Recap

Carlisle called a family meeting after Bree was asleep the family had much to discuss. Carlisle had insisted Jake be a part of it too since he was going to live with the Cullen's. Carlisle suggested they move to Alaska and after much discussion it was decided that they would move to Alaska. Esme, Emmett, and Rosalie were leaving immediately to setup the house and make all the preparations there while everyone else tied up all the loose ends here.

Chapter 26

Jake's POV

We had three days before Esme and the others would return and we would start our exit plan. I still couldn't believe the idea that the Cullen's had came up with. It was madness and cruel. The plan is that Edward, Bella and Bree "die" in a car crash. They weren't telling Charlie the truth and the Cullen's were planning to leave town after the funerals because of their grief over the crash and all the memories of Edward.

I hadn't been back to La Push since the night the Elders and Sam had decided to make my imprint leave Forks. I called Dad once from the Cullen's but the conversation was short. He didn't approve of my decision to leave the Pack and follow the Cullen's. He started yelling and I hung up on him. He had called several times but I refused to take his calls. I had no ties to La Push or Forks anymore.

I spent all my time with Bree now. She was so heartbroken over Charlie and his refusal to see her. He was afraid she would take control of him. He had spoken to her twice on the phone but now there was never an answer. Alice had told her he was spending all his time at the station but Edward told me later that Alice saw Charlie walk over to the phone and check the caller ID. When Bree started to leave a message Alice saw him crumple to the floor and gasp for air as tears poured down his cheeks. Edward was sympathetic to him but I wanted to murder the worm for the way he was devastating Bree. Yeah, I knew he was scared of her but still she was his daughter and she loved him.

I was pulled from my reverie by Bree, "My Jake!" she mumbled groggily rolling over and placing her little hand in mine.

"Good Morning Sweets." I said. I usually call her Monster but since the whole incident with Bella, I hadn't used my nick name for her. "What do you want to do today?" I asked silently prayed that she wouldn't ask to call Charlie but knowing she would.

"Can I call daddy?" she ask quietly.

"Well, how bout we call him later? He's at work right now." I said hoping to delay her anguish.

"Um-k" She said dejectedly, "I really messed up, huh?"

"Well...some actions have big consequences. Just learn from it k?" I answered her.

"You're leaving your daddy, too huh. Are you sad? I am." She asked.

"Sweetheart, our dads will take care of each other like you and I will take care of each other." I said.

Esme POV

It was a cloudy day with only a slight drizzle in forks on the day we returned. It was perfect weather for the heartrending task that had to be accomplished today. I could see the oily film over the water that covered the road. Edward's Volvo would skid easily on it. Edward and Bella were somberly preparing to disappear with Bree. They were taking her to my island for the week while the rest of the details were worked out here. My heart broke for poor little Bree didn't need she was being so hard on herself. She reminded me of Edward. She like my son thought of herself as an unredeemable monster. I had come to love her dearly over the past few months she was like a daughter to me. I hated seeing how disheartened she was.

As I pulled in to the drive in the new car I had bought for my children to make their escape with I saw Bree look briefly out the window. Her little face etched with pain, she didn't want to leave Forks although she understood why we had to go. She trudged out the door and to the car clinging to Jake's hand dreading the moment when he would let go and they would be separated for the better part of a week. He lovingly situated her into the car and kissed her button nose before promising to see her soon and closing her door. Edward slowly loaded the bags in the car to give them some time. I walked over to my son and lovingly wrapped my arms around his waist I hated to be separated from my children.

"I love you. Please be careful and safe." I said as close to tears as I could ever come.

"I love you too Mom. Don't worry we'll be back together soon." He said as he pulled me into a gentle embrace. A sob threatened to escape but I buried it down deep. The last thing he needed was to worry about me. He smiled down at me and I knew he was reading my mind. I took a deep calming breath and thought 'I'll be fine.'

"I know." He smiled and he quietly walked around the car and started the engine.

Bella closed the trunk and come to say her own goodbye.

"Bella…" I had to pause to control my emotions.

"I know mom. I love you and I'll take care of them." She said giving me a hug then was in the car and Edward drove out of sight.

Jake watched them go standing alone with his shoulders slumped. I knew what he was feeling so I walked over to him and placed a comforting hand on his arm. He sighed and took my hand as we turned to go back into the house. I knew this would be hard for him this was the first time he had left Bree's side since Carlisle had called the family meeting. When we got inside he dropped my hand and mumbled that he needed to be alone I watched as he slunk up the stairs and disappeared in to what had become Bree's bedroom. I fought the urge to run to him and hug him tight. I knew he wanted to be alone and there was nothing I could do to lessen his pain.

I sighed and went to the kitchen where Alice, Jasper and Emmett were preparing to skim the Volvo over a cliff and into the deep water below. They were discussing the spots with a strong current that a body could be swept away and never seen again. Alice was looking into the future and seeing the various outcomes. Finally they came to a decision that no one would question. Alice was practically bouncing. She was the one who would drive the car.

I left the room quickly and went to my garden when I turned around to see Jasper standing a couple feet from me. He opened his arms and I readily walked into them. He gently rocked me while sending calming waves that washed over me.

"Its gona be Ok." He soothed rubbing slow circles on my back.

I nodded slowly. Jasper had always been careful to never let anyone in. He was always there to keep the emotions calm and happy but he had always been distant. He shielded us from his past and his sorrow that he felt over his past. I wished that I could take away the pain of his past my son was scared terrible on the outside but it was nothing compared to the scares he carried inside. Out of all of my children he had to overcome the most and he fought his demons daily while dealing with our family's emotions as well. He was by far the strongest in the family although he considered himself the weakest of us.

"Esme?" Jasper said confused at the storm of pride in my son and the sorrow I felt at his past.

"I'm ok. I was just thinking about you." I smiled.

"Do I make you sad?" he asked quietly.

"No! I do get upset when I think about how you treated in the past but I am fiercely proud of you, son." I said watching a small sad smile appear on his face.

"Oh! Uh… Thank you." He said quietly ducking his head embarrassed.

"When is Alice leaving?" I asked hoping he would be more comfortable with a new subject.

"In about twenty minutes. She has to finish her victory dance and gloat to Emmett then she'll be ready." He smiled wryly releasing me so he could look me in the eye, "I told Emmett rock, paper, scissors was pointless against Alice but he never listens."

I laughed, "Alice will be Alice."

We sat in the garden until Alice came dancing out to the house. She kissed Jasper's lips and then danced toward Edward's beloved car. Jasper chuckled as she gleefully giggled at Emmett who was pouting on the porch. We watched as Alice drove the Volvo recklessly down the driveway. Emmett stalked over to us and I felt calming waves all around us.

"Damn it Jasper! I just want to be mad!" Emmett growled.

"Not at my wife" Jasper drawled calmly, "and watch your mouth. There are ladies present."

Emmett growled and charged in the front door.

Alice's POV (This POV start's after she wins the right to total Edward's car and finishes annoying Emmett.)

Esme and Jasper were sitting in the garden when I came out to the house. I kissed Jasper's lips and then moved toward Edward's beloved car that I was about to reduce to a pile of scrape metal. Jasper chuckled as I giggled triumphantly at Emmett who was glowering at me from the porch. I floored Edward's baby and fishtailed down the driveway. I loved the reckless feeling and I never passed up the chance to crash a car that was my rollercoaster. I loved the feeling of an out of control car although I wasn't able to do it often so I was overjoyed at this opportunity. I was slightly sorry for cheating during the Rock, Paper, Scissors match with poor Emmett. I knew he really wanted to be the driver but I had saw in the future that if he drove there would be questions and careful scrutiny over what had happened. We wouldn't be suspected but they would suspect foul play.

As I neared the corner I began yanking hard on the wheel until I felt the oil take control of the tires slide, I slammed on the brakes and the car started skidding worse. I laughed at the thought that if I was human I would be freaking out so I tried to react as a frightened human would. I stepped on the gas again to increase the impact to the car and that road side would receive. The greater the damage the less likely people were to hold out hope for survivors and with the animal blood I had splattered over the car and the total annihilation of the car there would be no question. The car finally skidded off the road and rolled end over end smashing my brother's car to pieces. Finally the car collided with the water and slowly sank deep beneath the surface. The water gushed in through the shattered windows and I let the current lift me roughly and sweep me out on the car and along the shoreline. I saw a group of hikers gaping at the crash they had seen.

I saw a woman trying desperately to call 911. One man was climbing down the cliff carefully shouting at me. I sunk below the water and then swam away. Once I was out of sight I climbed the cliff and raced home. When the house came into view I saw Esme and Jasper sitting in the garden. I quickly made my way to Jasper and plopped gracefully down beside him. I described the scene and told them about the hikers before I kissed Jasper and ran into the house to change into dry clothes before we would get the news of my brother, Bella and Bree.

I had just changed clothes when I heard tires start down the driveway. Everyone except Jake made pretence to be human for the deputy that would come to the door. Jake stayed in the room that had been Bree's as he had all day.

Rosalie's POV

When the Deputy knocked at the door I answered it, "Hello Officer. Can I help you?"

"Yes ma'am. I need to speak with Carlisle and Esme Cullen about their son Edward." He said in a hushed voice with his hat in his hands.

"Yes sir. Please come in and I'll get my parents." I told him as I ushered him in to the living room. I walked into the kitchen and announced unnecessarily to Carlisle that someone was here to see him and mom for the deputy's benefit. I followed them in to the living room as did the rest of my "siblings". We all sat down and looked to the deputy expectantly.

"Mr. and Mrs. Cullen there has been an accident." He started then I felt Jasper send a wave of sorrow through out the room expertly missing the deputy and a sob escaped from Esme as she buried her face in to Carlisle's shoulder and he placed a comforting arm around her while Alice and I were weeping tearlessly on our mates. Jasper's face twisted in grief and Emmett was gasping for air at the shock of the emotion he was feeling.

"The silver Volvo that he was driving spun out of control and went over a cliff. A group of hikers witnessed the accident. One woman said she saw a female's body floating in the water. They tried to get down to her but before they could climb down to her the undertow pulled the body under and swept it away. We have divers in the water now and we have retrieved the car. There was no one in the car and with the state the car was in there isn't a chance we will find survivors. I'm truly sorry for your loss." He said in a sympathetic voice, "Can you tell me who was in the car with him?"

"Yes, his girlfriend, Bella Swan, and Bella's little cousin Bree Swan." Carlisle croaked in an anguished tone.

"Swan? As in Chief Swan's daughter and niece?" the deputy chocked out.

"Yes sir. They were taking Bree to the movies." Carlisle said quietly, "Does Charlie know?"

"Not yet. We didn't know who was in the car with him. I will let you know if we find the remains of the children." He said as he briskly stood and left the house.

Jasper immediately released us from our grief and sent a wave of calm.

"What the hell man?" Emmett snarled, "You don't get to play with our emotions like that!"

"Actually he does. We are going to have to attend three memorial services and appear to be grieving over the losses we just suffered. Jasper will help us appear grief-stricken when we are around people. Jasper, were did that came from?" Carlisle asked.

"The night of the incident with Bree and Bella that's all of your emotions. I figured we were suppose to be distraught so I remembered what I felt that night and I projected it to all of you. That's what you can expect during the memorial service." He said.

"That's what you felt?" Esme gasp her hand shooting to her still heart.

"Yeah." Jasper admitted.

"But you were so calm and put together." She said.

"I had to be. Everyone needed me to calm them down that night. I couldn't just buckle under the pressure. I had a responsibility. I had to focus on the ones who hurt the least. Alice helped immensely that night too." He said squeezing Alice's shoulders and grinning at her.

Jasper's POV

Charlie came by the house the next morning. He looked like he had been awake all night his eyes were red rimmed and his voice raspy.

"Are they really gone?" he asked Carlisle before anyone said anything.

"Yes. They left last night." Carlisle confirmed.

"Will they ever come back?" Charlie asked in a broken voice, "I never got to say goodbye."

"Good Bye?" Jake snarled as he charged down the stairs, "You couldn't trouble yourself to pick up the phone and now you want to say goodbye."

"Jake, I…"Charlie started.

Just shut up!" Jake said as he shoved past Charlie. He phased of the porch in plain view of Charlie and I felt him exuding smugness as Charlie cried out in fear. It was then that Charlie realized that he was surrounded be dangerous supernatural creatures that could have hurt him at any moment.

"Charlie you will not be harmed. If we were that kind of monsters we would have already hurt someone." I said in a soothing voice.

"You did something to Bella!" he challenged.

I felt Alice's indignant rage at the fact that I was being verbally attacked as she stepped between him and I poking her finger in to his chest, "The reason Bella was changed, Charlie. The reason was she shot herself trying to end her emotional pain. You had left her to go fishing. Well that's what you told her. We all know you were looking for Bree the daughter you abandoned because she isn't normal." She shrieked, "Jasper didn't change her. Edward changed her because he loves her. He will never abandon her or Bree unlike some people."

"Has he changed Bree?" he trilled looking horrified at the prospect.

"No! Bree will stay human unless the need arises for her to be changed." I said tucking Alice behind me.

"I didn't know Bella was so distraught. She seemed better." He stammered.

"She got a letter from the Department of Corrections that day. The letter informed her that the boy who killed her father was being released. That set her off and she shot herself with your gun. Edward changed her and we cleaned up the evidence." I said calmly.

"The guy Bree made her kill was that boy, Victor James." Alice snapped.

"Alice, come on let's go out to the garden." I said softly as I lead her away.

After I calmed Alice we sat in the garden until Jake joined us. Charlie had left and Jake was amused about Alice's tirade.

Esme came to tell us that Charlie and Charlie decided it would be easier to combine Bella, Bree, and Edward's Memorial Services reasoning that the whole town would show up for all three services. The service would be tomorrow at two thirty. All the arrangements had been made and all there was to do is wait for tomorrow. Then the next day we would leave for Alaska.

Alice gat a glazed over look on her face that could only mean she was getting a vision. I wrapped her in my arms and began monitoring her emotions she was excited.

She squealed in excitement when she came out of the vision which brought the rest of the family into the garden.

"Amazing! Edward and Bella are planning a wedding on the Island. We will arrive there in four days the next day they will be wed. They will stay there for several months with Bree and Jake. When they join us they will be a family. Their cover story will be that Edward and Bella are married and have adopted Bella's little sister Bree after Bella and Bree's parents died. They have already had Mr. Jenks draft the papers." Alice beamed. The family including Jake reveled in the elation of our family's upcoming celebration until it was time for the Memorial Service.

The morning of the memorial service Alice dressed Carlisle, Emmett, Jake and I in black jeans and white long sleeved button down shirts with black ties. Esme wore a charcoal grey blouse and black pin-striped pants with black pumps and a pearl necklace. Rosalie wore a grey pantsuit with a pair of grey stilettos. Alice wore a black pantsuit with black stilettos. She handed each of us a pair of sun glasses and we left the house.

Before we went into the church we put on the sunglasses and then I wrapped the family in sorrow and watched as they all grimaced under the enormous weight of grief. The girls sobbed each clinging to her mate and we guys wore stricken expressions but we held up under the intense pressure of the anguish. We walked into the church slowly and sat on one of the front pews. Charlie and Billy were sitting on the other with the Wolf Pack. They all glared at Jake for sitting with us but Jake ignored them not meeting their eyes. I released him from the anguish that I was inducing sensing that he was feeling his own anguish. I sent him calming waves to help him keep from phasing.

The Minister stood at the front of the chapel and delivered a beautifully touching eulogy for Edward, Bella, and Bree. It was an uplifting service that let me lighten up the sorrow I had wrapped my family in. When the service ended we all went home and were met by Sam and the Pack.

"Is she dead? If not was that really necessary?" Sam growled, "Emily is heartbroken at the thought that Bree, your imprint is dead."

"You wanted her and the Vampires gone. No she's not dead. And yes you and the Elders made it necessary when you ordered us away." Jake snarled.

"We didn't order you away. Just them!" Sam barked trying to sound authoritative.

I forced a wave of calm over all of the wolves and glances at Carlisle.

"You need to leave. We will be gone within the allotted time. Right now you are in violation of your own agreement. Please leave! We have things to do." Carlisle said.

"The Elders have a new treaty that would allow you all to stay and Bree to come back once she is older and can control herself." Sam growled angrily.

Carlisle and Sam started talking working out the terms of the new agreement and afterwards Sam had asked Jake if he would come back. I felt his confidence as he asked.

"I'm still going with Bree." Jake said and I felt Sam's disbelief and then searing anger.

We watched him as he shook violently and then phase, snarling at us with his teeth-bared. Jake drove in between Sam and us phasing in mid-air. The fight that ensued was a vicious bloody battle which Jake easily won. Sam ran off howling angrily.

A/N: I am leaving it there for now I have started on the next chapter and will try to have it by the weekend! I promise I WILL NOT post in a hurry again and post the wrong thing.