This is my first Twilight fanfic! Sadly, I am not Stephenie Meyer and, sadly, I do not own Twilight, Bella, Edward, Alice, Jasper, or any of them. Please R and R!! That would make me happy!
PS. Alice's visions are italicized and underlined.
Chapter 1 - Desperation - Alice's POV
The girl perches on the edge of the cliff with her arms wrapped around her tightly, holding her together, it appears. But she is coming apart at the seams. Her fragile arms are not enough to hold the pieces together. Her eyes are wild, crazy and her hair flies out around her as the storm crashes onto shore. The girl takes a step towards the edge.
Suddenly, her face changes. It is joyful, happy. She is still holding herself together, but her arms loosen slightly. Her eyes are far away. She smiles, inching toward the edge of the cliff. "I love you," she whispers to no one in particular. And she steps over the edge.
"NO! BELLA!"
Alice felt a sharp jolt as she hit the floor, tearless sobs wracking her tiny frame. She was vaguely aware that a door crashed open somewhere nearby and wasn't startled when she felt a strong pair of hands lift her, stroking her face and hair, trying to calm her.
"Alice, what happened?" Jasper's voice asked, laced with anguish and concern. Whether it was his own anguish he was feeling or hers remained to be seen, but she had a feeling it was an intense combination of both. Still, she could not stop her sobs and she could not feel the calming influence she knew Jasper was probably exerting on her. It was a long time before she calmed enough to speak. She looked up at Jasper, her golden eyes full of horror and pain.
"What did you see?" Jasper asked her, holding her tiny face in his hands, trying to understand.
Alice suppressed another sob and closed her eyes.
"Bella," she whispered, brokenly. She felt Jasper stiffen and chanced a glance up at him. His face was puzzled.
"I thought Edward asked you not to keep tabs on her," he said, his smooth marble brow furrowed.
"He did," Alice said, somewhat reproachfully. "I wasn't keeping tabs on her, I swear. I was just sitting here and all of the sudden…" Alice shuddered. Jasper waited silently.
"She…she jumped off a cliff," Alice whispered, her voice so soft that even Jasper had to lean closer to hear. "I saw her jump off a cliff and disappear into the water below." She felt Jasper stiffen again and noticed that he wasn't breathing. She looked up at his face.
"When?" he asked, his voice tight with horror.
"Soon," she said, closing her eyes and concentrating for a moment. "In a day or two."
"Can we make it in time?"
Alice frowned, hardly daring to hope.
"We have to try," she said finally, resolution filling her.
"Then let's go."
Jasper lifted Alice onto her feet and grabbed her hand. Together, they ran down the stairs and out the door, into the bright Alaskan morning
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"Where was this cliff?" Jasper asked. He was behind the wheel of Carlisle's Mercedes, speeding south at a speed that would have put even Edward to shame. They had been in the car for some time and Alice sensed that they were coming closer to Forks. Alice frowned as she concentrated on the vision again. It was a picture perfect image in her mind. Bella…the cliff…the raging storm…the dark swirling water…
No, she thought savagely. I won't let that happen.
Concentrating, she looked beyond where Bella was at the surrounding scene and gasped as she realized that Bella was near the beach. And not just any beach…but First Beach, on the Quileute Reservation.
"Well that certainly complicates things," she muttered unhappily.
"What is it?" Jasper asked, glancing at her curiously.
"We're going to have to violate the treaty," she said glancing at Jasper's face to see what he thought of this.
"I don't see how we have any choice," he said, sighing resolutely. "If it means the difference between saving Bella and…" He trailed off, unwilling to finish the sentence. Alice repressed a shudder and gazed out the window. As the scenery flew past at nearly 200 miles per hour, Alice wondered if they would be in time to save Bella. And if they weren't…she couldn't even finish the thought.
A few hours later, they reached the first familiar houses and Alice could feel the hope, the dread, and the awful anticipation of what they would find once they crossed the treaty line. As she watched the scenery flash by, she felt a slight increase in the hope she felt and felt the other emotions lessen. She smiled ruefully up at Jasper who took her hand, comforting her. She couldn't help but feel anxious, though, as they neared the invisible line, separating them from werewolf territory. Jasper's hand held hers a little tighter and she noticed that his other hand was tight on the steering wheel.
As they crossed the boundary, Alice stopped breathing and she felt Jasper stiffen. They flew down the road, going faster, if anything and Alice cracked the window slightly. She sniffed the air daintily and almost immediately caught a whiff of the familiar scent that had always driven Edward crazy.
"Turn here," she said to Jasper. He whipped the car onto the narrow drive that led to the beach and Alice felt anxiety fill her. Jasper, slammed on the brakes, fishtailing onto the beach, and Alice leaped out of the car, smelling furiously. She caught Bella's trail and went tearing into the woods, Jasper following close behind. She could smell Bella's scent getting stronger as they got closer to the cliff. Alice pushed herself, trying to go faster. She could see the edge of the forest, smell the water, hear Bella whispering something into the wind...
With a cry of anguish, Alice and Jasper burst onto the ledge just in time to see Bella topple over the edge.
"NO!"
Alice's horrified scream shook the rocks beneath her feet and she froze in horror. Watching Bella fall into the water in a wide, graceful arch, she couldn't move. It was as if her feet were bolted to the rocks. She stared, anguish ripping through her, and tried to will her feet to go forward. Jasper's sharp intake of breath next to her shook her to her senses and she dashed to the edge of the cliff. Without even thinking about it, Alice dove off the rock, curving gracefully after Bella. She could see the ripples in the water where Bella had disappeared and she twisted her body to hit nearby. When she hit the water, she kicked her feet, racing to where Bella was sinking deeper into the inky blackness. Latching onto Bella's waist, Alice kicked her way to the surface.
When her head broke water, she could see that something was terribly wrong. Bella's head was lolling limply to the side and she wasn't breathing. Alice pulled Bella to the shore, moving so fast she blurred, and pushed gently on Bella's chest. A great stream of water flowed out, but Bella did not begin to breathe. Alice pushed desperately again and more water streamed out. Relief swept through her as Bella coughed and then sucked in a sharp breathe.
"Thank god," Alice whispered, feeling unsteady with relief. "Bella, can you hear me?"
Bella's coughed again, but it was abruptly cut off with a high pitched scream. Alice stared down at Bella in shock.
"Bella! Bella, what's wrong?"
Bella screamed again, as if she was in intense pain and Alice had to stop herself from breathing as she realized what was happening. Bright red blood was seeping down Bella's side and Alice, still not daring to breathe, stared in horror as she lifted Bella's shirt and saw the gash that went deep into her torso. Bella would never even survive the trip to the hospital. Alice squeezed her eyes shut, forcing herself not to breathe. She felt a hand on her shoulder and looked to see Jasper, also not breathing, looking at her, his eyes full of anguish.
Alice grabbed his hand and pulled him a little way away, upwind of Bella. She sucked in a breath, speaking as quickly as possible.
"I have to do it," she said, her voice tortured. "She'll die if I don't."
Jasper simply nodded, not trusting himself to breath. Stroking her cheek lightly, he sent her a strong wave of calm and smiled slightly. She offered him a tiny smile and then turned back to Bella, preparing herself for what she was about to do.
Alice knelt down in the sand next to Bella and picked up her hand. She watched Bella writhe in pain for a moment, indecision ripping through her. She had never imagined that Bella's transformation would come about in this way. She had always thought it would be Edward who would do it. That it would be out of love. Shaking her head, Alice brought kissed Bella's wrist lightly, apologizing for what she was about to put her through.
"I'm sorry," she whispered, expelling the last of her breath. "I hope you can forgive me."
Steeling herself, Alice sank her teeth into Bella's wrist.
A/N: Let me know if I should continue! I'm not so sure about this...it's really hard to characterize people from Twilight.