The Twilight Twenty-Five
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Prompt: 7
Pen Name: Glitterb1234
Pairing/Character(s): Jasper+Alice
Rating: T
Word Count: 499
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Jasper walked purposefully along the hidden track near his family's home, breathing in the crisp air of the early morning, revelling in the perfectly calm of the forest. All he heard was his breath and the crunch of his Converses on the ground, but every now and then he made out the scuttling sound of a small creature in the brush. The light was dim, that particular kind of hazy that only happens just before daybreak. To some it might be considered gloomy, even frightening; to Jasper, it was heaven.
He had always been a quiet sort of boy, disliking the noise and bustle of his peers. His parents fretted constantly over his almost non-existent social life – he only left the house for school and to play Dungeons and Dragons with his friend Edward. He simply didn't see the need to chatter constantly, and he disliked people who did.
Except for Alice.
As so often happened on his morning walks, Jasper found his mind wandering to Edward's sprightly little sister. She was only a year younger than them, and on paper she was everything Jasper hated. She was loud and enthusiastic all the time and she never sat completely still, always tapping her toe or bouncing her knee or fiddling with her short black hair. And yet, for no reason that he could understand or explain, Jasper was drawn to the girl like a planet orbiting its sun. He'd been trying to subtly watch her for months now, which only served to make him feel like a stalker. He'd accepted that he had feelings for her, and that the chances she would reciprocate those feelings were slim to none. Still, it would be nice for her to know he existed, as something more than just her nerdy brother's equally nerdy best friend.
But every time he even thought about trying to get closer to her, his throat tightened and he had to quickly distract himself so that he didn't have a panic attack.
Suddenly, Jasper became aware of more steps crunching through the leaves, steps that were not his own. They were minutely lighter, and moving much faster. He stiffened and stopped, unsure how to react. When he realised the noise came from behind him, he turned...
And almost fell over when he saw Alice Cullen jogging towards him.
His mouth went dry as she came to a stop in front of him. She was grinning in that way she always did, like she had a secret and couldn't decide whether to tell you or not. He was still so shocked at seeing her there, he didn't resist when she grabbed the back of his neck and dragged him down for a hard, heated kiss. By the time he even realised what was happening, he was kissing back, not worrying about what he was doing or what it meant; he existed only in the moment, in the feelings coursing through him.
In that moment, he found a new heaven.