Frustration

Edward was staying. Of course. I didn't need to be psychic to see that coming. We continued on the way we always had, before Bella came into the picture. Only one thing changed; I always had to warn the others when Bella was going to look over at us, which she did daily.

"Bella's going to stare at Edward in a minute, look normal."

We all shuffled, moving like humans. I crossed my legs and ran a hand through my short hair.

I sighed. I wish…

"Stay out of it, Alice," Edward muttered. "It's not going to happen."

I pouted. I can be friends with Bella if I want to be. I tried to see that, my treasured vision where Bella and I stood side by side. But it was pointless.

I'll admit, you're better than I thought. You've got the future all snarled up and senseless again. I hope you're happy. I thought angrily.

"It makes plenty of sense to me."

I snorted. It's going to happen anyways, Edward. Stop fighting it.

He didn't react, because he wasn't listening.

I sighed at the memory, interrupted when the final bell rang. I dumped my math notebook and calculator into my bag. Throwing it across my shoulder, I walked towards the school parking lot. Emmett was standing at the edge of the parking lot, near the outside lunch tables.

"Em, why are you standing here?" I asked, walking to his side. "Where is Edward?"

"He told me to wait here." He answered my first question.

"Where is he?" I repeated.

He looked in the direction of Edward's Volvo. I followed his gaze. Edward was walking toward the car, passing as Bella was speaking to Erik Yorkie.

I noticed Rosalie and Jasper now standing beside us.

"Why are we standing here?" Rose demanded.

"Edward has been acting…" Emmett searched for the right word. "Peculiar."

"Peculiar how?" I asked.

"Spacy, less angry."

I smiled. He wasn't going to stay away from her for long, just as I predicted.

I watched as Edward chuckled, Eric clumsily scrambling away. Bella turned to the noise, but Edward pretended not to notice whatever it was that just happened. We waited as he pulled out into the lane. Slowly, we approached the Volvo.

Isabella Swan was behind him, now talking to Tyler Crowley through the driver's seat window. I listening to the conversation just in time to hear him asked her to homecoming. She declined, surprisingly not as politely as I'd expect from her. When we reached the car, Edward was laughing, rather than his usual scowl.

As we entered the car, Edward shook his head, probably in response to an unspoken thought. Behind us, Bella angrily revved her engiene. Edward laughed harder.

"Let's go!" Rosalie commanded. "Stop being an idiot. If you can."

He left the parking lot, laughing every now and then. Nobody spoke on the way home. I stared out the window, thinking.

Edward seemed to be accepting his obvious fondness of Bella Swan. He hadn't decided yet, but he might even talk to her soon. And if he could talk to her, maybe I could…

"So do I get to talk to Bella now?" I asked quickly before he had the opportunity to detect the question in my thoughts.

"No." He answered automatically.

"Not fair! What am I waiting for?" I complained.

"I haven't decided anything, Alice."

Like I don't know that?

"Whatever, Edward."

I looked at Bella's two futures in my head. One of them had to happen. We had to go down one of those paths.

"What's the point in getting to know her?" Edward wanted to know. "If I'm just going to kill her?"

I took a moment to think about that. If Bella and I did become close, it would just hurt that much more if Edward…killed her.

"You have a point."

Edward turned onto our driveway, slamming to a halt before the garage wall.

"Enjoy your run." Rosalie said snidely as Edward sprang out of the car and took off into the trees.

"He's not going on a run," I stated, "He's going hunting."

"Why…?" She asked.

"So he doesn't, I dunno, kill someone or something of that nature." I answered impatiently.

"He couldn't wait a day." It wasn't a question.

"Guess not." I walked inside the house. "Esme." I smiled as she greeted us at the door.

"How was school, Alice?" She asked.

"It was alright." I said cryptically.

"Oh." She watched as the others entered the house. "No Edward today?"

"He's out hunting again." I informed her.

"Well…" She peered outside. "If you're sure."

"I am," I assured her, "Can never be too careful."

"I suppose so."

I walked into the living room as she greeted everyone else and collapsed on the couch. I let out an annoyed sigh. Sure, he was hunting. But when, if even tonight, would he return? Wasn't Esme supposed to be the mother of the household?

Jasper appeared beside me. "What's the matter?"

I rested my head on his chest. "You know. Edward, Bella."

He combed his fingers through my hair soothingly. "You know he'll do the right thing."

"Do I?" I sat up and peered up at him. "What does that mean, anyways? Would leaving be the right thing? Killing her? Are those plausible choices in his mind?"

"Shhh." He used his calming power and I fell back down onto her chest, him wrapping his arms around me. "You know he would never do those things."

I raised an eyebrow.

"Not again." He corrected himself.

"Well…" I closed my eyes. "I don't see those things happening, but I can't really see much of anything. He's doing a thorough job of fogging up his future."

"There's something else you can use for reference, Alice."

"Hmm…" I thought for a moment. Drawing a blank… "What?"

"Your heart." He tilted my chin up so I was staring into his eyes. "You can't depend on your visions for everything. I bet your heart is more accurate anyways."

I took a deep, unneeded, breath, "Yeah, you're right." I placed a hand on my heart. "I trust him."

We layed on the couch for two more hours. Homework was of little importance. It would only take 20 minutes to complete and we had all night to do it. I'd rather stare at the ceiling with Jazz. Always.

:) Author's Note :)

Wow, I haven't written one of these in awhile. And about that...sorry :( I'm a master of procrastination and I strayed away from this story. I want to start another one, but idk if that'll work so great. But I'm gonna try. I'm working on the next chapter and hope to put it up tonight but for some reason it took me really long to just type this chapter. And this chapter isn't even very long. It shouldn't have taken so long to type, I kept getting distracted. And considering how long it's been since I updated, it should be forever long! Again, sorry. I really hope you like it, though :)

P.S ~ You should try readings Are they Dead? by my real life buddy, EleEnchanted!! It's also a Twilight fanfic and it's about Renesmee and Jacob (boo!) so give it a lookie look sometime...like now, for example!