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With inhuman like speed I separated the two of them. With an open palm I push Edward backwards as he hits the wall knocking a few paintings down. "You better leave right now before I let her beat you with her tiny ineffectual fists," I growled at the man I once called my brother.
Bpov:
Time has gone by since Edward came home. The hunt for Victoria has been raging on. It's all Edward does now. It is his way of showing he can protect me better than anyone else. Jacob has reared an even more hatred for Edward so when the wolves and the vampires clash at the treaty line it was always the russet wolf snapping his teeth instead of the bigger grey wolf.
Alice eyed me, as she lay sprawled out on my bed. I was sitting in a chair by my window lost in thought.
"Wrong species Bella only vampires are suppose to go into a cold stone stares."
"I know you wont turn me not now at least but what if we just ran away. Leave Edward to Victoria and leave you for me?"
"What about Charlie?"
"I don't want to seem cold but sooner or later I have to let him go."
"We can't always run away."
"We have all the time in the world. Running would only be a second out of eternity."
I thought back to the night Edward came home. "You better leave right now before I let her beat you with her tiny ineffectual fists," I growled at the man I once called my brother.
"I'll leave but one last thing Alice. You didn't mate with her. I don't smell your scent inside of her. Sure you halfway marked her putting your venom all over her neck, but you didn't bite her. There was no venom of yours in her system. That means I have every right to fight for her."
Once the thought first pop up its only on the surface. It is a simple flotation device just skimming the water. Then the thought gets bigger and bigger bloating up the device to the brink of explosion, but by this time the thought already has grown so huge that explosion is inevitable. With no flotation device you have no chance to stay a float. You can try to swim but the days with a bloated thought will rack over you. It will happen, the tiredness will take over. Along with the tiredness comes a strong sense of curiosity and if you allow it the though will over take your life. Obsession will set in and then its up to you what to do with it. Depending on if the thought is good or bad will you let it sink you down to the bottom of the ocean or do you make it back to shore with you decision. I was still waiting for the thought to take me under.
Time was reeling forward into the evening when I arrived at the Cullen's house. "What Alice is not by your side this time Bella," Edward said smugly.
"Don't act so surprise. I asked her to give me some space so we can talk. Also cause I want her to sit out on the Victoria hunt tonight."
"I get it, break up with Alice tonight hoping the emotional tear down wont upset her too much that Victoria can take a chunk out of her."
"Just walk with me so we can talk."
We walked a little ways into the forest. There he stood all in his smugness. Wearing a stupid button up shirt left open at the top with his ridiculous chest hairs peeking out.
"I'll be nice and let you speak first Edward. So if you have something to say now would be the time."
"Bella I left you because I was trying to protect you. What I did I did it out of love. Don't you get it I love you. That is why I actually care about you soul. If you want to be a vampire fine I'll do it. Just like how you use to want no waiting five more years or anything else. I lost myself after losing you but I thought it was out of the greater good. Bella I finally found myself once again. Seeing you here right now. I can make you happy. Won't you let me? Please don't let this be like what T.H. White said: Perhaps we all give the best of our hearts uncritically… to those who hardly think about us in return."
I took in everything he had to say. Maybe in some twisted form inside that mind of his he really did love me in his own kind of way.
"I wish I could read your thoughts."
"Now it is my turn to speak. Please don't interrupt me until I am done. There is goodness somewhere in all of your actions but what you did to me rip my heart apart. So I did have feelings for you but they were and never will be as strong as I once thought was. So no this has nothing to do with T. H. White. This has to do with I moved on. Believe me I was sad extremely sad. Even before you or the rest of your family came back I realized that I didn't love you as much as I had once thought. I knew I had feelings for Alice and that's why I was so torn up. The truth is here though Edward. Alice came back. Alice came back to tell me her true feelings. You didn't come back until you were asked to. You were not going to come back for me and you know it. Now I will ask you to please leave Alice and me to our own relationship. If it doesn't work then it doesn't but that is up to Alice and me. You know an even better woman Ayn Rand once said learn to value yourself, which means: fight for your happiness. I found mine its about time you find yours."
"Bella you should go back inside. I can hear Victoria thoughts scattered in the forest she is looking to see if it's safe for her. Please send the rest out it's time to get to work."
I left Edward outside and it won't be the last time I will leave him behind. I told the rest that Alice was on her way and that I was fine if they all left me behind to hunt the woman who wanted me dead. Once I felt everyone was too busy with the fact of Victoria I went out to my beat up rusted truck. I got into the truck that no one but myself love and started the ignition. I drove the truck towards the Res. It was past the treaty line when I pulled over. There was Alice and Jacob standing out side of the black Cadillac. They were talking but stop as I walked up to them.
"Hey there chicka how did the talk go?" Jacob pulled me into a short hug.
"We said our peace and then Victoria showed up," I handed my keys to Jacob. "You better hurry up so you can join in on all the fun."
"Got that straight. Don't worry I will be on your side." Jacob ran back to my truck leaving us behind.
"Well we better hurry up you know those vampires can be fast."
"Damn vampires," Alice stated with a half crooked smile. We got in the car and I knew we would drive in silence.
Hours went by as the sun settled down as the world crept into darkness casting no light from the moon down on the surroundings. The hunt for Victoria was another thwarted plan. Making her escape back towards the Canadian line as always. Edward was a little confused by Jacob's mind. For once his mind was totally committed to the hunt instead of his hate for Edward.
One by one the Cullens walk back into their home. It wasn't only Edward who looks around the home. Carlisle and Esme were looking around for Bella and their daughter. Edward's nose scrunched up sniffing the scents in the room. Bella's scent is old but Alice's scent is even older.
He could read everyone's mind. Jasper couldn't wait for Bella to become one of them so for once he didn't want to sink his teeth into her. Emmett wishes he could have had a chance at Victoria he was itching to do some damage. Esme wanted her family to be safe and all together for once and for everyone to be happy. Carlisle wanted the same as his adoring wife. The one that stood out the most was Rosalie. Edward has noticed via the mind that Rosalie and Alice have always been close but it seemed she was even closer now. They shared a double date and Rosalie even liked Bella now. Rosalie thought of how she couldn't wait to hear about Alice's get away weekend with Bella.
Edward races up stairs and smells that Alice's room has been cold for a long time now. Edward appeared downstairs once again.
"They are not here." Edward pointed out.
"That is what it appears to be so son." Carlisle looked calm as always.
"Maybe we should ask Rosalie where they are at or do you all know it too?"
Edward didn't wait for their reply. It took only seconds for Edward to reach to Charlie's house. The truck stood in the driveway. The funny thing is a disgusting smell hit Edward's nose. Bella's scent and if Alice was once around is now disguised. Edward knew that smell it was wolf and not just any wolf but Jacob's.
He was flustered he couldn't track down where the girls may have gone. He didn't want to ask Charlie considering he is not supposed to be here and surely Charlie would try to kill him. Now he wanted to track down the wolf but he wasn't so sure about crossing the treaty line.
Meanwhile In a hotel far away from the state of Washington Alice pulled into a cabin home that was far off from the public road. The inside screamed a let's go camping but really live in a want to be house to avoid everything camping really is about.
"Woods theme in the woods very romantic."
"Sorry Bella but this seemed to be better than a hotel room. All the screaming could be excused for sex and innocent foreplay until they become blood curdling screams."
"Still no high rise condo or something less wood like?"
"Seclusion is best for this."
"So when do we do this?"
"Whenever you want."
I pulled the lightweight Alice towards me crashing our lips together. I haven't felt these lips in forever and now I am going through withdrawals. I was addicted to her lips, her presence, and everything about her. My tongue slid out brushing against her bottom lick. She gasped at my reaction thus only making me want to do it even more. My tongue licked against her bottom lip once more. I could feel her lips turn upward into smile. Her breathing becoming heavy fast and so was mine.
I pushed into her once again colliding our lips together. She tasted sweeter than any other sweet on this planet. I could taste her all day long. I pulled her bottom lip into my mouth sucking on it before pulling back from the kiss as my teeth lingering for only a second.
"We don't have to do this Bella if you don't want. What about school?"
"No I want to. I am sure I will find other things to occupy my time plus after awhile I can always go back to school. The fact alone that a lot of my firsts are going to be with you and I love that."
"When the pain starts it will only last for a moment and then we will be back together. We have all the time in the world. The changing would only be a second out of eternity." Alice said before pulling me into another kiss.