I had hardly put my hand back down when the door was opened by a tall male vampire. His skin sparkled slightly in the indirect light, mesmerizing me.

The surprise was clear on his handsome face, but it was also mixed with something else. A passionate hatred. I knew I was uninvited, but how could he hate me so quickly? A second later, the hatred vanished, so quickly I must've imagined it. The surprise was still there, though. For some reason, I could almost...feel his surprise. I suddenly realized that this must be Jasper, and he was unconsciously influencing my emotions right now.

I stood up a little straighter- not that it helped, seeing he was over a foot taller than me- and said, "Hello, Jasper."

More surprise rolled in waves over me.

"Who are you?" he asked, the distrust clear.

"I'm Alice."

"You're human."

"I know," I said, getting impatient. The whole reason I had come here was to see my best friend, not get questioned by Jasper. "Is Bella here?"

That's when I noticed the little girl peeking from around him. I was startled as two familiar brown eyes shone at me in anxiety. She hid behind Jasper as she saw me staring at her.

I realized that it must be Renesmee, Bella's and Edward's daughter. She had Edward's hair, but Bella's pretty brown eyes, something I'd always been jealous of.

I looked back to Jasper, who was still staring at me in suspicion.

"Who's at the door?" I heard someone ask. It sounded like Bella. I felt excitement and hope rise up in me. Bella was here, and alive. Well, maybe not completely "alive," but not dead either.

She walked up to the door and stepped in front of Jasper. "Alice?"

The tone she said it in made me feel uninvited, like an intruder on their life here. I ducked my head down.

The fact that she was a vampire was clear. Like Jasper, her skin shone slightly in the sun. She was much paler, and her eyes were a dark orange, probably not have fully completed the change to golden. "Hey," I said shyly, avoiding the two vampire's gazes.

"What are you doing here?" she asked.

I laughed weakly. "It's an interesting story, actually..."

"So you know," said Jasper in a flat tone.

I knew he was asking about their biggest secret. "Yeah, I do."

"But how...?" said Bella.

"Your diary," I said.

We all stood in silence awkwardly.

Then, Renesmee piped up. "Wanna play?" she asked, looking at me curiously.

"Actually, I should go..." I told her.

"You aren't going anywhere," said Bella firmly. "I want to know everything...and you deserve to, too. I can't believe you made it all the way here."

Jasper felt my uncomfort at her words and said, "Maybe it'd be better if she did leave."

"Don't be silly," said a caramel-haired woman that could only be Esme, seeming to have come out of nowhere. "We have a guest, and we're going to treat her like one." She smiled at me as she said this.

"Thanks, but..." I started.

"Esme's right," said Bella, cutting me off. "Come on, Ali, I missed you!"

Before I had a chance to protest, I was swept into the house.

"Here," said Bella, handing me some clothes and pointing to the bathroom.

I obediently changed out of my swimsuit, thinking if this was a bad idea. The clothes were actually a good choice, for Bella. I grinned when I realized that I was in a house of vampires, and I was worried about Bella's fashion choices. Now that I knew the truth, or at least most of it, I felt like I had before I thought Bella had died- normal, and most of all, happy.

I walked out into the living room, where Esme forced me onto the couch. I sat next to Jasper awkwardly. I could literally feel his distrust.

Bella could feel it, too. "Jasper," she said. "I trust Alice. I've known her for years. She won't tell anyone about this."

His expression didn't change, but he seemed slightly more relaxed. "You knew who I was," he accused quietly.

"I did," I replied. "Bella said some stuff about you in her diary. Not much, just that you could influence emotions and had lost a mate...Emma?" I recalled.

His hands clenched into fists, and I realized this was probably not the right thing to say.

"Sorry," I said quickly. "I lost my mom and sister, you know. In a car crash...and my dad, he started ignoring me. And when I thought Bella had died...I thought everyone I loved was gone." I was aware that I was ranting, but I didn't stop. "You still have a family."

His hands unclenched, and his expression softened. "I do," he said. "I'm sorry for your losses."

I shrugged as if it was no big deal, but I knew he could feel the sorrow. It must've been pretty bad, feeling everyone's sadness all the time.

"Here," said Bella, shoving a plate into my lap. "Eggs. Eat."

"You didn't have to do all this," I said.

She waved her hand. "Esme cooks for Jacob all the time, and you don't eat half as much as him. It's no big deal."

"Still," I protested, before I realized what she had said. "Wait, Jacob's here, too?"

"Eat, Alice," said Bella. "And yes, but not at the moment."

"I need ask you some stuff," I said.

"Go ahead," she said.

"Firstly: what happened where the diary left off?"

She sighed, as if she had been expecting but avoiding this question. "Well, let's see...James lured me to meet him in a ballet studio. I thought he had my mom, and I went. He hurt me and bit me, but Edward came in time. He saved me, and sucked the venom out of the bite. But James didn't die...we don't know where he is now.

"Edward took me to Portland, saying it was unsafe in Forks. There were two others in James's coven, and they were bound to come back with James. Charlie was mad, of course, but when he found out it could save my life, he let me go.

"Then..." she winced. "Edward left me. He thought he was the reason I was in danger. I was free to go back to Forks, even to Renée, but I didn't.

"Jacob was running through Portland when we met. He's a shapeshifter, Alice. I'll explain that later. Anyway, Jacob and I got closer. He...started having feelings for me. Feelings more than friendship.

"Then, a few months later, Edward came back. He couldn't live without me, just like I couldn't live without him.

"We got married. I hated hurting Jacob, but I knew Edward was my only future.

"Then...I got pregnant. Renesmee's birth was...painful. She literally tore me apart from the inside. In the end, she was born and Edward bit me. I changed into a vampire.

"Jacob imprinted on Renesmee- I'll explain that later, too.

"The Volturi came. They thought Renesmee was an immortal child and everyone was expecting a war. But they left peacefully, and now here we are."

I tried to wrap my head around the short summary Bella had given me. I couldn't believe that Edward had left Bella, but I knew he thought he had a good reason, and it probably killed them both. I was almost jealous of their relationship, how they could always depend on each other and their love was clear.

"Tell me about shapeshifters and imprinting," I said.

She nodded. "Basically, Jacob and some others are protectors or the La Push and Forks area. At will, they can turn into wolves. They phase for the first time at about fifteen, and they can do so because of their bloodlines. The pack's minds are connected when they're in their wolf forms. They exist to protect humans from vampires. In fact, the more vampires nearby, the more wolves exist.

"Imprinting is basically when a wolf finds his...soul mate? It's not that, exactly. It means that he'd do or be anything for her, whether it's a brother, friend, or lover. A wolf and his imprint have a special connection."

Something dawned on me. "Embry and Sam are shapeshifters, aren't they?" It made sense, the way them and a few other always hung around together, like a pack of wolves. And how Embry had known about the Cullens…"Wait, but the wolves and you guys are allied now, right?"

She nodded, seeming surprised that I knew so much.

Renesmee demanded her mother's attention, and Bella turned away from me.

"Where are the rest?" I asked Jasper quietly, referring to the rest of the family.

"Edward, Rose, Em, and Carlisle went on a hunting trip," he replied. "No one knows about the dog."

We sat in silence. A half hour later, I heard the front door open.

I took a deep breath. I guess I was just about to meet the rest of the family.

A/N: Sorry for the late update :( I just wanted to thank everyone who favorited/followed/reviewed this story so far. It really means a lot to me :)