Chapter 19: Stay with Me.
A few hours later, when the sun was setting and the sky turned a beautiful shade of purple and red, Alice Cullen offered her girlfriend a ride home. The pixie and the human stood in the doorway of the Cullen house with Bella holding her stomach. "Thanks a lot for everything Esme. Lunch was great. I'm still full from it." She giggled. The vampire mother smiled and walked to her daughter's girlfriend and hugged her around the shoulders. "You're welcome Bella. Just don't be a stranger alright. It's been a joy having you here, and I'm sure everyone else can agree." Emmett blurred forward and hugged the girl around the middle and picked her up. "Yeah half pint, come over soon. We'll play more video games." He said as he set her down on the ground and mussed her hair. Bella nodded her head in agreement and laughed, "Maybe next time you can win." She playfully slapped the bear of a man in the arm and winked at his wife, before turning to everyone else and saying her goodbyes. She took a moment with Jasper. "I can see how you feel about her Jasper, but don't keep her in the dark forever ok?" The empath nodded his head and hugged the girl lightly before letting her go to the pixie by the yellow Porsche. Alice, for her part, hugged her mother and father and said, "I'll be home soon." "Alright Alice, just be safe please." Esme told her little pixie before letting her go to join her mate. "I'm so happy for her Carlisle." She said with tears shining in her eyes. Carlisle put his arm around his wife and agreed. "I am too my love. They're good for each other." Esme nodded and the family went inside to go about their business.
Ten minutes later, the bright yellow Porsche pulled up right next to Charlie's police cruiser. "Here we are Bella." Alice said as she looked over at the human girl. Bella was playing with the fabric of her shirt and shyly met the girl's eyes. "Yeah." Alice giggled and was about to speak when something unexpected happened. Bella bolted forward and kissed the pixie on the lips. It wasn't an un-welcomed kiss but surprising none the less. Alice could never get tired of kissing the human. Bella's warm soft lips pressed against her cold ones, it was like nothing she had ever felt before. The pixie reached over and wrapped her arms around Bella's neck while the human wrapped her arms around her waist. Both girls moaned when they felt the kiss intensify. Alice, being so involved with the kiss, didn't realize that she herself shifted her weight from her seat on the driver's side to Bella's lap in the passenger side. Bella found a small patch of skin where the shirt met pants and lightly drew her fingertips over it. This drew a moan from the vampire. For her Bella's touch felt like Fire and lightning. The vampire was over heating and wherever Bella touched her, it felt like she was on fire, and not in a bad way. Bella kissed her way over to Alice's cheek and down the side of her face to her neck. The skin there was so soft and smooth and the temperature of it didn't throw her off one bit. Alice moaned once more, louder this time and tilted her head to where her mate could get more skin to kiss. "Oh my god," The pixie sighed as Bella continued her torture on her body.
The human smiled into her loves neck and stopped. Alice was about to whine and ask her why, but as she found her voice, she lost it again as Bella contented herself to just resting her head on her chest. The spot where her heart used to be, just above her breast. Alice smiled and held the girl to her and kissed the top of her head. Bella looked up at her love and smiled sweetly breathing heavily. "I-I'm sorry Alice. I got a little ahead of myself." The pixie giggled and kissed the tip of her human's nose. "It's alright my love. I enjoyed it. In fact, I think we both did." She said as she could smell Bella's essence in the air. The venom started to pool in her mouth as her demon thought about biting the girl. Alice swallowed it with great strength. 'Not now.' She thought. Bella blushed lightly as she could feel a great amount of heat building in her body and an even greater amount of wetness gathering in her pants. She hid her face in Alice's chest. "Damn." Bella whispered into Alice's bosom. The pixie laughed whole heartily and squeezed the girl closer to her. Bella loved the closeness she shared with Alice at this moment. Her body was firm and yet it was soft and plush. She breathed in the scent of the pixies skin and it sent her reeling. Alice smelled like the forest and the night air. Bella had to clutch at her loves shirt to keep her desires in check.
"Stay with me." The human whispered into Alice's chest. Alice pried the girls head away from her to look into those sea green eyes. "What did you say honey. I couldn't understand you since you said it into my boobs." The pixie giggled but then she looked into Bella's eyes. They had a pleading look in them that made her want to weep. "Stay with me. Please." Those eyes pleaded for her to stay with her through the night. They pleaded with her to protect her from whatever dangers would pop up in her mind, or even in the real world. Alice smoothed her thumbs over her girlfriend's cheeks and nodded her head. "Of course I'll stay with you Bella." Bella tilted her head to the side as if confused by her answer. "But don't you need to sleep too? I mean I don't want a cranky vampire on my hands in the morning." The young girls laughed. Once Alice regained her bearings, she explained something to her love. "We vampires can't sleep Bella. I mean really, we literally can't sleep. Our bodies aren't built for that anymore. So if anything, I would either watch you sleep, or hold you and pretend to be asleep." The pixie touched her forehead to her girlfriends and smiled warmly at her. "If you asked me to, I would stay with you forever Bella." The human ducked her head and blushed, afraid to tell the vampire what she really wanted. Bella knew that in her heart and her head, that they should take things slow. She really wanted to take Alice up on that offer but she needed to take a breath and think for a moment. "That sounds like an intriguing offer there my little pixie. Let's do a test run tonight and see what happens after that." Bella said as she touched Alice's face with a gentle grace. Alice got up off of Bella's lap and got out of the car. She went to the passenger side and opened the door for her girlfriend and the human took her hand and got out herself.
The two girls walked to Bella's front door. Alice listened for Charlie's heartbeat. When she heard it beat slow and steady, she determined he was already asleep. "You're dads asleep Bella. I'll come back soon. I'm just going to drop the car back off at my house and then I'll return to you. Just be in bed for me when I get back." Alice winked at her and kissed her lightly. She would give anything to deepen the kiss but she had a feeling that Bella wanted to go slow with her. This was her first relationship after all. When they parted however, they instantly missed each other's touch. Both girls were breathing heavily to control their urge to touch each other. It was ironic because Alice didn't need the oxygen. It was a coping mechanism for her. Bella touched her forehead to Alice's and without losing the contact, she took her keys from her pocket and unlocked the front door. When she opened it, she slowly walked backwards inside the house. She didn't want to let go of Alice but she knew that the pixie would come back to her. "Come back to me soon. I'll be waiting." She kissed Alice's hand before letting go. It wasn't until the tips of their fingers separated that Alice went back to her car. She blurred so fast to it that she thought she would run straight through it. She started the car and sped out of the driveway and down the road like a bat out of hell. It was faster than she had ever driven before.
When Alice arrived at home, she put the car into the garage and was greeted by her brother Edward. She got out of the car to see him leaning up against the workstation with his head bowed and his arms crossed. She walked up to him and said, "I don't need to be able to read your mind to tell that you're frustrated. I know that not being able to use your gift on her is a bit scary but it's kind of entertaining to watch you try." The bronze haired boy grumbled and looked up at his sister with a glare in his eyes. "I don't understand. She's the only human whose mind I can't read. I just want you to be careful with that girl, Alice. She's involved with the wolves somehow and we're on uncomfortable terms with them already. We don't need any more issues with them." Alice huffed and put her keys on the hook over the work table before turning to the door leading to the forest. "You're going back to her tonight aren't you? I promise Alice, this girl is going to be a lot more trouble than she's worth." The pixie hissed and blurred to her brother and pinned him by the neck on the wall of the garage. "She's worth everything Edward. And I swear if you go near her, I will make you regret it." Edward clawed at his sister's hand and pleaded with his eyes to let him go.
When Alice realized what she was doing, she had a flash of a vision pass over her sight. It was a vision of her past. One of when she was first turned. The vision itself contained a feral version of herself pinning a woman to the wall of a wooden house. She was crying at first but then she came to terms with what was about to happen. Alice saw the woman's lips move but no sound came from them. The pixie then saw herself surge forward and bite the woman, draining her dry of her life's blood. The vision ended and left Alice gasping for breath she didn't need. She dropped her brother to the ground and clawed at her throat, begging for the burning to stop. After a moment it stopped, but Alice was still breathing heavily. The pixie looked up at her beloved brother with tears in her eyes. "I-I'm sorry Edward." She dry sobbed in to the palms of her hands. Edward too was also shocked at his sister's display but still went to her side and hugged her around the shoulders. "It's alright Alice. I should be the one apologizing. I threatened your mate and to do that to a vampire means you're signing your own death warrant."
Edward paused for a moment before speaking again. "What happened back there though Ali? It looked like you were having a vision." Alice was just regaining her focus when Edward presented the question to her. "I did have a vision. Only this time it was of the past." She looked at Edward and saw that he had a look of confusion in his eyes. "I don't understand it either, but it's true. This vision I had, it contained a house built solely out of wood. I had a woman pinned to the wall by her neck. There was the smell of blood everywhere. She looked scared for a moment but then she spoke to me." Her brother asked her. "What did she say to you?" Alice shook her head in dismay. "I don't know. But whatever she did say made me bite her and drain her. I was so feral looking. I had the red eyes of a new born and everything. I-I think this was when I was first turned." She thought back to what the woman herself looked like and it made more tears come to her eyes. "What's wrong Alice?" Her brother asked. Alice looked at him and sobbed. "I think that was when I killed my mother and father." Edward gasped and took his sister into his arms and let her cry. After a moment, Alice moved away from her brother's chest and looked at his shirt. "Oh my god." She whispered. Edward looked down at his shirt as well and saw two tear tracks go down the length of his shirt. Next he looked at Alice's face and saw that the tears were still falling. He wiped them away with his thumb. "I'm so sorry Alice. I didn't mean for things to get out of hand back there." He hugged his sister again and felt Alice place her head under his chin.
A moment later Alice pried herself away she knew she had somewhere to be. "I have to go." She said as she got up from the garage floor. "Bella's waiting for me." Alice smiled at her brother and blurred out the door a second later. As Edward watched her leave, he worried for his little sister. Sure he was a little hard on her but he loved her just the same as everyone else. After hearing about Alice's vision he realized that she had a lot of pain settled in that big heart of hers. She had So much pain from not remembering much of her past. So much pain from not knowing what to do about hers and Bella's newly formed relationship. Alice was so conflicted and it hurt him to know of such pain. As he watched Alice run to her mate, Edward felt a small tear fall down his own face. He reached up to touch his cheek and jumped when he saw the droplet settle on his finger. The bronze haired boy wiped the tear on the leg of his jeans and decided it was time to go find his wife and be thankful for the loving and understanding relationship they both shared.
As Alice ran through the forest and back to Bella, her thoughts were focused on the vision she had not five minutes ago. The woman in it, the one she had pinned up against the wall, looked so much like her. She looked so much, like her and her sister Katie. The only logical explanation was that it was her mother in the vision she had. It was her mother she killed. There was something off about it however. The look on the woman's face was one of realization and acceptance. She even smiled at her before speaking a few words. Alice couldn't hear them but she read her lips well enough to understand what they were. "It's alright little Mary. Go on, drink honey. You need to keep your strength up for the journey." Why had she done that? Why did she let Alice drink from her? WHY?! Alice asked herself as she stopped dead in her tracks and punched a tree. She punched it so hard that from the force itself, she made it fall to the ground. She sat on the trunk and looked to the sky. Alice didn't know what to make of heaven or hell. Those places never meant anything to her because she was a vampire. She would live out all of these people. The little pixie would see the end of the world itself. She looked to the sky and wondered if her human family was there. Alice wondered if her mother and sister were there and safe in the hands of their god. "I'm sorry mother. I'm so very sorry. I hope you can forgive me one day."
Alice took another moment at the tree trunk and blurred away again towards Bella's house. When she got there, she smiled lightly when she saw her loves window open. The pixie ran to the tree at human speed and jumped to grab the nearest branch and with the extra momentum, she propelled herself into Bella's room. Alice looked around and searched for her beloved and when she turned her sights to the bed, she smiled again and saw Bella already sleeping. She stepped lightly as to not wake her, but when she got under the covers, Bella stirred in her sleep. "Mmm, I missed you Alice." The human whispered. Alice kissed the girl behind her ear and she shuddered at the cold temperature of her lips. "I missed you too Bella. Now get some sleep alright? I'll be here when you wake up." Bella yawned and said, "You better be." Alice smiled softly and kissed the girls head once more. As she watched Bella sleep, she thought about how peaceful the girl looked. Alice knew that no matter how happy she appeared to be, she would never look as peaceful as the sleeping girl in her arms. As if reading the pixies mind, Bella grumbled in her sleep and turned around in her loves arms. Once the human was satisfied with her position, she rested her head on Alice's chest and fell fast asleep. The pixie wrapped her arms tighter around her girlfriend and smiled into her hair. It made Alice happy that even though her skin was ice cold; it didn't bother Bella one bit. In fact it made the girl snuggle closer to her. It was as if Bella was worried that Alice herself felt cold. Alice giggled at the thought. She just held her girlfriend and was content with watching her sleep.
Unbeknownst to the two girls, a familiar presence stood just on the edge of the forest, watching Alice's every move. That presence was someone from Alice's past. A past that was long forgotten. A pair of red eyes looked up to the human's window and smiled evilly while he whispered. "I knew I would find you someday little Mary Alice. It was only a matter of time." He smiled showing his sharp fangs. "We will finish this game soon my sweet. I will get you to enjoy human blood once more. I will have you at your former glory." He blurred away and made his way back to his own mate Victoria. The red headed girl did not approve of her mates obsession but there was nothing the nomad could do about it. When the man got back to his mate, he smiled at the crazed red headed woman and kissed her violently. Victoria was surprised by his action but didn't question it. Their companion, Laurent however was a little intrigued by his friend's good mood. "You're in a good mood James." The Jamaican accented vampire spoke. "What's the occasion?" James separated his lips from Victoria's and faced his friend. "We have a new game to play my friend. And this one will surely give us a challenge." He laughed then. It was a low and devious and evil laugh, and while it rang through the forest, the animals ran for their lives.
Back at Bella's house, Alice heard this laugh and jumped ten feet in the air. 'That laugh was familiar' she thought as she went to the window. The pixie heard the animals as well as the birds run and fly to save their very soul from this demon. After she heard the laugh, Alice blanked out into a vision. A cloudy sky filtered through her sight. Thunder could be heard in the distance and Alice was standing there in the middle of a field, holding a baseball in her tiny hands. As she was about to pitch the ball to Jasper, she felt a chill come over her body. This made her turn around to see what was approaching the group, but unfortunately the figures were a blur. The vision ended and Alice was brought back to the present. She looked to her shoulder and saw Bella's hand resting upon it. "Are you alright Alice?" Her human asked. The pixie smiled at the young girl and said. "Yeah Bella. I'm ok. I just had a vision." Bella tilted her head to the side. "What did you see?" Alice looked out of the window and said. "It's going to rain tomorrow. Would you like to come and play baseball with me and my family?" Bella grabbed her girlfriends hand and lead her back to the bed. "Of course I will go with you. But wouldn't it be weird to play when it's raining?" Alice giggled and replied. "No silly, it's just going to rain in town, but it will be cloudy where we're going to play. See vampires need the thunder of a rainstorm to play baseball only because when we hit the ball, it makes a loud noise like the thunder itself."
Bella smiled at the thought of watching Alice play baseball. If she were to be the pitcher, she would play the role as if it was played by a ballerina, and that in itself would be a sight to see. "Ok. I'll go with you." The human smiled before laying back down in her bed, dragging Alice with her. Alice looked at the clock on Bella's bedside table and saw that it was already 3 o'clock in the morning. "I'm sorry I woke you Bella. Go back to sleep. I'll stay with you for a couple more hours until Charlie comes to check up on you." Bella pouted for a second but understood why Alice had to leave her side. "Ok. But I better see you soon after that." The pixie smiled and kissed the top of her mates head. "Of course. I wouldn't leave you alone for long, my love." Bella yawned and hugged Alice around her middle. "That's good. I love you Alice." The human said sleepily before drifting off to sleep. Alice was surprised at the confession but hacked it up to sleepy utterances. "I love you too Bella. And I'll never let anyone or anything hurt you." She whispered looking out the window to the forest surrounding Bella's home. She had a feeling that tomorrow would set a chain of events in motion that would change Bella's life as well as her own. "Please Eli, give me strength for what we are about to face." She looked down at the girl resting in her arms and wrapped them tighter around her, Hoping to keep her nightmares from her mind.