It's been about a week, since I talked about everything with Angela and I still don't know what I wanted to do. Alice and I had been getting closer, she had asked me for my number and seemed surprised when I said yes. I had met her sister, Rosalie, who seemed nice. And one of her brothers, Emmett, who I really liked. I hadn't met her other brothers.

I woke up, thinking. It was only 6 am, and I was awake. I had been confused, thinking about all the stuff, I had been noticing about Alice. It reminded me of something my friend, Jake, told me earlier that summer. I had to move her two years ago, because of all the teasing at my old school. But, Jake had been a pretty good friend. I didn't tell him about being different. I just didn't feel like I could talk to him about that. He has a girlfriend anyway, Kay. We were pretty good friends, I just didn't feel comfortable enough to tell them about that. Maybe if I spent more time with them, I would.

He lived on the reservation, and I spent some time with him over the summer. He told me about a few, 'stories,' his dad had told him. One of them was about the Cullens, 'the cold ones.' He didn't think much of it, but some of it was starting to make sense to me. I knew I wouldn't be getting back to sleep anytime soon. My dad was asleep, so I knew I wouldn't wake him. It was Saturday, so I knew I could just sleep late, which isn't exactly uncommon for me.

I grabbed my laptop, and started looking around for a few things. What I found, well ...................... Lets just say, I think I know what's going on now. I hadn't gone to bed that late, and needed to think about everything. By the time I was finished, my dad was getting up, and I was kinda tired. I decided to get some more sleep. Thinking about that while sleep deprived, didn't seem like a good idea, and I decided to think about it later. Maybe I could figure something out about everything then.

My dad left for work and I got up, and got ready. I didn't plan on going anywhere though, I just needed to think. Was what I found right? The more I though about it, the more I realised that ....................

My phone beeped and it was a message from Alice.

'Are you busy today?'

What do I say? How do I face her, knowing what I do? She would think something was wrong, if I said no.

"No, my dads working and I'm at home."

What was I supposed to say? I couldn't tell her the truth, I didn't even want to consider that. Even though, I'm pretty sure I'm right, I couldn't say anything, could I?

'Is it OK if I come over?'

Oh great, how do I explain all of this? She's ................... I'm going to have to explain why I've been thinking about her so much, and how I noticed all this stuff. So, I'm going to have to admit I like her and everything else I'm pretty sure I'm right about.

"Sure, it's OK."

I knew I would have to tell her eventually, but I didn't know she had seen me think about it. I didn't know that she knew everything.

She arrived 15 minutes later, and we sat on the couch, talking. She was telling me that she had gotten Bret to admit that she had a crush on Angela. That was obvious, the two of them were getting pretty close.

"Bella, what's wrong?"

I looked away, thinking.

"N..... Nothing. What did Bret say?"

Alice shook her head, she must have seen something in the way I was acting.

"Bella, I can see something is bothering you. Tell me. You can talk to me."

I sighed, she didn't know, did she?

"Alice, I ............................."

I trailed off, not knowing what to say. I wasn't afraid, I had been around her nearly everyday for two months, and we had been alone, so I knew she would never hurt me. I knew the rest of her family were the same.

"You're right, Bella. I do know what you want to say. You're right, about everything."

She ........................... How did she know what I was going to say?

"Alice, how do you-"

"Just let me explain everything, think you can do that?"

I nodded, and she seemed to realise that I hadn't moved away from her. She looked at me, and I could tell she was going to ask.

"Bella, aren't you afraid?"

"Alice, I've been around you nearly every day for two months. We've been alone. I know you wouldn't hurt me. I trust you."

She seemed surprised by that. I sighed, running my hand through my hair.

"I'll explain everything, OK?"

I nodded, and she explained her gift to me. She had the ability to see the future, based on what people decided. She had seen me decide ......................... She had seen me decide that I liked her.

I blushed, looking away.

"Bella, there's a little more to this. Do you remember the day we met?"

"Of course, I was slammed against the locker next to you."

Alice nodded, and I looked at her, still trying to understand everything she was saying.

"Don't you think it was odd that I knew you're name, when you hadn't even introduced yourself?"

I shrugged, I hadn't thought much of that.

"I didn't really find it odd, I just assumed you had heard someone talk about me."

Alice shook her head, and I knew what she was about to say would ....................... Well, I was surprised to say the least.

"No, that's not it. I've been seeing you for the last 5 years, I seen everything you went through. The teasing, the abuse. I hated seeing you going through all of that."

She had been seeing me for 5 years?

"W...... What?"

"Bella, I knew you were different, and I could see that you were trying to stop the teasing that I would get for being close to you. But, I don't care about you being different. You're the first person who doesn't feel awkward around my family. People tend to avoid us."

I just looked at her, thinking about .............. Well, Alice was ............ Alice. How could anyone actually want to avoid her?

"Alice, I didn't want to put you through that. But, when you said that you would get me to open up ....... I decided that I would get to know you. I'm glad I did. How could anyone want to avoid any of you? I know I haven't met two of your brothers,, but they seem pretty nice. Emmett's size was kinda intimidating, but he's really nice."

Alice shook her head.

"You really don't get it. Bella, you were right about everything, and you're still not afraid?"

I knew exactly what I was right about and while I was shocked, I wasn't scared.

"Alice, you just told me what I was right about. I'm shocked, but I'm not afraid. I trust you. Plus, you told me that you saw ......................"

Alice looked at me, seeing exactly what I meant. I don't care, you would have to be a complete idiot if you didn't think she's gorgeous. I knew she wouldn't hurt me, and I knew she wouldn't be exactly comfortable with this. I could see that.

"Bella, that's not a good idea. Telling you-"

"Alice, I know telling me is really important. But, you saw what I was deciding to do. I was going to talk to you about all of this eventually. I knew I'd have to tell you how I noticed all of this, and that would mean having to tell you how I was watching you and thinking about you so much."

Alice sighed, looking at me. She ran her hand through her hair, a sign she was stressed.

"Bella, I'm still trying to understand how you're not afraid and you want to be with me? I knew we would be friends eventually, but I didn't expect this."

"Alice, I'm not afraid. I'm not blind either."

That slipped out, and she looked at me. I blushed, burying my face in my hands.

"Screw this. Bella, I felt the same way, since the first time I saw you."

I looked up at her, when she said that. She ..................... She liked me. She laughed, I really need to remember that.

"Yes, I feel the same way. I didn't think you would want be friends with me once I told you."

That made me smile, but I knew that would never happen.

"Alice, you're still you. You would never hurt me, so why would I feel like that?"

She shook her head, looking at me.

"Well,-"

"I know, I know. But, you're around people everyday, and you don't hurt them."

She couldn't argue with that.

"Bella, my family is a little different. We hunt animals. That's why somewhere like this is perfect for us."

I nodded, thinking about everything. I thought about all the times they had disappeared when it had been sunny. I'd realised that earlier on that morning.

"Is that .......... Is that why you disappear when it's sunny out?"

That made Alice smile.

"Kind of............... It's just .............. Come on. I need to show you something."

I was a little confused, but stood up. We went out the back, towards the forest. Where were we going?

"Bella, calm down. I just want you to see what happens to us when it's sunny and why we can't go to school when it's sunny."

"Alice, I'm not worried. I was just wondering why we were going out."

Alice led me to a small clearing, with light peeking through the trees at one end. It was reasonably nice out, but not overly sunny. A typical day in Forks. It wasn't raining yet, so that was something.

Alice took off her jacket, and I noticed she had a short sleeve shirt on underneath. She walked to the opposite end of the clearing, and .....................

"This is what happens.............."

Her skin......................... It was like diamonds. Glistening in the sunlight. She was beautiful.

"You're beautiful, Alice."

It wasn't what she was expecting, and she looked away.

"I mean it, Alice. You're beautiful, and no I'm not afraid."

I shook my head, taking a step towards her. She .............. Well, she was at the other end of the clearing and in front of me in a matter of seconds.

I was surprised, and she could see it.

"Sorry, I'm just happy that you're not afraid."

I shook my head, looking at her. I was still trying to wrap my head around everything. But, I knew that I wasn't afraid and that I cared about her.

"Alice, I'm surprised, yes. But, I know you would never hurt me, and I know that I care about you."

I leaned against the tree behind me, and she took a step closer. She disappeared and I looked around.

"Up here."

I looked up, and saw her sitting on one of the lower branches. I shook my head, smiling.

"I'm not going to ask."

Alice laughed, looking down at me. I reached up and ended up on the branch next to her. We weren't high up in the tree, plus I knew she'd see if I would fall. I sat on the branch next to her. I'm a klutz, and I was amazed that I hadn't fallen over yet. Alice leaned back against the trunk of the tree, looking at me.

"Bella, I can't understand how you're actually OK with all of this."

"Alice, I trust you. I'm shocked by all of this, I am. But, like I said, I know you'd never hurt me."

She looked at me, and .................. Another thing I love about her, her eyes were a beautiful honey colour. She must have caught me staring, because she laughed, watching me.

"Bella!"

I shook my head, looking away.

"Bella."

I looked at her, and she was smiling.

"Did you say something?"

"Yes, what were you staring at?"

I mumbled something about her eyes, and .................. She heard it.

"I heard that."

Oh for the love of ..........................

"Bella, look at me."

I looked up at her, and she moved a little closer.

"Bella, it's OK. My eyes are this colour because of my diet. I think you're beautiful, you know. But, it's about to rain, we better go."

We went back to my house, and went up to my room. I needed to grab a jacket anyway, I was cold, so I told her to follow me. I heard the rain start, and shook my head.

I know it may seem like I really don't care at all, after how I reacted when I figured it out. But, I know she would never hurt me, which I said several times. I felt safe around her, I can't explain it, but I do.

Alice sat on the chair by my desk, and I sat on my bed.

"Alice, I know you're surprised by some of this, but I feel completely safe around you. Along with the rest of your family. I'm still trying to wrap my head around the fact you've been seeing me for 5 years."

I wasn't lying, it was amazing.

Alice looked away.

"I didn't think you'd react well when I told you about what I can do."

I was confused by that. She had explained to that she couldn't control it. Why would I avoid her for something she couldn't control?

"Alice, you can't control it. Why would I think anything bad about you, because of that? Well, at all. I know you told me a lot about yourself and your family today, but I still care about you. I still .................. I like you a lot."

Alice looked at me, as if she was waiting for me to freak out and scream at her to leave. But, I would never do that. I meant it, I care about her.

"I like you to, Bella. I guess I'm just trying to accept that you're really comfortable with this. I've been seeing you for five years, and I never seen this."

"Well, now you know. So ................."

Alice moved the chair closer to me, and grabbed my hand. She could see I was trying to decide if I should ask what she wanted.

"Yes, I want to be with you. Can we keep it quiet for a bit? Just for the two of us to get used to the whole thing. I know you don't need anymore teasing, and I've never dated a human. And yes, I've dated girls before."

I shook my head, looking away. Alice just laughed, squeezing my hand. I knew her hands were colder than usual, but it never bothered me, it felt nice actually.

"Yeah, I think that's a good idea. I don't care about the teasing. It will take a bit of time for everything to settle, but we can work something out. We're pretty close anyway, so nothing will look odd. Plus, I'm pretty sure Bret will have to have this talk with Angela at some point."

She knew I was right about that.

"Yeah, but that won't be for a while. I know Angela has been debating asking Bret out. Maybe you could give her a little push?"

That gave me an idea.

"Maybe they could have a little chat about going somewhere, Monday, at lunch?"

Alice could see what I wanted to do, and agreed.

"Yeah, we could give them a little space. All they do is talk to each other anyway."

We talk about it a little more, but Alice had to leave before my dad got back. She told me to talk to Angela about it, and that she would see me on Monday.

I walked into class on Monday, and sat next to Angela. I'd spent the weekend, thinking about everything that had happened with Alice. I understood why she wanted to keep it private, I was just happy she wanted to be with me.

I sat next to Angela, and turned to her.

"Hey."

Angela and I started talking, and Bret came up.

"You like her, Angela. Ask her out at lunch, you never know, she could say yes."

Angela shook her head. She's bi, but she's never dated a girl, so I could understand why she was nervous.

"Oh no, no way."

"Angela, ask her. I can see she likes you. You'll never know, if you don't ask."

I managed to talk her into it, and went to biology, smiling. Not even Jessica calling me a freak, could make me unhappy.

I sat next to Alice, who was happy to see me. We started the work and Alice passed me a note.

Did you talk to Angela?

I shook my head, thinking about the way Angela had reacted.

Yeah, I did. It took a while, but I convinced her to ask her at lunch.

We finished the work, and went to lunch. Alice sat next to me, and started talking about something Emmett had done. Angela sat next to Bret and they started talking.

ANGELA'S POV

After Bella talked me into asking Bret out, I worked out what I wanted to say. By the time I sat at the lunch table, I was pretty nervous about it.

Bret sat next to me, happy to see me. We started talking and I noticed Bella and Alice weren't saying anything to either of us. They must have planned this.

"Angela?"

I looked at Bret, who must've said something.

"I'm sorry, I got kinda distracted. Did you say something?"

She shook her head, and didn't say anything.

"Bret, I......."

Bret waited for me to say something, and when I trailed off, she spoke.

"What is it, Angela?"

I took a deep breath, knowing that I would never ask her, if I backed out now.

"I was wondering .................. If maybe you wanted to go out on Saturday?"

Not the best way to phrase it, but I was nervous, and saying that took a lot. Bret seemed happy that I had asked her.

"Sure, what did you have in mind?"

I had thought about this carefully, and decided on what I thought was best.

"I was thinking we could go to the movies?"

"Sure, that sounds great."

We had already exchanged numbers and agreed to talk about it after school.