Risk Iâm Willing To Take (Jasper Hale X Alice Cullen X Reader)
Warnings: Mentions of blood⌠vampirism? Mostly fluff.
Summary: Youâre new in Forks and become close with a couple⌠you find out what they are, fall in love, and⌠yeah.
Being a human in Forks was common; being a human in Forks who became friends with the Cullens⌠not as much. With the risks that everyone had to take, the Cullens and the humans alike would stay away. Well, the humans would if they understood. They would have stayed away from you if they could have, they really would have⌠but then Alice had a vision. She saw you. She saw you, someone they had never met before, coming into their lives. A human. She didnât see you the same way she saw Bella originally, there was something different about you. She assumed it was just the fact that you werenât going to be romantically involved with anyone, but she couldnât have been more wrong.
As they got closer to meeting you, she told Jasper all about you. All about what she would see. She saw you becoming best friends with her and Jasper specifically, even closer than Bella was to them. (Which wasnât saying too much, but stillâŚ) Jasper could feel the excitement radiating off her, he could almost feel the same way about you just because of her. He had reservations, worried about becoming close with another human, so close after they met Bella, but when they saw you for the first time, it all felt better.
Your father was in the military and had been assigned to Fairchild AFB in the middle of the school year. It wasnât particularly close to Forks, but your parents thought Forks was a good place to move and only thirty minutes away from the base. It was a small town, but you didnât mind it. It was better than living on base. When you stepped in for Junior year on that first day, Alice almost exploded. She couldnât believe she was finally seeing you, her new best friend⌠even if you didnât know it yet. Jasper didnât calm her down, even if he was almost overwhelmed with how happy she was. They were in three of your classes each, both were in English with you, but Jasper was in your Science and History, while Alice was in your Math and Art.
Jasper ended up meeting you first, not expecting when you walked into History at the beginning of the day. When he heard your name, his head shot up. Well, everyone did, but their reason was not expecting someone new. Then⌠he needed to get out of there. As if high school wasnât hard enough for him, hundreds of beating hearts with blood pumping through them⌠that blood, no, YOUR blood was almost enough to drive him insane. He couldnât walk out then, he couldnât make a scene⌠he had to sit through the rest of that class, finally realizing what having a singer was like.
You werenât nervous that whole day, but you were quiet. You kept to yourself, something Jasper could understand. You were an introvert, much like him. Edward could hear his thoughts, part of him being nervous about the logistics of being around someone who he wanted to drain more than anything else, the other part of him wondering exactly what your blood would taste like. Jasper could feel Edward being nervous about this, he had heard a little bit about you from Alice, but not nearly as much as the blonde. Jasper had been holding his breath the whole day, and he almost let something slip⌠he was eager for more of you, but he knew if he took a breath, he would lose it.
You got lucky enough to sit in the back, right next to Edward. You were going to become better friends than expected, even if he didnât say anything to you yet. You had most of your classes with him, and although you were both quiet, you got along in the silence. History, science, math, and art. (I havenât read Midnight Sun yet, I donât know what classes he took but I feel like he would take art. I think every one of the Cullens would take art, but thatâs probably just me) You got lucky, Edward was part of the reason Jasper didnât find a way to drain you that first day. He got a smile from you as you sat down next to him, and immediately just paid attention to the lesson.
Your next class was English, poor Jasper couldnât catch a break, but at least he had Alice with him. When Alice heard your name for the first time, she was going insane. Jasper held her hand under the table to keep her from running up to you and suffocating you in a hug. She knew so much about you already, and she was so happy to finally see you in person. There was a slight problem, though⌠the way your blood smelled. The vampire lovers had both managed to find their singer. Alice knew she could deal with it, even if it were hard⌠she would tell Jasper about it later at home, and everything would be fine.
You found that in English, you had a ton of free time, and the teacher was laid back enough to let people move around and do whatever they wanted after the lesson was finished. You would have been content to sit there on your own when one pixie-haired girl came up to you. âIâm Alice,â she said, giving you her hand to shake. Jasper was even surprised at her eagerness.
âY/N,â you said, shaking her hand but feeling a little awkward about it. Her hand was freezing, but you knew better than to jump back or flinch.
âI know,â she said without thinking, then trying to fix it, âI heard it when our teacher introduced you, and I think my boyfriend is in your History class. His name is Jasper, I donât know if you know him or not, but youâre the talk of the entire town. Hasnât been like this since Bella moved here. Ooh! Have you met her? Sheâs actually really sweet, if a little awkward.â
She had immediately felt like your best friend, even if you didnât understand it. Jasper subtly used his gift, something he didnât think through very much, just to make you a little more comfortable. He wouldnât normally do something like that, especially not to a human he barely knew⌠well, technically barely knew, but he didnât want to have to watch Alice humiliate herself. You had no choice but to feel okay, and when he left he tried his best to take it away without you having a drop.
The rest of that day sped by, and your new friend⌠well, technically friends (theyâre a package deal) ensured you had someone to be around all day. You didnât mind their presenceâeven without Jasper using his gift on you, which he didnât use for the rest of the dayâand found it comforting. Alice told you about their family, and as she did you looked around. There was a blonde girl, you soon found out her name was Rosalie, who kept staring at you. She didnât like you much, and Alice explained that she didnât like many people and that she didn't mean anything by it. She was Jasperâs twin. You could see a little bit of resemblance, but nothing too crazy.
Weeks passed, leading to months, and you had grown close to almost all of the Cullens. Rosalie learned to accept you, despite her earlier reservations. You knew something was off about all of them, but you never brought it up. You were happy to have friends; you would never have discovered their secret if it werenât for Bella Swan. She was in PE with you, and even though you rarely ever spoke, you were friends by association with the Cullens. You had both managed to roll your ankle on the same day, so you could sit out.
âYouâre Edwardâs girlfriend, right?â She asked you.
âUmm.. itâs complicated,â she says, tucking her hair behind her ear for what seemed like the millionth time in that class period alone. âBut you know how things are with the vampiresâŚâ
âVampires, huh?â You thought she was kidding at first, but when you saw the look of panic on her face everything clicked. She tried to come up with some bullshit excuse, but you werenât for it. She begged you not to say anything, which further proved it. She was either crazy, or your best friends were vampires. Either one was very likely when you thought about it, and they honestly werenât mutually exclusive.
As soon as you had that conversation, Alice had a vision. She hadnât seen this one coming, it was out of the blue. She saw you coming to their house after school, and only one other thing was clear⌠vampire. It didnât make much sense, but she figured it out. And if she was right⌠there was a problem. She looked over at Edward who seemed to understand. They both came up with a plan to leave class, and grab Jasper on the way out. Edward could just barely hear your thoughts as you ran into the bathroom, they werenât the only ones who were making an excuse to leave.
You tried to tell yourself that you were being overdramatic; how could your best friends be vampires? You werenât superstitious, and you didnât believe in things like that. You decided to tell your teacher you had been sick and go home, once school was over you would sneak out and go to the Cullenâs. You didnât think it was the smartest, but you needed some time to think.
Your plan worked, both of your parents were working so they couldnât be home. Everything would work out, leaving you to spiral. As soon as it was 2:45, you got in your car and drove straight to the Cullens. You knocked on the door, Carlisle answering. âHello, Y/N, may I ask what youâre here for?â
âI need to talk to Alice,â you said. You barely noticed yourself, but you were almost shaking.
âThat eager, huh?â He notes. âWell, come in. I think sheâs up in her room with Jasper, but I can go get themââ
âDr. Cullen, I think itâs best if I go up to see them.â
âIâm sorry, but I promise, itâll be fine. Iâm sure they wonât mind, sir.â
He hesitantly let you inside, and you thanked him before running up and knocking on the door. âCome in,â you heard someone say.
You walked into the room and Alice immediately stood up. You both looked at each other, no one wanting to say the first thing. Jasper just stared his usual stare. After a minute of awkward silence, you could only get one word out. âVampire?â
Out of the many things you wanted to say, all you could get out was one word. Everyone in the house heard it, yet no one said a word. Alice finally looked down. âY/NâŚâ
âIâm sorry, I⌠maybe Bella is just crazy, and Iâm as crazy for believing her. This was stupid, I should have left this beââ
âY/N,â Jasper spoke this time. As soon as he spoke you felt a little more calm. He knew he was going to regret anything he said, everyone in the house would⌠but dammit, if Bella already said something their only choice would be to tell you or leave you thinking you were insane and never speak to you again. âYouâre not crazy.â
âNo, Jasper, Iâmââ
âItâs okay, Y/N,â Alice assured. âYou arenât crazy. Bella⌠thatâs a different story.â
You laughed a little, but it didnât last very long. Jasper looked over at Alice, and then Edward walked into the room unannounced. You thought it was because of the Bella comment, but he didnât say anything about it. He nodded towards Alice, before walking right back out.
Alice walked up to you and touched your arm gently. âYou can leave right now if you want to, but if you do that⌠we wonât talk to you again. Or, you can come downstairs with us andâŚâ she sighs, looking over at Jasper. âIs this worth it?â
âI donât know,â he says. He couldnât look at you, even if he so desperately wanted to. âThis is risky, telling herâŚâ
âSo Iâm right,â you said.
âIt would be impressive, had Bella not told you,â was Jasperâs response.
âSo⌠you guys are vampires?â
Alice looked up at you. âLetâs go downstairs, I think everyone is already waitingâŚâ
You didnât know what was going on, but you let her lead you downstairs with Jasper following behind. Just as she said, every one of the Cullens was waiting, and Bella was right behind Edward. Alice kept a supporting hand on you the entire time as Jasper stood right next to her. âAnother human?â Emmett asked. He seemed pleasantly surprised.
Alice nodded, and at that same time, her face went blank for at least fifteen seconds. Jasper put an arm on her, âWhat did you see, hon?â
âNothing,â she says, it was a lie. She had seen something that put some things into perspective. She had seen all of you getting together, you, her, and Jasper. âItâs too far away, it wasnât clear enough yet.â
Edward tensed but he didnât say anything.
âWell,â Carlisle began. âI guess she deserves an idea of whatâs going on right now.â
âYouâre vampires?â You half-asked, half-said. You could see Rosalie glaring at Edward and Bella, only for Carlisle to speak again.
âRosalie, itâs alright,â Carlisle tried to assure her.
âShe would have found out anyways, Rose,â Edward told her. Ever the Bella defender, âBella just sped up the process.â
âIt was an accident,â Bella tried to say, but Edward gave her a look that told her not to speak.
âWeâre not mad at you, Bella,â Esme smiled. She walked up to you and tucked your hair behind your ears. âWe arenât mad at you, either. I hope you know that.â
You didnât exactly know what to say, so you nodded.
âConsidering previous events, it goes unsaid that you know. Yet I still feel the need to say it, Y/N. We are vampires, yes. Now that you know this, there are some⌠conditions,â everyone seemed nervous as Carlisle spoke, Alice unintentionally tightened her grip on you just short of bruising. âYou cannot tell anyone what you know, not your mother, not your father, not your closest friends. I wish you would have had a chance to back out rather than what is going on now, everything you know is at risk now.â
You nodded, so he continued. âItâs not all bad, though. Now there arenât secrets around here anymore,â he was purposefully avoiding the elephant in the room. The fact that they needed blood. Edward read your thoughts.
âCarlisle,â he says, and the doctor sighed but forced a smile.
âYou want to know about the⌠blood issue?â Jasper tensed, and Alice put her other arm on him.
âBlood issue, he calls it,â Emmett snickered, Rosalie smacked him in the gut to shut him up.
âWe donât drink human blood,â Carlisle explained. âIâd be happy to explain later, whenever you ask. For some of usâŚâ he glances in your direction, with Jasper staring down at the floor. âItâs harder than with the others. You neednât worry.â
âDo you just not want bloodâŚ?â You asked, it was a stupid question.
âNo, not exactly,â he told you. âWe all want it, but itâs easier the longer youâre around it. We live off animal blood, weâre what you could call⌠vegetarians. Just the vampire equivalent of it.â
You nodded. It was quiet for a moment, before you asked something again, âWhat⌠um.. Happened with Alice a second ago?â
âSome vampires are gifted,â Carlisle responds. âTechnically, all of us are. Some of us are more obvious than others. Mine, for example, is on the more subtle side⌠compassion. I have a better ability to resist blood than some others, hence why Iâm in the medical field. Edward is a mind reader, on the more apparent side. Alice can see the future, she has premonitions.â
You stayed quiet. âIâm sorry you have to know this,â Esme says quietly. âI wish, much like the rest of us, that you would have had a choiceâŚâ
âItâs okay, Alice told me I couldâve walked awayâŚâ you said when you thought about it and looked over at her and realized something. Whether it was just a feeling for the moment or something that would stay, you were in love.
âWe wanted to give her a⌠level of a choice, even if it was just two extremes,â Jasper said. You looked at him and felt the same thing you felt towards Alice. You saw him tense up for a second before he pretended to be okay.
âI still donât understand why we couldnât have said that Bella was crazy and walked away,â Rosalie rolled her eyes. âAll of this could have been avoided.â
âRosalie,â Carlisle says. âY/N is part of our family now, like Bella.â
âWhy donât we invite the whole town⌠better yet the whole state into our âfamilyâ while weâre at it!â She says. She wasnât yelling, more like stating in an aggressive and loud tone. Emmett grabbed her hand and they walked to their room together. Bella looked ashamed, but it wasnât much different than the way she normally looked.
âIâm sorry if Iâm causing turmoil,â you said.
âDonât apologize, my love,â Esme says. âLike Carlisle says, youâre a part of our family now.â
Carlisle smiled. âDo you have any other questions?â
âNot yet⌠I donât think,â you said.
âWell, Iâll let you go then. My door is always open if you need anything.â Carlisle went to his office, Esme kissed your cheek before going into the kitchen, and Edward and Bella both went to his room, leaving you and your best friends in the room together.
âIâm sorry,â Alice said. âBut at least now there arenât any secrets.â
âRight,â you forced a smile. âNo secrets.â
You werenât going to say anything yet; you would probably never say anything if you were being honest. Having feelings for a boy was one thing, it was another to have feelings for both that boy and his girlfriend. If you had found out what Jasper's gift was then, you would have run away and forgotten all about that, even if it could very well get you killed.
âThis is such a risk,â Jasper says quietly.
âJas, itâs a risk Iâm willing to take,â you tell him. âYâall have been my only friends since I moved here, and pretty much the best friends Iâve ever had.â
A couple of months passed, and you hoped that feeling would go away⌠but it didnât. Every day you fell a bit more for your two best friends. Jasper could sense it, and Alice would get visions, but neither wanted to say anything until you did. They spoke to each other about it frequently and agreed to wait for you to say something. They would wait years if you needed, decades even. They started to fall for you too, not just the idea of you⌠but you in who you were. They fell for you, your flaws, and your perfections. It wasnât conventional, but they didnât care.
You never would have said anything, not until a certain conversation with Edward. You had grown close to him, which was weird to both of you. But he started to feel like an older brother to you, and so did Emmett. The topic of conversation had been how Alice and Jasper got together, leading to you finding out exactly what Jasperâs gift was. Manipulating and⌠feeling emotions. Your heart sank and you told him you needed to leave, but he knew exactly what was going on. He didnât stop you.
This was exactly what Alice had envisioned when they were telling you about vampires. It somehow had managed to stay the same, only now, she had more of a view on your future as well.
How you had managed to be friends with them for as long as you had, and never found out what Jasperâs gift was⌠you donât know. You debated, once again, leaving and running away. But⌠something told you not to. You needed to go see them, needed to talk to them. You slowly walked over there, knocking on the door. âY/N!â She says, hugging you. âWhatâs up?â
You didnât say anything, just walked in there. They didnât mind, you were close enough. Jasper could sense your nervousness and⌠well, a bunch of other emotions that you couldnât figure out. âDo you want to talk?â He asked gently, coming to sit down closer to you.
âYou can feel emotions,â you said.
âYes,â he said. âI can, in fact, feel emotions. What about it?â
âSo youâveâŚâ you couldnât bring yourself to say it.
He luckily understood. âYou mean your personal feelings? Yes, I have.â You were embarrassed. âDonât worry, itâs normal⌠I guess.â
âDoes she know?â You asked, glancing over at Alice.
âShe was the first one to know,â he told you. She nodded. âShe knew before you knew. I found out as soon as you did, and so did Edward. He mentioned it once, and never again.â
âIâm sorry,â you said, playing with your fingers.
âDonât apologize, itâs alright,â Alice said, smiling and taking one of your hands gently. She did stuff like that a lot, but this felt strangely intimate.
âWhy didnât you say anything?â
âWe didnât want to embarrass you, we know a lot has been going on recently,â Jasper tells you. âThis is a complicated situation, we didnât want to add to the stress.â
âBut youâve known,â you said. They nodded. âI can leave.â
âPlease donât,â Alice said. âY/N⌠Iâve seen it. Iâve seen a future with all three of us, where weâre together. Itâs in no way conventional, and obviously, there are some⌠issues, but we can make it work. I know we can. We both love each other so much, but we also love you.â
âIf youâll have us, darlinâ,â Jasper says. âWe want you to be ours.â
You were almost speechless. Was this really happening? Was this just a cruel dream? Jasper comes to kneel in front of you, Alice sitting beside you. âYou mean it?â You ask.
âBut you need to understand, this is even more a risk than just being friends with us. I donât mean to worry you, but this is a big deal, Y/N,â Jasper tells you. âI canât let you go on without you understanding it.â
âI know, Jasper. And⌠itâs a risk Iâm willing to take.â
He smiled, taking your hand and pressing a gentle kiss to it. The little gesture made you turn pink, and he smiled. That was about as far as he could go, he would need a break from humans for a minute after you left. He went to sit back down a little further away from you. He had grown close to you as a friend and was fine, but now there was more to it. But somehow... It felt like it was getting easier.
Alice looked at you, she could deal with a bit more than he could, but she didnât know what you were ready for. She kissed your cheek softly, intertwining your fingers with the hand she was holding.
You knew that this wasnât going to be easy; it would tear you apart every day. You didnât complain though, even with the dangers. You loved them, and they loved you⌠and that made this a risk you were willing to take
titsay
pixelskylines
gracieabrams
jimmyeatworldofficial
stormborns
s-u-f-j-a-n-s-t-e-v-e-n-s
gummygunk