A/N: I've had the worst case of writer's block. But, after some musical therapy, I feel like my creative juices have started flowing again. :)

Disclaimer: I do not own the characters, settings, etc. of the book Twilight/New Moon/Eclipse. The original characters and plot are the property of the brilliant Stephenie Meyer.

Alice paced anxiously around her bedroom, contemplating on whether or not she should tell Bella about

her vision. She knew it was going to happen for sure, but she was afraid to tell Bella because she wasn't sure

how she would react.

What if Edward didn't want Bella to know?

Alice shook her head. Surely, Edward already assumed that Alice would see and would want to tell Bella.

But then again, she wasn't supposed to have any contact whatsoever with Bella. As much as she hated to,

she'd promised Edward.

Alice stopped pacing and made up her mind.

"Alice?" Jasper appeared in her doorway suddenly.

"I need to go talk to Bella," Alice answered his question before he asked it.

"Is she okay? Is anything wrong?" Jasper asked, alarmed.

"No, no. Everything is fine...I just...I haven't talked to her in nearly four months, Jasper, at the request of our

brother. It's agony for me to have to see her at school and not be able to..." She trailed off.

"To what?" Jasper asked.

"To not be able to do anything to help her," Alice sighed.

Jasper took Alice in his arms and held her close to him.

"I think Edward is having second thoughts about staying in Alaska," she whispered.

"What did you see? Is he coming back?" Jasper asked, frenziedly.

"No, it wasn't a vision," Alice said quickly.

"Oh..." Jasper's face fell.

Alice didn't want to tell Jasper the whole truth. Not now, at least. She knew his rational side would come

out and try to make sense of possible scenarios or consequences, and Alice didn't have time for that just

now.

"I just meant that no matter how hard he may try, Edward will never be able to be alone forever," she said.

It wasn't exactly lying.

"I need to go see her," she said finally.

"You promised Edward," Jasper reminded her dismally. "We all did."

Alice nodded silently.

"She's broken, Jasper. If you ever left me..." she whispered, not intending to finish her sentence, knowing that

Jasper would wholeheartedly understand what she was thinking.

Jasper kissed Alice in understanding.

"Then do what you need to do," he advised.

Bella adjusted herself more comfortably on the sofa with her worn copy of Wuthering Heights held in her

hand. She read for a little while, then thought that she might take a drive down to La Push to visit Jacob. She

had already finished her homework and decided she could use some company other than Catherine and

Heathcliff.

She checked the clock.

4:34 PM.

She put the book on the table and grabbed her jacket and car keys.

The doorbell rang.

"One second," Bella called from the kitchen.

She scribbled a quick note for Charlie that she'd be back in a few hours, and that there was left-over steak in

the fridge for dinner in case he came home early.

The doorbell rang twice in a row impatiently.

"Ugh! I'm coming!" Bella yelled jogging to the door. She yanked it open and her heart nearly leapt out of her chest.

'Alice!' Bella wanted to scream and hug her, but she tried to act like it wasn't terribly exciting to see the

tiny brunette standing in front of her. As far as Bella was concerned, Alice had abandoned her just like

Edward. She never once tried to talk to her or acknowledge her existence at school no matter how hard

Bella tried to talk to her.

"Hello," Bella said coolly.

"Hello, Bella," Alice said.

"How have you been?" Alice asked warily.

"Peachy," Bella answered sarcastically.

Alice dropped her gaze.

"I wanted to...please don't...I promised..." Alice began, struggling to find the right way to apologize to Bella.

"Isn't this against the rules?" Bella asked, motioning one finger back and forth between her and Alice, her

tone as icy as Alice's skin.

"I don't care what Edw..."

Bella grimaced.

"...what anyone thinks," Alice said quietly.

"Well, the sudden change of heart might have been a bit helpful four months ago," Bella murmured.

"Bella, please," Alice pleaded.

"You have every right to be angry with me, Bella. If I were in your situation, I would be furious with me. I...I

didn't know what to say..." Alice's voice cracked with emotion.

Bella sighed. She didn't want to be angry with Alice.

They stood in silence for a moment, neither knowing quite what to say.

"Well, is that all? Because I'm on my way to visit Jacob Black and I want to get to La Push before it gets too

late," Bella said at last, her tone kinder.

She stared at Alice's beautiful face and thought that there might be something more that she wanted to tell

her, but Alice turned away.

"You should get going, then," She finally said. "It's nearly 5:00."

Bella nodded and smiled weakly, closing the door behind her and locking it.

Alice remained like a statue, fixed to the same spot on the porch.

"Well," Bella began awkwardly, "'bye." She walked down the pathway and a minute later, her old truck

groaned to life.

"Bella!" Alice shouted, but she knew Bella couldn't hear her over the roar of the truck.

"Edward's coming home," she said, as Bella pulled out of the driveway and drove out of sight.

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