Jasper P.O.V:
I watched Alice the entire time of the party, surreptitiously sneaking glances at her out of the corner of my eye. I noticed her watching me from time to time. I wondered what was going through her head. Her emotions were neutral, like she had no feeling, though she was smiling and laughing, as though she was having fun. That wasn't something I'd ever experienced before. It bothered me. I'd have to talk to Carlisle about that. Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed a slight yawn escape her mouth. Charlotte noticed too, because she looked at the clock, and then cleared her throat.
"Hey everyone. Peter and I need to get going, and I think Alice needs to go too. We'll take her home. See you guys later." She got up, with Peter and Alice following her. They went out to the garage, and Charlotte said something, but it was too quiet for me to hear. I heard the motor of the Civic Peter and Charlotte owned start up, and I had a strange longing to follow them to Alice's house. I waited a few minutes, and in that time, Edward started looking at me strangely.
"Jasper, don't." He said, hearing my thoughts. "You'll have more problems than I did. She'll guess. One of her favorite books is Dracula. Don't do it, Jasper. And if you do, consult with Carlisle first." He had a point. I looked at the clock. It was 9:20. She would be home, and up still, reading or something. I walked up to Carlisle's study, wondering what Carlisle would think of this. I knocked on the door.
"Come in, Jasper." Of course Carlisle would have heard my conversation with Edward. I also knew what he'd say. Well, probably. I opened the study door. Carlisle was reading some paper, probably to do with something at the hospital.
"Carlisle, I'm in trouble. You have to help me. It's about... Alice." He nodded.
"I assume you know what I'm going to say." I nodded. "Well, then you need to go do it." I hesitated. "Is there something wrong Jasper?"
"It's just that, well, I don't know what you'll say. I've got a pretty good guess, but Edward is the one who knows what you're thinking, not me." Carlisle nodded, and then pulled out his cell phone.
"Call Peter and Charlotte. They know her much better than almost anyone else. You can use my phone."
I didn't take the phone out of Carlisle's outstretched hand, though. I pulled mine out of my pocket.
"I'll use my phone. I don't want Peter and Charlotte to freak out because they don't recognize your phone number." He nodded and then went back to his paper. I closed the door quietly, and then walked down the hall to my room. I scrolled down my small list of contacts to where Peter's phone number was, then pressed the call button. Peter picked up immediately.
"Jasper. Hey man, how ya doing?" As if he hadn't just seen me, I don't know, 15 minutes ago.
"I'm fine. You?" I heard him laugh on the other line.
"Yeah man, I'm cool. So, what do ya need?" This was exactly what I was dreading.
"What can you tell me about Alice Brandon?" I heard a sharp intake of breath from Peter.
"I'm not the best person to 'talk to about that. You should talk to Charlotte. I'll go get her." I heard him lean away from the phone, and call Charlotte. Then I heard the quick exchange of hands with the phone.
"Hey Jasper. It's Charlotte. What do you want to know?"
"Tell me everything you know about her." I almost demanded.
"You might want to get a notepad. I know a lot about her." I nodded to myself.
"I've got a pretty good memory." I heard her breath in.
"She lives alone most of the time. Her parents work long hours in Port Angeles. She only sees them on Sundays. She learned to be pretty tough because of that, so being lonely doesn't bother her. You might have noticed tonight that she was kinda quirky. That's normal for her. Just don't tease her about it. She's vengeful, and very good at blackmail." I nodded.
"What do you mean quirky?" I asked.
"I mean she gets these feelings, like something's gonna happen. I'm not sure if she knows what's gonna happen, but she gets this blank look in her eyes. It's kinda weird."
"Anything else?"
"Yeah. A lot else. She loves reading, watching movies, going to theater shows, beading, adorable clothes, fast cars, nature, and mythical creatures, like us. She also listens to music, and she's pretty good at playing it too." I made a mental note of that.
"Anything she doesn't like?"
"I wasn't done. She really doesn't like posers, people who tease her, and people with horrid fashion sense. Her favorite holiday is Halloween. She's great at the piano, flute, guitar, drums and violin. Her favorite foods are strawberry yogurt and fig newtons. She loves animals, and has five pets. A cat, named Stanley, two fish, one named Cleo, and the other named Figaro, a guinea pig named Gaston, and a turtle named Sasha. She writes stories. She's got several notebooks full of stories. She's got major crushes on Brendan Frasier, and Tom Felton. She has over 150 neopets avitars, and she speaks several languages, all of which she can also read and write."
"What languages does she speak?"
"It's a long list. The languages are: English, Spanish, French, Mandarin, Ancient Egyptian, Korean, Vietnamese, Hebrew, Arabic, Japanese, Cambodian, American Sign Language, Portuguese, Italian, Inuit, Hindi, All forms of American Indian, Albania, Australian, Czechoslovakian, Gaelic, Latin, Greek, Hawaiian, Swahili, Persian, Babylonian, Klingon, Dwarfish from Lord of the Rings by Tolkien, The many different languages created by Christopher Paolini, Russian, Hutt, and Computer." I let out a small snicker.
"Hutt? As in Jabba the? From Starwars? Seriously?" I laughed again.
"I really wouldn't laugh. She's very temperamental about that."
"Okay. Is that everything?"
"No. Just two more things. Her favorite band is No Doubt, and her past boyfriend, Riley, broke up with her, and she never really got over it. She is crushing on you though. Be nice to her. I wouldn't want to have to hurt you Jasper. Or have Peter do something like that." I gulped. Her voice implied that she wouldn't let anyone hurt Alice that way again. And I didn't intend to.
"What happened with Riley? Afterwards, I mean." I asked. I didn't want to hurt her in any way ever again. I didn't want to hurt her period. I was curious as to how she negated my gift. It confused me. Maybe this was how Edward felt when he tried to read Bella's mind.
"She sat in her room, listening to some No Doubt song, and she played Mahjongg on her computer all the time. She recorded that song she listened to and sent it to him. She never got a response. I think she recorded the song again, but the second time it sounded better."
"Oh." was all I could say. I felt sorry for the poor girl. "Thanks Charlotte. I'll see you guys at school."
"Oh, Jasper. Alice, Peter and I are all going shopping in Olympia tomorrow. You should come. Bring everyone." It was a good plan, and I'd get to see that confusing little pixie again.
"Can do Charlotte. Bye." I responded.
"Bye Jasper." I heard them both chorus. I hung up the phone. Edward walked in then.
"Jasper. Remember what happened with Bella and the Volturi? We can't have another case like that. Don't go over there Jasper. It won't end well." I had kinda unfocused on Edward, and then Bella came into the room.
"Edward Anthony Masen Cullen, are you being a hypocrite? Are you telling Jasper not to do what you did? Really?" I looked pointedly at Edward.
"I agree with Bella." I said.
"Whatever. We can't have another Bella on our hands. It'll be horrible. I'm not going to put Bella or Renesmee in danger like that again. It's too hard. You might not understand the pain it caused me, well, you do, but it's not something I could live through ever again." I nodded.
"I understand Edward, but you can't stop me, so don't even try. It isn't a good idea." I tried to mentally convey my message as well. A look of understanding crossed his face.
"Oh. That changes things. You can't feel her emotions?" I nodded. "Wow. Do you think she's got a physical shield? Should we contact Eleazar?" I shook my head.
"I don't think she's got a shield. I think it was a fluke. Which is why I want to see if I can influence her emotions. I've never encountered this before." This time Edward nodded.
"Okay. You should go. I don't blame you. Just, try not to, you know, let her in on the secret."
"I'll do my best." I then ran out the door, so I could hunt before I went to watch the pixie.
