A/N I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING! I ONLY OWN THIS PLOT! A shout out to piper10001 for her idea of Jasper reading to Jody. Also a thank you to my beta Elena Rain. Thanks to everyone else who offered their ideas.


After the experience with Edward, it did make Carlisle realize that Jody did need more training in her blood control before she was fully ready to be around humans again. They did training almost every day but Jody just couldn't seem to get it. By the end she always ended up ripping the blood bag to shreds trying to get to it. Nobody could figure out what to do. Esme was starting to worry because she would never be able to go to school.

One afternoon Esme and Jody were playing in the living room. Jody was lying on the floor on her back as Esme sat in front of her and tickled her when Jody asked her to. Jasper came in and smile at the sight.

"Hey." He greeted.

"Hey, Jasper." Esme smiled giving Jody one last tickle before looking over at Jasper. "What's up?"

"Well, Carlisle, told me you have been having trouble with the blood training."

Esme nodded. "We just can't seem to help her control it. Carlisle says it's because she's younger and she still doesn't fully understand how to control it."

Jasper nodded. "It's harder especially because she grew up on it. You and Edward, both got right into the animal blood and never really tasted human blood unless a slip up. Jody and I were both raised on human blood so it's harder for us to get off it."

Esme nodded. "You sound like you've got an idea."

Jasper nodded. "I do, it's what Alice used to do to help me control my thirst after we finally got Bella back."

Esme nodded. "I'll try anything."

Jasper smiled. "When is her next training?"

"In about an hour, we're going to meet Carlisle down at his office."

"Let me come with you and I think I can help her."

Esme nodded. "Of course."

Jasper smiled softly and nodded. Esme turned back to Jody who was pouting. "What's the matter?"

"You stopped pwaying wit me."

Esme chuckled. She started to tickle her again making her laugh and squirm. Jasper smiled and left the room. He only hoped his idea would work.


An hour later Jasper, Esme, and Jody headed to the office. Jody whimpered and buried her face in Esme's shoulder as she smelled all the humans.

"Essy, out!" she cried.

"Shhh, you're all right Angel." Esme cooed.

They went into Carlisle's office and sat down on the chair.

"So, what's the plan Jasper?" Esme asked.

"I have to wait until the blood gets here and explain it to Jody but it's a visual trick to get her mind on something other than the blood."

Esme nodded. Carlisle had always told her to think of him when she smelled a human to try and get her mind off the blood.

Carlisle came in and smiled. "Jasper, I didn't know you were coming."

"I have an idea I think will help Jody."

"At this point we will try anything."

Carlisle sat at the end of her desk and pulled some blood from behind his back. Jody whimpered and buried her face in Esme's shoulder. "No, no, no!" she cried.

"Jody, turn around and look at me." Jasper said.

"No, no, no." she whimpered squirming on Esme's lap.

"About a week ago she stopped looking at it. She won't even look at me, the smell is enough to torture her." Carlisle said.

Jasper nodded. "That's actually very good." He looked to Jody and rubbed her back. "You don't have to look at to blood, Jody, just look up at your mommy, look up at Essy, look at her face and just think about her."

Jody looked up and Esme smiled. "Hey, Sweetie, that's a good girl, you just keep looking at me, don't look at the blood or think about it. Just look at me, right at me."

Jody listened to her, and suddenly, the blood smell was less tempting. She stopped squirming and crying.

"See, this isn't so bad is it? You have pretty eyes, they're a very pretty golden brown color."

"Like you." Jody smiled.

Esme nodded. "Yeah, just like me. You're just like your mommy."

Esme smiled and kissed her forehead. Jody was just like her, in more ways than just one.

Carlisle slowly stood up and moved closer to Jody. She whimpered as the smell hit her again.

"You're ok, everything is ok, just keep looking at me." Esme said.

"Hey, Jody, what is your favorite time of being with Esme? Tell me about it?" Jasper said.

"We played tickle with Daddy." Jody said.

"Tell me more, do you and daddy tickle mommy?" Jasper asked.

She nodded. "Yes, I got to tickle her and Daddy tickled her and she laughed really hard. Then they tickle me and I laugh really hard. But it wasn't fair cause we couldn't tickle daddy."

Esme and Carlisle chuckled. Carlisle moved a step closer to Jody again. She didn't even seem to notice.

"But that's ok, because Mommy told me that Daddy is really ticklish on his feet."

Carlisle looked to Esme with a playful glare and she smirked. She knew once Jody went to bed he'd get her back.

Carlisle took a deep breath and poked a small hole in the bag of blood. It had been almost 20 minutes and Jody was doing great. As the smell got stronger Jody started to squirm a bit. She whimpered and shook her head. "No, no, no!"

"Shhhh, just think about Essy, think about your mommy, think about fun happy times you guys had." Jasper soothed.

"She always pways dress up wit me. She make me happy when I sad. I like when she tickles my tummy and when she bwushes my hair. I like when she reads me bed time stories and tucks me into bed….."

Jody went on and on listing her favorite memories with Esme and before any of them knew it, a couple hours had passed by and Jody didn't even remember the blood. Jasper's trick had worked. Jody had been able to control her thirst for blood.

Carlisle left the room with the blood bag in hand. Jody finally realized what had just happen. She smiled. "I did it!" she giggled.

"Yes, you did, you did it!" Esme laughed and tickled her stomach.

Jody giggled happily. Jasper smiled as the feeling of pride and happiness washed over him. Jody turned to Jasper. "Thank you." She said shyly.

Jasper smiled. "You're welcome. Now whenever you smell the bad blood before you drink it I want you to remember Essy, all right. That will stop you from drinking the bad blood."

"Okie dokie smokie pokie." She giggled.

Esme and Jasper laughed. They both tickled her as she giggled and squirmed on Esme's lap. Jody had officially gained Jasper's trust.


Later on that evening Esme was getting ready Jody for bed. She was about to start the story when Jody stopped her.

"Mommy, can Jazzy read my story tonight?"

Esme smiled and nodded. "Of course."

Esme kissed her head her forehead and left the room. Jasper was waiting outside. Esme chuckled. "Alice?"

He nodded. "Yep."

Esme smiled. "Well have fun, and only one story. Don't let her convince you to make it two."

Jasper laughed. "Got it."

He went inside and sat at the foot of her bed.

"Hey, Cutie."

"HI."

"You ready for your story?"

"Yes pwease."

Jasper chuckled. "All right, let me get Cinderella?"

Jody shook her head. "Beauty and the Beast."

"Why that one?"

Jody shrugged softly. "Bell loves the Beast even though he did bad things and hurt people. She didn't care if he ate the people blood or not."

Jasper sighed and rubbed her back. He didn't take a genius to figure out her hidden meaning behind her words. "Do you know why, Bell loved the Beast?"

Jody shook her head.

"Because deep down, she knew he had a good heart and that he really didn't want or like to hurt these people. You know what else, Jody?"

"What?"

"You have a good heart too. It may not beat anymore but it still has so much love in it. You're not a beast. You're an adorable little girl who loves so much, and that's the best thing in the world."

Jody smiled. "Thank you, Jazzy."

She reached up and they shared a gentle hug. Jasper rubbed her back. He had considered himself a beast at one point, and he never did understand how Alice could love him and yet she did. Now it was his turn to do the same for Jody. He was more than happy to do that for her. She needed a big brother to love her just the way she was. Jasper was just the person to do it.


A/N YAY! So she finally trusts Jasper, Emmett is next, how will that go? Any ideas? Leave me your thoughts in a review.

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