A Darkened Shadow

Twilight

Chapter 10

Alice's Point Of View

I awoke to Jasper humming a light tune and stroking my hair. I felt a blush rise to my face as I remember the progress we made in our relationship last night.

I look down and there enough, on my left hand is Jasper's mother's ring – my ring.

We were going to get married. We were going to have sex. He was going to change me.

He kissed me, warming me up and making my blood boil. He laughs and walk outside, letting me get changed. I put on jeans, a long sleeved top with a thick jumper over the top and hiking boots.

I walk out the tent, into the blinding sun and put my hand over my eyes, shielding them. As my eyes get used to the light I see them. Jacob and Jasper. Glaring at each other.

They both look at me. Jasper looks smug, whilst Jacob looked heartbroken. I don't know why but his expression pulled on my heart.

His black eyes shining with unshed tears. Pleading.

He heard. I knew it. That's why he's smug.

I shake my head at him and he starts to shake. He runs into the forest and phases. I think. Then I hear the most depressed howl.

My eyes start flowing with tears and Jasper runs to me, taking me into his strong, cold embrace. But at the minute they aren't the arms I want comforting this. I feel a familiar calm wash through me and I try to ignore the calmness and Jasper notices it.

"Do you want me to go get him?" He asks. I nod into his chest and he kisses my forehead. Then he's gone. Gone to get Jacob.

I cry more. I've hurt him. I hurt Jasper. I hurt Jacob. I hate myself.

I sit there crying waiting for Jasper to come back. If he comes back with Jacob, I will leave him alone so he can live his life. If he doesn't come back with Jacob I will not try to contact him again.

I sit there in thought until a cold hand on my shoulder pulls me out. Jasper. I turn around to look at his perfect face and I smile. I look past him and see Jacob there, looking in the direction he came. I sighed. Jasper nodded and looked at Seth. He was guarding the tent whilst the others fought.

"Alice, I'm going to go away with Seth so you and Jacob can talk. I won't be far and I won't listen in." He promises. I nod and kiss his cold lips.

"Hurry back." I tell him. He nods and runs away with Seth.

I look at Jacob who is now looking at me intently.

"So you're getting married to the bloodsucker, huh?" He asks. I nod. I didn't appreciate his name choices for my vampire family.

"Yes. And I just want to say I'm sorry and I promise I'll stay away from you." I say, expecting him to nod and leave. But no. He takes a step closer.

"What if I don't want you to" He says, his eyes soft as they bored into mine.

"It's my fault. There's a lot of vampire's down there. Maybe they'll take me out of the picture so you can live happily ever after as a leech." He says. No. He can't die.

"No. Jake you can't kill yourself." I shout before I stop and slap my hand over my mouth. He just grins, happy.

"Why not. You can make me stay you know. Just ask me." He says, huskily.

I look up through my tears and ask him quietly "Please don't kill yourself."

He shakes his head, still grinning. "That's not what I meant." He says, happy with himself.

It clicked. The only thing that will make him happy and it came out before I could stop it.

"Kiss me, Jacob" I say, strongly. He sways on his feet and then runs. Runs to me and kisses me, hard. Nothing like Jasper's soft, gentle kisses. But it felt right. Just like Jasper's.

At first I stay unresponsive, just stood there. Then I started to enjoy it. I kissed him back. Then I saw it.

Me and Jacob as a family in La Push. Two little black haired children run with their father into the forest. Then it ends. And a piece of my heart follows it.

Then I realise. Jacob's not my friend; I'm in love with him. But I love Jasper more. Nothing can replace that.

He breaks it off first, grinning. "That should've been our first kiss" He says and kisses me tenderly.

"I love you Jacob." I say, looking at his reaction. He grins and starts to kiss me again, until I move. "But I love Jasper more. I'm sorry Jacob." Ashamed. That's how I feel. I look at the floor as he runs away.

I climb in the tent and cry. I cry for the life me and Jacob will never have. I cry for the Cullen's who are fighting now. I cry for myself.

Then his cold arms wrap around me as I stay still.

"I'm not mad Alice" He says. That makes me better. Happier. I look up and kiss him with all the passion I have. Jacob's kiss was nothing compared to this.

He stiffens. Then I'm pressed against a wall, with him in front of me protectively. She's here. I know it. We can't hide. The newborns were a distraction. She'll not stop until I'm dead.

She walks out with a vampire at her side. She looks at me and grins sinisterly. I shrink back. Then Jasper and Seth – in wolf form – attack. I can't see them. They're a blur. But then Victoria's biting me. Killing me. Changing me. Her venom is in me and she's not drinking my blood. She's dead. Jasper killed her. I'm burning. Again. I knew what to expect, but it's still excruciating. I scream.

Jasper's Point Of View

Alice screams and it breaks my un beating heart. I pick up her wrist prepared to suck out the venom again. I've done it once, hopefully I can do it again.

"Don't Jasper." I hear a small voice say. I turn around expecting Bella but was shocked to see Rosalie.

"She wanted this. Don't deny it her." She says and walks towards me, giving me a hug. I nod and pick up Alice's writhing body and take her home. Home to change. Bella's going to explain our situation and everything will be fine.

Well, that's what she saw.

A year later and we're happy.

Alice is a vampire and we're married. I followed through on my bargain as she wasn't breakable. And we're still not as bad as Rosalie and Emmett or Edward and Bella.

We found out she was a shield, meaning she can block thoughts of others from Edward and even Jane and Alec.

The Volturi were pleased we followed through on our side of the bargain and asked Alice, me, Edward and Bella to join. We politely declined and carried on our perfect lives'.

But Emmett's up to something. Bella doesn't know because he's undecided. But I've got a feeling it's not going to be good.

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