Hey, Mel again. Can't believe the massive amounts of readers who read Alice vs. Jacob, so on demand I have wrote the sequel, Jacob vs. Jasper.
Alice is in a tough spot, She know she loves a man who's name starts with J. But who is it? Jasper or Jacob? What part does Jared play in it? And how does James fit into all this? Find out on JACOB VS. JASPER!
Chapter 1: Adopt a mutt for a Day
Bella POV:
"So Bella, your idea is.....something." Edward seemed to choose his words carefully. I could tell he didn't like my idea, but since he was still in apologetic mode for leaving. I guessed I could use it to my advantage. Though Alice was another story, she was impossible to make guilty over something that wasn't life-threaten.
"Bella this is a far worse idea than cliff-diving. Are you completely crazy?" She looked at me as though I was crazy. Why was this such a ludicrous idea to them? I thought it was brilliant and also very necessary, giving the current situation.
After the small misunderstanding which lead to a big fight between the wolves and Jasper and Alice it was explained to both sides what had happened. Both agreed there was no blame and agreed to focus on finding Victoria and now James too. New intelligence showed James had reunited with Victoria while me and Alice raced to save Edward in Italy. Apparently he had been tracking her but she kept moving until he finally met up with her. The two are now focused together on the one mission both the wolves and the Cullen's wanted to stop.
My death, particularly through a slow and painful method.
There was still tension between the wolves and the Cullens, more than before. It was getting so bad that Paul couldn't even stay human around them, and some of the others couldn't too. The second they would catch the scent of them, particularly Alice and Jasper, they would burst from their clothes, which was especially annoying for them as they were all running out of shorts and shoes.
Also they found it hard to coordinate as Jasper still had hard feelings towards Jacob for the scar left on Alice's arm, even though Carlisle said it would heal in about three days. Well hard feelings was a bit of an understatement. The wolves, all having shared looks at Jacob's mind had felt the pain and anger he felt at the time and also his memories. I still think they are being biased but no one would listen to me.
" If I go through the plan one more time, will you at least consider it?" I asked her, she was about to shake "no" but Edward gave her a stern look and she sighed. "I guess I could hear it once more if necessary." I grinned and began to explain again.
"Okay so the plan is-"
Alice POV:
Was this really Bella talking? Or was she day-dreaming? That was the worst excuse for an idea I had ever heard and I had spent over half a century with Emmett. Was she serious? Could she actually think this could work out as she said it would? "Well Alice you can't see this future." Edward answered my question. "I don't need to see the future to know this will end horribly." I shot back but he just laughed, he always did that when he annoyed me, just to annoy me further.
"Why not?" Bella asked. I decided on the only reason of the thousand of reasons her plan wouldn't work that didn't end in a blood bath. Edward hissed at my choice of words. "A bonding day with those mongrels? What do we even do, take them for a walk?" She gave me a look because of the adjectives I used to describe them "things" but it didn't matter to me. Oh, if only Edward wasn't still in "sorry for Italy, and leaving" mode I could have back-up. Jerk. I thought at him.
He chuckled again at me, but this was no laughing matter. "No they will be in their human form." She stated simply. "Bella that would be-"but Edward cut me off," it would be difficult for them." He said, reading what I was about to say and editing it for Bella.
"So?" she asked me, using my own pleading look against me. "I invented that." I told her but she continued." I know, and after a long days bonding oh how shopping would be such a lift, but if only a fellow bonder could go with me?" She dramatically added. "You would go shopping? Without being forced and or threatened?" I asked, wanting to see how much "torture" Bella would go through for this.
"Yup, but I'd probably be too tired to really focus on the clothes, I guess I'd need someone who doesn't need sleep or rest to pick out the outfits for me." She pointed out the last sentence clearly. This was a once in a life time moment, Bella going shopping and allowing me to pick out the clothes! Oh she was teasing too much; it was cruel for her to use my one weakness. "That's low." I told her, trying to sound not interested but not pulling it off. "That's the offer, take it or leave it." She retorted. I struggled, to shop or not to shop? That was the question.
"Fine." I sighed and Bella looked proud of herself. "Edward?" she asked nervously. "I guess if they are willing to, I will too." He said though I knew he wanted to kick a wolf just as much as I did. "Alice, be nice." He warned me and Bella gave me an accusing look, she must have guessed what I thought. I just stuck my tongue out at both of them and they laughed.
"I can't wait to see will you be laughing when you have to ask the rest of the family." I looked ahead for a moment. "Nope you won't be." And I skipped out of the room but I could hear Edward tell Bella." You get used to the annoyance." And Bella replied "Already am." I laughed as I let myself out.
Bella POV:
Alice's silvery laugh died out, leaving me and Edward in an awkward silence. "You do think it's a good idea don't you? Be honest." He opened his mouth but closed it at my last word. He sighed and answered. "Bella.... it sound's.... odd when said out loud but then again a vampire and a human in love also sounds ludicrous." He chuckled. It was a secret way of saying he was against my idea but would still go along with it.
"Well, I think we should go tell your family about it and see how they feel." He gave me a heart-stopping lop-sided grin and whispered gently. "They are your family too." And we walked out to his car.
We arrived at Edward's house too quickly for my liking, I still hadn't thought of how to even attempt to explain it to them all. Edward wrapped his arm around my waist and led me inside. "Carlisle, Esme, Rosalie, Emmett, Alice, Jasper." Edward said casually though I knew they would hear him. They did, all the Cullens were in front of us in two seconds, not knowing what was going on, and this was déjà vu for all of us, only yesterday this happened but the meeting was over my future, in which I am now certain of.
The serious looks, and the one annoyed look from Rosalie made me remember Alice's words "Will you be laughing when you have to ask the rest of and "them" too...Nope you won't be." Damn Alice, why did she always have to be right? "Did you tell them?" I asked her quietly as we walked into the dining room again, though I knew everyone of them probably heard me anyways.
She smiled back, "No Bella, your mental issue is still yours to share." The whole family turned back to look at me, Edward with an amused look on his face. "Mental issue? Bella do you feel light-headed, blurred sight? Or hearing things? Voices? " Carlisle probed. "Since when is it a problem to hear voices?" Edward joked but Carlisle still focused on me. "Thanks Alice. " I mumbled. "No Carlisle, what Alice means is I had an idea that she thinks is crazy, that's why I'm actually here."
Carlisle relaxed. "I do apologise Bella, it's just I am amazed you are not in shock or suffer from post- dramatic stress from all that has occurred." He finished giving me a half-smile. Before I could defend myself Edward cut in." Bella surprises us all with how her mind works, but as she said she has an idea that hopes to help our family." He looked down to me and gave an encouraging nod.
"Well, you all know what happened with the wolves." I paused as several faces were made and slight growling. "Well, I have noticed that even though you agreed it was no one's fault, there is still... tension between you both." Tension was probably the best word as the tension recently could be cut with a knife. "Well, I suggest a...bonding day, between the Cullens and the LaPush wolves." I smiled into a room of confused and some angry vampires.
"Bella... I think it would be hard to do so, our feud runs longer than a day of "bonding". It would be impossible to keep control and only fights will break out." Carlisle finished with a grimace; no one could hate violence more than Carlisle. "Well dear, I think Bella is on to something." Esme piped but continued when she saw the looks her "children" gave her. "What I am saying is, we have no reason to hate these wolves-"Jaspers growling cut her off until Alice placed a hand on his chest to silence him.
"We don't and I think getting to know each other would be an excellent idea." She gave me a warm smile. Carlisle seemed to be in the same boat as Edward; he didn't like his mate's idea but couldn't refuse. "I guess we could always ask them and see." Jasper looked angry, Emmett looked un- fussed as usual, and Rosalie looked as though she could strangle me, though she always looked like that. Esme smiled at Carlisle and Alice looked absolutely shocked. "I guess you didn't see that one coming Alice." I joked and everyone turned to see her expression and laughed. She quickly recovered and stuck her tongue out at us all.
I looked to Edward last, worried about his feelings to what just happened. He looked slightly annoyed but hid it well. I could tell when he brought me here he didn't think they would actually agree."So, any ideas on how to ask the wolves?" I asked out to them.
Rosalie stormed past me and upstairs, I could hear wood being snapped on the way. Emmett sighed and got out of his armchair. "Don't worry I'll get her to come around." I gave him a hug, "Thanks Emmett." And then he laughed, "No problem, if there's a possibility we are gonna kick mutt butt, I'm in." And then he jogged upstairs as I shouted after him, "Emmett! That isn't the purpose of the plan!" I could hear his booming laughter drown out the ruckus of destruction upstairs.
The next day I was set on my goal, my mission. I had a mental list and it was only half completed:
Get Edward to agree to my plan
Get the Cullen's to agree too
Get Sam to agree, then the rest will follow
Try seeing the day out peacefully. (If possible)
No I had to believe it would work out, otherwise how could I convince the wolves. Edward was downstairs, making me breakfast. Charlie was already gone to work and although I said cereal would be fine, knowing Edward I was going to get a three course meal that would make the finest chiefs jealous. I could smell the eggs, bacon and sausages from my room. I wished that after I was changed and had to leave, that someone with some of Edward's cooking skill could find Charlie. I hoped nearly every day that Charlie could find someone just like Renee did.
Edward was at my door within minutes of going down. Even for a vampire, there was no way he could cook that fast. He smiled my favourite smile. He had a tray filled with food. He set it down on my bed and then laughed. "Breakfast time for the human." I couldn't help but laugh at our private joke and lay down on the bed with him. I nestled into his arms as I munched the toast.
" You know, I was considering your plan during the night and...if it goes as planned it would be great for both sides to know each other better." I was surprised but glad at his optimism. "What if it goes wrong?" I could feel him tense next to me. "We shouldn't think like that." I guessed it would be too bad for him to tell me, he was always trying to protect me this way.
"So, how can we try getting the wolves to agree to this?" I asked him hopefully as I had no clue." I looked up at him to see him slightly smirk. "We? Oh Bella, my Bella it was your idea, you are the one to talk to them." I gulped. "How could I? Jake never picks up the phone anymore and they would never listen to me now, I'm a traitor." He tilted my chin up so I could look into his eyes, they were angry but serious. "Bella, you are no traitor, you did nothing to harm them, I will not lie, your plan is difficult but I do hope peace is made."
I agreed, peace was the goal, just getting there would be war. "Would you mind if I went to LaPush?" I asked but his answer was his arms tensing around me. "Bella, wolves are dangerous, the people around them tend to get hurt." I tried to reply but Emily's scarred face entered my mind. As though he could read my mind, he continued. "They may not mean to, but they cannot take it back afterwards." I knew he was right, I could tell, even without Jacob telling me that Sam regretted everyday what happened to Emily.
"Alright, I'll call again, but I don't know what good it will do." I got out of his arms and walked to the kitchen phone. I looked around the room as it rang, knowing no one would answer me. I never got to properly thank Emmett, Esme, Carlisle, Jasper and even Rosalie for fixing the hole Alice made in the roof... and through my room or for rebuilding my kitchen in just 3 hours. When I did try they told me it was the least they could do, seeing it was two of them it made the mess.
Esme said it was a fun project, though she wished she could have designed more, she showed me her plans to add a study for Charlie and also a flat screen T.V for his sports nights. I told her that although Charlie never notices when Edward sneaks in at night, he may notice another room attached to his house over night and that our small, old T.V was suddenly four times bigger.
I sighed and hung up the phone, I knew Edward must have heard no one pick up from upstairs so I slowly walked down my hall towards the stairs. I opened the front door, checking was Charlie coming down the street; I remembered I had left-over's in the fridge for him. Charlie seemed to love left-over's than the actual food. I sighed at the drizzly afternoon and noticed something small and black on my porch. I picked it up for better examination and recognised it.
Jacob's phone.
A idea struck me, Sam would answer if he thought it was Jacob, right? I had to chance it. I scrolled through the phone for his number, remembering doing this just a week ago but with completely different circumstances. I pushed the green button and after two long rings he answered.
"Jacob?" he asked in a confused voice, I guess he knew Jake hasn't had his phone for the past week. "Eh, no it's Bella. I know you must hate me now but I need to tell you something. Something important." He sighed, debating on whether or not just to hang up. "I am disappointed in you Bella but..... what is the news?" I knew he thought it was something to do with James and Victoria or the Cullens but I decided to come out straight. "Sam, I..... I have an idea, something that could help catch Victoria and James." I knew that would catch his attention and make him listen to the rest of my idea. "What is it?" he asked in a causal voice, did he think I couldn't come up with a plan to catch them?
Mythical creatures really annoyed me sometimes.
"Well, I know coordinating between your pack and the Cullens have being.....difficult but I have an idea to end that." I bit my lip, waiting for the response. "Yes?" he pushed me to tell him, so I did." I think that a.... bonding day between the pack and the Cullens could help, no fighting just... getting to know each other and see how human you both are." I hated whenever the wolves said the Cullens were not human, they tried their best to be and it wasn't their fault that they were what they were.
"Bella.... You idea is---------"
So what do you think? Good? Bad? Silly? Exciting? I want to know people. Also I want this story to be all about what you want to see. So here's a poll and the winner will be the next chapter:
Sam hates the idea, how will Bella get the pack to accept it?
OR
Sam agrees to it, now we get the wolves responses to it.
I want to hear your thoughts on the two plots or send in your own ideas too!
Mel Out! :)
