CHAPTER 14

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"What are you doing here?" I asked with a hiss.

"What? No welcome hug?" The figure asked with mockery.

"Seriously Siobhan, what are you doing in Forks?" I asked her with a cold look.

"I heard you were here and decided to come and visit. After all, the last time we saw each other was over a century ago." She told me with a shrug.

"I'm not the same. I've changed." I explained.

"Oh you mean, just because you got yourself a soul. Please Isabella, you're still the same ruthless killer." Siobhan said with venom in her voice.

"It's Bella now and having a soul gives me a choice of what I want or need." I told her angrily.

"Maybe, but you're still a vampire and that means that you need blood to survive. You can't deny your instincts." She said while circling me.

"I don't have to explain anything to you." I said while crossing my arms in front of my chest.

She slammed me in the nearest wall and with a hold on my neck hissed, "Of course you need to explain yourself to me! Or have you forgotten?" She asked with a twisted smile.

I tried to break free from her hold, and she used both hands. "I haven't forgot, but I don't owe you Jack!" With a powerful kick I threw her away.

She landed on her feet and let out a loud growl, "You want to know the reason why I'm here? Its because of you, I want Isabella back. Not the poor excuse of a vampire that I have in front of me."

"Well, this excuse of a vampire is the only thing you'll get." I told her smirking.

"That's what you think." And with that she lunged and attacked me.

I met her halfway and we began to trade blows. I managed to land a couple of solid ones in her face and stomach.

Siobhan landed a powerful kick and she shattered my ribs. I was down on the floor, gasping for air when she straddled me and began to punch me in the face repeatedly. "You're so weak Bella. How can you protect your precious humans? When you can't even protect yourself!" Siobhan told me with a disgusted tone.

I tried to shove her off, but I was too weak to fight back.

She stopped with her punch and got up. I was left in the hard cold floor.

She gave me a contemplative stare; it was like she was trying to understand a big puzzle, "Pathetic!" and with that she kicked me and I went flying twenty feet away and landed in a trash can where I lost conscious.

A shrill woke me from my "slumber"; I was disoriented and couldn't see clearly. I took in my surroundings and realize that I was in my bedroom.

"What the hell!" I yelled and shot up from the bed, which was a bad idea. Pain shot through my body and I fell down again.

Suddenly the door of my bedroom shot open and Carlisle, Esme, Victoria, Emmett and a very tired Alice came rushing.

"Bella!"

"My baby!"

"Belly Bear!"

"Sis!"

"Bella Cullen!"

They all said at the same time, but I cringed at the last one. "Guys, its ok. I'm fine." I told them in a way to placate them.

"You are not fine Bella." Alice said with gritted teeth and narrowing her eyes at me.

"Bella, you are far from being fine. Care to explain us what happened to you?" Carlisle said with a curious look.

"What do you mean I'm far from being fine?" I asked him curiously.

"Bella, you were unconscious when Victoria and Emmett found, you and you were barely alive. From the state you were in, we assume that a group of vampires ganged upon you and almost kill you. You've been unconscious for three days." Carlisle finished his explanation while looking at me with concern.

Damn you Siobhan! I thought. She really did a number on me, and how I'm supposed to explain this to my family?

"Bella, please explain to us what happened." Esme said soothingly.

I lowered my eyes in shame, knowing that I was going to put my family in trouble. I lifted my chin and saw Alice on the verge of tears, her lip was quivering and her hands were trembling.

"Alice." I said while opening my arms. In a second she was hugging me tightly, for her, and openly crying.

"Don't you ever scare me like that again Bella Cullen!" She told me still crying in my arms.

I told my family to give me a few minutes alone with Alice. They complied and left.

"Shh. Baby I'm sorry, I love you." I cooed in her ear and I started stroking her hair softly.

After a few minutes, Alice managed to calm down and released me, just so she could look into my face.

"Bella, we need to talk." Alice said seriously.

Oh no! She wants to break up with me. I knew this was too good to be true. How an angel like Alice will want to be with a monster like me? Those were the thoughts running through my head. I lowered my head and tried so hard to keep the sobbing at bay, my eyes became shiny with tears that wouldn't fall.

I gulped and met Alice's eyes, "There is nothing to talk about. I understand Alice."

"You do?" She asked me with surprise in her voice.

"Of course, you finally came to your senses and realized that you don't want to be with me." I said while my heart was breaking on the inside.

"WHAT?" Alice yelled so loud that my ears started to hurt. Quickly I put my hands on both sides to shield them from the noise.

"What's with the yelling? Don't act so surprised that I figure it out." I told her with a hint of sadness in my voice.

"So, you're a mind reader now!" Alice said pissed off.

What the hell is her problem? The one being dumped here is me not her.

"Don't get your panties in a twist! At least thank me, because I saved you from the "we can still be friends" talk." I told her hurtfully.

"You stupid vampire! Really Bella? Sometimes you act all wise and stuff and another times you act like a teenager!" Alice said exasperated.

"Ok, so you don't want to be friends either." I said with a heavy sigh.

"Of course I don't want to be friends with you! I-."

I couldn't hold it anymore. I started dry sobbing loudly and I clutched my chest from the pain my heart was receiving. Oh God just kill me already! I know I did a lot of bad stuff and I believe this is my punishment. To find happiness just so it can be taken away from me.

"Bella! What's wrong?" Alice asked me frantically.

I let out a bitter chuckle at that, "What's wrong? I'll tell you: The love of my existence just broke up with me and told me she didn't want to be friends with me!" I yelled and continued sobbing my vampire eyeballs out.

Alice, on her part, had a look of shock on her face.

"Bella? Break up?" She asked confused. "Who says I want to break up with you?"

"Oh I don't know, maybe the Bella we need to talk line, perhaps." I told her sarcastically.

Alice had a look of confusion and a few seconds later realization sank in.

"Oh my God! I'm sorry baby. I shouldn't have started with that stupid line." Alice told me while trying to get closer to me.

"Huh" Was all I could come up with.

"Baby I love you, I don't want to break up with you." Alice told me softly and to prove her point, she crashed her lips with mine.

We kissed each other for a few minutes, I roamed my hands through Alice's back and she did the same with mine. We pulled away, but our foreheads were touching.

"My silly vampire. I love you with all my heart. What gave you the idea that I wanted to break up with you?" She asked me softly, while running her fingers through my scalp.

"Mmm. Ali, don't stop." I told her softly, forgetting she asked me a question.

"Bella? Answer me please." She said desperately.

"Well, I've seen on TV, how when people break up they start with that line." I answered her seriously.

Her response was to burst out laughing and she had to release me from our embrace.

I had a look of confusion and indignation on my face.

"What's so funny?" I asked her seriously.

Se continued laughing and I started to become angry. Before I knew what I was doing I grabbed Alice and pinned her to the wall, with both of my arms on the wall.

"I asked you a question girl!" I snarled at her, my game face on.

Alice on her part stopped laughing and became serious. I could smell her fear and her heart was beating rapidly.

"I'm sorry Bella, I shouldn't have laugh at you." She said softly. I smiled at that happy that she finally realized whom the boss in this relationship is.

"But, there is one thing you need to understand: If you ever use your strength and your vampire face again to intimidate me, I will break up with you. Just because you are stronger than me, doesn't give you the right to do what you just did." Alice told me seriously.

I dropped my arms and she walked back to the bed, while I stayed frozen in my spot. Alice is right I shouldn't have done that.

"I'm sorry Alice. I'll be more careful and I'll train more so I don't loose control." I said seriously and facing her again.

She offered me a smile, "And to answer your question, I laughed because I couldn't believe that you have based your dating knowledge on TV."

I shrugged my shoulders and went to sit beside her and took her hand on mine.

"The reason I said that was because of what happened to you three days ago. Bella I felt like dying when Emmett and Victoria told me how they found you, they didn't knew if you were going to wake up. Carlisle didn't know what to do, because he has never heard of a vampire been unconscious before." She said softly while looking into my eyes, "I always thought that you're invincible and that nothing could harm you. How wrong I was; and also, it helped me to realize how deep my love is for you and that I would do anything to stay with you and to protect you. I asked Carlisle about that and he told me that what I was feeling was the bond of soul mates. Bella, you're my life now, where you go I go." She finished her explanation with a sweet kiss on my lips.

"I love you so much my beautiful angel." I said lovingly at her.

"And I love you my silly vampire." She said giggling.

I hugged her to me and we stayed that way for a few minutes. I let out a relaxed sigh, and here I thought she wanted to break up with me. Oh my beautiful Alice, I promise you to never let harm come your way. As soon as I thought that, I remembered the reason I was beaten up.

"Ali, I need to explain to you what happened with me. I hope it doesn't change the way you feel." I said with shame written on my face.

"Baby, I don't care. Nothing will make me change the way I feel about you. Stop worrying about that." Alice told me with a strong and commanding voice.

"Ok my love." I moved my eyes to the door, "You can come in." The door opened and Carlisle, Esme, Victoria and Emmett came into the room.

"Where are Jasper and Rosalie?" I asked my parents.

"They left to Volterra yesterday. Aro needed Jasper's help with some vampires." Esme explained.

"Ok, as you know I was patrolling when I encountered a vampire, I managed to kill him but I didn't knew he was not alone. The vampire that was with him is Siobhan. She is one of the most powerful and vicious vampire in history." I explained to them. Carlisle and Esme had concerned on her faces, while Emmett and Victoria were ready to kick ass and Alice had a scared look on her face.

"There is only another vampire who was more vicious and powerful than her." I said slowly.

"Was? Do you mean that this vampire is already dead?" Victoria asked confused.

I scratched my neck, "Well, she is not dead per se, lets just say that she is out of commission."

"Out of commission? What the hell is that supposed to mean?" Emmett asked impatiently.

"Yes Bella, its not like there are handicapped vampires roaming around." Carlisle said with confusion in his eyes.

"Hahaha, tot handicapped Carlisle. Geez you want to give us a bad name or what?" I asked him teasingly.

We all shared a smile and some of the tension was lifted. Of course that would not last too much.

"What I meant with out of commission is that the vampire is still out there, but a soul is preventing her to terrorize the humans." I finished my explanation. They all had a look of realization on their faces.

"You?" Victoria said pointing a finger at me.

"Isabella, to be exact. My name is Bella Victoria, don't forget that." I told her seriously.

"Isn't that the same?" Victoria asked again.

"No its not. Like I said, Siobhan is one of the most vicious vampires and Isabella was with her for over 150 years. They both brought terror in all of Europe. That changed when I met Carlisle. He is the one that helped me get my soul back, that's why I go by Bella now." I explained a bit more to them.

"And now she is back." Esme said softly.

"Do you know why?" Emmett asked me.

"She wants me back." I told them bluntly.

"When you say, she wants you back. You mean, your dark counterpart right?" Emmett said seriously.

"Yes, she wants her Isabella back. I told her that there was no way she'll get Isabella back." I explained to my family.

Alice for her part had remained silent and was no longer holding my hand.

"My love, are you OK?" I asked her getting her attention.

"Well, I never expect to one of your exes to come back, especially since you were with her for over 150 years." She said with a calm tone, but I could tell that she was petrified.

"Ali, I love you not her." I told her softly.

"That's the thing Bella loves me. What about Isabella?" She asked me seriously.

"She loves you as well. The only thing we agreed on is our love for you. You are our mate Alice. Isabella will never harm you, if she ever got out of her cage." I explained at her. My family let out gasps at hearing this.

"Are you sure about that Bella?" Carlisle asked me with skepticism in his voice.

"I'm 100 % sure Carlisle." I told him with determination in my voice.

"Its not that I'm doubting you, it's just that when I met Isabella she wasn't capable of love." Carlisle explained again his thoughts to me.

"Anyway, now that your crazy ex is back, what are we going to do?" Victoria asked me.

"You're not doing anything. This is my fight." I said stubbornly.

"What? You think that we're going to let you fight her alone?" Esme said with a slight angry voice.

"Esme I-." I tried to explain, but she cut me off.

"No! You listen! We're going to help you. You are my daughter and part of this family." She finished her rant with a glare in my direction.

"OK mom, whatever you said its fine." I answer while nodding my head.

The others let out chuckles at our display, Mom is right, I will need their help with Siobhan, also I will need to feed more often and train.

"Now, we need to make plans and be prepared when Siobhan strikes again." Carlisle said seriously and getting into alpha mode.

I was about to reply, when a banging on the front door stopped me. We all shared a look and went downstairs to see what the commotion was.

I stood in front of the door and Carlisle signaled me to open it. As soon as I did we were met with the sight of Leah, Seth and a barely alive Sam.

"What the hell?"

Eliza Dushku plays Siobhan.