Rain: And I am back with brand new chapter of The Crimson Eyed Drifter: Distance Between Hearts and we last left off with Jessamine waking up and launching Peter out of the hotel room...So that is where we shall start! So sit back, relax and enjoy the show!

Mario: Here we go!

The Crimson Eyed Drifter: Distance Between Hearts
Chapter Eighteen

Rundown Hotel – Idaho
Peter Whitlock

To go from the Bellagio Hotel to this rundown place was a sharp change but it would have to make due. It was in the middle of nowhere and that is where we had to be because this little girl Jessamine was about to finish her change and this was the furthest from the city.

Not to mention, we had to beat it out of Vegas as quickly as we could to get our way out of the country for now until we get a stronger army.

An army...The last time I was in an army, it was Maria's and now that we know she's been hunting us and our families down for so long, we have to stomp her out...But would we be able to do it?

That was the question.

"I tell you sweetheart, the next time we are in a town, we need to stay in a better place. There is no sign of life out here except for that kind old couple and their strange purple dog. I do wish not to feed off of them," Charlotte said as she sat in a rocking chair, her right leg bouncing up and down.

The sight of that made me smile. When we had first met, she always had that habit of bouncing her right leg and it only happened when she was deep in nervous about something. She said one of her last memories as a human was doing this very same action during a play she was watching.

I reached over and placed my hand on her right leg and rubbed it with my thumb, which made her smile at me. "Penny for your thoughts?" I asked.

"Well, I'm just wondering about the little one here," Charlotte said with a frown on her face with a nod of her head to the unconscious woman.

Jessamine had finally stopped breathing and her skin was now similar to ours. The reason we had to stop at this rundown motel in the first place due to her getting closer to completing her change.

And I didn't know about the Major and Charlotte but I did not want to be in a tight, confined space with a newborn baby Vampire.

Not a good look.

"She'll be just fine. Besides, what harm can she do on the bed?" I asked her as I got up on my feet where I then added "Now if you excuse me, I have a call to make."

"A call? To who I wonder," Charlotte said to me with a quirk of her right brow.

I leaned down and kissed the top of her head sweetly and murmured "To one of our contacts for our flights. No need to be jealous."

Charlotte smacked my stomach with the back of her hand and said "I have no need to be jealous because my mate wouldn't dare flirt with someone not me...Especially knowing what he could lose..."

I could hear the teasing tone in her voice but it only put me on edge. She jokes but I know full damn well what she could do to me if I stepped out line. Sure, I could stop her but that would be something bad...

"Yes ma'am," I murmured before I quickly left the motel and ran a few feet away outside.

Now that I was somewhat far away, I can do this call without them knowing. I shouldn't be hiding this from my mate and my brother but this is for his own good. I see that this little human is going to save him from a dark path.

I had to keep it all on the down-low until its time. "Here goes nothing," I murmured to myself as I dialed that number and held the phone to my ear to hear it ring.

A few seconds later, I smiled when I heard her soft voice say "Hey Peter."

"Hello Bells," I replied cheerfully, my smile growing just a bit. "Sorry it took so long for me to call. Had to separate from Char and the Major for a spell."

"It's no problem. Truth be told, I'm surprised you called back after dealing with that Vampire war down there," Bella told me but in the background, I could hear Alice talking with some other girl in a hushed tone.

The hell was that about?

I shook my head and replied "You kidding me? What you call a war, I call a Tuesday night delight."

I could practically hear her eyes roll but I heard that small little giggle. Thought she could hide it.

Pretty sneaky.

"So...How is he?" Bella asked me after a moment, her voice slow and hesitant.

I couldn't help but laugh at this."Straight to the point. I like that in a lady Bella. Major is out meditating outside."

"Really?" She asked, surprise in her voice.

I nodded before I remembered she couldn't see it before I replied "Oh yeah...Major does that when he needs to think. A lot of shit went down after we disconnected last night but no worries, things will be a-ok."

I honestly thought she was going to let it be but Bella surprised me when she said "Peter...Can I please talk to him? Just for a little bit? I just...need to hear his voice..."

I honestly don't know how to respond to her. I mean, she sounds so desperate to hear him, which I understand because being apart from your mate is torture but it didn't change the fact that I felt terrible for needing to deny her.

If I let her talk to him now, Jasper will only turn her away and fall deeper into the hole he's already in.

I can't let that happen...

Not yet...

"I don't think that's a good idea. Not yet at least. We had to stop to hunt but we have to get out of the country like pronto. Give me some time, ok and I will make him call you myself...ok?"

"Alright...But I'll hold you to your promise Peter. After things have cooled down, please have him call. I need to hear him," Bella responded after a few seconds, sounding upset.

Damn it Bella...Just a little while longer..."No worries. Scouts honor," I replied before a shit ton of hatred, pain and sadness rocked my core.

The fuck was that?

I then heard a large crash from behind me, which caused me to turn around to see my wife on the ground while Jessamine sat on top of her, her right arm in the air, posed to strike her.

I could even see wisps of red mist flowing from her nails.

"Oh shit, I gotta go, talk later!" I shouted into the phone before I hung it up and charged for her as fast as I could.

I barely managed to tackle Jessamine off of Charlotte's body just as the former was going to strike her downed form. The two of us rolled on the ground before she rolled to her feet and pulled me along to my feet.

She then growled in fury as she spun me around and tossed me through the corner connecting the ceiling and the wall together, which sent me into the air and the to the ground.

Thank god for nearly destructible bodies.

"Peter!" The Major's voice reached my ears as I leaned up off the ground to see the wall crumble from the damage of my body crashing through it.

"Major...She's awake..." I mumbled as she stepped through wall, the feelings I felt before rising.

It felt like was being smothered by it...But the thing is, I'm not the Major...I shouldn't be feeling these feelings but I am. And if I'm feeling them this strongly, the Major must be near second death from drowning in them.

I glanced at the Major and saw his face as cool as a cucumber.

The hell was going through his mind right now?

Rundown Motel – Idaho
Jasper Hale Whitlock

It is strange to be standing in front of her like this.

The last time I saw her, she was just a frail human clinging to life but now...She was a strong Newborn Vampire but she looked feral and her emotions were pure black hole of negativity.

Hatred.

Sadness,

Self-loathing.

Pain.

I could sense these things flowing from her body, even without using my gift.

I could see red wisps flowing from her body as she hunched over, growling violently but it was her eyes that took me by surprise.

All of it was red...It was as if they were glowing.

Her irises, the whites in her eyes, all a bright red.

But I can't be nervous now.

While this was a little different, I have dealt with Newborns before...She will be no different.

"Jessamine, calm down. We are not here to hurt you at all," I told her as I lifted my left hand in a placating manner, trying to dampen her storm of hatred with some rays of calm but the dark feelings seemed to grow further.

"S-Stop it," She hissed out before she dashed towards me with some impressive speed. I side stepped the swipe of her right hand but she quickly turned around and tried to take a swipe of my face but I caught her hand.

What I wasn't expecting was for her to pull me forward and head-butt me in the middle of my forehead, hard enough to make me slightly dizzy from the blow. I took a step back to regroup and effortlessly dodged side to side, avoiding her face, yet sloppy swipes.

"We are not here to hurt you. If we wanted to do that, we would have left you to die that night in Vegas," I told her, stilling trying to force calmness onto her but once more, her emotions seemed to swallow my own and somehow, he movements quickened.

I was barely able to avoid a swipe of her left hand, which shredded the front of my shirt.

I took several step backwards and tore off my shirt while she hunched forward, venom dripping from her mouth as she growled lowly before she shouted "Stop trying to control my emotions!"

I quirked a brow.

How did she know?

Her rage grew, as did the wisps of red mist that flowed from her body and she once again charged forward but now, she was moving quicker, her swipes causing claw marks to appear on my lower left side, as well as my right thigh and left forearm.

The more she worked herself up, the further her abilities grew and it seemed to stem from her negative emotions.

Newborns were always in a frenzy once awakened but she seemed far too...enraged...I need to take her down before her rage destroys not only us, but her as well...

"If you do not calm down, I will make you," I warned her with narrowed eyes and barred teeth, focusing solely on the enraged Newborn in front of me.

Jessamine let out an enraged roar and launched herself towards me but this time, I met her in the middle and slammed my fist against her cheek, causing her head to whip back.

I quickly ducked a wide swipe and grabbed her stretched out arm and tossed her over my shoulder and onto the ground hard before I lifted my free hand, balled it into a fist and rammed it against her face, sending her head crashing further into the ground. I then grabbed her face and pulled her head out as I rose to my feet, spun my body and tossed her.

She crashed onto the ground left shoulder first but she rebounded off the ground and flipped to her feet and she dashed forward, her nails scraping the ground behind her. When she got close, she swung both arms upwards and managed to claw an "X" shape on my chest, which made me hiss in both pain and anger.

I retaliated by grabbing both arms and leaping off my feet and kicked her with both feet in the face but she didn't let go, which left me in the air with my feet firmly on her face and her arms in my firm grip.

In that moment, I wanted to do what I had done many times with newborns and rip her arms off and I even began to pull at her arms.

But then I stopped.

She doesn't deserve being disarmed like this, no matter how furious she was. "L-Listen," I growled out, trying to keep my anger at bay. "We saved your life in Vegas...When we didn't have to. We are not set to hurt you...Just stop and calm down...Let me calm you down..."

I could feel indecision within the heavy storm of anger. I was getting to her. I just needed to keep going. "Think back...The abandoned building...Those men, they were beating you to near death...I came and I killed them all to save you...The two you attacked...Peter and Charlotte, they bit you to save you from dying...remember..."

The anger began to ebb away as realization began to form within her.

Just a little bit more.

"That's right...Just remember back to that night and know that those men are gone and that you are now immortal. They failed in killing you," I told her as I loosened my hold as well, slowly placing one foot on the ground which was followed by my other foot.

The minute I saw her face, her bright crimson eyes were looking at me. "Y-You're Jasper...Jasper Whitlock..." She whispered.

It was the first time I heard her voice clearly and it bought me back to a voice I hadn't heard in centuries.

The voice of my older sister...

It was a little smoother and lower than it but there was no doubt that she sounded just like her.

And as I fully look at her, she resembles me as well...Her honey-blond curly hair that fell to the end of her neck.

Even the facial features were similar to mine, albeit hers were softer, more round than mine.

There was no doubt about it...She was my last living relative.

"I am...Welcome back Jessamine..." I whispered.

Venom pooled in her eyes as she whispered "What have I done?" The red wisps flowed away but now, there were pale blue wisps flowing from her as a burst of regret hit me.

"Hey, it's alright," I told her calmly as I bought her into my arms. "Its ok...It'll be ok..."

Although...I think things have gotten a bit more complicated.

Rain: And that is the end of that chapter. So Jessamine is now awake and has now calmed down but now, things are going to get difficult as Jasper and the gang keep moving to Canada while teaching her the ways. The next chapter will continue on with Jasper and the gang but will go back to Bella along with the new dangers coming for them both. So until then...

Mario: See you next time!