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the woman frowned. exactly why she’d agreed to do this was beyond her, of course she was doing it to cleanse their race, but why she’d agreed to meet him…at the cullen house, now that, that didn’t seem like the best decision she’d ever made. moving through the club her heels tapped out the same rhythmic pattern they always did, exactly why she wore three inch heels considering she was five foot ten she didn’t know, although she wasn’t going to stop (she’d never had any complaints about the way she looked, so why fix what isn’t broken?) pushing a pale hand through her dark hair she moved towards a small set of stairs, ignoring a blond barman, a feat for the woman, she had more pressing issues on her mind. making her way silently up the stairs (she was god damned surprised none of her staff had started to question her) she made her way into the spacious, well furnished room, pausing only momentarily to slip on the jacket that she’d left hanging beside the door and snatch up her purse. to be quite honest maria castillo could do better, that meaning she could have any man in any country (she had yet to find anyone who’d turn her down, male wise…pretty much female wise as well, although she rarely ventured into that unless truly bored) but no, she was still obsessing over him, she didn’t even love him…well at least that’s what she liked to think. she didn’t know, to be quite honest, although it would be nice to see him once again… frowning at the thought she allowed her scarlet orbs to settle on the back of brunette’s head, he was watching something or another, rolling her eyes she turned on a slender heel making her way back towards the door. “behave.” she muttered simply before passing through it and making her way out of the club.

she wasn’t an overly arrogant woman, she wasn’t even that vain, she just had opinions…opinions that one must agree with if they didn’t wish to meet well…what was a pathetic group of newborns at the moment. ah yes the newborns, that was why she was visiting the man. yes, the man. frowning once more as she made her way completely out of the club she shook her head, no she had more important things to be thinking about than how she wanted to tear him limb from limb. she adored him, by all means, but she infuriated that she’d been described as a batshit woman and his disgust at having to work with her again. although from what she’d seen she could easily out do the woman he now called his wife, easily. although she knew he would never see it that way, unless he was persuaded to, and that…that was her job. she didn’t know why they wanted him involved, perhaps it was the loyalty and strength shown during the wars, perhaps it was just to spite her but they wanted him so she was to get him, remove him from the rest of the family and then have said family destroyed. ordinarily that wouldn’t be hard, although the cullens were anything but ordinary, all she had to do was make sure edward didn’t come back early (he was supposedly to come in handy as well) and to make sure jasper didn’t go running back to his midget of a wife. easy. or so she thought, she’d be damned if she didn’t get him away at least… keeping him away. well that would be difficult. but she had a plan, a plan that involved her making damned sure he knew his wife didn’t love him, didn’t support him, didn’t understand him. as to how she was going to do that, well that was yet to be decided.

it wouldn’t take her long to run to the cullen’s place, it was faster than driving at any rate, but it would offer the chance to think, arrange her thoughts as it were. as predicted it hadn’t taken her long to arrive, twenty minutes perhaps but as she slowed to a fast walk up the drive way she paused, frowning, if only to readjust herself, pushing the sleeves up on the old, almost ancient but still surprisingly sturdy, military jacket, unbuttoning it to reveal the small black dress and the same silver cross she’d had since long before she even knew the man. perhaps her attire wasn’t entirely suitable for meeting the man again, well not in front of his family at least, but she’d come from work…she had an excuse, plus the want to fuck with emmett’s head had come upon her (he was a nice enough man really, although he had little on jasper, but he was simple so easily fooled.) pushing her hand through the her dark curls she pushed them to the side, still walking up the large, long, driveway.


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MUSIC PLAYING: WANT YOU TO WANT ME – LETTERS TO CLEO
STATUS OF POST: FINISHED
THE OUTFIT: READ THE POST?
BANNER HERE: IT’S KAY FTW!
THREAD TEMPLATE: GOES TO BRIE'S SONG?! AT CAUTION

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Jasper rolled onto his side and slipped his arms around Alice’s tiny frame, pulling her back against his body. Lovingly his lips brushed her bare shoulder as he slowly made his way over her creamy porcelain skin. Lightly he nipped at her earlobe, pulling back to speak. “She’s going to be here soon, isn’t she?” he asked with obvious disdain, referring to the ‘company’ that Alice –seemingly everyone but himself, actually – was excited to have. He already knew the answer to that question, and he didn’t like it. He wanted to stay locked away in his and Alice’s room to avoid what he knew was coming. He would have no problem staying with her in their ridiculously oversized bed for a small eternity. He sighed softly and kissed the nape of her neck as he reluctantly pulled away from her. If he didn’t get up now, he knew he would end up spending the rest of the evening with his wife; something he definitely wished he could do. “C’mon,” he coaxed as he sat up. “Get dressed.” <br><br>
He pushed back the ostentatiously fluffy comforter that had been covering them and grudgingly swung his legs over the side of the bed and stood. Not bothering to look for wherever the hell his boxers had ended up, he picked his jeans up from the floor and slipped them on in a quick, fluid motion. He turned back to the bed to see Alice still sitting there as he pulled a belt through the loops in his jeans. “Hey, if you want to leave your new dress up here and carry on as you are, I’m perfectly fine with that.” he joked with a light laugh as he fastened the buckle of the belt. Leaving his discarded shirt on the floor and deciding he needed a clean one anyway, he walked over to their massive closet and stepped inside. Without paying much attention, he grabbed one of his many button up shirts at random. Within seconds, the shirt was on and fully fastened. He picked up one lone boot which sat by the doorway, his eyes scanning the rest of the room in confusion as to the whereabouts of the other one. After a brief sweep of the generally clean room, he walked back to the bed and got down on his hands and knees. Sure enough, he saw his boot underneath the bed; how that had happened, he did not know. He reached under the bed frame and felt around blindly, pulling out the shoe after a few seconds.<br><br>
Jasper pushed his feet into the boots, adjusting the legs of his jeans as they bunched up. He stood and smoothed out his unruly hair with his hands as he made his way over to Alice. “I’ll meet you downstairs, alright?” he said, kissing the top of her head. He pulled open the closed door just enough so he could leave, turning and flashing a smile at Alice just before slipping out into the hallway. He heard a soft click as he pulled the door closed behind him and made his way to the staircase. He froze towards the bottom of the stairs, taken aback by the scent perfuming the air. She couldn’t be here already, could she? He had not seen Maria in many years, but it would have been impossible to forget that fragrance after over a century of living with her. It had to be her. He took the last few steps at a human pace, slowly heading to the door. The confident, rhythmic clicking of heels on the wet cement driveway outside as well as confirmed his suspicion. It was her.<br><br>
He glanced around, only to see that the front room held no occupants other than himself at the moment. So he was going to get stuck answering the door? Great. Where was Emmett when you needed him? His cold hand wrapped reluctantly around the doorknob as he listened to her approach the house. His eyes closed and he took in a deep breath, attempting to calm himself down a little bit – mistake number one. The closer she got, the stronger her unforgettable aroma became. His inhale had sent his mind spinning. He was instantly plagued with astonishingly vivid images of his brutal past. Had Edward been here, he was sure that he would have cringed just as Jasper had at that moment. He opened his eyes and blinked a few times, trying to shoo off the nightmares and compose himself before opening the door. After a few seconds, he nodded nervously to himself and pulled open the door before she was even at the house to knock. He stood in the doorframe, his hands clasped together at the small of his back.
It took everything he had in him to remain still. He wanted to tell her to leave, to run and warn his family to get away from her. It was like there was a blinking red sign over her head that exclaimed ‘Danger! Danger!’. He knew that she was not here to harm his family, and it was only because she had convinced him that Alice was in trouble and she could help that he had even considered letting her into their home. He was a little bit surprised that she hadn’t really changed; sure, they were vampires, therefore they really couldn’t, but a part of him had been expecting something else. Unlike most, he thought absolutely nothing of her teeny little black dress. Sure, she was absolutely drop dead gorgeous, he didn’t know a man on earth who could deny that, but his eyes were only for Alice. It was the jacket she was wearing that happened to catch his attention. A military jacket. It’s age was apparent as the thick fabric was worn and faded, but it still was in pretty good shape. Part of him wanted to assume that she had stolen it from someone or something, anything but what he knew to be the truth. It was his. He felt momentary puzzlement, followed by a sick churning in his stomach. She still had his jacket? The thing was almost as old as he was. He had recognized it for what it was, he could only pray that he would be the only one. <br><br>
He didn’t say a word until she had reached the house. For some reason, a hello didn’t seem appropriate. He arched an eyebrow, still eyeing her wardrobe. “Nice jacket.” he offered, sarcasm lacing his voice. Feeling impatient and nervous about having her here, he cut right to the chase. “Be good. Don’t say a word about who you really are.” he ordered under his breath just loud enough for her and her only to hear. With that, he stepped to the side, holding the door open for her. “Ria’s here.” he called out into the house, forcing a hint of enthusiasm into his voice. As much as he didn’t want her here, or anywhere near his family for that matter, he couldn’t let them know that.
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well here it was, the big day so to speak. the day they were having a lovely new visitor. well, it was always nice to have new blood around....no pun intended of course. but it was always a nice change to have visitors. whether it was the denali's or others, they were always welcome. and this new girl, ria, she was welcome as long as esme invited her. alice had already put a few new touches to the house, a few candles here and there. some nice new throws. just little things to make it seem even more welcoming than usual. they had to make a good impression after all. they were going to be helping this girl and they may as well make her comfortable in their home while they did it. alice had already finished all the new decorating earlier that morning and that left just one thing....time with jasper. feeling his arms wrapping themselves around her frame, she settled into the curve of his body perfectly. her eyelids closed lazily at his lips on her skin, and her own lips curled into a satisfied smile as he nipped at her earlobe. hearing his familiar southern drawl, she opened her eyes once again. "oh she's going to be here very soon. it's kind of exciting". she couldn't hide the smile that appeared on her lips as she felt the kiss at the nape of her neck. feeling him pull away from her and sit up in the bed, she turned onto her back and pushed herself up in one swift graceful movement. sitting up in the bed, she pulled the comforter around herself and let out a little annoyed groan. okay, she wanted to meet this ria girl but she would most definitely prefer to stay in bed for the rest of the day with her husband. much better in her opinion. a tiny pout appeared on her lips as he told her to get dressed. letting out a tiny sigh, she tilted her head as she watched him get out of the bed and grab his jeans. she knew that ria would there soon enough and she knew she should definitely be ready before she got there....but this bed was most definitely far too comfortable for it's own good. <br>
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her eyes watched as he slipped his belt on, a cheeky grin appeared on her lips as she tilted her head, a musical laugh escaping that cheeky grin. "as much as i'm sure you'd love me to do that....i'm not sure everyone else would be so happy with me coming down in my birthday suit! so i think i will be wearing my dress, thank you very much mister whitlock hale". sticking her tongue out for a second, she gave another musical laugh as jasper entered their large closet and found one of his shirts to wear. giving him the once over, she nodded her head once with a smile on her lips. "yes, i think i approve of that outfit. my style is rubbing off on you! finally!". giving him a cheeky smile, she swung her legs out of the bed and sat on the edge. glancing over at their largest mirror, her eyes went wide at the state of her hair. smoothening it down with her hands. rolling her eyes at a piece of hair sticking up at the back, she turned back to her husband as he bent down to grab his boot underneath the bed. leaning into his kiss, she nodded gently to him and waited as he turned back to look at her for a final time before heading downstairs. pushing herself up from the bed, she walked into their oversized closet and grabbed the dress she had bought just for the occasion. slipping it on in the blink of the human eye, she walked back over to her vanity table and grabbed one of her many brushes. running it through her short pixie cut, she smoothened down the tiny piece of hair at the back that had been plaguing her since she looked in the mirror. pulling her choker off her jewellery stand, she slipped it around her neck and secured it at the back. pulling the crest to the front hollow of her throat, she surveyed her appearance. pushing her fringe to the side, she gave a tiny sigh before standing up. walking to the closet once again, she picked a pair of tiny heeled strappy shoes, gold to go with her dress of course. slipping them on, her head snapped up once she got the scent of someone different in the house. apparently their guest was here already. looking at herself once more in the mirror, she gave a tiny smile before exiting the bedroom.<br>
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making her way to the stairs, she silently took two steps at a time and made her way through their front room. where was everyone else? she thought they were going to be a welcome part, not just herself and jasper standing there welcoming the poor girl. rounding the corner to the hallway, she stopped dead when she saw the person standing with her husband. yes. this was ria. but she also went by another name. her eyes surveyed the jacket that was placed over the figure hugging dress she was wearing. she knew straight away who this was and who's jacket she was wearing and her stomach turned at the thought. she knew that the excited expression she had wearing was now replaced with one of shock and well....worry, not to mention a tinge of anger. what was she doing at their house?! this was the reason she had been seeing her. this was the reason maria was suddenly in her visions. she had never met the woman before, but she had seen her plain as day in visions, past and present. and well....she would be wrong to admit that the woman was breathtakingly beautiful. tall, slender and well....curvaceous. oh did alice feel inadequate at that moment in time? yes would be the answer to that question. her instinct was to run to jasper's side and tell maria to get the hell out of their house but for whatever reason, her legs almost felt like lead. she knew she had to get a grip on herself....for her family's sake if anything. "ria is it?". taking a few steps forward into the hallway, her eyes drifted to jasper for a second. she knew he would feel exactly how she was feeling right then and there. changing her gaze to maria once again, she took in a deep breath before finally speaking once again, regaining her composure. "why are you bothering our family?" oh yes, she had the emphasis on our there, but it was true. the cullens were alice and jasper's family. they weren't just part of a coven, it was much more than that. but of course, someone like maria wouldn't understand that and she knew that much. part of her wanted to turn around and run to get carlisle but another part didn't want that woman anywhere near her husband. the things she had seen her do in the past....the things she had jasper do....it was enough to want her away from her family and away from forks. this was going to be an eventful time in the cullen household.
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It was rare enough that Carlisle would take time off from work, but he had assumed that today was a special case. He had actually gone to work thinking nothing was going to be wrong. However, he had gotten an interesting instant message from Esme at work. The woman claimed to be Ria, but Carlisle knew much better than that by now. The timing was too good. Alice had been having visions of Jasper’s old Maria being around. After being told, Carlisle agreed to come home as soon as possible. He clocked out early, having a few doctor friends cover for him. If not, he would claim there was a family emergency at home. No one in the hospital ever questioned when Carlisle had a family emergency. He was a family man, after all. Everyone envied his family life, so why would they try to tell him that he couldn’t go see his family when things were going to become too much? He pressed the button to open the garage, driving his Mercedes into his spot between the Jeep and the Volvo. He quietly climbed out of his car, walking back outside instead of inside. He was sure Maria was inside and the last thing he needed was to come from anywhere but upstairs. He closed the door before jumping up to his open bedroom window. He pulled himself inside before setting his bag on the bed and removing the white doctor’s coat. He slid on a white button up shirt before hearing the talking downstairs. He was right to come in this way after all.<br>
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He walked from his bedroom going down the hall slightly. He heard Alice’s comment and shook his head slightly. She needed to remain calm. At this point, he couldn’t really tell if that’s what she was doing or what was going on. He had a feeling Alice was thinking about coming and getting him in the first place. No doubt they had all heard his car pull into the garage; at least his children would have recognized the engine of his Mercedes. He descended the staircase slightly, ensuring to keep his appearance from being a complete shock to… Ria. It was going to be rather difficult not to call her by what she truly was. Carlisle was by no means a stupid man, regardless of what his children often believed. He was not nearly as oblivious to some things as they believed. He only faked it rather well. He soon entered the main room, rather surprised to see only Jasper, Alice, and Maria standing there. He was almost sure the other children would have been in there.<br>
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Carlisle smiled a faint greeting, setting his hand on Alice’s shoulder. It was merely to tell her that he was there in case something happened. Hopefully it would help her quite a bit more in order to relax around this type of situation. “Hello there, Ria was it? It’s a pleasure to meet you.” He replied, letting his hand drop away from Alice’s shoulder and drop back down to his sides once more. Even Carlisle could agree when a woman was attractive. There was no doubt that this woman had her own sex appeal. Of course, Carlisle’s eyes were only for Esme. He knew that Maria compared nothing to her. However, he had more control than his children did. He had no intentions of doing anything that would ruin his marriage. It wasn’t even beginning to cross his mind. Right now he was only here because his children needed him more than anything right now. The moment Maria did something that stepped out of bounds, then he would intervene. This was now his territory.<br>
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