Disclamer: I do not own the Twilight series
This is pre-twilight, so no Bella
A/N: This is my first fanfic, so I hope you enjoy! It is a discipline spanking story so if you don't like it, don't read it!
Carlisle's POV:
Laughter erupted from the living room and flooded the house. I could identify each of the five different laughs from my office. The light, airy laugh belonged to Alice. The hearty and gruff laugh that we were all too familiar with was emerging from Emmett. Edward's laugh was more of a lively chuckle. Rosalie somehow managed to let out a sophisticated giggle. She always tried to be classy, even when joking around with her siblings.
Although I loved hearing my children enjoying themselves, one laugh made me the happiest.
It was a loud but friendly laugh. It was one of those laughs that made everyone around the person laughing become cheerier. The laugh was Jasper's, and we didn't get to hear it too often. After so many years in our family, he still felt like an outsider, and rarely opened up and relaxed.
"That's a wonderful sound, isn't it?" Esme smiled as she slid a book into its place on the shelf. I nodded, closed the book I was reading and pushed it to the corner of my desk.
"It's great to hear them all getting along." I leaned back in my chair. Esme came over and sat on the edge of the desk. "No fighting, no arguing, but best of all, no one is acting withdrawn."
"It truly is marvelous." I let out a sigh. This household wasn't always running smoothly, so this was a well appreciated break. I smiled slyly at my beautiful wife and went to pull her onto my lap, but stopped when I heard a car pull into our driveway. Esme also heard it and paused. Everyone was home, and we never had visitors, so this was unexpected.
"Who could that be?" Esme asked.
I shrugged and stood. She followed me, and as we climbed down the stairs, I called out a warning to the children.
"We have a visitor, so conduct yourself like a normal, happy human family."
"We wouldn't do anything but!" Emmett responded. I turned to see that he and Jasper were ready to have an arm war on the coffee table. Esme sped over to stop them, and I couldn't help but laugh. They couldn't help but resort to acting their physical age at times, which could cause issues when they wanted to do so in the house due to their strength. Esme was always shooing the boys out of the house so they could continue their roughhousing elsewhere.
I watched the children tease Esme about how she was always stopping their fun. The teasing wasn't serious, and Esme was throwing it right back at them. When I heard the visitors walk to the door and knock, Jasper was making fun of Emmett for whatever Esme said to him.
"Dude, you just got burned by Mom!" He laughed.
I chuckled and headed to the door at a human pace. A wave of relaxation rippled through the room thanks to Jasper. I knew Esme was loving this. I could count the times Jasper has called Esme 'Mom' on one hand, she was usually ma'am or just Esme to him, but each time he did, Esme was elated.
I opened the door and was greeted by the small family that lived next door. The home we were currently in was located in the depths of the country. We owned fifty acres of land, and our neighbors were hidden from view due to the thick woods between us. Because of the large barriers, our privacy was protected.
"Well, hello." I smiled. The wife, a tall woman named Janet, held her six year old daughter Anna in her arms. The husband was a stern looking man who went by Tim. The stepped into the house, sighing a greeting. Something was obviously bothering them. Esme walked up with a smile and stood next to me. "What brings you by?"
"Well, I've been having some issues with our animals, and I wasn't sure if you had any livestock here that you were having problems with." Tim said.
"No, we don't have any animals." I shook my head. "What kind of problems have you been having?"
Jasper's POV:
I sighed, sunk down in my seat and held my breath. I knew what problems Tim was having with he livestock. And I knew who was responsible for it.
"Just don't breath, dude." Emmett instructed in a low voice so the humans wouldn't hear.
"You can control yourself, honey." Alice gave me a reassuring smile. I kissed her cheek and thanked her for her confidence in me, even though it was undeserved and not the real problem.
"We can go outside if this is bothering you." Edward suggested and stood. I shook my head no.
"I'm okay. Don't worry."
"Jasper, you really should go." Rosalie said in that snotty voice of hers. I rolled my eyes. Even after we were all laughing and having a good time, she was quick to jump back into the bitchy role. Edward suppressed a smile and gave me a small nod as if he was saying 'You're right'. "If something happens, you're going to blow our cover and we'll have to move again and-"
"Rose, babe. If he says he's okay, he's okay." Emmett put one hand on Rosalie's thigh.
I had to roll my eyes again. If anyone else said that to her, she would literally rip our heads off. That thought pulled out another nod and a poorly hidden smirk from Edward. Rosalie picked up on our private conversation and shot angry glares to Edward and I. Emmett kept rubbing her leg and it seemed to shut her up.
"Jazz, are you sure you're okay?" Edward asked and sat back down.
"I'm fine!" I snapped at him. "I'm fine, guys."
"You're sending off a lot of guilt and anxiety." Edward pulled his brow together. "Lets just go outside so you're not feeling like this."
"Can you guys not give me the third degree?" I snarled. Alice grabbed my hand and gave it a gentle squeeze. I sighed, knowing I wasn't acting like myself, and apologized for being so short with everyone.
"It's fine, dude." Emmett answered for all of my siblings, then quickly changed the subject. "Hey, listen, it's supposed to storm later this week. Who wants to play some baseball?"
Everyone started chatting about the game, but I kept quiet and focused on the conversation between Carlisle, Esme and the neighbors.
"The cows are just vanishing?" Esme questioned in a perplexed tone. Janet nodded.
"We've lost about fifteen of them." Tim sighed. "I visited the Johnson's down the road, and they've been having the same problem with their livestock. They have a bunch of different animal: chickens, pigs, goats, cattle. Said everything is disappearing. No one can figure out what's happening."
I knew what was happening. The animals were helping me keep my thirst under control.
Everyone in this family controlled their thirst better than I could. Even after all the years I have spent in this coven- no, this family- I needed more hunting trips than the rest. I was constantly burdening the family by having to be accompanied for so many trips so frequently. There have been times when Edward and Emmett would come along with me, and because they're thirst was under full control, they spent more time wrestling and laughing with each other than hunting. They'd laugh at me, making comments about how I was an 'endless pit for blood'. They didn't mean anything by it, but it still bothered me. I was the immature one who couldn't control himself or drink enough. I was the one who needed to be watched. I was tired of it.
Carlisle was proud of the others for controlling their thirst. He could trust them in social situations. He trusted them enough to send them to school while I stayed home. They story we told the humans was that I was the most recently adopted, and I had some issues that need to be worked out. Because of those 'issues', Esme home-schooled me. It wasn't really a lie, I did have issues with my thirst that needed to be worked out, but I hated that story. I hated being the 'troubled teen'.
I decided that I was done playing that role. I was determined to make Carlisle and Esme proud of my control, but I had to fake the control. So during the day when my siblings were at school, Carlisle was at work and Esme was shopping, I made spontaneous trips to the neighbors. I was always able to sneak an animal away without anyone knowing. I would snap the neck of whatever animal I needed, then carry it away into the woods to drink from it. I tried not to take more than what I had to have, so sometimes the smaller animals were my victims.
I knew I was stealing the from humans, but everyone started noticing how my eyes stayed golden longer. Esme complemented how I was getting a grasp on my thirst. Carlisle praised me for it. Even Rosalie commented on how I seemed more controlled. It relaxed me, too. I wasn't always feeling on edge like I had felt when I was only hunting with the family. Alice loved that I could loosen up. I was sneaking around her, though. Because the trips were spur of the moment, she didn't see them. But everyone was benefiting from this. I was projecting more positive feelings to everyone. The pros outweighed the cons.
I glanced around at my siblings to see if they were feeling as high-strung as I was. Alice was picking up on my attitude, but as I scanned their faces I didn't see any signs of anxiousness. That is, until I saw Edward. I mental cursed at myself for not cloaking my thoughts. He knew everything now.
Don't you dare tell Carlisle and Esme! I directed to Edward. He cocked one brow at me. This stays between the two of us.
Edward rolled his eyes at me, but didn't say a think. We got some weird looks from Emmett and Rosalie, but ignored them.
Tim and Janet finally left, saying they were going to another farm a few blocks down to see if they've been having the same problem. Carlisle and Esme where whispering to each other about the disappearances, but I couldn't make out what they were saying. They finally walked over to us, and I knew they were going to question us about it. I did my best to act as innocent as possible.
"Okay, I know you all heard what is happening." Carlisle said in an authority filled tone. Esme stood next to him with a firm yet motherly look on her face. We all sat up straighter. They meant business with this. "I expect you all to answer us truthfully."
"Does anyone know what is happening to the animals?" Esme asked. We all answered no.
"It's just quiet ironic that animals are disappearing around us." Carlisle stood behind the couch and put his hands on my shoulders. It was like he knew I was the guilty one. "No one knows what's going on?"
"I don't have a clue, Carlisle." Emmett defended himself. Carlisle must have shifted his glance from Emmett to Rose, because she quickly stated that she wouldn't dare drink from 'dirty farm animals'. Edward looked stressed, so Carlisle paused even longer when looking at him. Edward said he didn't know. Alice was next, and she swore she had no idea what was happening. Carlisle quickly moved his eyes to me. Alice truly was a daddy's girl, and rarely caused trouble.
Carlisle patted my shoulders and turned my head so I was looking up at him.
"Do you know anything about this, son?"
"No sir." I answered innocently. He nodded and started to rub my shoulders. I looked back down at my lap.
"Well, keep you're eyes open for anything suspicious." He instructed. We all nodded.
"Uh, Carlisle?" Edward said. "Jasper's getting thirsty, and so am I. I think we'll go for a hunt, if that's okay."
"Yeah, that's fine. Jasper, look at me." I turned to look back up at him. He examined my eyes. "They're starting to change. You've been going longer between hunts, also. You're gaining more control." He smiled and patted my shoulders before putting his arm around Esme's waist. "You two enjoy your hunt."
"I'll tag along." Emmett smiled.
Edward nodded and all three of us stood. We said our quick goodbyes, then headed out. From the look Edward was giving me, I was sure he was going to confront me about it. I sighed, did my best to block my thoughts and tried to figure out how to get out of this.
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