She nodded a little absently. "I hope so too. Staying away from pain is a good idea."

Alice's whole world circled around Jasper. Anything that could hurt him was her business, and biting people would definitely cause him pain. Shame, guilt... She was more concerned with that than with the loss of actual human life, which was saying a lot for the priorities of sparklepires in love.

"I'm waiting for Jasper now," she continued as a smile lit up her face again. "I thought I'd surprise him by coming back here."