A/N: Cathy29jes… sorry I didn't answer your question about Michael before. Yes, he met her, but it was a very brief run in and he only got a profile. He knows that she is familiar, but he hasn't put it together yet. I know he should have being a vamp, but I wanted him to be a bit clueless at first about who she really is. :D Sorry if that was confusing. And you are right; Alice is always willing to help someone. Thank you everyone for all of your reviews! I am not sure how much longer this story has, but we should be wrapping up in a bit. Not too much longer. I am going to start tying up the ends and it should end in a nice bow. LOL. For those of you interested, I do have another Twilight story called Wedding Day Jitters. Right now it says that it is an Edward/Bella story, but the pairing is going to change based on what the readers want. So if you would like to make a decision about who Bella should end up with in that story, check it out and let me know (so far with what people have sent to me, Jasper is in the lead).

Chapter 29 – Vegetarian or Carnivore

Alice POV

I had been waiting on him that day. I knew he would come to me and ask for my help and I knew it happen that day. No longer lingering in the woods, he came to the door and knocked. It appeared as if it was a regular visit from a regular person, but this was no regular person and this was not a casual visit for a spot of tea. Well unless high tea consisted of blood, animal carcasses, and two vampires.

He seemed so sincere about wanting to try a new way of life, to become a vegetarian, that I told him I would help him. I already knew I would be the one to help him onto a new path. I also know that he will stick to it. Michael thinks he is experimenting, but I know the truth. This will be his way of life going forward, and where Jasper struggled, Michael will take to it very easily. He has already seemed to take a liking to the hunt part of it all. I can tell that he is excited about the thrill of the chase that we don't usually get from humans.

Michael's eyes seem to study me intently. I wasn't sure where the butterflies came from or when they started, but they are there whenever he is in my presence. I can't make them go away no matter how much I tried. I blame my visions for them, but know it is more than that. A girl could lie to herself though, it was our prerogative. We lied about age, weight, size, etc. Lying about butterflies in our stomach was nothing new for the female population on earth.

I can remember the first time I had butterflies, it was when I had seen Jasper's face in one of my first visions. His eyes, although bright red, showed a kindness and desire that left me weak in the knees. His voice was melodic and his accent was music to my ears. I was in love with him before I met him, but reality was so much better than my vision ever was. I was glad I waited on him. He brought me happiness that I was sure I had never known before. Our time together was good, not always perfect, but good.

There were no regrets in my life that concerned my ex-husband. I had loved him and we were happy. Then when it was time to let go and leave, I did it with a heavy heart but I knew that he would be ok and happy. I was right, he is very happy and his life will continue to get better with Bella in it. She could give him something I was never able to. I knew that there was always a part of himself that he held back from me. Maybe he thought I would turn him away or not love him any longer, but that would have never been the case. He has opened up to her so much more than I have ever seen. She has helped him to overcome his past and to step into a new future with her. He needed that. For as much as I was there for him and encouraged him, he still struggled. The struggle was over.

I can honestly say that I am now ready to move on with my life. Jasper will always hold a special place in my heart, but he is not the one I am meant to spend forever with. I was not the one for him either. He is with his forever now and it is time for me to find mine. It is a little scary and although I can see the future, I am still hesitant. It is time to let go of the past and move forward into my future.

I had heard the saying before that when one door closes, another one opens. I wasn't ever sure about that and would just nod my head whenever I heard it, but now I knew the true meaning of that clichéd saying. My time with Jasper was done and that door was closed, and now I could see that there was another door that had opened for me. The only question was could I walk through the new door?

Michael POV

I was right… she had been waiting for me to come to her. She had known what I wanted before I spoke, although she didn't voice her knowledge. I could see it in her eyes. Alice Cullen had knowledge of me that I did not possess of her and I wasn't sure how. She seemed to know what I was going to do before I did it.

The first time she took me on a hunt, I was a little anxious. What guy wants to mess up in front of a beautiful girl? No one I know of. I soon got the hang of it though and although the animal blood is not as good as human blood, I understand the thrill of the chase and I think I could live like this from now on. I certainly didn't have any guilt feeding off of animals the way I tended to occasionally when I stripped a human of his/her life.

I find myself staring at her sometimes, studying her. I wonder what her story is. Why is she here? Where did she come from? How is it she seems to see right through me? She is a mystery and I am drawn to her like no one else before. Something about her is so familiar. I laugh to myself with the thought in my head that maybe that is why I am so drawn to her. It is almost like I know her, and yet I know she was a stranger when I met her. She was a beguiling and beautiful nymph who captured my attention and drew me in.

The longest I have ever stayed in one place since my transformation has been three months. However as times changed, I moved a lot more often. Normally I itch to move on and travel, but I haven't felt the need to move on yet and when I do try to leave the area, I come back every time. Ok after two times, I decided to stop fighting it and stayed on. I move on to prevent detection and because I have no desire to stay in one spot, but I find myself changing. I come back time and time again to this spot in these woods and watch that house where she is living. I find myself wondering what it would be like to stay in one place for a period of time and to settle down so to speak. Alice is the person I see at my side whenever I think about it, which has started to become more and more often.

I reason it all out in my head as I watch her. Detection would not be a problem if I hunted animals instead of humans. Companionship would be a benefit too. I sometimes forget how nice it is to carry on a conversation with someone other than myself. I find myself looking forward to the next time I can talk to Alice, and that isn't the only think I anticipate. I am starting to desire her more and more, soon I don't know if I will be able to hide it from her. I wonder if she feels the same.

I have an opportunity for a new life and a new way of living. I am starting to crave the possibilities that all of it entails. I just need to figure out if I want everything that comes with it and if she could ever possibly want me too.