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Hey! This is the first chapter - set in 2010. I hope you guys like it! Thank you for your reviews and please, please, keeping reviewing!

Chapter 1:

22 years later - 2010

"Heads up!" I called as I threw the ball towards Emmett. I aimed for the tree and watched with pleasure as he crawled up and caught it in record time.

"Out!" Esme called as Emmett hit the base with the ball. A smile lingered on her lips as Jasper reached the base a millisecond after Emmett did.

Jasper walked off and Rose took the bat. Her fingers tightened around it and she nodded towards Alice. I positioned myself, ready for anything, but nothing happened.

We all turned our attention to Alice. She was walking back and forth in the middle of the clearing and biting her nails...

"Alice?" I called as I ran to her.

Her face was torn and very worried. Her tiny forehead was creased and her golden eyes were in deep concentration.

Our whole family was there now and Esme placed her hand on Alice's shoulder to stop her.

"Alice!" I shouted again, but still she did nothing.

I tried to read her thoughts, but she was hiding them from me. I could only hear the rest of my family, wondering what was wrong with her.

"Why are you hiding your thoughts from me Alice?" I asked, truly worried now. I watched as the rest of my family's eyes widened in alarm.

Suddenly her face became clear and she removed her finger from her mouth. She looked up at me, "What?" she asked looking around.

"You were hiding your thoughts from me..." I said and I tried again, "You still are."

She shook her head, "Sorry... I just do it sometimes, I don't even realise I am..."

"What's wrong?" I asked, "You were scaring us all..."

She cringed, "Nothing's wrong..."

"What then?"

She shrugged, "I saw that it's going to rain... I didn't want to mess up my hair, Rose and I are going out tonight to Port Angeles." She stated simply.

I watched as my whole family groaned, that was typical Alice.

"We are?" Rose asked, touching her hair and looking up angrily at the sky.

"Yes..." Alice laughed, "You were going to ask once we got home." She said happily.

"Cool... What will I wear?" she mused as she and the rest of my family turned to walk back to their bases.

I wasn't so easily convinced, "Are you sure Alice?" I asked.

She smiled up at me, her golden eyes honest and her pixie face amused, "Yes Edward... Now move," she hit my chest, "If we get Rose out, we win..."

I nodded slowly and turned to walk back to my base. I tried to read her thoughts again and this time I could.

Wonder what I'll wear? Hmm... I could wear that dress I ordered... Wait no-one knows I bought that... I could say I got it in the sale... Edward?! Are you listening to me?!

I smiled and looked back at her, my guilty face on.

Ugh, you tell NO-ONE.

I laughed and crossed my heart to show her secret was safe with me.

We arrived back at the house within the next half hour after successfully getting Rose out in her first run.

I sat by my piano and ran my fingers along the keys gently. I smiled at the sound, Bella used to love it when I played for her. I wasn't as good as I am now though, she would've loved to hear me now.

"Fancy a game on the Xbox?" Emmett asked. I turned to see him looking at Jasper, "Not you Eddie." He scowled and I smiled, "I never win with you... Always know my next move, stupid mind reader..." he mumbled.

I laughed once and turned back to the piano. I began to play Esme's favourite and I heard her low gasp from her bedroom. I smiled as I felt her gentle hands on my shoulders.

I continued to play until the song was finished and when my fingers hit the last note Esme's arms circled my neck and she kissed my cheek, "Thank you... It's been a while since you played..."

"Yes." I nodded. The truth of it was, I was having a good day for a change. My thoughts weren't centred on Bella today. She was there of course, she was always there... But today was liveable. I was handling today.

It was as if Esme sensed this, because her arms tightened and she spoke in her head.

Someday my son, you'll find someone... Someone you love more than Bella, someone you'll be happy with... You won't be like this forever, I promise...

Why was it her words made me feel worse? I felt as though the whole family were waiting for me to find someone, well it wasn't going to happen anytime soon. I would never love anyone more than I love my Bella, no-one could compare to her.

"I'm sorry..." Esme said quickly, "I didn't mean it like that."

I turned, confused and saw Jasper looking at us. He must have felt my anger and told Esme, I was too wrapped up in my thoughts too even hear him.

I shook my head, "It's not your fault Esme..." I smiled up at her, "You're not to know."

She placed her hand on my cheek, "You're so sweet..." she smiled.

I bowed my head and Emmett made a sucking sound, "Mummy's boy..." he whispered to Jasper, knowing too well that I would hear.

I ran over to him in less than a second and I got him in a head lock. "Hey! I'm sorry!" he yelled, as he dropped the game controller to try and pry of my hands.

Esme laughed behind us and Jasper chuckled as he took his chance to beat Emmett.

I let go of him as Jasper passed the finishing line.

"That'll teach you." I said and he scowled up at me.

I ran up the stairs and went into my room. I saw Alice perched on the head of my couch with all my photo albums of our family surrounding her, she flicked through them uncaringly.

"Alice!" I yelled, running over and grabbing a bunch of them to place back on the shelves.

She shrugged, "I was only looking..."

"No, you were ruining... You're supposed to be gentle. With your strength, you would rip them!" I said, my voice not holding all the annoyance I wanted, I couldn't be angry with my favourite sister.

And she knew it.

She smiled as I lifted more of the photo albums and put them back on the shelves. I walked towards her and lifted the one she was looking through when I'd walked through the door. It was my human photo album, the one I cherished the most. As I turned to ask her why she was looking through this one, although I already knew – she loved looking at me when I was human, she said I was a 'real looker' – she jumped of my couch in one lithe move and walked towards the door.

"What were you doing in here anyway Alice?" I asked curiously.

"I told you, I was looking." She said opening the door, "I'm going to get dressed. I have a big night tonight..."

"What do you mea-" I began to ask, but I was cut off by the sound of the door closing.

Hope you guys like it! I think Edward might see Bella in the next chapter, or the one after that... What do you think? Please review! Thank you xoxo