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Now, onward we go to chapter 2


"I haven't been feeling well," Rosalie muttered as they pulled into the school's parking lot. As usual Edward had taken his own car seperately to pick up Bella and drive with her, leaving just Rosalie, Emmett, Tanya, Alice and Jasper in Emmett's large jeep. Rosalie couldn't shake the bouts of rage she felt seeping through her, she hadn't felt this unstable since her newborn days.

"I noticed," Jasper said with a slight frown, turning worried eyes on her as they stepped out of the jeep. The other's paused to watch her as well, concern flickering in their gazes.

"Your eyes are black," Emmett stated, eyebrows furrowing in confustion "I thought you went hunting last night with Tanya?"

Rosalie scowled. "I did." She said, knotting her eyebrows in frustration.

Tanya stepped close to her, resting a hand on Rosalie's shoulder as she looked at the other vampire with worry.

"Can you handle school today? Why don't you just go home or hunting, you might not have fed enough. I can come with you if you would like."

Rosalie shook her head, shrugging off her sister's hand as she continued to walk towards the school building with them. "I'm not thirsty. I'm just- Its not thirst."

Emmett smirked next to her. "If i didn't know you better I'd say it was your time of the mo-" He was cut off by Tanya's hand to the back of his head. He winced, laughing, though he didn't feel any pain. "Just saying."

Rosalie pinched the bridge of her nose.

"Come to think of it, today is quite strange." Alice said, speaking up for the first time beside Jasper. "My visions, they are haywire and blurry. It's like trying to see through foggy glass." She looked at Rosalie. "I think it may have something to do with the new student."

Jasper pulled her closer, a frown appearing on his face. "There's a new student? That's the second this year." He said, a thoughtful look on his face.

Alice hummed. "Yes, I had a vision some days ago about a new student arriving today. It was kind of like my current ones, blurry and unclear. I understood what it meant, though I couldn't actually see the student arriving. I didn't think it was that important."

Rosalie scowled. There had already been one other new student this year and she'd brought enough trouble already- she had a bad feeling about this new one. She had a very bad feeling about today.
-

Sage frowned as she walked into her first classroom. Unfortunately neither of the twins shared the English class with her so she was left to fend by herself.

"Hello there, I'm Mr Granger, your new english teacher." A deep voice said, pulling her attention to a tall hairy human male in a suit standing in front of her with a smile on his face.

He stretched out his hand and Sage stared at it, confused by his actions. She looked up at him, not meeting his eyes. It was a habit she'd learned growing up in a pack. Lycans only looked directly into another wolves eyes if the person was their mate or close family relation. The eyes were viewed as something extremely sacred to a wolves identity due to the fact eye colour, for wolves, did indeed relate directly to their soul. It was considered a taboo and extreme act against privacy to stare directly into another werewolves eyes, unless of course, the wolf shared a deep bond with that person.

"Now, as you all know, we have a new student with us." The man said after a few seconds, pulling his hand back as he turned to address the classroom. He put a hand on her shoulder and Sage bit back a growl, fighting the sudden urge to rip it off. She hated being touched by others.

"This is Sage Vison, she's a transfer from abroad and will be joining us for the next two years." He read from a sheet which contained her information. "Do treat her with respect and make her feel welcome at all times," He warned.

She felt awkward, feeling the stares on her as she handed him a small medical note. His eyebrows shot up slightly as he read it, before glancing at her curiously and handing her back the note. He smiled kindly at her before turning back to the classroom.

"Oh and class, due to a medical condition, Sage here is unable to speak, do keep that in mind as you try to make her feel more welcome." He turned back to her, smile returning back to his broad face. "Sit anywhere you like Sage."

The whispering began almost immediately and it took all her control not to growl. Her sensitive ears despised the noise, they might have well been screaming into her ears. She nodded at the man, her face expressionless as she made her way to what seemed to be the only free seat in the classroom. Suddenly, A strong acidic smell she hadn't been consciously aware of before hit her nose and she tensed, realizing it was coming from the person at the table. She was standing there for a few moments until she heard the teacher cough behind her impatiently.

She slid next to the other person, not bothering to look up at them as she inhaled the scent once more. She'd never smelt anything like it, it reminded her of scented candles burning in the night. The scent was too strong, too raw. It burned her nostrils and she bit back a growl, trembling slightly as her wolf clawed against her senses.
She felt a stabbing pain in her neck and felt her tattoos shift painfully against her skin, warning her that her wolf wasn't the only one affected by this.

She felt her eye twitch slightly and her muscles became rigid as she hunched over the table, her face a blank mask as she fought against the darkest part of her. She'd spent three years in isolation caging this other part of her- not the wolf of course. The other... thing, inside. It, as she called it.

She thought she'd sealed it completely- how could the scent of a vampire destroy all she'd spent those three years working for? She felt her blood heat up and she buried her head in her hands as she attempted to control her breathing. 'No..no, not now.'
A quiet voice tickled the back of her mind, it laughed. Laughed at her weakness. She felt one more pull against her internal restraints before the demon subsided suddenly, settling back into the cage she'd built for it in her mind.

She let out a quiet groan, breathing hard from the exertion. It had been so long since she'd felt any kind of defiance from the side of her she'd forcefully locked away. That had been too close and it's sudden appearance disturbed her.

-

Tanya watched the girl beside her for a few moments in tense silence. She knew instantly that she wasn't human.

Her smell for one- the girl didn't seem to have a distinct scent, she couldn't even smell any blood at all, though from the tinges of red on the girls skin and the quick pulse of her heartbeat she was certain she wasn't a vampire. The speed and heaviness of her heartbeat was reminded her of those La Push dogs, though hers was even quicker. But her appearance and lack of Quileute traits suggested she couldn't be one of the shifters either. Not to mention the girl did not have the same appalling, pungent smell of wet dog that accompanied the Quileutes - Tanya was never repulsed nor appealed by the girl's scent, or lack of scent.

Confusion knocked against the back of her mind as she continued to scrutinize the girl. Messy jet black hair fell slightly past shoulders, falling over her contrasting deep green eyes, the messy waves framing and hiding some of her face. She was hunched over the table, muscles tense and her hands at her table. The girl let out a barely audible groan and her shoulders slackened as she took in a shaky breath. She seemed to be in pain of some sort.

Tanya plastered a fake smile unto her face before clearing her throat to attract the girl's attention.

"Welcome to Forks High. I'm Tanya."

The girl tilted her head slightly to look at her, though her eyes seemed unfocused. Tanya noticed the girl's jaw was set tightly and the girl didn't meet her eyes, instead she stared blankly at a spot on her nose.
After a few moments of silence she noticed the girl turn away and pull something small and rectangular out of her bag, pulling out what looked like a black marker pen out with it. She wrote something down on the board and slid it to Tanya without looking at her.

'Sage'

Tanya read the somewhat neat handwriting and looked at the girl in question curiously. She recalled what the teacher had mentioned to the class earlier, about the girl not being able to speak. Was she mute? Maybe it was some sort of cover up for what she was.
She smiled a tight smile again, turning to look at the who was just staring at the table awkwardly.

"Its very nice to meet you, Sage. I hope you enjoy your stay here very much. My siblings and I have been here for two years. We don't get many newcomers you see. They usually know better than to come to a place like Forks. It's not a very interesting place after all." Tanya said slowly, not trying to hide the hidden warning in her words.

There was something about this person that unnerved her. She seemed to have a dangerous aura and threatening around her, though the girl herself outwardly looked quite harmless and uncomfortable.
If need be, Tanya was sure she would be able to crush her if it came to it.

She watched as the girl pulled the board back and began to write something. She wrote slowly, like someone who wasn't used to writing, or was afraid of making a mistake. Though when Tanya had looked, her handwriting seemed perfect, if not rather old fashioned. It was delicate and cursive. Tanya glanced at the board as the girl shifted it back in her direction.

'I know what you are.'

The girl must have noticed the way her eyes instantly narrowed and the way her body tensed defensively, because she quickly took the board back and wrote something else.

'I have never met any other non-human apart from my kind. I am not so used to talking to others. I didn't mean to offend you.'

Tanya visibly relaxed, eyebrows arching slightly. She took the board and rubbed off what was previously written before taking the pen from Sage's hand and writing her reply.

'Why are you here? What is your kind?' Tanya wrote.

Sage's eyes flashed up to her for a second, before looking back down and staring at the table. Her body tensed even more, and for the first time Tanya noticed the girl was trembling slightly. She took the board back from Tanya and didn't respond or write back.

They remained in tense silence until the end of the lesson and it wasn't long before the sound of the school bell filled the classroom.

"It was nice meeting you, Sage." Tanya remarked as she watched the girl stand up. "I do hope we get to talk again."

The girl was tall, with a smooth complexion that had a honey-kissed shade to it. Dark green eyes stared warily at the random spot on her nose again, and this time Tanya was sure the girl wasn't meeting her eyes on purpose. The girl just nodded at her, before stuffing her board and pen back into the bag strapped around her shoulder and walking off.


The rest of the day dragged on extremely slowly for Sage. Random people flooded out of nowhere, whispering endlessly about the new girl. they never approached her though. She knew the humans couldn't sense what she was but they naturally stayed away, acting on safety instincts without realizing. Some people found it funny that she had to talk by writing, other's commented on it being hot, neither made much sense to the werewolf.

She thought back briefly to her short meeting with Tanya. It had taken almost all her power to keep her it in check. She didn't understand why the vampire's scent invoked such a reaction from her. The way her other side suddenly subsided disturbed her also, the demon never just gave up like that. It was like it'd 'let' her win for its own reasons. The laughter still rang in the back of her mind.

Not to mention scent of another predator irrationally enraged her, her wolf was a natural dominant, and the scent of another predator was a threat. The knowledge of this disturbed her greatly. Fortunately she'd learned to control the wolf a long time ago, but her 'other side' was a different story all together. After being a rogue for so long, practically devoid of all physical contact with others, it surprised her to react so strongly to the vampire, she'd never even come across their kind before.

Tanya hadn't seemed to sense what she was and Sage briefly wondered if only other Lycans could sense her demon blood. She remembered how the other pack members would attack her ruthlessly when she was still a defenseless child, it had forced her parents to keep her indoors in their home at all times. They had tried their best to hide what she was from the rest of their clan. Her parents knew what would happen if they discovered what she was. Eventually they did, the tattoos spread all over her torso, neck, arms and legs. Not something that was easy to hide. If not for her father's alpha authority she would have been killed then and there. They should have know the clan would rebel against him sooner or later, they could not allow her 'kind' to roam free.

Her eyes darkened and shook her head, trying to block away the memories of that night.

It was lunch time and she was walking beside Zack and Jayden and some annoying male. They chattered noisily beside her as Sage did her best to ignore them, glad that no one attempted to start up conversations with her, aside from asking her yes or no questions that she could shake her head or nod to.

"So, Sage. you're from Europe huh?" The annoying boy, Mike said. He'd practically stalked her to and from every single one of her lessons the entire day, bombarding her with yes or no questions and annoying the hell out of her. For a brief moment she wondered if he had a mental condition, most humans were wise enough to stay away from her.

She nodded slightly, not looking at him as they walked through the doors to the cafeteria.

"Indeed she is,"Jayden answered on her behalf, pulling Sage as they led her to an empty table. "England to be exact."

"Oh wow that's awesome. Brits are hot." Mike said, grinning. Sage watched, irritated as his grin slid off his face as a girl she hadn't seen before sat down at the table and glared at him.

He blushed, stuttering a little. "Not to say American girls aren't hot either, I-I mean, like my girlfriend here, Lauren."

The girl just glared at Sage before huffing and kicking Mike underneath the table.

As Sage watched, some more people joined their table waving 'hi's' at her as they sat down, staring at her.

Zack grinned and faced everyone. "Hi guys, meet the one and only Sage Vison," He said, introducing her. Sage flinched a bit. She knew she had to use Thomas's surname, but it still made her feel like she was spitting on her parents' grave.

Most of the people smiled, muttering shy hellos again as Jayden began to introduce them.

"That small guy over there is Eric," He said, pointing to a boy with short black hair and asian features. The boy grinned and waved as Jayden went on.

"That's Angela, resident book worm." He winked at a shy looking girl wearing glasses, with long brown hair tied up in a pony tail. "Hi," She said shyly and Sage nodded back at her distractedly.

"That's Tyler over there." He pointed to another guy beside Angela. "That's Mike, who you'v met. There's Lauren- Mike's girlfriend as he so awkwardly mentioned before. And that's Jessica who just arrived." Mike glared at Jayden, blushing slightly, whilst Lauren simply just glared at Sage.

Tyler smiled and she nodded back at him before turning to a blonde female Jayden lastly introduced as Jessica.

The girl smiled eagerly, looking like she was about to jump on sage. "Hi my name's Jessica" She said, ignoring the fact that Jayden had already introduced her a second ago.

She reached forward, resting her hands on Sage and getting to the other girls personal space, unaware of the low growl building up in Sage's throat.

"My gosh, you have the best eyes ever! How are they so green! Zack you guys didn't ever tell me you had a sister! Is it true you can't talk?" Jessica words tumbled over each other in her unnecessary excitement as she leaned closer to Sage. Sage shifted away from her, put off by her scent and unsure how to respond to the human. This school seemed to be filled with strange creatures.

She pulled out her board, writing in it slowly before handing it to the girl.

'Thank you, and yes.'

The other girl's eyes visibly widened when she read it and she leaned even closer.

"That's so cool!" Jessica exclaimed before blushing awkwardly, eyes widening even more.

"I mean no its not cool! Sorry! I mean it's kind of cute, you know? You have nice handwriting... Not that I think the fact that you can't talk is cool or anything, I mean I have a cat and she can't talk either, and uh yeah i know someone else like that as well, but well he's deaf too-oh my god do you know sign language? and then there's my grandma..." She carried on endlessly, blabbing on and unaware of the giggles building up around the table at her expense.

Sage just stared at her blankly, wondering if she was one of those 'druggies' Zack and Jayden had warned her about two days earlier.

"Yeah, we get it Jessica, you have the hots for the newbie, no need to be obvious about it," Tyler said, laughing before wincing as Jessica hit him, her face reddening slightly.

"Shut up, idiot!" She said furiously, before leaning away and whispering to him, unaware that sage could still hear her. "I do not, but i mean she is hot, i wonder if..."

Sage tuned out their conversation quickly before she could hear anything she didn't want to and focused on everything else around her.
The cafeteria was big and buzzing, with lemon coloured walls and a white-tiled floor. Clusters of big round tables littered around the room where groups of people sat with what their friends and chatted noisily. She noticed two rows of people standing up at the other end of the room, lined up with flat trays in their hands and talking among each other as they waited to be served with food.

"You hungry? We should probably go get some lunch before they run out of the good stuff." Zack said beside her.

Jayden snorted at his brother from her other side. "Like this school has any good stuff."

She shook her head at them and Zack just shrugged, used to the wolf's weird eating habits. From his knowledge of werewolves they were practically always hungry. it confused him the way Sage hardly seemed to eat, he wondered if she was starving herself on purpose.

He glanced at her, trying to hide the worry in his voice as he said, "Fine alright, but I'll bring you back an apple or something."

Sage nodded at him and watched as the rest of the table stood up and walked over to the lunch line, leaving her alone for a few minutes. She relished the moment for a while, resting her head in her hands, hair falling of her face as she closed her eyes and sighed.

Then she heard the growl.


Rosalie felt ready to snap, she hadn't felt so volatile a long time. She couldn't understand it. She wasn't thirsty- she felt no burn in her throat.

Fortunately, she managed to keep herself under control for most of the day and sighed with relief when her class was over at lunch time. Maybe she could leave now and try to get herself under control.

Not surprisingly, Jasper stood waiting for her outside the door as she strolled out, a tense expression on his face.

"What's going on, Rosalie?" He asked, his voice too low for the humans around them to hear. "I could feel your emotions in every one of my classes, you're not thirsty are you?"

She frowned, not meeting his eyes as she looked at him. "I'm not thirsty." She said. "It's, I don't know what it is- I keep seeing these... Images."

He arched an eyebrow at her as they began to walk. "Images?"

"Its...I," She stared the ground. She didn't know what Jasper would think knowing she had fantasizing about massacring the entire school. "It's nothing." She lied through her teeth as she walked past him.

She felt Jasper's eyes on the back of her head as they made their way to the cafeteria. She wondered briefly if the new student was indeed the cause of her mood shifts, though she doubted it. It was probably just another random human, maybe Edward might even fall in love with it as well, he seemed to have a fondness for new things after all.

She felt a sudden rush of calm flow through her and she glanced at Jasper, a small smile curling her lips. "Thank you."

He nodded at her, concern still flickering in his eyes as they entered the cafeteria.

Edward and the others where already there, with Bella of course. Sometimes seeing the human still annoyed her- she still thought Bella was a threat and could expose them but of course the others didn't listen. Edward never failed to act like a depressed lovestruck puppy every time he was away from her. Rosalie shuddered, it made her sick.

Unfortunately they'd just walked into the cafeteria when she'd had that thought and she grinned as Edward shot her a fierce glare.

She rolled her eyes at him before taking her usual seat at the table.

"-and that's how the turtle got cracks on his shell!" Emmett said, completing what Rosalie assumed was probably another lame joke.

She had to grin a bit though, Emmett made was probably her favorite member of the family, regardless of how annoying he was. He was the youngest of them all, in vampire years of course- Rosalie had changed him herself after finding him at the brink of death from a bear attack. Well, she had gotten Carlisle to change him, but she'd been the one to carry him all the way home.

"That got old the first time you said it, Emmett." Bella muttered jokingly beside Edward, a half smile playing on her lips.

Tanya mock-scowled at her "Don't listen to her, Em" She said turning back to Emmett who now had a fake hurt expression on his face. She ran her hands through his short curly hair.

Rosalie rolled her eyes at their bickering and frowned again as the dark feelings suddenly returned. She tensed visibly and felt her eyes darken as irrational rage flooded through her.

Edward grabbed her arm suddenly, pulling her out of her thoughts. She realised with suprise that she had stood up without realizing it. She sat down slowly, trying to shake the thoughts away.

"Rosalie... Your eyes. Control yourself." Edward said stiffly, his face tight as he watched her. She shifted away, pulling his hand off as she struggled to calm down.

She noticed the entire table was staring at her now.
"what's happening?" She heard Bella whisper to Edward who just shook his head, his eyes focused on Rosalie.

"We should be asking rosalie that. She's going to kill all the humans at this rate." Edward stated.

The others gasped staring at her. She shrunk back a little, shame flitting through her. "I'm not- I don't know what's going on." She said, staring down at the table. "They're not my emotions... I can't make it stop."

She felt Jasper trying to calm her but the feeling seemed to grow stronger instead, forcing her rest her head against the table and bite into her arm as she fought against it.

"I think it has something to do with the new student." She heard Tanya say suddenly. "I met her in one of my classes. She's not human. Or vampire."

"What?" Edward growled. He'd seen the new student in the human's thoughts throughout the day, though he hadn't been in any of her classes. "Why didn't you tell us? What is she?"

"Calm down Edward, I was going to talk to everyone about it." Tanya said.

"Her name is Sage. That's as much as I really know. She knew what I was and I think being in my presence caused her some kind of pain or discomfort."

"She knows what we are?" Edward hissed once she was done, he was standing up. "She could be a threat-"

His was cut off suddenly as the sound of distinct voices met all their ears.

"So, Sage. you're from Europe, huh?" a somehat loud voice said, drawing all their attention to the cafeteria doors.

Rosie's eyes snapped open and she watched tensely as four figures appeared, coming through the doorway. Two she recognized as the school twins, the only humans that knew about them other than Bella. The other person who spoke was Mike Newton, one of Bella's human friends. They slightly obscured the person behind them from view, making Rosalie unable to see from her angle.

"That's her. Sage." She heard Tanya say under her breath.

"I can't see her," Rosalie muttered quietly. She tried to shift slightly to get a better look but others joined the girl's table and blocked her view even more.

They listened carefully as one of the twins introduced the new student as their half sister, causing a number of eyebrows to be raised.

The news surprised them all. They'd known the Vison family for a long time, Carlisle had trusted their father enough to tell them their secret. Well, he hadn't technically told Thomas, the man seemed to know it for himself. They still didn't understand why he knew so much vampires anyway.

Edward shook his head. "Thomas would have mentioned having a daughter at some point... He's known us for a long time. Beside's, according to Tanya she's not even human so she can't be related to them. They're hiding something."

Just then another one of the humans seemed to lean over the table, closer to the girl. She rambled a bit before Rosalie heard her ask sage something about not being able to talk.

She arched an eyebrow and glanced at Tanya, hearing this.

Tanya shrugged, meeting her curious gaze. "She's mute I suppose. She can't talk. She has to write down whatever she wants to say. I can't tell if its just a cover up or not but so far it seems legitimate."

She heard one of the twins say something about going to get some food before he stood up, the rest of the table following suite and heading for the lunch line and leaving the new girl alone on the table.

Rosalie saw her for the first time and felt her breath catch in her throat as she examined the girl. Deep green eyes contrasted perfectly against smooth, lightly tanned skin and the messy, shoulder-length pitch black hair that fell over her eyes. She was dressed simply, in a long-sleeved turtle neck shirt, and Rosalie could see a hint of black jeans underneath the table.

As she watched the girl buried her head in her hands and before Rosalie could stop herself a growl escaped her lips, anger exploding through her. Something about this person suddenly filled her with the strongest rage and hatred.

The girl's head shot up instantly and their eyes met. A blur emotions seemed to run through the girls face. Shock, confusion, pain and more shock.

Rosalie could feel herself shaking, a snarl building up in her throat. She stood up suddenly, brushing past humans and trying to keep her pace normal as she rushed out of the cafeteria, ignoring her families calls after her. She had to get out before she did something she would really regret.

This is what she'd been feeling all day, complete repulsion and hate towards that girl. That... monster.

'Monster?' She thought, trying to calm her thoughts as she ran. 'I don't even know what she is-where did that come from?'

She ran as fast as she could, flitting far away from the school too fast for human eyes to follow. She was increasingly aware of a presence catching up with her.

"Go away," She growled, assuming it was one of her family members.

She slowed down, coming to a stop in the middle of the woods, her head ringing furiously.

"I said go awa-" She froze as she inhaled sharply. A strong scent hit her nose and she gasped slightly, feeling her arms twitch in anger. The scent completely contrasted against her feelings. It was rich and warm- If scents could be warm. It smelled like rough pine leaves mixed with honey.

She turned around slowly.

Sage stood a few feet away from her, green eyes focused intently on her face. She seemed confused for a moment but as their eyes met again Sage stumbled backwards, her eyes widening.

"You!" Rosalie snarled. "What the hell are you? What are you doing to me!" She could feel her eyes turning pitch black in anger.

The girl flinched slightly, her face filling with so much pain that it made Rosalie step back slowly. Her emotions were on overdrive. She felt unimaginable anger towards the girl but at the same time, there was something else...

Her rage returned to her at Sage's silence. She knew she was being irrational, after all Tanya had told her that the girl couldn't talk but she couldn't help herself. In a split second she was standing in front of the girl, growling menacingly. Sage didn't even flinch, just stood, staring at the ground and not meeting her eyes.

Rosalie battled with herself. She wanted to attack the girl so badly, but something else conflicted that instinct. the thought of hurting the person in front of her filled her with dread. Before she could stop herself, her hands slammed into the girl with unimaginable strength and she watched in horror as the Sage crashed into a large tree 30 feet away before sliding to the floor and rolling to her back.

The girl hesitated slightly before standing up slowly and rising to her feet. She didn't seem to be hurt at all but her breathing had become deep and forced.

"Rose!" Alice said, appearing beside her with wide eyes. Rosalie heard and noticed Jasper, Emmett and Tanya appearing next to her, their faces shocked and concerned as they tensed beside her and stared at the girl. Rosalie ignored them, her attention focused on Sage.

She growled. Something in this girl had awoken the most primal part of her and it screamed for her to destroy sage.

She watched as the girl stiffened and noticed with interest that the girls eyes were now pure gold, matching the rest of her family's. She heard the others gasp in surprise as they noticed this as well.

"What-" Tanya started but she stopped, tensing as Sage began to shake.

The girl trembled furiously and clutched her chest, her eyes squeezing shut as she staggered slightly.

As they watched something seemed to glow from beneath her shirt, there seemed to be a faint dark glow of intricate designs glowing from beneath the thin fabric. Before rosalie could examine it closely Sage's eyes snapped open and she let out a pained groan, staggering backwards and shaking her head.

She pulled something out of her bag extremely quickly and wrote something on it before throwing the object on the ground towards Rosalie. Another shudder seemed to rush through her and she clutched her chest in pain. She looked up, meeting Rosalie's eyes one more time. She seemed to be having an internal battle of some sort and it looked painful. Rosalie could feel her anger subsiding thanks to jasper's input and she was left with guilt and another feeling she still couldn't place.

"I..." Rosalie started, stepping forward but Sage turned around swiftly and left as fast as she'd come, a dark blur as she ran away.

She walked forward and picked up the object Sage had thrown, realizing it was a small white board as she read the words.

'I'm sorry.'