A/N: I apologize not only for the lateness of this chapter, but also the shortness. It's more a filler than anything, I guess. I've had the worst case of writer's block lately.

Disclaimer: Twilight and all its characters belong to Stephenie Meyer. Daniela, however, belongs to me.

I didn't want to go back to the Cullen's house. It felt like now that Alice was gone, I had no real attachment to them. Daniela was the only reason I went back.

"Well?" Rosalie asked as I stepped through the door. Her face fell when she saw I was alone.

Edward gasped, most likely reading what had happened form my thoughts. "It can't be true."

"Alice left," I managed to whisper, holding up the note as evidence. Carlisle hurried over to read it, Esme and the rest of the family on his heels.

As Carlisle read the not aloud, the emotions in the room became overwhelmingly hopeless. Daniela looked up from underneath Seth's arm to meet my eyes. Her eyes, Alice's eyes, showed disbelief.

"What do we do now?" Bella murmured, hugging Renesmee tightly to her side. "We don't have Alice to watch for the Volturi… How will we know when they're coming?"

"How could she just leave us blindsided?" Jacob asked with disgust.

Within seconds I was in front of him with my hand on his throat. Jacob narrowed his eyes at me. "Don't accuse her of shit like that. Alice did what she did for a reason. She would never leave if it wasn't the only way."

"Uncle Jasper," Renesmee interrupted, "Jacob didn't mean any harm."

Bella backed Renesmee away quickly, knowing it was better for her to be away from a pissed off vampire. I turned to Renesmee. "He accused Aunt Alice of abandoning us, my anger got out of hand." I sighed and reluctantly pulled my hand back. Jacob rubbed his throat and moved away, glaring at me.

"Jacob," Renesmee chastised. Jacob hung his head in shame. "Aunt Alice would never do that to us. She loves this family, especially Uncle Jasper and Daniela. Do you think it didn't hurt her more than we can possibly comprehend to leave?"

I had to say that Renesmee was wise beyond her years, like Edward. Of course, she has grown up in a world of vampires and werewolves. It's not your typical life for a girl who isn't even a teenager yet.

"I guess I overreacted," Jacob mumbled.

"Can we focus on something other than the dog and his reaction?" Rosalie asked impatiently. "My sister is gone. This time, she's hiding. We'll never be able to find her while we're all fighting."

Edward placed a hand on Rosalie arm. "Rosalie… Maybe Alice doesn't want to be found. Why would she leave just so we could find her? We can't look for her. The only thing to do is stay here and wait. For what, I'm not sure. I trust Alice and I trust her judgment."

I could tell Rosalie agreed with what he said, but she didn't like it one bit. Neither did I. "I just can't stand the thought of her…out there alone. What if the Volturi finds her?"

I froze at that terrible thought. If the Volturi got their hands on Alice, I'd never be able to get her back. No matter what I did, what we did, it looked like Alice would be gone. Forever.

Edward looked up sharply, his eyes meeting mine. Apparently, he hadn't thought of that.

Now that I had though, it was the only thing racing through my mind. Alice was gone forever. Never coming back. I'd never see Alice again.

I felt like I couldn't move, couldn't breathe. I felt like I was dead, for real this time. Without Alice, I might as well be.