6: Fireworks and Kisses
a/n: These are the families: Alice, Emmett, Esme, Carlisle Cullen. Then it's Bella, Charlie, and Renee Swan. Then it's Jasper, Rose, Jamie, and Jason Hale. Finally, Edward, Elizabeth, and Edward Mason Sr. Emmett, Jasper, Alice, Bella, Rosalie, and Edward are all the same age. 16, and they're sophomores. I like this chapter the most! :)
Third Person POV
It was unusually bright and sunny in the tiny, gloomy town of Forks, Washington. The people that worked day shifts soaked up as much as they could; the residents that were asleep woke up to a semi-familiar light streaked across their rooms, making them see red behind their eyelids, causing them to go over to their windows to inspect it. Among these residents were Alice and Jasper.
The sun made them both happy, and Alice knew for a fact that it would stay sunny for two days. Thinking about that made her even happier. She decided to wear yellow and white.
While she turned on her music and danced around her huge bedroom, searching for a yellow and white outfit, Jasper was sitting on his bed, thinking about Alice; what she's doing, how she's doing. . .
Alice listened to the song intensely.
Do you ever feel, like a plastic bag
Drifting through the wind, wanting to start again
Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin
Like a house of cards, one blow from caving in
Do you ever feel, already buried deep
Six feet under screams but no one seems to hear a thing
Do you know that there's still a chance for you
'Cause there's a spark in you, you just gotta ignite
The light, and let it shine
Just own the night like the Fourth of July
She always felt like a light object gliding through the air when she was with Jasper. Around him, she felt paper thin, like a house of cards, and if he touched her just once, she'd cave and tell him how she felt about him. Sometimes Alice felt buried alive, like loving him was killing her, and she shouldn't even like him. Get over him. But she knew it was impossible for her to stop feeling that way about him. With anyone else, it was easy, but with him, it's hard. But, now, she knows that she's gotta make the first move.
Jasper walks around his Texas-themed room, finally deciding on something to wear. He put on dark wash fitted jeans, a white short sleeved t-shirt, and his black Chucks. He went downstairs to eat Cocoa Pebbles.
Alice was in the back of her big walk-in closet when she saw the perfect outfit: a white short sleeved graphic tee that had a yellow smiley face with dimples on it, white skinny jeans, yellow hoop earrings with white diagonal stripes on them, a big yellow necklace, and yellow flats covered in sparkling white flecks. She looked at herself in her full-length mirror and when she saw the smiley face on her shirt, the dimples reminded her of Jasper's cute deepish dimples and she smiled. She added light eyeshadow and pink lip gloss to complete the look. Alice ran downstairs, grabbed a Cookies 'n' Cream pop tart, and headed out of the house.
Jasper was backing out of their smooth gravel driveway in his black Mercedes AMG S65, thinking about what he was going to do today. he was going to talk to Alice.
Alice was literally bouncing on the driver's seat in her Porsche Cayman in anticipation of just knowing what she was going to do today. She was proud that she'd finally mustered up enough courage to do this.
Jasper made it to Forks High School about 2 minutes before Alice did. He parked in his usual spot and walked towards the school.
As soon as Alice stepped out of her car, Rose and Bella rushed over to her.
"Hey," Rose and Bella said.
"Hi," she replied. She chose not to tell them her plan, in case it didn't work.
The bell rang. "See you in Math!" they yelled, splitting up to go their separate ways.
Jasper was already in the classroom, sitting at his desk, which happened to be right next to Alice's. He was always on time; never late, never early. Alice was always either late or early. She slid into the glossy blue chair.
When the teacher, a young woman named Ms. Natalie that had good taste in fashion, started talking, Alice pulled out two sheets of paper; one for notes for class, the other for passing notes to Jasper.
She started writing the English notes first. When she figured she had written enough to keep Ms. Natalie unsuspicious, she wrote 'Hi' on the other piece and slipped it to Jasper.
'Hey'
'You like English?'
'Yeah'
'Me 2'
'I like History better'
'Really? Why?'
'I like the Civil War'
'My dad does too!' She knew Jasper and her dad would be good friends.
'Cool'
'What's ur fave color?'
'Blue, black, green. How 'bout you?'
'Blue, yellow, pink, green, purple.'
And the questions started from there. Jasper learned that Alice liked Paramore, singing, the sun, the beach, music, writing, drawing, tigers, football, and shopping. Alice learned that Jasper liked Texas, the sun, Lil Wayne, drawing, sports, writing songs, he hated cleaning and fish sticks.
Then, Ms. Natalie assigned a project. they had to write a composition of a person that chnged their life or inspired them in some way. Then, she assigned partners.
When she said Alice and Jasper were to be partners, Jasper turned to Alice, grinned, and said "We can go over to my house, if you want."
Alice grinned right back at him, staring at his dimples, and said, "Sure!"
The rest of the day went by quickly and peacefully for once. All Alice could think of was going to Jasper's house; all Jasper could think of was Alice coming over to his house.
At lunch, Edward, Bella, Rosalie, Emmett, Jasper, and Alice sat at a table. They could all tell there was something up with those two, but they didn't say anything.
Finally, school ended. Alice took out her white iPhone 3GS and sent a text to her mom saying 'Going to a friend's house to work on a project.' 'Be back by dinnertime.' Esme replied. Alice simply said, 'K.'
After getting directions from Jasper, she got into her Porsche and drove to his house. They went inside together and Jasper introduced them to each other.
"Mom, dad, this is Alice Brandon, my English Partner. Alice, these are my parents." They shook hands and Jason took Jasper aside for a couple minutes, while Jamie went upstairs.
"So, you like her, don't you?"
Jasper's eyes widened and he was glad Alice couldn't hear.
"N-no!"
Alice put her ear to the wall and listened closely to what they were saying.
"Yeah, you do like her. I saw the way you looked at her, and you're as red as a tomato!"
When she heard that, she tried not to giggle, so she covered her mouth and peeked around the wall to see his face. He was red!
"Yeah, okay, maybe I do!"
Alice smiled quietly and ran upstairs. For once, she was glad she was so small. Her footsteps were as light as a feather.
When they were done talking, Jasper sprinted to his room. Alice was sitting in the middle of the floor and Jasper went to sit across from her.
Alice decided to do her composition on Esme, her mom, because she inspired Alice to be a fashion and interior designer. Jasper wanted to do his on Jason, his dad, because he taught him to be brave and strong.
When they were almost done, Jasper caught Alice staring at his lips.
He knew what she wanted.
She saw him leaning towards her, and that caught her attention. Soon they were both leaning in.
Their lips collided. They instantly felt fireworks, until. . .
"Alice Brandon and Jasper Hale!"
Hmmmm . . . who might that be? Guess in a review! If you review, you get a snack, or anything you want! =)