Title: My Tender Half
Spoilers: Brief Eclipse.
P.O.V.: Announced before each part.
Time: Mixed.
Disclaimer: The song lyrics used belong to Celine Dion, and it is called "Because You Loved Me". I don't own them!
Alice's P.O.V.For all those times you stood by me
For all the truth that you made me see
I couldn't be completely certain that the visions were right. When I opened my eyes and saw his face as my first vision, I worried that it was just an illusion that my strange mind had produced to keep me from going insane. However, years later I set my eyes on him; he stood in front of me, truer than any vision. It was that way that I found out that I was psychic. I knew I had a gift. The fact that I had visions is hard to believe, yet he had become my living proof.
For all the joy you brought to my life
For all the wrong that you made right
For every dream you made come true
For all the love I found in you
When he was only a vision, I'd spend my days in the diner staring at the wall in front of me. I'd lean on the counter and would count the seconds, dreaming about how it would feel to have him in front of me. Ripples of happiness would cross me when I'd let my thoughts linger on his hands, on the way he would kiss me. I was madly in love with a man I didn't even know, didn't even meet yet. I would burst soon if he didn't show up. If he wasn't real.
I'll be forever thankful, baby
You're the one who held me up
Never let me fall
You're the one who saw me through, through it all
The Cullens were my second clearest vision. I told Jasper of the vision and made him promise to force me through this. Even though he still fed on humans, he understood how badly I wanted to abstain. Once, I crossed a human and I had been ready to pounce. Sacrificing his own thirst, he had stopped me and had dragged me away from the human, knowing I'd regret it later. He had helped me through my first moment of intense bloodlust.
You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
When I get a vision, Jasper becomes a different person. He becomes wary of everything. He holds me up so I won't fall to the ground were the vision too much for me, he talks to humans around ourselves to distract them from my blank look, and sometimes steers me through a crowd since I can't see. He turns into my second self, diverting people's attention when I'm 'daydreaming'.
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith cause you believed
Once, we found the residence where Dr. Cullen lived. Or rather, used to live. As soon as I burst in the home, I realized that they had moved out. Angry at my imperfect vision, I began to cry, and he held me through the night, assuring me that my visions were real. It was only his blind trust in my wrecked visions that kept me from giving up.
I'm everything I am because you loved me
Jasper's P.O.V.
You gave me wings and made me fly
You touched my hand, I could touch the sky
I lost my faith, you gave it back to me
You said no star was out of reach
My time with Maria had left me an empty man. There was nothing left for me in this desolate world. That was until Alice took my hand in hers in that diner. She promised me that one day, this bloodthirsty, monstrous shell would become a loving husband who'd interact with humans on a daily basis. The worst thing was that I believed her and followed her out of that diner without a backward glance.
You stood by me and I stood tall
I had your love, I had it all
I'm grateful for each day you gave me
I doubt that I deserved her. However, my self-doubt barely lasted alongside her. Often, we'd discuss how we'd present ourselves to the Cullen family. She'd rant for hours, but I could only imagine that I'd be by her side. I'd gladly introduce myself, faults and all, as long as it meant that I was with such a wonderful wife. There isn't a man out there that is more proud of his woman than I am of my Alice.
Baby I don't know that much
But I know this much is true
I was blessed because I was loved by you.
I never really believed in angels as a vampire, neither as a human. However, my thoughts changed one night as Alice and I made their way towards the Cullens. She was dancing ahead of me, skipping eagerly on the path. Suddenly, she yelled out, "Jazz, look!" I had glanced over and had broken into a smile at the sight of Alice standing in the middle of a meadow. She was surrounded by deep purple flowers, the moonlight basking everything in an ethereal glow. Suddenly, I wasn't so sure about the whole 'angel' concept.
You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
Three pairs of golden eyes stared inquisitively at me. I had never felt that uncomfortable in my entire life and I hated my own lack of strength. Alice, though, beamed at her new family, speaking up for me. She began to glow as she talked positively about how well I'd been doing, how strong I was, how perfect, how in control. She recalled how it had been such a long time I hadn't fed. She said all these things, ignoring the fact that my eyes were bright red with the blood I had drank two nights before.
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
She saw me as a concrete proof that her visions were real. However, the more places we travelled, the less I thought the Cullen family was real. Every time I'd speak up, though, she'd promise me she'd seen them. She'd describe them with so much detail that I couldn't help but believe. Sometimes, she would describe an outfit Rosalie would wear, or the way a corner of a page was ripped in a certain book of Carlisle's study. I imagined them so strongly that I could call them by their first name before even meeting them.
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith cause you believed
Alice never looked at my scars the way others did. She never wrinkled her nose, or stared me down. She'd always be gentle, loving. She'd see past the dark monster that had yelled at her, trying to scare her away, to find me inside. How could I not turn into the same kind of person as she was? When I decided to follow her, I also decided to become the perfect gentleman for her. She deserved so much more than me; I would become so much more than myself.
I'm everything I am because you loved me
A/N: I know the song doesn't end there. I decided it was going to end there because my USB key decided to corrupt itself. It deleted the end of this, chapter 7 of Carpe Diem, and another fanfic. I am raging.
All that, topping with the fact that my school caught fire today and we all were evacuated. Now I'm home, with no way to work on my ISU or my Physics, and I'm stressing out galore.
So I'm posting what I have. There.
Review. Make me feel better.
Take care!