This is another shorter chapter I guess. I'll try and make 'em longer. Next chapter will be up probably tomorrow if my computer is nice. I've written a ton more and I have a lot of the story done.

BELLA POV

The next week went by very slowly after Alice's vision. My classes were okay, though my favorite was art. The professor for art class (whose name I found out to be Ms. Shipwright) loved my drawings of Edward. Every time I went into her class she asked me to paint or draw Edward. I never tired of it, I enjoyed it very much.

In English class one day, I had a startling meeting with Ryan. I sat down in my usual spot, and so did he, it looked like it would be another stare-fest for him.

"Bella, do you think you want to go to dinner and a movie with me? I promise, it won't be awkward at all, just us hanging out on a Friday night. What do you say?"

My eyes were stunned with horror. What do I do? I did not want to hurt Ryan's feelings, because he was one of the few friends I had at school. Maybe going and doing something would be good for me. "Er. Okay Ryan, I guess," I managed to choke out.

"Great Bella! Pick you up Friday at five!" The class went so slowly. When it finally ended I ran back to my dorm room and looked at the calendar. Today was Thursday.

Alice followed in shortly after and said, "Oooh, Bella has a little date! What are you going to wear? What movie are you going to see?"

Of course, leave it to Alice to be concerned about what I would be wearing. "Alice, it's just hanging out between friends. I guess you can dress me since all I brought were casual clothes. But nothing too fancy, you know how much I hate fancy clothes."

"Okay, deal. This is exciting Bella!"

Friday flew by a lot faster than I expected. I was not dreading my so-called-date as much as I thought I would. At four thirty I went to my dorm room and got dressed in a nice pair of jeans and a nice shirt. I combed my hair and made myself look presentable. At exactly five Ryan knocked on my door.

"Hey Bella, you look very nice," Ryan said slyly.

"Thanks Ryan, not so bad yourself," I replied in a monotone style of voice. "Shall we get going?"

"Yeah, hope you don't mind seeing an action movie, there is suppose to be a really good one out and I'm just dying to see it."

Ryan was such a typical jock sometimes. This was one of them. I followed him out the door and walked downtown with him. The movie was somewhat interesting, though Ryan spent most of the time staring at me. Dinner was fairly awkward too, he took me to an Italian restaurant. Rather than look like a fool staining spaghetti sauce all over my white shirt, I ordered a harmless salad and water. After dinner and dessert we wandered around the city before heading back to my dorm. The city was very beautiful at night; I always loved the lights as they sparkled like stars. It reminded me of when Edward and I used to go stargazing on my front lawn. We walked for about an hour and then Ryan led me back to my dorm. He said good night when I was at my door. I tried opening the doorknob but before I could he bent down and kissed me. It was not a good kind of kiss either, he slobbered all over me! I took my hand off the knob and tried to push him off of me.

"Sorry there Bella. I guess you're the type that likes to move slowly. I'll behave next time."

"Er. That's fine. Night." I knew there wouldn't be a next time. When I was safely in my room I whipped off the slobber from my mouth and said, "Ew, that was the most disgusting thing ever!"

"Have fun Bella?" Jasper was snickering at me. "Boy that guy seemed ecstatic, I was trying to control his mood for you but I just couldn't. How tall is he anyway?"

"Close to six foot I guess. That isn't funny either, quit laughing at me!"

"Jasper, that's enough," Alice finally intervened. "Other than that disgusting kiss, did you have a good time?"

"I guess, he seemed to talk the whole time. Dinner was really awkward, and I don't think I want to go out with him ever again." I plopped down over at my bed and sighed. It wasn't the same as Edward. Ryan's kiss had no effect on me, it was more revolting than pleasurable. My heart seemed to die, not skip beats like it did when I kissed Edward. Suddenly I started crying, sobbing really.

"Jasper, do something!" Alice was nudging him in the ribs.

"I can't, her emotions are too strong right now, when she's at extremes it's often very hard to control."

Alice looked very disturbed when I finally could see her through my tears. My eyes felt swollen from crying so much throughout the week.

"I just don't know what to do Bella, I've never been so lost in my life. Part of me wants to go search for Edward, but the other part wants me to stay here with you. I can't stand it to see you even more torn with me gone. Rest assure, we will figure this out even if it takes all year.

I fell into a daily routine pretty quickly. Three months had gone by since my date with Ryan. We did not go out again after that because football season started and occupied his time. I was very thankful for sports, which was the first and last time I would ever think that.

One Friday night I decided I needed change. Alice and Jasper went to Egypt for the week to talk to Carlisle, Esme, Rosalie, and Emmett about Edward. The family was going to split up and look for him, while Alice and Jasper stayed here and looked after me. I walked by a store with motorcycles. I thought about Jacob and the motorcycles we attempted to build. Before I realized it I walked into the store and was talking to the manager.

"So, if I rent one of these for a couple of hours I could return it tonight and not be charged for a full day?"

"Yes ma'am, that's correct," said the clerk. "What kind do you want?"

I pointed to one I thought looked suitable and said "this one looks fine." It was not very big but I was not looking for speed. I wheeled it out of the shop, and put on my helmet. It had been so long since I had driven anything, but I think I remembered Jacob talking me through riding a bike while we were working on them in the shop. I turned on the engine and it roared to life. I liked that sound. I revved the engine with the right gear and instantly everything Jacob talked about made sense. Within moments I was zooming on the streets of downtown Seattle. The wind blew my hair that was outside of my helmet and I felt a wicked smile come across my face. I did not know where anything was in Seattle, however I did not care. I drove the motorcycle for about half an hour until my stomach grumbled. I remembered I had not eaten anything for dinner, so I reduced my speed and tried to look for a place to eat. I was near a dark alley and the part of town I was in looked like a dump. To my relief, there was a pizza parlor at the end of the street.

I carefully parked the motorcycle and went into the store. Instantly the smell of burnt cheese drifted into my nose. My stomach growled at me and I realized that I needed food fast. I decided to order pepperoni pizza and I sat down and ate my slice. There were only a couple people in the store. I glanced at my watch and noticed it was nine o'clock. When I was finished I went back outside and looked around for a minute. Homeless people were wandering around and immediately I became scared. I walked back up the street to where my motorcycle was parked. I sat on it, pushed the key into the ignition and tried turning it on. The engine did not roar to life like it had previously. I wondered what was going on, and adrenaline pumped through my veins.

"Having some trouble missy?" A strange voice was coming toward me. He looked like a middle aged man that had not showered in weeks.

"No, sir, I'm fine. It just takes a few tries to get it going. I should be fine."

"Are you sure about that? I can come help you if that's what you need." I was really scared now; the man was standing right next to me.

"Oh, I'm fine. See, watch this." I tried the motorcycle again, but it did not start.

"Looks like your battery is dead. This must be my lucky day." Before I could figure out what that meant I hopped to my feet and started running. Unfortunately I was out of shape and the man caught up to me. He grabbed my waist and started hauling me in the other direction. I screamed as loud as I could, there was no one around who could hear me. The man put one hand over my mouth and the other was still fastened around my waist. I tried kicking and breaking away, but the man was so strong he chuckled at my attempts. Finally I gave up and let him take me to my destiny.