The tenth day of Christmas

Alice giggled as Jasper wrapped tinsel around her waist and tugged her towards him, "Jasper! I'm busy!"

"Too busy for a kiss?" He asked, pulling her closer still. She rolled her eyes at him and stood on tip toes to kiss him, before ducking under the tinsel and escaping from him.

Skipping away, she placed Christmas cards along the fireplace, sent to the family from various relatives, friends at school and Carlisle's colleagues. She draped tinsel in front of them, ignoring Jasper's warning that it was a fire hazard to put tinsel so close to the fire.

She danced around the room, putting up decoration after decoration. Each one meant something to her; from the bauble that had gone on her and Jasper's first Christmas tree, to the tinsel that Emmett had stolen from the school cafeteria a few years ago after Jasper had dared him. Alice found sentimental value in just about everything, even the decorations her and Jasper had bought only a few days ago. The room was a mix of old and new, of past Christmases and present, and promises of many future Christmases to come.

Alice's favourite decoration was a little sparkly angel that hung half way up the tree. She always smiled and said it reminder her of Jasper. He'd scoffed and asked what he and an angel of God could possibly have in common. Alice just smiled again and whispered in his ear, "You saved me."

She'd hidden her least favourite decoration behind the Christmas cards. It was a snow globe, and inside were ten men in tights jumping around. Carlisle had explained to her that it was "Ten lords a-leaping" from the 12 days of Christmas song, but Alice insisted that they were freaky and that their faces scared her.

Alice grabbed a sparkly silver star from the decoration box and bounded over to the tree. It was twice her size, chopped down by Emmett from the forest by their house. She reached up and frowned when she couldn't place the star on the top of the tree. She climbed up on the chair next to it, placing one foot on the fireplace as she stretched up.

She shrieked as she lost her balance and toppled to the floor, Jasper catching her just in time. He smiled and shook his head at her, easily placing the star on top of the tree. Alice pouted and Jasper laughed softly, looking down at her.

He was about to kiss her when Emmett's voice boomed through the house, "Come outside and look at this!"

Alice jumped from Jasper's arms and raced outside to see what the fuss was about. Jasper followed, finding her staring up at the front of the house with a pout on her face, "I wanted to put up the lights!"

"Tough pipsqueak." Emmett said, jumping down from a ladder. He turned to Rosalie, "What do you think?"

"A little over the top." She mused, blinking at the brightness of the hundreds of lights that Emmett had strung around the house. Emmett frowned, looking like a little kid who'd just been told his colouring went outside the lines. Rosalie smiled at him, her warm side coming out for only him, "I love them, Emmett."

"They would have been much more classy if I'd done them." Alice muttered.

"I'm sure they would, Darlin'." Jasper said, pulling her close to him, "You can do them next year, I promise."

"But Emmett-" She began.

"I'll fight Emmett to the death if I have to." He told her, trying to keep his voice serious, "I won't break my promise."

Alice trusted him; he hadn't broken a promise he'd made her yet.

She stood on tip toe and picked up where they'd left off before Emmett's interruption...

~On the tenth day of Christmas my true love sent to me, Ten Lords-a-Leaping.~

A/N: Kinda cheated a bit there...but what else was I supposed to do for ten lords a leaping? ;);) Pleease review, it's almost finished! :)

see you tomorrow ;)