I sat with my father the next day, head on his shoulder as we watched Jasper begin training for the day. It wasn't until 20 minutes later when I noticed my Uncle Kol by himself that I realized Bella was nowhere in sight. "Max, where's Bella?" I asked and he shrugged.

"Kol took her home last night, had a witch spell her house so cold ones couldn't come in without an invitation so when he said not to follow I didn't think anything of it…should I not have listened?" I shook my head.

"It's okay, just run it by me next time, I know Kol wouldn't risk hurting Bella but he doesn't know the lengths Edward could go…has anyone seen her?" Everyone shook their heads, making me slightly nervous.

"I called her to see if she wanted me to pick her up, she answered and sounded exhausted so I told her to sleep and I would see her later." My uncle told me.

"I'm going to go check on her, I'll be back soon. Do everything Jasper says while I'm gone." I told Kenzie who nodded, Jasper nodding once as I turned and took off towards Bella's.

Bella's POV

As soon as I heard the name I felt like I was going to pass out, the name I had heard a million times before from both my grandmother Swan and Charlie finally had some meaning to me…just not in the way I ever thought it could. I didn't want to say anything to anyone until I was sure so I played it off until we got back to the Cullen's for the night. "Hey Hope, can I talk to you?" I asked my sister as she ran passed me, regretting it when I noticed how upset she seemed to be.

"You'll have to give me a minute!" She called back, but as soon as I saw Jasper and her father follow her I knew she wasn't coming back down. I decided to let it go, not being able to imagine how she must be feeling, meeting her father for the first time after 18 years, I knew she just needed a bit of space and I would give it to her for the night.

"Shall I take you home darling?" Kol asked as he saw me getting ready to leave and I couldn't help my blush, it was nearly always on my face since the moment I met him.

"Yeah, that would be nice. I didn't drive here today, Emmett picked me up so I was going to have to walk home or bother one of the Cullen's…you don't mind do you?" He chuckled, taking my hand and pulling me down the front steps.

"I wouldn't have offered if I minded, may I?" He gestured to me as if about to pick me up bridal style and I was floored by his politeness.

"Thank you." I said and he looked very confused. "Thank you for asking, Edward always just threw me onto his back like some kind of ragdoll, I really appreciate the choice."

He was stunned for a moment but bounced back quickly. "You will always have a choice with me Isabella, and I promise that he will never put his hands on you again. I had a witch spell your house earlier so that you now have to invite cold ones inside like you would any other vampire, I hope you don't mind but Jasper told me about the cold one in your room a month ago and I won't take any chances with your life." I nodded in understanding.

"Thank you, you're very sweet, and the answer is yes." He smirked in a way that told me there was a side to him I had yet to see and sweet didn't cover it, he then swept me up into his arms, taking off just fast enough that I could keep my eyes open. "Thanks again Kol, you make me feel safe, that's something I thought only Hope and Jasper could do." He nodded, kissing my cheek lightly and placing me down on my porch.

"It's my job darling, as my mate you will want for nothing, in any way." He smirked yet again, winking and making me blush again.

"You're trying to charm the panties off of me aren't you? It's not working."

"Yet." I stuck my tongue out at him and he chuckled darkly. "I wouldn't do that, keep sticking your tongue out at me and I'll find a much better use for it." I squeaked as I pulled my tongue back into my mouth and felt him kiss my forehead. "Sleep well Isabella, I shall see you in the morning." He was gone in the blink of an eye and I sighed, walking into the house and seeing my dad passed out in front of the T.V, mariners' game on the flat screen making me laugh lightly before walking downstairs and grabbing an old box I knew contained scrapbooks.

I had spent hours combing through all of the newspaper clippings and photos, I had read every bit of information I could find and by the time I was done it was 3am. I felt the need to call Hope but I knew she would be asleep by now. I was unsure of what to do with my new realization as I laid down in my bed that night. My grandma Swan's maiden name was Whitlock, and when I traced the lineage back I found my great great great great grandmother Abigail Whitlock. There was only a small bit of information on her family, but she had an older brother who had died in the Civil War…Jasper Whitlock, my sister's soulmate…was my great great great great great uncle…what do I do with this?

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Kol had called me earlier to find out if I needed a ride before just deciding to let me sleep in saying I sounded exhausted. I was exhausted. I hadn't slept very long, I was too worried about what I was going to do…how would Jasper react to this? Would he continue wanting to be friends with me? Should I even tell him at all? My prayers were answered of course as my sister walked through my bedroom door and stopped short upon seeing papers and scrapbooks spread out everywhere.

"Do I want to know?" She asked, chuckling and I picked up the scrapbook with my great great great great grandmothers family in it, handing it to her. "Wow bells, she looks exactly like you!" She was right of course, my grandmother and I were almost twins. She was excitedly looking over the photo until she got to the far left and froze. "Bella…"

"That's what all this is about." I gestured to the mess around me. "That's why I wanted to talk to you last night…I recognized the last name and knew I had heard it before. Your boyfriend is my however many greats uncle." Hope just stared for a moment before jumping up and pulling me out of bed.

"Well, let's get you ready and I'll take you to training. You can tell Jasper after he's done for the day." She said as if it were no big deal, handing me clothes and pushing me towards the bathroom.

"What if he's upset? What if he doesn't want to be related to me Hope, I…I don't know what to say. We're just starting to really become closer and I don't want to ruin it." She laughed as she began cleaning the mess up.

"Bella, Jasper will be thrilled to find out you're related, he's always wanted to know what happened to his family and you have the evidence right here! You're giving him one of his biggest dreams Bella! If anything this can only make your relationship stronger. I promise Bells, he'll be happy." I paused before nodding and stepping into the shower before getting dressed. I blow dried my hair and pulled my shoes on before walking out to see Hope holding the box in her arms.

"You're taking it all?"

"Of course, it's not like Charlie will notice it gone for a night, hop on." She gestured to her back and I grinned. She had run me just about everywhere and she, like Kol, slowed down slightly to let me enjoy the ride. She took off into the woods and ran for about 10 minutes before we arrived at the field.

We were sat in the truck a few hours later, Bella in Kol's lap snuggling and me dozing on my father's shoulder after a long battle with Jasper. "Alright everyone, this is it, we're done training for the night and we will see you on the battle field tomorrow. Thank you for coming." Carlisle said as the sun had started to go down and everyone who needed to sleep had begun yawning.

"Come on darling, I'll take you home." Kol spoke to Bella who was about to accept when I cut her off.

"Actually Bella is having dinner at our place, you can tell Charlie you're having a sleepover with us." I had obviously officially moved out of Charlie's house, which he actually seemed relieved by, not knowing what to really do with me.

"Um…okay?" She questioned and I nodded encouragingly as Jasper walked over, picking me up and kissing me gently.

"Tired darlin'?" I shook my head as he held me to his chest, about to begin home.

"Dad, can you carry that for me?" I asked, gesturing to the box and he agreed just before all the vampires took off.

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"What's the box for?" Emmett wondered as we all got home and watched Esme cook dinner.

"Jasper." I answered, taking it from my dad and pulling my boyfriend away from everyone.

"What's going on darlin', you're feeling all kinds of excited and Bella has been nervous as hell since she arrived."

"You are going to take this box upstairs and read it, all of it, do not come down until you are finished with everything in here, okay?" He looked very suspicious.

"Alright…what are you up to?" I shook my head, grinning at him.

"Nothing, I just think you're going to be very happy with the outcome." I walked back into the kitchen just as Esme started serving the food and sat down with Bella to eat. My family sat at the island discussing things with the Cullen patriarch while my hybrids all sat at the table with us, eating and laughing. It wasn't until 20 minutes later that Jasper came back downstairs and when he did everyone looked up, feeling the ambush of emotions immediately.

"Jazzman, tone it down!" Johnny laughed and I kicked him under the table.

The amount of amazement, and wonder and overwhelming love I felt was astounding. Bella stood nervously as he stared at her, looking almost ready to just run from the entire situation. "Look Jasper, if you don't want me around anymore I get it, but can I-" She was cut off by my mate lifting her into his arms and holding her as tightly as possible without breaking her. I grabbed Uncle Kol before he got up and he looked at me confused. "Jasper…you're shaking." I felt tears in my eyes as I heard my mate sobbing into my sisters arms. She held him as tightly as she could, stroking his hair and trying to calm him down. "I didn't mean to upset you, I just wanted you to know the truth, I'm sorry."

"No Bella, never apologize! I've always wanted to know what happened to my sister, now I know she had an amazing life after I was gone. You are proof of that Bella, no wonder I'm so protective of you. My baby sister's great great great great granddaughter!" Everyone in the room gasped at that and I shushed them, ushering everyone out of the room with their plates.

"He won't hurt her Kol, it's okay." He nodded as I shoved him into the living room, giving my mate and sister space to talk without prying ears. It was hours before we saw either of them again. They had moved upstairs and Jasper had finally come down around midnight.

"She passed out." He admitted and I chuckled, laying my head on his shoulder.

"I love how happy you are babe." I smiled, kissing his cheek before snuggling in to go to sleep.

"Thank you for talking her into telling me." He kissed my head, leaning back on the couch so I could be in a better position and allowing me to sleep on his chest, knowing he didn't have much of a choice anyway.

"You needed to know as much as she did, now it all makes sense why you felt the need to be so close. I guess Bella and I really will be family when we get married. She'll marry my uncle so I'll be her step niece and I'll marry her great great great great great uncle and be her great great great great great step aunt…that's so weird…" He snorted.

"I expect nothing less from all of us."