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Previously (BPOV):

So, I answered, "I am over here, Jasper." My voice was soft, smaller than usual. I suppose my inner turmoil had left me in such an unbalanced state, I had little, if any energy left. The drain on my emotions was almost to much to handle.

In a moment, Jasper had appeared from behind a near tree, his eyes full of concern. It took all of a second for him to run and embrace me.

"I thought I lost you again," his voice sounded like he would be crying if it were possible for him to.

"Wh...what? Why?" I studdered as I questioned him. "How did you...?" I left the sentence hanging, if he didn't know what I was debating internally about, I didn't want my big mouth to reveal it to him. He would have been better off not knowing.

"A memory," he said simply, his golden eyes burning into my own. Now, I was confused. What was he talking about? What memory? "Come on," he told me, grabbing my hand, probably to make sure I wouldn't leave. As if it was even possible for me to leave now. "We need to talk," he told me. Before pulling me back to our special place, in both my human life, and now. He was leading me back to the boulder.

Not for Long

Jasper's POV:

"We are going after her." Edward stated as his eyes pierced my own. His emotions were overwealming as he uttered the statemen.

Fear, sadness, and a strong sense of protectiveness were the most prevalent, but underneath I could detect an emotion which I doubt even Edward himself was 100 percent aware of: Love.

Often I had felt love from Edward, anything involving his family members resulted in feelings of love from him, but this was a different kind of love. At first I thought it was just the same type of love he had for his family members, for that was what Bella had come to be: a family member.

We had all accepted her easily, Carlisle and I had practically forced her into the house. She, of course, still lived at her little cabin in the woods, just because she was so stubborn. I swear, if she didn't already have a power, I would think that stubborness was the quality that had been most enhanced. Even as a human, she was the most independent person I had ever met; a quality which had, apparently, not left her in 200 years.

Even now, though she all but lived with us, Bella still would not officially join our family, as a Cullen. Though now that she was running I could guess why...

Ah, Bella, when would she ever learn? We all loved her more than anything; we were willing to take any risk to protect her, yes, even Rosalie. We all cared for her more than words could describe, but again with that stubborness of hers, she felt like she was a burden.

Though she was immune to my power, I knew her better than probably anyone on the face of this earth. She was my baby sister, I had carefully watched over her for almost the entirety of her human life! Keyword being almost...

Even now, I was still upset that she had been forced to live this life, an eternity of darkness. Only Alice, my angel, kept me from falling into the deepest pits of despair, to dwell in an eternity of hopelessness. She was the light that illuminated the complete blackness, for only an angel like her could find anything good in a condemned monster like me.

For years, I had succumbed to the beast inside of me; the consuming desire to kill, just to survive. I had sunk to the deepest point of existance, for I could not even call those years living. I simply endured, hoping that someday I would be rescued from the eternity of lonliness, of desperation.

Alice had been the miracle that had awoken me; she had seen our lives together: a life of happiness. Before her, I had all but given up any thought of being happy, but Alice showed me that though I was condemned to be a creature of the night, sometimes, that didn't have to be a bad thing. She had shown me that even when everything seemed like it was wrong, there was always hope, and there was always happiness.

Forever was I indebted to Alice for teaching me that, for it was something even Edward still hadn't leaned. Just because we were vampires, didn't mean that we were doomed to be misrable! That we couldn't have happiness!

Now it was Bella's turn, she was the one who needed to learn to be happy.

Though I knew she was somewhat happy, I also realized that she needed to be loved. In her selflessness, she had given up any kind of full emotional attachment to, well, anyone.

Because of her power, it seemed like she had decided that she was to spend eternity alone. She of course loved us wholeheartedly, and would do anything for us...

But that was just it. She would do ANYTHING for us, and that had gotten us into this problem in the first place. She would even give up being happy, for us. And if there was anyone who deserved to be happy, it was her. I knew what it was like to live as a vampire without happiness, because of my years with Marie, the years without Alice. No wonder we were called cursed.

If someone were to live without happiness as a vampire, it was the worst possible existance possible. Because she had lived so many years without anyone to truly love her, Bella had become accustomed to not being extremely happy. Though she said otherwise, I knew she was merely content. Now, however, after living with a family who loved her, she would never be able to be content. She would feel like I did all those years ago: resless, upset, and alone. Never would I want that for my baby sister.

For now, if I knew her like I thought I did, she was going to run. She was going to attempt to leave us, for our own good. Obviously she didn't realize what an impact she already had on the family, she wouldn't be the only one affected.

For Esme, she had embraced Bella with open arms as her third daughter, like the kind and caring person she was. It seemed, Bella, too had loved Esme at first sight, though I suppose she knew Carlisle well enough to know that anyone who captured his heart was most certainly a special person. In Esme's heart, Bella was the daughter who completed her family, the person who made it whole.

Though Rose never cared to admit it, she should learn by now that it is impossible to hide one's feelings from an empath. Rosalie was vain, it was a trait we all knew she possessed in heeping qualities, and as such, she was jealous Bella was recieving all of the attention. However, Rose wasn't blind. She knew our family was better off with Bella in our lives, even she had noticed the changes in everyone.

Alice, my darling Alice, had embraced Bella wholeheartedly, like another sister. Happiness swelled inside of me at how my little sister and my companion got along so well. To Alice, Bella wasn't just her sister-in-law, no, she was her best friend.

Carlisle, as well, was extatic at having Bella back. Though I had never known of their relationship, I could feel how happy both Bella and my father were at being reunited. Bella was the long-lost daughter who had returned, even when he thought he would never be able to see her again. The sheer joy he felt at seeing her was almost unbearable at times.

For Emmett, he finally had a little sister to mess around with. To Bella, Emmett was her giant teddy bear, and another older brother. Of course, though she already had an older brother, I loved the fact that my brother and sister got along so well. I had never been too afraid that Bella wouldn't fit in, but still, when Emmett came up with the nickname "squirt" for Bella, I realized that she was the piece this family was missing.

And the love I felt from Edward confirmed that. As my thoughts reached Edward, he turned his head sideways and raised his eyebrows at me.

I shrugged my shoulders, not wanting to go into detail. Immediately I started humming the Battle Hymn of the Republic, willing Edward out of my head. As a vampire, I could focus on many things at once, so while I was singing the tune in my head, I contemplated the thought of Edward and my little sister.

Though at first, all I wanted to do was pombel him into one big lump of marble, my reasoning caught up to me soon after. He probably just loved her as a member of the family, like Alice or Rose. I knew from his emotions that he loved the two of them, but in the brother-sister kind of way; the same way I love Bella.

However....I shook my head and let my thoughts be known to Edward again. Come on! I thought to him. We need to get going, knowing Bella... that train of thought would not lead me anywhere positive.

The two of us took off out the front door, not bothering to tell the family anything, though I assumed from the conversation that they would know what was going on. Certainly none of their emotions showed any sign of curiosity or wonder, so I would guess that they knew that the two of us went to search for her.

However, I did not want the rest of them to come. Though I might not have liked it, there was something between Edward and Bella, I knew she would not be able to leave after hearing him. Because of our bond, I knew there was no way she could walk out of here if I called for her, either. It would be too much for her to live with....

At the beginning of the forest line, Edward and I stopped, before turning to face each other. Sheer determination radiated from Edward in waves; he was going to find help me find her, no matter how long it took. I almost stumbled with the force of the emotion I felt consumig him, like a fire determined not to be put out.

He nodded his head in firm agreement with my thoughts. "I will take the right side of the woods, you take the left." I told him, already looking toward my side of the woods.

"I will stay within range of your thoughts, most likely, so if you find her, I will be able to know." He looked toward the hunting woods as I did; he knew full well that these woods didn't go beyond five miles wide, which was about his limit.

I nodded my head. "Call me if you find her." I told him solumnly, before taking off in the right side of the woods to find my little sister, to save her before she made a huge mistake.

Like a ghost, I flew through the woods, attempting to pick up her scent, but I knew it was useless; she covered it riligiously, I had been told. Then again, when she hunted her guard was let down, so maybe...

Trees flew past me at neck-braking speeds, though I could see every leaf, every branch, so there was never danger of me hitting anything. Now, however, my mind was filled with only thoughts of Bella. I would find her, I just had too.

Was it days, or minutes? I didn't know how long I had been running through the forest, endlessly calling out her name, "Bella!!" Would she never answer?

Then a thought hit me, terrifying me: what if she was already gone? What if she was already on a plane on the way out of here? What if she was leaving the country? What if I never saw her again! I wasn't sure if I could bear the thought of never ever being able to see her again. I had already lost her once, what if it happened for the second time?

If I had been human, I might have been having a panic attack from my worries. Wouldn't that be ironic, the empath dying of a panic attack? I shook my head, I was acting like Emmett. Now was not the time to make jokes, not while my sister was who-know-where...

"BELLA!" I yelled out, hoping, praying she would hear me. I stopped dead, simply waiting for an answer with bated breath. I closed my eyes, praying that she was near, that she would hear me, that she would answer...

"I am over here, Jasper." The voice was soft, so small that even with my vampire hearing it was quiet. Still, I would have known the sound of that voice anywhere. I could have picked it out from among hundreds as my sisters.

The relief that consumed me upon hearing that voice was greater than I, in my entire existance. She was here! Though I wanted to run straight to her and hug her, never to let go. I needed to make sure Edward knew.

With my thoughts, I contacted him, knowing he would hear, if he didn't already know. Edward! I found her! I yelled in my mind, almost chuckling when I felt a large pulse of pain in the distance followed by relief.

Though I couldn't feel my family's emotions at as far a distance as Edward could, if they had a moment where they felt an emotion particularly strongly, I would feel it. Apparently, I had screamed my thoughts a little to loud for Edward's liking. Perhaps I needed to remember that for the future....

Now, though, my focus was on my little sister. I had heard her voice close, extremely close actually. Although she had spoken very softly, I knew for a fact that she was right around the corner.

In a moment, I rounded a tree, to see my little sister curled up at the base of a large tree. My eyes immediately swelled up with concern upon seeing the sadness in her eyes. Immediately, I rushed over to embrace my little sister, holding her to me like I would never let go.

"I thought I lost you again," I told her, my voice sounded so feeble, full of sadness. I would have been so upset if I had never been able to see her again. After all, I had just gotten her back, I didn't want to loose her again so soon.

"Wh...what? Why?" She studdered, looking up at me. "How did you...?" It seemed she was unable of finishing her statment, but I was able to guess at what she was asking. Of course, the first thing Bella would wonder is how I was able to find her.

"A memory," I said simply, gazing at her. I think it was about time we talked, brother to sister. Though I had talked to her many times, we had never actually had a real discussion since she had been found.

Sure, we had talked about what we had done over the years, but that was just robotic, almost like we were strangers. Although neither of us had probably given it much thought, I now realized that neither one of us had truly opened up. Probably because deep down, we both knew Bella would do something like this.

"Come on," I said, pulling her up. I gripped her hand tightly, for two reasons. Firstly, I did not want her to leave, though I sincerely doubted she would be able to now, Bella was known to do things no one would expect. It was a trait I had learned over the years: be prepared for anything. Secondly, I never wanted to let go of her again. I had lost her once, now almost twice, she wasn't going to be attempting a third. It would upset me too much.

"We need to talk," I told her, before pulling her up from her sitting position. I knew just the place to go, we would go back to the boulder. And this time, I was going to make her tell me everything. There would be no more secrets, she would no longer hide her feelings from me.

Honestly, what use was it being an empath if you couldn't feel the emotions of the people you wanted to most? Because I knew there were things she was hiding....

Well, not for long.

Author's Note: Well, I hope you liked that little peek into Jasper's thoughts! Some people had wondered where Edward was, there you are :-D just so you guys know, I will always clear up holes in due time :-D I just like leaving questions out there, it makes the story fun. Anyway, please tell me what you thought of that chapter! All you have to do is press that button and REVIEW!!! PRETTY PRETTY PLEASE REVIEW! (I want to know if I should continue with Jazz!) :-D Until next time....

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