Hi Guys, this is a fairly dialogue heavy chapter. The title for this Chapter is a reference to World of Warcraft, Hoard=Badies Alliance=Goodies, thats all you need to know :)

SM owns everything, leaving the rest of us wanting.


JPOV

Rose and Em joined our training sessions with Iz. A very tentative friendship was growing between the women and us men folk were walking on egg shells. We were scared to disrupt the delicate balance.

Emmett and I went to the local township while Peter and Charlotte went to hunt. Rose and Iz needed time to get to know each other and swap stories. I would be lying if I said I wasn't worried. Emmett dragged me into the closest electronics store. He had been restless and needed another outlet. He brought another two laptops and a copy of World of Warcraft. Apparently, he was concerned about his level 80 Tauren, he wanted to get Peter and I to play.

Returning home we set up the network and got to playing.

BPOV

Awkward. Rose and I hadn't spoken much since that first night here. We kept things civil for the sake of the others but there was a constant strain. They had been here four days so far and there was a lot of tension to the level that Emmett had avoided giving me his signature bear hug not knowing how I would deal with it.

"Bella-"

"Please Rose, call me Iz"

"OK" she took another deep breath. "I want to try and understand. I don't like your choice of becoming a vampire, but I know it wasn't a choice for me to make."

"You're right, it wasn't your choice. I need this, you don't understand"

"Then help me to, please Iz. I cant wrap my head around why you'd throw your life away like that". I remained silent, why the fuck did she care about my life and my feelings. I would not be forced to have others live vicariously through me. It was what Bella did, not me. Rose seemed to break under the silence. She huffed and proceeded to tell me how she was changed. I'm sure the disgust was evident on my face. Her expression fell, she must have mistook my disgust as disgust for her after being used and thrown out by those men or disgust for her revenge.

"I'm disgusted by their actions towards you, Rose, not by you". She looked so vulnerable, I felt nauseous, no wonder she kept to herself. "Fuck Rose, you're the strongest person I know. I only ever wanted you to treat me civil in the past because I wanted to be your sister. I admire you". She looked up, seeing my conviction she stood tall again. She remained silent as I shared my story and my need to stop this shit storm.

When I finished she took a moment to get her thoughts in line "I understand, but you gave up too much for a life of boredom and blood".

"Rose, I didn't just do this on some sick revenge kick. This is who I am and it was the right course of action, you know as well as I do there are laws. As a human knowing the secret I put your family in danger and any others around me. You never knew me so I don't expect you to understand this, but I have never fit into the human world. I only ever felt I belonged with you guys"

"What happens when you stop Victoria? When your no longer fighting and the reasons you chose this life seem insignificant? Iz, I will never say I told you so. I will be there for you if you need me, I just cant stop thinking of the children you could have had". I shook my head at her "that was your dream Rose, not mine. A day may come when I regret the change, there's no way to predict how I will feel. But, I would rather regret something I did do, rather than something I didn't do.

"My human life was irrevocably damaged. I loved my human life and my biological family, but by the time I was changed it had been destroyed. At least I have my family and my mate. Its time for me to choose my own future and not try to live in the dreams of others". She nodded, slowly beginning to understand. "Rose you could see first hand what my life was like, I'm sure it annoyed you as well. I was guilted into things I personally couldn't tolerate."

"Like Bella Barbie?" I nodded at her. "No one can manipulate me anymore"

"That's a good thing" she smiled. "OK, I understand Iz, I still don't agree but I respect your decision". She sighed "can we start over?"

"I'd like that".

We returned to the house hearing the boys yelling. "ALLIANCE IS FOR PUSSIES JAZZ!"

"I REFUSE TO BE HOARD SCUM LIKE YOU EMMILY"

"Oh god lets see what our mates are up to". I strode in and put my arms around Jasper's waist kissing his neck. He turned to kiss me back "Everything ok Iz?"

"Everything's good Jazz, we came to an understanding" Emmett looked up at us warily "what

type of understanding?"

"We're going to try being friends". Emmett and Jasper's shoulders slumped in relief. One down one to go. I looked pointedly at Em and he nodded in return.

We set out running, I took him to the place where Charlotte and I had our initial heart to heart. In theory this conversation would be easier. I was still hurt by Emmett leaving, but royally fucked off by how they had treated my mate. We sat down and I turned to him. "Talk" He gulped nervously and I couldn't help but soften slowly. "Look Em, I know this is hard for you too" he nodded quietly, he looked so full of shame "I should have been there fore you Iz. I see you as my little sister and I completely failed you"

"You stayed with your mate and family, I can understand that. I just cant understand why Jazz and I were so impossible to contact"

"We should have tried harder, I regret that more than anything. I really fucked up Iz and I don't know how to fix this. There's no joke I can say, no bad guy I can beat up. I'm the one who left you and I cant go back in time and stop myself". I'd never seen him so forlorn.

"How can I trust you again Emmett? I want to, I really do. How do I know what will happen if the Cullens repeat what ever they did previously to sway you?" His eyes snapped to mine "I've learnt from what happened the first time. I cant go back to them. You came into our home, a strong, courageous, amazing woman and brought true happiness and humanity to our family. The night of your party I had no doubt that you wouldn't think negatively of us. You are the most pure and good person I have ever come across.

"Everything was in complete chaos after that night. Edward ranting that we had to leave while the rest of us tried to change his mind. Carlisle was scared, none of us had seen Edward so frantic. He kept saying one of us would attack you, at some point we would kill you. We believed him too, we all had to leave the room when we encountered your blood. We felt so guilty, Edward was always sure he was a soulless monsters and that night he managed to convince us we were. We were cowards, I think that's the closest experience we would have to what Jasper's life was like with us. We felt it was inevitable we would screw up, no one deserves to be treated like that.

"I still cant wrap my head around why he was such an arsehole when he ended it with you Iz. I know he loves you, I actually fell sorry for him up in Alaska. No one else knows what he said to you or that he left you in the forest. We honestly thought he told you the truth, that we wanted to keep you safe. The problem was, with you gone from our lives and no Jasper there was no filter. The illusion was gone and we saw each other for what we are. A bunch of wankpires playing house. After a few days Rose and I were practically climbing the walls to get out. Anytime we thought of leaving Esme would beg us to reconsider, she's really not coping. If we thought of you or Jasper, which we did often, Edward and Alice would confront us.

"We planned to visit Forks and Montana while they were out hunting but Carlisle intervened asking us not to turn out back on the family, meanwhile he's always working and avoiding everyone but Esme. We didn't want to break up the family and held hope things would return to normal after a period of mourning. Sometimes it felt like we were paying penance for how we treated you both.

"Of course thoughts like that lead to screaming matches with Edward. You and Jasper caused a balance in the family, unfortunately it was for the wrong reasons. For that I'm truly sorry to both of you". I had never heard so much bitterness of depression from Emmett. I knew I could forgive him and Rose, not because of how much they'd been hurt, but because they genuinely understood. They weren't just sorry for recent events, but everything. I gave him a bear hug to put his hugs to shame "don't go back to them Emmett. I don't want to lose you again."

"I promise"

"I forgive you Brother Bear".

JPOV

I knew it was coming, but I didn't like it. Iz was bonding with Em and I knew it was time to face Rose. "Thank you for making your peace with Iz, Rose"

"I wish I had done it sooner. I promise I wont fuck this up brother". I looked at her, it stung when she called me that now. I nodded but kept quiet. We sat in silence for a while, neither of us knowing what to say. We sat together crouched on the floor together, emotions haywire.

I felt a spike in curiosity come from Rose. I raised an eyebrow in her direction and she looked down sheepishly. I felt a trickle of love come from her, it increased steadily. Filling me. I smiled, the emotion turned to longing. Rose always understood me the best out of everyone. Longing turned to loneliness and desolation. The emotional climate was plummeting, she was showing me how everything really was. The emotions swirled with hatred, bitterness and loneliness. Then there was a spark of hope, followed by exhilaration and switching back to love.

I rested my head on her shoulder as the emotional maelstrom settled. "Thank you Rose". I let her fill me in on what was happening with the family, needless to say her emotions whilst telling the story matched those she sent previously. I offered her and Emmett a place in the family. She gave me a spike of joy in return and hugged me, sobbing. I leant down and whispered. "I can forgive you now".

The others returned a short time later. "All sorted kiddies?" Peter questioned the room. We rolled our eyes. "About damn time".


I know this story moves slowly (despite daily updates) the reason is i want everyone's relationships to be well established. I didn't want Rose and Bella suddenly become BFFs without really hashing things out, same with the others. Jazz and Iz had a right to their anger irrospective of what happened to the Cullens.

At the same time Jasper and Isabella's relationship cant be rushed. Both have been severely hurt. Jasper especially has just had his first taste of freedom, he was under Maria and Alice's thumb for decades. So i wanted them to take the time to really get established. It didn't make sense for them to see each other and their initial conversation to be:

O HAI UR MY M8 O RLY? YA RLY LETS HAS TEH SEXORS

...having said that things start to spice up next chapter! :D