"Pl-Please don't hurt me!"
The piercing shriek echoes through the girl's head as she runs through the forest, fighting not to trip over twigs and rocks and other little things that seemed to be fighting to get in her way. She was running...running...
Her only hope was to escape...before it was too late.
"Jasper, where are you going?"
"Out." He mutters, not bothering to look at Alice. His so called "mate" was pushy, aggressive. For such a small girl, she was extremely controlling and it often feels as if she's trying to suffocate him.
Well, she's succeeding.
"Are you going out to hunt?" She asks.
"Maybe."
In truth, Jasper wasn't sure what he was going to do, which explains why Alice hadn't yet gotten a vision about what Jasper was doing. He knew it frustrated her and it actually kind of amused him.
"Maybe?! Damnit Jasper, I'm your mate, you need to tell me these things!" Alice demands. Her little hands shove against his chest as she tries to push him back into their bedroom. Of course, her attempt of aggression easily failed. Alice is strong, as all vampires are, but...Jasper is stronger.
"Damnit Jasper—"
"I really don't see how this is any of your concern." Jasper states calmly, pushing Alice to the side. She gasps slightly at his force and glares at him as he proceeds to leave their beroom and walk down the hall.
"Jasper Whitlock-Hale, get back here!" Alice screeches at the top her lungs, causing Jasper to cringe. Her five year old attitude is starting to piss him off.
"Who are you, my mother?" Jasper scoffs. Alice opens her mouth to scream something back at him, but slowly closes it again. She doesn't know what to say, finally at a lose for words.
"Great, does this mean you're goin' to finally shut up?" Jasper mutters to himself. Of course, his quiet question is pointless, as Alice can easily hear his statement with her sensitive hearing.
"DON'T YOU DARE DISRESPECT ME!" Alice screeches, storming after the other vampire. Jasper only sighs and, within a split second, he is gone.
"JASPER!"
Finally out of the house, Jasper breathes a sigh of relief. He was deep within the woods now and, though he knows that Alice could easily track his scent if she wanted to, he also knows that she won't. This isn't the first time he's stormed off and, though she went after him in the beginning, she doesn't anymore.
He just needed to clear his head and...get away from everything. He had hunted less than two days ago so he wasn't thirsty, but for Jasper, the forest was like...a sanctuary. It was where he could cool off and just...forget about everything for awhile.
After a few minutes, he stops running. He slows to a walk and shoves his hands in his jeans, letting the sounds of nature calm his nerves. As an empath it's sometimes hard to control the emotions that he feels, but the forest almost never fails to relax him.
For the first time in a long time, he feels...calm.
Relaxed.
...Pained?
Scared?
Almost as quickly as the feelings of calm and relaxation wash over him, they're suddenly gone and sudden feelings of pain and fright take over. The feelings are so strong that Jasper screams and falls to his knees, clutching his head as the frighteningly strong emotions wash over him.
What...what was making him feel this way?!
After a minute, the emotions still haven't subsided. Still clutching his head, the blond forces himself to stand.
He...has to find whoever is making him feel like this.
Jasper grits his teeth together as he pushes forward, eyes quickly scanning the forest. He tries to focus, but the blinding pain causes his perfect vision to blur.
What...the...hell?
Jasper is about to let out another scream when finally, he sees it. A splash of dark blue against the forest green. As he struggles forward, getting closer and closer to the blue object, the pain he feels gets stronger, and stronger, almost forcing him to his knees yet again. This is definitely where the wave of crippling emotion is coming from, he is sure of it.
"Hey...hey." Jasper whispers, not having enough strength to talk at full volume. The blue object (which, Jasper can now see is a girl wearing a blue shirt) gasps as she spins around to look at him. Her fear has suddenly skyrocketed and Jasper stumbles, grabbing onto a tree for support.
"I-I'm not going to hurt you, pl-please calm down." he begs, staring at the girl. She's actually quite pretty, with dark, dark brown hair and honey brown eyes, quite similar to Jasper's own. He'd assume she were a vampire herself if it weren't for the sound of her beating heart, thumping at a million miles a minute inside her chest.
"Pl-Please calm down." Jasper begs again.
Slowly, as the girl begins to realize that Jasper doesn't seem to be a threat, her emotions calm down and Jasper's body relaxes as he almost collapses with relief. He forces himself to stay standing as he looks down at the girl.
"What's the matter?" he asks. "Are...are you in danger?"
The girl doesn't speak, but tears begin to fill her pretty eyes and the panic in her begins to rise again, answering Jasper's question for the both of them.
"Please calm down!" Jasper begs. "Do you need help?"
The girl sniffles, nodding eagerly. Jasper reaches his hand out to her, but she stares at it warily.
"I'm not going to hurt you, I promise." he says again. "I know someone who can help you."
For the first time since they've met, the girl speaks. "You do?"
Relieved that she's finally talking to him, Jasper nods eagerly. "I do."
Slowly, the girl reaches for Jasper's hand. She jumps slightly at his cold touch, but doesn't remove her hand from his.
"What's your name?" Jasper asks. The girl is silent for what seems like several minutes and Jasper begins to believe that she isn't ready to tell him her name, but then...she speaks.
"My name is Autumn."
Annnnd, there it is. My first Twilight story in years. Review if you want!
