CHAPTER 3

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2 weeks had passed since the confrontation here in my house, regarding my human friends.

In school we have form sort of a group with Alice, Angela and Erick. We usually hang out in Angela's place, her mom cooks deliciously according to Erick, I always decline telling them that I am allergic to gluten and that I only eat at home, so far, they had bought my lie.

My friendship with Alice has grown as well, we have become closer, we usually text each other in the night and, that had helped me in getting to know her better. She is very sensitive and loyal, but she is still a brat and I kind of like that, in school we hang out all the time and her grades have improved. For example: we got an A in our chemistry project, her Spanish is better thanks to the tutoring classes I have given her.

Right now we have a free period and we are hanging out in the school library.

"Bella, would you like to come shopping with me today?" she asks batting her eyelashes at me and giving me a slight pout. I raised an eyebrow and gave her a look that said. "Are you kidding me" and answer her

"I'll go shopping with you when hell freezes over." I said with a sweet smile and then continued "You know I hate going to the mall Alice, why do you push me?"

"Well it was worth a shot." she told me shrugging her shoulders.

"Why do you need to go anyway, don't you have enough clothes?" I asked with a puzzled expression.

"Bella! You can't have too many clothes, plus I need a few new outfits, the ones that I have are last season." she said as a matter of fact.

I tilted my head and just gaze her trying to understand how can we be friends.

"What? Do I have something on my face? Oh please tell me it's not a zit!" she said with a panicked voice and her eyes wide open trying to see if she has indeed a zit. I have to laugh at that.

"Calm down would you. There is no zit, at least not in your face." I told her smirking. She gave me a glare that resemble to the old saying "if looks could kill".

I just chuckled and tried to sober up.

"Anyway, are you going to the mall on your own?"

"Yes, since, you don't want to go with me."

"Ok, have fun in the mall" she just huffed at me and we continue our reading. That's the good thing about our friendship, we didn't need to talk, and we could just be around each other without saying a word and still be comfortable. I have never encounter a human friend like Alice and it was refreshing.

Afterwards, we went to lunch and the rest of the day passed by very quickly. I went home, played a few hours videogames with Emmett and Jasper, then I got ready for patrol.

At 7 PM I left to Port Angeles and the streets were crowded, when suddenly I heard a scream coming from a deserted alley, I went there and found Alice pinned with two men above her. One of them was holding a knife in her throat. I let out a loud snarl and the two men snapped their attention to me.

At the same moment my "game face" was on display, meaning, my fangs have elongated and my eyes became pitch black. I could see out of the corner of my eye how Alice had a look of surprise on her face and then I attacked them.

First I went to the man holding the knife, I punched him in the face breaking his nose

"How dare you attack someone who can't defend themselves, you worthless human." I spat the words at him, and then I kicked him hard in the balls.

I turned around and went after the other man, who, had tried to get Alice, but before he could touch her I throw him 20 feet and in a second I was on him pummeling him, I broke his ribs, nose and lips. He was bleeding, but his blood, didn't affect me.

Suddenly Alice voice snapped me out of my rage. "Bella Stop! You are killing him!" I spun around to face her and she let out a gasp at seeing my face, she covered her mouth with her hand and her eyes were wide.

"Alice." I said, while shifting my game face.

"What…I mean, how can you beat two men without breaking a sweat." I furrowed my eyebrows, because, I couldn't understand how can she asked me that and not be disgusted by what I am.

"And don't you dare lie to me Bella, I want the truth. After all we are friends." she finished with a softer tone. I sighed, knowing that I couldn't lie to her.

"Ok, I'll explain everything, but, not here do you think I can go to your place so we can have some privacy?"

"Of course and…Thank you for saving me." she told me with a grateful smile and kind eyes.

I smiled back and in that moment, I knew I could tell her everything.

We went to retrieve her car and then we were on our way to her house, the ride car was silent, I was trying to figure out how I was going to explain to her what I am.

We arrived to her house and we went straight to her room.

"Eager much?" I asked with a teasing tone, her response was a lovely blush on her cheeks.

She went to sit on her bed and then ushered me to do the same. I sat down facing her. I let out a long sigh and started my tale "As you witness I am not…human, I was born on 1767 on England, my family came from aristocrats, so we were wealthy.

My human name was Isabella Marie Swan and by the time I was 17 I was promised in marriage to Sir Edward Anthony Mason, we married and we lived well, I couldn't love him, the way he wanted, but, we formed a friendship.

Mother and Father were very pleased and they were eager to have grandchildren. The thing is, I couldn't bear a child, but: before we could figure that out a couple of vampires attacked the manor.

They Killed Edward and changed me into one of them. I was 21, when I was changed I had some much rage inside me that I let myself lose to the monster; I became a vicious vampire, murdering entire villages.

20 years later, I went to the Volturi and joined their guard, there I learned how to fight and to control my thirst, I keep up the pattern and my fame was well known in our world.

For 150 years I feasted upon the blood of innocent people without a care. Until, one day, I met Carlisle."

At this point I turned around to see Alice and she had a few tears on her cheeks and then she did something that caught me off guard, she hugged me

"I am so sorry you have to go trough all of that Bella." she was sobbing, I couldn't understand her behavior, she was holding a mass murderer in her arms and on top of that, she was apologizing.

"I don't understand Alice, how can you hold me, knowing what I did, you shouldn't be consoling me, you should be screaming at me telling me how a worthless monster I am." I ended my rant with unshed tears on my eyes.

She took a deep breath and glare at me

" Listen, you are not like that anymore, I know you Bella. You are an incredible person I mean, vampire, you are my friend. I don't care what you did two centuries ago, it's in the past, and from what I can gather, you are trying to redeem yourself. " I nod my head at that and I gave her a grateful look.

"Anyway, after I met Carlisle, something changed in me, I saw how he could help people, he was trying to become a doctor and the Volturi helped him. He became good friends with our leader, Aro, and they have maintained that friendship for years. Carlisle also taught me how to hunt animals and together I was able to develop a conscience, and that's when I decided to help people as well, to walk "The path of redemption" and I think I've done pretty well. Of course, I still remember all the lives I took, that will haunt me forever."

I finished my story to her and I haven't realized that we were holding hands. When neither of us said anything for a few minutes, I started to feel awkward and the she broke the silence.

"Wow, I mean, I don't have words right now…I never thought you'd be a vampire. I mean you are nothing like the vampires I've seen on TV."

I snorted at that. "Of course I don't look like them and just so we can be clear. I don't burst into flames when I came in direct contact of sunlight, something else happens to my skin and I'll show you when we have a sunny day in Forks. Also, crosses, holy water and all that stuff doesn't affect me, neither does garlic. Mm, what else? Oh I know, I cant eat or drink human food, its bad for me." I ended with an amused glint in my eyes and Alice giggled and then, she laid down on her bed, at seeing that I told her I couldn't sleep, but I could be in a medative state for a few hours.

I could tell Alice was tired so, she went to get ready to sleep. I tucked her in and gave her a kiss in her forehead.

"Goodnight Alice, thank you for not judging me and for accepting me without questions."

"You are welcome Bella and goodnight." she finished and then drift off to sleep.

I jumped through her window and race home feeling happy for the first time in years. I just couldn't believe how lucky I was for having Alice and I vowed to myself to protect her and to care for her for as long as I shall live.