I'm still waiting for new ideas, but the end date is still April 10 so get in your ideas before then!!! Since I haven't talked about Jasper and Alice that much, that's what most of this chapter will be about.
APOV
I sat on the couch and entwined Jasper's hand with mine.
It was Saturday, exactly two weeks since I've met him and I couldn't be happier. I peeked up at him only to see him staring at me in the same manner. He smiled softly and my heart skipped a beat as I realized just how much I love this man.
We were destined to be together.
"What are you thinking about?" he asked me. I smiled as I leaned my head more comfortably on his shoulder.
"I want a play a game." He looked at me, is face slightly confused.
"What kind of game?"
"It's not really much of a game," I admitted, "we just ask each other questions and we have to answer them fully and honestly. You only get one pass on a question for the entire game."
"That sounds easy enough" he said, chuckling a little.
"You say that now. Just wait until the uncomfortable questions pop up." He looked at me, a bit alarmed. I tried to remain serious, honestly I did. But his expression was just way too funny. I laughed - a loud, belly-clenching laugh.
"You were joking." It was a statement, not a question.
I raised my eyebrow and answered. "You'll have to find out." I patted his leg in a reassuring way then I began the game.
"What's your favorite color?"
"Blue. What's yours?"
"Pink." He looked down at my dress and back at me.
"Figures." I slapped his arm in protest but all he did was grin.
"You're favorite food?"
"Mushroom soup." I guess I must of looked as disgusted as I felt because he quickly continued. "It's really not that bad, you know. You should give it a try."
"Mushrooms? Absolutely not."
He shrugged. "You're favorite activity?"
"Shopping, hands down." He laughed and shook his head.
"I should've known."
"Well what's your favorite sport, Mr. Know-it-all?"
He laughed again. "Polo."
I was shocked. "You play polo? How come I didn't know that? I knew you played something since you were so in shape, but polo? I never would've guessed." I ended muttering under my breath.
"Why are you so shocked?"
"I'm not shocked - okay, maybe just a little. It's just the fact that I've known you for what seems like thirty years and yet I never would've guessed such a simple aspect of your life. It makes me wonder if there are other things about you that I don't know about."
I stared down at my hands as all this poured out of me. Gently, he lifted my face with his fingers that my eyes met his. He smiled.
"That's what this game is all about, right? Getting to know each other more than we already do." I smiled back, and literally braced myself for the rest.
"Why are you and Bella so close?"
"What do you mean," I asked him, curious and slightly puzzled.
"I've met a lot of royals in my lifetime, and of course they had many maids and servants and such. And yet, you are and Bella are the only royal/maid friendship I've ever seen. Not only that, but she seems to like you more than her own sister. Why, pray tell, is that?"
I took a second to gather my thoughts. I never really thought about how I and Bella's friendship looked to other people. I guess in comparison to others it would be odd.
"I knew Bella since were both three years old. My mother was a servant at her palace, you see. She couldn't afford to pay someone to watch me while she worked so she just brought me with her.
"I don't fully know the whole story, just what my mom decides to tell people every once in a while; she was real proud of having a daughter close to a princess. Anyway, apparently Bella's mom asked my mom if I could play with her since there were no other babies in the castle. We were just tied together ever since."
"That still doesn't explain why she seems to have a preference for you more than Tanya," he said. Immediately, my face clouded.
"That is not my business to tell. What lies between Tanya and Bella, stays between tanya and bella. But I will tell you this, Tanya has to be the worst sister in the world to someone as innocent and sweet as Bella. I don't know why she seems to hate Bella so much; she's older, and in line to inherit the throne once she marries. I just can't see what Bella did to her to make Tanya hate her so much."
Jasper rubbed my back soothingly. "It's okay. I wouldn't have said anything if I knew it would make you upset like."
"I'm alright, Jasper. It's just that, Bella is like a sister to me and I can't stand the thought of anyone hurting her." A thought suddenly struck me. "You, don't think Edward would do anything to Bella, do you?"
"Edward? Absolutely not," he noticed how I still looked doubtful and her continued. "Edward has never liked a woman. Never, ever in his life. The only woman he had ever liked was his nanny and that was when he was twelve. Iu know for a fact that Edward loves Bella. And when Edward decides he loves something, he loves it - or in this case, she - with a passion. There is no way possible that Edward would do anything to deliberately hurt Bella."
I looked at him. "You said, 'deliberately.'"
He shook his head. "No person is perfect, Alice." He grinned. "Especially not a man when it comes to the ways of love."
I laughed. "I don't know, you seem pretty good at it."
He chuckled. "You said 'pretty good', not 'perfect.'"
"No person is perfect, Jasper."
He face turned serious. Everything except his eyes which filled with so much emotion that rushed through me like a warm current. He cupped my cheek with his hand.
"Alice," he started, "I know we've only known each other for a few weeks, but…I feel like we belong together. Like we were meant for each other. And no matter what happens between our friends, I want things to stay okay between the two of us. I love you, Alice. And I know you might not feel the same way, but I just wanted to tell you." He tenderly brushed the hair out of my face. "I love you so much, Alice Brandon."
A tear rolled down my face as I finally realized the implications of his words. He loved me. He loved me. He loved me.
I stared up into his eyes. "I love you too, Jasper."
Aww. Doesn't that just make you wanna cry? Lolz. Well that was Jasper and Alice's chapter. They're the cutest couple ever, right? The only couple better than them is me and Taylor Lautner. Right, right? Am I right? I know I'm right.
DON'T FORGET TO PM ME YOUR IDEAS ON HOW EDWARD SHOULD PROPOSE TO BELLA!!!!!!!!!!
Always and Forever (wink wink),
-karyn
