Chapter 17

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JPOV

I felt the venom on my lips. It was like fire burning into me. I drained the venom as quickly as i could to keep Alice out of pain. As I swallowed, my whole body was on fire. I wanted nothing but to let go. The pain was killing me. I couldn't let go though.

Edward must have heard my thoughts because he placed his hand on my shoulder for encouragement.

"Hold on, Jasper." He whispered soothingly. I moaned. If I screamed I would let go and lose Alice forever. Suddenly she screamed. A scream full of agony. The pain got worse for both of us, but I couldn't stop now. Almost there.

Alice was getting stronger by the second. She started thrashing around. Edward and Carlisle grabbed her limbs to keep her still. Edward started to whisper encouragement to her to try and calm her. She started screaming again.

I couldn't do this anymore. I had to stop. It had only been a minute or so since I had first bitten her. It felt like eternity.

"Only a few more seconds, Jasper. Hold on." Carlisle said this time. I can't. My whole body shook with the effort. Then as quickly as the pain came, it was gone. I immediately pulled away from Alice's neck.

Her eyes were closed as if she were still in pain. Her brow was cresed. I wanted to smooth it out. Then her eyes shot open. My dead heart fluttered. She was alive. Oh Alice...

Her arms were around me in a millisecond. I held her and sobbed.

Her lips crashed into mine and my hands curled into her short black hair.

I heard Edward clear his throat behind us. Our lips parted and I looked at Edward. He grinned. Carlisle was beside him.

"Do I get to hug my sister anytime this century, Jasper?" Edward asked with a chuckle.

I let go of Alice so she could hug Edward and Carlisle. The rest of our family entered the room. She hugged each one. Bella was the last one to enter the room. Her eyes met Alice's eyes for a moment before she ran and leapt at Alice, throwing her arms around Alice's neck.

"Bella?" Alice said. Bella's wet eyes met Alice's. "I love you too." Bella burried her head into Alice's neck and sobbed with happiness and relief.

APOV

Bella was in my arms, Jasper was at my side, and my family were around me. Everything is going to be ok.

"What happened to Maria?" I asked. Edward and Emmett looked at each other and grinned.

"She's been taken care of." Edward said.

My eyes hazed over with a vision. Maria was running away through the forest, followed by ten very angry looking newborns. I came out of my vision and burst into laughter. Yeah, she had been taken care of.

The whole family went downstairs. As I was entering the living room, I had another vision. I saw myself and Bella in a mall full of people. We were both laughing and carrying shopping bags from various stores. I came back into reality.

Edward had seen my vision and started laughing.

"Oh, Bella..." I called out in a sing-song voice. Bella looked at me from the couch.

"Yes, Alice?" She responded nervously.

"How would you like to go to the mall with me tomorrow?" I asked her innocently.

Bella sighed, but then smiled.

"I'd like that a lot, Alice."

I smiled widely. Near death experiences can really change people for the better.

"Please Bella, could you do me just one favour tomorrow? Whatever you do, don't look down. You might trip and fall."

I grinned at her. She smiled back, but turned the most violent shade of red i've ever seen. All was well with the universe once more. ********

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