Shadows || Jasper Hale

FIVE

At eight o'clock Luna excused herself from dinner and took the truck keys, explaining that she would be with some friends until late that night. Of course, Jacob asked her about a million questions before giving it a rest while her father insisted to him that she would be okay to go. She got the address from Alice and was gone before Jacob could check out the window to see her pulling away. Luna arrived at the seashore within ten minutes, seeing what looked like something you'd see out of a travel magazine. When she stepped out of the truck, she was greeted by Alice who had appeared to be waiting for in her own car.

 "Luna!" She sang out, "You're finally here. I've been waiting for hours!"

Luna let out a laugh and looked down at her phone, "It's only eight-fifteen, Alice."

"Hours." The fairy girl walked towards her and wrapped her freezing arms around her.

"Jesus, aren't you cold?" Luna asked her, feeling the familiar chill on her, "Do you need a jacket or something? I have an extra in the truck-"

Alice shrugged, "I feel fine, I'm used to the cold anyway."

Luna nodded in understanding before gesturing to the fire she saw near the water, "Did you start a fire?"

"Of course not." The girl laughed and grabbed Luna's hand, pulling her towards the fire, "Emmett and Jasper did."

Luna was dragged towards the rest of the Cullen family who surrounded the fire with camp chairs. All but two were taken up by the siblings she had met earlier plus two other people she had yet to do so. She could see that one was a young-looking woman with dark brown hair and the other was a man with blonde hair and a pale complexion.

"Luna this is my mother and father." Alice gestured to them.

Luna sent the couple a smile, "It's nice to meet you, Mr. and Mrs. Cullen."

"Esme and Carlisle will do," Carlisle told her, sticking out his hand for her to shake.

Esme stood up and gave the girl a hug muttering, "It's so nice to finally meet you. Alice has told us a lot about you."

Luna questioned how much Alice could have told them, as they had only met earlier that morning. She also took note of how both of them were also freezing cold, similar to their daughter. She was tempted to comment on it, however, she decided to stay silent on the matter. She pulled away from Esme and smiled, looking around the beach.

"Hey there, Damsel." Luna turned to see Jasper behind her, "Do you want to sit down?

"Hey, Cowboy." She smiled. Luna sat down in the green camping chair, noticing a small amount of wind that had begun to pick up. She rubbed her hands together and leaned closer to the warmth, staring into the orange flame.

"So Luna, tell us a bit about yourself," Esme said.

Luna looked up from the flame and asked, "What would you like to know?"