Evermore Chapter 10: Start of Something Good, a twilight fanfic

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Chapter 10- Start of Something Good

You never know when you're gonna meet someone
And your whole wide world in a moment comes undone
You're just walking around then suddenly
Everything that you thought that you knew above love is gone

You find out it's all been wrong
All my scars, don't seem to matter anymore
Coz they lead me here to you

I know it's gonna take some time
But I've got to admit
That the thought has crossed my mind
This might end up like it should
I'm gonna say what I need to say
And hope to god that it don't scare you away
Don't want to be misunderstood
But I'm starting to believe that
This could be the start of something good

Everyone knows life has its ups and downs
One day you're on top of world
And one day you're the clown

Well I've been both enough to know
That you don't wanna get in the way when it's working out
The way that it is right now
You see my heart; I wear it on my sleeve
Coz I just can't hide it anymore

Coz I don't know where it's going
There's a part of me that loves not knowing
Just don't let it end before we begin
You never know when you're gonna meet someone
Don't wanna be misunderstood
But I'm starting to believe that this could be the start…

"Start of Something Good" by Daughtry

Jasper POV

I must have been deep in a daydream, because I was finally shook out of it by Edward shaking me and yelling, "Jasper!" I swatted at him and said, "I'm fine, now let me go!" "You weren't fine Jasper. You were sleeping and that's not even the weirdest part. Your heart was beating until just before you woke up, but it still freaked me out. What happened to you after you left us last night?" "I came back in here put Angela in bed. A couple minutes later, I joined her. I put one hand on her belly and with the other, I grabbed her other hand. One of the twins put both of their hands against mine and I felt how happy both of them were. The weird thing that did happen was not very long after the one twins put its hands against mine, I felt this heat like touching a hot coal from a fire. It didn't hurt, but I couldn't bring myself to turn away from it. Eventually the twins got tired, so I closed my eyes and listened to Angela and the twins sleep. I was reminiscing on how my life has been so dramatically changed, when you so rudely disturbed me." "I am sorry for disturbing you Jasper, but when I was in the area and I heard an extra heartbeat, it really freaked me out. I suggest we gather everyone for a family meeting to discuss these new changes." "I agree with you on that Edward." I woke up Angela, who somehow slept through all of this, whose belly was now noticeably rounder than last night. I waited for her to change and we walked hand in hand to the main house.

Angela POV

Jasper seemed a little tense as we walked to the main house. I rubbed circles in his palm with my thumb and he seemed to ease up enough to turn his head to give me a small smile that accentuated his huge dimples. That's also when I realized that his skin had a warm glow to it, plus it looked closer to mine in high school in the winter when it was paler. Halfway to the house, I could smell biscuits, bacon, sausage, and freshly made bread smells wafting out of the window from the kitchen. Right after I smelled that, my stomach rumbled and my mouth watered and I realized how hungry I was at that moment. Everyone was sitting down when we walked in. When they saw us they seemed to have a moment of shock and then they all gave us a smile. I grabbed two heaping plates of everything Esme had made. As I sat down, I saw everyone's eyes were fixed on me. Carlisle got up and went to the middle of the room to speak. "You all know why we are here. Soon, we are going to have two new babies with abilities that not one of us has seen in our existence. They are developing at an unpredictable speed, with everything growing out of the normal timeline. They already have their eyes open and they understand feelings. They can talk to and hear the other twin telepathically. When they encounter negative feelings, they can make the feelings do a 180 degree turn, by just willing it to happen. It's not automatic, but apparently when they are really happy, they get really hot like coals. The heat isn't painful; it actually does a different effect. When Jasper touched Angela's stomach, one of the twins touched his hands from the inside. The twin's touch somehow made Jasper's skin different, gave him a heartbeat and made him able to sleep. Jasper had no idea what happened to him until Edward woke him up from sleeping. Edward also conveyed to me that while Jasper was sleeping, his heart was beating almost as fast as Renesmee's. The beating stopped right before he was woken by Edward. We don't know anything more right now, but I am sure that there will be more that we will learn as soon as they are born. Does anyone have any questions while we're all together?" Bella asked quickly, "How quickly do you think we'll know if they are dangerous or not?" "Well Bella, by what Edward has seen through them and heard from what they aren't blocking out, they like whatever Angela has been eating and so far, they don't seem to be expressing any desire for blood. To finish answering your question Bella, no, I don't believe that they will pose any danger to anyone. Any other questions left?" "Are they going to be immortal?" "Yes Emmett. I do strongly believe that they are immortal. Their genetic content is strong. They are already quick learners. Any last questions?" No one else asked or said anything. "Okay. Now that the family meeting is over, everyone may go about their normal activities and any more new information will be discussed as it comes." As everyone was starting to get up and move around, I saw Ben holding Alice's hand and they had small smiles on their faces. Then she suddenly let go and had a dazed look on her face. She quickly fell to the ground, but Ben caught her right before she hit the floor. Ben frantically shouted, "Alice! Alice! What happened?" Edward was staring ahead, unfocused, apparently stuck experiencing whatever Alice was seeing. Bella was shaking him and dry sobbing, but she wasn't getting a response. Alice then sat against the wall, rocking back and forth mumbling, "This can't be happening so soon. Why didn't I see it before? How am I going to tell Bella?" Bella looked right up and then at Edward and said, "Edward! Tell me what's going on! Please!" Edward's eyes refocused on Bella, but he still looked really worried. What on earth could scare vampires like this? "Bella, my love, Charlie and Sue are going to be attacked on their way here. They wanted to surprise us and they were bringing a cake to celebrate. I don't know exactly who attacks them; I just know that it's at least one member of the Volturi, maybe more. They just left Sue's house, so we need to get to and follow them a.s.a.p." Bella was out of the door as soon as Edward said follow. Within a few more seconds, everyone else followed, which left me and Jasper. When I had started to go out of the door, Jasper said, "My heart, maybe you should stay behind. I don't want anything bad to happen to you or the babies." "Jasper we are all family now. We have to protect each other, even if there is some danger involved. So we need to go and follow them." "Okay Ang, but please stay where I can see you." "Not a problem Jasper." He grabbed my right hand and I asked with strong determination, "Together?" He looked me in the eyes and said with a smirk, "Forever." So without any more words, we took off on the heels of Carlisle and Esme. My parents followed right behind us also and I thought how ironic that everything had come together so quickly, when a month and a half ago I had thought that I had nothing really worth fighting for. Now I had 20 reasons worth fighting for. Every fiber in my being told me that I had to go save Bella's dad and stepmom. I couldn't thank everyone enough for all the ways they saved me, each in their own way. Alice and Carlisle: by actually saving my life. Jasper; for bringing me out of the dark and showing me that love can overcome anything. Renesmee: for showing me that children truly are miracles that will always surprise us. Bella and Edward: for the amazing sacrifices they made for love and family. Esme: for unconditional love and acceptance. Peter and Charlotte: saving my parents and somehow bringing them back to me. Mathias, Ruby and Ben: for bringing Alice back and making our family whole. Emmett and Rosalie: for accepting me and making me feel like a real part of the family. My parents: for surviving and showing me that hope is never dead. Finally my unborn twins Nova Grace and Gabriel Dakota: for existing, loving and protecting me. I felt so happy to have all these people in my life, when not that long ago I was alone and pushed everyone who wanted to even just be my friend away. Now that I had this big family, I was going to do everything in my power to protect them. They all saved me and made me the person I was now. I couldn't imagine my life getting any better than this.

Alice POV

A few hours earlier…

I was frustrated about planning the party, because now we had to postpone it until after the babies' were born. I guess that gave me time to perfect everything instead of rushing into it. I was measuring where to put things and Ben came and stood next to me and asked if he could be of any assistance. I said, "Thanks for the offer Ben, but I was just trying to imagine what the space should look like first." "I was wondering if you would like to take a walk with me. There is something I would like to discuss with you out of earshot of the others." "Ben, I was just thinking that because I was planning to hunt as well." So Ben held out his hand as if asking my permission to dance, so I lightly put my hand in his and we took off. I didn't recall how long we ran for, but the place we arrived at was abundant with beautifully colored wildflowers. Ben then turned towards me and said, "Alice, I care about you more than I ever thought I could about someone in this life. I never got the chance to tell you before, because Mathias kept the memory safe for me, so that Aro could not detect it. Alice, my other half, I promise to love you forever if you promise to stand by my side. Will you marry me?" "So that's why you brought me all the way out here?" "I wanted it to be special, plus I'm not really into public displays of affection." "If you want to be with me you might have to get used to it, because my family puts their affection out there a lot and not always at appropriate moments." "I'll try Alice love, I promise." "Then yes my Benjamin, I will marry you. Let's get married with everyone else in a couple weeks, because then we won't have to wait any longer than that. Okay, now I need to hunt before we get back, so that I will be as focused as I can be." Ben took my hand, brought it up to his lips and kissed it. If I actually still had blood it would've all rushed to my face and it would be blushing beet red. I had thought that after the vision of Jasper and Angela, it would take me a long time to find someone. Like how long it had taken Jasper to first find me, not knowing that one of the Volturi guards was a remote possibility for a mate. As if by the mere thought, I could feel a warmth in the center of my chest. Even though I knew it was impossible, I felt a familiar aura about him, but I just couldn't point out why. I thought that he had some gift, because after the familiar feeling came up again, Ben said, "I need to tell you something about myself that you might remember. Remember that institution that your dad sent you to because he couldn't handle you, that you woke up in after the change?" "Ben…how do you know anything about that?" "I was there Alice. I saved you from that sadistic vampire James that was after you, when my older friend Isaac bit you and then was subsequently killed by James. I took you to a safe house of mine and stayed with you until I brought you back to that building a few minutes before your heart stopped. Alice, I let you go in the hopes that if it was meant to be, I would find you again someday. Now that we found each other again, I know that I never want to let you go." "We don't have to be apart Ben." So Ben laced his fingers through mine and we took off towards the scent of a grizzly bear nearby.

When we had finished the surprisingly satisfying bear, we started to run back towards home. As we entered my family's land, it felt like something had changed or was wrong. My predictions were confirmed when only a couple strides later, when I heard a very loud scream. Still holding hands, we didn't look at each other as we sprinted towards the noise. When we got to Jasper and Angela's house, everyone was already there, crammed inside the doors. Ben gave my hand a little squeeze, so I looked at him and he whispered, "It's okay Alice. You can go inside. I'll be fine and wait out here for you." I smiled and nodded my head. He gave me another kiss on my hand before I sprinted inside.

Jasper POV

It felt like we found and were following Charlie and Sue in no time. After a few minutes of running near their car, I thought that maybe the vision was planted to throw us off or distract us. As we got closer to the big house, the more I thought the attack wouldn't happen. In an instant, I was proven wrong. As soon as Charlie turned into the entrance towards the main house, suddenly three hooded figures appeared and made Charlie crash off the side of the driveway. Before I could even blink, Bella was in front of the driver's door, protecting Charlie with a death glare and her mouth curled into a snarl. Bella yelled, "Rosalie and I have got this covered. The rest of you, do whatever you have to do to take care of this and we will meet you back at the house. Now!" Thinking the Volturi guard wouldn't take it easy on us, they surprised us again. Their emotions felt red with hatred were ready to attack, but in the next second there was a gust of air that came from behind us towards them. They then turned their attention to Angela, who quickly squeezed my hand. "Jasper, what do we do now?" "Trust your instincts Ang." As soon as I finished saying instincts, Angela went slightly pale and a very menacing smile appeared at both corners of her mouth, as if she was daring the guards to come closer. I felt the twins get very protective, not just of Angela, but the whole family. Next I felt a stretching expand from around us and out around the family. The guards' hoods came off and now we could see who they were. Standing in front of us was Aro's wife Sulpicia, Caius's wife Athenodora and Felix, the biggest guard. When they all growled and came running at us, we braced ourselves. We heard a crack like a thousand lightning bolts hitting at once. We all glanced around to make sure everyone was okay. I was stunned to see everyone seemed perfectly fine and the Volturi were getting up and brushing themselves off, from crushed trees about 100 yards away. Esme piped up and growled with, "You ruined my yard!" Edward then said, "Angela, ask them to do that again." So Angela tensed up and I heard a growl come from her that made me shiver. I then felt the stretching again, but at a quicker and stronger scale. The Volturi came rushing at us, but this time, we rushed at them too. Instead of them bouncing back, we grabbed them as they hit the barrier. Emmett had grabbed Felix, so I quickly helped rip his head off, while Emmett held him as hard as he could. Next Carlisle had grabbed Athenodora and ripped her apart in less than 5 seconds. Lastly Alice and Ben were able to distract Sulpicia by having her concentrate on one of them. Alice was able to catch Sulpicia from behind and before Sulpicia could grab her, Alice had ripped off both of her arms. Ben came at another angle, "This is for Didyme, you malice-infested bitch!" As soon as he said bitch, he tore her head clean off her shoulders. When the air was finally quiet, we were able to look around and survey the damage, if any had been done. The only visible damage I could see was Emmett's severed ear and Renesmee's nearly severed wrist. Bella and Rosalie must have taken Charlie and Sue back to the house, so they wouldn't have had to witness the quick, but nerve-wracking battle. For the majority of us, besides Emmett and Renesmee, everyone just seemed to be mentally shocked and drained. Jacob bluntly asked, "What the hell was that?" He just seemed angrier than shocked as he held Renesmee, who was rubbing her wrist that Carlisle just mended with his venom. Edward asked, "Are you asking about what was preventing them from basically killing us?" "Obviously Edward." "Other than Jasper or Angela who might have an idea, I believe the twins have a defense force shield that blocks physical attacks. They could feel the bad aura that the Volturi gave off, so they held each other's hands. They pushed out their shield which is similar to Bella's, but their shield blocks physical as well as mental attacks and push others away I believe." "So they are putting up a wall to protect us?" "Yes, the wall only pushes away the ones they see as threats." "Carlisle and Edward. Why do you think the twins are so advanced in their skills and can basically grow at will?" Carlisle responded, "Angela, I believe it is because they are the only two of their kind. They are unpredictable and seem to defy any odds in front of them." "They are so advanced and haven't even been born yet. I think they are going to save us in so many ways, that we can't even begin to comprehend it yet."

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