Hey everyone! Honestly, I'm a little reluctant to post this chapter. I don't know how I feel about it, but looking it over, I didn't really know what to add…so, here it is! lol

Well , first off, I have to ask. Where are all you guys coming from? Lol Not that it's a problem, I'm not that crazy to complain about too many people reading my story, but over the last week, BAM…I received a lot of notifications saying people added this to their favorites/alerts. Again, I have no problem with this, haha…just curious is all. Did you hear about it or jut stumbled across it?

Thank you everyone for the reviews! A lot of you agreed, Jacob is a whole bunch of crazy wrapped up in a lot of psychosis, tied with a demented bow of insanity. lol Poor Randall…

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Chapter 7

Bella POV

Edward moved his hand lower on my back then up to my neck. His finger tips were grazing across my skin, ever so slightly. It was hard not to react.

I guess it was easy for him to do this since most of my back was exposed in this stupid dress. Don't get me wrong, the dress was beautiful, but it was ridiculous that we had to wear one. When I found out this whole "reveal the new members of the coven" was a formal event, I may have refused not to go, claiming I felt sick…

"Yeah…" I said, clutching my stomach. "I think it was something I ate."

Edward arched his eyebrow at me.

"Oh, you know what," I stated and snapped my finger before pointing it at him. "It must have been the Italian we ate. I never had it before and I don't think it's settling well in my stomach."

I groaned again, while bending over. I peaked up to see if he was buying any of it.

Edward walked over to me, grasped my shoulders and pulled me up into a standing position. "Bella…love, vampires can't get sick."

Little did he know! My nerves alone were making me want to throw up.

He smiled and brought his lips up next to mine, not having them touch, but just close enough to drive me wild. "But, nice try though." He chuckled and stepped back.

I groaned out in frustration. "Why does it have to be a big deal? Can't we just meet people individually as time goes on…or send them some sort of telegram? That seems far less nerve-racking. We could even spice it up a bit, a singing telegram. Oh, or we could send them nice gift baskets, full of exotic blood samples and…what else do vampires like?"

Edward chuckled. "Sorry love, this celebration is a "need to attend" type of thing. Is it so much I want to announce to everyone that you are mine?" His palm cupped my cheek and he moved his thumb over my lips. "I'm elated that I am able to say you are mine, that you belong to me. I want to share this wonderful occasion with everyone else. I've been alone for such a long time, and now that I have finally found you, I want to celebrate it with my coven."

Smiling, he leaned in closer and whispered, "Also, for an added bonus. I can make it worth your while."

He kissed me with so much force, it almost knocked me off my feet. I grabbed a chunk of his hair and pulled him close to me. Abruptly, he pulled away, but not before biting down on my lower lip.

Well, when he used his charm like that, how could I say no?

I reluctantly agreed, but not before scowling and crossing my arms.

I never said I was the most mature vampire.

Edward gave me a quick kiss. "All right, I'll leave you to get ready. I'm officially being kicked out by Alice."

Edward left as Alice marched in the room with a smile on her face. "Here Bella!" She threw a dress into my arms. "This dress looks wonderful on you! Edward is going to love it."

Alice moved her eyebrows up and down suggestively, before nudging me with her elbow. I rolled my eyes at her.

She has been hanging out with Emmett far too long.

"Quit your moping and get ready Bella." Alice clapped her hands together. "Chop, Chop!"

Reluctantly, I proceeded to get ready. I hated events such as these. I felt like a pampered poodle at one of those dog shows, on display for everyone to gawk at. Having to look and act a certain way, when I didn't know exactly what that way was.

Inner Bella couldn't be more pleased with all the attention. She stood in front of a long mirror clutching dresses by their hangers and holding it up to her body, trying to decide which one looks best with her features.

Slowly, I made my way back to Alice. She just smiled wide and gave me an approving nod, while I just felt uncomfortable. The dress was fine, it covered all the parts it was supposed to and it wasn't too revealing. I just wasn't used to dressing up.

"My work here is done!" she said, happily. "I'm going to go find Edward and help him with his suit. See you later Bella!"

Well, I think the suit he was wearing yesterday was perfect…his birthday suit that is…

I giggled, and then rolled my eyes. Inner Bella was not a very good influence on me.

A little while later Edward returned. He looked amazing and I thought of the many ways I could get him out of that suit and back into my favorite suit of his. I think Edward sensed my noncompliance in attending the celebration. He acted fast and started to pull me along with him. He continued to touch my back and arms and…well, everywhere. I was completely lost in the sensation that he was causing. That is how we ended up where we were…wait, where were we?

I tore myself from the haze that Edward made me feel, and noticed we just arrived in the grand hall.

That sneaky bastard!

Edward chuckled at me and moved to close my mouth that fallen open.

Hell, if Edward wasn't a vampire, he would have been a very useful tool for the CIA. He can make anyone, do anything!

He led me over to the rest of the Cullen's. I did my best not to look at all of the vampires in the room, trying to ignore the fact that all eyes were on me.

Jasper smiled and pulled me into a hug. "You look amazing, Bella."

"Thanks," I muttered. "You don't look so bad yourself."

Edward looped his arm around my waist and pulled me to his body. He was looking around the room and scowling.

I touched his cheek to get his attention and looked at him in confusion.

He sighed and his face fell. "I'm fine. It's just…I'm not liking some of the thoughts I am hearing."

"What, are they bad?"

He chuckled softly and ran his hands through his hair. "Let's just say, I don't like some of the things they are thinking about you."

My face fell and I stepped back. "They don't like me already?"

"What? No!" he groaned. "They like you a little too much…if you know what I mean."

"What? What do—oh…" If I could still blush, I probably would have. It was slightly embarrassing. However, Inner Bella was having a field-day with that comment. She looked smug and causally brushed off each of her shoulders.

"Thank you for all coming," Carlisle's voice rang out. I hadn't even noticed his and Esme's arrival.

Everyone grew silent and turned to face the head honcho himself.

"Some of you may have already known about, or had the pleasure in meeting the new additions to our coven."

I was worried that some would look my way, but it seemed that everyone was too enraptured by Carlisle's speech.

"Edward and Alice have been with us for quite a long time. Some may have even questioned why they choose to wait and not settled earlier…"

Hmm, who are these some and how bad do they want their asses to be kicked? Inner Bella agreed, before slipping on a pair of brass knuckles.

"…however, after meeting these two, I am grateful that they were patient and waited to find the right mates."

Esme turned toward him and smiled. "It's nice to know some Cullen's can be."

Everyone laughed and Carlisle turned to Esme and smiled, pulling her closer to him.

After laughing a little himself, he turned back towards the rest of the room. "I'm pleased to announce the latest two additions to our coven, Bella and Jasper."

Everyone turned toward us and clapped. I did my absolute best not to run and hide, while Inner Bella smiled wide, pumped up her arms, egging the crowd on.

I had to roll my eyes. Some people just liked being the center of attention.

The crowd went back to talking amongst themselves. I felt Edward pull me close to him.

He brought his lips to my ear and whispered. "So…what it as bad as you imagined it?"

"Well, no. I guess not."

Told you.

Jasper POV

I couldn't be happier. This just felt so…right. It was like Bella and I were meant to be here. I knew she felt the same way. Happiness was radiating from her constantly, even when she was as nervous as she was now.

Briefly, I looked away from my Alice towards Bella. Edward was whispering something in Bella's ear and pulled her closer to him.

I had started to tolerate Edward, whatever issues we had in the past seemed to be just that, in the past. I may not have thought he was the best thing for Bella, but clearly I was wrong. I had seen Bella start off as a shy small-town girl who stayed with that asshole Mike, even though she couldn't stand him most of the time. I had seen Bella put up with the Jessica and Lauren when they constantly put her down. I had to witness Tyler and Eric make constant plays for Bella, and instead of telling them to go to hell; she just politely declined and would hope the problem would go away on its own.

Now, the new and improved Bella stood across from me and I couldn't help but smile. She was with something that she loved and that truly loved her back. I can't argue with that fact, since I can feel what Edward feels.

Watching Bella stand up against Tanya was like a mother dear watching its baby take their first couple of steps, I couldn't have been more proud.

I felt horrible that I couldn't do anything to help her. It took all my strength not to give into the Denali sisters. I'm thankful for my power, because if I wasn't aware of the lustful emotions they sent my way, I may have given into their power.

Thankfully, Alice had warned be about their gifts, but I still felt horrible that I was unable to break their hold entirely.

Bella laughed at something Edward said, and she entwined her fingers with his. Like I said, I'm happy for Bella and I could see why Edward was good for her, but I'm not going to go run out and bound with the guy, or even talk to him that much. Adjusting to not hating the guy may take some time.

I felt a hand glide across my arm. I turned and looked down at Alice. Just seeing the perfection of her made my heart sore, and I would never get tired of it.

"What has a smile on your face?" she inquired.

"Hmm, I'll give you three guesses." I bent down and kissed the side of her neck.

She sighed in content. "Did your favorite team win the big game?"

Chuckling, I moved over to the other side of her neck. "Nope."

Alice ran her fingers through my hair. "Did you enjoy the Carlisle's speech?"

I shook my head and brought my lips up to hers. "Guess again."

We kissed deeply and she pulled away. "I got it! You beat Emmett at something."

Ignoring the scoff I heard from across the room. I growled, placed my hands on her lower back and pulled her closer.

She giggled and grasped my shirt and pulled me into a kiss.

I broke the kiss and rested my forehead against hers. "Only you can make me as happy as this, us…together, for eternity."

She nodded while gazing into my eyes intently. "Us, together forever…I like the sound of that." She smiled and pulled me into a kiss while my mind raced with the possibilities of what our future might contain.

A sudden jolt flashed through my head. It didn't really hurt, but, nevertheless, I was aware that it happened. I tensed in our embrace, unable to kiss Alice back.

All of a sudden, I wasn't in the room with Alice anymore. I couldn't even feel her presence anymore. It was as if I was yanked out of existence. I couldn't tell if I was moving, I couldn't tell what was happening. Then, as quickly as I was aware that something was wrong, a series of events flashed through my mind.

.

Alice and I were walking down the corridor. All of a sudden, she stopped, her eyes glazing over.

"Alice, what is it?"

Her head whipped around to face me.

"Seems like we have a visitor," she stated, glumly.

I nodded at her, apparently knowing who she was speaking of.

We reached the front hall, joining the rest of the family, just in time to see an unknown male vampire hand Carlisle a letter.

"Thank you," Carlisle said. The vampire nodded his head in return, before turning around and making his exit.

After reading the parchment, Carlisle turned to Edward. "You were right, Edward. It seems as though we are requested to host the gathering this time around."

"Jasper! Jasper! I can't find him. You NEED to help me find him!" Bella ran up into my arms, both anger and grief clearly written on her face.

"Who, Bella? What's wrong?"

"Edward. He's gone," she whispered and collapsed into my arms.

..

I crouched low, my body coiled, ready to spring at a moment's notice.

My gaze stayed forward, not prepared at all to take my eyes away from the mystery threat.

My lips curled back, baring my teeth.

I couldn't quite make out what they did next, but I must not have liked it because an animalistic growl, full of emotions erupted from my throat.

"I don't care if it's the last thing I do. You are going to DIE!" Then I sprung forward.

..

"Carlisle, it is so wonderful to see you." The dark-haired vampire stated with an eerie smile. He glanced around the room, as if studying as all individually. "As well as the rest of your coven…which seems to have grown significantly since our last encounter."

Carlisle nodded, eyeing the group of vampires that stood across from us. "Nice to see you as well, old friend."

"My coven and I are thankful that you have allowed us to stay here. I can't express our gratitude enough."

"No need. We are happy to have you here."

The other vampire waved his hand nonchalantly, "Nevertheless, we are grateful. I'm sure this will be a visit we will never forget."

The side of his lip curled up and my body tensed at whatever strong emotion he was feeling at that particular moment.

"Jasper! Jasper!"

I quickly came back to reality to feel my beloved grasping my shirt, trying to knock me back into consciousness.

It took me a couple seconds longer to be able to move my limbs again. I blinked a few times and looked down at Alice. She smiled wide, and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Jasper, thank God! What happened?"

I couldn't answer her right away. I didn't quite understand what happened, but at the same time I did. It reminded me of the dreams I once had, in which I later found out were of the future. However, this was different; the things I just witnessed weren't fuzzy interpretations of the future. No, they were crystal clear premonitions.

I pulled Alice into a tight hug. She didn't question why, probably sensing that I needed it.

My mind raced about what I saw. Those were clearly four separate occurrences.

What does this mean? What were we set to host? What was going to happen to Edward? Who was I going to fight that I was so set on destroying? And that last one…that vampire. He seemed cordial enough, but I sensed there was more to him. Who was he?

"Aro."

My head snapped up. Standing in front of Alice and me, clenching and unclenching his fists, was Edward. His teeth were grinding together and I could sense he was trying to keep his temper under control.

Alice turned in Edward's direction, never leaving my embrace. "Aro? What does he have to do with anything?"

My body tensed again in panic. "That was Aro?" If that truly was him that meant he was coming here, and that couldn't be good. Why? What was his plan?

I looked up at Edward for an answer, knowing he was the only one who knew what I was talking about.

"Yes, that was Aro and no, this isn't good."


Ah! What do we think? Jasper finally displayed his secondary power and what a way to experience it the first time as a vampire. If that isn't a "Danger, Will Robinson!" moment, than I don't know what is. LOL

Some may wonder about Bella's power. I'll tell you all now…well, some of it now. Her power is the same from the story. She is a shield, so technically she is displaying her power even though, as of now, no one knows exactly what it is. However, I won't tell you what secondary power she will gain from being mated with Edward. You'll have to figure that out…or just wait until they figure it out…but I have given hints, mostly in YBtM…yup, no I'm rambling.

I know there were some questions asked in the last chapters reviews, and I will answer them soon, I just don't have time right now. lol

Oh, and MarianneNorthmanCullen made Alice's outfit from last chapter. Here it is if you would like to check it out…which you should. :)

http:/www . polyvore . com/alice/set?id=19466424