Jasper sat on the bank of the lake, looking over to where I was floating aimlessly.

"Aren't you curious of what's in Egypt?"

"Nope."

"You should be," he laughed, "If things don't work out over there it's your pretty little neck on the line."

I swam up to him, "What do you mean by that."

The smile he gave me wasn't pleasant, "If the Volturi get involved like the Cullen's fear, Aro will demand that they offer up their hand so he can see what all the naughty things they've been up to."

He tapped me on the nose, "That includes you princess."

"Because you're not supposed to tell anyone what you are?"

"That and the fact that they found themselves a shield who happens to be cute as a button." Jasper said as he took off his shirt.

I was momentarily overwhelmed and I could get back to the matter at hand with as much grace as I could muster.

" uh..What?"

Real smooth Bella

There was a splash as he dived in, resurfacing minutes later. "You keep Edward out of your head without trying, even if you're only human that's impressive."

"That doesn't mean anything other than I'm just weird."

"Yes, but Carlisle has a theory that you can keep everyone out of your head," he explained. "Most of our kinds extra abilities stem from the mind, take Jane for example, Aro's favorite sycophant can cause unimaginable pain, but the pain is all in the head, she doesn't physically do anything, the same goes for her twin wonder. He causes total sensory deprivation but it's all in the head too."

"Now as you know, our venom brings out the most useful and strongest traits during the transformation, that's how Alice can see the future, Edward can read minds and I can sense and influence emotions."

"Imagine a vampire, who even as a human, had a strong enough shield to keep out a mind reading vampire without any effort on her part, she'd be immune to nearly eighty-five percent of the gifted vampires out there, most of which are located in the ranks of the Volturi, oh so conveniently."

Jasper shrugged condescendingly, "Now I may be wrong but I don't think Aro would very much like a human, nor less a vampire, who had the capability to destroy his empire if she ever had the inclination to."

"What are you getting at Jasper?"

"Nothing, mere speculation on my part." He said.

I sighed, clearly exasperated with his antics. Jasper, obviously picking up my mood smiled sweetly at me.


We were laying on the rug in the living room post lake adventure, because Jasper didn't have a room in the Cullen household when I asked why he shrugged it off, saying he didn't sleep and he was never here for more than a couple of hours so there was never a need for one.

That brought out another question of where he went when he wasn't with the Cullen's. Jasper laughed and ruffled my hair, saying he would love to show me but only after I was changed.

Feeling the shift in my emotions, he sat up and looked down at me, "You know you can't stay human." He said softly.

I lashed out, I had thought that out of everyone he would encourage me to make my own decisions, "I can do whatever the hell I want, it's my life."

He shook his head angrily, "Yes, but it's also our lives too. If they found out we told you and then let you go we would be sentenced to death, whether it's tomorrow or a hundred years from now."

"The rules are straight forward Bella; we either kill you or change you." He said coldly.

I wanted to scream and rage at him, but I knew he was right, no matter what I thought of the Cullen's I couldn't sentence them to death, plus I knew that I could have never lived a mundane life with the knowledge of vampires.

I could feel the pinpricks behind my eyes letting me know I was dangerously close to a round of waterworks.

Jasper could feel it too, but he understood the reason behind it, "There are other ways of having your independence from the Cullen family."

I shook my head, I knew that eventually I would lose myself and turn into the well-worn carpet I had been. I threaded my fingers with Jasper trying to find an anchor before my fear and insecurities swept me away.

He looked down at our hands, something clouding behind his eyes.

"I'm not the hero of your story Bella; don't draw me into the role of the good guy."

I snorted, "I'm done looking for a prince charming, but you can be my sidekick."

Poking his ribs, I whispered, "I'll even let you ride in the side cart of my awesome motorcycle."

He rolled his eyes and damn if it wasn't the cutest thing ever.

I could see it now, the wacky adventures of Bella and Jasper, and with that thought I drifted off to sleep, feeling Jasper hand in mine.


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