Jasper awoke from his meditative state and turned over to hold Alice in his arms just a but before school. His arm reached out and was met with soft sheets and a cool mattress. His eyes shot open immediately and looked for any sign she was recently in their room. The shower wasn't going, she wasn't in her closet. Jasper was at a loss. He got up from the bed, rubbing the back of his neck and walked himself to the bathroom to get ready. There wasn't a note, nothing. He assumed since her headaches were getting so bad she got up early to get something to eat. A sensible thing to do of course considering they went to a high school full of humans.

Jasper was finishing the buttons on his shirt when his feet hit the kitchen. The family was all gathered around the island minus Rose and Alice. The southern vampire raised an eyebrow at Emmett who caught onto what he meant.

"Ally had a bad night with the headaches so her and Rose are out running it off, getting a bite. Ya know. Girl stuff" Carlisle came up behind the new vegetarian and placed a hand on his back as he passed to get to his wife.

"They'll be back any second. You all have to leave soon anyway." At Carlisle's words two small arms wrapped around Jasper's torso, pulling him close. Alice smiled into the back of his shirt and inhaled his scent. She couldn't see for three weeks now and headaches were getting worse and worse by the day.

"Let's hit it then." Emmett said, tossing car keys at Jasper and putting his arm around Rose, leading her to the car.

"Maybe she just can't stand your snoring." Emmett joked, his hand grasping the roof of the jeep. Jasper rolled his eyes. He didn't snore and they didn't sleep. Alice seemed distant and he knew it was because of the headaches. He just wished there was something he could do about it. Emmett was no help and Edward was as sullen as ever.

"I just don't think that there will be much we can do until we find out who and where these vampires are." Jasper's drawl was coming out a little more than usual. Rose beeped her horn at the jeep filled with men to get Jasper to look at her. With raised eyebrows she had a very mischievous glint in her eye.

"Oh sweet, race her Jas." Emmett, the one and only adrenaline junkie boomed. Jasper rolled his eyes at the idea but was determined after Alice had stuck her tongue out at him. Oh that's it. The two cars raced one another into the parking lot to see who could snag a spot first. Without paying attention to whoever was in the lot, Jasper and Rose peeled into their usual spots in the corner at split seconds from one another.

"Oh I totally had you!" She yelled at him as she wrapped an arm around Emmett's torso. Jasper smirked at the small blonde.

"Now I don't know about that." Jasper countered, linking hands with Alice.

"Wow. This town is just full of well mannered people." The Cullens all turned to look at the people who stood in the middle of the parking lot. Rose shot a nasty look toward the tall boy who made the comment, receiving a small elbow from Emmett.

"Babe, let it go." With an eye roll she tugged Emmett along with her, following the group in front.

"Well they are cute." Rose said, hand-in-hand with Emmett. Emmett nodded along, watching the sisters in front of him sway.

"Very hot." Rose quickly smacked his chest, just hard enough to get a reaction.

"Not funny."

Alice took note she had never seen them around school before. Or around town for that matter. The brunette in front had a slender frame and held onto the lean blond next to her much in the way Rose held onto Emmett. The couple in back however, didn't look thrilled in the least to be there. The small brunette pulled her hair up and Alice tried to get a whiff of any sort of scent but she only pulled up the top half of her bob. Jasper looked on, curious at the four. If anyone was new to town, surely Carlisle would have brought it up or at least have known about it. What was it to them? Just another family of humans that they would have to hide from and he would have to control himself around.

"Oh AP History first thing lucky you!" Alice was always chipper. She never wanted anyone to feel bad for her or see if anything was bothering her. She passed Jasper's schedule back to him and he sighed, leaning up against her locker. A new year, another year of everyone thinking they were a bunch of freaks. Not like they weren't, but with super hearing it's pretty upsetting to listen to all day.

"I think I'll be able to see you again at the end of the day right before the bell in Bio." She smiled up at her mate. Jasper was happy she finally seemed to be in a better mood despite her powers disappearing.

"Oh boy, more listening to things I already know." Jasper's mouth formed a small smile in an ironic sort of way. He was a Major for crying out loud. The last thing he needed was more history lessons.

"Just please try to have a good time, I'll see you later." Alice beamed, pecking Jasper on the cheek before running off. When Jasper made it to Mr. Calvin's class, he was the first one in and filled in the back to make himself as unnoticed and non bothersome as possible. The class filed in slowly and Jasper took this time to pull out a book to read. By the time class had started, all the seats were filled minus the one next to Jasper. No one wanted to sit next to the freak Hale sibling. Rosalie had no problem making friends, or really getting people to talk about her. She was pretty and short with people but she was rememberable and she didn't look like she wanted to eat you all the time. Jasper wished he didn't have that effect on people but at the same time it was nice to just sit alone for a while.

"Ah Ms. Spencer, way to start off the year I see. Sit next to Mr. Hale please." well there went that solitude. Jasper looked up for a brief moment at the woman coming his way. She was small, probably a mere 5'3. She reminded him of Alice minus the petite frame. Ms. Spencer was built like a woman that sir is a fact. If she was born during the greek period, her body would have been molded by sculptors. She was by no means stick skinny but Ms. Spencer wasn't a large girl either. Her hair fell right above her shoulders into a not quite bob. She had a bad habit of pushing the hair behind her ears, Jasper noticed. Her eyes were a piercing blue, almost electric the way they were it seemed as if you could lose your soul. Good for him, he didn't have one left. She sat herself next to him and pulled out her book. Jasper, having no need for the book, or to even speak with the woman he almost ran over this morning, did not say a word and just continued with his reading.

""Hi, I'm Cora, We must not have gotten off on the right foot this morning." Cora. He said it over and over again in his head before shaking the thought out. He didn't know why that happened and he didn't want it to again.

""What? They don't give you names where youre from? Or are you just mute?" Jasper glanced at her quickly enough no human would see. He saw her sigh and flip through pages before she placed her chin in her hand, daydreaming the class away.

"Jasper" He said quickly, not taking his eyes off of his pages.

"I'm sorry is that a name? Am I worthy of being spoken to now?" She laughed to herself, scribbling away in her notebook. Jasper let out a puff of air from his nose. She was quick as a whip, that's for sure. The bell rang, ending the World War II lesson and Jasper pushed past the small Spencer, his hand lightly touching her back for mere seconds to get by her. A sensation he had never felt before pulsed through his hand and he withdrew it quickly. Jasper raced out of the room, down to his next class. When he sat down Jasper just stared down at his hand, flexing it and moving it around. He had never felt something like that before when he touched any other person human let alone vampire. It was like an electric current had pulsed through him when he touched Cora's back. Jasper shoved his hand into his pocket and shook his head. He had to have made that up in his mind...didn't he?

"Where'd Alice go?" Jasper asked Rose, hands still shoved into his pockets from his incident earlier. Rose had a apologetic face on while Emmett held open the door to the cafeteria.

"She left around fourth period. Her head was too much so she just went home to lay down." Jasper nodded in understanding, walking into the cafeteria with his siblings. Edward pat him slightly on the back in reassurance. He didn't want reassurance. He wanted Alice.

"Oh of course the Kennedy family has taken our spot. Everyone knows it's our spot!" Rose said noticing the placement of the Spencer children. Emmett laughed deeply, kissing the top of Rosalie's head.

"Just sit in the one behind them, it doesn't matter." Rosalie wasn't kind when it came to humans and ignorant humans worse. Jasper pulled out a chair on the outside of the table to look outside. His mind wondered and he just wished Alice would start talking to him again.

"Dad! Where you at?! We have problems! And I mean BIG prob-" Cora's rant was cut short when she stumbled upon her father and a stranger sitting at the kitchen island in the middle of what seemed to be a deep conversation.

"Welcome home kitten, how was school?" Carina cooed, pouring out more warm elk from the tea kettle in her hand. Cora's mouth hung open, at a loss of words for she didn't know what to even begin to say. Kiera suddenly appeared next to her sister.

"You forgot something." Kiera's eyes flashed a bright white, turning her sisters blue eyes back to their original gold.

"There, silly to be hiding all the way out her-"

"Kiera."

"What?" Cora pointed to the stranger sitting with their father and mother, still unable to come up with an explanation for her yelling or why her sisters eyes just did what they did.

"Oh, I, uh...see I have really bad cataracts..and I...uh-" Daniel put up a hand to silence his daughters.

"Cora, Kiera, this is Dr Carlisle Cullen." Will walked into the kitchen as soon as the words were spoken and threw his jacket up on the hook.

"Any relation to the shitty Cullens at school by chance?" Seb high fives his brother, placing both hands on Kiera's hips passing her.

"William." Carina scolded. Carlisle laughed lightly from the island at the young blond.

"Those are my children yes." Carlisle had finally turned around in his seat to look at the Spencer children and Cora still was at a loss of words. His golden eyes shone brightly in the warm household, confirming the suspicions she had.

"I take it, this is what you were referring to by big problem kitten?" Cora crossed her arms and leaned into the doorframe.

"In a manner of speaking yes. Yes I was referring to that."

"It explains why I can't see shit." Will shouted from the couch, still donning his sunglasses. Will was miserable not being about to see anything let alone have this ridiculous headache.

"Well Carlisle is here not only to extend a welcome but a warning, we have to go to La Push land to sort it out. That means you kids stay here and stay out of trouble while we go." Bastian sat up from his longing position and turned around to face his father.

"That's not fair. We've never seen shifters." Daniel shot a pointed look to his youngest.

"Life's not fair Bas." He crossed his arms and turned himself back to face the tv. Daniel grabbed a jacket and helped his wife into her own.

"Follow me out and I'll show you the way. Nice to meet you kids." Carlisle said before disappearing.

"Cora, keep them in line." Was the last thing Daniel said to them before blurring off to the reservation they were forbidden to be on. Silence enveloped the room until the no eyed wonder spoke up.

"So are we following them?" Will asked out loud to no one in particular. Cora sped to the door to the back yard and held it open.

"You bet your ass we are one-eyed Willy. Come on you two." Sebastian was the first up and out of the house to the first tree.

"Cora, dad said-"

"Kiera, dad isn't here. That means I'm in charge. So let's go see what forbidden actually means." Kiera reluctantly blurred off with her siblings through the forest. The road only went so far until it turned to dirt.

"What are we even looking for?" Kiera asked, bringing up the back. Cora sat still and held up a hand to silence the other three and breathed in deeply.

"Think wet dog smell. This way." She said running at heightened speed towards the trail. The smell got stronger and stronger the closer they got to the water. Sebastian, in his excitement, ran ahead of his sister, following the scent. He reached the edge of the dividing creek and leaped into what they assumed was La Push territory. As soon as his feet left the ledge, a giant wolf snatched Sebastian out of the air and into the water. If Kiera has a heart, it would have stopped right then and there.

"Bas!" Will yelled, digging his feet into the ground to make him stop before the creek. His arm jutted out just enough to stop his sisters from making the same mistake.

"Shit!" Sebastian struggled in the wolf's mouth and Kiera's nails dig into her sister.

"Do something!" A blinding ring flashed around Cora's eyes as she stared at the wolf. It helped out in pain and a far away growl was heard on the other edge of the wood. Sebastian took this distraction to blur himself over to Kiera, hands on his knees, unneeded panting. Cora lifted the wolf off of the ground, it still writhing in pain and threw it into a large tree, all without moving a muscle. Two smaller wolves came out of the brush to check on the one that had just been thrown half a mile.

"Let's go."

"Cora, we can't, we have to head bac-"

"Now Kiera!" She hissed, running faster than she ever had to reach their father.

"Seb where's mom and dad?" Cora yelled as trees past by them in a lightning speed.

"Uh, shit...gimme a sec." Sebastian said trying to tap into their minds. They had to be close.

"Any time now Bastian!" Will was urgent in his request, looking down at the pack of wolves that had begun to catch up with them.

"On your left!" Kiera yelled and Will straight armed a pouncing wolf.

"They're close. Dad's pissed but he said to head north to a red house." Cora rolled her eyes. Brilliant. This was supposed to be quick and easy. She didn't realize the multitude of wolves that inhabited the woods. They finally reached the edge of the wood and a red paneled house was in sight. A very angry, stone cold Daniel stood outside next to a not so forgiving Carina and a man in a wheelchair. The siblings appears in front of them as fast as they possibly could.

"Dad! We-" the look alone silenced Cora. Carina latched onto the ears of both William and Sebastian, making the boys cringe.

"Ma! Come on, would you just-"

"I guess these would be your children." Said the russet skinned man. Kiera was the first to introduce herself. In her skittish, nervous nature, she spoke quickly. The man jumped in surprise as the woman appeared in front of him.

"Hi sir, I'm so sorry for all of the trouble we've caused. We didn't mean any trouble at all, honest, I don't know how to say we're sorry enough-"

"You must be Kiera." He laughed out his crows feet prominent. Kiera looked wide eyed at the long haired man.

"Yes, yes I am." Kiera stood up straight and went to stand by her father as to not cause anymore trouble. In that time the wolves had made it back to the edge, almost charging the group.

"Sam that's enough!" The man put his hand up, halting the wolves in their tracks, teeth still barred.

"Billy, sorry about my kids, these two idiots are Will and Sebastian." The boys both raised a reluctant hand each to wave at the man they had disturbed. Neither making eye contact with the man but glancing up in embarrassment.

"The mouthy one is Cora, and you've met Kiera." Cora, hands behind her back, looked up at Billy with sad golden eyes.

"The doctor put in a good word for you Daniel. I will have to speak during the council meeting on Friday about extending a new treaty. I'd like you and your family to be there. Put it in writing."

"You sure about all of them?" Carina hissed at her boys, still latched on to their ears. Billy laughed at the blonde woman before him.

"Yeah even the idiots." A breeze blew by and the smell of wet dog was prominent in the air, at lest to the Spencers. From the wood, three men appeared all donning the same tattoo and all only wearing shorts. They stopped just watching them

The entire time.

"I think it's time we took our leave. We'll coordinate for Friday. Thank you so much for your hospitality Billy. Really." Daniel said. Carina released her boys ears and went off with her husband.

"Again, really sorry." Kiera said before grabbing Sebastian's hand and running off to their own home. Will reached out for Cora who was still embarrassed at her behavior.

"Sorry for all the trouble. Again." Billy nodded, accepting her apology. Will and Cora ran off to catch up with the others and as soon as they were gone, the men disappeared back into the woods.