Chapter 3 - Mind The Gap
Jasper Pov
A hand grasped my shoulder and pulled me out of the flames. I growled at the person and twisted their limb hard, almost ripping it off.
"Major stop!" Peter yelled.
I stilled my movements but continued to snarl at him.
"Bella's not dead," He said sincerely, "Not yet."
I relaxed my grip on my brother by a fraction, not quite believing him.
My sister Charlotte appeared and grabbed hold of Edward and Alice as they tried to escape.
"Alice truly believes she is dead because she relies on her visions too much. They are subjective to choices. The vision she saw was of Bella's funeral, which depends on your choice. You can kill yourself now or you can go and save her life." Charlotte explained.
I pulled Peter's hand off my shoulder and released him from my hold.
I took one glance at the bastards before saying, "Don't kill them, just don't let them escape."
I began running, faster than ever before. I was in Alaska, but I knew I could reach Washington in next to no time. I ignored borders as I ran. My clothes were smouldering still, the flames had been put out by the wind speed as I ran, but I could still feel parts of my flesh burning, the venom speeding up the process.
Two hours later I had made it to Forks. I stood outside her house and listened. I could only hear one heartbeat and I knew it wasn't my mates. Bella's truck was missing so I followed her scent.
Within moments I was on the territory border between the Cullens and the wolves. I ignored it aware that the La Push shapeshifters would follow me and probably kill me if I didn't move quicker.
I made it to a cliff face where Bella's scent dissapeared. Her truck was parked on the edge but my mate was no where in sight. I could hear footsteps pounding behind me, the wolves were here. I thought back to what my ex wife had told me and looked down the side.
I glanced behind me and saw a russet coloured wolf swiping at me. I growled at them and jumped off of the cliff side, his paw passed through the space I had just been in.
The fall was slow thanks to my superior senses and the freezing tempurature of the water didn't effect me. I opened my eyes and saw Bella's body being beaten by the waves. The salt water stung in my burnt flesh but it was nothing in comparison to the pain I had felt when I had thought my mate was dead. I swam over to her and began dragging her to the beach. Her pulse was slow and her flesh cold.
I made it to the sandy beach and I held her still body in my arms as I waded out of the water. The pack was waiting for me, they tried to tear her away from me but my eyes had them backing away from me in a submissive possission.
Peter came up behind them, jumping over their fur covered bodies. I growled at him and he stopped where he stood, aware of how close I was to killing them all.
I carefully placed her on the sandy floor and took her pulse again. It was weaker. I tilted her head to the side and growled as I saw water pour from her mouth. For once I was glad that first aid was mandatory in most of the high schools I had attended. I placed my mouth on hers and breathed for her. Four times I repeated the process and was glad when she showed conciousness when she started choaking on the water. Peter stepped forward and squeezed my shoulder. I rolled her over and patted her back. I didn't know how long she had been in the water but I knew that any longer and she would have drowned.
I sighed in relief when she opened her eyes. She stared back at me in shock, before her frantic emotions settled for content.
"Am I dead?" Isabella asked as she shivered.
I raised my eyebrow as I answered, "No you aren't."
She scrunched her face up confused, "Does that mean you're alive?"
I looked at Peter in confusion, he shrugged, "Why do you think the Major here is deceased?"
Bella flinched away from his red eyes and I growled at him, he put his hands up in surrender.
"Because Alice told me Edward killed you." The hurt was clear on the face, she had been lied to by her 'best friend'.
Peter snorted, "Sweets, Edward couldn't kill the Major. I couldn't kill him even if I wanted to and I've been trained by Jasper to kill."
I growled at him again, my eyes showing him that I was serious. He froze before looking at the floor submissive.
One of the wolves had transformed back into their human state and was walking towards my mate and I. I snarled at him, but he didn't heed the warnings. He made it within a meter of us and Peter grabbed his arms. The pack began growling but I snarled at the lot of them and they began whimpering like a beaten puppy. The boy in Peter's hold was thrashing against him, glaring at me.
"Please don't hurt Jacob." My angel whispered.
The boy stopped moving but wanted to stand closer.
I picked up my girl, cradling her in my arms. I purred softly when she curled into me and sighed happily.
"Where are you taking her?" Jacob shouted in defiance, "You'll kill her. I know about your blood lust issues."
Peter shook his head at the idiot he was holding and flinched when I looked in their direction. My brother was advising the child to not look directly at me but he didn't listen.
I grabbed him by the throat and lifted him in the air, a foot from the ground, still holding my love.
"When it comes to me boy, you will listen to all warnings given to you. If the Captain tells you to not look at me then you don't, if he tells you to sit on the floor with your hands on your head, you fucking do it. It's all for your protection, because I am the most dangerous vampire you will ever meet and Peter knows when I feel threatened or just pissed off so you'd do well to heed his warnings you niave little child."
I threw him down on the ground and Peter placed a foot on his stomach so that he couldn't move.
"Jasper has never had bloodlust issues, he's an empath, meaning if the Cullen's were exposed to blood they would all feel compelled to take it and Jasper would feel it all, so five lots of bloodlust would make him want to have it, but he fought against it. The Major however could not be subjected to bloodlust because he's been surrounded by hundreds of newborn vampires and all they want is blood or sex." Peter explained to the gathered.
Pride swelled in Bella's heart and she kissed me on the cheek. I smiled down at her, ignoring the uproar behind me.
"Come on darlin' lets find you some clothes, before you get hypothermia." I said.
Peter said quickly, "There's some in the car I stole. I brought some of Char's just in case."
I thanked him and made my way to the beach car park. I followed my nose to the car Peter nicked and upon seeing it swore, like a trucker.
It was the exact replica of the Pussy Wagon from Kill Bill.
Bella just giggled at the pink and yellow truck.
"Stupid fucker couldn't steal a car that was more noticable could he." I grumbled as I opened the back door for her.
I sat in the front and passed the clothes back to her. I was glad the windows were tinted. She blushed but began changing. I cursed vampire vision, for I could see my mate in the back of the car any way I looked.
Fuck she was beautiful, I could feel my eyes darkening with lust. I knew it wasn't how I was raised but I couldn't close my eyes even if I had wanted to. The image of a half-naked Bella would be forever imprinted on my brain.
She looked up to meet my eyes in the mirror and she smirked, fully aware of what she was doing to me. Fuck she is perfect for me. Bella climbed into the front bare-footed and straddled my lap. She bit her lip as she felt my predicament and smirked as she deliberately brushed against it. I moaned and pulled her closer to me. I pressed my lips to hers and kissed her.
This time Bella moaned and I slipped my hands under her shirt.
"No bra? Fuck I love you." I said as I caressed her.
The door opened and Peter jumped in to the passenger seat. He flinched at what he saw and closed his eyes.
"Stupid fucker." I growled as I slipped my hands out from under her shirt, Bella whimpered at the loss of contact.
I kissed her again, purring as she moaned.
Peter cleared his throat, "Jasper you're projecting."
I growled at him, "Aw shove off Pete, by now you and Char would have been fucking like rabbits."
Bella's lust infiltrated my mind and I could smell her arousal, I moaned and I sent her everything I felt for her. Peter banged his head against the dashboard before getting out of the car.
My mate smiled as she felt the love I have for her and smirked when she felt my lust for her body.
I knew then that I was in trouble and damn I loved trouble.
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