Waking Up Alone
Author's Note: Well On to the next chapter in our tale! In this one you'll find out who was in the clearing with Bella. Hope you enjoy this one! And let me know what you think of the new POV that I used. Jasper is a hard one to write from!
Disclaimer: All things of the Twilight Universe sadly do not belong to me. I am just a fan playing in Stephenie Meyer's Sandbox. Don't Worry I'll put the toys back where I found them when I am done.
In the Previous Chapter:
I gasped as a surge of panic rose within me. A large russet wolf stepped out of the shadows. I crouched to attack but paused when another two wolves stepped out as well. A snarl reached past my lips but they still pushed closer. Just when I thought that I was going to have to attack a new scent came at me from the direction I had just run from. I was about to try to find a new way to escape when the new smell registered. I knew that smell. But it couldn't be what I thought it was. I could not even look back, not daring to let myself hope.
I was snapped back to the moment as I heard one of the Wolves let out a vicious growl. I was just about to pounce when I felt an arm grab me from behind. I whipped around snarling at whoever dared grab me. I stopped midway through my snarl, shocked into recognition while waves of a calm that was not my own came over me.
Movement caught my eye as a strong and familiar voice called out "Enough."
I whipped my head to the side and caught sight of yet another face that I never thought I would see again. I wondered with a passing thought whether it was possible for a Vampire to pass out from shock.
Chapter 2: Finding What is Lost
~*~ Jasper POV ~*~
The exhilaration felt from hunting can be compared to nothing else, well maybe one something else, but beyond that, nothing else. I am out hunting some irritable grizzlies. They are Emmett's favorites and it's the perfect season for them. A flash of movement off in the distance catches my eye so I start to take off in that direction only to come to a screeching halt the moment that the scent reaches me.
Not expecting my sudden stop Emmett barrels into me. "Ugh! Jasper! What's up? Why did you...." Emmett trailed off his complaints as he caught a whiff of the same scent I just did. His nostrils flaring he smelled again, "Do you smell what I smell?"
"If you are referring to the distinctive scent of Bella intertwined with the scent of a vampire then yes I think I am," I responded while trying to reach out and feel the emotions around me. "There is definitely someone here with us." Cautiously moving forward I stopped again as a hiss escaped my lips.
"What? What is it Jasper?" Emmett asked leery of my reaction.
"I've got a lock on the emotions of our guest. It's hard because their emotions seem to be in quite the turmoil, but the main emotions are a gut wrenching sadness along with confusion and fear. Wait. What was that?" The fear I was picking up just suddenly increased along with a drastic increase in protectiveness from two new sources. The wind blew again in our direction carrying with it a new scent to go along with the new emotions.
"What the...? Werewolves? I thought those guys died out. Is Bella with them you think?" Emmett asked confused but ready to jump into the fight.
"What I think is that we better get over there and try to diffuse the situation and get to Bella. Be careful though. If she has been turned, she is now a newborn and she will definitely be feeling cornered. She will lash out if she feels threatened." I warned Emmett as we took off in that direction.
I felt my phone buzz in my pocket. I paused for a moment and answered.
"JAZZ?" Alice's voice rang out frantic. "Jazz I can't see you and Emmett. You both just disappeared. What's going on Jazz?"
"Calm down Darlin'. Emmett and I have a small situation on our hands but we can take care of it. I just wonder why you didn't see this one coming. Huh."
"A situation? Jasper I don't like being in the dark while you need me. Are you sure you are going to be alright?"
"It's complicated and we will explain once we get there but I got to go. Get the family together and get ready for us. Err.... wait, it might be better if we leave Edward out of this for the moment. He's not going to be happy about this at all. I Love you. Be home soon."
Hanging up the phone I looked up to see that we were almost to the clearing. Bella was there alright, and Edward was not going to be happy when he heard about this. She was exquisite. The Vampire life certainly agrees with her, but who changed her?
Emmett reached Bella before I did. I stared in wonder for a brief moment she was amazing. She could only be a few months old yet her control of herself was phenomenal. But we had other things to worry about at the moment. I pushed a wave of calm into the clearing.
"Enough" I called out. I gave a weary glance at Bella as her emotions gave out a fresh wave of anger, pain, and hope. The emotions crashed over her at the sight of me. I wanted to comfort her but we had unwanted company that had to be dealt with first.
Looking back to the werewolves I addressed them again. "Bella is considered part of our family. The treaty stands. Go home. We will take care of her now. Leave or we will consider this as you breaking the treaty and we will protect our own."
The wolves stared us down for a moment but seemed to accept my words and started backing off. Only the Russet wolf seems to still be struggling to contain himself, but even he backed down and backed off and went on his way.
~*~ Bella POV ~*~
As Jasper stepped into the clearing I fell back into Emmett's arms gasping for air. Even with my new abilities to process things I still felt as if the world was crashing in around me. As nice as it was to see Emmett and Jasper, their faces only brought with them the painful reminders that I was unwanted by the whole family. What did it mean that they were here and helping me against these wolves?
Jasper spoke up again and his words confused me even further, "Bella is considered part of our family. The treaty stands. Go home. We will take care of her now. Leave or we will consider this as you breaking the treaty and we will protect our own."
Part of the family? A swell of hope was fighting to the surface and I was doing my best to keep it down. I dared not let hope of that magnitude surface. It would be far to painful should I be rejected again. His words about the treaty were confusing to. But, they must have meant something to the wolves because soon they were on their way.
Once we could be sure that they were gone. Emmett and Jasper turned to me with a thousand questions in their eyes.
"Bella? Bella, what happened?" Jasper asked sending me new waves of calm.
"You all abandoned me. Not that you would care. I ran into Laurent and he tried to feed off me but he was interrupted. I was trying to make my way to the Denali coven. I didn't know where else to go. You left me all alone."
Jasper looked to each other a sadness in their eyes. Shaking his head Emmett spoke up, "Our leaving did you absolutely no good did it? We told him this was a bad idea. Well I guess that's a moot point now isn't?"
At the reference to Edward My heart surged again a new level of pain flaring in me. "No, not really. They almost put me in a mental hospital. The pain was that bad."
"Damn! And here we thought that it couldn't get worse then Edward's moping, but then, he did bring it upon himself." Emmett blared out ignoring Jasper's frantic shakes of the head to signal to him to shut up.
I looked up confused, "Edward's moping? What does he have to mope about? He has his distractions."
Jasper gave Emmett a steely look and spoke up before Emmett could, "Bella, let's get you back to the house. The wolves did something to Alice's ability to see ahead and she's kind of on edge about it. The family is waiting."
I looked at Jasper torn. My nerves flared and before I could even work up to ask Jasper continued on, "No Bella, you have nothing to worry about. He doesn't know anything and he isn't there. He has been off on his own for months. We can wait to tell him on your own time."
"Thanks Jasper." I steeled myself and took a breath to calm myself. "Let's go see the family."