Disclaimer: I don't own it because if it was mine Bella would have said to hell with Edward and stole Jasper from Alice, Jacob wouldn't have been included, and Peter would have been more of a prominent character.

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Major

Angry didn't even come close to describing what I was feeling right now. After we ran from that fucking clearing Maria told me where I was and how long I'd been gone. The only thing that had kept me from going back and ripping every one of those fucking vampires apart was that I knew I would be able to do it soon. And I would enjoy every fucking minute of it.

As we ran, because apparently people didn't riding fucking horses anymore, Maria told me what happened. It seems the fucker who said I was his sire had come into the compound with his mate. Their red eyes and his gift had kept us from figuring out the truth until it was too late. According to Maria we'd went to hunt one night and never came back.

She'd spent the whole time I was gone trying to find me. It had taken up until two years ago and then she'd had to find someone to break the spell they had over me. From what she could figure out while keeping an eye on me was that I was in fact married to the one bitch and that was the reason I was taken, because she couldn't find her own damn mate and the family wanted to be feared. Well fuck that shit, all they'd managed to do was piss me the fuck off and sign their own death warrants.

For three days we ran and I stewed in the anger that coursed through my body. By the time we made it to Mexico the anger was at the breaking point and I knew I had to do something to get my frustrations out or I was going to snap on the first person that looked at me wrong.

Unfortunately it was the one that opened the gate for us at the compound. I didn't know him and I didn't care. He stared a little too long at my scars and before anyone could do anything he was in pieces and his ass was lighting up the dark sky.

"Major," Maria sighed. "You can't go ripping my people apart."

"Then you should've taught your lackeys not to stare. Don't worry though I just did it for you."

She didn't say anything back. She might be my creator but she was also smart enough to know I would fuck her shit up as well if she pissed me off.

Walking through the compound drew more looks, but a quick growl sent the newborns and older ones alike scurrying away like they should have. I knew no one anymore but that would change soon. I would have them trained quickly. I would also have to send someone out to find a vamp that could take care of that blue shit because with it on the other side we would be screwed and I wasn't afraid to admit it.

That could wait until tomorrow though. All I wanted was to go to my room and have dinner.

"My room," I said as we walked. I felt her fear before she spoke and I had my answer. "It's not there anymore."

"No, it's been a long time major. You can have mine until I get yours taken care of."

"Not necessary. Who has mine now?"

"Riley."

"He'll leave it."

She called his name as we continued through the house and we were quickly joined by the blond male. I gave him a brief once over; fuck he couldn't be more than 17 or 18.

"Yes mistress?" He questioned eyeing me, fear already radiating out of him. That was good.

Keeping the pace I had I answered for Maria. "You need to vacate my room." He opened his mouth but after cutting my eyes over to him he shut it quickly. "Now."

"Yes sir." He said taking off ahead of us.

By the time we made it to the room he was gone. Stepping inside Maria called another vampire. When that one came in I became even angrier.

I waited silently while Maria told her what was needed, "Bree, bring the Major the newest addition."

"Yes mistress."

When the door closed behind her I turned on Maria. "No more."

"What?"

"I can't train babies."

"She's not a newborn."

"No, but she was what 15 when she was changed and Riley was what 17, 18?"

"So?"

"At that age they are defiant and a pain in the ass. I want no one under twenty behind me when we go back."

"What am I supposed to do with the others?"

"I don't give a fuck; burn them, send them away, whatever. They aren't my problem. You can send Riley to find someone to deal with the blue shit. It has to go before we can do anything else."

She nodded and looked toward the door. I did as well hearing the footsteps. The fear that was coming from the other side of the door made me smile as did the accelerated heartbeat.

Pulling the door open I growled causing both vampire and human to cower back. "I don't want her. Bring me someone else."

"What is the problem Major? She's your favorite type. Brown hair, brown eyes, short and a nice little body." Maria said coming to stand beside me.

"I don't want her." I hissed again. "Leave all the other ones that look like her alone too. I don't want another brought into this house."

"You know we can't let this one go."

"Then take care of her, but somewhere other than here."

"Fine. Bree take her back and bring another. Do you have a preference Major?"

"Redheads and tall."

"We don't have a redhead here, sir." Bree said softly. "Will a blond or a black headed one work?"

"No, I want a redhead is that clear?"

"Yes sir. I'll find you one and bring her back myself."

I turned dismissing her and shut the door. She better hope she brought me back what I wanted or Maria would be losing another vampire tonight.

"Major?"

"I don't want to fucking hear it. I want what I want and it will be good if you and everyone else learned that quickly."

"I'm sure they will. Now we have some time before Bree comes back and I've missed you major."

I watched her walk over to me a smirk playing on my face. I had felt her desire the whole way here, but it had been easy to ignore. Now it was getting up there and who the fuck was I to deny her.

Her hands came up to slide up my chest. As she unbuttoned my shirt her lips met my neck. She licked and nibbled as her hands worked their way down, my eyes fell closed at the sensation because fuck that felt good. She always knew what I liked.

Hearing a hiss when my shirt fell off my shoulders I snapped my eyes opened and looked down.

"What?"

"New scars."

"And? With you I received new ones all the time."

"Not from the same vampire, like these. I don't like it."

"Then I guess you'll just have to replace them with your own." I said gripping the back of her neck.

She smirked and resumed kissing my neck. She moved lower and I heard. "The bitch is going to die."

"What now?" I growled in frustration.

"That whore you supposedly married bit you over my mark. The first one I ever gave you."

"Then take care of it and move the fuck on."

"With pleasure."

I felt her lips meet my skin above where I knew the mark to be and then she kissed it and a shock coursed through my body. It wasn't pleasant and caused me to shove Maria away from me a little harder than I intended. She slammed into the wall by the door making a crack up to the ceiling.

"What the hell was that?" She asked.

"I don't know." I answered shaking my head. "Sorry. Come get rid of this." I rubbed my hand over the spot as she walked back to me.

She wasn't going to bother with kissing it this time as her lips curled back over her teeth. Unfortunately for her before they could slice through my skin her tongue touched it and once again she was shoved back into the wall, making an even larger broken spot.

"Fuck," I growled.

"It's okay Major. We can still take care of our needs. We'll ignore the bite mark for now."

"Just go." I said turning my back on her.

"But major?" She said sliding her hands up my back.

"I said go, not to fucking touch me."

"You're different." She hissed. "I don't like it."

"Well then I guess you should have tried harder to find me sooner. Now leave before I forget who you are."

"We'll deal with this later major."

I waved my hand in dismissal. When I heard the door slam shut I rolled my eyes and moved over to the mirror hanging on the wall.

I was shocked and even had to step closer as my eyes stared back at me. Fuck was they that honey color because of the animals? Bree better hurry her ass up. I wanted the red back.

Once I got over the eyes I moved on to the scars on my shoulders. There were many and Maria was right they were from the same vampire. Was that how they kept me in line? It pissed me off that I couldn't remember what had happened to me while I was gone. A new plan formed for when I had the one that called herself my wife in my hands. Her body could burn but her head would give me the answers I wanted before it followed suit.

With that I looked at the scar over my dead heart. Reaching a hand up I brushed my fingertips across it again. As I did a bell like voice sounded in my head and I heard a whispered, 'I'll replace it with my own.'

Shaking my head to clear it of the voice I pulled my fist back and shattered the mirror. I didn't need a constant reminder of what they had done to me.

I was able to get a shower in before Bree finally came back. She knocked hesitantly on the door and opened it when I bid her too, dragging a human behind her.

Looking over what she brought me I said, "Perfect. Thank you."

"You're welcome sir."

"From now on you bring me my meal only and they better all be close to this."

"Yes sir."

"That's all. You can go now."

She nodded and shoved the girl more into the room. When the door closed I sent the girl a dose of fear and adrenaline. I wanted her heart pounding and she didn't disappoint.

Smirking I walked over to where she had cowered against the wall. Reaching my hand up I wasted no time and jerked her head back putting the pulsing vein in her neck on display. Baring my teeth I leaned forward and pierced her skin.

Fucking heaven. I was a dying man in the desert and this girl was salvation. Her blood tasted better than any before her and I sucked until she was dry. Unlatching my teeth I dropped her to the ground and rotated my neck around on my shoulders, feelingl the strength course through me form the blood. Walking over I picked up a broken shard of glass. The red eyes staring back me made me smile. Now that that was taken care of I could get on with my planning.

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Bella

It's been three days since Jasper ran out of the clearing. Three fucking days that felt like three lifetimes. Everyone had moved back into the main house and the family was still watching me. It had to be pretty fucking boring since all I was doing was staring out the living room windows.

No one has really wanted to talk to me either, not since I snapped at Esme yesterday. Did that make me feel bad? Yeah, but what did they expect. It wasn't their husband that was with that bitch. The one that had broken him and made him do things that still bothered him after all these years.

No one would listen when I begged, so I didn't have to listen to them when they begged me to go hunting or to even just move.

They said we needed to figure shit out well the only one I could see trying to do that was Carlisle. He'd called Eleazar but he'd been no help and then he'd placed a call into the Volturi, but had yet to hear anything from them. No one else was doing shit, just sitting around like bumps on a log. Did they expect the answer to come knocking on the fucking door?

"Bella," Emmett growled.

I didn't say anything, but reined my anger in. I'd been projected a lot the last three days and they were all growing tired of it.

"You need to come with us." Peter said a little while later.

"Are we going to get Jasper?"

"You know we aren't."

"Then I don't need to go anywhere else."

"You need to hunt."

"What's the point?"

Before he could answer Alice came into the room. "He's in Mexico now."

I nodded slightly and brought my hand up to latch onto the necklace around my neck. The object hanging from it was the only thing that was keeping me sane. I had been upset that Jasper took his wedding band off when we first started fighting, but once he explained that he didn't want to lose it if someone got overzealous I was fine. Now I was just thankful he'd taken it off that day.

When I found it lying on our dresser it had taken up residence around my neck and it would stay there until I could put it back on his finger.

I stood there holding it in my fist. The others moving around me, but no one said anything else about hunting.

Another hour passed I think before a wave of disgust hit me and I turned. Alice was lost in a vision. I looked to Edward and asked, "He's feeding isn't he?"

He gave me a small nod in answer and I was done. Moving away from the windows I walked over and shook Alice bringing her out of it.

"Stop." I said.

"What?"

"Don't look for him anymore. Don't try and see what he is doing. Instead try and help figure out what the fuck we're going to do to get him back here."

"Bella we need to see what he's planning."

"He's planning to kill us. I can tell you that. The only thing we need to know is how to stop him without hurting him or us in the process." I said and then I knew what I had to do. I looked at Alice and made my decision.

"Why?" She whispered.

"Because it's the only way I can see to get the answers I need."

"You can't. Not by yourself."

"What's going on?" Carlisle asked coming down the stairs.

"Bella's leaving."

"I don't think so." Peter said.

"I'm coming back." I hissed.

"Where are you going?" Peter asked.

"Italy. They won't return the phone call Carlisle put in. I'll go ask them what we need face to face."

"They will call soon." Carlisle said putting his arm around Esme both were already shooting out worry.

"I can't wait here doing nothing anymore. We'll need other help anyway and it will be better to ask for that in person. Might as well kill two birds with one stone. I'll be fine."

"They won't hurt you, but I don't want you to go alone." Carlisle said.

"No," Alice said looking at Daniel.

"It has to happen, Alice. We need to know why my shield worked and Bella's didn't. It will help to show them, so it's me that will go with her."

"I'll go too," Peter said. "Have to make sure Bells doesn't go after him on her own if she gets what she wants out of the trip."

Carlisle nodded while Alice tried in vain to talk Daniel out of coming with us. "I'll call the airline and have a private jet waiting. I'll also call and let them know you are coming."

"Thank you dad." I said moving toward the stairs.

"Just be safe and hurry home." He said to my back as I disappeared up them.

I was almost done packing my bag when I felt Alice behind me.

"Don't." I said without turning around.

"Please help me convince him to stay here.""I can't. He's right. We need to know everything we can about his power."

"What if they want him to join the guard? What if they force him to stay?"

"Stop being so overdramatic. He made the decision to come and it's not like they can hurt him."

"And you're willing to risk your two brothers and yourself for a face to face meeting, when a phone call would suffice."

"For Jasper I'll risk anything. If this meeting will get him back sooner then that is all that matters."

"Why can't you just wait a little longer?"

"You actually have to ask me that? You of all people should know the answer. You saw what Jasper was like right after he left Maria the first time. The guilt alone from ripping Edward's arms off and threatening me and the family is going to hurt him enough, but also knowing he went back to feeding on humans after working so hard to get away from that will send him over the edge. And if there is a chance I can knock off an extra day that he has to spend with her then I will do what I have too." I said jerking my bag off the bed.

Moving to the door Alice blocked me in. "Get out of my way Alice."

"Bella, please. I can't lose him."

"I'm sorry Alice." I said pushing past her into the hallway.

"You still haven't let the past go. That's why you won't help me keep him here."

The amount of anger that coursed through me at the moment was mind boggling, but she'd finally pushed me past the point caring.

Spinning around I grabbed her throat and slammed her against the wall. I heard the others coming but I was done. "Have I let the past go? I did. I forgave you Alice when I probably shouldn't have because you obviously haven't learned how to not be selfish."

"Bella please. He's my husband."

"And you've had him longer than I had mine. And in a week at the most you'll have him back. You will get to look across the room and see him come through the door. Fuck Alice you can watch his every move. I don't get that luxury, so I'm sorry if my choice screws with your life, but it is the way it is and if you hate me for it then so be it. Because I'm to the point that I couldn't give a shit. My priority is Jasper and it always will be."

I finally let her go and moved away. "I'm leaving now. Whoever is coming let's go."

I started for the stairs and was stopped by Esme who wrapped me in a hug. "Please be safe and watch out for each other."

"We will mom, no worries. We'll be back in a few days." Peter said coming over to stand with us, his bag clutched in his hand.

"The plane is waiting and will be on standby at the airport in Italy. So whenever you get ready to come home you won't have to wait." I nodded and returned his hug. Sending love and a wave to the others I went out to the car.

I didn't watch while Charlotte and Peter said goodbye and I didn't pay attention to Alice's pleading look to Daniel as he settled in the backseat.

Once Peter got in I turned us around and headed to the airport. Just like Carlisle said we had no wait. We were seated on the plane and taking off within just a few minutes. As I settled back into my seat I closed my eyes, Jasper's ring once again firmly encased in my fist and I prayed. I prayed to whoever would listen that the Volturi would know what to do, and we would get Jasper back soon. And I prayed that once we did he would be okay.

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As for the Jasper and Maria kissing thing, that's all that's going to happen. I just couldn't make him and her kiss like him and Bella do.

Okay the Volturi is going to be good, kind of. You'll understand what I mean next chapter. Jane will still be a bitch because that's just her.

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