Alice's assurances—both physical and verbal—did help, the way she made him feel worthwhile in spite of his mistakes. That she never lost faith in him meant he dared to hope for better from himself. Maybe this wouldn't always be a struggle for him...
That almost foot and a half height difference between them wasn't often even consciously noticed by Jasper anymore, since it never posed a problem. He did try to meet Alice halfway whenever he could anticipate what she would do, though, which unfortunately wasn't now. Talk about spidermonkeys.
She was good at distracting him from dwelling on unpleasant thoughts.
"I'll help you however I can," he said, and this time his smile reached his eyes. "With the wedding and convincing Bella. Just direct me as necessary, as long as you don't ask me to cheat for you," he teased. It wouldn't be fair to use his talent to force Bella, after all.
"Would you like to go to the library now? You'll have to lead, because I don't know where it is yet," he admitted, and spared a thought for Satou. Hopefully his new roommate wouldn't mind him being gone for so long. Was Alice already aware of that situation? Best to make sure. "By the way, I've agreed to room with someone I met at my Sorting, as part of the application bribe. His name is Tatsuhiro Satou. Were you able to see that?" he wondered. "I won't be there all the time... I'd also like to stay wherever you'll be. If you don't mind, of course."
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That almost foot and a half height difference between them wasn't often even consciously noticed by Jasper anymore, since it never posed a problem. He did try to meet Alice halfway whenever he could anticipate what she would do, though, which unfortunately wasn't now.
Talk about spidermonkeys.She was good at distracting him from dwelling on unpleasant thoughts.
"I'll help you however I can," he said, and this time his smile reached his eyes. "With the wedding and convincing Bella. Just direct me as necessary, as long as you don't ask me to cheat for you," he teased. It wouldn't be fair to use his talent to force Bella, after all.
"Would you like to go to the library now? You'll have to lead, because I don't know where it is yet," he admitted, and spared a thought for Satou. Hopefully his new roommate wouldn't mind him being gone for so long. Was Alice already aware of that situation? Best to make sure. "By the way, I've agreed to room with someone I met at my Sorting, as part of the application bribe. His name is Tatsuhiro Satou. Were you able to see that?" he wondered. "I won't be there all the time... I'd also like to stay wherever you'll be. If you don't mind, of course."