Chapter 1, The vision
The Cullen house was very quiet when Alice walked towards the kitchen. Her husband Jasper, her parents Esme and Carlisle and her three siblings Edward, Emmet and Rosalie were all out in the woods hunting for animals. Usually Alice would go with them but she hadn't been feeling hungry and so decided to stay home and organize the weekend in Australia where Jasper and her planned on going for their anniversary. It had been many years that Alice and Jasper had married and even more in which they had known each other.
It weren't quit as many years as Emmet and Rose and her parents had been married but enough years for Alice to know everything about Jasper by heart and so did Jasper about her. She knew all of his scars and the story to every single one, she knew his past, his present and his future due to her gift to be able to see in the future and she knew that he loved her most and infinite.
Alice Cullen was the only person that could distract her loving husband from all the emotions he felt from the others around him and that was able to understand Jasper without any words. On the other hand, Jasper was always there for Alice. She never had to hide her feelings in front of him and he was always able to cheer her up in sad times or be happy with her in happy times. He knew exactly when Alice was getting that glaze in her eyes when a vision had pushed through the clouds of indecision and was right by her side, comforting her and sending her confidence and calmness. He always knew how to behave around Alice when a vision would come and so did she know how to behave around him when he could feel a wave of emotions from people around. They were made for each other and they love each other more than anyone else could have loved. Their love was meant to be forever…
Alice walked toward the kitchen to get a pen and a piece of paper that she knew would be in the top draw.
Esme had installed a kitchen and a bathroom when they built the house even though they didn't need it. They didn't need beds either nor did they have to have pyjamas or a central heating system because vampires didn't sleep, eat or got cold. But Esme and Carlisle had insisted that everything was just like in a normal human's house. "Just in case someone comes over or you guys invite friends" her dad had said with a smile. Of course nothing of this had ever been used by anyone of the family. Once in a while one of the Cullens would stand under the shower just to feel the warm strand of water pour down on them or Esme would bake cookies to bring to school events.
Alice grabbed both items and started writing down a list of places she wanted to visit and a list of clothes she planned on packing. Suddenly a quiet noise came from the backyard. Alice instantly turned her head in the direction of the noise and a vision flashed through her thoughts.
A vampire was hiding in the bushes. She was about Rosalie's height and had hip long brown hair that was strictly put pack in a ponytail. Her eyes were a bright red. She could smell Alice presence in the house and knew that Alice had noticed her. The woman had clear vision on the kitchen and was watching Alice who was just staring in her direction with a weird glare. The woman made one step forwards and pushed the leaves aside to enter the backyard. At that moment, Alice vision was over and the girl had put on an anxious look on her face. The woman suddenly leaped forward and was standing beside Alice. Alice gave a little growl and backed off a few steps. The woman smiled. She knew that Alice would not be able to fight her off because of the special gift the woman had. She blinked at Alice who was just about to jump at the stranger and try to defend herself. Alice hit the ground with a loud thud and a laugh escaped the woman's throat. She picked the pixi-like girl up and carried her out the back door, making sure not to leave and traces behind.
The vision left Alice mind and an anxious look appeared on the girls face. She knew from her vision that she would be defeated and that she couldn't do anything to prevent it. Suddenly the woman was next to her and Alice backed off a few steps to get some space in between the two. Then she got ready to fight even though she knew that this wouldn't help her case. As in Alice vision, the woman looked at her with her shiny bright red eyes, blinked at her and Alice felt how she fell to the ground, hitting the floor with quit some force. Alice tried to get up but her limps would not listen to her and she could not move at all. She was glad that vampires didn't have to breathe because she was sure that she couldn't even do that. The woman laughed and then picked her up and carried her out the backdoor. After the woman had made sure that she didn't leave any traces, she carried Alice away from the Cullens residence, away from Alice home, away from the place she knew her family would return to in just half an hour expecting for her to be home… and Alice could not do anything but lay over the woman's shoulder and scream in her head for Jasper, her dearly loved husband, her mate, the love of her life.