Copyright
Copyright 2013
Dedication
This book is dedicated to Stephanie Meyer and all fans of Twilight and Alice Cullen.
Introduction
My name is Alice Cullen and I am a "vegetarian" vampire. I don't know much about myself. The only thing I know is that my parents took me to an asylum and then I woke up as a vampire. I don't remember being bitten, but I woke up alone. I was alone in the world until I met Jasper. I convinced him to come with me, he left Maria and his old life behind, and we became soulmates. Then we found out about the Cullens and asked to join the family. Now I'm a Cullen alongside Jasper, with a human as my best friend. Bella Swan.
Ch.1: Party
It's a gorgeous day, as I wait for Bella beside Edward at school.
Once she's out of her truck and in front of Edward, I skip forward to meet her, a smell silver-wrapped square box in my hands.
"Happy birthday, Bella!" I say cheerfully.
"Shh!" Bella hisses, glancing around the lot, probably checking to make sure no one heard me.
I ignore her.
"Do you want to open your present now or later?"
"No presents."
"Okay...later, then. Did you like the scrapbook your mom sent you? And the camera from Charlie?"
Bella sighs.
"Yeah. They're great."
"I think it's a nice idea. You're only a senior once. Might as well document the experience."
"How many times have you been a senior?"
"That's different."
Edward holds out his hand and she takes it. He gives her fingers a gentle squeeze and she looks up at him. He smiles when he hears her heart stutter a little. He lifts his free hand and traces one fingertip around the outside of her lips, as he speaks.
"So, as discussed, I am not allowed to wish you a happy birthday, is that correct?"
"Yes. That is correct."
"Just checking." He runs his hand through his tousled bronze hair. "You might have changed your mind. Most people seem to enjoy things like birthdays and gifts."
I laugh.
"Of course you'll enjoy it. Everyone is supposed to be nice to you today and give you your way, Bella. What's the worst that could happen?" I intercede.
"Getting older."
Edward tightens his smile.
"Eighteen isn't very old. Don't women usually wait til they're twenty-nine to get upset over birthdays?" I say.
"It's older than Edward."
He sighs.
"Technically. Just by one little year, though. What time will you be at the house?" I reply.
"I didn't know I had plans to be there."
"Oh, be fair, Bella! You aren't going to ruin all our fun like that, are you?"
"I thought my birthday was about what I want."
"I'll get her from Charlie's right after school," he intercedes.
"I have to work," Bella protests.
"You don't, actually. I already spoke to Mrs. Newton about it. She's trading your shifts. She said to tell you 'Happy Birthday'," I tell her.
"I-I still can't come over. I, well, I haven't watched Romeo and Juliet yet for English."
I snort. "You have Romeo and Juliet memorized."
"But Mr. Berty said we need to see it performed to fully appreciate it-that's how Shakespeare intended it to be presented."
He rolls his eyes.
"You've already seen the movie," I accuse.
"But not the nineteen-sixties version. Mr. Berty said it was the best."
I glare at her. "This can be easy, or this can be hard, Bella, but one way or the other-"
Edward interrupts my threat. "Relax, Alice. If Bella wants to watch a movie, then she can. It's her birthday."
"So there," Bella adds.
"I'll bring her over around seven. That will give you more time to set up," he continues.
I laugh. "Sounds good. See you tonight, Bella! It'll be fun, you'll see." I grin and peck her on the cheek and dance off toward my first class.
I get to work setting up right after school, and before I know it, it's around seven and Edward and Bella arrive. We say Happy Birthday, Esme hugs her and Carlisle puts an arm around her shoulders to calm her, and then I start by giving her a present that's from Emmett, Rose, and Jasper. It's empty, so Jasper tells her why. Emmett is installing the radio so she can't return it.
Emmett soon comes back inside and I hand her the present from me and Edward.
When she starts to open it, she gets a paper cut. Edward has to protect Bella and Emmett has to grab Jasper from behind, when the blood is too much for him. But when Edward does, she gets thrown against the table and she and the table falls, as well does the cake and presents and flowers and plates.
Once we're all out of the house, Carlisle stitches her up. We have to all leave, due to the smell of her blood. We need fresh air.
After thinking it over, we leave; all of us. Edward follows after us after he breaks up with her.
Ch.2: Vision
Six months later, I have a vision that Bella dies. I don't waste time. I get on the first plane to Forks and invite myself inside. The lights are all off and no one is home.
An hour later, I turn on the light for her when she walks in. She smells of wet dog and she's wet. I was expecting Charlie. I thought she was dead. But apparently not.
"Bella, how are you alive? And what is that smell?" I have to ask, once we're both seated on the couch.
She summarizes everything and that's when I realize what happened. The wet dog smell is Jacob Black. The one that saved her life. I also realize that we did the wrong thing by leaving her. Even without us, she's in danger.
There's a knock on the door and she opens it. When she invites him in, I get to my feet and keep a distance away from him.
I tell her I have to go, but I promise to be back. And then I vanish to go hunt.
After I hunt, I get a call from Rose what she did. She told Edward, he called the house, Jacob told him Charlie was 'at the funeral', and Edward left for Italy. I yell at her before hanging up. And then I get a vision of Edward going to the Volturi and asking to die.
When I arrive in the living room, I tell her what is going on, she says her good-byes to Jacob, and then I race towards the airport, get on a plane with her, race towards Volterra, and tell her where to go. Then she runs.
Ch. 3: Volterra
Because Edward tried to die after thinking Bella was dead, we have to speak to Aro. And after a little torture and her being immune to their powers, he lets us go.
When it's dark, we leave and go back home to Forks.
The next early morning, we have a vote whether she should be a vampire. There are five yes's and two no's. Bella makes a deal with Carlisle to turn her after graduation. Then Edward takes her home.
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