A/N Okay so to answer Alexandra Nicole Mason's question. Bella is a porcelain doll. You know because they always say her skin is the color of porcelain. Yep. So I just wanted to say thank you for the reviews and I hope that just because Breaking Dawn is out you won't stop reading my story. Anyway here's the chapter. Enjoy!
EPOV
I couldn't get the letter out of my head. Even with Bella's assurances that there were no clues in the letter or in what the woman said before Bella blacked out. I couldn't get the feeling that there was something we were missing. Something obvious. I was lucky that I had photographic memory because Bella wouldn't let me see the note again.
She'd been overly quiet this past week, only talking when I asked her something. And even then the answers were brief.
I was still thinking about this when I smelled a familiar scent. Alice was back. I stayed seated. Somehow I'd gotten used to Bella. She was no longer it or the doll. She was Bella, a person who just happened to get turned into a doll.
There was a quick knock on my door.
"Come in."
Bella pushed the book away and sat straighter at the sound. Alice walked in quickly.
"So how's everything been with me gone and Bella here?" she said.
She didn't acknowledge that Bella was there, which I was grateful for. I didn't want Bella to accidentally talk back and… I'd just realized that the letter never said what would happen. Just that you weren't supposed to let anyone know.
It made me wonder though. What would happen to Bella if she talked to Alice? It wasn't like Alice didn't already know Bella could talk. I wasn't willing to test it out though.
There was a tiny cough and it brought my attention back to Alice. I smiled guiltily.
"What was the question again?" I asked. She rolled her eyes.
"How are things with Bella?" Alice repeated.
"Surprisingly things have been good. I could almost say she's my friend. I don't know if she feels the same, but for me…" I trailed off. Alice narrowed her eyes.
"She's a doll, Edward, not a person. What's wrong with you? You act like she's alive."
To say I was confused would be an understatement. What was Alice talking about? She was acting like she didn't know about Bella. She was acting like…me. The way I was before I found out about Bella.
I looked over Alice's shoulder, to look at Bella questioningly. She nodded her head. She'd tell me what was going on as soon as Alice left.
"You're right. I don't know what I was thinking. I probably just need to go hunt." I explained quickly.
Alice nodded. "Yeah maybe you do."
She walked towards the door but paused at the threshold.
"Edward, are you sure you're okay? I've seen you go without hunting for months and never slip like that."
"No I'm fine, really. I was just distracted." She nodded and left. I waited until I heard her bedroom door close.
"Explain. What's up with Alice?" I asked immediately. Bella stood up and brushed off her dress.
"When an owner gives me away they lose their memory of me. Well the part about me being alive." She explained.
"So why did Alice stay gone for so long?" I asked.
"I was wondering the same thing, but I have a theory. Maybe because Alice had already planned on leaving she couldn't just change because she forgot about my talking. I guess you didn't notice, but all she forgot about was my ability to communicate. Not about me. She didn't leave because of what my talking would do to you; she left because she knew you wouldn't want me. But that's just a theory." She finished.
I nodded. I understood now.
"Were you serious?" Bella asked.
"About what?" I said, confused.
"Do you really think of me as a friend now?" she said.
I nodded. I truly did. The two weeks that she'd belonged to me had been…nice. Even with her distancing herself from me the past week, she was still the closest thing to me that wasn't family.
"Have you been okay? You've been kind of distant lately." I said.
"I'm fine. I've just been thinking about my letter and the witch. I almost think that maybe you're right and that there is something in the letter and in what Aviv told me. And I would like it if you helped." She looked at me hopefully.
"Of course."
A/N I know this chapter isn't that long but I'm in a really big hurry, but I had to update since I told you 10 reviews. The next chapter will be longer, I promise. Reviews are nice. The more reviews, the faster I update.
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