Author's Note: I was reading Breaking Dawn, and there's just so much...POTENTIAL for them! Especially when Alice left, so...I took it in its own direction. CAUTION - SPOILERS FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T READ BREAKING DAWN YET! Copyright goes to Stephenie Meyer for the characters, first two paragraphs (and a line), and the Twilight saga.
I darted through the door, pulling it shut behind me. I went straight to the bookshelf. Alice's scent was fresh—less than a day old. A fire that I had not set burned low but hot in the fireplace. I yanked The Merchant of Venice off the shelf and flipped it open to the title page.
There, next to the feathered edge left by the torn page, under the words The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare, was a note.
Destroy This.
Underneath her instructions was an address, followed by three words that made me glad Edward could not read my mind.
I
love you.
Alice...? Love me? Surely it was just her way of reminding
me we were family and always would be, right? And that I should
remember how she cares for me even though she was gone.
Gone.
That was another thing I didn't
want to think about. How could she do this to me? She was the one
that came back when Edward left, the one who came back for me,
who saved me from the pain.
"Bella,"
his voice called from the door.
"Give
me a minute, Edward," I told him, my voice wavering. Nodding, he
stood there and watched patiently. By this point, my breathing,
though unnecessary, was becoming hitched. All the memories of Alice
swirled around in my head. All the sleepovers, the hugs, kisses on my
cheek, it had all seemed so normal and friendly. I hoped I could
assume that what she wrote was of that same friendly nature.
Memorizing the address, I took the note to the fire and tossed it in.
Silently, Edward and I ran back to the Cullen house.
"Any news?" Carlisle asked as we returned. I looked to
Edward, hoping I wouldn't have to say anything. Nodding, he started
to explain. I walked over to Renesmee, and scooped her up into my
arms. Placing her hand on my cheek, she showed me Alice's face,
questioning.
"I don't know where
Auntie Alice is either, Renesmee, I'm sorry," I told her,
heading upstairs to the computer.
A few
hours later, I had no idea where that address was, other than
Seattle. Renesmee, seeing my confusion, held her hand to my cheek
once again.
Google Maps. Of course. I
nodded, thanking Renesmee, and quickly searched for the location.
Surprisingly enough, I had driven by there before. I swept Renesmee
up into my arms, running downstairs to Edward.
"Edward, take Renesmee. I have to go!"
Everyone stared at me as I flew out the door, taking Alice's car
for lord knows what reason.
Speeding
down the roads, I was sure I was going to be ticketed...but nobody
seemed to notice the blur of yellow that was me in Alice's porsche. I
couldn't help but take comfort in the beautiful scent that lingered
on the seats, obviously from the joyrides Alice had been taking.
The joy of having her scent around me was short-lived, however,
because I was soon at my destination. Anxiously, I walked up to the
door, seeing it swing open as I was halfway up the path. Alice threw
herself at me, holding me tight.
"Finally," she breathed, trembling as she clung to me.
"Alice..." I said, wiggling out of her grasp. I couldn't
look her in the eys, the pain in them burning holes into my forehead.
"Your note...you know I truly love Edward, right?" She
nodded, tearless sobs shaking her small frame almost violently. I
sighed and pulled her close to me again. "I'm sorry, Alice...I
love you too, but I can't see us...together...like that..." I
breathed into her hair, knowing that even though I had never looked
at other females like that before, I easily could with Alice. I'm
sure it had happened wihtout realizing it. But I couldn't help
it...if I had met Alice first, I probably wouldn't have married
Edward...even with Jasper around.
"Bella?" She asked, looking up at me. I stroked her
hair and looked deeply into her eyes.
"Oh, Alice, I'm so sorry..."
"I know, I know. But Bella, could I just...kiss you...maybe
once?"
Author's Note again: Okay, reviews would be nice. Part 2 will be coming soon, within the next day or so. This is my first real fanfiction that wasn't just "P.W.P." or "Porn.Without.Plot.", so...try not to tell me how utterly horrible it is. It's also my first attempt at writing a Twilight fic, so I'm not sure how well I did portraying the characters.