Phase Eighteen – The Surprise

Edward had accepted me and Alice. Renesmee as well, and everyone else. There was one more person though, and that would be Jasper. Jasper was nowhere in sight, and even though with Alice's foreseeing ability, she couldn't really tell when Jasper would be home since he was changing his decisions every single second, and it was getting to her. Edward didn't ask me to come back to the cottage with him, neither did Resnemee. I guess they both knew that I wanted to be here with Alice, to comfort her in some way that would make her feel better about Jasper. I wasn't the only one that felt guilty about hurting someone that I thought I fell in love with. Alice had hurt Jasper. Not only that but they had been together for far longer than me and Edward. Their relationship was torn apart because of me. I came into the picture. I came into her life.

"No Bella, it's not your fault. Please, don't blame yourself." Alice uttered the words as she turned and smiled at me. I shouldn't really be asking why she knew what I was going to say, but that would make me look rather stupid. I already knew why, but sometimes her ability could always catch me off guard.

"I could always just make you talk to yourself, you know, so that I don't have to say a word." I sighed and shook my head, my arms were draped across my chest. She giggled then, and moved over to quickly peck me softly on my cheek.

"Well, I don't want to look like a mental girl, unless you want me to be." She smiled up at me, mockingly, and I just rolled my eyes at her.

"If I wanted you to be a pole dancer, would you do that?" I asked with a smirk. She blinked at me, her mouth agape in both surprise and shock. I bet she didn't see that coming.

"You did not just…"

She couldn't be in this much surprise, could she?

"You know I was only joking. It's not like you're going to go off and buy a pole then install it in your room…would you?" Now I was getting a little curious. I knew that if I was being serious, she would go to do just that. If that was to happen, I'd doubt that this house would be peaceful anymore.

"If you were serious, of course I would !" Alice replied with a tinge of excitement in her tone. Then, it was like fireflies combusting from her, Alice started to grin like crazy. This wasn't going to be good.

"Alice…I don't think it would be a good idea…" I started, but the grin from her face didn't fade, so I dropped it with a sigh of defeat.

"I'm going to get one now !"

She quickly stood and if it wasn't for my reflex, she would have bolted for the door and out of the room just to get that stupid pole. I grabbed onto her and pulled her back towards me. She landed on my lap while my arms snaked around her, keeping her where she was.

"Alice ! I wasn't serious !" It was a lie, but I didn't want Emmett to start stealing the pole, or even start hanging out in Alice's room.

"Yes you were !" She retorted, and I scoffed at that.

"I wasn't !"

"Yes you were !"

Oh dear, this wasn't what I wanted to play. This game would never end unless one of us would agree defeat. Knowing Alice, she wouldn't. Knowing me, I didn't want the bloody pole to be in here. Before I could counter back, her eyes clouded over and I knew that she was having a vision. If the vision was about this little fight, then it should either be bad or good. I chose both.

She came back down to earth soon after, then she turned her whole body around so that her legs were wrapping around my torso, while her arms wrapped tightly around me, bringing me into her lovingly tight embrace.

"Alice?" I asked. I wanted to know what she had just seen. I wanted to know why her reaction to the vision was, well, this.

"He decided to come back. It's not going to be long now."

I didn't understand what she was saying, but I understood one thing. Jasper was coming back. I guess she still loved Jasper, but I accepted that. She loved him because he was her first mate. She loved him now as a brotherly figure, and nothing more. Just like myself and Edward. Jasper had accepted our relationships, before Edward ever did.

We stayed where we were for hours, until Rosalie's voice reached our ears. She was calling our names. Reluctantly, we pulled away from each other and went down stairs. It was then that we met Jasper, but not only just himself. Standing next to him was Maggie. It was a wonder how I could remember her name. Her arms were wrapped around Jasper's and I saw that their hands were entwined. It was then that I understood Alice's reaction earlier. She had foreseen this. And she felt happy for Jasper to find a soulmate that would love him more than she could ever would.

"Welcome home, Jasper." Alice said. Both she and Jasper pulled away from their respective soulmates, and went to each other. They didn't hug, they only stared into each other eyes with smiles on their faces. Something that only they could share without physical intimacy.

"Welcome to the family, Maggie." I smiled warmly at her, and she smiled back. I wondered about the Irish Coven, were they alright with it? Well, they should be. Maggie and Jasper did fall in love. And with Jasper's ability, and Maggie's ability, they both knew that there wasn't any way that their love would be false. Esme would love hearing about this, because she was off with Carlisle hunting. The parents were out, only the children were at home, with another additional child in the family. This family was growing, and it should be fun.

A/N: This is the second to last chapter. Don't worry. I have another idea for Bella x Alice pairing. I've been having this idea for quite some time now, but I wanted to finish this story first before moving to the next. Thank you for all of your reviews. I really appreciate it. =]