Here's Chapter 9.

The next chapter is the last one.

Thank you for reading.

Sorry for any mistakes.

Chapter 9

Quite a few years had passed when the odd couple had appeared in their backyard. Carlisle had been working in his office when he caught their scent. He'd stood from his desk, watching as they emerged from the trees behind their house.

Carlisle immediately flashed down the stairs, gathering up Rosalie and Esme. They left the house to greet the pair. He had expected the usual, nomads passing through, curious about the vampires in the large house.

So he was very confused when the daintiest of the pair danced her way over to them and wrapped him in a hug as though greeting a long lost friend.

"Alice!" The male hissed, pulling her away and apologising profusely. "She can be a little too enthusiastic sometimes. My apologies. Let us introduce ourselves." He couldn't miss the southern accent the man possessed and, as ashamed as he was to admit it, he couldn't draw his eyes away from the scars that littered his face.

What the hell that his poor man been through?

"My name is Major Jasper Whitlock. And this is my mate, Alice Brandon."

"It's a pleasure to meet you." Carlisle greeted, finally shaking himself out of his shock. He extended a hand to shake Major Whitlock's calloused one and found himself shocked to find scars there too.

"Which room can we move into?"

Alice's question caught him off guard, but the exasperated look on Major Whitlock's face made him laugh.

"I am sorry, sir." Major Whitlock apologised and Carlisle caught the sheepish look on Alice's face. "Alice is a psychic. She's seen some... interesting things we would like to discuss further with you."

"We've been drinking animal blood." Alice added and Carlisle knew what they wanted.

He had to admit that he was impressed. The lengths these two had gone to truly showed him that they were serious about joining them.

"Why don't you come on in? We'll get to know one another a little better." Carlisle invited, laughing as Alice took his hand like a little girl keeping hold of her father. But he didn't make her let go, only laughed again when Major Whitlock took her other hand, sandwiching her in the middle.

CC-CC-CC-CC

"... Oh and it's Jasper," Alice finished. She'd been giving them a brief rundown on what they had been doing before they'd finally found them. "Not Major Whitlock."

Carlisle immediately apologised to Jasper, but the oldest of the pair just shrugged it off.

"We apologise about Rosalie, she can be a little standoffish." The blonde had taken one look at Jasper and walked up to her room without another word despite Carlisle and Esme's protests.

"It's alright." Alice laughed the bell-like tinkle that Carlisle was really beginning to enjoy listening to. "Rosalie and I will be good friends. And she'll soon come to see Jasper as a brother."

They left Alice and Jasper to settle themselves in. Carlisle couldn't control his amusement when he found Alice emptying out Edward's bedroom. He knew he shouldn't find it so funny, but he couldn't help it. Alice really was a character.

Esme, on the other hand, seemed to be very anxious about what Alice was doing.

Jasper comforted them, however. "She wouldn't do it if she didn't know Edward would be okay with it."

Thank you for reading.

I hope you enjoyed.

I'd like 2 reviews before the next update, please.

ibelieveinguardianangels