The next morning Alex had woken up in the tent on her own, a lot warmer than the night before. She looked around her first of all before gaining the strength to get up. As she did she heard someones footsteps walk towards the tent, making her look out and she saw Edward standing there, looking pissed. "What's wrong with you?" Alex asked and frowned and saw a guilty looking Bella walk not too far behind him.

"Nothing." Edward said but it didn't seem like nothing. She sighed softly and stepped out from her hiding spot in the tent and she walked over to Bella,

"Hey, what happened?" She asked and watched her.

"..." She took a breath, not looking at Alex and then bit her lip, "I kissed Jacob." She admitted as her sister just stared at her, "I didn't want him going into battle. I didn't want him to get killed because of me." She tried to defend.

"Right.. So you kissed him hoping he's stay behind?" Alex asked and she nodded, "Well that is the most stupid thing I've heard. I don't want anyone going out to die for us but that doesn't mean I kissed Rosalie and Jasper." She rolled her eyes, "Edward? He's pretty upset and you should be thankful at least that he stayed behind. You knew how much he wanted to go and be with his family, he'd be useful to them and you wanted to be greedy and have Jacob as well." She frowned and walked away from her sister back to Edward, "Hey.. You okay?" She asked but he didn't answer like he was thinking of something. "Edward? What is it?"

"She's here." He said and looked around, thinking of something.

"Who's here?" Alex asked, "Victoria?" Edward pushed her back and took down a man who was jumping for her. She scrambled back and looked around for Bella and saw her being backed into a tree by a red head. "HEY!" Alex called and threw a stone at the woman, "Leave my sister alone." She growled and glared but as she turned her attention to the other sister, Edward had her friend by the throat,

"Don't think about touching either of them. Or his head comes off!" He bargained with her but she smirked and ran at non-eyecatchable speed towards him and the two vampires started fighting. The third one got free and started fighting Edward like two on one but when they both were ready to kill Edward until Alex stopped them.

"It's not him you want to kill. It's me and my sister." She said, "So why don't you come get me?" She asked and pulled out a small Swiss army knife then she cut into her arm, memories flooding back as she did that that she didn't notice the vampires stalking he or Edward ripping their heads off and burning the remains. She started shaking softly, not knowing if it was the cold or the rush of what she just did, putting herself in danger like that. Edward ripped his shirt and walked over to her as Bella ran to her,

"Why did you do that, Alex?" Bella asked and watched Edward wrap her sisters arm to stop the blood.

"They were going to kill him." She answered simply, still staring at the blood drip from her arm onto the perfect white snow that was now stained red.

A few hours later once the battle was over Bella, Edward and Alex had walked down to the battle field and once the Volturi left after killing a small innocent girl the Cullens and Swans went back home, a little depressed about what happened.

"Can anyone else smell blood?" Rosalie asked, her nose crinkling slightly once she sat down in the living room.

The rest of the vampires sniffed the air and looked over at the two humans, knowing whos blood it was, "Alex, what happened?" Carlisle asked and walked over to the woman.

Edward frowned, "She cut her arm to protect me." He said and looked at Carlisle, feeling ashamed about what happened.

Carlisle nodded and took Alex up to his office so he could wash the cut and stitch it, if it needed. Alex didn't talk at all while she was there, even when Carlisle was asking questions, "Love," He started and put his cold finger under her warm chin and lifted her head so she'd look at him, "what's the matter?" He asked.

Alex watched him and looked away, "Nothing." She said as she looked back down to her bandaged arm, "I just.. I had to do it. For Edward." She said, "I haven't done it in months and," She took a breath, "I miss it." She answered truthfully.

Carlisle watched the woman he was madly in love with and he put his hand through her hair, "But you're better now. You have been doing so well not do it, and I'm upset you had to do it again but I'm thankful you saved my son." He said and kissed her forehead, "Please don't do this to yourself again. I don't want to think about the possibility of losing you." He told her.

Alex looked up at him and gave him a small smile, "I won't. I don't want to start again." She said and then she stood up and kissed her the vampire softly. "I love you, I never want to hurt you." She whispered.

Carlisle smiled wide, his sparkling teeth showing, "I love you too." He said and kissed the human girl again, a bit more hard than she would have liked.

After she pulled away she looked at him and bit her lip, "Are you okay? Did you get hurt at all?"

Carlisle smiled and stroked her warm cheek, "No." He said, appreciating her concern from him, "They were strong but we managed to kill them all. The wolves helped too. The only casualty was Jacob breaking his arm."

She frowned and shook her head, "He's an idiot. He always does things head on and gets hurt. He's been like that since he was a kid." She said to the doctor. "And Bella, she tried to make him stay behind. Maybe he should have listened."

Carlisle pulled Alex up from the seat and he took her spot and helped her sit down on his lap, "He was protecting Leah." He said, "A vampire was coming up behind her and Jacob grabbed him and got his arm broken." He explained and Alex just nodded and looked at the vampire she loved.

"I'm sympathetic that Jacob broke his arm but I'm glad no one else got hurt. Especially you." She told him and put her hand on his cold cheek.

"How would you like to take a holiday with me?" He asked, "I can get a week off work and since the battle is over it seems like the best time." He said. "It means we can spend all of our time together." He said.

Alex smiled, "Holiday? Just the two of us? I'm not sure my father will be too happy about that." She laughed, "He still treats me like I'm five or something."

"As he should. You're going to be going away with a dangerous vampire." He growled lowly, "All alone.. Unprotected.. All mine." He grazed her neck with his teeth.

Alex giggled, something she had never done, "Now I don't know if I want to go away with you." She joked. "Where will we go?" She asked.

"Well your birthday isn't until April and I couldn't wait until then to give you your gift..." He started slowly as Alex looked at him curiously, "So I think I'll give you your gift when we go on holiday."

Alex pouted, "That's not fair. If you can't wait until April then why can't I get it now?" She asked.

"Because I can't." He smiled and kissed her softly, "All in good time."

Alex whined, "I hate you, Carlisle Cullen."

The vampire laughed, "I love you too, Alexandria Swan." He put his hand behind her neck and pulled her head to him, kissing her deeply.