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Warning: Contains slash! Don't like it? Don't read it!
A/N: This is set in New Moon after Edward leaves Bella.
A flash of white and bronze soared by Jasper who was sitting on the couch in the living room. He guaged the flash's emotions, and decided the flash had to be Edward, his new "brother". Edward was outraged and intensely angered, with good reason. Alice had declared Edward's bedroom to be her own as soon as they arrived at the Cullen home. Edward had been out hunting. She had proceeded to take his belongings from the room and put them in the garage. It seemed that Edward had returned.
He heard some loud screams and profanities coming from upstairs, all from Edward. The only thing from Alice was the occassional high, musical giggle. Jasper chuckled at Alice. That was so like her. With her ability, she already knew Edward would forgive her and accept her willingly into the family. But with Edward's ability, Edward should know that, too. Shouldn't he see this was all in vain? Who could dislike Alice? She was irresistible, which was why he had trusted her so easily when they had met.
Edward's profanities suddenly stopped. He walked slowly (well, slowly for a vampire) down the stairs and looked directly at Jasper. Jasper was taken aback at Edward's beauty. He was ivory-skinned with topaz eyes, like the rest of this strange "vegetarian" family, but that wasn't what made him so handsome. He had untidy bronze hair and perfectly straight angular facial features. He was tall, slightly shorter than Jasper, and had a lanky but muscular body.
Upon seeing him, Jasper's first thoughts were not what would be expected from a civil war soldier when he saw another man. His breath caught and his mind wandered to a place he had never gone before. He wondered what Edward smelled like, how his magnificent body would look under the sun, how his marble skin would feel under the caress of Jasper's hand, and how he would taste. Then, Jasper realized something.
Damn. He heard that, didn't he? He just looked at Edward, hoping he hadn't been caught. Edward just looked back at him. Then, an irresistible crooked smile broke out across his face. Jasper read his emotions, and they were far from hostile, which caused him to smile slightly.
Just then, Alice entered from the stairwell. Edward's mood quickly shifted from the warm feelings toward Jasper to fury toward Alice. He began screaming at her again, and Jasper just laughed.
Finally, the screaming stopped and Edward said, "I see this is all useless. Enjoy the view from my room. It's breathtaking. Alice, Jasper-" he looked directly at Jasper as he said his name, that same crooked smile on his face "-welcome to the family." He winked at Jasper and loped gracefully out the front door.
"Lucky," Alice said as she sat down next to Jasper, crossing her arms and making a pouting face. "He already likes you. It's going to be a few days before he likes me."
Jasper laughed. "He would like you already if you hadn't thrown his belongings from his room."
"I suppose so... But it has the best view!" she whined. Alice continued on, but Jasper was lost in his own thoughts.
Why did I think that? There was certainly no reason for it, no provocation. I suppose Edward is handsome, but why would I notice that? He is to become like a brother to me. No man - no person - should have images of their brother in such a state! I need to get away from Alice for a while. I need to think. He abruptly stood, startling Alice, and went upstairs to his bedroom.
Several hours later, Jasper was still in his room. He had decided to immerse himself in a book, hoping to clear his thoughts of the mishap from earlier. He had apparently become more lost in the novel than he realized, because he only put it down once he finished. He listened to the house around him. The only thing he could hear was smooth, even breathing from one person, and a soft set of footsteps beginning to ascend the stairs, which were obviously from the same person. He guaged the footsteps and decided that it must be Edward. Great. We're alone together, he thought.
There was a light knock at the bedroom door. Enter. He knew it was Edward. There was no need for words.
"Hello, Jasper," Edward said, as he casually leaned against the frame of the now ajar door. "The others have gone hunting, and I was assigned by Alice to be your keeper. If you should feel the need to go into the town and slaughter the townfolk, I am to stop you." Edward chuckled, a soft and light sound.
Jasper groaned. "Does Alice really have such little faith in me?" he asked.
"It's not that she doesn't have faith in you. She just worries about you. You mean a lot to her, Jasper. I think it would devestate her if anything should hurt your relationship, if anything - or anyone - should get in the way." Jasper had a feeling that this conversation was directed more toward their earlier meeting than it had to do with Alice's faith in him.
"Sometimes people slip; they make mistakes. Surely Alice could forgive me for my faults." He added in his mind, Surely you could forgive me as well.
"There's nothing to forgive, Jasper." Edward's mood shifted as he spoke those words. He was no longer making a indirect statement. He was directly addressing the situation. His went from being cautious to irresistible and seductive in a fraction of a second. Edward moved from the door to sitting directly in front of Jasper on the bed, his face only inches from Jasper's. "If I hadn't seen in Alice's visions how important she would become to me in the future, there would be nothing to stop me from being with you right now, to stop me from showing you exactly what it is you were fantasizing about earlier." He leaned in even closer, turning his head slightly sideways, a crooked smile playing on his lips. "What do I smell like, Jasper?" With his eyes closed, he inhaled deeply, taking in Edward's scent, committing it to memory.
He could barely breathe, making speaking difficult, but somehow he managed to say, "Honey, lilacs, and..."- a small chuckle -"what can only be described as sunshine." He slowly opened his amber eyes, only to find himself staring directly into Edward's topaz ones.
Edward broke the gaze and moved back from Jasper. "I think it would be best if these feelings, from both of us, were supressed. Alice didn't have a vision about this, so she has no idea, no one does. It would devestate her if these... desires should be acted upon, and whether you believe it or not, you would regret it, as would I. We should just forget about this and start over." They both rose from the bed, standing face to face at a safe distance. "Welcome to the family, brother," Edward said, as he extended his hand to Jasper. Jasper took his hand in his own to shake it.
Jasper just said, "Thank you." Edward let go of his hand, turned around, and exited the room.
Okay. That's all. Thank you, Stacy (my darling roommate) for inspiring their first meeting!
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