The Shadow and The Seer (Jasper x Alice fanfic)

4. Persistence is Key

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Chapter song: Feeling Whitney by Post Malone
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   "You think we should leave?" I asked in confusion as Bella paced in front of me in her room. Her Mötley Crue shirt swallowed her frame, and I attempted to not be distracted by it. Bella's sleek jeggings and black boots had been my decision, but she had fought for the oversized t-shirt this morning.

   She had not been overly eager over the tailored, white Mötley Crue crop top that I had designed.

   "I mean that the family with the gold eyes isn't... right." Bella said hesitantly, distracting me from my shallow musings.

   Thoughts of my handsome and shy soulmate hurtled into my head. "What makes you say that?"

"That copper-haired one wanted to kill me. And his presence isn't like a human's, Mary." Fear made Bella's voice quiver. Light filtered in naturally through the window, and once again the tall wall of forest trees outside of our yard sent a warning that tingled down my spine.

Fuck. I looked into my sister's chocolate-molten eyes and knew that she wasn't exaggerating. Her abilities had always been stronger than mine. They were also a terrible curse. "Okay, are you sure leaving is absolutely necessary? Renee probably won't let us." I stated practically.

   "Well, we are old enough to probably make it on the street." Bella hedged. Her ability to make drastic decisions became blatantly obvious with that half-assed plan and the I couldn't resist rolling my eyes at her.

   "Bella, we have to finish high school. I'm not sure if you've noticed but you-" I jabbed my finger at her, "are way too brilliant not to go to college. I know how much you love science and math and all the dumb shit I hate."

She looked shocked and a little touched at my words for a second, but then her lips set in a stubborn line that I knew too well. "Do you propose that I just let some ginger freak of nature kill me?" She shrieked almost hysterically.

   That was a valid point. "Let's call Mom." I finally said. "We can try out some kind of online school, as much as we didn't want to."

   Bella started speaking, but then I was gone again into that state of nothingness. I floated for a mere millisecond this time before I found myself staring.

   Her dark, chocolate hair was matted with blood and she was facedown. I scrambled on my hands and knees, desperate to get to her. Plush carpet assaulted my hands, creating a terrible softness against the terrible grief in my chest.

"Well you weren't hard to find at all." A pale man with bright ruby eyes grinned down at us. Blood smeared his mouth. "She was delicious, but you smell even better."

He moved quickly and snapped my arm under his boot. A scream ripped through me. He then picked me up and brought my neck to his mouth. Pain like none other seared my body.

I gasped back to reality, snapping back almost instantly to Bella's room. Sweat broke through on my skin and it felt as though I had ran a marathon. Bella watched me warily, already knowing that I had a full-blown vision this morning.

Visions rarely came to me. In fact, the last time I had a vision was four years prior. It'd literally been when Mom was picking my Christmas present out and I'd accidentally seen myself opening it. Times had been so much simpler then. With a headache overwhelming me, I laid back onto the bed. "Bella, I don't think we should leave. We are stuck now."

Bella just looked at me with a dark brow raised.

"We will get killed by a monster that looks mightily similar to what you're describing. Our throats torn out." I sighed, my hands shook in front of me at the pure carnage and horror that kept cascading in front of us.