A.N.: Thank you everyone that left a review, I've loved every single one...they help push myself forward with this story. I know that it's being a while and I'm sorry, had some issues that had to get done. But I'm back and I should be updating once a week with each story. I also want to thank Lucyferina and Deep and Devastating for their great help with this story... The song for this chapter is "Bullet" by Mat Kearkey.
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JPOV
I couldn't take it anymore, I have being sitting on the armchair for the last hour. Waiting for Peter to call us back.
The whole house was full of anxiety and worry, every single being in this place was imagining the worse has happened to Bella and Peter. I mean what would be another reason for the fucker not to call me back? It wasn't like him to leave us in suspense like this.
My Ali has being sitting across from me and she was definitely to the point of dry sobbing. Damn even Rosalie was sending me a stress cocktail of her own.
I love my brothers and sister very much, but I considered Peter as the closest to being a real sibling to me. He was my fucking rock. The thought that I could lose him, was killing me.
"Ali please tell me that you've seen something?" everyone could tell of my desperation by the way I uttered this words.
"Sorry Jazz ...like I told you earlier the last thing I saw was Bella at the meadows that Edward used to take her, and then she went blank...and I saw just glimpses of Peter running through the woods...but nothing that could give me an idea of what's going on." she said shaking with worry.
"Maybe the wolves are involved again...you did said that you heard them howling on the phone...and we all know that you can't see Peter when the wolves where around." Emmett pointed out trying to bring some hope to the situation.
I looked over Emmett and saw that he too was a stressful mess, he didn't look any better than us. Bella to him was the human sister that has never seen growing up. The connection between those too was as strong as Alice with Bella. And I hope one day in the near future mine too.
They have to be OK, if something happened to them, not only would destroy this family but it would rip our hearts too.
The silence in the room was incredibly tense, no one seemed to be able to put words together, we were just waiting, hoping that everything was alright.
The front door was thrown open and everyone jumped from their seats ready to attack, we were so into our thoughts that we didn't notice a presence around the house. That's how Carlisle found everybody when he entered the room, he knew that something has happened and could tell the intensity of the matter but didn't know the exact problem.
"What happened? Jasper?" he said sending me even another wave of worry and fear to add to the rest of the house. I couldn't answer him.
"Jasper was talking to Peter on the phone three hours ago when they both heard the wolves howling on the distance, Peter said was the signal for vampire and said that he had to go to see what was going on. He was suppose to call back, but so far he didn't call." Rosalie said, I sent some gratitude towards her, which she responded with a small smile.
"OK...it could be nothing he may have got sidetrack (sidetracked) with Bella and forgot to call you back." he said looking at me.
"No...he isn't like that, he would know that if he didn't call he would worry all of us. He always calls..." I whispered back.
"Alright...what do we do then?"
"I want to go." I said, I knew that Peter would be pissed when he saw me, but I couldn't sit here anymore hoping for the best, when I didn't know that there was even a small hope.
"We all go then." Carlisle said looking at everyone which in return nodded.
"No...that would only bring more attention to us. I'll go by myself." I replied.
"Bro at least let me go with you, you don't know what the situation is...it could be a trap to get you there too." Emmett said.
"I know and that's the reason I have to go by myself, if it is it's a trap you could get in trouble too."
Across from me Alice was jumping from one emotion to the next, they kept going too fast for me to grasp any of them. Suddenly the strongest emotion was determination and I knew that I wouldn't win whatever she was going to through my way.
"Jasper and I will go by ourselves, we'll call you after we find out anything and plan from there." Alice said still strongly determined.
"Alice..." I tried to argue. .
"No Jasper we have to go together...I've seen it." she said strongly at first and finished in a whisper.
"You seen what Dear?" Esme said now next to Alice placing a motherly hand on her shoulder full of concern and love for all her children.
"Mm...that we were going together and found Peter." She said… she may be able to lie to the rest of the Cullen's but she couldn't lie to me, and she knew it, she was looking at me with pleading eyes and I understood that I had to play along.
"OK then, let's go" I said to her and then turning to the rest I added, "We'll call you when we know what's going on, and please stay here until then, we don't know if it is a trap or not." Everyone came to gave us hugs and said goodbyes almost like they would never see us again. The emotions were getting too much and I grabbed Alice hand and took off running from the house. I couldn't handle the sense of loss and worry mixed with fear that everyone was throwing at me. After we were out of hearing range from the house turned to look at my Ali.
"Why did you lie about the vision?" I asked her, I needed to know the reason of her deceit.
"Because I don't want to lose you too, and if this is a trap I want to be with you until the end." She whispered and I couldn't said anything in return, because deep down I felt the same way too, instead I sent her all the love and calm that I could master at the moment. We didn't said anything else for the rest of the way, we run for hours just holding hands, running to the unknown for the first time since I met Alice and it scared the crap out of me.
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As we got to Forks we decided to go to the meadows first, since that was the last place that Alice saw anything. And hope to follow some kind of trace from there either from Bella or even the wolves.
Alice and I talked before approaching the meadows and if it came down to it, we would go and talk to the wolves personally. We were both too worried and afraid that we needed some details of what was going on here.
The meadows itself wasn't anything special, it was a round clear field with the last of the early fall wild flowers. I could see why Edward would come here sometimes, it was a secluded and enclosed place that would give you the illusion of privacy and you had the feeling that there wasn't anyone for miles, for Edward was one of the few places where he wouldn't hear any thoughts.
Even though our gifts weren't the same, I could understand him clearly, it was hard for me too to have to put up with everyone's emotions the whole time and without the power to shut it off.
After a quick scan of the meadows we figured out that Bella had indeed been here and also a vampire. The place also reeked of the wolves, so hopefully they were able to stop the vampire from attacking Bella.
"I smell Bella's blood!" Yelled Alice from across the field back to me. And I also could feel the waves of fear, panic and grief that she was sending me. It was so powerful that it almost brought me to my knees.
I run back to her side and I inhaled Bella's blood scent. I have being working extra hard since her birthday on my bloodlust that I could keep my head on place and not run wild to try to get to the source of the blood.
"Alice, I don't think it was enough to be a fatal cut. Knowing Bella she probably hurt herself." I tried to keep my own worries and fears from showing in my voice, trying to assure my mate that there was some hope still. Not believing it myself.
"But...But there was a vampire here, if he was around when she was bleeding..." she didn't finish her statement knowing full well what it meant and knowing that I would know it too.
I sent her some calm and she lunched herself in my arms and starting to dry sob.
"Ali, she is okay." I tried to tell her.
"But you don't know that...and I can't see anything and I'm …..scared" she finished and at the moment there wasn't anything I could said but sent her my love and support to her.
"Do you smelled that?" I snapped my head towards the smell of smoke.
"Yes lets go." I grabbed her arm and started to run hoping that it was the other vampire and not Peter's burned smell.
We reached smaller clearing and as soon as we came out of the tree line we saw what it was the end of a fire and the purple smoke dying out.
"It's not Peter" I said and for the first time I felt more hopeful today. And for what I was feeling from Alice she was too.
"Do you think it was just this guy or there was more?"
"I don't know Ali...but we have to find them, there is still something wrong, he hasn't called back yet." I was still having this feeling that things weren't fine just yet and I couldn't take it anymore. I have to do something. "It seems that the wolves separated, we should follow that trail that goes around the other meadow and see what they were doing...maybe they went back for Bella."
"Okay." Alice said, still not believing that may be Bella had been rescued by the wolves.
So that's what we did, it was the scent of two of them and they went around the meadow and seemed to pick up back Bella's scent and follow it. Hopefully they were on time and nothing else happened to her.
"Do you smell that?" Alice whispered low just enough for me to hear from next to her "I think that's Laurent scent and I don't think he is alone either... How many?"
"It's that fuck Laurent alright, and I think he brought a few friends with him, I count three." I said and Alice fear picked up some more "How didn't we see this coming? I don't understand why would he help that bitch and leave Irina?"
"I don't know Jasper...I'm sorry if I had seen any of this before...we...I..."
"Alice stop, it's not your fault and I would never blame you for any of this happening, if you want somebody to blame, blame Edward he was the big ass that say that weren't any more threats."
"I know but I still feel that I should have seen some of this, I know that Maria have a new gifted vampire that it seems to block all our powers but I'm so used to see everything and now..." she didn't finished and knew that she didn't have to either.
"I know sweetheart, I know" I said and I took her in my though I could do little to make her feel less sorry.
We picked up speed again and after a while we neared close to two people talking, with some relief I recognized Peter's voice, the other voice belonged to Laurent. I stopped and looked down to Alice and whispered low enough that she was the only one to hear it.
"Ali give me few seconds of a head start, make him think that it's just me but not long enough if he wants to bolt on us, OK?" I said and she just nodded.
I run the rest of the way and I could hear Laurent but I was sure that he didn't noticed me yet.
"Oh yeah? How so? I mean there are four of us and just one of you..." He trailed off with another smirk.
"Are you sure about that?" I said just before I stopped behind Peter. I could feel that he wasn't happy with me showing up but I also felt some relief too.
"Well hello Jasper! How nice of you to finally join us. How is the wife?" Laurent asked me, and I felt waves of fear and anxiety wafting out from him. Yes asshole you should feel fear now, I'm sure that if he had been still human he would have shit his pants by now.
Now was my time to smirk at him.
"Just fine and you?" my Ali stated, stepping up to join us.
Now the fear doubled they knew that they would lose with the three of us, shit even with just me and Peter they wouldn't stand a chance against us.
They started running.
"Laurent is mine!" Peter yelled and took running after him. Alice and me follow after him just a few yards behind.
Laurent separated from the group and Peter followed. We stayed on the newborns trail and when we approached them I sent them a mix of fear and weakness to them, that always worked when I was with Maria. I brought them to a stop right in front of us and I went for the bigger of the vampires ripping his head right off without losing a step. Throwing the head far enough to give some time before it reattached to the body, then I headed to the other vampire to the right. I checked over my shoulder to make sure Alice was doing okay.
Of course my Ali was doing fine, even though she was so small she could handle herself really good, even without her visions.
I turned back to the other vampire and took his head off too. I didn't feel like playing around I still didn't know where Bella was and Peter was after Laurent. No time to waste.
"I'll get some wood to start the fire." Alice said from behind me.
I got the three bodies and put them on top of the pile of wood that Alice put together. Reaching for the lighter from my pocket, I flipped open and lit the whole pile on fire. Their venom acted like a lighting fluid.
I turn to Alice "I'm going to help Peter, would you be OK here by yourself to make sure the fire burns everything?"
"Yes Jazz, go I'll follow you as soon I'm sure I'm not needed here anymore." I bent over her and kissed the top of her head and run off.
It didn't take me long to find Peter. He was standing right in front of a purple smoked fire that I only could presume was Laurent. The add thing was that Peter was feeling still very angry and still felt like he wanted to rip more people's heads off. I'm sure if I heard anybody talking about my mate the same way that Laurent did Peter's I would be too. But I also could feel some relief and some nervousness.
"Why so nervous?"
"Bella saw me earlier...she was so scared …..and selfless.." He said in a whisper. But I still couldn't figure out why he was feeling like this, I mean he was looking forward to be able to be with her. I knew that he wasn't done yet and I really wanted to let him get all his thoughts together, but still there was a question that was bothering me.
"Peter, where is Bella?" I asked."
"What?" he answered.
"Where is Bella?" I repeated for him.
"I sent her off with the Black kid" he finally managed to say.
"What the fuck Peter, why would you sent her away with the wolves?"
"Because Jasper if I didn't she would have been dinner by now and me burned to ashes." he said now turning toward me with a glare "What I want to know is why are you and Alice here? Didn't I said not to come?" even though he was still pissed I could feel that he was happy to see me too.
"Shut up fucker, you know that you are happy that we helped your sorry ass today" I said while throwing my arm around his shoulder.
"I know I am, but I still can be pissed about it..."said a grinning Peter.
"Are you boys done playing around or are we still measuring dicks out?" Oh you got to love my wife sometimes, she knew how to lift the spirits up.
"We're done!" we said at the same time grinning to each other.
"Finally! Now I want to see my sister please."Alice said very seriously.
"Nice to see you too Alice." Peter being the sarcastic ass that he was.
"Yea you too, now where is she?" she was even more impatient now that the threat of the vampires was over.
"She is at the rez with the wolves...and before you give me anymore shit than your husband, that was the only solution that I had at the time. So please no shit about it." He was smiling now. "Let's go see my angel." he said and started heading to the border the one that Carlisle used to meet with the last pack of wolves.
"Before you ask, I don't want Bella to know that she is my mate. I don't want to freak her out more than she already is... Laurent made sure that he filled her up with fear...b I think the best way would be for her to get to know me on her own terms and then we'll go from there, and when she is ready I'll tell her myself... Is that clear?"
"Yes, I have to agree with you, thought I wouldn't wait too long before telling her the true " I said to my brother and Alice nodded in agreement.
We reached the border and we smelled one of the wolf before we saw it through the trees. It didn't come forward but stay put all the same. Seconds later three more wolves came over, a black that clearly was the alpha, a russet one, a gray one and the brown one that was behind the trees step out together. They stayed together trying to figure out something.
"My name is Jasper Hale, this is my wife Alice and my brother Peter, like you see we are Cullen's and we don't mean any threat to any of you. We would like to speak to you though about the vampires from today and also about Bella." I said trying to sound as peaceful as I could manage. I could feel they were worried, especially since they could see Peter's and my (mine and Peter's) scars clearly.
Peter sat on the ground trying to show as much submissive behavior as possible, I followed suit and soon after Alice did the same although she wasn't happy ruin her perfect clothes.
The black wolf and the russet one stepped into the trees and moments later two Quileute men step out in cutout jeans.
"How did you know who I was?" the younger man asked Peter.
"I've been in the area for a while trying to make sure Bella was alright, and got to know you." Peter answered.
"Why? How?" the other one asked.
"Because Bella is important and she is under a great threat which she does not know of, I wanted to keep an eye on her but not to interfere with any of you, so I stood on the side."
"Fine talk then" the alpha said.
"First we would like to see Bella, make sure she is okay." Alice said.
"I don't think so leech." this Black kid was sending me plenty of hate. He was trying to step around the alpha but he wouldn't let him. On the other hand, we stayed in place.
Peter was sending me waves of worry, he didn't like Black's behavior and his choice to send Bella with him. Although I would have to agree with him, at the moment it was the only option to ensure Bella's safety.
"Fine then we won't tell you about all the vampires trying to get here then." I hissed back to them.
"What vampires? I though you killed all of them."Said the one that I would learn later on was Sam Uley.
"Look... I know you don't trust vampires, but we aren't going to harm her...I've being around her house for weeks, and today would have being really easy taking her away running and have her for myself if I wished. I didn't because the threat is bigger and I couldn't let those vampires get away and tell their bosses who is here watching over her. So please I just need to see that she's fine and we'll all sit down and I'll tell you everything." Peter was begging and he knew it. But his love for Bella was bigger than caring if he showed any weakness around the wolves.
"Fine, Paul tell Embry to bring Bella." Sam said full on alpha mode.
"Sam! You got to be kidding me... Do you really believe these bloodsucker after how they left her in the wood like she was nothing?" Jacob was getting on his alpha face.
"Now that was Edward, and you don't see him around, do you? And for your information, I was in the woods also and I wanted to rip his fucking head off... I just couldn't help her myself because I didn't want to scare her, she doesn't know me..." he sighed, "Just as I was trying to figure out what to do, you, Sam, showed up and took her home, I follow you back to the house."
"How come I never noticed your presence?" Sam asked.
"Because I have been trained well to disguise myself and my scent" Peter answered and I was surprised at his honesty.
"And if you don't mind asking you this...What exactly was your job?" Now, Sam was getting too curious for his own good.
"I was sent to destroy other vampires to gain more territory for the army that I was part of." When Peter added this I was utterly surprised but I knew that he wanted to gain a little trust from them so they would show him Bella.
Just as he finished this another Quileute guy whom I assumed was Embry came through the woods with Bella on his back. He stepped right behind Sam and Jacob and put Bella to her feet.
Peter next to me kept feeling worried and at the same time excited to see his mate again.
Alice was so happy that she was jumping on her seat. And of course the wolves were nervous.
Bella stepped around Embry and looked at all of us, she didn't say anything but I could tell through her feelings that she was still scared and confused. She saw Alice and me, and I felt a wave of longing and also she was mad about something. She moved to looked at the rest of us in the field until she saw Peter a few feet from Alice and me and stop. Her confusion spiked up some more but she still didn't looked away.
"Bella?" Alice was trying not to run and hug her sister.
Bella's eyes snapped back to us and said, "Alice? Jasper?...What? I don't..."
"Its okay Isabella, Laurent is dead and nothing is going to happened to you okay? I...We won't let anything happened to you." Peter said, I was waiting for the usual emotions that came from Bella after hearing her full name but it never came.
"I know." she just whispered.
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