I should have known. My future eternal best friend is much different than my current human semi-best friend. How was I supposed to know she'd get a paper cut opening her birthday present? I've had my head in the future so much recently that her fragile human klutziness got overlooked.
But seriously. A paper cut.
I went out of my way to find her a dress that she would actually wear. I read over every online review for the best tasting cake in the area. Do you know how maddening it is to deal with bakeries? Thank god for Esme and her patient phone abilities. I decorated the crap out of this house. I even dressed Edward, but he is always good like that. He will do anything to impress Bella and he knows I got mad skills.
So when the night was ruined over a paper cut… to say I was upset would be an understatement. I couldn't even help her out and I knew she was embarrassed. Instead, I had to help restrain Jasper from eating her. How messed up is that? The love of my life wants to eat my best friend. Well, now that just sounds dirty.
Anyway, I was left behind while Edward took her home. I should have gone over there so she could confide in me, but I knew he was already tucking her in and hogging her precious time. Let me check. Yep, they are going to have a heart-to-heart discussion…wait…I don't like where this is going…
"Carlisle!" I yell, even though I don't have to.
He enters the living room with Esme trailing behind.
"What, Alice? There is no reason to shout." Good ole Carlisle. He totally sounds like a parent and it makes me want to roll my eyes and play the part of the teenager I am supposed to be.
"I had a vision. Edward is being an idiot. Well, the vision keeps fluctuating, but I don't like where this one leads. If I know Edward, then I'm pretty sure he's going to get all emo."
"What is it?" he asks.
"Edward is leaving again…" Before I can finish, Esme butts in.
"Oh, no!" she whines.
"But," I overstress the word, "so are we. It looks like he's serious this time. He wants to pick up shop and move out of town."
Rosalie and Emmett make their way down stairs. They've been listening and have decided to finally join us. Jasper is already standing beside me. I know he's feeling guilty, but I'm too mad at him to console him. He is so not getting any tonight.
"Well, it makes sense. She's human. We should leave." Leave it to Rosalie to be a logical bitch.
"Rose, I know you are against the idea of other people being happy, but seriously, can you stop with the lecture? We've heard it from you a million times," I snap.
Emmett places his hand on Rosalie's shoulder as if to placate her. I know she wants to say something, but she doesn't. She just glares at me. Whatever.
"Alice, maybe this is a good thing," Carlisle states. "You know Edward is adamant about not changing Bella. If we leave now, maybe it will be easier on both of them. Bella will have time to move on. To live her life. This will be a lot harder on Edward, but I'm sure after some time he'll be alright. He hasn't known the girl for long. Perhaps she's not his mate, that it's just her blood that confuses him."
Sometimes I want to punch him in his self-righteous face. I know he agrees with Edward about the whole "soul" business. Pfft.
"You know I've seen it Carlisle. She is his mate. He'll not get over it. And neither will I!" I yell the last bit, and stomp off to my room. Playing the angsty teenager is too easy.
I run through my future visions and want to cry when some of my dreams start to disappear. It's times like these when I wish I could cry. When the vision of Bella and I playing Monopoly fades away, I know he's made up his mind. Damn him.
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