(Dislclaimer - I don't own Twilight, Remember!)
Chapter 9- Jasper's POV.
Alice was trying to move on and forget everything. But, in doing so, she closed herself of from Carlisle and Esme every time they tried to get her to talk about it. She would only talk to me or Edward. I found her, sitting on a branch, her legs swinging to and fro. I climbed up next to her and saw her mask break.
"Alice… maybe it would help if you spoke to Carlisle and Esme. " I suggested. She looked at me and chuckled darkly.
"What good will that do?" she asked me.
"A lot!" I insisted. "If you talk to them, it will help them understand more"
"How?" she laughed,
"Because, they will always support you, Ali. They love you" I said,
"That's what I thought about my real parents" she whispered.
"Your parents didn't deserve to have you as a daughter, Alice. They never appreciated you or your talent." I pressed.
"I'm a freak, Jasper!" she cried, adamant.
"You are not a freak! If you didn't have you gift, you wouldn't have found our family, and you wouldn't have found me either!" I whispered, suddenly feeling as if she regrets having that Vision and coming to find me. Alice must have guessed my feelings because she cupped my face in her hands.
"Listen to me, Jasper Whitlock. I do not regret looking for you and waiting in that diner all those years. You changed my life. I thought that, after waking up alone, that I would be alone forever. I love you, Jasper. I never will regret waiting for you, because you are everything to me and much more than I could ever deserve. I couldn't live without you, my southern gentleman." She said, I smiled and kissed her softly.
"I love you too, Ali" I murmured, kissing her forehead. We sat in silence until Alice broke it.
"Do you think talking to Carlisle and Esme will help?" she asked, I nodded eagerly.
"It will, you can't keep shutting us out, Alice" I said, trying to convince her. She swallowed and nodded
"Okay. I guess it will make it easier" she said, leaping down from the branch and landing on her feet. I followed and held out my hand, like she had done for me in the diner. She smiled shyly and took it and we broke into a sprint back to our home.
Esme and Carlisle were waiting for us on the porch. Alice went flying into Esme's arms, and hugged her. When she pulled away, she hugged Carlisle. Esme smiled at me and I winked at her.
"I'm sorry-"she began but Carlisle cut her off.
"Let's go to my study" he offered, gesturing Alice to go first, I walked with her, Carlisle and Esme behind us. Once we had sat down, Carlisle nodded at Alice and she began.
"I'm sorry that I've been shutting you out, it's just, this isn't the easiest thing for me to talk about. I keep thinking that if I ignore it, it will just go away, but that's easier said than done." Alice began. Esme nodded, completely understanding.
"Alice, Honey. We aren't mad at you, we completely understand" Esme said, gently. Alice smiled shyly at her and nodded. "As long as we talk about these things then everything will be fine"
"I just- I feel that I need to forget about it, but even if I try to let go of it, then it will always be in the back of my mind, you know?" Alice explained. Esme probably understood more than Carlisle about this. Esme leaned forward and took Alice's hand, with a smile.
"I know, Alice. It's going to be okay, Honey. One step at a time" Esme soothed. Alice nodded and smiled.
" Thank you, Can I go? I need to hunt?" she asked. Esme nodded and Alice pulled me up with her. We turned to walk but Alice stopped and turned to them,
"Thank you, Mom and Dad. I love you guys" she said, Esme and Carlisle nodded.
"We love you too, Alice" Carlisle said, and Esme nodded, with a beaming smile.
"We love you, both" Esme said, we smiled and then sprinted out of the door. We smelt Leah nearby and she walked out, rather hesitantly.
"Um, Alice? Can I talk to you?" she asked, Alice looked amazed, but nodded.
"Erm… Sure" she said, she looked at me and I nodded.
"I'll be in the clearing" I smiled and kissed her forehead before running off. I sat on a rock, knowing that I could hear their conversation.
"So what's up?" I hear Alice ask
"I just wanted to tell you, that I'm sorry about what happened to you… you didn't deserve that. I mean, I know what it's like to feel unwanted… so I mean, if you ever wanted to talk about it…" Leah stumbled over her words. I felt Amazement but happiness coming from Alice and nervousness and Hope coming from Leah.
"Wow, Thank you, Leah. That's lovely of you, I'll keep that in mind" Alice said, a smile in her voice. I heard Leah running away and Alice appeared in the clearing.
"That was nice of her" Alice said, coming to a stop in front of me and holding out her hand. I smiled and took it and we went to hunt.
I found Alice sitting on a rock, waiting for me. She looked at me and smiled.
"You were right, talking to Carlisle and Esme really helped" she said, I smiled and kissed her head.
"Now, if only I had the strength to talk to Rosalie" she said to me, a small smile gracing her face.
"You do" I told her. She smiled bigger at me.
Alice is strong.
I know it.
