A/N I told ya I'd update yesterday, but I was busier than I thought so I fought like hell to get this out before tomorrow, even if it was on 11:59 on the dot lol. XD Thanks for all the reviews and alerts, I'm so happy with all of the reviews! Enjoy the chapter lovies!

Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight, SM does.

Previously

Jasper grabbed the bodies and mutilated them, making it look like they were the victims of a robbery. He looked over at Bella and Peter. "Are ya still thirsty?"

Bella shook her head, looking slightly uncomfortable. "I feel almost sloshy, completely…full." Peter nodded in agreement with her.

Jasper looked shocked for a moment and a little bit envious, but covered it up. "Mature vampires usually have that feeling. Newborns are usually messy about their eating and are known to overfeed. Obviously, you are not normal newborns, so I'm guessing you can be satisfied with just one feed."

Jasper glanced at the rising sun, not realizing that it was approaching morning. "We need to get back to the tent. We cannot risk bringing anymore attention to ourselves." Jasper grinned. "Besides, it's time I trained you."

Chapter Three: You Will Learn

As soon as they made it back to the tent, Bella was looking at Peter in awe. This was the first time she had seen a vampire in the sunlight and Peter was beautiful. His skin was glistening, much more striking than even the shiniest of diamonds.

Peter, noticing that she was staring at him, smirked. "I know I'm extremely attractive, but it is rude to stare, darlin'."

If Bella could blush, she would, instead she quickly looked away and pretended to focus her attention on something else.

Jasper just silently stared at them both, amusement trickling across his features. "She's just admiring your complexion, Peter."

Peter grimaced. "That is one of the few things I dislike about this. Of all possible things we can do, we have to fucking sparkle?"

Jasper narrowed his eyes. "Don't use that language around Bella!"

Peter snorted. "Oh please, while you were gone, she swore as bad as any sailor I know of, and that's saying something."

Bella allowed for a small smile to cross her face. "Do you two want to continue to bicker like schoolchildren, or are we going to spar?"

Jasper's face lost its humor and his expression became unreadable. "Let's get started." And with that, he led them to a large clearing, not too far from the tent. It was a clearing in that there were only a few trees that would block their activities from anyone who would be unlucky enough to stumble upon vampires.

Jasper turned to face them, and his persona changed from the carefree man to the hardened soldier that they knew he must have been when fighting in the war.

Jasper stared each of them in the eye while he talked. "To fight in Maria's army, you have to be able to fight both newborns and more experienced fighters. When fighting a newborn, you must not go for the obvious kill. That's what they will be expecting, especially since you are newborns yourselves. Under no circumstances should you allow them to get their arms around you. It would only be too easy for them to destroy you then."

Jasper took a few steps back and appraised them. "Since you are both newborns, you will fight each other so that you can see what I mean."

Peter glared at Jasper. "I ain't fightin' her."

Jasper looked at Bella pointedly and she smirked at Peter. "What's wrong, Peter? Don't think ya can take me in a fight?"

Peter scoffed. "Darlin', I'm only afraid of hurtin' ya."

Bella rolled her eyes. "I'm a vampire, it's not exactly easy to harm me now."

Peter shrugged but the hesitation in his eyes was clear. "Are ya sure you want to do this, Bella?"

Bella slid into a crouch in response and Peter did the same. Jasper backed a few feet away to watch from the sidelines so he would be able to assess their abilities. Bella and Peter began to slowly circle each other, shadowing the other's every movement.

In seconds, they were a blur of limbs and snarls, their vampiric nature unable to avoid such a threat. With a swift turn and kick, Bella sent Peter crashing into a tree, causing him to leap up and run back with a loud snarl. Bella's eyes taunted him, daring him to attack her again.

Jasper was shocked to see this side of his sister. Gone was the caring but sarcastic Bella, here was a fighter, someone who wouldn't go down without taking as many as she could with her.

Peter charged at Bella, but she simply stepped to the side, pivoting her foot until she was facing him again. Peter couldn't hide his frustration as he realized that a woman was getting the best of him. He wasn't being sexist, but it was a big blow to his ego to see that Bella was beating him. And judging by the smirk on her face, she knew it.

Angered, he ran at her again, this time succeeding in tackling her to the ground. Using his strength, he pressed his weight against her, avoiding her growls and venom-coated teeth. As her struggles began to gradually stop, Peter looked into her eyes. They were no longer black with anger, but lust as well. In his shock, he loosened his grip on her, which was a mistake on his part.

Bella quickly turned them over until she was on top of Peter. Peter couldn't stop the groan that escaped from his mouth. She leaned teasingly close to him and nipped him lightly on the neck, before placing her lips near his ear. "I win."

And with that, she leaped to her feet and grinned victoriously at her brother. "How was that, Jazz?"

Jasper glared at Peter, who remained on the ground with a dazed expression on his face, before turning to his sister. "Hmmm, very good Bella. It seems you do need more of a challenge than Peter." He ignored Peter's protests and continued. "Now, I will show you how to fight a more experienced fighter. You have to be quick but precise, stealthy but cautious, and try not to be too predictable in your moves. You would have the upper-hand in that they will assume that you will fight the same as any other newborn. But remember, they most likely have seen it all before, so catching them off guard is the key. I will start with you first, Bella."

Bella was shaking her head already. "I won't hurt you anymore, Jasper. Look at all the scars on your skin! I won't add another."

Jasper sighed. "Bella, this is only a mock fight. The object is to merely get close enough to nip me on the neck. There is no need for you to bite me."

Bella still had a stubborn look on her face, so Jasper decided to use another tactic. "Fine, Bella. Refuse to train with me. It just shows how weak you are. If you can't learn how to fight, you're just leaving yourself vulnerable, just like you were when those vampires hurt you."

Each word he said made Bella angrier and angrier until she snapped, giving into her beast. Her eyes were now black with fury and she lunged at Jasper, punching and kicking at him in her enraged state.

Jasper easily evaded her attacks, correcting her when she did something wrong. "Don't let the anger control you. You control the anger. Manipulate it, use it to make your attacks more effective."

Bella growled but she followed his advice. She faked left, but proceeded to punch him. He grabbed her hand and twisted it behind her back. Hissing in pain, she used her other hand to grab him by the side and twist herself away from him. Whipping around to face him again, she kicked him, causing him to stumble back a few feet.

Jasper shook his head in disappointment. "Is that the best you can do, Isabella?"

Bella growled at him before she had a shocking revelation. She straightened out of her crouch and glared at him fiercely. "Why are you doing this, Jasper?"

Jasper stiffened. "To help you learn to defend yourself."

Bella scoffed. "Don't give me that. Tell me the real reason."

Jasper sighed in frustration. "That is the real reason, Bella."

Bella raised in eyebrow in mock disbelief. "Really, Jasper? Do you mean to tell me that maybe you're doing this out of guilt? For not being there for me when I needed you the most. It isn't a way to make up for the fact that I was raped because of you?"

Jasper's façade crumbled and he fell to his knees, not even trying to stop the pain and guilt that projected from him.

Peter began to slowly walk towards them, wincing each step he got closer to Jasper. "Isabella, that's enough."

Bella's eyes flashed in rage. "No, he should feel how I felt then. I've kept it bottled up, but for him to stoop so low as to remind me of…that night, tells me that he can handle it." And with that, something rippled in the air and all of a sudden, an unbearable weight of pain and hurt settled over all of them.

Peter fought to withstand it, but he fell to his knees as well. Bella, however, remained standing, defiance evident in the intense look of concentration on her face.

It took Jasper several minutes to realize that Bella was somehow the cause of all of this. He struggled to make eye contact with her. "Rein it in, Isabella. NOW!" There was no mistaking the authority in his tone.

Bella narrowed her eyes but bit her lip, grabbing hold off her emotions and pulling it back into herself.

Peter let out a sigh of relief and stood up. "Damn that was intense! Bella, remind me to never, under any circumstances, piss you off."

Bella rolled her eyes, wondering how he could find humor in the situation. Once she calmed down, she realized the gravity of what she had done and her hands immediately clapped over her mouth. Her apology was muffled by her hands.

Jasper walked over to her and gently tugged her into hug, holding her tighter when she started sobbing. He shushed her and sent her a wave a calm. "It's okay, Bella. I shouldn't have goaded you like that."

Bella nodded and removed herself from his arms. "I need to be stronger. I can't be breaking down like this every time someone says something that hurts me."

Peter sighed in sorrow, causing Bella to look up in concern. "What's wrong, Peter?"

He shook his head. "Everyone gets a great gift but me. Jasper is an empath, and you are not only a physical and mental shield, but you can also push your feelings onto others."

Bella huffed. "I don't see how forcing people to feel my emotions are going to help me at all. And your gift is way better than mine, you're able to know everything."

Peter smirked. "I know. As to your gift, you can make others more vulnerable, making them feel what you do will confuse them. It would be useful in battle."

Bella turned to Jasper. "Does that mean I'm an empath like you?"

Jasper thought about it. "Not exactly. I can influence and feel the emotions of others. It seems that you can instill your feelings onto others. It's the opposite of my gift, really."

Jasper turned to Peter. "Since Bella beat you so easily, I think that we may need a bit more practice."

Peter scowled. "Bring it on." He was determined to prove himself now.

Three days later

Jasper had trained Bella and Peter as much as he could in the allotted time and he was sure that they were ready to join Maria's army. Though he had joked about it, Peter was just as lethal as Bella once he really let himself go. Bella, however, had her gifts on her side and learned how to use them quite effectively. Jasper also made sure that she could fight without the use of her gifts, not wanting her to rely on them too much.

After many arguments, Bella had agreed to keep her physical shield and empath abilities to herself, only to use it in an extreme emergency. Jasper knew that if Maria found out, she would never let them go. Peter would be keeping his gift secret for the same reason.

They had all gotten very skilled at picking out which humans were criminals and hunting them without drawing much attention to themselves. Bella and Peter knew that it still hurt Jasper because even if they were bad people, he could still feel their emotions. But they both knew there was no other way.

Jasper took a deep breath and walked into the tent, dreading what he had to tell them. Bella was lying in Peter's arms, laughing as he told her another story about the adventures he'd had with Peter. Looking at them in each other's arms, it was obvious that they were mates. Every time Bella shifted, Peter would move with her and vice versa. When Bella was with Peter, that haunted look in her eyes went away and he saw a side of her that had been missing since she was attacked.

Jasper unnecessarily cleared his throat and they both jumped up, now standing several feet away from each other. "We have to go to camp today. Our week is up."

Bella stiffened and Peter looked at her with worry. It was then that Jasper knew that he could not ask this of them. Because of him, they had been forced into this life, he couldn't ask them to suffer along with him. "Bella…Peter. You don't have to come back with me. You can run and never look back. I would be fine and it wouldn't be too hard for me to escape eventually."

Bella had been shaking her head in refusal as soon as he finished speaking. "No way, Jazz. We are family and we stay together. Some day, we will all escape from that bitch's clutches." Peter nodded in agreement.

Jasper relaxed slightly. As hard as that was to say, he didn't really want them to leave and felt that with them, it would be much easier to serve in Maria's army. "Then we must leave now."

Without a backwards glance, they ran away from the tent and towards the camp. When they were a few miles away, they encountered two male vampires, who were apparently the guards. Slowing to a stop, Jasper placed himself slightly in front of Bella and glared menacingly at them. "Is there a problem?"

They quickly shook their head, one apologizing immediately. "No, Major, sir. We just smelled two unfamiliar scents with you…" His voice trailed off as he glanced in Bella's direction, looking her up and down appreciatively.

Jasper's growl caused him to look up. He looked confusedly between the two. "You don't want to share?"

Peter's growl joined Jasper's and Jasper's hand shot out to grab the guard by his throat, slamming him into the ground. "She is under my protection and you would do well to tell the others that. If I find that even one of them dared to touch her, I will not hesitate to destroy them. Understood?" He lifted his gaze to the other male vampire who nodded quickly.

Jasper stood up, releasing his grip on the guard. "Let's go."

As they walked into the camp, Bella glared at Jasper. "I can handle myself. I don't need your 'protection,' Jasper."

Jasper gestured in the direction of the camp. "Really?"

Bella gasped at the scene before her. There were newborns everywhere, either ripping each other apart, or viciously fighting over humans. There did not appear to be any order or control over them, they seemed to be just running wild. The vampires that seemed to be more controlled just watched the spectacle with amusement. Bella found herself thanking God that neither Peter nor her had acted like that.

Suddenly, Maria appeared in front of them, her voice almost too excited. "Major, I'm so glad you made it back. Do you see how they get when you're not here?" She pretended to just notice Peter and Bella. "Oh, you brought you're family too. What a nice surprise." She looked them over, her eyes lingering on Peter long enough for Bella to have to fight back a growl. Jasper shot her a look and she forced the possessive feelings down.

Jasper glared at Maria. "Well, we're here, what do you want us to do?"

Maria pretended to be sad. "Oh, Major. You make me feel as if you're not happy to see me. No? Very well then. You will continue your former duties, and your family will assist you, since you are all so controlled. But one thing first." She smiled in Peter and Bella's direction. "Now, I can forgive my Major for having a lapse in judgment. But what you two have done simply can't go unpunished."

Bella narrowed her eyes. "We have done nothing wrong. I haven't even met you."

Maria glared at her. "Do not question me, newborn. I've had you followed on your..hunting exhibitions and I know what you have been doing. Naughty, naughty."

Bella couldn't control the growl that slipped out of her mouth. "I repeat, we have done nothing wrong."

Maria looked at Jasper disapprovingly. "You obviously haven't taught them discipline." She turned back to Bella with unconcealed anger in her eyes. "You will learn your place."

Maria snapped her fingers, and suddenly two frightened girls were deposited in front of them. The vampires carrying them stepped back a few feet, awaiting their orders. Bella recognized the humans as both being girls they'd rescued from criminals.

Maria smiled at them evilly. "I had you followed, just to check up on how you were doing. And imagine my surprise when I find that you two are such picky eaters, forcing my Major to comply with your wishes." She ran her hand up Jasper's arm. "You're not a picky eater, are you Major?"

Jasper looked at Peter and Bella apologetically but he had learned a long time ago to just agree with everything Maria said. "No. It doesn't matter to me what I eat."

Maria smirked triumphantly. "I knew they had manipulated you to do it. Don't worry, Major. They will learn." She turned towards Bella and Peter with an icy look. "As punishment, you will drain these human girls.

Bella glared at her in defiance. "I will not."

Peter nodded in agreement. He would not end the life of an innocent young girl.

Maria narrowed her eyes. "Very well. Since you won't do it willingly, I guess I'll just have to force you." She nodded at the two vampires who had dropped off the vampires and they slit the throats of the humans.

Bella's and Peter's eyes immediately turned black with thirst. Bella looked pleadingly at Jasper, but he remained immovable by Maria's side. He fixed her with a cold stare and did not respond. Hurt flashed across Bella's face but she controlled her expression and stopped breathing, hoping that if she didn't smell it, she wouldn't want to drain the humans.

Peter was struggling just as hard as Bella. Sure, they had control, but they didn't want to actually test it.

After several minutes of Peter and Bella not jumping up to drain the humans, Maria grew even angrier and turned to the other vampires. "Fred! Randall! Make them drink it."

Before either of them could react, the vampires had somehow managed to open their mouths and held the human's neck over their mouths. Blood filled their mouth, but they refused to swallow. Dumping the bodies to the side, Fred and Randall grabbed them by the throat, causing them both to instinctually swallow.

Once the heavenly blood slid down their throats, Bella and Peter could not stop themselves. They grabbed the bodies and latched on to the necks, draining them of the remainder of their blood. When finished, their vision cleared and Bella was horrified.

Glaring hatefully at her brother and Maria, she backed away, stood up, and ran away.

Peter, shooting an exasperated look at Jasper, followed her.

A/N See? No cliffhanger. And don't be mean to Jasper, you'll see why he was being such an ass next chapter. Also next chapter will be Peter and Bella's first fight and maybe a little somethin' will happen between Peter and Bella. Review to find out XD