A/N Hey peeps. This be my new story. This would be my first pairing with a vamp, so enjoy XD This story begins during the Civil War and will continue to about present day. For the record, I do not condone slavery at all (I am half-black after all), so don't kill me. We all know that Jasper fought for the Confederacy. Enjoy peeps!

Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight, SM does.

Prologue

Houston, Texas 1863

Isabella sighed as she looked outside the window impatiently. They were supposed to get the post today and Jasper had promised to write her every week. When he had first announced that he wanted to fight in the War, she had yelled at him for hours.

Flashback

Jasper had just come in from the fields and he looked nervous about something. He kept twisting his hat between his fingers and glanced at her when he thought she wasn't looking. After several minutes of him doing this, she got fed up with it.

"Are ya gonna tell me what's goin' on? Or do ya want to stand around all day?"

Jasper looked up at her sheepishly. "Sorry, sis. I just know you ain't gonna like what I gotta say."

Bella narrowed her eyes at him. "You don't know until you say it."

Jasper grimaced. "I've decided to fight in the war."

Bella glared at him. "You can't do that! You're not even old enough! You're only seventeen!"

Jasper sighed. "They need as much help as they can get."

Bella huffed. "Don't give me that. We don't even own any slaves. We treat our workers right and we pay them. What's the real reason?"

Jasper's eyes flashed. "Those Union soldiers are comin' here thinking they can control our lives. Well, I ain't havin' that. And there's nothing you can say to convince me otherwise."

Bella put her head in her hands. "What would Ma and Pa think? You just gonna leave me here alone?"

Jasper stiffened. "Of course not. I asked Peter to keep an eye on ya. We don't have that many farmhands and I know Eliza will look after you. (Eliza was paid to help out around the house).

Bella tried to change his mind for the rest of the night, but to no avail. When Jasper decided to do something, there was no way he would budge from it.

A week later, she came back from town to find nothing but a letter. It was from Jasper. He apologized for leaving without telling her and promised to write to her every week.

Flashback Ends

It had been almost a year and a half since Jasper had left. Sometimes his letters contained some funny story about something one of his other soldiers had done. Other times he wouldn't write much. At those times, she knew that he must be feeling sad and didn't want her to worry. That was Jasper, always wanting to make people feel better.

Peter came around practically every day to check on her. He was two years older than her and Jasper, but he didn't really look it. He had an almost boyish look to him that made one think that he was always in trouble. He would usually come around dinner time, and they would eat together and just talk about mundane things.

He was always teasing her for acting more like a grown woman than her age. But she waved it off, saying that she had to be the mature one around Jasper. He laughed and agreed; he and Jasper had been friends for as long as she could remember.

They soon became the best of friends. He was after all, her only neighbor for miles. He comforted her whenever she was sad about Jasper still being gone. Jasper was her twin, and they had never been separated for longer than a day or two. Peter always cheered her up with stories about the stupid things he and Jasper used to do.

Bella smiled as she saw Peter coming up the road. On post day, she was always excited, even though the letters she received from Jasper were coming less and less. She went to sit out on the porch while she waited for Peter to arrive. He sat next to her and pulled her into his side.

"You worry too much, Bells."

Bella shook her head. "I have a really bad feeling about today."

Peter sighed and they sat together in silence. Caught up in their own thoughts, they didn't see the man who was approaching the house until he was a few feet away from them.

Bella stiffened and stood up shakily. Judging by his clothes, he was a Confederate soldier. His eyes looked worn, as if was burdened with a lot of grief.

Bella forced a smile on her face. "Good evenin', sir. Would you like somethin' to drink, water?"

The soldier grimaced. "No thank ya, ma'am. I'm afraid this isn't a social call."

Bella stiffened and she had a feeling that she already knew what he was going to say. "Well, don't keep me waitin'."

"I'm sorry, ma'am. But your brother is dead. He was evacuating women from Galveston and we found his horse and there was a lot of blood in the area."

Bella shook her head in disbelief. Her brother couldn't be dead. He promised to come back to her. Numbness entered her body and the last thing she heard was Peter shouting her name.

Galveston, Texas

Jasper told his fellow soldiers to go ahead and that he'd make a final sweep of the area. They had already evacuated everyone, but he wanted to make sure there weren't any stragglers.

As he rode around, he couldn't help but think of his sister. He knew that she probably worried about him everyday, so he tried not to give her too many details about the fighting. This was the first time that they had been apart from each other for an extended period of time and he felt like part of him was missing. Bella felt things so strongly that he had no doubt that she was also having a hard time with his absence. But he knew that Peter would look after her.

Jasper was shaken out of his thoughts when he saw three women ahead of him. As he got closer, he gasped. They were the most beautiful women that he had ever seen. He could see no imperfections at all. However, the closer he got to them, the more he sensed danger. But he shook it off, they were only three defenseless women who needed to be evacuated.

"Hello, ladies. Do you need assistance? We are evacuating this city for safety."

The women giggled and began to talk amongst themselves.

"Oh Maria, he's perfect."

"He looks strong and disciplined, a good soldier. He will do well."

The woman who Jasper assumed was Maria began to nod as she scrutinized him. "I'll change him. Lucy doesn't have that much control. Nettie, why don't you take her hunting."

Jasper did not notice when they left, his focus was on Maria as she almost stalked towards him.

"I'm sorry, ma'am. But you need to be movin' along now."

Maria just smirked. "I'm afraid this will hurt a bit, soldado."

In a blur of movement, Jasper was removed from his horse and he felt a sharp pain on his neck. Moments later, he was burning from the outside in. He knew he couldn't fight it, so he succumbed to the fire.

He felt himself being moved and he heard a whisper in his ear. Preserve your memories. And so he did, he went through everyone who mattered to him to try to distract himself from the pain. Bella. Peter. Ma. Pa.

Three Days Later

Jasper screamed as the fire faded from his body, now centering to his heart. His heartbeats were beating out of control and he hoped that this meant that death was coming. His heart stuttered to a stop. But he wasn't dead.

He slowly opened his eyes and surveyed his surroundings. He was in a rather large tent, lying on the ground. Everything he saw was sharper and the world was clearer to him now. If he wanted to, he could count every single thread that made up the tent.

Noticing that someone was in the room, Jasper leaped up, snarling. This was the woman who had changed him into whatever he was now. Jasper's throat felt as if it was on fire, and it was fueling his anger. Right when he was about to lunge, one of the other women walked in and dropped someone in front of him.

All reason left Jasper's head and he grabbed the person by the neck and sank his teeth into them, draining them of blood. As they died, Jasper could have sworn he felt the fear, shock, and final acceptance of the person. He shook his head. It was impossible to feel someone else's emotions.

Jasper glared at the woman, Maria, who had been staring at him the entire time. "What am I?"

Maria narrowed her eyes. "You are a vampire. And you serve me now. Once I train you up a bit, you will lead my army. Understood?"

Jasper growled. "Not likely. As soon as I can, I will be leaving to go back to my family."

Maria pretended to look concerned, but somehow Jasper could sense that it was fake. "You can't go back now. As a newborn vampire, as soon as you smell your family, you will want to drain them. You just wouldn't be able to control yourself."

Jasper almost didn't believe her, but he remembered how quickly he had killed the man before. He wasn't able to stop himself. "All right. I will only stay here until I have control over my bloodlust. Then I'm leaving."

Maria smiled. "Of course."

One Year Later

Bella smiled as she and Peter made their way to the woods. Peter had insisted that she get out of the house and stop moping. She reluctantly agreed. Today marked the year anniversary of her brother's death and she felt that she had the right to be a little sad today. She knew that Peter meant well, but she had wanted to be alone to mourn her brother's death.

As she inhaled the crisp spring air, she grudgingly admitted that maybe Peter was right in getting her out of the house. Jasper would have wanted her to enjoy her life.

Bella looked over at Peter. "Are you sure you know where you're going?"

Peter snorted. "Of course I do. I know these woods like the back of my hand."

Bella laughed. "Sure ya do."

He clutched his chest. "It wounds my heart that you have so little faith in me."

Bella rolled her eyes and they continued on in comfortable silence. After a while, Bella began to feel a prickling sensation, as if they were being followed. She tried to ignore it, but when she turned to look behind her, she saw a flash of white.

Bella casually leaned closer to Peter and spoke quietly. "Peter, I think we're being followed."

Peter showed no sign that he had heard her, but he had a foreboding feeling that something bad was going to happen. Keeping Bella close to him, he casually turned around. "You know, Bella. It's getting kinda dark. We should be making our way back."

Two men appeared suddenly in front of them. "Leaving so soon? We hadn't even started playing yet."

Bella was shocked by their beauty, but could sense they were dangerous. Peter leaned down to whisper in her ear. "On the count of three, run."

One. Two. Three! She took off running, pulling up her skirts so that she wouldn't trip. Before she got far, one of the men yanked her arm back hard, and she heard a crack.

Excruciating pain was all she could feel before she felt a blow to the back of her head and blacked out. She could hear Peter in the distance, yelling her name before he too was silenced.

A/N Yep, I left a cliffhanger. Not that it's hard to guess, but who has Bella and Peter? Will Jasper find out? What will he do? Press the review button down there and tell me what ya think. Btw, soldado means soldier in Spanish XD