Jasper's POV

Not long after Alice left me the pain subsided. I hoped that it meant that Bella was only unconscious instead of the alternative. I was completely surprised at the depth of the pain that had hit me. I had never felt that emotion in my entire existence. It was worse than any physical pain and seemed to radiate through my entire being, leaving me temporarily incapacitated.

If this was what Bella was feeling I didn't know how she could have lasted as long as she did. Taking my life probably would have been the first thing on my mind, which makes her decision understandable. If an indestructible being such as me can't handle the pain, how could a human bear it? This just reinforced my thoughts on how strong Bella was.

As I made my way to the hospital, I steeled myself for the onslaught of feelings that would hit me. After Bella, any emotion, no matter how sad or depressing, would be like a walk in the park. Now all I had to worry about was the blood.

Alice's POV

Finally Jasper showed up. I knew that Bella would be okay now, but I needed this emotional support for what came after. Bella was going to be so mad at me for saving her. I couldn't figure out how to get her to keep herself safe. I knew that this wouldn't prevent her from attempting to take her life again. How was I going to save her?

A few hours later, Bella woke up. Carlisle informed us that it would probably be best if she didn't see us yet. He thought that when Bella saw him she would have a pretty hard time coping. My vision confirmed just that. And my visions also told me that Jasper should get some distance between Bella and himself.

We walked to the stand of trees that surrounded the hospital to wait. I saw Bella waking up and with it Jasper writhing in pain. Before I could warn him, the vision came to fruition.

Jasper curled himself into a ball, as if trying to hold himself together. Then all of sudden jolt of seemingly more intense pain rolled through him and he struggled to hold in a scream. I sat next to him wishing I could help him, while trying to remain calm to lessen his pain. As it was I could feel waves of pain flowing from him. It was enough to tighten my chest and that was only a fraction of what he must have been feeling. But I tried my best not to examine that for fear I would put my love through more torture with my feelings.

Sobs that had been vibrating through him began to calm and he slowly became more alert. Finally he was collected enough to get to his feet. He still looked shaken and his golden eyes had turned to an inky black. It was that indicator that showed me just how much pain Bella had emitted. It was also that which told me that we needed to hunt.

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