Jasper's PoV

It was five in the morning according to my phone so I carefully got up trying my best to not disturb Bella. I could hear Char in the kitchen bustling around, probably making breakfast for Jacob since he didn't have electricity yet to make his own. I made my way into the kitchen and saw that he was already seated and eating fried eggs, on English muffins with a side of fruit that Char must have had delivered. I noticed there was a second plate set up with a glass of orange juice next to Jacob but when I raised my eyebrows at Char she just pointed at Peter.
"Give it a minute Major" he said. I rolled my eyes and made my way back to my room to steer Bella back to bed as she had just climbed out of it.
"Jasper, is it five?" she said, her voice groggy from sleep.
"Yes but you should go back to bed, you're still sick remember" I tried as I gently pushed her with my hands on her waist. "No, I want to come with you," she mumbled.
"Bells" I whispered having successfully pushed her back into our room and closed the door behind with my foot.
"Please Jasper, what if Peter's ability is wrong, what if they show up and you're not here, what if he tries to take me back to forks" she whispered frantically.
"I thought you would want to see him, he is your mate after all, there's no way a normal human feels the way you do and not have them be their mate" I tried while stroking her hair.
"He's not Jasper, I have nightmares about him and he hurt me. I don't love him any more. I can't love a monster that could toss me aside like that" she said.
"Alright, you can come under the condition that you rest in the tent. Go eat, Char has set a plate out for you, I'm going to find some camping gear" I said after giving her a quick hug.

I should have guessed that she felt that way, it wasn't far off from what I felt like towards Alice. While she ate I found Emmett to help me with camping equipment since I really wasn't sure what I needed. My expertise was more in intimidating and killing people. Emmett found a brand new tent, a brand new sleeping bag and an air mattress with a pump.
"Perfect, she will just need snacks and water then she should be good to go. I think I saw a thermos in Char's cupboard that she could take soup in from last night" Emmett commented as he carried everything to the front door.
"I'm sure my know it all captain has already organized that, I'm going to check on Bella, wheels up in five" I said as I passed through the kitchen. We were going to have to take two cars but the drive was small. Once we got to the forest line of the mountains, we were going to run deep into them to a small clearing that Peter knew of. I found Bella in our room brushing her hair, she hadn't noticed me yet and was looking in the mirror so I took a moment to watch her. She looked so different in the small time she had spent in my company. She was eating regularly, showering, talking and actively doing stuff. Even though she was sick and her eyes were red from rubbing them, her body looked healthier than it had been in a long time.

"Hey, we should be going in five minutes, are you almost ready?" I asked.
"Yeah I am, I just need something to read then I'm good to go" she said as she tied her hair up.
I found the book she was reading a few days ago and handed it to her then found a warm leather jacket of mine that had sheep wool on the inside and winter socks to give to her.
"I don't think it's going to be that cold today," she said.
"We are heading to the mountains, it's going to be fairly cold, we might see snow" I said as I helped her put the massive jacket over her arms.
"I'm going to drown in your socks and jacket" she said as she sat down to pull them on.
"That means you will be warm so good" I smirked as I pulled the hoodie up over her head and watched her face disappear under it.
"Hey I might have to piss Jacob off to get him to attack. If it comes to that I'm probably going to use you as bait since I know how protective he is of you, is that okay?" I asked.
"Sure? What will you say?" she asked as she started pulling her boots on after flinging the hoodie back.
"Oh I don't know, it will come to me at the time I guess" I said as I opened the door for her.

We left shortly after and headed in the direction of the mountains. I drove with Bella next to me, and Jacob in the back while Peter drove Char, Rose and Emmett. They had left a few minutes earlier to set up the tent and a campfire so all we had to do was follow their scent. Once I parked the car next to Peter's I helped Bella climb onto my back.
"Hold on tight" I said before zooming off. As suspected there was snow on the ground when we got to the clearing but Emmett had made quick work of setting up her tent and a campfire.
"Damn it's cold up here" she said as I helped her dismount.
"Told you so, there are leather gloves in the pockets, go sit in the tent and warm up by the fire" I said as I gently pushed her in the direction of Rose who was setting up her bed with blankets.

"Alright Jacob, are you ready?" I asked as the boy started pulling off his clothes.
"Yeah, are you sure though?" He asked.
"I've been keeping you calm the entire time you've been here, it's time to see your rage, let it out" I said as I let go of the calm I had kept softly wrapped around the kid since I laid eyes on him at the airport.
"Alright, I'm sorry if I hurt any one" he said as he pulled down his pants and morphed into a wolf.
"Good, alright now attack, lets see what you got" I said. He shook his head for no so I decided to pull out my weapon.
"If you don't attack, I'll go over to that tent and kiss Bella, you have about two seconds Jacob" I said as I started to zoom in their direction. As suspected Jacob charged me and we started sparing. He wasn't terrible for a first time fight but predictable. I kept trying to get into the tent which forced him to change his tactics and fight dirty which was good to see. Bella was definitely amused at my tactics for pissing off Jacob and was keeping warm under a nest of blankets that Rose had cocooned her in.

"Alright time out Jacob" I said expecting that command to be ignored. It was for about seven seconds till he forced himself to smash into a tree and phase back. I zoomed forward to push the tree so it would fall in the opposite direction to Bella's tent and helped the kid up.
"Sorry Jasper!" he puffed.
"Hey no harm no foul, you gotta remember you can let loose with us. We can take a hit or two. Alright this time, we are all going to attack you. You don't want to let us get a grip around your stomach as we can crush your ribs. Obviously we aren't going to crush your ribs but you need to prevent that. Also don't be obvious with your attacks, they are predictable, try to attack in a way we don't see coming. And next time I say time out, try to reign in your rage and shift back faster okay?" I said.
"Alright let's go" he said as he shifted back. Char was the first to land a grip on his stomach and taunted him by kissing his nose and ruffling up his fur before bouncing back. I felt his rage hit a spiking point and he charged her with everything he had but she just flipped away. I wanted him to lose control to see if he could reign it in if asked so I gave Char the nod to keep taunting him and when it was at a breaking point I called out for a time out. Jacob shifted mid jump only a few seconds after hearing my command which was a definite improvement. I also felt his emotions shift almost immediately from rage to awareness.
"Alright that was good Jacob, you still need to attack in a less obvious way but excellent work on controlling your rage, despite Char taunting you. Let's have a break for food then you can watch us attack each other to have a better understanding" I said as I passed him his clothes.

Bella was currently sipping away at her soup and Char had passed him a double stacked chicken sandwich with cheese, lettuce and pickles. After the humans had eaten, Bella settled down to go to sleep and I gently stroked her hair till she had fallen asleep. She looked so small in my jacket but at least she would be warm.

We worked for a few more hours till Jacob had a better understanding of how to fight. After he watched the way me, Peter and Char attacked, he saw what he was missing. Then I showed him how Emmett attacks and he could see how he was attacking in a predictable pattern. The kid was a fast learner and was getting a good hold of his rage.

"Alright we should probably head home, it's nearly eleven fifteen Major" said Peter. I nodded at him and passed Jacob's clothes and shoes once he shifted back. I gently woke up Bella who had slept for most of the morning in a happy bliss despite death machines fighting only a few meters away from her. Once she was mostly awake I scooped her up bridal style and carried her back to the car trusting everyone else to pack up. I wanted to check if she was ready with out everyone's ears listening.
"Are you ready?" I asked as I opened the car door for her.
"No not really, can I just go to sleep and you can tell them to go away?" she asked before hiding a yawn behind her hand. I placed my hand on her forehead, she no longer had a fever which was good, she was just tired now.
"I can try if you want but I suspect they will want to talk to us alone" I said before closing the door and hopping in on the drivers side.
"How about we make a password, when I feel like this, It means I'm okay, when I feel like this, I'm not okay? Their whole thing is having secret conversations between each other, let's level the playing field a bit?" she said. I had to grasp the steering wheel for a moment but I nodded my head.
"Sounds good Bells, I can project the same back to you but I'm not sure what you can do if things go sour" I said.
"I'm sure there is something I can burn in my suitcase that would upset her," Bella said, bringing a smile to my face.

The others had caught up and we made our way back to the house to find Edward and Alice waiting for us on the deck. I opened Bella's door for her and helped her out but she didn't let go of my hand and had wrapped her free hand around my wrist that was holding her hand. I knew the prick would be reading my mind so I made a point of going over every scene of Bella's life in the past four months, her cutting in particular I focused on and how bony her body was under all the clothes she was wearing.
"Bella, you shouldn't be so close to Jasper" Edward said as we neared him. Bella just glared in his direction and refused to talk or let go of my hand.
"Jasper, can we talk in private please?" asked Alice. I refrained from rolling my eyes and gently squeezed Bella's hand and pushed love at her which was our secret message for it was okay. She let go of my hand and I followed Alice a small distance away.
"This is as far as I go Alice, what do you want?" I asked while keeping tabs on Bella's emotions.
"I want you to come back home with me and Edward, Carlisle and Esme miss you and it's not safe for you to be around Bella all the time. I miss you Jas" she said as she tried to caress my face. I gently pushed her hand away and took a step back.
"I don't love you Alice so stop trying, you threw me to the side once you realized you couldn't fix me. You tried to dress me and hide who I am under clothes and keep me as a trophy but you stopped loving me years ago. So I'll ask one more time, what do you want?" I said, my words laced with venom.
I could hear Edward trying to talk to Bella in the background.
"Bells, why don't you want to talk to me, please I love you, I made a mistake, please forgive me and we can start a new life somewhere. I'll change you right now if you want" Edward had said.
"No Edward, I don't want to be with someone who can toss me aside like trash"
"Please Bella, I'm sorry, I made a mistake and I'll regret it for the rest of my life. Let me show you how sorry I am, let me change you, we can run away together anywhere in the world" Edward begged.
"No Edward, please just go" said Bella, her voice wavering with emotion.
"Fine then, you clearly are under his influence, you will feel better when there is more distance between you two".
Suddenly I was overcome with anxiety from Bella in a short two second spurt. That was the sign that she wasn't okay. Alice was busy trying to talk to me but I had stopped listening and bolted in their direction. He had his hand on her wrist and was forcing her towards their car despite her protesting. He ended up slapping her across the face before flinging her over his shoulder. Rose and Jacob tried to charge Edward but were hit hard by Alice who flung them straight into Emmett and Peter. I couldn't charge Edward without hurting Bella so I stopped inches from his face.
"Bella said no, let her go" I said, my eyes black with fury as I stood a head taller than Edward. Jacob stepped up to flank me with Emmett and Peter on my other flank. Bella was still struggling to get out of his iron grip.
"Put me down Edward, I don't want to go with you any where ever again!" she cried.
"As you wish darling". Edward threw her at me knowing I would catch her which gave him the opportunity to throw a punch at my face. Peter caught it however, inches from my nose and pushed Edward hard enough that he went flying through the air. I helped steady Bella on her feet and wrapped her gently in my arms while Peter and Emmett spared with Edward and Char and Rose dealt with Alice.
"Bells, please go with Jacob inside, I'll be there in a moment" I whispered into her ear before planting a soft kiss on her bruised cheek. I passed her to Jacob who was gently stroking her back. He wrapped an arm around her waist and guided her inside then came out in wolf form snarling with rage before bolting for Edward's head. Unfortunately Edward was faster and Jacob over shot by a meter.

"You're clearly manipulating her into thinking she is safe with you, she will change her mind once she is far away from you and your manipulating games" Edward yelled. I zoomed into his personal space and caught him in a choke hold with one of my hands while Peter and Emmett held his arms. Jacob bolted off to help Rosie and Char with Alice.
"The only danger to Bella is you two, look at what you did in the minute you have been here. We listened to what you had to say now it's time for you two to leave. You both tossed us aside like trash and we want nothing to do with you guys. Leave now, you wont get a second opportunity" I said as I drowned them in fear. I released Edward and gave the nod to Jacob to hop off of Alice who he had just pinned to the ground and was snarling at her face while Char and Rosie had an arm each. They slowly made their way to the car knowing the fear was just my empathic ability but also knowing that I wouldn't give them a second chance. I stood guard on the drive way to make sure they kept driving and didn't come back for another strike.

Once they were out of eye sight and hearing, I made my way to Bella who was standing in the kitchen, trembling with fear and shock. I wrapped my arms softly around her waist and tried to take her pain away while rubbing her back. I gently pulled her wrist out for inspection and after seeing there were no broken bones, kissed it softly.
"Let's get an ice pack for that, it might be sprained" I said as I released her but kept one arm around her waist. Bella just nodded her head so I led her to the freezer, found an ice pack for her wrist and wrapped it around securing it with a velcro strap. I then found a glass and bottle of whisky and steered her off to our room with my hand at the small of her back. I could feel her going into shock and I could hear Jacob being talked down by Peter from storming after them.
Bella sank to the floor leaning against the foot of the bed once I had closed the door with my foot. I sat down next to her and poured her a glass of whisky.
"Here drink, it will help with the shock" I said.
She sipped away slowly probably because her brain was processing a million miles an hour. She did move her wrist so that she could lay her bruised face on the outside of the ice pack. Once she had finished her drink, I poured her one more after helping her out of my heavy leather jacket that she was still wearing. Eventually Bella found her voice to whisper.
"He said he wanted to turn me, did I just make a big mistake?" she whispered as her hands started to tremble from emotion.
I pulled an arm around her and held her other hands in my big one.
"Bella, he said that then crushed your wrist, he tried to take you just like you said he would against your wishes and bruised your face. I don't think you made a mistake, I think he did by thinking he could get away with that" I said gently. She nodded her head then rested it on my shoulder.
"If you truly want to be one of us still in a few months, i'll change you myself, but really think about it Bells, it's not a lifestyle many choose and it's a lonely one without a mate" I said softly. Bella was half asleep so I eased her to lay down on my lap and stroked her hair till she was asleep keeping a hand on her face to help ease the bruising. I could feel sparks of pain all over her body and it was hard to not storm out of here and rip Edward's head off.

Outside I could hear Rose, Emmett and Jacob fuming and wanting to burn the world down. Peter and Char had their hands full so I sent some calm in their direction to help. Eventually everyone calmed down outside and there was quiet. Jacob had disappeared with Emmett and Peter to blow off some steam while Char and Rose were busy baking in the kitchen.
"Rose, can you please take the ice pack and place it back in the freezer and pass me a blanket" I said quietly but loud enough for Rose to hear after half an hour.
She came in and softly opened the door, took the ice pack and draped a light throw blanket over Bella's sleeping form.
"You look peaceful together" she whispered before leaving as quietly as she came. I resumed stroking Bella's hair and lost myself in thought for a few hours.