to come. Remember, they're just friends...yeah right. lol

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