I knew why Emmett always allowed Rosalie to plan another wedding for her and him. I felt the love he had for her and yet also the pain every time she asked for another wedding. Her past dealings with engagements and wedding made us all extremely angry of course. I love her as a sister and I want to have the choice to kill those monsters for what they did to her. Of course she has already taken care of that and if she hadn't they would be long dead. But I would have.
I know both because of my power and because of who my family is, that even though Emmett loves Rosalie, well loves his Rosalie more exactly, more than anything in the world and loves to see her promise herself to him over and over he wishes she wouldn't plan another wedding, another reminder of what happened to her. Still I felt what she felt and Edward agrees with me as well that she partially does these weddings to spite the last man she was engaged to. Emmett knows, but he loves her to much to say anything to her.
That is why sitting in mine and Alice's room, well mostly Alice's room I am not exactly excited about tonight's festivities.
"Jaz? Jaz! Jasper!" Alice called my name repeatedly. I honestly didn't hear her until the last time she said my name though. Based on her expression she believed I was ignoring her. Hardly. I wouldn't ever ignore Alice no matter what. I remember what it was like before her and I had no wish to experience that ever again to whatever degree and ignoring her and not choosing to hear her always, optimistic beautiful voice was classified under that.
"Sorry Alice I was thinking," I smiled at her and her expression changed from upset to worried.
"Oh. I know what your thinking," she said and I had no doubt in knowing that was true. "Rose and Emmett know what they're doing though so we don't need to worry right?" she continued.
"Alice I just don't know if she is over what happened to her yet and what she was feeling in her and Emmett's last wedding proves this!" I remembered the emotion that flickered in Rosalie when she said her vows the last time. Revenge. It was very faint, difficult to detect if I wasn't so in control of this particular area of my life. She probably didn't really realize it was there, but I did and I didn't like it.
"Jazzy can you try not to worry at least until you see what Rosalie is feeling for this wedding?" Alice said as she threw me a stunning smile showing all of her perfect teeth. She was cheating! She knew I couldn't say no to her when she did that. Actually, I almost never can say no to her.
"Anything you want Alice you know that," I replied smiling, but in the back of my mind I was still thinking of Emmett's and Rosalie's wedding. She leaned forward and quickly kissed my lips and I leaned in and kissed her back. She pulled away and stood up.
"Hmm now to get ready for the wedding we only have a half hour," she said walking to "our" room size wardrobe. She pulled out a simple black suit for me that looked expensive. I sighed and walked over to her. She handed me the suit. "I think this will be perfect for you. Don't you agree?" She closed her eyes and I knew she was seeing my agreement. She should have known without having to "look" that I would wear whatever she wished. She smiled and said thank you turning back to the wardrobe, humming, to look for her outfit.
I dressed as Alice examined three dressed she couldn't decide between. "Jazzy I can't pick. They are all so perfect for a summer wedding at twilight," she whined holding them up for me to see. "Which one do you like best?" I looked over the dresses one was a knee length green dress that had no back and that tied around he neck. Another was a blue, short sleeve dress that had a low neck line and was about and inch or two past knee length. The last was a simple, pale pink dress that was shorter than knee length.
I thought they all would look amazing on her and I had no idea why she was making me pick. She was though so I sighed and looked them over a few times. "I like the blue the best." I honestly liked the dress and was hoping that I had made the right choice because she was staring at it critically.
Finally she smiled. "You know what so do I." She hung the other two dresses back up before slipping out of the clothes she was wearing and getting into the blue dress. Then she went into the closet and tossed me a pair of black dress shoes and grabbed herself a pair of dressy sandals that were the same blue as her dress. After she had the shoes on she walked over to the full length mirror in the closet and did some ridiculous poses to make me laugh and it worked. She did another pose as I walked over to her laughing.
"I think you look beautiful in that dress. You always look beautiful though," I whispered in her ear and kissed her on the cheek. She turned to me and smiled.
"Why thank you. You are such a fine southern gentlemen aren't ya now," she said in a perfect southern accent. I laughed and she grabbed my hand. "Come on we don't want to be late." She pulled me down the stairs of our house until we were standing just outside. The rest of the family excluding Rosalie and Emmett were already outside. Carlisle was going to marry them so it was just the family as I liked it best. Tanya's family was invited, but they couldn't make it. I like them, but I prefer only being with our family.
Esme and Carlisle were standing alone holding hands and talking. While Edward stood alone humming a Muse song to himself. Alone like usual. I felt bad for him I wanted him to have what Alice and I and Emmett and Rosalie and Esme and Carlisle had, but I wasn't too hopeful. He looked my way and glared. He hated when we thought about him that way he had tried to make it clear on multiple occasions that he didn't need someone like that he had us and that's all he needed. Sorry, I thought knowing he would hear. He nodded and walked over to us.
"You look beautiful Alice," he said smiling at his favorite sister. I couldn't blame him for the preference.
"Thank you Edward! Did you hear the new town gossip?" she asked knowing that he had at least through her mind. I didn't know why she liked to worry about trivial human gossip, but I loved her so I smiled.
Edward played along and asked her what it was. I smiled at him this was important to her and he allowed her to have her fun and if Alice was happy I was happy. "Well rumor has it that the chief of police's daughter might come to live in Forks after this semester is over. Everyone says that since school has only being in session for two weeks she should come now, but her mother is trying to talk her out of moving here," Alice said smiling at her own news. I knew that Charlie Swan was the police chief and that his wife had left him and taken their small daughter with her. I quickly did the math and realized that Bella would be about seventeen and would probably be in Alice's and Edward's class.
"How interesting Alice," Edward said confused as to why this was important. Honestly I was too I looked at Alice and she smiled.
"You know she is very pretty Edward." Alice smiled and I knew she had "seen" something. Edward realized this as well.
"That's nice Alice. Now what has Isabella Swan been doing in your visions?" Edward asked. I was a bit surprised that he knew the human girl's name, but then again if this was the local gossip he had probably heard it a hundred times.
"Oh nothing much. She moves here and she has a crush on one of us same old same old." Alice looked down and her face pulled together in concentration like she was forcing herself to think of something else so Edward wouldn't see what she had.
Edward caught that and laughed I wondered what Alice was thinking. "Oh yeah which one of us. I mean you and Rose are pretty, but I'm guessing not one of you. Hmm so is it Jasper or Emmett?" I rolled my eyes like I need some human girl lusting after me.
"Actually no. She likes you oh look it's Emmett time to get into our places!" Alice exclaimed avoiding Edward's gaze. I frowned and looked at her I wanted to ask her about it, but for right now I wanted to keep an eye on Rosalie's emotions.
Emmett stood in front of us with Carlisle standing behind him. Edward sat at a keyboard that he had set up outside and played while Rosalie walked to Emmett. She looked beautiful as always. I locked into her emotions and I felt love and joy. Once Edward stopped playing Carlisle began the ceremony. Rosalie's emotions seemed alright and I relaxed a little she seemed to be over what had happened to her. Then when she and Emmett were about to kiss I froze. Revenge. It was only there for a moment, but it was there. Alice had sensed my movement and her eyes flicked up to mine and I read concern in her eyes. Her eyebrows rose and I nodded. Her eyes widened first in shock and then in understanding. She knew why Rosalie felt the way she did.
After the wedding Alice and I said our congratulations and went out for a walk so we could talk without being overheard. "I guess she's not over it," I said as we hiked in the forest. "She was better this time though maybe some day."
"Oh Jaz I don't think she ever will!" I knew it was probably true, but it surprised me to hear Alice give up. She saw my surprise. "Oh I just, wish some things could be different. Like Rosalie could be happier and Edward could find love and that you wouldn't have to struggle so much over being around humans." I though about the first and agreed and the third worried me I didn't need her to worry about me I was fine. Edward finding love though was something I agreed with completely as well.
"Alice I'm fine it isn't as hard anymore," I lied. It was hard, but I didn't want her to worry. I looked at her and knew she knew though. I sighed and said, "Rosalie will get better with time I promise." I really did want this to be true. "And as for Edward you never know." I looked at her again and her eyes dropped. "Or do you?!" I asked shocked.
"Maybe, maybe Isabella Swan has more than a crush. I can't say anymore than that he likes her because even for me the future isn't clear. I mean the only vision I've ever had a about a person that I've never met that turned out exactly right was the one I had before I found you." I looked at her and smiled perhaps Isabella would become a part of our family perhaps not, but one thing was sure I was extremely happy that the vision about me had happened.
"I love you Alice and I am the luckiest and the happiest man er vampire in the world because of it," I said and kissed her.
She smiled and sighed. "If only all my visions were that sure."
"I'll tell you one thing Alice. I'll never bet against you."
