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Alice and Jasper had been running together for awhile now. They have slowly gotten to know each other and Jasper's feelings slowly developed into things he never thought possible. He felt love and hope and like he actually had a purpose. He no longer felt like a monster, not only by not feeding from humans but also by feeling emotions that no longer require him to be on edge all the time.
Jasper allowed himself to relax around Alice despite his inital worries. The first time he had truly done so was a clear balmy, starry night. They had come across a slowly babbling brook and Alice had decided she wanted to stop and watch the stars and brook for awhile. Alice settled lightly on a large flat rock that was protruding out from a cluster of rocks in the center of small rapids.
Alice had her head tilted up towards the moon and stars, enjoying the gently breeze as it caressed her skin. Jasper turned to look at her after settling their things by a large weeping willow on the bank, and all thought was wiped from his mind as his breath left him. To him she had never looked more beautiful than she did right now, bathed in the moonlight that set her skin to a goregous alabaster glow and the slight foam from the rapids misting around her. Alice felt his adoration and she turned to him with a shy smile, she would of blushed if it was possible from the intensity of his gaze. Jasper felt he could have fallen to his knees from the shy sweet absolutely stunning smile she gave him, dazzling him momentarily.
Jasper snapped out of his trance like state and smiled sweetly back at her. Alice giggled softly as he leapt from the bank to the rock she was perched on. The breeze had picked slightly and had blown a few stray locks of hair into Alice's face and before he even realized what he was doing Jasper gently brushed the strands from her face, caressing her cheek. Alice looked at him with wide eyes and slightly startled as they don't touch.
Jasper leaned back out off her personal space with his head tucked down apologeticly "I'm sorry Miss Alice. I don't know what came over me, I shouldn't have touched you without your permission." Jasper mummered in his rough southern tenor. Alice gently took his hand and placed it on her cheek. "It's okay Jazz, you just startled me, that's the first time you've touched me without aggression...its the first time you've touched me since the night we met." She said softly.