I don't own the Twilight Saga. That right belongs to Stephenie Meyer.

Chapter Twenty One

"Bella, shouldn't you be leaving for school?" Mom asked the following Monday, raising her eyebrow at me as she grabbed her purse.

"Yeah, I thought Alice was picking me up this morning." She normally did, so I didn't see why she wasn't here without giving me a warning. I took the phone out of my pocket and checked to see if I had any texts from her, but sadly, I didn't. "I'll just drive myself. I'll see you later, Mom," I said before I waved to her, heading to the living room to find my keys. It took me two minutes to find it, because I haven't driven my car at all, but when I did, I ran out of the front door and into my car.

The engine roared to life as I peeled out of the driveway, checking my phone every two seconds to see if Alice had tried to reach me.

I sighed as I pulled into the school parking lot, and I didn't spot Alice's car at all…only the Volvo. As I came to a stop, I dialed Alice's number and put the phone to my ear, waiting for her to pick up.

When she didn't, I left her a voicemail message, asking her why she hadn't called me, before I got out of the car, grabbing my book-bag as I did.

"Kate, where's Alice?" I asked her as I sat down at our lunch table, thankful that Ben and Angela were still in line.

Kate glanced up at me from her book, something by Charles Dickens, and she shrugged. "I don't know. Her and Edward went out hunting on Friday and they haven't been back since."

"Oh," I said, looking at my food tray. "Have they called or anything?"

"No, but I wouldn't worry about it. Most of the time we go out hunting during a weekend so we can find bigger game. She'll most likely be waiting for you by the time you get home."

I nodded. "Thanks," I said, glad for the reassurance. I stared at my food while my mind tried to figure out why Alice hasn't come back yet. She hadn't even called me or let me know she was going to be gone. That's what irritated me the most; that she didn't bother to let me know about her plans.

I continued on with my day, missing Alice, of course. By the time I got home I listened for any sound of my aforementioned girlfriend, for a greeting or anything to let me know that she was here, but I didn't get any.

With a sigh I ran up to my room and looked for any sign of Alice, but when there was none, I began wondering what was wrong.

I know that she wanted me to marry her, but I didn't think that my saying no would cause her to leave with Edward. Were they secretly together and they ran off because I was adamant about not getting married?

I groaned as I threw myself onto my bed, curling up with the covers as I imagined Alice being here with me.

All I knew was that I missed Alice.

A/N: I'm going to give you a warning. The next few chapters are short like this one, but I think it's more about quality then quantity, right? Would you rather 2000 words of random nonesense or 500 words that stick to the story?

Either way, I'm amused by your guesses. In due time we'll find out who the rogue is.

Oh, and I'm glad many of you are excited about the new story by me. I'll give you a hint. Bella is a werewolf, but not like in this story. And she's a badass with a sick bike. Oh yes.