DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN TWILIGHT OR ANY OF ITS CHARACTERS. THOSE RIGHTS FULLY BELONG TO STEPHANIE MEYER.

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Chapter Eleven: Understanding

"Edward can I talk to you for a moment," I paused and looked around at the rest of the Cullens, "alone. Please?"

"Yea guys give us just a moment, she won't do anything while we are here at school. Here secret is our secret, if she exposes us she exposes herself." Edward said then everyone scattered but Alice.

"Edward, you can't trust her, she's hurt you once already don't let her hurt you again." Alice tried to whisper to Edward but I still heard her.

"Alice, I didn't hurt anyone, you two are the ones who turned your back on me. I told you the truth on everything. My name is Bella Swan. So what that I am a Volturi, what does that matter in the scheme of things? I never lied to you. I put my heart and soul out on the line for both of you and you both ripped out my heart and stomped on it. I don't know what else to do to make you understand. I put my whole life in your hands but you think that you can't trust me. Alice I trusted you like my very own sister, I came to you for advice when I was afraid to make a decision on my own. Edward I trusted you most of all, I have never loved someone as much as I loved you, and you hurt me more than anyone else here." I said wishing I could cry but instead my eyes just filled with venom that would never fall over.

Edward and Alice both looked in shock at what I had just said but never said a word. "I wish you both would just understand that what I did I did because I wanted a chance in this life to be someone more than the Princess of the Volturi, everyone hates me but no one even knows who I am. I wanted someone to get to know the real me, the true me. But when I did that as soon as you found out I was Aro's daughter you hated me. That makes absolutely no since unless you never really cared for me and if that is the case let me know. I will do my job and protect you Alice," shock and fear flooded her face as I said this, "then I will go with no questions asked."

"What do you mean protect me Bella, who are you protecting me from and why?" Alice asked, tears filling her eyes from a mixture of tears and true sadness.

"I will explain all of that when we have everyone together tonight at your house. Its easier to make this speech once and only once." I said. "It doesn't matter anyway from who, I won't let anything happen to you because even if you don't I still love you as my sister."

"Oh Bella," Alice said and threw her arms around my waist. "I'm so sorry I should have listened to you. I should have given you a chance to explain. We were so mean, we shouldn't have just ignored you like that. Please forgive me, please, please, please."

I smiled, "Okay Alice I forgive you." When we finally stopped hugging I looked up for Edward but he was no where to be seen. "Alice where is Edward?"

"He went to think Bella, why?" Alice said.

"Because he can't be alone, look in his future make sure he is okay until I get to him." I said. I know James was after Alice but the best way to get to Alice is to get to someone she cares about. I know how sickos think, I have been around them for a long time. When Alice came out of her trance she had a frown on her face. "What is it Alice?"

"I didn't see him getting hurt but once you get to him it all gets a bit fuzzy and I don't know why." Alice said.

"I don't know but I better get to him, but first I need to get you to Victoria, you can not be alone for one minute. Please trust me on this. I don't want you to get hurt. Never be alone, if you are not with Victoria you better be with Jasper cause if I find out you were alone I am going to destroy your closet, that's how serious I am." I said.

"Okay, okay don't go all crazy on me now." She said laughing. "I get it something bad will happen if I am alone. Jasper won't leave me alone after what Victoria said." I smiled and started leading her to where Victoria was standing. Jasper was right beside her. I should have known that Jasper would not trust me with her alone.

"Jasper, Victoria, I have to go find Edward he has wandered off alone. I don't care who is with who but everyone must stay in pairs today. Victoria you are to watch Alice no matter what. I trust you the most, and Jasper I know you will protect her with your life so I think you three need to stay close together, get Emmett and Rosalie then just go home and stay together. I can't protect you all if we are not together. Alice is Edward where I think he is?" I asked.

"He went to think." Alice said, so yes that is where he must be, The Meadow. "See you at home in a little while Bella."

"Thanks Alice, please be careful remember what I said do not be alone." I said and ran off to where Edward was. It only took me about five minutes to get to where he was. He looked so sad, and if I didn't know any better I would have thought that he was crying. I sat there for five minutes just watching him. There was no one around but us that I could sense so he was safe and it looked like he needed to work things out.

Then Alice vision came to my mind, "once you get to him it all gets a bit fuzzy." And then the reason for the fuzziness came out of the brushes, but before Edward could stand up it was already crouched over him.

What the hell am I supposed to do now?

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