So She Dances
[A/N: Sorry it's been so long since I last wrote!!! My life has been so hectic lately… however I am working on some new fics, and hoping for some good reviews!!!
Disclaimers:
Okay, so I didn't come up with the title on my own. This is actually a fic based on a song by Josh Groban, called "So She Dances". (It's what gave me my inspiration.) Also, I do not own Twilight. Everyone knows.
This is a scene of Jasper and Alice meeting, under different circumstances – of course they are both vampires, but they meet at a ball. Jasper's point of view. Enjoy!
I stood next to Derek, chatting amiably. We were at a ball, thrown for the birthday celebration of a fellow university student. I didn't know him very well, but we had been partners in Political Science, and so I had gotten an invitation.
"See anyone who looks interesting?" Derek asked me, his eyes following a couple of blonde girls. I shrugged, my eyes panning the room. All the girls were pretty, certainly – but they were airheads, the lot. Their idea of engaging conversation was to gossip spitefully about the local 'scandals.'
"No, not rea…" My voice trailed off as the most beautiful girl I had ever seen entered the room.
She had dark hair that didn't quite meet her shoulders. A light, bluish-silver dress was draped around her small, graceful form. I immediately recognized her as a vampire. The pale skin; the light, elegant way she moved… I noticed something strange, even at this distance. As she looked around the room, her emotions were those of excitement and anticipation, and when I focused on her face, I saw that rather than having the deep red color that most vampires' eyes – including mine – had, hers were a lovely color of golden brown.
I could smell her across the room. Of course, most vampires had a certain scent in common, but some had a unique tint to their smell. This girl smelled of roses and something else… something different…
"Jasper?" Derek's voice pulled me back to reality.
"Yes," I answered, reluctantly taking my eyes from this girl, who was twirling slowly, dancing alone, and yet not lonely. A few envious pairs of eyes followed the way she danced, so impossible to imitate.
"Are you all right?" he asked, smiling hesitantly, feeling unsure.
"I'm fine," I replied.
"You just tuned out – like you couldn't hear me. What were you staring at?" He was curious now, but nothing else.
"I think I'm going to go dance," I said distantly, my eyes straying to the vampire girl again.
"Oh. Okay then," Derek said. "Me too. I'll see you later."
"Later, then," I said distractedly, weaving my way through the dancing couples toward the girl. Her eyes were closed now, and she had a half-hidden smile on her face, a knowing sort of smile….
"May I have this dance?" I asked. She stopped spinning, opened her eyes, and smiled brilliantly at me. I was captivated by her smile.
"Hello, Jasper," she said happily.
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