I'm an hour late, was sick today but have tried vey hard to make sure this chapter got out on time... It didn't but I'm pretty darn close! By the way, I'll give you a sneak peak to who the pov of the next chap is if you review!

disclaimer: Seriously, if I was stephenie meyer I woud not be having to worry about buying a cheep used car...

JPOV

Not a second later the woman was coming at me, "You little sneak!" she whisper-screamed at me pushing me up against the wall with a hand on my throat. "You work for the prince? You led them to us?" her face grew redder and redder as she leaned in closely, and in a whisper so deadly I almost wet myself, "Do you have any idea how many people you have condemned?" throwing me to the ground she spat. "Murderer."

Wiping off the spit I looked up at her, "I'm guessing you heard most of the conversation then?" She scoffed and glared down at me.

"Not so much a conversation, more a one sided ass whopping." She gave an evil smirk then leaned down to my level. "Now, I'm going to get Jake and we are going back. Then you will be tied to a tree and left there with a loaf and some water. It won't be until we are gone from our grounds that I will send someone back to lead you back here. If I come back to this spot and you are gone, you will have hell to pay." Grabbing me by the shirt she easily pulled me up, "Understood?" I nodded, hiding the fear that was slowly creeping up on me. "Good, because believe you me, if I had just a bit anger I wouldn't hesitate to kill you." With those last words she went off, back into the busy streets.

What seemed like hours only added up to about 2 minutes when I heard a two sets of footfalls echoing down the alley, my hear t sank as I thought of the punishment I would have to face.

"There he is sir, this is where the… um where I got attacked." The voice that sounded was gruff and by no means a woman's voice. Nor was it Jacob's. Adrenaline pumped through my veins as the sounds got closer.

Edward's voice came out of the shadows, "Jasper? What happened here, did the leader come after you? How did they find out where your allegiance lies?" he quickly came over to me in a rush to get his questions answered. "Why is Ernie saying he was attacked when he came to find you?" His eyes were demanding, not concerned like Miss Isabella's had been when she initially found me; before her anger of being betrayed kicked in.

I sat there, half terrified, half enraged by the fact that 'Ernie' did a little more than just come get me. "Edward, your little guard here gave everything away by attracting attention to us by attacking me." My tone caused the larger man to try and take a lunge at me, but Edward held up a hand somehow stopping him. Nothing compares to the power of status and money.

The prince's face became upset, "What do you mean?" with a sigh I rolled my eyes, and leaned back onto the wall. Taking a moment to calm myself after all this excitement I opened my lids to a more concerned friend. "Never mind that, you seem to have been through much more than I thought. Let us go back to the castle so you may rest. Then, when you are feeling more up to it we can figure out how we will attack this rebellious village." He held out his hand for me to grasp, but all I could do was stare at it. No one else in this alley knew the choice I would be making if I took it. No one else had this burden on their shoulders.

Unfortunately, by hesitating I tempted fate, for within the next few seconds my decision was made up for me. More echoing footsteps became louder as the owner of the sound walked in our direction. Edward and his beef-head of a guard turned, and without noise both stepped forward as if to greet the new comers.

"I am going to kill that bastard, that traitor!" What I was sure was Jacob's voice rang down and across the brick walls.

"Hush, Jake. No need to call any more attention to yourself." Miss Isabella's voice seemed exasperated, as though he was causing more stress to topple onto her shoulders, "I'm sure if you had caused any more of a ruckus when I told you the news even the prince in his highest tower could hear you." She said with a small laugh, and from what I could see of her shadow, she had pushed him just a bit. I suppose there is a way to stay on this woman's good side... I just haven't found it yet.

Edward turned and looked at me with questioning eyes; I didn't know what to tell him so I just replied with a slight shrug and whispered that they were just a few people from the village. Ernie seemed to recognize Miss Bella's voice though; he trembled slightly before pulling our prince into the shadows of a doorway that led into the house on the right of the alley.

It wasn't long until the pair were in full view, Jacob was looking furious and the Miss was looking, almost exhausted. But that was quickly shoved away and replaced with strength and pride. That was when I really understood the strength this girl has, and how no what Edward and his army will never defeat this single woman. They only get paid in money; she has a true reason to fight in her heart, in her soul.

With a sigh, probably generated from her former look of exhaustion, she crossed her arms and looked down upon me, "I really don't want to kill you. Somehow that part of my job never kicked in. I don't think I could ever see myself really killing another human, only fighting in self-defense. " she gave Jacob a fleeting glance, "Do you have any spare rope?" he began to give her a questioning look before she explained herself, "Well, we aren't going to tie him up now, only when we get to the horses. If we walked around town with a man bound with rope we would be raising a little bit of hell don't you think?" She laughed as though trying to make light of the situation.

Her laughter silenced though when she noticed the seriousness of Jacob's expression, "That's the trouble though, ain't it? We don't know if this little bugger hasn't already made our presence known to the royals." Miss Bella sighed again and glared at me.

"Well, I suppose if he has, then we will just have to get message to the village. On our way out I'll send Alice ahead to get word to my people." As she said the words though, a thought seemed to occur to her, "You know what, why don't you tell the pixie about our little problem and I'll handle him." She gestured abruptly in my direction. He gave her a look, a mixture of question and worry. Sad part is, I don't think she realizes how head over heels he is for her. "Don't give me that, you know I can handle him. Hell, give me 5 castle guards, I haven't had a challenge in a while." Giving him one final smirk she pushed him to leave, that's all it took though. The burly man rushed out of the alley as though his life depended on it… Well, I guess it did. But it wasn't only his life he was protecting, only his life he would be saving.

Sighing she turned back to me, "Now what are we going to do with you?" She had now given her full attention to me, and if it hadn't been for the fact that they were now stepping out from the shadows, I would have forgotten that my castle allies were in this small area as well, "Does anyone from the castle know for a fact we are here? How doomed am I?" she inquired whilst crossing her arms, not noticing the men coming up behind her.

It all happened so fast, but I will never forget the terrifying smirk on Edwards face before the bulging man grabbed our fighter from behind. "Very." Ernie turned her around to face her one true enemy. But what happened next surprised all of us, she started laughing.

"Well," she said with a giggle, "look who thinks he's all big and strong now that he has his boss around to back him up." Edward raised an inquiring eyebrow, and she held up a finger before fully taking the guard down to the ground… again. She had his arm twisted behind him, her foot on his back, pinning him to the ground. "I guess we haven't learned our lesson today now have we?" I heard a horrible popping sound as she turned his arm at an awkward angle, Ernie seemed to be biting back a scream. Trying his best to keep whatever dignity he had left, which was very little may I remind you. "What did I tell you last time?" with a jerk there was another popping noise, which seemed to cause the muscular man even more pain. He couldn't hold back any longer, and let out a small shriek of agony, looking up at his attacker with pleading eyes. Edward and I just sat and watched all this happen in awe; it isn't every day that you see a small woman take down a man twice her size. "Oh, don't worry, your arm will be fine. You'll just be sore for a few days, trust me I've dislocated mine a few times as well." She released him, kicking him just enough to send him rolling into the wall.

With a condescending smirk she turned back to the prince, "So we meet again," Edward stood still, obviously now afraid of this tiny woman, "Did you really miss me that much that you had to send spies into my village?" she began pacing in circles around the bronze haired royal. "Now see, I'm new at this whole punishment thing, how would you treat this man? Hmm? If you were in my situation, with hundreds of people depending on you to keep them safe?" Edward's eyes seemed to bulge right out of his skull as he took in her words.

"Isn't that for your leader to decide?" I shook my head, he didn't want to accept it. He was refusing to accept the truth that lied right before his very eyes. She chuckled, "I thought you would have puzzled it all together by now, you have been sitting in that doorway for quite some time now. You must have heard my conversation with my friend not too long ago. Come now princy, aren't you supposed to be smart to lead a country?" she teased him, not noticing the tensing of his muscles. He facial features just slightly moving into an expression I knew all too well.

"How did you escape?" his tone was just underlining a harshness that should not be emerging in his current situation.

She smiled and stopped right in front of him, "I escaped by myself. I defeated you, by myself. And I will free my people from your cruel ways, by. My. Self."

In one quick motion, he had her neck and was squeezing hard enough to cut off her air supply. "I don't take defeat well, and let me tell you. I will not be smart mouthed by some commoner woman." His tone was that of pure anger as she scraped and clawed at his grasp. The poor girls face becoming a horrible shade of red. "I'm tired of your witchy ways, and I refuse to take these lies that you tell me to protect your MALE leader." She gasped for breath, her face becoming horrified, "I'm not an idiot, I know what you are, and I know what you do." Her skin was now a purple hue; I took a step toward them in hopes to free her from his grasp but was only met with a horrifying glare. "And I want you to stop whatever spell you have on me, quit your little magic tricks because we do not stand for black magic in my kingdom." My eyes went wide with terror, as did hers. He was accusing her of witch craft, something punishable by death. He began shaking her as her arms seemed to grow weaker at their attempts to free her, "Take the hold you have over me away!" slamming her against the wall the prince's voice was almost to full volume, "NOW!"

Practically throwing her to the ground he let go of the now gasping girl. It seemed that air could not enter her lungs fast enough, like a fish with its mouth gaping and closing in search of the water it had been pulled from. "I," she gasped, her words seeming to hurt her as they left her mouth, "I don't know what you are talking about" her voice was raspy as she finally grew a bit of control over her grasp on oxygen. Edward kicked her, knocking her back to the ground.

Leaning down to her level, he whispered "You know what I am talking about, you won't leave my mind!" he grabbed the back of her head pulling her up by her bun, "Get out of my head." His face was so close to hers now, poor girl looked terrified, and for the second time today, something happened neither of us had expected.

He kissed her.

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