AN: Hey everyone! I just want to say thank you to everybody's amazing reviews that they have sent me. You guys give me the drive and inspiration to keep this story going! I cant believe that I almost have 1500 hits and over 900 visitors reading this story! Well I give you chapter three. I honestly don't know where this chapter came from. I was trying to get from point A to B on this scene I had in my head, and I ended up writing this. The little scene that I had in my head will be in the next chapter, so please enjoy!

Disclaimer: I would've had Alice and Bella together in the beginning, and Bella would've been a vampire in the first book.

Chapter Three

Accept Me, Please!

Bella's Pov

After we finished playing, Edward and I traded spots so that I was sitting with Alice and he was with Jasper. Jamie settled herself into my lap and relaxed against my chest, while I wrapped my arm around Alice and she rested her head on my shoulder. I saw Esme smile at us as she snuggled against Carlisle. I knew what she was thinking. She saw me and Alice in a relationship like her and Carlisle's was when they first met. I would love to have a relationship like that with Alice, but I'm scared about telling her my past.

"So Alice, do you have any hobbies?" Jasper asked. He and Edward were currently holding hands.

"I like to sing, and I love to dance, but I think my passion is art. It was my main way to express myself whenever I needed to vent my feelings." she replied. Damn, she's a woman after my own heart! I wonder if she knows how to ballroom dance. Maybe that's what we'll do on our date on Monday.

We continued to talk and hang out in the living room, letting Alice get to know everybody so that she wouldn't feel awkward around them. At around six, Esme began to start cooking dinner, with the help of Alice and Jamie. It was the perfect time to go talk to Carlisle about what I've been felling for Alice.

"Hey Dad, can we go talk for a minute?" I asked. He nodded and we made our way up the stairs to his study. I sat down at his chess table while he went into his wine cabinet and pulled out a couple of Helix Amaretto cigars. They were our favorite kind, so he would by them in bulk supply. He sat down on the opposite side and cut the cigars. He handed one over to me as he pulled out the lighter that I had gotten and hand carved for him on his and Esme's anniversary. I gave Esme a picture that I painted of the family together in a family photo style. She put it in our art room next to the picture of her and me when I was first adopted.

"So what did you want to talk to me about?" he asked as he lit up our cigars. I took a couple of puffs off of it and let the aroma of the cigar sink in as I exhaled all of the smoke. I think the reason why I like the cigar so much was because of it's addictive cinnamon scent.

"I think Alice is the one, Dad." I said. He exhaled slowly, the smoke swirling and mixing in the air, before he began to chuckle. He grabbed my free hand and gave it a firm squeeze. I smiled and returned the gesture.

"God Bella, whenever I look at you I see so much of myself in you." he said. I couldn't help but smile at that. It was true though. When I was first adopted by him and Esme, I followed him around wherever he went. He taught me how to treat people especially a lady, and how to protect them if I ever needed to. He helped me get through all of the shit that I went through at school, and took care of all the injuries I got from being bullied. I always wanted to be like him, because he was always so calm, cool, and collected, but also smart and protective when need be.

"So how do you know she's the one?" he asked. There were some many things that I couldn't even name them all! I know I just met her a couple of days ago, but somehow she managed to make my caged heart break free and make me feel loved. I would do anything to spend the rest of my days with her and Jamie by my side.

"Dad, when I first saw her, it was like the world stopped spinning. I love the way her eyes sparkle while she's laughing, and her laugh is the most amazing sound I've ever heard. It's so care free and gentle. I love the way her hair defies gravity by remaining in it's array of never ending spikes. I love the way she takes care of Jamie and how protective she is of her. And overall, she just makes me feel loved." I replied. I could see Carlisle's eyes glaze over as he was thinking. He sat there for a couple minutes just puffing on his cigar and tapping it on the ashtray occasionally. I took a couple of hits of my own, suddenly getting nervous about how he was going to react. The next thing I know he has a huge grin plastered to his face.

"Bella, you've finally found your mate." he said. He stood up and pulled me into one of his warm fatherly hugs. I returned it without a second thought and went back to sitting down after we pulled away from each other. And that's when his words hit me full force. I finally found my mate after waiting over one hundred years since I was changed for them. I couldn't even believe it. After being changed when I was twenty two by Carlisle in 1895, I finally found the person I was searching for. I was inwardly screaming on the inside that I finaly found her after waiting all these years, when Carlisle and I heard a knock on the door. Carlisle opened the door, and on the other side was Alice. Carlisle winked at me before excusing himself out of the room. I motioned for her sit down in the chair Carlisle used.

"Hi," she said shyly as she sat down. God, could she be anymore adorable!

"Hi," I replied back.

"I kinda got kicked out of the kitchen by Esme, because she said she wanted to be a good host to her guests. The second she started making cookies though, Jamie flew into the kitchen to help her." she said. I laughed quietly when I thought about how Jamie would look like if she got a sugar buzz. She laughed along with me and watched as I took a hit off my cigar. I saw her eyeing it, so I offered it to her. She kindly refused, so I let sit in the ashtray.

"For some reason I feel like you want to ask me something." I said. Her head snapped up and she looked at me with wide eyes. Suddenly she cast her head and eyes down at the table. She began to play with one of the chess pieces in a way that screamed she was nervous. I reached across the table and stroked her cheek with my thumb. She inhaled a shaky breath and exhaled slowly.

"I feel like you're keeping something important from me." she replied quietly. I felt my heartbeat falter when she said this. She was already on to the secret that I wasn't human. Now do I tell her or not tell her? If I want to pursue a relationship with her then I have to tell her the truth.

"I am." I whispered back. I got up and began to pace back and forth in the room, trying to decide which way was the easiest to break it to her. I searched for anything that might help me out in the room. I remembered that Carlisle had a picture of me, Esme, himself, and Emmett in here that dated back to the late 1880s when I was around twelve to thirteen years old. I searched for it in his office table and found it in the top drawer.

"Alice, I'm not going to lie, this is going to be scary. Like what I'm about to reveal to you not only has to be kept a secret no matter what, but it's going to turn your world upside down." I said. I saw her tense up and try to relax in the chair, but it wasn't working. I walked up to her and showed her the black and white photo. She grabbed it and looked at it closely.

"Alice, that picture was taken around 1886 when I was twelve years old." I said slowly. Her eyes widen, but I was surprised to see no trace of fear in her eyes what so ever. She just nodded for me to continue on.

"Alice, my mom and Charlie didn't die from being shot. I was coming home from the market, and Charlie had some friends over. Apparently he made a deal with them that he couldn't pay, so they killed him and my mom by sucking the blood out of them. It turns out that Charlie made a deal with a vampire named, Aro Volturi. He didn't manage to catch me when I escaped into the woods. The next morning though, I was living in an orphanage in the UK cause that's where I was born. It wasn't until a couple months later did Carlisle show up with Esme and Emmett and I was adopted by them. I realized that while I got older that they remained the same age, and that Carlisle and Esme would take turns leaving the house and come back later in the middle of the night. One night Emmett and I were left alone in the house, because we were responsible enough to look after one another. So we watched them head out into the forest and change into something incredible." I said pausing so I could let all of the information I gave Alice compute in her mind. She surprised me again by just nodding calmly for me to continue.

"It turns out that they were and still are weretigers. When Emmett was twenty four and I was twenty two they changed us because they didn't want to watch us continue to grow old and die. We began to move all around the United States, and would go to school. I was able to pass for being a junior in high school while Emmett was a senior. I don't remember how many times we've graduated. Then we moved to Forks in 1921 and around ten years after that Edward and Jasper joined us. Edward was changed by a rogue weretiger, and he stumbled across Jasper dying during the Civil War and turned him. It turns out that they were mates. In 1930, I met Rosalie, and we had a relationship with each other for only a couple of months. In 1935, Emmett changed her when he found her almost dead in an alley. It turns out that her future husband and his buddies gang raped her and left her to die. She was so angry and wanted revenge so bad, that she killed them off." I said finishing off my family's stories.

I watched as Alice took in a shuttering breath and exhale shakily. I wanted so badly to go comfort her, but I didn't want to scare her anymore than she might've been. She got up and slowly made her way towards me. She grabbed my hands in hers and held onto them tightly. I tried to get her to look me in the eyes, but she wouldn't do it. It made my heart ache when I wasn't able to see her beautiful, blue, eyes.

"Show me." she whispered so quietly that I almost didn't hear it even with my super hearing. I took her hand and led her downstairs, remembering to give her a heavy, rain, coat, and took her into the backyard. I told her to stand underneath the roof as I stripped down to my boxer briefs and walked into the rain. I saw her cheeks turn red as she looked over my body. I smiled at her one more time before I shifted. I felt my muscles contract and then expand as my body transformed. The next thing I know, I'm looking down at Alice again in my giant tiger form. I took a step towards her and she stumbled back, fear finally registering in her eyes. I felt my heart break when I saw her step back. I let out a painful whimper and ran into the forest.

"Bella!" I heard her yell from her place under the roof. I just kept running until I got to my secret little pond that had a waterfall above it. I jumped through the waterfall into the cave behind it. I curled into a ball on the cold, hard, floor, and whimpered out the pain my heart felt for instilling fear in my mate, my Alice.

Alice's Pov

When I saw her in her tiger form, I thought that she was the most beautiful creature in the world. She was the size of two horses, and was black with red stripes. Her eyes were golden and had slits for pupils. Her fur looked silky smooth and soft. I wanted to run my fingers through it to see if it was true. She caught me by surprise when she took a step towards me. I was intimidated by her form, and I guess she could see the fear in my eyes as I stumbled backwards. I felt like world's biggest douche bag when her eyes clinched in pain and heard the most heart shattering whimper, before she took off into the woods.

"Bella!" I yelled after her, causing Carlisle to come running outside.

"Alice, what happened?" he asked.

"Bella showed me what you were and when she made a move towards me, I flinched backwards. I guess she thought that I was rejecting her and ran off into the forest." I replied. He nodded in understanding.

"Come on, lets go find her then." he said and then shifted into his tiger form. He was as big as Bella, except he had gray fur with white stripes. He had the same golden eyes that Bella has. He crouched down and motioned for me to get onto his back. I was a little hesitant at first, but I got anyways. I dug my hands into his fur and rested my face on the back of his neck to protect me from the pelting rain. He took off in the direction that Bella did, probably following after her scent, at full speed. He came to stop at a beautiful pond with a waterfall flowing into it.

Bella jumped through the waterfall onto the grass in front of us. Carlisle crouched down to let me off. I slid off of his back onto the grass below us and slowly made my way over to Bella. I looked into her eyes and saw the pain that I had caused her. I raised my hand slowly towards her head. She bent her head down to meet my hand, seeing as she's three feet taller than me in her tiger form. We met half way as my hand touched her muzzle. I caressed the soft fur that was there. She responded by nuzzling into my touch. I wrapped my arms around her massive neck, and buried my face into her shoulder. She let out a rumbling purr and wrapped one of her paws around my back, pulling me into her more. I felt her soft fur tickle my neck as she rested her head on my shoulder. I began to sob into her shoulder.

"Don't you ever run away again!" I yelled at her between my sobs. I wouldn't be able to take it if she ran away from me again and I wasn't able to find her. I think I was finally, full fledged, in love with her. The way my heart beats when I'm around her, and the way I always blush when she compliments me it's indescribable. But the way she holds me and comforts me is how I know I love her. She's always so gentle and kind around me, and is always protecting me from harm or giving me a safe place to run to. She helps me take care of Jamie when I cant. I wish she was the father of Jamie instead of the prick who raped me. I don't know how she managed to capture my heart in two days time, and I don't care, as long as she remains in my life from here on out.

Bella gently placed me on her back, and took off towards the house. I realized that she was going way faster than Carlisle was when we went to go find her. It wasn't until I started to shake uncontrollably did I realize that I settling into hypothermia. Esme came running outside carrying some boxers and threw them on the the table. She took me inside while Carlisle and Bella changed really fast. Not even ten seconds later, Bella had me wrapped in a blanket in her room in front of the fireplace. When she got the fire going, she crouched down in front of me and checked to see if I was okay. I was still shivering, and it was because my clothes were still soaked from being in the rain. Bella and I noticed this and blushed. She looked into my eyes, silently asking for permission to remove my clothing. My blushed darkened as I nodded for her to go ahead.

She removed the blanket and raincoat, then removed my shoes and socks. She then reached for my shirt and gently removed it leaving me in my bra. I felt my heart go crazy as she unbuttoned my jeans and removed them. I heard Bella's breath hitch when she saw me in just my bra and underwear. I became self conscious and tried to cover my chest, but Bella stopped me. She grabbed my hands in her's as a gentle smile made it's way across her face. She got up and grabbed another blanket, before sitting down behind me and wrapped it around us. I snuggled back into her warm body and sighed. Her body was like my own personal heater. I jumped slightly when I felt her arms encircle me around my stomach.

"Is this okay?" she asked shyly. I nodded and smiled back at her. She nestled her head into the crook of my shoulder, and I shivered when she planted a small kiss on it.

"Alice, I know that with everything that just went on, that this might not be the right time to ask, but will you be my girlfriend?" she asked, whispering the last part. I felt my heart leap into my chest and millions of butterflies erupt in my stomach.

"Yes, I will." I replied, turning my head so that I could see her. I saw the reflection of the fire dance across her eyes as we slowly began to lean into each other. Our lips met in a slow and gentle kiss that made me melt. I reached one hand behind me to cup the back of her head, while she caressed my cheek with her thumb. Our lips moved together in sync with one another in a tender but unhurried manner. We pulled away, when air became an issue, both of us completely breathless and panting softly. She began to plant kisses down my jaw and neck and ended at my shoulder before giving me one last kiss on my forehead. She nestled back into my body and began to purr, her whole body vibrating. I giggled when she nuzzled her head into my neck as she continued to purr. We heard a knock on the door, and turned around to see Esme in the doorway.

"Dinner's ready, girls." she said and walked back downstairs. Bella and I both got dressed into some comfy clothes. Her's being a pair of sweatpants and a tank top, while mine was a pair of sweatpants and a t-shirt. As we went downstairs, I was hit not only by the smell of food coming from the kitchen, but also by my little girl who wrapped her arms around my legs. I smiled down at and picked her up. I gave her a kiss on the forehead, causing her to giggle. Bella tickled her while she was in my arms, her laughter resounding throughout the house. Bella kissed her forehead to and settled down at the table. Everyone at the table pretty much inhaled Esme's spaghetti and meatballs. Bella and I headed upstairs, Jamie in her arms. I had to give her a bath, and then go take a shower myself before heading off to bed.

I grabbed Jamie out of Bella's arms and took her into the bathroom. I turned the water on and poured in some bubble soap that I grabbed from the apartment. Jamie quickly got undressed and jumped into the tub. She giggled and began to splash around in the tub. I laughed along with her as I began to wash her hair and she washed her body. When I finished washing her hair and rinsing it out, I helped dry her off and put her into her fuzzy pj's. I picked her back up and carried her back out into the room. She was practically falling asleep on my shoulder as I went to go find Bella. I saw her sitting at her computer.

"Hey Bella, can you watch Jamie while I go take a shower?" I asked her. She turned around, and I was kind of shocked to see her with her hair up in a ponytail. She had discarded her tank top leaving her shirtless. I saw the glow of the flames from the ongoing fire radiate off of her skin, making her look as sexy as hell. She nodded, so I set Jamie down and nudged her softly in Bella's direction.

"Bewwa?" she asked quietly, rubbing her one of her eyes with her hand.

"Come here, Jamie." she replied, her arms outstretched towards her. Jamie walked into her arms, and Bella picked her up to sit her on her lap. Jamie was so tired that she was already passing out while resting her head on Bella's chest. I'm really going to have to take a picture of these two together, they're just so cute!

"Go ahead and take your shower, Ali. I got it under control over here." Bella said. I nodded my head and got into the shower. I took about a twenty minute shower before getting out and putting on my pj's, which was a pair of silk pants and another tank top. I went back into the bedroom, to see Bella watching TV while Jamie was sleeping on top of her chest on Bella's king sized, canopy, bed. I had to bite back my laughter at the sight. I went over and picked up Jamie and moved her over to Bella's left side. I put a pillow next to her which she clutched onto immediately. As I looked around the room, something white caught my eye. I noticed that the drapes to cover the balcony doors weren't down so I could see through the windows.

"Bella, it's snowing outside!" I said excitedly. I grabbed her hand and pulled her off of the bed over to the doors. We peered outside through them, and sure enough there were snowflakes the size of cotton balls falling from the sky. I squealed in delight, causing Bella to laugh, but all of that disappeared when something else caught my eye. Bella must've noticed too, because she glared at the leafy, green, mistletoe.

"Emmett," she growled and we heard a deep booming laugh come from somewhere in the house. I put my hand a her chest, feeling a shiver run through her body, but it brought her back out of her trance. Our eyes locked as she leaned down to kiss me. This kiss was different though. It was full of passion and love. I whimpered when I felt Bella's tongue licked my lips asking for entrance. I wrapped my arms around her neck with her arms wrapped around my waist. I moaned quietly as our tongues came into contact with one another, Bella answering back with a moan of her own. We continued until we were left breathless again.

Bella then picked me up bridal style and carried me back to her bed. She set me down next to Jamie, while she was on the other side of me. I turned so that I was spooning Jamie, and Bella was spooning me from behind. I felt her warmth settle over me and sighed. She placed a kiss on my head and shoulder, before she began to purr.

"Hey, Bella." I said quietly.

"Yeah, Ali?" I snuggled down deeper into her body, causing her arms to tighten around me.

"I can get use to this." I felt her smile into my shoulder and place another kiss there before answering me.

"Me too, Ali. Me too." she replied. Those words were the last thing I heard as fell into a deep, dream induced, sleep that included my thoughts and feeling for Bella.

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