Oh My gaaaawshyy. I need to find a song for an inspiration. Right now I'm listening to Turn It Off by Paramore. Well. Here's Chapter 5.
Alice
"Turn off the light." I said. Bella looked at me funny, but obliged. I looked out the window again. Just as I had suspected. "Come here." I said. Bella walked over to the window and Jasper came again. "Look at the tree-tops." I said. The first four trees spelt out D O T S. Then the next few read out: F O L L O W M E. "That's scary." Bella commented. Jasper nodded. "Someone ought to get rid of that, someone else might see." He added. "Yeah, but I have a feeling we're the only people who can see it, you know what I'm saying?" I asked. They both nodded, and Nessie shifted in her bed. She woke up and came to join us. "Whoa." She said. We nodded. "Can I come with you?" She asked. "If your allowed." I told her. Bella nodded, adding that she was coming too. Somewhere far off, thunder sounded. "We better hurry up, if we want to beat the storm." Jasper said. "Okay. Nessie, get dressed, quick. You too Bella, you can't go outside like that." They walked off and came back in jeans and sweaters. I nodded. "Let's go."
Standing outside the hotel, I realized we really should hurry. "Come on! We'll walk next to the trees." I suggested. Everyone agreed. We were nearing the 5th tree when the rain suddenly burst out of the sky, pelting us hard. "It's hail!" Nessie yelled. "Get closer to the trees!" Someone shouted. We bunched in with each other and tried to keep walking. Thunder rolled again, and lightning struck near us. "Holy crap!" Nessie swore. Bella put her arm around Nessie's shoulder and pulled her in closer. Thunder came again, and the lightning it the tree behind us. It burst into flames, and it hit the tree we were next to. It caught on fire. "Run!" I yelled. We ran as a group, but it was impossible to beat the flames. "Help!" Nessie screamed, the hem of her jeans had caught on fire, and the flames were quickly spreading up her leg. "Drop and Roll!" Bella screamed. Nessie rolled on the ground and got up to continue running. Lightning struck again, and it hit the tree I was running past. The tree fell, and it trapped me in it's branches, the fire spreading up from the roots. "Help me!" I screamed. I wriggled under the branches, but it just made it worse. Jasper ran up to me and grabbed my wrists. He gave one yank and pulled me free. The part of my jeans that covered my shins and calf's tore off. I ran, and I realized that Bella and Nessie had disappeared. "Bella!" I yelled. No answer. "Nessie!" Same result. I heaved a breath, and tripped over the steps of the church, for we had reached it. Then I realized I had reached it. Jasper was gone as well. "Jasper!" I exclaimed. "Behind you!" I heard him yell. I whirled around, and was faced with the crashing and burning of another tree. It landed on me, and I was knocked unconscious. My last thought was something about the sorts of "Let the flames begin..."
Jasper
"Behind you!" I yelled back to her. She whirled around and was crushed by the burning tree. "No!" I yelled out in agony. "Why does it have to be so real!?" I screamed out. Someone touched my shoulder, because I was on my knees. I looked up, expecting Bella or Nessie, but it wasn't either of them. It was another Mary. She looked sympathetic and sceptical at the same time. "What?" I asked her harshly. "Everything happens for a reason." She murmured. Even though it was just a whisper, her voice sounded loud over the crackling of the flames and the pounding of hail. I stared up at her. "This is not real. This is just pretend. We are not really here." I said. She shook her head slowly. "Do you feel real pain?" She asked. I nodded, to upset for words. "Then it is real. Right now, she is feeling real pain. Real burns. When she returns, her jeans will be ripped. Her heart will be scratched. Her mind will no longer be innocent. She will no longer be so innocent. None of us really are. I know you, Jasper, and she needs you now. More than ever." I was about to reply, asking her why she had decided to talk in riddles now, but just like the Cheshire Cat, she disappeared, ending with her mouth and starting at her feet. As if on cue, thunder cracked and lightning streaked the sky. The wind whipped around my face, and everything seemed to move in slow motion. My hair whipped in front of my eyes, and I heard a voice on the wind. "Gooo" It whispered. I got up off my knees, and made my way to the tree. I started out slow, but then I was running. I tore through the branches of the tree. I found Alice there, and I pulled her out and into the church. I locked the doors from the inside and sat in a lighter corner. With the light, I was able to examine her body. Where her jeans had ripped, there were scratches and minor burns. Her knees were scraped to a bloody mess. Her arms were torn up and bleeding, and her shirt had a rip down the front, where blood was spilling out of her. Her cheeks had scratches that went from her ears to her nose. She had a giant gash above her eye, and it was bleeding onto her eyelid. Her face was burnt in the cheek area. She looked so peaceful. I didn't want to wake her, so I fell asleep next to her in the abandoned church.
Alice
Waking up was the hard part. It hurt like hell, I felt a familiar body next to me. Jasper. He was already up. I tried to sit up, but he held me down. "Stay down. It'll hurt less." He said. I nodded, because my throat felt raw. "Are you okay?" He asked me. I shook my head no. He stroked my hair and kissed my forehead. He pulled back with blood on his mouth. He rubbed it off, and I put my hand up to my forehead. I pulled it away, and wasn't surprised to find blood. "Ugh. Any band-aids?" I asked. Jasper laughed lightly, something I hadn't heard in a while. "What?" He asked, noticing my smile. "Nothing." I replied, my smile widening. He shrugged and pulled a wet rag up. "Where'd you get that?" I asked, noticing we were in the church. "I woke up early and explored a bit." He used the it to wipe up the blood and he held it to the burns, soothing them temporarily. "Okay. I can get up now." I got up stiffly and leaned on Jasper for support. He had his arm around my waist, helping me walk. We walked outside, the storm had settled. People were crowding around the scene. Someone turned towards us. "There she is! The girl who almost died!" They yelled. People started running over to me, asking me if I was okay, what my name was, how old I was, what was doing here, who he was and all sorts of other things I didn't catch. Finally, someone who looked like the mayor brought order to the chaos. I relaxed a fraction, and leaned into Jasper some more. He moved his arm up and down my side soothingly. The mayor turned to face me, and everyone got out notebooks and pencils and such. "If you don't mind miss, we would like more details of what happened, would you be able to do a quick interview here?" He asked politely. Jasper was about to answer, but I beat him to it. "That would be fine." I told him. "Thank you." He said, and he started asking me things. "What's your name?" He asked. "Alice." I answered simply. He nodded, taking this in oddly. "Who is that?" He pointed at Jasper. "This is Jasper." I said, getting a better grip around Jasper's waist. My legs were horribly tired. I thought I was gong to collapse any second now. "What's your relationship?" He asked. "Oh, we're dating." I answered smoothly. "Do you two have a place to stay?" He asked. I shook my head no. "Oh, well, you two could stay at my house. I have a son, around your age, and a daughter. Is anyone else here with you?" He asked, scanning the crowd. I did the same, and found Nessie and Bella waving there hands in the air. "Yeah. Those two at the back." I said loud enough for them to hear. They ran up and gave quick breathless hi's. "Alright. We'll go now." He said. Bella sat in front and Nessie sat on the right. Jasper helped me in, then he sat on the other side of me. The mayor took us to his house, and I noticed it was the biggest house here. We got out of the car and walked with him to the inside of the house. "Noah, Elsie! We have company!" He called. Two kids came bounding downstairs. Noah, the boy, seemed to be around Jasper and I's age, while Elsie was younger, more close to Nessie's age. Jasper suddenly tightened his grip around my waist. I looked up at him, but he didn't bother looking back. Something was wrong.
Jasper
The boy was first to make it downstairs. He looked at us, Alice last. When he looked at her, his emotions flew. (We still had our powers.) I could feel lust and love at it's highest, and of course jealousy. Elsie, the girl, looked at Nessie. She seemed excited that she may have a new friend. The mayor introduced us to each other, and left. We all sat on he floor, and Alice sat on her scratched knees and leaned into me, half asleep. "Hi." Noah spoke first. Nessie and Elsie were having their own little conversation. "Hello." I spoke coldly, and Noah gave me a dirty look. "Be nice." Alice mumbled. Noah looked at me, angry. "Yeah, be nice." He spat. "You too." She mumbled, and yawned. "I'm tired." She announced. "You can use the bed in my room!" Noah jumped up. "I'm good." Alice said, trying to sit up. "Okay, never mind. Is there any where else I can sleep?" She asked. "Elsie's room. She has a bunk bed, and she wouldn't mind sleeping on the couch." Noah said. "What do you mean? We only need one bed." Noah looked shocked and Alice quickly amended herself. Sort of. "What? You think that's odd, well, when you get married, you'll share the same bed." She said. "But your not married." Noah said. Alice shrugged. "Might as well be." She said, yawning. "I'll go talk to Elsie." Noah walked off to talk to Elsie. I watched the conversation. I could not hear them, but Elsie held up three fingers then put them down, Noah pointed to us and then put up one finger, Elsie wore the same shocked face, Noah explained something to her, then Elsie nodded. Noah walked back over. "Alright. You can... share the bottom bunk. Follow me." He walked towards the stairs. I picked up Alice bridal style and carried her up the stairs. I plopped her down on the bottom bunk and used some sheets to cover her up. She fell asleep instantly. Noah stood in the doorway. "What?" I asked. "You better not touch her." He said. "What?" I asked again. "I said, you better not fucking touch her." He said, more angry now. "She's mine, you know." I said. "She might be now, but before you leave, she'll belong to me." He stated, and walked out. I glared angrily after him. Suddenly, Mary appeared again. "What is it this time?" I asked her. "I just came here to tell you he means it. He is going to fight for her. He's that kind of guy that never gives up. With all the trouble you've gotten yourselfs into though, he is just a minor problem. And here's a tip, let her do what she wants, because not letting her have her own freedom is the number one reason she might leave. And she might, believe me. It's not her fault if she does though, she has no idea what she's doing. Here brain is all shitty, as you would say, perhaps. I'll see you tomorrow." And with that, she left.
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