A/N: Sorry it took awhile for me to update, I was camping at the time. Anyway I'm back, hope you enjoy this chapter! :) Also please review! It gives me inspiration to write.
Also I searched the name of my story here... and realized it isn't quite as original as my other story's title. I will have a poll in my profile. Tell me if you think I should change the name... I might also have a few ideas listed as titles go.
Disclaimer: I don't own Edward! (Or any other character in the book for that matter, I have no rights!) Stephenie Meyer owns the rights to twilight.
JPOV--
Alice had predicted we would be at the Cullen's house within two minutes. Though the time didn't vary, our meeting did. I carried Alice in my arms while I ran, she was perfectly capable of running herself but, she would slow down whenever she had another vision. Her visions came quite frequently now. When her arms would tighten around my neck, I knew she was having a vision. Alice tried her best to describe her visions as they occurred, but I understood that these vibrant images that swam through her head would be immensely distracting. Even as a regular vision she would have been a little out of it but, this was her future she saw before her eyes, ours.
In some visions she described, we would show up at the house, meeting the mother figure Esme first. In others, we ran into the beautiful blond, she would be pulling into the driveway as we came to a stop in front of the house, but as I ran faster with anticipation that possible future morphed as Alice put it. At this moment, we were undecided. Our future changed every second that passed, Alice couldn't tell me anything substantial that was going to occur, other than the fact that we would be there in two mere minutes.
"It feels like forever but, also like the time will come too soon..." Alice murmured.
"Spoke my mind... " I responded.
When I looked down at Alice she was staring at me, with a look somewhere between her regular self and when she had visions. She was checking the time again. "30 seconds." Her voice rose with excitement.
"What do we do? Who do we meet first? How many seconds now?!" I shot questions at her like lightening.
"23 seconds."
I could hear my tone change. "Alice," She nodded for me to go on. "Who do we meet first?"
"15 seconds."
"Alice, common tell me." Why wouldn't she?
"Its a surprise." She laughed, then through in: "8 seconds!"
I relaxed when I heard the sound of her laugh, and saw the smile that lighted up her face. I didn't have to worry about it, if Alice was laughing.
APOV--
Jasper came to a halt in front of a huge white house, with the most extravagant flowers... Esme sure knew how to decorate. I stored the compliment up in my head, I was surely going to save that to charm her later.
Jasper set me down on my feet. "Where to now, Alice?" He said as he grabbed my hand.
I spoke no words. I didn't want to give anything away. I walked around the house, bring the river I had seen in my visions into view. "Its beautiful, isn't it?" I said squeezing his hand.
He laughed. "Haven't you seen this thing a thousand times in your head? I mean, it is beautiful but, your emotions have you all over the place... aren't you sort of used to the view by now?"
"My visions are vibrant, even more so than the regular sight of a human, but it isn't the same as seeing it with your own eyes. Its amazing here."
I took a moment to appreciate the view before leading the way through the forest.
"Why aren't we running Alice?" Jasper asked.
"We don't want to startle them..."
After a minute or so we began to hear them very clearly, they couldn't be more than a mile away. I was certain that they knew of our presence as well. Finally we caught sight of them. There were two of them here, the big brawny one, Emmett, and the other, Edward. They appeared to be hunting, but I couldn't imagine too many people being out here.
They had been in a crouch when I first laid eyes on them but, in an instant Edward was standing up straight and looking our way. Emmett hadn't seen anything peculiar about his brother's behavior, though he did follow his gaze to us.
Jasper and I walked a few feet closer to them. "Hi, Edward! Hi, Emmett! Jasper and I are so excited to meet you!"
EPOV--
I tried to make sense of what this spiky haired girl was saying and what she was saying but, none of it made enough sense to count as a hint. I looked next to her at who she had called Jasper. He was covered in scars from head to toe, he must be very aggressive to have gotten in fights like that. I examined his arms from where I stood, he had bite marks everywhere. Where had he been? And who was this absurd girl he was travelling with? She didn't seem the least bit of an attacker, or even a biter for that matter... Why were they travelling together? I would assume Jasper to be the alpha, though Alice did all the talking. I laughed silently when I thought of this little thing creating this scarred appearance for Jasper. Maybe she was aggressive...
I was having trouble trying to listen to Alice explain, read her background thoughts, and think my own as well. I decided to let my suspicions fall for now, I hadn't heard a single aggressive thought pass through her mind. I focused on her thoughts and her talking.
"I have no memory of my life before becoming a vampire..."
I interrupted. "Then how do you know your name? Did you make it up?"
Alice shook her head. "No, I did not make up my name. I heard it in my first vision..." She looked over at Jasper. "If it weren't for him I wouldn't know my own name..." I read her thoughts immediately. I saw imagines of her first vision, She and Jasper had met in a diner. He had used her name in the vision, this made clear what her sentence had meant.
I spoke. "You met in a diner?"
No... I heard Alice think.
Jasper was the one to use his voice, I was sure he knew my power now, he must be speaking for Emmett's benefit. "Yes, that was one of many ways we have met." I listened to his thoughts. Alice had had countless visions of their first meeting, the diner had been her first... I explained this to Emmett. He nodded, he was used to me having conversations of this one way matter for awhile now. He knew anything that he needed to know would be told to him.
I continued to read their minds. Alice had had a vision that lead Jasper and her here, and I knew from her thoughts of the future that Esme would be delighted, that's all I needed to know.
"Lets get back to the house. Esme is home right now, and it sounds like Rosalie will be here in a few minutes" I said when I saw the vision in Alice's head.
On our way back to the house, Alice was bouncing around in front. Emmett was amused with her enthusiasm and followed close behind.
JPOV--
I smiled while I felt Alice's emotions, and watched her clearly demonstrate them. I hung back with Edward, I sensed he wanted to ask me something.
EPOV--
"Does sensing their emotions make it harder for you?" I asked.
"Yes, and no... No, I guess it would make it easier for most vampires, it would give you a better idea of your prey. Yes, because knowing when their scared or when their in pain... It just... call me self centered but, I think I have it harder than most. Having to kill someone to live is hard but, I have to feel everything they feel while I do it."
I nod. "I think you have it the hardest Jasper. Alice doesn't seem to know hers but, who was your creator?"
I heard his answers through his thoughts now. Her name was Marie...He continued to tell me about his life training newborns, then how he felt meeting Alice had changed him, he loathed himself, but he couldn't hate a world that created her. I listened to all his thoughts and nodded when it was appropriate. When his thoughts of Alice appeared, I remained polite, though I myself did not believe of love; I suppose I believed in it for others but, I myself could not imagine ever thinking the same way Alice and Jasper did about each other. In all the years I've been alive I have found many who have fancyed me, though none have caught my interest...
"You don't believe in it?" Jasper asked, pulling me from my thoughts.
"Can't say so, no..." I sighed.
You don't believe in it, or you don't want to believe in it?
"What do you mean by that?"
Do you like yourself enough to want to love someone? To have someone love you?
We dropped the subject when we arrived at the back door. Alice was suddenly shy again, she returned to Jasper's side.
"Esme. We have company." Emmett called into the house.
APOV--
Esme appeared in front of us. "Hello, I'm Esme. I've seen you've met my sons Edward and Emmett. What are your names?"
I smiled. I wanted to speak but, words didn't seem to come from my mouth. Edward read my mind and was about to explain but, Jasper spoke up instead. "Hello mam' my name is Jasper, and this is my fiance' Alice." He said gesturing to me.
If I couldn't speak before, suddenly I was a mute. Edward looked over at Jasper knowingly. Did he know Jasper was going to ask me to marry him? Wait. Jasper hadn't even asked, he just assumed! And there I went thinking he was a well-mannered southern boy!
Jasper looked over in my eyes now.
JPOV-- I hadn't realized what I was saying until I felt Alice's panic. I looked over into her eyes now. "Thats if you want to marry me? I know I hadn't exactly asked but, I know I said I wanted to spend forever with you. So Alice, will you make me the happiest vampire-man, thing in the world and marry me?"
I felt her heart melt as I spoke, I knew what her response would be, but I remained nervous. I had wanted asking her to be perfect, maybe this situation wasn't...
"Yes. Jasper Whitlock, I will most definitely marry you!"
I was overjoyed I wrapped my arms around her and spun her around, when I brought her down she planted a quick kiss on my lips. When we pulled away, I noticed Edward explaining the situation to Esme.
"This is just lovely! I'm so happy for you two!" She cheered. I instantly felt like she was my mother, no not my mother... my mother hadn't been as kind, or smiley... but, Esme felt like a mother.
I heard a sound at the front door, I watched as Emmett went and opened the door to reveal Rosalie. She hadn't caught sight of Alice and I because her face and hand were busy with Emmett. When the family glanced over at Rose and Em, I leaned down and kissed Alice's cheek. I was ready to leave it at that, was she comfortable even with a peck in front of our new family? She surprised me when she pulled me back, our lips moved together slower than Emmett's and Rosalie's had, but ours held equal or more passion. Our kiss was more subtle but, it caught attention.
"Aww..." Esme said.
I heard Rosalie's voice now. "I thought you guys thought it was gross when we kiss..." It was amazing they could untangle their tongues so quick, they seemed to be in a mess of knots the last time I checked... Edward snickered.
Emmett explained. "It's not us Rose..."
"What do you mean?" She laughed.
"Alice and Jasper are getting married!" Esme cheered.
"Who the hell are Alice and Jasper?"
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