Rain: Whoa, I hella didn't forget about this fic. I don't care who says it. I am back with a brand new chapter to this twilight fic known as The Crimson Eyed Drifter: Distance Between Hearts and this chapter is continuing on with Jasper and his crew so sit back, relax and enjoy the show!

Mario: Here we go!

The Crimson Eyed Drifter: Distance between Hearts
Chapter Twenty

London, Ontario (Canada)
Jessamine Winterfield

"Focus Jessamine..." Peter whispered beside me as we sat on the roof of an apartment building across from the St. Peter's Cathedral, eyeing down our prey, who were dragging an unconscious teenage girl to the church.

"I'm focusing as much as I can through the hunger," I replied as the pair stopped at the door and began to jiggle the doorknob, my throat burning from the hunger I was feeling.

"I have to say, committing a crime inside of that place...Very blasphemous," Jasper noted beside me with a dry tone in his voice.

"I guess they aren't big fans of the big G upstairs," Peter replied with a grin on his face.

"Take this seriously you two," Charlotte said as she stretched out, my eyes focusing on her breasts for a moment but in hindsight, doing this with three other vampires around was not a good idea.

"Eyes on the prize there Jessamine?" Peter asked as he turned to me with a grin on his face, which made me turn away, feeling embarrassed at being caught checking out his wife.

"A-Ah..." I stammered out before he laughed.

"No shame in her game I see," Jasper joked before he said "Looks like they are having trouble getting into the place."

"Of course they are. They seem mighty angry that the doors are locked," Charlotte noted as she placed her hands on her hips. She then looked to me and said "You ready for your first bite of Canadian?"

I snorted but nodded in response.

"Well lady and gent, have at it," Charlotte said. I nodded and quickly leapt down from the roof with Peter in tow and once we landed on the ground, the two of us began to run towards them as silently as possible.

Once we got close enough, I could feel Jasper hit the pair with a huge dose of lethargy and exhaustion, which I could actually see the wisps of dull grey mist flowing from their bodies before the two fell unconscious.

Peter and I quickly grabbed the two downed would be killers...rapists...whatever, hoisted them up on our shoulders and quickly made our way back to Jasper and Charlotte.

Once the two of us jumped back onto the roof, Jasper clapped and said "Nice job. You're getting faster. Such a difference from when we arrived here a month ago."

I smiled in pride at my progress. Back when we first came to London a week ago, I could barely stand being in the city due to needing blood endlessly but thanks to the training of Peter, Charlotte and Jasper, I got a much better handle on my control.

"We'll leave you two to it then. In the meanwhile, Jasper and I are going to get that girl to safety," Charlotte told the two of us before he and Jasper leapt off from the roof and flashed over to the unconscious girl.

"Man, I love the taste of scumbags in the evening," i said after I finished feeding on the man in front of me.

Peter frowned as she wiped the blood from her mouth and said "I think mine had diabetes. His blood was far too sweet for my liking. But it will have to do for now."

I snorted and walked next to the male vampire and said "Jasper said that newborns are typically out of control and very territorial and yet, all of us can eat in close proximity to each other without me claiming anyone's limbs."

"It could be due to me being your vampire daddy," Peter said with a smirk, which made me snort and bump my shoulder against his. "Honestly, that is the only reason could think of. Me being your sire, you're more comfortable with me than anyone else. Not to mention the Major, Charlotte and I were sired by Maria so that makes it easier...I think...Charlotte is the brains when it comes to the inner workings of vampire anatomy."

I snorted at him and went to open my mouth when I caught a scent of...something...It smelled like vanilla...I could feel myself tensing as a low growl escaped my lips. "Whoa, Jessa, calm down," Peter told me softly.

Why am I so on edge like this?

But as soon as the scent came, it disappeared.

Just then, I felt a calming feeling wash over me and that was when I noticed that Jasper and Charlotte had returned to the roof, with the unconscious girl over Jasper's shoulder. "So, find out who she is Major?" Peter asked.

"Casey McDonald is her name. She's a high school student," Jasper said with frown on his face. "She's alive but unconscious. Just from the amount of booze I can smell, she's been drinking. It also smells like she was drugged as well."

"Does it have her address anywhere?" Peter asked.

Charlotte nodded and said "Yeah. We're going to take her home once Jasper and I feed. I'm feeling famished."

"Why not feed on her?" I asked curiously.

"We only feed on the guilty. Like murders, rapists, thieves, things like that. Just doing our duty to protect people," Peter said with a grin on his face.

"Awww, like a very blood thirsty Batman we are," I quipped with a laugh, which made the three of them laugh as well. "I can deal with that...But what I can't deal with is how good her blood smells to me."

"Then Jasper and I will get her out of here," Charlotte said with a grin.

I opened my mouth to say something but once again, that scent came back, which made me growl once again. It was so much closer this time...But where was it? I narrowed my eyes and said to the others "There is something here..."

Jasper glanced at me for a moment and said "You sense something?"

"Yeah. Can't you?" I asked curiously.

"I smell a hint of something but it keep disappearing. Like it's trying to escape us or something," Jasper noted with a frown on his face.

"Whatever it is, if it comes back, I'm following it," I said with a frown on my face.

Vanilla bean...What could smell like that to me?

Before I could answer that, we heard a shout of "Casey! Where are you?!" coming from the area behind us.

"Well...Looks like we found someone that may know this girl," Jasper noted.

"Charlotte, you stay here with Jessamine. We'll go down and say hi," Peter noted with a grin before the two jumped down.

Forks, Washington
Priestess Cafe
Alice Cullen

"I can't get that blasted woman out of my head!"

I could see Bella's amused face from the corner of my eyes as I pouted , my arms crossed in front of my body as we sat outside the Empress Cafe. It had been a week since I've last seen Leah Clearwater and since then, I haven't been able to get her out of my head.

So in an effort to force her out, me and Bella decided to go to the cafe in the middle of the night to talk about what had happened last week.

"I mean, you two did separate on a rather...Strange terms," Bella noted as she sipped on her milkshake while I leaned my head on my right palm.

Bella was right, we did kind of separate strangely.

Flashback - One week Ago
Forks, Washington
Priestess Cafe
Alice Cullen

"I'm going to head out you two. I have some things I have to do," Bella told the two of us as she stood up from her seat with a determined look on her face.

"I can come with you if you want," I told her but Bella raised her right hand and shook her head.

"Don't sweat it," She told me before she looked to Leah and said "Take good care of my friend here. I'll see you later. Tell Jacob and Seth I said hi...If you see the latter of the two."

Leah gave a lazy salute and Bella soon left, leaving Leah and I alone. Things were tense between us for a moment as the realization of what the two of us were finally overcame the semblance of peace.

"Does she know what you are?" Leah asked as she looked to me, her eyes focused. I could see strength in those eyes and if I could breath, it would have taken my breath away.

"She does," I responded before I blinked. I was actually trying to lie to her brain, why did you tell her the truth?

Leah nodded and asked "I heard her talk about a Jasper who was in some sort of "Vampire War" in Vegas. You wouldn't happen to know anything about that, would you?"

"I may know something about it. Why?" I asked her.

"Because...I'm going to Vegas to investigate what happened there," Leah responded, albeit hesitantly.

I frowned at this and said "But you guys are supposed to guard Forks, Not the world."

"Tell me about it," Leah replied bitterly as she leaned back in her chair. "But my "Glorious" leader decided that we should investigate anything you Cullens do. Even if its halfway across the world. It's really stupid."

"It is. Especially because Jasper is no longer a Cullen," I told her before I blinked. Ok Brain, I'm going need you to shut up now!

"So this Jasper is no longer a Cullen?" Leah asked me. I gave her a brief nod and in turn, she snorted and laughed softly then said "Well, maybe with that being said, maybe I can convince my glorious leader to let me, Seth and Embry stay here since he's no longer a part of you guys."

I watched as Leah slid out of her chair and walked to my side of the table and leaned down and said "Thanks for the information," before she kissed me on the cheek. She felt so warm...So...Tender.

If I could blush, I would have.

I looked up at her face and murmured "Leah?" my eyes locked onto hers, trying to figure out this strange puzzle in front of me.

Leah seemed surprised by her own action and muttered "I'm sorry..." before she leaned back and said "Well. I gotta go talk to my leader to see if I can get out of hunting down this Jasper. So...catch you later bloodsucker," before she briskly ran off to her destination, leaving me alone in the cafe...With my hand on my kissed cheek.

And before I knew it, I said "Don't go..."

End Flashback
Forks, Washington
Priestess Cafe
Alice Cullen

"It's weird, Leah isn't the type to be affectionate like that. Seth told me before that Leah's version of affection is punching you in the arm and saying "You're alive and that's all the matters" so this is odd," Bella said as she tapped her finger against her chin.

I don't get it either Bella...

The day before that, we were talking about fighting each other kinda and the next day, she goes and kisses me on the cheek.

Oh god, why does my mind keep replaying it?

I have to get my mind off of this. I looked to Bella, who went back to sipping her milkshake and asked "So how is the quest of getting Jasper to talk to you?"

Bella looked at me and replied "I think it's going pretty good. I've taken up a martial arts class. What better way to show I'm strong than to be able to defend myself?"

"That is a good point. The one thing he liked about me was that I could defend myself in combat if it ever occurred and during my treks with him, Charlotte and Peter, we did get into some scraps," I told her with a wicked grin on my face.

Bella snorted and quirked a brow and replied with "You? Get into scraps? With what? A cashier about a refund?"

"Hey, I'm stronger than I look! I can at least take on two cashiers about refunds before I need a manager," I said with a mock insulted tone before the two of us giggled.

Once that died down, I said "Truth be told, it's a good thing you want to grow strong but when it comes to Jasper, it usually takes something serious for him to realize his feelings. He's just being bull headed about this thing with you."

"I know he is," Bella replied with a sigh. "But truthfully...I'm not just doing it for him. You guys worked so hard to defend me from that douche that nearly offed me in Phoenix. I want to be able to protect myself, from both humans and vampires without having to screw things up for you guys..."

Oh Bella...I don't have to have empathy to see that you feel guilty about Jasper leaving.

I reached over to took her hand and held it with a small smile and said "We're family Bella. We help each other. No matter what. You could never screw things up for us or any negative thing you're thinking. Got that?"

She looked straight at me and gave me a small smile and said "Thanks..."

"No need to thank me for telling the truth Bella," I responded with a smile before that familiar scent reached my nose. I closed my eyes and inhaled it before opening them and looking to where the scent came from.

I could see her...Leah...On top of a motorcycle at the stop light. She may have been wearing a helmet and leather jacket but I knew it was her. She stared straight ahead at the light but then she lowered her head then turned her head to the cafe and I knew that her eyes were on me.

She then gave me a nod, which made me give her a small wave before the light changed and then she drove off. Seconds later, a red ford truck barreled down the road and for a split second, I heard a young voice say "Damn it Leah! Wait for us!" as it passed.

"What were you looking at?" Bella asked curiously.

I smiled and shook my head.

I don't know where she is going but Leah, you better stay safe...

Rain: And that is the end of this chapter. So what will happen to the gang in Canada? And what about Alice? Find out next time!

Mario: See you next time!