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The Chronicles of the Fallen

A/N: This story is written as a collaboration by both Xo Bella Italiana oX (my new pen name) and dramaqueen1917. If you have any questions or comments, post them in my reviews and I will answer them in my next Author's Note. We hope that you enjoy the story and look forward to reading your reviews. – B

Chapter 18
(Isabella's POV)

Alice and Jasper's room was very feminine. It seemed as though only Alice lived in the room. In fact, had I known better, I would have said that the room had been stripped bare of anything and everything that had once had Jasper's seal on it.

Alice took a seat on the bed, but I chose to remain standing.

"Alice… I…" I even know where to begin or how to start. One of the flaws of being an Angel is that in many ways Angels are still very human. Like right now, I can feel my heart beat threatening to jump out of my chest whilst I can feel the sweat and perspiration on my hands as the blush continues to swirl under my cheeks.

I sighed as I shifted slightly on the balls of my feet and couldn't help the fact that I couldn't seem to look at Alice in her face. I know that I've put this conversation off for long enough now and that I may as well get the screams and anger over with now than let them bubble under the surface, because I know that if I put it off any longer, I will never be able to have this conversation with Alice.

But how does one break the news to your soul mate's ex-lover that they guy they were in love with for the past few decades – more like almost a half of a century (and that was only after she actually met him in person) – is actually not a vampire like she thinks that he is, but who is actually a Fallen Angel who has lost his memory and has finally rediscovered his real soul mate? That's right, you don't. Not unless you want to expect to protect yourself from possibly loosing a limb or two.

I decided that the best way to go about this was to just let it out. "I'm so sorry, Alice. I know how much you love Jasper and I know how much he really cares for you and I know you have loved him for an entire human life time, but things aren't the way that you think that they are. I'm his real soul mate and I've been for a long time. We've just gotten separated for the past century and a half. I'm so sorry for all of this trouble that I've brought on you and your family and-"

"BELLA! Can I call you Bella?" Alice asks cheerfully…

Wait, that doesn't seem right. Alice's grin is making me slightly suspicious and there are sirens that are starting to go off in my head. You aren't meant to be this cheerful when you're dumped by your long-term husband, right? Or is everything that I think that I know about the creatures on this world and their emotions wrong? I mean, I've never really witnessed or heard of any type of situation like this before, so I have no idea what's meant to happen, but from everything that I've witnessed and watched on earth from both my time here and from when I was still in heaven, I've learned that vampires have many human characteristics – after all, they have all started as a human, right? So, I feel as though Alice should be angry at me, not smiling merrily as if all of my fumbling and befuddlement is amusing to her. (And I didn't even get to the Angel part yet)

"Sure." I mumble cautiously.

"Okay, Bella. It's okay. Like I have already said, I know why you came here and what you are going to say. Jasper and I always knew we weren't real mates, but we fell in love anyway. And it's okay. I mean, I can even see it now. You and Jasper are going to be very happy together. Of course, I can't see the entire road on which you'll travel, but I can see you'll be happy together… that is, as long as I get to take you shopping next weekend and plan your future wedding when he proposes again." She winked.

I looked at her still completely puzzled at how she could be okay with this, but decided not to question it. "Okay." I nodded, eager to avoid getting on Alice's bad side. After all, I've already stolen her husband/companion, so I may as well sit through a few hours shopping and let her plan all the weddings if she wants as long as I can avoid the tears and screaming I saw in other fights that involve two girls and a guy.

"Great! We're going to be best friends, Bella, I can see it already; shopping trips every weekend, and we can even do a joint wedding when I find my mate. Oh, Bella, I've seen him and he's amazing." Alice swooned.

"That's great, Alice. I'm really happy for you. I knew that your mate had been born when I looked after meeting you." She gave me a funny look, but I waved her off. "It's an Angel thing." I was glad that Alice still gets her happily ever after, after all. "Do you know when you meet him yet?"

"I don't know the specifics, but it'll be soon, very soon." And then Alice engulfs me in a tight hug before skipping out of the room, but not after reminding me that I promised to go shopping with her next weekend.

It's only after Alice had dragged me out of the room did I realize what I had just promised.

That little pixie took advantage of me and tricked me into going shopping with her!

But I couldn't find it within myself to care – I was just happy that everything was turning out alright – so far, anyway. There is still a lot of bumps on the road ahead of us as well as enemies around every corner.

But one thing that I did hope for was for Edward to find his mate so that everyone will be within reach of their perfect other half.

For the first time in over a century, I feel completely and utterly happy.

If only I had known how short-lived it would be, because Fate had other plans for me.

Upon arriving back at Charlie's place, I found Charlie dancing around the kitchen merrily, whilst waving a saucepan like a microphone.

"BELLA!" Charlie bellows as soon as he sees me. His grin lights up his entire face as he continues to wave the saucepan around for no apparent reason. I don't know whether or not to be worried for Charlie's well-being or scared for my own. This is the man that tried to cook some cookies and boil some eggs on the first day I was with him. The cookies were rock hard and the eggs? Well… Charlie had burnt the water before he could even attempt to cook the eggs.

"What's going on, Charlie?" I asked.

"My daughter's coming home! She's coming here to live with me!"Charlie was practically bouncing on the soles of his feet as he declared this, "I've got to tell everyone! I should call Billy! We haven't seen my daughter since she was this tall." He gestured to his waist. "Billy will be so happy to see her again too. His kids used to play with her all the time."

Though I don't voice my thoughts, I can't help but to raise my eyebrows at the size of which Charlie shows me. According to Charlie, Billy hadn't seen his daughter since she was about the age of six or seven, because when she reached about that age, he used to meet her at a hotel in California where they would stay for two weeks in the summer.

My blood ran cold as my brain took this all in.

This will cause trouble. As far as everyone - except for a few selected people - knows, Charlie only has one daughter. I was impersonating her whilst she was in Florida, but her coming down will mean we have to come up with some cover story for her whilst informing her of how Charlie had taken me in.

"Charlie! Wait. Have you told Billy yet?"

He shook his head. "No. I was actually going to tell Billy tonight when he comes over for the game."

"Good. Charlie, put down the pan and take a seat, we have a cover story to come up with."

And before I have to go and meet with the wolves.

"Wait, so let me get this straight, Charlie let a leech stay with him and impersonate his daughter and now his real daughter is moving in with him?" Paul growls, his body already beginning to shake – a telltale sign that he's on the verge of phasing.

"Well, the politically correct term is Angel – Charlie let an Angel stay with him and impersonate his daughter and now his real daughter is moving in, but yes. You are correct." I say impatiently.

What is with newest batch of La Push wolves and the word 'leech'? I remember visiting La Push back when Ephraim Black was chief and he was one of the nicest men that I've ever known and never once did I hear him say the word 'leech'. He was very smart, that man. And he also had an uncanny ability to worm his way into your heart. The poor guy didn't know what hit him when he begged for help and was rewarded with a bunch of Angels taking pity on him and his tribe and giving him a gift to help protect his men. I mean, it's not every day that you turn into a huge, horse-sized wolf, now is it?

I don't think the newest batch of wolves are very bright. I've had to repeat myself about a dozen times and all I'm met with is a bunch of jaws dropping and the word 'leech' being dropped more times that I can care to count. If this is all that La Push has to offer against lee- sorry, vampires, than poor old La Push may as well give up now, while they're ahead.

"Whoop, whoop! First thing's first, let's wrestle. I'm so going to win and then I'll be able to boast the fact that I beat an Angel for years and years to come." Seth grins merrily. The cutie looks no younger than eighteen, but knew that he was realistically fourteen, and to be honest, every time I looked over at him, I continue to get this urge to squeeze his chubby cheeks and dimples as he smiles.

It saddens me to see the hardened faces of such children, because that is what they are. No matter if most of them looked to be in their mid twenties, or what they may think or say, becoming a shape shifter has changed them all. I can see instantly the burden of which they bear on all of their shoulders and my heart weeps for the protectors of La Push, to have their innocence taken away from them, replaced by the heavy burden of protecting an entire tribe, you can see how the change had drastically changed their lives, for better or for worse.

It's sad to see what once started out as a gift from above has now changed into a curse for the new shape shifters: Having to constantly put their life on the line to protect their tribe cannot be easy and to have such a burden on such young children…

I nodded reluctantly, agreeing to wrestle with Seth as a small, sorrowful smile engulfs my face, my heart weeping silently for the protectors of La Push.

A/N: Uh Oh! Charlie's real daughter is coming to live with them! But at least everything with Alice worked out OK. But did everything with the wolves really go down so easily? Or is there more to it? Any ideas? I'd love to hear what everyone thinks of the encounter and the possibilities for what's really happening. Review!

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