Alice leaned forward and kissed Adrian's forehead. She smiled gently and understandingly down at him. She understood his reasons for wanting her to leave. She knew it would be easier for her to resist temptation if she left before he put his plan into actions. She was aware his request was for her own good but she just couldn't leave him to die alone.

"I'll see it either way," Alice reassured him, "I've already seen it. You don't have to worry about me."

"It's not what you'll see that I'm worried about," Adrian shivered.

"I promise to resist. I won't let the thirst overcome me."

Adrian nodded slightly and slid his thumb down the long blade again, trying to build up to courage to do what he believe needed to be done. "Okay, Alice, you can stay."

"Like you were going to stop me." Alice laughed shakily as she saw Adrian's end coming closer. "I'll miss you."

"I love you, Alice." Adrian whispered than pulled his hand holding the knife away from his side. He examined the long silver blade and felt a wave of nausea flood through his stomach. His eyes turned a piercing white as he reminded him that he was killing a vampire before it could cause any devastation. He brought the blade down quickly, sending it through his own chest piercing his heart. His snowy eyes opened wide and fade quickly to blue as the life faded from him. Blood splattered across Alice's face causing her breath to catch as she inhaled the smell of it.

Alice quickly pushed Adrian's limp body off her lap and scrambled backwards trying to escape his scent. The black phone he'd given her clattered to the ground as she moved. She held her breath as she stared at him from feet away. His eyes were wide open, his lips slightly parted, and the black handle of the knife he'd used stuck out from the left side of his chest. She watched his lifeless body lay still for what felt like years before she was able to control her thirst enough to move close again.

Moving forward slowly, Alice watched Adrian lay motionless, not breathing. She reached his body and bent down to pick up the phone she had dropped. She stared curiously at him, trying to understand her visions.

"Adrian?" Alice whispered, half expecting him to open his eyes. "Adrian?"

Alice shook her head knowing that he couldn't be alive because he wasn't breathing and she couldn't hear his heart. She opened the small black phone and scrolled down through the numbers until she found the one she was looking for and pressed the call button.

"Hello?" A deep voice answered.

"Brady," Alice choked into the phone, "come to the Port Angeles Harbor, Adrian Daniels' body is there."

"What? Who is this?" Brady's panicked voice cracked. "Is this some kind of joke?"

"No, he's dead." Alice spoke then hung up the phone.



Alice slid the phone back into Adrian's pocket, kissed his cold forehead, and whispered, "Good-bye."