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CHAPTER TWELVE

(JPOV)

Finally. I told her all about my past and she didn't judge me at all. And I found out about her. Carlisle wasn't joking – she was young! I was glad her family raised her, but I could tell she didn't really feel at home with them. Except for her cousin; he seemed to really look up to her. Then Emmett had to ruin our moment. At least he let Danielle pick out the video game. She said she wasn't a big gamer, but she liked Star Wars, so she picked out Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic on Xbox. Emmett showed her how the controller worked and they started playing. I heard Carlisle's voice call me from his study. Danielle was pretty engrossed in the game, so I went to see what he wanted.

"You wanted to see me, Carlisle?" "Yes of course, Jasper. Please come in. It seems Danielle is fitting in very well with our family. I have already discussed with Esme about asking her to stay with us. I wanted to ask for your opinion, before discussing this with your brothers." Wait – Carlisle wants Danielle to be part of our family? I smiled widely at Carlisle, "I think that's a great idea." He smiled back at me. "I thought you might say that, but we would leave the decision up to her, of course. I know it will be a change for the whole family, as she has many human characteristics. I wanted to tell you about the test results too." He proceeded to explain how her skin is almost as strong as ours, but doesn't sparkle in the sunlight. He mentioned her saliva did not have venom in it and was exactly like a humans. Her blood was almost completely pure, which is unusual given her age, and had traces of venom in it, giving her long-life, if not immortality. "I've arranged with Danielle to do more tests later in the week." We discussed more about what these findings could mean and reaching the Amazon Coven. I also brought up how much she missed her cousin in Phoenix.

I'm not sure how long I was in Carlisle's study, but I heard Edward's amused voice call my name from the living room. I went in there and was shocked at what I saw. Emmett was sitting on the couch, still engrossed in his video game, but Danielle had fallen asleep. She was curled up in the fetal position, with her hands under her head as a pillow. She had a slight smile on her lips and she looked like an angel. I kept looking at her, committing the moment to my memory. "Esme?" I heard Edward whisper. She came into the room. "Yes? Oh, that doesn't look comfortable. We need to get a room set up for her here. Why don't you carry her up to your room, Jasper? You're the only one with a bed; I'm sure that'd be more comfortable for her." I could've kissed Esme, but then I realized what this meant. Danielle in my room, on my bed. I glanced at Edward, who was smirking at me. I rolled my eyes at him and went over to Danielle. I picked her up bridal style and carried her upstairs to my room. As I went to lay her down, however, she fussed a little. I tried again and she wouldn't let go of my arm. I didn't want her to wake so I got on the bed and laid on my side and placed her on her side in front of me. Spooning I think it's called. I looked at the clock and it was after 1AM. I remembered she mentioned she slept for about 4 hours a day. I smiled and sniffed her hair. She smelt so good. But I didn't get that familiar burn in my throat that warm blood normally caused. I placed my head right at the crook of her neck and took a deep breath. Her amazing scent filled me, but still no burning. Awesome. She was still gripping my arm, but I didn't mind. She was holding my arm between her breasts, so my hand was right above her heart. She was so soft and warm. I realized even if she didn't return my feelings, I would still be her best friend and protector. I also decided to work harder on controlling my bloodlust. I hadn't had an accident in years, but I knew Danielle cared deeply for her human family and she was half human herself. I vowed to do better for her.

I could hear Carlisle holding a family meeting in the living room, discussing with my brothers about asking Danielle to become part of our family. Emmett agreed, but Edward said only if she went to high school with us. We all agreed that would be fine, so Carlisle said we'd talk it over with her when she woke up. I knew she'd have no trouble fitting in with the humans at school; after all she acted much more human than us. She did everything at human speed. Did she have vampire abilities? Was there some way we could measure them? Maybe we could race and see how fast she can run. Edward must've been screening my thoughts as he mentioned my idea to Carlisle. He agreed that we would do some speed and strength tests with Danielle and maybe we should teach her some basic defense. "I will protect her." I thought. "But you might not always be around," whispered Edward. "You're the best fighter in the family; you should teach her." I couldn't argue that point.

We laid on my bed for a couple of hours before her breathing starting changing and she started shifting. I thought she was waking up until she scooted back and rubbed her amazing ass on my crotch. A low growl escaped my chest and Edward came running into my room. So he was scanning my thoughts. He just smirked at me, seeing the effect Danielle was having on me. "I think she's going to wake up soon; we've been up here for over 3 hours. Help me get my arm loose." Edward helped me get untangled from her death grip and we walked downstairs, passing Esme on the stairs. She was holding a shopping bag. I looked at her, puzzled. "I bought some new clothes and things for Danielle. I don't think she had planned on staying the night; she didn't bring anything with her. I thought she'd like a change of clothes." I was touched by Esme's thoughtfulness. I smiled at her, "That's very sweet, Esme."