Wednesday 28 July 2010

Lost in Orbit: Teaser

Here is the teaser to Chapter 31 - A McCarty April Fools. It's a humour chapter for once. Even though this teaser sounds angsty, it's still got a fair share of humour.

We got into the car in silence and didn't say a word as she drove to the primary school. The atmosphere was tense, and I found myself glancing at her every now and again as she drove. She didn’t look angry or upset, but she didn’t look happy, either, and the atmosphere that surrounded us was making me think the worst.


When we pulled up at the school we both got out and walked towards the front gate. There were still a number of woman waiting outside, so I guessed some of the classes hadn't come out yet.

“Are you okay?” I asked, my voice quiet, nervous. “I’m sorry about what I said earlier, I should have…”

But she stopped me before I could finish. “Its fine, Jasper, really, you know you can’t always watch what you’re saying. Don’t worry, it doesn’t matter.”

I nodded, though I didn’t completely believe her. I knew that what I said was too close to home, and I wished that I hadn’t made a reference like that. I was a fucking idiot.

Thursday 22 July 2010

Lost in Orbit: Teaser

Here is the teaser to chapter 30 - Here for You.

"I need this," I whispered over the lump that had formed in my throat. She grimaced slightly then held the envelope out to me. I took it quickly then turned back towards the door. I only came here for one thing. I didn't want to be here longer than necessary, as there were too many memories.


"Thank you," I murmured before shutting the door behind me, I knew that I was being cold and extremely rude, but I only had one thing on my mind and it was currently clutched tightly in my hand.

I got back home in record time and went straight around the back towards the den, there was only one place that I could open this envelope. I wouldn't change the tradition just because one of us wasn't there to make sure that it was done properly.

I sat there for how long I don't know, all I did was stare at the envelope, the one remaining thing that was left of Robbie. I was terrified that as soon as I opened it, it would feel like some kind of unwanted closure.

"You can do it," I murmured to myself in encouragement, I nodded slowly in agreement then picked up the envelope and slipped my finger under the seal and tore it off.

What I saw froze me in place, there was a letter.

There was a letter.
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Thursday 15 July 2010

Lost in Orbit: Teaser

Here is a teaser to chapter 29 - Hatred.

He didn't look up as I got closer, he probably didn't even know I was there yet. I contemplated calling out to him, but instead I decided to sit down next to him. He jumped slightly as I sat down, but as he saw it was me he exhaled softly but appraised me cautiously, as if he expected me to shout at him.


"I'm sorry," he whispered, and all I could do was nod at him in response. I didn't know what I wanted to say, nor did I know what I wanted him to say to me, and so I remained silent.

"I want to explain why I… why I felt the way I did," he murmured whilst looking at me intently, his eyes shone with sincerity. I knew straight away that I'd listen to everything he had to say.

"Things were hard for me back then. It had been five months since… Maria and it was hard, really hard to be away from her. Then there was you and Robbie, the perfect couple. You were what Maria and I used to be, and it hurt to see the similarities. Then that day, do you remember how he acted with you? Do you remember the way he ignored you? It made me so mad to see him do that to you because he had you, he had it all."

It was silent for a moment as I took in what he had just told me, of course I could remember that day. I could remember the way Jasper had looked at me when he'd asked if I was alright, I could remember seeing the concern in his eyes.

"I wanted to protect you," he murmured so quietly I could easily have missed it.
Make what you want out of that title and teaser.

Lost in Orbit: New Banner

I decided that I didn't like the other banner, so I made yet another new one.

Friday 9 July 2010

Lost in Orbit: Teaser

Here is the teaser to Chapter 28 - Part of the Gang.

I clicked send and turned off the phone as I heard someone walking towards me. I placed the phone in my pocket, even though it felt like a tonne of bricks now. I would deal with that later.


"You okay?" Alice asked as she came to stand next to me. I shook my head, unable to speak. She sighed and wrapped her arm around my shoulder as best she could from our position. I didn't return the embrace. I just sat there, staring at the ground. I didn't deserve her comfort right now.

"Do you want to talk about it?" she asked after a moment of silence.

I shook my head again. "Not really."

"Okay," she whispered as she allowed her arm to fall away from my shoulder. It was silent again, and I felt bad for being so offhand with her.

"Thanks for offering, though," I told her as I turned so that I could see her face. "I just don't really want to go into it right now. Come on, it's my birthday. I should be celebrating."

"No, its okay, I understand that you don't want to talk about it," she said before signalled with her head for me to follow her. "Come on. Let's go do something to take your mind of things."
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Saturday 3 July 2010

Lost in Orbit: Teaser

Here is a teaser to chapter 27 - The Girl in the Purple Pyjamas. Yes, that is the title to the next chapter.

"Oh my god," she whispered as she peeked her head from above the covers. "I don't know how I'm ever going to sleep tonight."


I shook my head in amusement. She did kind of bring that one on herself. "Well you can stay here tonight. You have got your pyjamas after all."

We both froze as the words escaped my lips. That was going just a little bit over the line of comfort. It was one thing sitting like we were now, but asking her to stay over? On Valentine's Day no less… aw crap.

"I... I don't know," she stuttered. I closed my eyes and started inwardly cursing at myself. I was such a fucking idiot.
Honestly, I had a hard time trying to find a section to use as the teaser.

Friday 2 July 2010

Built on a Lie: Story Continuation

A one-shot I wrote a couple of months ago for a contest has now been turned into a multi-chapter story. Here is the summary:
Angela Webber held a secret that she couldn't share with anyone. What happens when that secret lands her in the middle of the forest with the truth about the Cullen's real identities fresh on her mind?

Three years later, Angela has moved away from Forks and barely thinks about the Cullen's. That is until a familiar face appears back in her life, turning it upside down once again.

As you can see, this is a Angela/Jasper story. They are one of my favourite non-canon couples.

Thursday 1 July 2010

Eternal Hope

This isn't about any of my stories, but bear with me. I host the Eternal Hope series on Twilighted that is solely for Jasper/Alice stories. Anyway, earlier today, I received an email from Delicious Dreamer (a member/author on Twilighted) saying that she loved the series, and that she made a banner for it. I seriously loved it, so I'm going to show it around :)