As some of you may have guessed by now, these next chapters will be the Bella-era. For those of you who haven't figured it out…. I'm sorry I ruined it for you.

(The Next Thing I Say You MUST Read! It Is Very Important)

I have read Twilight and Midnight Sun (DUH!). So what I'm trying to say is… Some things in my story for the "Bella-era" will be the same and some will be different. I think for the most part it will be different just because I do not want to do a re-write of twilight/midnight sun. So you will find some differences and some things the same… Also, some things may even be from the movie.

So don't tell me I did something wrong because I probably meant for it to be that way.

Other than that…. ENJOY!

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"We should have hunted last night," Emmett announced while massaged his burning throat.

We were in Edward's Volvo on our way to school.

I put a hand on Emmett's leg and gave it a reassuring grip, "it's okay. You'll be able to make it through the day."

Alice gave a slight turn of the head from the front seat. A signal we had developed over time, if she wasn't close enough the one closest had to tend to Jasper. We all knew if we were all thirsty, Jasper must be a thousand times more thirsty.

I put my other hand on Jasper's shoulder, "you'll make it too, you have nothing to worry about. We'll all go hunting first thing tonight."

Jasper smiled half heartedly, "thanks Rose."

We pulled into the parking lot and quickly found a spot.

"What. Is. That?" I said as I set my eyes on a very beat up looking truck.

"Maybe someone's real car is in the shop. This one is just a loaner," Emmett predicted.

"They were better off walking to school," I finished.

We heard the first bell ring.

"We should all get to class," Edward announced.

We all did as he said and headed our separate ways.

"See you at lunch," Alice called.

* * *

We sat at our usual table and minded our own business.

Edward looked down at the floor, bored. Jasper looked in pain. Alice looked worried. And Emmett looked frustrated (probably from the thirst or probably from losing a wrestling match last night against Jasper).

Suddenly a hot, delicious scent swept in our direction. It was instinct for all of us to inhale deeply. Not too far off was a girl I didn't know much about her except that her name was Whitney and her mother once invited Esme to a garden party.

I quickly took Emmett's hand in mine, as usual I could always contain myself. Emmett on the other hand was still a bit fragile.

"You weren't going to do anything. I could see that," Alice lied to Jasper.

After numerous tries of encouragement Alice gave up and decided to throw away her "props."

As she sat back down I noticed Edward's head shoot to some random direction. I followed his gaze and noticed he was staring at Mike Newton and his little group of mediocre looking friends.

I didn't put much thought into, so I simply just looked away. Just like me Edward did the same.

"The Stanley girl is giving all the gossip on the Culllen's to the new girl," Edward said dully.

Something in his words struck a chord in me.

'New girl?'

I looked back at Mike Newton's lunch table, trying to find something that was out of the ordinary. And there she was, I did not see her face just the back of her head. She had dark brown hair and she slumped in her chair.

Could this be the stranger that Alice had foreseen? Was she Chief Swan's daughter? Is she Isabella Swan?

I looked over at Edward (I didn't know why, something just told me to look at him), his attention just like me was back to that table. Only this time he glared in either irritation or frustration.

"What is it?" I asked.

"Nothing," he said not looking way from the new girl.

'It doesn't seem like nothing' I thought knowing he could hear me.

"That's exactly it… nothing," he repeated. "I can't hear anything in that girl's head. It's like she's not even here."

"That's impossible," Jasper interjected. "You hear everyone."

"Well not her."

"Edward… What's the girl's name?" I asked purely out of curiosity.

"Isabella Swan. Or Bella for short," he stated.

My head immediately shot to Alice, who looked just as surprised as I was. I can't believe Alice was actually right this morning. Today was the day the stranger in her vision arrived.

Just then the bell rang. We all ignored our previous discussion, gathered our things and headed to class.

As we passed by the new girl's table I noticed she followed our every move. I glared at her as we passed, which caused her to quickly look away. I only took a quick glimpse of her face. But, already had it memorize. I also declared to myself that she was nothing special. Her dark chocolate eyes, her heart shaped face, and her flushed complexion. That's exactly what she was… nothing special.

I did not know this girl, but someone who can cause my brother to be so frustrated without even saying a word could not be trusted.

* * *

"You're leaving?" Alice asked suddenly on the way home.

We all stared at Edward waiting for a response. He was speeding through town, rushing to get home.

"Well? Are you?" I asked.

"Am I?" he finally answered.

I was growing impatient, "Alice does he?"

I watched as she had a vision. Hopefully a vision that would give us an answer.

Suddenly….

"Stop! Stop it! No!" Edward screamed banging his hands on the steering wheel. The car came to a sudden stop on the side of the road. Edward was gasping for air.

"Sorry…" Alice whispered.

"Edward, let me drive," I told him sternly. I quickly got out of the car and stood in front of the driver's side door, waiting for him to do as he was told.

"No, I'm fine. I can drive," he said.

"Edward, I said get out of the car. Now do it," I said through clenched teeth.

"No!" he screamed through the glass. he was acting like a child.

Without a second thought I swung his door open, grabbed him by the collar and ripped him out of the seat. Usually he would put up a fight when I got violent with him. But this time he swung passed me like a rag doll.

"Rose!" Alice exclaimed. "You didn't need to do that."

"Obviously I did," I said as I turned to look at my brother who was still on the ground.

He looked up at me, not angry but pleadingly.

"If your weird behavior is because of that Swan girl, Edward… you better pull your shit together and take care of it. We don't have time for your weakness," I spat. "Now get up and get in the car."

Without any argument he did as he was told and without daring to look me in the eye he sat in the backseat.

I gave him one last look and took my seat.

I brought the engine to life and sped off home.

* * *

I glared from my room window as I watch Edward back out of the driveway. I also watched as Alice walked back into the house.

I guess that answers that, he is leaving.

"Where is he going to go?" I asked Alice as I made my way down the stairs.

"He's off to go see Carlisle. After that he said he might head up north."

"To Denali?"

"Probably."

"How long is he going to be gone?" I stopped in the middle of the stairs waiting for an answer.

"I don't know," she whispered.

"Well look," I demanded.

"He hasn't decided!" Alice snapped. "We'll be lucky if he comes back at all. Because according to you, we don't have time for his so-called 'weakness,'"

I ignored her last comment and continued down the stairs, "It's because of that girl isn't it? She did this to him. What did you see Alice? What did you see in the car?"

She quickly looked down at the floor.

"Tell me. I have a right to know."

"I saw two things," she started. "Two possible futures."

"Two?"

"Yes."

"And they were?"

"Bella Swan."

"The new girl, of course. What about her?"

"I seen Edward kill her, seen his crimson eyes as he hovered over her dead body."

I simply shrugged, "So? It's not like he hasn't killed before. She's human, if that's her way to go. Then that's her way to go."

"Oh, I'm glad to see you no longer care about exposure," Alice snapped.

"I care just the same. But, if that's the only reason… It's not like we haven't gone through it before," I countered. "What else did you see?"

Alice gave me a look before she continued, "I also saw…"

She gave a long pause.

"… I saw her becoming one of us."

"What?!"

"She becomes part of our family, Rose."

"Not, if I have anything to say about it," I threatened.

"Rose, you don't understand do you?"

"Oh, I understand perfectly! That this girl, this ordinary little girl is destined to ruin our family. No matter what the outcome. Decades of building this family and it takes one human girl to ruin it all."

"You don't know that. I also see that before any of this could possibly happen… She becomes our friend."

"Humph," I scoffed. "Friend? I highly doubt that."

"I seen it happen Rose!" Alice and I were now toe to toe. She glared at me like she wasn't as small as she really was.

I glared down at my sister, "don't believe everything you see, Alice."

We both gave a heavy huff and both turned our heels, walking in the opposite direction.