Hey Everyone, I'm sorry for not updating sooner. I've been assigned a couple of projects and a major test is coming up, so that has been sapping my time. Also, I have a retreat this weekend. I'll update as soon as I can, and I apologize again for taking so long.

This story is part of chapter two in Eclipse written from Alice's point of view. I hope that you like it. :]

Words in Italics: Words that are in italics are Stephenie's creations. I did not write them, they belong to her.

Bold and Italic: Alice's vision.

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Alice Pov:

The 3rd period bell echoed through the small rooms of Forks high school, signaling that it was time for lunch. I gathered up my books and tucked them into the crook of my arm, throwing my bag over my other shoulder. I had an earlier vision of Bella being ungrounded, and thoughts of all the places we could go were filling my head. Jasper met me outside the classroom before he headed off to English, and I gave him a quick peck before skipping off to lunch, ignoring his smile at my mood.

I sat down on the table next to Angela, waiting impatiently for Edward and Bella to enter the cafeteria. Throngs of students ran to the lunch line, eager to eat and to chat about some trivial something or other. Oh, what was taking them so long? Angela glanced at me curiously, probably wondering as to why I was glancing intently at the cafeteria doors.

Finally they walked in, Edward rolling his eyes at my exuberance and Bella smiling towards our table. My eyes slid into slits as I took in her outfit. For a girl that had a great figure and pretty to boot, I could not understand why she wore regular old jeans and a t-shirt. Thank goodness she was joining the family soon, because her wardrobe was priority. Edward scowled at me quickly and sat them both down.

"How about you, Alice?"

Angela's question focused my attention back on everyone else and I smiled. "All Done." The thought of graduation invitations gave me an idea though. We had all graduated many times, more than we cared to count. It wasn't a special day anymore. This was Bella's first time though! Charlie hadn't been planning anything special, so why not host an impromptu party! Of course Bella was going to throw a fit and a half, but it was easy to convince her to go along.

Edward smiled, partly to Bella helping her friend, but I also suspected it was partly due to his anticipating Bella's reaction. She shied away from events such as these like it was the plague. Another trait about her I didn't understand. Finally she got around to her announcement.

"Actually, I'd rather go to your house if that's okay --- I'm sick of mine. Charlie un-grounded me last night." She smiled as she realized her new liberation. I could imagine the feeling. Carlisle and Esme didn't ground us, but I could only imagine how unpleasant it would be. None of us really had a need for being grounded, except for that one time with Emmett and Bella's sink....

"What should we do?" I mused aloud as I scanned through the list of countries in the world she had yet to see. Edward wanted to travel with Bella as much as I did, thought mainly I wanted to try and introduce her to fashion. You were only human once, and there was a big world outside of the rainy town of Forks.

"Whatever you're thinking, Alice, I doubt I'm that free."

"Free is free, right?" Darn, had my plans shown on my face that much?

Bella glanced over to me with a wary look in her eyes. "I'm sure that I still have boundaries --- like the continental U.S., for example."

I suppose she really did know me that well. My face slid into a pout and I grimaced at the thought of having to throw away my elaborate traveling dreams. "So what are we doing tonight?" If she was going to cancel out on that then we at least had something we could do sooner.

"Nothing. Look, let's give it a couple of days to make sure he wasn't joking. It's a school night, anyway."

"We'll celebrate this weekend, then." She couldn't shoot down all my plans, and this party I was planning was definitely going to happen. I could just barely glimpse her reaction, and the corners of Edward's mouth twitched as he fought back a smile. Angela and Ben turned to face me and we excitedly talked about what we could do. At least, that was until the lunchroom scene dissolved in front of my eyes and there was silence.

Victoria was standing in a field glaring towards the snow-tipped mountains. She tilted her head to the sky and let the wind whip her red hair around her face. Utter hatred and sorrow shone in her eyes, as well as a fierce longing for vengeance that was slowly driving her insane. "I'm coming for you, for what happened to James, and no vampire will stop me this time pet."

"Alice? Alice!"

A buzzing of voices was heard until I refocused on the dim lunchroom. I jumped as I felt a foot connect firmly with mine. Angela was waving a hand in front of my face and Bella was staring at me as if she had seen a ghost. Of course, she already had an idea of what I saw, and Edward's laugh broke the silence.

"Is it naptime already, Alice?" His voice was light but I could sense worry and anger in his tone of voice. He tightened the arm he had around Bella, lovingly and protectively. It wasn't hard to tell that he had seen the vision, and was making plans to keep his love safe. I met his eyes briefly. Trouble.

I continued my talk with Angela, probably trying a little harder than what was needed. I was angry at Victoria. How dare she threaten to hurt my sister? Edward and Bella had been through hell and back already, and something was always there to buy them another ticket. The girl had done nothing, yet she was the target in all of this.

The lunch bell rang and I gather my things, now abstracted from my bubbly mood. Jasper caught me at the door and glanced at me curiously, noting my now troubled mood.

"Are you alright Alice?" He asked with concern as he took my hand. I tilted my hand to the side and nodded. I was fine right now, but visions were tugging at my mind. Some were good, and some bad, but most were focused on Bella. I had a feeling that trouble was far from over.