* I do not own twilight *

LILY'S POV

I should go back." He said, running towards the house. Good luck. I said silently in my head.

I ran a little closer to the line hoping to catch Seth's scent and track him down. Though, it wasn't Seth's scent I caught. It was another vampire's.

"Where are you going?" Crap.

"None of your business." I said, stating the fact. Why did he care so much?
"As your brother, it automatically makes it my business. Didn't we already go through this?"

"Jazz, just drop it okay? Go hang out with Edward for a while and leave me alone." I wanted so badly to get rid of him right now. I didn't want to fight so close to the line, and I had a feeling if I made a run for it, I would get tackled to the ground and possibly even gagged.

"Why Edward? I thought you hated him." He said. One thing about Jasper, he was very bad at hiding what he was trying to say. Maybe it was because of the fact he had to be direct with the newborns? I don't know, all I know is that Jasper was captain obvious himself.

"Look, don't go getting jealous just because now I like another guy in this house, okay? I like him now because unlike somebody else I know, he understands my point of view. He knows where I'm coming from, hell; he's been there. We had a little heart to heart while you were at home probably moping."

"First of all, I don't mope. I was the one who told him to come talk to you. He wanted to wait until you cooled down a little, but I said it would be better now. Secondly, I know his story. He hasn't been anywhere near this situation. Seth is a werewolf. He is dangerous Lily. You can't be near him and not be at risk. It isn't possible."

"Okay, here's where I draw the line. Are you going to be able to give me five minutes of silence so I can share my point of view or are you just going to keep interrupting me? If you can't keep your mouth shut, I might as well just go home because this conversation is going to go nowhere."

"As long as you don't go saying things that-"

"Jasper you don't get it, do you? I am not trying to change your mind about werewolves! I could care less if you hate them or if you love them. At this point, it's a matter of trust. I need you to trust that I can take care of myself. I know that I'll always be a little sister to you, but you need to realize that mentally at least, I am about 150 years old. I'm pretty sure I know when something is too dangerous for me to handle."

"You're right." Wait; did I just hear him right? Is he actually agreeing with something I said?

"Excuse me?" I said, second-guessing myself. This was going to be interesting…

"I said, you are right. Even though I don't think I'll ever be able to get over the over-protectiveness that comes with being a big brother, I have to learn to trust your judgment. At this point, you probably know yourself better than I do. The last time I saw you; you were young and naïve. You were ready to jump into any fight that crossed you just to have some fun. Now though, a century later, you've changed. I can hear it in your voice, and I can feel it in your heart. You are a responsible woman that I need to learn to trust."

"Wow, Jazz, that's…" I was speechless. Jasper has never said anything so kind and heart wrenching to me at all in the past few days. It has been fight over fight. I didn't think he would ever be able to see at my level. I may not be able to convince him that Seth isn't dangerous, but I think he'll loosen up now.

"You better not be messing with my head, empath." I warned as I came to realization. He could be making me feel this way so I'd drop it all and go home. The sad thing was, I fell for it.

"I'm not. I mean what I say. You're my little Lily and I'm here to look out for you, but I think it's time I took off the leash and let you run free."

"Okay, I have a few conditions then, leash man." I decided to humor him. This was getting way to mushy for my liking.

"Yes?" he said, interested.

"One," I started, "Never say that again."

"Never say what?" he asked. Oh my god, he was acting like a three year old.

"Those Zen sayings or what not. They're weird and creep me out." WE both laughed a little, but in the end he nodded saying he agreed.

"Secondly, I need my space. Please, don't hover around me all the time, and don't make Alice spy for you either. She's my friend, and I don't want to have to hide stuff from her too." There was some stuff your older brother does not need to know. I needed to be able to know that he wouldn't go forcing Alice to spill whatever I had said to her.

"Lastly, quit being so serious all the time. Loosen up a little like the Jasper I used to know." I missed him, a lot and I knew that the Cullens would appreciate me bringing him back.

"You got it, Lily. You got it." Jasper came up to me and gave me a hug. I felt safe for a moment. I guess that's the way it's all supposed to be.

"Do I get a few conditions of my own?" He asked, breaking away, the mood getting serious again.

"Unfortunately, to be fair, you are allowed some, yes." I groaned. What was he going to come up with? Never see Seth again? Oh god I hope not.

"I only have one condition, and it is very simple. I need to know that when you are with Seth you are okay. I am going to buy you a cell phone, and I expect that you'll have it on you at all times. If I call, please answer. I don't think it would be good for either of us if I drove myself insane."

"No, it wouldn't." I agreed, grimacing at the thought of Jasper mad again. I didn't like seeing him like that, and I'm sure he didn't like yelling at me like that either.

"So, please, just…be safe I guess."

"I will, Jazz. I can take care of myself, you know."

"Yeah, I do." He said, and we hugged again. Twice in one day. A new vampire record.

* I know, you were probably all looking for something a little more exciting than Jasper, but I honestly forgot who was supposed to show up, so I threw this in there. I hoped you liked it all the same. Thanks for your patience; I was a little slow updating. I slept over at my camp all last week and this past week I was in the cape. Unfortunately, neither of those places have Internet, so I was stuck. Waiting. Trying to remember what I was supposed to do with this chapter. Anyway, thank you all so much! Lexi *