A/N – This song is called The Call and it is by Regina Spektor. It is an awesome song and I highly suggest you listen to it while reading this chapter. Thank you very much to my beta, MJAlikat for her awesome work! I also do not own Twilight.

The Call

It started out as a feeling which then grew into a hope. Then it became a quiet thought then it turned into a quiet word. Then that word grew louder and louder until it was a battle cry. I'll come back when you call me no need to say goodbye.

Alice was worried about Jasper. For the last few days, she had been getting strange visions of Jasper alone in a place she didn't recognize. Frankly, it worried her, and she decided to confront him about it. She didn't like not being able to talk to him, she just had to wait for the perfect time.

The perfect time came while they were hunting. Both had drunk their fill, and were content to bask in each other's love. They were lying beside a huge cliff set deep in the Olympic Range. Alice turned her head to Jasper and commented, "You seem a little distracted lately. Are you okay?" She would wait to mention her visions. No need to concern him yet.

To her immense surprise, he sat up, discontentedly pulling leaves from his hair. He turned around to face her. She waited expectantly.

"I'm so sorry, Alice, but I should have told you earlier," he began, and Alice felt her brow wrinkle in confusion. "I have been thinking lately, and the reason I feel so immensely guilty is because Maria is still out there hurting humans. When I decided to leave, I should have tried to stop her first. It is too late for the lives she has already ruined, but the least I can do is to stop her now."

Alice felt like she was drowning. It took her several seconds to gasp out a response. "Then I will help you. Just give me a few hours to pack and we can be off tonight. Do you…" Jasper silenced her by placing a finger over her lips.

"You aren't coming with me." Alice frowned and opened her mouth, but Jasper shook his head. "You don't know what it is like to fight Maria. I do. I won't let you come because you might be hurt."

"And what if you get hurt?" Alice was on her feet now, glowering at Jasper. "It will be all my fault and I wouldn't have done anything to help."

"Relax, Alice." Jasper touched her arm and Alice shivered at his touch. But she calmed down and Jasper wrapped his arms around her. "I won't go right away, sweet," he whispered in her ear. "We can talk about this later. For now, let's just be together." She turned to him, and he smiled her favourite mocking grin. She smiled in response and leaned her head against his chest.

"Tomorrow, then."

oooOOOooo

"Are you sure you'll be okay, Jazz?"

"Of course, Ali. You should go. Besides, even Bella's excited about this trip. You can't miss this once-in-a-century experience."

Alice giggled gleefully. "Of course not. In that case, I will see you when we get back from Paris tomorrow." He smiled and kissed her goodbye. Across the room, Bella was also kissing Edward and Nessie goodbye and Rose was already waiting for them in Alice's Porsche.

She kissed him back and whispered, "Be safe."

oooOOOooo

The rest of the family was hunting, but Jasper reasoned that he had just fed. Instead, in the dead of night, he touched a picture of his wife gently and whispered softly, "I am so sorry, Alice. I love you so much." Turning to the note he left for the rest of his family, he added a post-script for her telling her to look under his pillow. She wouldn't follow him. Edward would make sure of that."

That night, in Paris, Alice was scared. She had just gotten another vision, but she knew that he wouldn't' leave without saying goodbye, so she convinced herself she was just being paranoid. After all, Bella needed her to be here right now. If she had it her way, she wouldn't set foot in a single mall. It was up to Alice to make sure she came home with a new wardrobe.

As she showed a new, bright green dress to Bella, she let one last thought about him trail through her brain. I hope he's okay…

oooOOOooo

It was a black day in the Cullen household. When Edward had found the note, he had called the girls right away and they had rushed home. Right now, Alice was sobbing in Bella and Esme's arms and Carlisle, Emmett, and Edward were talking in low voices.

"What if he needs help…"

"But the note said…"

"I think we should respect Jasper's wishes and let him be." Carlisle's voice rang out as he finally came to a decision. Alice opened her mouth to protest, but he shushed her. "Jasper will call for help if he needs it and he wouldn't have asked us to let him be without good reason. I am sorry Alice."

Alice shoved Bella off her and dashed to her room. Dry sobbing, she threw herself on the bed and hugged Jasper's pillow to her. It still smelled like him.

Frowning, she realized that instead of material under her hands, there was paper. Curiously, she drew out the folded note with her name in Jasper's handwriting on the front. Cautiously, she opened it.

Dear Alice,

I am sorry for leaving you without a proper goodbye. It is cowardly of me, but I have to do this and I can't have you following me. This is not goodbye because as soon as you call me, I will come home.

Please do not worry about me. I love you so much, my little pixie,

Jazzy

Alice sobbed harder and leaned into Jasper's strong arms. Edward came upstairs and said "Alice what's wrong? You told her didn't you? Alice you know that Jasper is very strong. Nothing can hurt him. He'll come home and we'll have lots of stories to tell him. I promise Alice. Jasper will come home and he'll be safe."

Jasper wrapped his arms around Alice and said "Edward's right honey. I'm not saying goodbye. Do you know why?"

Alice sniffled and pulled away. Then she snapped bitterly "I hate you Jasper! You always let me down! I hate you!"

Jasper sighed and said "Honey; I'll come back when you call me. I love you so much my little pixie."

An hour later Alice saw a letter on her nightstand; she opened it and read "Alice,

I know things are changing fast. However you have to remember that just because I'm going away doesn't mean I don't love you. I love you so much it makes me sick sometimes. I don't need to be able to read emotions to know you feel the same. I'm going to miss you. I know that you and the rest of the family are my friends. That fact alone will give me strength. I need you to be my north star. This way whenever I feel helpless I can look at the stars and know that I have you waiting for me. Edward is right you know; while I'm away I'd like to receive a letter. Remember that I love you honey and keep your head high.

Love always,

Jasper."

She was whimpering as she folded up the note. "I love you too, Jazz," she whispered as she carefully tucked the note into her a photo album where it would stay until her Jasper returned.

Just because everything is changing doesn't mean it's never been this way before. All you can do is try to know who your friends are as you head off to the war. Pick a star on the dark horizon and follow the light. You'll come back when it's over. There is no need to say goodbye.

A few months had passed and Alice had heard nothing from Jasper. It frightened her that Jasper never answered his phone and he hadn't responded to her letters. Although they tried not to show it, it was clear that the rest of the family had all but given up. One day as they were out in the garage, Rosalie sighed and said "Alice it's been five months since he left and we haven't heard a word. I think it's time to give up."

Alice sighed and shook her head. "No don't talk like that. I'm sure that Jasper is fine. He has to be fine." Bella looked at her and squeezed her hand reassuringly.

A few weeks later, Carlisle called a family meeting.

"I just received a call from Peter and Charlotte. Jasper contacted them on his way down to Mexico. They decided to go against Maria together. There was a big battle last week. Peter and Charlotte got out okay, but they lost track of Jasper. No one knows where he is."

Alice collapsed into Bella's arms dry-sobbing. The whole family was shocked until Emmett spoke up.

"When do we hold the funeral?" Just then, Alice came to life with a fury.

"No, No, NO!" she screamed. "He is not dead, I don't believe it." Carlisle looked at Bella imploringly and she quietly but firmly steered Alice into the other room.

"Alice," she said softly. "Vampires don't just go missing and they definitely can't get amnesia, and Jasper loves you too much to leave you. What other option is there?"

"He isn't dead. I know it."

"How can you be sure?" Bella wanted so desperately to believe her. Jasper was her most sympathetic older brother and Alice was her best friend, but there was no proof.

"I don't know," Alice looked imploringly at Bella and then shrugged. "I would know if he was gone. I guess it's just a feeling I have."

Now we're back the beginning. It's just a feeling and no one knows yet. Just because they can't feel it to doesn't mean that we have to forget. Let your memories grow stronger and stronger until they're before your eyes. You'll come back when they call you. There's no need to say goodbye.

A year later, the Cullens were sitting in the living room trying to play Monopoly. Emmett and Edward, being the competitive ones, owned nearly all the board between them, but the rest of them weren't focused on the game. Since Carlisle had received the dreaded phone call, Alice could barely do anything anymore without breaking down. In fact, even though she tried to ignore it, she couldn't help but begin to lose faith that Jasper would really come home.

The dead silence of the room was momentarily broken by the ringing of Edward's cell phone. He answered it, and then his face broke into a wide grin. The rest of the Cullen's looked at him curiously as he swiveled in his seat and handed the phone to Alice. Wordlessly, she put it to her ear.

All she heard was, "Baby, I'm coming home."

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