Everyday Moments Of Perfection

A/N: This one is a little bit longer, enjoy! Alice and Jasper on a holiday... :)

Bella and Edward had their meadow.

Alice and Jasper had their beach.

The Cullens were all off on their annual 'alone time' trips. Carlisle and Esme were off to Isle Esme, Edward and Bella were vacationing in Venice, Emmett and Rosalie were in Paris and Alice and Jasper were in an undisclosed location. Alice had been quite annoyed about that, but Jasper insisted that it be a secret. All Alice knew was that Jasper had bought the place, and they had been coming here for years. Annoyingly, whenever Alice tried to get a vision about the aforementioned undisclosed location, she always came up with the same thing: their private jet landing, their villa and the soft, white sands of their beach underneath the boiling hot sun. Never any signs, no place names. Alice had the feeling Jasper had done that deliberately.

Alice ran through the warmed sand, barefoot, enjoying the slightly warm feeling of the sand against the soles of her feet. She radiated light, the sun reflecting off her skin and casting diamond patterns onto the sand. Thus the need for a private beach. Alice stopped abruptly and deeply inhaled the fresh scent of the sea air, drawing it down into her lungs. Her vampiric senses appreciated it even more than an ordinary human would, unlike a human, she could make out the subtle nuances of salt from the sea and spices and smoke coming in from the mainland. Alice drew in another unnecessary breath, and filled her chest with scents.

Alice felt a soft, cool hand on her bare shoulder and turned around. There stood her own personal angel, glittering in the sun.

"Where have you been?" asked Alice playfully, wrapping her arms around his neck and nuzzling her shorter body into his chest.

"Just making a few last-minute arrangements," Jasper replied in his deep, bass voice.

"Mmm…" muttered Alice, breathing in a scent far more heavenly than the sea air. "Okay…"

Jasper chuckled and easily lifted Alice up, bridal-style, before covering her lips with his. "What say you we go for a swim?" he whispered.

Alice bit her lip and smiled coyly. "I like that idea. Let's go. Bet you can't catch me!"

Before Jasper could blink, Alice was out of his arms and halfway down the beach, heading towards the azure water.

Jasper laughed. Though he may arguably be the best fighter in the Cullen family, he could never come close to matching Alice in speed. "She truly is a little pixie…" he muttered fondly, before running after her.

Alice ran and leapt, yelling with excitement, into the water. She dived underneath the surface and swam around. She could swim under there forever; oxygen was no issue. Jasper soon followed and they swam together for hours on end.

Alice grabbed Jasper's hands, and pressed his lips to hers underneath the water. He responded with enthusiasm, his blond hair floating up slightly. Alice ran her hands through it and pulled him closer to her. He responded in kind and clasped Alice's body to his. He looked into her eyes, his passionate, amber ones locking onto her sensitive, tawny ones.

~oOo~

A few hours later, Alice and Jasper retreated back to their villa, under the waning sun. The orange glow had almost faded completely, and the couple sat on the porch, holding each other, as the last few crystals dancing on their skin dissipated. Jasper kissed Alice's head.

"I love you," he whispered. Alice looked at him and smiled.

"Thank you for all this," she replied in similarly quiet tones.

Jasper smiled and kissed Alice's cheek slowly. She beamed and wrapped her arms around him once more. He picked her up carefully and took her back inside the villa. Inside, the few staff had done exactly as Jasper had instructed. Candles lit the lounge with a soft glow and there were vases of red roses everywhere. The petals filled the air with a quaint perfume and lined the staircase to the bedroom where a single candle was all that lit the entire room.

Jasper lay Alice down on the bed and kissed her softly. Alice murmured happily and her emotions affected Jasper too. He climbed on top of her and held her close to him.

"One second," Alice whispered, giggling.

She blew the candle out.