"Jazz, Jazz. Please don't go," She tried to convince him, but he's already made up his mind. She clinged to his arm, begging for him to look her in the eye.
"Alice." He began. "I've had enough." He closed them in defea, and let out an unnecessary sigh, not minding her hands on his elbow.
"Jazz, please. I'm sorry. Please, don't go." Her frantic screams sent chills to the spines of the rest of the family members who assembled at the den. Edward clenched his fist for the thought of Jasper leaving. It would leave his favorite sister devastated. He swiftly rushed to the place of the argument to see Jasper leaving with his knapsack, Alice still clinging by his side.
He instinctively placed his hand on her shoulder, restraining her. She looked at him with much disdain, he let go.
"I really don't know what it's like." He told her, he told him too. "But I have a pretty good guess that it's not what you need right now." Jasper quickly looked at him, a pain in his eyes, he sharply looked at Edward and approached him, Alice blocked him from getting any further.
"You have no idea what it's like." His rage turned into words, barely audible. "And it's all because of you, that I have to go, not that you already know!" He snapped, his index finger gesturing his anger, it was getting wild that everyone felt tense and hopeless, but Carlisle and Emmett were able to restrain Jasper and Edward before anything got worse.
"Jasper, son." Carlisle pleaded. "If this is what makes you happy." He glanced at Edward, with Emmett limiting his movements "Then go." He shrugged the man off with no sense of gratitude and bolted out the door in an instant.
"Jasper!" Alice ran after him, but it was Esme who blocked her way with a tight hug.
"Alice, honey. Please understand." The air in the room was tight but Alice could feel it most, she was hurt that her family would let Jasper go, but it was something that made him happy, he should be free. She stopped struggling, and darted up to her room.
The air was still tense, and everyone decided to go impromptu hunting. Everyone except Alice.
"Do you want to stay?" Carlisle asked Edward, he was very aware that she'd listen to no one but him right now.
"You shouldn't." Rosalie muttered to herself, Emmett at her side, telling her sheepishly to back off.
"Excuse me?" Edward interfered, offended.
"I'm sorry, Edward. But you really made matters worse for both of them!" She boomed, Emmett immediately secured his hand around hers, Carlisle had a disgusted expression.
"Hey, be nice now." Esme tried to calm everyone down, her hand entwining with Carlisle's as he did the same.
Edward took notice, and backed down.
"I don't think that would be best at the moment. Staying here. Now." His grim voice had grown tired of the events, but of course he saw Alice's thoughts, rather a vision of him cradling her in his arms,telling her everything was alright.
"Yes, it wouldn't be best." He confirmed his statement, shaking off the thoughts just brought up.
They arrived two days after. Edward was so worried and paranoid that he considered rushing back home a multitude of times just to check on Alice, and of course she was the first person he looked for as soon as he stepped foot at the manor.
"Alice.." He said, approaching his sister who hadn't barely moved the last time they left.
"I had a vision, did you see?" Her monotone didn't really suit her well, and it creeped him out.
"But it never really did happen." He sat down on the edge of her bed, the large queen sized mattress gave in to the weight of two creatures of stone, he weighed the good and bad, but he knew that it'll all be irrelevant once he had his sparkle of sunshine back, even though she was hurting.
"Alice.." He spoke again.
"Well it doesn't mean it was suppose to happen that night." She finally turned to look at me, her eyes an unforgiving black, "Never mind." She lay her head down on the pillow again, and almost instantly Edward scooted closer to her, grabbing her limbs and placing them around his torso. He stroked her spiky hair and she exhaled, looking up at him, to see him smile at her most troubled times. She molded her body to fit his form and pulled him tighter, just like in her vision. Placing her head in his hard, stone chest, she'd hear a beat if not for immortality, and if possible, it would beat for her, and only her.
But that wasn't the case now. She was his brother and anything else would be wrong. He ignored her thoughts and began playing with her hair, though he felt guilty for being in this position with her, not after Jasper had left.
No. He thought. I'm helping her through this, as her brother. He tried to convince himself, but he couldn't help but notice her elf-like features that had never seemed so beautiful before, and once he stroked her cheek, this feeling of warmth and love grew inside him, but he was selfish, and wanted more. He ran his thumb over her lower lip and he'd swear he'd died for good. But it was too much, too fast.
"You should go hunt, Alice." He cupped her cheek, and she leaned into his hand.
"Come with me." He hesitated for a moment, but her vision said otherwise. His face had a pained expression, choosing not to go yet seeing the future as another. "Well?" her voice chimed, she was better, but not near as good. "What do you decide?" She pulled away from their embrace. "I don't want my visions being the judgement of anyone's actions. So, you decide, Edward." He smiled crookedly, while raising an eyebrow at her.
"I'm not letting you run off." Reading her thoughts, he smiled at her creativity, but damn she was tricking him.
"I'd really do it."
"No you won't." A confidence beamed in him, like no one has ever seen from him before.
"You can't see the future, Edward." She joked.
"I technically can." He smiled at her again, and stood up.
"Where are you going?" Her eyes screamed desperation, she'd even hopped before him if he hadn't turned back.
"We're going hunting, remember?" He dashed off, yet came back instantly, and Alice too was prepared.
"Thank you." She whispered to his ear as she passed by him, and sped off to the door.
"Carlisle, we're going hunting." He said, enough for a vampire to hear, and dashed to his once-again happy sister.
For now.
