So, hopefully this will make up for my suckish last chapter that I just threw together. This one is hopefully a lot better. And for all of you that asked for an intimate scene, here you go!!!! I have read stories that are rated T and have found out what i can do. Don't worry, nothing happens that is to bad. Well i hope you like it!!!! :)
Chapter 21
Reassurance
Alice POV
We had just returned from our hunting trip. I was feeling stronger but the pain was still evident to me and to everyone else around me…especially Jasper.
We all walked up to the hotel room and Jasper reached into his pocket and pulled out the room card. He slid the piece of plastic through the medal slot and the light flashed green and he opened the door.
I walked in after him then Esme and Emmett followed in suit. The door slammed loudly behind the four of us as we made our way into the back room where everyone was waiting for our arrival.
We entered the room and saw Rosalie looking out the window as if she had seen a ghost. Edward and Bella were clutching each other as if they had just encountered an earthquake. Carlisle sat at the office desk in the corner with a look that meant that he was deep in thought. They were all stone still as if something had gone wrong and it seemed as if they had barely noticed our arrival.
Unable to take it anymore I cleared my throat and turned to Carlisle "What is wrong" I asked gently.
He turned his gaze tome and his face seemed to brighten a little at seeing me walking on my own. "The Volturi know that we are here" he replied, "And Maria and Mitch are no longer here" he went on.
My jaw dropped slightly as I realized what he was getting at. "And they want to talk with us" I stated.
He nodded. "Can you tell us when they will be here" he asked me.
I looked into the future quickly and then went back to the present. "They are here now, but they won't want to talk with us until later tomorrow morning, around three and four" I said.
"Why do they want to talk with us about her army, if they want to know they can go find them" Emmett said.
"Any chance that they will get to get Alice or Edward to join them is an invitation for them to visit with us. Also they plan on destroying Maria, Mitch, and whoever has been linked with the them, they have caused to much damage and need to be stopped" Carlisle replied solemnly.
I opened my mouth to ask a question and then it hit me. "Wait, whoever has been linked with them?" I questioned him.
"According to what Edward had caught from earlier, yes" he answered my question. "Why?" he asked me slightly confused.
"Jasper used to be with her and you said anyone" I choked the words out.
"I think that they meant in the past year or so. It has been over a century now, I don't think that they are referring to him" Edward said as he turned to look at me.
"What if they are? And anyways, Maria is very capable of lying and she could say that he was a part of what has been going on to get back at him for not joining her army again" I responded.
"Nothing will happen to him or any of us" Esme declared lightly as she gave me a tender hug and rubbed my back. "You need to stop worrying about this" she added softly.
I sighed and looked at the faces around me. They were all blank, expressionless, as if not knowing what to say or add to what Esme had said. I turned and walked over to where Jasper was seated on the couch now. He spread his arms and I embraced him as I sat down on his lap. He squeezed me tightly and brought his lips close to my ear. "Everything will be alright, my love" he whispered so low that I was the only one that could hear him. He brushed his lips across my ear and then sat back up. I placed my head on his sturdy stone-hard chest and breathed in his wonderful scent.
It was around ten o'clock now and the moon was high in the sky. Emmett turned the TV on and changed the channel to Cartoon Network. He was such a kid sometimes. I looked at the screen and saw that Family Guy was on. I groaned as did Jasper, Esme, and Bella. This show was really funny, but it was never my top choice when watching it with family. It could get really out of hand and sometimes certain people made it really awkward.
I scooted myself off of Jasper and curled up on his right side. He smiled and put his arm around me and pulled me closer to him. The room was silent except for Emmett would decide to randomly burst into hysterics. Every time he did this everyone would look at him like he was some kind of alien. He finally shut up and sat next to Rose.
I looked up at Jasper and he looked down at me and into my eyes. Our eyes locked and everything seemed to pass between the two of us at that moment. Of course the moment was cut short by Emmett and Rose starting a make-out session right in front of all of us. Carlisle cleared his throat twice and we got no response from either of them. I looked at the TV screen and saw what got them going. I laughed aloud and turned my gaze back to them. They really needed help if something that small can set them both off.
They were becoming out of control. They always get set off so easily that it is really annoying. Then I felt it. The constant waves of lust and passion were engulfing the room silently. I looked at Jasper and he was trying to control the emotions coming off of everyone.
Everyone other than Emmett and Rose had stiffened and was now sitting awkwardly in their spot and looking off in random directions. Jasper's grip had lowered and tightened around my waist and he had pulled me closer to him. His lips neared my neck and I looked around the room quickly.
I saw a notepad in my reach and quickly grabbed it. I chucked it with force at Emmett's head and glared at him as he turned around to stare at me. "Stop, we have not come here to watch the two of you have sex" I hissed at him and Rosalie. I felt calm go throughout the room and knew that Jasper had his composure again. He sat back upright and looked down at them too.
I got up and grabbed the remote to the television and changed the channel. I really didn't know what was on but I kept it on the channel. I walked back over and took my place back in Jasper's arms.
My phone vibrated and I pulled it out of my front left pocket. I took it out and unlocked my touch screen. I opened the message and read it.
Damon may be gone be we still have every intention of making your life miserable. I will get what I want and there will be nothing out there that will ever possibly stop me.
The number was once again a private number. I read over the text again and I felt Jasper's grip on me tighten. I looked up to see him glaring at the screen. He took the phone from me and looked at the text once again.
Edward heard everything in our heads and beckoned for Jasper to let him see the phone. Jasper tossed it to him easily and Edward scanned through the text himself with Bella looking over his shoulder.
"Well we obviously know who that is" Bella stated as she handed the phone to Carlisle's waiting hand.
"Yes we do, but she knows that they are after her. She isn't going down without someone else going to" I objected as I clutched Jasper's hand.
"She can't outrun the Volturi forever, sooner or later they will find her. They have Demtri and he finds people very quickly" Edward stated as he turned to look out the window.
I sighed. They didn't understand. I could loose Jasper because of a lie that she decides to make. i can'r live without him. They don't know how much i worry about him.
"I do" Edward whispered into my direction. Edward has been in this situation many times with Bella when she was human so of course he did.
Everyone looked between the two of us for a moment and then continued with their little conversations. Jasper looked at Edward for a moment and i noticed they were having a conversation. Edward nodded as Jasper stood up and pulled me up too. He lead me to the door with our hands linked together. He opened the door and gestured for me to go ahead. I went on and he was once again by my side. We walked away from the door as we heard the slam and click of the door lock into place.
I stayed silent as he lead me out the doors of the hotel we were staying in. I was sure that he could feel my suspicion and questioning. We walked on for about three minutes untill Jasper brought us to a little mini forest. We walked for a little longer untill he sat down on the ground and pulled me with him.
We sat there in silence for a moment and finally Jasper looked down and cupped my cheek with his hand. "You won't loose me" he said quietly. He looked into my eyes and they were soft and very loving. "Never, Alice, never ever think that" he whispered into my hair.
"What if" I stammered as my throat seemed to burn at what i was saying. I couldn't complete what i was saying so I looked down at our hands and brought his face up to mine."I can't do this anymore, Jazz, It's driving me insane" I choked out. "It's to much for me and I can't deal with this anymore. I have constantly seen you de-" My voice wouldn't let me continue the rest of the word "In my visions, I had seen it to many times for me to handle. I am so sorry, I just can't do it" I whispered against his cool hand.
He was silent for a moment and then looked at me once more. "I am so sorry that i have caused this" he stammered quietly. "This is all my fault, and I am hurting you by her being here?" he said softly as he looked down at the ground. I could feel the rejection and hurt rolling off of him in waves.
"This is not your fault, it will never be. She had taught you that this was the only way. You can't blame yourself for these things" I said to him.
"Yes it is and you kow it, Alice. I chose to be that way, i could have left anytime I wanted to but I didn't. I am a monster, and you don't deserve someone like me to be around you. You don't need me to be with you, Alice. I am not worth it" he said to me.
"You are not a monster! You didn't choose to be that way, she forced you into it" I said to him. "I need to be with you. If i am not with you there is no reason for me to be alive. I will go to the Volturi and have them kill me, if anything were to happen to you. I can't live without you, Jazz" I whispered as a sob escaped my chest.
He looked at me and then stared at the ground once more. Before he continued i opened my mouth to start talking.
I looked at him shocked. "No Jazz ,never" I said to him as i brought his face close to mine and made him look into my eyes. I kissed him lightly on the lips and pulled away so our faces were inches from the other. "I didn't mean it like that. You know i will always love you know matter what happens between us. I am always there for you and always will be, you must understand that" I whispered as i brought my hands up to his face and slid them down to the back of his neck. "You feel it don't you Jazz? The love that we can show to each other without showing anything physically. At the simplest touch we can feel everything about the other. We are one Jazz, and if we are seperated it feels like being alone. Look at me Jazz" I whispered as his topaz eyes fixed themselves with mine.
I leaned in closer to him as i kept my hands firmly on his rock hard cold neck. I leaned in some more untill our foreheads met each other. I sighed quietly and drooped my eyebrows slightly. "Can't you feel it" I murmured to him as i brought my head closer to where our noses as well as our foreheads were touching the others. I brought one hand down and grasped his hand gently. I brought our joined hands up to his chest and held it there. Japser was still incredibley still as i did this. "We're one" I whispered to him. I sent waves of love to him and smiled as i felt the love coming back twice as much to me. He gripped his hand on mine tighter and placed it on my chest. He brought his other hand up to my face and stroked my cheek lovingly and then placed it lightly on my waist.
"I do, Alice" he breathed. "I am just worried that you won't want me anymore because of who i was- am" he confessed quietly. He placed our linked hands in my lap as he pulled me completely into his lap. I kept our faces milimeters apart to keep his attention on me.
"You are not what you used to be, Jazz. I will always want you and everything that makes you who you are regardless" I whispered to him. I brought my lips to him and gracefully kissed his lips. I opened my mouth and barely pulled away from his lips. "I want every part of you, i can't live with it any other way" I breathed. I met his lips once more and wrapped my arms fully around his neck.
I knew I had won when his hands slid in their spot on my waist. He returned the kiss just as forcefully as i did and our lips moved in unison. I pushed him gently to the ground as I stayed where i was now sitting on top of him. I leaned down and placed my arms on his chest while my hands were on the sides of his face."Just promise me one things Mr. Whitlock" I said quietly in his ear.
I pulled away to see the perfect smile playing at his lips and his eyes twinkled playfully. "And what would that be my beloved wife" he asked with his southern drawl evident in his voice.
I giggled at him."Promise me that you will always be with me" I whispered to him.
Before i knew it i was no longer on top. He rolled us both over and was now above me. "I don't think that will be a problem Mrs. Whitlock" he said.
He placed his hands on my hips and met my lips. His tongue traced my lips and I parted my mouth slightly to grant him the invitation he had been looking for. He had me pinned to the ground and was clearly in control. My breath started to come in unnecessary gasps as our toungues danced together in equal fluid motions. I pulled away from him and nipped at his neck and the top of his chest. I moaned quietly as he moved his hands up the curve of my body and rested at the top part of my shirt. I decided to go along with what he was doing and quickly unbuttoned his shirt and quickly threw it off to the side.
I smirked as he chuckled at my little antics. He pulled my blouse over my head and tossed it where his shirt lay. Underneath, i was wearing a light pink camisole that matched perfectly with the shirt i was wearing. He ran his fingers under my cami and along my stomach gracefully and then i ran my nails across his bare chest. I sighed in contentment as he unbuttoned my jeans. My jeans were quickly discarded and it was my turn. I unbuttoned his jeans and quickly discarded them as well.
"Remember that vacation that you said we should take" he whispered as he kissed my neck passionately.
"Mmm, most definitely" was all i murmured to him as i brought my lips to his one more. We turned over and i culred up on his bare chest. I kissed him once more and lied there in his hold. I rubbed circles along his hest and followed the patterns of his scars as we laid there in silence.
"I love you, Alice" he murmured quietly as he smiled at me.
"I love you so much more" I teased him quietly.
"Oh really, I never bet against you my love, but that bet I will hold you up on" he teased me back. He rubbed my back gently.
"I love you too" I said with my true emotions. I looked up at the sky and saw the full moon and the stars that fit perfectly around it.
"It is beautiful tonight" I breathed. "Have you ever seen anything this amazing" I said somewhat to myself.
"I have" he whispered in my ear as he sat us both up. "My beautiful wife sitting here with me" he said as he trailed his lips up the curve of my neck and lightly kissed me on the cheek. He always knew how to dazzle me and make me feel like i am the most perfect person in the world.
I played along and looked up at the stars. "I have too, the first time was long ago though, but i still have him here now" I said with love filling my voice.
He smiled at me and I gasped as his golden eyes seemed to dance in the moonlight. His skin dimly sparkled from the reflection of the full moon. I ran my fingers through his soft honey-blonde hair and felt how silky it was.
He chuckled quietly as he assessed my tenor of emotions and i trilled my bell-like giggle. He pulled me closer to him as I reached for his neck. He ran his fingers through my messed up hair and started to play with the short strands as I looked at him.
I stood up in one fluid motion and walked over to where my sweater and jeans lay. I shrugged into my clothes quickly and went over to where Jazz still sat. I looked at him for a moment and then he did as I had done. Once he was fully clothed he walked over to me and lied down. I did as well and curled up to his left side. We lied there in silence and soon he began to hum. I picked up the song immediately because it was considered our song. He was humming to the tone of Bless The Broken Road.
He pulled me up into his lap and wrapped his arms around me as he brought his lips close to my ear. I started to hum with him, his voice bass as my high-pitched voice was soprano. I started to sing along quietly as he continued to hum.
The ending of the song neared and I rest my head against his shoulder as I sang the las few lines.
But now I'm just rolling home into my lover's arms This much I know is true
That God blessed the broken road That led me straight to you
That God blessed the broken road That led me straight to you
I finished as he did and we sat in silence for a minute. My phone vibrated but this time I knew who it was. I opened the text and stood up with Jasper right behind me. I sighed. "We need to be heading back now" I murmured to him. I pecked him on the lips and his hands shot out and grabbed my waist to hold me in place. His hands were firmly on my waist as his lips met mine once more. He let go of me and then wrapped his arm around me as we made our way back to the hotel. We reached the hotel room about thirteen minutes later and walked inside.
"Have fun" Emmett joked as we sat down.
I rolled my eyes at him and just nodded my head.
"Have there been any changes" Carlisle asked quietly.
I looked into the future and saw nothing. I specifically looked for the Volturi and I couldn't see them, but when i searched for something that didn't relate with them it came clearly. I looked at Edward puzzled and he just shrugged. "I can't see them" I said honestly. "Can you hear them" I asked Edward.
He nodded. "It's faint but yes. They have a new member and i think that this person can reflect other abilities as a power" he said. I looked at the time and saw that is was a little past two.
"They must be coming now if they blocked me from seeing what they were doing" I stated. Moments after that we all moved our eyes to the door as we heard faint footsteps, maybe six or so. They were slowly nearing the door. After a moment there was a light knock on the door. Carlisle, Edward, and Rosalie swiftly got up to answer the door. As the door opened there they stood in our view.
Jane looked at Carlisle "I suppose you know why we are here" she said as she turned her gaze to me. Carlisle nodded so she went on. "We would like to speak to you and your oven for a little while. I don't think that here would be a suitable place for us to talk about this" she added.
"Of course" Carlisle said kindly as we all filed quickly out the door and followed their posy out of the hotel. We walked on with our quick pace and soon reached where Jazz and I had been earlier. Then they ran at inhuman spees into the woods and we followed them just as fast. We stopped at a clearing and they turned to face us.
"We are here on regards of Maria and her army. The killings have sky-rocketed in the past few weeks and we are not going to sit around and do noting any longer. She has been around for a while now. Do any of you know why she decided to do this?" Jane asked as she stepped forward.
I looked desperately at Edward, knowing that he would understand my train of thought. Edward quickly summed up the story in about five sentences. There was no detail and I was glad that he stepped up and helped me out.
"So she has been doing this because of you" she asked as she poited her finger to Jasper. She looked over him and then turned to a girl standing behind her. "Is this true" Jane asked the girl. The girl looked over at all of us and then turned back to Jane.
"It is true, but they are not telling us much about it, they are leaving to much out. They are hiding something" she accused as she looked over every single one of us again.
Jane turned back to us and Felix stepped forward. I quickly walked over to Jasper and stood beside him. "We are not hiding anything, there is really nothing to tell" I shot back. I stared down the girl and she backed off a little.
Jane dismissed us both and went on as if nothing had happened. "We hve been given specific orders to get rid of whoever has worked with her" she told us asher eyes flashed to Jasper and ten to me. She had a smile on her face that meant no good and mad my insides cringe.
"No" I said harshly as I clutched Jasper's hand. I knew exactly what she meant and it was sure as hell not going to happen. "He has not been with her for over a century now, you can't hold that against him" I hissed at her.
"Oh I can. Rules are rules" she said as her eyes smoldered.
Edward cleared is throat and looked at her. "He never said that. He said that whoever has been apart of the killings recently related with Maria should be gone" he growled. Jane looked over at him and I swear if looks could kill Edward would be long gone.
Demetri stepped forward. "Well we would like to know where she has gone so we can find her" He said realizing that they had lost and moved on to the greater problem.
I looked and scanned the future and told them where she was now and where she was heading. They quickly backed off and started to walk away. Jane gave me a look that said we are not done with you. Then they were running through the trees away from us.
I sighed and relaxed my stiff posture and turned around to look at Jasper. He smiled down at me and rubbed my cheek. "How am I this lucky to deserve such a wonderful, caring, and beautiful wife like you?" he whispered so only i could hear what he was saying.
"You just are" I replied as we turned to look at Carlisle and Edward. I gripped his hand as we walked up to everyone else. We walked at a human pace back and Carlisle and Esme went to check out. We got in our cars and went to the airport.
The cars were a bit of a problem because we had got them from Texas but they soon sorted everything out. Carlisle reserved a private plane for us and we had to wait about an hour and a half for it to arrive. We hunted quickly and then returned with about twenty seven minutes to spare. We boarded the plane quickly and they shut the doors behind us.
Jasper and I took the seats next to each other in the four-seater that were facing away from the pilot while Rosalie and Emmett took the other two seats. About ten minutes later the plane departed. The flight would be about seven hours, so we would be here for a while.
Jasper and Emmett started to play chess. I wanted to play, but i was banned from that game because "I Cheat". It is not technically cheating if you can't help it. Edward was the same, they banned him too. We would occasionally play against each other but the games would last forever. One time one of our games lasted four days thirteen hours and twenty three minutes. I ended up forfeiting because i saw that we would be there forever...well not forever but long enough for me to say forever.
I mouthed the moves to Jasper and he quickly had most of Emmett's peices. Emmett was silently fuming. Jasper got Emmett's final piece and the the game was over. Emmett was clearly mad. I giggled at his facial expression and then he turned to me. "Alice, that is so not fair" he said as he glared daggers at me.
"What" I asked him innocently.
"You told him moves that I was going to make" he whined angrily. I looked at him as if he was insane.
"I did no such thing" I said with hurt filling my voice. I looked at him while being as serious as possible.
He glared at me and then turned to look at Edward. "I know she did" he said.
"Yes she did" Edward said as he looked at my angry face and chuckled.
"You are the worst" I said to Edward. I turned away from him and looked out the window. The sun was starting to rise and I shut the window so no light would enter. I turned to face Jasper and then placed my head in his lap and place my feet where I was sitting. He looked down at me and smiled slightly and ran his fingers through my hair.
Edward and Bella were on the phone with Nessie while Carlisle and Esme were having a deep conversation about a vacation that they were planning on taking. I ram circles and patterns on Jasper's hand and wrist. I smiled at the feeling that jolted through me at the touch. Jazz and I have been together for almost sixty years and the feeling still felt new. It was like static electricity that ran between the two of us.
Jasper and Emmett played another game of chess because Emmett is just a sore loser. I still lay in Jazz's lap as they set up the pieces. Emmett cleared his throat and tapped my head slightly but still kind of hard with his foot. "No cheating, or else I will rip all of your new clothes up when we get home" he hissed.
"Oh, you won't do that, i can tell" I joked with him
He was silent and didn't reply. They started there chess game and this time I didn't help. Finally, Jasper won and Emmett was pissed off.
"Alice" he growled. "I told you not too" he half yelled
"I did not" I said to him.
"You could be lying, I never saw your face and Jasper was looking down at you a lot" he said angrily. Then he chukled quietly and i knew this wasn't going to be good. "What were you doing, Jasper did have a pleasurable look on his face" he said as he and Rose laughed at his not funny joke. Edward groaned at whatever they were thinking and turned away from them.
I jolted up from where i was and glared at him. "I was not doing that" I squeaked as I glared at him.
"We think you were" he said tauntingly now.
I stuck my tongue out at him and rolled my eyes. Apparently that was a bad move.
"Uh oh, be careful with that, we have no idea where that has been" he joked again. I ignored him and stared at Rosalie. She shut up immediately and grinned sheepishly while mouthing sorry to us. There was no point in reining in Emmett he would just keep going and going.
The flight finally landed in the afternoon and we got our cars from the parking garage and drove out of the lot.
Something just didn't feel right as we were heading back to the house. Edward and Jasper sensed it too. Everyone else was on edge by our discomfort.
We pulled up into the driveway, quickly parked the cars and started for the front door. Edward looked confused beyond repair. He must not be able to hear. Something was definitley wrong.
We opened the door and gasped at the sight that was standing before us.
Cliff Hanger!!!!!!
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