Chapter 12- Interrogation

A/N: I have a question for you guys. Do you think that Author's Notes are annoying, or are you okay with them? I could just stick them in the end, so if you don't want to read them, you don't have to.

Edward didn't manage to exit out of the house before he started running. He was so in love. Now, at least, he acknowledged the fact.

I shook my head and sighed. Luckily, I wasn't in a foul mood, so I was paying attention to my visions. The next vision, as it happened, was an important one. It concerned Rosalie. She would appear . . . far too soon for the likes of me.

At full speed, I sprinted for the kitchen. I made it, but barely. Rosalie and Jasper were galumphing down the stairs. Instead of their usual fluid walk, they both put their feet down with extreme force. They were obviously angry. No prize for guessing the subject of their fury.

"ALICE!" Rosalie yelled. "Where's Edward?"

I sighed. I couldn't say that I didn't hear her. I slowly emerged from the kitchen and reluctantly walked over. "Edward . . . is . . . not here," I muttered.

Rosalie narrowed her eyes and shrieked, "I know that! Where is he?" Jasper didn't move at all; he just stared at me, waiting.

"He's . . ." I trailed off and looked behind me. Emmett would appear in about fours seconds. Three, two, one—

"Alice, where is Edward?" Emmett asked.

"He's . . ." I thought about it. Edward would have to tell them one time or another, so it didn't matter if I told them now. I just didn't want to see their reactions. Why did Edward always have to leave it all to me?

". . . with Bella," I finished wearily.

"Well, she's not sleeping now, I guess," Emmett shrugged. "It doesn't really matter, guys. Why the fuss?"

"He's taking her hiking," I added as an afterthought. I might as well finish what I'd started. "To somewhere he didn't tell me." A meadow.

Rosalie was furious. "Does anyone know that he's taking her hiking?" She gritted her teeth while she spoke. "If someone does know, I'm going to kill him . . . We just settled in! I don't want to move again!"

I sighed. "Rosalie, no one knows that Edward's taking Bella out. In fact, Edward doesn't know that no one knows—otherwise he wouldn't have taken her out," I regretted saying that as soon as it came out my mouth.

"Then why didn't you tell him?" Jasper finally asked.

"Well, because I didn't notice until he left . . ." That was a complete lie, created to satisfy Rosalie and Emmett's ears, so I shot Jasper a meaningful look. I would tell him later.

"Oh," Rosalie said. "I suppose it'll be okay if he kills her then. We can just say that she might have wandered into the woods and got herself killed by a wild animal." I grimaced. If Edward found out that she'd said that, then . . .

Speaking of finding out, I was a little curious. When would Bella find out that Edward had been sneaking into her house and watching her sleep at night? Would it scare her? Or would she be flattered?

I wondered if Edward would tell me. I wondered when or if Bella would run away from Edward. I also wondered if or when Bella would run away from me and the rest of us vampires.

My visions wouldn't yield the answers, so I was helpless. I was going to have to wait for the time to come. Patience wasn't one of my strong suits.

A/N: Here I am again… XD. Please review! They're wonderful motivation. Thanks to all of you who reviewed last time. And, thanks to my beta, lolafalana, as usual. Her book, Shadow of the Sun, is available now.