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The Chronicles of the Fallen
A/N: This story is written as a collaboration by both Xo BellaItalia oX and dramaqueen1917. We hope that you enjoy the story and look forward to reading your reviews. – Bella'Xo
Chapter 14
(Jasper's POV)
I couldn't bring myself to leave her for very long. So, after I dropped her off at her house, I zipped back over to the house really quick to drop off my car before heading back over to Isabella's. However, after I pulled my car into the garage, I was stopped by Edward, who was outside, leaning against one of the many garage doors.
"Edward?" I asked, getting his attention. I knew that he was waiting for me by his expression when he realized that I was there. It surprised me that he didn't notice me sooner, what with his gift of mind reading and being a vampire and all.
"Oh, Jasper… I was waiting for you." He said, stating the obvious.
"Well, I'm here…" I shrugged. "Did you need to go somewhere and talk or something?" I pressed, anxious to get out of here and back to Bella's even though she wasn't able to talk to me until all of her guests left later on tonight. I couldn't help it. It was this pull that I felt in my chest that was continuously yanking me back in her direction no matter what I did or pushed myself to do. And that kiss…
"She kissed you, did she?" Edward stated, interrupting my thought process. His voice was somewhat indifferent, though there was a hint of curiosity, jealousy and sadness within his tone and emotions.
I began to rub my neck uncomfortably as I tried to avoid eye contact with him as I answered. "Uhh… yeah, she did."
"When was this?" He pressed for more before firing off all sorts of different questions. "What about Alice? Does she know? Why did she kiss you? How -"
"It was earlier today just before Peter and Char showed up." I interrupted him, sending him a dose of calm to settle him and his cycle of emotions down. "And what about Alice? We're still together, though I haven't talked to her since before she kissed me. She might have seen it with her gift, otherwise, I don't think she knows."
Edward started to fidget slightly as he looked down at his hands as he wrung them together in a nervous habit. "Do you… do you like her?"
I knew what he meant, but out of procrastination, I played dumb. "What do you mean? Sure, I like her. We all do." I shrugged.
He narrowed his eyes at me before pinching the bridge of his nose in frustration in a very Edward-like fashion. "You know what I mean." He sighed. "Do you have feelings for Bella or not? I'm not in the mood to play games with you!" He huffed in annoyance.
I ran a hand through my honey blond curls and let out a long breath. "Yes," I answered in defeat. "Yes, I like her… it might even be more than that, but I'm so confused and there is so much that I feel like I'm missing." I began to replay our earlier conversations in my head for him to see what I meant and why I was feeling the way that I was.
I watched from where I stood about twelve feet away from him in the driveway as his eyes widened comically as he began to understand what I was going through. Finally, after several moments, he spoke.
"Wow, Jasper…I didn't realize…how -"
"I don't know," I interrupted him once again. "I'm supposed to be back over there later on tonight to talk to her about all of this and how I fit into everything as well as how I got to where I am right now." I met his eyes once again and I could see the sadness glossing over his expression, only serving to remind me that he had feelings for this amazing woman as well. "Edward… I -"
"Don't worry about it," he cut me off. "We'll talk about everything and figure it out after you go over there to talk to her tonight. I mean, there's no point in debating this without knowing where she stands on all of this. Or even where you stand."
"And Alice…" I added with a sigh. I knew that I had to talk to her and as much as I wanted to race back to Isabella's house now, I knew that I owed Alice more than being second place.
"Go talk to her, Jasper." Edward encouraged me with a small, supportive smile. "She's up in your bedroom trying to escape Peter." He smirked. "That guy really gets under her skin."
I snorted loudly at that, a small grin forming on my face. "Yeah, they both do that to each other." I paused for a moment, a cloud of seriousness expanding between us as I sent him a burst of gratefulness and familial love. "Thanks, man." He knew why I was thanking him and he only nodded once in response before disappearing into the trees behind the house in a blink of an eye; probably going out to hunt or something.
I watched the spot where he disappeared, smiling to myself before turning towards the house and making my way up the porch steps and to the front door. I managed to open it and get in the foyer before I was bombarded with Emmett and his ever positive emotions misting around his presence. Though, I noticed that there was an undercurrent of something else. It was like he was trying to solve a riddle without all of the words.
"Jazz-man!" His wide dimpled grin grew on his face as he saw me, approaching me and slapping my back in brotherly affection.
"Hey Em," I couldn't help but to smile back at him, regardless of how preoccupied my mind seemed to be. "What is everyone up to?" I asked.
"Well, Carlisle is up in his study and Esmé is in the kitchen backing muffins for a bake sale at the hospital for Carlisle tomorrow. Alice is in your room on the computer, probably shopping or something… who knows? My Rosie is getting ready to head out to the garage to work on that old muscle car she just bought. Peter and Char are getting settled in, if ya know what I mean." He winked. "And I am actually getting ready to go and hunt with Edward. We're having a competition to see who can get the biggest buck."
I couldn't help the grin that spread over my face at hearing that last bit. "Well, if that's the case, it looks like Eddie-boy got a head start on you, because he took off into the woods just as I was coming into the house."
His face began to sober up as his eyes grew wide. "What?" He gasped. "That little cheat!" He muttered before racing out the sliding glass doors without another word. I chuckled as I watched him throw his body over the railing of the deck and land on his feet before taking off across the back yard and bounding over the river into the woods.
I sighed to myself once he was out of sight and turned towards the stairs, making my way up the winding marble steps towards the second floor where our room was located at the very end of the hall.
._.-:'~ The Chronicles of the Fallen ~':-._.
The bedroom door was wide open upon arriving to the room that Alive and I had shared, though, by the looks of it, my stuff had all been removed.
I looked around the room, not spotting any of my apparel or paraphernalia around the room.
"What's going on in here, Alice?" I asked her as I watched her straightening the things that were left on the shelves. I had stopped at the doorway, slightly startled by the absence of my things.
She turned to me and gave me a small smile, though I could feel the sadness behind it. "Hey Jasper," She acknowledged md somewhat nervously. "Your things are in your spare bedroom off of the study. Though, I guess I should have talked to you first, but I didn't see the point."
"What are you talking about?" I pressed as I entered the room the rest of the way.
She collapsed onto the edge of the bed in a huff, holding her hands together as she wrung them in a nervous habit. "The more I look into my future, the less I see you in it. Even in the family's future, you're constantly in and out, it makes me dizzy and gives me a headache. Or, well…as close to a headache as a vampire can get, anyway." She shrugged.
Starting to feel a bit dizzy myself, I made my way over to the bed and took a seat on a spot next to her. She was describing my future the way that she saw Isabella's and they could only be so many reasons for that, most of which resulted with the same kinds of conclusions.
"Alice, it really isn't what you think." I tried to reason with her.
"Isn't it?" She challenged, raising a dainty eyebrow at me. "I know that you're confused about your feelings for her and I just want you to be happy."
"But I am happy with you, darlin'." I insisted.
She gave me a small grateful smile and reached over to take one of my hands in both of her smaller ones. "We knew that this wasn't a forever kind of deal, either way. You have things that you need to learn about yourself, and you can't do that if you're hanging on to me, to us. You won't be as happy as you could be and you won't love me best. I think I deserve more than second place, don't you?"
I looked at her affectionately. "Of course, you do. You deserve so much more than first place, even, if there was such a thing."
The sadness within her emotions and behind her eyes was still shining brightly, but I knew that no matter how much she didn't want it to happen, that our time was up for now. It broke my heart because even though she wasn't meant to be my forever, it still didn't hurt any worse than being separated from someone that you have been together with for over fifty years.
"I'm glad that you're not fighting me on this, because it would only make it that much harder for me." Alice admitted woefully. "Because regardless of what is happening, I still love you, Jasper. I just know that we need to let go for now, in favor of a better future. You're going to learn so much about yourself that only she can teach you and you're going to be so happy." She grinned.
"You know that I will always love you, Alice, even if it's not the way that I used to. But will you be happy too?" I wondered.
A smile lit her face as she responded. "I think so. I truly do."
A/N: So that's the end of Alice and Jasper… I'm sorry to all of those Jalice fans. But don't worry, Alice will get her happy ending! The next chapter will be when Jasper goes back to Bella's room… I promise! Either way, I hope that you enjoyed the chapter. What do you think will happen when Jasper learns about his true past?
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