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JPOV
In Carlisle's study, I finally felt the weight of everything crash down on me.
This was really going to happen.
How could I think straight when I suddenly had all these worries? How would I be able to control myself enough to change her? My own sister? What if I couldn't find the will to resist? I hated myself for feeling the need to ask Carlisle or anyone else to take care of my own sister.
My head started to spin with the added pressure from my own emotions. I wasn't used to feeling just my own. Carlisle was already engulfed in his own work and he was nothing but curious. I was overwhelmed by stress and anxiety, this time only coming from me. My shoulders slumped and I found the will to walk to Carlisle's side.
After a few minutes of clearing my head and mildly commenting on Carlisle's ideas, his mood shifted. I was taken off-guard and felt myself swept into this unexpected demeanor.
"Carlisle, what is wrong?" I spit, gripping the table to keep myself in place.
He shook his head slowly, as if he was trying to clear it of a bad thought.
"Carlisle!" I demanded, forcing myself to focus on Edward's emotions that radiated faintly through the house. I was immediately calm and I released the desk before I crushed it.
I forced Edward's emotion out from myself, stretching it through the air, to cover Carlisle's golden aura. Instantly, he straightened and stared at me, worry unmasked in his aureateeyes.
"What?" I finally asked again, my voice less harsh.
"I…I don't understand. I don't think this will work, Jasper. I don't think the change is going to effect her like it did us." He finally whispered.
"Of course it will. Alice has seen it. She turns out just fine." I assured him, my voice persuasive.
Carlisle shook his head again, a few strands of his blonde hair falling away from the rest, hanging in his eyes. "Jasper, you have to understand. Your power doesn't effect her. Alice thought she was just immune to your power because she was so used to it, but how does that explain why it still works with us when we have been with you for nearly as long? It doesn't add up."
"But my power can effect Bella, if she lets it. But what does this have anything to do with the transformation?" I bit my tongue, still unsure of what exactly he was getting at.
Carlisle narrowed his eyes at me. "I wish you would have shared that information with me earlier. Although I'm still not sure. Alice can see her future, but I don't know if that is quite definite, either. Alice's and your power are physical, and if Bella can manipulate your's --resist it or welcome it-- doesn't that make you think that she could possibly do the same to Alice's? And we know that Edward can't read her mind, but has she ever tried to let him? It might work." He began to pace the room as I stood there like an idiot, my mouth hanging open.
After I had gathered myself enough to speak, I asked him again what this had to do with the transformation, although I had a fairly good idea of where he was headed with this.
"Jasper," he chided, "you have to see it. Your power, as well as Alice's, are physical, as I just said. Edward's is mental. So what if Bella can block both physical and mental 'attacks' on her body? The change is a very physical 'attack'. I think that she could block it as well."
"But if Alice can still see her, and I can still change her emotions, don't you think that she could accept it in? It would work then, if all of this is true." I offered, thoroughly snapped out of my shock.
"It is a possibility. But who would be able to force themselves to endure that amount of pain? This will definitely take some more research on my part." He mused, rubbing his neck.
An idea popped into my head and before I could think it through, I blurted it out. "Maybe you should call Eleazar."
Carlisle turned to me in a flash. "What?"
"Maybe…you should call Eleazar. Maybe he could help. He knows more about things like this than we do." I repeated, my voice quieter.
He froze, the same expression locked on his face. He thawed a few moments later. "Hmm…I think I might do that. But let's not worry about this. We have time to figure it out. No need to cause unnecessary distress." He patted my shoulder as he passed me and left the room.
Slowly, I dragged myself to the soft leather chair in the corner of the room. It creaked as I sat and it adjusted to my weight.
Thanks to Carlisle's epiphany, my mood was completely shifted. I felt like my head had spun 360° and I was left dizzy and confused. I released Edward's emotions and sagged, resting my head in my hands. I couldn't believe that this might not work. I couldn't recall any case in history where a human had been unable to be changed, but I couldn't force myself to believe that it was impossible.
So was there really that small a chance of hope? Could I really be forced to lose my sister? Forever?
Alright. Whiplash, anyone? :) What will happen? Will Bella join the Cullens in immortality , or will she be forced to stay human until she dies?
Well...don't look at me. I'm not telling until the next few chapters are posted! :)
Look for them soon!
Kendra
