Bella POV

Despite the fact, that neither Alice nor Rosalie were able to eat any human food and had a very clear dislike for the smell they staid and watched me make a small breakfast for myself. After eating I showed them to my room and asked them all kind of questions about vampires. Cori hadn't been very informative when she told me about all the different supernatural creatures.

Rosalie at first wasn't all that comfortable with me knowing all those things and kept reminding Alice that it was against the rules. She didn't explain which rules she meant but Alice surely thought they weren't that important.

All the time we spent in my room talking, Alice was near me and touching me most of the time, even if it was just small gestures like a hand on mine or brushing a strand of my hair out of my face. That warm and tingly feeling didn't leave me once and soon I found myself reciprocating her touches. Every time I would reach out to play with the hem of her shirt or to lay my hand on her knee I could see a small smile dancing across her lips.

Our conversation came to a very abrupt halt when I asked them about how they came to be vampires. At first I thought I made some mistake and began to panic but then Alice squeezed my hand to assure me and said very quietly: „I don't remember much about my past. All I knew when I woke up as a vampire was my name and the urge to find something important. Rose's past is something she has to tell you herself but it wasn't very pleasant and is not suitable for this conversation I think."

„Oh I'm sorry. I didn't know..."

„Yes, you didn't know and that is why none of us is angry at you Bella."

After a few more reassurances my heart was able to slow down from its panic but the flow of our conversation had been broken and it didn't take long after that for Rosalie and Alice to bid their goodbye. I couldn't help but hug Alice on the doorstep and breathe in her unique and calming scent one last time before I would be able to see her tomorrow at school.

Only when Rosalie coughed lightly behind us did we let go of each other and with a radiant smile Alice told me that she couldn't wait to see me again the next day and that she wanted to introduce me to the rest of her so called siblings.

After they left my mind seemed to be stuck on the warm feeling that I had every time Alice was near me. I didn't know what it was and before I had time to register what I was doing I had dialed Cori's number and waited anxiously for her to pick up.

„Hey Bells, what's up?"

„I need your help with something Cori. I ran into some vampires and there are those weird feelings that I never had before and I'm just really lost right now."

For a moment I was met with silence then I heard a sharp intake of breath.

„They didn't hurt you or anything?"

„No, no. I have the feeling they wouldn't do something like that."

„Okay, so tell me about those weird feelings."

„Well, I met them in the supermarket and right before I went inside the ticklish feeling started, then when I really met Alice there was also this warmth in the pit of my stomach and every time she touched me there were sparks on my skin. At least it felt like sparks."

There was a very loud and also very uncharacteristic squeal on the other end of the line. It was so unexpected that I nearly dropped the phone I had pressed against my ear.

„Oh I am so happy for you Bells. You found your mate, now tell me everything about her. I can't wait to meet her when I come down there for winter break."

Laughing I obliged and continued to tell Cori everything about Alice I knew so far and also that she remembered nothing of her past which might be the reason why she didn't use her real name.

I stayed on the phone with Cori until Charlie came home and called me down for dinner. I promised her that I would call again the next evening to let her know about the first day at school and the rest of the vampires. It seemed like the Cullen's were something unusual because for what Cori knew vampires normally traveled only in pairs or in groups of three.

Alice POV

I nearly bounced in my seat when Rose drove us home after we left Bella at her house. Only her light growl kept me momentarily still. I just couldn't believe that I finally found her. A mate for a vampire was their world, they meant everything to them and to not have that for over a hundred years was some kind of torture I wouldn't wish even my worst enemies.

It helped that we lived as a family but those of us who had a mate just went different about in their lives. There were Carlisle and Esme as well as Emmet and Jasper. Rose, Edward and I were the ones without a mate yet.

My musings stopped when we turned off the main road and onto the hidden driveway to our house. I didn't want Edward to hear my thoughts about Bella and to probably tell everyone already about her and my feelings before I had the chance to do that.

When Rose parked inside the garage she turned to me with one of her rare smiles and whispered: „I'm happy for you Alice. She is made for you, you will be absolutely perfect together."

If I were be able to, I would have cried at her words because I knew how hard it was for her to see me, her best friend leave her side to be with my mate.

I could only hope that she would find her mate soon as well. There had been enough pain in her past, she shouldn't be suffering as a vampire as well.

When we entered the house only Carlisle and Esme were home. Although Esme wasn't really that much older than me or Rose she had become a true mother figure over the years and so when I nearly bounced inside she knew something important happened today.

„What did you two do that took you so long to get home? Last I remembered you hated being in a supermarket."

„I had a vision last night that told me I had to be there today. I didn't really know why but when I met her it was clear as day. I met my mate today mom, her name is Bella and she is the most beautiful human being I have ever seen."

Esme had me in a bone crushing hug before I had time to say something else and I could practically feel her purring in my ear.

It was a good feeling to know, that she was so happy for me and that she would be there for me no matter what would come along the way.

After that short moment of pure joy Rose and I sat with our parents and told them in detail about our day and how special Bella was. The fact that she already knew about vampires was soothing and worrying at the same time but Carlisle reassured me that it couldn't be because of bad memories and that she surely would tell me how she came to know about us when I asked her.

That night when all my other siblings were home and I was in my room staring outside into the darkness I couldn't wait to go to school tomorrow because then I would see her again.

None of my other siblings knew about Bella yet because Carlisle thought it best not to let their combined thoughts weigh Edward down. He was already depressed enough, the mentioning of me finding my mate wouldn't make his life any easier. The fact that he was acting like a huge babe all the time didn't seem to matter to Carlisle.