A Heat Unseen
A Jalice Fanfiction
I don't own anything.
Chapter One: Stay
He had me pinned – my hands above my head – so high that for the first time, my 4"10' frame was eye to eye with his 6"7' one. My breath was heavy, even though I had no need to breath. For a moment – and only for a moment – I thought I could feel my heart beating beneath my ample chest. I thought I could feel blood flowing through my veins. But it was my imagination. He honestly just pissed me off that greatly.
"You want to say that again, Shortie?" he warned. He brought his face impossibly close to mine. He smelled like the outside world, but not as horrid as I recalled. Manly. Hickory. Mint. Sweet.
"I said," I repeated, "get. The fuck. Out. Of my house!" I heard him growl deep in his throat. His lips almost curled back and his fangs, long even in this form, were bared.
"What is your problem?" he asked. I could feel the heat of his body radiating off of him. It was as if he was trying to melt me.
"You're my problem Jacob," I screamed. "I wouldn't have a problem if you would just get the hell out!"
"I came here to apologize to you!" he yelled. Suddenly his heat began to intensify. "I came here to say that I'm sorry this happened! I didn't mean to block you Alice!"
"Please Jacob, please, just leave," I started to beg. I could feel the blood pooling in my eyes.
"No, not until you understand that I never meant to hurt you. All I wanted was to protect you, Bella, and your family. They have a little girl now, who's going to grow up and got o school and start dating and get married. You're going to have a happy life. That's all I wanted was to protect what was precious to her!" Such sweet words coming out so violently.
"I get it, Jacob," I said. "You wanted to be a good uncle to Renesmee and a good friend to Bella, okay, I get it, but none of that is going to bring Jasper back!"
He was quiet again. He dropped me and once again I was at his stomach. I looked down and let the curtain of black hair cover my face. He stepped away from me, and the heat was replaced with the familiar cold.
"Tell Bella I stopped by," he muttered before leaving the house. When I heard the door slam, I dropped to my knees. In the distance I could hear the boys working on a new house for me not too far from here.
"Alice," I heard Bella say. I hadn't even noticed she was here. "Alice, what's wrong?" I could feel my sister's arm wrap around me. "Why are you on the floor? Was it Jacob? I'll kill him!" But before she could go, I grabbed her.
"No, Bella," I said. "He came over to apologize to me about what happened. One thing lead to another and we were arguing, that's all." I explained.
"Why would he argue with you when he knows what you're going through?" she asked. "He blocked your vision."
"But he did it to protect me," I said. "He did it to protect you and his niece and Rosalie and Emmett, and he did it to protect Jasper. It was my fault for not being aware." I choked out a sob. "It's my fault for being a monster."
"Alice, you're not a monster," Bella said, but it didn't mean much to me. Had I just been normal, maybe, just maybe, Jasper would still be here with me.
Then his smell came back. I looked up and Jacob was back – looking at me with wide eyes. He didn't seem to be on this planet. He looked like he was somewhere else – somewhere far.
"I," he began, "I tried to come back and try this again. I didn't mean to make you upset again." His eyes remained unchanging. He watched me in confusion, wonder, and almost fear. Bella stood protectively in front of me, but he easily looked over her and at me.
"What the hell did you do Jacob?" she asked. "How the hell do you get apologizing wrong? You know that she's hurting right now Jacob!"
"Bella, please," I said. "It's really okay. It's nothing that he did. I'm just a bit emotional, that's all." She seemed to relent then, but she still glared at Jacob, who was still watching me.
"I came here to tell you that your new home is ready," she finally said. "The boys are very excited about you seeing it." I nodded, though I knew that she couldn't see me.
"I'll see you two later," Jacob said. I nodded again. He turned and quickly walked away. I heard his roar in the distance. It rang through me.
"Are you ready to go?" Bella asked. I nodded and let her lead the way.
It was only a matter of seconds before we reached the house. It was just like a modern cabin, only very large and just for me. (A/N: Please, check out what it should look like in your head. It's far too much to explain. vacation-rental/p276573 )
"Oh my gosh," I said. I looked at my brothers. They smirked – obviously proud of their handy work. "This is beautiful. Thank you so much."
Edward handed me the key and gestured for me to take a look inside. I smiled at him before going to open my door.
It was gorgeous. I loved every inch of my new home – every undeniable inch of it. I fell back on my bed and laughed.
"I take it you like it?" I heard Edward ask. In less than a second my arms were around him.
"Thank you," I said. He chuckled and hugged me.
"Well, I always knew Edward was your favorite, but really?" I heard Emmett ask. I let go of one of my brothers and latched on to the other. His chuckle rumbled through me.
"I love you Emmett," I said. "Thank you for this." He kissed the top of my head and let me go.
"You know we'd do anything for you," he said. "But, we'll be back tomorrow to come see you, okay? Rosalie is waiting for her date and Edward has a child to tend to."
"You two have fun," I said, though I felt lonely. Emmett smiled at me.
"Call us if you need anything, okay?" Edward said. I nodded. He leaned down and kissed my forehead before turning to leave. I closed my eyes to make sure that they had made it okay, but I couldn't see them. Jacob.
I walked out on my deck and looked into the thick forest. Sure enough, his eyes were watching me, only he wasn't in his human form.
"Jacob," I called, and he came, slowly. He sat and watched me from the ground. "Why are you lurking around my house?" He growled, but not as a treat, as a response. One that I couldn't understand.
"Listen, I'm sorry for being so mean to you when you came to apologize," I said. "I didn't mean to get so mad. I don't blame you for what happened to Jasper. You were trying to protect us, that's all."
He stood on all fours and shook heavily. He looked back up at me. I dropped down to meet him. He stared at me with his intelligent eyes. I slowly walked forward. I reached my hand up to touch him. When he didn't move, I let my hand get lost in his hot fur, followed by the rest of my body. I stood on my toes and he bent his head.
"I know that you were just trying to protect us," I said. "Thank you." He raised a large paw and pulled me closer gently. He whimpered.
"Hey, Jake?" I asked. "If you don't have anything better to do, could you stay with me tonight?" I felt his body go stiff. "Not like that." I rolled my eyes. "It's my first night in this house alone, and I could use some company. On the added condition that you take a bath and don't transform in my house." I could have sworn I heard him chuckle. He nodded and backed away from him. He nudged his towards the Reservation.
"I'll leave the door unlocked for you," I said before making my way back into my house. He waited until I was at the window watching him again before running back to the Res. Without really noticing, I wished that he would run back to me.