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"Jasper," Carlisle started. "Would you like to tell us what happened today?"
"Hasn't Alice?" Jasper murmured.
"No, Alice hasn't spoken since she got home," Esme whispered.
"I've told Carlisle and Esme what I've seen in Alice's head but quite honestly Jasper it isn't much," Edward growled. "You attacked her again, I think she's in shock or something."
"Sweetheart?" Jasper gasped, turning his eyes straight to Alice. Alice merely gave a small whimper and Esme pulled her into her arms protectively, glaring at Jasper as she did so.
"See what you've done," Edward snarled.
"It wasn't Jasper's fault!" Rosalie hissed angrily.
"It wasn't Jasper who drank their blood?" Edward asked incredulously. "It wasn't him who slammed Alice into a tree when she tried to stop him?"
"Edward, stop it," Rosalie growled. "Look in Jasper's head for the full story before you start attacking him."
"I don't want the full story," Edward snapped. "All I need to know is he is the weakest one of us all and he slipped, again. Only this time he hurt my little sister in the process."
"Our little sister," Rosalie corrected. "It only started because he was trying to protect her."
"What did Alice need protecting from?" Carlisle asked worriedly.
"A bunch of animals," Rosalie hissed.
"They were mere humans," Edward scoffed.
"Does that matter?" Rosalie snapped. "It's what they intended to do that Jasper reacted to. I don't blame him in the slightest. Emmett would have done the same. Just because you don't have a soul mate to protect doesn't mean you can use your holier than thou attitude to judge those who do."
"Rosalie!" Carlisle chastised her.
"I don't like all this bickering amongst ourselves," Esme whispered.
"I know sweetheart," Carlisle sighed and instantly reached over and took her hand. "I want the entire story, now please. I don't care whose version I get but Esme and I need to know what is going on, now!"
"Jasper lost control again and attacked Alice," Edward shrugged causing Rosalie to jump to her feet and let out a threatening hiss.
"Rose!" Emmett gasped, noticing she was about to lose it completely and possibly attack Edward herself.
"Edward, stop it," a small voice said and they all turned to look at Alice when they realised it was her that had spoken. "A group of human guys threatened me. They were going to hurt me like Rose was hurt before she was turned. I knew they never could but Jazz lost it. One of them tried to grab me, Jasper pushed him away and things happened too quick. I promised Jazz I would never get near him during the blood lust but I broke that promise and he shoved me away. That's everything, end of story. He doesn't deserve what Edward is doing."
"In the last five years we have had to move three times because of Jasper's lack of control," Edward sighed. "Now we'll have to do it again."
"Yes we will," Carlisle agreed. "But you have also been the cause of our need to move in the past. No one can judge Jasper for that, it's who we are. Esme, you'll need to organise a new home for us."
"I'll get to it straight away," Esme nodded and got to her feet and left the room.
"Emmett, did you clean up well?" Carlisle added.
"Yeah, I chucked them all in the car one of them owns and pushed it over a cliff," Emmett explained quickly.
"That gives us a little time then," Carlisle nodded and looked at Edward. "You may go and start packing."
"But Aliceā¦" Edward started.
"Alice will be fine, go!" Carlisle cut him off and Edward got to his feet and angrily left the room and Carlisle turned his attention back to the others. "Emmett, take Alice upstairs with you and start packing yours and Rosalie's things."
"Okay," Emmett nodded and walked over to where Alice was sitting. "Come on little one." He carefully took Alice's arms and pulled her up onto her feet and he kept his arm around her shoulders as he guided her out of the room.
"All right, Jasper," Carlisle sighed. "I am not judging you for slipping or causing us to move again. Everyone except myself and Rose have done so many times. Alice is very upset and you will need to tread carefully with her. Go upstairs and Rose will help you pack up your room. Give Alice some space and leave her with Emmett for a while."
"I'm sorry Carlisle," Jasper whispered solemnly.
"I know you are," Carlisle nodded and offered his son a sad smile before he got to his feet and hurried off in search of Esme.
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Jasper and Rosalie were nearly finished packing Jasper and Alice's suitcases when there was a knock on the door. The door flew open and Emmett stepped into the room and he smirked when he saw Jasper and Rosalie.
"Bro, there is someone that needs to see you," he announced and pulled Alice through the doorway with him.
"Jazz," Alice gasped and raced over to him and before he could react she had thrown herself at him and was clinging tightly to his neck.
"Sweetheart, I'm so sorry," Jasper murmured against her hair as he wrapped his arms tightly around her.
"Don't be," Alice whispered. "I broke my promise. It wasn't your fault."
"It certainly wasn't yours," Jasper scolded.
"Okay," Alice sighed and pulled back to look up at him. "It happened, its over. Can we just forget it? I don't want to think about it anymore."
"All right sweetheart," Jasper whispered, tightening his arms around her although he knew even if they didn't speak of it again he would never forget what he had done that day.
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For the rest of the night the family was busy packing suitcases and loading them into the cars and the sun was just rising when Esme finally emerged from Carlisle's study.
"Have you found us somewhere?" Carlisle asked as soon as he saw her.
"Yes, a little place just outside Salem in Oregon," Esme nodded. "I thought we'd be safer on the other side of the country."
"Good idea," Carlisle agreed.
A short time later they were ready and the family met up in the garage. Carlisle and Esme got into Carlisle's car and Edward got into his car and Emmett climbed in with him, most of the others still angry at him for how he had spoken to Jasper. Jasper and Alice joined Rosalie in her car and the convoy left the house in Blue Mountain Lake and began the cross country drive to Salem.
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Alice skipped into the bedroom she shared with Jasper, a huge grin on her face. Jasper could already feel her excitement and happiness and he dropped the book he was reading and turned his gaze to her.
"What is it sweetheart?" he asked eagerly.
"We got the details of our graduation ceremony today," Alice grinned and landed gracefully on the bed beside him before handing him a packet of information sheets and forms. "Can you believe it? I actually made it to graduation in one place?"
"I'm happy for you sweetheart," Jasper smiled. He remembered just after they moved when he had realised that his actions in Blue Mountain Lake had deprived Alice of the one thing he knew she was wanting, to graduate high school.
He had made a promise to himself that he would not be the cause of her missing that again and that promise had helped him control his thirst over the last four years. The year before Emmett, Rosalie and Jasper had gone through the graduation ceremony again but they did it in nearly every place and it wasn't nearly as important as Alice's special day was going to be.
"When is it?" Jasper asked.
"In six weeks," Alice announced. "You will come wont you Jazz?"
"Of course I will sweetheart," Jasper assured her.
"I can't wait," Alice squealed and when she bounced on the bed beside him excitedly he couldn't help but laugh with her.
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The next morning Jasper and Alice went hunting with Emmett and Rosalie and when they returned Edward, Carlisle and Esme were sitting in the living room talking quietly.
"Everything okay?" Jasper asked as soon as he saw them.
"We're not sure," Carlisle sighed and waved for the others to sit down. "I got a letter from an old friend of mine. He is thinking of visiting me, visiting us."
"Why is that a problem?" Emmett frowned.
"This friend is Aro, one of the Volturi," Carlisle explained.
"The Volturi," Jasper whispered and the old fear he had instilled in him during his time in Maria's army at the mere mention of the name flowed from him to the others.
"Needless to say we don't want Aro anywhere near our family," Esme murmured.
"We haven't done anything wrong," Rosalie frowned.
"It isn't that," Carlisle sighed. "He wants to see me, find out how this lifestyle is working out for me. He is interested in unusual things and he finds our family very unusual."
"If that's all then there is no problem with him coming here right?" Rosalie asked.
"There may be a small problem having him here," Carlisle murmured.
"No!" Alice screamed suddenly.
"Sweetheart," Jasper gasped and raced to her side and pulled her protectively into his arms.
"Carlisle, no!" Alice groaned. "He mustn't come here, he can't."
"We've already thought of that Alice," Edward sighed. "And with what you just saw there is no way we can let it happen."
"Will someone fill us in?' Rosalie snapped.
"Please?" Jasper nodded, also confused about what was going on.
"Aro has a powerful gift," Carlisle explained. "He can see every thought you have ever had with a single touch. The Volturi are very lethal to anyone who breaks the rules. The rule they probably enforce more than any other is the ban on creating newborn armies. If Aro comes here and touches Jasper things could get very nasty."
"And I have seen it will," Alice gasped, her voice slightly hysterical. "Aro will touch Jazz and see everything and insist he return to Italy with him."
"And we know what that means," Edward added.
"Instant death," Jasper murmured and Alice moaned beside him and turned and threw herself into his arms.
"Well it's easy fixed," Emmett shrugged. "We don't let this Aro guy anywhere near here."
"Aro doesn't exactly take no for an answer," Edward pointed out.
"There may be a way," Carlisle murmured. "I could tell him I am going to Italy to visit them. If I go there Jasper will be safe."
"Are you sure there is no danger for you?" Esme whispered.
"Yes sweetheart," Carlisle smiled. "They are my friends, they won't hurt me. Jasper is the only one they would harm in this family."
"You would do that?" Jasper frowned.
"Of course I will," Carlisle nodded. "I'll contact Aro straight away and tell him I will visit them. It should stop him from making plans to come here."
"Thank you," Alice whispered, still clinging to Jasper in terror.
