A/N: Hi again :) Just another little snapshot that popped into my head this christmas time, hope you like it :)
Chapter two: It's christmas eve in the Cullen household...
2. Merry Christmas, Alice
Jasper looked at the presents under the tree and smiled. It was obvious who each present was from. Esme's were wrapped with great time and care, each present wrapped in wrapping paper that the reciever of the gift would like. Carlisle's gifts were wrapped logically, using as little paper as possible, so as not to cause waste, and all in the same shiny gold paper. Edward's gifts were wrapped carefully and neatly, ever the perfectionist. Rosalie's gifts were beautiful, in delicately patterned paper. Emmett's gifts were wrapped by Rosalie, except for the one he would give to her, which he had wrapped himself, messily. Jasper's smile widened as he looked over the gifts from Alice. You could spot them a mile off. They were wrapping in different colored bright, eccentric wrapping paper, and each one had something different on it; a couple of coloured streamers, silver or gold glitter, ribbons in various colors, a huge bow. The one with the huge bow on it was for him.
Alice had spent hours wrapping her presents, fussing over every crease of the paper. She wanted them to be perfect - no tears, no messy cellotape everywhere, no random bulges of wrapping paper. If she wasn't happy with the way one had been wrapped, she'd unwrapped it and started again. Jasper had watched her wrap them, amused, until she pushed him out of the room so she could wrap his own present.
Jasper smiled as he thought about his wife, and as if by magic, she appeared behind him. "You'd better not be trying to guess what you've got."
"No," Jasper said, turning around and smiling at Alice, "Although i can't say the same about you."
"It's not my fault." Alice pouted, and Jasper laughed. Alice was such a pain at christmas - it was impossible to suprise her. She always foresaw what she was going to get, and that ruined it.
"I guess you already know what i've got you?" He asked with a sigh
"Yes," Alice said, a smile spreading across her face, "And i love it."
"Good." Jasper said, but his eyes showed disappointment.
"I'm sorry," Alice said, walking over to Jasper, and kissing his cheek, "I really tried not to foresee it, but i did anyway."
"Well, as payment, you could always tell me what you've got me..." Jasper suggested
"Nu-uh, no way." Alice said, shaking her head, "I've seen you open it, and the look of suprise on your face is worth seeing again."
Jasper studied her, slightly worried. "What have you got me...?"
"I'm not telling you!" Alice said in a sing-song voice, laughing her little pixie laugh. Jasper was about to protest, when Alice looked around the room and said, "Do you like the decorations?"
Jasper looked around the room, pretending to consider her quesion, though he already knew there was only one answer he could give to his wife if he wanted her to stay his wife. Alice had gone a little mad this year...there was tinsel everywhere. Like, literally, there were no walls left.
"They're the best yet." Jasper told her, and she beamed at him
"You think?" She asked. Jasper nodded, "There's something more i need to add."
"More?" Jasper raised his eyebrows, "Darling, i don't think you need any more."
Alice giggled and produced mistetoe from behind her back, holding it above her head. "No? You don't want this? Okay..." She started to move away, but Jasper caught her around the waste.
"Come here!" He said, and he kissed her until there was a rather pointed cough from behind them. Emmett.
"Hey, is that mistletoe?" He asked, grabbing it from Alice, "I'll go find Rose."
And then he was gone, taking the plant with him. Alice sighed, "Too bad i didn't bring a spare one, oh wait..." She produced another sprig of mistletoe as if from no where, "I did!"
Jasper laughed, and took it from her. "Well, it is tradition."
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"Jasper?" Alice whispered
"Mmm?" Jasper replied, kissing the top of Alice's head
"It's christmas." She said
"It's too early to go downstairs yet." Jasper told her, knowing what Alice was thinking. She pouted.
"I want to open my presents." She said
"And you will...later." Jasper told her.
"But-" She began, but Jasper pressed a finger to her lips, stopping her.
"Meanwhile, you can open the first of your presents from me." He said
"The first?" Alice asked, confused. She'd only foreseen one present.
"Hmm, by the look on your face, i take it my diversion tactic worked, and you only saw one of your presents?" Jasper asked, a smile twitching a his lips.
Alice gasped, "You tricked me!"
"I hope can forgive me." He said with a wink.
"I don't know..." Alice teased
"Maybe this will help?" Jasper asked, producing a small rectangular present, wrapped in sparkly silver paper. Alice beamed at Jasper, and grabbed the present from him. Usually, she tore the paper off of presents, but this present was wrapped so perfectly, and Alice smiled at the thought of Jasper wrapping it, specially for her. She cautiously slid her finger under one edge and prised it open. Jasper watched her, amused, as she tried not to tear the paper. She slid out a little black box, and looked up at Jasper. "Well...open it then! The suspense is killing me!"
Alice took the lid off the box and gasped at what was inside. "Oh Jazz, it's beautiful!"
It was a necklace - delicate golden chain, with a shiny locket at the end. Alice opened the locket and grinned. Inside was a photo of her and Jasper, gazing lovingly into eachothers eyes. "I love it!"
"How much do you love it?" Jasper asked, taking the locket out of the box, and holding it away from Alice. She gave him a look.
"This much." She said, kissing him passionately.
"Hmmm...not sure if that's enough." He teased as she swiped for the locket. She kissed him again, getting lost for a moment in their kiss, before pulling away and looking at Jasper, as if to say 'Now?' "I dunno..."
Alice grinned at him, and her small fingers shot out and began tickling him. Jasper rolled her over, and Alice squealed as she fell off of the bed. She lay there for a moment, closing her eyes and feeling the thick soft carpet beneath her, until she heard Jasper lay down beside her.
"What's so interesting down here on the floor?" He asked
Alice giggled, "Us."
Jasper smiled as Alice rolled onto her side so she was facing him. They were so close, and they wasted no time in closing the tiny gap between them, losing themselves in another passionate kiss. Alice's hand shot out at the speed of light, and grabbed the present from Jasper's hand. She pulled out of the kiss, eyes twinkling, and dangled the locket in front of Jasper, who stared at it, wondering how it had gotten from his hand to hers. Her laughter tinkling in his ears, the sweetest sound in the whole world, he thought.
He smiled, and reached out, securing the locket around Alice's neck. He stroked the surface of the locket, before looking up to meet Alice's eyes, "You're a cheater. You don't play fair."
She stuck her tongue out at him playfully. "It's why you love me."
"No, there's a definite other reason why i love you." Jasper said with a wink, pulling her in closer once again...
Merry Christmas, Alice, she thought to herself. It was going to be a good one.
Hehehe, i loved writing this one :D
Please review - tell me any little one-shots you'd like to see and i'll do them when i get round to it :)