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Motives

JPOV

I continued to watch the woods long after the girls had left. I was watching because instantly I was missing Alice's presence. That wasn't the only reason. I wanted time to think.

Edward must have read my mind. I felt he had realized what the plan eventually would be but making sure Emmett didn't figure it out would be the hard part. He moved away from the door facing the backyard and went back to where Emmett still sat silently.

Emmett wasn't just a powerhouse to contend with physically. I had snuck into Emmett's subconscious a few times. He had revealed some secrets that he had promised to take to his proverbial grave. Now, I had finally met the man who the promises had been made too.

I chuckled lightly as a growl came from the living room. I knew you would here that. Keep listening. I have a plan to find out what the fuck Rose is hiding.

Slowly blanketing Emmett was the only way to get in. With Edward around things would be easier. While I concentrated on easing Emmett's mixed and sometimes inconsistent emotions, Edward could reach in and pick information that we could use. Anything Emmett wasn't thinking, Edward could ask him about. Asking would bring the subject to the surface and be easier to read.

Knowing I could centralize my efforts on controlling Emmett would make everything very effortless compared to trying to sift for information too. It could be done quickly and efficiently so that Emmett wouldn't have lingering emotional memories of the intrusion.

I made my way back into the living room and found Edward eying me. I wanted to know what he was thinking. Was he upset with me for abusing his brother in such a manner? Could he understand that to protect both Bella and Alice answers were required? We both knew Rose too well. She wasn't easily tricked into giving up secrets. I hoped that the relationship between Rosalie and Emmett was as much verbal as it was physical.

The Monkey Man, as Rose constantly called him, would be Rose's destruction. I knew Edward was staring harshly at me for that thought. All's fair in love and war. I was choosing love over war and was willing to chance my existence for Alice's safety.

"So when do we head out?" I asked looking at Edward. I pushed another tiny wave of euphoria towards Emmett as I spoke.

"To make sure the house is safe we wait until the girls are close by. I can hear them coming once they reach the out skirts of the back yard. We can leave then." Edward smirked.

I sensed he was still guarding himself with me. I didn't blame him. I was a Hunter and he, a Kindred. Those walls wouldn't disappear in one night. I sent another small wave in Emmett's direction.

Damn, Emmett. Edward and I both looked at Emmett at the same time. Emmett was staring directly at me. I grinned and turned to look out the window. Hopefully he doesn't figure it out.

"Jazz, do you think you can handle the whole animal thing?" Emmett asked.

Shit, he's gonna be my undoing one of these days. "I tried it once already. It's not exactly satisfying but I'm a fucking soldier who's been through harder shit than this. I can fight the urge, I'm sure of it."

Edward looked at Emmett and shook his head, a grin reached on his lips as he chuckled and stared back at Emmett. "Jasper, it's not so much as resisting as it is eating Tofu when you can eat steak."

Edward stood and moved closer to Jasper whispering lowly in his ear, "He's as clear as a lake, and thinks more along the lines of a child. Maybe you should relax yourself instead of him so much."

Edward continued to walk towards the back door and peer outside watching the grounds.

You have to remember, Edward, I've been with these two for the last hundred years. Something about them is different from when you last knew them. I can't put my finger on it because I don't know what they were like then, but I know you can see the difference.

I continued to watch out the front window for any movement. No one knew when or if there would be an attack. By now the Hunters must have heard about our defection and the Shifters must have found the body. It was a great situation to be in.

I just wished Alice would see reason. She was the one who was in the greatest danger. I would need time away from the distractions, the stress and the added confusion to help her understand the seriousness of the situation. I needed some sort of dead zone where it was just her and I and no interruptions.

Edward nodded his head signaling that the girls were close by.

"There is no dead zone for Alice. And she is probably the most stubborn person in the family. Good luck with that." Edward answered as he walked towards the front door. He patted Emmett on his back signaling for him to follow.

At Edward's confirmation, I follow as the brothers took off out the front door. I couldn't help but wonder how Alice would feel if I failed at my change in diet. I would do everything I could to do right by her. In this short amount of time she had come to mean so much to me.

Was this what it was like to find your soul mate? Did everything piece together so perfectly so quickly? When everything was over, would she and I still be side by side? I silently hoped it could be that easy for us.

"And the answer is 'Yes, it is'." Edward jumped from the front porch and waved his hand towards the tree lining for us to follow. "Hope you guys can keep up."

Edward smirked and took off into the trees. He is one cheeky bastard. I wonder if there's some way of taking that stool he sits on down a notch or two. I laughed internally as I imagined chipping away sections of the legs of a very tall stool and bringing him back down to Earth. I reminded myself, he will be rolling on the floor making a fool of himself yet.

"Jasper, you should be thinking about how you will get your stool to my level, instead of how you can chop my stool down a notch. At least then it'll be an achievable goal." Edward stiffened and turned his nose to the air.

I watched in amazement as his gold eyes turned black as night once he had caught the scent of his prey. It was impressive.

I was snapped back to reality by Emmett. "Hey, lovebirds, are we hunting or mind-fucking?"

I gave him an evil glare and gently added another light blanket of euphoria on him. I was able to sense the true calm that was Emmett bubbling to the surface. He was close but I knew it would be difficult to control when his hunting instincts took over. Those emotions, during that time, were the most violent and natural and full of rage and death.

I took in a breath. As I pulled the air in through my nose, I found that earthy warm scent, the same one as before, being carried into my lungs. I liked this smell is was genuine and gentle compared to a humans. It was naturally sweet. It was the same as smelling a fresh strawberry compared to strawberry candy. The differences were on many levels.

I scouted and listened. The war veteran in me made the stealth mode extremely easy. I had practiced for a long time hunting in this manner. I had hunted for food and for missions. I shouldn't see or treat this any different. With the natural "I have to live" instincts that animals had it was a handy tool to have.

The only issue I would have was the fact that animals were not always predictable. You think they will do one thing and they do the opposite without warning.

I focused as the scent grew stronger. There were two scents. Each was distinct from the other. One was sweet and grainy while the other was more closely related to a human smell. It was meaty and raw. One was prey and the other was predator. Well, not today, they were both prey to three hungry vampires.

I followed the two more experienced "hunters" lead and when signaled I followed Emmett as we took down the elk that had been grazing in a small opening in the forest.

The emotions had been far easier to handle than a human's. The elk had been terrified for a few moments and then had accepted its fate as if it understood the natural order of things. It had been effortless to continue to lull Emmett's emotions.

As we finished off the elk, Edward came between two trees carrying a mountain lion. He set is down gracefully. He didn't like the idea of killing in any fashion. You didn't have to be a mind reader to know it. He was gentle with the animal even after death.

After he set the animal down, he nodded his head towards me and then the lion. "There is a difference in the taste based upon their diet. The meat eaters tend to taste better." Edward shrugged his shoulders.

He must have read my mind on my uncertainty that I could make this drastic change.

The differences were as amazing in the taste as in the smell. The elk had tasted woodsy. The mountain lion was more human in the meaty, musky sense. Hunting the predators could make cutting humans out of my diet much easier. This could be possible.

As I finished the cat, I felt a little more satisfied than I had with the elk. I could survive without a mistake, I was certain of it. As I wiped my lips, I sent one more carefully orchestrated wave in Emmett's direction. I could feel his emotions completely let go and looked at Edward for confirmation of what he was reading.

Upon receiving an affirmative nod, I began. I had a little more information to work with than Edward would have. "Emmett, man, how ya doing?"

"Good. I feel full for the first time in a long time." His words were slurred almost the same as a half-past-out drunk human.

"That's good, bro. Listen, how's Rosie handling the family reunion?"

"She's scared. She's afraid everyone is going to hate her."

I was confused. She seemed pretty angry at the house. Or was that defensive? I looked at Edward. Take over for a few so I can keep him down. I focused another gentle wave against Emmett's body.

"Emmett, what did Rose plan to do to stop Bella from giving up everything? I tried everything possible I think." Edward took a seat next to Emmett as if he was having a conversation with him years before.

Edward had found something. He had picked up a thought. Edward picked up a twig and pinched it between two fingers waiting for Emmett to respond.

"Edward, she just wanted to scare everyone. She didn't mean for any of it to happen."

I could feel the hate and the guilt. Emmett hated himself. He felt responsible for Rosalie's actions. I washed him with another wave relaxing his body and thus his thoughts.

"Em, what did Rose do? Why would you feel guilty?" I asked softly. I didn't want to spook him. I had been on the receiving end when that had happened once before with Emmett. It didn't feel good ever but with Emmett's strength, it was far worse. He was nearly as strong emotionally as he was physically. That's when a thought hit me.

Edward, don't focus on my thoughts at all. I don't know what will happen if you are connected to me if the emotional bond backfires. I've done this before and am prepared for the consequences and can handle the shock but you saw what happened to Alice. I don't need to feel like shit for doing that to you too.

He turned his eyes towards me and nodded. I saw the squint. He was still pissed about what had happened in the living room but that had to wait. I couldn't keep Emmett under for much longer. He'd be out for days if I did.

We turned our attention back to Emmett. I asked the question again.

"Rose....she...went to the Rez. She told Jacob......"

I pulled back a little. I had blanketed him a little too much. I allowed him to wake a little. I looked at Edward. I had a bad feeling where this was going.

"She went to Jacob?"

Oh, shit.

"She brought him to our home?"

Double shit.

"She's how he found out Bella wanted to be changed?"

I realized in that one sentence why Emmett felt guilty. Edward and Alice's parents had been killed in that attack. This was serious. I was going to caught in the middle of a family murder.

"The guilt...that's why she left. That's why she didn't come back, isn't it, Emmett? Why didn't you say something? What is she up to now?" Edward was trying to keep his tone neutral.

The way Edward was speaking he wasn't blaming Emmett for following Rose but I knew he had to feel Emmett was stupid for allowing Rosalie to do any of this. Hell, I did.

I shot a warning glance at Edward. His emotions were running extremely high. I concentrated and like a gun, shot a quick sense of calm towards Edward. It must have been enough to jolt him. He looked quickly at me.

Edward's muscles tensed as tried to keep his anger under control but it was no use. Fuck, the man's eyes were black with anger and I needed to get the rest of story before Edward went on a killing spree. Edward turned back to Emmett and I could sense there was another wave of information that Edward had heard.

Edward took a deep breath. "Why did Rose got to the Volturi?"

He clenched his fists before shoving them in his pockets. I just continued to watch, concentrate and listen.

"What was she doing there? Is that why they are looking for Alice?" Edward looked up at me.

I didn't have the answers he was looking for. "Edward, when I was sent on this mission.....sorry, bad word for it now......I was never told who I was hunting. I thought at first it was Bella. Then I got a call from an old acquaintance, well, friend actually. He filled me in on Alice. There's a lot to explain and we don't have the time for that right now."

I could see and feel the annoyance clearly written all over his face and then he turned his attention back to Emmett.

Edward's emotions were unbalanced, unfocused. This was definitely a dangerous moment for a number of people right now. Rose was a walking pile of ashes, Emmett would walk away because he only followed Rosalie out of love. The stupidity would be his final undoing. Shit, I had no idea who else would be on Edward's hit list.

I could see on Edward's face that he had received the last of the information we had been searching for. He was so far off the spectrum of emotional stability. He was numb, enraged and mournful all at the same time.

We were going to have to compare some major amount of notes. We were going to have to decide what the next move would be.

I heard a set of footsteps coming straight in our direction. I knew it had to be one of the girls. Who else would make their presence so obvious? I tapped Edward's shoulder and motioned to the sound.

Edward stood and moved closer to me whispering so low that no one else would have be able to hear him. "Rose traded Alice's life to the Volturi so that Alec could numb out her pain."

That was all it took. I was now ready to kill the fucking bitch myself. She turned on her own sister, betrayed her family, caused their murder for what? To numb herself of her own selfishness? If Edward didn't beat me to it, I would pop the bitch's head off myself. She was going to destroy Alice, my angel, for nothing, literally and emotionally, nothing.

Thankfully, Emmett was so far under that the rage that ripple through my waves only brought him to the surface and not into a state of anger or violence.

It was quickly explained what had happened to Rosalie. "She's down. Her emotions are too erratic. This has happened once before. That's another reason the two of them were paired up with me. I could control them and focus them but I was never told why this had happened to her. It makes sense now. Rose is trapped between two worlds. The one of the ugly truth of what she's done and the other one is the one that she hopes Alec will give her. Sort of a split personality. She's going insane trying to convince herself that she's not to blame."

"I need to talk to Emmett and I do mean really talk. He can't be allowed to walked away without freely for any of what Rose has done. If we can provide him with a choice, in other words, if we can get him to walk away from her, that it will bring her back to the reality where she has to make amends, not that that is even possible now, and accept that this has all happened because of her." Edward answered.

Emmett started to come out of his lethargic state. He hasn't heard anything we said and won't remember having told us anything. I've perfected this type of interrogation which is why I rank so high in the Hunters' army.

"Emmett, hey man, what's up?" I said casually.

"Nothing.....what happened?" Emmett looked questioningly at me. "Jazz, what the fuck did you do?"

"Emmett, something's wrong with Rose." That was all I had to say to get him off the subject and heading for the house.

We were heading back to the house but Edward and I were not in rushing. At this point, I don't think either of us cared what kind of shape Rose was in. The fact that she was unconscious was fine with both of us. She couldn't do anymore harm like that.

I could feel the fear and confusion coming from Emmett. He couldn't understand why we weren't racing. He knew something had changed. He couldn't be that dimwitted.

That's when it hit me. It was like an atom bomb cloud slamming into my body. The invisible cloud slammed me into a tree but I kept moving. The violent and turbulent mixture of multiple emotions was overwhelming but I continued to fight through.

I had to. There was a fight going on at the house. I didn't know who or what was attacking but the emotions were extremely raw and animalistic. Someone was going to die.

Edward must have realized all this at the same time I did cause he pulled away from me even as we both overshot Emmett. I looked behind as he struggled to keep up. He would arrived about nine seconds after we did, which for a vampire was a lifetime. The battle could be over by then.

I continued to race after Edward. Shit, the man's fast. I made another mental note that he was multi-talented. I was beginning to think that I had switched sides at the right time. Fighting against him would be a difficult fight. I knew with my battle expertize that I could still outmaneuver him one on one but I would pay dearly for it.

I arrived at the front door to the house three seconds after Edward. I could see around him into the living room. I watched as Alice was slammed against the wall by a massive russet colored wolf. The smell was nauseating. I had never been inside a confined space with shifter and therefore never realized their smell was like a three week old sunbaked dead whale.

The yelp that the shifter produced sounded just as painful as the way his body looked as Alice disjointed the arm from the socket when she hit the wall. She jumped with ease onto his back and with her small arms she wrapped herself around the wolf's neck, attempting to choke him into submission.

I quickly scanned the destruction and found another one unconscious on the floor. I could smell singe hair and knew that Kate had worked her magic on it as she was now doing to the one that Bella was on top of.

Bella was unaffected by the lightening that was leaving burn marks on the wolf. I realized Bella's shield protected her from physical attacks. That's why she looked like she wanted to kill me earlier when my emotions snapped Alice back into the chair.

I knew I needed to get in there and help Alice. The fucking wolf she was riding was smashing her around like a rag doll. He was trying to shake her loose. I tried to move around Edward to help when I was knocked backwards unexpectedly by Edward's arm.

Edward looked at me before I could even speak. "Alice is fine, you don't want get caught in the crossfire when that shifter really pisses her off."

I looked at him and then into the house. She looked like she was struggling, didn't she? What the hell made him so sure she was okay?

"She's just playing with it right now."

He was serious. Holy shit, he's serious.