Title: A New Cullen and a New Hale
Disclaimer: I didn't write Twilight, and I have bought the copyright….yet so guess I don't own it.
Summary: Ever wonder exactly how Alice and Jasper found the Cullens? One-shot in Alice's POV
Now that I have finally found Jasper, we are setting out to find the Cullen family. They do seem to be a family as opposed to a coven what with dieting from humans, a task most of our kind don't believe possible because hunting humans seems to be our raison d'être at first glance. I was so glad that Jasper agreed to give what the Cullens call the vegetarian diet after the way he has been living for over a century because I could never leave him. I woke up, and all I saw was Jasper and that diner we met in a short while ago.
According to my visions, the Cullens are currently in New England…somewhere. I am trying to narrow it down, but it can be rather difficult when all you can see is a lovely house secluded in the woods. I have ruled out Massachusetts and Vermont. Maine is looking like less of a possibility, so I'm thinking we should start looking in New Hampshire. The closer I get, the more vivid the location should become, I hope.
"Alice, are you sure they will accept us? Especially if we just…"
"Arrive? Yes, because the head of the family will accept any of our kind who wish to explore this life. Don't worry, Jasper, my visions haven't let me down yet. I did find you, after all."
"That you did." He raised our entwined hands to kiss the back of mine with a tender expression in his eyes. I'm so glad he came to me in Philadelphia. Jasper and I haven't been rushing to New Hampshire. I sensed no immediacy in my visions. The Cullens would remain wherever they are for at least another year. Within a day and a half we reached New Hampshire. We started asking around in Nashua if there was a Dr. Carlisle Cullen residing in any of the hospitals. It took us another day of searching to find that there was a Dr. Carlisle Cullen teaching at Harvard in Hanover. We decided to wait one more day before approaching our new family.
As we ran up the driveway, I kept my emotions calm as to keep Jasper calm. I knew he was nervous about meeting the Cullens because of his previous lifestyle. I didn't need his ability to know that. I knocked on the door lightly and just as expected Carlisle answered the door.
"May I help you?" he asked kindly. His eyes swept over both our appearances, but he showed no surprise that we were vampires. Lack of a beating heart (on our part) and really good hearing will do that.
"Hello, Carlisle, my name is Alice, and this is Jasper." I paused briefly noticing that only Esme and Rosalie had joined us. "Hello, Esme. Rosalie. Are your sons, Emmett and Edward, not joining us?"
The three people I had just addressed wore identical looks of shock. "Uh, no, they are off hunting. How exactly did you know…"
"Your names? That's easy. I have a gift for seeing the future…well possible futures since it's rarely set in stone until the time comes to pass. Anyways, Jasper and I were hoping to join your family." My request was met with a deafening silence. Time to process…right…forgot about that.
"So, since I already know that you'll say yes, which room can I move into?"
Esme smiled. "Take your pick, Alice. And welcome to our family…both of you."
Carlisle seemed to catch up at that moment. "Yes, yes. Welcome. You are free to stay with us as long as you would like."
I took a tour of the house to decide which room I'd like best. Of course I preferred one with a view of something other than the top a tree, but the only one with that description was taken. I took a moment to look ahead and saw that Edward wouldn't be too upset with me taking his room and quickly moved his things to the garage.
Early the next morning as Jasper and I, well Jasper really, told his story of how he came to be here we heard a very indignant Edward call out, "Carlisle! Esme! Rosalie! Why are my things in the garage?"