The fact that Laurent left Denali bothered me. I knew he left to go kill Bella. He thought he was "saving" her from Victoria.

He was a selfish jerk. I wasn't even sure if he completely cared about Irina. I knew for a fact that she cared for him deeply.

"Sophie, I just don't understand why he would leave. He changed his whole diet so we could be together." I was currently on the phone with Irina trying to ease her worries.

"Irina, I'm sure he has a good explanation for leaving. I'm sure he went to go do something and he will come back." Lies. That's all I did now. I keep lying to everyone so I don't spill my secret.

I don't know how they will react. I try to go along with the plot but it's hard to keep things to myself.

"I guess. I've searched for him but he is nowhere to be found."

"Just calm down. Everything will be fine." Everything was not fine. I knew he was either on his way to find Bella or he was already dead.

"I hope so. I don't know what to do if anything bad happens to him."

I sigh as I looked at the wall. "Nothing will happen to him. Maybe he wants to talk to Carlisle or something and just decided to tell you about it later. We will keep an eye out for him and if we see him we will let you know." I could feel her smile through the phone.

"Thank you Sophie. You really are the best. I don't know what I would do without you." My heart sank at her words. I hate that I have to lie to her.

"Anytime Irina. I will check in on you later. Bye."

"Ok, bye Sophie." I ended the phone call and let out a long sigh. Irina is going to be so upset when she finds out that Laurent is dead.

It is at this moment that I want to go to Forks and see Bella. I want to make sure that she is ok. Jacob will probably be a werewolf by now.

I just want to see her but I am stuck in Ithaca. How would I explain to everyone why I needed to go to Forks.

"Why the long face? You look miserable."

I turn around to look at Alex. "What, are you spying on me now?" He let out a chuckle before walking over to me.

"No. I was just watching you. It's not my fault that you aren't very observant."

I narrowed my eyes at him. "I believe staring at me without my knowledge might be considered as spying."

The maniac just shrugged his shoulders. "Whatever you say gorgeous." My eyes widened.

"Don't say that." Alex grinned at me.

"Why not? It is true. You really are beautiful."

"Stop flirting with me. I will never in a million years fall in love with you. You just annoy me to no end."

Alex smiled. "We'll see." I just huffed at him. His face suddenly turned more serious. "Was that Irina?"

I nodded my head. "Yeah, she's really worried."

Alex furrowed his eyebrows. "I just find it weird that he would just leave. He seemed to be a nice guy." At that moment I wanted to spill everything. Laurent was not a nice guy.

I ran my hand through my hair. I didn't realize that it was the hand with the scar on it or that my sleeve slid down. It was only when I noticed Alex staring at my hand that I realized what had happened.

I instantly lowered my arm and used my other hand to cover the bite mark.

I didn't say anything as Alex gently removed my hand so he could see my scar.

"James correct?"

"Yes. Did anyone tell you about what happened?"

"Not in full detail. I know that Laurent used to be in James coven and that James had a mate."

"Yes. Her name is Victoria. She managed to escape. She wasn't anywhere near the ballet studio when James was "playing" with me and Bella."

"Tell me, please." I looked at him and sighed.

"Me and my family went to play baseball. Bella was with us. James, Laurent, and Victoria heard my family playing so they decided see what was going on. To meet new vampires. They caught me and Bella's scent which drove James to play a game of cat and mouse I guess. Alice and Jasper took me and Bella to Arizona to hide. They thought we would be safe there. James figured out where we were though. Victoria helped him. He tricked Bella into meeting him at her old ballet studio. I followed her there, to try and protect her I guess."

"She was just the bait though."

"Yes. I think he knew that I would follow her. He wanted me mainly. He came to an assumption that killing me would hurt my family more. I can't really remember how many times I was thrown into the mirrors. Edward was able to stop him though. Though, not before he bit my arm."

Alex traced his finger over the bite mark. "Laurent wasn't part of James attack though correct?"

"Correct. He came to warn us about him and then left for Denali. That's when he came to you all. He wanted to try your diet."

"Do you think he left to go back to his original diet?" Yes but more importantly he was going to try and kill Bella.

"I do yes but I wonder if he stayed in contact with Victoria." So that's not really lying.

"Why do you think that?"

"Laurent was with Victoria and James for a long time. Yes he left them but sometimes you don't break contact. He probably got in touch with her somehow and went to console her. Losing her mate probably made Victoria very upset and angry. I think he knew everyone would object so he left without a word." Now most of that was a lie.

Alex didn't say anything for awhile. He looked deep in thought. It felt like a lifetime before he finally spoke. "It's pretty painful isn't it."

"Excruciating actually. I felt like my arm was on fire. Edward was able get the venom out."

"Do you wish he didn't?" I furrowed my eyebrows in thought.

"I'm not sure. Yes, it would have been easier to just let me turn. Part of me does want to become one of you but another part doesn't. I want to see the world and live my life before that happens. I want to be able to live with my family forever. I don't want to pretend that Esme is my granddaughter."

Alex looked deep in thought. "I can understand that. " He then got a glint in his eye. "If you ever need someone to turn you then just tell me to bite you. It would be very interesting for you to be like me."

"Like you? You mean being an egotistical idiot? No thank you."

Alex chuckled. I looked at him for a minute. He annoys me but part of me enjoys his presence.

"I know that I haven't known you for long but I can tell you don't really like it here."

"It's not that. I do enjoy being here but it's not Forks. I traveled a lot as a kid but out of all the places we've lived, Forks has been my favorite. We were so happy there and I hate that we left in the way we did."

"Because of that human." My eyebrows shot up.

"Alex. You don't even know her."

"And I don't need to. From what I heard she put your life at risk and risks exposing your family. You went to that ballet studio to protect her. You almost got killed from a decision that she made. I think it's better that you all left. I also got to meet you so I can't say I'm not angry that you left Forks. I'm glad you did. I can see that your not glad though."

"One, you are a complete jerk. Two, no I'm not glad. What happened at Bella's party was terrible and Edward broke her heart. We could have figured something out but he pretty much erased himself out of her life. She's probably really hurting from this. I just want to go to Forks to check on her to make sure she's ok."

"But your not."

"No I'm not going to Forks. I've been clearly told that I'm not allowed to go. I have to stay with my family. No matter what I want to do."

"I think I may have a solution." I look at Alex confused.

"A solution to what?"

"Your homesick. I think getting away from Ithaca for awhile will do you some good."

"Alex, where would I go? I can't very well go to Forks."

Alex nodded his head. "No you won't be going to Forks. I was thinking that we could go to Denali for a little bit. I think seeing everyone would do you some good and I know Irina would really love for you to be there. I can tell she misses you and she could really use you for emotional support. I've missed them too. I think visiting them would do us some good."

"We?"

"Yes we. I've already talked to everyone and they believe it's a good idea. They want you to go. So what do you say? Would you like to go with me to Denali? Do you think you could handle being alone with me for our trip?" Alex gives me his signature smirk. I stare at him before putting on a smile.

"Yes. I think I can handle being alone with you for a little while. Just because it means I will get to see everyone in Alaska. But try anything and I will make sure that Kate uses her power on you when we get there."

"Sounds good to me." I smile at Alex before standing up.

Well, it looks like I have some packing to do.

So I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I am trying to finish New Moon soon. I really dislike the book but I don't want to rush through Sophie's perspective during it. She is going through a lot of changes and I want to develop her character further. Hopefully I will get to Eclipse soon. Let me know your thoughts and until next time!