AN: Now for another update. This rewrite is coming along, yes? And glad to have you along for the ride! Be patient, because class starts up again Monday, so I won't be able to update as often, but gonna try and leave you with some good things!
Disclaimer: Again, I own nothing of Twilight, unless it is original characters. In that case, they are all mine.
Chapter Two BPOV
-Flashback-
It was a cold. It was dark, as the new moon approached the night. With Jasper here with me, I felt no fear of the night. Only of possible death.
"But what if something happens? You die, I die? What then?" I asked him. We were in the open meadow, trees and flowers of all sorts surrounded us. This was our home away from home; our secret place. I was sitting cross-legged on the ground toying with the grass blades. He was standing a few feet away. His eyes bore into mine, as if he was reading into my soul. His eyes, the electricity in the air, the intensity of it all caused me to turn my eyes from his. I heard his impatient growl as he slowly walked up to me. My heartbeat increased, and he chuckled. I felt as he knelt next to me. He grabbed my chin, and turned my head straight to where I was looking in his eyes. It was gentle, but with enough force to where I couldn't turn my head away again.
"Don't hide from me, Izzy. I can feel the fear, the doubt, the happiness, the lust," his voice got huskier on the latter. "Most of all, Izzy, I feel you. You feel me. There is nothing that can take away that from us. Not your father, not Jacob, not death. Nothing, Izzy!" I heard the honesty, the demand that I believe him was evident in his voice. Ease spread through my body, not by his power, but of my own contempt. I lifted one of my hands to his face, placing it on his warm cheek. He took his hand from my chin and placed it over my hand, kissing the inside of my palm as he removed it from his face.I looked down at our joined hands, loving the way the electricity spread throughout my body just from this simple touch.
"Do you trust me, love?" He asked. I nodded, projecting my trust and love to him. "Good. Then remember these words I say to you. If anything at all happens to you, or you think to me, cross over to Lunera. There will be guards outside of the portal. Tell them these exact words, and these words must be exact. They will grant you passage to me. Remember these words, Izzy, or you could well lose your life."As he finished speaking, I looked up into his eyes. His gold eyes held so much love, trust, concern, and worry. All emotions evident, and I knew I could never let him down. I engraved these words into my mind, promising to not forget them as I would hate to lose his love and trust.
I quickly leaned into him and captured his mouth with my own, reveling in the feel of his lips against mine. He was caught off guard at first, but quickly began melding his lips with mine. Electricity sparked as our kiss deepened, as if it was going to be our last. I pulled him close to me, my hair gripped harshly in his loose blond curls, not that my grasp would hurt him. I didn't want to let him go, but we both knew he would have to leave soon. I pulled away reluctantly, my lips surely swollen from our kiss.
"Yes, I'll remember."
-Present-
As soon as I stepped through the portal, I felt the presence of four vampires within a mile. Jasper had warned me of guards guarding all sides of Lunera territory, so I knew this would be no different. I also knew it wouldn't be long before they caught my scent as the wind was blowing my presence directly to them. As I waited for their inevitable approach, I took a quick look around my surroundings. This side of the border was similar to that of Robain's. Trees of all kinds were in the vicinity. It was difficult to believe that I was actually close to a hundred miles from Robain territory. The only difference between here and Robain was the small stream to my left that seemed to run north to south. A snap of a twig brought me from my examination, and I turned my attention to two vampires, one male and one female, in front of me. The female was skinny and quite petite. Her hair was blonde, reaching the middle of her back. She wore a purple blouse and trouser similar to mine. The male next to her stood defensively ahead of her. Just from this position I could tell they were mates. His short brown hair stood attentively on his head. He was quite big, and to the normal eye he would be quite intimidating. By their description, I knew who they were. Jasper had described to me the people who meant the most to him, and by his description this was Rosalie Hale and Emmett Cullen. They sniffed the air, and noticing my scent, their eyes went wide.
"She's a witch." Rosalie screeched and crouched into an attack position. Immediately, I positioned an invisible shield around me for defense, and slid into a submissive position I was normal to doing around male warlocks. My shield wouldn't hold back a mental attack, but at least physically I would be safe. Before Rosalie could make a decision to attack, two more vampires appeared before us, both males. One looked older than the other, both age and maturity wise. The older one had a kind look to his face, his hair blond and short. The other had reddish brown hair that stuck out everywhere. They were both in fabric I had not recognized before, but by their appearance it seemed as if they were cloaked in royalty.
"Now, now, Rosalie. Let's see what business she has before we jump to conclusions." The one with reddish-brown hair said. I chanted in my mind a spell that would access powers around me. The reddish-brown one was the only one with a power within a few miles. Mind reader. I heard a gasp from Rosalie, and I could tell I had spoken out loud without meaning to.
"Don't speak witch, unless spoken to." Said Rosalie. If it was any other situation, I would have chuckled at how much she reminded me of Jacob in that moment. Her voice was icy and cruel, holding no remorse. I knew just from the few words she spoke, she must have had a bad run in with my kind.
"Edward, anything?" Said the older man. At the mention of his name, I perked up my head up and looked into the mind reader's eyes.
"Alice's Edward?" I asked. Immediately, I heard a growl come from Edward as he, too, then crouched into an attack position. Damn, I need to watch what I say out loud. I quickly put my head back down, my hands still at my side to show I meant no harm.
"State your business, witch, otherwise I will not be able to control these two." Said the older man. I nodded, and began the words that Jasper had made sure that I remember if there ever came a time.
"My name is Isabella Marie, and I request audience with Jasper Nathaniel Whitlock under Metanai, section two, law." As I finished, I looked up to wide eyes from the four in my presence. My stance became bolder to show my sincerity. I then put my hand up, pointing my first two fingers up to the sky. I then pulled my hand to my chest, and bowed my head in a sign of acknowledgement, something Jasper had told me to do if it seemed that the vampires I encountered did not believe my words. What happened next was not what I at all expected. Each of the vampires before me knelt on their knees and repeated the same sign of acknowledgement I had shown before.
"Our apologies, My Lady," said the older one. All were still kneeling on the ground, there head bowed before me. The whole procedure was confusing to me. My lady? What exactly has Jasper gotten me into?
"Excuse me, but you do not have to kneel on my account. Please rise." I said to them. The older one, Edward, Emmett, and then Rosalie respectfully rose to face me. Each had contempt yet worried looks on their face, minus Rosalie, whose emotion I could not place, and Edward, who looked more apprehensive.
"Pray tell, why do you call me My Lady instead of by my name?"
"You are Jasper's mate, My Lady. It is only right we call you by your proper title." Said the older one seemingly bewildered as to why I would ask such a silly question.
"Your name?" I asked him, getting tired of calling him the older one in my head.
"Carlisle."
"Yes, Carlisle. Jasper has mentioned you and your mate to me many times. She sounds like a lovely and beautiful woman. Please tell me, what is Jasper's title among your ranks?" I responded quickly to him, removing my visible shield as I knew these vampires were no longer a threat to me.
"Why, My Lady, he is our leader," responded Edward, his head snapping up to look at me, a question to his face.
"Leader, as in strategy in war?" I questioned, even though I knew this was not the answer. I knew where this conversation was going, and I wasn't quite sure if I was ready for the answer.
"No, my lady. He is our king, for lack of a better word."
My heart stopped at this. I wasn't sure how I felt. Many things were running through my mind. My father wants Jasper's lands? Jasper is King? And that makes me his queen? What?
"My Lady?"
Terrible of me to stop it here yet again, but I figured this would be good for now, yes? Read, Review, and see you soon!
