I wonder what she’s thinking about right now. She looks so peaceful. Well, were here. I need to see if Alice will hear me today. “Alice?” She looked at me, she actually heard me the first time I said her name. She looked worried. What? Were you talking again? Sorry, Jasper.” “Actually Alice, That’s the first time I called you. I guess you are starting to listen better.” She got very happy too quickly. “Whoa, Alice. Don’t get ecstatic, I think you’re giving me whiplash. I can’t handle that. Yesterday, I could hardly handle it. Calm, angry, worried, sad, it all confused me and worried me at the same time.” “Well, tell me how I’m doing now. Am I behaving my emotions or are you on the roller coaster again?” “Well, Alice I have to say you have been your usual chipper self. Its like you took a nap and woke up in a better mood.” “Ok. Well where to? I’m not looking so it’s a big surprise.” I doubt that. Might as well play along. “Well, I want to go west. I caught a coven’s scent. It’s a whole bunch of them and they are in a single file line so my guess is they’re playing follow the leader. It’s almost sunrise so I’m guessing they are going to find someplace to hide.” I wonder if she’ll catch on. Well, she seems smug all of a sudden. “Jasper, I smell them too. They broke apart. How do we know which ones to follow?” She got it. Ouch. Serious headache. She did that on purpose. Incoming. “Jasper no, not for a second! There’s no way in hell I’m splitting up! You can’t MAKE ME!” She has a very loud voice for a very small woman. “Alice, relax. It was just a thought.” Maybe if I give her a guilt trip, if it would work. Incoming, again. “Jasper don’t do it! I’m going to get you! I will make my emotions go insane and hope it gives you whiplash! Don’t even try it! That hurts! Do you really want to hurt my feelings?” She put on her smile that would work because that’s my favorite smile but not today I’m still going to try it. “Ok Alice, but if you really want to loose time by making me go one way and then go the other way, fine. I won’t do it. We just won’t get to Bella, Edward, Renesmee, and…” This will work; she’s all mad now though. I don’t like her mad. I like her better when she’s happy. But it’s kind of funny when she gets mad. Like Edward described Bella; A kitten who tries to be a lion. “Would you shut up and tell me which way to go!” Now I was smug, it worked! Good. It would have taken so much longer to do one at a time. She might have gotten mad because she was late on her schedule. “Ok, Alice the place where you’re standing. You smell that?” She snapped her head up and looked around. “Yeah, what about it?” “Well, follow it.” “Well, how will we find each other?” “If the sun comes up, if the coven will allow it, stay with them. I will find you as soon as the sun sets. I will try to bring the group I find with me. It shouldn’t be that hard to find you. They’re even less vampires here than in Texas. I should find you quite easy…..”
She stalked away and started cursing under her breath. I started to laugh, I couldn’t help it. I watched her until she got out of my view and then I started walking the other way.
I took off at a run until I started thinking about Alice, I slowed to a walk. Then all of a sudden I felt like I needed to get to that coven faster. All of a sudden I could feel three different emotions. All three very odd. One was very excited, one very worried, and one very interested. They were all in a underground tunnel. In the tunnel there was one that was very tall and built he was sitting in the middle of the tunnel. He looked like Emmett except Emmett had the weirdest grin! He looked to be the youngest out the group. This one’s smile was normal, which got me thinking about Alice again. The one in the back of the tunnel was sitting on the ground, he was medium sized and had gold eyes. The one closest to me was very tall, not as tall as Emmett but almost. He was sitting on a crate. Their was only one flaw, two out of three had blood-red eyes. The Emmett looking one walked up to me, “Hello my name is Robert and these are my brothers William and Jeremy. What’s your name stranger?” He looked as if someone just said a joke, typical, all the people who look like Emmett has to have his sense of humor. “My name’s Jasper.” Jeremy got off the crate, ran straight to me and got in my face.
He better move it before I rip his eyes out of his sockets. “What is it that you need?” He backed up, smart move. “I would like to ask you to do something for me, if you all are free.” I tried to seem harmless; no need for a fight, but it was hard. Something was wrong about Jeremy, I don’t know what exactly but something about him seems evil. “What do you want? I want you out of here before the sun comes up.” Someone isn’t patient. “Yeah, what is it you want Jasper? I’m sure this will be interesting. Selling girl scout cookies perhaps?” He snickered. Yes Robert, I’m trying to sell cookies to Vampires. “I want you to witness for my niece. I’m sure you have heard of the immortal children.” “Yes, we have. What’s that got to do with anything?” “Well, there was a misunderstanding and the Volturi think my niece is an immortal child, but she’s not, she’s part human. She has a heartbeat. We think if we get enough vampires maybe they will stop and give us enough time to explain.” “We will not help you for two reasons. One, the Volturi doesn’t know we exist and we want to keep it that way. Two, we have something better to do!” “I guess that’s a no to the cookies, eh Jeremy.”
“Oh shut up you idiot!” Jeremy walked to Robert and started whispering. I didn’t pay any attention, the sun was up and I have a feeling it will be a very long day. As I was looking out the tunnel something hit me, I felt five new emotions. I couldn’t see where it came from. I became very cautious. Jeremy, William, and Robert all looked at me. “What?” Robert looked very surprised. “Nothing” I was trying to convince him and me, it didn’t work on me, but it worked for him. “Alright what ever. You can stay with us. Just don’t give Jeremy any mint flavored cookies. He’ll kill us all!” He started laughing and the tunnel started to shake. “Would you shut up?! You’re going to expose us.” “It’s not my fault Jasper has to sell cookies!” It started shaking again. Jeremy looked Robert right in his eyes and told him something I couldn’t make out. And then Robert stopped laughing, he didn’t even have a smile on his face. He looked very serious. I wonder what Jeremy told him. I got to thinking about Alice again. I wonder if she found the others, is she alright, did she find a place to get out of the sun? I hope she’s fine. I guess I have to start a conversation, other wise I will get bored out of my mind. “Do any of you have a gift?” Jeremy had a big smile on his face, and he was acting a little smug. “Well, I can make anyone do whatever I want, can you do anything special?” He mumbled something; it sounded something like, well, not anyone. I wonder if he has holes in his power like Alice. “Yes, I can I can control others emotions.” “That’s cool I guess” I heard him say something else under his breath; he said I can do better than that. Cocky and arrogant weasel. Something tells me I’m going to kill him. “Robert? Can you do anything?” His smile came back. “What besides selling…..” “If that word comes out of your mouth I will rip you to shreds!” “Oooh, I’m shaking! Bring it on! I haven’t had a fight in forever! Literally!” He started to laugh, again. At least this time it didn’t make anything shake. “Actually Jasper, I have super strength. See? Look at the guns.” He started flexing his muscles.
“Maybe you and my brother should have an arm wrestling match.
He has super strength too.” “YES! Should I go to your house or will he find me?” I pretended I didn’t hear that. “William? Can you do anything?” “He can see the future.” Why did Jeremy answer for William? Is Jeremy William’s master? Robert answered. “Don’t feel confused. That boy hasn’t talked since…..” “Can’t you ever keep your mouth shut?! I told you! Some things we need to keep to ourselves!” “Alright mister big bad wolf.” I couldn’t help but snicker “What’s so funny?” “Nothing.” “What? I like a joke better than Jeremy. Come on! Tell me! I will break you twig boy!” He was playing a game. He’s like a puppy. So excited about anything new. So I played along. “Bring it on. I can take you!” I got up and he walked to me. “What makes you so sure you can take me?” “I was in the army in my human life and I was a leader in the war for the south. When I was human I joined at the age of 17 in the confederate army, I lied and told them I was 20. I got skill, you got muscle. While you are swinging punches and I’ll strategize and duck from every punch you throw. So Beat that.” That wiped the smile off his face. “How can someone as small as you be in the army? They would break you like a itty bitty twig!” He found that hilarious. “You wanna see? I could give you a demonstration. Let’s see who gets snapped like a twig.” I smiled and crouched. He backed away, “No way man, you might choke me to death with you’re Girl Scout Cook……” “SHUT THE HELL UP! I’M SO SICK OF YOUR MOUTH ROBERT! CAN’T I EVER GET PEACE?!” “Sure you can. All you got to do is GO AWAY!” We both sat back down and we sat in silence for a while. William kept nodding his head in the corner as if he was answering someone invisible. I wonder if we are still allowed to talk. Might as well try. “So, what do you usually do during the day? It must get boring around here.” Jeremy had the biggest smile I’ve seen him wear since I got here. This’ll be good. “I usually control people to the way they bump into others or trip on their own feet, but sometimes I get us lunch, which ever comes first.” That sick twisted little, ugh! He is so disgusting. Getting people to go to him. Despicable. “Wanna see?” “Not really.” He closed his eyes. Then I heard footsteps. Oh my god! He did it anyway!
I stood up. I have to back up; I got to go away, further in the tunnel. Somewhere! Anywhere! I don’t want to go back to Alice with my eyes like them! I can’t! I have to hold my breath. “YOU IDIOT! WHY DID YOU DO THAT?!” He said it casual, “Well, it has been a while since Robert and I hunted so. Here’s lunch. What a very old vampire like you can’t handle it?” “I just stopped drinking human blood! I can’t handle the sight or smell of it yet! Get him away!” “Jeremy. Man, cut that out. He can’t handle it, we can hunt later.” “Well, he shouldn’t have asked what we do.” “Sorry Jasper. Go sit next to William and close your eyes. William?” William turned and looked at Robert. “Can you help Jasper? You know, if he tries to come toward us.” He nodded and waved for me to sit next to him.
I ran to him. “You think you can hold me back?” He nodded once. I closed my eyes and focused on Alice. I smelled the blood. The thirst hit me; I haven’t hunted since we left. I have to stay here. No. Get up. It won’t hurt anyone, well except for the lunch. No. Have to stay here. But I got up anyway. Without looking up he grabbed my wrist and pulled me back down with a lot of force. After I was sitting down again he got up and went behind my back and held me down by my shoulders. “Hey? You think you can pull it back a bit? You’re starting to dislocate my shoulder.” I know he heard me but he put more force on my shoulders. “William? Can you ease up a bit? Not even Emmett has that kind of strength.” He must not have used his strength for a while, they must be built up inside him and since he finally let them out he is using more force than he needs too. “William, I know you can’t talk but you can hear, so can you not use so much force? LET GO!” He let go of my shoulders and I stood up. I turned to look at him. He was looking down. Without turning around I called to Robert. “Robert, if you are done over there tell me. If not, keep your mouth shut.” I consider Robert as a friend now, but Jeremy and William? Not so much. “Sorry for that Twig Boy. We’re done.” He stopped talking to me. “Jeremy? Can’t you get rid of that thing? Can’t you control dead people too?” “No you idiot. The brain dies along with everything else; it lasts another three minutes after the heart stops but that ended five minutes ago. Why don’t you carry it, you over grown ape!” “Picky, Picky, hey William, Jasper, point to who gets rid of the thing.” “I could care less just get rid of him!” “Fine. William?” He pointed his finger toward Jeremy. “Traitor.” I heard him pick it up and run farther into the tunnel. Finally, I turned around and went sit back where I was.
I started wondering about many things like Alice, Esme, Rose, Emmett, Edward, Bella, Carlisle, and especially Renesmee. I wish Alice was here. “What are you thinking about? You are awfully quiet.” Robert can’t stand to be quiet can he? “More like peacefully quiet.” Jeremy is such an ass. “I’m thinking about Alice.” “Oooh. Who’s that? Crush at home? OH! Ex-Girlfriend? Ex-Wife? You have to tell me! What’s she look like? Is she hot? I bet she can turn a few heads. Is she your first love? Have you dated before? More importantly has she dated before? Where’s she from? How old is she? Physically not well, really. Is she…...” “Hold your tongue pal. She’s my wife. Not Ex-Wife. And yes, she can turn quite a few heads. But if your head starts to turn I’m ripping your eyes out your sockets.” “You have to describe her to me. I swear my head will not turn but my eyes might bulge.” “I don’t know, well, alright. I guess it won’t hurt anyone. But keep your comments to yourself and try to control your emotions because if I feel one thing out of place I will tear you to pieces.” “Fine, Fine, Fine. Now come on describe her.” “Sure go ahead Jasper. I wonder how ugly she really is. Something is beautiful in someone else’s eyes may not be beautiful in another’s.” “Shut the hell up you snake! She is beautiful in everyone’s eyes. That’s why I hardly leave her side! I bet she will turn your head if you ever meet her!” “Oh come on! Now you have to tell me what she looks like!” Why? Why? Why? I guess I should. Maybe if I tell them about her Jeremy will picture how beautiful she really is. Although no picture could ever do her justice.
She stalked away and started cursing under her breath. I started to laugh, I couldn’t help it. I watched her until she got out of my view and then I started walking the other way.
I took off at a run until I started thinking about Alice, I slowed to a walk. Then all of a sudden I felt like I needed to get to that coven faster. All of a sudden I could feel three different emotions. All three very odd. One was very excited, one very worried, and one very interested. They were all in a underground tunnel. In the tunnel there was one that was very tall and built he was sitting in the middle of the tunnel. He looked like Emmett except Emmett had the weirdest grin! He looked to be the youngest out the group. This one’s smile was normal, which got me thinking about Alice again. The one in the back of the tunnel was sitting on the ground, he was medium sized and had gold eyes. The one closest to me was very tall, not as tall as Emmett but almost. He was sitting on a crate. Their was only one flaw, two out of three had blood-red eyes. The Emmett looking one walked up to me, “Hello my name is Robert and these are my brothers William and Jeremy. What’s your name stranger?” He looked as if someone just said a joke, typical, all the people who look like Emmett has to have his sense of humor. “My name’s Jasper.” Jeremy got off the crate, ran straight to me and got in my face.
He better move it before I rip his eyes out of his sockets. “What is it that you need?” He backed up, smart move. “I would like to ask you to do something for me, if you all are free.” I tried to seem harmless; no need for a fight, but it was hard. Something was wrong about Jeremy, I don’t know what exactly but something about him seems evil. “What do you want? I want you out of here before the sun comes up.” Someone isn’t patient. “Yeah, what is it you want Jasper? I’m sure this will be interesting. Selling girl scout cookies perhaps?” He snickered. Yes Robert, I’m trying to sell cookies to Vampires. “I want you to witness for my niece. I’m sure you have heard of the immortal children.” “Yes, we have. What’s that got to do with anything?” “Well, there was a misunderstanding and the Volturi think my niece is an immortal child, but she’s not, she’s part human. She has a heartbeat. We think if we get enough vampires maybe they will stop and give us enough time to explain.” “We will not help you for two reasons. One, the Volturi doesn’t know we exist and we want to keep it that way. Two, we have something better to do!” “I guess that’s a no to the cookies, eh Jeremy.”
“Oh shut up you idiot!” Jeremy walked to Robert and started whispering. I didn’t pay any attention, the sun was up and I have a feeling it will be a very long day. As I was looking out the tunnel something hit me, I felt five new emotions. I couldn’t see where it came from. I became very cautious. Jeremy, William, and Robert all looked at me. “What?” Robert looked very surprised. “Nothing” I was trying to convince him and me, it didn’t work on me, but it worked for him. “Alright what ever. You can stay with us. Just don’t give Jeremy any mint flavored cookies. He’ll kill us all!” He started laughing and the tunnel started to shake. “Would you shut up?! You’re going to expose us.” “It’s not my fault Jasper has to sell cookies!” It started shaking again. Jeremy looked Robert right in his eyes and told him something I couldn’t make out. And then Robert stopped laughing, he didn’t even have a smile on his face. He looked very serious. I wonder what Jeremy told him. I got to thinking about Alice again. I wonder if she found the others, is she alright, did she find a place to get out of the sun? I hope she’s fine. I guess I have to start a conversation, other wise I will get bored out of my mind. “Do any of you have a gift?” Jeremy had a big smile on his face, and he was acting a little smug. “Well, I can make anyone do whatever I want, can you do anything special?” He mumbled something; it sounded something like, well, not anyone. I wonder if he has holes in his power like Alice. “Yes, I can I can control others emotions.” “That’s cool I guess” I heard him say something else under his breath; he said I can do better than that. Cocky and arrogant weasel. Something tells me I’m going to kill him. “Robert? Can you do anything?” His smile came back. “What besides selling…..” “If that word comes out of your mouth I will rip you to shreds!” “Oooh, I’m shaking! Bring it on! I haven’t had a fight in forever! Literally!” He started to laugh, again. At least this time it didn’t make anything shake. “Actually Jasper, I have super strength. See? Look at the guns.” He started flexing his muscles.
“Maybe you and my brother should have an arm wrestling match.
He has super strength too.” “YES! Should I go to your house or will he find me?” I pretended I didn’t hear that. “William? Can you do anything?” “He can see the future.” Why did Jeremy answer for William? Is Jeremy William’s master? Robert answered. “Don’t feel confused. That boy hasn’t talked since…..” “Can’t you ever keep your mouth shut?! I told you! Some things we need to keep to ourselves!” “Alright mister big bad wolf.” I couldn’t help but snicker “What’s so funny?” “Nothing.” “What? I like a joke better than Jeremy. Come on! Tell me! I will break you twig boy!” He was playing a game. He’s like a puppy. So excited about anything new. So I played along. “Bring it on. I can take you!” I got up and he walked to me. “What makes you so sure you can take me?” “I was in the army in my human life and I was a leader in the war for the south. When I was human I joined at the age of 17 in the confederate army, I lied and told them I was 20. I got skill, you got muscle. While you are swinging punches and I’ll strategize and duck from every punch you throw. So Beat that.” That wiped the smile off his face. “How can someone as small as you be in the army? They would break you like a itty bitty twig!” He found that hilarious. “You wanna see? I could give you a demonstration. Let’s see who gets snapped like a twig.” I smiled and crouched. He backed away, “No way man, you might choke me to death with you’re Girl Scout Cook……” “SHUT THE HELL UP! I’M SO SICK OF YOUR MOUTH ROBERT! CAN’T I EVER GET PEACE?!” “Sure you can. All you got to do is GO AWAY!” We both sat back down and we sat in silence for a while. William kept nodding his head in the corner as if he was answering someone invisible. I wonder if we are still allowed to talk. Might as well try. “So, what do you usually do during the day? It must get boring around here.” Jeremy had the biggest smile I’ve seen him wear since I got here. This’ll be good. “I usually control people to the way they bump into others or trip on their own feet, but sometimes I get us lunch, which ever comes first.” That sick twisted little, ugh! He is so disgusting. Getting people to go to him. Despicable. “Wanna see?” “Not really.” He closed his eyes. Then I heard footsteps. Oh my god! He did it anyway!
I stood up. I have to back up; I got to go away, further in the tunnel. Somewhere! Anywhere! I don’t want to go back to Alice with my eyes like them! I can’t! I have to hold my breath. “YOU IDIOT! WHY DID YOU DO THAT?!” He said it casual, “Well, it has been a while since Robert and I hunted so. Here’s lunch. What a very old vampire like you can’t handle it?” “I just stopped drinking human blood! I can’t handle the sight or smell of it yet! Get him away!” “Jeremy. Man, cut that out. He can’t handle it, we can hunt later.” “Well, he shouldn’t have asked what we do.” “Sorry Jasper. Go sit next to William and close your eyes. William?” William turned and looked at Robert. “Can you help Jasper? You know, if he tries to come toward us.” He nodded and waved for me to sit next to him.
I ran to him. “You think you can hold me back?” He nodded once. I closed my eyes and focused on Alice. I smelled the blood. The thirst hit me; I haven’t hunted since we left. I have to stay here. No. Get up. It won’t hurt anyone, well except for the lunch. No. Have to stay here. But I got up anyway. Without looking up he grabbed my wrist and pulled me back down with a lot of force. After I was sitting down again he got up and went behind my back and held me down by my shoulders. “Hey? You think you can pull it back a bit? You’re starting to dislocate my shoulder.” I know he heard me but he put more force on my shoulders. “William? Can you ease up a bit? Not even Emmett has that kind of strength.” He must not have used his strength for a while, they must be built up inside him and since he finally let them out he is using more force than he needs too. “William, I know you can’t talk but you can hear, so can you not use so much force? LET GO!” He let go of my shoulders and I stood up. I turned to look at him. He was looking down. Without turning around I called to Robert. “Robert, if you are done over there tell me. If not, keep your mouth shut.” I consider Robert as a friend now, but Jeremy and William? Not so much. “Sorry for that Twig Boy. We’re done.” He stopped talking to me. “Jeremy? Can’t you get rid of that thing? Can’t you control dead people too?” “No you idiot. The brain dies along with everything else; it lasts another three minutes after the heart stops but that ended five minutes ago. Why don’t you carry it, you over grown ape!” “Picky, Picky, hey William, Jasper, point to who gets rid of the thing.” “I could care less just get rid of him!” “Fine. William?” He pointed his finger toward Jeremy. “Traitor.” I heard him pick it up and run farther into the tunnel. Finally, I turned around and went sit back where I was.
I started wondering about many things like Alice, Esme, Rose, Emmett, Edward, Bella, Carlisle, and especially Renesmee. I wish Alice was here. “What are you thinking about? You are awfully quiet.” Robert can’t stand to be quiet can he? “More like peacefully quiet.” Jeremy is such an ass. “I’m thinking about Alice.” “Oooh. Who’s that? Crush at home? OH! Ex-Girlfriend? Ex-Wife? You have to tell me! What’s she look like? Is she hot? I bet she can turn a few heads. Is she your first love? Have you dated before? More importantly has she dated before? Where’s she from? How old is she? Physically not well, really. Is she…...” “Hold your tongue pal. She’s my wife. Not Ex-Wife. And yes, she can turn quite a few heads. But if your head starts to turn I’m ripping your eyes out your sockets.” “You have to describe her to me. I swear my head will not turn but my eyes might bulge.” “I don’t know, well, alright. I guess it won’t hurt anyone. But keep your comments to yourself and try to control your emotions because if I feel one thing out of place I will tear you to pieces.” “Fine, Fine, Fine. Now come on describe her.” “Sure go ahead Jasper. I wonder how ugly she really is. Something is beautiful in someone else’s eyes may not be beautiful in another’s.” “Shut the hell up you snake! She is beautiful in everyone’s eyes. That’s why I hardly leave her side! I bet she will turn your head if you ever meet her!” “Oh come on! Now you have to tell me what she looks like!” Why? Why? Why? I guess I should. Maybe if I tell them about her Jeremy will picture how beautiful she really is. Although no picture could ever do her justice.