A/N: Alright guys, we are back with chapter 6! I'm still undecided on the bit with Carlisle...I have so many ideas spinning in my head. I suppose...it will just have to be a surprise for all of us. Myself included. .
Disclaimer: Twilight belongs to Stephenie Meyer and Inuyasha belongs to Rumiko Takahashi. If you spot any other noticeable characters..they belong to their inventor. I will be adding in some of my own characters as well. Enjoy!
Warning: This story is rated M for a reason. There will be lemons, swearing, mentions of RAPE, death of main characters and possibly some in depth battle scenes. Haven't decided on the last part though. If any of this offends you I caution you to turn back now. I do hate little whiny bitches.
JasperKagome-Carlisle
Chapter 6
March 27th, 2006
As I work in my garden I let a joyful hum pass through my lips, allowing my mind to remember where I truly learned to garden.
May 12th, 1509
I had been at this temple full of priestesses and monks for a year now, through many trial and errors I had finally settled into the day by day life these people go through.
Early mornings we would walk through the temple, midday to the afternoon we worked in the garden which I am just now getting familiar with and then the later afternoon to midnight we worked with my spiritual powers.
I had been learning of a multitude of herbs and what they can do, of herbs you can eat that will sustain you till your next meal. While I may not have a use for this I can still have some on hand and give them to hungry travelers.
I am jerked rudely from my thoughts when a stone cold hand lands on my shoulder, I throw my barrier up and jump to my feet, my eyes zeroing in on the surprised face of Alice Cullen. I quickly drop my barrier and drop into an at the waist bow with an apology falling from my lips.
"No, it's my fault for startling you, I had been trying to get your attention but you were out of it. Are you okay?" Alice asks with concern in her eyes, I pull myself up and smile at her still feeling remorseful that I could have hurt her.
"Yeah...I just lose myself when I garden. I actually find myself quite distant as of late. Oh! Would you like to come in?" I ask Alice and motion to the house, she nods and follows me inside only stopping outside the front door when I did to remove my gloves and apron.
I scowl at the dirt on my arms and walk through the door with a giggling Alice following behind me, "So, I was wondering if you would like to come to the house with me and meet everybody! Carlisle already gave his approval on the idea and Esme is excited to meet an old friend of his."
"Sure, I just need to shower and get a change of clothes, what's the address and I can meet you there?" I ask as I start walking toward the bathroom, I look over to Alice before stepping through and raise a brow as I see her sitting delicately on my couch.
"Go shower, I'll drive us over there!" Alice picks up the TV remote and flips it on, I shrug and turn to the bathroom for a quick shower hoping to remove the grime covering my ankles and arms.
After stepping out of the shower I grab the towel and wrap it around myself before stepping out, I walk into my closet and shut the door while I get dressed into something to wear.
I pick out a pair of black leggings, a brown loose fitting long sleeved shirt that falls to my thighs and a pair of brown thick heeled boots. I walk out of the closet as I dry my hair and nearly flinch at Alice's giggle.
"You dress so cute! I wish Bella would wear something like that but nooo, she has to wear...what she wears." I chuckle at Alice's mock disgusted face and throw my towel into the hamper just through the bathroom door, Alice switches off the TV and stands by the door as I grab my purse and keys.
I follow Alice out and sit in the passenger inside a flashy car, I raise a brow at her and she shrugs then throws the car into drive and speeds down the roads.
"So, I take it that you and the others haven't started back to school yet?" I ask and look to the bouncing pixie in the seat next to me, she grins at me in excitement and I have to resist rolling my eyes.
"Actually we start back tomorrow! Have you been back to school once? I don't mean those online classes you do either." Alice asks as she turns to me, if I was afraid of dying I might have been scared but seeing as I've been beheaded and lived to tell the tale I have no fear in me.
"No...I find it to be annoying stuck in a building with a handful and a half of horny teenagers." I shudder at the thought, "Besides, I do like working in the hospital. I do wish I looked physically older though so I could actually be a doctor instead of the desk job."
I growl at this, "I was the best healer around back in the days! They would be lucky to have me on their staff." I groan and prop my head back against the seat as Alice drives down a hidden road.
"I wouldn't be able to use my powers though...not without risk of getting caught. I do rely heavily on them. I know my way around an operating room though, stood by Carlisle a few years till I needed to get back out and travel." I sigh and look at the beautiful house in front of us.
"So where all have you been?" Alice asks as she parks the car and we step out, I let my reiki release into the house and feel 6 other vampiric aura's inside.
"I have been everywhere, though it has been such a long time since I stepped foot in Russia. The terrain there is beautiful to me! Though it is very cold, not recommended to people who live in Texas." I giggle and think about the cold climate there.
We walk inside and I grin at the family in the lobby.
Carlisle stands in the center with a small smile on his face and his arms around a beautiful woman with caramel colored hair, to their left stands a giant of a man with his buff arms settled around the waist of a beautiful blonde who glares at me with confused eyes. Behind Carlisle with a petulant glare on his face is Edward and finally a beautiful man stands to the right of Carlisle and Esme.
"She's a human, why did you have us all come down here to meet her?" The beautiful blonde hisses as she turns her glare on Carlisle, Alice lays a hand on my shoulder and whispers for me to ignore her.
"Excuse me, your name is Rosalie...correct?" I ask, she jerkily nods her head at me and I grin, "I wouldn't say I am human, not anymore at least. They only thing left to even pass as a human is my heartbeat. However, even that is a tad slower that what a humans would normally be."
Rosalie scrunches up her face in confusion and I raise a brow at Alice and Carlisle, "You only told Esme?" at their nods I roll my eyes and let out a small laugh.
"I am 525 years old or at least I am nearing that. I have lost track of the years as of late." I chuckle and feel a twinge of sorrow tug at my chest.
"Wow! You're old! How..?" The big guy trails off with excitement in his eyes, I laugh loudly at being called old and rub at the tears in my eyes.
"I stopped aging at the age of 18 back in the year 1500. I had pieced together an ancient artifact that I had...accidentally shattered and upon its completion I stopped aging. Long story short anyway." I grinned at him and he guaffed a laugh, I turned to Carlisle and Esme and bowed at the waist.
"Thank you for allowing me into your home. Let me properly introduce myself to those of you who I have not personally met. My name is Kagome Higurashi, pleased to meet you." I stood straight and smiled politely at everyone.
"It's nice to have you here, dear. My name is Esme, wife to Carlisle." Esme held out her hand and I reached forward with mine and shook it, not looking toward Carlisle more than I have to.
"I'm Emmett and this is my wife Rosy." Emmett joked and Rosalie stormed off and out the back door, "She is a bit shy." I snorted at his comment and nodded to Edward who scoffed and left.
"Hello ma'am, Jasper Hale...pleasure to meet you." He grabs my out stretched hand and pulls it to his lips while looking me in the eyes. I smile at him and have a hard time tearing my gaze from his, that is till Emmet's large hand plops down on my shoulder and he leans toward me and starts sniffing.
"Emmett!" Alice and Esme exclaim at the same time, Emmett pulls back and sheepishly grins at me.
"How come you don't smell like anything?" Emmett asks causing the others to look at me in confusion, Carlisle patiently smiles but his eyes hold a certain iciness to them.
"Oh, it's a habit of mine. I use to travel all the time and had to be incognito so I am used to wearing a noise canceling barrier and a scent concealing barrier. I guess I forgot to lower the scent barrier." I grin sheepishly and drop it, Emmett blinks and his wide eyes stare into mine.
"I can see why, you smell even more delicious than Bella!" I join his laugh and we ignore the others chastising, "I taste better too from what I've heard, however if you try to take a bit I'll knock your teeth out."
We share a competitive grin and I'm pulled from my banter by Alice who sighs loudly, "Just what we need, another knucklehead."
I grin at her and find my eyes traveling back to Jasper, I look down quickly and feel a blush form on my face when our eyes connect.
"You must be hungry, would you like a bite to eat?" Esme asks politely as she looks uncertainly at me, I grin at her and shake my head in the way that says 'no'.
"I don't have to eat to survive and when I do it makes for an unpleasant experience. Thank you though, Esme for thinking about my welfare." Esme smiles sweetly at me.
"Hey Esme, did you know Kagome gardens? I liked to scare the life out of her when I snuck up on her." Alice's giggle echoed in the hall and I scoffed and crossed my arms with a pout.
"Do you still zone out when you garden?" Carlisle's pleasant voice floats to my ears, I turn my eyes to his and nod slowly.
"Yup! It's been like that with other things lately too. I'm just glad I can function while my mind is away." I chuckle and look away from Carlisle's imploring eyes only to find myself looking into Jasper's again, he grins at me and I feel my heart flutter. Clearing my throat I turn to Esme.
"What all do you have in your Garden? Mine are mostly roses and the likes right now." Esme asks as she motions me to follow her, I step beside her and follow as she leads me through the back door and I pause when I see her garden.
"Wow, it's so beautiful Esme! You even have hydrangea, those are my absolute favorite flowers!" I exclaimed as my eyes scan her flowerbed, "As for me I grow the herbs from Japan, mostly one I can use for healing. I can't use them like I use to in the past but I feel wrong without them on hand."
"I'll have to come see them sometimes, if you don't mind that is." Esme inquires we stand side by side, I notice it's just the two of use outside.
"Not at all, I grow quite lonely and appreciate company." We talk for a good while about our planting techniques and about our favorite things to grow, eventually we make our way back inside and I see Jasper leaning against the wall with his arms crossed.
"If you will excuse me, I am in the need for a hunt. Feel free to stay a while." Esme gently pats my arm and speeds out of the door, I spread out my reiki and quickly realize that it's just Jasper and myself in the house.
"Did the others head out?" I ask knowing the answer already, Jasper nods politely and I feel his eyes on my face.
"Alice and Edward went to go see Bella, Edward's mate. Rosalie and Emmett are...hunting and Carlisle got called into work." Jasper explains and I clasp my hands in front of me.
"So Alice tells me you enjoy reading? May I have a look at your selection?" I ask hoping to break the ice, Jasper smiles a brilliant smile and turns on his heel and leads me up to his room.
"My, you do have quite a selection!" I whisper as I walk around the shelves lining the walls, I quickly notice that most of the books are based around wars through history and many like that.
Jasper comes to stand beside me and I quickly notice our height difference. My small stature of 5'2 and my petite frame look even smaller next to his height of 6'3 and his muscled build.
"What do you usually read?" Jasper asks as he pulls a book from the shelf and walks over to sit on the couch in his room, he turns his eyes to me when he sits and smiles.
"Usually everything. I tend to lean more towards books pertaining to history...I enjoy biology and herbology too. I tend to get a small bit frustrated with history books, not enough information or even accurate information in them." I mumble as I reach forward and pull out a book, I have read this certain book half a dozen times in my life and I still enjoy it.
I settle down on the small couch next to Jasper and feel our thighs brush, then open the book and begin reading. We continue reading in silence and I nearly jump out of my skin when the door is slammed open and Alice waltzes in.
"Alice, do you even know what knocking is?" I sigh as I close the book and place it on my lap, I had only gotten half way through it and am quite annoyed that she pulled me from my reading.
"Of course I know what knocking is, but between you and Jazz here I doubt you would have heard." Alice sniffs and turns her nose into the air, I chuckle and stand allowing my back to crack to relieve some of the pressure. I walk to the book shelf and place the book away then look at the two who are staring at me.
"What, do I have something on my face?" I ask as I blow a puff of air up at my bangs in annoyance, Alice giggle and motions toward the large red mark on the side of my hand where I head bit it while reading.
I run my fingers over the still slightly bleeding marks and watch them heal before turning toward the two who both look amazed, "There, better?"
"That was so cool! Really pretty too!" Alice bounces over to me and pulls my hand up and runs her eyes over it, she cocks her head to the side and looks at Jasper confused.
"Id didn't make your blood lust go up Jazz? It smelt absolutely mouthwatering to me." Alice mumbles then drops my hand and turns fully to Jasper who blinks in confusion, his eyes shining with surprise.
"I hadn't even noticed." Jasper mumbles as he focuses his gaze on me, I smile at him and push my hair back from my face. Alice shrugs then flounces out of the door and I can faintly hear her voice a few rooms down, I turn to Jasper to find him standing next to me and looking down at me in confusion.
I jump in surprise at this and look up into his eyes, he is staring intently down into mine and I swallow thickly. He raises his hand and places the book on the shelf behind me and I feel my blush reform.
"You are very beautiful." Jasper whispers as the hand not leaning against the shelf gently cups my face, I feel my blush darken and my heart stutter in my chest.
"Thank you..." I whisper and watch as his face draws nearer, I close my eyes in anticipation and feel his lips ghost over mine in an almost kiss. A cough at the door causes us to jump apart and I'm almost certain my face is red as a tomato as I see Carlisle standing there with a brow raised and his mouth set into a slight frown.
"Sorry to interrupt but I wanted to see if you would like a ride back to your house?" Carlisle politely asks, I notice the bit of steel in his eyes and look at Jasper to see his mouth pinched and a crease between his brows.
"Actually, I feel like walking. It won't be as long as I would normally like but it'll be nice to get some fresh air." I smile and step around Jasper and walk to the door, I stare up at Carlisle when he doesn't move and see him staring at me with an unreadable emotion in his eyes.
"Allow me to walk with you, I will go for a hunt on my way back." Carlisle mutters as he steps back from the door, I feel Jasper walk up behind me and feel his large hand settle on my upper back.
"Actually Carlisle, I wanted to talk to Kagome for a while longer. How about you go find Esme, she should still be out hunting." Jasper emphasizes Esme's name as he looks into Carlisle's eyes, I roll my eyes at the two.
"I'm going to walk home, alone. I will see everybody later." I quickly pull myself away from Jaspers touch and head down the stairs and grab my purse. I glance back and smile at the two dumbstruck men then begin my walk through the woods, hoping I don't get lost. I haven't really wandered through the terrain of Forks so I will be literally walking in the dark.
JasperKagome-Carlisle
A/N:Hey guys, chapter 6 is over with! I stopped it a bit early since I need to read a few other people's stories and get ideas on how to carry forward with...romance. I've only ever been in love once at that was 7 years ago. It's been 6 years since I last talked to him too so I am a bit rusty. I just know how to talk a man to bed...romance is a bit uncharted for me. Lol. I have a few appointments to go to today and tomorrow then I'll be heading out on Saturday morning. I should only be gone a week and when I get back I will continue my writing. I'll go ahead and start the next chapter but I don't know if I will finish it before I leave. I will try my best! Love you guys!
~Munyue