A/N : I don't own these characters, I'm borrowing them.

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Chapter 3 - Her New Pet

'Good evening' Jasper said, his light southern drawl was not missed by her ears. Oh his voice suited him perfectly, she thought.

When she didn't answer right away he tilted his head slightly and smiled even wider. 'Beautiful night, isn't it?' he prompted.

Jane looked around and then looked at him a bit more harshly then she'd intended. 'Who are you?'

'Ladies First' he teased her.

She took a step closer and that's when he got a clearer look at her. She was pale, not just because of the moonlight. The look in her eyes was intense. At first she'd appeared to be the same age as he was; at first he was thanking his lucky stars for his good fortune to run into such a lovely young lady. Now, there was a lurching dread in his gut that left his afraid. Too afraid to move.

As he sat, frozen for the moment, two others, two men, seemed to materialize on either side of her. The made no sound, they just appeared. They were like her. The older one smiled at him while he spoke.

'Jane dear, we were starting to wonder where you'd gotten to.'

The other had no grin for him, he merely eyed Jasper like he were something to eat.

Aro continued 'It would appear you have company. Won't you introduce us?'

Jasper tried to will his body to move - but he couldn't. These people weren't right. There was something about them - he was terrified. His eyes displayed that very clearly, and the one with no grin seemed amused by it. Jasper had no way of knowing that he was being controlled - he hadn't seen the invisible mist that now left him incapable of moving, courtesy of Alec.

He wanted to run. Every instinct told him to, but his useless body wouldn't budge. His eyes moved from one to the next, and he saw that they all had the same eyes fixed on him. Even in the dark he could see them glowing a deep red.

Jane took a step forward then, her nose catching Jasper's scent more fully now.

She smiled her least menacing smile and addressed him.

'I didn't get your name.'

Jasper tried to swallow, but his throat was bone dry. In a raspy voice he tried.

'I'm…I'm Jasper…Miss..'

Alec grinned and a low purr of a growl resonated from his throat. Jane shot him a quick glare.

'No you don't! He's mine.'

Aro stepped forward and for a brief second, he touched Jane's hand. Jasper watched the older man's face get puzzled at first, and then get washed over with recognition as he closed his eyes and nodded. In that moment, Aro saw what Jane was considering, and the overpowering attraction she had to Jasper. He folded his arms over his chest.

'Jane, dear, it's an interesting idea, but are you sure?'

Now it was Jasper's turn to be confused.

Aro looked at him and explained.

'Young man, my friend Jane, here, is quite taken with you and would very much like to bring you home with us.' He said it so matter-of-factly that Jasper still did not comprehend.

Alec growled then 'You can't be serious!! What do you want him for? We can feed off of him right now and be on our way home!'

Jane turned to Alec then. 'I am serious, brother. I want to take him home with me.'

Alec looked to Aro, seemingly for help to convince her that this wasn't happening. Aro had his hands together at his lips, thinking.

'He'd be like a pet. It's a big responsibility, Jane. We should talk about this further before we decide. Alec, please keep our new friend company while we discuss this.'

Jane looked put out as she and Aro walked a few paces away to talk. Their lips moved, but the sound evaded Jasper's ears. He realized just then that during the group's exchange he hadn't been breathing. Having Alec glaring at him now wasn't helping either.. He took in a shaky breath, which seemed to greatly amuse Alec and tried desperately to get his body to obey him. Alec smirked then and seemed to speak past Jasper, rather then to him.

'It is such a shame that the human body is so fragile and easy to manipulate. I can almost feel how badly you wish you were running away right now.'

His smile was sinister, and recognition entered Jaspers mind then as Alec reached up and lightly tapped his own temple with his finger. He then whispered.

'You're going to wish you'd stayed in bed where you belonged, regardless of how this turns out. That much I can promise you.'

Meanwhile, Aro continued 'Jane, I understand your curiosities for companionship, but with a human? I'm afraid I don't understand that.'

'Aro, there is something about him.' Jane insisted.

'Yes, I saw that part too, which is the part that interests me as well. I'd be curious myself to see how this turns out.'

He took a quick glance at Jasper and then smirked at Jane.

'I suppose, worst case scenario, we just finish him off at home.'

The smiled together and returned to Alec.

'We have decided…' Aro began '…that you're coming with us, young Jasper.'

Jasper blinked, it was all he could do now. This entire ordeal had seemed to last an hour or more to him, but had in fact only been a matter of minutes. He opened his mouth to question, perhaps protest - he wasn't sure - when Jane and Aro had appeared at his side, each taken an arm and pulled him to his feet.

'Wait…NO!!!' He managed to scream from his useless body. But it was too late. Jane had picked him up, he wasn't sure how and her strength frightened him even more, and they were off.

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A/N - Alright alright, double post today since it took so long. Hope you enjoyed. More to come this week!! So stay tuned.

And please review if you can, as I do so appreciate it.

PS - The next few will show you why this is a Rated M. It won't be over the top but it might not be a pretty situation for our dear Jasper.

Remember, though, I am a huge Jasper fan…just keep it in mind.

Love, SV