Hello Everyone! Sorry that I took so long, I got carried away with summer crap.
Anyway, heres another chapter about Bella and Jasper.
Ps. I did so crazy research to learn about alices favorite thing... Fashion. All the outfits mentioned in this story cordinate with the date the picture was taken. Also, I am posting this chapter in two parts. Soooo... Yeah. Thanks for reading!
Quote- A pictures worth a thousand words
POV- Bella's
Today is just one of those average rainy days in Forks, Washington. The only abnormal thing about today is that I have decided to stay home while my husband and beautiful daughter go with some of the family on a hunting trip. I stayed home to finish a college writing report, Alice stayed home to hit the fifteen hour sale that just started, and Jasper stayed home for reasons unknown to me.
I was perfectly content to read the book that the professor assigned and listen to the steady fall of raindrops. It's one of the few times where its actually quiet enough to read. There's none of Emmett's loud jokes, or Nessie's laughter. Esme isn't running around the house making sure its clean. Alice isn't begging to play dress-up, nor is Carlisle softly humming to himself. Now, I'm not saying I dislike hearing all those things. I actually love all my families little habits. But it is nice to have some quiet time. And that's why I am soaking up the peace that Jasper is projecting to me.
I finished my first book in an hour, and decided to grab a quick "bite". I wanted to ask Jasper if he to join me. I knew he could hear me from my position on the couch, but I walked up the stairs anyway. I wasn't even sure where he was, since I hadn't heard a single peep out of him.
The door to Alice's and Jasper's room was opened, but I knocked anyway. I heard him say " You can come in, Bella. I can tell you're out there. No need to knock." He chuckled as I walked into their room.
Everyone who walked into there room could immediately tell the it was decorated by Alice. The walls were a pale purple color, and mannequins and fashion posters were everywhere. The only thing that gave a hint that it was Jasper's room as well was a guitar and a few stray war books. I was surprised when I found Jasper sitting in a small study that was attached to the bedroom. I guess I had never noticed it there before.
As I walked into the room I became increasingly happy. I could tell that Jasper really enjoyed this room, because you could practically feel the joy. The room was smaller than Alice's closet, which isn't saying to much. There are a couple bookshelves stuffed with books, as well as an old wooden desk and a pair of fluffy yellow chairs. But the thing that dominated the room was hundreds of pictures hanging on the pale blue walls. Some of the pictures were black and white, while some newer one's were in color. Alice's delicate face filled up a majority of the frames.
Jasper smiled as he said, " Alice was 100% percent convinced that all these pictures had to be hung up. She practically cringed when I said it would be easier to put them in an album, saying that they would all get wrinkled. So every time we move, these pictures are taken down and packed up with the up-most care and safely carried to the new house, where hours later they are finally replaced in the same order. She says that they have more character when there put up chronologically. I don't know. Must be a girl thing."
I motioned towards the pictures, asking if I could take a closer look. He nodded his head; leaving my plans for hunting long gone.
I started at the beginning of the line of frames. It was a black and white picture of Jasper wearing his confederacy uniform. I was surprised when Jasper said, " It was 1861 and I had just enlisted into the war. This was taken on the front porch of my mothers house. You can't tell here, but those rose's were such a deep red, almost like the color of blood. Kinda' like foreshadowing, right?"
" Wow, Jasper. I didn't know they had cameras back then." I joked lightly.
"Ha ha, Bella. Very funny."
I looked at the next black and white picture that was dated 1862. You could tell that they were still at t war, but Jasper wore a different uniform. This uniform was more detailed than the others. There were light buttons running down the front of the jacket, with a band wrapping around his waist. " This was taken when I was first got promoted to Major. It was a pretty big day on the battle field. Not just for me, but for the troops as well. It marked a change in direction."
He cracked a grin when I said, " You look kind of good in uniform, Major."
I was slightly surprised when the next picture's date jumped to 1943. I looked over to Jasper, and reading my curiosity he said, " The years in between 1863-1933 weren't the best for me. It's not something I wish to remember, hence the no pictures. Alice doesn't have any pictures from her human life. This is actually the earliest we could find."
The picture was of Alice, dressed in a long skirt and a long sleeved shirt. She was sitting by a water fountain, her hand gently grazing the water. The stars where visible in the dark sky around her. " This picture was taken by a photographer in Philadelphia. Alice said that she had sat out there to enjoy the stars, and try to get a new vision of me. She told me that the man asked her if he could take her picture, and she agreed. It's been up here ever since."
The next picture was of Jasper, walking in through a wooden door. There were table and chairs around the room. Jasper was wearing some weird sort of pants with cuffs on the end. Jasper laughed as he looked at the picture, " Fashion has really changed over the years, hasn't it? This picture was taken in 1948 by Alice in the small diner in Philadelphia. I didn't know her at the time, so I was pretty shocked to find an angel taking a picture of me. After she took the picture she ran over to me and started complaining about how long I took. I swear, Bella, I have never been late to anything again". We both laughed as I looked at the next picture in line.
The next picture made me laugh. Alice's face was priceless as she attempted to blow out the candle on a small cupcake. She was glaring at the thing, hoping that the light would fall command to her stares. " This was taken in 1950. Alice was feeling upset, and when I asked why she said it was because she couldn't remember her birthday. Well, after cheering her up I claimed that day, April 30th to be her birthday. And even though she couldn't eat it, I bought her a cupcake. She's used that day as her birthday ever since."
I walked to the next wall and looked into the round picture frame, this time its contents were in color. This picture was of Alice standing next to a rack of clothing, while holding one of Jasper's hands. Jasper's other hand was out of frame, probably holding the camera. He was wearing a leather Jacket, while Alice wore a dark a-line dress. " This picture was taken in 1951. Alice was so sure that we were going to find the Cullen's this year, that she insisted we buy new outfits. We spent hours in this small store. After two hours I wanted to tell her that we had plenty of clothes, but look at her smile. She was projecting pure joy. So I kept my mouth shut. But much to her disappointment, they moved before she could show them all her new clothes. But to her, it meant a shop trip every month."
Jasper smiled as he looked at the next picture on the wall. The picture was of Alice and Jasper. Jasper was holding Alice's left hand, while she smiled brightly at the camera. On her hand was a small golden band. By the shine in her eyes you could tell that she would be crying if possible. Jasper began to trace Alice's face on the glass as he said, " This one has to be one of my favorites. This is the picture that made the next pictures happen. It was taken in 1953, in a small town in Idaho. Behind us is the hotel we were staying at while we looked for the Cullen's. This was the night that I finally got the nerves to propose to her. I asked one of the security men to take our picture, and he agreed. This picture does no justice for Alice's face when she heard the question. Yeah, this is one of my favorites."
" Does she still have the same ring?" I asked.
" She has it, but she doesn't wear it. I bought her a new one years back. At first she refused to use the new ring, claiming that the one she had was perfect. But after months of persuasion she finally agreed to wear the diamond. The old ring is somewhere around here though."
The next picture was of the whole Cullen family. All the girls where sitting on the couch, with there mates standing behind them. Jasper and Alice were sitting on the edge. Alice was smiling proudly while Jasper seemed to be faking in. Jasper cleared his throat and said, " This picture was taken about five minutes after we meet the Cullen's for the first time. Alice insisted that they needed a new family picture, even though we had just gotten there. I was still quite nervous about the new family, but Alice was ecstatic."
" Doesn't waste any time, does she?" I said.
Jasper laughed, " Well, that's Alice for you."
Jasper led my to another wall where he pointed out a picture. It was a colored picture of Alice and Jasper, standing under a canopy of bright red flowers. If you weren't paying attention, you might miss the edge of a finger on the corner. Jasper was wearing a a slim black suit while Alice wore a long white dress with many buttons. " 1963, the happiest year of my life. This was taken by Emmett, hence the finger." We both laughed at Emmett's stupidity. " Much to my surprise Alice wanted a small wedding. But I was more than happy to agree since I wasn't that good at refraining from humans. Those flowers behind us were beautiful, but the bee's bothered Alice to death. It was exceptionally funny when one landed on her nose during our vows. For a minute I thought she was going to go crazy. That thing should of known better than to stand in between Alice and what she wants."
A certain picture caught my eye. It was of Alice, wearing a large fur dress, standing next to a tall pine tree. The snow was falling softly, landing on Alice's' cool skin. Her eyes held up suspicious smile as she held her hand behind her back.
Jasper laughed as he looked at the picture. " This was in 1972 and it was the first time we celebrated Christmas. Alice didn't like how that fake trees' smelt so we went to buy a real one. Now, there were hundreds of trees on this lot. But little Alice decided that she wanted the biggest tree. It was four times as big as her. That thing barley fit in the front door. I swear, you give Alice an inch and she'll take a mile. Not that I mind though. It's just nice to see her happy."
As I moved past pictures, I could see who much in love Jasper and Alice were. Everything they did, no matter how small, meant the world to each other. They enjoyed doing small, pointless things together. Things that people these days take for granite.
Jasper pulled me to another picture. It was of Alice and Jasper sitting on a black leather couch. Alice was wearing a baby doll dress with a sweater around her shoulders, while Jasper wore a dark blue polo with khaki pants(All designer, no doubt).
Jasper projected a few unreadable emotions. He cleared his throat and said, " The date was September 13th, 1987."
I looked up in confusion. " That's my birthday?" it came our more of a question then a statement.
" Yes, it is." he said with a chuckle. " This is the day that changed everything. This picture was taken just mere moments after Alice had her first vision of you. She was so ecstatic that I just had to capture the moment."
" Wait, she saw me being born? That's a little weird." I admitted with a grim face.
Jasper just laughed. " That part only lasted a second. Then she saw a flash of you living with you're mom in Florida, and she saw you moving to forks and falling on love with Edward. Sadly, she didn't see all the trouble that you went through. She never shared these visions with Edward, by the way. She wanted to let fate happen."
I opened my mouth to say something, when I was interrupted by the bell like voice I have grown to love as a sister.
Sorry to cut if of like that. I didn't want my chapter to be that long, so I will be posting a second part. PLease leave a review to let me know if I should continue or not.
