Didn't I tell you all that I'd get the next chapter out fast? Oh yeah! =D Now, here's a warning! This chapter contains some cursing! Not much, like in every sentence, but it's going to be going on for about...10 seconds of your reading time or something. xD Sorry if you don't really want that! =)
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Me: Welcome, welcome! Didn't I tell you guys that we'd be back soon? ;D Yes, yes I did! Now, today we have with us another two pe-
Emmett: Hola, amigos! *comes out and sits down*
Audience: That's only one...
Me: *sigh* Bring out the other one!
Rosalie: *comes out and smiles at everyone and sits down*
Audience: LeGasp! But they're not even a couple!
Emmett: You're right! We're not! But we are...*puts an arm around Rosalie*...best friends!
Rosalie: *rolls her eyes* Go ahead and ask the questions.
Me: Right! Now, this one's for Emmett. Do you love Rosalie?
Emmett: *eyes widen as Rosalie stares at him* Um...of course I like her! Next question!
Me: But...
Emmett: Next question!!!
Me: Fine. *glares at Emmett* Now this one is for Rosalie. Would you care to elaborate on your experience?
Rosalie: What experience?
Me: Alice said that you said that you had an experience with someone that was similar to her's.
Rosalie: *shoots up* She told you that?! When I get my hands on her, she's going to wish she never-
Me: No, No! I sort of made her say it. It's for the story.
Rosalie: *sits down slowly* Fine. I won't say much, but I will tell you all that I see him everyday.
Audience: LeGasp! You what?!
Me: You what?!!?
Rosalie: I will say no more on the matter.
Me: Fine. Now, at this moment, what would you guys love to do?
Rosalie & Emmett: Leave. *stand up and run for the door*
Me: But...but...*sigh* Fine! Leave! *starts crying*
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You probably don't want to stare at a crying Lala...so I stopped it there. ;D Now, this chapter is in Alice's POV, so keep in mind that you won't find out right away who the mystery person is! You should get a clue or two in here though. ;D
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Chapter 38: Unwanted Visitor (APOV)
I had to admit, being surrounded by four pairs of eyes was slightly uncomfortable, even for me. They were just there, staring at me, waiting for me to say something. I gulped dramatically and one pair of the eyes rolled, and I immediately knew who it belonged to.
As soon as Jasper had left, everyone in the room got up from where they were and ran over to me. They were now all crouched down next to my feet. Emmett was staring at me the most, and for what, I had no idea. I looked at each and every one of them again and said nothing, and Bella sighed.
"Alice, you know what we want to hear," she said, raising an eyebrow. "So just tell us!"
I bit my bottom lip, stalling. "What do you want to know?"
"What happened with you and Jasper?" Bella asked.
At the same time, Emmett asked, "What happened with Rosalie?"
Rosalie tensed and looked at Emmett from the corner of her eyes, who was now glaring at me, his eyes narrowed. I didn't know how he had heard me. Was he spying on Jasper and I before? Looking at Emmett more, I realized that for the first time, I was a little scared. "Isn't that something you'd want to ask Rosalie?" I questioned, motioning to her. "She could tell it better than I could and it's kind of her problem..."
"She'd edit things out," Emmett growled. My eyes widened at his tone. "I'd probably end up with a story about how someone left her because of a family emergency, and we all know that's not the case."
Everyone was silent for a minute, but then Rosalie sighed, knowing that she couldn't stall much longer. "It's personal, and I don't really want to share it."
"Why? You don't trust me?" Emmett asked, his voice getting louder. "Is that it?!"
"I don't want to think about it!" She yelled. "And it's none of your damn business! Leave it alone, Emmett!"
Edward stood up, putting a hand between Emmett and Rosalie. "We don't need to fight. Emmett, she'll tell you when she's ready."
"If I'm ever ready," Rosalie spat, narrowing her eyes.
He tightly closed his mouth, probably to keep from lashing out again. Rosalie did the same, determined to keep her past a secret. Emmett stood up and walked away, stepping in a room and shutting the door loudly behind him.
Rosalie winced and turned around to face me. Her face was murderously angry, and I had a feeling I would experience some of that. "Why," Rosalie started, "in the hell did you bring my past up?! Are you of your mind?!"
"I didn't say anything about it!" I said, defending myself. "All I said was that you could relate to what happened to me!"
Her mouth dropped open. "It's the same thing, Alice! When someone tells you something, you're supposed to shut up about it for life! You're not supposed to go around and give off clues!"
"Oh, you act like this has completely ruined your life," I muttered. "What bad things are going to happen now that people know something went wrong in your perfect little life?!"
"Emmett probably ha-," Rosalie said, stopping short. She seemed to be composing herself. "You've brought back bad memories. They hurt, Alice," Rosalie mumbled, turning her head and staring at the floor.
I should've stopped right there and apologized, but there was still some anger in me that had to get out. "Oh yeah? They hurt? I don't see why. You stare at him everyday," I said, my voice low. I knew I had taken it too far, and at this moment, I felt guilty.
Bella wiped away a tear that was running down Rosalie's cheek, and then she turned to glare at me. "Nice going, Alice."
I opened my mouth to apologize, but a knock on the door interrupted me. "It's probably Jasper," Bella murmured, getting up and walking to the door. My stomach did flips, as I didn't know what he'd think when he got inside. Edward noticed my tension and gave me a small smile, which I found hard to return.
She opened the door and stepped aside to let Jasper walk in. He came inside and looked at me, a big grin on his face. "Alice, I've got a surprise for you. You're going to love it, or so I've heard."
"A surprise?" I asked. "What is it?"
He looked behind him for a second before turning back to me. "I think who is the correct term. You're not going to believe who I bumped into!" I raised an eyebrow, wanting him to say it, and the grin on his face seemed to stretch wider. "Jameson!"
"Who the heck is Jameson?" Rosalie asked, which were exactly my thoughts.
"He said he's an old friend of Alice. They used to live next to each other or something and they were really good friends," Jasper explained. He looked at me. "Do you know anyone named Jameson?"
I shrugged. "I probably did once, but then I forgot. Bring him on out!"
Rosalie ran to the door to see who it was, while Edward and I just sat on the couch, waiting for the person to come inside. I heard some leaves ruffling, which indicated that whoever this person was had a hiding place behind a tree. Rosalie and Bella gasped as he, I guess, showed himself to them.
"Who is it?" I asked, excited, thinking their gasps were happy ones.
Bella didn't answer and neither did Rosalie. Jasper looked at each of them, beginning to get worried. "What is it?" He asked them. "Do you recognize him?"
"Yes," Bella whispered.
Rosalie let out an angry scream, and I shrunk back. "Get him away from here!"
"Rosalie, what's wrong?!" Edward asked, running over to her.
She ignored him and tried to walk outside, but Edward held her arm, shocked and not knowing what was going on. He wasn't alone on that. "I swear I'll kill you! You have the nerve to show up after what you did?! Get out of my face!"
"Rosalie, what is it?!" Jasper asked, frantic. "Please tell me!"
"I don't get why you're so angry," a voice said. It sounded so familiar, yet I couldn't tell who it belonged to. "I'm merely here to pay Alice a visit. I don't even think we've met." I heard footsteps coming closer to the door, and I could see an arm extend towards Rosalie.
She glared at it, slapping it away. "Get your filthy arm away from me!"
"Okay," he said, still calm. "Allow me to introduce myself. I'm-"
Bella held out a hand, stopping him. "No introductions are needed," she hissed. "We know damn well who you are and you're going to get off our property right now!"
"Well, I don't know who he is!" Edward said. "Please continue."
Rosalie glared at Edward while he started. "My name is Jameson, and I-"
"Jameson my ass!" Rosalie screeched. "Get him out of here! Now!"
I got up and started to make my way to the door, but Rosalie turned her head and shot me a look. "Sit down," she instructed, and I did as I was told. I didn't really have a choice. She then turned back to Jameson, if that's who he was. "You need to get far away from here before I kick your ass like I did last time!"
"I've never even met you," the man said.
"Who do you think you're fooling here?!" Bella yelled, anger coloring her face. "I know you, Rosalie knows you, and Alice knows you! You know what the happiest day of our lives were? When you left! We're not going to go back that dark road again and hurt Alice!"
A loud slam echoed through the house and we all turned to see Emmett walking out the room. He looked around at the scene, shocked, and then his gaze landed on the newcomer. "Who the hell are you?!"
"I'm Jameso-"
"Do not say Jameson," Rosalie hissed. "That's not your real name."
Emmett looked Edward and Jasper and they shrugged, not knowing anything either. "What are you doing here...whoever you are?" Emmett asked, suspicious. He didn't answer and Emmett's eyes narrowed as he stepped forward. "What are you doing here?!"
"I'm Jameson and I'm Alice's old friend. I came to pay her a visit."
Rosalie snorted. "Yeah, Alice's old friend. Nice way of changing of the facts," she shot back. "You're not going anywhere near Alice!" She froze for a second, her mouth opening slightly. "Wait...were you stalking us? How did you find us?!"
"It was a coincidence," he said.
Bella furrowed her eyebrows, realizing where Rosalie was going. "How did you know we lived here? How did you know Alice was inside? It's not coincidence if you're standing outside someone's door, waiting for them to come out!"
He didn't answer. Emmett took that moment of silence to ask his own questions. "Who are you?"
"I'll tell you who he is!" Rosalie volunteered. "He's the piece of crap that ruined most of Alice's life! He's the person who left her and made her a wreck for weeks! I don't want him close to Alice again!"
Bella nodded her head in agreement, and the newcomer scoffed. "I'm here to see Alice! We're friends!"
"Friends?!" Rosalie asked, her voice loud. She shrugged out of Edward's hold and poked him in the chest. "I know your type. You will never be allowed to see her again. If you so much as come close to her, I will rip your legs off," she threatened, her voice lower.
Jasper eyes widened, and he looked at Jameson again. Everything seemed to be coming together for him, while I was still clueless. "He's..." Jasper trailed off, not knowing how to finish, and Bella nodded her head. Jasper growled, his hands clenching into fists. "What the hell is wrong with you?!"
Emmett and Edward seemed to understand at that moment too, because they both turned to glare at Jameson. They looked as if they were forcing themselves to not take a step forward.
"I don't get what you mean," Jameson said slowly. "I didn't do anything."
Rosalie rolled her eyes. "Don't lie to th-," she said, suddenly silenced as Jameson brought his lips to her's. I couldn't see the face clearly, but I could see a smirk in place, eyes shining in amusement. They seemed so familiar...
Rosalie pulled away quickly, her hands shaking. "You little..."
"Do you think you're funny?" Emmett boomed, grabbing Jameson by his shirt. He pulled his fist back, letting it fly forward, and Jameson fell onto the ground with a cry of pain. Bella grabbed his arm and turned towards Edward, frantic.
"Edward, stop him!" Bella pleaded. "He may get hurt!"
He shook his head. "He needs to be taught a lesson, and I'd actually be more than happy to help," Edward growled.
Bella turned to look at Jasper, and he too shook his head. "He hurt Alice once and I'm not going to allow that to happen again. He has to leave. He crossed his arms while Bella gasped, but for what, I didn't know. Rosalie stepped forward and slapped him, while Jasper towered over him. "Leave. Now."
I sighed, getting up, my head spinning and my heart hammering inside my chest. It felt wrong to just sit there while everyone was getting hurt. I needed to know what was going on. It wasn't fair that I was completely clueless. As I walked over to the door, I couldn't get past the feeling that something bad was going to happen. I felt like I should know what waited ahead of me, and it made me feel stupid that I couldn't figure it out.
"Alice, sit down," Jasper and Emmett said, turning their heads to look at me.
"I don't think I will," I said, walking to the door. "Now listen, whoever you are. You're obviously someone who we don't like, and no one messes with my friends! You got it? So, first I want to know who the hell you are and then I want you to lea-"
I stopped short, staring at the man in front of me. Jasper closed his eyes, sighing, and everyone else started at me, waiting for me to say something. I opened and closed my mouth a couple of times, not finding anything to say, but he spoke. "Alice...long time no see, dear. How are you?"
"She's seen you and she clearly doesn't want to speak to you," Rosalie spat. "Now you can get out."
He shook his head, a slight grin on his face. "No, I don't think I will. She wants me here," he said, looking directly at me. "Don't you, Alice?"
"Alice, are you alright?" Jasper asked, coming over to me and wrapping his arms around my waist. "Please say something!"
It shouldn't have surprised me that the only thing I was capable of saying was his name. It always happened; in movies and real life. One was always so overcome with surprise and fear that the only thing they could do was stutter out the obvious name of the person who was affecting them. That's exactly why I said what I did.
"James," I whispered.
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Now you know who it is! You guys better be happy that I told you in this chapter. I was so tempted to put it off until next chapter and then have the mystery person be Mike. Just kidding. xD But seriously.
Now, there are some things I want to clear up in this chapter. =D I know some of you are going to be PM'ing me and asking me the questions I have in my mind right now, and trust me, you will get your answer! Someone PM'd me and told me that I should put up an FAQ section for this story on my profile, or make a blog or Twitter for this story, so you can all have your answers and whatnot. I think that's a great idea. So, in a while, my profile will be updated with the FAQ for this story, and you'll have the answers to every question that I am allowed to answer at this moment in time. ;D I will also see if I can make a Twitter so you can know I'm not dead. xD Whenever I don't update, I always fear I'm going to wake up to a PM in my inbox saying, "Listen, I know you're dead." A blog sounds good too, because it's the only way I can think of that will get sneak peeks to everyone, even if they didn't review. So, I need anyone who kind of cares or something to review or PM me so I can reply back telling you all the details and getting your opinion. Sure, I can post a poll, but it's not going to cover everything. xD
Also, I have a couple different chapters written for next time. One in Alice's POV, one in Jasper's, and one in some others. I don't know which one you guys want, so please tell me somehow! I think I'll make a poll, but a lot of people would have to vote fast, because I need to update fast and I'm really indecisive! I'll go with the chapter that people want most!
Thanks to all who read this! Reviewing/Updating Schedule/Package for Reviewing is the same as always, like promised. =) Please review and tell me your thoughts/predictions/feelings about this chapter! A new poll is on my profile and my profile will be updated in a bit with some FAQ. =) Don't hesitate to PM me if you have any questions or for anything else! I love receiving them! =)See you guys in...at most, 5 days! =D
