A/N: Okay. I have nothing to say so...here's the chapter and review when you're done

Alice's POV

What had happened? Was everything okay? "Edward, what happned?" I asked.

"The king and queen are sending me away..."

FLASHBACK...

Edward's POV

I was told at about noon that the king and queen were requesting my presence in the throne room; something about military planning. I decided that now was as good a time as any to tell Jasper about Bella and I.

"Jasper, I have to tell you something..." I said to him. It would be easier to tell him now; stalling it would only make it harder for both of us.

"What's up?" he asked happily. Actually, he had been in a good mood ever since his date with Alice. It was nice that at least one of us could be happy.

"Well, Bella and I had our regular meeting yesterday, but we have a problem. And we may need your help." I guess he sensed my serious change of tone, because he changed his mood to match mine.

"What happened?" he asked concerned.

"Prince Jake asked for Bella's hand in marriage and her parents are making her marry him, but she just can't do it. So, we are..." I couldn't bring myself to say it, but I had to. "We're eloping." I waited for his reaction...it was a cross between surprise and happiness and sadness; the rest was too hard to read. "And Jasper, we'll need you to tell Alice so she can tell Bella when exactly we're...going." He nodded his head and did something we had never really done before. We hugged; not a 'i love you' hug, but a friendly hug between males THAT WAS NOT WEIRD IN THE LEAST BIT!

"I'll be sorry to see you go." he said. "But I hope you guys will be happy."

"I wish the best for you and Alice. And who knows! Maybe some day we'll all run into each other." I tried to fake hope and I tried to believe it, but I knew it would never be that way; Happily Ever Afters just don't exist.

I left our room and headed to the king and queen, hoping some military planning might keep my mind off of things. I was wrong.

The minute I walked towards the king and queen, they (mostly the king) began scorning and scolding me for being with their daughter.

"How dare you!" King Charles bellowed. "You had no business being with the Princess without authorization! You are here by stripped of you title." he spoke harshly, but I had expected worse. I thought at least I would still be able to be with Bella; What use was a title I would leave soon anyway?

"And, so that you and the Princess never see each other again and that you may never cause our daugther anymore pain, you are being sent away from the kingdom to be sentenced to death." Queen Renee stared coldly at me and spoke in a poisonous tone. I began to get angry-enraged even!

"Then why strip me of my title? I am to killed! What use is a title once i am dead, with or without one?" I asked. "So that I may no longer have what little dignity you leave me with?" Uh oh. Did I just blow up and them like that?! Damn it! That was not helping my situation at all! But they didn't yell or argue; They just stared coldly and finally, called the guards.

"Take him out of here at once!" The King commanded. "And tomorrow, he shall be sent away. And killed." And the guards led me out of the room and slammed to door. My mind was a jumble of plans and confusion as I tried to reach my room and decide what to do from there. I just had to stop and clear my head; I couldn't go on like this. I headed toward what used to be a place of serenity and hope and escape from the world around us. I stopped at our meadow.

At the meadow I was able to clear my head and think things through; I came up with a plan...

Step one: Go to my room and tell Jasper the whole thing.

Step two: Make him go tell Alice to tell Bella that we had to leave...tomorrow...

End of FLASHBACK

Edward's POV

"So that's why Bella and I have to leave, tomorrow. And early, otherwise...I'll be taken." Alice and Jasper exchanged looks of worry and all was silent for a while.

"I'd better go tell Bella. Where will you meet?" Alice asked getting up to leave. I thought hard about it.

"Tell her to meet me at 1 am, in the meadow." I said. No body in the castle got up until about 6:30, so if we didn't make any noise, we'd be okay. It would still be dark, so no one could see us either. It would be okay.

"Can we see you two off?" Jasper said leading Alice to the door. "To say a final farewell?"

"Oh yes! We have to." Alice pleaded. I nodded in approval. Of course I'd want them there. it would probably be the last time we'd see each other for a while or forever.