Chapter 1

Stella's POV

I ran as fast as I could, the bloodlust taking over as I threatened to kill the vampires who were with him. Their scents were mixed in with his, and knowing Jasper, you never know what that could mean. As I got closer, I could tell I was coming up to a house. I started feeling confused. Why would Jasper be at a house?

When I got to the front of the house, I let out a feral snarl. Immediately 3 male vampires exited hastily. The first one out was large and extremely buff with curly brown hair. The next was tall with reddish brown hair. They both looked furious.

The last one to exit was a tall blonde. He seemed more relaxed than the others, which I knew immediately as a good sign from my years of experience so I tried to calm myself down. It worked and the bloodlust subsided, but only slightly.

"Where is he?!" I asked harshly. The blonde stepped forward.

"Who might you mean? You seem lost. Perhaps we could help you help you find whoever you're looking for."

I was taken aback by his kindness. Whenever I spoke to my sister like that, she screamed her head off at me. I shuddered at the memory but then noticed the reddish brown haired one looking at me strangely.

"I'm going to ask you one more time," I said, even more furious now than before. I wasn't getting any answers and therefore my bloodlust was climbing dangerously. It was about to get really ugly when I heard a familiar voice call my name.

"Stella?!"

I turned around, and sure enough, there he was.

"Jasper!" I yelled, and then ran into his arms. He caught me in his arms and I wrapped my arms around his neck. I placed my face into the crook of his neck where my face fit perfectly. We stayed there for a moment before I pulled away to look at his face. He put me down reluctantly and looked over me one time, never letting go of my hand.

"God, Stell, you haven't changed at all!" He said and spun me around. I was wearing my usual cut off denim booty shorts and light bluer crop top. It showed off my stomach and my legs, perfect for a vampire of my nature.

"Not too bad yourself, Major." I said with a laugh. I haven't been this happy in a long time.

Just then he surprised me by grabbing my other hand and lifting our hands up to my eye level.

"10 fingers." He said and I caught on. It was an old ritual we would always do after being away for a while. I replied by planting both of my feet firmly on his and going on my tip toes so our foreheads touched.

"10 toes."

"Two eyes."

"Two ears."

"One nose."

"One mouth."

He sighed in contentment, but we were interrupted by someone clearing their throat behind us. I broke away, only for Jazz to pull me into his side. I happily wrapped my arms around his waist.

"Stella, this is my family." He said. He started to attempt at telling me who they were but I put my hand over his mouth, my eyes pleading.

"Please Jazzy? Can I do it?" I asked, giving him the face he couldn't resist. He soon gave in and I turned to face the men in front of me.

I turned to the big one first.

"You don't mind if I scan you, do you?" I asked politely giving him my irresistible smile. I used it when I hunted the usual way. It was dazzling to all men.

He seemed dazed and nodded his head. I took that as an ok and scanned him.

"Emmett McCarty Cullen. Born in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, 1915. Changed in 19?. Ability is advanced strength." I finished and they all just stared at me in shock (well except for Jasper).

"What was that?" Emmett asked.

"Stella here," Jasper answered for me, "has a unique gift. She can tell who a person is with one scan. Luckily she can turn it off so she isn't bombarded by information all day."

I stared at him impatiently and he finally realized why. He nodded, letting me continue. I turned to the blonde.

"Carlisle Cullen. Born in London, England in 1640. Changed in 1663. You're a...doctor?! Wow Jazzy you never fail to surprise me." I gave Carlisle a small smile before turning to the last one. I scanned him and squealed in delight.

"I like your name the best." I said with a wink. He stumbled backwards looking shocked and Jasper and I laughed. He knew my hunting... habits.

"Edward Anthony Masen Cullen. Born June 20, 1901 in Chicago Illinois. Changed in September of 1918. Has the ability to read minds." I finished and looked up at Jazz with a huge grin in my face.

"Well, I'm guessing we have a lot of questions for each other." Carlisle said. "So Stella, would you like to join us inside?"

I was about to burst with happiness that they'd forgiven me for my animalistic behavior. Jasper laughed, obviously feeling affected by my positivity. I nodded and they led me inside.

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When we got inside I was amazed at how open it was. There were large floor to ceiling windows and every room was so big. I gasped as we walked into the tv room. There in front of me was a huge flat screen tv with large club chairs designed for their unneeded comfort.

"Wow. Just wow. This is amazing! You have a lovely home Carlisle." I said.

He chuckled lightly. "Thank you Stella. My wife Esme decorated it with the help of the rest of the girls."

I was surprised.

"Oh well she did a wonderful job. Who are the other girls?" I asked.

"Rosalie, Alice, Bella, and Renesmee. They are on a long term summer shopping trip in Europe with some close family friends."

I felt Jazz's arms around me tense when he heard Alice's name. I turned around in his arms and put my hand on the side of his face. I felt him relax beneath me, but that only took a second because Edward hissed behind us. I turned back around and his face was furious.

"Edward!" Carlisle exclaimed, scolding him.

"Carlisle, he's going to hurt her!"

"Jazz would never hurt me!" I yelled. I got tired of the accusations and I could feel my bloodlust rising. Jazz felt it too and tried getting me to calm down.

"Jazz stop!" I yelled. "I can't let people attack you anymore! I'm tired of sick people like "her" trying to destroy you and who you are!" The bloodlust overtook me then and I turned back to Edward. I went to lunge at him. And Jasper, being the genius he is, got in my way.

***~~~***Jasper POV***~~~***

I saw that Stella was losing her control. Her bloodlust was rising and her eyes had turned pitch black. I tried calming her, but she turned back on me, yelling at me. I embarrassingly got scared. She was the best fighter in the vampire world. She just didn't like telling anybody.

For a second I was dazed, but her spike in bloodlust pulled me back. She lunged for Edward, but I was always faster. I jumped in front of her. Her shock came to my advantage.

When she made contact with my body, she immediately turned, pulling me to the ground. We wrestled for about two milliseconds before she got up. She looked like she was about to lunge again, but I was faster. I grabbed her and pulled her out to the backyard. She obviously didn't like that because she decided to bite my shoulder. I cried out in pain and crumbled to the ground.

"Jasper!" Carlisle yelled out. Emmett grabbed Stella, restricting her, but at the same time holding her far enough away to not be bitten.

"Emmett no!" I managed to yell. "Let go of her."

"Bro, I don't think that's-"

"Do it!" He heard the urgency in my voice and released Stella. She looked around, her eyes slowly returning back to their red color. I could feel her bloodlust slowly turning into anger, then confusion. Her eyes finally settled on me.

"Jazz?" She said softly. She started walking over to me, but Emmett grabbed her arm, restricting her. The bloodlust spiked again and she turned on him, quickly pinning him to the ground.

"Stella, listen to me." I said, even though I knew I wasn't going to get an answer. "You need to calm down. Hurting anyone isn't going to help this."

"Major... I can't. I can't let people do that to you...us." She whispered. Her voice sounded strained.

"It's going to be okay, but I need you to calm down. Please?" I cautiously sent her waves of calm and her bloodlust finally subsided. She slowly got off of Emmett and turned around to face me. When she saw me clutching my arm, my face wretched in pain, she gasped.

"Jazz... I am so sorry Major." She said as she ran over to me. She dropped to her knees, and I felt a wave of guilt come towards me.

"I did it again didn't I?" She asked. "I am so sorry Major."

"You have nothing to be sorry for. You weren't in the right state of mind. And Edward just needs to learn to keep people's thoughts to himself." I said that last part so venomously, Edward hissed.

"Jazz, where does it hurt? She asked. I pointed to my right shoulder and winced.

"Oh Major I am so sorry!"

"Stell, shut up!" We both laughed. She stood up and held her hand out I grabbed it and she helped me stand up. We slowly walked back to where the others were standing, but that earned us hisses from Edward and Emmett. Stella hissed back but pulled me back a couple steps.

"If I want to keep my sanity and hold on life, we should probably stand back here." She said. I nodded.

"Edward. Can I talk to you in private please?" I asked. He nodded his head and started walking towards the forest.

"You're coming back to me right?" Stella asked.

"Of course. Don't worry." I said. "I promise I'll be back." She nodded and I ran after Edward.