Author's Notes: Okay, so here we go again, a new chapter. Thanks for all the reviews again. I did promise some of you a new chapter on Monday, so here you go. I actually enjoy this chapter. It was a lot of fun for me to write, but it back tracks a little. The first half is Edward's POV and the second half is in Carlisle's POV and the last little bit is in APOV, I wanted something different! Please enjoy.

Chapter 15: It's Just a Game After All

EPOV

A/N: I'm back tracking a bit, so I can do EPOV from last chapter

I want to stop by Charlette Russe before we leave, it would be a shame if I didn't get the new shirt. Z, y, x, w, v, u, t, s, r, q, p. . . Alice thought the whole way to the cafeteria. The only time she did the alphabet backwards were times she was trying to block me. It got annoying after awhile, she would go to the start of the alphabet and start over to find the letter she was missing, and then she would go to the end to start saying them backwards again. I kept trying to figure out what she was thinking, but whenever she stopped the alphabet she went back to thinking about shopping. It was really bothering me.

Alice decided to run off to the bathroom, leaving me here with Dracula 1 and 2. Okay, maybe they weren't that bad, but it was awkward knowing that they can't eat and being in a cafeteria. Bella was staring at me puzzled by something, it was a little weird being stared at, I feel bad for them getting these looks wherever they go.

"So," She started, "what's Alice thinking to have you concentrating so hard?"

"The alphabet backwards. . ." I said, not realizing that it was that obvious that I had been trying to read her mind all this time. "It just means that there is something she doesn't want me to know, I suppose that I shouldn't get all worked up about it."

Bella laughed at me and handed me some cash to go get some food. "Go get some food, I see Alice coming, I'll give her some then meet you over there. I think I'll get something too."

Arby's is always good, so Bella and I got that; she made faces the entire time I was ordering. "I can't believe you eat that, it's disgusting." She said as we walked back to the table.

"Yeah, and I'm sure blood taste better." I rolled my eyes at her. She smiled in defeat.

"So do you think we've done enough shopping for today?" Jasper asked Alice, when they got back to the table.

"Now you've done it." I mocked. Alice hit me on the back of the head. I glared at her, "Hey!"

"That's what you get when you insult my shopping trips!" she complained before turning to Jasper to say, "Only if you really want to go home. I still want to do a bit more shopping! We still have about seven more stores to hit before we leave, plus I have always wanted to buy something out of a designer clothing store."

Jasper just shook his head while Bella and I mocked silently how Alice really needed to stop shopping. We all dumped out our trays and started heading for the next store.

Alice had non-stop been scanning the future as we were walking, nothing was really there just glimpses of random things, like the stock market, what stuff she's going to buy. Nothing that would interest her, she was looking for something; I just didn't know what it was.

"What are you looking for?" I asked her. Her head popped up, and she nearly tripped, luckily Jasper caught her before she hurt herself.

"Stay out of my head." She told me icily.

"Whatever."

"Whatever." She mocked.

Everyone was so quiet, it was annoying, I think they were just enjoying it. Alice had a tendency of talking non-stop. I turned to Bella and told her I was going to go to the bathroom. She nodded and kept walking with Alice, I don't even think she noticed I left.

The whole way there I got that feeling like I was being followed. It was annoying because almost all the time there was no one there, yet I still looked. Nothing was there, I shoved the feeling to the back of my mind, but it didn't go away.

"This is stupid" I muttered to myself. "Who would be stupid enough to stalk you in a mall?" I laughed mentally at the thought.

I ended up dropping a bag I was carrying for Alice; the stupid handle broke from the bag being to heavy! Some random guy helped me pick it up. I rolled my eyes, well this is embarrassing.

The guy wasn't old, yet he had grey hair, he looked like he was in his twenties. The thing that stood out most was his pale skin and amber eyes. They were scary, I really wasn't scared of anything, and being scared of someone in the mall was just stupid, but I couldn't deny that this guy made me want to run away.

He gave me a small smile. "It's been awhile." He said with a nice tone, before handing me back the bag. I looked at him puzzled, thinking of as many ways to get out of here as possible. He looked like a serial killer, then I realized the resemblance between him and the Cullens, he was a Vampire. Not good.

"Really? Sorry, but I don't think I remember you." I told him, might as well be truthful. I was trying to walk pass him, but he kept blocking my way. I would have to talk to him, maybe he confused me for someone else.

He smiled apologetically, "Ah, well, maybe you don't you were only four after all. I came to your house remember?"

I was only four? That would have to mean I was living with my parents, they died when I was four.

He continued, "It was raining, and my car broke down, your dad Phil said that he would help me out, it was storming that day and I needed to get home. So while we were waiting, your sister and I decided to play a game, her ability to see the future amused me." He smiled. My eyes were open with horror, I remembered this. He was the one. "Ah, you see you do remember. Your sister thought the game was so much fun, but it's only fun until someone gets hurt."

I never wanted her to play, she wanted to. You can't stop Alice until she gets what she wants.

"Your sister and I, we had a deal, she thought it was only make-believe. After all it was just a silly game. I'm sure you remembered how to play."

"Rule one," I started, more in a trance than anything else, I never told anyone this. "there are no rules."

"Ah, very good," He said in a darker tone, he was clearly enjoying himself. "I told her that if I won, I would get to have your parents, she thought it was funny, and a weird game, but she agreed. If she won of course, I would give her anything she wanted. I think that is why she wanted to play so much. After all, everyone wants something. All she had to do was find me, it was on such a small scale to, I hid in your house. The only catch is she had to use her vision, after all I moved from spot to spot. Human eyes are all but too slow." He smiled, apologizing once again. My head was screaming for me to move, but I didn't. I WANTED to hear the end of his story. "You hated the game, told her it wasn't worth playing. You thought nothing of it either though, you were both so young."

I didn't want to play, Alice wanted though, so I did.

"You never found me, I gave you seven hours. Your dad after all offered me a room; he was such a kind man, your mother Renee so loved. It was a shame. Alice never did find me, she couldn't find why she couldn't see me, it bothered her that she didn't win the prize, so I had to remind her what my award was. Her little mouth dropped into a small 'o'. I still remember that face." He smiled once again, remembering. "You remember what happened next don't you."

"You took your sister and ran. All the way down to the police station, but not before she saw your parents. He face blank, it took so much restraint not to kill you too, but it was only my first act. I wanted to be sure I could play again. I never knew you would make such interesting friends though, what were the chances of more vampires being around?" He shook his head in awe, before continuing. "Your sister, her mind broke down, I saw it on her face, seeing both her parents dead."

Something then clicked. "She can't see you." He smiled, and shook his head no. It's what had been blocking her all day.

"She can, just not yet; her mind is still too weak to comprehend the choices a vampire's mind makes. I may have known this before, but it was still too much fun to resist. You're the first family that entertained me as well as the last. I never imagined two human children gifted like you are. We're going to play again. I'm going to give her a week, of course 3 of the days is for giving her a shot to actually be able to see me, if she can resist not killing you. I think I might let her know this little part of our conversation. She might be interested in it." He smiled.

"I don't understand." My mind, I can feel it, it was already shutting down.

"You shall see." He told me.

Everything went blank.

A/N : xP sorry that's all the EPOV you get. (Thank sprinkledwithtwilightis the one who told me to write in EPOV ^_^)

CPOV:

I was searching through my computer files, on anything about an Alice and Edward. I didn't expect to find much. It was only when I heard Alice approach my door that I looked up from my computer screen. I waited for a few seconds giving her a moment to knock on a door; it was the human thing to do.

"Carlisle?" He voice seemed unsure, she seemed scared.

"Come in Alice," I said trying to reassure her that it was okay for her to come into my office. I motioned for her to sit in the chair across from my desk; I didn't want to be rude. "To what do I owe the visit for?"

She suddenly became far more confident in what she was saying. "I want to know how to become a Vampire; I have the right to know."

I looked at her, with more serious outlook on the matter. This was not something to be taken lightly, but she did in fact have the right to know, but the question remains, do I have the right to tell her? "Alice, have you had the chance to talk to Jasper about this?"

She looked down at her hands, pondering her next choice of words no doubt. "I have not, nor do I intend to. Jasper would not have taken this as well as this." So she already had a vision about this. This might be the reason she has not talked about this with Bella either. "You being a doctor and all, I thought you would be the best person to talk to." I smiled warmly at her, happy that she feels that way about me.

"Then I will." I told her, my face sullen. Becoming a vampire after all was not very pleasant, not something I enjoy doing. "Alice do you know anything about a true vampire, or only human myths?"

She shook her head no, I wouldn't expect anything different from a teenage human, and Hollywood does pollute their minds. It was genius of the Volturi to submit a screen play of Dracula to filmmakers.

"I see then, well maybe I should tell you more about us before I tell you about how to become one." I have a horrible feeling that this conversation might go into the wrong direction. "We as vampires have many weapons in our arsenal, so to speak. We have our strength, which is more than we need. We have our looks, which draws the attention of our prey, not to mention how sharp our teeth are." I smiled showing the full extent of my teeth, the entire time; Alice sat across from me, not fazed by anything that I said, just taking in the new information. "We have incredible speed as well, which some of us have demonstrated for you, but with these alone we can take down our prey easily. However, there is still one other item we have in our arsenal, we are also venomous."

This seemed to interest her, her head went from calculating everything, to paying very close attention, almost hanging on to every word I say. "How so?" She asked, I have never seen her more serious before, she normally is so bubbly.

"As we bite on our prey, we also inject venom; it causes the victim to feel immense pain and incapacitates them instantly." I told her cautiously.

"If the venom is left in too long. . ."

"The victim will undergo the change, but the entire time he or she will be wishing for death to come." I wanted to make that very clear to her. "It takes 3 days, give or take a few hours, depending on the condition of the heart, amount of venom, and how close to the heart it is injected."

Her eyes became very aware, her head snapped out of the story completely. What did I say? It looked like she was seeing something completely different than I was.

APOV

3 days, 3 days, 3 days. I thought of that over and over again in my mind, until a vision took me completely over.

"She can, just not yet; her mind is still too weak to comprehend the choices a vampire's mind makes. I may have known this before, but it was still too much fun to resist. You're the first family that entertained me as well as the last. I never imagined two human children gifted like you are. We're going to play again. I'm going to give her a week, of course 3 of the days is for giving her a shot to actually be able to see me, if she can resist not killing you. I think I might let her know this little part of our conversation. She might be interested in it." He smiled.

"I don't understand." Edward said, he didn't look so good.

"You shall see." Was all he said.

"3 days of the days is for giving her a shot to see me. Just like in the note, he said the same thing." I pondered aloud. I almost forgot completely that I was in Carlisle's office.

"Alice?" Carlisle spoke to me slowly, but also pressing that I answer him. I blinked a few times, trying to see more clearly. My mind was in a haze of questions.

"I'm okay." I told him, and then I felt the same pain as I did before. My hand automatically flew up to my temples to try to get it to stop. Carlisle's face instantly became concerned. "It only hurts - a little." I lied, but I think my wince gave it away. "Continue." I told him, still curious to what he has to say.

"That was all that I had to say. What did you see?" Carlisle asked, clearly he was not assured that I was okay.

"He's giving me 3 days Carlisle. Just like I said before, he wants me to become a vampire. It's all part of this game he is playing. He's giving me a shot at winning! Carlisle I can't pass this up!" I said suddenly realizing everything. I stood up, trying to make myself clearer, "Carlisle, I need you to make me into a Vampire, it's the only way we're going to be able to find Edward!"

Author's Notes: Sorry for the uberly (spell check says it's not a word!! xP) long chapter. I didn't want to make it to, though I didn't realize that it was going to be this long. PLEASE REVIEW!! I really, really, like hearing your thoughts about what's going on. They are what inspire me to keep writing. That and The Fray, my main writing music. But please, it takes like 2 min to leave a review. Just do it.