The Offer

There was something wrong with Edward when we were moving back towards the castle. I didn't know what, but whenever I wanted to ask him about it, he would shrug me off as if nothing had happened. The thing was, I could only see the future, so I didn't know what he was going to do when he had decided on nothing. I did wish that I could borrow his mind reading ability for a little while, so I could go inside his head and see what he was thinking about. This wasn't Edward, but then again after meeting Bella, Edward's life had been turned upside down. No, our lives had been turned upside down just by one mere human, now a newborn vampire. It was bizarre, really, how Bella affected our lives so much that we would go so such extent to protect her however we can. We were both deeply in love with her, but we also knew that she couldn't split her heart in half and love us both in return. We both knew that this day would come for her to choose who she wanted to be with. Even if she had chosen me, a part of me still felt guilt and shame for having to snatch Bella away from him. No, I didn't snatch her, he left her almost dying, I should be furious at him, but I wasn't. All I could feel for him was sympathy, nothing else.

We arrived back at the castle without anyone notices us. By anyone, I meant humans. Bella didn't have that much difficulty to reign her monster in, and both Edward and I were impressed by that. Not only that she could fight off her bloodlust for human blood, she could control herself. It was amazing, but we still had to be on guard when she did snap.

A vision hit me instantly when my foot entered the Volturi's door. Aro, it was always of Aro when I was around him, or even coming near to him. He was going to ask Bella a question, and I didn't like the question to say the least. Bella was torn between accepting it and refusing it, and the worst part was? I wasn't there. This whole thing was like a private conversation, but I needed to be there. I came out of the vision and immediately heard Edward growled. He could have seen the vision, and I would be growling too if Bella didn't look at Edward like he had lost his mind. I sighed and shook my head, before I heard graceful footsteps coming towards us, in a quick pace.

"Edward, Alice, Bella, you all have returned safely." Demitri said as he appeared before us. Edward bit back his growl but I could still hear it rumbling from within his chest.

"Of course, it is nice of you to come and greet us for our return." I said softly and offered him a smile of gratitude. Really, I just wanted to jump on him and rip his head off.

Demitri chuckled softly. "It is my job, m'lady. Now, Aro has something to ask of Bella. Do you mind if I could borrow her for a while?" He asked politely and looked over to Bella. She growled at him, but I held her back.

"As you can see, Bella might hurt all of you if I wasn't there. So it is best if I go with her." It wasn't a warning, and it wasn't like I care if Bella did hurt all of them. I just didn't want her to start to kill, even though it was inevitable.

"I will call Carlisle and inform him that we are alright." Edward quickly said and hurried out of the hallway. Before he was out of our sight, a woman came up to him and led him towards an unknown destination. Aro might have arranged our rooms, how thoughtful of him.

"Well, since he is out of the way. I suppose you can join Bella." Demitri said as he puffed towards Edward's direction in distaste. I frowned of him, but didn't say anything. The Volturi guards didn't like Edward, and I didn't intend to find out why.

"Please, follow me." He said once more before turning and leading us towards the grand hall. The hall that we were both in not a while ago. We arrived and were greeted with an excited smile from Aro. If he could, he would be jumping up and down in joy.

"Welcome back, Bella and Alice." He shot me a glance once my name had rolled off of his tongue. It was like I wasn't supposed to be here, that look had told me enough without him having to ask why I was here.

"I didn't want any trouble stirring, so I decided to accompany Bella. Hopefully, my presence would calm her down in any hostile situation." I said quickly and instinctively grabbed Bella's hand, squeezing it gently when I felt that she was tensing up. Immediately, her muscles relaxed and she let out a sigh.

"Thank you for your concern, Alice." Aro said once more, flashing his smile at me before returning his blood liquid eyes over to Bella. "Bella, I have an offer for you in my guards. What do you say? Would you join us?"

Bella's eyes widened, and she swallowed nervously. This was where the part that I've seen in my vision. She was torn between accepting and refusing. I didn't know why she was feeling like this, and I should be angry at her, but I couldn't bring myself to do so. It was her decision, and if she decided to ask me for help, I knew that she knew my immediate answer. She turned to me, and I could see the battle within herself written so clearly deep within her crimson orbs. I tried to see what she was deciding, but came up blank.

"Would you stay with me if I joined them?" She blurted the question out, and my eyes widened in shock. She didn't…No, she just did. I didn't know what she was thinking for asking such a thing. But I know, for her, I would do anything. Only to have her close to me, only to not break into millions of pieces and not being able to become whole again.

"Yes, for you, I would stay." I answered truthfully. She nodded, and I saw a spark in her eyes but it soon faded as if it had never been there before.

"My, my, this is quite a turn of the event. You would join us if Bella was to join the Volturi, Alice?" Aro asked, a hint of hope was written in his eyes. I glanced over at him, but only briefly, before returning my eyes on Bella.

"Yes, for her, I would." I answered once more, each time stating the fact that I would never part from her. At that moment, Bella smiled and pulled me into a hug. And at that moment, I felt as if her answer would please Aro, that she would join them. Not only that Aro would gain one most valuable member, but he would gain two utmost valuable members; Bella and I. She pulled back and looked towards Aro, her smile vanished.

"I'm sorry, but I would have to refuse your offer." She quickly stated, and I thought my ears had suddenly decided to rebel against me. I turned to her with a quizzical look. She never did break eye contact with Aro, so I turned and study his reaction. His face was pale, as if all hope of her joining them had just flown out the window, in which it literally had.

"I can't live your lifestyle, drinking from human. I know that human blood should be appealing to me, but I'm sorry, I don't want to drink from any human, nor kill." She said firmly, her eyes hardened at each and every word.

Aro sighed and waved a hand towards us. "I see. I guess that is our loss. You can depart whenever you'd like. You not need to hurry." With that, he dismissed us.

We exited the hall as quick as possible, and once we weren't within their hearing range, we both let out a relief sigh. Aro didn't go off at us, and have our heads ripped off and our body parts burning in the flame. We came up to the receptionist, and if I recalled quite clearly, her name was Gianna.

"Hey Gianna." I greeted cheerfully, only because I felt sympathy towards her. She thought that she would become like one of us, when she only going to be their meal in the end.

"Hey Alice." She greeted back with much enthusiasm. "Are you looking for Edward?" I nodded and she continued. "His room is on the second floor, three rows back and to the right."

"Thank you." I said gratefully before tugging at Bella. She was only staring at Gianna, no doubt listening to the sound of her heart beat, knowing that her own wouldn't utter a sound, forever.

As directed, I followed Gianna's direction while pulling Bella along with me. It was hard to tear her from the spot that she was standing at the receptionist desk, but at least I did it. We arrived at Edward's room within seconds, and before Bella could even bust through the door, I held her back and knocked on the door gently.

"Edward?" I asked, but no answer came when I waited for a second. I sniffed into the air, until his scent hit me. He was in there. So I knocked again. "Edward?" Once again, no sound. Growing a little worried for my dear brother, I busted the door open without a second thought. Bella followed closely behind me when we entered the room.

"Wow…" Was all that came out of Bella's lips as our eyes maneuvered around the room.

His room, I had to say, was in chaos. It wasn't even a room anymore. I didn't even know what to call it. There were broken chairs, a broken bed, broken furniture. The walls were crafted in holes, holes after holes as if someone had punctured it repeatedly, and forcefully. My eyes shifted towards the windows, at least the windows were still, well, windows. The curtains however were shredded, and they looked torn beyond belief. However, that was where my brother stood, in front of the windows, staring up at the moon. The moonlight was beating down in his room, and it was traveling over to his body. When it hit his face, his skin shone in its brilliancy, and his eyes, they shimmered. I took a step forward him, then stopped when I knew what he was doing. He was weeping silently, now, at his loss. He was crying, but the tears wouldn't leave his eyes. They were bottling up under his eyes, making his eyes shimmered with their unshed clear liquid.

I felt Bella standing beside me, and she didn't say a word. She must of realized it too, that he was weeping at his loss, since she would never be his again.

A/N: So you thought that Edward took it quite well? It was just a facade, you know that I can totally relate to Edward. Also, I can totally relate to Bella as well. And with Alice's feelings in this fanfic, yea, I poured all of that feelings that I've experienced in it. Guess it's realistic in a way, no? You can't write a good fanfic if you don't know what the characters are going through, or you haven't experienced it, but you can image it I guess.

Anyway, here's another update. I won't be doing anything during Christmas since my family don't really celebrate it unless my dad gets drunk on that day haha. So, have a wonderful Christmas everyone, and a happy new year. =]

Oh. Thanks for the reviews as well. =D