I'm not sure if this will be up to par, but let's just say that the next chapter is back to Bella and Edward, and then there are two chapters left. So, this story will be six chapters in total!

I really hope you guys actually read the author's notes. You make me wonder sometimes.

And, there are a lot of people who are impatient and want The Lighthouse to update- I want it to update too! But, the fact is, that if you wanted that one to update, you should have voted while you had the chance, and you should have gotten other people to vote. I'm going with what won, and I'm getting the shorter stories out of the way so that I can concentrate fully on the longer, better ones.

I'm going to post the second chapters of Camarilla and Clandestine, so that everything is on the same page, and then I'll update Tube again before we get the next update of this one. Be happy guys! Stick it out with me, my graduation is on Saturday, and hopefully I can squeeze into my dress! Maybe being this sick will help me lose weight? That's a terrible thing to say. I feel so crumby.


Hour Three

Alice

I had been so grateful to be brought home and put to bed that when my phone went off from a text message, I was about ready to kill Bella.

Of course, it was for a good reason, so I got over it.

The news that Bella was literally trapped in the elevator with that absolutely gorgeous guy was so amazing! Leave it to Bella to be caught in the most interesting situations.

And, okay, I will also admit that I fell back asleep for maybe ten minutes, twenty- tops. Rosalie woke me up when she was on her way to Bella's. So, I hopped out of spent, spent a few minutes applying my make-up, then getting my hair to cooperate. I slipped into a summer dress, pulling a cardigan over the top and hurried outside.

My drive over was longer than Rose's but what delayed me even more was the fact that there were trees fallen into the middle of the road- light poles and telephone poles snapped in half due to the intense storm. People were frantically trying to right them, even in these winds. I was sure that they'd give up,and wait for the storm to end.

By the time I got to Bella's it was getting closer to six in the morning, and I was majorly frustrated. So, when I saw that my usual parking spot was taken, I was about to pitch a fit. I pulled in next to the culprit, who was still in his car, and huffed my way over to his door. I tapped on the window, causing him to jump, then he stepped outside and- oh my GOD. He was beautiful... Messy blonde hair, wise blue eyes- and I knew, right from then.

I held out my hand, instead of smacking him in the arm, like I had intended. "Alice Brandon," I said with a smile. He grinned back at me.

"Jasper Whitlock." Ugh,too amazing. "I'm sorry," he continued. "I'd like to talk, but my friend is trapped inside the elevator."

"Mine too!" I chirped, not wanting to leave him. "They're in there together, Bella and Edward." He grinned at me as we walked down the hallway towards the Foley's place. We were told that the fire hall was sending some people over, along with the power plant. First they had to clear the roads and the lines as much as they could, to prevent any more accidents.

"Also, two of your friends went up to stay in Bella's place. We'll give them a call when the fire department gets here. So, you two can head on up there as well, I have their phone numbers." We thanked her, and then chatted the entire way up the stairs. Basically, I was flirting. Jasper was too, only he was better at it- being as sexy as he was.

I paused at the fifth floor, Jasper stood behind me and then I stepped into the hallway, walking straight to the elevator. i stood in front of the door in the dark hallway, Jasper lightly touched my arm.

"They're just a little bit down there," I said dreamily. Jasper nodded and moved his hand to my back. I placed my hands on the door and leaned in."I'll get you out, Bella!" I yelled, causing Jasper to snort in laughter. "Just hold on to Edward, okay?" Jasper was full out laughing with me, and we ran back to the staircase, several doors opening with people ready to yell at ys, but we were too fast.

"God, Alice," he said, panting on the dim stairs. "You're too much." I grinned at him and pushed into the sixth floor. We walked quietly down the hallway, me pulling out my key to Bella's place and letting us inside.

"I should probably check Edward's place," Jasper said seriously. "Emmett might be there."

"He's more than likely in here," I insisted, pushing him in and whipping out my cell phone's backlight as a makeshift flashlight. "Rose?" I called into the dark room. "Are you here?" Walking around this room in the dark was starting to freak me out. It had always been a fear of mine, and I'd been doing okay so far, but I needed to know if there were people in here, and I needed more lights, before I seriously started to panic.

"ROSALIE." A yelp, after my shriek. Rose jumped from the couch, launching herself off of the broad chest she had been resting on.

"HELP!" she started screaming, and then the gigantic specimen of a man jumped up as well, knocking into the coffee table and sending numerous candles flying over the floor. Jasper jumped, but grabbed on to me, keeping me steady as Rosalie and whoever else it was screamed for a few moments, then calmed themselves.

There was complete silence.

And then I giggled. And then I couldn't stop. Jasper broke out into a fit of laughter and the two on the floor in front of us just stared awkwardly until we gained control of ourselves, tears bursting in our eyes. Rosalie stood up and glared at me, but I could tell she was curious as to who the guy standing next to me was. "Nice to see you, Alice," Rosalie muttered, reaching for a box of matches to start lighting the many candles on the table.

"Alice this is Emmett," Jasper said, holding his hand out towards his large, burly friend. I shook it with a bright smile before grabbing some matches myself and getting to work. The sun was beginning to rise outside, but it was still a muted daylight, today was especially dark, cloudy and stormy.

"Jasper this is Rosalie, one half of my best friends. The other one is stuck in that elevator we screamed at," I said happily. Jasper shook her hand and Rose shot me a look, to which I simply shrugged.

"Alice, may I have a conference with you in the bathroom?" Rose asked, lighting up the last of the candles. I smiled at her and turned to look at Jasper who was talking to Emmett, before following Rosalie down the small hallway. The door was slammed shut behind me and I was pinned against the counter.

"Who is that fellow and what exactly are you doing with him?!" she hissed. I quirked an eyebrow.

"I might say the same thing to you!" I jabbed a finger at her and crossed my arms, waiting for whatever witty comment she had. Instead, I was surprised to find Bella's signature technique make an appearance as Rosalie blushed a light pink.I gasped dramatically, hands in front of the mouth and everything.

"You like him!" I exclaimed, as though it were the end of the world. Rosalie hung her head and nodded.

"He is amazing," she drawled. "And he's a beefcake. And he's cute. It's amazing how perfect we could be together. I just need him to ask me out. And possibly get more sleep." I tsked her.

"There will be plenty of time for sleeping once Bella is free. Have you tried to call her lately?" Rosalie blushed again and opened the door, walking out to the guys in the living room.

"No, I haven't, I went to sleep actually. Should we call her now?" My stomach growled loudly, and I pushed a hand into it as I walked to open up the fridge.

"I guess we can- put her on speaker phone... Rose?"

"Yeah?!"

"Why is the refrigerator empty..." I turned around and Emmett had a guilty look on his face while Jasper laughed softly.

"I was really hungry- I'm going to buy Bella all of her groceries once she gets out, don't worry!" I giggled lightly and watched Rosalie punch in Bella's number. I tried my hardest, not to let my eyes wander to Jasper's beautifully messy blonde hair and his uber cute smile, but it didn't work too well. He caught me, and rather than awkwardly look away, he stared right back, smiling at me.

"I'm hungry..." I mumbled.

"I'll go raid Edward's place," Emmett announced cheerfully. "Come with, Jasper," he added, jabbing him in the arm. I watched them both left and once the door closed, Rose and I sighed.

"He's the one Rose," I mumured, sitting next to her as the phone rang. "I can tell. He's it." Rose smirked at me.

"I believe you," she decided. Then, there was a click and some rustling.

"Hello?!" Bella croaked. "Rose? Are you here yet?"

"We are Bells, Alice is here too."

"Oh, good. What's happening, can I get out soon?" I sighed.

"The power plant and the fire department are on their way over," I told her. "They need to clear out the roads, but they should be here soon. Are you holding up alright?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. I was sleeping for a while, you guys woke me up... Edward?" I stifled a giggle.

"How's Edward doing?" Rosalie asked slyly. I could almost hear Bella's eyes roll.

"He's great, you just woke him up, too," her hand went over the receiver. "How are you feeling?" We could hear him say something, and Bella laughed lightly. Rose shot me a look before we stared back at the phone.

"Bella? Don't leave us hanging!" There was silence... for a long time. "Bella?" I asked again. Then, I heard rustling, quick and fast, and Bella started hyperventilating.

"Oh, God, I just kissed him..." she mumbled into the phone, trying to be as quiet as she could.

"WHAT?!" Rose and I shrieked. We stared at each other with our mouths hanging open, but we were both still smiling so much.

I could hear Bella crying softly, and I started to feel bad for her. She must be so worked up after the night she's been through. Poor darling. "Bella, it's okay. They're on their way here, we'll call you as soon as they get in. Just hang on for a little longer, okay?"

"Okay," she sobbed, sounding like a small child, so sad and pathetic. "Just please get me out." I nodded, even if she couldn't see.

"I will honey, we're all waiting for you! Rose and I made friends with Edward's friends, so don't embarrass yourself to much." Bella laughed lightly and mumbled another okay before we hung up on her.

"Okay!" a voice exclaimed loudly. "We come bearing gifts." I looked up, and there was Emmett, an arm filled with food. Jasper was carrying a basket full of food as well, along with a flashlight. Thankfully, the sun was rising, even through the clouds, so eventually we'd be able to see.

"What are we making?" Rosalie asked, walking directly up to Emmett (I took note of that). Jasper caught my eye and looked between the two of them and myself, almost asking if I thought they were hooking up. I grinned and nodded, before walking up to him.

"Bacon," Emmett mumbled. "Eggs... I brought the fixings for breakfast, pretty much..." Rose and I nodded, grabbed as much food as we could and walked into Bella's spacious kitchen, digging around with the aid of some candles for all the pots and pans. I pulled out a frilly pink apron and threw it at Rose, it was one that Bella liked to hide, and funnily enough, there was a gigantic red rose emroidered on to it. She wrinkled her nose at me, but I ignored her and pulled a 'Kiss the Cook' apron over my head.

I felt a pair of lips at my cheek and when I looked, Emmett was grinning goofily at me, winking before going to stand by Rose who gave me a high five. I laughed, breaking some eggs into a dish.

"Alice," Rosalie called out, and I turned my head quickly to see what she wanted.

And I kissed Jasper.

Holy mother of all things that are good and lovely and amazing and, I KISSED HIM, in this world.

He had been leaning in to kiss my cheek, but Rose, the sly dog, made me turn my head. I promise, I wouldn't have turned it anyway- I didn't even know he was there!

The nice thing was, neither of us broke away. When we did, my eyes opened very slowly, and met with his. We hadn't broken away at all, we'd just let go of each others' lips. He wasn't moving, just staring at me. I watched his lips curls into a smile, and realised that mine were mirroring his.

"Sorry," he muttered. I wrinkled my nose playfully.

"No hard feelings," I said. "The apron owns all. It must be obeyed." Jasper laughed heartily with me and I turned back to my bowl, picking up some more ingredients for the pancakes. I heard Emmett attempting to explain the proper technique for cooking bacon, and she scoffed, telling him quite simply that he was an idiot. A cute one, though.

"Oh, jeez!" I heard Jasper exclaim, and then I felt milk, all over my sleeve. My mouth dropped open, and I looked up at him slowly, carefully. He looked terrified, and truly sorry, the measuring cup and carton of milk suspended in mid air from where he'd frozen. I had my own measuring cup as well, filled with pre-sifted white flour. Which, promptly found its way in his face.

"Oops," I said innocently, scooping out another cup, dumping it into the mix.

He looked like a ghost as he carefully put down the milk. His eyes were closed and his lips pursed inwards, it was seriously caked on to him, there had been a lot. He blew out through his nostrils, which sent two tiny puffs of smoke into the air. And then, he shook his head, violently, leaning in towards me.

My scream cause Emmett and Rose to jump, looking at us strangely. I was dusted in flour, all over my shirt and my black hair and Jasper was just grinning beautifully as he wiped his face in a cup towel. I glared at him and wiped myself off with the apron, barely catching the look that Rosalie shot. I pulled out a whisk and violently began beating my batter.

There was a soft touch on my arm and I looked up to see Jasper watching me with the kindest, most cautious eyes I had ever seen. My face softened, I relaxed entirely, just because he wanted it so. When he smiled, I smiled. And when he leaned in to me, I leaned in to him.


I, surprisingly, had a super hard time trying to write this Alice/Jasper bit. I had no idea what to do, and I wrote it all late at night, basically. So many big thanks to brunettezki who helped me with some ideas, and the angcullen008 or whatever the frig your name is, jeez, for being home sick with me (right now, in fact) and for listening to me when I said 'I'm going to have this done in half an hour'

and then I didn't :D

I HAD TO FIGHT WITH THE DOCUMENT MANAGER.