One-on-one time with Alice and Bella (Alice/Open)

[Bella Hale]

Bella walked slowly around the house, she was very bored... When Alice appeared, she smiled and hugged her, "Hi Alice, I'm Bella Cullen, it's nice to meet you, I've heard so much about you from Jasper...." She stopped, was she supposed to say that? Oh well. She smiled, then said, "Don't worry, I won't bite." She laughed, then looked at her, small, fragile, but seemed nice. Well, all humans seemed fragile, but she was so....small, but Bella would be careful....

When Bella breathed in, her throat burned so much, "Wow, Jasper was right, you do smell good." She smiled faintly, wishing she didn't say that.... "Sorry, don't worry, I won't hurt you...." She pursed her lips, then frowned, trying to remember how a human would react to that, but she couldn't remember. "Why don't you come in a sit?" She knew that humans didn't stand for so long, they had to sit down after awhile. "So...."

[Alice Swan]

"Hi Alice, I'm Bella Cullen, it's nice to meet you, I've heard so much about you from Jasper...." Bella greeted as she opened the door. Alice was breathtaken. The house was huge, much nicer than what she'd expected. She smiled at the Bella's comment. She was still a bit uncomfortable with the idea of Jasper being a vampire, but she had seen proof, and she'd decided not to hold it against him. "Really?" Alice asked, beaming. She felt proud that Bella knew who she was, that she was important enough to share with his family. "Don't worry, I won't bite." Bella assured her, and she couldn't help but smile back. "I know you won't," she replied, "It's so nice to finally meet everyone."

"Wow, Jasper was right, you do smell good." Alice didn't know whether to ask if that was a good thing or a bad thing, but she decided to take it as a compliment, instead. Alice merely smiled at Bella's continuous reassurances, just happy to finally meet her. Something about her made her feel as if they would become great friends. "I've seen you a few times, too," Alice recalled, "You're with the youngest looking one. Edward." She smiled.

"Why don't you come in a sit?" Bella asked, and Alice nodded in reply. They made their way into the living room, a room that nearly blinded her. It was so white, so clean. She loved it. "So, what's it like?" Alice couldn't help but ask. She'd always wanted to ask Jasper what it was like, him being a vampire and all, but felt that it would be to rough of a question for him; she didn't want him to relive something he hated experiencing.

[Jasper Hale]

Jasper froze as he opened the door to his house. Of course Bella would be right there awaiting her arrival. As Bella came up and hugged Alice, Jasper couldn’t help but feel slightly afraid. If something bad happened to Alice… "Hi Alice, I'm Bella Cullen, it's nice to meet you, I've heard so much about you from Jasper...." Bella stopped and Jasper let out a sigh. Of course Bella would tell her they talked about her. How was Alice going to react? Not how Jasper expected, but in a way that suited Alice. "Really?" she was absolutely beaming and Jasper chuckled under his breath.

"Don't worry, I won't bite." Bella said with a laugh and Jasper sighed. This was definitely like Bella. “I know you won't," Alice said and Jasper relaxed, barely. "It's so nice to finally meet everyone." she said and Jasper smiled. Well Alice was taking this well. Exceptionally well. "Wow, Jasper was right, you do smell good." Bella said and immediately Jasper turned to glare at her. If Alice wasn’t right there he would’ve told her to watch what she said. Now he wished he had said that before he left this morning to get Alice.

"I've seen you a few times, too. You're with the youngest looking one. Edward." Alice said and Jasper merely nodded at the statement. Though it wasn’t directed towards him, he still knew the answer to it and found it hard not to answer. "Why don't you come in a sit?" Bella asked and of course Alice nodded in agreement. Jasper followed behind them as they made their way into the living room. "So, what's it like?" Alice asked, and Jasper knew the exact meaning of her statement. What was it like being a vampire. He hated this question, and knew Bella would do a better job answering it. He merely nodded at Bella, letting her know she could answer it rather than him.

[Bella Hale]

Bella smiled at Alice. "Yes, I'm with Edward." She smiled, then glanced at Jasper, who was glaring at her. She smiled at him, not wanting Alice to notice anything. She looked back to Alice, who seemed to be surprised at the house. She remembered when she first saw the house, she had thought it was pretty, too. She smiled again, trying to make Alice feel welcome, not scared or anything.

She turned, and walked into the living room with Alice and Jasper. She sat down, trying to act human, even though she knew she didn't have to. "So what's it like?" Alice said, Bella was startled by the question. She looked to Jasper quickly, and when he nodded, she began, "Oh, being a vampire...." she pursed her lips, trying to think how to explain it, "Well, I like it, you are fast, and strong, I mean more durable. There is one thing, the thirst...." she paused, trying to figure out how to explain that, "Well, it is not the greatest feeling, it is like an iron hot brand in your throat, every time you smell a human. Also, when being turned, it really hurts...." She stopped, was that going to scare her? "You have very good senses, and smell, humans smell very good, all of them. After a while, though, you learn to control your thirst, and you don't have a problem, but at first, newborns are wild and crazy...." she sighed, then tried to explain their senses, "We can see very good, very clear compared to you, I am still confused how you do it! We can smell good, smell your scent and other things.... Oh, and we can hear good, far accully... Does that explain it? Or do you have more questions, I'll answer any!" She looked at Jasper, trying to say, "Did I do ok?" The last thing she wanted was to scare Alice, but that was thew best she could do to not scare her, and tell her what it is. When she turned back to Alice, she gave her a slight smile.