Sorry for not updating sooner but 5000 words doesn't write itself in one night, unfortunately. Okay, in this chapter I added a part with Rosalie at the end in case anybody was wondering what was happening with her. Thanks for all the reviews. I honestly didn't expect so many. So, as promised, 5000 words (which is a lot more than I expected).
Edward's POV
Bella had her mental shield off and was sending me random montages of our time together. I smiled at each memory and wished I could send her my versions. Then I became aware of the phone in my hand.
"Hello?" a woman's asked, cranky from being woken up.
"Hi, my name's Edward. Could I please talk to James Brandon?" I inquired.
"Ugh...sure, let me get him,"
There was muffled yelling on the other end of the line and I heard a string of swear words.
"Hi, this is James," a male voice stated.
"Hi, your niece, Alice Brandon, washed up on the beach of a private island that my family owns a few weeks ago and I was just wondering if you wanted to...put her in your care since you're her closest known relative," I stated.
James seemed more awake. "You...you have Alice? Thank the lord, I was absolutely, absolutely worried about the poor girl. Do you know anything about her sister, Cynthia? They were always so close growing up and I hate to see them separated,"
"Uhh...no, but I'm sure you and the police will be able to find her,"
"Okay, so what time do you want us to get Alice?"
"Umm...how about in 3 days, early in the morning?"
"That's great, fantastic, I'm glad we could umm...arrange something,"
There was an odd, sinister tone in his voice that I didn't trust but I shook off the feeling. This man could help Alice and take care of her, what's the point of suspecting that he's evil?
"So, where is the island?" James asked.
"If you could give me your email I could send you everything," I offered.
"Alright, its ,"
"Thanks, we'll be in touch,"
"Goodbye Edward, and thank you,"
"No problem,"
I hung up and Bella grinned.
"That went well," she stated.
I smiled. "Yeah...sure,"
"What is it?"
I shook my head. It was nothing important, just a weird feeling about James.
Jasper's POV
Spending time with Alice was the main focus of my existence. I had no idea humans could be so insightful and funny. Of course, being a vampire that hunted humans for the first decades of my existence didn't exactly make me appreciate them. Avoiding the sun and trying to spend as much time as possible with her sometimes didn't work out. Like now for example, it was a beautiful sunny day and Nessie, Alice and Jacob were having a picnic in the forest. The seconds dragged out slowly. I glared at the sun as it shined it's rays on the Earth. It was times like this that made me hate being a vampire. The door swung open and Alice came in, babbling about the picnic.
"Hey Jasper, you should've come to the picnic, Jacob practically devoured all the food so Renesmee and I went foraging for berries. Then we found this stream and caught some fish but we didn't have anywhere to put them so Jacob started a fire and we cooked them and ate them in the forest. Then we went swimming for a bit and Jacob got bitten by a leech which made Renesmee have a laughing fit," Alice said as she collapsed in the couch.
I chuckled. "Sounds like you had a lot of fun,"
"Oh, I did, is your stomach ache better?"
"Stomach ache?"
"Well, I didn't want to say diarrhoea. Jacob told me the real reason you didn't want to come when we were walking to the picnic spot,"
I gritted my teeth. I was going to murder that dog later today.
"It's fine," I muttered. "Anything else happen on the picnic?"
"Umm...Jacob and Nessie were murmuring when I was sun bathing but I didn't really pay attention. Any news from Bella and Edward?" she inquired.
I couldn't bring myself to tell her. The day when Victor and Jamie would come for Alice drew closer but I couldn't say the words that would crush my heart.I snorted silently. Heart? What heart? You are a heartless monster that has taken over a million lives. The worse part is that you enjoyed taking some of them. Feeling the taste of blood run down your throat…
"Jasper? Jasper?" Alice called.
I snapped out of my dark thoughts to look at her.
"Yes, darlin'?" I asked.
Her heartbeat increased every time I accidently called her that. The increased heartbeat taunted me but I couldn't think about bloodlust, not when this angelic being wanted my attention.
"Umm...I just wanted to know when your birthday was," she piped.
I smiled. "Why?"
"Well, everyone has a birthday and I was just wondering what your one is,"
I fought the urge to laugh and heard a knock on the door.
"Excuse me, darlin', I mean, Alice," I muttered.
I opened the door and Edward and Bella walked through without an invitation.
"Hey Alice, we wanted to check on you since Nessie is banned from coming here," Bella greeted. "Of course, she can spend time with you at the house and in the forest, just not here,"
Alice tilted her head. "Why is Nessie banned from coming here?"
"She snuck out in the middle of the night to see you," Edward stated.
"Funny, I never saw her…"
"Don't try and cover for her, Alice," Bella teased.
Alice grinned. "I seriously haven't, I've been sleeping peacefully these past couple of nights,"
Edward narrowed his eyes. "That's odd, she said she came here to tell-"
"Nessie did come here, I answered the door and had a chat with her and Jacob," I interjected.
"Alice, could you get me a drink please," Bella requested.
Alice nodded. "Okay, what do you want?"
"Some orange juice, please,"
"I'll have water, Alice, thank you," Edward added.
She skipped to the kitchen and Bella and Edward turned to me and folded their arms at the exact time. It was scary how in sync they are sometimes.
"What's going on?" Bella asked.
"Nessie wanted me to tell Alice about her relatives and I was just gettin' round to it," I answered.
"You don't want her to go," Edward murmured softly.
"I never said that,"
"But you thought it! Jasper, you care about her!" Bella squealed.
"I don't know what you're talking about," I mumbled. "And if you said that any louder, she would've overheard,"
Alice came back with the drinks and looked at us. Bella was smiling goofily, Edward was shaking his head and I had my arms folded and was staring at a speck on the table. She set the cups down and tapped her fingernails on the table.
"So, what's new?" she chimed.
"Nothing much, Bella, I think we should go, we told Renesmee that we would go...cliff diving," Edward mumbled.
He grabbed her arm and led her out after waving goodbye to us. I heard the door shut and Bella and Edward's voices.
"Are we really going cliff diving?" Bella inquired.
"No," Edward replied.
"But Edward, I'm a lot stronger now, could we please go?"
"Over my pile of ashes,"
There was a pause.
"Fine! But not too high," Edward growled
Bella laughed and they walked off.
Alice was tracing the outside of the cups, sending out waves of boredom. She hummed a chirpy tune and I smiled.
"What are you hummin'?" I asked.
"No clue, just humming whatever I can think of," she chirped.
Alice's POV
Bella and Edward acted very strange. They were hiding something from me, I knew that for certain. As I spent more time around Jasper, I found out that he hasn't eaten or drunken anything in front of me or tripped or slept or yawned. That might sound odd and obsessive for me to notice but my eyes always seemed to look in his direction. I blushed as I realised that I was staring at him. Again.
"Do you ever eat?" I inquired.
He smiled. "Of course I eat, Alice,"
"Show me,"
"What?"
"Eat something in front of me. I've never seen you eat,"
He sighed like he was deliberating whether to eat or not.
"If you're human, you would eat without hesitation," I trilled.
He laughed. "I just had a big lunch, I'm not quite sure if I can eat anythin' else, darlin'," he explained.
I rolled my eyes.
"However, I think I have enough room for a snack," he stated.
I laughed and revealed a Mars bar that I had gotten in the kitchen after Bella and Edward asked for drinks.
"Sneaky," he muttered.
I pushed it towards him and he grabbed it reluctantly. He seemed to be trying to recall how to eat it when he got a text.
"Rosalie and Emmett went shoppin', wanna go get your thin's at the house?" Jasper inquired.
I nodded. "But first you are going to finish a Mars bar,"
He smiled and ripped some of the wrapper off. He took a bite and chewed slowly, trying to hide his revulsion. Then he smiled at me smugly.
"All of it," I ordered.
He stopped himself from saying something in response and took another bite.
After another bite he was finished. I grinned and hopped of my stool.
"Okay, let's go to the house, Jasper," I piped.
"I'll be there in a moment, I have to get somethin'," Jasper mumbled.
I walked out of the house walked down the spiral staircase. At the bottom I heard a faint gagging noise and looked up in confusion. Jasper opened the door after a few moments and smiled at me. He ran down the staircase at an almost inhuman pace and I smiled.
"Did you here that weird gagging sound?" I asked.
"That's the sound of a Eeki-Tookee bird, they migrate here every year," he explained.
I nodded but didn't believe that a bird could make a gagging noise that disturbing.
We walked through the forest which was alive with all manner of creatures. Jasper pointed out various birds and small animals but they all seemed to disappear after he acknowledged them. We were crossing a river when a russet wolf appeared, scaring the hell out of me. I screamed and Jasper caught me before I fell into the water.
"That's just Jacob, Alice" Jasper explained.
"Jacob? You named a wolf after Jacob? No, you have a wolf?" I demanded as I was slowly released from Jasper cold arms.
"He's a tame wolf, don't worry,"
I stood next to it and my eyes widened.
"It's as big as a horse," I said in disbelief.
Jasper chuckled behind me. Jacob gave me what looked like a glare and I took an immediate step back.
"Sorry, Jacob," I muttered.
"Jacob, go, you're scaring Alice," Jasper ordered.
The wolf seemed to snort or laugh and then sped off into the trees.
"So...how did your family acquire a wolf?" I asked.
"...we found him on the island when we first got here...he was...injured and then Esme and Carlisle helped him heal," Jasper explained.
The rest of the walk was uneventful and when the trees stopped, the beautiful house appeared in front of us. I saw Nessie and Jake and started to run the last few metres, of course, me being me, I also crashed into a clear door. Esme dropped the squeegee in her hand and rushed over to me.
"Alice, are you okay?" she asked.
"Yeah, sorry, I thought it was open," I muttered, embarrassed by my klutziness.
Jasper rushed up behind me and helped me up.
"Are you alright, darlin'?" he inquired.
"I-I think so," I answered. "Right, okay, now that I've embarrassed myself without even stepping into the house, I think we should head inside,"
Jasper chuckled and I stuck my tongue out at him.
Nessie smiled at me and motioned for her to follow. "I put your stuff in a box and hid it from everyone so no one wouldn't rifle through it or throw it away,"
I smiled. "Thanks Nessie, this'll probably help me with remembering what happened,"
The backpack smelt awful and when I unzipped it I saw that the contents were a pen, a wet phone, a water damaged photo and a diary. Unfortunately, it was locked and I didn't have the key.
"Great, the one way I could find out more about my life is guarded by a lock and key," I grumbled.
"I can open it for you , if you wish," Jasper offered.
I looked at him and handed him my diary. He took it into another room and I heard a ripping sound. When he came back the diary was missing a chunk where the lock was forcefully removed.
"How did you...?" I mumbled.
He smiled and gave me the diary. The bottom half of the pages were faded and blurry but the top half was almost legible.
"My handwriting it awful, I can't believe I wrote this, it looks so messy," I muttered.
Nessie rolled her eyes. "Alice, is there anything about your parents or why you had to leave?" she inquired.
My fingers flipped through the scribble and I stopped on a page. August 14th
Dearest Diary,
What have I done? I know it is wrong to eavesdrop but my parents have been talking really loud lately. They were arguing about something and I heard them talking about moving house and hiding from someone. We both know who they mean by that. Dad caught me, I think. I broke the ugly vase that's in the hallway, the green one that is always on the table. I think Mum said Dad made it for her. They are going to be very angry with me.
My eyes scanned the next few pages until I found some more information. August 29th
Dear Diary,
We're leaving. I don't know why but I can just feel it. Cynth says I'm psychic but I always laugh at her. I hope I'm wrong this time, I'm usually correct but there's a sick feeling in my stomach that won't leave. Dad and Mum were sad and quiet at dinner. They don't want to leave but we'll be safer. Cynth is going to be sad. I had a flash or a vision of Dad screaming at my Mum to stop packing up when I was walking to school. I almost got run over by a car! Luckily, someone pulled me back and muttered something like 'freak'.
August 30th
Dear Diary,
I was right! We're in a car now, going to the docks. I can't write much but I have a feeling I'll need to know this soon. Don't trust them! They'll hurt you like I saw them hurting Mum and Dad. I'm hoping that by leaving we'll escape what I saw. Dad is stopping the car at the next left. Thank you for letting me write here. I have a feeling this might be my last entry and that scares me. Maybe I shou
The entry stopped there. I gulped and put the book down. I sat on the bed in a daze. What happened next? My mind didn't know the answer and I sighed in frustration.
Nessie sat next to me.
"It's okay, Alice. At least you'll know more when Victor and Jamie come," she soothed.
"Victor and Jamie? Who are they?" I inquired.
"Oh...didn't Jasper tell you? They're your aunt and uncle. I thought….he was supposed to tell you but-"
"Jasper!"
Jasper poked his head into the room reluctantly, like he already knew he was in trouble.
"Yes?" he inquired weakly.
"Why didn't you tell me about my aunt and uncle?" I demanded.
"I...It must've slipped my mind, darlin',"
"Don't even- How does- Do I not matter enough for you to remember something as important as that?"
"It was...I was going to tell you,"
I glared at him. "You were going to tell me? When? When they arrive here?"
"I-No-Of course not,"
"Jasper, they are the only known relatives I have. I thought...I thought you would at least care minutely about that,"
He was at a lost for words.
"Y'know what, you don't have to pretend you give a damn about me anymore," I spat. "Just go live your life away from me,"
His face lost any emotion and he walked out of the room without a word.
I groaned and buried my face in the pillow. Nessie patted my head.
"It's okay, Alice, he's just been a little busy," Nessie explained.
"With what?" I muttered into my pillow.
"He….he's trying to….trying to umm…"
"You don't have to make up an excuse for him,"
Nessie tried to cheer me up by offering to do my nails. I sighed and accepted, choosing a sparkly blue colour for my neglected fingernails and toe nails.
"He was going to tell you, Alice, I swear on my life he was," Nessie comforted.
"I know, he isn't evil or anything...I shouldn't have flipped. Its just...I asked him everyday if there was something new or important that you guys found out...but he said nothing. Am I missing some sort of joke?" I whimpered.
"Hold on, let me get us some snacks," Nessie chirped as she skipped out of the room.
I smiled and blew my nails as I waited for her to come back. Then something shiny caught my eye. I got off the chair and scuttled over there, being mindful of the wet nail polish. Using the hand with the driest nails, I picked up the oddly mangled object. I studied it carefully, looking for a sign of what it is. With a start I realised it was the lock on my diary. It looked like someone had just pulled it off and threw it in a corner. But that's impossible. My mind argued. Nobody could remove metal so easily and even leave impressions in the said metal. Not unless they had superhuman strength.
My mind raced back to all the vampire websites I've read about. I sat down on the chair in a daze.
I was staring blankly at the vanity in Nessie's room when I heard someone open the door. I saw Jasper and I tried to hide my moment of craziness with a smile. Then I remembered that he didn't care about me and couldn't stop the sadness sweeping over me. I kicked the lock under the table subtly and swivelled towards him.
"Hey," I greeted.
"Hello Alice," he murmured.
I didn't know what to say so I just waited for him to tell me why he was here.
"How are you?" he asked.
"I'm good," I stated, my voice shaking a little.
"That's good…"
"Jasper, why are you here?"
"Umm…no reason,"
We waited awkwardly for the other person to start talking.
"Of all the beaches, of all the islands, of all the places in the world, I ended up here, why do you think that is?" I inquired.
He smiled. "A really scary coincidence,"
I sighed internally, guys can be so oblivious. "Or fate?"
He didn't answer and I got up to leave.
"I leave in the morning, goodbye Jasper," I muttered as I walked out of the room.
He didn't stop me and I tried to ignore the disappointment that threatened to crush me. I cried myself to sleep, Nessie came in with a new tissue box and we talked for a bit.
"I'm sorry for leaving your room without telling you," I murmured.
"That's okay, Alice, I figured you just got tired," Nessie trilled.
"I...I don't get Jasper. I thought we were friends but its like he doesn't care,"
"Of course he cares...he's had a difficult past, Alice, it makes it hard for him to be open,"
I sat up and looked at Nessie intently. "Tell me about it, please,"
"Umm...well, he…"
"Nessie, your dad says its bedtime," Bella stated.
I rolled my eyes. How convenient for Nessie.
"Goodbye Alice," Nessie chirped sadly.
"Goodnight, Nessie," I trilled.
That night I had weird dreams. I could've sworn someone was watching over me...watching me as I slept.
Jasper's POV
I guess the sooner you start the healing process, the sooner it'll be over. My entire family apart from Rosalie and Emmett came to check on me because Edward and Bella told them I had feelings for Alice. One by one, they walked by my room and subtly looked in to see how I was doing. Bella was the first to come in and talk to me.
"Do you love her?" Bella inquired.
I ignored her but she waited patiently.
"I don't know if I do," I muttered.
"Would you give up everything for her?" she asked.
"Rosalie would kill me….this family has accepted me and -"
"I'm talking about you. Would you risk everything for just a moment with her?"
I hesitated before answering, checking if anybody in my family was in hearing distance.
"Yes," I answered quietly.
Bella smiled sadly. "It's a shame you won't tell her,"
"It really is….but she might not be my true love, she's just a human who was nice to me,"
She shook her head. "Your eyes go all lovey-dovey when you talk about her. Like Edward when he talks about me,"
"I guess I've just lived here too long,"
"I'm not good with being brutally honest….so I'm going to let Edward take over,"
I looked up and saw Edward trading spots with Bella.
"You are an idiot for missing this once in a lifetime chance, Jasper," Edward began.
I snorted. "You left Bella so she could live a happy human life," I quipped.
With one blow he was down. The time where they were separate was still a touchy subject and I don't think it'll ever be brought up casually. I knew I crossed a line but it was better at the start than if I let his psycho-babble actually make me believe that Alice and I were meant to be. I sighed. I guess I really don't need to hear psycho-babble for that. I looked out the window and jumped out, landing with a muted thud. I need to see her one last time before she leaves.
Rosalie's POV
I rifled through our shopping bags in disdain. I wish we could go back to the house and put them in a safe, dry place. I heard a snarl and looked up. Emmett grinned at me and showed me the shark he caught proudly.
"Where did you get that?" I asked.
"The ocean of course, I reckon this is the biggest one out there," he said with a goofy grin.
I rolled my eyes and smiled. "But why did you get?"
"To make you smile,"
I laughed. "Thanks Emmett,"
"I think I'll name him Bruce. Like the shark in Finding Nemo,"
I raised an eye brow at his general knowledge.
"What? I was watching it with Renesmee last week," he said defensively.
He sat down on a rock in front of me. We were under stern instructions from Esme and Carlisle to live in this cave until Alice left the island. I sighed and dug my fingers into the rock I was sitting on.
Emmett's eyes brightened up. "Hey, Rose, wanna-"
"No, Emmett, I want to go back to the house," I grumbled.
"Going back will just make you angry,"
"I deserve to be angry! I'm sick of humans walking in here and threatening our existence, aren't you?"
"Rose, don't you remember how different Edward was when he fell in love with Bella? It was like he was a new man,"
"So I'm supposed to believe that the girl that washed up on the beach a few weeks ago is supposed to make Jasper become like that?"
"No but you shouldn't kill her just because she washed up on our beach,"
I sighed in frustration.
"I'm going hunting," I stated.
Emmett stood up at the same him I did.
"Emmett, I don't need you to follow me everywhere," I protested.
"I need to hunt, too," Emmett lied.
I looked at my husband's light golden eyes and snorted.
"Emmett, you're not thirsty, your eyes are the lightest gold I've ever seen them," I retorted.
"I still want to go hunting with you, Rose,"
"I'll be fine by myself, warn the others if you want, I'm not going to kill Alice,"
Emmett looked at me intently and nodded.
"Have fun, Rose," he mumbled.
I smiled and sped off into the woods.
I felt guilty for lying to Emmett but this was to protect everyone. They'll forgive me when they realise I killed her for the good of our family. I inhaled deeply and caught her scent. She was at the house. At my house. I growled quietly and ran there. Fortunately, everyone was out hunting tonight, even Renesmee and Jacob. I heard a human heartbeat in the house and silently crept to it. The door opened silently and I saw Alice. Her spiky hair looked even spikier on the pillow and she was frowning in her sleep. My hands reached down to crack her neck when I heard footsteps coming from the forest. I hissed and hid in the closet. It was Jasper...but why would he be here this late at night?
Jasper walked into the room and watched Alice. Alice's tossing and turning seemed to slow until she was almost sleeping peacefully. Jasper knelt next to her bed and started stroking her hair. Tears ran down her face in streams and Jasper wiped them away as best as he could.
"Don't cry Alice, it's just a nightmare," he whispered. "Everything's fine, Alice,"
The human girl's tears stopped and I knew Jasper was using his powers.
Jasper sighed. "I don't know what's going to happen to me when you're gone, Alice. We are honestly worlds apart," he chuckled softly, "Like the sun and the moon. It's better that you go Alice, you should get out while you can,"
Alice's breathing became normal and peaceful.
Jasper smiled to himself. "I don't think I'll ever be able to say this to you, Alice, at least not while you're awake and can remember this...but...I...I love..."
The closet door swung open and I was staring at the face of my livid brother.
"What the hell are you doing here!" he hissed.
"I...I was-"
"Get out,"
"No, Jasper, I-"
"Get out and go back to Emmett,"
"Jasper-"
"If you don't go Rose, I swear I'll-"
"Okay, sorry, I'll go,"
I sped out of the room at a pace even I didn't know was possible. After a few seconds I was in front of Emmett.
"Rose, are you okay?" he asked.
I hugged Emmett and nodded into his shirt.
"What's wrong, Rosie?" he murmured as he patted my head.
"I just can't believe it," I muttered. "He loves her,"
"Who?"
"Jasper. He loves Alice,"
He smiled. "Told ya so,"
I wonder how many of you are sharpening your stakes to kill either Rosalie or me for ruining the moment. I wonder if there is an Eeki-Tookee bird...hehe, review because every time someone reviews, a fairy is born...don't believe everything you read on the internet. I finally understand why some people love reviews so much, it's pretty awesome to read the feedback people give you, whether it's good, bad or both.
Hmm...I need a few more words to make this exceed 5000 words...umm…
Thank you, to all my loyal readers, reviewers and subscribers who have stuck by me and my honestly awful and irregular updating. I promise that my next update will be soon-ish and that there will be at least 3000 words but definitely not 5000. And thanks to any people that I know in real life who are reading this when I don't want them to, you know who you are and I'm not going to bother with hunting you down. And thanks to all the people who are tsking at me for starting sentences with 'and', I guess I'm just fighting the system. Hehe, if I made any spelling mistakes, please let me know because I honestly hate reading spelling mistakes, let alone publishing chapters with them in it.
