Alright, thank you for reading chapter one of my new story and I am even gladder that you have decided to continue on to chapter two. So here is chapter two of "It Takes One Moment".
In about fifteen minutes I could feel the emotions that were coming from the whole family. The closer they got the harder it became for me to resist the smell of Bella's blood but I held my breath. When Edward came in I tried to not focus on that I tried to think about what was on the television. He rushed over to Bella and held her tight, "Are you okay Bella?"
She laughed at him and pushed him away a bit, "Edward I'm fine. We just watched television while you were gone."
I could tell the Edward was going to check my mind to see if that was true or not so all he saw was us sitting where we are watching television and before that me staring at the ceiling of my room, "Okay. I just wanted to make sure nothing happened. Well thank you for watching her Jasper."
"Wasn't anything Edward. Like Bella said all we did was watch television." I got up and walked over to Alice and gave her a big hug. "Well since I've been in here all day I think I'm going to go for a run."
Alice leaned into me, "You want me to go with you Jazz?"
"If you want to sweetie." I let her go and headed for the back door. I heard Alice sit down on the couch and I looked back at her. She was sitting next to Bella talking about maybe going on a shopping trip later in the week, "Alright I'll see you guys in a while. Incase I'm not back before you leave, see you next time you come over Bella."
"Bye Jasper." She called towards the kitchen.
I walked out the door and started running. I really had no idea why all of a sudden I had to get far from the house. For some reason when I had caught Bella and she looked into my eyes it was like a shock had gone through my whole body. Now I just can't stand being in that house right now. So till she's gone I will hunt and run. After that I'm not sure but I will return to my wife and hold her tight.
That night I feasted on three different kinds of animals from deer to mountain loin. I went home to Alice and I did hold her and we even made love a few times before the sun came up.
The next few days were just the same as usual. It was almost a week after I had watched Bella and Edward's eyes began to darken more and more. By this point I couldn't even be in the house when Bella and Edward were in the house. Alice finally told Edward that if he didn't go hunting soon I would have to go out every hour as not to give into temptation. Alice patted him on the shoulder and said "Edward I think we all really need to go out."
"Who will watch Bella if we all go out hunting?" he asked in an irritated voice.
"Let Bella pick who she would like to spend the time with." Alice answered him.
Edward turned to Bella and said, "So precious, who do you want to stay while we hunt?"
Bella smiled and said to Edward, "How about Jasper. I've seen him reading a new series and I've been meaning to ask him about the books."
I felt worry envelope me from all the way in the attic, "Bella are you sure?"
"Yeah. I want to talk to Jasper."
I knew what would happen next Alice would check the future to see if I would ear Bella or not. When everything checked out Alice said to Edward, "Jasper has fed enough to watch her. Just a full night of talking about books."
"Alright. We will go tonight then since Alice already talked your dad into letting you spend a night here." Then I heard his voice drop below Bella's hearing, "Jasper I trust you but do nothing to her."
"Relax Edward I will talk about books with her. No need to worry."
Within the next few hours Edward and the rest of the family got ready to go for the hunt. They were going to drive a little farther north almost into Canada to hunt so that we didn't do too much damage to the animal population in Forks. The jeep was all packed up with Cullens and extra clothes incase anything got ripped. Edward waved goodbye to Bella as the Jeep went down the driveway.
I sat down on a chair a bit further from Bella. She sat down on the sofa and patted right next to her, "Well come on over here I don't bite."
I laughed at her choice of words, "Really if anyone is going to bite it would really be me. If you try to bite me you may break your teeth."
She laughed too, "I guess that is true. So why not tell me about this new book series you were reading this week. I believe it is called The Heroes of Olympus by Rick Riordan."
"Well it is a continuation of the Percy Jackson series. In this a hero appears…" We sat there and I told her the basics of the book as well as those of the second book. For hours she asked me about other stories I had read and enjoyed.
After I got done I asked her about her favorite books and why she liked them so much. In the end we found out that we shared a liking for quite a few different books. Soon her stomach was making such noises. I laughed and asked her if she wanted to go out to eat or if she wanted to make something there. She thought about it for a little while, "How about we go out to eat. That way I'm less likely to cut myself making the food."
"How about Italian? I know a great little place just one town over. That way incase Charlie went out to eat we don't take the chance of him seeing you."
She shook her head in agreement, "Italian sounds great, but how do you know it's so good if you don't eat human food?"
"It's a long story. Maybe I will share it with you sometime."
So I drove her to my favorite restaurant. We walked in and waited to be seated. I slipped the waitress a big tip and said, "Anything in the back?"
She gave me a sly smile, "Right this way sir."
When she sat and left Bella and I alone I smiled at Bella and said, "Get what ever you would like. This is my treat after all."
"Okay, but only because I know you Cullens never let me pay for anything." She ordered a chicken parmesan and some garlic bread which made us both break out laughing when we took in the situation. I mean it is kind of funny when garlic is supposed to repel vampires.
She ate all of her food while we talked and soon it was time to go home again. By the time I paid for the bill I realized we had been at the restaurant for almost two and a half hours. The ride home was quiet Bella mostly looked out the window and listened to the radio.
When we got back home Bella ran upstairs and hopped into the shower so that she could get ready for bed. I sat in the living room and put in one of my favorite movies. I turned the volume down so that it wouldn't wake Bella when she did fall asleep. I heard her go into Edward's room and settle down. Fifteen minutes later I heard her toss and turn and toss again. Not long after I heard the door open and I saw Bella coming down the stairs.
"What are you watching?" she asked when she got to the bottom. She walked over and sat next to me on the couch, "Oh 'Wanted' I love that movie. Do you mind if I watch it with you?"
I laughed, "Not at all. So couldn't sleep?"
She sighed, "No. I guess I'm not used to sleeping without Edward there yet."
"I would say I know what you mean but I really don't."
She laughed at my bad joke, "I guess you're right. I mean you guys don't sleep anyway."
After that we sat in silence and watched the movie, laughing when it called for it, saying, "cool" when it got to a good part. I was having a really good time with Bella. When the movie was over I asked, "So do you want to watch another movie or do you want to go to bed?"
"Another movie please. This time could we maybe watch a chick flick?" She asked shyly.
"Sure. Any ideas?"
"How about Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood?"
"I think we may have that." I scanned through our movies, Esme's section in particular. A minute later I had the DVD in the machine and playing. We were only half an hour into it when I felt Bella leaning on my shoulder. I looked over at her and she was half asleep. I could only smile for fear of shaking. Soon she was sliding farther and farther down my arm. I laid her on my lap when she almost fell off the couch. I put her feet up on the couch the rest of the way and laid the comforter from the back of the couch over her. In her sleep she must have thought I was Edward because she kept mumbling his name.
When morning came and Bella finally woke up she looked at me and said, "I'm so sorry Jasper. You should have woken me up so I wouldn't bother you all night."
"It was no bother Bella. Now would you like some eggs for breakfast? My mama used to make the best eggs for breakfast and she taught me how to make them." I was glad I could remember so much about my family from before I was turned. It made me sad when I did get turned because my mama told me that my eggs were almost as good as hers.
She smiled at me, "That sounds nice. Thank you Jasper."
Bella sat down at the counter and watched me work. I grabbed some eggs out of the fridge and went to it. Soon Bella had a big plate of my mother's famous eggs. She picked up the fork and dug right in. The first bite her eyes bulged so much I was afraid her eyes would pop out, "Is it that bad?"
"No it's that great. This is amazing Jasper. You will have to give me the recipe for them."
"Maybe someday." I washed the dishes at a human pace so she had enough time to eat. While I was rinsing then Edward came in and I left again because suddenly I felt like having some Bella with eggs.
For the next month every time Edward would have to go hunting Bella would ask Edward if he could go on a family hunt giving her some time to get to know me more. I remember one of the fights they had in the first few weeks. "Bella, you don't understand how dangerous it is for Jasper to be the one that keeps watching you!" Edward would try for the billionth time to tell Bella.
"Edward, you don't understand how great Jasper has been while he watches me. We talk and he is even trying to teach me a recipe his mom taught him when he was still human."
"But what if you get hurt doing something while you are cooking and you bleed?" He questioned.
I could feel Bella's emotions from all the way in the attic. All of a sudden she got the feeling of being right and cocky, "Well for your information, one day I did bleed. I got a paper cut and look I'm still here."
I could tell Edward's frame went rigid, "What did he do?"
"He shook his head, laughed and got me a band aid."
"Was he breathing?" I could hear the fear and hatred in his voice
"Yeah. I asked him if he was alright. Jasper told me that with all of you guys out of the house it wasn't hard to resist my blood. The only reason he locks himself up the rest of the time is because the need for blood from all of you combined is hard for him."
Edward laughed, "That is ridiculous. He is the only one that has killed anyone in the time that this family has been together."
Bella's voice got three times stronger, "Yeah but look at it this way, Jasper feels everyone's emotions all the time. Always being around you guys who feed on blood as well is going to make things worse for him. It is the worst when you are around me because I am your singer, which means you want my blood so much, and he feels that thirst, that need for blood. So when you and the family all leave he only has to deal with his own need for blood and he can overcome that need."
I don't know what Edward was thinking or doing but the next thing I heard was a table knock over and he said, "What ever Bella. It is your choice who you spend your time with when I am not here."
After that Edward started to just tell me that the next day he and the family was going to go hunting. I would go out with Alice or by myself and hunt so I would be ready for the next day.
I have been spending so much time with Bella it is shocking. I am not really too sure but I think I may be falling for Bella. I know that more and more often I have to stop myself from thinking about her, especially around Edward. More and more often I find myself having to leave the house when Edward talks about her being his mate. For some reason it just upsets me. I love Alice but I crave the time alone with Bella.
It has been four months since the first time I staid with Bella that night. Now I can not ever seem to get her out of my mind. I don't know what I am going to do. Alice looks at me more often now like she is waiting for me to do something. Everyone in the house is getting tense because Edward does not like Bella spending so much time with me. Alice is not telling us all about her visions and she is even keeping them from Edward when he tries to read her mind.
Now I seem to spend most of my time in the woods that surrounds the house. Today I can't seem to get Bella out of my head. I'm not sure what I am going to do but I do know that I have to talk to an old friend about this.
I head back to the house and I yell, "Hey anyone in here?"
There is no answer so I quickly scan for any emotions or sounds, nothing. I had to hurry incase anyone came home. What I was about to do was against the rules of the family. We only had it for a one-time use. The whole family was supposed to agree on what it was used for, although I am the one that has possession of it because she gave it to me.
I ran up to my room and got the key for the lock box. I opened it up and there was a little envelope on the side. I quickly tore it open and pulled a necklace from it. It was a beautiful stone on a gleaming gold chain. Inside the stone was a purple flower and the whole thing was made from glass. I held onto the flower and said, "Scarlet, please hear me. I need to talk to you."
A blinding light flashed in front of me. When the light dimmed there was a girl sitting on the dresser. She smiled at me, "Well, well, Jasper Whitlock. I thought you were never going to use that little gift I gave you."
She had a way of always making me feel so happy, "Nice to see you too Scarlet." Scarlet was a witch I had helped many years ago. How I did that I will save for another time. But this witch never got old and she was hot. If I hadn't been going out with Alice when I had helped her I would have asked her out. Her hair was all the way down to the middle of her back. It was as red as her name would suggest. Her eyes were a piercing purple. Scarlet was known for wearing very strange dresses and always having on either red or purple nail polish.
Those purple eyes stared me down, "So Jasper you going to tell me what I can do for you?"
"Well Scarlet I have a feeling after this I'm going to be the one that owes you one or maybe even two."
"Hmmm. So what is this big favor you need? I imagine that it will require my magic if not you could have taken care of it on your own."
I quickly remembered the first step that I needed done right then, "Well to start off I need you to block Alice from seeing my future and Edward not to be able to read my thoughts."
She laughed at what I had said, "Hiding from the Mrs. and your dear brother?"
I sighed, "Scarlet I need this done right this second."
"Fine, fine." She closed her eyes and snapped her fingers, "All hidden. So what else do you need my help with Jasper. I mean you seem like you are in quite a hurry, and you don't want anyone to know why."
I quickly told Scarlet about how Edward had a new human and how I could not stop thinking about her, "So I can't take it anymore Scarlet. I know I love her and I hate to do this to Edward and Alice but I can't stay around. If I do I am going to ruin everything in this family."
"So you need a way out, somewhere to hide, a new identity that your family can't trace, and just to get away. Am I correct?"
I closed my eyes, "Yes. Can you please help me?"
She leaned forward and kissed my cheek, "Anything for you. And no you won't owe me anything. I owed you big, plus this means I will finally have company for a while. Want to leave now?"
I thought about it. Give me like two hours. Meet me just outside of Forks."
"Okay. I will see you then." She snapped her fingers and she was gone in another flash of light.
I quickly started packing. I wrote a letter to Alice. After that I wrote a letter to Bella and put it in the mail. I packed away everything that they wouldn't notice was gone. It was only an hour but I started out the door. On my way out in my car I ran into Esme on the driveway.
She got out of the car and said, "Jasper where are you headed?"
"Hey mom. I'm just running out for a drive. Just going a little outside of Forks. I just feel like going for a drive."
She smiled at me, "Okay sweetie. Just make sure you are home in time for the movie later."
It killed me inside to lie to her but I smiled and replied, "You know it. I'll see you when I come back."
"Okay. Love you Jasper."
"Love you too mom." Were the words that cut my dead heart open and had salt poured into it. I knew it would devastate her when she read the letter I had left to Alice, but I had to get out.
She let me pass and I sped off toward the edge of town. I knew I didn't have too much time till Alice came back from the mall with Bella. As soon as I hit the end of town and stopped the car there was a flash from a nearby tree. There Scarlet sat swinging her legs. She looked to be only sixteen but she was not. The one time I asked her how old she was she replied with, "Now Jasper you should know never to ask a woman her age." And that was where she left it.
She did a jump off of the tree and landed softly. I opened the door and then got my stuff out of the trunk. I walked over to her and said, "I'm ready to go when you are."
She smiled her coy little smile, "Then we are off." She snapped her fingers and it was like smoke had surrounded us and when it cleared we were in a huge apartment in some town and I had no clue where. Scarlet motioned around the room, "Welcome to my home and you can call it yours as well if you like."
Okay so that is chapter two. Sorry was not as fast as I had hoped but computers are slow and to be honest the time I write best at is between 12 am and 4am and I have been watching movies at that time. : D oh well show me love and let me know what you think. Don't forget to favorite, alert and/or review. Thanks for reading :DPs. If you want to see where I got the inspiration for Scarlet click the link below and just imagine her with scarlet colored hair. :D
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