A/N: Ok, here is chapter two. It's a little longer than the last Chapter. I hope you like it. Feel free to give me suggestions, they're really helpful.

Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight…unfortunately.

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Chapter 2

"Humanity does not yet know that a dead man is a dead man but one left foe dead is a sworn enemy."

I was up all night waiting for Edward to come over and tell me what was going on, but he never came. He didn't even come in the morning to pick me up for school. I hoped that he would be at school when I got there or I might die of anxiety.

I was so worried about what Alice had seen in her vision, but had no idea what it could be. I made my way to school with a feeling of dread in my stomach, part of me didn't want to know what was going on but another part of me had to know.

I drove my big black truck into the school car park, searching for any sign of Edward's shiny, silver Volvo. I felt a sharp pang in my chest when I realised that it wasn't in any of the car spaces- and neither was any other Cullen car.

I reluctantly made my way to class and worry began to set in. It wasn't like Edward to not tell me what was wrong, or at least contact me to let me know that he was ok. Maybe that was it- maybe he wasn't ok. Once again I felt a pang feeling in my chest, only this time it didn't go away. The school day seemed to drag on forever and I began to regret ever coming.

As I made my way to the lunch area I felt worse than ever. Usually I would be sitting with Edward and his siblings but today I knew I would have to sit with Jessica and Mike and the rest of that group- a prospect I was not looking forward to. I sat down in the only empty seat which just so happened to be the seat next to Mike. Mike grinned widely at me, but Jessica on the other hand glared. The table was buzzing with mindless chatter but I was too lost in my own thoughts to hear any of it. Mike was smiling and talking to me but although I could hear him, I wasn't listening. After only two minutes Mike's friendly smile faded and I felt a cold hand on my shoulder.

"Edward!" I gasped, completely relieved by the sight of him. His expression, however, was anything but reassuring; he looked anxious and distressed.

"I need to talk to you." He said quickly.

We walked over to our usual lunchtime table and sat down next to each other. Edward moved his chair so that his knees were touching mine and we were facing each other.

"Edward, what's going on? What was in Alice's vision? I was worrying about you all night."

"Bella, how many times do I have to tell you- never worry about me. I do not want you wasting you life worrying about a creature like me, I am not worth it."

I could not believe that he would actually believe something like that. "Of course you are! I love you. If anything ever happened to you I'd die."

"Please don't say that." He said as he clenched his jaw.

"But it's the truth. You're all I have and I need to know that you're ok."

What he said next was like something out of a nightmare, "I'm leaving, Bella."

"You're what! You can't leave. Edward, just tell me what is going on. What did Alice see?" I was completely stunned.

"I can't tell you what she saw, you'll hate me. I just have to get out of here, at least for a while." He said with a world of sadness in his beautiful topaz eyes.

"What do you mean I'll hate you? I could never hate you. Edward, I love you- just tell me what's wrong." The bell had gone but I wasn't moving until he told me what was going on. I felt tears streaming down my cheeks.

His face softened completely and he looked even sadder than moments before, "Bella, I can't. Please. It's not forever; I swear I'll be back. As soon as Alice has a vision that shows how long I have to be gone, I'll tell you. Emmett is coming with me but the rest of them will keep an eye on you for me." He said, looking at me directly in the eyes.

"Please" Was all I could manage to say in-between the sobs. I knew he would know what I was trying to say.

He took my hands in his and kissed them.

"I love you more than anything. Please promise you'll be safe." He leaned over and kissed my tears away. His kisses found my lips and after a brief moment he was gone.

I don't know how long I sat in the cafeteria crying but it seemed like forever. After a while my tears began to subside, probably because I had cried them all out. Eventually I made my way to my car and drove home.

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It wasn't until later that night that I saw Alice. She entered my room without me even noticing; I was too busy crying into my pillows.

"Bella?" she whispered my name from across the room, obviously unsure as to whether I wanted to see anyone.

I sat up on my bed, knowing that my face would be blotchy and gross, but I didn't care.

"Oh Alice, what am I going to do?" I suddenly burst into another round of sobs, burying my face in my hands.

Alice slowly walked over to me and sat down on my bed. "Bella, it's going to be ok. He's not gone forever…"

"You don't know how long he's gone for! He told me he didn't even know how long he would be gone. It could be forever…" I felt a huge lump forming in my throat.

"Please Bella, it's for the best. You trust me right?"

I was shocked that she even felt she needed to ask that, "Of course I trust you Alice, but I need to know what's wrong. What was your vision about?"

Alice looked at the floor, not wanting to look me in the eye, "It's better if you don't know. It will only upset you and Edward would kill me if I told you."

I was starting to get angry now, I felt so helpless and I hated being kept in the dark. "Is it about me? Or is it about something else? Just tell me! I need to know- I deserve to know."

"I can't tell you Bella. It is not my place to tell you. If things go well now, the vision won't come to pass and you'll never have to worry about it again. Just try to stay calm. Edward wouldn't want you to worry about him." The look on Alice's face was so sad; it was not the fun loving Alice I was used to.

"You know I have to worry about him, I can't help it. What if it were Jasper? Wouldn't you want to know what was going on?"

"Of course I would want to know, but if I tell you I can't take it back and once you know something you can't forget. Once you knew what was in my vision you wouldn't want to know anymore but there would be no choice. I'm not going to do that to you."

Now I was more worried than before. It had to be something exceptionally bad to have Alice this upset, and I knew it must have something to do with Edward and me. Did he hurt me in her vision? No, Edward would never do that.

"Alice please, I need to know." I was desperate now more than ever.

"Just wait a while, at least until this whole thing blows over. Then Edward will be back and everything will be normal again." She sounded just as desperate as me.

"What if things don't go back to normal, what if this is it?" I was becoming hysterical again.

"Things will go back to normal Bella. My visions don't have to come true; if a person wants something bad enough they can change the future. If Edward wants this vision to change, it will change. Nothing is set in stone."

"Does it have something to do with Edward changing me?" I said, mentally hitting myself on the head for not thinking of it sooner.

Alice sighed, "If only it were that simple." Her phone rang and she answered it before I even saw her reach into her pocket.

"Yes. Ok then, I'll be right there." She snapped the phone shut and looked at me intently, "I have to go now Bella. I would ask you to promise me not to worry too much but I know it would be a request made in vain. Instead I will ask you to stay safe- perhaps that is a request also wasted on you, but I hope not. I'll check up on you later and make sure you haven't caused yourself any serious harm." She smiled at me warmly, trying to reassure me and left.

I remained curled up on my bed trying to draw comfort from my warm doona. My head felt like it would explode; Edward was gone, Alice was having detrimental visions, everyone was keeping the content of those visions secret from me, and I was completely powerless in the middle of all of this mess.

All I wanted was for Edward to come back and tell me that everything was ok.

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A/N: I hope that was ok. Sorry if there are any spelling mistakes- I didn't have a lot of time to Edit.

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