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APOV
I know I need to go home. I have to warn my family and get all of us out of here as soon as possible. I will my body to turn, to point itself in the right direction and run as fast as I can but they won't move. I have always been the perky, happy go lucky, the glass is half full kind of girl but from the moment I had that first vision of Bella my emotions have been so up and down I don't know which way is which anymore. I'm not myself and I have no idea what is happening. The feeling is so foreign to me, I am the future seeing vampire who has been in existence for over hundred years, and nothing should surprise me anymore. I feel the strongest need to protect this girl, and if we leave I won't be able to do that.
As the ideas run through my head I realize I still need to hunt from the intense scene at the hospital. Her intoxicating scent almost made me attack anything near with a pulse, with a decision finally made I take off to hunt and then to face my family.
As I run up towards the house I can see my car Rosalie must have driven home and Carlisle's which means the whole family is waiting for me. Great.
The door opens for me as I walk onto the porch and I see everyone huddled around the dining room table. They all stop talking as soon as the door closes behind me.
"Alice!"
Esme's voice hits me right before she does and she envelops me into a hug. I return the gesture, trying to calm her nerves. The only motherly figure I have ever known and I have just destroyed her family.
"Alice" Carlisle questions "What is going on?"
I know I need to answer his questions and I try to gather my thoughts but I feel a cloud coming on and I welcome my newest vision…
"Bella and I are walking up a hill behind the school, her arm isn't wrapped anymore and I am pulling her up the hill with my hand. We walk out into the forest about a ½ a mile and I see myself smile at her as she stumbles and tries with all her might to stay upright through the brush. Still holding her hand I stop her when I see a patch of trees up ahead with the sun shining through.
"Bella?" I ask
"Alice….I…" after a long pause she finally finds the words "Alice I need to know"
"Need to know what?" I have perfected playing dumb and lying.
"The cold skin…the eyes…the rock hard body"
My face can't help but grin in response to that although I know I must be panicking inside.
"The way your whole family has the same exact skin and eye color even though you were all adopted. How the hell you saved me, when I saw you across the parking lot a moment before the accident."
"Bella..What do you want me to say?"
"I want you to tell me the truth!"
"Well what if I cant, how should I tell you the truth if I can't"
"I don't understand...I don't understand why you can't tell me. But if I already know…if I tell you what I think can you at least tell me if I am right or wrong?"
This is going to work out perfectly, she will never guess and I wont have to tell her and my family will have plenty of time to get out with no one the wiser.
"Alice…….ugh"
"Bella please just spit it out"
"Alice are you a vampire?"
Of course my vision has to cut out there, I have no idea what the fuck I am going to tell her. As the vision clears my family comes back into view. All eyes are on me and not a sound is coming from anyone of them.
BPOV
I stayed up all night trying to convince myself I wasn't crazy. Vampires do not exist, and even if they did, why the hell would they be in forks and eating animals. Why not rule the world and take humans over as hostages or make a new city in the South Pole where no one would be the wiser.
I jump in the shower before Charlie is even awake and by the time I am done I have decided what I have to do. It's the only thing that makes sense out of this whole situation. I have to confront Alice. Again.
I rushed Jocelyn out of the house and when we got to school we were the first in the parking lot.
"Thanks Bells"
Her sarcastic tone is not lost on me and she hops out of the truck before I can apologize. I still have no idea what my plan is…how…when…where…my mind is racing again and I don't notice the parking lot fill or the car that pulls up next to me. The knock on my window startles me and I quickly turn my head to stare into the eyes of the person that has been on my mind all week. She looks pretty sure of herself and I feel my courage rise as I realize I want to put her in her place. I want her to tell me the truth and I want her to tell the truth today, right now. I step out of my truck as confidently as I can.
"Hey" to casual
"Can we go for a walk" much better
"Sure" she replies, not looking so completely sure of herself anymore
I start to walk towards the back of the school and she grabs my arm.
"Your bandages, you took them off already?"
"Yeah it was just a flesh wound"
I smile hoping she gets my Monty Python reference. Her upper lip does quirk up almost shyly and I turn to start walking again. She doesn't let go of my hand though and I am silently grateful when I start to realize what I just got myself into, climbing a hill in converse the day after it was wet and icy. Our hands mold together perfectly and as I stumble through the forest I can't help but concentrate more on how her fingers feel intertwined with mine then the roots and branches in front of me.
I walking aimlessly now, I can't stop. I know when I do I will have to start talking. My confidence that I had earlier has been slowly dwindling through out our walk and I am completely second guessing myself now. Do I really want to ask her if she is a vampire?
Am I ready for her answer? She stops me suddenly and pulls my hand turning me towards her and putting us less than a foot away from each other.
"Bella?" she sounds so casual it makes me think I am going crazy
"Alice…I…" I can't believe I am actually going through with this
"Alice I need to know"
"Need to know what?" she is trying to play dumb and she almost succeeds except I can see the fear flash in her eyes as I continue.
"The cold skin…the eyes…the rock hard body"
She gives me a huge grin at the last comment and I blush all the way down to my toes. I can't believe I actually said it and the butterflies in my stomach start to swarm as I concentrate on her smile.
"The way your whole family has the same exact skin and eye color even though you were all adopted. How the hell you saved me, when I saw you across the parking lot a moment before the accident."
My voice is rising in volume and I feel more confident as I continue. She cuts me off however
"Bella"
My name coming from her lips gives me a shiver down my spine and my whole body lights up like its on fire.
"What do you want me to say?"
"I want you to tell me the truth" HA I silently congratulate myself
"Well what if I can't, how should I tell you if I can't?"
That little piece of information confirms all of my suspicions instantly. I let go of her hand that I have held since we left the school and start pacing. I know the truth I know the truth I know the truth but now I have to hear it from her.
"I don't understand...I don't understand why you can't tell me. But if I already know…if I tell you what I think can you at least tell me if I am right or wrong?"
I stop pacing and walk right up to her, so I can look her in the eyes. Deep breathe Bella.
"Alice……ugh"
"Bella please just spit it out"
I can do this
"Alice are you a vampire?"
I say it in one breathe and I wonder if she even understood me. It takes a second and then her face is a collideoscope of emotions, one right after another and I instantly feel incredibly stupid.
"I….oh shit……I mean"
Her hand covers my mouth and my heart pounds waiting for her answer, the reality of my mistake is taking over and if there was a god he would put me out of my misery right then and there and strike me with lightning. We stand there for minutes just staring into each other eyes. She finally drops her hand from my mouth and her eyes close as she nods her head.
Out of all of the outcomes I had been expecting. This had been last on my list. To say I am in shock would be putting it mildly and I can't get over the fact that she really just admitted to not only the existence of vampires but the she herself was one. She was honest with me and it means more to me in the world than anything else at this point. Her eyes have stayed closed and I know I surprise her when my arms wrap around her.
"Thank you for telling me" I say softly into her ear. My lips brush the outer shell and I feel a slight shiver run down her, which in turn make me hug her tighter.
We just stand there, with me wrapped around her. I am not sure what else to do and I am about to give up when she finally moves, wrapping her arms around my waist.
"No thank you Bella"
She returns the gesture of lightly brushing her lips past my ear. My face instantly floods with blush. I can't help but wonder what the hell this girl is doing to me. I don't want to let go but I know I have to before she puts a restraining order on me.
"Alice why are you thanking me, I owe you my life"
She has the biggest smile on her face and her right hand comes up to cup my cheek.
"Silly Bella….I owe you everything"
If possible I get even redder and I know for a fact that it's the reddest I have ever been. I am about to ask her what she means but the bell rings in the distance, signaling the start of school. This breaks the spell and she backs up letting go of me completely. I miss her touch already.
"School" I say not really sure what I mean by that…I know I don't want to go today. I want to analyze the information that was just handed to me.
"Yeah…school" she seems about as thrilled as I am yet we both start moving towards the direction of the bell. We are both silent as we walk, I know I should be asking a million questions but my head is so fried I can't seem to think of at least one.
"Bella, would you like to spend the day with me?"
She blurts it out almost like she said it before she thought it over. I can't think of anything else I would rather do.
"Of course" did that sound too eager?
"Well lets go back and grab my car…I have the perfect place to take you"
She has a secret smile on her face and if it was a horror movie this is where the audience would be screaming no and throwing popcorn at the screen because the stupid girl just agreed to skip school with a vampire, in an unfamiliar town and has no idea where said vampire wants to take her.
"Sound like a plan"
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