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Unbreakable Faith

A/N: This story is written as an collaboration by both Xo Bella Italiana oX and DeathsQueen26 . If you have any questions, post them in my reviews and I will answer them in my next Author's Note at the bottom of the chapter. We hope that you enjoy the story and look forward to reading your reviews. B

Chapter 10
(Jasper's POV)

By the scowl on Edward's face, it was clear that he was not pleased with Bella's decision to put her mortality to a vote. You didn't even need my gift of empathy to see that, it was easy enough to read it on his face as he took Bella in his arms and sprang lithely from her window, landing without the slightest jolt, like a cat.

"Come on, darlin'," I gestured to Faith, holding out my hand. "Up you go!"

She smiled sweetly as I helped her on to my back and took off running with Edward and Bella running beside us. I could hear her giggling lightly in my ear as we ran. She kept her eyes wide, her chin resting on my shoulder with her cheek against my neck. Clearly, she was loving the speed and the rush she was getting from riding on my back as we ran at vampire speed. I couldn't help the smile that spread on to my face at the sheer joy that she was feeling as we ran through the forest. She turned her face toward me and pressed her lips to the cold stone skin of my neck.

"Thank you," I said as the crisp, clear forest passed us as we raced by. "You have no idea how good that feels."

"If it feels anywhere as good as it does when I do it, then I think I might have an idea." She grinned.

I noticed that Edward was slowing down slightly ahead of me, so I mimicked him as we slowed to a walk. We weren't that far from the house and I knew that even her and Bella could make out the sound of the river rushing somewhere close by in the darkness.

I stopped and reached around to pull Faith from my back, though my hands did not release her after I'd set her on her feet again. I wrapped my arms tightly around her, hugging her to my chest.

"You have no idea how good it feels to finally have you in my arms." I whispered into her hair.

I felt her curiosity spike. "Finally?" She asked.

"Yes," I murmured. "From the moment I met Alice before we met up with the Cullen's, she had always told me about how I would meet you. As soon as we met Bella, I knew that it would be soon, because she had seen a human Bella with us when you came into my life. We decided that until we found our mates, we would be companions in order to fill those needs until they would come into our lives. I've been waiting for you for over a century and a half."

"Really?" She looked intrigued as I took her hand in mine and began leading her in the direction of the house.

"Really," I confirmed. "Even ask Alice. I would bug her every day to look for you. I have hundreds of drawings of you that she drew for me." I admitted sheepishly.

"That's sweet," she smiled fondly as we meshed with Bella and Edward as we continued to walk toward the house.

"…that's why I was hearing the voices." Bella said as we caught onto the tail end of what they were saying.

"Voices?" I asked flatly raising a brow in their direction.

"Well, just one voice; Edward's. It' a long story." Bella shrugged and I exchanged a wary glance with Edward.

"We've got time." Edward said, though his voice was naturally uneven.

"It's pretty pathetic." Bella blushed and we all waited, though it was clear that she wasn't sure how to explain.

Faith sighed before she spoke. "Do you remember what Alice said about Bella and extreme sports when we were in Italy?" She asked.

He spoke the words without inflection or emphasis as he stared down at Bella, his eyes narrowed. "She jumped off a cliff for fun."

"Er, right." Faith murmured.

"And before that, with the motorcycle -"Bella added only to be interrupted by Edward.

"Motorcycle?" he asked. I knew his voice well enough to hear something brewing behind the calm as well as feel it in his emotions.

"I guess we didn't tell Alice about that part." Faith shrugged.

"No." He grumbled.

"Well, about that…" Bella began. "See, I found that… when I was doing something dangerous or stupid… I could remember you more clearly." She confessed. "I could remember how your voice sounded when you were angry. I could hear it, like you were standing there right next to me. Mostly I tried not to think about you, but this didn't hurt so much – it was like you were protecting me again; like you didn't want me to be hurt." She bit her lip and let out a deep breath. "And, well, I wonder if the reason I could hear you so clearly was because, underneath it all, I always knew that you hadn't stopped loving me." As she spoke, the words brought with them a sense of conviction, of rightness.

"His words came out half-strangled. "You… were… risking your life… to hear -"

Faith pulled me slightly away from them so that they could have their privacy, because their conversation was getting a bit emotional. I followed her lead until we were about ten feet from them and even though they knew we could still hear them if we wanted to, it gave them a sense of privacy.

(Faith's POV)

Jasper and I chatted together as we continued to get to know one another until we made it to the Cullen's house. Even though it was dark out, the house was still lit up so that I could see the features perfectly. It was even better in person than in my visions.

The house was timeless, graceful, and probably around a hundred years old. It was painted a soft, faded white, three stories tall – not including the basement – rectangular and well proportioned. The windows were either a part of the original structure or a perfect restoration. Some of the walls were even completely made of glass, making it easy to see directly into the whole room and even more so since it was night. I could still hear the river that was close by, though it was hidden in the obscurity of the forest.

"Do you like it?" Jasper smiled down at me.

I nodded and smiled. "I do. It definitely has a certain charm to it, a very homey feeling."

Edward and Bella stopped next to us as he laughed and then pulled Bella tight against his right side just as I was up against Jasper's left. I felt as though I couldn't stop touching him and I loved the tiny tingly sensations that I would get from skin to skin contact.

"I'm just humoring you with this." Edward said to Bella as he motioned broadly with his hand toward the darkness in front of us as we all began to walk toward the house. "It doesn't matter in the slightest what they say."

"This affects them now, too." Bella retorted. He shrugged indifferently as Jasper and I exchanged a glance.

'Are you ready for this?' Didyme asked, though I could hear the smile in her voice.

'Not even remotely.' I thought back to her and had to bite my lip and hide a smile as Edward looked over at me somewhat startled and confused.

I just shrugged and allowed Jasper to pull me forward, leading me through the open front door into the dark house and flipped on the lights. The room was just as I'd seen in my visions – the piano and the white couches and the pale, massive staircase. No dust, no white sheets that would probably have been on the furniture from when they were gone.

Edward called out the names with no more volume than I'd use in a regular conversation. "Carlisle? Esmé? Rosalie? Emmett? Alice?" They would hear.

Carlisle was suddenly standing in between Bella and I, as if he'd been there all along. "Welcome Faith, welcome back, Bella." He smiled. "What can we do for you this morning? I imagine, due to the hour, that this is not a purely social visit?"

I nodded. "I'd like to talk to everyone at once, if that's okay. About something important, though I know that Bella has something just as important that she would like to talk to the family about, as well."

I couldn't help noticing Edward's voice as I spoke. His expression was critical, but resigned. I also noticed Jasper's look intrigue, knowing that I would be explaining everything as I promised as well. When I looked back to Carlisle, he was looking between both Edward and Jasper too with a curious expression.

"Of course," Carlisle said. "Why don't we talk in the other room?"

Carlisle led the way through the bright living room, around the corner to the dining room, turning the lights on as he went. The walls were white, the ceilings high, like the living room. In the center of the room, under the low-hanging chandelier, was a large, polished oval table surrounded by nine chairs. Carlisle held out two chairs for us near the head.

In all of my visions, I'd never seen the Cullen's use the dining room table before – it was just a prop. They didn't eat in the house.

As soon as Bella and I both turned to sit in the chairs, I saw that we were not alone. Esmé had followed Edward and Jasper, and behind her the rest of the family filed in.

Carlisle sat down next to Edward, who sat at Bella's left and I on her right as Jasper was on mine. On the other side of Jasper sat Alice, then Emmett, Rosalie, and finally Esmé who had then sat next to Carlisle. Everyone took their seats in silence. Alice was grinning at the two of us, already knowing what was going to be said. Everyone looked curious, and Rosalie smiled somewhat tentatively.

Carlisle nodded toward us. "The floor is yours, girls."

A/N: I love my cliff hangers! Sorry for the short chapter, but the next one is going to be long and I couldn't have it be too long! This was more of a filler. I hope you enjoyed it! What do you think the Cullen's reactions will be to what Faith has to tell them? Do you think that it will change how the Cullen's vote? REVIEW!

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