[ Bella Pov ]
After Jazzy left to visit in Seattle, I had a feeling things weren't going to be good when he came back. I only could hope that my dad was only injured somewhere with no help, and not dead. I just only got a dad, and I didn't want him to be taken away from me. Charlie to me is my dad through and through. No adoption can change that, not in my eyes, and certainly not in my heart.
Charlie and I had a great relationship, it wasn't awkward like he first had acted when he picked me up from the airport that small time ago. He learned to be free around me, and not reserve himself. He always joked around with me, and told me stories about his school years, and all the little adventures he went on when he was a child. He even confessed to smoking pot on the regular with Billy Black on the reservation when they were teenagers. I always though that was hilarious, chief of police, the back in the day pot smoker. It was just to funny, and it always made me giggle every time he told me those stories.
My favorite story he's ever told was when he met his wife Renee. We would sit down on the couch and flip through photo albums of the two of them. They met when he was young, married straight out of high school, much to her father's displeasure, but they were happy none the less and her daddy could see it. When he spoke of her, his eyes shined, with pride and admiration, they twinkled and his smile would be so wide, his mustache would twitch some. The sight of his smile always made my heart swell, a smiling Charlie was even more handsome than his regular self.
He even allowed himself to cry in front of me, over the pain he felt over his wife's death. I think that made us even more closer than we already were. He even let me teach him how to cook some simple meals after he tried to cook baked beans in the microwave, still in the can. I taught him how to make fried chicken, and homemade chips. He eventually got it down to perfection and made it for me after Jasper and I started to become closer.
We both would spend special days watching TV, and talking about work and school. I told him all the gossip at school, and he told me about the gossip at the station, which was a lot, seeing as the dispatch girl had a blabber mouth sense to her. Those were days filled with nothing but laugher and tears from our laughter.
My favorite thing, was him teaching me about Baseball. I've never been taught anything besides in school, and he said that no daughter of his isn't going to go on in life with out knowing about the most important game in the world, and the history of America. I had a nice laugh after that, because his face was so serious. So he sat with me and we watched every game on that day, and he explained every player's position, and how important it was, and why they did it. He explained what a ball was, a strike, a home run, a foul, and all of those other things that deals with Baseball.
And now I'm scared that those days are going to be over. I may be a young adult woman, but a girl will always, and I mean always need her daddy, no matter what form he comes in, even if he's adopted her. I've lost my parents when I was still so young and couldn't even walk or talk for myself, and even lost my grandma who thought I was my great aunt. All my life, I've been sent from place to place, some nicer than others, but nothing safe and secure like with Charlie.
Just when life was starting to get really good, when I felt loved and wanted, it's being taken away from me. It's falling apart.
Aunt Alice, Rosalie, and Esme are sitting with me as I sit and watch the baseball came on the TV. It's about the only thing that can some what calm me down besides Jasper. And well he's not here right now he's with my big brother and uncle in-law searching from any thing pertaining to Charlie.
There was a sudden crash down stairs, and Carlisle came up standing protectively in front of all four of us girls. Three blurs came into the room and stopped. I couldn't see beyond that because I was behind Rose with Aunt Alice and Esme on the sides of her blocking me from seeing.
" My, my look what we have found. It seems the Major's mate is some kind of pet." Said a sickening voice.
I recognized that voice, from Aunt Alice's past when I seen it. It sent shivers of fear through me, and then anger!
I peeked through their arms, and got a nice look at the voice. He had blond hair, which was extremely dirty, you could see the dirt caked through out his hair, which was held in place at the nape of his neck in a pony tale.
That made me giggle, and I burst out with hysterical giggles and laughs.
" You have a pony tail! What man has a ponytail! " I shrieked with laughter.
My laughter stopped when he leaped, but I held my hands out like to protect myself and some blue orb pushed him out and circled around the five of us. I could see them trying to get to us.
There was a red headed female, who looked insane, and out of her mind. Her flaming orange red hair was tangled and frizzed out around her face, like she was shocked. Another man was with him, he had darker skin, which I think it's because he was maybe African American before he was turned, which gave him an olive tint to his skin.
They kept pounding on whatever it was that surrounded us, and they kept yelling at each other and their lips were pulled back over their teeth. It scared me, to the point that every so often the blue orb would push out slightly, almost like it was pushing them away from us.
" What the hell is that" Rosalie whispered loud enough to allow me to hear it.
I couldn't answer, I was to focused on whatever I was doing. Which I didn't know WHAT I was doing, or HOW I was doing it. All I knew was that this thing that was coming out of me.
" It's her shield, she has a shield that closes her mind off from Edward, protecting her thoughts. I assume it's also a physical shield as well, to stop physical threats. " Carlisle spout out scientifically, while never taking his eyes off of the three vampires who kept their attack on this… shield thingy.
We didn't have to wait long before my Jasper came back, followed by Uncle Edward and Emmett. Those three red eyed vampires were so into trying to break through to get us, that they didn't notice our guys coming in the room.
My Jasper let out a roar of anger, which made me feel happy that he was here.
Uncle Edward jumped on the Red head and tore her head off. It was… it was amazing, the thing popped off so easy like she was a Barbie doll. Then he started tearing her apart even more. I couldn't focus on him, my eyes were on Jasper.
He was tearing off limbs of the blond headed vampire, and biting him as he was doing it. It was amazing, and I was in awe. He looked so powerful, so lethal, so in his forte, and it was such a turn on. I know I should be scared, and everything, but watching him was almost, enchanting? I'm not exactly sure but it comforted me in a way.
Soon enough Emmett leaped out of the window, with body parts in his arms, while the other two were throwing more body parts out to him, for what I'm not sure. To burry them maybe? I don't know what goes on when you kill a vampire for fucks sakes. But for some reason this blue thing wouldn't go down.
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Jazzy's face was closes to me, still outside of my blue thingy. And I kept trying to put it down like he keeps commanding me to, and it wouldn't go down. The others were trying to sooth me, but it wasn't helping.
I closed my eyes and focused on my Jazzy's face, and the way I felt in his arms, and the way his lips touched my, and hearing him whisper in my ear. Then this huge pain, like a really bad headache started pounding its way into my head, and the pain hurt so much I felt my eyes go wide, and I let out a scream before everything went black.
- Skip Time -
I started to wake up after I don't know how long of being asleep, or whatever happened to me. I just know that I didn't dream of anything. Nothing, or if I did, I certainly don't remember it.
I opened my eyes, only to be met with a pair of black eyes of Jasper, but his eyes were never dark, not even with he was thirsty, he usually kept his thirst in check as a precaution. The light of the room made my eyes burn slightly so I closed them tightly then slowly opening them again. It was blurry, but it didn't sting anymore, and eventually the blurriness went away and my eyes focused on Jasper's pitch black eyes once again.
When I made a move to set up, he shoved me back down, not roughly but enough to make me stay put. I wasn't scared of him, I was just curious. He didn't seem like my Jazzy. I kept trying to think, thing of why he was acting the way he is. Then it all came to me. His other part of him, The Major.
" Well Hello Major Jazzy." I cooed, not really sure why I cooed but I felt like I needed to speak softly to him, just incase.
Of course Major Jazzy decided now was the best time to dip his head into my neck and purr like a lion, or rather large cat. The force of his purr made my body vibrate, that's how loud and powerful he was purring. It made me giggle, because his blond hair was tickling my face.
" Hello my mate." He whispered into my neck gruffly.
His cool breathe against my neck made me shiver, and being called his mate made me jolt away from him. Anger of course bubbled up inside me, I jumped off the bed, no doubt my eyes blazing. I cant believe Jasper knew I was his mate and never one told me. All the time's I've had dreams of him leaving me, because he got tired of being with me, and him waking me up soothing me telling me he'd never leave finally made sense. But he never once soothed it away all the way.
"Mate!" I hissed at him
Jasper, or the Major's eyes blazed in hurt and anger, from my reaction maybe? I wasn't too sure, but either way I had a right to be angry.
" You couldn't tell me I was your mate until now? Why did I have to go so long with out knowing? Huh? Was it just amusing to you when I'd wake up crying thinking you were going to just leave!" I screamed at him.
He was in front of me in a flash, he didn't touch me, which was smart of him. I'm not scared him, Major or not, I'll be damned. Not even Emmett scares me, just his freak of a jeep frightens the ba'jesus out of me.
" Your angry? For not never being told you are our mate?" The Major asked me.
I couldn't help but giggle at him, it was just to funny hearing Jasper or the Major refer to himself as more than one person. Then again I can see why, it's two different personalities, or at least two different parts of one person. But it's still funny all the same.
" Your not scared, Isabella?" He asked, stepping closer to me.
I shook my head no and smiled. I had no reason to be afraid. Then again, I've never once been afraid of him or the others. I never understood why, but I most defiantly had never been afraid of Jasper.
" No, why should I be scared of you? I love you." I said proudly, finally admitting my feelings for him, or them, damn that's really insane to say in your head.
He took the final steps so no distance was between us. I tilted my head back, because it's the only way my short stature could take in his height, seeing as he's about a foot and a half taller than me. His hands stroked my cheek with the back of his fingers, softly. The cool touching of his fingers leaving a cool layer of fire trail down my face. I leaned my head into his hand and kept my eyes on his.
" You love us? Or just one side of us?" He asked in a rough gravel like voice.
I couldn't help but smile softly at him, or them. Either way him.
" I love all of you, the Jasper side, and the Major side. There is no part of me that could just not love you. " I said softly placing my small hand over his large on that covered the left side of my face.
Next thing I know, I'm laying on Jasper's bed, with him on top of me, his weight half way on me, the other half being held up by Jasper's arms on either side of my head.
He leaned down and kissed me passionately on my lips, I kissed back with just as much passion. His cool tongue swept across my lower lip and I allowed him access. We battled for dominance but of course he won. His mouth moving with mine, and his tongue and my tongue exploring each other's mouths. When I needed to breath, he kept kissing me, all over my face, including licking my face. I laughed silently, as his tongue and kisses started to travel down my neck, to my shoulders, all the way across on both sides.
Then my shirt was ripped off, and the air hit my skin making goose bumps appear on my skin. My lack of clothing under my now torn shirt seemed to make him happy, as he started purring again, his kisses never stopped though, neither did his tongue that kept covering every inch of my body. He didn't hesitate when he got to my shorts, those were ripped off, as well as my panties. I tensed and his black eyes looked up at me while he licked across my pelvic area, then continued down my thigh as he got to my foot. He even licked and kissed my feet!
Soon he got to the other leg, and started from my feet and toes, up my leg making sure to caress as he went, and when he finally got to my other thigh he licked and kissed it too just as he done to the other one. The whole time he never took his dark eyes off of mine. He then started licking my lower lips outside of them, he seemed to love that I was bare, he growled lowly and purred as well.
I was so turned on I couldn't stop him. He softly gripped my thighs and spread them apart, and he took long slow strokes on my soaking wet center, then settled on my bundle of nerves. Still his eyes never left mine, and that only spurred me on. I moaned freely, which seemed to only spur him on. Soon his long cool tongue entered me, and I shrieked out. He never stopped, he alternated from my entrance to my bundle of nerves, never stopping, not even when I reached my peak. He pleased me and brought me over the edge several times, before he flipped me over on my belly and started licking and kissing up my entire body just like he did with the front side of me.
" Why did you do that? You even licked my face, and ears!" I said with wonderment.
I was wrapped tightly in his arms, and his face was buried in my hair, he was purring again.
" I had to scent you, it's the only way I can mark you with out you being in pain. To make sure its known your mine." He said gruffly.
I twisted my head around as well as my body, and noticed his eyes were light golden again. My Jazzy.
" Jasper, why didn't you tell me I was, well am your mate?" I asked him
He sighed and shifted himself on to his elbow, bringing me closer to him, if that was even possible.
" I wanted you to feel for me on your own, not because I told you that you're my mate. I wanted you to feel like you were free to feel how you want, and not feel as if you didn't have a choice. Because I would have given you one, but I wanted your feelings for me to grow on your own. " He explained as he pushed hair out of my face.
I nodded and snuggled into him. His arms made me feel save. And the thought of feeling safe made me remember about everything before I blacked out.
" Where's my dad? Did you find my dad? Is he alright? Where's my dad Jasper!" I said louder at the end, seeing as he wasn't answering me.
He sighed and looked down at me with sad eyes. Right away the tears fell, and soon I was sobbing, I couldn't help it. I knew something bad happened, but I was holding on to some hope that I was over reacting when Jasper left to look for clues of my dad.
" Was there at least a body?" I asked through my cries.
Jasper's arms circled me again, tightly this time, still not enough to hurt me, but tight enough.
" I wont tell you the details, because it's not something I want you to think about. But Bella, I couldn't just bring his body home. I can at least tell you that he's in a better place. " He whispered to me
I just sobbed, not wanting to ask anymore questions. I know that if he couldn't bring a body home, or at least alert the police, then his body must have been hurt badly, inhumanly possibly hurt.
" It was those Vampires? The ones that came to take me away before you got home?" I whispered out, trying to control my emotions.
He growled this time, and his arms became even tighter, it hurt slightly, but his gift let him aware of that that, and he let his arms loosen.
" Yes, they were in your home, we went there first to familiar ourselves with Charlie's scent. We smelt the bottom half of the house was off, as well as in your room. Charlie's room wasn't touched. We followed his scent to Seattle, and thankfully it hadn't rained recently, or else we probably wouldn't have found him as quickly, and we would have came home not in time." He explained as he got out of bed.
He came over and gathered me in his arms, and sat me down on his dresser. He pulled out a pair of my small shorts, and one of his t-shirts, and let me wear it. He then picked me up and carried me down stairs.
Once down stairs I was snatched out of his arms, which made me growl, but I hushed him, seeing as it was Rosalie's arms that I was placed into.
She sat me down on her lap, and Aunt Alice put my legs in her lap. Aunt Alice started painting my toes, as Rose ran her fingers through my hair. It was soothing, and comforting. Not like being in Jasper's arms but, it was second best.
" What was that, that thing that came out of my hands?" I asked looking around for Carlisle.
He was sitting next to Esme, holding her against his side, much like Jasper does with me, and the others do to the other girls. It made me smile slightly, but it may have come out in a frown.
" I believe that it was your shield. Your mind is closed off, or protected from Edward, so he cant read your mind. So we assumed you were a mental shield, which would become more prominent when your changed. Yesterday, it seems that your shield isn't just for mental attacks, but for physical attacks as well. It must be very strong if it came out and pronounced itself so fiercely as a human. It also didn't come out of your hands Isabella. It forced its way out of you, when your body and mind reacted to the threat at hand. It was very incredible." Carlisle said smiling softly at me.
" Why did my head hurt so bad? I remember feeling so much pain, my head was throbbing." I asked, shivering from the memory, of not only the pain but hearing my head throb.
" And please Aunt Alice, stop blowing on my toes, its 60 second dry nail polish!" I said wiggling my now cold toes in her face, which caused her to stick her tongue, at me then sniff them.
" Jasper, didn't you…scent my niece!" She asked with wide eyes.
Everybody seemed to look at Jasper, and I blushed, but smiled a small smile. He looked at her rather proudly and nodded at her, then winked at me, causing me to blush even more.
" Didn't know the Sprite had it in her." Emmett said waggling his eye brows suggestively at me. Which made me grimace and glare at him.
" Back to the pain in my head!" I yelled, which caused them all to flinch and Rose to slightly toss me into the air, but she caught me.
Jasper and Edward growled at her, and Aunt Alice hissed, Esme gasped, Emmett laughed, and Carlisle of course reprimanded her like a child. I rolled my eyes and told Rose it was fine, then told them all I was fine.
" Yes, I assume that your head hurt so much because with you being a human, that your mind and body couldn't handle everything that was going on. It shut down and let yourself to process what happened. " He explained.
It made sense to me, but at the same time it didn't. Either way I nodded and decided not to ask any more questions. Then again, I was wondering what happened to those vampires, and why they came after me.
" So you buried those vampire parts, and why did they come after me? Why did they… why did they do that to my dad?" I said, tears coming out of my eyes again.
" They had to be ripped apart and burned, that was the only way to kill them, and not have to worry about them coming back. And, they were coming after you to get to Jasper." Edward stated quietly.
" But why would they want Jazzy?" I asked, my bottom lip quivering from talking through my tears.
I was plucked from Rose's arms, by Jasper. He held me to his chest and ran his fingers through my long hair, and nuzzled his face against my hair.
" Darlin' they came after me because Maria, the person who changed me, wants me back. Remember when I told you of my past?" He asked me.
I nodded my head, because I could never for get anything he ever told me. Everything I've seen from his past, and what he's told me is permanently embedded in my head. Everything that has to do with Jasper is too important to forget, the good and the bad. It's part of him, and there for part of me.
" When I ran away with Pete and Char, we left her. We knew that eventually she would catch up with us. But I never imagined that it would happen now. She isn't going to let me go with out a fight, and that's what it will come down to Bella, a fight." He sighed.
" Then let her come for you, let her come for us. Let her try. Because when the time comes, we all will be ready, I'll be changed, and we will be ready. She wont take you from me Jazzy, I wont allow it." I said firmly.
" Angel is right you know, Bella and everybody will be ready, when the time comes." Said a deep southern voice.
I jumped slightly at the new voice, and looked at the door. He had short cropped blond hair, the same color as Jazzy, but with Red eyes. Tucked into his side with his arm around her shoulders as a tall woman, she had shoulder linged blond hair, between Rose's color and Jaspers.
She was pretty, and she red eyes as well. They were both looking at me so lovingly, I was confused. I smiled a small smile.
Jasper stood up placing me on my feet, and kept me tucked to his side as well.
" Damn, I knew she would be short, but I didn't think she was that short!" The new male said.
I glared at him, the meanest glare I could muster up and my fist balled up in anger.
" I'm not short! Nobody asked you for your opinion anyways, so shut up." I yelled at him
He and his mate, well I'm assuming she is his mate, cowered back slightly, and flinched. Jazzy chuckled quietly next to me, and led us closer to the two new comers.
" Peter, Charlotte, this is my mate Isabella. Bells this is my brother Peter, and his mate Charlotte." He told me
" I don't like him Jazzy, he called me short." I whispered up to him.
Then out of no where I was picked up and placed on some bodies shoulders. I looked down and leaned slightly over, to see the face of Emmett. I giggled and poked his dimple.
" There you go Tinker-Bella, now your taller than he is!" He shouted gleefully.
Everybody laughed, and Peter and Charlotte stepped forward and reached up to shake my hand, then they both hugged Jazzy.
" You got a feisty mate Major. I can tell life is going to be one hell of a ride for now on." Peter chuckled and winked up at me.
I glared at him, but smiled at Charlotte. She seemed nice. Jazzy seemed happy to have his brother and sister here.
" You drink from humans?" I asked from on top of Emmett's shoulders.
It was actually nice from up here. The view was crazy, I never knew what it looked like from this high up before. Looking down on people seeing the top of their heads, instead of the other way around.
" We wont hurt you Bella. We will hunt outside of Forks." Charlotte said softly looking up at me.
" Your damn right you wont" Rosalie and Aunt Alice said at the same time.
Esme reprimanded the girls, and everybody settled down on the couches and chairs and started talking and getting up to date on what's been going on with each other since the last time they seen one another.
I sat quietly between Aunt Alice and Jasper, and I noticed how Aunt Alice looked at Charlotte with distaste, as well as Charlotte looking at her with a frown.
I take it they didn't get along to well.
I eventually fell asleep in the middle of my Jazzy and Aunt Alice. His playing with my hair made me so relaxed, I just couldn't hold my eyes open anymore.
I had nightmares, of Charlie being tortured by those three vampires who came after me.
- A/N ;
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Pete and Char are now with the Cullen's and Bella. Wonder whats going to happen with Bella, she's a minor after all, with nobody to take responsibility for her until she is a legal adult. What do YOU think is going to happen?
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