"So, you're going to prom?!" Zayn asked me.
I winced at the volume of his voice as his holographic form bounced up and down. Gees, he's acting as if I was telling him I'm getting married. Zayn was beautiful like all his other siblings. He had dark brown hair that was almost black with warm chocolate brown eyes. He had a creamy skin without a single blemish or mark, but using his powers to change his appearance, he hides his scars, which there are actually quite a few. He was lanky like Jasper, but also muscular. He had pearly white teeth that he displayed with a dimpled grin that had all the girls and some guys swooning. However, the girls didn't stand a chance since he had only eyes for the male species. His boyfriend from the Apollo Cabin was very lucky because Zayn's personality was just as beautiful as his physical appearance.
"Yes, Zayn, I'm going to prom." I said rolling my eyes. "Which is why I need you to help me pick out a dress. The Theme is Monte Carlo."
Zayn's eyes widened in excitement as he clapped his hands together. I could tell he was really excited to get started with picking me out a dress.
"Oh, I'll handle everything." Zayn promised me. "You won't have to worry about a thing. I can already picture the perfect dress now."
I nodded letting him gush about all his ideas. I smiled because I really did miss getting to speak with Zayn. Though he usually did most of the speaking for us.
"By the way, there's a really hot blonde guy behind you." Zayn said suddenly as he grinned. "Is this the man who has tamed my girl?"
I whirled around seeing Jasper sitting behind me on the bed, and I blinked wondering when he got there. I then frowned when realizing Zayn's words.
"Tamed?" I asked placing my hands on my hips.
"Yes, my name is Jasper Hale." Jasper said before Zayn could reply to me.
"Oooh, he has a Southern accent too!" Zayn said. "If I recall correctly, you've always had a weakness for those, Mena."
I glared Zayn as I pictured kicking his ass from Long Island all the way to freaking Cairo where our friend, Arista, who is the daughter of Demeter, moved to live with her Egyptologist father.
"Yes, Zayn, I have a thing for guys with a Southern accent." I said rolling my eyes in the end. "Now, since I'm thinking about her, how is Arista?"
I leaned back into Jasper who placed a kiss to my temple. His cool hand went over my warmer one that rested on the bed.
"Oh, little Rista?" Zayn asked. "She's having fun last I heard. She said she met some mysterious stranger when she was out on one of her late night strolls."
Zayn let out a happy sigh with a twinkle in his eye, and I shook my head knowing he was already picturing some kind of romantic fairytale for Arista. Not that I'm surprised considering who his mother is.
"You know this mysterious stranger could totally be like an axe murder or something." I said.
"Do you have to ruin the fantasy?!" Zayn demanded failing his arms. "I was already picturing what kind of wedding they could have."
I felt Jasper chuckle through his chest and my back as he played with bits of my hair.
"Let it go, man." I said. "I'm just stating some possibilities."
"Well, what if this stranger is really meant to be her soulmate?" Zayn asked with his eyes practically sparkling again. "It could turn into something beautiful."
"Or it could turn into a blood bath." I said. "And that mysterious stranger's body be torn into pieces after trying to mess with Arista. She'll turn him into mulch for her garden."
Arista was usually one of the few half bloods that like never ever loses her temper, but if you press a certain button, she can be more vicious than my siblings. She's only fourteen, but she's a force to be reckoned with.
"Filomena, you ruined the image again!" Zayn said pouting.
I shrugged my shoulders innocently as Zayn ranted about how unromantic I was.
"I'm not good with the whole romance thing." I said. "I haven't been in many relationships, ya know."
"But now you're in this one." Zayn said smiling. "It's just so cute~ Word is that Ares has even heard about it. And my mom hasn't stopped talking about it at all."
My eyes widened when hearing that my dad knew about my relationship with Jasper. I mean, he's a god, so he can know whatever the Hades he wants...it's just...what if he doesn't approve? He's never really showed much interest in mine or my siblings' lives before unless we did something memorable in a fight or in battle. So he wouldn't care who I'm dating, right?
"Oh, don't look so scared." Zayn said waving his hand dismissively. "As far as the gossip goes, Ares doesn't care your boyfriend is a vamp. He's just glad one of his daughter's ended up with a veteran of war. At least that's what I've heard."
I absently relaxed in relief because even if I wasn't afraid of many things in this world, my father is one of the few acceptations. Aphrodite being another one. That woman is scary. I don't care what anyone says.
"Nice to know." I said.
Something distracted Zayn, and he turned his head. His face lit up, which most likely mean that Calix, his boyfriend and a son of Apollo, arrived to see Zayn.
"Got to go, Mena." Zayn said smiling. "A large group of us is going into the city, and Calix and I are not going to waste the opportunity. I'll probably look for your dress while I'm out."
"Alright, have fun." I said. "Take care of him, Calix."
Calix, who was pretty much a golden haired, tanned skin, hot guy with a surfer's body, appeared beside Zayn's holographic image with a grin on his face.
"You have my word, Mena, that no harm will come to Zayn." He said.
I nodded then waved to Zayn as he blew me a kiss with a wink. His image disappeared along with Calix, so I turned to Jasper.
"Can I help you?" I asked.
Jasper just silently kissed my lips in a quick peck.
"I wanted to see you." He said shrugging innocently.
"No, you want to tell me, what Jonas meant about be joining the family, and all that jazz." I said poking his shoulder.
Jasper sighed though he had a smile on his face. He laid down while pulling me close to him. I blinked up at him as he started to run his fingers through my hair.
"I was raised much differently than the rest of my family." Jasper said. "When I was turned...it was by a vampire named Maria. She was making an army of newborns because vampires are at their strongest in their first year of life. Maria usually exposed of the newborns after one year, but she kept me around when she learned of my gifts to control emotions, which helped her control the newborns. She kept me around for years...I thought what I had with Maria was love. I would have done anything for her."
He paused a moment as his fingers continued to rake through my hair. I remained silent while waiting to hear the rest.
"Years passed...decades. I did as I was told without question, but then I befriended a newborn named Peter." Jasper said. "I convinced Maria we needed him, so I wasn't ordered to kill him. He helped me dispose of other newborns who reached the first year mark. However one day a newborn named Charlotte was about to be disposed of. Peter wouldn't allow it."
"He loved her." I guessed.
Jasper nodded his head then told me he had let Peter and Charlotte go.
"They had come back for me a few years later to escape from the lifestyle I was in, and I longed for something different." Jasper said. "I went with them, but still feeding off humans was taking it's toll on me because I could feel how frightened they were as I stocked them...how much pain they were in when I drank from them...and I felt everything up to point of their death. Eventually, I left Peter and Charlotte while unsure what to do with my existence. Then sixty years ago I came across Alice and Jonas. They were waiting for me at a diner where I had stopped at for us something to do."
I wasn't surprised to hear Alice and Jonas were there waiting for him considering Alice's gift.
"Alice told me of a brighter future. One where I will be happy with a family that would help me with my bloodlust for human blood." Jasper said. "And I would finally be united with my mate. I waited for sixty years to meet her, and I wasn't disappointed when I did."
He looked at me with a soft smile with all his love showing through his eyes. Mine widened in surprise as I stared at him. I sat up, and he sat up with me.
"You've been waiting for what?" I asked with wide eyes.
"For you, Mena. I've been waiting for you...for the last sixty years." He replied as he held my hands.
"...Why?" I asked though I was sure I knew the answer.
"Because...you're to be my wife." He said looking at me with love in his eyes.
"Oh...good to know." I said not sure how to reply.
He chuckled then kissed my forehead. I sat there trying to process all of this.
"Of course, there's no rush, Darlin." Jasper assured me. "I'm just happy to be with you like this, now."
He helped me close with his lips pressing against my forehead again. As he held me, I wondered if I was really worth sixty years of waiting.
"Bella's coming?" I asked as I stood in the Cullen's kitchen as they cooked.
I had arrived earlier with Jasper when he came to my house to invite me over to his place.
"Yes, and since you will both me here, we wanted to cook for you two." Esme said looking excited.
I smiled when seeing how happy she was about cooking a meal for someone. I'm just shocked she roped Rosalie into this. Carlisle and Emmett I can understand.
"Hmm, I'm not complaining." I said as I grabbed a breadstick from the basket to munch on.
Esme lightly smacked my hand away from the food, which had me pouting.
"Esme, I'm a starving half blood. I need food." I said.
Esme shook her head in amusement before she handed me the cheese she was grating.
"If you can't keep yourself from eating, help out." She said in a motherly tone.
"Are you sure?" I asked taking the cheese and grater from her. "I can't cook. The best I can do is gut then put the meat over a fire."
I've had to do that a lot during quests because I would have starved if I hadn't.
"All you're doing is grating cheese." Rosalie said. "I don't think you'll mess up."
"Trust me, I'll probably cut my finger off." I said. "Good thing a doctor lives here."
Carlisle chuckled from over where he was slicing up chicken while watching the chef on TV. Rosalie's lips even twitched up as I went to take Esme's spot. She went to start on another thing as I started working. Jasper, who had disappeared for a few minutes, walked into the kitchen, but he paused when seeing I was helping out.
"Did she put you to work, Darlin?" Jasper asked grinning.
"Don't grin." I said pointing at him. "No loitering in the kitchen. So do something, or move your ass on out of here."
Emmett laughed from beside me, and he clapped me on the shoulder. Jasper just continued grinning as he leaned against the counter.
"You weren't doing anything earlier." Emmett pointed out.
"Yes, I was. I was taste-testing." I said then picked up the breadstick I had been munching on.
I took a bite out of it to make my point, and Emmett laughed as he went back to his job.
"Mena." Esme said. "You're going to ruin your appetite for dinner."
"Trust me, Esme, I can eat." I said. "Half bloods have high metabolisms, and we need to eat a lot. I burn a lot of calories in a day."
Esme sighed though nodded her head, which meant I could finish eating my breadstick. I finished it off easily, but decided to wait for the rest to be finished for Esme's sake. She obviously wanted all this to be perfect. We continued work in a comfortable silence with only the TV making noise. Jasper came around to my side of the counter, and he wrapped his arms around me as I worked. It felt normal to be close like this to him, and it didn't hinder me in what I was doing.
"Is she even Italian?" Rosalie asked.
"Her name is Bella." Emmett said in a 'duh' tone.
I snorted with a shake of my head as I finished grating the rest of the cheese. I wonder what they're going to use on this.
"I'm sure she'll love it, no matter what." Carlisle said. "Mena seems to like it."
They all looked to me as I snuck another breadstick. I blinked at them with the breadstick just touching my lips.
"What?" I asked as I pulled it away. "I'm not picky. I had to eat bugs and grub worms once during one of my survival exercises. Everything else is magically delicious (Lucky Charms! XD) compared to that."
Rosalie snorted with her lips twitching up an inch. I think I'm starting to grow on her just a little bit. The vampires then stood more at alert, which I guess meant Bella was here.
"Get a whiff of that." Rosalie said with scoff.
"Here comest the human~" Emmett said in a singsong voice.
Esme smiled looking really excited as she went to greet Bella and Edward. I looked back at Jasper as he stiffened, so I placed my hand over the ones he had resting on my torso. He turned his head into my hair, which I had left down. He took a deep breath with his posture relaxing partially. I waved at Bella when she and Edward appeared in the doorway.
"Bella, we're making Italiano for you." Esme said happily.
Bella smiled awkwardly because the poor girl was just horrible with meeting new people.
"Bella, this is Esme." Edward said.
"Who's completely awesome." I cut in.
Esme smiled back at me as Edward rolled his eyes. I stuck my tongue out at him, but he ignored the childish act as he looked back to Bella.
"She's my mother for all intents and purposes." Edward continued.
Emmett waved at Bella with the large cutting knife, and I took his wrist to lower it. Seriously, he could poke an eye out with that. Bella greeted Esme in Italian, so maybe she really was of Italian descent. Esme returned the greeting as Carlisle turned with a grin on his face.
"You've given us an excuse to use the kitchen for the first time." Carlisle said.
"I hope you're hungry." Esme said.
"Yeah, absolutely/She already ate." Bella and Edward said at the same time.
Rosalie crushed the glass bowl in her hand, and I'd say she overracted just a little bit. And I totally could have ate that salad...oh well, I guess. No use crying over it. Rosalie stepped over the glass as Emmett went over to her.
"Perfect." She said frowning.
"Yeah, it's just because I know that you guys don't eat..." Bella tried to explain.
Understandable. Maybe I should have called her to let her know not to eat.
"Of course, it's very considerate of you." Carlisle said as he stepped beside Esme.
"Just ignore Rosalie." Edward said. "I do."
Don't make things worse Edward by making a comment like that. I already feel very uncomfortable around a vampire that has a hostile vibe rolling off of her.
"Yeah, let's just keep pretending this isn't dangerous for all of us." Rosalie said.
Bella swore she wouldn't tell anybody anything, and I honestly believed her. However, that wasn't the worst reasons that things were dangerous for her to know.
"She knows that." Carlisle assured Bella.
"Yeah, well, the problem is, you two have gone public now, so..." Emmett trailed off.
"Emmett. Esme chided.
I just frowned as I watched the conversation happen. Jasper moved his hand to my hip to squeese it in comfort.
"No, she should know." Rosalie said. "They both should."
She glanced over at me, and I narrowed my eyes at her. I was really starting to get more comfortable around Rosalie, but if she continues, I'm going to have a few words with her.
"I know the laws." I said calmly. "And they don't apply to me."
Bella frowned in confusion as Rosalie and I glared at each other. I'm really getting tired of her.
"We didn't know about you." Rosalie reminded me. "What makes you think they will? They might consider you just as another human."
"Then I'll have to prove them wrong, won't I?" I asked.
Rosalie hissed, which had me pulling away from Jasper. If she wanted a fight I'd give it to her.
"The entire family will be implicated if either of these...relationships end badly." Rosalie said.
"This conversation is about to end badly." I said.
Jasper stepped up to put his arms around me again while sending me a wave of calm to ease my anger.
"It was nice meeting you, Bella." Jasper said.
Bella nodded then watched with wide eyes as Jasper led me away from the kitchen. As he was walking me up to his room, Alice and Jonas were coming down the stairs.
"Temper, temper, Mena." Jonas said grinning.
"Bite me." I retorted.
He just let out a laugh as he and Alice continued on their ways down the steps. Jasper took me to his room, and I sighed as I sat down on his bed.
"Sorry." I said as I looked to the side with my arms crossed. "She...pushed my buttons."
"I know." Jasper said as he sat down beside me. "I was about ready to step in myself."
I plopped down onto his bed, and he laid down next to me at a slower place. I rolled over to my side while snuggling into his side. He put his arms around me with his head resting on top of mine.
"Jasper." I said softly.
"Yes, Darlin?" He asked.
"Was I worth the wait?" I asked.
Jasper stiffened then pulled away to look down at me. I kept my eyes on his chest as pulled on a loose string on his shirt.
"Darlin, look at me." He said in a firm tone.
I slowly tilted my head up to look up at his eyes. He stared at me intently as he brushed his thumb against my cheek.
"You are more than I ever expected." Jasper said. "More beautiful than those pictures Alice drew for me. More warm and full of life that I could have imagined. My thoughts of you didn't do you justice when I first met you in person. You are well worth the wait, and I'd wait another sixty years for you if I had to."
I was shocked and touched by his words, and I could tell he was being sincere by the look in his eyes.
"I love you, Mena." He said. "And I'll never regret waiting those sixty years for you."
He pressed his lips to mine, and I could feel his love for me as he projected it to me via his gifts. He pulled back resting his forehead against mine.
"I love you too." I said.
Jasper seemed surprised the words left my mouth, and I was a bit as well. I've been in love with anyone before, so some could argue I didn't know what it means. But I did know I meant them when they left my mouth. Jasper smiled a truly happy smile as he kissed me one again.
I stood beside Jasper as he practiced swinging the bat in his hands a few times. The only ones we were waiting for were Edward and Bella, and then the game would begin.
"You going to play with us, Mena?" Emmett asked as he walked by.
"Well, I don't want to hurt your feelings by kicking your ass at this game, so no." I said shaking my head.
Emmett snorted though a grin was still on his face. Alice giggled as Jonas shook his head in amusement. Jasper chuckled as he stopped swinging the bat to put his arm around my waist.
"Is that a challenge?" Emmett asked as he twirled his bat in his hand.
"No, Emmett, it's just a fact that I'd win." I said shrugging nonchalantly.
This brought more chuckles from everyone, and Jasper kissed the side of my temple. A silver jeep then pulled into the clearing with Bella and Edward getting out.
"You covered up enough, Bella?" I asked with a quirked brow.
"You should have on more." Bella said.
I looked down at my clothes wondering what was wrong with them. I decided to go simple by putting on a long white sleeved top, a gray jacket, skinny jeans, and brown boots.
"That's what I tell her." Jasper said with a small sigh.
I rolled my eyes because I think I'll be just fine. Really everyone just worries way too much.
"I don't get cold easily." I said.
Bella nodded her head while looking at me a bit oddly. I blinked at her wondering what her problem was.
"I told her about you." Edward said. "I thought since you both were part of the family that it would be okay for her to know."
I frowned at Edward because that hadn't been his secret to tell. Edward shrugged looking unapologetic. I'm sure I can change that look after I kick his ass from here to the South Pole. Edward snorted with a roll of his eyes. I felt my annoyance rise, but Jasper sent me a wave of calm to relax me.
"I won't tell anybody." Bella assured me.
"I know that, but being in the know of what I am is dangerous." I said. "Besides, I wanted to be treated normal by my school friends."
Bella nodded her head then was pulled away from Edward by Esme who dubbed Bella as umpire.
"She thinks we cheat." Emmett said.
"I know you cheat." Esme corrected as she placed Bella behind what was home plate. "Just call them as you see em, Bella."
Bella nodded her head as the teams started to split up. It was Carlisle, Rosalie, Jasper, and Jonas vs Esme, Emmett, Edward, and Alice.
"Let's play ball." I said waving the small pompom that Jonas had given me as a joke, but the wave had no enthusiasm whatsoever.
Jasper let out a laugh as he held me closer to him. The game started with Rosalie going up to bat first. Alice threw the first pitch, and Rosalie knocked the ball far into the woods. She took off running, and I looked seeing Edward running after the ball. In a split second, he threw it back to homeplate as Rosalie was sliding in. Esme touched the ball to her ankle, and we all looked to Bella.
"You're out." She said.
"Yes, out!" Emmett cheered.
Rosalie stood not looking all too pleased as she walked past Bella with a glare.
"Babe, come on." Emmett said. "It's just a game."
I shook my head with a grin as the game continued. Carlisle managed to get to first base since Emmett and Edward had collided into each other. They hit the ground, and Edward laughed while Emmett shoved him.
"Boys, knock it off." I called out. "Don't make me separate you."
Emmett got up holding up in his hands in defense, and Edward continued to laugh as he moved back into position. Jasper came up to bat, and he did a few tricks with his bat. He looked back at me to wink, and I rolled my eyes playfully. Alice threw the ball, and Jasper hit it far. Emmett managed to catch it, however, by jumping up into a tree. Emmett threw it back as he landed on the ground.
"My monkey man." Rosalie said smirking.
She then went up to bat, and as Alice threw the ball something seemed to change on her face. Rosalie hit the ball, but Alice called out for everyone to stop. Edward looked over at Alice with his face darkening. Jasper hurried over to my side as I looked up at him in confusion. He just held me close as Alice started speaking.
"They were leaving, but they heard us playing." Alice explained.
"Let's go." Edward said starting to pull Bella away.
"It's too late." Carlisle said.
Jasper kept me close to him as Edward told Bella to put her hair down.
"Like that'll help." Rosalie said. "I can smell her across the field."
We all started to gather around to await these vampires as Edward kept Bella in the back. Alice and Jonas made sure to keep in front of them. Emmett and Rosalie stepped in front of Jasper and I as Carlisle stood in front of the entire group with Esme at his side. The vampires came into the clearing, and I clutched Jasper's hand. I wasn't afraid, but being near hostile forces always made me uneasy. The vampires stopped in front of us, and I instantly got a bad vibe from them.
"I believe this is yours." The dark skinned one in the middle said.
He tossed it back to Carlisle with a flick of his wrist, and Carlisle caught it with ease.
"Thank-you." Carlisle said.
"I am Laurent." He said. "And this is Victoria and James."
Laurent didn't seem as intimidating as this two friends did, which confused me when he seemed to make himself appear as leader.
"I'm Carlisle, and this is my family." He said.
He didn't give out our names, so not to draw attention to any of us, but the nomads did rack their eyes across us.
"Hello." Laurent said pleasantly.
His eyes went to me a moment curiously, and I narrowed my eyes at him in return. Jasper tightened his hand around mine, and Emmett moved an inch more in front of me.
"I'm afraid your hunting activities have caused something of a mess for us." Carlisle said.
"Our apologies." Laurent said. "We didn't realize the territory had already been claimed."
Well, now you know, so you can leave now. I didn't like these three near Bella since she was the most vulnerable out of all of us here.
"Yes, well, we maintain a permanent residence nearby." Carlisle said.
This had the nomads looking at Carlisle in shock, but I didn't like their interest in us. This only meant they'd stay longer.
"Really?" Laurent asked looking to James, who had his eyes on Edward and Bella, which didn't set well with me. "Well, we won't be a problem anymore. We were just passing us through."
"The humans were tracking us, but we led them east." Victoria said. "You should be safe."
I glared at her mocking tone, and if it wouldn't make things worse, I would have mouthed off. Half blood with a temper, remember? Jasper looked down at me when sensing my annoyance, and he sent me a wave of calm as Carlisle said that was excellent.
"So, could you use three more players?" Laurent asked.
Yep, that was what I was worried about. I didn't want these guys hanging around, and based by everyone else's expression, I could see they felt the same.
"Come on." Laurent urged. "Just one game."
"Sure, why not? A few of us were leaving." Carlisle said. "You can take their place. We'll bat first."
He tossed it towards Laurent, but Victoria snatched it up from the air first.
"I'm the one with the wicked curve ball." She said.
I really don't like this woman, and I totally want to stick my spear into her chest.
"I think we can handle that." Jonas said.
Laurent laughed at the challenge as he and Victoria started moving back to get ready. The rest of us started moving, and Jasper was leading me after Edward and Bella. However, luck didn't appear on our side since the wind blew, which ruffled our hair. I cursed while quickly moving as James reacted to Bella's scent. I had my spear quickly in hand as the Cullens surrounded Bella and I.
"A human?" Laurent asked as he and Victoria backed up James.
"The girl is with us." Carlisle said while not mentioning me.
"And is the demigod as well?" James asked with a smirk.
"That's halfblood." I corrected coldly.
Jasper moved closer to me with a growled building up in his throat as he glared at James.
"I've had your kind before." James said with his smirk growing. "You can hide you scent to make it appear less appetizing, but in reality it tastes far better than any humans. I'd love to taste such blood again."
Jasper let out a harsh snarl, but I smirked at James not feeling any fear at all.
"Just try to bite me, and you'll find your head off your body before you know what's really happening." I said. "My celestial bronze spear tip can kill you without a problem."
James just chuckled as he leaned forward, but Laurent caught his arm to stop him.
"James, the game is over." Laurent said. "We'll leave now."
He started backing away with Victoria, and he had to call for James one more time to get him to move. I didn't relax even when they were long out of sight.
"Edward, get Bella out of here." I said. "Now."
Edward grabbed Bella to get her back to the jeep, and I felt her eyes on me the entire time.
"Mena!" Bella called out to me.
I didn't turn as my spear went back around my neck to hide itself as my necklace. I heard the jeep pull away quickly as the Cullens picked up the baseball stuff.
"He's not giving up." I said as Jasper pulled me to him. "He'll come after us again."
"He won't touch you." Jasper swore fiercely as he place his nose into my hair.
I really wasn't afraid he would get near me because I can take care of myself. However, Bella was another story.
"Don't you need to get back to your grandparents?" Emmett asked.
"No, I can't risk exposing them to James." I said. "Besides, I've run off before. Steven will know I'm alright."
However, I'm sure Ellis is going to throw a fit and a half. She'll probably blame the Cullens, which means I might have to send out an Iris Message as soon as possible.
"We'll get home to start thinking about what to do. Alice, Emmett, follow after Edward and Bella." Carlisle said. "Jasper, you'll carry Mena, and Rosalie and Jonas with them."
Jasper already had me off my feet before Carlisle finished speaking, and I frowned since I don't like being lifted.
"Meet you at home." Jasper said before running off with Rosalie and Jonas with us.
"So, we're running?" I asked Carlisle as he and the others moved around. "I've never run from a fight in my entire seventeen years."
"Darlin, please." Jasper said turning me to him.
I frowned though I nodded my head, so not to cause an argument right now. He kissed my forehead then went back to getting the car ready to leave. I sensed a stir in the air behind me, and I whirled around with a dagger, which I keep in my sleeve, out. I had Laurent pinned to the wall with the blade to his throat just as the others came aware of his presence. Jasper was at my side in a flash, and Jonas grabbed Laurent, so Jasper pulled me away from the dark-skinned vampire.
"You truly are a demigod." Laurent said.
"Half blood." I corrected as I pointed the dagger towards him. "Now, what in Hades's name are you doing here? You've got two seconds to start talking, or your head is on the floor."
Was I being rather violent? Yes, but I could have quite the temper, and if someone I care about is threatened I get rather angered.
"I came to warn you about James." Laurent said.
I narrowed my eyes at him since I didn't know how truthful he was. Before he could elaborate, I heard the jeep pull up to the house meaning that Edward and Bella were here. Carlsile nodded to Jonas, so he released Laurent. Carlisle then gestured for Laurent to come with him. Once they were out of sight, I put my dagger back into my sleeve. I was still rigid, and probably would be until all this was taken care of.
"Ya know, I've had to fight vampires before...not really easy to kill." I said as I clenched my fists.
"But not impossible." Emmett pointed out as he walked in.
I still frowned because I was worried that one of them would get hurt fighting James and Victoria. I wanted to fight too, but no way in Hades would Jasper allow me to do that.
"Darlin, everything is going to be okay." Jasper said soothingly as he rubbed my arms. "I'll keep you safe."
"I'm not worried about myself." I said while frowning as we moved into the garage. "I can protect myself if worst comes to worst, but Bella can't."
"I honestly don't give a damn about what happens to Bella." Jasper said truthfully with an edge to his tone. "I worried about you, Mena!"
I sighed while knowing that if it had been anyone else, I would have snapped at them for raising their voice at me, but I knew Jasper was worried. I stopped to turn to face Jasper, and I cupped his face in my hands. His posture relaxed slightly, and he leaned into my touch.
"Like you said, everything is going to be okay." I said looking into his eyes. "So no need to worry, yeah?"
Jasper let out a breath as he placed his forehead against my forehead. I pecked his lips before pulling away to help the others anyway I can.
"Yeah, all we have to do is tear them apart and burn the pieces." Jonas said as he put a bag into the mercedes.
Carlisle came back into the garage with Bella and Edward following after him. I guess Laurent left.
"I don't relish the thought of killing another creature, even a sadistic one like James." Carlisle said looking troubled.
"What if he kills one of us first?" Rosalie asked.
"Then I'll hunt him and his bitch down, cut of their heads to mount them on my wall, and use the rest of them for firewood." I said with my eyes hard in determination.
Bella looked at me in surprise, and I knew she was still trying to understand the whole half blood thing.
"I'm gonna run Bella south." Edward said. "Can you lead the tracker away from here?"
"No, Edward." Carlisle said. "James knows you would never leave Bella...and the same goes for Jasper and Mena. He'll follow the both of you."
Jasper snarled narrowing his eyes as he brought me closer to him protectively.
"Jasper, he's right." I said softly.
Even if I spoke softly, Jasper heard me perfectly, and his golden eyes snapped down to meet my brown ones.
"I'll got with Bella and Mena." Alice said. "Jonas and I'll drive them South. I'll keep them safe."
"Can you keep your thoughts to yourself?" Edward asked.
Alice nodded her head before leading Bella away from Edward to the car. I gave Jasper a long soft kiss, and he deepened it as he brought me closer.
"I'll see you soon." I said when we pulled back. "You just stay safe, Major. That's an order."
"Yes, ma'am." Jasper said with his lips twitching up slightly.
He then took me over to the car to help me inside, but before I stepped in, he grabbed me again.
"I love you." He said looking me dead in the eye.
"Good, because I love you too." I said with a grin.
He smiled back, but it didn't completely reach his eyes. I got into the car, and he shut the door softly behind me. I leaned back into the seat while ignoring everything else. I just worked on keeping myself calm while praying to any god or gods that might be listening that everyone will be alright. Soon after Bella and Edward said goodbye, Jonas was driving quickly out of the garage.
