Chapter Eleven: The White Rabbit
Disclaimer: Various parts of this story are the respective property of Stephenie Meyer, Walt Disney and Charles Dodgson (Aka; Lewis Carroll).
Months later, I was out hunting with my newest brother when a frustrated scream stopped us in our tracks.
'Alice' he whispered, and suddenly he was sprinting back to the house with me just a pace behind.
We returned to find Alice sitting on the couch, head in her hands and Esme rubbing her back while the rest of the family stood cautiously around her. Jasper was by her side in an instant, taking her face between his hands.
'Whats wrong sweet heart?'
She smiled weakly 'Its nothing Jazz, I'm just frustrated is all. You didn't need to worry'
'Whats frustrating you Alice?'
She stood and started pacing. 'Its just so strange, you know? I keep seeing this white rabbit running around in a castle. I get the impression its supposed to be here, but why I don't know – there are plenty of rabbits in the world. Its so annoying! I mean, its just a rabbit! And I can't figure out why I'm seeing it, because the darn thing keeps disappearing!'
My jaw dropped, but Jasper smirked – I was too shocked to hear why.
'What!?' Alice demanded of her husband.I only half paid attention as her eyes glazed over and she punched him. He smiled further.
'Just don't go following it down any rabbit holes, 'kay Alice?' she scowled at him before catching my expression, drawing the attention of the others to me.
'What is it Edward?' asked Carlisle.
'I know whats causing the problem with Alice's visions' I whispered, looking round at each of my family 'Its Bella. When we left last time, I sent her a pet rabbit so she'd still have a friend. Its her shield, Alice can see the rabbit, but she can't see Bella so the rabbit keeps disappearing...'
He thought that over. 'Its an interesting idea Edward, but I would have thought Alice would be unaffected by Bella's shield. After all, its not a mind orientated gift...'
'Ok, lets just back track for a minute here' Alice interrupted with a look of profound confusion. 'Who on Earth is Bella?'
I sighed. 'The half-vampire princess of the Volturi' Jasper raised an eye brow 'I know, it sounds ridiculous, but that's who she is'
Your lying.
'No Jasper, I'm not lying'
'Then why haven't you mentioned this before?' Jasper was suspicious and angry. His thoughts were filled with tension and fear that we would somehow get into a tangle with the Volturi, putting Alice in danger. Clearly the vampire 'royalty' was a touchy subject so far as Jasper was concerned. He was starting to regret having come here....
Alice's cry made me cease monitoring Jasper's thoughts and switch my attention to her's – a vision of Alice and Jasper leaving our family.
'NO! No Jasper I won't go! I won't! You can't make me' If she'd been human, I'm sure she would have burst into tears. In an instant, she was up the stairs and slamming the door to their (my) room.
Ahhhh! What will happen? Will our favorite Empath and Seer leave the Cullens? Or will Alice convince Jasper to stay and brave the dangers? Find out in the next installment of Sulpicia's Treasure!
On a more serious note though, I really hope that this chapter wasn't too 'The Bold and The Beautiful' for you. I've had a terrible time trying to make it believable. Please let me know if you think this or any other chapter is lacking in some way.
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