Alice tells us what she saw.
My fate: death.
My life within a week will be gone.
I will be 100% dead.
I start crying.
Jasper picks me up and holds me close to his chest.
"Emmett, Benjamin," he growls.
He's mad? Why?
Jasper goes outside and runs in the safety of the shadows; Emmett and Benjamin follow us.
"Jazz, what's up?" Emmett asks once we're in the car.
Jasper growls.
I dry my eyes and wriggle out of his grasp. He hangs his head and his hair falls like veils on either side of his face.
I sit on his lap and say, "Jasper, look at me."
When he doesn't, I hold his head in my hands, nudging it up, and repeat my questions.
His eyes meet mine.
"It's ok. If you keep your head, I'll be fine," I murmur.
"It doesn't matter. I've failed. I swore to protect you and I fail," Jasper mumbles.
"But the future isn't set in stone. We can change that."
He leans forward and rests his head on my chest. His shoulders shake as if he were crying.
"The emotions are catching up to you," I whisper in his ear.
I feel him nod.
When he recovers himself, he rests his head on my shoulder and hugs me. I hug him back.
"You're a good little sister," he says.
"You're not half bad yourself."
Jasper's lap gets uncomfortable so I lay on my stomach, rest my feet against the window, and rest my chin on Jasper's thigh.
"Well someone's a little contortionist," Emmett jokes.
I jokingly punch his jaw. Only it's about five times harder than I meant it to be.
"Holy crap," Emmett says as he rubs his jaw, "You made me crack."
"Oops. Sorry," I apologize.
I look at my knuckles. Not a scratch.
"It's cool," he says as he cracks his knuckles, "at least it will be."
Before he can figure out where he's going to hit me, I'm in his lap in the front seat.
"Come at me, bro," I say.
His right arm comes first, I block it. Then his left. I block that, too.
I grab his wrists and shove his arms behind his head.
"I win," I smile.
I climb back to my seat and lean against Jasper.
His phone buzzes.
Alice: First rainfall. Next week
"Don't be afraid," Jasper says.
He pulls me into his lap and tells me to rest up.
As I drift off to sleep, Jasper swears to protect me.