ok! So this will still be in Bella's POV...

Glad to see I at least surprised some people with the whole sister thing lol.

So here you will get Bella's explanation of the night she lost Alice. It's in the form of another flashback.

(lol sorry i like flashbacks) :D

So..enough of my crap AN

Lights! Camera! ...Read!

"Yes, Mary Alice is my biological sister."

Their eyes widened in shock. Mary Alice though had a huge grin on her face, which made me smile too.

My sister? Wow, this is great. I have a sister!

"Well, this is quite the surprise"

"Much so, Bella could you please tell me about my human life?"

I took a deep breathe.

"Um… let's see. You were born on March 3rd 1824. We lived in a small house with our parents: Jaccoby Swan and Lyllian Marie Alice Swan on the southern coast of Italy. We didn't grow up with much money in the family, but we always had plenty to get by in life. I was three when you were born so I don't remember much of your childhood years but I know we were always very close. We were always doing everything together; dressing each other up, brushing each others' hair, having our own little dinner parties with mom. Hah, those were quite fun… When I was about 18, and you were 15, I started to distance myself away from the family. I wanted to travel and make something of myself." I smiled. "And of course you always wanted to go and do everything with me still. We were so much alike. We both wanted to be famous, make a name for ourselves instead of just being some housewife. Heh, you know, you wanted to be a dancer. Oh, and how graceful you were, you danced beautifully. I wanted to be a singer though." My smile faded. "One day, while I was out a woman heard me singing to myself and offered me an audition. She said I had a beautiful voice that should be heard around the world. I felt so honored. I ran home and went straight to you and invited you to come with me for the audition later that night…"

"Mary Alice! You will never believe what happened to me today!"

"What?!"

"A woman in town today, she heard me singing to myself, she said I should travel and sing for people! She wants me to audition for her tonight!"

"Oh Bella, that's wonderful. I'm so happy for you."


"Thank you. Mary Alice… I want you to come with me. Maybe you could dance for them and you could audition too!"

"Really?! That would be so amazing!"

"I know! But we cannot tell mom and dad. We'll have to sneak out for the audition…you know they wouldn't approve of this, but it's such a good opportunity don't you think?"

"Definitely. Now what should we wear?!"

Later than night we walked in to town to meet the woman I met earlier.

We walked down Abbey Lane and approached the big white house where the audition was supposed to be.

The house was not what I expected. It was a bit run down, like no one had lived there for a couple of years.

As we got closer, we heard a loud sound, like falling furniture, from inside just as we were about to knock.

We looked through the half open window and saw the most horrifying scene I had ever laid eyes upon.

The woman I saw earlier was sitting in a chair looking across the room. There on the opposite side of the room was a man over a young girl's body.

The girl was kicking and pushing; trying to pull away from the man. But he had a strong hold over her. He grinned and lowered himself closer to her.

He opened his mouth and in one swift, quick movement he was at her neck.

The girl screamed and met out eyes across the room, she gave us a pleading look.

Just then the woman was at the window, inches away from our faces.

"Hello there. Hmph…Like what you see? …You girls will get your turn soon enough."

I grabbed Mary Alice's hand and pulled her away from the house. We ran as fast as our bodies would allow.

We reached the house about 5 minutes later, out of breathe and scared to death.

"Mary Alice, are you ok?"

"Yes, I'm fine. What are we going to do? They just murdered that poor girl!"

"Let's go wake up mom and dad."

We walked in the house and a feeling of dread fell over me.

We came into the living room and I put my arm up to stop Mary Alice from walking any further.

"Why, Hello again girls. Nice of you to join us."

There in the middle of the room the woman and the man from the house had our parents kneeling on the floor in front of them. My mother had tears in her eyes and my father had a look of agony on his face. I have never seen them this terrified before.

"Please, we won't say anything…just let us…" Mary Alice began.

But before she could say anything more the man was behind her and had his arm over her throat. She tried to pull away from him but it was useless.

"Now, now. No use in fighting us little ones. You saw that that doesn't work."

He let her go and she fell to the floor. In an instant he was back by the woman's side.


"Mary Alice!" I fell to my knees and hugged her close to me.

"What do you two want? Please leave us be…" I said as Mary Alice sobbed on my shoulder.

"What do we want? Hmm…let me see." He raised his arm and rubbed his chin as if he were thinking.

"This." he hissed.

The man attacked my mother and the woman latched herself on top of my father. The scene from the old house replayed, but instead with my parents in the girls' place. Blood flowed out from their necks and both of them screamed in pain.

The two murderers looked like leeches sucking the life out of my parents' fragile bodies.

"No!" I screamed.

They stood up and let my parents' bodies hit the floor. They weren't moving. They weren't breathing anymore. They were dead.

"No…" I gasped.

"Hah. Silly girl."

"So, who's next?"

The man blurred and in the blink of an eye was at my side. He ripped Mary Alice out of my arms and blurred over to the other side again.

"This one is quite pretty. I bet she tastes as good as she looks."

My eyes widened in horror I stood up and tried to run up to them, to do anything I could to get them away from her. I couldn't move.

Snap

I screamed in agony. It felt as if my spine had cracked in half.

The woman had me held down with her foot on my neck.

"Foolish girl." She said.

Just then I heard a growl and the woman stood by the man again.

I felt a sudden brush of cold against my hips. Someone held me up.

"How dare you! You were warned. Leave now!" a high pitched voice hissed.

"Fine. We've had our meal. And we have a souvenir."

I looked once more across the room.

The woman held Mary Alice by her hair. Mary Alice whimpered and had tears streaming down her small face. The woman looked down and grinned. A blur, and then suddenly they were gone, all three of them.

"My name is Bethany, you're safe now." I heard from beside me.

Everything faded.

"…and that was the last time I ever saw Mary Alice."

"Oh poor child, you must have been traumatized." Esme said as she leaned in to hug me.

For a few moments we all just sat looking at each other. I glanced over at Mary Alice and it looked as if she would cry if she could.

"It's all my fault. I should have never gone to that house. I should have never brought you along with me." I sobbed as I held my face in my hands.

"Bella, please don't blame yourself. It all worked out in the end at least. We're together now, and I have Jasper and the rest of my family. I'm happy now. Isn't that what counts?"

I gave her a half-smile.

"Hm…Bella you say that Alice was born in 1824. But as far as Alice can remember, she's been a vampire for 38 years. There's still 130 years unaccounted for…" Carlisle asked.

"I don't know what happened. I didn't even know Alice had become a vampire until today." I frowned.

"I'm sorry. I wish I knew more about after your change." I said as I turned to look at her.

At least now I know where I came from and who I was as a human though.

I nodded.

"Bella, what about you? May we know what happened after that Bethany girl saved you from those two vampires?" Jasper asked.

"Well I was badly hurt. My spine was broken. I was paralyzed and would soon die. Bethany took me to a city named Volterra where she asked her coven, the Volturi, for permission to turn me. They granted it, and she changed me. Bethany and I became friends immediately after my change. She was, I guess you could say an adopted sister to me. She took care of me, showed me what it was a vampire could do, told me the rules of the Volturi, and said I could stay with her as long as I would like.

The first couple of days as a newborn were quite rough for me. They drank from humans and I could not stand to be anywhere near them. I hated that I couldn't do anything to help save all those innocent people.

I must say though, Aro was quite amused with my repulsion to human blood. He thought it wasn't normal that I could not even be tempted by it in the least bit.

The burning in my throat was still their and getting worse day by day, but I would not force myself to drink a human's blood to satisfy the thirst.

He then remembered you, Carlisle. He then told me of your way of life, your alternative to humans. He told me stories of when you stayed with them many years ago as well. I've based my whole way of living around your views." I said proudly.

"He said if I was too opposed to drink from humans, I should try your way to alleviate the burn. Although it did satisfy my thirst, the situation still left me feeling a bit uneasy. But it was definitely better than killing a human. I would not be a monster.

A few weeks into my new life we discovered my power, and Aro offered me a position with the Volturi guard. I declined. At that point all I wanted was revenge, to go after the two vampires who killed off my family. But after years of looking, it was as if they disappeared off the face of the earth. Every time I thought I'd find them, there was no trace left. I went back to the Volturi and Aro offered again of course, and this time I accepted. It was the only place left for me to go, I had no one else. I figured I would make the best of the life I had been given. I stayed with the Volturi for the last century and that's where I was before I decided to try and 'fit in' with the humans. It never felt right fighting for the Volturi. I didn't want to aid them in killing others, vampires and humans alike. I knew I had to move on from that part of my life, and now, it feels right."

"I know what you mean, when I was with the Volturi I felt horribly out of place. Of course, I also didn't approve of their feeding habits, but I had no say in that matter. I never dared to imply that they should try my alternative. Don't get me wrong though, I appreciate all the help they gave me and in letting me stay there for all those years, but it really wasn't the right place for me either. After that experience I aimed to help as many people as I could, so I became a doctor, of all things! It was the best decision I ever made though. I found my family that way, and I've never been happier."

"You're such an inspiration Carlisle." I smiled.

"So, Alice, How exactly did you find the Cullen's?" I asked.

She told me about the first day she could remember; how she ran, saw her red eyes, and had her first vision at a lake somewhere in Ohio. I was a bit saddened when I learned she had red eyes when she first 'woke up' 38 years ago. That shows she was definitely a human drinker before she lost her memory, poor girl, I hope she doesn't realize that.

She described in detail of how she found Jasper at a diner in Philadelphia a month later and how it was love at first sight. Well at least for him it was, she loved him before she even met him. She fell for him when she had her vision.

I was relieved to know that what she could remember of her life have been good experiences and that she has had everything she could ever possibly need.

I can only imagine all the horrible things that had happened to her those 130 odd years that are still missing from her life. They must have been utterly traumatizing for her.

"…Jasper is one of the best things that has ever happened to me."

Her eyes glazed over.

"Edward will be home soon…"

And so...will Bella stay or leave before Edward comes home?? *Le gasp*

Sorry about the cliffy!

-winks-

Sleepy time for the human!