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Chapter 14

Forks, Washington, 2096

Alice's POV

I smiled as Jennifer bounded down the stairs into Edward's waiting arms. Their evening would be perfect if my visions were to be trusted.

I suddenly felt a pair of warm arms around my waist. I turned around just as Jasper leaned down, our lips touching softly. My lips curved up at the edges, and I slowly pulled away.

"What do you want to do tonight, darling?" Jasper whispered in my ear, his voice seductive.

"I saw us watching a movie, cuddled on our bed." I took one of his hands in mine, and skipped into our room. I pulled out a random movie, knowing that we wouldn't be paying much attention to the movie tonight.

At first I just leaned into Jasper chest, trying half-heartedly to concentrate on the movie, but after I while, I gave up. I let the movie continue running as I turned to face him, closing the distance between our lips. Our tongues danced, together, not fighting for dominance.

Abruptly, I was no longer in my room; instead, I was in a forest full of shadows everywhere. I saw Edward and Jennifer, their clothes torn, and they were looking for something, someone.

Then I was back in the comforting arms of my husband. "Alice? What did you see?" His voice was anxious, yet calm at the same time.

"Edward…and Jennifer aren't where they're supposed to be. They're going to be in a forest looking for something or someone, but I don't know where. We should call Rosalie and Emmett, just in case we're up against forces stronger than us."

Jasper nodded solemnly; he didn't want me in any sort of danger. "Rosalie? Emmett?"

They appeared in our room after a few seconds, both looking confused. Rosalie also looked annoyed. "What?"

As I explained my vision to them, Emmett seemed thrilled; probably hoping for a real fight. Rosalie, on the other hand, looked at me with disbelief. "What? You want me to risk my life for Jennifer?" she said Jennifer's name like it was an expletive.

"No, not risk, it's just a precaution," I assured her, though I knew that it wouldn't pacify her.

"Still! You want me to waste my time for her? Are you out of your mind?"

Emmett looked at his wife. "Rose," he said soothingly. "Please?"

I saw a flash of a sleek new car in the garage. "Rose? Please?" I begged, using my saddest puppy dog eyes. "I'll give you the new car you want."

"Fine," she grumbled.

We ran out of the house, following Edward and Jennifer's trail. It twisted and turned until finally, I put my hands out to stop everyone. I placed a finger on my lips and listened closely, peeking through the bushes.

I saw Bella, human, materialize out of the thin air. I heard a gasp from somewhere around me; she didn't look a day older than 18.

"You told me that you loved me," She stabbed her finger at Edward, who was trembling slightly. "That, I was, quote, 'your life'. But you threw your 'life' away, and left me broken, never to be whole again. You left me as a zombie, a corpse." She transformed into a Bella that I would have had trouble recognizing: eyes dead, face lifeless, hair limp, weight loss… "Is that what you wanted? For me to be lifeless robot? For me to take up space and food, and people's concern? Do you realize how hurt Charlie was? Was that your goal from the start?"

From the way his lips moved, I could tell that Edward was repeating 'No, no…' though I could not hear it.

Suddenly, Laurent appeared a few dozens yards away from where I stood. Edward shifted into a crouch and began stalking Laurent. "Edward. Edward!That was what came for me. Actually, he was sent by Victoria," I heard someone hiss, "to locate me, but he decided to spare me Victoria's torture and turn me into a meal for him. But unfortunately, his attack was interrupted, and I was turned." That meant that Bella was alive now! I wanted to rejoice, to hug her. I wanted to have my best friend back. "So there, that was what you missed. Really, it wasn't much; just that after you left, I became a zombie, a weak shadow of who I was, I almost got eaten, and then I became a vampire - a disgusting, horrible, abomination. Oh, and should I mention that I had no friends, nobody who I could turn to for help? Nobody to guide me through the first years? Nobody to answer my questions, and be there for me? All thanks to you, Edward," she said the words bitterly.

Then Laurent disappeared within a second.

"You hurt me! More than you can ever imagine, and that is something I can never forget." The human Bella began changing into a vampire Bella. She looked even more beautiful than my visions had predicted, over 90 years ago.

I glanced at Rosalie, Emmett and Jasper. "Bella? Is that you?" we said in unison.

I barely noticed Emmett as he said something, laughing. I was a little disappointed at Jennifer for ruining her dress, but I let that pass. I ran up to Bella and gave her a hug, now no longer worried about controlling my strength. "Bella! I've missed you so much!" But Bella didn't hug me back; instead, her arms hung at her sides, her eyes looking at the trees around us. Did she not recognize me? "Bella? Don't you recognize me? Alice, your best friend?"

She didn't respond for a few seconds, but when she did, I felt as if someone had punched me, hard. "Past best friend… A best friend who left me…"

"No!" I glared murderously at Edward. "I didn't want to! But Edward convinced me that it would best for you!"

"Best for me?" Her voice was layered with disbelief. "Best for me? How would you feel if all of the Cullens, including Jasper, left you? Just like that? Without any kind of notice? What if Jasper told you, out of the blue, that he doesn't love you anymore? How would you feel?"

Is that what Edward told her, that he didn't love her anymore? How could he? No wonder Bella was so resentful. And then I tried to picture myself in her shoes, and my heart felt crushed, pulverized. I felt Jasper attempt to control my emotions before they became out of control.

"Don't worry, I won't ever leave you." Jasper's arms were around me, and his words rang with sincerity.

A long silence ensued, with nobody wanting to break it. "Maybe we should go back to the house." I didn't recognize my mouse-like voice. "Bella, do you want to join us?"

We ran back to the house wordlessly. I wondered when and if Bella would forgive me. It was all Edward's fault! If he didn't leave her, and just followed my first vision, Bella would have joined our family decades ago! I would have had my best friend, and she would not have felt scared, alone, during those first years. Edward could be so stubborn sometimes, too stubborn for his own good! I could not even start to guess how she managed after she went through the transformation.

"You were Bella Swan," Jennifer's voice, full of contempt, dragged me back to the present, "the dumb human that Edward pretended to fall in love with before he ditched you, right? Then he found me, his true soul mate," she waved a hand at herself. "Our wedding will be in the New Year, and I'll invite you, because I am nice, so that you can say a proper goodbye to Edward before you witness him become mine, officially."

It felt as if I was glued to my seat, unable to move, as I watched Bella bolt from our house, with Edward chasing her after an almost-literal push from a very irritated Rosalie.

I couldn't understand why I couldn't speak, couldn't defend Bella or stop Jennifer's hurtful string of words. I knew that what Jennifer said was untrue, since I'd witnessed firsthand how lifeless Edward was after he left Bella and I didn't see even the hint of a wedding between Edward and Jennifer any time soon, but why couldn't I just stand up against Jennifer? Conquer the force that was stopping me from doing the right thing?

I saw Jennifer leaving a fraction of a second before it happened. She got up and strolled out, ignoring Emmett when he asked her where she was going. Out of the corner of my eyes, I saw Rosalie shoot a disgusted look at her husband.

Worried, I scanned her future. I exhaled in relief as I saw that she was only going to the Denalis. I settled into Jaspers arms, closing my eyes; it had been such a long day in some ways.

I vaguely noticed when the sky began to lighten, when dawn began to filter into the house. I sighed: it was Monday again, and we would have to go to school soon.

Then suddenly, a vision hit me. It was so powerful, so clear, that it would have knocked me to the floor if I was standing.

Jennifer was going to the Volturi, and Aro would touch her hand.

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