Chapter 5
Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight. Lyrics for the chapter title are from Be My Escape by Relient K.
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One year. One year she lived in turmoil, distress, and chaos. She hid away from the crowds of people, coming out only at night to satisfy the hunger within. After the first few months, she began to hate herself, attempting to redeem herself. However, she did not know how, for temptation was always so strong and she could not resist.
But Alice knew she was stronger than that. She came to the conclusion that there was nothing she could do to change what she had become. That scandalous night would always remain etched in her memory, always reminding her of what monster she was. Hating herself, Alice knew that she needed to fight the thirst.
She had not fed for nearly three weeks.
The wind blew past her silent body as she ran deep into the forest of who knew where. Running away from the city, running away from the temptation. Running away from herself.
Alice stopped when she heard heavy footsteps, labored breathing. The smell of blood running through the veins. She was so, so thirsty, her little self-control slipping through the cracks. She needed blood. Without thinking, Alice followed the scent. It was different than the obvious human scent, but she could barely tell. Her body demanded the warm and wet liquid inside her body immediately.
So she ran, continuing until she could hear the delicate heartbeat and heavy pants.
But Alice stopped fifty feet away from the clearing, her eyes barely catching the view of a mother bear with her two cubs. Another vision played in her head.
A tall, blonde man running through the forest with one person following behind them: a beautiful bronze-haired boy. They stopped, silently watching the pack of deer in fifty feet in front of them. The blonde, movie-star like man nodded towards what seemed like his fellow peer.
Then the two men attacked the herd, each bringing down at least three. Their teeth sank into the animals' skin, sucking the blood and life away. Silently, cleanly, did each vampire drink. They were so practiced in this art, blood rarely spilling onto their clothes.
They stood up, one after the other as they finished their meals. Alice gasped, her vision focusing in on the light-haired man. His eyes were like honey, warm and brown. He smiled compassionately at his companion.
"Edward, you're adjusting better and better than I thought," he encouraged, his face full of joy. "You have no idea how proud I am right now."
Edward nodded and smiled briefly. "Thank you Carlisle," he murmured. Now Alice's vision seemed to be focused on boy. She was puzzled. His eyes were amber, brown with slight red hinting around the edges.
The setting disappeared, reality sinking in once more.
The tiny woman smiled, her eyes focusing on one thing: The mother cub. She began running once more, pouncing directly onto the largest bear. Her teeth sunk onto the soft back of the female, slurping up the blood greedily. Alice finished in less than five minutes, the thirst of her throat tamed but not extinguished.
Her eyes scanned the empty space ahead of her, looking for the two cubs that seemed to have escaped. In no time, she tracked down where both hid, several feet behind a bush. She was ready to enjoy the rest of her dinner.
After she finished and felt somewhat satisfied, Alice leaned against a tree and thought hard. Animals could control her thirst so she would no longer have to murder to accommodate the hunger. The vision in her head clued her in on alternatives, shining rays of light through the darkness that engulfed her.
Before she could think anymore, another premonition appeared in her head.
It was of herself, holding the hand of a curly, blonde man over a foot taller than her. She glanced in his amber eyes, her own butterscotch, gold. Smiling reassuringly at the man, Alice lifted his hand to her lips and kissed it gently. He gulped, but she used her free hand and ran it along his face.
"Jasper, it will be okay," she stated. "I know they will accept us, I know they are compassionate and loving. You don't need to worry."
"They will accept you, Alice," he whispered, his face worried. "But will they accept me?" His hand tightened around hers.
"You silly little boy, of course they will. Don't you dare doubt me now, Jasper Whitlock," she teased, attempting to lighten the mood. She hopped up and kissed his cheek and settled down on the ground once more.
Both seemed to hold their breath as Alice knocked on the door twice. They waited patiently, hearing sounds of shuffling feet beyond the door. It seemed like forever as both anticipated what would happen once the door opened. Alice couldn't contain her excitement any longer, smiling widely and nearly bouncing up and down with giddiness.
"Any second now," she muttered. Once those words came out, the door opened.
Three people stared curiously at Alice and Jasper. One of them was Carlisle.
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AN: So I happened to find a computer in this crappy hotel, although the internet is really slow and stupid. But I really wanted to get another chapter out, so here you go! It was short, I know, but the computer is shared so I will not be able to be on for long. However, I do promise that the next one will be much longer. And I also promise Jasper will be making his appearance in... dun dun dun! Two chapters!
The next chapter will be the last only about Alice. Why I only concentrated on her and not Jasper? I dunno, I just wanted to develop Alice really deeply as a character. Although I am not doing that for Jasper, I hope I write him strongly when he interacts with Alice.
Yeah, that is about it! Please leave a review and tell me what you think :) I would appreciate it very much to hear feedback on this, for you guys to tell me what you think about the story.