The Twilight Twenty-Five
Prompt: Mirror
Pen name: ElleCC
Pairing: Jasper / Bella
Rating: K


Mirror

"You are worth it," he said quietly.

"So are you," I mumbled.

Sometimes I caught a look on his face when he thought no one was paying attention to him.

It was impossible to know, because I rarely heard him talk to anyone, let alone me, but I think that sometimes he worried that he was a burden, too much trouble, a bother, too weak for anyone to love....

He watched me, dark eyes unblinking. When I got it, when my words fell into place in my head and I understood what I'd said, he smiled.

And I did, too.


I hadn't really planned to do any AU stuff, but it keeps showing up.

Legna makes sure it all makes sense.