Just a quick author's note, but I was wondering if I should change the rating of my story? I wonder if T is the right rating. Nothing gets more mature from the rest of the chapters, but I'm just not sure if I gave the story the right rating. Please give me your suggestions!
Disclaimer: Yeah, I don't own anything. Like thats new.
APOV (Alice pov. I promise this is a one time thing and then I will get back to Bella and Edward's povs.)
It was four hours before the wedding and I was incredibly nervous. The whole thing seemed to be such an amazing chance and yet something completely out of my grasp. I was marrying Jasper in just two hours. And sometime soon after that, we were going to be seperated. At least, if my vision was right, I would be leaving Jasper in the future. Leaving him to deal with the newborn wars and the danger they caused. I wondered if maybe it wasn't right for me to agree to marry him and strengthen our relationship only to leave him later, and me knowing I was leaving him. Bella and I had talked about my worries but she always freaked out when I brought up my upcoming death.
Bella. Another person I would leave behind after growing so attatched in such a short time. She was the sweetest friend I could possibly have. Edward would have to take good care of her when I was gone. It was sort of ironic how my nice, caring friend, could fall in love with Edward, with his temper and personality. Actually, he wasn't that bad and he really loved her; almost as much as Jasper loved me. But of course nobody could possibly love anybody more then I loved Jasper. He was the foundation that supported me everyday in this knew life filled with visions, bloodlust, and danger. He was the one that helped me calm down when I got overeager about anything. He was the one who understood me and completed me in a way I had never though possible. I loved Jasper more then anything in the world. But who would take care of him when I was gone? Who would support him after all our dreams and lives together had been torn apart? Who would hold him closely and promise it would be alright after I no loger existed?
Maybe getting married was a big mistake. Perhaps I should reconsider and think about just how much worse it will be for him if I die right after we marry. It would tear him apart, I was sure. Just then I got a vision of me walking down the isle, in jeans and an oversized hoddie, to tell Jasper that I had to call off the wedding for reasons I couldn't explain. He looked at me in horror, trying to read my emotions, no doubt, and then started to dry sob. Everyone in the room, including me, was affected by his mood and we all looked a sullen, breaking, bunch. Only Bella escaped to throw her arms around me and try to convince me to tell everyone my reasons so that they could protect me. I refused and ran back down the isle to mourn in private.
No, that wasn't what I needed to do. That would only make things worse. My mind fought to get back the vision of my perfect pink wedding with everyone I cared about; especially Jasper. I had to marry Jasper. I loved him too much not to.
"Alice?" his enchanting voice called out in a whisper, "Are you okay?" his arms went around me.
I had been sitting on the floor in my large closet, hiding behind my beloved clothing. Now I was in the presence of the person I loved more then clothes, loved more then anything, but I still couldn't relax, "Yes, I'm fine, Jasper. Just nervous, is all." I lied.
He knew me better then that. Not to mention the fact that he could sense my emotions, "No, you're not. What is really wrong?" Jasper lifted up my chin to look into his memorising eyes and sent a wave off calm over me.
It just so happened that sharing that perfect moment, alone with the man of my dreams, calmed me more then his power ever could, "Its nothing, Jasper," I whispered after a moment, "Just some stupid concerns I was thinking about- but never mind."
Anybody else would have laughed it off as a fashion concern of mine, but not Jasper. He actually looked worried, "Are you sure? Alice, if you are having any second thoughts about marrying me, it's okay. I'll understand, I promise. I just want you to be happy."
I leaned my forehead against his and stared into his eyes, trying to convey to him how much I loved him without any words, "No. I want to marry you, I really do. I've never been happier then I am when I am with you. You are everything to me, Jasper."
He smiled a bit, "And you are everything to me, Alice. I love you."
We sat there in the closet, smiling at each other and yet not speaking a word, for over an hour. Then I declared that I had to get ready and he reluctantly left. Yes, I had to marry him. There was nothing else to it.
Bella and Rosalie were in my closet less then half a second after Jasper left. Rosalie was holding my perfect dress in her arms and Bella carried all the accesories. Like my sparkly pink stilettos that had cost me a near fortune. They were almost as much as the spectacular gown made by a world famous wedding dress designer. Both of my best friends were already in their pink Valentino bridesmaid dresses. I couldn't pick a maid of honor so they both were maids of honor. My other friends, Jane and Jessica, had agreed to be my other bridesmaids for the night. They arrived right afetr Bella and Rosalie helped me into my gown. I had picked out matching pink dresses for them that looked amazing in comparison to Bella and Rosalie's dresses. If there was one thing I knew, it was fashion. All four of my best friends got me ready for the most important day of my life and then settled down to watch a movie as my last get-together-with-the-girls while I was single. Rosalie had bought the movie Mama Mia and we all agreed it was the best choice. The last couple of hours before I was a married woman passed in a fantastic and completely distracting fun time. We laughed so much that the other newborns started to give us dirty glares of annoyance. Then my time was up and the group headed outside for the ceremony to take place. Since it was such a nice day I had decided the marriage should take place outside, in the middle of the forest. It just seemed like such a magical idea if I could actually be sparkling a much as my shoes on my wedding day.
Some trees had been cleared to put in pews for the audience to sit. Jasper and I decided to invite all the newborns as well as Carlisle, Esme, James, Victoria, Laurent, Marcus, Cairo, and Aro. Aro had gotten a liscence to be a priest so that we wouldn't scare a human priest by sparkling in the sunlight. The guests were all sitting down with Jasper and his friends, Emmett, Edward, Alec, and Erik, standing at the front in their tuxes. As my bridesmaids led the way down the isle, my eyes met Jasper's and stayed there the whole time. I could see the deep emotions; trust, happiness, sincerity, and love, in Jasper's eyes and knew he saw the same in mine. We were meant to be together forever and that was obvious on our day.
I finally reached him and realized that even though the Volturi created us to kill their enemies, we were created for each other. It was about time we were finally united in every way possible.
"You've kept me waiting a long time," I whispered to Jasper, knowing he would understand what I was really saying.
"I'm sorry, ma'am." he whispered back.
We both smiled at each other as he took my hand in his and we turned to face Aro. Aro made us recite our vows which we did while never breaking eye contact with each other. Then he finally pronounced us husband and wife and we shared a sweet kiss that portrayed our love for one another. Jasper and I turned to face our friends and they all cheered for us. I had never been so happy as I was in that moment.
The day went on to dancing and celebrating. My friends gave us presents they had bought and I pretended to be surprised by them, as if I didn't already know what I was getting, but I don't think I fooled anybody. Esme and Carlisle let us use their house on a beach in South America for our honeymoon. Rosalie had gotten me a pair of Jimmy Choo boots that had made me literally have to be torn away from them during a shopping trip. She gave Jasper covers for his most prized possesion; his ipod. Emmett gave me a chanel purse that I was pretty much sure Rosalie had picked out, and gave Jasper a book about human emotions as a joke. Edward gave me a gift card to my favourite designer store and Jasper got a baseball bat. Bella gave me a necklace from Tiffany's with a key silver key haning off. She handed me a big pink box decorated with words like 'fashion' and 'shoes', all around it.
"Use the key to open the box." Bella told me. Inside the box were all the dvds we had ever watched during our many girl nights. There were also several movies that I planned to see in the future, "Because you need something to do when you have forever." she explained with a grin.
"You are just trying to get out of shopping." I countered.
Bella laughed, "You caught me."
She gave Jasper a whole bunch of old western movies because he loved Texas, where he was born. She also bought him a cowboy hat that made me grimace from the lack of style but made everyone else laugh.
We ended the celebration with giving everyone hugs and then running back to get our suitcases for our honeymoon. Jasper was waiting outside for me because he only had one bag while I had six. Two were empty though, so that I could buy things during the trip. What surprised me was that Jasper was waiting outside with a beautiful yellow porsche. He was leaning against the door and held out the keys to the car for me.
"This is my wedding present to you." he told me.
I could only gawk at it, "How did I not see this coming?" I asked in shock.
Jasper laughed, "I bought it while you were getting ready with the girls. I knew I was going to have to buy your present at the last minute when you were completely distracted or else you would see. Do you like it?"
I flew to hug him, "Oh, of course I do! Jasper, I love it! I love you! You are so amazing."
It was such a surprise that he had managed to keep buying a turbo 911 porsche from me. I instantly though that my gift for him seemed dull in comparison. After all, the love of my life bought me a limited edition car and I had bought him a rolex watch and a private box at a baseball game for a year to try and help him bring back all his human memories of playing the game. It was obvious who had found the better present. So I thanked him profoundly before giving my duller present to him. He said he loved it, though, and then we were off.
The island was amazing with crystal clear water and amazing ocean caves to explore. I found the three days we spent there were the best three days of my lives; vampire or human. When the perfect honeymoon ended, we were both sad to leave. But time was now ending and we had a short time to prepare before fighting. A very short time. Five days, to be exact. We arrived at the castle to find our friends in a gloomy mood. They cheered up to ask up about our honeymoon until James called us away for practice. That night, I was hanging out with Jasper, in another one of our private moments, when Rosalie and Bella interrupted. They both demanded that I join them in the girls room. I followed them into Rosalie's closet where she began to explain.
"So, Alice. While you were away, some stuff happened. Actually, Emmett saw how happy you guys were together and seemed to realize exactly how much time we had left. So he proposed to me. Now, we wanted to get married as soon as possible but you are one of my best friends so I decided to wait for you guys to come back. And now you have so you are coming to my wedding. I want it to be done in secret because of something Bella told me the night after you guys left. Something that now makes me want to hide exactly what I feel for Emmett because it is dangerous for James, Victoria, and Laurent to find out."
My eyes went wide and Bella answered the question I was about to ask, "Its a long story. But you can't tell anyone because I was sworn not to tell you guys. If Edward found out, I would be in so much trouble. So don't say anything."
"Yeah," Rosalie agreed, and then her eyes flickered to the door, "Someone's coming. Be quiet." the door was wrenched open and Emmett leaned his big head in.
"Oh good. You guys are in here. Are you ready, Rosalie?" he asked.
Rose nodded and took of the black Volturi cape I hadn't realized she was wearing. Underneath was a blood red dress that clung to all of her curves and was definitely made for her. Emmett let out a low whistle at the sight and pulled her up. Bella and I followed them all the way out to the forest where Jasper and I had married. Jasper, Edward, Carlisle, and Esme were already there. Carlisle was acting as the priest and the rest of us were witnesses. It was a brief wedding that ended as silently as it started. I had luckily bought everyone gifts during the vacation so I had a dress for Rose and a pink punching bag for Emmett. He grinned when he saw it, took one swing, and broke the bag. We all laughed quietly and made our way back up to the Voltrui castle. Rosalie went to spend time with Emmett but I made Bella follow me into my closet and tell me the everything. She quickly gave me all the information that made my head spin. James, Victoria, and Laurent were trying to defeat the Voltrui? I could hardly believe it, but Bella didn't lie.
"We decided not to do anything, though. We are just going to wait for them to make their first move and then decide what to do." Bella explained.
"A very good decision." a grossly familiar voice agreed.
We had been so wrapped up in our conversation that we hadn't noticed Victoria sneak up. Of course, there were always newborns coming and going in the room, so how were we to know? She had with her ten other vampires that I had never seen before. They all leered down at us as we jumped up and prepared for what was to come.
"Get them," Victoria ordered in her baby-ish voice that seemed so out of place with her words, "James has informed me that their mates will do anything to keep them alive and that is what I am counting on. You two will be coming with me. I already have your friend that so nicely forgot to invite us to her wedding."
"How did you know?" I spat out at her.
Victoria smiled, and pulled a two girls, both brunette, from behind the ten vampires. Jessica and Lauren. "Your little friends were happy enough to tell me everything about the six of you. Unfortunately, none of Bella's friends were so prepared to help us so we eliminated them from the group." she gave us another cold smile.
"How could you?" I shouted at them as Victoria's help got ahold of Bella and I, "Jessica, I trusted you! And Rose trusted you, Lauren! You don't see Tanya and Jane doing this."
Lauren smirked, "You all had your friends, and then you betrayed us. Instead you decided to hang out together, the three of you. And you didn't bother to think about the people you left behind. Well, now I'm getting my revenge and so is Jessica. Tanya wasn't quite ready to give up on Rosalie, foolish girl, and Jane is too loyal to the Volturi to help the winning side. But Jessica and I? We are completely prepared to join the winning side. And so will your mates, if they ever want to see you again. There is no way out for you six," she chuckled.
But there was. I looked at Bella, and saw her nod slightly to me to show me she understood, "Tell Jasper the truth." I begged her, before she went invisible.
The group looked outraged and a screaming fight ensured. When they calmed down, Victoria took control once again, "Very well, she got away. I have other ways of getting to her. Now get this one to where we are keeping the other one, the blond. Hurry up! I need to go talk with James."
She left with half of the vampires. The other half was left with the task of dragging me, biting and screaming, all the way to the place where they were keeping Rosalie. It was definitely not the way I wanted to spend the night after I got back from my amazing honeymoon.
