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alice and jasper spent most of their time together. they’d sit around the house, loosely connected by arms draped over shoulders, fingers interlaced, feet softly rest on each other’s. it didn’t really matter what they did, as long as they were together. jasper would sit on the window seat in their room, reading various history novels (both fiction and nonfiction). alice sat on the floor in front of him, leaning against one of his legs. she would search through her vision, constantly on the lookout for any sort of danger. jasper kept a reassuring hand on her shoulder whenever she did this, knowing it was a nervous habit she couldn’t quite shake after everything that had happened the previous few years. she had to keep an eye out for her family.
she did this often, looking for any small change, any hint that more of their kind would pass through, any sign that the volturi would come back for revenge, anything that could be a sign of danger. she didn’t see much. usually just her family going about their life as they had for decades, as they would for decades: going hunting together, taking trips, racing and play fighting, going to new schools, carlisle continuing to work in various hospitals, couples staying together through the years. they didn’t have any major changes coming. until, one day, they did.
alice gasped, jumping up from where she was sitting. jasper immediately dropped the book he was reading and ran to her side all in the same millisecond.
“what is it alice?” what did you see?” he asked urgently, resting his hands on either side of her face and leaning in to press a kiss to her forehead. it always helped calm her down, and this was no exception. she took a deep breath, wrapping her own hands around his wrists. “alice? what was it? is someone coming? do we need to warn the others?” he asked again, pressing her for further information.
“hold on,” alice murmured, her face going blank again as she begun to search the future, looking again for what had set her off. it looked like someone was coming to hurt her, but she hadn’t been sure. just the thought was enough to feel her chest clench where her heart should have been pounding, make her feel like she couldn’t breathe even though she didn’t need to. jasper waited patiently as she sorted through her mind, trying to separate memories from visions. it wasn’t always easy.
“i,” alice started to say, slowly coming out of her mind, jasper breathed a sigh of relief; he couldn’t help but worry when her face went blank like that, especially after a panic. “no. we’re safe,” she added, trying to shake off the vision. jasper dropped his hands from her face and instead wrapped her in his arms, pulling him close. “i’m sorry, i didn’t mean to worry you. it was just an accident.” she buried her face in his shoulders, breathing deeply, inhaling his calming scent as the wave of calm washed over her. physical contact always increased his abilities, and alice needed it now.
“no need to apologize. i understand you,” jasper said, pressing a kiss to the top of her forehead. “did you want to go hunting, or for a walk?” he asked. it usually helped her to be up and out of the house, at least doing something. it helped shake off the worry.
“can we just stay here for a moment?” she asked, pulling him closer.
“anything you need,” he said.