This is Chapter 1 of the story. I just found out that someone wrote a story of the same title but she did the musical version. This will be just a story. No song fics in it.
Chapter One- No Place Like London
At London, nineteenth century, a ship sails through the dark rivers of London. There, Jasper Hale, a bright and happy sailor who travels around the world and its wonders looks out to find that he has returned home.
"There's no place like London!" Jasper exclaimed.
"There's no place like London…" A monotone voice repeated. Jasper turned around. A tall man stood there. He had black hair with a hint of bronze, topaz eyes with dark circles under them looking like he did not sleep for years. His name was Edward Cullen.
"Is something the matter Mr. Cullen?" Jasper asked quietly. Edward pursed his lips and said, "You are young, life has been kind to you…you will learn." Edward took a step closer to Jasper and said "Jasper if it were not for you I wouldn't have been stuck in BLOODY AUSTRALIA.." He grumbled when he said 'bloody Australia'. Jasper smiled at his thanks and said "Ah, no problem Mr. Cullen. I am always happy to help!"
Edward looked at the river and saw London Bridge. He almost shed a tear until he heard Jasper speak "Mr. Cullen, what is it?" Edward sighed shook his head and said
"Let me tell you a story, boy. There was a barber and his wife. And she was beautiful. A foolish barber and his wife, she was his reason and his life. And she was beautiful and she was virtuous, and he was… naïve…" He looked down on the floorboard of the ship.
"What did the wife look like Mr. Cullen?" Jasper asked.
"She was the most beautiful woman ever seen. She was very kind and loving. She had long blonde hair and violet eyes… Her name… was… Rosalie." He described the wife for the sailor. Jasper nodded and said, "Please do continue."
"There was another man who saw that she was beautiful. A pious vulture of the law and with the gesture of his claw, he took the barber from his plate and arrested him. And she was young, so soft, so lost, so young and so beautiful!" Edward cried quietly.
"And the young lady sir… did she…succumb?" Jasper stuttered a bit. Edward looked over his shoulder, closed his eyes and said. "Oh, that was many years ago… I doubt if anyone would know." Edward whimpered.
The both of them looked up for they heard the ship's horn, signaling that they were already arriving at the London harbor.
I'm finally back… Edward thought darkly.
As the boat docked on the harbor, Jasper and Edward both gathered their belongings. The two walked down the plank that led them to solid ground.
"Once again, I would like to thank you Jasper." Edward thanked him.
"No problem sir!" The sailor saluted.
"ALMS, ALMS FOR A MISERABLE WOMAN!" an old beggar with dirty blonde hair chimed. The beggar hunched up to Jasper and implored "Alms please. Do be kind sir." Jasper grabbed some Pounds from his pocket and the beggar said, "Thank you kind sir." Suddenly the beggar woman began to talk gibberish and threatened Jasper. He scolded, "Away with you you crazy woman!" He glared at the woman and said to Edward, "I am very sorry Mr. Cullen. The beggars go crazy like that here in London." "Do not mention it." He shuddered at that situation.
"Now, I'll be off." Edward started. "But Mr. Cullen, shall we see each other again?" Jasper asked. " Japser, I'll be around Fleet Street." He said. The bell chimed again. "Until then my friend." He raised his hand up and walked away.
Edward paced quickly and started to mumble, "There's a hole in the world like a great black pit. And it's filled with people who are filled with shit. And venom on the world that inhabit it." He was now rushing through the dark alleys to make his way to Fleet Street. The alleys were filled with garbage, water and rat's pee. It was completely dirty. He also saw rats and dead birds lying on the garbage bins. Bats were flying about. Not much to expect in the alleys of London but it is true in this story.
He finally noticed light. It led to Fleet Street. Edward saw carts pulled by horses carrying cargo and bustling people going to work but all in all he spotted a shop with a dark attic on top of that. The shop was a meat pie shop below that attic.
Ms. Swan's Meat Pie Shop.
He walked towards the shop and opened the door. A bell rang and Edward saw a woman who was very beautiful and she had frizzy brown hair. She had chocolate brown eyes and wore a regular black English dress but it was somehow dirty because of the dough. She began cutting some food and stuff like that. She looked a bit bored from all the silence around.
Finally she stopped she looked up and finally saw Edward standing by the door.
She gasped, "A customer!"
Okay first official chapter of the story. As you have noticed, I made Bella single because I really wanted it that way. Heheh umm… anyway just click that button to review. Remember no harsh comments.