Bella hated when the Cullen's brothers fought especially when both Edward and jasper were involved.
She hated the way Edward sneered with disgust at his adopted sibling and how jasper avoided any contact with Edward or Bella, abruptly leaving the room whenever either of the entered.
The atmosphere in the Cullen's household had been tense for the past few days and showed no signs of easing up. Recently Jasper's control and focus had weakened. His lust for blood had grown rapidly over the past month to the point where the smell of the students at college had been too over whelming. Jasper would sit in class planning how he would lure his victims in with his charm and beauty; bringing them closer and closer until it was too late.
Having a brother with an ability like Edwards had saved him from making any regretful decisions. As soon as Edward realised how strong Jasper's thoughts were becoming Edward had "advised" him to stay at home. "Really it was lucky that no one had been hurt" Edward had told Bella when she had asked why she hadn't seen Jasper at school recently. However it was not because of this that Edward and Jasper were now fighting.
As Jasper's desires to kill grew stronger, his control around Bella had weakened.
A couple of nights ago Edward had invited Bella over to the Cullen's house. She and Edward had been listening to music and discussing which composers had more talent. It had been a normal night, if you consider normal as being in the living room of seven deadly vampires.
Emmett and Rosalie were entwined on the couch. Sitting together they looked like they were straight out of a vogue magazine as they were both far too beautiful to be true. Emmett was boasting about the success of his latest hunt while Rosalie was looking mildly bored. Esme and Carlisle were locked in an intense game of chess. "Esme's going to win", Alice chirped not looking away from the latest issue of fashion weekly. Alice had told Bella that she was sick of seeing her in the same clothes insisting, much to Bella's dislike, that she choose her a new wardrobe. Nothing about this scene seemed out of place except jasper.
Jasper was sitting in a beautiful black leather chair in the far corner of the room. He had been there since Bella had arrived. His head was in his hands while he steered intensely at his feet. His eyebrows were knitted into an expression of pure concentration.
Bella wanted to ask what was wrong but some gut feeling told her that it was best not to ask. "Now," Edward said with a crocked grin on his face "have you ever heard of Maurice Ravel, he has created some of the best music I have ever he---" suddenly Edward jolted his head in the direction of the leather couch where jasper sat.
Edwards's actions had confused Bella. She looked over at jasper but he still hadn't moved. His deep amber eyes still fixed on the floor beside his feet. "You sick bastard!" Edward yelled, "If you ever even touch Bella I swear I will kill you!" Edward snarled revealing his most deadly of features, his teeth.
Even just looking at them made Bella nervous. Bella loved and hated Edwards's venom covered teeth. She hated the fact that they had been used as a weapon to murder numerous people, but she loved how they could do more than just kill: they could transform.
Edwards's eyes were on fire with anger. "I'll take you home now Bella" Edward stated lifting her to her feet without taking his eyes off jasper. Bella didn't resist, the room was inhumanly silent all eyes watching Edward, seeing how he would react. Bella knew that anything she said would only make matters worse.
Although Bella didn't know exactly what jasper had been thinking she could guess enough of it.
"It's not his fault Edward" Bella said once they were a distance from the house, "he has never had as much control as you" "if you had seen what he was thinking---"Edward said through gritted teeth. "He was going to what Edward?! Going to kill me?! Going to drink all my blood until my life is gone!" Bella tried to hold back the tears but the flow had already started.
She hated how she was such a burden to the Cullen's. She hated how they could fully relax around her. They had to always have a guard up just in case. Bella was sick of it and there was only one way that she could change it.
"You know it would be so much easier on everyone it you would just transform me!" the tears were really coming now. The small beads running down her face leaving a glistening trail behind them. Edward stopped his eyes narrowed gazing so deeply into hers that she began to wonder if he could see through her.
She knew that her words had upset Edward and was relieved to find his beautiful cold hand reaching up to her face, softly wiping her tears away. "No" was all he said.
Bella knew that Edward had his reason for not wanting to change her but she could help but think that it would be more painless for everyone. Was Edward so blind to the fact that it would be safer if he just did it?
This was one of the few times that Bella wished that she wasn't the exception to Edwards gift as surely he would see the logic in her thoughts. They walked to her home in silence.
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