JXA

This is my idea of Jasper and Alice in my story. Just a little visual for you all :)

VOTP CH.13

whaaat? 2 chapters in one night? Believe it cuz it’s happening! First, I’d like to inform you all that I write these things from top to bottom. Meaning, I write the first note before I begin the next chapter and after writing the body of the chapter, I write a second note at the bottom. With that said, this chapter may not be extremely long but then again, it may be my longest yet. 

I’ve thought about outlining my stories but I can never find the time to do so. I don’t like outlining on paper and seeing how me and the boyfriend share a Mac, I don’t always have access to it. Outlining is just a difficult task for me. In hindsight, it would have been easier for me to update had I done so but I didn’t so, tough luck for me.

I know I’m rambling but I just feel the need to let you all in on a little part of my life sometimes. 

In other news, I’ve decided to start a new story directly after this one is finished. This is my first story and I’ve learned alot about writing while composing this story and it’s taught me a thing or two about how to go about writing a work of fiction and updating schedules. Not too sure when it will start but you all will be the first to know!

Also, all the chapters I post on here aren't beta'd or reviewed before I post them.

I usually send it off to be beta'd before being posted on the FFN site.

But I like to go ahead and post something for everybody and the beta isn't always awake when

I need her to be so while a chapter is sitting in her inbox waiting to be read, I post on here.

With that being said, all mistakes are mine and I take full responsibility for stupid things you may find here.

So go easy on a girl, will ya?

I know I know, shut up so you all can get to the story....

Edward grabbed my hand and pushed me forward, with him and Jasper following behind. I wasn’t sure what Jasper’s plan was but I sure hoped it was a damn good one.

I’d never given much thought to how I would die. But dying in the place of someone I love seems like a good way to go.

I’m not sure why I even thought that. I wasn’t going to die....well, maybe I was, but I was sure Jasper would make it out alive even if I didn’t. 

I hated that stupid vampire movie. I don’t understand the hype. I especially don’t understand why I’m thinking about stupid things like Midnight or Fireflight or whatever that dumb film is called. I should be planning my escape. I must be one fucked up girl.

Maybe it’s the fact that Edward sickeningly resembled that fuckhot actor in the movie. What was his name? Paul Rabbitson? Fuck! What was wrong with me?

I’m exhausted and delirious from the anxiety of being led to my death by this fucking sadist behind me.  That’s it.

Another thought entered my mind while on the subject of stupid vampire movies.

Vampire? The word felt foreign on my lips. Vampires were all the rave these days with all those movies about sparkling ones and human girls falling for the undead. I never once thought that any of that bullshit could be real. It can’t be. It’s not natural, not real. It’s not even possible, was it? I couldn’t bring myself to believe that these supernatural creatures existed in the world. People with heightened senses, maybe, but those were just pregnancy advantages. Nobody could hear people’s thoughts or live eternally at the age of 17 or whatever.

Where did that leave me? I could clearly hear Jasper’s thoughts, as he did mine. I was able to tune his memories into my head, though I wasn’t sure if it worked the other way around. If it did, I was fucked.

Did superhumans exist? What was I? Was I a vampire because I could hear Jaspers thoughts? I don’t remember being bitten or anything. I didn’t feel any different and I couldn’t hear Edward’s thoughts. Maybe he had a block on his brain too. I wasn’t about to ask him though. Something told me it was best not to clue him in on my newfound ability.

I had so easily accepted that I was telepathic or whatever and didn’t ask any questions. Jasper had charmed his way right into my brain (and almost my pants) and I never thought twice about it.

Was he in on all of this? Maybe this was his plan. Charm his way into my life for a few days and lead me here to these...these....wicked freaks of nature for them to use me as they pleased.

No, I couldn’t think like that. Jasper was all I had left in the world right now and I clung to the hope that he would follow through with whatever, hopefully, good he was planning.

As the warehouse as it came into view, I grew more and more anxious. I wasn’t sure what was going to happen next, but I was more than positive that it wasn't going to be good and it was more than likely going to hurt.

Instead of going towards the back door beside the window Jasper and I had looked through not even an hour before, we went around the side of the warehouse to what I assumed was the front door. We followed the path made of dead grass and weeds, obviously having been walked on many times before, up to the steps leading to the front door. 

I paused at the steps, not really knowing what to do. It was obvious that we were to go in but I wasn’t sure if I was supposed to go first or follow the leader. I turned to look at Edward and inconspicuously steal a glance towards Jasper, hopefully signaling him to fill me in on what in the fuck we were supposed to do now.

I got nothing from Jasper, just the same stone, cold glare he’d had since Edward appeared to us.

I looked back to Edward with question in my eyes, not trusting my voice to speak.

He simply smiled at me and ushered me up the steps, a bit rough for my liking but not enough to push me down.

“Open the door, angel. Don’t be afraid, we won’t bite....too hard,” he chuckled lightly, obviously amused by his own stupid joke.

I stumbled up the steps catching myself on the door frame. I felt Edward come up behind me and run his hands up my hips to latch onto my waist. A cold chill ran through me and I was pretty sure it wasn’t just from his icy fingers. Whatever was on the other side of this door was bad. I couldn’t make myself turn the knob as Edward had instructed.

My hands were shaky as I tried to grip the door handle but it wouldn’t budge.

Edward sighed behind me, obviously out of frustration for my lacking abilities to open a door.

He pushed me aside, this time hard enough to knock me down. I landed hard on my hip as well as my hands from trying to brace my fall. I rolled over to sit on my ass in efforts to give myself a boost to get up, knowing I was getting no help from either men before me.

Jasper looked down at me, sadness overcoming his gaze. His left hand twitched, as if he were going to help me up. I vigorously shook my head in disagreement for fear of angered Edward more. I wasn’t sure if he or anyone inside were really going to kill us but I didn’t want to chance it.

I wrapped my arms around the column on the side of the porch to help myself up onto my wobbly legs.

Edward looked at me in disgust, mumbling something much too fast for me to comprehend as he turned the knob with a flick of his fingers. The door flew open and hit the wall, causing drywall and dust to fall.

Jasper walked in ahead of me, followed by Edward, leaving me outside on the porch alone.

This was my chance to book it and run. I knew Jasper would find a way out and he would probably tell me so if he were able to communicate with me. 

I took a cautious step backwards, testing my legs to make sure they were stable enough to escape.

I took another step backwards with my other foot, inching myself closer to the steps. All I had to do was step down twice and I would be on flat land and could start running. I could also jump down the two steps because they weren’t that steep. I didn’t trust my balance enough, though, to land on both feet running. My luck I would fall on my face and be dragged back in by an enraged Edward.

I took one more step backwards, preparing to turn and jump, chancing a fall and praying to God that I landed right.

With my last step, the old rotted wood creaked under my light step. I internally cursed myself as well as the porch and mentally prepared myself to run now.

I turned quickly to jump over the steps and start running for my life.

I wasn’t quick enough, though. Edward was faster.

As I leapt into the air, I felt the familiar ice wrap around my leg and pull.

Everything from then through the next five seconds was in slow motion. As Edward grabbed my leg, he pulled hard. If I wasn’t mistaken, the pull jerked my hip out of socket. I screamed at the same time my face came in fast contact with the first step of the porch, smashing my whole front into the wood. I heard many cracks and felt the pain surge through my whole face, from my nose, through my mouth all the way up into my forehead.

I didn’t register anything immediately though. After my head hit, I knew I was done for but I couldn’t give up just yet. My entire body hurt from the impact with the porch but I had to keep fighting. I needed to get the upper hand. 

I kicked as hard as I could at the arms that had a hold on me. Edward had me flat on my stomach, dragging me towards the door. I knew I didn’t have enough space to fight unless I majorly distracted him. I kicked backwards as hard as I could in hopes my foot would come in contact with something valuable.

Lucky me, that valuable thing was his face. He may not be able to feel pain, from what I understand, but it was enough to distract him. He instantly let go of my legs and that’s all the advantage I needed. 

My ribcage felt severely bruised and cracked, the familiar pain from having cracked a rib before coming back to me. I wrapped an arm around my waist as I got on my knees and tried to crawl as fast as I could off the porch.

Once again, I had underestimated Edward’s speed and abilities. He was on me in an instant, straddling my back and smashing my body down, my lower half still on the flat part of the porch and my upper half being crushed between his weight and the steps.

“He said you were a fighter, but I didn’t believe it til now. Feisty one, are we?” He whispered in my ear, laughing softly. There was no humor in his voice, though. Just pure evil and dementedness. 

I screamed out in pain as his weight began to crush more of my ribs between the steps. He grabbed my hips and dragged me once more onto the porch. Though it was painful and I knew there was nothing left to fight for, I reached and grabbed for anything my hands felt.

I latched onto the step, holding as tight as I could. My petite strength was no match for Edward’s, though. He yanked me hard and my hands slipped off of the bottom step, splinters piercing the flesh of my hands.

I cried out in pain once again, though I knew it fell upon deaf ears. No one was around to help me.

I scratched and pulled at the porch though my efforts were useless. 

As Edward dragged me across the threshold of the door, in a last effort to save myself, I grabbed as tightly as I could to the door frame, screaming as loud and hard as my lungs would allow.

Edward grew impatient with me, as one could imagine and walked to where he was straddling me. I couldn’t see his face but I could imagine the smirk that plagued it as he stomped on my left arm, forcing the release of it from the door frame.

I screamed in writhing agony as he flipped me over onto my back, slamming me hard on the threshold of the doorway. Tears began to stream from eyes and blood began to trickle down my face from some injury on my head.

“Please, Edward, please!” I begged. I wasn’t sure what I was begging for but I had a glimpse of hope as he stepped back and stared at me.

That hope was shattered when he bent down and grabbed a fistful of my short hair and picked me up. I used my good arm to grab a hold of his hand to relieve some of the pain shooting through my scalp. 

I brought me to a kneeling position and I knew then he intended to either kill me or beat me til I begged to die.

He surprised me by doing neither. Instead, he delivered a hard blow to my face, cracking my jaw. My head snapped back he then grabbed me by throat. He pulled me to my feet by my throat and I could feel my life slipping out of me.

The last thing I remember before the darkness over took me was being thrown over Edward’s shoulder as he kicked the door shut.

Okay, so who is internally cussing me right now? *raises hand*

External rantings work too.

Its’s good to let those emotions out.

Not healthy to keep it inside.

This chapter took a lot out of me. I know this isn’t your typical Alice by any means. She’s not the bubbly sunspot most people depict her as but this was the Alice I imagined when I started this story.

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I’m hoping to wrap this thing up soon.

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VOTP CH.12

 hello friends!!! Sorry I’ve been such a fail at updating this story. I know I suck and I apologize. We’re nearing the end of this so I’m going to start kicking my own ass into gear to get it completed. I’ve had so many different things going on with RL and I just couldn’t find the time to update. These characters are being stubborn. I know exactly what needs to happen closer to the end but my evil villains are being complicated and aren’t exactly filling me in on their secret plan.

So anyways, read on and I’ll see you at the bottom!

Jasper pulled me down by my shoulders and clamped a cold hand over my mouth. I wasn’t aware that I had made any noise.

I looked to him for the answers I hoped he had and all of a sudden it felt like the ground was shaking under me. I wasn’t sure how long my legs were going to hold me up and I grabbed Jaspers arms that were holding for support. I was sure my feet were going to give out on me and I would end up on my ass.

“Alice,” Jasper said as he slowly rose from the balls of his feet to stand at his almost full height.

I stood up a little too fast, giving myself a head rush and then realizing that the ground wasn’t shaking. It was my own body convulsing. Whether from being cold or scared, I wasn’t sure. 

I looked in Jasper’s eyes and saw pure fear in them. He never seemed to be afraid of James or his stupid minions before, so the dread I saw in his gaze ran straight through me and captured my bones in its grasp. 

“Alice!” Jasper whispered again, though this time with a more commanding tone.

I snapped my head around to look at him.

He uttered one word but I then knew that we were fucked if I didn’t listen to him.

“Run.”

As soon as he said it, he immediately turned and ran with me following behind as closely as I could. It was a little more difficult for me to follow because it was dark and I could only see a faint outline of his figure. I wasn’t exactly sure what we were running from but I wasn’t about to stop and ask questions. Run first, ask questions later. I pushed myself to keep up with him and I was pretty sure he was slowing his pace to ensure I stayed with him. 

We were running straight across the clearing instead of around this time, and I was glad. I not sure I would have been able to keep up if we had to dodge sticks and branches. It seemed like it was taking longer to run across than it was to walk around.

I looked down at my feet, commanding them to go faster. I looked back up and saw Jasper slowing his pace more until he came to a complete stop. He was still a few feet in front of me. The closer I got to him to more his face came into view. I became more wary as I neared him because his expression was one of pure horror. He wasn’t looking at me, though.

He was looking behind me.

I made the mistake of looking behind me and saw a dark figure stalking towards us both at an unnatural speed. Too fast for human legs, regardless of what kind of training they did.

I knew whatever was behind us wasn’t human, and that thought scared me more than anything I had learned in the past few days.

I threw myself into Jasper’s arms, urging him to keep running. He was unmoving though. His stomach and arms felt like stone. I pushed him backwards but he didn’t budge. I looked back behind me and saw the figure coming up to us fast. I wouldn’t leave him here but I was running out of options to get us away.

The dark figure slowed a normal walk and I grabbed Jasper’s hand with my own trembling one. I wasn’t sure what to expect after this but I knew whatever happened, I would be at Jasper’s side.

The closer it got to me, the more of it I could see. It was in a long black trench coat with the hood up. It looked to be too long in the sleeves but I wasn’t about to tell them that.

The dark, hooded figure came to a halt in front of me, with their head tilted slightly down. I was beyond scared and wasn’t sure what to do. I could see a glimpse of their face but not enough to tell who or what it was. Their skin was so pale, it was glowing an eery white under the bright moonlight. Their lips were tinted a red as if they had been drinking a red liquid. Kool-Aid perhaps? I think not.

“What do you want?!” I yelled out of fear more than anger.

The figure raised its head and looked me square in the eye. The pale skin was now shadowed by the hood of its coat. All I saw were blood red eyes, the same color as Bella’s had been, although these were a deeper red. I didn’t understand it.

“You,” the figure said to me. The voice seemed vaguely familiar, though I couldn’t place it. 

“Me? Why do you want me? I’m of no use to you! I haven’t done anything!” I tried my best at sounded confident but my voice came out as more of a squeak if anything.

The figure, who I was assuming to be a man now, laughed and it chilled me to my core. “Oh, I don’t want you, stupid brat. Not at all. I’m here to deliver you.” He brought his hand up to my face and I was shocked by how freezing cold it was. It felt like he was running an ice cube down my cheek.

“D-d-d-d-deliver me?” I stuttered out, feeling and sounding like a fool and not at all the confident bitch I was going for. “Deliver me from what?”

He laughed once more though there was no humor in his voice. I clutched onto Jasper, even though he was still unmoving. “Not deliver you from anything, you dumb bitch. Deliver you TO someone. You might as well let go of his arm now, sweetheart. He’s not going anywhere but where I tell him to. As will you.” He gazed deep into my eyes as if trying to speak something into my mind the way Jasper had at times. I wasn’t hearing anything though. 

He blinked a few times and stared at me harder, his eyebrows coming together and his eyes becoming a more bright shade of the flaming red Bella’s had been.

I could feel myself quivering in fear as he continued to gaze at me, almost piercing my very soul with his look.

“FUCK!” he growled. “Jasper!” he turned to look at Jasper and Jasper’s head immediately snapped to the direction of our captors voice.

“Yes, Edward,” Jasper said, as if speaking to a commanding general.

Edward? Edward! That’s how I recognized his voice. That stupid son-of-a-bitch asshole. I was thoroughly confused now.

“Jasper, come with me.” Edward stared deep into Jasper’s eyes for a second until Jasper followed without a fight, without a word, nothing except a head nod.

I wasn’t to be tricked as easily. “What the fuck a second. I’m not coming with you. You’re going to release him from whatever voodoo hold you’ve got going there and we’re fucking leaving.” I drew my hand back to slap him but he was much too fast for my slow reaction.

He grabbed my wrist in a tighter hold than I’ve ever felt. Even tighter than the handcuffs I had slapped on me when Bella decided to get into her dad’s police bag and play cops and robbers.

“You will do no such thing you stupid cunt. If you ever try to lay a hand on me again, I won’t wait for the okay to kill you. You’re coming with me because his life as well as yours depends on it.” His voice was thick with a venomous purr. The sound of his voice was truly beautiful, but the words that were coming out of it negated the melodious sound.

I could feel the wet tears sliding down my face before I realized, much to my dismay, that I had started to cry.

Edward hushed me as he put a finger to my lips. I tried to pull away but he grabbed me around my waist in a tight hold, his fingers digging into my hip.

“Don’t cry, angel. I’m nothing to be afraid of. Pretty soon, this will all be over. You’ll see. There will be no more pain and you can be with your precious Jasper in a better place. It will all be okay.”

His words made me weep harder and I couldn’t control the tears now. I knew he was speaking of my death and it frightened me to no end. Not that I was going to die, but that I was going to die a horrible death. That much I knew. It would be painful and my family would have no explanation.

He turned my face up to his and his lips crashed into mine. His lips tasted all wrong. Nothing like the sweetness Jasper tasted of. This was entirely off but I knew if I fought him, he wouldn’t hesitate to kill me now. I relaxed into his grip but made no effort to return his passion. 

I silently apologized to Bella and Jasper both, knowing they would never hear me but making my own conscience rest easy.

He took my weeping as a moan and pulled me tighter to him. Tears streamed down my face in fear of what I knew was coming soon

What I wasn’t expecting was a pain my bottom lip. I jerked back from him and drew my hand up to my lip. I felt a wet substance at the same time I tasted the salty copper on my tongue.

That fucker bit me.

I looked at him and was surprised at what I saw. He was licking his lips and smiling, with his eyes closed and head turned towards the moon.

I was in disbelief. Either he was a super freak or he was a...a...

I couldn’t even put together the word in my mind.

Flashes of the past began to run through my head. 

Things Jasper had said, things he had looked at while he thought I was sleeping. I figured I had dreamt all these things but what they were stunned me.

They were memories, but not my own. Jaspers. 

I looked at Jasper and he was looking at Edward, with the same face as before. I didn’t understand, though, why these images were running through my head now of all times.

If I hadn’t been looking at him, I might not have believed it. Jasper’s eyes slid to mine for a brief second, but one second was all it took for me to understand what he was trying to tell me.

“Say it, Alice...Say it...Out loud,” Edward commanded.

“V-v-vampire. Vampire.” 

“Good girl,” he cooed as he pet my head. His icy fingers all but froze my scalp as I fought the shudder threatening to run through my body. Don’t show weakness was my new mantra for making it through this night.

Jasper’s eyes slid to mine once more before snapping back to Edward’s.

“Do what he says if you want to live.”

I was in instant understanding.

“Take me, Edward.”

A/N: whew! now that THAT is over, what do ya'll think?

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New chapter!

These are the songs I listened to while writing this chapter. 

No significance at all, these are just the songs that came onto the Twilight Radio station on Pandora.

Jet-Look What You’ve Done

Gary Jules-Mad World

Howie Day-Collide [Acoustic]

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club- Done All Wrong

OneRepublic-Apologize

Mazzy Star-Fade Into You

The Fray- You Found Me

Carolina Liar-Show Me What I’m Looking For

Linkin Park-Leave Out All The Rest

Evanescence-My Immortal

Muse-I Belong To You [New Moon Remix]

The Verve-Bittersweet Symphony

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“Poison?” I choked out. “He tried to poison me?” I couldn’t hardly believe it. Although the more I had learned about James since I had seen him last, the more I could believe he would actually poison me. My hands absentmindedly cupped my throat. I knew if the poison had taken effect, I would have been dead by now. It was a comfort thing for me, I guess.

Jasper wrapped an arm around my waist and pulled me close to him. He kissed the top of my head. “Shhhh,” he said. “It obviously didn’t work or you’d be missing like Rosalie and Bella. I’m not sure WHY it didn’t work but I’m very glad it didn’t.”

The look in his eyes were animalistic almost. Not a dangerous thing, but protective. His stance over me mirrored his look. He wanted me safe, that much I knew. 

I couldn’t help the feeling in my gut that started to grow. I never felt this with anyone else. I couldn’t pin point the feeling just yet. I didn’t think it was love because I hadn’t known him that long. I was falling for him though. Fast. I needed to get that idea out of my head quick. After all this was over, Rosalie, Bella and I would head back home and I’d probably never see this beautiful blue eyed man ever again. It would be just a story to giggle about with my friends and day dream about what could have been. 

“Ali,” he whispered to me. “The only reason I called you here is because I knew you’d flip out being alone and probably start wandering around by yourself. This could be very dangerous what we’re about to do. I need you to listen to me and do what I say.” His tone took a very serious note, not an ounce of humor in it at all. 

This shit was legit and I’m scared. “Will we....be hurt?” I could barely make the words come out of my mouth.

“Not if I can help it. So that’s why I need you to listen to me. Don’t question, just accept, okay?” He smiled, but it didn’t quite reach his eyes. 

All I could do was nod and follow him as he grabbed my hand and led me around the rest of the way in and out of the trees to the other side of the meadow.

As we got closer to the other side, I could see a faint light between the trees. I looked to Jasper to ask but he put a finger to his mouth and then pointed to his head.

Oh right, I had weird mind powers now. Got it.

“Where are we going?” I asked in my head. It was still something I was gonna have to get used to. I kind of liked it though.

“Towards that light. I’d bet almost anything that’s where your friends are.”

I started to get excited about seeing my friends but Jasper shook his head.

“You can’t talk to them and we’re not going in. We’re just going to take a look at what we’re up against.” He gripped my hand tighter as we got closer to the light.

A big warehouse came into view as we took the last few steps towards where the light was coming from. I could almost see inside the window.

“Remember,” Jasper said...well, more like THOUGHT to me, “not a peep. No matter what you see in here, do not say a word.”

I tried to hide my fear on my face, but I knew my voice would give me away so I just nodded.

We walked slowly towards the window closest to us. Jasper and I both stood on our tip toes to see inside. I had to cover my mouth with my hand to keep any noise from coming out.

I saw Bella and Rosalie on what looked to be stretchers. I squeezed my eyes shut, afraid to look around. Jasper snaked an arm around me and gripped my hip tightly. I was grateful because I felt like I was beginning to spin when I opened my eyes. 

I was shocked with disbelief. They looked so lifeless. So cold. Bella was never one to have any color to her anyway; the girl was always so damn pale no matter what we did. Rosalie, on the other hand, was always glowing. She always had color to her face, and a contagious light in her eyes. I could see them blinking, so I knew they were alive. It made me feel a teeny bit better.

Jasper threw his thought out to me, almost startling me. “DUCK!”

Just like he said earlier: don’t question, just accept. Which is exactly what I did. As soon as his thoughts streamed to my head, I did just as he said and ducked like my life depended on it. Which, for all I knew, it probably did.

I turned to look at Jasper, hoping to get some knowledge from him. It was beyond me how he knew when to stay out of sight. We were looking at the same exact thing in the room before us and I hadn’t seen anything out of the ordinary. Well except my lifeless shell of friends lying on stretchers.

He wasn’t looking at me or towards inside the building. He had his eyes shut tightly and looking towards the ground. Almost as if he were trying to listen to something in the distance. I wasn’t thinking anything at the moment. Nothing important anyways. Just normal stuff anybody my age would be thinking about. Like how cute Jasper was when he wasn’t even trying. Or how was I going to make this...whatever this was between us...work out. Oh yea, and how the fuck I was going to get my best friends back from the clutches of what seemed to be Satan himself.

Jasper opened his eyes, and stared right into mine. He apparently didn’t trust his voice to not be heard so he shot his thoughts at me again.

“It’s safe to look again, but just barely above eye level.”

I nodded once and looked again into the building. I did as he said and stayed to where the ledge of the window was level with the bottom of my eye socket. I looked around and saw that Rosalie had disappeared. I started to panic, wondering where she had run off to, or worse...been dragged to.

I shook my head to clear those kinds of thoughts. I breathed a slight sigh of relief when I saw that Bella had remained in place. Her mahogany hair had been taken down out of that ratty ponytail we hated. The “drunk ponytail” Rosalie always called it. It fell in beautiful, rich waves around her right shoulder and hung down off the bed. I felt a tear slip down my cheek. I don’t know why but I just hated seeing her like this. She was beautiful always but she could really knock the breath out of people when she tried. I feared this was the last time I would see her. I just wanted my friends back and here one of them was, dressed up like a doll, probably dying as we speak. Well, thought would be more appropriate.

I longed to run in there, grab her up, find Rosalie and head the hell home, putting all this weird, psycho guys, magical poison shit behind us. I couldn’t though. Not if I wanted them to survive whatever was coming next. I could feel it in my bones. The air had changed and the wind had picked up outside. Seeing how I was only in shorts and a t-shirt, it was chilly and I was starting to shiver.

I decided we needed a plan. Fast. “We need to get a plan together. I can’t sit here and watch them rot like this.”

“Alice, they’re very much alive,” Jasper said, with a bit of a bite to his tone. That, I didn’t understand. Why all of a sudden was he being harsh? “They’re not dying. They’re probably healthier than we are put together.”

I had no clue what he was talking about. He was confusing me. I tried dipping into his thoughts but all I found in my head was a void. No sound. No images. Nothing. He just looked at me with a raised eyebrow. “Can’t hear me, can you?”

I shook my head. How did he know? 

“I’m blocking you. It’s something you’ll learn along the way. I’ll help you. And before you can even form your next thought, I’m blocking you for your own good. And yes, I’ll tell you later. Don’t question, just accept.”

I was speechless. Either he was more advanced with this mind reading thing or he just knew me well. My romantic side and logical self came to an agreement that it was both.

I looked away from Jasper and back to Bella. I knew I couldn’t speak to her and I was pretty sure she didn’t have the same ability Jasper and I had so I decided I would do this just for me.

I placed my index and middle finger to my lips and then moved them to touch the window. A tear slipped down my cheek again as I closed my eyes, turned my head and whispered “Bell”.

The turn of Jaspers head was almost audible. I opened my eyes to look at him and could see his blue eyes turn icy cold. He was upset, that much was obvious. I didn’t know what had happened though in the past two seconds though.

He said nothing, thought nothing and didn’t move. The only thing he did was turn his head slowly, looking back into the building.

I looked back into the building as well and almost passed out.

Bella was looking directly back at me, her eyes blood red.