Sage Bradshaw has been a nomad for as long as she could remember. She's met creatures like her along the way but never found herself a home. She never found a place where she thought she belonged. She always traveled and loved to see what the world...
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Tell me boy, how in the fuck would you feel? If you couldn't get me back. That's what I wish that I could do... to you.
"Tch." I sucked my teeth in anger.
I paced back and forth our old room as Jasper sat on the bed with his hair tangled in his fingers. He wasn't all too happy with the altercation that occured. It was the wee hours before daybreak and none of the Cullens had rested since the incident earlier this evening. After I lunged towards Alice; Esme was there to stop it which led to her receiving the fierce swipe towards her face. Esme head nearly cut off if it wasn't for Alice holding it in place. That would've angered me if Esme hadn't been bold about her thoughts on her husband's decision.
"But this is my coven Sage!" Jasper bellowed with earnest in his voice. "I can't just leave it! They gave me a family, a new way of life to live. You of all people should understand why I can't leave them!"
"I don't care about that! Jasper! We're mates. MATES. That bond is stronger than the coven. I love them as much as you do but you have to pick me over them. I can't stand to be around that wench any longer!" I didn't care if the entire coven heard me, I bellowed to him at the top of my lungs.
"Her name is Alice." Jasper's voices was firm and unwavering. The way his eyes pierced into mine hurt my very core.
"She lost that right the moment I found out the truth." My foot was put down. If he couldn't leave the coven, I would. Being around her... it changed him again. It hurt me more and reminded me why I left in the first place. The feelings of remorse always lingered in Jasper when he was around me. But when he thought he was far enough away, with Alice, he'd change. She made him happier. He was lighter, and bright. The aura he was surrounded with was colorful and happy. I could sense it from miles away if I could.
It was something I didn't want to acknowledge. But it was thrown in my face, forced through my lips, and shoved down my throat. And if I did love him as much as I had... I knew I had to let him go. It came to a point where it hurt more to be with him than it probably would apart. If mates weren't a real thing... I would just have to live with it. I could love him from afar, at least that way it was safer for me. It wouldn't hurt me the way it was now. The thought of being apart festered inside of me for awhile now and after tonight, after he chose; the choice was clear.
"Sage, just come with us." Jasper begged as he held my hand to stop me in my tracks. A bolt of electricity shot through my arm at the mere touch. My eyes lingered from his hand to the eyes that pleaded me to stay.
Don't.
The voice inside me told me not to. There was only pain down that path. I wrenched my wrist from his grasp and crossed my arms over my chest; afraid he'd try it again. The mere touch was enough to question my firm decision. He made me crazy.
"No!" I couldn't look at him, fearful of what it my do to me. The sad look on his face only made me yearn to hold him, to make things better. It wasn't the way to go. We'd been down this road before.
The entire consensus for the coven was to move away from Forks. Edward had brought the idea up and surprisingly, Carlisle seconded the idea. After we all went around the room, it was decided we'd leave right away. It wasn't safe for Bella and I knew that Jasper hated himself now more than ever. Of course he'd want to run away as well. I knew how easy it was to escape all your problems and leave things behind. It'd be wrong of me to ask him to stay here in Forks. But I felt it was within reason for him to follow me elsewhere. To no surprise did he not want to part with Alice. The fact he guised wanting to stick with the coven was just another slap in my face.
"Sage... you're not being rational. I can feel how angry you are." Jasper tried to argue as he sat in his place and stared into my eyes. I could only send him the iciest glare I could muster.
"Leave Jasper. I'm done playing these games." If he could feel my anger, he could also feel the sadness that ensued. I left the room without another word, only to be met with Edward. There was a solemn look on his face that hadn't left since the incident. "I'll be moving elsewhere. She won't know where to find me." I snapped, knowing he was being selfish in more ways than one. I didn't feel like rubbing more salt in his wound; he was already leaving the love of his life. Maybe he'd sympathize with me eventually. This obviously wasn't an easy decision but he thought it was the best to keep her safe and alive.
"Thank you." Edward whispered as I descended down the stairs. The rest of the coven, I assumed, were packing. The living room was empty and part of me didn't feel the need to say goodbye. Somewhere down the road, we'd meet again. Unless I committed suicide by the Volturi.
"Sage please!" Jasper had jumped from the third story of the house onto the drive way where I was about to start my car. "Don't do this to us..." He pried the driver's door wide open.
"There is no longer an us..." I stared into his eyes with a blank look on my face that paired with a monotonous tone. I was done playing these games. Mate or not, I had deserved more than what Jasper was giving me. "You're probably going to find happiness this way. And who am I to stand in the way of that? I'm your mate after all, that's all I want for you."
With that, I shut my door and drove off.
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The waves crashed beneath me as I stared into the rising sun. The warm hues of oranges, pinks, and yellows greeted me this early morning. A new dawn. There was a heaviness in my heart that had weighed me down as I drove away from Jasper. But as I drove further and further away and his figure disappeared from the rear view, it slowly began to lift. A sense of relief replaced the heaviness in my heart. Part of me was happy I didn't have to see the failed relationship anymore. The woman who home wrecked my relationship would be miles and miles away from me.
Jasper wouldn't have to hurt me any longer.
He could be happy.
I knew I had to lay low for awhile. At all costs, I wanted to avoid Bella but I had no idea where to move first. The Cullens decided to move to Europe for the time being, and I would sure as shit let them move there before I made my own move. For now, I wouldn't mind roaming the streets of Seattle or even the woods. I wasn't a stranger to these parts. Or I could even go home and search for more clues on my creator.
I spread my arms to let the wind flow freely through my body.
Liberated.
That's the only word I could come up with.
A small smile spread across my face as I stepped closer to the edge. I didn't have to worry for a long, long time.
It'd be me for awhile. And this is what I deserved.
Without another thought, I leaped over the cliff and dove straight into the ocean beneath me.
[A/N: Happy freaking new year everyone!!!!
I know it's short I'm sorry. I'm currently hosting my partner's friend in our house so I've been busy with that and work.
If I'm being honest, I'm so invested in Sage's own character development. She's done with Jasper's shit and she's going to go on her own journey. He'll eventually make his way back but she deserves to be with herself. You'll still get Jasper bits here and there but for a few chapters, it'll be Sage's journey.
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