So here's chapter 5 sorry i didn't update yesterday, i was really busy and couldn't find time to write one sentence
Fi - My fault, I made her go shopping :P
Anyway, enjoy. sorry if it's a bit bad, it was a kinda rushed
Disclaimer: Unfortunately, Fi and I still do not own twilight or its characters
JPOV
I suppose, with so many decades clouding most of the memory I had of my human life, I'd forgotten what it felt like to be destructible. For so long I had been a vampire; an immortal with the possibility of death as nothing but a failed threat in my past. I had been through wars, both human and vampire, with the understanding that I might die. But I had never known for certain that I would, the possibility had always been there but it had never been laid out right in front of me. But now I was faced with the almost definite prospect of death in my future. And, as far as I knew, there may not have been an alternative.
Yes, Alice's visions were subjective. But what if the choice which created this future was mine to return to Forks?
"No."
Edward's low growl shocked me back into reality. I hadn't realised how far away I was until my mind refocused on my surroundings and I saw him beside me, his eyes ablaze with rage. In less than a second he was dragging me to my feet, his hand still locked around my arm to hold me behind him, like a parent trying to protect their child. I knew I was stronger than Edward, but he had already thrown the door open before I had the chance to free my captured limb.
Emmett's head whipped round to face us in one swift moment, his face locked in an expression of panic and astonishment; but I could feel the devastation leaking from him in a rapid flow of emotion. His eyes darted back to Alice who hadn't moved even to catch a glimpse of us standing behind her. Her only movement was the gentle rocking of her body, back and forth like she had been caught in the breeze.
"Alice!" Edward snarled suddenly, breaking any sort of tranquillity the night might have held. Emmett stood up and moved several feet away, allowing Edward to pass him in his determined strides. I found myself frozen out of actuality once again as I felt my arm being tugged at. I felt little will to move, but the tugs proceeded regardless of my growls of protest. I felt a final jerk of my arm before finally complying to the movements which seemed to be required of me. I'm not sure it was disbelief I was feeling, or even a deep sense of shock. It was just a strange contemplation of what event had caused Alice to see me…die. I was quickly broken from my reverie, though - once again - by Edward furious roars.
"Are you honestly that self-centred, Alice?" He demanded, his hold tightening on my arm. I couldn't find the energy anymore to attempt to release it. "Do you only think of yourself? How the hell do you find any sort of satisfaction in speaking such a revolting and utterly appalling lie?!"
"Edward…" I muttered but he didn't even acknowledge me. I knew it was almost impossible to talk to him when he was like this: Furious. I sent a wave of calm in his direction but it was as if he somehow repelled it. Impossibly, he seemed even more livid. Maybe it was Alice's complete lack of response to his accusations. She may as well have thought she was sitting out here alone, watching the stars like they were her only comfort.
"Or maybe it's what you wish on him?" Edward went on, spite dripping from his tone. "Isn't that what you think would be the best for all of us? For Jasper to just go away for good? Do you wish for Jasper to be dead, Alice? I bet that would please you more than anything, for him leaving you!"
"Edward!" I hissed angrily, glaring at the back of his head. His body stiffened slightly as I spoke but he didn't turn around.
"No." Alice's tiny response was that which could have matched a small child's plea for its lost pet. I felt a spark of unease as she lowered her head. I could feel such despair and misery from her that I knew in that moment it couldn't possibly have been a lie. I didn't doubt her for a moment anyway. She might have changed, but she was still Alice. I still knew her well enough to know that she wouldn't lie about my potential…doubtless…death. I felt that she might have cried if it was possible.
Edward's angered growl proved he didn't feel the same sympathy towards his sister as I did. "You know I'm right, Alice," he hissed.
"No," she said again, her voice a pained whisper. "I'm not lying, Edward. You know that already. Read my mind if you want to. But you know I'm telling the truth."
It was now that I noticed Emmett's disappearance. I glanced to the spot where I had previously seen him standing but he had somehow managed to slip away during Edward's battering of Alice's mental stability. He'd probably gone to find Rosalie, or maybe Carlisle or Esme. They were usually the best for stopping a fight - in there own completely separate ways…
My thoughts were cut off as Edward yanked violently on my arm. In my surprise I stumbled slightly, catching one foot against the other. I looked up quickly to find I had been shoved in front of an almost sobbing Alice.
"I don't know if you're telling the truth," Edward spat out, his gaze still locked on Alice. "But Jasper can find out."
I heard a gentler tone take over Edward's voice as he said my name, and any anger I had felt towards him was immediately disintegrated. He wasn't simply trying to break down Alice. He just didn't want to believe in my death.
I was prepared to speak on Alice's behalf, without a doubt of what I would say. I knew the answer I would give was what Edward was expecting, but I still felt the hope radiating from him as he awaited my response. I hated that I would have to disappoint him. I stared into Alice's downcast eyes, waiting for her. But then her eyes met mine, for the first time without being filled with hatred and despair in years, and my words became a single choke of an unintelligible word. I didn't understand how my death could cause her so much pain. Her expression was one of complete anguish, her beautiful face somehow paler. She had been so adamant on hating me when I arrived; teasing and then just outright fuming. But now she was destroyed at the thought of losing me? I couldn't understand that, and I couldn't understand what she was feeling. It felt like love, but I knew Alice had moved on. I would have felt it already if she hadn't.
I sighed deeply, lowering my head slightly as I knelt down in front of Alice. She breathed in sharply at my sudden presence, emoting an abrupt panic. I frowned in confusion at her unusual feelings and took her hand, throwing out a wave of calm towards her. She immediately relaxed, her hand becoming noticeably less tense in mine. "I know you're telling the truth," I muttered quietly, knowing Edward could hear anyway. "But I can't understand why you would react in this way. Tell me why, Alice. Please."
I could hear the slight begging in my tone and knew, by her expression, that Alice picked up on it too. She looked away for a moment but I titled her head back towards me, not allowing her to break eye contact. "Just tell me," I encouraged her gently, but I received the same response - silence.
"That's your answer right there," Edward grunted. I looked around and saw his arms folded across his chest, his eyes narrowed. "She's lying, Jasper. Just except-"
"Shut up, Edward!" I growled, standing up in a movement quicker than any eyes other than ours could follow. I registered the hurt and surprise on Edward's face and instantly wished I could take back the venom in my tone, but I couldn't let this go. "She's not lying. She wouldn't be feeling what she is if she wasn't telling the truth." I rested my hands on Edward's shoulders, staring into his black eyes intently. "Believe me, if not Alice," I hissed, that same pleading in my tone as before.
But, I realised straight away, it wasn't going to work on Edward either.
He shrugged me off of him instantly and stepped back, releasing a sharp growl. I'm sure Alice could feel my shock in the same way I felt hers. Edward's forehead creased as he let out a long snarl, filled with the sort of hatred I didn't know he could feel. He was crouched defensively, moving to the side slightly as if he might be circling his pray.
"Edward," I snapped, moving in front of Alice instinctively. "What the hell are you doing?"
Another furious growl was Edward's only answer. It was the last thing I heard, other than Alice's frightful gasp, before he collapsed onto his hands and lunged at me.
Soffie - I'm not very good at cliffhangers usually, but i think this one is okay :]
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