So while uni is out for the year I've decided to take on a project to keep me from dying of boredom. I had a Twilight marathon with a friend and re fell in love with Jasper. Something about him... Anyway, I decided to dabble in this pairing because I realised I didn't like Edward the movies didn't make me like Bella very much. So I'm changing things up and writing how I'd like the story to go.

Like I said, the movies didn't make me too fond of a lot of the characters so they will be a little different in this story. Review and tell me what you think.

I watched silently as the Cullens argued over the top of each other, each voicing their own opinion about what we should do with Alice's vision. Emmett was yelling over Edward, itching for a confrontation with the army coming our way. I'd already tried to voice my opinion, especially because it was my life on the line, but no one had listened. No one ever listens to me; I'm just the fragile human who doesn't know anything because I haven't lived a tenth as long as they had.

I could see the worry on Esme's beautiful face and my heart sank a little more. Because of me her family was in danger. She wasn't one for confrontations, almost the polar opposite of Emmett. Maybe it was because she'd been with Carlisle so long, maybe it was just inherently who she was.

Emmett was ready to tackle the newborns coming our way, bouncing up and down on the balls of his feet. He was ready for them now despite the fact that Alice had foretold they'd be at least two weeks away. I could understand Emmett's enthusiasm, being so much stronger than everyone else he was probably dying to fight someone without having to hold back or be worried that he would hurt one of his siblings.

Rosalie stood by Emmett's side and I knew she was just as ready as Emmett to go into battle. She probably hated me even more now that I'd brought this on her family. She'd never bothered to hide her dislike for me and I understood, really I did. I was putting Emmett in danger and no one messed with Emmett unless they wanted to deal with Rosalie. She was loyal like no other and I knew that was her gift. I admired her for it even if she would never return the sentiment.

Carlisle looked diplomatic as always. I knew that he, like Esme, wanted to avoid violence but it couldn't be helped. Not this time. He was willing to go against his beliefs to protect his family and the thought made me drown a little more in my own guilt. He considered me family yet all I had done was continually cause damage and danger to his family.

I could tell Edward wanted to whisk me away and hide me somewhere. Sometimes I can't help but think that if he could lock me up in a safe somewhere to keep me away from all the dangerous in the world he would. It was annoying because nothing in life was safe and I couldn't live my life second-guessing every decision I make. He didn't want me anywhere near the battle but I couldn't leave. Not with Jacob and Charlie here.

Alice chewed her lip and I watched her write on a note pad everything she had noticed from her vision. Obviously she didn't want to take the chance she might forget something. But with her vampire memory was that even possible? I wasn't sure.

My eyes travelled to the only person who hadn't tried to voice their opinion. He was also the person who always surprised me. Jasper. He was standing the background, watching everyone fight with each other. It was clear that every second that passed annoyed him further. I didn't know Jasper well at all but I wanted to. He was interesting. He was the one person in the room I wasn't sure about.

I turned back to the group as a whole and watched as Rosalie snapped at Edward when he growled at Emmett. It was weird watching them argue because they flitted between human speed and vampire speed. I could catch some words but not all, they either talked loud enough and too fast or slow and inaudible. I wasn't used to witnessing their natural speed. The whole family was always so careful to try and be as human as possible around me.

"Enough!" Jasper barked, stepping forward. "I know exactly what we have to do. It's not without risk but it's the best way to ensure we all get out of this mess alive."

"Bella's life is at stake! I'm not going to put her in danger because you thinkg you know what you're doing." Edward snapped.

"You forget I've been alive a hell of a lot longer than you have child." Jasper retorted.

Carlisle stepped in between them. "Boys, calm down. Now Edward we have to trust Jasper with this. This is your brother's area of expertise. He has the most experience with newborns."

I frowned in confusion when Carlisle said this. Why would Jasper have the most experience with newborns? Obviously his life before the Cullens had given him experience but why would he know so much about newborn armies? I couldn't help but wish I knew more about Jasper, at least so I could fill in some of the blanks.

"There are only seven of us though." Rosalie pointed out.

Jasper turned away and paced, his arms behind his back. Alice shook her head before snapping around to look at her husband. "What? Everything just disappeared. I can't see the battle anymore. What did you decide Jas?"

Jasper just turned to me. "Bella do you have your phone with you?"

"Yeah." I fumbled around and eventually pulled it out of my pocket. He took it off me gently.

"Why do you need her phone?" Edward asked.

"Because we're going to call a friend of Bella's."

"Jacob? You can't be serious."

"Rosalie is right Edward. We're going to need more than seven of us to take on a newborn army. We need the wolves."

Jasper hit a few buttons and put my old phone to his ear. He quickly explained the situation to Jacob. The conversation was over in less than a minute and he handed the phone back to me with a nod.

"The pack is willing to meet us."

"When?" Carlisle asks.

"Now. They want to meet us at the clearing between the borders."

"To erase any advantage we might have." Emmett scowled.

"We aren't going there to fight them Emmett. We are going peacefully." Carlisle stressed.

"We should get going. Emmett, Rose, Edward and Bella will take the Jeep and the rest of us will run." Alice says before tugging Jasper away by the hand.

I nodded and let Edward pull me towards the Jeep and resisted the urge to push his hands away as he strapped me into the Jeep. It was ridiculous, sure Emmett wasn't the safest driver but there was no need to strap me into an oversized booster seat. I felt like a baby.

My stomach lurched when Emmett finally parked at the edge of the clearing and I thanked God that the drive was over. Emmett really didn't know when to slow down, especially when it came to tough terrain. We walked over to the rest of the Cullens who were in the middle of the clearing. Esme and Carlisle talked quietly to each other while Emmett rambunctiously made jokes to Rosalie who would occasionally hit him upside the head.

The wolves approached cautiously, Paul growling at the Cullens. Jake phased behind a tree and quickly got dressed before walking towards me. Edward tensed beside me and I ignored his aversion to my best friend. Jake swept me up into a hug and I embraced his warmth.

"Hey Bells."

"Hey Jake, how you been?"

"Great! I finally imprinted. Karina is amazing you'll have to come by the res and meet her."

"I'm so happy for you." I hugged him again, ecstatic that he was finally happy.

Sam snapped something at Jake and he nodded. "Sam wants this over and done with."

"We all do." Emmett replied.

"Why aren't you phased, Jake?" I asked.

"Sam doesn't trust your bloodsuckers enough so I volunteered. It's supposed ot be a gesture of good will or something.

I shook my head and Jake grinned at me wickedly. Memories flooded back and I couldn't help but remember that this was why Jacob was my best friend. He didn't care what people thought and he was always putting his foot in his mouth. Oddly enough he reminded me of Emmett, always there for me and always tactless.

Jasper stepped forward, his posture straight and he looked like he'd grown magically. His whole body language screamed 'respect me' and something about him made me eager to hear exactly what he had to say.

"Alice had a vision of a newborn army attacking our family. They are after Bella and are a threat to the town, the reservation and everyone who lives in the general area. My family doesn't have enough numbers to go up against them and we need your help."

"Sam wants to know how many there will be." Edward says.

"We don't know exact numbers. Anything more than twenty-five and I can't guarantee the end result of the battle. We will win, of course," He says with conviction. "But I can't guarantee we will all come out alive. Another problem is that we can't fight the newborns while protecting Bella. Simply we don't have enough numbers and we don't have time to try and find other vampire's to help us."

"They want to know why we can't ask another coven to help."

"Because they would have to be trained and it would take too long."

"But you'll have to train us anyway." Jake pointed out.

"Yes but you also need to know how to take down a vampire anyway if you hope to keep the area safe." Jasper retorted.

"We took down that Laurent guy."

Jasper scoffed. "You need to be able to take down vampires on your own. If it takes a whole pack to take one vampire down you're already dead."

"Paul wants to know why they should trust us."

"Because you want the same thing as us, the town protected and Bella safe."

"Sam is willing to work with us." Edward says.

Jasper nodded and turned away. Before he could get far Jake spoke. "Just one question?"

"And what would that be?"

Jake grinned. "When do we start?"

"Tomorrow. Be ready or don't show up. You'll get a call."

Jasper walked away and his confidence almost gave me goosebumps. This was a side of him I'd never seen before. Commanding. Strong. A force to be reckoned with. Alice walked after him and Jake nudged me in the side, almost knocking me over.

"What?" I asked.

"Come spend the day on the reservation with us."

"No." Edward growled.

"I can't Jake."

"Don't you want to meet Karina?"

I couldn't deny that I wanted to meet her even if it made me a little jealous. "I want to meet the girl who thinks she's good enough for you."

"She is." He promised. "And she'll love you just as much as I know you'll love her."

"Bella you aren't going."

Emmett stepped forward towards Edward menacingly. "I don't like them any more than you do but Bella can make her own choices."

"Thanks Em." I says with a smile.

"No problem, no one gets to walk all over my little sis." Emmett replied, scooping me up in a bear hug.

I laughed and hugged him back before turning to my boyfriend. "It will only be for the afternoon."

"I can't protect you over there."

"You won't need to."

"They're dangerous Bella."

"Edward you're more dangerous than they are."

"I would never hurt you."

"Jake's not the one who could lose control and drink me dry." I pointed out.

"Does that mean you're coming?" Jake asked with a hopeful expression.

"Yep."

"Woo!" He picked me up and began spinning me around.

"Jake! Put me down!"

"Today is going to be awesome. And Emily won't have to kill you for not coming around."

I laughed at the thought of Emily murdering me for not visiting. She was the gentlest person I knew. Jake was right though, I should be visiting more. Emily was probably going crazy over there looking after the pack. At least with Karina around she won't be so lonely all the time.

I gave Edward a kiss and promised to call him later. I could tell he wasn't happy with my decision and I couldn't help but grin when Emmett gave me two thumbs up behind Edward's back. Edward snapped at his brother for being so immature which set Rosalie off. I turned to Jake and sighed.

"Ready to go?"

He scooped me up in his arms and began to run.

When Emily finally stopped berating me for not coming over sooner she pulled me into a hug. It was good to see her again, good to spend some time with another human girl. We chatted aimlessly with no real topic or direction. It was a reason why I loved Emily so much; she never tried to interrogate me. She never wanted to put me in stupid clothes I hated and never tried to bend me to her will. Emily was content with looking after her boys and anyone else she cared about.

The front door opened and shut with a bang. A beautiful girl with black hair walked in carrying a larger than average muffin tin. Honestly it wasn't larger than average, it was freaking huge. She stopped and looked me before smiling softly.

"Hi, you must be Bella. I'm Karina."

"You're Jacob's mate." I says bluntly.

"Yep that's me."

"You're really pretty."

Karina laughed and tucked a portion of hair behind her ear. "Thanks."

"Let's see that tray. Perfect! Thanks Karina." Emily says taking the tray off her.

"I thought you already had a tray?" I asked.

"I do but with the pack expanding they're eating more muffins than I can bake." Emily sighed.

"I've never seen a group of guys eat so much." Karina giggled.

"I know," I nodded, "I swear Jake should be the size of a house by now. It's not fair."

"It really isn't is it?" She agreed.

"At least the upside is that with their appetites there isn't enough food left to turn me into a house." Emily grinned.

We joked around and I sat at the table nibbling on a muffin while Karina helped Emily bake another set of muffins. I have no idea where they got the trays from though. The muffins were huge. I could immediately tell why Jake liked Karina so much. She was kind, happy to make a joke here and there but she was also happy to just listen. She didn't need to be the center of attention and I could tell she was honest. Karina screamed innocence and purity but I could also tell she wanted adventure and excitement. She was perfect for Jake.

The front door opened and Quil walked in with a younger boy who looked maybe fifteen. He grabbed a muffin off the table and threw one to his companion.

"Hey Bella!"

"Quil not with your mouth full!"

"Sorry Emily."

I laughed. "Hi Quil."

"This is Seth. He's the puppy of the pack."

Seth blushed. "No I'm not!"

Embry crashed into the house with Jacob behind him. "Hey Vampire Girl."

"Embry." I smiled.

I watched as Jacob gave Karina a sweet kiss on the lips and smiled. Jake deserved happiness more than anyone I knew. Except maybe my dad, he'd been alone too long. But at least Jake was one less person to worry about now that he had Karina. Maybe Edward would let me come around here more now that Jake had finally found his mate.

"So Bells, what do you think?"

"I think she settled." I joked.

"Yeah dude, she's like a nine. Way too hot for you." Quil joked.

Jacob threw Emily's wooden spoon at him. "Shut up."

"Jake I was using that!"

"Sorry Emily." Jacob retrieved it and washed it for her.

"I see you've got him house trained." I joked to Emily.

"Yeah, now I've just got to get the rest of the lot house broken too." She says throwing a dishtowel at Embry who was going back for his fourth muffin. "You're supposed to leave some for your brothers."

"You're baking some now." He pointed out.

"That's not the point."

I tuned out Emily and Embry's bickering and looked at Seth, the newest member of the pack. He was quiet but I could tell there was another side to him. All he needed was some confidence. Seth looked up and saw me watching him. He blushed and looked away. I laughed and flicked a piece of muffin at him.

"You can ask."

"You're really the girl that runs with Vampires?" He blurted out.

I laughed again. "That's me."

"Are we really going to be working with them?"

"Yep. They're not all bad though, don't listen to Jake."

"Well they can't be any worse than they smell."

"I wouldn't know, I'm a human."

"Lucky you. So are you kind of like Emily?"

I mused about it for a moment. "I supposed you could say that in a way. Edward is my boyfriend but unlike Emily I don't look after them."

"Who are they all?"

"They're a family in the sense that your pack is your family. Carlisle is the dad, Esme's the mother and the others are their children."

"So who was the one in charge? The guy telling us about the army?"

"That's Jasper. He's Alice's mate. She's the small dark haired girl who sees the future."

"Jasper was freaky."

"Don't be such a pussy, Seth!" Embry teased.

Quil snorted. "Please. Dude that bloodsucker had you scared too."

"Jasper? Really?" I asked shocked.

Jake shrugged his shoulders. "It's the way he carried himself. I wasn't scared but he was giving off some crazy vibes."

"Well yeah but I really only god 'respect me' from him." I mumbled.

"You're a human so I suppose it's different. He was projecting a whole lot of 'don't fuck with me'."

"Jake." Emily frowned.

"So who was the other guy? The really big dark haired one." Seth asked.

I giggled, thinking about Emmett. "That's Emmett. He's like a big kid. Rosalie is his wife and she's the blonde haired girl. Emmett's always looking out for me, he calls me his little sister."

"He was the one who stood up for you over coming here." Jake says.

"That's him all right. He doesn't like you guys but he likes to make sure I'm happy."

"You're dating the wrong bloodsucker."

"Who would you suggest I date then Jake?" I rolled my eyes.

"Me." Quil says cockily.

"You're like five."

Jake burst out laughing, tears forming in his eyes. "Bells you are amazing."

"Sorry Quil." I smiled.

"It's all good Vampire Girl. You can't help not having good taste."

Jokes and casual conversation floated around for the next few hours, the boys walking in and out as they pleased. I could tell what Emily had meant when she says the pack had expanded. I met quite a few new members as time went on but I couldn't help but think that Seth was my favorite, after Jacob of course.

Eventually my phone rang and I sighed as I saw who the caller was. Edward. I answered and eventually agreed to meet him at the border so Emmett could take me home. I really didn't want to but Charlie didn't know where I was and I didn't want to start any problems with Edward. Jake offered to take me to the border but I decided to let Seth go with me instead so I could get to know him better.

Emily drove us close to the border and we walked the rest of the way getting to know each other. Without the other boys around Seth was more confident. He wasn't second guessing himself and I liked that. His recount of the first time he phased had me in hysterics. By the time we got to the border I was ready to adopt Seth as my own.

"Thanks for coming out here with me Seth."

"It's nothing. You're different to what I thought you'd be."

"I hope that's a good thing."

"It totally is. It's just hard..." He stopped as if he had says too much.

"What is?"

"Being around them all some times. There's so many of us and so many dynamics and I'm the youngest. I know they care but sometimes they treat me like I'm a kid."

"I know what you mean. I'm the baby of the group too, at least the rest of your pack don't have a hundred years on you."

"Yeah that would suck." He agreed.

"I should come around more often. I missed everyone."

"Emily missed you too. We were taking bets on how long it would be before she killed Quil and Embry."

I grinned. "They are totally crazy. But don't let them push you around."

"I'll try."

"Good. Us kids have to stick together."

Emmett pulled up to the border and I quickly hugged Seth goodbye. The werewolf nodded to Emmett before running off into the woods and phasing. My smile dropped as he ran out of sight back to Emily's. Rosalie was in the passenger seat so I sat in the back. She wrinkled her nose.

"You reek of wet dog." She complained.

"So who was the kid?" Emmett asked.

"That's Seth. He's the newest and youngest of the pack. He's really sweet."

"Hey! I'm you're favorite." Emmett frowned as he began to drive back to his house.

"I'm not sure Edward would agree with you."

"Edward can bite me."

"I'm the only one who is allowed to bite you." Rosalie huffed.

Emmett leaned over to kiss her. "I know babe."

"Emmett watch the road!" I yelled.

"Awww come on Bells! I've been driving since before you were born."

"Doesn't mean you're a good driver." I teased.

"Ouch." He grinned.

We made it back to their house alive. I'm pretty sure that only happened because Rosalie kept hitting Emmett every time he tried to kiss her on the way back. If I never drive with Emmett again I'll be happy. I don't even know why I was driving with Emmett. Why hadn't Edward picked me up?

As we walked into the lounge room I could hear arguing. Jasper and Edward were at heads again presumably over what course of action we should take with the newborns. I wish they wouldn't fight. I can't help but feel like I'm causing all the problems in the house.

"You're not." Jasper turned to me.

"What?" I asked.

"It's not your fault."

"How?"

"Empath, remember?" He says before turning back to Edward.

"I'm not putting her at risk." Edward snapped.

"Well she won't leave."

"She won't have a choice."

"You don't get to make that decision."

"The hell I don't."

"Wait what? I'm not leaving?" I says panicking.

Edward turned to me. "Yes you are."

"No I'm not."

"Bella it's not safe."

"My dad's here, Edward. Jakes here too."

"Bella you could get hurt."

"I trip over flat surfaces."

Emmett snickered. "So true, you are clumsiest person I know little sister."

I turned to Edward. "I'm not leaving."

"Bella-"

"You can't take that decision away from me."

"You're not thinking clearly."

"Edward it's tactically better if she stays." Jasper says.

"I don't care. It's not happening."

"What do you mean, Jasper?" I ask.

"You need to be guarded while the fight happens. We haven't planned who is staying with you yet but it will be easier on everyone if you're around. That way we aren't worrying about you and you aren't worrying about us."

"I'm going to be the one guarding her." Edward snaps.

"We need the best fighters in battle Edward."

"I don't care, I'm staying with Bella."

"Edward!" I yell and everyone looks at me. "Please stop."

"Bella you can't seriously tell me you don't want me with you."

"Of course I do but Jasper is right. We need the best fighters in the battle, not on the side lines."

"And what if you get hurt? What happens if you get hurt because I'm not there?"

"Edward do you trust me?"

"You know I do." He says quickly.

"Good because I trust Jasper. Stop fighting him."

Edward sighed and nodded but I could tell he wasn't happy with me. I also knew he didn't like what I'd said to him, especially in front of the others. Well too bad, we were all in serious trouble and Carlisle had said Jasper was the expert. There was no reason not to trust him. If we wanted to survive this we had to leave emotion at the door.

I just wasn't sure Edward could do that.

So there we go. It's the beginning of everything. I wonder how long it will take before cracks begin in Edward and Bella's relationship? Honestly I don't know, I plan to do what I always do and let the story write itself.

What do you think of Karina? Want to get to know her more?

Should Seth and Bella do a little more bonding?

Does Bella get turned?

Who are two unlikely characters you'd like to see spend time together?