Some shitty Bellice fic.

I know it's cliché , but this will be set during New Moon, Alice comes back.

I tried really hard to keep everyone in character. The respectful, centuries old creatures that they are.

The breeze came through the open window and moved her hair across her neck, but it went unnoticed. She was too far gone already, lying on top of her blankets , curled up and staring at the wall. Her eyes were red and swollen, but no more tears would come. It had been a week since they left. Picked up, and didn't look back at the human girl that could never be the same. She squeezed her eyes shut, and waited. Waited for sleep, for death, waiting for anything but this.

"What we did was best, for both her, and us." His family was sitting with him, listening respectfully, but he knew that they were still questioning his decision. Their thoughts were filled with doubt, anger, relief, and concern. "Please know the sacrifice you all made is not lost on me, I appreciate your support and understanding ." a few pairs of eyes glanced around, each trying to gauge each other's reaction. It was clear that he was trying to convince himself as much as them, that the right decision had been made.

The vision came to Alice right as Edward had finished speaking. The group sat silently as they contemplated their next move. There had been talk of splitting up for a while, and others wanted to just move to the next city. Alice closed her eyes as she tried to rid herself of the image of Bella's tear-stained cheeks. It had become almost habit at this point for her to hide thoughts from her brother, she was good at distracting herself with different things. Concentrating on her words, she spoke up.

"Edward, may I weigh in on this ?" He gave a respectful nod, and she continued. "First , I'd like to say that we all know how difficult this was for you, and we are trying our best to be supportive." There were a few nods around the table as she glanced at each of them. "Leaving has created an immense impact on a lot of people, all of us included, and I know that you've made your choice not to return." His lips tightened slightly, but he remained silent. "I would like to think what we did was in her best interests, however, I can't help but think that we kept her physically safe, but psychologically damaged." All eyes went to the man in question, who had a stern look on his face.

"She will recover." He looked at each of his family members, then down at the table. "My return would only damage her further." He glanced at Alice and she didn't try to block what she was thinking. He stared for a moment, listening to her reaction and ideas before he shook his head. "Do not go back. She's human, and she need to start living like a human. She could never have a normal life with any of us around." His voice was growing softer. "We turn her into a target. She shouldn't have to live her whole life in danger." He seemed to gather himself for a moment. "Besides, she's as bad for us as we are for her. I should have seen it before, she is only human, after all. "

Nobody dared to disagree verbally, which was good enough for him. Taking a glance at Alice's mind he found her trying to remember if she had given Bella her blue dress before leaving. He sighed and spoke once more. "I'm going to be taking some time away. Please do not try to contact me, I promise I'll return when I'm ready."

Esme couldn't hold her tongue upon hearing that. "Edward, please , let us help. You don't have to go through this without our support." She looked as if there were invisible tears springing to her eyes.

He shook his head , and they all knew he had made up his mind. While they exchanges hugs and kind words, Alice was waiting for her to be far enough from her brother to be able to think freely. He left shortly after to ready his car for the trip. After a few more minutes of planning, the rest of the family decided to go to Alaska while they planned their next move.

Through all the discussions and plans, Alice was unusually quiet, she couldn't get the image of sad brown eyes out of her head.

Bella sat staring at her computer screen, not truly seeing the words that were on it. It had been the same for the past month. Every message, every text, every email came back, unable to be delivered. She wished she could lie to herself, say that she was at least trying to live like she had before, but she knew it wasn't the truth. She missed them. Not just Edward, but all of them. She was embarrassed to think that maybe she missed Alice, her best friend, more than any of them. Whenever Edward was acting overprotective or they had a misunderstanding, Alice was there to talk and distract her. Now that she was alone, it was all she could think about.

She sighed and began her next email, it was the only thing keeping her sane.

Dear Alice,

Happy 1 month. I keep telling myself that it'll get better, I just need to give it one more day… But, It's never over after one more day. I feel like I'm in a spiral, there's no way for me to escape. I would give anything to go back and change that day, but that's not how it works. I miss you, more than anything, really.

Please don't forget me.

Bella

Without another thought she hit 'send' and turned to sit on her bed. There was a plate of burnt pasta that Charlie had tried to cook, she poked at it for a few minutes before looking back at her laptop. She had expected to see another delivery failure, but there wasn't anything. Shrugging it off, she crawled into bed, ready to stare at the wall until the nightmares came.

This was the final straw, she couldn't ignore her anymore. She saw the email filter through and read it before she could think twice.

To say she was heartbroken would be a gross understatement. She read it over 30 times before she leapt up and gathered a bag and some clothes (too many, if she were to be honest), and waited for Jasper to get home.

"Hey hun, are you going somewhere?" he asked ad he kissed her cheek, glancing at the suitcase on the floor.

"Yes, I can't imagine I'll be gone too long. It's just something I have to do." He looked at her and could tell immediately what she was planning.

"You know he'll be upset if he finds out."

She sighed, he didn't sound upset, she knew he would be understanding about it. "I can't just leave her like this, it doesn't feel right. She deserves better than a family running off in the middle of the night."

"And if Edward calls, wondering where you are?" he asked as he helped her cart her luggage to the car, she smiled at him, always the gentleman.

"Any ideas?"

He kissed her on the forehead. "Have fun shopping in Paris, my love." She smiled brightly and flung her arms around him.

"I'll call as soon as I get there."

"Don't worry about it, I'll probably bother Emmet for a trip down south. Be safe."

She hopped in her car, praying things worked out the way she wanted.