Disclaimer: nope, not mine, it all belongs to Mrs S. Meyer. im just borrowing.

right, A QUICK NOTE THAT YOU REALLY SHOULD READ BEFORE COMPLAINING TO ME IN A REVEIW, PM, ETC THAT THE LAYOUT OF THIS CHAPTER WAS ANNOYING: now that i have your attention: this chapter was actually meant to be three seprate chapters that i would have posted over a time span of three days, but i really couldnt justify it, the chapters being so short, so i put them all together into one chapter, keeping the original names but labeling them chapter ten point naught, point one etc. and if you are someone that doesnt like how ive chosen to do it, then dont bother complaining, this is the first and last time in this story that it will happen.

one more thing you should know: there is a time break of mayb an hour or so between point two and three. thanks guys, and enjoy the somwhat disjointed but sweet chapter!

Chapter Ten point Naught – Most of the Truth

APOV

I thumped up the stairs. Jasper was dam lucky that I had talked mother out of calling Jasper's parents. Else he would have been dead shit. I pushed open my door and closed it behind me.

"I take it you have been listening to the radio?" Jasper asked from my closet door.

"Yes, actually - " Before I could talk to him about what I had heard, the phone rang.

Ring Ring

I flew down the stairs, looking on all the side tables and on chairs on the way. "I'll get it!" I yelled out. Mother was outside and probably couldn't hear it anyways.

Ring ring

I rushed through dad's study like a mini tornado, not there.

Ring Ring

Not in the dining room. Kitchen? Nope. Family room? Not there either.

Ring Ring.

"Please don't hang up. Please don't hang up" I muttered under my breath. I flew back upstairs. The insistent ringing seemed to be coming from my bedroom. I ran back in too see Jasper sitting on my bed holding the phone with an amused look on his face. I poked my tongue out at him before taking the phone off him and answering it.

"Hello?" I said breathlessly.

"Alice? Sweet pea? Is that you?" An unfamiliar voice asked.

"Yeah, this is me, who's this?"

"Alice, this is Peter. Peter Whitlock. How are you, sweet pea?" He asked. I looked sideways and raised me eyebrows at Jasper. He seemed to get my meaning. He eyes widened. He grabbed a piece of paper and a pen off my desk and hurriedly scribbled "I'm not here". I nodded to him, rolling my eyes.

"Oh, hi Mr. Whitlock. I'm fine, how are you?" I asked. Jasper had his hands clasped like in prayer, he eyes begging me not to tell his father that he was here.

"I'm not so good, sweet pea. Jasper has run away from home," I let out a small gasp for effect, "Yeah, it's pretty terrible, I guess you haven't seen him then?" Jasper had his ear glued to the other side of the phone; he leaned away and shook his head at me, his eyes pleading.

"No, I'm sorry, he hasn't been here." I lied. Mr Whitlock sighed. Jasper pretended to bow in thanks, his eyes full of gratitude.

"Ok sweet pea, if he does happen to come your way, you'll send him home, ok? And say hello to your folks?"

"Of course Mr Whitlock, and say hey to Mrs Whitlock for me, yeah?" I said. Jasper rolled his eyes and muttered something under his breath that I couldn't hear.

"Sure will." He hung up. I pressed the end button.

"Who was it sweetie?" My mother called out.

"Peter! Asking if I've seen Jasper, he says hello and if we see Jasper to point him home!" I told her. Jasper rolled his eyes, "What?" I hissed at him.

"You couldn't have lied? Said it was a wrong number?" He asked. I shook my head.

"Poor Peter, poor Maryse, her little boy, she must be so worried…" I heard mother mutter as she went back outside to tend to her beloved garden. I turned to Jasper. Now was when I was going to find out exactly why he left home. I decided to start out nice, but firm.

"Jasper, why did you run away? The real reason?" I was getting tired of his lies. I was sick of him avoiding the truth. And there was more to the truth than him just 'needing a break'.

"Why do you need so badly to know? I told you that I just needed a break from it all!" He muttered irritably.

Chapter Ten point One - Death and Blame

APOV

"Why won't you just fucking tell me? I think I have a right to know. I have helped you for the past week, today I had to lie to your dad and say that you weren't here. If you don't tell me why you ran away then next time someone rings looking for you I'm not going to be able to lie for you." It was harsh. But it was the truth. I couldn't lie for Jasper again unless he had a dam good reason. I turned my back on him, arms folded. If this hadn't been such a serious conversation, I'd have laughed at the TV comic-ness of it.

"Fine." Jasper sighed, he sounded sad. I turned around to face him again.

I looked at him He was deflated. All the fight had gone out of him. He sat down on the bed and put his head in his hands.

"Mom died." He stated. Instantly I regretted being so cruel to him. He didn't look at me. He kept his eyes down, looking at the floor. I sat beside him on the bed and wrapped my arms around him.

"Jasper?" I said, "I'm so sorry. When? Why didn't you just tell me?" I whispered to him. Poor Jasper.

"A month ago next week. I left right after her funeral. I didn't tell you because I left to get away from it all. I didn't want to talk about it with anyone… and it was all my fault…" He whispered the last part. He wrapped his arms around me and pulled me into his lap. I let him. He tucked his head into the crook of my neck and began to cry quietly. I stroked his hair.

"Shh…" I soothed. "It's going to be ok. I promise I won't tell anyone that you're here; you can stay as long as you need to. Why do you think that it was your fault?" He held me tighter.

"I fought with her. Then I ran off to hang with some of the guys from school – some guys that she didn't like. I dunno, didn't approve I guess. You know the type, drinking and smoking and shit out in the park at midnight" Jasper began to choke on his words, "… someone called the cops… they hauled us in and called our parents… Mom was in a car accident on the way to get me… she died in hospital the next day…" He began to cry again.

"Shh… it's aright." I ran my fingers through his hair. "It is going to be ok, I promise."

"My dad blames me. I know he does... and he's right… it's all my fault…" Jasper muttered.

"No, Jasper, I know he doesn't blame you. He sounded so worried on the phone earlier." I told him.

"No Alice, he really does blame me… I stared at him in horror. It couldn't be true. Peter had been so worried on the phone. And he had the police looking for Jasper. I told him so. "No Alice, he wasn't really worried, I know it." He protested after I'd told him.

"Jasper, why would you say something like that? Why wouldn't he be worried, he's your dad after all?"

"Alice, you have no idea. Dad came and picked me up from the station, he screamed at me for hours. He told me it was my fault. And if mom died he never wanted to see me again. Then she did die…" He began to choke again, but kept talking, "he went crazy… he trashed the house… then the cops came round to talk to him about mom…after they left he rounded on me… he picked me up and threw me out the front door. I slept in my truck and climbed into my window the next morning to get cloths and stuff… and drove off…" This couldn't be true. Peter was a good father to Jasper, I remembered him from when we were younger, giving us piggyback rides, chasing us around the park, playing soccer with us. I reached up with both hands and turned Jasper's face to look at me.

"Things will be ok. You are with me now." I told him.

I crawled off his lap and crawled to the top of my bed, pulling him up with me. We snuggled under the covers and Jasper took a hold of my waist again. I turned in his arms.

"Don't worry, I meant what I said," I told him, "everything will be ok."

"I hope so Alice." He said in a low voice. A tear escaped from the corner of his eye. I reached up and wiped it away, but another tear took its place.

"Jasper, Jasper… It's going to be ok." I hugged him closer to me.

Chapter Ten point Two – Sleep and Dreams

APOV

"Alice…?" Jasper whispered.

"Mmm…?" I mumbled incoherently.

"Would yell tell me if I was making you nervous?" He asked me softly.

"No Jasper, I'd just elbow you in the face…" I breathed out. Jasper was silent. "Kidding Jasper…" I said when he didn't reply.

"Oh good." He breathed into my ear. I felt Jasper's fingers sweeping the hair away from my neck and then he used his fingertips to draw patterns there. I sighed. It tickled a bit. Suddenly, he stopped and rested his hand on my hip. Just as I was about to complain, I felt Jasper press a soft, feather-light kiss to my neck. I drew in an almost inaudible sharp breath, but Jasper heard.

"Do you mind?" He asked.

"No… you just surprised me." I told him quietly, "but mark me and your dead." The remark was somewhat diminished as I yawned. Jasper chuckled, sort of, into my neck and continued to place small kisses there. He would gently brush his lips against one place, then almost immediately after they would be in another spot. I started to get sleepy.

"Jasper…" I said in a faint voice. "You're making me sleepy…"

"I know, sleep Ali." I heard as I drifted.

JPOV

I couldn't believe I had just told Alice all that. I was scared, but she had let me talk, she hadn't judged me. It almost felt… good… to tell someone.

Alice was lying with her back against me. I could feel her breathing. She was almost asleep, but I felt wide awake. I wanted to try something.

"Alice…?" I whispered to her.

"Mmm…?" She mumbled back.

"Would yell tell me if I was making you nervous?" I asked very softly and carefully.

"No Jasper, I'd just elbow you in the face…" Wait? What? My eyes were open wide. "Kidding Jasper…" She quietly said. I smiled.

"Oh good." I breathed into her ear. I pushed her short black hair away from her neck and used the tips of my fingertips to draw patterns on her skin. Alice let out a small sigh. She liked it. I smiled to myself again and decided to take it up a notch. I withdrew my fingers and rested my hand on her hip. Then, I very slowly bent my head down so that my lips were inched from her neck. I was afraid of how I'd be received. So I was cautious. I placed one very soft, very light kiss just under hear ear, and then drew back. She sucked in a shape breath. I pulled back from her, afraid that she didn't like it.

"Do you mind?" I asked very quietly. I was almost afraid to hear her answer.

"No… you just surprised me." She said, then added, "But mark me and your dead." She yawned in the middle of her threat. I chuckled into her neck and continued placing light, almost loving kisses on her neck.

"Jasper… You're making me sleepy…" She accused me, in a faint voice.

"I know, sleep Ali." I told her, and she fell asleep.

not too annoying i hope? oh good! didnt you think that the ending bit was cute? i did... anyways, i was going to make the next chapter lemons, but then realised that it ws kinda stupid and realli wouldnt work because they have only just started going out. so sorry, but the lemon has to be pushed back a bit! but leave me love enough for three chapters and ull get the next chapter sooner!!!

Moony out.