Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight or the characters. This is purely a work of fun I decided to create out of my love for Alice and Jasper.

Authors Notes: So I decided that I want to take a different route with this story. I've had so many ideas floating through my head and I think I've finally ended up with the right one. My characters will take a different turn as the story goes on b/c I've decided I didn't want to leave them human the whole time. You'll understand more as I go on, but yeah, they're only human now and will end up vampires later. Hope that doesn't disappoint!

Thanks to:

Justanotherditzyredhead – I love you! Alice's mom is horrible, and I know that Alice is supposed to have had troubled past in the series, so I wanted to try and keep that playing with this story. And her visions are definitely what make her! I don't see how she could be any other way. Thanks for staying interested and I hope I keep you reading with this chapter!

Meralie – Thank you so much! That was an amazing comment. I hope it does turn out to be a good story. I'm trying very hard to do just that. And I took your advice on making my chapter longer. Hopefully it's long enough. I would like to keep them around this length so that I can update more frequently. Hope you enjoy this one!

You'reTheMoon – Thank you! I love writing very detailed so I'm glad you enjoyed my style. Sorry for the long update. I'll try to keep them shorter time spans. Hope you enjoy!

Music:

Stay With You – GooGoo Dolls

Fiction – GooGoo Dolls

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Stay With You

Jasper PoV

I drove my bike all the way to the Cullen's home, safely tucked away in the forest. I was praying for silence as I turned my bike off and headed into the large modern home. I sighed heavily when I heard the booming laughter of Emmet, who was laughing at something on the television, Rosalie situated against his side like an extra limb. "Jasper! How was school?" snorted Rosalie, Emmet laughing even harder at my blank stare. "Funny, very funny," I monotonously answered. They all thought of it as some practical joke that I still had to go to school. "You know that Esme is delighted that at least one of us can attend Forks High School this year. If it weren't for your humanity, you'd have been able to skip out too if you wanted." Rosalie had a sickeningly happy look on her face. She knew how much Esme wanted me to finish my last two years of high school as a normal teenager before I changed, even though I greatly protested, putting up a decent fight.

I can't believe how much apart of the family I had become in the last two years. If it weren't for Carlisle finding me that night, I probably wouldn't have survived; I still cringe at the memory of the damage my father had done to me. It was a huge threat to have me in their home, but Esme and Carlisle kept me, knowing I had nothing nor no one to even return to. I was presumed dead back in Texas and later took on the same last name as Rosalie. Hale was my new identity, the one I was meant to have. For the last couple years, Rosalie has been the portrayer of sister whenever the public eye got too suspicious. The rest posed as my adoptive family.

I knew the Volturi would be after my new family if they didn't change me soon; I knew I put them in danger everyday. But without Esme's consent, my humanity would have to stay intact, at least for the next two years. I couldn't wait. I had accepted the Cullen's for what they are from the very beginning and I couldn't wait to join them.

Breaking out of my daze, I refocused back in on Emmet and Rosalie's position. Their happiness oozing off of them in waves that made me feel almost envious. They were so connected emotionally that physical separation was almost painful for them. I had always been comfortable with being alone. I accepted it for what it was; I honestly had enough trouble emotionally when it came to other people, that I didn't know how I would ever be able to handle the emotional ride of a significant other.

Or at least that was what I had thought, before I saw her.

"I'll be in my room. Tell Edward to stay out of my head would ya?" I all but drawled out, my southern accent more prominent when I was annoyed. The only sign of either one of them hearing me was a shooing of Emmet's hand in my direction.

I bounded up the stairs and threw my door closed, trying to calm my nerves down. I was antsy; I wanted to see her again. I hastily walked over to the modern lounge chair Esme had bought me a few months ago, and laid atop the rabbit fur blanket that decorated it. I kicked a few books off the edge of the chair and got comfortable.

Flashes of her features passed through my mind; her pixie cut black hair, her eyes, which were the same color as embers, wide with surprise, and the way her lips moved when she spoke to me, her voice light and comforting.

I had been so annoyed when I first caught sight of her. She had struck something in me, something I though I never would have experienced. She was the first person to ever make my heart jump with just the sight of her eyes. I was always perceptive of what people around me felt emotionally, something my mother used to tell me was a gift. But never before had I ever perceived anything like what I felt with just the sight of her. She was so wound up, like she internally was fighting over what to feel first. Pain, loneliness, excitement, nervousness; it was all crashing together making it frustrating for me to read her. At the same time it excited me. I wanted to figure her out. I needed to understand the emotional bomb she had inside of her. I was calmed by the storm I felt from her. The total imbalance comforted me beyond belief.

Edward, I mentally called out to my stepbrother, I want you to find her for me. Find where she lives, I need to see her tonight. I knew my brother all to well, whether I ha asked him to or not to, he was always reading my thoughts, making it almost impossible to keep anything a secret.

Ten minutes later, my door was opened, Edward standing in the doorway with a piece of paper in his hand, Alice's street written on it in neat handwriting. I didn't bother asking him how he found it so fast, just happily accepted it. "I want to go out and find her later, after you and Emmet have hunted. I can wait until then." My voice was even, not a hint of my excitement leaking through. Edward rolled his eyes at me, but agreed nonetheless.

"I'm a stalker," I kept muttering to myself, trying to make what I was about to do feel less weird than it really was. "I just want to see her house, just see where she lives. That's it. No harm in that…" I reasoned. I was sounding desperate even to myself.

Edward and the others left for their hunt about a half an hour later. I was left home, pacing in the kitchen, trying to pass the time.

Esme walked in about fifteen minutes later, giving me one of her weird motherly looks like she knew why I was wearing down the tiles with my abusive pacing. "I knew moving to Forks would turn out to be a good decision!" She was smiling at me, her hands clasped in front of her chest. Great, I thought, now she's going to rant on about school and the prospect of staying human even longer… "Yes Esme, but this doesn't mean I'm not going to fall through with our agreement. I will be changed after next school year. This doesn't change a thing okay?" She just narrowed her eyes and smirked like she knew something I didn't, which infuriated me. "Fate isn't a written document, sweetheart," she warmly replied. I stared at her, attempting to read her emotions, but was distracted when the others returned. Rosalie was all but hanging off of Emmet's arm with Edward following behind with Bella, his mate of three years and my favorite sibling out of them all. Edward shot me a glare with that thought and clutched Bella's waist, pulling her to him possessively.

"It's raining though, can't you just wait until tomorrow?" was Rosalie's objection to my disturbing need to find Alice. I pinned her with another annoyed glare, "Fine you stay and wait for Emmet and the rest of us to return." Match, set, game. "Urhg!" She looked ready to sock me in the face, but I knew I had won. "Come on babe, Jasper's finally interested in something normal for once, and its another human being on top of that! Don't you think it might actually be fun to watch him stalk someone like we do when we hunt?" Great, I was the laughing stock of my family. "I'm not stalking Emmet, I just want to see where she lives…" I could feel the blood rushing to my usually stoic face. How I despised my humanity. "I think it's sweet… Everyone needs someone, even you Jasper. Besides, maybe she'll be a healthy change for you…" Bella was always on my side. I appreciated her for it. Edward just nodded, always agreeing with her, no matter what the subject.

My chest tightened as I set out to the hallway to put both my black coat and beanie on, the other's all ready with their jackets and hoods up to keep their faces hidden from any late night prying eyes, their irises still not completely topaz from their fast hunting trip.

We ended up walking, Edward deciding the distance was short enough to do so. Emmet was spitting out one joke after another the whole trip, Rosalie's head thrown back with laughter after each one. He even managed to get Bella and Edward to let out a few laughs of their own here and there. I was too preoccupied with searching each house window to even comprehend what was being said.

I was desperately searching, each house looking more alike as we went. I kept stealing looks with Edward, wishing he would find her faster for me. I felt like my chest was going to explode with all the anxiety I was feeling, wishing I could magically calm myself.

And then it hit me like an explosion of firecrackers in a deadly silent night. I could feel her around me, the rampant emotions licking at ever one of my nerves sending me on a frenzy. I stood there in the middle of the quite neighborhood street and snapped my head to the right. My eyes locked onto two dancing embers and the sight of her knocked the breath out of me. I could see her as clear as day through the rain, her skin glowing with life. I was loosing myself in her storm. Her wickedly beautiful eyes captured my own and set my skin on fire. I wanted to say something. My throat was burning with the urge to ask her to come to me, my ears itching to hear her melodic voice. "Jasper?" I snapped my head to the sound of my name and stared at the concerned face of Edward. Anger was spilling out of my pores towards him. Keep your mind to yourself Edward! I turned back towards the glowing window only to hear it as wood smacked against wood, the barrier set in place blocking me from her.

My fists were tight, their nails digging into my skin as I hide their bleeding palms within my pockets. I was beyond tempted to throw a rock at her window and demand a reason for her shutting the window on me. I was also tempted to take a rock and throw it at Edward, but did neither. My breath came out in cloudy puffs and then melted in with the rain. Everyone was staring at me but I didn't care. I shoved past Edward, forcefully pushing my shoulder into his marble chest, doing more damage to myself than him in my effortless attempt. "Don't follow me." It was a demand. This time, they all listened.

It was close to one in the morning when I returned. Everyone and their concerned faces' were staring at me. I walked past them all and straight up and into the only bed in the whole house.

I woke up around seven, feeling like I had a jackhammer against my skull. I managed though to get my ass out of bed and ready for school. I was staring in the mirror, my hair a bit messier than usual, dark circles under my eyes. "So much for appearance…" I muttered. I had barely enough energy to pick out the black long sleeved t-shirt and grey jeans, and almost passed out halfway through putting them on. But somehow I managed to get out the door in time to make it to school at the last warning bell. "Great, I've been here for two days and I'm already cutting it close."

My whole demeanor screamed annoyed and I was surprised when a kid I knew from, what was it? Math? Yeah, from my math class, came up to me, some smaller annoying looking girl right up his ass the whole way. "Hey Jasper! Mike Newton, and this is Jessica. We have math together," he held his hand out, which I took in a strong grip and shook. I let a smile roll onto my mouth and used it on the girl, making myself calm down and appear controlled. "Yeah, hey what's going on?" I wasn't really in the mood for small talk, but I knew how to be charismatic. "Well I figured I'd invite you to sit at lunch with me and my friends, you know, help you get aquatinted with a few people." The girl Jessica to the left of him nodded enthusiastically at the both of us, grinning like she'd agree with anything this kid said, reminding me of Edward and Bella. I contemplated it for a moment; Esme would love the idea of me making a few 'normal' friends. I guess lunch wouldn't' kill me. "That girl Alice eat with you guys?" Curiosity killed the cat, or in this case, the control I had over my mouth. Newton just laughed, an annoying sound, so un-like the perfect sounding laughs of my 'family'. Jessica answered for him. "Sure she does, she's pretty good friends with me. She's a bit strange, ya know, with that whole dazed out look she gets, but yeah, every weekday." I could tell already I was going to have a problem with this Jessica. Too big of a mouth for such a small girl.

I shoved my hands in my pocket and let my smile get bigger, appearing nonchalant about everything. "Sounds good then."

It was nearing lunchtime, only one class left to endure. I was at the moment anxiously running my hand through my hair, a habit I really needed to break. I felt like a nicotine addict, withdrawals having me on the edge of my seat. That kid Mike sat down next to me, starting a conversation about the assignment he was given in science. Some project thing he needed a partner for. Realization hit me like a ton of bricks and I could suddenly hear my own heart beating in my ears. My eyes dilated and a sardonic smirk made its way onto my face. It would be the perfect opportunity. I'd bring it up during lunch, corner her, and force her to accept my partner proposal. She'll have no choice but to spend time with me, no windows would protect her from me now.

Now I just had to sit and wait, like a predator hunting for its prey.

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Alice's PoV

I was relieved with knowing I still had at least two more periods to figure out a proper story to explain to Jasper. White lies were running through my head all day but none seemed to be the right ones. I guess I could always ask Jessica, she's usually helpful when it came to lying to someone's face.

I glanced for the hundredth time that class at the clock. To more minutes and then lunchtime. It wasn't that I was particularly hungry, more like I was especially happy to be able to see Jessica and rant about the godly good looks of our new student I was able to witness first hand. I snorted to myself. I was so loosing it. He haunted me and yet I bet he was doing just fine. I'm not beautiful, I reminded myself, I'm ordinary looking; nothing stands out about me enough to attract someone like him.

The bell finally rang and I threw my books back into my tote bag and skipped off to my lcoker. My whole demeanor oozed joy. An emotion I hadn't felt in what seemed like years. I dropped my books into my locker and then continued my journey to the overly crowded cafeteria.

"Jessica!" I called out, waving with my left hand at my friend who sat in her usual seat at our usual table. Then I noticed something, or rather, someone not so usual. I swear a tomato would be jealous at the ripe red shade my face was turning. Of course he would be sitting at my table, with my friends, in my seat. As annoyed as I was, I was still roaring with excitement on the inside. I still hadn't thought up that excuse I needed, but not only that, my own comfort zone was completely intruded upon by the one thing that made me feel so uncomfortable at the moment. "Hi, Jasper right?" I asked, trying to not sound like I had mesmerized everything, physically, about him. I took the seat next to him and tried to act as if I was made up of all the grace in the world. "Yes that's correct. Glad you haven't forgotten my name… Alice." He was looking a little smug in the eyes, but other than that, everything else about him was unreadable. His face was quite blank and his stature seemed relaxed.

I internally applauded at the realization that he remembered my name. "You know what Mike told me today that I found interesting? Apparently we have a project to be assigned today by our biology teacher." He was starring at me, his eyes trying to gauge a reaction from me. "Yeah, I was telling Jasper how Ms. Pasternik wants us to partner up and everything for it. She wants us to reconstruct the heart of any living thing with different objects or something. I don't know, sounds stupid if you ask me." Jessica piped up at that moment, talking about how she and Mike should partner up for it. I rolled my eyes, her obvious flirtation getting her nowhere when the kid she adored was blind to all emotions. "Well that sucks… I barely even took notes that last class…" I was muttering under my breath, talking mostly to myself. "You didn't take any notes actually," the devils smile was playing on his handsome face, making his full lips look delicious. "Yeah thanks…" He was making me confused, plying with my emotions like a kitten does a string. "I think, maybe, I would like to be your partner. You know, since you're the only person I really know right now. And you did offer me those notes of yours from our previous classes." His eyes sparkled and I felt my heart stop for a moment. My tongue felt fat and dry in my mouth. I don't know how to respond with a "FUCKING YES!" without sounding so enthused. I stupidly just half smile and nod, feeling hazy and dream like. I most definitely look like a moron. "Nice. We'll exchange phone numbers and plan a day I can come over." His grin was making me melt, and horny all at the same time. I could just jump his bones now and feel fine with having everyone watch me ravage his body from head to toe. "You were outside my house last night." My eyes widened and I bit hard down on my tongue. Stupid idiot! If you didn't look like a moron before, you certainly do now. "Yeah I was… I was taking a walk around my new neighborhood with my siblings…" Good answer. "Oh… Yeah… I saw…" I swear I could just rip my voice box out and lay it on the table now. "I know. You were starring at me from your window," his tempting smirk was in place again, making me feel so ashamed of myself. I was practically raping the boy with my eyes last night, meanwhile he was with his family looking around the neighborhood and most definitely not looking for me. I picked at my sandwich in front of me, ripping it into tiny pieces making it appear eaten. "You were starring too…" Good reply Alice. That put him in his place. Stupid. "I never said I didn't." His voice was so light that I wasn't sure if he actually said it or was just trying to not have the others hear. Either way I just watched him from the corner of my eye, his face fully turned to me and watching like he found a new hobby in gauging my reactions.

I was feeling breathless again, the oxygen getting lost and completely missing my lungs as I tried to breathe. I wasn't sure what to feel any more. It was like he was tickling every emotion inside my body; picking and choosing which ones he wanted to see.

"I got to head to the library with Mike, Alice. I'll call you tonight okay?" Jessica spoke, standing from her chair along with Mike. "What? But who's going to eat with me?" I should win an award for the most stupid questions asked. "I'll stay with you." I turned at the sound of his deep voice with chills running down my spine. He hadn't said it like he meant he would stay with me through lunch… He spoke it like there was deeper meaning behind it. I smiled approvingly, afraid that if I opened my mouth, another stupid remark would expose itself.

"Siblings huh?" I managed between small bites of my sandwich. After a minute of silence I knew I would have to say something. He did after all offer to not leave me sitting by myself like a loser. "Yeah, I was adopted along with my sister Rosalie, by the Cullen's." His reply was smooth and to the point. "Well that's pretty cool. So how many other siblings do you have now?" I was eager to have him tell me everything, but I knew how personal something like adoption was. I didn't want to hear a horror story like my own, especially coming from a beautiful being like him. "Well Rosalie's dating Emmet, another adopted child, and then there's Edward and his fiancé Bella. We were all adopted by Carlisle and Esme. It's a different situation than most, but it's the best I could ever ask for." His expression seemed content. He was obviously very happy with his new family, and I couldn't help but feel elated for him. Sure the situation with all the siblings being together was kind of weird, but who was I to pass judgment on people I didn't even know? Besides, love has been found in stranger situations. "Your really lucky. It sounds like you've found happiness." I so badly wanted to reach out and grasp his hand. I felt the need to have some form of physical contact to really relay the message of happiness I felt for him. He smiled so wide that I thought his grin would pass his eyes. "You're the first person to not cringe or look at me weird after hearing that." His tone was amused. "I guess I'm just not like every other person you've met." I was teasing him. "No, you truly aren't like anyone I've ever met." My smile lessened and I let my eyes drop down to my lap. "Because your something too special to be like everyone else Alice."

17 years of hearing how horrible being special was, and then Jasper comes along and makes me feel like it's the best gift I could have ever been given.

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So yeah, hope it was enjoyable and long enough. This really only took me two days to write, I was just s busy with work to post it. I would love you all to keep on reviewing and giving me any thoughts you have. And Merry Christmas!! Love to all.