Chapter 31

As the party was going on, I felt a headache coming. The music was too loud for my ears. Jasper took me outside and down to a sitting place. Alice really did a wonderful job at decorating this place.

I sat beside Jasper on a bench. In my hand I held a cup of fruit punch and took sips of it every occasionally.

"I've been wondering if..." Jasper trailed off and I turned to face him. "Remember when we talked about playing together? I would play my guitar and you would sing. It was when we first met."

I nodded as I responded to him. "Yeah, I remember."

"Would you like to do that tonight? Alice has a thing planned about couples singing together. It's not something she wanted to have planned, just a…" He tried to find words. "It's just for a fun thing. Alice is a judge. Bella is not going to compete and neither is Edward, since Bella said no. So they are going to be the other two judges."

I frowned a bit. "I don't know. I'm not that great at singing."

"No one is going to judge you. It will be just Bella and us. I don't know if Charlie will be there." He took my hand. "You can invite your family if you want."

"I don't want my stepdad here…" I looked down at the grass. "I know my mom won't leave without him."

"So, is that a no?" Jasper asked.

"No." I shook my head and turned to look at him. "I'll do it. There's no harm in it."

Jasper smiled at me. "Good. Let's go upstairs and decide on a song. I'll need to look up the music notes for what song we pick."

As we were picking out a song, Jasper tensed in his seat. I reached out and touched his shoulder.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"That dog is here." Jasper growled out.

It took me a little bit to figure out what he meant. "Jake's here?" I asked and then walked out of the room and down the stairs.

Jake was over by Bella, with two of his pack friends. Bella looked displeased and I felt the anger raise in me. How dare he come here!

I walked to Bella and stood next to her. "What are you doing here?" I sneered out.

"I was invited to the party." Jake replied.

"Hm, okay then. Stay here. I'm going to go get my bat to beat you with." I said and turned to go get the bat. I was serious when I said it.

"Don't, Lori." Bella said when she took my hand.

Jasper was walking past the wolves and stood right behind me. His hands were on my sides and he was glaring at Jake. Was he behind me to make it harder for him to attack Jake?

"Ugh, it's so weird seeing you with him." Jake said to me. "I don't know how you and Bella can stand looking at yellow eyes all the time."

"I prefer that over men who take advantage over women. Besides, I love Jasper's eyes." I felt Jasper's arms wrap loosely around my tummy. I do not think he liked me speaking to him.

"Look, Jake…now's not a good time." Bella began to say with a serious face.

"Why? What's wrong?" Jake asked, stiffening his stance.

"It's our business." I replied to Jake.

"If it involves vampires harming humans…then it is our business too." Jake glared over at me.

"You mean if it involves Bella-…"

"Stop, Lori." Bella said to me, making me shut up. "Alice?" She started walking over towards Alice, passing Jake and his friends.

Jasper and I followed Bella towards Alice. I could tell the wolves were following us too. Jasper's grip seemed to tighten after every step.

Alice looked like she was fading back into reality. Her mouth slightly opened, showing a peek of her white teeth.

"Alice?" I asked and took her hand. "What did you see?"

"A decision has been made." Alice said as she went back to see her vision.

"What's going on? What decision?" I heard Jake ask impatiently.

"They're not going to Seattle." Bella said.

"No, they're coming here." Alice replied.

I found myself standing next to Jasper and Carlisle. Alice was explaining what she saw in her vision. A male named Riley Biers has created a newborn army. They had my clothes and Bella's too. They wanted to get used to my and Bella's scent so they could find us.

"It has to be Victoria." I said when Alice was done.

"I didn't see her, Lori." Alice said with a soft expression.

"She must have turned Riley into a vampire so he could make decisions. She knows how your powers work. It makes sense." I looked over at Jasper. "Right? Why would there be some random vampire creating an army to kill us?"

Jasper stared at me, taking in the information I was saying. "You do have a point." He muttered and looked over to Edward. "Even if it's Victoria that's behind this or not, the army is coming and there aren't enough of us to protect the town."

"They're after Bella and Lori?" Jake butted into the conversation. "What the hell does that mean?"

"It means an ugly fight with lives lost." Carlisle answered Jake.

"Alright. We're in." Jake said when he looked at his two friends.

"No, you'd get yourselves killed. No way." Bella said when she took a step forward.

"I wasn't asking for permission." Jake said back to Bella.

"Edward?" Bella turned to her boyfriend, looking for backup.

"No, Jake has a point." Edward turned his gaze to Bella. "It means more protection for you and Lori."

"I can just tell my mom that Alice and I are going to look for colleges to go to?" I suggested. "I can stay here. It'll be better so you're not all just spread out trying to protect us."

"You could just change me, Edward. I could be help and I wouldn't need protection." Bella said.

"That would be a bad choice. You would be craving blood." Edward said and put his hand on her shoulder.

"Not only would we have to watch out for the newborn army, but also take care of our newborn so she doesn't kill anyone." Emmett added with a small smirk.

"Jacob, do you believe Sam would agree to an understanding?" Carlisle asked, looking at Jake.

"Sure, as long as we get to kill some vampires." Jake answered.

"Jasper?" Carlisle called out and turned his head to his son.

"It'll give us the numbers. Newborns won't even know they exist. It'll give us an edge." Jasper spoke in an authoritative tone.

He was so wise when it came to battle tactics. It was sexy, but also admiring.

"We'll all need some training. Fighting newborns requires knowledge that Jasper has." Carlisle stood up straight and walked towards Jake. "You're welcome to join us."

"Alright." Jake agreed with a nod. "Name the time and place."

I traced a pattern over Jasper's bare chest. He was going to train everyone how to fight newborns. That meant I finally get to see him in action.

"Jasper?" I said softly.

He removed his lips from my forehead so he could respond to me. "Yes?"

"Would you train me when I become a vampire? I don't want anyone else to teach me how to defend myself." I said and looked up to see his face glowing in the light from the nightlight.

"I can if you want. Although, I don't see why you would need to fight. I'll be there protecting you." I felt his hand trace down my spine, sending a shiver down my body.

I rolled over so I was on top of him, straddling his body. "You can't protect me all the time, Jasper. I'll need to learn how to fight, in case if you need my help."

My hair draped over my body. I noticed how long it had gotten. I will need a haircut soon.

"It's cute how you want to protect me." He traced the curve of my hip with one hand. "Okay, I'll train you." He sat up suddenly and brought me to his chest.

My breast pressed up against his torso and my arms wrapped around his neck. He had one arm wrapped around my waist tightly while the other one was laying on my thigh.

"Well, yeah. I don't want you to get hurt." I replied as I ran a hand though his blonde hair.

"The only thing that can hurt me is you." Jasper's voice was soft but serious.

"You're wrong. The army or the Volturi can kill you…and then I would have nothing to live for." My voice trailed off when I thought about Jasper dying.

Jasper placed a chaste kiss on my lips repeatedly while speaking to me. "Don't think of that. I'm not going to die."

"You say that." I murmured in a kiss. "You're right. I need to stop thinking about it."

He slid his hand over my ass and cupped it. "I know what you can think about instead."

A/N: Oh no, plans are spoiled. :P So I won't be updating for a week or so, due to work. :/ Sorry…