A/N: I do not own any of the Twilight characters (unfortunately). They belong to Stephanie Meyers, who is amazing and a much better writer than me.
Jasper's pov
I looked down at her, my little angel. After all these years I still couldn't believe that I was lucky enough to end up with her. She gazed up at me, her golden eyes twinkling in the moonlight. We were in the middle of the forest, just a few miles outside our little cottage. Esme had built it for us as an anniversary gift. Alice had seen it coming, but I had been completely surprised, not to mention thrilled. Anything that made my Alice happy made me happy.
She brought her head in to rest it on my chest. I felt her breath course through the thin fabric of the evergreen shirt I was wearing. Her small frame rose up and down with every breath she took and I reflected on how something so small could be so durable. She was just like a diamond, only a thousand times better.
I placed my hands on her waist and she brought her smooth, pale hands up to intertwine them behind my neck. I sighed contently and rocked side to side with her. I tugged lightly on one of her hands and twirled her in a small circle. She giggled and twirled again, my twirling diamond. I laughed, feeling her excitement and pleasure as it rolled off her like waves. Sometimes I felt like I would drown in her love, like it would swallow me whole. But then again, I don't think I would mind so much as long as she was there too.
I would have been able to dance with her for the rest of the night but she pulled away from me and towed me over to a patch of grass. The canopy of tree leaves above us parted just enough to let a beam of light shine down onto her now shimmering skin. She smiled at me as I sat down next to her.
She leaned on my shoulder and closed her eyes. I rested my head on her hair and whispered,
"I love you". I waited a second for her to respond, however none came. She sat there stock still. Worry began to creep up inside of me, usually whenever I said that I loved her she would respond right away. I tried again,
"I love you more than anything else in this entire world". She remained motionless and I sat upright and stared down at her expressionless face,
"Alice?" I asked softly trying to be calm, but the worry seeped into my voice. Her gold eyes were wide and no answer came, only the sound of her breath as she gasped.
"Alice, what is it?" I demanded. My eyes searched her face and she looked up at me, her eyes fearful and wide. I immediately glanced around at our surrounding, searching for any intruder. I stood up and crouched in front of her as she sat there like stone. I snarled at our otherwise peaceful surroundings.
Suddenly Alice spoke in a quiet scarred voice, "She's coming". She said in a shocked voice.
I backed up enough so that I could hold her hand, "Who Alice?" I asked as I frantically grasped her hand. She just stared straight ahead into the gloom of the shadows as she whispered, barely moving her rose bud lips, "One of us".
I knew right off what she meant. A vampire was coming here, and by the look of Alice's face she wasn't far off. I wondered if the vampire meant harm. More likely than not, she was just a passing nomad unaware of my family's settlement here. Still, I tensed for battle as a twig snapped somewhere a little off to my right. I turned my head and a small hiss slipped through my lips as a warning.
A small girl stepped through the bushes into the grass clearing where Alice and I were. She stood for a moment and observed her surroundings before addressing me,
"Jasper" she said in a clear, crisp, ringing voice as she smiled wryly and advanced a step towards me.
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A/N: So, what did you guys think? Please review, this is my first story and I would LOVE feedback! So please review, anything is helpful!
Later,
Ariel