Disclaimer, in case you didn't know by now I don't own anything in the Twilight universe, just Brittany and the extras of the plot. Although I wish I owned Emmett, he is so funny! Alright, almost done, just a few more chapters!
The next morning she was sitting fully dressed at the table when Bella and Edward came down. She greeted them as Bella sat beside her and rested her head on her shoulder.
"So I hear we are taking a trip to the Cullen house." Edward glared a bit and Brittany just grinned. Oh come on, you know we are right. Bella is more fragile and more likely to slip to someone… I don't have any friend Edward. His face softened and she looked over to see Bella looking a bit scared.
"No worries Bells, they are great." She promised. Edward… did Jasper think I looked pretty yesterday? I just figured since you can read minds, you would know. He smiled, finding it humorous that she was actually projecting her thoughts at him.
"Yes he did, he thought your hair was very nice." Bella looked surprised but noticed her sister pull her hair in front of her face an examine it. She didn't understand how he could find her hair nice. In all truth she didn't understand how he thought she was pretty at all. Bella finished eating and ran upstairs to change. Brittany had selected another pair of faded jeans and a Sex Pistols t-shirt, she felt comfortable with them and had no need to impress. Bella came down in a khaki skirt and blue blouse, making Edward smile. They really were a well rounded couple, both proper in the right ways.
"I'll meet you guys in the truck." Brittany said giving them privacy as she headed out the door. She wondered for a moment if she would ever be comfortable enough with Jasper to let him stay the night, but she doubted it. She doubted everything Alice said.
"Never bet against Alice." Edward said as he reached out for the driver's side door. Brittany allowed Bella to jump in ahead of her and slid into the middle. The drive was silent, Brittany doing her best not to think of anything that way Edward was not privy to any personal information. Bella seemed to get more nervous the deeper they got into the woods, and when the house suddenly appeared her sister's mouth dropped open in surprise. Three stories, pale white, beautiful as ever. Brittany was hooked the moment she had seen it.
"Do you like it?" Edward asked.
"It has a certain… charm." She muttered. Brittany hopped out and then decided it would be best to enter behind Bella. When Edward reached the door he held it open for them both, and Brittany smiled warmly when she saw Esme and Carlisle standing in the entry way waiting.
"Hi Esme." She said and allowed the hug she knew Esme was itching to give her.
"I've got a slice of cheese cake on the kitchen counter for you." The words left her mouth and Brit was blitzing for the kitchen. Cheesecake was her guilty pleasure and she had mentioned it to Esme when she had been there the day before. She hopped on the stool and took the first bite very slowly, letting the flavor soak into her tongue.
"You could give a man a heart attack eating like that." She looked over to see Jasper leaning against the door frame. He could give a girl a heart attack by just standing there.
"Good thing yours doesn't beat then huh." She shot back and took another bite. She could hear Alice's voice in the other room and knew they were getting their first shot at Bella, it was going to be all about her sister for the day.
"Don't you want to join the crowd?" She asked as he moved to stand on the other side of the island. He shook his head leaning forward on his arms.
"I've met Bella, and I told you I'm much more interested in you." She grinned while taking another big bite.
"Well here is a tip, if you want to please me… cheesecake is the way, Esme already has me under the thumb." At those words she came gliding into the room. She opened the fridge and slid a soda to the girl who caught it without a hesitation.
"All part of my plan." Jasper was glad they got along so well, there had been no complications with the connection. She fit into their world perfectly, even without being a vampire. He wondered what her gift would be if she was turned.
"Hey Brit, I've go something to show you." Alice said sweeping and grabbed her wrist, pulling her off the stool. Brittany was reaching back for the cheesecake sadly as the strong little pixie pulled her with ease.
"Jasper! Cheesecake!" She cried and he shook his head.
"Damn, it worked last time." She muttered as she was led up the stairs. Alice steered her towards a door on the right and she found herself in the psychic's room. Everything was decorated with light blue's and accented with dark purples. It came together quite nice, and in the middle was a couch with a book laying on it, that was Alice's destination.
"I know you've had a hard time accepting this, so I was hoping showing you a sketch of my vision would help you." She flipped through the book before stopping and handing her the open book. Looking down she was shocked at what she was staring at. Alice was a very good sketcher, and it looked too real to the human sitting there gazing at it. Jasper was standing in a very sharp looking suite, Emmett and Edward were to his right also looking very snazzy. Bella and Alice were standing to her right as well, in little cocktail dresses, both holding flowers, but what really got her was herself. She was wearing a long dress, a veil trailing down her hair, the lace patterns were exquisite. Her hands were in Jasper's, they were both facing each other and the man in the middle was a priest. Alice had sketched her wedding. The thing that drew her attention though was the look on her own face, she didn't think she had ever seen herself look so happy.
"I look so happy." She said it out loud, and her eyes moved to his face to see he did too. Alice grinned and then gestured for her to turn the page. She did and she saw another picture of herself, she was asleep in her bed at home, Jasper was laying beside her with his arms around her.
"How many visions have you had abut us?" She asked and Alice shrugged before pointing to a stack of books at the bottom of her bookshelf.
"I started drawing each of my visions, and after you kept showing up I dedicated a book to just visions of you two, that blue one. I never showed him because I knew he would try to stop them, but now he understands… and I hope you do to, look at how happy you both are, how could I take that away?" She asked and she saw that she looked sad.
"Alice, I'm so sorry." She shook her head and grinned.
"You two are soul mates, and mine is coming soon… I've seen him." That thought made Brittany happy.
" Well I'm gonna go bug Edward, Jasper is still in the kitchen." With that Alice was gone. Brittany sat there dazed for a moment before she moved to the bookshelf and pulled the blue book out of its place and opened it. The first picture was of a clothing store, Brittany was standing with her friend from Arizona and two feet from her was Jasper, his back to her. She looked at the date in the corner and realized it was around the time her friend had asked her to accompany her to Alaska, Bella had broken her wrist though so she had decided to stay.
"I would have met him way back then." She realized, and then to save her mind the frustration she jumped ahead to the middle end of the book. She saw a picture of the two of them in music class, the moment she had straddled the piano bench. She flipped through a few moments she had recognized as already passed and then she reached one that froze her. Jasper had her backed up against the island in the kitchen, the cheesecake dish sat two feet from his hand. His was kissing her, and her arms were wrapped around his neck, and she could read the Pistol part of her Sex Pistols t-shirt.
"Wow." She snapped the book shut and then weighed her options. If she went back to the kitchen she knew Jasper would end up kissing her, Alice had drawn it and Alice was apparently hardly ever wrong. She knew though that she couldn't stay in Alice's room, so she slowly made her way back to the kitchen. Emmett was standing beside Jasper, both talking about something he had seen on tv. She felt relief flood her, he couldn't kiss her with Emmett there. She jumped up onto the counter, facing the boys.
"So what did Alice show you?" Jasper asked.
"Some sketches of her visions." She told him, lying never crossed her mind. A person only lied when they had something to hide and she had never cared enough to feel ashamed of the truth. Emmett was then called out of the room by Alice. Brittany tensed up as she realized that it was probably part of her vision.
"What's wrong? Jasper asked turning to face her completely.
"I think Alice is craftier than I gave her credit for." He raised and eyebrow and she looked away suddenly feeling stupid, she knew she would have to explain.
"She told me she had a book for all the visions she sketched of us, and of course once she left the room I grabbed the book and flipped through it. There was a drawing of us today, in this room, and you were…" She stopped as the blush crept up her cheeks.
"I was what?" He asked moving a bit closer.
"You were kissing me. So when I came back in the room I thought we had changed it because Emmett was here…but low and behold now we are alone because Alice is crafty." He placed both hands on either side of her, leaning in a bit.
"So, were you hoping it had changed or did you run back down here hoping it would happen?" He asked and she felt her mind stutter as she searched for the words. She had wanted it to change, she was sure she had, so why couldn't she say it.
"Was this how we looked in the drawing?" He asked and she shook her head.
"No, I was standing." He grabbed her legs and slid her off the counter, her body brushing his as her feet landed on the floor. Her hands were trembling slightly as she stared up into his eyes. The man was a gorgeous creature, and he knew it.
"The most important question, were you kissing me back?" She suddenly felt defensive, it was the only emotion she had that she recognized.
"If you are trying to get me to admit something then you are going to end up dis-" His lips descended on hers, silencing her mid sentence. Her arms wrapped around his neck without her permission. He was like a drug, she suddenly couldn't see straight and warmth spread through her entire body. Jasper was surprised at how he felt kissing her, his head seemed to fog over and he wanted nothing more than to take her back to his room and make love to her. Not one single vampire desire came over him as he kissed her passionately.
"Hey you two, cut that out." Esme's voice made Jasper move so quickly that Brittany had to hang on to the counter to keep from falling over. She looked around but he was gone, Esme stood in the doorway smiling softly.
"Sorry, he ran up to his room. I take it that was your first kiss?" Brittany nodded her eyes lingering on the door way that he would have dashed out of. Esme gestured for her to follow and led her up the stairs, she was going to lead her to his room but Edward and Bella were blocking the way. They were headed to Carlisle's office. Bella grabbed her sister's hand as Edward opened the door. She went in with her, not realizing she was about to get a healthy dose of Carlisle's history.
She had enjoyed the story but as Edward began to lead Bella up the stairs towards his room she decided to find Jasper. She knocked on the first door and smiled brightly when Rose answered.
"Hey where the hell is the empath's room?" She grinned and pointed up the stairs.
"Edwards room is on the right Jasper's is the end of the hall on the left." She nodded and then hustled up the stairs towards his room. She knocked but there was no answer so she just entered. The room was huge, with posters from the early eighties rock era all over the walls. He had an entertainment center on the far wall, dvd's surrounding it on two huge oak bookcases. The wall to her right had shelves filled with CD's, interrupted by the occasional poster. Jasper seemed so put together and proper at school, but he was a bit more hardcore it seemed.
"Nice." She mumbled as she turned to look at the other side of the room. A table was set up with paper messily stacked, charcoal and pencils scattered across the surface. A few feet from the table sat a fender strait guitar hooked up to an amp.
"Ok Mr. I am not greatly trained in anything." She muttered letting her fingers run down the strings.
"You inspired me." She turned to see him standing in the doorway. She looked back down at the instrument and sighed, what she wouldn't give to be able afford a guitar like that. He took a few step into the room and then gestured outside.
"Alice sees a storm coming, so we are going to play ball. Bella already agreed to come, would you like to watch as well?" He asked. She nodded and thrust her hands in her pockets. She then bit her lip and moved to the window.
"I forgot to bring a jacket, do you think it will be very cold?" He didn't answer so she turned around to see if he had left, but he was standing a few feet away holding out one of his jackets and a baseball cap. She grabbed his black jacket and slipped it on, then pulled her hair through the hole in the baseball cap and secured it on her head.
"Edward is going to take you girls home for a few hours and then we will come to pick you up later tonight." She raised an eyebrow at why he had kept that information from her, and also why he had given her a jacket if he knew she could go home and get her own. She said nothing though, she just began heading for the door, but he grabbed her wrist and stood in front of her.
"I don't regret the kiss." He stated looking very serious. She nodded and then turned back to the door, gently pulling her wrist out of his grip.
"That makes two of us."
When they pulled up Jacob and Billy were sitting on the porch. Brittany hopped out first, knowing this would be trouble. Bella and Edward stayed in the car discussing something while Brittany headed over to the two native Americans.
"Hey guys." She greeted but Billy just stared hard.
"It's good of you to watch your sister while she goes out with him." Billy said seriously. Brittany shook her head, her face becoming more serious.
"Oh no, Edward is a great guy, besides I usually am hanging out with the others while they do there thing." Billy looked like he was going to have a heart attack, she placed a hand on his arm.
"It's ok Billy." Bella was suddenly beside them, unlocking the door and inviting them in. Bella seemed far tenser than her sister, even though they both were privy to same information. Her sister moved towards the freezer with the fish fry that Billy had brought in her hand. Brittany noticed Billy staring at the jacket she was wearing carefully.
"That belong to one of them Cullen boys?" He asked and she nodded.
"Jasper Hale sir." He saw a glint in his eye that made her want to laugh. She believed that she and Bella were driving him crazy.
"Your dad fishing again? At the usual spot? Maybe I'll run by and see him." Bella was the one who began lying, for some reason she was completely against Billy knowing the truth on anything.
"No some place new, he didn't tell us where though." He sent Jacob out to the truck to get a picture of one of his daughter and the minute the door was closed he asked Bella to join them.
"Girls, Charlie is one of my best friends. And I know you've been spending a lot of time with those Cullen boys." Bella was the one who responded, apparently this bothered her that he was getting into the situation.
"Yes." She glanced at her sister as she shrugged the jacket off her shoulders and hung it over the staircase banister.
"Maybe it's none of my business but I don't think it's a good idea." Again Bella was the one doing the talking.
"You're right, it is none of your business." They started talking about the reservation and the Cullen's rep but Brittany zoned it out, she had no problem telling Charlie about Jasper, if she only knew what Jasper was. She didn't want to call him her boyfriend, they had only shared one day out together and a very passionate kiss. Before she knew it Billy and Jacob were leaving, they exchanged goodbyes and then Bella was looking at her.
"Ok, I'm going to go change. At dinner we need to tell Charlie about Jasper and Edward, fun huh?" She started up the stairs but Brittany made a strangled noise that stopped her.
"Bella, Jasper isn't my boyfriend, what am I suppose to be telling Charlie?" Bella let out a laugh as she looked down at her sister.
"That kiss he gave you in the kitchen should answer that question." She cursed Edward as she headed for the kitchen to get something to drink.
As they sat down at the table, Bella cooking nervously, Charlie began questioning them about their day.
"We went to the Cullen's." Bella said and he looked a little surprised.
"You went to the Cullen's house?" Brittany nodded, running her fingers over the top of her soda.
"We have a date tonight with Jasper and Edward Cullen, and they wanted us to meet their parents." Charlie was looking at his eldest daughter Brittany, well by two minutes, and she seemed embarrassed about this.
"Which one of you is going out with the big one?" They both looked at each other before Brittany laughed.
"No Charlie, that's Emmett. We are talking about the other two." He seemed a little relieved. Emmett was a bit intimidating, but she knew if he were the case he would rather it be her. He glanced between them before nodding slightly.
"So are they your boyfriends?" He asked casually.
"Sort of, but it's in its early stages so no embarrassing us with the boyfriend talk, ok?" Bella was doing all the talking again which made her happy, but Charlie noticed it as well.
"When are they coming over?"
"In a few minutes." Bella answered but they both noticed his eyes on Brittany.
"So Brit, where are they taking you, you are staying together right?" He asked and the raven haired girl smiled up at him, finally a question that she could have fun with.
"No dad, Jasper and I were planning to have lots of unprotected sex and I think Bella would cramp my style… although Edward is pretty hot, if Bella and I don't touch each other it's not incest right?" He glared at her and slammed his fist against the table.
"Enough. Where are you guys going?" He asked harshly.
"We're playing baseball with the rest of the family. They are very polite boys, stop worrying." She growled. They heard the roar of an engine and Bella jumped up to clean off her plate, Charlie made a hand motion for her to stop.
"I'll do the dishes, you baby me too much." He muttered as the doorbell rang. He growled as he stalked off to the door, Bella right on his tail. Brittany took a moment to sip her soda, and then took it the trash, she entered as she heard him invite the boys in.
"I'm Edward Cullen sir." Edward shook Charlie's hand firmly and then the police chief turned to Jasper.
"Jasper Hale." He introduced himself and he too shook his hand. Charlie looked between the two boys and then made a hand gesture outside.
"So you are taking the girls to watch baseball?" He asked and but it was noted Brittany that his eyes stayed on Edward. Of course he wasn't worried about the man taking her out, no she could hold her own.
"Well, more power to you." He muttered and both he and Edward laughed. Bella growled as she grabbed her jacket.
"Ok enough laughing at my expense, lets go." Brittany moved towards the staircase to grab his jacket and slipped it on. Charlie leaned in towards Jasper while she was away.
"Word to the wise, if you try anything I won't have to hurt you, she will kick your ass." Jasper couldn't help but smile and nod, then both girls were heading out the door into the pouring rain. A huge jeep loomed in front of them, with gigantic tires and a roll bar. Edward opened the door, pushing Bella up into the jeep with one hand. Jasper opened the back door and was surprised when Brittany turned to him.
"I don't want to test my leg so could you…" She led off as she gestured to the jeep. His hands gripped her hips before picking her up easily and setting her inside the vehicle. Bella was fumbling with her seatbelts and Edward had to help her, then he explained they had taken Emmett's jeep so they wouldn't have to run the whole way.
"Run the whole way? As in, we are running part of the way?" Bella looked scared, Brittany just looked over at Jasper. He had carried her while running, as had Carlisle. Edward assured her she would not be sick if she closed her eyes. He leaned over and kissed her head, then pulled back and groaned.
"You smell good in the rain." He muttered.
"In a good way or a bad way?" He gave her a small smile as they took off.
"Both. Always both." Brittany looked over at Jasper who was just smiling to himself.
"Brittany, why was Charlie having thoughts about all of us having sex?" Edward asked and she busted up laughing. Jasper's eyebrows shot up as Bella turned to face him in her seat.
"Brittany told Charlie we were all going to have sex, just to freak him out." She looked upset, annoyed was more like it.
"I told him me and Jasper were going to have sex, and then to make him really uncomfortable I told him that Edward was pretty cute and if Bella and I don't touch each other its not incest." Jasper looked a little put off, and she looked away.
"It was funny to me." Edward snickered in the front seat.
"He is just mad because you said I was cute." She looked over to see him glaring daggers into the seat. He is jealous? Wow. I wish he knew I never looked twice at Edward, it was just him….oh shit. She propelled herself up into the space between the seats.
"I swear to god if you repeat what I'm sure you just heard I'll find a way to kill a vampire." He grinned and nodded. She settled back into the seat as they turned off onto a dirt path. The off roading seemed to bother Bella who was holding on for dear life despite the fact that she was bouncing around like a jackhammer. Brittany was grinning in the backseat and fighting Jasper as she attempted to take off her seat belt to enjoy the ride more thoroughly. When they came to a stop it was misting softly and Brittany jumped out, landing on her feet.
"Bella is a bit scared of our speed." He said and she shrugged as she zipped up the slightly too large jacket.
"Well we can just meet them there." He turned his back to her and then looked back at her over his shoulder.
"Hop on." She jumped up and wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Wrap your legs around me tight." He order and she obliged him, feeling a little bit of heat boiling in her belly. He took off before she could think on, and she imagined Bella was not feeling better after seeing it.
The field was huge, and as soon as she moved towards Esme and Rosalie, Jasper took off to throw the ball a bit with Alice. The girls sat there watching, Rosalie tying her shoes tight, and soon Bella and Edward came tumbling out of the trees.
"It's time." Alice called from her place beside Jasper. Rosalie took off with Emmett and Edward whispered something to Bella before running off. Esme and the two humans began walking down toward what they guess was home plate. Brittany was watching the others as they walked and tuned back into the conversation as Bella compared Esme to their mom.
"Well I do think of them as my children in most ways, I never got over my mothering instincts, did they tell you I lost a child?" She asked and both girls shook their head. What Brittany learned of the others she had learned from their mouths.
"Yes, my first and only baby, the poor thing. A few days after he was born, that's why I jumped off the cliff." She said and Bella seemed surprised.
"Edward said you f-fell." She mumbled and Esme smiled.
"Always the gentleman." She nodded towards the boys, "Edward was the first of my sons, and I've always thought of him that way. That's why I'm so glad he found you dear. He's been the odd man out for so long. It's hurt me to see him alone." She threw her arm around Bella's shoulder. Brittany felt herself stiffen. Yep Edward had been alone, but not Jasper. Nope, Jasper had been happily living as Alice's husband.
"So you don't mind then? That I'm all… wrong for him?" She asked and Esme grinned.
"No sweetie. You are what he wants. And you…" She led off as she slung her other arm around Brittany's shoulders.
"Are perfect for our Jasper, you both are so…" She led off, Brittany looked over to see him getting in place behind Emmett.
"Intense." She finished for her as they came to a stop. Carlisle was standing between first and second, Edward was in far left field, Alice at the pitchers mound and Jasper was catching for their team. Emmett was swinging an aluminum bat around at what she could only call home plate. They watched the game, Brittany being more interested then Bella. While the younger swan watched in awe Brittany heckled each of them.
"Come on Rose my grandmother could hit homeruns off Alice!" She shouted and Alice grinned as she shot off another rocket towards the blonde. Rosalie slammed it out and made it to first before Edward got the ball to Carlisle. Bell nudged her as Jasper stood up to the bat.
"Come on Alice, walk in the park….This guy couldn't hit the broad side of a barn." He looked over at her with a smirk and then beamed a grounder to Carlisle, barley beating him to the base. He kept his eyes on her face as he got ready for the next play.
"Aw did I get under little Jaspers skin?" She asked in a baby voice, her fiery eyes dancing with amusement. The game continued, with the hecklers louder than ever. When Alice suddenly stopped and gasped so did everything else. Edward was rushing towards Bella, as well as the others.
"They heard us, they want to play." Alice explained and Brittany tensed up. Others, most likely not friendly others. She turned to Bella and began pushing her back towards where they had come from. Edward suddenly grabbed her arm roughly.
"If they smell you two they will go hunting, it's safer to stay here." He said but she could se he was visibly upset. Jasper was also right beside him with a hand on his shoulder, a low growl pouring out his throat.
"Let her go Edward." He said and his hand released, he took a step back and Bella mirrored his step as if to tell him it was alright. Jasper pulled Brittany to him protectively, something she defiantly wasn't use to.
"We will keep playing, keep the girls on the far end of the field." Carlisle said with an air of authority.
"Esme, take my place." Edward said and she nodded stepping up to bat.
"I'll catch Rosalie." Jasper said and pulled Brittany along with him. She understood he wanted her to stay close to him, and she knew Edward was staying by Bella as the ref now. The boys both looked concerned, Edward ordered them to take their hair down.
"Don't worry Brit, you smell like me." He told her and she realized the cap and jacket did in fact still smell strongly of him. Which meant they wouldn't notice her, but Bella. She met eyes with Edward who was staring her down, he too was having the same thoughts.
"We have to keep her safe." She muttered and he squeezed her waist before stepping away from her. She noticed they all stayed in the infield and no one dared do more than bunt the ball. It wasn't long before all the vampires turned and looked to far right field, both girls knew it was time
