End of Chapter 46
"We are nice, we try to do good things. I know sometimes we slip up, but we don't kill just to kill." I sobbed.
I continued to sob as he held me, releasing all the emotions that I had been keeping the entire trip. All the fear, excitement, joy and horror were rushing out of me, and with Jasper's help were being replaced with love, peace and amazement.
When my breathing slowed I looked up at him, about to say something when I had a vision of Edward and Bella coming to the house for.....a decision?
"Alice?" Jasper said as he set me down on the bed, his face worried.
"Oh...well....aparently Bella has something she wants to ask all of us." I said as I looked at him.
"What?" He asked as he relaxed a bit.
"Nope, that is her question." I said as I sat up, wrapping my hands around his neck and pulled his lips to mine.
He was honestly surprised for a second before he relaxed and let himself enjoy the kisses. I knew that we had about a hour before Edward and Bella would show up, and I thought this was a good way to spend it.
Chapter 47
Jasper and I lay in our bed, talking about what I had missed in the days I was gone. It seemed like they left Alaska and came back here to wait for us to come home. Jasper admitted that he was not pleasant to be around, that he annoyed everyone...especially Emmett who was lost without either of his 'brothers' to mess with.
He told me about how worried Carlisle and Esme were when they returned to find that Edward went to Italy, and that Bella and I went off after him to bring him home....hopefully. I guess that Esme collapsed to the ground, sobbing as she thought one of us would get hurt or killed. Carlisle was instantly on the phone, trying any of his old contacts to find out where we were and if they would make it on time to help.
I guess that was when I called Jasper from the plane Emmett, Rosalie, Carlisle and Esme were getting ready to go to Italy...to find us or help us. He said how he had to run after them, telling them almost everything that we had said on the phone.
We were laying in bed talking about everything when I heard Edward's voice calling from the living room.
"Carlisle? Esme? Rosalie? Emmett? Jasper? Alice?" He called as he and Bella walked into the house.
I was suddenly on my feet, Jasper standing slowly..watching me. "You know what this is all about...don't you?" He asked.
"Yep!" I said as I waited for him.
"You aren't going to tell me." He stated.
"Nope, sorry. This is not my story to tell." I said as I reached up, kissing him on the chin before I walked out of our room.
I was surprised to see Emmett and Rosalie standing outside their door looking surprised. "What's going on?" Emmett asked.
"She won't tell. She says it's not her story to tell." Jasper shrugged as he hugged me.
"Let's go find out what's so important." Rosalie said as she and Emmett walked down the stairs, Jasper and I right behind them.
We came to the bottom of the stairs as Edward, Bella, Carlisle and Esme walked into the 'meeting room.' I smiled as we started walking in after them.
"Is this fun for you?" Jasper whispered.
"No....but it's something that has to be done." I said as I squeezed his hand.
"Alice, you better not have known about this." Edward thought at me.
I smiled as I went to sit next to Esme. Bella was sitting at the head of the table, Edward to her left, Carlisle on her right. Esme sat next to Carlisle with me on the other side of her. Jasper stood against the wall, not sure about what was going on and so he felt defensive. Emmett and Rosalie sat at the far end of the table, Rosalie looked mad that we all had to be bothered by Bella...I guess things were not better between them.
"The floor is yours." Carlisle said to Bella who looked unusually pale.
She looked down at Edward, who squeezed her hand before she continued. "Well," She said as she paused to look at me. "I'm hoping Alice has already told you everything that happened in Volterra?"
"Everything." I told her as I smiled.
She looked at me as if she didn't believe I would tell everyone the whole story.
"And on the way?" She wondered.
"That, too." I told her as I turned to smile at Jasper.
"Good, then we're all on the same page." She said as she looked at me and smiled before refocusing on the situation at hand.
"So, Alice promised the Volturi that I would become one of you. They are going to send someone to check, and I'm sure that's a bad thing.....something we want to avoid." She said as her entire body shivered.
"She's honestly scared." I thought to Edward.
"Yes. She won't believe me that we can protect her." He thought back as he shook his head.
"I don't know if we could." I thought back as Bella began talking again.
"And, so...now, this involves you all. I'm sorry about that." She said sadly as she looked at each of us, looking each of us in the eyes, ending with Edward who was not happy with all of this. "But, if you don't want me, then I'm not going to force myself on you, whether Alice is willing or not." She said as she looked right at me, her eyes pleading.
"You promised her!!" Edward screamed in his thoughts.
I did my best to ignore him, noticing that Esme was about to say something. But when Esme opened her mouth, Bella held up one finger, stopping her.
"Please, let me finish." She asked. You all know what I want. And I'm sure you know what Edward thinks too. I think the only fair way to decide is for everyone to have a vote." She said, doing her best to sound sure of herself. "If you decide you don't want me, then.....I guess I'll go back to Italy alone. I can't have them coming here"
Edward growled deeply, the sound causing the table to vibrate lightly. Bella did her best to ignore Edward, looking at each of us before turning to look at Edward with pleading eyes.
"Taking into account, then, that I won't put any of you in danger either way, I want you to vote yes or [/b] on the issue of me becoming a vampire." She said bravely, a smile playing at the corners of her mouth.
"We are nice, we try to do good things. I know sometimes we slip up, but we don't kill just to kill." I sobbed.
I continued to sob as he held me, releasing all the emotions that I had been keeping the entire trip. All the fear, excitement, joy and horror were rushing out of me, and with Jasper's help were being replaced with love, peace and amazement.
When my breathing slowed I looked up at him, about to say something when I had a vision of Edward and Bella coming to the house for.....a decision?
"Alice?" Jasper said as he set me down on the bed, his face worried.
"Oh...well....aparently Bella has something she wants to ask all of us." I said as I looked at him.
"What?" He asked as he relaxed a bit.
"Nope, that is her question." I said as I sat up, wrapping my hands around his neck and pulled his lips to mine.
He was honestly surprised for a second before he relaxed and let himself enjoy the kisses. I knew that we had about a hour before Edward and Bella would show up, and I thought this was a good way to spend it.
Chapter 47
Jasper and I lay in our bed, talking about what I had missed in the days I was gone. It seemed like they left Alaska and came back here to wait for us to come home. Jasper admitted that he was not pleasant to be around, that he annoyed everyone...especially Emmett who was lost without either of his 'brothers' to mess with.
He told me about how worried Carlisle and Esme were when they returned to find that Edward went to Italy, and that Bella and I went off after him to bring him home....hopefully. I guess that Esme collapsed to the ground, sobbing as she thought one of us would get hurt or killed. Carlisle was instantly on the phone, trying any of his old contacts to find out where we were and if they would make it on time to help.
I guess that was when I called Jasper from the plane Emmett, Rosalie, Carlisle and Esme were getting ready to go to Italy...to find us or help us. He said how he had to run after them, telling them almost everything that we had said on the phone.
We were laying in bed talking about everything when I heard Edward's voice calling from the living room.
"Carlisle? Esme? Rosalie? Emmett? Jasper? Alice?" He called as he and Bella walked into the house.
I was suddenly on my feet, Jasper standing slowly..watching me. "You know what this is all about...don't you?" He asked.
"Yep!" I said as I waited for him.
"You aren't going to tell me." He stated.
"Nope, sorry. This is not my story to tell." I said as I reached up, kissing him on the chin before I walked out of our room.
I was surprised to see Emmett and Rosalie standing outside their door looking surprised. "What's going on?" Emmett asked.
"She won't tell. She says it's not her story to tell." Jasper shrugged as he hugged me.
"Let's go find out what's so important." Rosalie said as she and Emmett walked down the stairs, Jasper and I right behind them.
We came to the bottom of the stairs as Edward, Bella, Carlisle and Esme walked into the 'meeting room.' I smiled as we started walking in after them.
"Is this fun for you?" Jasper whispered.
"No....but it's something that has to be done." I said as I squeezed his hand.
"Alice, you better not have known about this." Edward thought at me.
I smiled as I went to sit next to Esme. Bella was sitting at the head of the table, Edward to her left, Carlisle on her right. Esme sat next to Carlisle with me on the other side of her. Jasper stood against the wall, not sure about what was going on and so he felt defensive. Emmett and Rosalie sat at the far end of the table, Rosalie looked mad that we all had to be bothered by Bella...I guess things were not better between them.
"The floor is yours." Carlisle said to Bella who looked unusually pale.
She looked down at Edward, who squeezed her hand before she continued. "Well," She said as she paused to look at me. "I'm hoping Alice has already told you everything that happened in Volterra?"
"Everything." I told her as I smiled.
She looked at me as if she didn't believe I would tell everyone the whole story.
"And on the way?" She wondered.
"That, too." I told her as I turned to smile at Jasper.
"Good, then we're all on the same page." She said as she looked at me and smiled before refocusing on the situation at hand.
"So, Alice promised the Volturi that I would become one of you. They are going to send someone to check, and I'm sure that's a bad thing.....something we want to avoid." She said as her entire body shivered.
"She's honestly scared." I thought to Edward.
"Yes. She won't believe me that we can protect her." He thought back as he shook his head.
"I don't know if we could." I thought back as Bella began talking again.
"And, so...now, this involves you all. I'm sorry about that." She said sadly as she looked at each of us, looking each of us in the eyes, ending with Edward who was not happy with all of this. "But, if you don't want me, then I'm not going to force myself on you, whether Alice is willing or not." She said as she looked right at me, her eyes pleading.
"You promised her!!" Edward screamed in his thoughts.
I did my best to ignore him, noticing that Esme was about to say something. But when Esme opened her mouth, Bella held up one finger, stopping her.
"Please, let me finish." She asked. You all know what I want. And I'm sure you know what Edward thinks too. I think the only fair way to decide is for everyone to have a vote." She said, doing her best to sound sure of herself. "If you decide you don't want me, then.....I guess I'll go back to Italy alone. I can't have them coming here"
Edward growled deeply, the sound causing the table to vibrate lightly. Bella did her best to ignore Edward, looking at each of us before turning to look at Edward with pleading eyes.
"Taking into account, then, that I won't put any of you in danger either way, I want you to vote yes or [/b] on the issue of me becoming a vampire." She said bravely, a smile playing at the corners of her mouth.