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Jasper's POV
Rosalie was going to have my head for this. I wouldn't blame her, I had single-handedly revealed our secret to a human without checking if she reciprocated my feelings for her or asking my family whether it was safe or not. I had endangered them all. Alice was warm in my arms so I focused solely on that. She had collapsed from a mixture of shock, fear and sleepiness with the help of my special power. I was now carrying her to another room, sending her waves of lethargy so she wouldn't wake.
I ignored Rose's glare and lay Alice on the bed in my room. She slept peacefully on the bed and I closed the door behind me.
"How is she?" Nessie asked.
"She's good," I mumbled.
"Jasper…" Edward began.
"What was I supposed to do? You would've done the same if it was Bella," I seethed quietly.
"Well...what happens now?" Bella demanded.
"Could we have a meeting so then we could all talk about it?" I suggested.
We headed to the room with all the chairs where someone had moved in a table which somehow made the room look a little more organised.
"What is wrong with you?" Rosalie hissed.
I cringed. "I was saving Alice from death and…"
I didn't know if I could say the words and turned to Edward. Tell them so that I can run before Rosalie decides to chase me
Edward nodded. "While he saved her from a bullet, she saw the bullet make a whole in his shirt and then bounce off of him,"
They had all heard some sounds but weren't exactly sure about what had happened since Nessie and Esme had dragged them out for some window shopping during the attempted murder. Esme was proud as well as worried. Carlisle was worried but didn't show it. Bella was astounded, Nessie was amazed and happy, and Jacob was also amazed. Rosalie was beyond angry. Her rage was almost radiating from her in visible rays and she seemed to multiply in hate with every second. Emmett was worried and ready to restrain his wife. Edward empathised with me; it wasn't long ago that he was protecting Bella from trackers and vans.
"I can't believe this," Rosalie said angrily. "That little pain is going to be the end of us if we don't end her first,"
"No," I finalised. "You are not going to touch a hair on her head, Rose,"
"Step aside, Jasper, or I will have to kill you, too,"
I snorted. "I have killed thousands more that you have,"
"Those thousands weren't like me,"
I bared my teeth at her and Esme put her arms as a barrier between us.
"Stop this! Rosalie, calm down so that we can talk like civilised beings. Jasper...do you truly love her?" she requested
I was put off by her question. I was braced for an attack but Esme's motherly worry for me always caught me off guard.
"I...I may have some...feelings for her, as was revealed by Rosalie a few nights ago," I replied.
Rosalie sniffed. "Of course you do, what happened to vampires falling in love with vampires?"
I couldn't stop the growl that escaped my lips. "I'm sorry, did I ask for your opinion Rose? Please tell me how you met Emmett,"
She froze and her mouth was slowly parted in shock.
"I have to go," she muttered.
"Rose, stay for a bit longer and you can go after, please," Carlisle pleaded.
She nodded but her mind was far away, thinking about something else.
"Killing her is out of the question but so is turning her against her will," Esme stated.
"So what do we do?" Bella asked.
They all turned to me and I cringed at being the centre of attention.
Alice's POV
"So….you're all vampires?" I began.
They nodded.
"But what about Nessie and Jacob? They're...different," I stated.
"Nessie is half human, half vampire. I met Bella when she was human and we fell in love and had her," Edward replied.
I wrapped my jacket closer around me. "Is that what you do? Have babies with humans?"
Bella smiled. "Of course not Alice! I was just like you one upon a time, scared and confused because I had met a coven of vampires,"
"We drink only animal blood, that's why our eyes are golden brown," Carlisle informed.
"We would never hurt a human," Esme stated.
"And Jacob? Is he half human half vampire?" I asked.
Jacob snorted. "No, I'm a shape shifter; I can become a wolf,"
My jaw dropped. "You were...have I seen you in wolf form before?"
He nodded and grinned.
I took in a ragged breath. "I can't believe this,"
"I suppose we are pretty awesome," Emmett joked.
Rosalie glared him and pursed her lips at me.
"If you even try to tell anyone our secret, I won't hesitate to kill you," she stated.
I nodded. "I-I would never tell,"
She nodded but still looked at me in annoyance.
I turned to Jasper who had been silent throughout the whole conversation. My eyes were searching for a change in him but I didn't feel repulsed or scared. I felt...happy that I knew the secret. This seemed to disturb Jasper.
"Some of us have special abilities," Jasper explained. "Like Edward who can read minds,"
"Or Bella who has a very powerful mental shield," Edward said as he kissed Bella's cheek.
She smiled. "Or Jasper who can read and control moods,"
I gasped. "No way! That-That's insanely awesome!"
Jasper chuckled. "There are also downers,"
"Yeah, before Bella came along, we all had to try and protect our thoughts around Edward," Emmett said with a laugh.
"So, do you have a superpower?" I asked Emmett.
He scoffed. "I'm the strongest here,"
I rolled my eyes as he flexed his muscles.
"Oh, and I have a power, too!" Nessie squeaked. "I rarely use it anymore but it's like a muscle, you have to use it every so often or it'll get weak,"
She placed her hand on my cheek and I gasped. She seemed to be sending me a mental image. I saw grass...a field...no, a battlefield. They were across from a group of cloaked figures.
"Who are they?" I breathed.
"The Volturi," Edward answered. "They're very powerful vampires who enforce the law in the vampire world,"
"Laws? Like...what?"
"We only have one law: protect the secret," Jasper explained.
"And time and time again we disobey it," Rosalie muttered under her breath.
"So...I broke the one and only law you vamps have?" I asked.
"Well...we broke it by telling you. They won't find out, though," Edward said confidently.
I sat down on the beanbag with a squish. A billion, million, gazillion thoughts spun in my head and I couldn't make sense of even one of them. What does this mean for me now? Am I going to become a vampire? Will they let me? Are they gonna eat me? No, that would be crazy. Why would they tell me their secret if they were just gonna eat me?
"We're not going to eat you, Alice," Edward said with a chuckle.
Stupid mind reader.
"Alice, are you okay with keeping this secret?" Jasper asked.
My eyes widened. "Of course!" I trilled.
"Are you sure?" Rose asked. Her tone was more pleasant and I had a feeling Jasper had something to do with that.
"Yes. Your secret is totally safe with me!"
"Good. We wouldn't want something to happen to you, now would we?"
I gulped and Jasper glared at Rosalie.
"Speaking of which, we should go to the police station and tell them that Lauren tried to kill you last night," Jasper stated.
"How do you know it wasn't accidental?" Bella asked. We all raised an eyebrow at her.
"I mean, maybe the person was just a serial killer who kills people that stay in hotel rooms," she explained hurriedly.
"Well, that could be plausible if I didn't have this," Jasper stated.
He raised the bullet which had ricocheted off of him and fell on the ground last night. Carlisle and Edward peered at it carefully.
"Yep, it's the same type as the one that was found in Jamie and Victor," Edward stated.
Jasper smiled. "So we'll just go and tell them-"
"Wait, what about the fact that it looks like it was bent? How do we explain what happened to the bullet?" I interjected.
They thought for a moment.
"Bulletproof vest?" Emmett suggested.
"No, it wouldn't be bent out of shape," Edward muttered.
"What if we bent it back into shape?" Nessie chirped.
"Tamper with the evidence?" Jasper asked as he raised an eyebrow.
It was a sight to see. This family seemed to think in an interweaving pattern. Everyone seemed to know how to rebuttal someone else's argument. It was truly fascinating to watch.
Bella snapped her fingers. "I know, it went through the wall and when we were getting it out, it went all squished up!" she announced.
One by one, they all thought of a flaw in the plan.
"There isn't a hole in the wall, love," Edward reminded.
"I'm sure one of you big, strong vampires can make one," she stated teasingly.
"What if they don't believe it?" Rose asked.
"How are they going to argue with our claim? Tell us we tried to shoot Alice?"
"Mom, what if they run a DNA test?" Nessie asked.
"We'll just have to try and avoid that, won't we Renesmee?"
"What if they ask how we dug it out of the wall?" Jasper asked.
Bella frowned. "Okay...change of plan...we call them over to us and tell them the bullet is lodged into the wall,"
"Sounds good," I trilled.
They all gave me puzzled looks.
"What? I can't contribute?" I asked innocently.
Jasper chuckled. "Of course you can contribute, darlin',"
Edward and Bella shared a look and I felt my cheeks redden.
I cleared my throat to alleviate some of the awkwardness. "So, who's gonna make the call?"
"Bags not!" Nessie and Jake shouted.
"Not it!" Emmett stated.
"Bags not!" Bella and Rose exclaimed.
"You guys are being childish. Bags not!" Esme proclaimed.
"Not it!" Carlisle and Edward stated.
"Bags not!" I trilled.
We all turned to Jasper.
"I can't believe the human reacted before you," Emmett boomed.
I giggled. "Outwitted by a human. How does it feel?"
"Darlin', you haven't outwitted me. Yet," he murmured.
I smiled as he got out his phone and stepped outside to make a phone call.
"Uhh...Alice, are you hungry? I'm hungry too. Let's go order room service in my room!" Nessie suggested.
I shrugged. "Okay,"
She looped her arm in mine and led me out of the room. We went into her room and she shut the door.
"Okay. I know you like my uncle. When are you gonna tell him?" she asked.
I balked. "What? I so - Wait, can't your family hear us?" I inquired.
"Nope, this room is noise proof,"
I smiled. "Okay...I guess I do like him. It's hard not to. He's just…," I didn't know how to finish the sentence and sighed instead.
She giggled and clapped her hands in glee.
"That's sooo cute!" she squealed.
I snorted. "What about you and Jacob?"
Her face fell. "I really like him but...I don't think he reciprocates my feelings,"
"Well the only way to find out is to ask,"
"Okay, I'll do that if you promise to do the same,"
I pouted. "Nessie, I can't! Jasper's a vampire...what would he see in a scrawny human?"
"My dad loved my mom very much, even when she was a human. I'm proof," She made a face at the last part.
I giggled. "True. I just...will I have to become a vampire?"
"Only if you want to...do you want to?"
"It seems so cool. I know there's a down side too but...immortality...superhuman strength and speed...the possibility of superpowers!"
She giggled as I continued naming aspects of vampirism that I liked.
"And did I mention immortality? Eternity with Jasper! Wow, that sounds perfect!" I squealed.
She laughed. "Hey, I was serious about room service, want some food?"
I nodded. "I'll just eat whatever you're eating,"
There was a knock on the door.
"Come in!" I called.
Jacob opened the door and gave Nessie a grin. It was so obvious that his entire being was drawn to her.
"Your father said something about an open door policy," Jake said with a lopsided grin.
"Aww but we were having a girl talk," Nessie whined.
"I don't make the rules, Ness, I just try not to break them,"
"Well then you might as well join us," I stated. "Our girl talk can continue later, right Nessie?"
She grinned and nodded. Jake smiled and sat on the armchair next to the bed. I casually sat down cross legged on the bed while Nessie lounged on the bed with the phone in her hand like a typical teen.
"So Jake, how long have you know Nessie?" I asked.
"Since birth...I was even there for that," Jake replied, trying to sound casual but failing miserably.
"Oh...okay...so…"
"Do you want pizza, Alice?" Nessie inquired.
"Yes, pizza sounds great,"
"What toppings?"
"Uhh...cheese, ham, pineapple,"
She nodded and repeated what I said into the phone. I stared at the loose strand in the blanket and sighed.
"So...is this as awkward for you as it is for me?" I asked.
Jake laughed. "I'd say I'm feeling a bit more awkward than you,"
I laughed. "Wait, I have a question but I don't mean to be rude,"
He grinned. "Shoot,"
"Okay, when your turn into a wolf...what happens to your umm...shirt and stuff?"
"I have to take them off before hand of I end up ripping them when I go wolf,"
"Is that why you wear minimal clothes?"
"Well, that and it impresses the ladies,"
"The ladies? What ladies? The three married women out there?"
He chuckled and his eyes darted to Renesmee who had suddenly become very quiet.
"Have you ever had a girlfriend?" I inquired.
"Well, I believe I had a brief fling with Nicola Bradley when I was in preschool,"
I laughed. "So basically no?"
"Basically no,"
Nessie hung up and smiled.
"I got your favourite, Jake, all the kinds of meat available with extra barbeque sauce," Nessie chirped.
"Thanks, you're the best," Jake stated.
I wrinkled my nose. "Don't you ever worry about the animals that died for your pizza?"
"You ordered ham on yours," he retorted.
"I also ordered pineapple,"
"Yes, that's true, she did," Renesmee confirmed.
I laughed. "So how come you two aren't together?"
Renesmee flushed. "Excuse me?"
"Oh come on, you two both like each other,"
"We do?" Jake asked.
I rolled my eyes. "I'm going to leave, I have my own...err...guy to talk to. I'll catch you two later,"
I hopped off the bed and skipped out of the room. I winked at them and closed the door.
"Alice, there's an open-"
Renesmee's POV
"-door policy!" I protested.
Alice had already shut the door. I huffed.
"So…" Jacob mumbled.
"Umm...about what Alice said-"
"It's not like we actually have to talk about it, right?"
I bit down the tears of rejection. "T-Totally,"
"I mean, we can if we want. I don't want you to do anything you don't want to, Nessie,"
A new resolve flickered in my mind. "I want to talk about it,"
Jacob took a while to answer. I looked up at him and he was looking at his feet.
"Okay...you go first," he mumbled.
I sighed. "Umm...why don't you like me?"
"What? Of course I like you!"
"You know what I mean...why do you always say 'buddy' or 'squirt' after you say that you love me?"
"Because I don't want to pressure you into doing anything you don't want,"
"How do you know what I don't want to do if you never ask?"
"I don't know!"
Jake was now standing over me. We had both started raising our voices and my face was very red. A trait that I earned from my mother, apparently.
"Jacob, I really like you...I want to be more than friends," I stated.
His jaw dropped. "You do?" he gasped.
"Yes! As disgusting and wrong as that sounds, I love you! Even though we've known each other since I was a baby and despite the fact that you've been there for almost every single moment of my life, I love you. I know that it's completely crazy since you used to like my mom and you're like triple my age but Jake I just...I don't know...please say you love me and feel the same!"
"I love you and feel the same,"
I looked at him in wonder. "What?"
"Renesmee, there isn't anybody else on this planet that could drag me away from La Push and make me live with a bunch of leeches. I mean, before you, I was ready to tear any vampire to shreds without a second thought and now...and now I think I'd actually protect them if you wanted me to,"
I laughed. "Seriously?"
"Yes,"
I smiled and hugged him. "But...but what about your imprint?"
He laughed and kissed my forehead. "Nessie, you are my imprint!"
"Oh...that explains so much,"
We laughed and I hugged him closer.
"Jacob...would it be weird if I wanted you to kiss me?" I inquired.
"Of course not," he answered.
He brought his face closer to mine and I tilted my head higher. I closed my eyes but nothing happened.
"Jake?" I inquired.
"Something's happened outside," he stated.
He let go of me and peered out the door.
Alice's POV (back tracked a bit)
"Alice there's an open-"
I ignored whoever it was and shut the door. The next thing I knew, I was met with Jasper's smirking face. He was leaning across against the wall near the door with three pizzas.
"Yum, pizza!" I squeaked.
"Do you realise Edward is goin' to kill you for bringin' his beloved daughter and a werewolf together?" Jasper inquired.
I smiled. "He'll just have to weight in the vamps that want to kill me line. And besides, you'll protect me,"
"How do you know that?"
I blushed. "I don't…but I'm hopeful,"
He chuckled. "Of course you are,"
I smiled and cocked my head. "Jazzy…?"
"Mmmm?"
"What are these?" I questioned as I trailed my fingertips across his arm, gently touching the bumps.
The lighting wasn't good but I could see an odd pattern of...what the heck were they? Scars?
He shifted uncomfortably and I flushed. "Sorry," I mumbled.
"No, that was a very good question,"
"Are you gonna answer me?"
I looked up at him and bit my lip.
"Didn't you want pizza?" he asked as he walked to the chair room.
I rolled my eyes. "So that's a no?"
"That's a maybe later,"
He opened the door for me and I stepped in. The room seemed to be eerie without lights. Like a psychopath with an obsession for chairs had set up his headquarters here. Jasper flipped the switch and light shone in the room.
"You promised that you'd answer all of my questions," I stated as I turned to him.
He smiled. "I know, but I didn't state when,"
I frowned. "That's not nice, Jasper,"
"I'm a vampire. I'm not supposed to be nice,"
I smirked. "Saving fragile girls isn't being nice?"
"How do you know I don't have an ulterior motive?"
"Like what?"
"Like...I want to kill you myself. You don't seem to grasp the fact that vampires are dangerous,"
"I know they are...but you're not dangerous,"
"I could be," he muttered darkly.
I intertwined out fingers. "But you've chosen to be a good vampire," I stated confidently.
"Darlin'...I never thought I'd be a called that. If you told the Jasper from a century ago, he would've ripped you to pieces before you could even say 'chosen',"
I shivered involuntarily. "Why?"
"Why what?"
"Why do you have...bite marks on your arms? And act like you have a dark cloud hanging over your head? And talk about how a century ago, you were some sort of vicious killing machine?"
The answer surprised. He seemed to speak volumes as I chewed on my pizza. He told me everything. About joining the army, newborns, Peter and Charlotte, Nettie and Lucy…but I felt like he was leaving something out.
"Then I ducked into a diner that the Cullens happened to be in and joined their family," he stated.
I smiled. "That's sounds like a...really violent bedtime story,"
He chuckled. "Thanks,"
"It's a good thing, Jazzy,"
"Why is that?"
"Because it has a happy ending,"
"Really?"
I smiled and intertwined our fingers again. "Yes,"
"Excuse me, are you Mr Jasper Whitlock?" a man asked.
I jumped away from Jasper and blushed.
Jasper looked at the man. "Yes, I am,"
"I'm Constable Miller. Is it true that you reported an attempted murder?" the constable inquired.
"Yes, if you'll follow me, I can show you the bullet,"
They walked out of the room, leaving me nervous and eating cold pizza.
Jasper's POV
"So, you claim that it was Lauren O'Malley, the missing woman involved in the Brandon case?" Constable Miller asked.
"Yes,"
"How can you be sure?"
"Because Alice was the target. The bullet was aimed for her, luckily, I pushed her out of the way,"
The constable inspected the hole in the wall and took out a measuring tape. He peered outside the window and then measured the distance between the bullet hole and the window. He wrote something down on a notebook and nodded.
"I can get someone to remove the bullet from the wall later. For the moment, I should question Mary," he stated.
Irritation pulsed through me. How much are we goin' to put her through before they just leave her alone?
I gritted my teeth and nodded. I walked out of the room and back to where I had left Alice. The sight in front of me would've made my heart stop if I actually had one that could beat.
"jmmsmm, lmm ommmt!" Alice mumbled.
She had bandana place tightly around her face, gagging her mouth, and was tied to a chair.
"Alice! Don't worry, I'll untie you," I soothed.
"Don't be so sure, Blondie," a woman, who I presumed was Lauren, sneered behind me. "Hold still or I'll shoot,"
Had the gun been pointed to Alice, I might've actually obeyed. Stupidly, she had pointed it towards me, a bulletproof vampire.
My already heightened senses went into overdrive. Protect Alice. Protect the secret. Make her shoot. The constable will hear the gunfire. He can arrest Lauren. What if the bullet ricochets off of you? Protect Alice. Protect the secret. Make her go unconscious with your powers. How could I explain it to the police? Protect Alice. Protect the secret.
Those two goals circled around my head. How do I protect Alice and keep the secret?
I smiled. Edward, I hope you're listenin'. I need you to brin' the constable here. Now, Edward!
"Okay, hands up," Lauren commanded.
"Put the gun down," I stated in a low, hypnotic tone. "Put it on the floor and step away from it,"
My ability was slowly working its way to her, making her believe that she actually did want to put the gun down and that it wasn't because of an outside force.
"N-No! I need to kill Alice," she stated through gritted teeth.
"Why? Tell me," I stated.
"Because she wants me to,"
"Who's she?"
"...I can't say,"
"Tell me,"
I drew the reluctance away from her and she looked at me with frightened eyes.
"Maria," she breathed.
My jaw dropped a little and that's when the door burst open. Constable Miller pointed his gun at her.
"Lauren O'Malley? Put your hands in the air. Anything you do or say can be used against you in-"
His voice faltered as he saw Lauren point the gun to her forehead and shoot herself.
"No!" I roared.
Edward put a hand on my shoulder to restrain me. "There's nothing you can do, Jasper. I think you need to go,"
The scent of the blood filled my nostrils but I ignored it. I walked over to Alice and untied her from her chair without breathing. Constable Miller had police tape out and was sealing the perimeter.
"You're going to have to step over the line while I write some notes and take a few pictures," he stated.
I moved outside robotically and turned to Alice.
"Are you alright?" I asked. Lauren had died so close to her and it must've felt like a repeat of Jamie and Victor.
"I-I don't know. Are you?" she asked in a shaky whisper.
I let out a humourless laugh. "You're worried about me?"
She gave me a sad smile. "Thanks for saving me,"
"What happened? How did I not hear it? Did she hurt you?"
She laughed shakily. "It was pretty disorientating. I was standing there and the next thing I knew, I was gagged and tied to a chair. I couldn't even hear Lauren or anything for that matter,"
"Are you guys alright? Dad wouldn't let me anywhere near the room. He said it was safer that we all stayed away," Nessie stopped her chatter and rolled her eyes. "And it was so weird! None of them heard anything! Is that even possible? I mean, vamps are supposed to have better hearing but something must've made you all miss it,"
"A power," Rose muttered. "A vampire with a power to make vampires desensitised,"
"Like Alec?" Esme inquired.
"But if he or she was like Alec, why not make us all unconscious?" Edward asked.
"Maybe his/her powers are limited," Bella suggested.
"Whoa, hold up! Since when did vamps and humans work together?" Emmett demanded.
"Remember Gianna who worked for the Volturi?" Edward retorted.
"But she never killed anyone," Bella argued. "This is different. Whoever is manipulating Lauren must have multiple powers or something. They also need a reason. Boredom can't be the only cause for this,"
"Bella's right. Whoever she is, she has already surrounded herself with many vampires that have powers," I stated.
"You know who it is, don't you?" Edward asked.
"Maria," Alice chirped. "That's what Lauren said,"
"Maria Maria? As in the crazy bitch who -"
"Yes Rose, that's her," I interjected.
"Wait, who is she?" Alice inquired.
"She's Jaspers creator," Edward stated.
I glared at him. "I was going' to say that,"
"Your creator? Why didn't you tell me about her?" Alice demanded.
"Guys, we should leave these two for a bit," Emmett stated.
"Right, we'll be in Edward and Bella's room, discussing our new enemy," Rose informed.
Bella coughed. "Actually...umm...our room isn't really…"
"What? Edward bit a pillow again?" Emmett teased.
Renesmee wrinkled her nose. "I did not need to know that,"
They left and Alice pursed her lips. "Well, Jasper?" she asked.
Alice's POV
I almost felt sorry for him. Almost.
"You see...I was created durin' the Civil War-" Jasper began.
"I already know that. Please get to the part about...Maria," I interjected.
"She bit me,"
"Why?"
"She was creatin' a newborn army,"
I sighed. "Jasper, what are you keeping from me? I mean, why didn't you tell me about her from the start?"
He stared at the ceiling for a bit. "She wasn't important,"
"Neither were Nettie and Lucy. Yet you still told me the gory details about how you killed them,"
He groaned. "Okay. Maria...liked me,"
It took me a while to process this. Like? What does-
It finally clicked. "Oh...so you two were umm…"
"Yeah…" he mumbled.
There was an extremely awkward silence.
"Why did keep this from me?" I inquired.
"Well, because...I don't know...I didn't know what you'd think of me," he mumbled.
"What do you mean?"
"Alice...I love...d her,"
"You loved her?"
"Yes. I mean, I thought I did,"
I sighed. "Okay, so then why'd you leave her?"
"Because she didn't love me back,"
She...She rejected Jasper? Was she stupid? What kind of-
"Alice? Say somethin', please," Jasper murmured.
"Why does she want me dead if she doesn't love you?" I blurted.
"Well, I'll save you from goin' to another Cullen Family Meetin' and tell you what I think: she wants me to help raise hell in the South,"
My eyes widened. "You mean, return to her newborn army? Are you going to go back? Back to her?"
He chuckled "Of course not. That's the last thin' I want to do,"
"What's the first thing?"
His eyes darted to my face which suddenly felt very hot.
"Alice-"
"Mr Whitlock, we're going to need a full account of the incident from both you and Ms Brandon," Constable Miller stated.
I heard a growlish noise resonate from Jasper and bit my lip.
"Umm...sure, I'll go first," I offered.
Constable Miller nodded and set me a piece of paper and a pen.
Hmm, I wonder what Jasper was going to tell Alice before Constable Miller interrupted him? Review and maybe, just maybe, Jasper and Alice will get together. If you don't review...well, you'll just have to find out what happens (evil laugh).