AN: YAY! Another update! Now with this one, I have been working on it bit by bit when the words pop into my head, so I hope you like it and it makes sense..lol

Oh, Bella knows about the shifters in my world. She found out at a bonfire and Jacob slipped up and told her. He and the rest of the Pack have been shifters since before she came to Forks.

So what do y'all think of Alice's little tantrum? Sounds kinda funky right? Well maybe someone can clue the rest of the family in on why she was acting that way here in a bit.

On with the story!

Chapter 9: True Love for Eternity

Jasper asked, "What are you thinkin' sugar?" "I have an idea. I want to be a vampire, but I can't just disappear and neither can you. I was thinking that we could contact them, inform them of the entire situation and make a deal that I will be turned after graduation. That should be a short enough wait time for them, right Jasper?"

Jasper nodded and said, "It might just be darlin'. I was going to go with that timeline anyway. But sugar, usually when making a deal with the Volturi, they'll want something big in return. I won't have you serving them." I was about to say something when he phone went off again. He flipped it open and after a few seconds he said, "Well we don't have to worry about that for the time being. Peter, my old friend from the War, is coming here with his mate. He says that he's got something that will make the Volturi give us whatever we want."

Emmett asked, "Why can't we just go ahead and turn Bella and leave? We could fake her death." I shook my head and said, "We can't do that Emmett. If I disappear or 'die' under mysterious circumstances and all of you leave soon after, people will start asking questions and Charlie will come after you all wanting answers to those questions. If we can get the Volturi to back off long enough for me to graduate, then I can go through the motions for Charlie. I can be turned during the summer and we can use the whole 'first year is a bitch' excuse for why I can't visit or why he can't come visit me. After that, it's up to fate."

They were alls silent and then Carlisle said, "That sounds like the perfect plan. We just have one more problem to overcome." He looked at Emmett and Jasper and all they said was, "The treaty."

I looked up at Jasper and asked, "What are you talking about, what treaty?" He looked at Carlisle who said, "She has the right to know as your mate and she's a member of this family." Jasper nodded and said, "Bella, when we first settled in Forks, we made a treaty with the local tribe in order for us to coexist in peace. As long as we do not bite or kill another human, they will not act against us."

I was confused, "Why would the Quileutes make a treaty with vampires? And how could they attack you?" Jasper turned me to face him and said, "Certain families in the tribe are shape shifters. They become wolves and can tear our kind to pieces quite easily." My eyes went wide with shock. So Jacob and Billy were part of a tribe that could shift into giant wolves? Suddenly, certain things said in the past made more sense.

I turned to Carlisle and asked, "So what will they do if you turn me?" He hesitated before saying, " They will consider it a violation of the treaty and would destroy all of us." I leaned back into Jasper's arms and filtered through all I had just been told. My family and I had two options and neither ended well. Either I was turned to keep the Volturi away from my family and we risked pissing off the wolves, or I wasn't turned, which kept the wolves happy and the treaty intact. However, this would bring the Volturi upon not only us, but the entire town as well. Everyone would be in danger.

A light bulb went on as that thought crossed my mind. Leaning forward and turning to Carlisle, I asked, "Carlisle, do you think the tribe would make an exception to the treaty if they were convinced that if I am not turned the whole town would be in danger. From what you've told me about the Volturi, they won't care if Forks doesn't know about vampires. The whole town could be killed if the Volturi come here. Would knowing that at least get them to consider it?"

Carlisle seemed to contemplate for a few minutes before nodding in agreement and saying, "They just might Bella. It would help of the request came from you while all the details came from us. I will contact the Alpha and ask for a meeting." We all nodded and Jasper said, "I will call Caius in the morning. He may be a stickler for the rules, but he'll listen to our proposition. He may even be able to help us convince the wolves that Bella's change is necessary." The rest of the family nodded at Jasper's suggestion and then we separated.

Jasper said, "I'm goin' hunting Bella. I'll be back in a few." Confused since his eyes didn't show any signs of needing to hunt I said, "You're fine Jasper, I trust you." He chuckled and after kissing me he said, "I'm very happy that you do sugar, but I do need to talk to Carlisle and Emmett about something. Not to mention that I still want to keep myself topped off so to speak. Make sense?" I nodded and said, "You know, you could have just said you wanted to hang with the guys. I would have understood that better." Jasper laughed and said, "I'll keep that in mind angel." Kissing me hard, he left through the back door, leaving me with Esme and Rose.

Esme asked, "Bella, would you mind joining Rose and myself in the large guest house. I had some things delivered for the charity ball next week and I want to see what you like so I can send it back to get altered in time. Wow, she actually wanted me to make a choice. Awesome. I nodded and said, "Sure, just let me grab my camera really quick." Rose asked, " Why do you need your camera?" Turning to face her I said, "Usually when Alice dragged me shopping for formal stuff, like prom last year, I barely got any time to look at what I was wearing, nor take any pictures of the process. It's girl time and supposed to be fun. I figured as we each try on stuff I can take some pictures for us to look at later and laugh at. You know?"

Rose nodded and said, "Go grab it. This sounds fun." I quickly grabbed the camera from my room and then followed Rose and Esme to the guest house. It was really nice and totally Esme. I had a feeling that she did her house designing and decorating in the house since it had that much space. We walked in and I started laughing. Ever the Cullen, Esme had not had just a 'few' dresses and suits delivered. No, she had practically whole store stock in the house. Rose seemed to get what I was laughing at and started laughing too. After a few minutes of laughing together we got started. I helped Esme and Rose make their choices, which wasn't easy at all. Each time they tried something on, I took pictures for us to look at and laugh later.

Esme's first choice was this horrid pink dress that while the style fitted her really well, the color did not. I made a note of that just in case we found it again in a different color. Thank god for the large notebook she handed me to write in. After a few more choices that fit her in one way but not another, we finally found one that we all loved on her. It was a gray strapless mermaid style dress with fuchsia on the inside skirt. She quickly found heels and jewelry to match. Rose was up next and believe me, she wasn't easy either. Gold was out of the question because of the paleness of her hair.

She was slightly tired of her usual red but those were the only gowns that we found that fit her. I had suggested the color green for a change and she took to the idea like mad. It took a couple of tries and some funny photos later for us to find the perfect dress for her. It was a floor length strapless dark green dress that fit her perfectly. The dark green suited her so well and I knew Emmett was going to be shocked at the color change. Now it was my turn.

I already had decided on red and now I just needed to find the right gown for me. Esme asked, "Why not blue dear?" I snorted and said, "Blue is Edward's color. I show up in that and Jasper might begin to doubt if I'm over him. He won't say it, but I know that he would. Besides, I think red suits us both better." Rose looked at me for the longest time when I said that and I think she knew why. I would never judge Jasper if he kept to the animal diet or not. I would be by his side no matter what he decided to do.

To be honest, I didn't really understand the animal diet anyway. When I first saw the Cullens, it was their eyes that made me think that they weren't normal. I turned to Esme and asked, "Esme, how often do you have to feed?" She was shocked by my question at first but then she said, "About every two weeks, why do you ask?" "Did you ever drink human blood?" She looked down as if ashamed and said, "I did for a few months after Carlisle turned me." "How often did you have to feed when you did that?" She looked up as if realizing where I was going with my questioning and said, "Not as often, probably about once a month. Bella, why...?"

Wearing a dress that I actually felt like burning, I kneeled down in front of her and Rose and said, "Look, I don't care either way. I was just wondering because it seems as if veggie vampires suffer more on the animal diet than the human one. I just don't want Jasper to suffer if I can help it. He talks so much about his friends Peter and Charlotte and their diet and I can't help but wonder..." Rose pulled me to her gently and said, "You really need to talk to him about that Bella. Maybe you two can figure out what is best for both of you. I like this diet, but I can understand what you are trying to say. Now, let''s find you a dress."

A few horrible red dresses later, I found one that I liked and was actually looking forward to wearing. It was a dark red halter with crisscrossed straps on the back and a slit in the front. It was a little long in the back, but not too bad. The fact that it fit and wouldn't need to be altered was awesome. Rose picked out some earring and a ring for me but she couldn't find a necklace that wouldn't clash with the dress. I told her that we still had time to pick something out. Now, to pick shoes.

Esme had picked out some silver gray pumps for her dress and Rose had picked out some silver ones with thick straps around the ankle. I hated heels and had no desire to trip with every step I made. Rose seemed to know that and dug out a pair of red ballet shoes with ribbons. They were comfortable and the straps weren't irritating. I approved them and we set everything aside. I noticed that nothing was set aside for Alice to look through and I had a feeling that yet another Cullen was not welcome back. Oh well, it didn't bug me since she had been such a bitch this morning.

Esme put our stuff into large boxes and put them up so the guys wouldn't get curious. Now it was time to get the guy's stuff taken care of. We all agreed that they would wear tuxedos with matching ties and vests. I was able to find a red vest and tie that was pretty close to the color of my dress for Jasper, while Rose found one in green that would luckily fit Emmett's large frame. A gray set with silver stitching was found for Carlisle that we all thought was pretty cool. We had just put the tuxedos together when there was a knock at the door.

I opened it to find my cowboy standing there with bright golden eyes. I couldn't help but wonder what his eyes would look like as red. Shaking the thoughts out of my head I asked, "Have fun with the boys cowboy?" Jasper chuckled and said, "Indeed I did darlin'. Did you have fun with the girls?" I nodded and said, "Actually I did. Picked out a really good dress for the charity thing next week. Got everything for that except a necklace, but I have a few more days to find something." He looked curious and asked, "What color sugar?" I didn't want to give it away, but if he was going to help, I might as well. I stood on my tiptoes and whispered in his ear, "Your favorite color." The smirk that covered his face was hilarious to see.

I started giggling which lead to heavy laughing as Jasper picked me up and twirled me around. Setting me down on my feet he said, "Your dad called while I was hunting, he said he wanted to see us before he headed down to the reservation." "Any idea why?" Jasper shook his head and said, "No idea Isabella, guess we'll find out when we get there." I nodded and followed him to the car. I wanted to take the bike, but I didn't think that Charlie would welcome the sight. At least not yet.

As Jasper drove to Charlie's, I asked, "Jasper, what was up with Alice this morning? I don't understand why she was acting that way." Jasper sighed and said, "To be honest, I don't understand it either Bella. She was the one that ended things after having the vision of her true mate and telling me that I would figure out mine soon enough." The way he said that she ended things kinda hurt. Like he regretted that it was over between them. I tried to squash the feelings quickly so he wouldn't feel them, but I wasn't successful.

I saw Jasper's eyes go wide and he quickly pulled the car over. Quickly getting out, he came over to my side of the car and pulled me out. He asked, "Why did I just feel hurt and unworthiness come from you Bella? I thought you knew how I felt about you." I sighed and sat on the hood of the car. Looking up at him I said, "It was the way you were talking about how she ended your relationship. You sounded like you regretted it happening." Realization shined in his eyes and he pulled me close to him. He said, "I don't regret anything Bella. I just wish she had gone about it a different way. Alice and I had always known that we were not mates, but the way she went about ending things was not the best in my opinion."

He switched places with me, placing me in his lap and continued, "I came home from hunting to find her stuff gone and 'divorce' papers on the bed. I knew that it meant that she had found her true mate, but she didn't tell me. She just moved out and left. When she did finally tell me, it was nearly a month after she had the vision and nearly a month and a half after she moved out of our room. Does any of this make sense?" I nodded and said, "Even though you two weren't in this for eternity, she didn't end things well enough for you two to remain friends. It was abrupt and without notice. That hurt the friendship you two had. Sorry I freaked out."

Jasper shook his head and said, "Don't apologize. I can see where it would seem that I am sad or not okay with ending things with Alice." He pulled me closer to his chest and said, "But I am ready to begin my forever with you." He lowered his head to mine and claimed my mouth, hard and passionately. We started kissing each other hard and his hands went from my arms to my hips and as we kissed, I started rocking against him. I couldn't help it and I think he couldn't either because I could feel him growing hard against me. After a few moments he stilled my hips and pulled away, but not in a mean way.

He chuckled and said, "Such a temptation darlin'. I don't think I can wait much longer, but not here. Okay?" I nodded, my head slightly dizzy from lack of air, and said, "How about this? We deal with the Volturi first and see what they can do to help us with the whole Edward being an ass situation." I pulled him close to me by his shirt collar and said, "But after that, you're mine cowboy." He chuckled deep and dark before kissing me again. He helped me back in the car and we continued to Charlie's.

We pulled up to the house and a question that I'd had in my head for awhile popped back up. I asked, " Is it safe while I'm human?" Jasper said, "To be honest, I don't know. We'll talk to Carlisle before anything okay Isabella?" I shivered as my name passed his lips and his eyes darkened as he sniffed the air. I blushed as he asked, "Really Isabella?" I nodded and he pulled me close and said, "Interesting. What other kinks do you have hidden?" I pushed him away teasingly and got out of the car.

As Jasper and I walked up, my worst nightmare came true. Charlie was there talking with Sam and Jacob and suddenly Jake shifted right in front of him.

I ran up and said, "Jake, what the hell? You've killed us both!"