BPOV

When I awoke in the morning, I was laying on my stomach with the comforter wrapped around my legs. Looking up I realized that this was not my room. Suddenly the events of last night all come crashing down on me. I gasp and flip over, sitting straight up. I wince once I'm fully sitting on my bottom but I don't change positions.

What the hell was I thinking last night?! I've known Jasper for all of what, 6 days? Well technically I've known of him for 6 days, yesterday was the first day we actually talked...God, I hadn't even "known" him for an entire 24 hours and I was already getting into trouble.

And where was he anyways? It took me a minute to realize that he wasn't in the room with me. "Okay Bella," I said to myself, "let's try and think rationally for a second. You meet the devil himself 6 days ago and feel an unexplained pull to him, the next 5 days you are miserable only thinking of him and wondering if he was even thinking of you, and finally yesterday he shows up unannounced at your home saying, no demanding, that he is taking you back to his home to be his mate..." Jesus what is wrong with me?

How did I willingly go along with this? Oh that's right, I wasn't given a choice...not like it would have mattered though, the damn pull in my chest would have dragged me along anyways.

I guess last night my body was on auto-pilot or something because I did not notice anything in this room before now. Sunlight was shining down across the bed from the only window in the room it looked like, and that window was above the bed. Across the room was a flat screen TV- Jesus how big was that thing?!

And to the right of the room was a dresser with a mirror on top. To the left was the bathroom, which, I realized I needed to use and fast. I climbed out of the monster bed and headed for the bathroom, I really hope that my bathroom things were in here, it would be a great start to the day to just have a toothbrush.

Stepping into the bathroom and flipping on the light I stop dead in my tracks. Was this the same bathroom I just used last night? The shower looked the same...Big garden tub with a huge shower head, but had that jacuzzi in the right hand corner been there yesterday? And holy hell!

Was that the closet behind the jacuzzi? That was as big as my room back at the Cullens. Now, I thought to myself, where is that blasted toilet? Looking around I find what I'm looking for back in a corner. Figures.

Walking to the sink to wash my hands I notice a little note next to a bottle of hand soap.

Isabella,

Your bathroom things are underneath the sink, feel free to put them wherever your heart desires. Also, I had your driver, Joesph, pick up the rest of your belongings from the Cullens. Everything you need is in our bedroom, your clothes have been hung up in the closet and the rest have been put into the dresser. He has also brought up your back pack, which I am currently holding in my study. We need to discuss your future arrangements regarding your education.

Unfortunately I had some unexpected buisness come up today so for the first half of the day I will not be with you, I will send up your assistant this morning though and she can give you the tour. I will meet up with the two of you after lunch. Until then my dear.

Jasper

Jeez, is he always so formal? And what is there to discuss about my schooling? Surely he won't make me drop out?! I have friends at school and it's my Senior year! I didn't do 11 years worth of school for nothing dammitt! I am getting my diploma whether he likes it or not...I'll just have to figure out a way to either make him see my side of this or figure out a method to get my way without my bottom taking the heat.

Oh well, I thought, nothing I can do about it now, at least he won't be with me for a little while, that will give me time to get my thoughts together and work out an argument in my head. Looking under the sink I do in fact find all my bathroom necessities. How my shampoo was already in the shower last night I don't know. I quickly take the things out of the bag and assemble them on the bathroom sink. Once I wash my face and brush my teeth I head back out the bedroom.

I'm debating whether to leave the room or not in search for the kitchen when the door swings open, scaring the crap out of me, making me let out a startled squeak as I tumble to the floor.

"Oh! I'm so sorry sugar! Here let me help you." said a girl carrying a tray. With vampire speed she had the tray on the dresser and was by my side before I could blink. She held out her hand and I let her help me up. Looking at her, she looked to be about my age.

She had blond hair and was only about an inch or so taller than me. She was gorgeous. But like Jasper she had ruby red eyes, she wasn't human and she drank from humans. Was I ever going to have human interaction again?

Suddenly a terrible thought hit me. What if Jasper brought me here to drink from me? What if I was to be like his own personal blood bank, where he could feed from me when he wanted without having to leave the house? And what with all these other vampires around here? Surely he doesn't employ any humans...Won't they all want a taste of me too?! I can feel the blood drain from my face and I start getting dizzy.

"Hey there sugar, don't you pass out on me now, come sit down for a minute." she says. I follow her as she leads me to the bed. I sit down and try to regulate my breathing. "What happened there sweetie?" she asked me after a couple of minutes when my breathing becomes regular again.

"Just thinking," I tell her, I'm not about to tell her my thoughts of me as a blood bank. I don't want to give her any ideas. "I'm sorry, I'm fine now. Are you my assistant that ummmm.... that ummm...." I trail off my thought, Jasper's not here, does that mean I still have to refer to him with those ridiculous names he has made for himself?

"It's okay sugar," she says- as if she can read my mind, "you can call him Jasper to me." Wait, could she read my mind? Jeez, were all the vampires here mind readers by any chance? I must have had a comical expression on my face because she let out a short laugh and pat me on the shoulder. "I know that Jasper can seem overbearing and a hard ass but that's not the case. He really is a softy deep down inside, just don't tell him I said so." she laughs again.

Quickly she stands up and walks to the dresser and brings back the tray, "Here's some breakfast for you, eat this then get dressed and I can show you around the house, Jasper is going to be preoccupied for the next few hours so it's just you and me." she says as she gives me a big smile.

I can't help but like her and feel oddly comfortable around her. I take the top off the tray and set it down next to me. Inside is a plate with bacon, eggs, toast and cut up fruit. I grab a piece of bacon and pop it into my mouth. It's really good, I'm surprised, I didn't think vampires- besides Esme- knew how to cook. I look at the girl sitting beside me, "What's your name?" I ask her.

"Charlotte," she replies "and to answer your other question before, yes I am your 'assistant'," she says making air quotations around the word 'assistant', "but I hope that we can be friends. Jasper is just formal and couldn't come up with a better word I guess." she laughs. I noticed then that she had a tinkling, bell kind of laugh. It was actually kind of cute in a round about way.

"Can you tell me a little bit about it here and about Jasper?" I ask her. She looks at me and smiles, "You eat and I'll talk, and when your done I'll take you outside and show you the garden." I quickly pop another piece of bacon in my mouth to show her I agree to her terms. She smiles kindly at me before she starts, "Let's see, I guess you could say that I am Jasper's sister in law, my mate, Peter, is like a brother to Jasper. Peter here is in charge of the guard, meaning he makes sure that they are keeping their posts and he also trains the newcomers that join the Guard."

"I am in charge of overseeing the cleaning staff, just making sure that they are following orders and doing what needs to be done in a timely manner. My job is not as demanding as Peter's though, so during the day I have a lot off free time. So now that your here I'll actually get to do more." she says with a big smile, like by just being here I've done her a favor. "What about Jasper," I ask, "What does he do here?"

"Jasper does numerous things. You know that he is the 'God of War' and that's just what he does. He trains newborn vampires for the Volturi and helps the Volturi with strategic planning when it comes to battles and things like that. They wanted him to live in their castle with them in Volterra but he refused. Up until a week ago we actually lived in Italy, but when he met you he moved everyone out here. And man were the Kings in Volterra royally pissed," she laughs, "but they know better than to go against The Major."

"Wait, wait, wait," I said, finishing off the last of the eggs, "You mean you all just moved into this mansion a week ago because of me?!" I asked her. "Of course," she replied, like it was the most obvious thing in the world, "Your Jasper's mate and once he met you he couldn't be apart from you, I tell ya those, what, 5 days he was away from you were hell on everyone. He was moping around and angry and kept projecting his feelings onto anyone that came in contact with him, the household was a very dreary place to be during that time."

"Wait," I said, crossing my legs on the bed Indian style, facing her, "what do you mean 'projecting'?" "He didn't tell you?" Asked Charlotte incredulously, "The Major is an Empath, that's what makes him so powerful. He can project feelings onto others and he can also absorb others feelings. So if you feel something then he can feel it too."

Well that explains a lot, I think to myself. Oh God, that means he felt the lust that must have just been pouring out of me last night...How embarrassing. Although I guess it's better than reading minds, that would just be like a movie ticket into a porno film with what I had been thinking last night.

"Go get dressed hun and let's go outside, it's really nice out." says Charlotte. I quickly make my way to the dresser hoping that there's just jeans and a t-shirt in here. Pulling open the top drawer I'm relieved to find shirts, grabbing one I pull open the drawer underneath and find shorts and jeans. Jackpot. Then the drawer on the top right has my panties...except these are all lace and sexy...what happened to all my cotton boy shorts?! Frustrated I grab a pair of black lace panties, a pair of jeans and make my way to the bathroom.