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Chapter 69 - Alignment
Alice's POV
I was the first to enter the hallway, as I practically pulled the front door from its hinges. I was that determined to get to my room, I ran headlong into a started Edward, who had just walked into the kitchen.
"Where's the fire?" he asked, a twinkle in his eye.
I ground to a halt, as Jasper joined us. I glared at them both.
"There isn't a fire, yet… but I am so angry I could very easily start one Edward" I hissed, as Edward held up both his hands.
"Hey, easy…." He replied, before I turned all of my attention to Jasper.
Poking a finger at his chest, I prodded hard….
"So, what happened to the 'she won't wake up while I am gone' statement, Jasper? And don't you dare try and weasel your way out of this by projecting calmness in this direction, because I'll catch it and throw it right back at you". My tone was enraged, as Jasper took a small step back.
"I'm sorry, Alice… really… But at least she is awake now…" Jasper replied, as Edward groaned.
"Not the best answer, Jasper" Edward murmured, as my temper increased a gear.
She's already awake…and I wasn't here… she woke up alone… and I wasn't here… how could I do this to her? Why did I do this to her?
Edward stepped forward and took my hand in his.
"Alice, please, try and collect your thoughts. I know what you are thinking, and I can assure you, Bella is fine… She isn't angry with you for not being there when she woke up, really. In fact, she seems rather… content…"
I grasped Edwards's hand, "You've seen her already?"
Edward nodded.
"And… is she… Okay?" I asked again, as Edward smiled.
"Alice, she seems… absolutely fine. Although she has developed a small complex about her eye colour…" Edward's voice trailed off as I released his hand.
"She's seen herself, then?" I asked again, as frustration seemed to ricochet around my entire body.
I wanted to be the first to see her… Iwanted to be the first to show her... I hate this…
"No, I think Charlie made reference to her eyes when he saw her with Carlisle…"
Great, even Bella's father and my own have seen her before I had…
Alice, you need to calm down… they had every right to see her…
I swallowed hard. I really did need to get a grip.
"Where are they now?" I asked again, as Jasper stepped forward this time.
"Carlisle has taken Charlie into his study with Esme. Sam and Jake have both explained the… situation… to Charlie, but Carlisle is keen to clear the air…" Jasper answered.
I nodded, "The situation being, we're all vampires… and now so is his daughter" I replied, more to myself.
"Charlie has been… most affable… about everything" Edward continued, as Rosalie and Emmet now appeared behind me.
"I believe that makes you the loser Emmet" Rosalie laughed as Emmet gave a groan.
"Great, I'll never live this down, beaten by two girls" he replied, as he placed a hand on my shoulder. "So, where is the latest addition to the family?" he asked, as I glanced at Edward.
"Upstairs, waiting for you" Edward replied, as I started to move forward.
Emmet carried on, "Excellent, I can't wait to see how strong she is, do you really think she'll arm wrestle me Rosalie?"
I turned to face my siblings.
"The arm wrestle can wait, Emmet. Bella and I need a little… privacy" I answered, as I turned and started to walk.
Emmet whistled, adding "Be careful Alice, don't forget she's stronger now… play nice"
Play nice… I found myself shivering slightly at the prospect.
I couldn't wait to play, period...
Edward started to laugh.
And quit reading my thoughts Edward…
"But it's so difficult Alice, especially when they are so… appealing…." he replied, as Emmet groaned again.
"Why can't I read minds? It's so unfair…" He whined as I took the stairs, four steps at a time.
Unfair? Unfair was not being here when Bella awoke… but she's wide awake now Alice…
I hesitated once I got to the door. What was wrong with me? My phantom heart was pounding rapidly in my chest; oh, it was merely a figment of my imagination, but it felt so very real. Slowly I opened the door and stepped inside. I immediately saw her, or rather, the back of her. Standing near the open full length mirror, as the breeze caught strands of her tawny hair.
I inhaled as Bella's scent, still intact, hit me forcefully. A thousand emotions ran through me at that very moment, relief, comfort, happiness, desire, craving….
"Bella" I whispered, as she slowly turned. Bella had always been beautiful, but now… now her beauty was magnified, and statuesque…
Lust hit me like a slingshot… Before I could say another word, she was in front of me, pulling me into her arms.
It was heaven, being here again in Bella's arms. Since that faithful afternoon, when everything had changed… when Bella had changed… when I had changed her… only a few days had passed yet it had felt like so much longer. I had feared I would never be able to hold her again, but here we were, in my room, our room, together. Finally together. Finally touching, enveloped in her embrace…her very strong embrace…
I lifted my head from her shoulder and looked at her. Slowly Bella looked down at me, and there was nothing else in the world right at that very moment but our eyes meeting, both of us standing in an unfamiliar and hazy place, arms still around each other.
A moment of panic ran through me… Bella had remained silent for so very long, was she the same? She felt the same. She looked the same, albeit more radiant than I thought possible… and she has the same scent…
But did she think the same? Think the same way, about me…
And then she smiled, and lowered her mouth to capture my own. And then she sighed my name against my lips, and I knew… She felt completely mine as we both swayed to an unknown and silent tune. After a while, I pulled away enough to look deep into her coral eyes again as I slowly whispered "I love you Bella"
Bella took my hand and pressed it against her lips as she inhaled deeply, her eyes closing slightly. Again, she smiled, yet still she remained silent.
Tell me you love me, Bella…please… I need to hear it, so very much…
I waited as she opened her eyes and slowly moved my hand back down to my side, still holding onto it. I watched as she tilted her head to one side, still looking deep into my eyes.
The silence was destroying me.
"Bella, I'm so… Sorry…I…"
I what? I'm sorry I bit you?
"I couldn't lose you" I heard myself whisper as her head now tilted to the other side.
Please, say something Bella… anything…
I felt a prickle of anxiety run along my spine as Bella, still holding my hand, brought her head back to its normal position.
And then she smiled, bringing my hand to her lips again she kissed my knuckles before moving it back to my side.
Finally her lips started to move.
"Alice, I love you. I always have, and I always will. Please don't apologise for saving me; I know you've been hurting, but I want you to stop agonising over the decision you made. I always wanted this, I never got the chance to tell you… but I can now. I love you, let's make the life we were meant to make, you and me, side by side, for eternity…"
I felt it, then. The tears as they formed under my eyes, escaping and sliding down across my cheeks. Slowly Bella placed her free hand to cup the side of my face, her fingers catching the tears.
"Is that a yes?" she hesitantly asked as I moved my face and kissed the Palm of her hand.
"Yes, you and me for eternity" I whispered as Bella quickly pulled me into her arms. I was still getting used to strong and quick Bella…
"I love you" she whispered in my ear.
I love you… vampire Bella loves me, just as much as human Bella did…
"I love you" I managed to reply before Bella lifted me and backed me up against the door, kissing me again.
"I've missed you, missed this…." She mumbled in between the kisses as her mouth continued to prowl against my lips, my cheek, my neck, as we slowly moved away from the door.
"Your smell is so provocative Alice" she huskily continued, adding "my senses are so much more alert, now. Alert and alive…."
Her hands were now on my vest as she pulled it down, almost ripping it from my body. I could feel the air as it caressed the skin of my back, before Bella's hand found the same space, rubbing her hand up and down…
"You're so warm…. And you're driving me crazy" she whispered again as a smile appeared on my lips.
I'm driving her crazy? Oh, the feeling is so mutual…
I watched as she took a small step back, her eyes now a deeper shade.
"Alice, I'm… I feel…" she stopped as I placed a hand on her cheek.
"You feel everything differently?" I questioned, as she nodded. I smiled again.
"Bella, it's only natural. You're… a vampire now, you will feel everything almost in stereo, each sense will be heightened… you will soon adapt" I finished, as Bella nodded, her eyes still gleaming.
"I felt… you always made me feel so… amazing before Alice, but now… now you make me feel… hungry…"
I laughed as she smiled, adding "hungry for you".
I felt myself shiver as she unbuttoned my jeans and pulled them down, taking my panties with it. Slowly Bella took my hand so I could step free of the material. I watched as she gave a small growl, scooping up my jeans she hurled them across the room towards the table where they landed perfectly on top of the magazines.
I smiled again as Bella moved closer to me.
"My aim is getting better" she whispered as I laughed again. The noise caused Bella to growl again.
"That sound is most… arousing" I murmured as Bella raised an eyebrow.
"Now you know how it made me feel" she replied, as she quickly unhooked my bra and tossed it away without looking. I turned to see it land perfectly on top of my jeans.
Now I growled.
Bella placed a finger on the side of my cheek before running it down onto my neck, down still until it approached and then rested on my nipple.
"I want you Alice" she growled as a shiver of anticipation ran through me.
Vampire Bella is a lot more confident…
Further thoughts ceased to exist as her mouth covered over my own again. I felt my hands clutch at her shoulders as my fingers pulled at her pyjama top. Accepting the hint, Bella stepped back and removed her top, sending it flying also.
Such a good job she didn't rip it, Rosalie would have been severely pissed off…
I could feel her breathe my name against my skin over and over again as her lips moved from my face, down my neck, resting on a hard aching nipple. As she sucked deeply, I could feel myself buckle. As her tongue darted across my swollen tip I could feel her teeth slowly close in…I cried out with pleasure as the heat pooled deep within me, making me ready for Bella. My Bella.
Bella lifted her head back, small pants escaping her lips, her fangs now present as she opened her mouth more.
"Alice, I'm losing control, I'm… this… this is so new to me" she mumbled, as I cupped her face in my hands, both of us shaking slightly.
"Bella, look at me" I asked, as Bella took a deep breath, the act obviously a calming one even though it wasn't needed. Her gaze fell on me.
"You can't hurt me Bella" I whispered as my fingers ran across her top lip, moving down slightly to one small fang.
"This can't hurt me" I continued as Bella ran her tongue across the tip of my finger.
"How did you manage?" she asked, "How did you endure it? You have so much self control…."
I smiled. "Believe me, it wasn't easy" I replied as Bella seemed to relax a little.
"If the roles had been reversed, I would have bitten you the first time" she whispered, as I edged closer.
"Bella Swan, you did bite me the first time, remember?"
Bella laughed, as the sound stroked at me. Euphoric, I felt euphoric. Bella smiled and ran a hand between the valley of my breasts, stroking my stomach.
"You've always been so beautiful" she whispered, "and you choose me"
I kissed the top of her forehead. "You are beautiful" I replied as she cocked her head to one side.
"Perhaps, now… even though I have red eyes…." She replied, as I shook my head.
"Bella, you have always been beautiful" I answered, as I took her hand and pulled her towards my closet. I opened the door and turned to face Bella, who looked perplexed. Standing to one side, I pulled the door open fully.
"Look" I asked, as Bella took a step forward, and froze.
I watched her as she took another step, and then halted.
"I'm…"
I waited as she placed a hand on the side of her face, still looking at her reflection. Slowly she removed her hand and placed it on the mirror surface.
"You were, are, and always will be, beautiful" I finished for her, as she turned and looked at me.
"I feared my eyes would be like… his…but they are paler… I am so glad they are paler…" she whispered, as I moved behind her and wrapped my arms around her waist.
"You eyes will never resemble his Bella, never" I whispered, as I placed a kiss to the side of her face.
"I… look like I belong, now… to you… to your family…" she continued, her voice hesitant.
I turned her so she was now facing me.
"Bella, you always belonged with me, with us" I replied, placing a chaste kiss to her lips.
"I think I like being a vampire" she mumbled, adding "I can't wait to see what Jessica says…."
We both laughed, "I'd be more concerned with Mike" I answered, as Bella raised her eyebrow again.
"Why?" she asked, her voice nonchalant.
"Bella, he was attracted to you before…now he's going to be… completely smitten" I answered.
And completely annoying…
Bella smiled. "Jealous?" she questioned playfully as she placed her had on my chest, tracking a path down towards my dark curls, resting there.
I growled.
I was going to die. Well, die again, if that were at all possible.
Bella's gaze was still on mine.
"I feel so much more now" she whispered as my hand rested on her chest, resulting in a sharp intake of breath escaping her soft lips.
"So much more" she continued as I pressed myself against her, our breasts now touching. Below, Bella continued to torment me, her fingers now moving lower still, now parting me.
I growled again as Bella responded with her own, or foreheads now pressed together as her hand continued to stroke, fast and then slow.
"You're driving me wild" I huskily responded as Bella moaned.
"You're mine" she huskily replied, a possessiveness entering her voice I had never heard before.
I liked it.
She was making me burn, her touch… "Open for me" she almost commanded as my legs moved slightly apart. Her fingers continued their caress as her lips were now on my neck, her tongue sliding across my throat leaving a wet trail.
"I want to taste you" she whispered in my ear, adding "may I?" as I merely nodded, unable to speak.
She smiled as she pulled me down onto the carpet. I stretched out as her lips moved down across my breast, moving lower and lower. Gently she settled herself between my legs.
"Bella" I whimpered as she glanced back up at me.
"I love you, Alice. And I need you, now" she whispered, as she lowered her head and kissed me in my most secret place. I cried out her name as my fingers laced themselves through her hair.
"Oh, Bella…."
Was that really my voice?
Her tongue continued to probe as she sucked slowly and then harder. The hot pulse of release hit me hard.
"BELLA" I screamed as she gently kissed me again before lifting her head, moving back up towards me.
"Alice, you taste…."
She didn't finish, instead she smiled and I found myself falling in love with her all over again. I placed a finger on the elastic of her pyjama bottoms.
"A little overdressed aren't we" I murmured as she glanced down.
"I want to see you, all of you" I continued as she jumped up swiftly and almost ruthlessly ripped off the bottoms.
Oh dear lord, she's ripped them… Rosalie was going to kill me…
Bella was soon over me again placing endless kisses across my face.
"It's been too long" she almost muttered as I laughed at her eagerness.
"My love, it's only been three days" I replied as she stopped and looked at me.
"It felt like a lot longer" she responded, as I nodded.
"Too long" I agreed as she kissed the tip of my nose.
"I want you in my bed" I growled as Bella smiled.
"Our bed Alice" she huskily replied and before I could respond she had lifted me up into her arms and was placing me on the bed covers.
She realty was so very quick, and strong… I could really get used to this…
"What are you thinking" she asked, as I reached out for her and flipped her over so I was now straddling her.
"How strong you are" I replied huskily.
Bella laughed, "And I haven't tripped once" she replied, almost giddy.
I smiled; small things really did amuse Bella.
"I need to feel you" she almost pleaded as my fingers entered her in one smooth thrust.
"Alice" she cried out, in pleasure and pure happiness.
I pressed more deeply as Bella rolled her head and sighed, "More, please…."
I entered another finger.
"Oh… Yes Alice…."
We looked into each others eyes then, before my lips were back on hers, biting slightly…
I tried to go slow, but as Bella wrapped a leg around me all self control was lost. She rocked with me as her hand then touched my cheek.
"You make me complete" she whispered as my fingers continued to burn into her. The world rotated into nothing but heat and wetness and mutual need as Bella cried out my name.
For a time we both lay together, still joined, arms and legs tangled as her breath caressed my face. Slowly I moved, pulling her close into my side.
"This is so strange, not feeling tired" she whispered, as I laughed.
"You'll soon get used to it" I replied as she turned and propped her elbow on the pillow, resting her chin on her hand.
"Was it really three days" she asked, a frown appearing on her face. I nodded. She sighed, "It felt like longer… what I remember"
I shuddered as her free hand cupped my cheek.
"Thank you" she whispered as my gaze moved from hers.
Thank you
"Alice, please look at me" she asked as my gaze flicked back to hers.
"If you hadn't changed me, I wouldn't be here with you now" she continued, as I shuddered again.
"Don't…" I answered, as her fingers stroked my face.
"I always wanted this, Alice" she continued, "I wanted to tell you in the meadow, and the day after the ball…. I'm glad Rose told you"
Rose?
How did…
Bella smiled, "I don't really understand it myself, but I saw what happened, from above. Almost my last scene played out in front of me before I was taken…."
I placed my fingers across her lips.
"Bella, please don't" I whispered, "I can't think of you being taken" I finished as Bella smiled into my fingers. I slowly removed them.
"I won't ever be taken again" she replied as I lent in and kissed her mouth, my tongue tracing the outline of her lips. She tasted... amazing. She was amazing. And she was mine.
I moved back, "I'm so sorry I wasn't here when you woke up, Bella. If I could turn back time..."
Bella placed a finger across my lips to silence me. "No more apologies, Alice. Carlisle explained it all, you needed to hunt... you were thirstly... I felt the same when I first became fully conscious, I know how you felt"
I smiled as she moved her finger to my neck. "Of course, you dined away, I had take-out delivered" she whispered, as she moved her hand from my neck to the glass that was now empty.
"It tasted... nice..." she almost spoke to herself as I trailed my finger across her bottom lip. Slowly she returned the glass, and looked at me. "How did I taste?" she asked, as a shiver of longing ran through me.
Like nothing I had ever tasted before...
"Did I taste nice?" she asked again, a small smile playing on her lips.
"Better than nice" I mumbled, as she brought her face close to mine "Perhaps one day I'll get to taste you..." she asked, as I felt myself shake slightly.
"And I hope we get to hunt together soon" she continued, as she reached out with her tongue and licked my top lip. I shuddered again. I merely nodded. Words, once again, had escaped me entirely.
"Because" she continued, as her tongue moved to my bottom lip, stroking across it's surface, "I feel like a child drinking from a glass... I want to hunt, with you" she finished, determination in her voice as she now took my bottom lip in hers and bit down gently.
My hands were on either side of her face as she growled again into me.
"I'll teach you to hunt" I managed to mumble into her mouth as I felt her smile again.
"Teach me everything, Alice" she asked, her voice laced with a familiar hunger. I nodded into her kiss.
After a while I lent back as she tilted her head.
I was beginning to understand that action, she was thinking…
"I'm going to find him" she finally spoke as I frowned.
"He wants to hurt you, Jake, Carlisle… All those messages… Well I have one of my own now; I won't allow him to continue" she finished, her words precise and sharp, her face determined.
I had never seen Bella like this before…
Well, she is a vampire now, Alice…
"You've made me strong Alice" she continued.
I looked at her as Jaspers words echoed around my brain…
She will be a new born, unpredictable…
Yes, she was a force to be reckoned with, but so too was Reuben.
"Bella, he… hurt you… I'll find him, and I'll make him pay the price for what he's done" I replied. Now I was the determined one.
Bella smiled "then let's seek revenge together" she replied, as she lent forward and kissed me.
I returned the kiss but Bella was soon pulling away.
"I have questions, Alice, so many questions…."
I nodded.
"Ask me anything" I replied, as Bella snuggled in closer to me.
"The most important question has to be…"
I waited while she paused, and lifted herself from me so she was now peering down at my face, a large smile on hers.
"Why do you own a copy of Bram Stokers 'Dracula' Alice?"
Why indeed!