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(BPOV)

I wanted to cry. I wanted to scream. I wanted to do something to take away the pain. So I destroyed part of the forest. I smashed trees and rocks with my fist. I was a whirlwind of destruction.

I sank to my hands and knees. Not for the first time, I wished that I still had the ability to cry, but I had to settle for dry sobbing. I felt exhausted, which was weird since vampires can't get tired. I wasn't tired physically, but mentally. A sudden gust of wind alerted me to the fact that I was no longer alone.

I knew that scent. It was Alice. Why couldn't they just leave me alone? They did it before. Why are they so insistent on becoming a part of my life again? I lifted my head and immediately found myself lost in her golden eyes, like I had been so many times before as a human.

"Bella…" She whispered. She looked at me as if her heart was breaking. I felt my anger and pain come back once again.

"You were my best friend Alice. You were supposed to be there for me, no matter what, but you weren't. You left me. I needed you and you just left me! You threw me away like a piece of trash. Like I never meant a fucking thing to you. I love you Alice." I whispered the last part.

"You said love. Do you still love me?" Her voice was quiet, as if she feared my answer. I laughed internally. How could I not love her? Even after everything she has done to me I still love her and her family.

"Of course I do Alice. I love your whole family, but I refuse to get hurt again. I've tried to hate you all, but I just can't. I love you all too much." I admitted. "You have no idea how much I love you Alice." I said quietly as I broke the connection of our eyes. I didn't want her to see what I really meant.

"Give us another chance Bella. You love us, and we love you. Please, just give us another chance. Let's start with a clean slate. Forget about what happened in the past, and just live in the present and see where it goes. Please Bella just give us a chance to prove to you that we do love you. Give me the chance to prove that I love you." She was practically begging for another chance for her and her family. I looked into her eyes again, and I could see how much she wanted this. She just wanted another chance.

"A clean slate?" She nodded, her spiky hair flopping with the movement. She looked so cute. I shook my head slightly to clear those thoughts from it.

"I could do that, except for Edward. He really has to work in order to earn my forgiveness. Okay, Alice. I'll give you all a chance, but if I tell you guys to fuck off then you will. Understand?" I highly doubted that Edward would earn my forgiveness anytime soon, but I was sick of pushing them away all the time. I can't believe I'm actually going to admit this, even in my head, but Edward was right. All this happened over a hundred years ago. I think it was time I gave the Cullens a second chance. I saw a smile appear on Alice's face as she raced towards me. Unfortunately for her, I had my shield up and she wasn't able to get within a foot of me. I saw her hit the wall, and stumble backwards from her momentum. Without thinking I dropped my physical shield completely, and wrapped my arms around her waist to stop her from falling.

"Thanks." She mumbled. If she was human her face would be bright red from her embarrassment.

"You're welcome."

As I looked down I realized this had been a mistake. Our faces were inches apart. I heard her inhale through her nose, and then look slightly surprised. I'm guessing it was because she could finally smell my scent for the first time in a century. I dropped my arms, and quickly took a step back to keep from doing something I would regret. When she was in my arms, everything felt right and perfect for the first time in so long. Her scent was all I could smell, and it was mouthwatering. Not in a food sense though. She smelled like vanilla and cinnamon. Sweet and spicy. I wrapped my shield around me again, only a thin layer this time though. Just enough to cover my scent.

"How do you do that Bella?" I knew that she was referring to my shield, since she could no longer smell me.

"How do you see the future? How does Jasper feel and manipulate emotions?" I shrugged before continuing, "I'm gifted." I left it at that.

"Carlisle will be interested in this." She said as she checked something on her phone. "We should get back. Carlisle will be home soon." As soon as she mentioned going back, I schooled my expression and voice into an emotionless mask again.

"Very well." I began the run back to her house. When we got within range of the house, I could hear everyone filling Carlisle in on what had happened. As Alice and I walked in, the flow of conversation stopped. All of the Cullens just stared at me, not knowing what to say.

"Carlisle." I nodded in his direction.

"Isabella. It's good to see you again." He replied. As I glance around the room, I noticed that everyone had a hurt expression on their face. I guess the truth does hurt. As my eyes landed on Edward, who was brooding like always, my jaw clenched in anger.

"Everyone has told me that you hunt humans, and from the color of your eyes I can see they were correct. We have no problem with you being here, in fact we are overjoyed that you are here. However, I would like to request, that if you are going to continue to hunt the traditional way, that you do no hunt in this area. We would feel better if you would hunt out of state, if you do not mind. Also, we can always help you to switch to our diet, if you so choose." Carlisle stated in a business like tone, getting straight to the point.

"I have no problems hunting out of state, and if I so choose to change my diet I would not need your help." I responded in the same tone.

"Very well then." I could tell that he wanted to ask about my shield.

"Ask your questions Carlisle. I know you want to."

"This shield thing you have, how does it work? How are you able to block your scent, and Alice's and Jasper's abilities now?" Carlisle rattled the questions off.

I sighed quietly before walking over to the couch Edward was not sitting on, and sitting down.

"I'm not exactly sure how it works. I just know that it does. It's like the shield that hides my thoughts from Edward, can be solidified into a physical wall of sorts. I block my scent by covering my body with a thin layer of the physical aspect of my shield, and I'm assuming that is what blocks Jasper's and Alice's powers as well. Like I said though, I'm not entirely sure how it works." I explained.

"That's interesting. What all can you do with the mental and physical aspects of your shield?" This time it was Jasper who asked the question, as Carlisle nodded his head.

"I can block any mental power. I can also extend my shield over others, and protect them as well as myself. Both physically and mentally. I can also remove my shield from my mind completely. I could allow someone to read my thoughts, or Jane to hurt me, if I wished to. The physical part has little limitations."

"When did you meet the Volturi?" Alice asked.

I regretted mentioning Jane's name. I didn't want to talk about the Volturi. However, I have to now since I mentioned them. I hated when someone mentioned something, then decided not to finish talking about it. It annoyed me.

"Many, many years ago. I was travelling through Italy, when I ran into Heidi on her way back from hunting. She invited me to visit the castle. She thought the ancients would like to meet me, since they had never met me before. I accepted. Aro wanted me to join the guard, because he wanted a shield. He already has Renata, but he doesn't have anyone who can shield mental abilities. I never told him that I could extend my shield, nor that I could remove it, or even about the physical part. I knew he would never let me decline his offer if he knew all of that. So I kept it to myself, and declined the offer to join."

Aro was persistent in his offering, though. I couldn't go anywhere near Italy without being invited to visit the castle of the rulers of our world. Although, there are some perks to going to Volterra. I internally smirked as I thought of Heidi. We were what you would call friends with benefits I guess. A lot of the male Volturi guards didn't like the fact that I was gay. I had to almost kill Felix while I was visiting the castle once.

"So why are you being civil to us now?" Rose asked. I wouldn't have thought she would be the one to ask that. I knew she didn't like me, so what should it matter to her?

"I decided that I would give you all the chance to earn my forgiveness. A clean slate so to speak. I'm tired of being angry all the time. I've spent the last hundred years or so being angry. Since we're going to be in close proximity to each other for at least the next year, I figured I would give you all a chance." I didn't want to get their hopes up that I would stick around for longer than this school year.

"Bells! That's awesome! I promise you won't regret this decision." Emmett boomed with a giant smile on his face, his dimples on full display.

"We shall see Emmett, but don't call me Bells." I told him.

"Awe. Why not? That's what I always called you." I almost laughed at his pout.

"Still the overgrown man child huh Em? Do you remember who else used to call me that all the time?" I was hoping that he would get it without me having to say it. I watched as his pout turned into a confused expression as he thought about it.

"Charlie." Alice breathed. I looked at her, and she had a sympathetic look on her beautiful face. You have to stop thinking like that, I mentally scolded myself.

"Oh god. I'm sorry Bella. I didn't even think about that." Emmett looked like he was afraid that I would disappear again just because of his mistake. He looked so sad, it broke my heart to see the big teddy bear like that.

"Don't worry about it Emmett." I answered.

"Bella?" I looked towards the pixie that had called my name and raised an eyebrow.

"Can we talk? Alone?" She glared at Edward as she finished speaking.

"Yeah. Sure." I responded. I got up and followed her outside.

"I know a place where we can go to be alone. Follow me." She said as she got ready to run.

"Wait." She turned back towards me at the sound of my voice. I wrapped my shield around her, to conceal her scent and block her thoughts from her mind reading prick of a brother.

"Okay we can go now." I declared once I was finished.

"What did you do?" She inquired.

"I just projected my shield to cover you as well as myself." I replied.

"Wait. So-"

"Your thoughts, emotions, and scent are all hidden." I cut her off.

"Whoa." She breathed. "Well let's go then." She exclaimed as she shot off into the forest. I chuckled at her exuberance. I had missed her. I chased after her, since I could still follow her scent. While we were both shielded we could smell each other, but others couldn't pick up our scents. She could actually use her gift on me while she was protected by my shield as well. I didn't let her know that though.

I followed her to a small meadow in the middle of the forest. It was a tad smaller than the one Edward took me to all those years ago. I vaguely recognized it though. I wonder why. I watched as Alice stopped in the exact middle, and gracefully sank to the ground. The sun decided to make an appearance for the first time today. A ray shone down on her, throwing rainbows around the clearing. I was still hidden in the shadows of the trees so the sun couldn't touch me. I remembered when I had seen Edward in the sun. I had been awed and thought he was beautiful. Alice's beauty transcended the mortal world. She was a goddess sent to walk the Earth. She had to be.

I slowly made my way towards her and sank down across from her, about two feet away. I paid no attention to the sunlight being reflected off my skin. I couldn't take my eyes from the gorgeous sight in front of me. I didn't even realize I was smiling until her breathtaking smile lit up her face. I felt as if I could look at her for eternity and never tire of it.

I have got it bad for her, I thought.

A/N: So you're not going to hate me for leaving it there now are you? No? Good :) Well, that was chapter eleven. I hope you all enjoyed it. If you did, review and let me know. If you didn't, well review and let me know. I personally like this chapter, but everyone has their own opinions. Thank you for reading and I hope you come back for more :P

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