This would be the end.

There's a sequel, and then one after that.

So if you like and want to read them as well, tell me. I'll post.

Enjoy!

And try to ignore the fact that I don't feel like editing it. I used to have horrible spelling/grammar.


Chapter twenty six

alice's POV

I was angry, I was furious.

But I still loved him. No one could doubt that.

And, somewhere deep down, I knew I wouldn't be able to keep this act up forever...

but I had to try.

I was sitting on the floor in the family room reading a book, when Jasper walked in.

"Alice?" he said quietly.

I ignored him.

"please forgive me." he continued quietly.

"why should I?"

"you shouldn't. I know what I did, and I accept the fact that you want nothing to do with me, but I still love you."

I looked at him with a blank expression. "you realize how much you hurt me?"

"yes, I do. And you have no idea how much I regret it."

I thought for a moment, then stood up, walking slowly to him.

"then you are forgiven." I said, with a strange catch in my voice.

Chapter twenty seven

alice's POV

"are you ready, Alice?' Bella said, knocking on the door to Jasper and my bedroom.

"are you sure about this?" I asked, looking at myself in the mirror.

I was wearing a knee length black maternity dress, with matching ankle boots.

"yes, I am. Come on, everyone's waiting." she said.

"here goes nothing," I muttered, opening the door.

"you're acting as if this is the death penalty." Bella criticized.

"it may as well be." I said. This would be the first time I had seen anyone outside of the family since we had taken down the Volturi.

"don't worry. Everyone's excited to see you."

"whatever you say." I said, and we walked down the spiral staircase to the awaiting guests.

Chapter twenty eight

alice's POV

all eyes were on me, and I began feeling nervous.

"um... hi." I said, breaking the silence.

Everyone seemed to relax, and conversations started again.

"i told you a baby shower was a bad idea." I whispered to Bella.

She rolled her eyes. "just have fun, this is going to be one of your last days of freedom."

I thought for a moment, for the first time wondering how it would be to be a mother.

But my thoughts were cut short by Bella whispering again. "come on, let's get the party started."

after all the traditional activities- or at least the traditions that applied to immortals- were finished, everyone started to leave.

"goodbye, Alice." zafrina said, hugging me. "And I am looking forward to meeting the newest edition." she smiled, looking at my bulging stomach.

"we all are..." I said quietly, mentally correcting myself. We all were, except Jasper.

"goodbye, for now, then." she said, walking out the door. Her sisters followed silently.

After everyone had left, I walked slowly to Jasper and my bedroom.

"hey honey." he said quietly as I laid down on the bed.

I sighed. "i can finally relax." I said, closing my eyes. "or, maybe not." I said, as a piercing pain, worse than ever before, ran through my body.

Chapter twenty nine

Alice's POV

I tried not to scream; it only made Jasper worry. But the pain was overwhelming, not like before. This was... different.

It wasn't centered in one place, like the kicks; it was all around, as if the baby was thrashing.

"something's wrong..." I said quietly, still trying to keep calm.

Jasper stood up quickly, and was at my side, not sure what to do.

"the baby. get Carlisle. " I stuttered, biting my lip, and closing my eyes; the pain was overwhelming.

He looked reluctant to leave my side.

"i will be fine!" I choked out, and he hurried out the door.

I waited impatiently for him to come back, to make the pain stop.

"alice? What's wrong?" I heard Carlisle ask hastily.

"i'm not sure but something has to be wrong." I said, wincing.

I opened my eyes. Carlisle was looking at me, with a look of frustration. Jasper looked like he was in pain, which, knowing him, he was.

I couldn't take it anymore; the pain, Jasper's disapproval, everything.

"please, just do something!" I blurted out.

Jasper held my hand. "it will be okay."

"maybe not..." Carlisle contradicted.

"what?" I asked quietly; the pain was still worsening.

"because, I think your going into labor."

chapter thirty

Jasper's POV

I slowly looked to Alice, as the shock hit me.
"don't worry about me, Jasper. I will be fine." she whispered, with a pained expression.

I didn't respond. No matter how much she assured me, I would worry.

After a moment, Carlisle broke the silence.

"Are you ready, Alice?" he asked. She nodded, looking to me.

I squeezed her hand gently, trying to comfort her.

She half-smiled, and turned her focus back to Carlisle.

I closed my eyes, praying for the best.

"don't worry..." Alice repeated feebly.

Chapter 31

Jasper's POV

"it's a girl." Carlisle said, handing me a child, wrapped in a pink blanket.

I looked at the thing with hatred, thinking only of Alice.

She was laying, unmoving, without a word.

Carlisle was worried, confirming my worst fear.

Alice was dead.

Rosalie walked in, radiating with happiness, looking straight to the baby.

"take her." I murmured, and Rosalie did as told.

I looked to Alice, feeling numb.

This couldn't be happening.

She couldn't be dead.

She wouldn't let this happen.

Chapter 32

alice's POV (I told you it wasn't what you thought!)

pain. That was my world now.

It was all I felt, my body aching more that anything I had ever felt, so painful I thought I was going to die.

But only two things made me hold on, when I was tempted to let go.

Jasper, my only reason for living for so many years.

And my baby.

I could faintly hear the hushed conversation around me, Edward comforting Jasper.

"i know how you feel, Jasper. I know what it's like to lose the one you love." what was he talking about? Jasper hadn't lost anyone. Had he?

"no, you don't. She is actually gone, with no chance of coming back." Jasper said.

Had something gone wrong?

Slowly the conversations died out, until the room was silent again.

All I could think was my baby. Had it died? Had this all been for nothing?

Slowly, after an immeasurable amount of time, the pain faded away, and I felt my strength returning.

Chapter 33

Jasper's POV

I sat in a chair, as I had for the past hours, holding alice's hand, clinging to the hopeless thought she may be alive.

I could hear Rosalie, cooing to the thing, downstairs.

That thing, it had caused all this. If Alice hadn't been so persistent, she would still be with me.

It wasn't until I felt something squeezing my hand, did I look to Alice.

Her eyes fluttered open, with a dazed expression.

I smiled, hardly believing what I was seeing.

"Alice?" I whispered.

She smiled, sitting up slowly.

I hugged her, feeling relieved beyond belief.

"jasper? What's wrong?" she asked.

I sighed, letting go of her.

"we thought you were dead." I said, shuddering at the thought.

"me? What a relief." she said, smiling again.

"what?" I asked, looking questioningly.

"i heard you and Edward talking, and thought you were talking about the baby." she said, looking around the room. "where is it?"

"she is downstairs with Rosalie." I said, my hatred coming though in my voice.

Alice looked confused. "what's wrong?" she asked.

I didn't respond. I had no reason to hate that thing, now that Alice was fine. But, I still did.

"can i see her?" she asked. Something about her expression told me she wasn't taking no for an answer.

Chapter 34

Alice's POV

Jasper sighed, reluctant to agree.

I rolled my eyes, standing up.

"well, I am going to meet my daughter, whether you approve or not." I said, walking toward the door.

But before I could open it, he was at my side.

I looked to him, and opened the door. I ran down the steps. It felt great to be able to run again, without a swollen stomach getting in your way.

I reached the bottom, but something held me back. I felt nervous, for the first time it what seemed like years.

I took a moment to pull myself together, then walked slowly forward, my eyes searching for anyone.

"Alice?" I heard Edward say, and I walked toward it.

Everyone was in the family room, in complete silence.

And all eyes were on me again.

"um.. hi?" I said quietly, remembering that they all thought I was dead.

"you're alive?" Bella said, walking quickly over to hug me.

"yep. And as good as ever." I smiled as she stood next to Edward again.

I looked around the room for a moment, realizing Rosalie wasn't there.

"where's rose?" I asked Emmett.

"oh... she's in the nursery." he said quietly.

I could only guess how happy my baby was making her.

It almost made me bad that I was going to take that away.

Chapter 35

Alice's POV

I walked up the stairwell, and down the hallway leading to the nursery. Stopping at the door, I took a deep breath, and knocked.

"come in." Rosalie said quietly, and I slowly opened the door.

She was standing by the window, holding a child wrapped in a pink blanket.

"Rosalie?" I whispered.

"Alice?" she turned to face me.

I nodded, and she looked to the child in her arms.

"can I hold her?" I asked.

After a moment, Rosalie handed me my daughter.

She looked as though she was already several days old.

"how long was I out?" I asked, looking to Jasper standing in the doorway.

"about a day." he answered quietly.

I turned my attention back to my daughter. She had blond hair, the same as jasper's, already flowing down to her chin. Her eyes didn't have one specific color; they seemed to be a new shade altogether.

"did anyone name her yet?" I asked Rosalie.

She shook her head.

I thought for a moment. "how about Katherine?"

"beautiful." she answered, smiling.

"what do you think, Jasper?" I asked, turning to him again.

He nodded, still refusing to look at me.

I frowned. "what is wrong with you? She is your daughter, not just mine."

"she nearly killed you. Do you honestly expect me to forgive that?" he said, and walked out of the room.

Chapter 36

Alice's POV

for a moment, I did nothing. I couldn't believe Jasper could be so childish. It wasn't like him to be this way.

I ran after him carefully, still holding Katherine.

"how could you, Jasper! She is your daughter!" I yelled, when I found him next to the lake once again.

He didn't respond, didn't even acknowledge that I was standing less than a foot away from him.

"Jasper, please, just forgive her! She couldn't help what she did! And I am fine." I said quietly.

"I can't Alice. After what I've gone through, it's not possible." he finally turned to me, but refused to look at Katherine.

"she didn't do anything. If anyone, be mad at me. I'm the one who went through with the pregnancy. I'm the reason I nearly died, not Katherine."

he didn't respond, but finally let his gaze drop to his daughter, our daughter.

She was staring at him, with a hurt expression.

She could understand us. She knew she was the reason we were arguing, and she hated it.

"don't worry sweetie, it will be okay." I said quietly.

She smiled, and closed her eyes.

I looked back to Jasper. "see what you're doing? All she wants is for you to accept her."

he sighed. "that's not going to change anything. She means nothing to me."

"jasper... she is your daughter!" I said. How could he say that about her?

"that doesn't matter. I have never, and never will care about her." he said, turning to face the lake again.

I didn't say anything. Surely he couldn't mean that?

"Daddy?" a soprano voice, very high pitched but still beautiful, said.

I looked to Katherine. She was looking to Jasper again, a tear running down her face.

Chapter 37

alice's POV

I shot Jasper an you-are-so-dead look, and walked slowly back to the house.

"calm down sweetie. Daddy didn't mean it." I comforted, but she clearly wasn't convinced.

And she was crying. How? Vampires couldn't cry.

"don't worry, Katherine." I murmured, brushing the single tear away.

It still didn't help. She broke into sobs, and i gave up on comforting.

"Alice? What's wrong?" Esme said, and was at my side in a split second.

I didn't say anything; it was getting to me too. How could he not care about her?

Now it was Esme doing the comforting. "i'm sure everything will be fine."

"I'm not so sure." I muttered, looking out the window, seeing Jasper still standing where we had left him.

"daddy..." Katherine whispered again, closing her eyes.

Continued...

"could you get Carlisle for me?" I asked Esme. Maybe he could help.

She nodded, and disappeared up the staircase.

I looked to Katherine again. She wasn't crying.

The house was dead quiet; in the silence I heard something. Like the ticking of a clock.

A beating heart?

"Alice?" Carlisle said, walking into the room. "you wanted to see me?"

"it's Katherine." I started, looking to my daughter.

"is something wrong?" he asked, his voice sounding slightly worried.

"i don't know... but I could swear I saw he crying earlier."

he looked thoughtful for a moment, looking at Katherine.

"may I see her?" he asked.

"of course." I said, and he took her.

"I'm going to run some tests. Is that okay?" he asked again.

"go ahead. I trust you." I said, and he walked to his office, carrying Katherine.

I didn't have time to think about what tests he would do. I had to talk some sense into Jasper, make him accept Katherine without her there making it worse.

Chapter Thirty Eight

jasper's POV

I heard alice's feather light footsteps as she slowly approached me.

In didn't acknowledge her presence, I didn't even turn to face her.

"Jasper. Please, I'm not going to ask again. Forgive her. She didn't do anything wrong."

I didn't respond, only kicked a rock into the lake, watched as the thin ice cracked.

I could practically feel Alice's stare, see her hurt expression as she said, "fine. You've made your decision. And I've made mine," her voice faded to a whisper, quieter with every word she said. "goodbye, Jasper."

I turned around. She was already gone.