That night Alex stayed in the kitchen with Carlisle whilst the teenagers around them talked and laughed about school, leaving school or Carlisle's home. "I knew they would love this." Alex spoke as Carlisle looked at her, "Getting to see and visit the oh-so famous Cullen house."

"I know." Carlisle chuckled. He almost said something else but Alice came in with Bella and told them to meet her out on the balcony. When we got there Carlisle asked, "What is it Alice?" Alex looked at her then to Jacob, Embry and Quil. She furrowed her eyebrows and looked back at Alice.

"They'll be here in four days. They changed it." Alice told them.

"Who will?" Jacob asked.

"An army of newborns. Our kind." Carlisle looked at him.

"Who's doing it?"

"We don't know."

"What else did you see, Alice?" Alex asked.

"They were passing around Bella's blouse. Smelling it, getting her scent. The leader, he looks familiar." She said, probably remembering the persons face.

"Riley Biers." Edward said from beside Bella. "He went missing in Seattle over a year ago."

"Riley? The case our father's working on?" Alex asked and he nodded. "Well, why? What would he want with Bella?" No one answered her.

"Well what can you do?" Bella wondered.

"We'll have to fight."

"We're short on numbers. We won't stand a chance."

"We can help." Jacob spoke.

"No." Bella and Alex both said. Granted she didn't like him very well at the moment but she didn't want the kid to go and get himself killed.

"You're not fighting." Bella said, "Edward tell him." She turned to him.

"It means more protection for you." Edward told her.

"Jasper?" Carlisle asked his son.

"They'll give us the numbers." He told them all, looking at the three boys, "The newborns won't know they exist. It'll give us an edge."

Carlisle nodded and looked at Jake, "Do you think you could get Sam to agree?"

"Probably." Jacob smirked, "At least we'll get to kill some vampires."

"Carlisle, you're not going to let him are you?" Alex looked at him then looked at Jake, "You'll get yourself killed."

"We'll be fine." He smiled at her and looked at Carlisle, "Name the time and place."

"Jake, don't do this." Bella pleaded.

"Jasper will give us practise, he knows the most about this." Carlisle said then Alex looked at Jasper as he smiled at her, "How about 3 AM in the forest near the house?"

"We'll be there." Jacob promised.

Bella frowned whilst Alex sighed, "Thank you, Jacob. For protecting my sister."

"It's what we do." He smiled at her.

Carlisle looked at Alex, "You can come to the practise but you'll have to stay home when the time comes to fight."

"Actually, Carlisle," Alice got their attention, "She'll have to go with Bella when we fight."

"Why?" Alex asked, "I can stay home with dad. I don't mind." She smiled.

"Uh, if you do that then you'll leave yourself without protection and possibly get your father involved. Possibly hurt."

"What? Why do I need protecting? No offence Bella," She said looking at her sister, "but this is nothing to do with me. It's Bella they want." She gave her sister an apologetic look.

"Well, whilst Riley was in your home he must've caught your scent and they were passing around your dress you wore the other night when you went out with Carlisle." Alice frowned, now everyone looking between her and Alex.

"Really?" Alex frowned, "I liked that dress. I don't think I'll be seeing that again." She went on.

"Alex!" Alice groaned, "Forget the dress."

"You try to forget a dress like that."

"Stop going on about the dress." Alice gave up, "Do you not realise that you're in as much danger as Bella. Maybe even more-so."

Rose nodded, "Probably not in more danger than Bella, but you do smell better than her." She told Alex.

Alex shrugged, "I'm more bothered about my dress." As Alice's eyes widened and growled Alex smiled, "Besides, I don't, well not so much care, but I don't really care about my safety. As long as Bella's all right."

Bella smiled, "I will be."

Emmett walked over to Alex and picked her up, "You'll be fine."

Alex looked at him, "You're just waiting for a fight."

"I am." He smirked at her then went back to the party.

As the rest of them left Alex stayed with Carlisle, "Is it true?" She asked him.

"Is what true, my dear?"

"About my blood smelling better than Bella's?"

He nodded, "Yes."

"How so?"

"Well, yours has a more sweeter and more prominent smell to it. And it smells delicately thick." He pulled her close to him, "In fact, when I catch your blood scent it makes my mouth fill with venom. And being around you when you've cut yourself or just being around you generally it makes me want it." He kissed her neck, "In all my life I've never wanted a human's blood like yours. Not even when I was a newborn."

Alex chuckled, "Then, for that, I am sorry I do that to you." She smiled, "But it is quite flattering."

Carlisle shook his head as he looked down at her, "Only you would think that a vampire wanting her blood was a good thing." He smiled and kissed her.