Chapter 7

'Alice, you should really hurry up! Carlisle can be here any moment!' The nurse's voice was high and hysterical, and I wondered why it was such a big worry to be late for Carlisle. Then I remembered that every female older than 25 had already composed her wedding with Carlisle. Esme was a lucky woman.

I sighed and checked my reflection over and over again in the mirror. Somehow the strands of my hair remained rebellious and refused to remain in the perfect hair-do.

The nurse came in again, her hands fidgeting in mid-air, while she paced back and forth in the room. She grabbed my arm and tried to pull me away from the mirror, but I struggled against her grip. 'Your hair is fine, Alice! Will you just hurry?'

Images of slapping her in the face shot through my mind as I tried to remain in front of the mirror, but my balance was startled by a voice I knew all too well.

'There will be no need for hurrying, Charlotte.' Charlotte. I remembered now. Charlotte was the name of the nurse. I turned around, eager to see the person belonging to the voice.

Jasper was once again casually leaning against the door frame of my room. His face was composed and calm, but his eyes flamed as they stared at Charlotte's grip on my arm. It only took her an instant of a second to release me and she stumbled away, Jasper's burning eyes still lingering as she departed.

I was startled by the intensity of his response, but I quickly composed my face and walked up to him.

'You don't have to be so angry you know.. she was just trying to help..' I weakly tried, while I softly traced the pattern on Jasper's shirt. I did not dare to look up, afraid to see the burning gaze again, but this time directed at me.

After a short silence, Jasper's stiff stance relaxed a bit as he started to enjoy my fingers at his chest, and he sighed. 'I know.. Holding my temper isn't one of the things I can do best.'

I looked up to him and smiled confident. 'Don't worry, you'll learn.'

His amber eyes softened and he smiled, too. 'I'm already looking forward to it.'

A soft shiver went down my spine and I slowly rose to my toes, decreasing the distance between our faces. For a second it seemed as if Jasper too, leaned closer, but an instant later he had taken several steps back, back into the hallway.

He brought one hand nonchalant to his head and reached for his hair. His grin widened, but he did not tell me the reason for his retreat and fun.

'You got everything? It's almost time to go.'

I walked back to the mirror and checked my hair again. 'Yeah, I think I'm good to go.'

I looked around the room. I would be leaving this room and exchanging it for one probably larger, and more comfortable, yet still unfamiliar to me.

Suddenly the nerves kicked in and suddenly my knees buckled down underneath me. I quickly sat down on the edge of my hospital bed, before I could fall to the ground.

'Alice?' jasper came back into the room and knelt down besides me.

I was going to their house.

I was going to live with them.

I was invading their lives, just because I had no where else to go to.

I seriously was going to live side by side with Jasper every single day.

'Alice, you alright?' Jasper softly touched my side and watched me curiously.

'I-I'm fine..' I smiled nervously and touched my temple with a trembling hand. 'It's just the nerves..'

The trembling in my fingers increased and my upper body started shaking softly. Jasper quickly grabbed both of my hands and put them together in his own.

'Alice. It's going to be fine! Really, you have nothing to worry about.'

For a second I stared at him, lost in the urge to feel his hair, but I resisted. Instead I looked around the room that had been my room for over 3 months. 3 months since I was found outside the burned asylum. 3 months since I first saw Carlisle and 3 months of revalidation, visions of the future and nerve wrecking moments with Jasper.

Jasper followed my gaze and smiled.

'I just.. I mean I haven't met your brothers and sister yet. What if they.. I don't know.. don't like me?'

Jasper's grin widened. 'Really, they are going to love you. Emmett's big, but simple minded, as long as you stand your ground, he'll be as loyal as a dog. Edward is something else, sometimes he's very hard to read, but he's always nice to everyone. Now Rosalie..' Jasper stopped and grinned at me.

'What? What about her?'

Jasper's grin dimpled his cheeks. 'Rosalie is one of the meanest people I've ever encountered, but I am convinced that she stands no chance against you.'

I stared at him. 'Great.. now that really makes me feel more comfortable..' I rolled my eyes at him.

Jasper laughed out loud and squeezed my hands softly. 'See?! That's what I mean! Even when someone just tells you that her about-to-be-sister is a bitch, you stand with your both feet firmly on the ground!'

More staring from my part. I was convinced that even if he hadn't been talking, I could hear his voice in my head whenever I wanted to. I quickly composed a reply, though, to remain as 'stable' as Jasper said I was.

'I'm not sure I really want to be 'stable', Jazz. Stable really sounds dull.'

Jasper laughed again and his eyes sparked playfully. 'Should I try to.. unstable you?'

My excitement peaked, but I kept my face composed. I allowed myself a small smile and said: 'You could try..'

Jasper softly brought my hands to his lips and kissed them gently, only barely brushing his lips over my skin. My heartbeat increased rapidly and so did my breathing.

When he was done caressing my hands, Jasper softly pushed me backwards, and bent over me. He pinned both of my hands to the bed with his own hands, next to my head. His lean body was hovering over me, though I didn't feel any of his weight resting on mine.

I looked up to Jasper's face, and his almost yellowish eyes sparked happily.

'So.. am I still as stable as before?' I asked him, while I prayed to God that I didn't have a bad breath.

Jasper grinned at me. 'Nah, I think your loosening up.'

He softly brushed his forehead against mine and let it rest there for a while. I didn't mind at all, as long as our contact remained.

'Uh oh', he murmured after a while and in an instant he was back at the other side of the room, leaning casually against the wall. The moment I sat up to see where he had gone, Carlisle walked in.

He eyed me carefully and then his eyes flashed towards his son. 'You two ready to go?'

I slightly rolled my eyes. 'Yeah, Jasper here really reassured me about this.'

Both of them laughed and Carlisle sat down in the chair next to the bed.

'You're really sure about this Carlisle? I mean, I really don't want to be a burden or something.'

Carlisle looked at me like I was crazy. 'Alice, I wouldn't have it any other way. I thought you knew.'

I scratched my head and looked down to my knees. 'I do, I do.. I just.. doubt myself a bit..'

'Well you shouldn't. You are going to be part of our family and there's nothing to be afraid of.' Jasper spoke from the other side of the room.

As I looked at him, my vision blurred into a whirl of colors. The scene changed to an elegantly decorated living room, were a huge, flat-screen TV dominated the room. I recognized Carlisle sitting on the sofa, his arm around Esme, who looked kind of worried.

'You think she's going to okay?' Esme asked him in a tiny voice. Still, her voice jingled just like Christmas bells in the early winter morning.

'Yeah, she just needs some settling in.'

Another exceptional beauty entered the room. The boy was tall, pale, and just as stunning as his family. He had two golden eyes burning in his face and his bronze hair looked like he just came out of bed.

'She's upstairs, with Jasper.' He noted and Carlisle eyed him curiously.

'What's wrong?'

The boy hesitated for a moment, but then continued. 'It seems she has a.. gift. Do you know why she was put in that asylum?'

Carlisle shook his head. 'No, nobody seemed to know she even existed. There are no files on her, plus she can't remember anything herself.'

'Well I think I just found out.' A silence followed.

'She can see the future.' He bluntly put it. His face was calm, but I could see the curiosity shimmering behind that mask.

Carlisle raised his eyebrows. 'Edward, are you sure?' So that was Edward.. strange fellow. I saw Edward's mouth move again, but his words were lost into a other whirl of colors and only an instant later, I was back again in the hospital room, staring at Jasper's face.

Jasper had moved from the wall back to the bed, his hand on my cheek, his eyes anxious.

'Alice?'

I blinked a few times and regained my smile. 'Yeah, sorry 'bout that.' I jumped up and grabbed the small bag with my few belongings. 'I think I'm ready to go!'

Jasper smiled at my sudden excitement, and this time, my enthusiasm wasn't faked. I was going to fit right in, and if I didn't, I would force the circumstances just as I wanted them to be.

Carlisle folded his doctor's coat and threw it on the chair, he winked at me and left the room. As I watched him go, I didn't notice Jasper's approach. He reached me his arm.

'Ma'am?' He said, chuckling.

'Well, thank you, Sir!' I played along and grabbed his elbow.

We walked through the white hallways in silence.

'You think I'm going to be fine?' I asked him.

Jasper chuckled again and shook his head. 'I think you are going to make us regret the day Carlisle brought you in.' I looked at him, my eyes shocked.

His grin widened. 'Regret that we didn't take you in months earlier.'

I smiled, slightly. 'Right..'

We'll see about that.

Weeh that's it for chapter 7! I'm sorry it took so long to update, I was kind of stuck in a hole, and trust me, it'll probably happen again.

I need some help on Bella though. Should I make her human, vampire, or not at all?
I guess human should be best, because then Alice has someone to relate to, but maybe some of you can come up with something with an interesting twist!