A/N: At the bottom
6/19/13 Prompt from duskri123: You held your breath
Rated: M for language
Character or Pairing: Jasper/Bella with a dash of Peter from JPOV
Style: Not Drabble
Word Count: Way more than I intended. Lol
Not beta'd so mistakes are my own. This one is probably a doozy because I started messing with the tense & that led to over-analyzing. I'm really, really sorry in advance.
Disclaimer: No copyright infringement intended. Stephenie Meyer owns all characters from the Twilight Universe. Alanis Morissette owns the lyrics to her song 'Head Over Feet'.
Don't Be Alarmed if I Fall (Head Over Feet)
It's time. There's no more fucking around and trying to be pleasant about this whole thing. If Eddie-boy and Rosalie haven't adjusted to the idea, they're not gonna. Besides, at the end of the day, it's Bella's choice. She's put up with everyone making decisions for her since she was brought into this family. I hate the idea of being added to that list considering I'm the only Cullen not on it, but there's no waiting around anymore. Bella will understand. She always does.
Racing around my study, I furiously pack my clothes and anything else we may need in the immediate future. The paperwork, ID cards, and passports I have been hoarding are essential. In all truthfulness, I've had this plan tentatively in place since that first real conversation with Bella. It seems so long ago now. How Alice hasn't figured any of this out is beyond me, but I'm not gonna look a gift-horse in the mouth. Maybe it hasn't been a concrete enough plan to catch her attention. Maybe she does know and just doesn't care. In the end, the answer doesn't matter. I'm doing what's right here; this is what should have been done a long time ago.
Once I've finished shoving anything else I may need into a duffel bag, I dig around at the back of my closet and unearth a rather large floor safe. It's not infallible to vampires, but given the Cullens' propensity for respecting privacy, I've had no reason to be concerned. I quickly enter the combination code and hear the snick of the locking mechanism as it recedes. Tugging open the door, I scoop out a packed duffel bag identical to mine and a small book bag loaded with bundles of cash. I don't bother to close up the now empty safe.
Flying down the stairs and out the front door, I use my speed to get to my Audi as quickly as possible. After I throw the bags into the trunk, I pull part of the carpeted side panel away from the car's frame and pull out two cell phones. Once I've powered them on to ensure they are both charged and ready for use, I crush my Cullen-provided phone until it is nothing more than a pile of metallic dust. Slamming the trunk closed, I slide swiftly into the driver's seat and back out of the garage bay, peeling out as I begin to race down the driveway at breakneck speed. As I turn onto the main road, I pick up my new cell phone and press the number 'two', then 'send', and wait impatiently as it rings. A click that wouldn't be audible to human ears lets me know the other end of the line has been picked up.
"'Bout time, Jasper. I was startin' to worry."
I feel my lips form into a smirk at his words. "You don't need to worry about anything, you good-for-nothin' know-it-all. I have things handled on my side. I'm on my way to get Bella now."
"Good. The sooner you guys get outta dodge, the better 'cause shit's about to fly."
"I gathered as much from your cryptic text message. How much of this flyin' shit is gonna be made worse by taking Bella with me as I cut and run?"
"Eh, fuck the Cullens and any worries you have about them, man. They did this to themselves."
Sighing at both Peter's insensitivity and having to slow down as I came into town, I responded with a bite to my tone. "Don't be an asshole. These people helped me get my shit together so that I'm even able to do this." A scoff from Peter's side of the phone as I finished speaking was easily heard.
"First of all, I don't know how not to be an asshole. Second, I don't give a shit what they helped you do. They've still broken the rules and it's gonna get them in trouble a lot sooner than they think. If you weren't willing to snatch Bella up and run for the hills, y'all would be just as fucked as the rest of 'em. You wanting to change her wouldn't amount to a pinch of shit when faced with the fact that you haven't. Take my word for it, man, and get the fuck outta that town."
"That's what I'm trying to do. Now if you're done lecturin' me, I got a lady friend to pick up. I'll call you again once we've been on the road awhile and let you know what the plan is."
"Sounds good. Make sure that girl eats and gets watered."
A barking laugh escapes me before I could even attempt to hold it back. "She's a human, ya douche, not a potted fuckin' plant."
"Fuck you, man. Go get your damned human already."
The click that immediately follows his snarky reply signals the bastard hanging up on me. If I wasn't in a hurry, I'd probably call him back just to dick with him about his manners. However, since I had just pulled up in front of Bella's house, I knew it was best to get her and get moving. We have a lot of ground to cover and I want as many miles as possible between Forks and wherever we stop for the night. It would be so much easier to make this trip if Bella was already turned. Then again this trip wouldn't even be necessary if she'd already been turned. Shaking my head not for the first time at Edward's idiocy, I climb out of the car and walk to the front door at a quick, but humanly manageable pace.
It takes a moment before I hear footsteps after ringing the doorbell, but soon enough they are feet running down the stairs at a pace faster than what is likely safe—especially for Bella. As if on cue, the tell-tale thud of a body part connecting with something hard and a muttered expletive prove my point. The door is flung open and Bella's curiosity immediately changes to happy surprise. There are no words spoken as she throws herself at me and wraps her arms around my neck. With her face buried in my chest, I let my hands come to rest on her waist and am able to lay a cheek against her head and press my nose into her hair as I inhale her sweet scent. How far I have come since that horrible birthday party.
After a prolonged moment, I gently push her back from me so I can look at her. The renewed curiosity is rolling off of her in waves. As she looked into my eyes and waited patiently for me to explain my presence, I was struggling to decide what to say when finally the one thing that would say it all popped into my head. "Bella, you've held your breath long enough."
The almost immediate realization that dawns in her eyes and emotions surprises me a bit. I expected it to take her a minute to remember the similar words she spoke from the day that set the last four months in motion. Feeling her resolve and determination, I bring my hands up to cup her cheeks and lean down to kiss her full on the lips. The almost silent sigh that escapes her as my mouth seals over hers is the most beautiful sound in the world; her hands coming to rest on my chest fills my cold body with warmth. The kiss is passionate without either of us having to resort to mauling the other. All our kisses are this way. They always have been.
A/N: So once again there will be a bit of an explanation involved with this o/s. I know there are a lot of details missing from this and you're likely thinking 'WTF?' This prompt originally elicited a completely different type of o/s. I mean, a whole other realm, complete 180 kinda deal. When I went back to edit the original after setting it aside for a few hours, it no longer felt right and felt a little forced. I'd been rolling the prompt around in my head as I ran errands today (singing it actually since it comes from the Alanis Morissette song 'Head Over Feet') and realized it worked well with another J/B fic I'm currently working on that has yet to be posted. This o/s will basically serve to be a sort of side-shot to that story once I get it uploaded. It's all very cart-before-the-horse, I know, but I really didn't feel like I had a choice. It was a gut reaction kind of thing and I felt like I had to go with it. Could I have waited to post this? Probably. Should I have waited? Most likely. I'm not gonna get too ripped up over it though. Any questions will be answered in due time. So despite the left field from whence this came, I hope you enjoyed it and decide to keep an eye on your alerts for the main story. :)