Chapter 2

My eyes were wide and my hand was still on my cheek. Maybe I was hallucinating…but it felt so real. I took my hand away from my cheek, and saw the drop on my palm. I stood there staring.

Edward, hearing my gasp, ran over to me. "What's wrong? Are you okay?"

"I-I don't know…" My eyes were glued to my hand. "I think I just cried."

"Oh. That's all?" He asked, his eyebrows furrowed. I shook my head. "What?"

"I cried an actual tear." I finally looked up, the tear still lying on my palm. "Is that possible?"

"I honestly don't know…" He looked wary. "Maybe we should ask Carlisle…" I could here a dot-dot-dot after his sentences.

"Sure. I'm up for anything right now." I think I was in shock. Can vampires go into shock? I didn't look at Edward, I just went to Carlisle's office, knowing he was right behind me.

Before I knocked on the door, a velvet voice called out, "Come in."

I quickly walked - well, walking for vampires, running for humans - into Carlisle's office. He was sitting at his desk hunched over a thick book.

My face was blank, and so was my voice. "There's something wrong."

He gently closed the book, stood up, and walked calmly toward me. "What seems to be the problem?"

I turned my head to Edward, eyes wide and frantic. My face screamed Help!

He sighed. "Bella cried…"

"Uh…" Carlisle stared at me.

"Hold on, I'm not done. An actual tear."

Carlisle put his hand on his chin, thinking. I was fidgeting.

"What's going on? Just tell me, please." I burst out.

"Bella, I would tell you, if I had a clue." He frowned. Goodness, this confusion is eating me alive.

"Then find out." I shouted. What's going on?

"Bella, please calm down. We'll find out sooner or later, just let it go for now. If it happens any other times, we'll look into it more, but for now, we'll do what we can." Carlisle explained, as Edward nodded his head in agreement.

I sighed, trying to let out my anger, confusion, and frustration in that one breath.

Alice appeared in the room, probably from hearing my shouting. A pretty delayed reaction, I'd say. That's not like her, either.

"What happened?" She asked.

"Nothing important…" I said. "At the moment."

"Okay."

"Did you all pack your things?" Carlisle asked.

We all nodded. "I'll check if everybody else is done."
I announced.

"Jasper's done." Alice chirped.

"OK." I grabbed Edward and pulled him down the stairs. "Where's Emmett?" Just as I asked, Emmett walked into the room, with, of course, a huge grin stretched across his face.

"Hey, little sis. You rang?" He chuckled, and so did Edward. I smacked Edward in the stomach.

"Sh." I whispered. "Anyway, Emmett, are you done packing?"

"Yep."

"We'll be leaving tonight." Edward said.

"By foot or car?" Emmett asked.

"We'll take a car." Edward looked at me. "Maybe we'll take Bella's new car. The Vanquish." He smiled.

"Do whatever you want, but I'm not driving." I said.

"I thought you liked driving now."

"I do, but right now, I don't think I'd be able to concentrate."

"Ah, I understand." Emmett was staring at us. "Long story." Edward explained.

"Okay." He said warily. "Well, the game is on, and I don't want to miss it."

"OK." Edward and I said.

"So…" I started.

"Yes?" Edward asked.

"I don't know what to say." I said.

"About what?"

"About everything."