Poor Jasper is all depressed and sad, while Bella is in agony. And everyone else is dead. The wolves were brutally destroyed and a fire started. They have no idea what to do.

What a mess. I LOVE IT! MWAHAHA! Tying up the plot in a way nobody expects... fun fun fun!

I hope you guys do too. Enjoy Chapter Three!

Jasper POV

I was pacing in anguish around the small cave where I had taken Bella for her transformation. At first I had been incredibly ecstatic that she was even alive... then I felt awful that she was, in a way. I had condemned her to this life without her consent.

When you can live forever. What do you live for? Who do you live for?

She had nobody to live for. She had everyone to die for. The better place they were all in now surely must hate me for keeping her from them. I threw my head back and shouted.

"I'm sorry, Edward! I'm SORRY!" I broke into sobs. "I'm sorry... you won't get to be with her now... for ever you will be stuck without her. Alice... I didn't save you! I'M SORRY! ALL OF YOU!"

The wind picked up with instant ferocity, ricocheting around the cave with vicious force and I cringed against the back, feeling insanely like Edward was screaming at me in response to my apology.

I started rhythmically fisting the wall of the cave desperately. My anguish was becoming overpowering and it was all I could do to keep it from spilling onto Bella too.

I heard her intake of breath. Her heartbeat had been dying out steadily over the past hour but I wasn't worried – her breathing had remained steady. I listened to her breathe, my fists faltering and slipping as I broke inside at the thought of Alice. I had left her to die. I had not been able to save any of them. They were all dead, and I was killing another one!

"Why... are you... fu... furious... with yours... self... right when I need you m... most?" came her ragged heave. My head whipped around to face her and I hesitated, staring. She gasped weakly.

Her globes that were eyes faced mine without condemnation. She wasn't disgusted... or even angry. All I saw in her gaze and felt in her body was sadness... for both of us.

I choked on my breath slightly and swept to her side, folding myself perfectly around her small frame. I was tall enough to lean over her as well, forming a fridge around her boiling skin.

She sighed, content even in her agony and relaxed into me. I felt a surge of happiness and love but I wasn't sure if it was mine or hers.

Her eyes closed slowly but I caught a glimpse of movement in them. The colour was rotating, spinning in a fast circle as red leaked into it. The colour darkened and her eyes deepened before her eyelids obstructed my view and she slept.



Bella POV

When I woke, I felt instantly different. There was a very unnerving silence and I labelled it as the absence of my heartbeat. I felt uncomfortably empty, as though I should be dead.

And then I remembered that I should be. All the memories and feelings flooded back into my body, making me wince as the pain of losing Edward slammed into me like a tonne of bricks. I cried out in pain as it burned the hole in my chest and I adopted a position I was used to. I curled up tightly, having the hole in the centre and I clutched myself to stay together.

The burning faded away suddenly and I turned to see Jasper curled against the wall opposite, with his head facing away from me. I saw his head resting against the wall as he lowered my pain.

Without a thought I scooted over to him and rested a hand on his shoulder. His head swivelled towards me and my newly improved eyes spotted the pain easily. He was hurting but he was trying to stop me from hurting. I smiled pathetically and reached out to hug him. He surprised me by starting to sob and leaning into me slightly.

I settled next to him and rested my head on his shoulder. "When you want to talk..." I said softly. He nodded silently, leaning against the wall and we sat together for a while.

Jasper POV

How backwards – Bella the newborn cradling me as I broke down in front of her. She also seemed to have no thirst. I speculated; it seemed likely that it was her aversion to blood that carried on into her new life. It might be easier to train her if that's the case; but either way, I've dealt with thousands of newborns. I'll be fine as long as I can get a grip. I took a deep breath and sat up.

She released her hold and sat up too. Her questions burned in her eyes so I spoke up.

"I feel so guilty," I breathed. She didn't interrupt; it was so easy to talk to her. "I changed you without your consent." She shook her head slightly at that, but motioned for me to continue.

"Well... when I saw Sam about to kill you, I acted automatically. I saved you, but Alice was being attacked at the same time... she died because I saved you and not her." My voice broke at the end and the sadness threatened to overwhelm me as she hugged me again.

I swallowed. She could tell there was more. "They're all gone," I whispered, feeling wretched. "I looked back as I carried you away and I saw Jacob healing slowly. He would not have hurt me if I stayed! I could have saved you in the clearing – he wouldn't have stopped me if it was the only way to keep you alive – and then I could have gotten everyone else's pieces and put them back together! I smelled fire! All the bits will be burned now; they're all gone, forever! I could have... I mean, it's my fault! WHY DIDN'T I HELP THEM?!"

"Because you knew they were gone," she murmured. "It was either help me then, or risk me dying to maybe save them. Your subconscious knew the odds and worked with them. And now I am alive. I owe myself to you... I love you, Jasper."



I raised my eyes to her. I felt the truth ringing in every word and I knew she was right. I sighed and sat up, calming myself. I wondered vaguely why she wasn't upset, and I tentatively asked her. She smiled and kissed my cheek.

"Really, Jasper, do you think such perfect people such as them would not go on to a better place? How could there not be more for one such as Carlisle, for example? He was the most good person or vampire you'll ever find! Esme, kind, caring, perfect. Edward, loving and pure. Alice... Alice is Alice. No more needs to be said. Perfect person she is... Emmett. Playful and loving. He always took care of everyone. Rosalie? Beneath the perfect body was a perfect soul." She finished her speech and I looked at her. As she had spoken each word I felt more and more at peace.

She knew exactly what to say to make me feel better; and it was all true. I smiled at her, then raised my face to the sky that was peering at me from outside the cave.

"Goodbye, guys... I hope you are happy, wherever you are," I said softly. "I will miss you, Alice."

Bella sent her regards too. "Edward, I'm sure you can hear me. I will always love you, and I owe myself to you for saving my life countless times," she breathed. "It cost your own life to keep me alive back at the fight... I'm eternally grateful," she finished at a whisper.

Then we both embraced, and again I felt that deep love and I knew it came from both of us.