Everyday Moments Of Perfection

A/N: Jasper and Alice tell a little story... :)

Jasper lay on the large, four-poster bed, cradling Alice in his arms. He kissed her head and she murmured contentedly. Jasper looked at her angular face, softly highlighted by the starlight filtering in through the bedroom window.

Alice whispered into Jasper, "Tell me a story."

Jasper spoke quietly, not wanting to disturb the rest of the family. "What kind of story?"

Alice considered and laid a small, pale hand on Jasper's midriff, her fingers dancing over each pronounced muscle absentmindedly. "A fairy tale."

"Okay…" said Jasper and he thought.

"Once upon a time," he started and Alice giggled, looking up at him.

"What?" said Jasper, smiling. "That's the way all good fairytales start."

"Mm…'kay then." she said, hugging Jasper while he spoke, feeling his voice vibrate through his chest.

"So…" he continued. "Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess. Her parents, the king and queen, loved and cared for her, until one day the princess started to dream; seeing things that were about to happen. She told the king about her dreams, and the entire kingdom scorned her as a witch, and locked her away in a tall tower. One day, the princess escaped. She ran throughout the kingdom, until she met-"

Alice laughed and interrupted, "A handsome prince."

Jasper smiled wryly, "I was going to go for lowly pauper, but whatever."

Alice outlined Jasper's lips with one finger and whispered. "You aren't lowly. You're very…um...high." she giggled and continued. "So one day this…princess," she rolled her eyes. "Met a handsome prince. He was the most beautiful creature she had ever seen."

Jasper laughed, a perfect bass sound. "But he had a bad past. The wonderful princess took pity on the prince, who fell in love with the princess the second he saw her."

Alice continued in a high soprano. "They ran away until they found a family who took them in and cared for them."

"They all loved each other as though they had been together from the moment they were born." Jasper added.

"And," Alice whispered. "The prince and princess lived happily ever after until the end of time."

Jasper kissed Alice's nose. Alice smiled. "That was a good story."

"Rather a simplified version of events, don't you think?"

"I don't have a clue what you're talking about, Jazz." Alice said, smiling innocently, but Jasper saw the twinkle in her eyes. He whispered, "I love you, my beautiful princess."

"I love you too, Mr. I-Am-A-Lowly-Pauper."

Jasper smiled wryly.