Sadly Beautiful

Thanks for all the reviews and whatnot, I'm sorry for the lack of anything remotely interesting last chapter but it was needed for this one. Hopefully after this one Alice and Bella can start growing closer, just need to set the scene for vampires. Be patient and make sure to review and favourite, it's extremely motivational. I've done a lot of writing in a short amount of time but after this weekend I'm probably going to stick to a chapter a day, or every two days. Sorry if that's too long but with school and whatnot it'd be hard to continue at this pace. Next chapter there will be a 'sex' scene between Bella and Alice.

I'm glad you enjoyed chapter three Jaz, I hope my promise of 'possessive sexy growling' was up to your very high standards and good luck with your fan fiction, I'm sure it'll be amazing.

I hope everyone enjoys, I'm working really hard to make a good story.

Chapter four - Under the same sun

I woke wearily and glanced at the alarm clock, it was only 8.24am so I still had a few hours but I decided to get up anyway. I had a quick shower and brushed my teeth before trying to think of a suitable outfit to wear. I deliberated for a while but finally decided on a jeans and a simple t-shirt with a navy sweater over the top. I was probably under dressed but I didn't want to spend any longer looking through clothes.

I walked downstairs and poured cereal into a bowl and ate slowly, one cheerio at a time. This took over half an hour but I still had time to spare, so I slowly washed the bowl up and cleaned the kitchen.

When enough time had passed that I could leave and not be ridiculously early, I walked out the door and got into my truck. I was so tense from my first week that the roar of the truck made me jump, I laughed at myself and drove to Mike's parents hiking store. I got there slightly early but Mike was already outside waiting for people.

I climbed out of my truck and he ran to greet me, pulling me tightly into a hug. I was definitely going to have to set him straight and soon. I saw Jess seething and whispering furiously to Lauren. He let go of me and I give him a wide berth before walking over to the group before Mike addressed everybody.

"Alright guys, I think this is everyone so if you just want to take a seat in one of the cars and we'll head off." He grinned widely and walked towards me. "Hey Bells, do you want to sit next to me in the front?"

I sighed internally in frustration, "It's Bella Mike, and I'm going to sit with Angela but why don't you ask Jess if she wants to sit with you?" I didn't give him time to reply, I walked past him quickly and took the place that Angela had saved for me. I threw her a grateful look and she smiled in reply.

There were lots of us crammed into a tight space, so I wasn't required to make conversation because of the amount of people already talking. So I sat in silence wondering how bad this was going to be and whether I could make a run for it when the car stopped. My thoughts continued like this until we got to the area of the beach that we'd be sitting at.

I climbed out of the car and sat down on one of the four logs surrounding a fire area, Mike turned to me eagerly.

"Have you ever seen a driftwood fire?" I shook my head and he grinned before lighting the wood.

"Oh my god it's so blue."

"The salt does that to it, it's beautiful."

I didn't reply, I was too engrosed by the flickering blue flames. I felt Mike sit next to me. After a few moments he yawned and I felt his arm drape across my shoulder. Is this seriously happening, did he actually pull that fucking cheesy move?

"Mike, what do you think you're doing?" I hissed angrily. He looked surprised and removed his arm, before he could stutter out an apology I stood up and moved to the other bench. I caught Jess's eye and she looked surprised. I sat next to her and whispered in her ear.

"I've never liked Mike like that and never will. You should go for it with him, I'll try and keep the boundaries clear." She smiled at me, the first genuine smile she'd ever given me and I knew that things would be easier between us.

We stayed like this for a few hours, just talking between ourselves, before some of the local kids from the reservation turned up and started handing food out. One of them took the seat next to me.

"Hey Bella, it's Jake but I doubt you remember me." He said nervously.

"Yeah I remember, I used to come to yours and play with your sisters." I smiled at the memory and Jake and I talked about old times for a while before I heard Lauren from across the fire.

"Bella did you invite Edward Cullen here today" She sneered at me. Before I had time to answer I was interrupted by one of the locals, he was tall and looked our age.

"The Cullens don't come here." He said it with such authority that it was clear the conversation was over. I was curious and wanted to find out more about this.

"Jake, why don't the Cullens come here?" I asked curiously. He looked at me and gestured to an old tree trunk on the beach, I nodded and we stood up and slowly walked over. I ignored the stares and the snide remarks I was sure Lauren would be making.

We sat down on the log and looked at each other.

"Do you like scary stories?" He said ominously.

"I love them!" I replied enthusiastically.

"Do you know any of our old stories, about where we came from and how we got here? Our tribe I mean"

"Not really" I admitted sheepishly.

"There are stories about the cold ones, according to the legend my own great-grandfather knew some of them. He was the one who made the treaty that kept them off our land." He rolled his eyes.

I smiled, encouraging him.

"My great-grandfather was a tribal elder, like my father. You see, the cold ones are the natural enemy of our people, our ancestors. The cold ones are traditionally our enemy but this pack that came to our territory was different. They didn't hunt the same as the rest of their kind and they promised they weren't dangerous to our tribe."

I asked curiously, "if they aren't a danger to humans then why are they not allowed on the land?" I tried to sound like I was only interested in the story, not trying to decide what Alice was.

I tried to keep my voice casual, like I was just enjoying the story. "So how does this fit in with the Cullens? Did they come afterwards or something?"

"No." He paused for dramatic effect. "They are the same ones."

I felt a shocked and fearful expression come onto my face. I think Jake assumed it was because of his story telling because he continued with renewed enthusiasm.

"There are more of them now, a new female and male but the rest of them are the same. Carlise and the rest of the family were here before and then they left, coming back later to avoid suspicion.

"And what actually are the Cullens?" I asked frightened. He smiled darkly and paused before answering.

"Blood drinkers, lost souls, vampires. "

I gasped and Jacob laughed before gesturing for us to leave. I walked back to the campfire and everyone was packing up to leave and I got ready to get in the van with everyone else. Before Jacob stopped me.

"Bella, do you want a lift back in the car I've build? It'll probably more comfortable than the cramped van." I smiled at him and nodded. He gently tugged me along to his car. I waved goodbye to Mike and Ang and climbed inside.

We drove in silence back to my house, Jacob had been plenty of times with Billy so he knew the way almost as well as I did. We pulled up outside the house and Jacob opened my door and helped me out. We walked towards the door but he stopped me.

"Bella I had a nice time tonight, I hoped you liked my stories." He smiled deeply and I nodded enthusiastically then he took me by surprise. He leaned in, grabbed my face and kissed me. He wasn't gentle and his kisses were rough and painful against my face.

I tried to shove him off of me but that only excited him further. His hands grabbed my breasts roughly and I felt a scream building in my throat. Suddenly his body wasn't pressed against mine and his hands weren't touching me.

I looked up and he was flying through the air. At first I was confused but then I saw Alice in a predatory crouch, snarling and growling. She pounced at Jacob and pinned him to the ground. Her growling was deafening, even from this distance.

"If you ever fucking touch my Bella again, my fucking Bella... God help me I'll rip this disgusting, filthy head off your shoulders."

I walked up to Alice slowly, I was taking my time so that I didn't surprise her. I knelt down beside her and wrapped my arm around her pulling her close to me.

"Alice, please calm down you're scaring me..."

She snarled in response and flipped me over so that she was lying on top of me. "You're mine and no one else's, understand that? Not Jacobs, nor mikes. You. Are. Mine." I gulped loudly but didn't complain. She seemed to accept this as an act of submission and crawled off of me. Jacob jumped in his car, slamming his door loudly, and drove away quickly.

With Jacob gone, Alice seemed to revert to her usual self and gently grabbed my hand and pulled me up. She looked concerned but didn't say anything. She opened the door for me and pulled me to my bedroom.

She pushed me gently onto my bed, before sitting beside me. Her eyes were studying me, trying to see if I was okay or not.

"Alice I'm fine, really." I said reassuringly. "I would like to say something though..." She waited patiently.

"This is going to sound really odd but.. Alice I know, I know what you are." I rushed this and my speech slurred but she seemed to understand. She stared at me for a few minutes before whispering.

"Say it."

"You're a vampire." I sat there silent for a minute before continuing. "And that doesn't matter." She looked at me surprised but didn't say anything.

I leaned into her, inhaling her sweet honey scent and kissed her passionately.

I hope you all enjoyed the chapter, next time there will be the first 'proper' scene with Bella and Alice. Sorry to end on a cliff hanger, please review and favourite, it's always nice.