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Chapter Eight - Biloxi

We Rolled into Biloxi as the sun hit the horizon, it lit the entire sky with oranges and reds, the light clouds that floated lazily held the early morning hues in elaborate designs. I sighed at the beauty of it. We didn't get to see the sun as often as we liked due to the heavy cloud cover of our normal habitats, but it made things easier so I never complained.

I sighed and looked across at Jasper, his eyes squinted in the early morning light. I ran my hand down his arm and smiled at him happily. We very rarely ventured away from our family so this was different, I missed them terribly but I enjoyed being alone with Jasper.

Thinking of the family reminded me of my promise and I pulled out my phone from the cup holder in the center console.

"Esme?" Jasper smiled. I nodded in answer and held the phone to my ear. He knew me so well. I listened as the phone rang and waited for the familiar voice on the other end of the line.

"Hello?" Esme asked down the phone, she sounded a little down compare to her usual happy self.

"Esme?"

"Alice!" Esme's voice picked up immediately and sounded happy to hear the sound of mine.

"How is everything?"

"It's so good to hear your voice sweetheart, everything's fine here. What about you? Are you there yet?"

"Just arriving, we took a couple of detours." I said happily.

"Anywhere interesting?" she asked happily wanting to start a long conversation. I obliged and told her all of the things we'd seen along the way. Gatlinburg and the photos we'd be sending her and, of course, New Orleans. I left out the story of the locals, I didn't want to worry her.

"It's sounds like you've been having some fun."

"We have, but it's time to get down to business, we'll be doing research as much as we can and then we'll head home. I miss you, Esme."

"I miss you too, Alice." I could hear the smile in her voice and Jasper smiled at my sentiment.

"I'll call you tomorrow, I'll try and get you whilst Carlisle's there too."

"I'll look forward to it. You two look after each other, and call me if you need anything, okay?" she said happily into the phone. I knew that she hadn't heard from the others otherwise she would be telling me the news.

"I promise, Esme. I love you."

"Love you too sweetheart, and give my love to Jasper too, won't you?"

"Of course I will, I'll talk to you soon."

"Bye, sweetheart."

"Bye."

I flipped the phone shut and smiled. It was good to hear Esme's familiar voice. I missed all of my family terribly. Jasper picked up my hand and kissed it gently. Holding it to his heart. I knew he understood my emotion. Words were never necessary between us we seemed to have a deeper understanding of one another. He knew what I was thinking by the look in my eyes and I always knew how he felt due to his talent.

We decided to stay in one of the casino's hotels, if we got bored being stuck inside during the day it would give us something to do. And in the tradition of most casino's there were no windows. I let Jasper check us in as I eyed the machines, I knew the system and I knew one of them had to be close. I pulled out my casino card, we were in a casino that also had a site in Las Vegas so I knew it would work here. I spotted my machine and headed towards it, I swiped my card and pulled the large lever to the right. Instantly the sevens lined up and the bells and sirens began. The sirens were louder than any machine in the place and I hopped happily on the spot and spun around to find Jasper. He was stood at the reception desk with his arms folded across his chest and a smile danced happily on his lips as he shook his head in disbelief.

I was approached by several staff member who congratulated me and asked to see identification. I handed them my drivers license and my passport and grinned as the showed me to the desk where I would receive my prize money. I motioned for Jasper to follow.

When the staff member explained how winning worked and that they could take the taxes there and they gave me a complementary suite and blah, blah, blah. I'd heard it all before so I sat happily teasing Jasper, I threw my lustful emotions at him as hard as I could, I was trying to keep my smile at bay as the staff droned on. I knew I was effecting him because of the look in his eyes, he kept throwing calm waves across me but I was using that tom my advantage, it helped me concentrate on my objective. Jasper began rearranging himself in the seat impatiently wait for the staff to finish their rambling. They finally asked me if I understood everything and I nodded.

"So Mrs. Hale, here's your room key. We've given you the honeymoon suite, I can tell that you're newlyweds, and we've taken up far too much of your time."

Jasper tried to keep a straight face as he nodded the people who had been talking with us. He held out his arm for me to take. I hopped quickly to his side and wrapped my arm around his. I could feel his arm pulling mine towards his body. I hadn't relented and was still mischievously sending wave upon wave of lust and passion towards him.

"Thank you." I smiled sweetly at the staff as we headed towards the elevators. Jasper pressed the button and waited. He was wearing his poker face and I had no idea what he had in store for me, especially after playing games with him like that. He was almost hopping on the spot waiting for the elevator to stop in front of us. I couldn't help but smile. I knew he wouldn't hold it against me, he never did.

The doors slid open and we stepped aside as the other stepped out. We walked into the elevator and let the doors slide shut. As soon as the elevator started moving Jasper turned to me and picked me up in his arms. I wrapped my legs around his waist and my arms around his neck. He pushed me gently against the side of the elevator, his kiss becoming more urgent. His hands were everywhere and a gentle moan escaped my lips. I made a mental note to do this again, I liked the outcome. The doors slid open and Jasper carried me to the room, we fumbled weakly with the keycard and giggled as we stepped inside.

We had hooked up the laptop to the wi-fi in the room after we'd had our fun. Jasper did some research and we were headed to the asylum that Jasper had tracked down. Although we were certain this was the institution we were looking for we had a backup plan, there were another two within a hundred mile radius and those would be our next destination if we found nothing here.

We headed out as the sun fell behind the horizon. I had checked that we would be able to speak with someone at the late hour, and as the picture swirled in my head I realized that they would be willing speak with me, when we got there. Although I wasn't sure how much they would be able to tell me.

I pulled Jasper to the elevators and pressed the down button. I was nervous, I wasn't sure what I was going to find. Jasper pulled me to him and kissed my forehead.

"What was that for?" I asked.

"Anxiety." Jasper grinned.

I smiled at him and wrapped my arms around his waist happily.

The drive only took us fifteen minutes, we pulled up outside a brick building, that had a worn look and bars on the windows. I sighed heavily and looked a Jasper who squeezed my hand in support.

"You ready?" he asked, his eyes full of sympathy.

I nodded and pulled the door open to the car. I looked up at the building straining my mind to see if there was any recollection whatsoever there. The building was unfamiliar to me no matter how much I tried to concentrate. Jasper placed his hand on my shoulder and squeezed. I stepped forward and into the building. The inside of the building felt sterile and cold. The tiles on the walls were cracked and some were missing and the shabby looking chairs were worn and faded. I approached the front desk that had a woman in scrubs sat behind it. Behind it looked like a jail rather than a hospital with bars and heavy mechanical doors. I stopped at the desk and waited.

"Hi, can I help you?" she asked kindly.

"I was wondering if this is still, the county mental facility?"

The woman's eyebrows lifted as she looked at me closer. "No, not anymore. They moved to a newer building in 1989. We're now a correctional facility."

I looked up at Jasper hopelessly, I knew they would be helpful from my visions but I wasn't sure if this would help because I tried not to get stuck in the cycle of seeing what would happen and making a decision that changes what I see. It made things impossibly confusing. i had to get clues and follow them, it was the only way of certainty. I looked back up at the girl behind the desk.

"Maybe you can help me then?"

"I can try." She smiled happily and the gave a quick glance at Jasper, her eyes widened and I could see the lust in her eyes.

"Well," I said trying to bring her attention back to me. "I was adopted and I'm trying to find my family history, I know that my mom's mom's sister was admitted to the hospital in the early 1920's and I was hoping to find something about her. Do you know where the records are kept for the hospital?"

"I believe that all records were taken to the new building, I believe anything before 1950 is public record but you would have to check with the County clerks."

"How would I do that?" I asked watching as the woman's eyes moved across to Jasper again.

"Municipal building." she said not taking her eyes off Jasper.

"Where would I find that?" I asked getting impatient. Jasper was gorgeous and I had to admit at times it was hard to look away, but i was trying very hard to have a conversation with her.

"Downtown."

"K, thanks." I said picking up Jasper's hand. As he passed me towards the door.

"Have a good night." She called as we exited the main doors.

'Oh my god what a hottie.' I heard her say as we approached the car. Damn the vampire hearing, it made it so hard to be blase about anything.

I sat back in the car and exhaled all the air in my lungs. "That was frustrating."

"I know, but at least you got something."

"Let me see if it's worth going to the municipal building at this time of the night." I said as I lay my head against the leather head rest.

Flashing before my eyes was a dark building, there were some lights on but the hours on the door said eight am until six pm. It would be difficult to get in at those times unless we were blessed with some bad weather in the next couple of days. I would have to keep an eye out. I wasn't sure how this was going to work, or how long we would have to wait. I was never really sure how far in advance I could pick weather patterns out but when I looked all I could see was sunlight.

"May as well head back to the hotel, Jazz. Eight till six." I sighed again.

Jasper nodded and backed out of the parking spot we were in, and took off towards the hotel.

"I can search some of the public records for the county and see if they have uploaded any of it onto the internet. If nothing else we can look at Births, Deaths and Marriages and see if we can find your birth certificate and if they ever filed a death certificate in your name. I don't know why I never thought of it before."

"Well, that's because we don't know my name Jasper. I don't even know when I was born."

"We'll figure something out, Alice." He picked up my hand and kissed it gently.

I nodded and stared out the window as the lights of the casino rushed towards us. There had to be a way and although i felt a little closer to where I needed to be I couldn't help feeling a little disappointed. I was hoping that the building I kept seeing would still be the asylum, I hadn't seen anything that let me know otherwise when I had looked to see what would happen when we got there. We pulled into the hotel and left the car with the valet and headed back to our room.

I paced the room silently as Jasper researched on the internet. He found the County and started searching for information, he typed in the name Alice and the age and waited as the system sorted through some of it's files. It came back with answers but explained that we would have to mail a request or make an appointment to view the records. Jasper jotted down some of the names that with Alice that came up around the same time frame as I was human and around the same age I was when I was changed, we guessed eighteen or nineteen.

He folded the paper up and stuck it in his pocket. I knew he would keep it there until we hit some luck and were able to investigate. I was hoping there would be some bad weather coming soon. I sat on the bed and laid back feeling defeated. Jasper laid with his head on my stomach and pulled out the piece of paper from his pocket.

"Hmm, what are our choices Jazz?" I asked, closing my eyes not wanting to look.

"Okay, we have Elizabeth Alice Morgan, Alice Louise Lear, Mary Alice Brandon, and Sarah Alice Dawson."

"That's it?" I asked rolling my head on the bed to look at him. He looked toward me and nodded.

"Well when we get in there it shouldn't take long to look up."

Jasper nodded and folded the piece of paper again and placed it in his pocket. He reached for the T.V. remote and clicked a button. The plasma on the wall lit up and a chattering blonde filled the screen. It was the news and the anchor looked like a pageant queen. I rolled my eyes and then closed them. I tried checking the names out whilst we checked them and tried not to see the fine print so I would force myself to go. I was concentrating so hard the images began to flicker, I saw Edward in a dark alley, he was in the shadows watching people move around the streets. He looked okay, but the circles under his eyes were dark, he obviously hadn't fed in a while. It was nice to see that he was okay.

I dug in my pocket and pulled out my cell phone and dialed Edward's number. I listened to the ringing, I wasn't sure if he could feel it where he was, I was sure he had it on vibrate. If he didn't answer I planned on leaving him a message.

"Alice, what's wrong?" Edward's voice came through the ear piece in a frantic worry, this was hard to hear. I knew what he thought the call was about and I immediately regretted worrying him.

"Nothing, Edward." I sighed into the phone. Jasper looked at me and raised his eyebrows.

"Why are you calling me then? Is it Bella, is she okay?" his tone was frantic now and I could feel the despair through the phone. Yep it was a bad idea to make him worry like this. Smart Alice, really smart! I told myself before I could answer him honestly.

"Edward, I'm respecting your wishes and not watching her, so I honestly wouldn't know."

"Good, thank you, Alice. What did you need?" he voice faded back into the monotonous and agonizing slur he had adopted since we left Forks.

"Well, I was just calling to remind you to hunt, you look terrible."

"How. . . Alice, stop watching me."

"Edward, I'm not 'watching' you, I just happened to catch you whilst I was looking for something else."

"Well, fine. Just be careful, are you still in Mississippi?"

"Yeah, we made a stop in Gatlinburg and New Orleans."

"New Orleans?"

"Yeah, we ran into some locals!"

"Dammit, Alice. Why will you never listen to Jasper. I know he told you not to."

"Edward, stop being such an old woman please."

All I got in reply was a sigh, I rolled my eyes in response but I knew the sigh was a tell tale sign that he wasn't doing as well as he was letting on.

"How are holding up, Edward?" I asked in almost a whisper.

"I can't, Alice, I'm sorry. . ." and with that he hung up the phone.

I dropped the phone beside me, and ran one of my hands through Jasper's hair gently. He kept silent and turned back to the T.V.

I hated that I spoke without thinking sometimes, it always ended up like that, someone would get angry or upset at me and I was left feeling confused and guilty. I sighed and closed my eyes again, I knew what I was doing was wrong but I just needed to make sure she was okay, even if it was for a second.

The picture that came to me didn't please me in the least. Bella looked paler than normal and skinny. Her hair was a mess and she looked completely lifeless. I opened my eyes and felt the hopelessness flood over me. I knew I shouldn't have looked. I didn't know what I was thinking. But the images I saw came in an endless cycle, it was almost as if her soul had left her body and she was an empty shell walking around and mimicking life. It was the most heart wrenching scene I had ever seen. Someone so full of life looked lifeless, I tried to tell them it was a bad idea. She was in too deep.

Jasper immediately felt my emotions and sat up pulling me towards him. His hands ran down the side of my face to comfort me as my body once again shook with the tearless sobs.

A/N: Hmmm, Alice is getting a little closer to the truth, I hope I'm not boring y'all. sigh

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