Chapter 14: Saving Grace
As Bella drove home that day, she thought about the bright light she saw in the forest. It was kind of like the same light she saw in her dream. But how could that be? She couldn't believe that it could be Alice watching her. She dropped Angela off at her house before she headed home. When she got there, her father's car was in the drive way and she was happy he was home. Bella got out of her truck and went inside before dropping her keys on the counter and went to grab a coke out of the fridge. "Hey dad." She said to him as he was glued to the baseball game on the TV. "Hey Bells. How did school go today?" Bella sighed before replying. "Really uneventful actually. The sun was out and I hated it. I stayed inside all day." Charlie shrugged and said, "Well it's probably because of all your time in Arizona. You simply just got tired of the sun. It's a lot different here Bells." Bella nodded and opened her can. She joined her father on the couch and watched the game with him. Bella loved watching sports with her dad. Watching was one thing but playing was another. Since she was so clumsy all the time she was really afraid to play any type of sport for fear that she would brake something in her or in someone else.
The game lasted a couple of hours and when it ended, Bella had offered to make dinner for her and her father. She looked in all the cupboards and when she found a package of spaghetti pasta and sauce, she put the water on to boil. Bella was really proud of herself when she successfully made dinner without an incident. The pasta was done in about ten minutes and they sat down at the kitchen table while they ate. Bella felt the urge to ask her father a question so she did. "Hey dad, what do you know about the Cullen's?" Charlie shrugged his shoulders and said, "Well they came here not long before you did Bells. We haven't had really much of an incident so there was really no need to meet the doctor until now." "What do you mean dad?" Charlie looked at his daughter and said, "Dr Cullen is also the medical examiner at the hospital here. He determined the cause of death for the girl the coroners brought in from the forest." Charlie got really quiet after that and Bella came to pat him on the shoulder. "It's alright dad. You don't have to talk about it anymore. I was just curious." The man smiled at his daughter. "It's ok Bella. I think I'm just gonna head upstairs and hit the hay. Just pop those dishes in the dishwasher and I'll take care of them when I wake up tomorrow." Bella nodded and stared cleaning up the kitchen.
After Bella finished cleaning up the kitchen, she headed upstairs to check up on her email. She was hoping that she had gotten a reply from her mother by now. Bella opened up the laptop and turned it on, and as it rebooted, she thought about how much she missed the pixie today. How much she missed her eyes, her scent, and the coldness of her skin. It didn't seem at all possible but the freezing temperature of Alice's skin made Bella feel warm. Very warm. She thought about Alice's hands and her voice as it whispered in her ear, and she couldn't help but lean back in the chair she was sitting in and close her eyes hoping to see Alice behind them. Bella smiled sleepily as she saw the amber gold eyes of the girl in the darkness behind her eyes. She imagined Alice touching her, holding her and it sent a heat to her belly and down further. She imagined Alice whispering sweet nothing's in her ear and it sent her into overdrive. Bella didn't even notice as her own hand made its way down to the waistband of her jeans. 'Bella' the dream pixie whispered to her as she leaned down to kiss her on the lips. Bella moaned as she felt the girl's lips on her own. As her hand made its way past the barrier of her jeans, she began rubbing herself through her panties. 'Alice' she moaned out-loud to the girl. The pixie smiled against her lips and straddled her waist. 'What are you doing to me?' Bella whispered to her daydream. Alice smiled and said, 'I'm not doing anything to you my love, it's your daydream.' Bella smiled shyly and ducked her head. Alice picked her head up with the tips of her fingers. 'Hey now none of that darling. There's nothing wrong with daydreaming about someone you love. I do the same thing with you all the time.' 'Really?' Bella asked, with a hopeful tone in her voice. Alice giggled before replying. 'Of course I do silly, don't you see the way I look at you? I may deny it if you ask me though because I would do that sort of thing. But you might wanna take your hand out of your pants before your dad comes out of the bathroom.' Just then, Bella heard a voice far away calling out her name. It was her dad's voice. 'Too late. I'm sorry darling.' Alice said before pecking the girl on the lips. 'I'll see you soon.'
Bella's eyes snapped open to see the shocked face of her father standing in the doorway. Her hand was still firmly in her pants. The girl blushed fiercely and took it out before wiping it off on her pant leg. Bella got up and shut the door and stood with her back to it and growled in frustration and embarrassment. Completely forgetting about the computer, Bella went to her bed and lay down upon it with her face in her pillow. She wanted to cry of frustration. What was this girl doing to her? Bella didn't feel normal, she didn't feel like herself and it scared her. But a little fear never hurt anyone. Feeling the events of the day come over her, Bella closed her eyes and surrendered herself to the sandman.
In the cover of darkness, a short figure made its way across the grass and up the tree in the Swan's yard and into Bella's bedroom. The girl never locked her window at night and that was an advantage to a vampire like Alice Cullen. Alice smelled the room and was overcome with the scent of Bella so powerful and heady that she couldn't restrain herself from moaning out-loud. She immediately covered her mouth in fear that Bella had heard her. 'What have you been up to Bella?' Alice asked to the empty room. She smelled the room once more to see if there was any other presence there that day to make Bella smell this good. There was nothing but the sleeping girls scent in the room. 'Isn't it obvious, you twit? She was masturbating!' Alice's demon growled at her and her eyes went wide. 'God what I wouldn't give to have Edwards power right now.' A few moments of standing in the far corner of the girl's room, Alice didn't need her brother's power to find out what Bella was dreaming of. "Alice." Bella moaned in her sleep. Then the delectable scent came over the room once more. 'Oh my god. She's dreaming about me. In a sexual manner.' She could almost see her demon roll her eyes stating the obvious. 'What are you waiting for little Alice? Go over there and take her.' Alice shook her head. 'Why the hell not?! She's wanting you. She wants you to touch her. She wants you to make her feel good and all you can do is shake your pretty little head.' Alice spoke to her demon then, 'I don't trust myself with her yet. What if I hurt her?' The demon was silent and that meant she agreed with her. Alice's demon didn't want to hurt the girl that was writhing in her sleep. She was really enjoying the show in front of her. 'You're enjoying this a little too much aren't you?' The demon laughed. 'And you're not?' Alice had to admit, watching Bella writhe and squirm wanting her made her feel a certain warmth she had never felt before. 'We have to go. Now.' Alice whispered to the demon as she opened the window to leave. "Alice! No! Please don't go!" Bella whined. Alice turned around and held an unneeded breath in fear that the girl had awakened hearing the window open. She smiled seeing Bella still sleeping. The pixie went over to the sleeping form and whispered, "You'll never be without me, my Bella." Alice took a risk and kissed the girl on her forehead before tucking the covers around her and making a hasty retreat out the window. "God I can't wait till tomorrow." She said as she ran back home.
The next morning Bella woke up with a sheet of sweat covering her entire body and a wet spot underneath her. She blushed to the point where her entire body from her head to her toes was red. She got up out of bed and took her sheets off of her bed to toss them in the washer. "Man I gotta take a shower now." Bella whispered as she stripped and wrapped herself in a towel to walk over to the bathroom. As the hot water washed over her, she thought about the night before. The dream she had was the same that she had while sitting in front of her computer. Only without the interruption from her father. Bella knew she touched herself both times and to be honest, now she didn't care. But there was something odd about the dream during the night. Near the end of it, when she begged Alice not to leave, Bella could've sworn she heard Alice's voice. Her voice far away, telling her she'll never be without her. Then she felt the pixie kiss her forehead and tuck her into her bed. At least that what she thought she felt. Bella didn't know what was going on at this point. When she was done with her shower, she put some deodorant on and went back into her bedroom to get dressed for school. She looked outside her window and was thankful when she didn't see her father's police cruiser in the driveway. Bella dressed in a long sleeve grey shirt, another pair of jeans and her brown zip up hoodie.
Bella got her bag and went down the stairs to head out her front door. She took her keys out of her pocket but as soon as she stepped on the pavement leading to her truck, she slipped on a piece of ice and fell on her back. "Ow! Damn ice!" Bella stepped next to her truck and found that there were chains wrapped around the tires. 'Ghetto snow tires. Thanks dad.' She thought as she got in and started it up.
When Bella got to school she found the group that had Angela, Jessica, Lauren , Mike, and Eric. They were also joined by another jock, Tyler. He played basketball for the Spartans and he was really tall. Bella got out of her truck and went over to her best friend. The two girls gently touched foreheads and smiled. Jessica spoke up. "Awe how cute. Are you two going out now?" The girl spoke with disgust in her voice. Angela blushed and ducked her head and Bella decided to interject. "For your information Jessica, Angela has her heart set out for another." Jessica's ears perked up at the statement. "Oohh who is he Ange. Please tell me." Just then Bella and Angela looked over at the silver Volvo and the monstrous jeep pull into the school parking lot. Both girls' hearts started racing, hoping to see the two individuals that haunted their thoughts. Out of the Volvo came Edward and Tanya, then out of the back seat, Alice and Jasper walked out with smiles on their faces. Bella watched as Alice smiled at her and her breathing and everything around her stopped. Time itself seemed to stop as the pixie and her brother walked up to the group. Bella looked over at her best friend and it looked like the poor girl was going to feint. Jasper was staring at her with a look in his eye that could only be clarified as one thing. Love and loneliness. Bella knew that Angela had the immense urge to run over and hug the boy. The two friends locked eyes and found the mutual permission granted to each of them.
Angela ran over to the blonde Cullen and hugged him around the neck. Jasper was shocked by the display but he relished in the girls warm body. The boy could feel some powerful emotions now. Love and security from Angela, doubt and wonder from Bella, and love and happiness from his pixie of a sister. When Alice and Bella came face to face with each other once more, Alice spoke. "H-hey Bella. You doing alright?" Bella nodded and said, "Yeah Alice, I'm doing just fine thanks. How are you doing? Are you feeling any better?" Alice smiled at the girls concern. The bell rang and the four started walking to the double doors of the school. Bella looked and saw Angela and Jasper holding hands and wanted to cry from joy. She looked over to the girl next to her and saw she had the same look on her face. "Do you want me to walk you to class?" Bella smiled and nodded her head. "I have gym right now. Then its history and English before lunch." If Alice's heart was still beating it would've skipped in her chest. "I have English before lunch too." The two girls walked and talked about their lives. Bella didn't know why but she felt like she could tell Alice everything. She told the pixie about her life in Phoenix, her parents' divorce, and just the little things about herself. Alice did the same. She told Bella of her life in Alaska, and her father being a doctor and just about her siblings and growing up adopted. The two girls stayed close together when they had the same class and they instantly missed each other when they left.
The day passed by like no other. Bella and Alice had never felt such joy in their lives. Alice and Jasper were even invited to eat lunch at Bella's table. Jasper sat next to Angela and Alice sat close to Bella. Angela and Jasper showed many displays of affection short of kissing one another. They hugged and held hands and looked at each other with such love in each other's eyes that is surprised the two girls but they didn't question it. Alice knew why this came so easily to Jasper and Angela. They were soul mates. Jasper knew it and in time so would her best friend. It was only going to be a matter of time until Alice would find the strength to tell Bella her secret.
At the end of the day, Bella and Angela were in a state of pure bliss. Angela had Jasper's affection and Bella knew more about Alice than anyone at that school. She felt so grateful to the girl and waved over at her. The pixie waved back and smiled as she stood with her family. Jasper, who had yet to say goodbye kissed Angela on the cheek before joining his siblings. The group watched the display and called Angela over to them. "I'll see you later ok Bella?" Bella nodded and put her headphones in her ears. Over the blaring music, she couldn't hear anything. Not even her friend Tyler going to his van and starting it up.
A few minutes later Tyler began to lose control of the van on the slippery ice. Alice watched in horror as it careened out of control. As it sped over toward Bella she noticed that the girl had her headphones in and was facing her truck so she couldn't hear a thing. She looked over at Edward as if asking for permission to save her mate. Edward, with Tanya in his arms nodded to his sister. So with one last look over at her family, the only member with a confused look on their face was Emmett, Alice blurred over to Bella hoping to stop the van before it impaled her.
Bella who was unable to hear anything at the moment was smiling and listening to her music thinking about her day. It was so amazing. Spending time with Alice and her brother. Jasper was really a nice guy and seemed to love Angela to pieces. Still she finally got to know a little bit more about Alice Cullen and her family. Bella wanted to jump for joy but she settled for just taking one last glance at her pixie. When she turned around she jumped and almost screamed seeing Tyler's van speeding towards her. Bella squeezed her eyes shut waiting for the crushing blow. She felt like she was going to faint and she fell to her knees. The girl waited for the killing blow of the van but what she felt was a pair of arms wrapped around her shoulders and an ice cold pair of lips pressing against her neck. Bella opened her eyes and looked next to her seeing spiky hair and pale white skin. "Alice?" She whispered. The pixie looked up into Bella's eyes and said, "Yes. Are you ok Bella?" Bella only nodded and as the two heard screaming and panicking voices around them, Alice whispered. "I'll see you soon Bella I promise." The girl nodded and watched as the pixie pushed the van off of her tiny frame and ran out towards the forest.
Bella watched as the girl that saved her ran away not wanting anyone to see the miracle she had just performed. She wanted to run after her but her legs felt like Jell-O and when she tried to get up, she fell on her back once more. Tyler was the first one to reach the shocked teenager. "Oh my god Bella are you ok? I'm so sorry. Holy shit!" The boy exclaimed as he looked at the side of his beloved van. A gigantic dent was formed right by the center of the frame. Bella looked over toward the trees and saw a small figure in the distance. She could feel Alice's eyes meeting her own and she could tell that they had sadness and worry in them. As Tyler dialed 911 Bella whispered so quietly that he couldn't hear her. "Oh Alice."