Summary - "I was not leaving, even if I still could. I wouldn't abandon Edward." Jasper left Forks after his relationship with Alice ended. But when his return provokes a cryptic vision from her, he's suddenly told to fight for what he never wanted. JxE No Bella

Flames WILL be fed to Fi's dragon.

Disclaimer: Neither I (Soffie) nor Fi own the wonder that is Twilight or its characters.

JPOV

I hadn't been to Forks, Washington, in over two years; about the same amount of time since I'd last seen or heard from Alice. Although I won't lie and say I regretted leaving Forks, but I will always regret the choice to leave the rest of my family behind.

I couldn't really say though, in the short time that I'd been here, that anything in the small town had changed much, but it still seemed different.

My footsteps were almost completely silent, audible only to inhuman ears, as I stepped fluidly across the front porch. It was strange; how abruptly I was reminded of all those supposedly hushed conversations among the students of Forks high school, rumours about the Cullen's, about where they lived. I had to remind myself I had once been one of those rumoured about Cullen's. But this house was suddenly so alien to me now.

And I wondered why I had even come back.

The door opened before I had even reached it; faster than the less accurate eyes of a human could follow. I made a point of becoming a statue, unmoving and breathless, only moments before the smaller figure only several feet away from me mimicked my actions perfectly. Nothing in Forks seemed to have changed…and of course Alice was exactly the same.

"Jasper?" Her voice hid the vaguest hint of amusement. "Two years since I told you to leave, isn't it?"

I felt the corners of my lips turning up into a smile. I felt a momentary spark of pride that I'd managed to surprise Alice. "Something like that," I answered.

Alice was beginning to grin also. "What are you; a gluten for punishment?" she asked, leaning against the doorframe.

I glanced behind her as she moved slightly, seeing the inside of the Cullen's house in what felt like much longer than two years. It was exactly the same, also. Although I hadn't expected anything less from Esme. At first it seemed like nobody else was around, then two figures slid into view from the staircase – the first of which looking considerably less surprised than the last. I smirked as my gaze drifted back to Alice. She'd gotten it all wrong. "Actually, I'm here to see Edward."

Sorry it's so short. we just wanted to get this up soon.

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