Chapter Three: Edward and Running

I sighed as I watched the clock tick slowly, oh so slowly. I was sitting in his room. On the floor. Alice had kindly given me a clock, so that I could keep time. I wished she hadn't. I was killing myself, just starring at the clock and wishing for it to be two already.

I looked again. It was one forty-seven in the morning. I sighed and put my head in my hands.

A few minutes later, I heard the opening of the door.

"Really Alice, I saw you two weeks ago. Why do I have to be here now?" I recognized that velvet voice. Edward.

"Because! I have a little surprise for you! Now come on!" Alice said. I heard her on the stairs.

"I'm not going to go to my room Alice. There too many memories of her there." He whispered sadly.

"You went to see her house today, didn't you?" Alice asked kindly, pausing in her ascent.

Could almost see Edward nod. "Yes. They were mourning her Alice." He said. I heard heart break in his voice, and I wanted to run out to him.

Alice was quiet, but son two sets of foot steps were on the stairs. I held my breath as they got closer to the door. I stood up swiftly.

"What's that smell? It smells like another vampire…" I heard Edward murmur, right outside the door now.

I almost jumped out the window. I was too scared to move though. The door knob turned, and the door swung inward slowly. Alice flipped the light switch, even though she didn't need to. Why would she, when we were all predators used to hunting at night?

"Bella…" Edward gasped. There was no happiness in his voice, I noted. Just…confusion and sadness.

"Hi." I said softly, not moving, not looking away. I could have hit myself for being so stupid. Here was the love of my life, or rather, undead life, and all I could say was hi. Yeah, same old me.

"You were…changed?" Edward managed to gasp out.

I nodded. "Yes. Laurent changed me." I said this so calmly, that I wondered who was controlling my mouth. It wasn't me. I also wondered why he was just standing there, instead of embracing me. For that matter, why was I just standing still?

I took a step foreword. He took a step back. I stopped. I closed my eyes, and let a sob escape my throat.

"Are you afraid of me?" I asked gently, not daring t meet his eyes.

He was silent for a long time. When I looked up again, he was backing slowly away.

"Edward…" I said. He shook his head.

"Edward, I still love you! I need you right now! Edward!" I called frantically as he backed away faster. Soon, he was gone, and I knew he would be far away by now. He was running, I just knew it, and I wanted to run too.

I fell to my knees as my dead heart was torn, again, from my chest. "Edward…" I whispered softly. Alice was still there, I knew, but I didn't care.

I got up shakily and ran past her. I suddenly had to get out of the house. I had to run. I made it to the door, and caught his scent.

"Fine Edward. If you run from me, I'll catch you. I'm a newborn. You can't beat me." I whispered fiercely. I took off at my top speed, scenting every now an then. Stayed strong on his tail for a while.

I eventually had to stop. I had lost the trail, and I was too thirsty to continue. I caught and killed a deer, and then I just sat for while, wishing I could cry.

'Why did he leave? I'm stronger, prettier, and faster now. I'm unbreakable now. He can't hurt me now. Why the hell did he run away?' I asked myself in my mind. I sighed. I knew I couldn't go back to Jake. He wouldn't take me back. Or he would, and his pack wouldn't.

But Alice would. I returned to the house, but didn't enter. I found Alice there, out front, waiting for me. She hugged me tightly as son as she could.

"I'm so sorry Bella. I hadn't seen this! I swear I would have told you if I had!" She said. I nodded.

"I know." I said softly. She sighed.

"Where will you go now?" She asked. I shrugged.

"I don't know. Denali?" I said half-heartedly. Really, all I wanted was curl up and die.

"I could go with you. I've been meaning to pay Tanya a visit anyway." Alice said lightly, trying to cheer me up.

"Yes, all right. I have no where else to go now." I said softly.

Alice held my shoulders in a firm grip that would have killed me, had I been human. "You listen to me Bella. You will always have a place with us. With the Cullens. Remember that." She said it sternly, leaving now room for argument. I nodded my head. She seemed satisfied and let me go.

"Okay, we're gonna leave right away then. Oh, but first, you need a new outfit. I know this great mall in Canada that stays open al night!" She said excitedly. Apparently, she was already over Edward's little scene. Well, at least that made one of us. I sighed and followed her to her waiting car.

Absently, I noticed that it wasn't the yellow Porsche. It was just a nice black car. Probably a Cadillac, I guessed as we got in. I didn't really care. I was just distracting myself from him. I sighed again and watched the dark landscape roll by at incredible speeds as we made our way to Canada.

I hope no one hates me for making Edward like that! It's just how this chapter turned out. Well, please review! I'll get chapter 4 up ASAP!!!!