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Post by Alice Cullen on Aug 17, 2008 18:27:05 GMT -5
Logging off of her e-mail Alice quickly left the house and made a bee-line for the garage. She figured that Charlie would be home by the time she left so driving her car was probably the best choice instead of running.
The drive to the Swans' residence was a blur, figuratively and physically as she sped about town, careful of the particular places Charlie and his force liked to lurk. She didn't go quiet as fast as she would if it were an emergency but fast enough to cause a smile. Oh the beauty of speed.
Once parked she skipped up the steps to the house slowly, trying to remember where she was. It wouldn't be too smart to go faster than human pace. When she finally reached the door she lifted a hand and knocked, hands clasping behind her back as she rocked forwards and back on her heels.
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Post by Bella Swan on Aug 17, 2008 18:36:45 GMT -5
Bella let out a sigh as she heard the delicate knock on the door. Trust Alice to not waste any time getting to where she was needed at. Carefully making her way to the door, she opened it with a relieved smile.
"Hey, Alice," she said as she stepped to the side to allow Alice entrance into the living room.
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Post by Alice Cullen on Aug 17, 2008 18:42:25 GMT -5
Alice's face perked up as she heard Bella coming to the door. Thankfully she didn't hear any stumbling. When the door opened she smiled at her friend. "What's up, Bella-lella," she said in a sing song voice as she walked in, moving so her friend could close the door.
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Post by Bella Swan on Aug 17, 2008 18:54:12 GMT -5
Bella sighed and pulled Alice into the living room to sit on the couch.
"I'm not sure exactly. All I know is that I've been getting this uneasy feeling lately. There were a couple of guys at the store yesterday. One, I could tell was a werewolf because of how hot his skin was when he helped me up from the floor -- I had been mopping," she said, rolling her eyes, "anyways, his name was Noa. I was fine with that, but then this pale skinned guy came in. Real mysterious, never gave us his name, just kind of listened into our conversations making weird comments here and there. He had a distinct italian accent," she said, shuddering slightly as she remembered.
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Post by Alice Cullen on Aug 17, 2008 19:25:24 GMT -5
As Bella dragged her into the living room Alice raised a brow. What could possibly have gotten the girl so worked up to be relieved at the sight of her? Normally she was frightened when Alice showed up...though that probably had something to do with the 'fake shopping trips' they tended to have.
She sat on the couch and curled up, legs crossed and turned to face Bella as she began speaking.
She grinned when Bella mentioned she had fallen. That was so Bella. However, more wolves? Great. Alice scrunched her nose slightly in dislike. The town was already beginning to smell at times and now they had another one? She made a mental note to talk to Edward and everyone about it. Who knew if the newbie followed the treaty the La Push pack signed.
Alice rolled her neck around on her shoulders, straightening her back and continued to listen to her friend's story. She froze however when Bella started talking about a pale skinned guy. She knew for a fact that they weren't expecting anyone to come visit the area at all. And...an Italian accent?
Italian. Alice froze. The Volturi....but why would anyone be here? Alice had never really met any of the Italian royals but she knew if any of them were here, elite or guard, it was not good.
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Post by Bella Swan on Aug 17, 2008 19:32:09 GMT -5
"Alice," Bella called, waving a hand in front of her friend's face. Alice had a far away look on her face, different from when she was getting a vision...Bella had never seen this look and Alice's face before. This really couldn't be good.
"Alice, please tell me that you have an idea of what is going on around here. I'm worried about you all," she said. She knew that the uneasy feeling couldn't be good, and now Alice seemed to be proving it. Even when Victoria was after her, she had been more worried for the Cullen's safety than her own. It was the same way now, she could care less if they were here for her, she just wanted to be positive that her new family was safe.
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Post by Alice Cullen on Aug 17, 2008 21:14:37 GMT -5
Alice turned, her attention snapping back to Bella who looked at her worriedly. After a moment she shook her head, blinking, before smiling. "I don't know what got into me. So we got ourselves a new little wolf and some weird pale guy that might be a vampire? Sounds like a party in town," she said, tilting her head with a lopsided grin before reaching out and patting Bella on the cheek, brushing off the past few moments of uncomfortable tenseness.
"So did this mysterious pale boy say anything of interest or was he just silent?"
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Post by Bella Swan on Aug 17, 2008 21:44:18 GMT -5
Bella shrugged her shoulders. "He asked us if we lived here or if we were just passing through -- oh Emily was there, too," she said, thinking she had left that small detail out.
"Anyway, he seemed very interested in us. He kept pretending to look at merchandise, but you could kind of tell that he was listening in. Especially when he randomly asked who Emily was going to be camping with this weekend," Bella said quietly.
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Post by Alice Cullen on Aug 17, 2008 21:56:18 GMT -5
A vampire interested in where someone was going camping? Well that was never a good sign. Alice quickly added get Carlisle to talk to Sam. Best to at least be warned if someone unfamiliar was in the area. Actually it would kill two birds with one stone so to speak. While he was at it he could bring up this mystery pup Bella had talked about.
"How exactly did he seem interested in you," she said, casually, yet cautiously. "Are we talking a guy at the gas station checking you out type scenario or look at my I'm a psycho type of listening?"
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Post by Bella Swan on Aug 17, 2008 22:10:20 GMT -5
"He just wanted to know if I lived here even though it was pretty obvious that I do because I was at work. He was trying very hard to not be obvious about listening in," she said with a shrug.
Even though Alice said that it was probably nothing to worry about, she worried about it. Alice wouldn't be getting so into how the guy acted if it were nothing.
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Post by Alice Cullen on Aug 17, 2008 22:15:23 GMT -5
Alice nodded, her hands wandering up to her face and resting on her chin as if she were thinking before turning and looking at Bella again. "Well thanks for telling me. I'll be sure to tell Carlisle. He'll probably make some inquires just to be on the safe side."
Stretching, Alice moved so her feet were on the ground. "So anything else interesting happen lately? Any secret admirers or clutzy moments I should know about?" she teased.
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Post by Bella Swan on Aug 17, 2008 22:21:25 GMT -5
Bella rolled her eyes. "I do not have secret admirers," she said, sticking her tongue out at Alice, "and far as klutzy moments go," she said, scratching her head in thought, "I think that falling on the floor while I was mopping at work was the last major incident. I still don't understand why they feel the need to give me the most dangerous jobs in the store," she said with a laugh.
Everyone loved to tease her about her clumsiness, so she had learned to laugh at herself with them. However, there were still times that it got to her -- it didn't hurt her, it just annoyed the hell out of her. Like when Emmett got into one of his kicks -- he just didn't stop.
I swear he exists just to annoy me, she thought with an irritated grimace.
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Post by Alice Cullen on Aug 17, 2008 22:44:52 GMT -5
As she watched her friend thoughtfully she had to wonder at the sanity of anyone in the Newton family. Everyone in Forks knew Bella was a klutz so why give her a mop? (Just paint a giant x on the floor for crying out loud!)
"Maybe someone should have a talk with them about sanity?" she suggested, smiling at the brunette. "You'd think after the first few times they'd learn or that Mike would offer to help."
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Post by Bella Swan on Aug 17, 2008 22:55:19 GMT -5
Bella laughed. "I think they're perfectly sane. They just don't want to do it themselves and so they pin it on the most convenient person -- me. But I guess it's fine. If I wasn't getting hurt there, I'd be getting hurt somewhere else," she said, unconcerned.
Then she thought of something.
"Hang on. Secret admirers...Alice Cullen do you know something that I don't?" she asked suspiciously.
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Post by Alice Cullen on Aug 18, 2008 13:47:55 GMT -5
An eye roll was the only response to Bella's comment on getting hurt somewhere else. It was sadly, probably true. She raised a brow when the brunette's tone suddenly turned accusing. "Know something? I know a lot Bella," she teased before shaking her head.
"But honestly I was only joking Bella," she said, her eyes twinkling with mirth. "After all you still work with that Mike guy don't you?"
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