Re-edited by Sushi Loves Whitlock 7-08-2012

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Jaspers POV

Over the last few weeks I have felt a kind of shift within the walls of my family; my brother Edward to be exact. He had been more uneasy, withdrawn from all of us. Barely speaking words to any one person was like his new routine.

Ever since we returned from Italy he had been like this. He had almost completely ignored his mate, barely seeing her unless we reminded him. Bella was the most important thing to him before he thought she was dead but now, I was not even sure it was her that was on his mind most days. If he still loved her I no longer felt it; all I've really gotten from him was suspicion. Who that was pointed at I had no idea but this shit just kept getting stronger every time he entered the door. Something was going on with him but because I lack the ability to figure it out completely without actually speaking to him, I had little clue.

Today it was worse and he has talking to us even if it's only in confrontation. I could feel the hatred pouring from him, every single bit of it was aimed at all of us. His eyes were black as night but the hunger that was usually associated with it was not there, when he looked at us I could see the fight in him is still there but he was giving up with his words.

"You can't ask us to leave again." Emmett told Edward as he ran around the house gathering all of Bella's things. He'd been doing this since he walked in telling us we were leaving and then going back to making sure she would be gone from our lives again.

You're such a fucking coward Edward.

I wanted him to know how I felt about this shit he was pulling again. He didn't even look my way as I yelled the words to him in my mind. He was focused on this enough to ignore our thoughts; everyone had to be screaming at him about this but he just kept going.

"I'm not asking you Emmett I am telling you, we are leaving." Edward said as he slammed the door to his room. There wasn't an ounce of sadness coming from his ass. I wanted to rip his ass apart for that. He loved her I knew he did but he doesn't even act as if it was bothering him this go round.

"I can't leave her again. She's my sister for fuck's sake." Emmett said to everyone. He was upset, hurting, he was leaving his sister again and it was tearing him up.

"We are leaving in one hour, be ready." Edward said as he shuffled around his room.

"Why are you doing this to her again, to us?" Rosalie asked. Bella and Rose had become really close over the last few months and she didn't appreciate that he was just going to leave her behind again. She was a wreck after the first time, almost losing her brother because of the human, as she referred to her. Bella had become just as much a part of her life as any of the rest of us and I knew she wasn't just going to lay back and watch this happen without a fight.

"Do you think of nothing but yourself Rosalie? I am doing this for us not you not me but us. Our family is in danger and I am removing us before it gets too far and there is no turning back." Edward said as he raced down the stairs. There was a small spike of fear but he quickly covered it as he locked eyes with me.

What the fuck do you have to be scared of? Is Bella in danger, is that why you're leaving again? You're nothing but a prissy ass coward.

"Jasper I'm warning you." Edward said to me but I ignored him. I wanted him to remember what he had done to her so I pushed out all of the hurt and anguish Bella had felt when we came back.

"It's not going to work this time." He said to me as kept moving. He was right, there was no remorse for what he had done and none for what he was doing now.

You better be prepared for what will happen to you if something happens to Bella. She is still a part of this family and taking her things will not change that. If Emmett doesn't get to you first, I will make sure you feel every bit of what you've put her through again and again. You think that hearing she was dead was hard on you I will show you what true death feels like. You're nothing but a child playing with her like this.

"Why the hell are you so worried about her, take care of your mate stop worrying about her. She has nothing to do with this family anymore so stay the hell out of this." Edward said to me I could hear his teeth clenching as he spoke.

Carlisle rushed to me then hearing what Edward had said and looked at me for answers. I had none to give him, I still didn't know what the hell was going on.

"How are we in danger son?" Carlisle tried asking Edward.

"I just know and if we stay here we will lose someone in this family." Edward told him.

I could see Carlisle ask Edward something through his thoughts just like many times before. Edward simply nodded and they both took off in a hurry around the house gathering things up.

"This isn't right Edward." Alice said as she opened her eyes for the first time all night.

"Have you seen something then. Tell me I'm wrong, tell me we lose no one and I will stop right now. Tell me Alice." Edward demanded.

"Don't speak to her that way Edward." I said to him as I stood up. I could feel his anger building slowly as we all questioned him but there was no reason for it to be aimed at anyone but himself.

"We will lose more than just one." She said to him quietly and shut her eyes again.

"You don't know that. You told me yourself you can't see anything." He said off handed at her.

"That's not fair. I know what will happen I saw it before any of my visions stopped Edward." Alice said eyes still shut tightly.

Not long after our return from Italy, things changed within the Cullen household for everyone.

Edward pulled away from us and spent little time here anymore. He spoke one or two word greetings and not much else. He was gone more than he was ever here and often times no one knew where he was going. Some of us followed him but he was much faster and after the first few times we lost him. We knew he'd never gone to Bella's though, it was always in a different direction and his scent wasn't strong at her house.

Sometimes she would show up here upset and asking questions. She was always happy to see us but there was something else something was off with her when she showed up. Bella was much more guarded around all of us. She kept herself in check when it came to emotions. There was hardly a time when I was actually able to get a read off of her.

Carlisle spent more time at the hospital trying desperately to gain the trust back he once had within the walls there. He was upset about leaving them behind, he had built up his reputation there among them and loved taking care of the people of this town, another move would cut all ties at the hospital for him. The only reason he was doing this was because of his son. He loved Bella just as his own, if not more. The last thing he would ever want to do is hurt her but he also wouldn't want to hurt Edward and if he believed this was for the best, then he would follow whatever the prick wanted.

Esme, most of the time she stayed in her room or in town keeping busy with as much designing as possible. She was devastated to have to leave her daughter behind, just like the rest of us. Bella was a huge part of her and when she got her back I had never felt such happiness from her. Now though she was being forced to leave again and I could see she may not recover from it this time around.

Rose and Emmett stayed in their rooms shining up their sex lives for all of us to hear. We could hear them almost every day up there, if they weren't screaming, then they were breaking the furniture. The only real time they stopped was to have Bella up there to talk or when she and Rose would go off places. Emmett always made time for her but it was rarely here. I knew they were going to try and stop Edward from doing this to her again but I felt his determination this time. He was not unsure about this, he wanted to leave and it wasn't for her safety, at least not from what I could tell.

Alice and I stayed in the house most of the time. We rarely talked to each other anymore either. She had her things and I had mine. We had slowly drifted apart after she lost her visions. She didn't want to be around me like she used to and I was fine with that. The tension between us could have been felt in the house if anyone was interested. No one seemed to pay attention to anything anymore other than Bella or Edward. The only reason I even knew most of what I knew was because of my gift. No matter what any of us tried to hide, emotions were always open. We all were pretty content with how things were going until tonight.

The first words out of Edward's mouth other than in passing over the last few months were the only words that could have caused an issue among us.

"Have you even talked to her, or are you just going to leave her behind again, maybe in a bear trap this time?" I asked out of nowhere. I knew I was hitting a sore spot with him but I didn't care, he deserved this.

I hadn't liked the way he left her, and I liked even less the fact that he hadn't told us but lied about how he left the first time. He knew better than that shit, yet he just left her in the woods by herself, and in danger once again.

"I think maybe we need to go speak to her, make sure she's alright." I told the others, as Edward came running down the stairs. My eyes were on him as I spoke, and I was gauging his emotions.

"I told her, in her home, for your information." Edward said as he came face-to-face with me.

His anger was beyond out-of-control as he looked at me, but he wasn't lying. There was something missing, though I just couldn't tell without getting him to actually tell us.

"You're hiding something Edward." I told him, feeling his emotions shift as the words left me.

"No I'm not and I expect you to keep that gift of yours to yourself." He said, as he narrowed his eyes.

"Like you do?" I asked him. I could feel him trying his best to block me. I had years of experience over him, and I sent him a wave of confidence, letting him know I was much better at this game.

He did nothing but smile, and go on about the task of getting all of Bella's things out of the house. This is what first brought on my suspicions, and grew the others. When we left her the first time after her birthday, he took things with him that he had of hers, not left them behind. He wanted a piece of her with him always - even if it was only a picture, he kept something.

"I'm going to give this to her and by the time I return, we leave." He said, as he held a box and a bag in his arms.

Before any of us had the chance to say a word, he was out the door.

"I need to get our things from the cottage a few pictures, books. I'll be back in just a minute," Alice said. I didn't need my gift to see her sadness, it was evident by just looking at her.

I wanted to comfort her, I felt like I should be going after her but I couldn't move. My mind didn't want me going after her anymore. Something was keeping me planted here.

"I can't let him do this to her again," Emmett said. This was the only time I had ever felt a sadness so deep from the man I call a brother, if he were a human he would be on the verge of tears.

"You won't have to, I've already taken care of a few things. I need help, but we don't have to make her feel completely abandoned by us again." Rosalie said, shocking all of us. She started speaking fast to us, as she knew they would be back soon and this was not for their ears.

"Everyone needs to be on guard when Edward is around. If he reads what we've done he will try to take care of it, and she may not hear from us again. Alice will be easy, she's lost her visions so there's no way she has seen this." Rosalie said, as she went into the kitchen. There was some movement and then she was back.

She explained everything to us quickly, shoved sheets of papers and pens at us, and went upstairs to pack.

Everyone did their part, writing down something special and making phone calls. I had already had my things together, and when Bella entered our lives, we were certain it was permanently. Carlisle had asked if I could have Bella a new identity made as one of the family in case something happened.

It only took a phone call and a handful of cash and she had her pick of who she wanted to be. I was only supposed to make her one for either Hale or Cullen, but we grew close after I was forgiven for her birthday.

We didn't speak much, but the tension was gone and a bond formed between us. Words were often not needed when I was near her. It was almost as if we shared my gift. If I felt uneasy or upset I would swear she felt it too. If it was her that felt that way, I was automatically sending her a vibe of something, anything, to make whatever discomfort better. She was an odd human to me, willing to be so close to us even after she heard our stories, knew about the things we had all done, and still wanted to be near us. I was fascinated with her before but now I wanted to be near her. Leaving her was breaking my heart, but knowing that we could still help her seemed to ease the pain just a bit.

After everyone put what they had into envelopes, Rosalie and Emmett took off. They both drove separate cars. One was for Bella and the other to drive back in. We left vehicles behind every place we went, so no-one would be suspicious when it was gone. Edward and Alice would probably just think they gave it away.

"Is everyone ok with this?" Esme asked. They were the only words she'd really spoken since Edward came in demanding things, and I knew she was hurting bad.

"As ok as we can be. We are offering our help and letting her know she is still a part of this family, which she should know, but this is Bella we're talking about. Leaving her these things should make that concrete for her." Carlisle said, wrapping his arms around his wife, trying to offer a small comfort. Her emotions were telling me it was doing no good, but I said nothing. I knew Carlisle needed to do this, not only for her but for himself as well.

"You're hurting too, Jasper." Esme said, as she looked over at me.

I had been sitting here in my corner of the room after I finished my things, just thinking about Bella, and hadn't realized I wasn't saying a word. The others were already pulling back in and it was going to be getting dark soon.

"It's ok, I know." She said, as she came over to me and sat beside me.

I just looked up at her, confused. I had no idea what she was talking about, but I couldn't question her, not with everyone returning.

"Everything is set." Rosalie said, as she walked in the door, motioning behind her.

It was then that Edward walked in. He looked a little upset but not as much as I felt he should have been. Leaving your mate behind is the one of the worst things a vampire can do to themselves, but he was going about his business like it was just another day, more like when we did if there was a risk of exposure.

"Is everyone packed and ready?" Edward asked, as he looked all of us over.

I knew he wouldn't be getting much if he was trying to read our minds.

"Mind your own business Edward." I reminded him. I had nothing to offer him but annoying country songs if he tried listening in again.

When everyone gathered downstairs, Alice walked through the door, bags in hand and ready to leave. Everyone started loading what they could into their cars, as Edward came outside to inspect. No-one was going to be driving together. Edward wanted as much as possible to go, saying we would not be returning this time.

"Is that everything?" Edward asked his tone was clipped.

"We've got all we could." Carlisle said to him, as he loaded the last of his medical books into his Mercedes.

"Then let's go, it's dark now so we should be able to travel for a while." Edward said, as he got into his Volvo.

"You're not going to let us tell her goodbye?" Rose asked him, as she blocked him from shutting the door.

"She's already gone, Rose." Edward said, as he threw her arm off and slammed the door.

"You asshole, I knew it." She said, as she ran to her car. She was pissed but we had gone over this already, they knew there was more to this than what he was telling us, and him saying that just confirmed it.

It was just one more piece to the puzzle. It made me worry even more now for her. If we were leaving because of something big, then of course she would. What I didn't understand is why didn't Edward just take her with us?

"What about Charlie, Edward?" Esme asked. She looked as though she was about to tear his car apart. She was growing more irritated with her son than any of us.

"I don't have time for this. We need to leave, he'll be ok I'm sure." Edward said inside his car. He was getting antsy in there, revving his engine as he spoke.

You've gone too far this time, asshole. . . . .

I said one last time to him, and didn't even give him a second look as I turned to the others. I knew he heard me, the low growls coming from his car made that clear.

"Let's just go ok, we can talk about this more when we get to where we're going." Carlisle said, as he guided Esme to her car.

"It could be too late then." She said, her voice breaking at the end as she took one more look at the house that held more than just a place for us to live.

We had lived here many times in the past; but this time, this house meant more to us than any other possession we had. The memories here would be much more cherished. It was hard letting it go. I, just like most of the rest of them only moments ago, wanted nothing more than to just stand our ground and walk back inside, but when Edward said she was gone, I knew none of us wanted to go in again.

Everyone closed their doors then, in silence, no-one saying anything as they started their engines and pulled off. I didn't even get a word from Alice before she left. Not a mumbled "I love you" or "goodbye", just dust from each of the cars as they pulled down the driveway and away from here. It seemed that she was hiding just as much as our brother was, her vision that she spoke of before. She didn't try sharing it with any of us, the danger we could all be in, but I didn't dwell on it. I knew I would get to the bottom of this, and I hoped it was before something happened to Bella.

I took one last look at the woods in the direction that we always ran when we went to Bella's, and heard Carlisle praying for her safety. I didn't have the faith that my father did, and I hoped his words would somehow be heard and she was safe wherever she was right now.

Re-edited so I hope it comes together more fluidly. Leave some love and let me know.

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