I walk to Biology frowning. The Cullens are all on a long weekend hunting trip, and I feel alone without Alice there to talk my head off and Edward to give me that crooked smile he knows I love. I know they'll only be gone for three days, but seventy-two hours of no interaction with a single Cullen seems like decades to me.

I stop at my locker to switch from my trigonometry book to biology. I then continue on to class. On the way, I meet up with Mike who wants to know if I could help his mom out by working at her sporting goods store next Saturday. I had worked there, back before Edward had left me. I tell Mike that I would. He grins, thanks me, and then we continue on to class.

When we walk into Mr. Banner's room, I see that the table Edward and I usually share is already half occupied by none other than Edward, himself. What is he doing here? He is supposed to be hunting mountain lions in Olympia, not sitting in Biology class staring at me like he's supposed to be there.

I walk to our table with my backpack slung on my back, Santa-style. I put my hand on the table when I reach it, but I don't sit down.

"What are you doing here?" I ask him, with a hint of annoyance in my voice. His smile fades away to a confused frown.

"Waiting for class to start," he says with a questioning tone. "Do you want me not to behere?"

"I do, but shouldn't you be with everyone else in Olympia?" I reply. Understanding finally shows through the confusion of his face, and he laughs. I give him a questioning look.

"Bella," his voice sounds like tiny bells ringing. "We canceled that on Tuesday. Don't you remember? You were there when we all tried to make excuses for not going." After hearing this, I shake my head, still not remembering any such thing. He continues to laugh in that charming way he does. My annoyance and confusion melt a little, but still remain. Edward sees my struggle and reaches his hand up to stroke my cheek. I can feel my face redden.

"It's ok, Bella. You just forgot. It's no big deal," he tries to soothe me. I nod and try to smile. I just end up blushing harder. "That's my Bella," he says smiling. I sit down next to him, reach into my bag for my Biology book, and place it on the table. I turn to Edward.

"So everyone's here still?" I ask.

"Well, Jasper and Emmett still wanted to go, so they went and won't be back until late Sunday." I wouldn't have known that because Jasper, Emmett, and Rose had already graduated the year before. I nod and sigh. Edward looks at me with concern.

"What's wrong?"

"I just don't know how I could have forgotten that," I shake my head with confusion.

"Bella, don't be too hard on yourself. With mid-terms coming up and Renee expecting, your head must not be caught up with the Cullens' unimportant schedules." I feel bad for being rude. I am about to apologize when Mr. Banner tells us to take out our notes from yesterday. I am never able to apologize to Edward.

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I walk out of the girls' locker room after having an embarrassing gym class. Edward's leaning on the wall across the hall. He isn't smiling, but he isn't frowning either. When he sees me, he walks up to me, slides his arm around my waist and leads me to my truck. It is parked at the very back of the parking lot, so we have a long walk. Edward stares straight ahead. I look up at him.

"What's wrong, Edward?" I ask him, slightly worried. He looks down at me, smiles his crooked smile. It doesn't reach his eyes.

"Nothing, love," he replies. I give him a questioning look. He ignores it and looks up again. We are silent until we reach my truck. He walks me to the door. I open it and slide in. I turn to face him again.

"Are you sure nothing is wrong? You seem a little worried."

"It's really nothing, Bella. Alice just had a vision." I expect him to continue and tell me what it was about, but he just stares at me.

"Well? What was it about?" I ask him anxiously.

"Oh, well, she just saw a vampire coming to Forks next week." He looks embarrassed.

"That's all? Is this vampire bad or something?" He shakes his head.

"She's not bad, from what we've seen, but we'll be ready for her when she comes, just in case."

"Oh, ok," I say, slightly smiling. "Well, I guess I'd better get going. I love you." I lean forward, wanting a kiss. He complies happily. "Come to me later," I whisper, trying to sound mysterious, and of course, failing. Edward laughs and kisses me again.

"I will," he says, sounding the way I wish I could've. I smile and close the car door. When I look at where Edward standing, I see that he is already gone. I shrug and pull out of the parking space. I drive to the exit, passing Edward's silver Volvo. He and Alice are having a very intense conversation. It worries me. When they see me driving past, they change their expressions and wave. I wave back, unsure of what's going on. After I'm past them, I look in my rear-view mirror, and they are back to their serious conversation.

Author's Note: Hope you liked it. Since school is starting VERY shortly, I won't be able to update very often, but if I get REVIEWS,(-- hint hint) I will update faster. :D