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Chapter Seven
Jasper's POV
I was forced to go on another hunting trip.
I haven't eaten all week and my eyes were a solid coal black.
Emmett and Carlisle were with me, watching. Emmett has come up with ways to make me feed. One of his personal favourites is making an animal bleed in front of me so that the scent with cause me to automatically attack, he says my facial expressions are funny. I'm not even sure if I remember the feeling of humor.
I didn't understand why my family was making me eat, when my life had no meaning. But part of me let Emmett force me to eat so that I could live for the people that loved me and for the memories of her.
The precious memories that cut me and hurt me, but I can't bare to forget. Her eyes, her nose, her hair, her smile, her hands, her legs, her kisses, her love, her excitement, her energy, her kindness, her generosity, her care, her gentleness, her stubbornness, her personality, her everything.
She hadn't written back in 4 days and normally we would have one back the day after or the day of. Edward was getting worried but the rest of us didn't understand why. Maybe she wasn't near a post office? She was wandering, right?
This got me thinking.
How did Edward get these messages to her if she was never in a certain spot? I pondered the painful memories of the past two months. Jamie, visions, the Volturi, pain, Isle Esme.
Wait! The Volturi! It had to be.
I fit together the puzzle pieces while I was in my room, after my tortured hunt.
I grabbed my IPhone and in the eighth of a second, I was dialing the airport. Edward appeared in the room with my phone in his hands instead of mine.
"Don't Jasper," Edward warned me, ending the call.
"Don't Jasper me! I need to see her once! Even if she doesn't see me, you said so yourself that she probably blocked me," I begged as thoughts and memories flashed in my mind at the speed of light.
Edward sighed. "Alright Jazz. But I'm coming," he caved after a moment.
The realization hit me with full blown anxiety and fear; it was a lot to handle so I didn't feel like arguing with Edward.
I just nodded as Edward called the airport again. I packed quickly and Edward tossed my phone onto the closed duffle bag, disappearing from the room. He came back after a moment with his own bag and car keys.
Edward was explaining our lie to the family, as I sat in his Volvo silent and still.
I listened in as he told everyone why he and I were going on a week long hunting trip. He told them that since he experienced the same pain when leaving Bella years ago that he could try and help me through it as well. He also added that I couldn't take the atmosphere of emotion from the various couples in the house, that wasn't a total lie.
As the family asked questions and said goodbyes, my head whipped around to the window on my right, hearing footsteps and the whoosh of wind. I jumped slightly as a blonde haired figure appeared on the other side of the car window.
I was so deep in Edward's conversation I hadn't noticed Jamie's approach.
Jamie's POV
He didn't move when I tapped on the glass window. He just stared at me blankly and I was starting to get impatient. Eventually he sighed and rolled down the window.
"You're going to go find her," I stated, watching him.
His jaw clenched and he turned his head back to stare out the windshield. I reached in and unlocked the door from the inside, opening it.
"Why are you trying Jasper? She left you," I said, trying to convince him to leave her be.
I hadn't seen him for almost a month, ho locked himself in his room 95% of the time.
He didn't answer me.
I grabbed his chin and turned his head so he had to look at me.
"I love you and I want you to pick me instead of her," I told him quietly and then crushed his lips to mine.
Another shock went through me but Jasper pushed me off of him. I fell onto the floor of the massive garage staring at him with sad and hurt reddish-orange eyes.
"You want to know why I asked Carlisle to change you, I asked him 'cause you looked just like my dead lil' sister who went to the grave hatin' me," he snapped shutting the car door roughly as Edward appeared getting into the Volvo and speeding down the driveway, without a backward glance.
Alice's POV
Cold. Dark. Stuffy.
Three things a vampire shouldn't be able to sense.
Not many things were cold to my icy skin, not many things were dark to my enhanced night sight eyes and I didn't need to breathe so why does it feel like there was a limited amount of oxygen in this space?
One thing I recognized was the large throbbing headache that was pounding my mind.
My mind was slowly recognizing memories of what happened. Faces and voices flashed in my head.
I had been in my room in Volterra then Maria appeared.
I remember the blinding light and then unbearable pain.
I remember begging to be killed and then the memories cut off.
Why didn't I see her come?
I remember the letter, from Edward and Jasper. My heart being shredded as my mind reviewed the words. Time passed and I was too deep in the darkness and pain to feel or hear anything.
I didn't know how long it had been until I started thinking again.
My limbs felt sluggish and weak and I couldn't move. All I could do is stay still and wait, wait for the slight pain and drowsiness to wear off.
The pain in my head increased, the greatest I ever remember feeling. I heard screaming and slowly realized it was coming from my mouth.
Images.
A girl, who had long straight raven black hair and hazel eyes, was dancing.
The girl, when she was young, being torn from her mother's arms with her little sister screaming for her.
Shocks, beats, cursing, cold needles, and infinitive darkness.
A man, the girl called him Angel.
A kiss.
Pain.
I screamed again. The girl was me, my human memories.
Finally the blackness lifted and I could open my eyes.
Blinking in the strong light, I slowly focused on my surroundings. I was lying on a white hospital bed in a room I recognized from my deep memories as Carlisle's study at home in Forks, Washington.
"She's awake," I heard someone whisper.
Edward? Edward!
"She remembers me, Carlisle," Edward's musical voice murmured.
Carlisle! He's here too!
Edward chuckled, beautiful music to my weak ears. I couldn't sit up to see them, my limbs wouldn't respond.
Edward, help me? I asked in my thoughts. I felt strong cold arms lift my shoulders gently. Thank you.
"You're welcome," he answered.
Carlisle came around to the foot of the bed and I gasped in the beauty of his face in my weak eyes. Edward chuckled again but I ignored him.
"Hello Alice dear," Carlisle greeted me in a deep concerned voice that matched his movie star face perfectly.
"Carlisle," I whispered, finding my raspy singsong voice.
"How are you feeling?"
"I… I think I can sit up."
I moved my head slowly and the cold arms cautiously let go of my shoulders.
Carlisle smiled as I supported my own weight.
"Is there something to eat? I'm starving… for human food?" I asked, confused, recognizing the signs of Edward's cold skin and my soft beating body. "Am I human?"
Edward nodded and Carlisle sighed.
"Esme is making macaroni and cheese downstairs as we speak," Carlisle informed me.
So I really am human again.
"Yes you are, Alice. Something we believe having to do with Maria. Jasper traced her scent when we found you," Edward explained.
"Where's Jasper? How long have I been out?" I asked in a shrill voice panic rising in my chest.
"Don't worry, he's fine. Emmett is calming him down outside, your scent is even stronger than Bella's was but luckily you don't seem to be his singer so that won't make it worse. And you've been out for about 3 days since we found you," Edward told me as my heart squeezed painfully.
Jasper was hurting because of me and I've been in that dreaded darkness for three days?
"Where's everyone else?" I asked, looking around the room.
"Hunting or downstairs," Carlisle answered my question.
"Can I get up?" I pleaded, feeling as if I had the strength to.
I swung my legs over the side of the bed, sliding off of it slowly.
Carlisle and Edward helping as I took a step, testing my short legs. Carlisle, Edward and I slowly made our ways down the steps to the living room below. I was almost on the couch when I was tackled by Rosalie, Bella, Nessie and Jacob.
"Hi guys, ouch-okay, okay. I missed you all too," I said, breathless, trying to wiggle my way out of their tight hugs.
I heard a snarl coming from outside but it cut off randomly.
Turning my head to the glass wall I saw Emmett standing in the backyard with a happy but apologetic smiled on his face.
A blonde figure was kneeling at his feet staring at me with dark yellow eyes. My heartbeat picked up and I felt a strong attraction to the man outside, my husband, my true love, my Jasper.
I took a step towards the clear back wall but three sets of strong hands held me back. I sighed quietly but didn't move.
I just stood there telling Jasper all I wanted to tell with my new eyes.
I forgave him; I now know that I too shared a kiss with someone else, someone I didn't even know the name of. Jasper got up slowly, never taking his intense gaze off of me. I saw his lips move to say something to Emmett and he disappeared from his spot on the grass.
The next moment I found him in the room, standing over me. I looked up at his glorious face in wonder and awe. Slowly, he reached up to touch my cheek and I leaned into his cold hand closing my eyes.
"Alice," he whispered in a soft magical voice that made my legs feel like goo and my heart sing.
Edward chuckled softly and I heard a soft whoosh, betting the family was leaving the room to let us have our moment.
Jasper's POV
"Jasper," she whispered in a sweet soft voice, her breath blowing in my face gently.
I tensed up, fighting the venom that was filling my mouth and the predatory feelings towards my now human wife. Her wondrous eyes never wandered from my face as I studied her human features, burning them into my memory.
Her eyes were a pastel green with vibrant brown mixed in. Her hair was shiny and soft, as it always was. Her skin was a creamy peach colour that turned a light pink when she blushed. Though I loved the rose colouring her cheeks, the blood under the skin tempted me. Her cute pointed button nose was the same as I remembered and she was as curious as before.
Ever gently and cautiously, I leaned towards her testing myself. I knew that I would never harm her but I needed to be sure. Centimeter by centimeter, I moved closer to her face. She held still as she could, her heart beating like humming bird wings. Very slowly I inhaled a bit of her scent and pulled back, closing my eyes as my venom filled my mouth again.
After a couple moments of silence, I opened my eyes and looked at Alice, who was standing there watching me.
"I'm sorry," I whispered, exhaling.
Alice lifted her hand and touched my cheek, smiling. Her warm skin against my cold skin was electrifying, in the best way possible. Her smile was small and sweet and I couldn't help but smile back.
She blinked bewildered and I wondered if she was "dazzled" like Bella frequently told Edward when she was human and even now she still did.
"Yup you did Jazz," Edward called, snickering and I chuckled flashing Alice another smile, hearing her heart pick up speed and her cheeks turn pink.
"Shut it Ed," she said to the open air and smiled.
He laughed but soon his voice faded. Silence stretched on as Alice and I just stared into each other's eyes. This is the kind of thing I enjoyed with my beautiful Alice.
"Love?" I asked softly, breaking the silence.
"Yes my southern gentleman?" she said, smiling.
I chuckled lightly and brushed a piece of black hair from her forehead. "Do you want to stay like this?" I asked the question that has been floating in my mind for quite some time.
She paused for a couple moments, thinking.
:O Alice is human! Gasp! :P Review please and tell me what you think!
