A/N I have decided that Jasper needed a respite from solitary before he had to face his Papa again and Emmett would be the best medicine for the blues.
Warning: Mention of HARSH CP. If that is not your cup of tea, run now while you can. ;)
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Emmett's Tale
Jasper looked up from his writing as Emmett barged through the door with the biggest s**t eating grin plastered on his face. Rose and Alice squeezed passed Emmett and put their bags down and found a couple of seats and pulled out fashion magazines from their folders. Rose became engrossed and ignored the others. Emmett stuck his head back out of the classroom door to check that the coast was still clear and then shut the door and clapped Jasper on the back. Jasper winced and shifted uncomfortably in his chair. "Sorry bro, I forgot."
"Just what in Hades are you all doing in here? This is called SOLITARY for a reason ya know." Jasper drawled half annoyed at being disturbed yet just a little pleased to have some company. It was only one pm and the time was going backward or so it seemed. Alice pushed Jasper's desk away and jumped in his lap making the southern boy wince. Alice went to hop back up when she saw how pained Jasper seemed. "Oh no you don't little missy." Jasper wrapped his arms around Alice's tiny waist and began to nibble her neck. "I am gonna just eat ya all up."
"Hello, minors are present." Emmett laughed before bouncing down in a chair and watching Jasper and Alice closely. "We have been stealthy today as it was Operation Bug Jasper. Well the girls have free period and I had to take a little trip to see the nurse as I did not feel well." Emmett was grinning again and winked at his brother as he put his boots up on Jasper's desk. "So when the girls have to go to their next class I shall stay here and bother you as the teacher thinks that I'm a poorly boy and could hurl at any second."
"That is not a good idea. If you get caught Carlisle will have your hide and mine too as you have now involved me. Now get your boots off my desk, you will ruin my work."
"It's ok Jasper; we won't get into trouble as I would have seen it." Alice had her arms wrapped around her husband's neck as she looked into his troubled eyes. "Do you want us to go, if you do then that is ok."
"No Alice, I would never want you to go, HIM on the other hand – " Jasper cocked his thumb in his brother's direction as he continued to look at his mate. He began to trace her jaw line with his thumb and suddenly wished they were alone. Emmett gave a theatrical cough to remind the couple that he was still in the room.
They all began to laugh at once and it was then that Jasper calmed down and was pleased they were with him. Rose flicked back her golden hair and studied Jasper. "What is going on at home? I know you were being punished. Never the less you was in Carlisle's study for a VERY long time last night as you was only just finishing your discussion when we arrived home." Emmett was staring at Jasper nodding his head in agreement and also happy at the thought of some gossip.
"Papa was discussing something with me that is all, it is really no one's concern." Jasper was not sure how much to tell if anything yet he did want to talk about what had taken place. Jasper looked at Alice and she shrugged as it was his story to tell them if that is what he wanted to do. Emmett had been chewing up pieces of paper and began to spit them out, firing them at the window and making them rattle. Jasper decided to keep quiet for now as he really did not know how his siblings would react if they knew of Carlisle's proposition.
Rose was quiet as she studied Jasper. "When you opened the study door last night Jasper, I heard what you requested of Carlisle. I do not understand why you would ask that of him. Does it really matter that we do not all share the same venom?" Rose looked at Jasper quizzically. "It would hurt Jasper as well you know and you have so many scars already." Rose's eyes flickered to Jasper's arms and looked at him intently. "Carlisle will never allow it anyway."
"You guys all have the same venom that runs through your veins. Carlisle's venom, which has linked you and made you all blood. I need to feel like I belong and that I truly belong to Carlisle's coven."
"Does that mean I do not belong my love? I do not recall who put the venom in me, yet I know that I belong to this family and I know that you do also. WE are loved Jasper and you must stop doubting yourself. If Carlisle was here right now would he stand there while you said you don't belong?"
"Carlisle would tan my hide if he heard me saying that, believe me I know. I need for Papa to do this for me and I understand that the venom will not change anything, yet in here." Jasper pointed to his head "I need this to help me heal from these scars." Jasper held up his arms for a moment. "Carlisle is the only person that should have left a scar on me. Papa's bite will wash away the other scars and absolve me. He said we will discuss it this evening, he was not happy about it though." Jasper looked sad and rested his head on Alice's shoulder. Alice stroked his honey coloured hair and whispered words of comfort.
"New girl is creating a stir." Emmett said to lighten the mood. "She is hot but I do not see what the big attraction is." Rose huffed at the hot comment. "I will have to ask Eddie when he returns home and starts fawning over her some more."
Alice's eyes went blank as she suddenly sat stiffly on Jasper's lap. "What have you seen my lil darling." Jasper asked as he rubbed her arm.
"Me and you tomorrow under that desk, doing some extra credits." She whispered. "Jasper, where did you learn those moves?" Jasper began to chuckle.
"I will tell you tomorrow my sweet, when I know myself. However, if you bring along that big ape." Jasper nodded towards his brother. "It may put a serious downer on my moves" Jasper began to nuzzle Alice's neck again and growled softly. Rose got up and grabbed her bag and folder, and signalled to Alice to hurry up.
"Here you!" Rose flung her magazine at Emmett. "Hot indeed!" Before flouncing out with Alice skipping behind and blowing Jasper a kiss.
Emmett began to laugh as he flicked through the pages. "Man, they say vampires are the walking dead, these girls are so emaciated they look like they have been dug back up! They seriously need to eat some food. Humans are weird!" Emmett kept looking back up at Jasper then back down.
"Why do you keep staring at me? I am trying to work you should try it sometime." Jasper said as he tried to finish Carlisle's assignment.
Ignoring his brother's statement Emmett put the magazine down and looked at Jasper with a serious expression. "Sometimes I can be battling a Nazi zombie and not thinking about anything other than beating Eddie's top score when suddenly I will have the image of Carlisle's strap and it makes me forget the game and I feel guilty as if I am in trouble."
"Yea'h I hear ya brother." Jasper put his pen down and looked at Emmett as he knew there was something on his mind. "It has been awhile since you got it though Em. You just worry about ME, beating you're sorry score." Jasper grinned and raised an eyebrow.
"Like that will ever happen, you have to take your nose out of a book long enough for that!" Emmett snorted before looking serious once more. "I am mad at dad and I am mad at myself." He jumped up and started pacing. "He is being too hard on you. Yes, I knew that if you got caught you would get a strapping. Then you got another strapping on the Wednesday plus a hiding and then last night and tonight." Emmett was about to slam his fist into the wall when Jasper leaped up and stopped him.
"Now, how will I explain a hole in the wall Emmett! I do not want any more trouble coming down on my head and neither do you." Jasper hissed at his brother and pushed him down into the seat that he had just vacated. "You need to stop getting so worked up. Apart from being grounded my punishment is over today so stop beating yourself up. I never received the strap last night, only a tanning." Jasper slowly sat back down in Emmett's vacant chair. His whole body felt sore from the sudden quick movements and a small groan escaped before he could check himself.
Emmett shot Jasper a look and then forcibly relaxed in the chair. "I was going to call Carlisle out on Wednesday, once you had gone to your room. It was skipping school, nobody turned to ash! Well apart from the bin."
Jasper laughed in shock at the absurdity of his brother's statement, yet felt touched all the same. "I guess we are more alike than I realised as I did tell Carlisle that same statement and that is why I got a hiding and then a strapping. Lucky for your fool hide you never said anything."
Emmett stroked the back of his head in a very human manner and gave a discomfited smile. "Well, Rose said it is dad's decision and not to interfere and then threatened me with No Rose Time if I got myself grounded and ruined her plans. Sorry bro." Emmett said very sheepishly.
"Well Em, I for one am mighty glad Rose stopped ya. It is Papa's decision to deal with us as he sees fit. It is last day and me and Carlisle are ok. So why do ya feel so bad?"
"Because I should have dragged you to school when you first announced you was skipping. We all knew you would get caught and I had decided if you skipped on the Friday too I would MAKE you go in, even if it was by your ear, wailing like a little girl." Emmett was smiling now, yet Jasper knew he was serious and it surprised him.
"So Em, what stopped ya, TRYING!" Jasper grinned trying to lighten the mood and also sending a few calming waves over to his brother.
Relaxing, Emmett shrugged. "It is not my place. I am your brother and have no right to force you to do something against your will even if I really wanted too. I knew it would end in a strapping and you had to prove me right. I am just mad at myself for not stepping up anyway. I was hoping Eddie might, being the 'oldest'" Emmett mimed quotation marks with his fingers for the word oldest. "Eddie just went and made it worse."
"Em, when you was newborn did you think it was odd that Edward was not more than just a brother. He is Carlisle's first after all."
Na'h, I guess I always knew there was a possibility of Eddie pulling rank over me. He never did though." Emmett laughed. "There is more chance of you pulling rank than Eddie." Jasper shifted slightly and tried to think of a way to continue this subject without Emmett getting suspicious.
"I guess that would be because I have had the training not to mention the fact that I am way older than you and Edward. What do you think Em could I take you on?" Jasper smiled, reaching over he nudged his brother.
"I would not give you the chance to Jazz." Emmett thought for a moment before continuing. "I do think I would have worried more if you had been Carlisle's first born and pulled rank. You can be bossy and grouchy as it is." Emmett nudged Jasper back, sending him flying in his chair. "Soz Jazz, my bad!" Emmett laughed at Jasper's bemused expression. "Well I like things just the way they are anyway, even if you are an old man."
"Sometimes things have to change in order to adapt and survive." Jasper traced circles on his desk while he spoke as he did not want to look at Emmett.
"Whatever, Bro." Emmett laughed bored with the subject now. "I remember this one time before you and Alice joined us, me and Edward got into a fight about Rose. It was back in the days when I thought Rose needed protecting from Eddie; I think it was the other way round though to be honest."
"Did you and Edward wreck the cars? I heard Rose moaning to Alice about how stupid you were because her car could have been scratched too." Jasper laughed glad to change the subject.
"Yup, we wrecked Carlisle's brand new Mercedes, and Esme's little convertible. Then the back wall but that was Eddies fault and man did he pay." Emmett cringed at the memory.
"What happened?" Jasper asked leaning his head on his crossed arms on the desk. Completely giving up on his conclusion.
"Esme tried to break us up after her car got crushed. Eddie was in such a temper that without thinking he pushed her away from him and Esme went flying." This is where Emmett really cringed. "Straight into Carlisle and then both into the garage wall." Jasper cringed along with his brother in solidarity."
"Ouch Em, that was a dumb move on Edward's part."
"We got dragged up to the study by our ears and got the worst shouting at, of our lives and you know how calm dad is. Well he was not calm that day I can tell you now. For once I knew to keep my mouth shut unless asked a question. Eddie on the other hand was still riled up and gave it the mouth. Man did Eddie get it from dad and I was just standing there and knew I would be next."
Emmett continued more quietly. "After the hiding dad made me get the strap and then told me to wait facing the wall. Eddie got a second hiding, this time with the strap and man did he cry. Dad was so mad at Ed though and after his strapping he made him hold his hands out straight and got five licks on each palm for daring to touch mom. Dad was fierce and I wanted to run away. I remember how bad I felt for Eddie and it bought back the memory when I see how hard dad has been with you." Emmett looked sad and bowed his head.
Jasper whistled at Emmett's tale. "I told you to stop worrying Em, it is not the same and to be honest Edward should not have pushed Mama. He did deserve what he got in my book. Did you get the same punishment?"
"Well it is a good job that you are not in charge then!" Emmett laughed. "Man Jasper, instead of being stupid enough to burn that letter, you could have burnt that strap instead!" Emmett laughed then looked serious for a moment. "I got the strap too but not on my hands and I never got an extra hiding like Eddie either. You see I may be the dumb one but at least I know when to keep my mouth shut!"
"I believe Papa is going to let me go on a hunt tonight after our discussion, maybe we could go together and I can show you the proper way to take down a bear without getting yourself half mangled in the process." Jasper teased as he began to put away his work as it was nearly the end of the day.
"You are on bro. I will meet you by the jeep, I have to go back and tell the nurse that I am feeling much better now. And Jasper don't let Mr Hopeless get you down, you just smile and nod and plan what strategy to use next time there is a zombie invasion." Emmett grinned and punched Jasper hard in the arm before sauntering away. Jasper laughed and was glad that Emmett had gate crashed his solitary confinement. He did feel uneasy about his brother finding out about Carlisle's proposition. "Oh and another thing, I almost forgot." Jasper looked at Emmett as he appeared half round the door. "Asking dad to bite you, well that is the dumbest thing I have ever heard." With Emmett's s**t eating grin back on his face, he was gone...
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