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Chapter 9: Love Us

Two Weeks Later

"Again!" Jasper barked.

"Tch." I clicked my tongue. We had been at this for the last six hours and I still end up slammed face first into the ground with Jaspers foot in my back. His left hand holding one of my arms out as the other had a firm grip on the back of my neck. We were in the meadow in Forks, and I was getting my ass handed to me over and over again with no sign of improvement and I was getting annoyed.

"Jasper maybe we should take a break?" Emmett suggested. If he didn't have a mate I would have run over and kissed the big teddy bear on his check.

"No. She needs to get this. Her power can only take her so far. If she's ever somewhere and can't use her powers because it draws too much attention she'll be useless." Jasper said.

This same process has been happening day after day. They get home from school, finish their homework, and spend hours trying to beat me into the ground. After a certain amount of time everyone else starts to see how over the top he's being and attempts to talk Jasper down.

"We understand that Jasper, but you're going too far. She needs a break." Rose said.

"Yeah Jazz, we're not at war-" Em started to say.

"But we will be! If she can't knock us off our feet at least we'll never win!" Jasper cut him off.

"And if you keep running her into the ground she'll just give up! You can't expect someone to learn if all you do is show them how weak they are!" Rose yelled back, annoyed that Jasper started to take out his frustrations on her mate now.

I don't know if I should be grateful or a little insulted. I thought. Either way I should probably remain quiet and let them talk him down.

Jasper paused, thinking on the comment Rose made and sighed, releasing me. It was after I rolled onto my back and glared up at him that Jasper spoke again. "Fine. We'll stop here today. I want you to go over everything we did today Kenna. We'll resume training again tomorrow, same time." He said before running off towards their house.

"Sorry about him pyro." Em said, holding his hand out to me and I rolled my eyes at his new nickname.

"Not your fault, Em." I said as I grabbed his hand letting him pull me to my feet. "I just wish I knew why they hate me so much."

"They don't hate you." Rose said walking up to her husband's side as I released his hand. "They're scared, and it's making them be, in lack of better words, assholes." Her response causing both Em and I to chuckle. After a few seconds though I let out a deep sigh, my smile falling from my face.

"Could have fooled me. Everytime I enter a room both Alice and Edward do their best to leave it, and Jasper...he's made it his mission to remind me day after day that I'm not good enough. Then there's Bella. She hasn't made things harder but she hasn't tried to stop anything either, hiding away in their cabin. I...I don't know how much more I can take. They weren't like this before Esme and Carlisle left." I said looking back and forth between them, hoping for answers.

"We'll talk to them. They can't keep treating you this way, it's counterproductive and they know it." Rose says as she places a hand on my shoulder. The three of us have become close friends after the first few days of meeting each other. At first she hated me and saw me as a threat. After seeing how strong my self control was she eased up a little. Then they received a letter from the Volturi, apparently their parents have been "invited" to the castle in Volterra regularly to see if they were planning to go against them anytime soon. It was when the doctor and his wife left that things changed. When Alice, Jasper, and Edward started being assholes. It was then when Rose changed completely. She had told me three days ago, when I asked her about this change in attitude, that it was because three people being dicks were enough, that there was no need for four. I'd laughed pretty hard at that.

"That didn't change anything before." I said with a small smile. The last time they tried to talk some sense into them it ended with Emmett having to hold Rose back while Bella struggled to talk Edward down.

"But that was when Carlisle and Esme were away. They come back today though, and we plan on letting them know exactly what's been happening since they left last week." Rose said with a smirk on her face. Emmett then smirked, crossing his arms as he looked down at me.

"Oh yeah. You have no idea how scary Mom can be when we're rude to a guest." Emmett chuckled. "If I could sleep I would still be having nightmares from that time I broke the dining room table playing a game with Jazz when Jacob and Nessie were visiting." Emmett said with a chuckle at first that then turned into a grimace joined by a shiver.

"Come on, my monkey man. We have to pick them up from the airport. We'll let them know what's been going on since they left to visit Aro." Rose said as she started walking backwards towards the house before turning around and talking over her shoulder. "Want to come with us Kenna?"

"No thanks, I'll stay here." I said and they smiled sadly at me in understanding before taking off towards the garage. Like hell I'm staying in that house with just those three there. I thought.

Three Hours Later

Third Person POV

"Alice, Jasper, Edward, downstairs now!" Esme's voice yelled out as she walked through the front door, her husband behind her with anger clearly seen on his face. Rose and Emmett trailing a little behind them with smug looks on their faces.

The three vampire "teenagers" rushed downstairs to the living area, fidgeting in the presence of their parents anger.

"We leave for one week and you treat our guest, someone whose help we need, like a stray dog?!" Esme yells. "What could you possibly be thinking?!"

"Mom, please it was necessary, we-" Alice began.

"Enough! Don't try that we us Alice. What makes you think your actions were at all acceptable?" Carlisle demanded and the room went silent. They have rarely seen their father this angry and the clear disappointment in his eyes made his three children before him look away in shame before Alice once again spoke up.

"Please don't be mad at them. They only acted this way because of me." Alice started saying.

"No Alice, I-" Jasper started.

"Please Jasper. You know the only reason you have been acting this way is because I asked you to." Alice said to her husband, silencing any further protest and turned back to her parents. "I asked Jasper to act this way because it was necessary at the time."

"How were his actions at all necessary?" Carlisle questioned.

"I needed us all to get along, and there was no way Rosalie would have accepted her if we tried any other way." Alice said, shocking their siblings observing the conversation.

"Are you saying this is my fault?! Even if you hadn't done all this we still would have ended up as friends eventually." Rose yelled, taking a few steps forward in anger before Emmett pulled her back in a restraining yet loving hold. Kissing the side of her head and whispering words of comfort in her ear.

"Eventually would not have been soon enough!" Alice yelled back before taking a settling breath and looking back at her parents. "We're running out of time, having Jazz act this way..." Alice said sadly and Jasper walked to her side grasping her hand in silent support. "was they fastest way to make sure they got closer. She needs to bond with us for this to work."

"Alice..." Esme said gently, "I know you can't tell us exactly what you've seen, but please explain to me how making her think she was weak by fighting Jasper was supposed to improve their relationship?"

"It would be easier to mend our relationship with her than talk Rose into accepting her." Alice responded.

"And Edwards behavior?" Carlisle asked.

"I've seen Alice's visions." Edward started saying, stepping forward. "And I know while Alice's methods might seem out of line, it has to happen this way. I avoided Kenna and sometimes goaded Rose because I knew it would push them closer together. I avoided her other times because...while I do see why this behavior is necessary, I can't stand the look on her face, and her memories when she thinks of her brother as a result of our actions. It hurts, but it's necessary." Edward finished.

"Alice?" Esme questioned. "How would you explain your behavior?" Their mother demanded to know.

"I...I like her." Alice says, her hold on her husband's hand tightening. "We could be great friends. Knowing her past and future makes me want her to be as happy as possible. But I also know this is the only way for things to work out the best way possible. If I could make myself hate her it would be easier, but I can't and the countless outcomes I see everyday when I look ahead make my head ache." Alice said her face pointed down towards the floor, tears gathering in her eyes. "The closer I am to her the worse it gets. I want her to be happy, but she can't be."

"Alice..." Carlisle says and looks at his wife. Never have they seen their daughter so torn up about the future before. As he silently communicated with his wife they nodded in agreement. They would trust her, but things could not continue this way.

"Sweetheart, I know you can't tell us about this future you have seen. I understand you did what was needed to get Rose and Kenna to grow close, but this stops now. You will not keep making this young girl miserable. She has enough on her shoulders already. Have we made ourselves clear?" Esme asked, looking sternly at Alice.

"Yes." Alice said and both Edward and Jasper nodded in agreement.

"Good, now go out there and apologize to her." Esme said. "No excuses!" She said after Alice opened her mouth.

"Okay, we'll go." Alice said, pulling her husband forward, pausing as the three reached the door. "I'm sorry." She whispered knowing they had heard.

"We aren't the ones you should be apologizing to...sister." Rosalie said and Alice let out a breath in relief. She hadn't referred to her as her sister since she yelled at her the first time about Jaspers behavior and Edward stepped in. "Don't let this happen again. Don't test me." Rose warned and the three stepped out into the night to look for the young lost vampire.

OC POV

Looking up at the night sky I sighed deeply. How much longer can I stand this. They won't even tell me who I'm fighting. How can I prepare if I don't know what I'm supposed to fight. I thought. I feel like I'm back home pretending to be happy while my brother shuns me behind our uncles back. Maybe I should just leave, figure this all out on my own. As I thought of what to say to Rose and Emmett as a farewell I heard them.

Three vampires. There too fast to be anything else. Their stride and the sound of each step is what gave them away. What do you want now?! I shouted out to the mind reader as they slowed to a stop at the edge of the clearing. Looking at them now I have a sense of deja vu. Remembering the first time we met. Me in stolen clothes and them dressed in designer clothes with their hands up in a show of peace. The only thing different being my own clothes they gifted me and the where exactly we stood.

"Please don't leave." Edward pleaded.

"And why shouldn't I? You have treated me like nothing but a pariah since your parents left. Why should I stay if this is how you really feel about me?"

"You're wrong." Alice said and I growled in response. "We don't think of you that way. It's just that..." Alice drifted off, unsure of how to explain her actions.

"Alice saw something." Jasper spoke up. "She learned that your relationship with Rosalie had to improve, quickly. The only way she could see that happening would be if she was forced to come to your defense." I looked at them in disbelief.

"So you made yourselves the bad guys to do that? What the hell is wrong with you?!" I yelled out. These people are either extremely desperate or really stupid. I thought, my eyes snapping to Edward when I saw him grimace in response.

"You're right. We are desperate. Our life we fought so hard for is about to crumble to dust. Some of us will lose our mates, others may lose their lives, and the rest may be forced into hiding." Edward said, his voice rising the more he spoke. "I'm sorry we had to treat you this way, we want nothing more than you to find happiness, just like us. We just don't have the time to do that. This can only work one way! And...unfortunately...that way happens to be the hardest for us all." Edward said.

"Do you remember what I told you the day after we first met?" Alice asked, letting her hands fall to her sides, pulling my attention back to her.

"...You said" I hesitated, remembering her exact words. "...that this would be...the hardest thing I would ever have to do." I said, face scrunched up in frustration. "That I would question you, and most likely hate you in the end, but I would also understand why you did what you did and accept it." Alice nodded at my words.

"That's right. You and Rose need to be close. You and our family need to be close." Alice said taking a few steps closer. "I know how our current actions don't seem to match my words but please understand. Our actions this last week do not reflect our feelings for you. It may be confusing for you but I know you feel it too. You care about us. All of us. The fact that you're planning on leaving right now proves it." Alice says and looks to her mate and I somewhat understand what she means. He's been informing her of my emotions. I thought angrily.

"I know you don't like it when I use my gifts on you Kenna." Jasper said his one hand resting at his side as his other comes to a rest at his chest, right over his heart. "And I am so very sorry for my behavior, but believe me we do not hate you. Forgive me if I'm being too forward, but I also know you don't hate us either." Silence passed between the four of us and for the next minute no one dared breath as they waited for Kenna's response.

"If...if you want me to stay, this has to stop." I said, pushing away my anger that threatened to consume me. Nothing good ever comes from me being ruled by my temper. "No more plotting." I say to Alice. "If you want this to work out, you have to talk to me. And I don't mean you have to tell me everything. I know you can't, but please don't manipulate me. All it proves is that you don't trust me and I can't fight with someone who's constantly looking over their shoulder at me. At the rate things are going if you don't stop this I'll eventually hate you." I finished, looking at Alice, waiting for the words that would determine what I would do next.

Alice then closes her eyes and tilts her head down so I can't see her whole face, but I know her well enough now to recognize a vision. Minutes tick by and I'm still waiting for her response. My eyes are briefly drawn to Edward as I see his hands clench at his side, eyes looking down. An emotion flickers too quickly across his face for me to read before it settles into determination and they both look at me at the same time.

"Okay. I'll tell you what I can and I promise I won't try to control you again." Alice says looking up at me and the strength of her determination I see on her face shocks me into silence. After thirty seconds I put my hands on my hips, take a deep breath in and sigh.

"Fine. You're all forgiven, but don't think I will forget this. You have a lot to make up for." I say with a sad smile on my face. "Don't make me regret this." I say to the three before me and they don't need Jasper's ability to hear the desperation in that statement.

"Thank you." They all say together, the relief clear on their faces.

"Now, if you'll excuse me, I promised Emmett a few rounds on his new game station." I say with a smile and head of in the direction of the house. What feels like a huge weight lifted off my shoulders. I hope I don't break the controller.

Third Person POV

"Alice?!" Jasper exclaims, rushing to his wife's side as his mate falls to her knees, the despair he feels coming off her nearly crippling.

"Are you sure about this Alice?" Edward asks as he looks in the direction Kenna disappeared in, his voice almost hollow sounding.

"There's no other way." Alice says, venom tears shining in her eyes.

"Alice you can't keep going on like this. It'll destroy you." Jasper says looking into his mates eyes, his hands cupping her face.

"There's no other way." She repeated. "I have looked and looked, over and over again. Nothing I can think of changes anything. It has to happen this way."

"She'll never trust us again." Edward stated and she flinched in response causing Jasper to glare up at his brother.

"All that matters is that she trust us now." Alice responds after a minute of silence.

"And what makes you so sure she won't try to kills us for this?" Edward ask, looking down at her, face blank and Jasper also looks to her. Both wondered the same thing for a while now.

As Alice clings to her husbands side she answers their question before sobbing into his shoulder. "Because she'll love us too much."


I hope you guys like it. I know I just posted the last chapter but as soon as I realized where I was going with this one I couldn't stop myself from finishing it.

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