Hi Everyone! Thanks for taking the time to read. This is my first attempt at Fan Fiction in a long while - and my first attempt at Twilight.
I absolutely love Jasper and Alice, particularly because there's so much we don't know about their history, leaving it open for the rest of us to think up.
PS I don't own these characters. I just love them. I'm borrowing them for a short while to write this story.
Chapter 1: Waiting. Still Waiting.
She was waiting. Still waiting. Forever waiting. It seemed like forever at least. By her own count, it had only been about 47 years, give or take. She knew it was coming though. The fashion trends were catching up to her visions - it was just a matter of time.
Oh how much easier it's be if he'd just look at a calendar!
She'd figured out the place, though. That was something. And the day was overcast and a bit rainy. It was going to be springtime, the buds on the trees hadn't yet flushed into leaves. She could see where he'd leave the road and enter the forest, near a trailhead, no doubt to hunt. He looked at his feet a lot, she noticed. She could see his damp hiking boots, very worn out. One of his laces was tied together. Obviously he spent a lot of time in them.
He wasn't a 'vegetarian' like they were. She'd seen him hunt a few times. He was a pro, seemed to plan it out perfectly. She wasn't sure how old he was, or where he was from. She'd seen his reflection in the mirror as well. He rarely looked at himself. She saw the scars on his neck and face. She wondered about them. Only other vampires could have made even a mark on him. What had he been through so far and what had he seen. She couldn't imagine they'd ever run out of things to talk about.
But still, the human thing was a bit of a problem. He'd have to change that. Not yet. A later vision, and she'd had many of him to reflect on, had shown her that he'd struggle with it, but he would try. That's all she could ask. It would be an adjustment, it'd take time. Who among their kind didn't have time? It hadn't been a huge ordeal for her to make the change. She hadn't fully understood what she was doing before she came to live with the Cullens. Seeing that they chose their lifestyle and were quite content with it made it easier. The way they explained it, each with their own reasons, made it a breeze. She'd never thought of herself as a monster, just confused. When she'd first seen the light, when she'd first been on her own and free from the institution that had forever kept her in the dark, she was open to possibilities. That, of course, didn't come without a mountain of fear.
It was easy to find the Cullens. She'd seen a vision of them too, just like she was now for his blond man she didn't know. She'd felt so strongly that she belonged there. Just like she felt now, like she belonged with that man - that he belonged with them all.
The biggest answer for her so far though, the most defining fact, was a brief vision she'd had just this morning. He was checking out of a motel, he was moving on. The date was on the bill. The address, the town, even the state. And at last he signed his name.
She flew down the stairs to join the rest of her family who were quietly talking, perhaps waiting for her. She couldn't contain her grin. Edward gave her a knowing smile, he'd read her thoughts and seeme djust as happy that she had an answer for them.
'His name is Jasper…Jasper Whitlock!'
Reviews are appreciated and welcome. But be gentle, I'm a bit rusty!!