A/N: Emmett's back!:) I love this guy!

Emmett's POV

Esme came rushing into the room, interrupting whatever Rose was about to say. Her face showed that something was seriously wrong and she was scared. Rose rushed to her side, wrapping her arm around her shoulder, pulling her close to offer comfort. I stood up, my fist balling as I realised that someone had threatened my family. I may be over sixty years old, but Esme and Carlisle were my parents in multiple different ways. Nobody insinuated that they would even dare hurt them without my retaliation. And my wife. My mate. A growl ripped its way through my chest, my teeth baring themselves as the thought of someone trying to hurt my other half.

"Emmett!" I snapped my head up to look over at Esme, who had worry shining through her eyes. My lips fell back to cover my teeth as I gave her a sheepish look, apologising for spacing out without having to say anything.

Rose gave me that look. The one that said I was in for it later. I mentally rolled my eyes. She could be so prissy sometimes. I often wondered if he suffered from the hormones of a menstrual cycle, because I swear she got cranky as Hell at the same time every month. Well, pretty much all the bloody time these days, but I wouldn't dare tell her that, for fear of losing a part of my anatomy. Primarily my head.

"What happened Esme? What's wrong?" my wife spoke quietly, as though not to give Esme a fright. She motioned to the bed to let Esme sit and get comfortable. I paced back and forth across the floor, it suddenly occurring to me that Jasper wasn't here. I froze, one foot mid-air looking rather comical I'd imagine. Usually Jasper would be the first one to start planning to protect our family. He wasn't here. Where the fuck was he?

"Where's Jasper?" Esme smiled at me, sadness etched in the small lines of worry around her eyes.

"That's what I wanted to talk to you about. He received a letter from Alice today. She's had a vision." She paused to take a breath, which was such a human reaction to nerves it made a fleeting smile curve my lips, remembering that Esme had started to nibble her lip when she was unsure of something. A trait she'd gotten from my baby sister. It was cute.

"Jasper is with Bella for now. And probably will be for as long possible. Maria's coming back." The last was whispered but we heard it all the same. Did she mean Maria as in Jaspers maker? If so…

"We're so fucked. When do we leave?" Rose glared at me like I'd lost my mind. Well if Maria was coming she was fucking bringing an army. I mean Holy Hell, Jasper may have taught us to fight, but we could never win. This was way out in the left field, it wasn't even fucking funny.

Planning to move everyone out of Forks had only one draw-back. Charlie was gonna be pissed as Hell, when we take off with his only daughter. It's a damn good thing we're vampires, otherwise we'd be on the run from Police Chief Charlie Swan for the rest of our lives. Because, obviously, Bella's coming with us. There ain't no chance that I'm leaving here without her, even if it means I have to go all caveman shit on her, knocking her out and slinging her over my shoulder. Ahh, but then I'd have to deal with Jasper, which would result in the loss of limbs. Mine, most assuredly. On second thought, that probably wasn't the best idea, and how hard to you hit a human to knock them out anyway? I'd more than likely end up causing brain damage. Or some shit like that. Which would be un-good. Scrap that whole plan. Except the leaving with Bella part.

She will come, if we tell her what's going on. I mean, she isn't stupid. She knows Jaspers history. She is perfectly aware of just what exactly Maria is capable of. But then, it's Bella. She may have acquired a total ass kicking attitude, but she is still a martyr at heart. Always taking the blame, always putting herself down. It made a renewed anger bubble up in me. Bellsy was the most awesome person I have ever met.

"Pack. Everything you want or need. We leave tomorrow morning. I'll get Jasper and Bella. Esme, tell Carlisle." And I left, my mom nodding in wholehearted agreement, while my Rosie looked out the window, with a wistful expression on her face. I know she really loved it here, it was the only place that she didn't have to pretend.

Running to the garage, I packed up the things that meant the most to my wife. Her love of cars made my heart swell. She had come to the acceptance that she couldn't have children, so she substituted them with the cars. I wasn't complaining, if it made her happy it made me happy. Simple as that. I packed up her favourite tools, filled out paper work for removing the cars to an, as of yet, unknown destination, and covered the card that we weren't taking with tarps.

Flitting to the door of the garage, I quickly scanned the cars, checking to make sure that I had done everything I needed to do. Despite the graveness of the situation, I had to grin. If, or when, Eddie-boy came back, it would be to a complete wreck of his beloved silver Volvo. Oh yes, Rosie had had fun destroying that motherfuckers second prized possession. I'd totalled the piano. Pixie dick deserved it. Mess with our little sister would he? I think not asshole.

I called Jaspers cell as I ran, but got no answer. In all fairness, I really wasn't expecting one. If the roles had been reversed, I know I wouldn't want anything to take away any second of the time I would have with Rose. We'd be too busy anyway…I stopped. Completely standing still. He wouldn't. He knew better. Then again…I was gonna fucking kill him! Bellsy stays a virgin till SHE wants to otherwise! Fucking empathic vampires. She'd just go along with him, unable to tell the difference between her feelings and his!

I thundered into Bellas yard, to hear Jasper moaning about her stubbornness. That took some wind out my sails, but it never lessened the desire to go in there and rip him a new appendage. Worse than the fear of someone attempting to hurt my mate, because in all honesty I pity any who dare mess with Rosalie, was the fear that someone would harm my sister. She was just too good, too pure hearted for someone to ever violate ANY part of her.

Busting through the door, I found them sitting at the kitchen table, Jasper holding tightly onto Bellas hand, excusing the pun, for dear life. He had told her then.

"Bellay, go pack. Everything and anything. I really don't care what. Just go." She looked at me after almost painfully tearing her gaze away from her Jasper, appraising what I'd said before nodding and scampering up the stairs. Bumping her leg on the way of course and muttering about the injustice of it all.

I sat with Jasper in silence as we both listened to her bustling around her room. When she stumbled and cursed, Jaspers face grew more animated. He truly did love her, not that the moping around at the two day separation didn't give him away, but still. It was nice, a relief almost, to see Jasper so happy. And not because of someone else's emotions, but for his own.

Just as Bella came back down, two bags casually thrown over her shoulder, did Jaspers phone buzz. Who the Hell would be texting him now? I wrote Charlie a note, apologising for a serious friend emergency in God only knows where. A complete lie but who the fuck cares.

"Jazz?" I lifted my head to look at Bella, to see what in Gods' name she was on about, only to see her looking at Jasper. Jasper…Jazz…oh fucking Hell! That's too sweet! She has a nickname for Jasper. He was so gonna get ribbed for that one!

"Hmmm?" he wasn't really paying attention, so she slipped the phone out of his hand, reading the screen carefully, her brows knitting together in abject confusion.

" 'Munchkin'? What the fuck…?" my thoughts exactly.

Jasper smiled, a contented look on his face as he looked upon his mate. GOD that sounded weird!

"My brother has a gift for knowing things. Not like Alice, he doesn't see but he knows." Oh fuuuuuuuuuuuck.

"Your brother…?" Bella trailed off quietly looking almost shell shocked. He'd told her about him then.

"Peter."

A/N: oh yeah! Peter's been introduced! Sorry it took so long but it's Emmett! That makes up for it, right?:):P