Surprise Feelings

This is totally non-canon. A bit of OOC.

I own nothing. Anything recognizable belongs to S. Meyer.

Chapter 7:

Fredpov

The last couple of weeks have been amazing! Typically, people that have been dealt my hand do not tend to be very optimistic, but I have to say that things have never looked brighter from my perspective. Jasper is quickly becoming the center of everything to me. I'm not a poet or anything so, I never imagined that I was capable of having these kind of feelings before. And oh does he have a way with feelings..

I like to remember when Bella was changing and we rotated shifts with Char and Peter for three days. Each one of us did our best to talk to her, hold her hand and be there for her while she was quietly transforming. It was the closest to a positive family experience that I have ever had and I'll cherish it always.

It was late in the evening when she finally awoke and we were all sitting there waiting for her to open her eyes. Between my masking and Jasper's emotional cocktail that he sent her she was very much in control as she awoke. She smiled brightly and said, "Good morning!" Then she stretched and moved slowly to the sitting position and asked, "What's for breakfast?" Jasper chuckled a bit and answered, "Well Darlin that depends on your personal preference. Fred and I prefer to stick with the animal diet, but Peter and Char prefer to stick to the scum of the earth or the elderly and dying as a mercy."

Bella played with the hem on her shirt. A nervous habit that I noticed from when she was human.. She looked up and said, "Honestly guys.. I'd like to try both. Starting with human if I could. I feel like if I'm going after the scum of the earth.. I will be helping my dad out in a strange way. I also like the idea of a mercy kill. There are too many people suffering because their loved ones just don't want to let go."

Frankly I was a little bit surprised and perfectly fine with whatever she chose to do. Jasper smiled at her and said, "That's fine. Nothing wrong with that. Feeding is a personal choice and I'd never tell you how to go about something that mainly effects you. With that said though.. Peter and Char will be in charge of teaching you to hunt." She smiled and looked at Peter and Char who were both grinning widely at her. Peter stepped forward and said, "Sugar, don't you worry about nothin. We'll teach you everything you need to know. I think you will have better control because you won't be fighting the thirst as much."

He stopped and looked at me then continued, "We all aint like Fred the prodigy over here." Jasper laughed loudly, I rolled my eyes and Char smacked him saying, "I'm warnin you. You better be on your best behavior or you're cut off!" I winced.. Harsh. Everyone except Peter laughed at her antics.

I think back on that time fondly because we spent it getting to know each other and bonding. Bella took to human hunting with enthusiasm. She loved the idea of capturing violent offenders and helping her daddy. She often said that she was doing a public service and that it made her feel good. Because of her diet choice she did in fact have a lot of control. She wasn't quite ready to be in enclosed spaces or travel any long distances yet, but she did not lose it when a human was around in an open space either.

I don't know why exactly I have the amount control that I do, but I have a feeling it has something to do with how separate I have always kept myself from humanity. Well.. I participated in school and that sort of thing, but I was always separated and in the shadows from people in general. I feel like it is not that difficult a decision to continue to separate myself. Most people really do disgust me. That may have something to do with it too? When you are on the outside of everything you tend to become a people watcher and as such you learn things. Some of those things you wish you could unlearn.. Whatever it is though; I won't hit a gift horse in the mouth.

Jasper says that he had control issues himself up until recently. He even attacked and went after Bella last year. He believes that being away from a coven of animal drinkers, one of which who was fighting the thirst for their singer daily and not feeling the rest of the Cullen's thirsts; then feeling my lack of bloodlust is helping. He also said that since we claimed each other he seems to have more personal calm and control over his ability. I think we should claim each other again to make sure. I want to be thorough.

Peter, Char and Jasper also really took it upon themselves to take Bella and I under their wings. We trained to fight daily and practiced using our gifts in different and unique ways. When he was not needed, Peter would take off to do recon missions in order to see what Victoria and the Cullens were up to. All in all he went on 2 solo missions and came back ready to fight.

Eventually Peter, Char and Bella all had violent reactions to my story as well when I finally worked up the nerve to share it with them. According to Char, "Any mother who does not protect her child with everything she that she is; deserves to have her ovaries removed. Aggressively. I volunteer. Peter.. get the car." It took both Jasper and I, a good two hours to get her to calm down and see that Bella needed her here. I placated them by offering that we could pay my mother a visit another day.

We also kept in touch with Carlisle and Bella continued to call her father too. It is getting to that time where she is going to have to fake her death so we really need to try to see what we could do about the Edward situation. We don't need him flying off the handle like he did before in Voltura.

Right now I'm just relaxing and reminiscing about some of my more fond recent memories in the den with Jasper waiting for the others to get back from their hunt. I lean my head back on Jasper's lap and he asks, "What are you thinkin 'bout so seriously huh?" He's running his fingers through my hair and scratching the base of my scalp. It feels like heaven. I grin and say, "Oh just the past few weeks in general. It has been great. I'm not sure, but I think this must be what having a family feels like."

He smirks and says, "Yea, we do get along pretty well for a coven. We may go our separate ways at one point.." I immediately panic and he says, "Not us as in you and I separate.. I mean us as in you and I goin off on our own for a bit. Sorry babe. You're stuck with me. Can't get rid of me that easily." I relax into his lap and say, "I really don't want to think about a time without you again." He smiles before he sends me his love and lust and leans down for a kiss as everyone comes in the room. Peter says, "Alright, break it up. We got stuff to talk about."

Jasper continues to kiss me sending me his amusement at Peter's impatience. He finally backs away with a grin and says, "What's the rush Captain?" Peter stands there looking serious. I sit up and Jasper sobers immediately and says, "Report."

Jasperpov

I can feel Peter's apprehension, anger and need to kill. That immediately snaps me out of my Fred haze and I tell him to report. He starts to pace a little when Char puts her hand on his arm. He stops to look at her and sighs. He says, "Alright. Get comfortable. I'll report and we'll figure out what to do from there."

Fred is holding my hand on the sofa then Bella and Char sit on the other side of him. Peter is the only one standing so he takes a seat on the chair diagonal to me and begins, "Sorry, I needed to hunt before I could report. Are y'all ready?" Everyone nods and says yes so he begins..

"As y'all know I have gone on a couple of recon missions on my own. Because of Edward's strange behavior I decided to hack into his phone and I was also watching the rest of the Cullens and Victoria's progress as well." He stops and rubs his temple as if staving off a headache and I say, "What is it?"

He gets up and starts pacing and says, "Edward hired Victoria. When the Volturi gave Sugar orders to be changed he decided that he needed a large distraction in order to take what he wanted without losing face with his family.." Bella gets up and loudly says, "What are you talking about?! What did he really want?" Fred pulls Bella down to sit between him and Char. I send her some calm and say, "Continue." On the outside I am calm, but inside I am seething.. fury is not a strong enough word to encompass how I feel right now.

Peter looks at Bella with an apology in his eyes as he continues, "What he really wants is your blood Bella. You are his singer after all. Apparently, he has been trying to come up with a way to get ahold of your blood without losing face with his Coven. Carlisle especially. This is absolutely premeditated on his part." Bella seems to be in shock and I try to send her some comfort. She says, "It's fine. I'm fine. Please continue. How did you find out? What info do you have?"

He sighs a bit and answers, "In the first recon mission when I noticed him acting strange and spending a lot of time texting on his phone. That was when I decided to hack into it. Just out of curiosity if nothing else. I discovered that his texts were back and forth with Victoria. The deal is that he pays her for her services to get you to him alive and she still gets her revenge for James. He is paying half up front and half when the job is done. I also found copies of the funds transfer."

Bella is tapping her foot and I can feel her anger. I can feel everyone's anger. I need them to calm down so I don't lose my shit and say, "I need you guys to calm down. Bella is safe and we can do nothing until we know the complete story. Please.. Calm down and let him finish." At that I send out feelings of calm to the entire group. Fred squeezes my hand and sends me his reassurance.

Peter says, "Right. Thank you Major." He looks at all of us in the eye one at a time and says, "Sugar leaving put a wrench in the works. Now Victoria has the attention of the Volturi with her out of control newborns and Eddie boy is freaking out because he already paid her half up front to do the job. He's afraid of what would happen if the Volturi got involved.. He may try something stupid to get her to come out of hiding before any more attention is put on Seattle."

Now my foot is tapping.. I'm having a hard time right now and say, "What is your recommendation Captain?" He looks at Bella and says, "I have a feeling that if he has a way to contact you he will do something stupid to get you to go to him. Sugar. I know you won't like it, but do not call or contact him or your family until further notice. It will put your family in danger." I nod and say, "He's right. As long as he has no way to get the message to you he cannot send the threat."

Fred puts his hand on my knee to get me to stop tapping and asks, "What are the implications of getting the Volturi involved?" Char answers, "The Volturi would most likely punish him with a sentence of serving the guard. They'll cut his bonds with the Cullens and require him to feed on our natural food source. If Sug had a mate who fought the sentence it could actually mean death, but with Aro's collecting ways I'm almost positive that he'd trap Edward into a long service contract severing ties with Carlisle. Victoria and the out of control newborns will surely be put down because it is against the law to create newborn armies."

Peter chimes in she's right, "I'm not sure Edward is all there anymore and I think that is what you picked up on Fred when he originally made you anxious. As a people watcher you learned body language and behaviors. Especially in regards to people who are potential threats." Fred nods and says, "Yea, that makes perfect sense because I knew something was off, but not what. What are we going to do?"

Peter sighs and rubs his temple again and says, "I think, I should contact my friend who is on the guard and we should report this. Otherwise, we look like guilty participants because we didn't report it. Fred will be safe because he is the Major's mate, but I'm afraid the rest will likely be put down.. It would be good if we conferenced Carlisle to see what he would like to happen with Edward. He could help reign Edward in when he finally sees his plans failing. That way he won't have the opportunity to go after your family Sugar. What do y'all think?"

A/N So what do y'all think.. hmmm?