Hi everyone. This is my first fic ever, so I'm really nervous about getting this out there. Hope you enjoy it.
Disclaimer: If I were Stephanie Mayer, I would have more Jasper time in the books. Until I do own them (which will be never), I'm going to be content reading and now writing here.
It's been eight years, and Jasper's come a long way. He still didn't have as much control as the others, but he was well on his way. He didn't hold his breath as much as before; didn't feel the need feed as often, either. He had been making such an effort since Isadora, who wanted to be called Dora, was born that Alice had never been more proud of him.
He hadn't slipped at all in almost seven years, and that was avoided thanks to his remembering Dora, and how this could easily be her. Edward had been with him at the time, and noticed his train of thoughts that helped him regain control.
Alice had been watching for her newest mate, making sure she was safe and happy. She saw her first words, steps, haircut, day of school. She saw her relationship with Bella blossom, even if they did have the occasional argument over toys and television program. She saw Bella and Dora teach each other things, like how to play Red Rover when they were three.
That resulted in Bella breaking her first bone, while Dora's arm was just badly bruised. It would be the first of many injuries to befall the girls, and Alice quickly became grateful that Jasper was gaining control of the bloodlust. The girls would have been dead long ago if they had gone to them on that fateful September day.
The twins had joined junior ballet when they were five, but it didn't work out for either of them. Dora had been the one to break a bone this time: her baby toe on her right foot. Bella had gotten scared and, combined with the fact that she hated dancing because she spent more time on her bottom then her feet, begged Renee to quit. Dora, on the other hand, stuck it out until the end of the school year, but never went back.
Instead, she got a guitar and got lessons, while Bella joined a book club for kids at the local library. They both enjoyed it immensely, because they didn't have any accidents while doing the activities. The firstborn twin had started writing poems and short stories, but continued with her passion for reading.
Dora enjoyed the last three years of music lessons. She started singing the day she started the guitar lessons, and even started to learned the piano in school three months ago. She passion was music, and hoped to one day write her own songs for her to sing.
The family, which consisted of the twins and Renee since she and Charlie got a divorce when the girls were thirteen months, and had moved from Forks, Washington to Los Angeles, California. Now, however, they were getting ready to move to Phoenix, Arizona. The move would happen next weekend. The twins were nervous about starting a new school, upset about leaving their friends behind, and the extra curricular activities they had grown so fond of.
Alice was so deep in thought about Dora she didn't notice Emmett come up behind her with a pair of scissors, until she saw his intentions in a vision.
"Emmett John McCarthy Cullen! You even think about destroying this outfit and I will castrate you for a month!"
Emmett froze in his tracks. "You wouldn't!"
"Yes I would. And Rose would be okay with it. She's the one who got me this outfit in the first place. She chose it just for me. Do you really want to make Rose mad?"
"No. You know I really wasn't going to do it right? I like my manliness, it's the best one here."
Alice smiled at the opportunity for teasing. "How would you know that, Emmett? Have you seen the others? Have you been peaking at them?"
"What? Come on Alice! Why would I do that? I just know I'm the better one. Eddie doesn't do anything; you and Jazz-man aren't anything special, and Carlisle and Esme... I don't want to think about them going at it. Eww."
"Just because Rose is a screamer and the rest of us aren't doesn't mean they suck. Jasper's the best I ever had, if you must know. The way your brother makes me feel..."
"Alice! That's my brother! And you're my sister! I don't want to hear about that! It's just as bad as mom and dad going at it."
"Then why are we having this conversation?"
"Because you want to castrate me."
"Because you wanted to destroy my designer outfit!"
"Uh, guys..." Edward tried to intercept. Alice and Emmett ignored him.
"It was a joke, Pixie! Jeeze. What has your knickers in a twist?"
"You were going to destroy one of my favourite pieces of clothing. It's not everyday your wife gets me Valentino!"
"GUYS! Stop!" yelled Edward, finally breaking this petty thing apart. They both looked at him. "Carlisle and Esme want to talk." He hated that Emmett's favourite pass time was getting Alice riled up, and he hated that Alice fell for it every time.
Everyone looked at the man they considered their leader; their father. "Thank you Edward. We're going to need to leave, I'm afraid. I had a parent ask me what my secret to my youth was. We've been distracted here; stayed too long."
"Where are we going to go?" asked Rose. Of all of them, she hated moving around the most. She wanted a place they could call home. Being who they were, they would never really get that.
"That's what we need to discuss. We all need to agree on this."
Esme spoke up first. "We can go to Denali to be near Carmen and Eleazar. We haven't seen them in almost twenty years. I miss them."
"We can also go to the house in Forks," mentioned Jasper. "Alice and I have never lived there. It would be nice to live somewhere new."
"As far as I know, Ephraim Black has just passed away, but I don't want to take the chance of having someone recognize us. We need to give it more time," replied Carlisle.
"We can all do our own thing for a year too," suggested Emmett. "Rosie and I could spend some quality time together." He winked at his wife.
"I want to stay with the family, for now Em."
"Awww, Rosie!"
"No." She gave him a look, and he knew if he pushed her, he would get in so much trouble when they were alone.
"We can go to Switzerland," Edward offered. He didn't really care where they went, as long as there were not exposed to the humans. He didn't want them involved with monsters like them.
"NO!" Alice cried. "We can't leave the country." She didn't want to leave Dora anywhere where she could be in danger and Alice couldn't get to her. But of course, she blocked her thoughts of Dora from Edward. He would call her on it if he ever found out.
"Why not?" he asked.
"We just can't. I like the idea of going to Alaska." It wasn't the ideal place, but it was much closer to California then Switzerland. Even if the girls were going to move to Arizona next week.
"Al right." Carlisle decided to break up the argument that was bound to come between his son and daughter. "The only place that seems to keep the family together, safe and happy sounds to be Alaska. Does anyone have any objections?"
He looked around the room. It was a unanimous agreement. "I'll begin to make arrangements with the hospital."
He was leaving the room as Esme spoke. "I'll start getting the house prepared and call the Denalis to let them know we will be arriving." She left as well.
The rest of the family decided to start packing things from the house, and went their separate ways. Alice followed Jasper to their room, after getting boxes from the attic.
"Hopefully this time we can avoid going to high school for a while. I hate all the adolescent hormones driving me crazy."
"I know Jazz. At least you don't feel the need to drink from them as much."
"Yes. But I have a very good reason not to."
"Yes we do." Alice missed her mate, even if she had never laid eyes on her. She suddenly felt comfort.
"We will see her. But she needs to grow up first, darlin'."
"I know. I just can't help but want to be with her. It's a good thing I haven't told Edward about Bella. He would have a field day with it all."
"Let's hope he..."
Alice didn't hear the rest of Jasper's sentence. She was pulled into a vision of Dora.
Eight year old Dora was at the circus with Bella and Renee. It was the last California outing they were going to have before moving. She didn't want to move, but her mom had gotten a better paying job and was transferred to Phoenix.
Bella hadn't gone to the washroom since she got home from school, and now really felt the need to go, and let her mom know.
"Okay. Let's go. Do you need to go too Dora?"
"No. I went before we left," she said as they walked in towards the public restrooms.
They went a pair of clowns ridding a unicycle. It didn't interest Dora very much. She didn't like clowns. She wasn't afraid of them, but she wasn't their biggest fan either. What she did like, was the animals. She loved the lions, elephants and tigers. As they walked by a tiger jumping through fire, Dora stopped to look. She was so fascinated by the tiger she hadn't even noticed a man walking up to her.
"Hello. He's very interesting, isn't he?"
"My mom told me never to talk to strangers."
"Oh, but I'm not a stranger. Your mom and Bella just went to the washrooms over there," he said pointing to a random part of the area. "Your mom saw you wanted to watch the tiger and asked me to make sure nothing happened to you, Dora."
She hadn't told him her name, and knew Bella's name too. He had to be a friend of her mom's. "Oh, okay."
They watched the tiger for another two minutes before he suggested getting Dora an ice cream. He even offered to get one for Bella when she got out of the toilets.
Off they went, but it seemed to Dora they were walking for a while. She didn't remember the ice cream stand being this far away from the animal show.
"Is it much farther?"
"Not at all. Promise."
They walked until Dora felt a hand cover her mouth and someone holding her tightly to prevent her from running away. "Never believe someone who's been following you since you got here, little girl. I was just waiting for you or your sister to get away from your mom," the man whispered in her ear as he took her to a black van. He removed his hand and quickly replaced it with a wet rag. Dora's eyes started getting heavy, and even if she tried to fight the sleep, she couldn't win...
"NO! DORA!" screamed Alice as she left the room through the window. When Jasper heard her, he ran after her, hoping whatever Alice saw would be prevented in time.
"He's going to take her, Jazz. We have to help Dora!"
"We are. Just keep running. How much time do we have?"
"Two hours at the most. They're leaving for the circus right now! We have to make it on time."
"Do you see us making it?"
"Not before he chooses them as his next victims. He's a child molester! He's going to hurt them!"
"Stop panicking and concentrate on running. We'll make it." He sent her as much calm and reassurance as he could muster. He himself was angry and upset that someone was going after his mate. They were going to die if they even looked at her!
They ran from Vancouver to California, then to Riverside Freeway. Once there, they cut across the countryside to Shamel Park, where the circus was stationed. They were going to make it. They were going to save her!
Alice looked around for Dora and the man, Jasper following her closely. She found Bella and Dora with Renee, near the area where Alice had seen them in her vision. She pointed them out to her husband.
"There they are, Jazz. The one in green is Bella, and Dora's in blue."
He laid eyes on his other mate for the first time, and instantly felt the feeling he felt radiating from Alice the day they were born. He had Alice by his side, and Dora nearby. He was home, even if she didn't know it yet. He loved her with all his heart instantly.
Out of no where, he felt panic. He looked towards Alice and followed her gaze. This must be the one who posed harm to Dora. He would certainly pay for him thinking he can touch their Dora! Problem was, he didn't want to make a scene and scare his mate. He had to make the attack on the man inconspicuous.
The man was on the chunky side, wearing jeans and a plaid shirt and Nike running shoes. He had brown hair, with a facial hair covering most of his face. The man wouldn't look away from the twins, and it made Jasper's blood boil!
Not while he was the Major!
Hope it's something you enjoyed reading. Constructive criticism would be great. A kind word would be encouraging. Anything to let me know how I'm doing will help my creative muse work through more chapters.
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