Stephenie Meyer owns these two lovely/sexy characters. I just borrowed them so I could create a world where Bella only has eyes for Alice and vice versa. :) Enjoy!
Chapter Thirteen – Living Dead Girl
"Bella?" Alice trailed her fingers down the girl's cheek and smiled when hazy eyes lazily opened. "You're awake."
Bella sat up quickly and looked at her surroundings. The room was bathed in a rare afternoon sunlight, the clock on the night stand showing it was after five. She glanced down at the bear in her arms and blushed a little, setting it aside. "When did I fall asleep?"
"Well we were talking when all of a sudden your eyes started to droop," Alice giggled softly, "I didn't want to keep you up. I'm guessing you didn't get much sleep last night." She looked down guiltily at the blanket but was more than surprised to feel warm fingers pull her chin up to the other girl's eye level.
"Believe me when I say that I understand the bailing last night now." The human smiled a little, her thumb caressing the cool marble skin. She watched it move back and forth slowly, taking in the feel of her smooth skin. "You're so cold."
"Yet I feel so warm when you're around." Alice whispered, her golden eyes sparkling.
"Yeah, why is that?" Bella asked just as softly, shifting so that she was facing the short haired girl more.
"I'm not sure," she shrugged a little, "but we have time to figure it out. I don't want to give you so much excitement in one day."
Bella laughed and nodded. "Deal."
They remained quiet for a moment before the vampire gently took the hand that was on her chin, pulling it close to her chest. "If you do have any questions about any of this, please feel free to ask. I'm an open book to you now."
"Well," she shifted on the bed again, crossing her legs comfortably, "I've watched all seven seasons of Buffy and-"
"Wow, okay. That show couldn't be more far from the truth." Alice rolled her eyes with a hint of teasing to her tone.
"Well what parts aren't true?" Bella frowned, disappointed when she realized she might not know anything about vampires.
"All of it Bell." Light laughter carried itself through the bedroom.
"So you don't burn in the sunlight?" Bella raised her eyebrows, glancing towards the sun that started peeking out from a cloud.
Alice followed her gaze and bit her lip. She went back to eyeing up the human while in thought before getting up and making her way towards the large open window. "We don't burn into ashes if the sun hits our skin," she cleared her throat, watching as Bella's eyes were transfixed on the hands that were gripping the bottom of Alice's black sweater.
"N-no?" Bella whispered as the sweater started to inch its way up over the vampire's head. She wasn't disappointed when the tank top underneath slid up over petite hips, baring a sparkling stomach. It was then she blinked a few times before her eyes snapped up into Alice's, noticing the skin on her shoulders were sparkling just as brightly. "Wow," she breathed, moving to stand up and approach the girl, "your skin... it looks like a million diamonds embedded into it."
"Yeah." Alice nodded and shivered when warm fingers touched her neck, sliding down her shoulders slowly.
"You're beautiful Alice." Bella quietly whispered, walking behind the girl and allowing her fingertips to trail against the cool expanse of her back, between the shoulder blades.
"You're not about to freak out?" Alice asked, wondering if Bella was feeling anything but amazement at the moment.
"Well," warm breath washed across a perfect ear, lips grazing it just slightly, "if I was, I wouldn't want to be kissing you right now." The pictures in her mind confirmed to the vampire that she was more than amazed and she definitely liked what she was seeing. "I'm not scared Alice."
Eyes nearly rolled in the back of Alice's head when lips were pressed softly at the nape of her neck. "Oh I can tell." She barely squeaked, feeling an arm wrapped around her waist and effortlessly spinning her around so that they were nose to nose. "You're not scared I might 'eat' you?"
A sly smile graced the human's features, her mind picturing quickly all the ways she could be 'eaten'.
The look didn't go unnoticed by Alice as her eyes went wide and she laughed, gently pushing Bella away briefly. "I totally just saw that!"
Bella licked her lips and drew the vampire back in close. "Is it weird that I'm not freaking out?"
"Like I said, you're special." Alice answered honestly. "You're only human in the long run Bella but if the world could have more open minded people like yourself, a lot of them wouldn't be so scared to be themselves." She smiled gently.
"I wish you could've seen Jake last night," Bella murmured, "he was scared I'd freak out once he told me his secret." She chuckled and when Alice looked at her a little confused, she just shrugged, "I feel like I'm living in my own Sunnydale."
"Please Bella," Alice groaned, "don't compare us to that show. They have everything all wrong!"
"I get that it's a touchy subject but no need to throw a girly fit." Bella snickered and cupped Alice's cheek, kissing away the small pout on the face in front of her. "I'm done. No more Buffy jokes. I want to hear more about your family."
"There is no slayer just to let you know." Alice smiled cutely and stuck her tongue out.
"Good because I rather like having you around." Bella nodded thankfully. "So no stake to the heart?"
"No, we'll just end up with unnecessary splinters." The vampire shrugged seriously and frowned, "Oh Bell, don't picture it like that!"
Bella scoffed and ran a hand through her hair. "I think you somehow force yourself into my mental pictures."
"Why force when you're always thinking about me?" Alice winked and kissed Bella gently, letting their lips linger sweetly for a few moments. "What else would you like to know?" She whispered.
"Earlier you said the others had gifts as well. Edward can read minds and you can see the future. What about the others?" The human pulled Alice towards the comfortable bed and sat down, hands never leaving the other girl's.
"Well Jasper has the power to manipulate emotions. If it's an intense atmosphere, he can set off calm vibes. It was rather annoying when we were together." Alice scrunched up her face and swallowed when she realized what just slipped from her lips.
"You and Jasper?" Bella couldn't contain the awkwardness from her voice.
"It ended a long time ago." Alice said softly. "He's my best friend now, more like a brother in a very odd way. I can feel the jealousy coming off of you in waves."
Bella's eyes snapped up into Alice's and she frowned a little bit. "Yeah well you weren't exactly 'Miss Calm' whenever I was around Jake or mentioned him."
A low growl came from the vampire's throat as she squinted at the brunette. "I don't share very well."
"Clearly." Bella answered, unaffected by the growl that had left Alice's throat. "How long ago did you two end things?"
"A few years ago." Alice smiled a little. "He wanted to leave to go find himself. Jasper's the last person to join our family and out of all of us, he was the one that fed off of humans the most. So to be in an environment where we try to be one of you, it was hard on him. He's getting there though, obviously."
"I'm sorry." Bella sincerely apology. "How long had you two been together?"
"Since the early 1930's." Fingers slid from her cold grasp and she caught Bella's anxious stare just off to the side of her.
"How old are you?" The question was barely audible but with vampire enhanced senses, Alice caught it clearly.
"Human wise? I think 20." Alice squeezed her hands together and chewed on her bottom lip. "As for how long I've been around, over a hundred years."
"Oh." Bella breathed and scratched her neck, getting up off the bed. "Wow."
"So the fact that I'm a vampire doesn't bother you, but the age difference does?" Alice frowned, noticing a shift in the human's mood.
Bella shook her head. "No, it-" she closed her eyes and inhaled deeply. "That doesn't bother me." She finally opened her eyes and cleared her throat. "I mean I guess I just never gave it any thought, your age."
"Well passing as a senior in high school does have its advantages," the short haired girl shrugged, "I wouldn't have met you in bio."
"So 20 right?" Bella smiled a little.
"Around there. I uh, I don't really remember anything about my human years. I don't remember what happened to me or how I even ended up a monster." Alice's voice reached a hiss as it often did when she wanted to desperately remember what happened to her.
"Alice!" Bella marched forward and grabbed the girl's arms. "You're not a monster. You're beautiful."
A weak smile escaped the vampire and she sighed.
"I'm so sorry you don't remember any of that Alice." Bella finally whispered. "Really, I am."
"I know." Alice nodded and grabbed the hands that were on her. "The sun's setting; maybe I should get you back to your truck. I wouldn't want to get you into any trouble."
"I upset you." Bella pointed out seriously and frowned. "I didn't mean to upset you."
"My sweet Bell, you didn't upset me," Alice smoothly spoke with a genuine smile, "sometimes I just wish I could see the past instead of the future. I've had years to get over all of it but sometimes I wonder..."
The quiet moment was ruined but a knock on the door. "Alice?" Rosalie's voice carried through the door.
"It's open." Alice spoke normally and turned towards the door just in time to see the blonde stroll in. "Hey Rose."
Rosalie stopped in the middle of the room with a raised eyebrow and glanced between her sister and Bella. "Playing hooky?"
Bella stood there smiling a little, not really wanting to say or do anything that'll piss anyone off in that particular household.
"You might want to tell her to breathe," Rosalie pointed towards Bella, "she's about white as a ghost."
Alice turned to glance at Bella and found that the smile on her face was one of awkwardness. "She won't have you for dinner, it's okay." She teased and slid an arm around Bella's waist.
Bella exhaled, feeling a little light headed. "Okay, good, that's good."
"You told her?" Rosalie hissed and stepped closer. She noticed Bella step back behind Alice.
"I had too." Alice shrugged. "Edward would've told her the moment he had her alone."
"You better be careful," Rosalie stepped closer, her eyes trained on Bella, "Vampires are very territorial. One bad move my little human and you'll be looking like next week's dessert."
"Rose!" Alice shrieked and shoved her back a bit. "Could you please lay off those jokes? At least until she gets used to all of this?"
Rosalie chuckled and threw her blonde hair over her shoulder. "Okay, I'm sorry. You do realize that the family is going to want to have a meeting about your new girlfriend, right? A human girlfriend."
Bella blushed a little at the title of her relationship with Alice. "Let me guess, vampires and humans are forbidden to be together?"
"Humans are forbidden to know about us regardless." Rosalie pointed out seriously. "Lucky for you, we have people in this place that actually value your life so no one will go off running telling the Volturi."
"The Volturi?" Bella squeaked.
"Another time Bella." Alice smiled. "Come on, let's get you home."
"Edward already brought her truck home." Rosalie looked at her nails. "He told Charlie it wouldn't start and offered to take a look at it. He also mentioned you were here studying with us," she eyed up the human, "and I'll gather up a thank you for picking up your missed assignments when you get your asses downstairs to do homework."
Bella watched as the blonde left the room and raised both eyebrows. "Is feisty her gift?"
"Rose's gift is much more on the surface than that," Alice chuckled, "she's the epitome of beauty."
"Well someone obviously overlooked you," Bella smiled shyly, "because my girlfriend is the most beautiful creature I've ever laid eyes on." She pulled Alice close and brought their lips together slowly.
Alice closed her eyes, giving into the sensations that Bella was allowing her body to feel. When she parted her lips to kiss Bella even deeper, the small moan that escaped the other girl made something in her chest thump.
"Bella," she pulled back, gasping for air she never thought she needed again and glanced down, feeling warmth flood her body. The thump happened again when Bella whispered her name. Before she knew it, warm lips were on hers again and her back was pressed gently against the wall. Hands tangled in her short hair and she could see just how much Bella wanted her; wanted to feel her; taste her; smell her...
Bella's lips drifted away from the ones in front of her as she began a trail of light soft kisses along Alice's smooth neck. She hummed when she felt herself being pulled closer, trapping her body against the wall even more.
"I can't." Alice gasped when teeth pierced the skin over her pulse point. She felt everything at once. A heart beating, air running through her unused lungs, warm skin pressing against her... "Bella!" She sighed and pushed the girl back firmly, her eyes turning black but not from thirst, just from pure desire. "We have to stop, it's all so overwhelming."
"Oh God, I'm so sorry Alice!" Bella jumped back and shook her head, trying to calm her own body down.
"No no," Alice blinked and felt the change immediately course through her body once Bella stopped touching her. Everything was back to being cold and there was no more thumping in her chest. "This, this is definitely different." She tugged at her hair. "I... I swear I just," she swallowed, "my heart was beating again. I felt so warm in your arms Bella, I felt..."
Bella crossed her arms over her chest and didn't budge when Alice started to circle her slowly..
"...I felt alive."
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