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I jumped up all of the porch steps in one bound, feeling really happy and calm, since Jasper was here. We could now be together forever and ever. No worries would come between us like before. Well, nothing that I wouldn't see. I was very relieved to be able to protect my family from dangerous things now. It made me feel safe. I bet the others felt a bit relieved too, yet the only thing dangerous at the moment must have been me, the newborn Vampire. Secretly, I was so happy about being a Vampire. It felt really good. And I loved seeing the future. It was so cool, and I fit in with whom I loved. We were both equals, so we fit together.
I turned around to look at Jasper and the others following. I smiled up at Jasper and he smiled back, free from the torture I used to give him. So this worked out for the both of us. We were both together and he was not in pain anymore…
But Charlie?
He was probably worried sick about me. He must have also gone and told Renee about this, and she would be very upset herself. I needed to see Charlie, to tell him that I was OK. But how could I do that? It was too hard. He thought I was dead.
"Edward," I said, as we stepped into my new house.
"Yes?" he replied.
"Can ask a favour of you?"
"Sure, anything," he replied.
"Can you see Charlie tonight? You know, visit him through the window and listen too his thoughts. I need to know what he's thinking, and I can't go myself," I said.
"Sure, I can go now, if you want," he said, "It's getting late... for humans that is," and then he smiled at me, a perfect crooked smile. I smiled back.
"Thankyou so much Edward! I can tell that he is worried sick about me! Why can't I see his future as easily as ours though?" I asked, questioning my new gift.
"Probably because he's a human," he answered.
"Oh," I said.
"I'll be back soon," he said, and then he left, Bella following him. I looked up at Jasper and then pounced onto his back. He seemed a bit hesitant, but when he felt my mood, he calmed down a little bit, knowing that I wasn't intending on doing anything bad to him. I leaned forward and kissed him on the forehead.
"I love you," I whispered to him.
"I love you too Alice," and then I jumped off again, stepped in front of his so I was facing him and leaned forward to kiss him. It was so much better than before. He didn't need to be very careful with me; I had to be careful of him, but I was, and I would never hurt him, and he would never hurt me, He would never think of such a thing.
After kissing near the front door for about 6 minutes, I saw that Edward and Bella had arrived at Charlie's now. They had taken his Volvo. They were hiding behind a bush near the kitchen. I saw Charlie's face in there too, stained with tears. Behind that I could see the fear and worry in his eyes and facial expressions. If he was bad, Renee would be much worse.
"What's wrong?" asked Jasper, feeling my mood.
"They're at Charlie's," I said, "He's…. crying," I said. I would have been crying too if I could have. It felt odd not to be crying at a time like this.
"Oh Alice," said Jasper, and then he hugged me. "It's alright, it was meant to be this way, only if we wanted to be together," he said.
"I know," I said, "I thought I was ready. I guess I was slightly wrong," I said, and then I felt the burning in my throat. Jasper straightened up, holding my hips as if to retrain me from something. I felt a large wave of calm crash down on me.
"It's OK, Jazz, I wasn't going to do anything," I said, trying to comfort him, and then leaned forward and kissed him on the cheek. He returned the favour, but I could still tell that he was being very cautious about me and making sure I wasn't going to lose control.
"They'll be leaving Charlie's in about 1 minute and 23 seconds," I said, and Jasper laughed at my preciseness. I laughed with him.
We both decided to sit out on the front porch for the remaining time. They would be here in about 6 minutes now. I sighed.
"What's wrong?" asked Jasper, "Are you thirsty?" he added.
"Yeah, a bit, but I'm worried about what Edward will tell us," I said, and then Jasper stared at me, dumbfounded.
"How can control yourself like this!" he asked. I wondered what he meant.
"Um… What?"
"Newborns are meant to me crazy and blood thirsty for a whole year! And look at you! Sitting here talking to me like we used to when you were human!" he said.
"Oh, I'm sorry," I said, "I'm a bad Vampire aren't I."
"No! Not at all! Your so… perfect Alice. Not a fault in you," he said, and if could have, I would have blushed.
"And your gift," he added, "It's so… you! And so useful," he said, and then smiled. I thought about my gift, since I hadn't had much time to think about it. It was so neat! I loved it. Nothing could beat this. But there had to be a catch. Something this good just didn't come and go willy nilly.
3 minutes, 27 seconds later, I heard Edwards Volvo turning the corner and off the highway. I braced myself for the worst. The future was looking grim, and I didn't know why I was seeing flickers. It was like someone was changing TV channels very quickly.
They arrived then, and I held my breath. It was weird because I didn't need any air. It just felt good.
"Alice," Edward said when he and Bella arrived at the front porch, "It's Charlie, he… thinks your dead. We saw him and he was crying. He didn't stop thinking about you the whole time we were there," he said.
"What is he going to do?" I sobbed.
"Well… He was undecided," he ended up saying. So maybe that was why my visions were all weird. Charlie hadn't decided what was happening yet. I could only see things that people had decided would happen. Also, Charlie's future was dimmer than my families.
"It makes sense, Alice," Edward said, answering my thoughts and viewing the visions with me, "He doesn't know what to do," Edward said, "I'm sorry."
"It's not your fault, Edward," I said.
"Alice?" asked Bella.
"Yeah?" I replied.
"Can you see my future?"
"Yeah, I can see it. Perfectly clear. Why?" I said.
"It's just… Edward can't hear my thoughts. I have a shield," she said.
"A shield? What does that do?"
"Hard to explain, but it protects me from things that happen in the mind. No one can get to me, not even Edward. But you can," she said.
"Oh, and you project it out?" I asked.
"Yeah, I can project it out pretty far. I can give other people privacy from Edward this way," she said, and then nudged him. He elbowed her. They giggled together.
"Can I see?" I asked, curious.
"Sure, Alice," and then… nothing happened.
"I don't see anything. I saw that you were going to do that but I can actually see it," I said. Bella and Edward laughed.
"It's invisible. Edward, can you read her thoughts?" she asked. It was like she knew the answer.
"No, I hear nothing," he said, and then he smiled.
It was quite odd. Even though I had been talking like this, I was still thinking about a lot of things at the same time, mainly Charlie, though. Then there was the future. The future was so interesting though. It was very precise, except for that it only showed when some one had decided something. Bella and Edward were going to there room in 67 seconds to do… something, and then after that, Jasper was planning to take me to a beautiful meadow.
"Sorry, Jazz. Alice knows where you're taking her," he said, and then smiled at Jasper who sighed.
"What will we do with you?" he asked, rhetorically. He shook his head. "Anyway, let's go," he said.
On our way there, he told me to hold my breath the whole way. It was weird, but I did it. I didn't want to harm any humans, so I would be very careful today.
We got out of the car as soon as we stopped. Jasper quickly checked for humans, while I looked into the future. In 5 hours, a couple of hikers would come down here. I couldn't see anyone here now though.
"It's safe Jazz," I said, and then smiled up towards him. He smiled back.
"Well, let's go then," he said, and then we started to run. It was easy to find, since I could see that if I went in one direction I would get lost. So I kept looking for the place that Jasper was to take me too. He was in front of me, and it was very easy to follow him. We were both going so fast, and I really enjoyed it. Running was probably the third best part now. Firstly, the best part would be that I was with Jasper, and secondly, it would be the gift of being able to see the future. It was so convenient with my new little gift now. It made life so much easier, except for the fact that I was still really thirsty. I kept holding my breath though, listening to the sounds of the little birds chirping, their hearts fluttering by. Then I heard a louder heart beat. Lion? I wasn't sure so I breathed. It did smell OK, and I was thirsty.
"Jasper," I said while still running.
"Yeah?" he said.
"Can I please hunt that lion?" I asked begging almost.
"Sure, Alice, just don't get too carried away with hunting," he said and then smiled up towards me again. We had stopped. I followed my senses and ran towards the beating heart. As I saw the lion, I didn't waste a second. I lunged toward it, and went straight for its throat. It felt nice, the blood rushing down my throat. So calming and warm. I could do this all day. When I was done, I felt pretty full and sloshy again, but still very thirsty, but a bit less that earlier. When I wiped my mouth, which was covered with blood, I joined Jasper again.
"Meadow?" I asked, knowing his answer.
"Right away," he said, smiling, and then he raced off. It didn't take us long to find the meadow, but when I got there, I saw a beautiful site.
There were wonderful flowers everywhere, and it was so colourful. The grass was so green, even greener than the normal grass back in Forks (which is very green).
"Wow," I said, "It's wonderful," I added,
"Yeah, Edward showed me this place. Him and Bella sometimes come here," he said. I stepped out onto the lush green grass.
"I didn't think it would be like this Jasper," I suddenly said, "I thought I was going to go crazy, not just sitting here and talking to you like this," I said, and then sighed, "I bet there is just something wrong with me."
"Nothing is wrong with you, Alice! You are perfect in every way," he said, and then hugged me.
"Thanks, Jazz," I said, and then moved so my lips touched his face. Then I had one short, sharp little vision. I saw the clouds fade away, and then me and Jasper… sparkling?
Suddenly, then, the clouds opened and let a bright ray of light shine on me and Jasper. It was like my skin was a perfect diamond, glistening away in the sun. Jasper was also the same, sparkly brightly.
"Wow," I sighed as I broke away from our kiss
I lay down on the grass then and gestured Jasper to follow me. He did, and we laid there, tangled up in each other.
"I trust you Alice," he said.
"I trust you too Jasper," I said, and then I leaned forward to kiss him again. I had another vision though, this one was disturbing. The humans had decided to leave at this moment. Couldn't they wait that little extra 3 hours? They would now be here in 7 minutes.
"What's wrong Alice?" asked Jasper.
"Humans… coming… now," I almost stuttered out.
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