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Her Hidden Demon

Chapter On: Not Listening

JPOV

"YOU!"

The screech that came from upstairs was almost inhuman. I couldn't tell who it came from or who it was directed towards, but I had a guess. I could feel confusion and concern, with a small hint of fear coming from Edward's room. It must be Rosalie.

Moving at vampire speed into the room I saw a quivering Bella standing over a slightly cowering Edward. Wait, Bella? When did she get here, and whoa! She is so pissed! Bella seemed to be radiating an intense mixture of fury and exacerbation. When Edward read this from my mind, his small hint of fear turned into an overwhelming terror.

I sent out calming waves with the rest of the family now standing behind me. I had to admit, Bella could be quite scary. She turned as the first wave of calming hit her, snapping "I do not want to be calm Jasper!" I couldn't help but flinch under her murderous glare, nor did I think any of the other members of my family could--Emmett included.

Realizing not even I couldn't calm her, Edward bolted out the door faster than any human should have seen, but in her slightly crazed state I saw Bella's eyes follow just after him.

"You can run and you can hide, but not forever! I will find you eventually!" Her tone was completely menacing.

I now knew what had caused Alice's fit of hysterical laughing ten minutes ago. Bella was completely and utterly terrifying, but watching Edward cower was so perversely entertaining.

"Wow, well now I know not to make her mad when she changes, imagine her being like that as a vampire." Emmett muttered, shivering.

Apparently she had heard his comment which was spoken as vampire speed, because Bella cackled, "that's right Emmett," before dropping onto the couch.

Seeing as the rest of my family was standing wide-eyed and frozen in amazement at her explosion and eerie observational skills, I decided to ask what was wrong.

"Bella? Are you alright?" All the anger had flown instantly out of her upon sitting on the couch to be replaced by weariness.

"Yes Jasper, I'm fine," she smiled, slightly embarrassed. "It's just I had told him not to so many times and he went and did it anyway."

"What did he do Bella?" I asked nervously, not wanting her amazing amount of anger directed toward me.

I could tell my family was all listening intently, wondering what could have possibly changed our sweet innocent Bella into the fire breathing demon we had just witnessed.

"My truck. The idiot went and pretty much replaced everything but the body last night."

Rosalie was suddenly nervous behind me. As if feeling this herself, Bella added quickly, "I don't blame you Rosalie, even if you did do the work, it's just that Edward and I had talked about this so many times before and he just went and did it even though I told him 'no' every way I knew how." She sighed, now completely exhausted.

Esme, being the mothering type she is, ran forward to sit beside Bella, obviously taking her side of the yet-to-be fight. She started rubbing Bella's shoulder's gently, "it's alright dear, we can have Rosalie put everything back the way it was, if that's what you really want," pointedly looking as Rosalie as if to say, I dare you to say no.

Bella sighed again, shaking her head. "No, I really don't mind the truck the way it is now, and it would be such a waste of time and money to take everything out of it again." Rosalie beamed. "It's just that I told him I didn't want it, many time over, and he did it anyway. He just doesn't listen to me." She sighed again.

Alice jumped over on the other side of Bella, mimicking Esme's soothing gestures. It was then, that the center of our discussion decided to come back upstairs. As if hearing him, Bella snapped her head up to look directly as him when he reached the top of the stairs. He flinched back, feeling extremely guilty and still slightly scared. Taking the fact that she remained seated as a good sign, Edward walked swiftly into the room.

Even from her spot on the couch with two women stroking her from either side, Bella still looked like she was a demon just emerging from hell. Eyes flashing in the rage that had instantly come back, she successfully made Edward stagger back a step before composing himself.

"I'm sorry," he mumbled.

"Don't do it again." Her tone held an implied 'or else' that we could all hear. Edward nodded quickly and took a tentative step forward. Her anger disappeared from her and she relaxed against the couch, closing her eyes and putting her head against the back.

Edward couldn't do much because of his mother and sister that were still on either side of Bella, but Emmett chose to break the silence. "Jeez, I didn't realize you could be so scary Bella," voicing his disbelief.

Her only response was to grin in a slightly frightening way, "you have no idea…"