Wooo hooo, Alice is back.  I knew that she would not stay away much longer.  I feel so sorry for Bella, but I am so happy for her kickassedness (as Alice puts on it).  I cannot wait to see the revenge in action.

I am so excited.......

Chy

P.S. I will review more next chappy, just eager to see what happens next.....LOL *mwah*

Author's Response:

Hahaha - I knew this chapter would kick your excitement up a notch. You seem to be an Alice fan. ;)

I'm excited to see what else you think.

Much love,

~Lisa

 

Incredible!  This is the way Bella should have been--strong, angry, and so intelligent in giving out her "punishments".  I hated that she just took Edward back, no questions asked, in the books.  Your solution makes so much more sense.

Author's Response:

Aw, thanks - I'm so glad you feel this is more realistic. Don't get me wrong, I have massive love for SM's universe, but it's hard to read a Bella that doesn't fight for the person she believes is her soulmate. I also felt she needed to make him work harder to be with her - not denying his craving for her blood - but by treating her like an equal, like a partner.

Thank you for your enthusiasm and continued comments. They are making my day.

Much love,

~Lisa

I liked this chapter.  I'm not a Jake fan, but I really admired your take on him.  He wasn't cocky and was really trying to be a good friend.  Great job!

Author's Response:

Hello again, wow you've been working through the chapters haven't you? I'm sending you virtual eye drops to help. ;) I'm a fan of Jacob as a friend, but I don't like Jacob as a love interest. There will be no triangle in this story - and if he attempts to pull the cocky on Bella - she's got plenty of oomph to yank to his side of the friendship line. I'm glad you like the chapter - even if you don't care for Jacob.

I appreciate the fact you're continuing to read and review; it means a lot.

Much love,

~Lisa

Lisa,

Had to read another chapter while my homemade mac-n-cheese cooked.  All I can say is WOW!

SM left so much of this out of the book and you are flawless in your delivery of what she had to be going through.  We all want so much to know what ws racing through her head.  It is ironic that Edward would not listen to music and Bella smashes all of her CD's.

I really like that you factor Alice into this story also.  She and Bella where so close through the books and the fact that she goes straight to her best friend when she is termoil is what a normal girl/woman would do. 

Keep up the great work......I know I have a few more chapters to go, but I am hooked! *Blush*

Chy

Author's Response:

I'm bouncing in a very Alice-like manner of excitement over the fact you are so digging this story. I love that you are recognizing the irony in Edward's and Bella's actions - so similar while so far away. Yet another illustration of how connected they truly are - even when they are not together. Fate, karma, destiny all intertwined.

And Alice, oh how I adore Alice. I absolutely could not leave her out of this story. Although as you continue to read you'll see that I have a hard time leaving any of the Cullens out of this story. I just love them all. SM gave me such a beautiful canvas of characters that I feel amazed I get paint them into a more three dimensional picture.

Thanks for allowing me to hook you into my story. I love your thoughts on each chapter.

Much love,

~Lisa

Lisa,

*Sniffs*  I think I went through an entire box of Kleenex.  I am so glad the Kari recommended this story to me......You have an amazing insite into Edward's head.

I love that Alice came looking for him.  I love the connection that the two of them have.  You have really opened up a whole new connection between them that was never fully explained in the books.

I am Team Edward all the way in SM's books, but I think that you made me fall in love with him just a little more.  This was an amazing chapter and I am itching to read more.

Chy

Author's Response:

Oh Chy - I'm so glad you finally found time to venture into my story. I suppose I should've posted a tissue box warning, sorry for the oversight. Thank you for feeling I have a good grasp on Edward's voice. He can be hard to get down as he keeps up a fairly constanst stream of chatter going in my head. Alice won't be the only relationship that you'll find more fleshed out in this story. One think I loved about SM's universe was the potential of all the wallpaper characters. Sure, we got to see a little of Alice in the books, but I wanted more.

Thanks for reading and leaving a review - I'm glad I could make you fall even more love with our golden eyed boy. =)

Much love,

~Lisa

Very good - I actually loved the Emmett parts because Bella was showing some spunk and it made Edward think.  Whether he wanted to or not.

Surprised that Alice hasn't figured out that it's Jacob clouding her visions of Bella. But I suppose that it could be part of Bella as well.  After all, Jake wasn't with Bella when she was doing her, er, "experimenting".

I'm not real sure that crashing Bella's movie time is such a good idea.  Edward is going to have to be creative or there'll be hell to pay.

Author's Response:

Thanks for much. I forgave Emmett pretty quickly for hijacking the beginning of this chapter after he revealed what he had planned. Emmett may be entertaining, but he definitely knows what he's doing by pushing Edward's buttons. And even if Rose got pissed at him - he still seemed to have it pretty well in hand. Gotta love him for that - there's a method to his eager madness. ;)  Alice hasn't figured out that it's Jacob because he hasn't started phasing yet so she doesn't have that way to make a connection - and as you pointed out, her visions weren't perfect when Bella was in her "dark" place. It's going to continue to frustrate Alice, but eventually she'll figure out what's going on. I agree - that crashing Bella's movie night isn't the best idea, but we all know how stubborn Edward can be. haha

Thanks for continuing to read and leave your thoughts - I always appreciate it.

Much love,

~Lisa

 

Now, this sounds more like a logical response to a 2006 break-up! Alice's worry and Jaspers's momentary angst do seem like actual scenes that may have played out sometime during the long break up. Without the voicemails of course, but I love the messages that Bella left for her bestfriend. I imagine I would leave the same messages if I found myself in the same position too!

The progressive tone of the voicemails from complaining, through begging, to rage is very endearing and at the same time, very determined. She sure is a kitten - tiger here, speaking about acquiring boxing gloves to fight the battle of her life for the man she loves. 

I absolutely love this Bella and her conniving side-kick, the all knowing and silently supportive Alice. I hope Alice eventually speaks up and encourages her bestfriend to take charge. 

I thoroughly enjoyed the passion in her last message, the surity with which she declared her intention to find Edward and 'box some sense' into him! Jasper could not have said it better, she sure is one little spitfire!

Author's Response:

Hey Lynne - thanks for leaving such a beautifully detailed review. Long reviews are my favorite kind, especially when they point out the parts of a chapter that the reader liked or even didn't like. It brings it all back to me from a new perspective and I just love that. I'm thrilled that you found this to be a very realistic portrayal of what might have happened on Alice and Jasper's end during the separation. I really felt jilted that from the books we didn't get to see how the time apart effected Alice, and therefore also Jasper. Thankfully, I have very loud voices in my head that chose to share those details with me. ;)

Thanks for reading, reviewing, playing on the forum thread - everything. I adore it.

Much love,

~Lisa

More Please!!?

Author's Response:

Yes, thank you. I'm finishing up the next chapter and sending it off to my beta today. =)

Thanks for reading and wanting more. I appreciate it.

~Lisa

 

Just discovered this story and have to say that I'm enjoying it so far. I love a fierce Bella! Great job!

Author's Response:

Wow - thanks. I'm sorry if you suffered any eye strain from reading it all at once. The voices in my head are rather chatty. ;)

Thanks for reading and leaving a review - I truly appreciate it.

Much love,

~Lisa

I am so interested to see how this will turn out, I can see Bella being really mad when Edward shows up. I am not betting against alice though :)

Can't wait for more!!! :)

Author's Response:

Yeah - it's probably a good idea to not bet against Alice, although she didn't tell Edward if Bella was happy about leaving with Edward. She's tricky like that. ;)

Thanks for reading and leaving your thoughts - they totally make my day.

Much love,

~Lisa

 

loved it amzing like how edward is slowly changing

Author's Response:

Ah - so your comment showed up. I knew it would somewhere. I'm glad you're enjoying the story.

Thanks for reading and taking the time to drop me a note letting me know what you thought. I truly appreciate it.

Much love,

~Lisa

I think Bella is showing some delicious spunk, and I'm glad to see it!  It's about time she grew a backbone with this family.  I know she's young and sweet and innocent, but she's mature for her age and hardly a child.  I can't believe Rose was jealous.  That's hysterical.  I actually thought Charlie took it easy on Edward, he could have been so much worse.  Now, let's see what happens at the movies!

Author's Response:

Hello my lovely Cin - I agree she needed a backbone and that age doesn't mean she can't stand up for herself. I'm thrilled you enjoyed Rose's jealously - Emmett really just doesn't know when to stop does he? You're correct that Charlie could've been so much harder on Edward, but the situation reminds him so much of what happened with Renee. If Renee had come back and been willing to fight for him - the way Edward appears to be - he would've given her another chance as well. He recognizes that Bella is the one that has to decide what to do - he doesn't like it though and will definitely have words with Bella.

Thanks for continuing to read and review - you know I love your comments.

 Much love,

~Lisa

Okay I'm sincerely hoping that your Bella will stick to her guns about Jake. I hate the love triangle that so many people put in their stories, and that includes the master herself. But seeing as Jake isn't putting Bella back together in this fic I'm hoping that I won't have to worry about it, because that was main reason in SM's view of why she felt any love for him outside the friendship/brothely area.

Author's Response:

Your feelings are warranted. I too, am anti-triangle. Bella will stick to her guns regarding Jacob. He'll be her friend, her best friend eve - but nothing more. She won't hesitate to make that clear. Now, whether that keeps Jake from trying to make Edward think otherwise? Well, Jake can be a little impulsive and hard to control. I'm hoping Bella can rein him in enough for the both of us. ;)

Thanks for continuing to read and review - and don't worry - I wouldn't revert to original NM with Jacob. ;)

Much love,

~Lisa