The Destiny of Life☆。*。☆。
Alice Cullen x Witchy! Reader (gender neutral!)
aka: A reader who uses tarot to read the future predicts their introduction to Alice, the future-seeing vampire.
(( Y/N means your name// L/N means last name ))
TW: Mentions of intense pain
It was a cold, rainy day in Forks, Washington. Then again, when is it not? It's almost as if the town thrives on this weather; the roads are always the slightest bit fuller.
That's because of the Cullens. Forks's very own recluse family. They never show their faces unless it's cloudy or downright pouring. Most of the people in Forks fall victim to the lies spouted by Carlisle Cullen, the group's father. Most, not all.
A simple being knows those as lies, but has no intention of bringing that to light. The lies or the Cullen's for that matter.
All that glitters is not gold; it might be a vampire.
You could assume this person is crazy. Most people do. Why shouldn't you assume they're crazy? A single soul, with no concrete proof, who doesn't believe the lies of the trips every time the sun leaks through the sky for more than a moment. This person, a self-proclaimed 'witch' among the masses, our very own (Y/N). They live life simply, going where the wind allows. The witch normally dons different shades of blue and purple velvet, with hints of black and metal tones.
And there they sit, alone at a study table in the empty school library. They sat straight, eyes closed, with a hand clutched atop a deck of cards. Not just any cards, a deck of moon phase tarot cards. It was rare to see (Y/N) without it. They do a reading for themselves every morning in the same place. This morning's draw was a strange one, to say the least.
The cards that (Y/N) practically bases their life around foretold them of an encounter. An encounter unlike any other, one that could change their life. At first, they didn't believe it. But, they had to. If the universe spoke through the cards as strongly and concise as that, it had to be true.
On the will of the universe, a very hurried and seemingly stressed girl bursts through the doors of the library. (Y/N)'s attention is pulled to the commotion immediately, and so is the librarian's, who ushers out a long, dragged out shush. The girl apologizes in a soft hurried voice, before speed-walking to a specifc shelf. The shelf that happened to be directly infront of (Y/N). They observe the girl for a moment, shes easily recongizable. The girl is one of the Cullen's. Alice Cullen to be exact. Students in the school tend to label her as the 'weird' Cullen.
Edward is dreamy and untouchable, Jasper is quiet and mysterious, Rosalie is pretty and snappy, Emmett is buff and a little airheaded, but Alice? She's the weird know-it-all. But, being weird is something (Y/N) knows all too well. They stand rather quietly as not to alarm the girl, but deep down, (Y/N) had a feeling she already knew what was coming.
With a few soft steps forward, (Y/N) clears their throat lightly to pull the girls attention off the shelf.
"Need help finding anything? I'm in here quite often, I'm sure I could help." they say bashfully, a weak smile on their face.
Alice is quick to shock, gasping a bit as she turns to face the person beside her. Her shock is just as quick to fade. Both parties eyes hold a glimmer of knowing; they both knew they were destined to meet, and neither of them seemed to wish to change that.
Alice sighs a bit and nods, "That'd be lovely, thank you," she says with an exasperated smile.
(Y/N) offers a more geniune smile as the girl describes what she's looking for. She needed help finding a book on deciphering symbols in dreams. Though, the girl hesitated saying dreams. The witch knew all too well what Alice needed, so a dry laugh left their lips.
"They don't have what you need here, but I may have something that can help." (Y/N) says with a wink, walking over to the table they had previously sat at. With a quick rummage through their black courdory tote bag, they return with a hard covered novel and slide it into Alice's hands. "No worries on how long you keep it, just make sure it's returned to me."
Alice's smile grows as the leather touches her hands, her eyes darting to the cover of the book. The title and author are hard to make out from wear of use, but it felt right. The girls eyes dart back up to the person in front of her. "Oh, thank you!" she says graciously, clutching the book tighter in her hands.
(Y/N) nods happily, their smile only growing. "Something in my intuition told me to bring it today, I'm glad I listened." They say cheerfully.
Alice lights up a bit as intuition is mentioned. It's not often people in Forks spoke like that, spoke like she did. Alice looks the person up and down, taking in their apperance, scent and belongings that sat on the table behind them. They smelt.. pure. A lot of the humans in the school outright stink. Not in a 'oh they need to shower' way, but in a 'your blood smells rotten' way. But this person smelt of sage and clean laundry, their blood as pure as the day they were born.
"I'm Alice, Alice Cullen." she hums with a hint of curiosity. She hesitates, but sticks her hand out for a handshake. Alice's skin was ice-cold, being a vampire and all, but for once, that didn't matter.
With an outwardly bright smile, (Y/N) wraps their hanfd around Alice's, not even flinching at the lack of heat in her skin. "I'm (Y/N) (L/N), it's a pleasure."
Alice lets out the smallest of breaths she didn't know she was holding. The class bell rings, and hoardes of students flood the halls. (Y/N) hums and smiles apolegetically, pulling their hand off of Alice's and returning to the table to collect their belongings.
"It was lovely meeting you, Alice, but I have to head out. Calculus isn't something I can afford to be late to, hope the book helps!" they exclaimed, throwing the strap of their bag over their shoulder and making towards the exit door. Alice just silently waves as they leave, a slightly awestruck look on her face.
The following day arrives slowly, as if it was destined to never come. But that's stupid, so here we are, a day after Alice borrowed that book.
It was quite a big day. Alice had run back to her family right after the encounter, preaching off a person, a human, who shook her hand and didn't seem put off by the cold. Someone who seemed to share similar 'abilities' as her own. The Cullen's were apprehensive about Alice's interactions with this person. They're a human after all, and they can risk anything happening. Like word getting out the Cullen's are vampires, or, arguably worse, (Y/N) getting caught up and getting hurt because of them. Alice swore up and down that they'd be safe, and no word would get out. She even swore on behalf of her visions.
The Cullen's were still hesitant, but Esme urged them to be hopeful. Sweet Esme was always welcoming, and quite liked the idea of good relations with this mystery person Alice spoke of. The mothers grace was all the rest of the family needed to form a small bundle of trust for this person. All but Rosalie. She was put off by the idea of a human being so close to them.
Back in today's reality, Alice's eyes are darting around the lunch room, waiting to catch sight of the familiar face. Though, their scent hits first. Alice had described the scent in great detail to her siblings, so they all perked up a bit once it wafted in.
(Y/N) stood near the food lines, a single apple clutched in their hand. Alice is quick to smile, raising her hand to beckon them over. (Y/N) doesn't hesitate to smile back and walk to join the table. The Cullen's greeted her with kind faces, Rosalie's slightly forced and Alice's the most genuine. Though, the rest of their classmates were shell shocked. The Cullen's had never in the history of ever invited someone to sit with them, or even willingly spoke to someone outside their family. So when (Y/N) pulls out the chair next to Alice and sits down soft gasps echo through the cafeteria.
Alice urges her siblings to introduce themselves, which Edward does first. The introduction's move around the table. Rosalie hesitates a bit, but gives a smile when (Y/N) looks at her expectantly. Alice throws an arm over (Y/N)'s shoulder and takes the liberty of properly introducing them to her family. (Y/N)'s face reddens the slightest bit at the contact, but beams brightly as they're introduced.
Then and only then does Alice bring light to the book (Y/N) had leant her, a book that Alice had been searching for for years. Unbeknownst to them, Alice had a vision in the lot of the school a mere 10 minutes before they met. A vision that she'd finally find the book she'd been looking for. About the same time (Y/N) finished their tarot reading and was informed of a meeting that'd change their life. Alice's mention of the book brings shock to her siblings face, and curiousity to (Y/N)'s. Alice explains loosely, saying she had a vision what she had needed for a while was in the library.
Alice didn't expect this answer to bring them any clarity, but it did. A look of shock washes over (Y/N)'s face. They're quick to explain what happened to them, with the tarot reading. This brings shock to the entire table. A human, so connected with the universe, they willed a power similar to Alice's into existance.
"Maybe they should stick around," Emmett chimes in, "It'll never hurt to have two va- people who can do the same thing."
Rosalie delivers a rather rough elbow to Emmett's side, causing him to stutter over his slip up. Though, (Y/N) doesn't notice, and if they did, they did a damn good job hiding it. They just nod enthusiastically at the idea of sticking around. It's a pretty unanimous decision, minus Rosalie, who hesitated before reluctantly agreeing.
All in all, (Y/N) made a good addition to the Cullen's. Having a secondary source of visions put less stress on Alice, and gave a way to cement Alice's foggy visions. Something wasn't super clear to one of them? Ask the other for insight. The pair worked like a well oiled machine, and it was rare to find either without one another on school property. As the two grow closer, Carlisle offers the idea of turning (Y/N). The family was put off by this, never had Carlisle given the option unless the to-be-turned was in critical condition, or in other words, dying. And (Y/N) was not dying. Yet, Carlisle stood strong on his idea. They knew too much about the Cullen's to risk leaving out in the world, the turning was for (Y/N)'s protection, just as much as it was for the Cullen's.
Honestly, Alice liked the idea. She liked the idea of having someone like her, both in abilities and personality. The pair bounced off eachother like they were both made of rubber. They were, in truth, made for each other. The universe willed it. A set of twin flame destined to find the other and grow. They fed each others light with their own. You could call them soulmates, but some might argue vampires don't have a soul, that they're demonic undead creatures. But, you need a soul to feel, and Alice knew exactly how she felt. It was crystal clear.
She approached (Y/N) the following day to dine with her family, to which (Y/N) agreed happily.
There, the Cullen's properly revealed their secret. They were vampires, and had been for a while. Though, (Y/N) wasn't scared. They held no fear of the 'blood sucking monsters' that stood in front of them. They knew deep down the Cullen's weren't human. The Cullen's, albeit vampires, were the only 'people' to ever treat them as if they belonged. So once Carlisle sprung the question, they were quick to agree. (Y/N) had truly nothing to lose.
It was a painful and arduous process. You have to be concious for the venom to work, and it hurt. It felt like poisoned lava was seeping through their veins. The following nights are filled with pained screams and broken sobs. They begin to die down on the third night, and by sunrise, a new (Y/N) emerges from the cellar.
It was clear they were in pain, but that didn't keep Alice from pouncing on them the second they returned. With a pained but happy groan, (Y/N) wraps an arm around Alice, squeezing her as tight as their weak muscles could.
The family, (Y/N)'s new family, was more welcoming as ever. Jasper volenteered to assist in the 'training' of their new vampire. The Cullen's are the vampire version of vegetarian, only living off animal blood, instead that of humans. New vampires always struggle with this process. Jasper had just begun to finish his own training, so he was more than welcome to help. As was Alice, she had no plans to leave (Y/N)'s side from then on.
And she did just that. Not once was Alice seen without (Y/N) at her side. Especially since they started living with the Cullens.
It seemed as though the two were truly destined to meet, and the universe made sure they did.
