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Chapter 54

Evangeline

My feet hit the moist, softened moss of the forest floor delicately. I had always been light on my feet, so far...this didn't shock me. We ran quickly, our hands still entwined. I could feel Jasper's eyes on me at all times; he was studying me - keeping me calm. We came to an abrupt stop, Jasper was the one to look concerned, then I felt it - the calming energy that he had been soothing me with, disappeared. I was anxious, nervous, worried...scared.

Milliseconds after this, the scent hit me like a tonne of bricks, I was knocked back and shielded by this smell. Jasper shuddered and fell to the ground, I ignored it. The beautiful, warm and perfumed smell around me was like old, fine wine.

"Evangeline, you must concentrate. Listen to me," Jasper was in front of me; his arms on my shoulders, holding me back, but he looked to be struggling himself. He looked weak, his skin paler and cracks forming all over his hands where they were in contact with me. I was trembling, trying to hold myself back.
"Think of Gabriel, the sooner you learn to control yourself, the sooner you can see him," Jasper continued - but his voice was nothing anymore...the scent was masking whatever he held over me. I jumped beneath his arms, dodging his grip and running and fast as I possibly could carry myself. I dived over fallen trees, through bushes, the thorns unable to penetrate my thick, marble skin.

I could practically taste the thick perfume on my lips, it made me feel heavenly and alive. That feeling was quickly followed by a hard blow to my stomach. An arm wrapped around me and carried me back. For a second I fought, almost managing to get away from the grip. However, as the scent faded amidst the damp grass and trees, I realised that fighting was pointless and collapsed, exhausted against Jasper. His arms wrapped around me, my arms tangled around his neck and my head falling on his shoulder. I watched as cracks in his marble neck healed, no trace of the injury left behind.

He jumped up into the air, I closed my eyes and revelled in the smooth breeze it forced over my face. With a gentle thud, his feet landed on the carpeted floor of our bedroom. He set me down on the floor, but made sure to keep his hands holding onto me.

"I'm so sorry," I apologised, wishing that I could allow tears to fall from my dry, burning eyes, just to show that I was sincere.

"Never apologise for your instincts, one day they'll come in handy," Jasper soothed, his hand running back through my hair. "I think for the next few days we'll keep you indoors, I'll talk to Carlisle about supplying blood for you to feed. You'll need something soon," He stated.
"I'll never get to see my son," I looked down to the ground, "I'm going to miss everything."

"That's not true, you may be better controlled once you've fed," Jasper closed all of the windows before he turned back to me.

"I'm going to talk to Carlisle quickly, I'll return soon," He pressed his lips to my forehead. "I love you." And with that, he exited. Leaving me stood alone, in our room, wondering exactly what I had wondered all along.

Was this really what I was supposed to be?

Jasper

I walked at a human pace down the staircase, allowing myself time to think. Evangeline was stronger than me; her newborn strength combined with her ability made it impossible for me to hold her back if need be.

"Dada," I heard Gabriel's voice sound as he sat on Rosalie's knee, his arms outstretched in a desperate attempt to reach me. I walked over to him, a smile instantly appearing on my lips, I picked him up from Rosalie and hugged him, kissing the top of his head and thinking for a second. I felt calmer when I was holding him, a sense of relief overcame me and I couldn't help but let out a sigh.

"Mummy?" His brow furrowed as he stared at me.

"She's okay," I soothed as best I could, "She misses you," I smiled, glancing to Rosalie who appeared panicked. She was still upset about Evangeline's turning three weeks ago. I had been worried, pained…but much to my surprise, so had Rosalie. She cared for Evangeline as if she was her mother.

"She's okay," I repeated, this time for Rosalie's benefit. She nodded, stood up from the sofa and pressed her lips against Gabriel's cheek before exiting.

"Em, Em, Em, Em," Gabriel clapped, his way of asking for Emmett.

"Ah is daddy not exciting enough for you, little dude?" Emmett bellowed as he entered, a wide grin on his face. Carlisle, Esme and Edward followed, soon after Sebastian and Alice appeared.

"Sad," Gabriel shook his head and gripped at my sweater.

"I'm no use to him like this, I just upset him," I stated, looking at his saddened face, "Grumpy Gabriel," I smiled at him, attempting to be as happy as possible. Immediately his face lit up.

"No! Em, Em, Em!" His hands outstretched to Emmett and I laughed, passing him to Emmett.

"How was she?" Carlisle asked, his brow furrowed, I waited until Emmett had exited with Gabriel in his arms before I answered.

"She ran with the first hint of a human scent, she isn't going to be able to hunt anytime soon, not out here," I replied with a sigh.
"Did you manage to hold her back?" The curiosity in Carlisle's voice was obvious.

"Her ability is much stronger, she doesn't appear to have any control over it."
"For now she'll stay on a similar diet to Gabriel, the best thing we can do is get her well enough to see Gabriel," Carlisle stated, but he was interrupted almost immediately by a loud bang from upstairs. All of us, me first, went running at full speed towards Evangeline's room. I burst through the door to find her sat against the wall.
"I did nothing, I swear," Evangeline held up her hands and jumped to her feet. It was then that I was overwhelmed by the mix of emotions behind me, my family, minus Carlisle and Edward, hadn't seen Evangeline yet.

"What happened?" I asked, moving over to her, my eyes catching the wall behind her – a whole had been torn in the plaster.

"Okay so it probably sounds stupid, but I was sort of testing my strength…a little bit," Evangeline cringed and I couldn't help but laugh.

"I'm sorry Evangeline, I wish I could take you outside…run off some of your energy, test your strength…" I laughed apathetically.

"Not your fault I'm an evil blood sucking fiend, oh wait," She mocked, causing a few of the others to snigger behind me, I had the urge to turn around and hiss at them – but I managed to control myself, it appeared it was only me that was worried about Evangeline's vampire form.

"We'll take you out again soon, Evangeline," Carlisle stated, smiling calmly towards her.

"Will it be safe? To take her out anytime soon?" I questioned with a frown.
"It probably wont be safe, per say. But keep in mind Jasper, that she wont build any sort of control unless we take a few risks. If there's enough of us with her, we'll be able to keep a handle on the situation," He reassured, "In the mean time, I'll gather some supplies from the hospital," With that, Carlisle nodded and left.

Behind me, Rosalie moved forward, passed me and straight towards Evangeline. I panicked for a moment, trying to keep a close watch on Evangeline's emotions. However, this appeared to be one thing that I didn't need to worry about – Rosalie and Evangeline's friendship. Rosalie wrapped her arms around Evangeline's shoulders, and my girl returned the favour. A surge of both Evangeline and Rosalie's relief consumed me and I was immediately calmer.

"I'm so glad you're alright," Rosalie said, moving back from Evangeline.

Evangeline shrugged before she replied, "I heard you played a part in me being 'alright'. You helped turn me," Evangeline smiled, but only slightly, a gentle gesture, made in an effort to cure Rosalie of her guilt.

"I did," Rosalie nodded, glancing towards the floor.

"Thank you," Evangeline stated firmly, the tone of her voice had gone from soft to rather stern – her effort at convincing Rosalie she'd done the correct thing.

"I couldn't lose you after all of this; it was the only thing I could think to do," Rose replied quietly, "Apparently there's a good side to vampire instincts."

"Hey, I can think of one…I'm practically a human shaped wrecking ball – got any walls you need destroyed?" Evangeline joked, causing me to let out a brief laugh, not wanting to interrupt the obvious reunion between sisters.

"Don't you think it's creepy how much they look alike?" Alice asked, stepping forward from where she stood behind me, by her side was Sebastian and Esme.
"They don't look alike, not to me," I replied, studying both Rosalie and Evangeline's features. Where Rosalie's appearance consisted of very strong features, Evangeline was far more delicate, Rosalie's blonde hair was closer to honey and hit her shoulders in length – however, Evangeline's was long, whispy and almost white in colour. I had to admit, I would be surprised if she were ever able to blend into a normal, human situation with an appearance so drastic.

"It's wonderful to have you back with us, Evangeline," Esme smiled sweetly, as always, nodding her head and placing her hand on Alice's arm. "We'll leave you both to have some time together," I watched as Rosalie, Alice, Sebastian and Esme left, the door closing behind me.

My eyes turned back toward Evangeline and her pale, violet lips lifted into a gentle smirk.
"This still doesn't feel right," She muttered, moving closer to me and allowing me to take her hand in mine, her skin was a dramatic change from the flushed, heated texture it had been three weeks ago.

"Once you see Gabriel, I think you'll feel a lot better," I moved a white blonde wave behind her ear before she settled her cheek into the palm of my hand.
"I hope so," She looked solemn, almost lonely.

"For now, you have to build your strength," I stated, pressing my lips to her forehead, "We may have something to look forward to in the coming months, and you must prepare for it," I smiled. Evangeline's eyes lifted to mine and her perfect marble brow furrowed.

"What do you mean?"
"You agreed to marry me didn't you?" I smirked cockily, watching as her eyes lit up and her lips parted in a sweet, joyful sigh, a flicker of her human self was revealed and it brought a longing back to me, a longing that I thought I had lost with the first mouthful of her blood.