I'm sorry this took so long to post :p we are coming to an end to this story unfortunately :)
Jasper's PoV
It had been several weeks of diving deep into the ocean in search for Bella and I was barely holding it together. We had taken a boat out after her once I calmed down to realize I could feel the pull in my heart to be close to her. Everything was going fine till we stopped in the middle of the ocean and I realized that the pull was now coming from behind us which meant her body was dropped in the middle of the ocean. I couldn't breathe after I came to that realization and had leapt off the boat to swim deep down to find her without a word to the others. Problem was, although I could swim deep down despite the pressure, it was pitch black and I couldn't see anything even with my vampiric sight. So after a frustrating hour of swimming blind, I decided to resurface and join the others. We had made our way back to the tribe lands and found a submarine that we could take down with lights that wouldn't shatter from the immense pressure that would arrive a day later with Rose and Emmett.
There was nothing else I could do so after setting up camp on the beach, I went for a run with Peter and Char to see if we could track down Victoria. I wanted to cause her pain for what she did but her scent was nowhere. I knew I would have to find Bella soon otherwise I would need an excuse for her parents so I spent the rest of the night contemplating different scenarios and better excuses. Early in the morning, Rose pulled up with the massive submarine on the back of Emmett's truck. I quickly learnt how it worked after giving my siblings a quick hug and jumped in with Peter next to me. We could only fit two of us which was probably for the best as I wasn't ready for everyone to see how vulnerable I felt. I needed Bella back in my arms. Rose and the others stayed ashore with the pups and worked on cooking breakfast. The pups couldn't really do anything but it was nice to spend time again as a family as we tried to find Bella. They wanted revenge just as badly, I could feel it and I think they were mostly hanging around to make sure I had back up if Victoria showed up again.
That was several weeks ago, now everyone had left the campsite except me and Peter. I had pushed everyone else away not wanting to talk to anyone any more. I had to tell Charlie that Bella was missing, it broke my heart as I lied and said that the last I knew she was grabbed in a black car and went north towards Canada. He was constantly getting leads and new hope and telling me to keep my chin up but I knew he wouldn't find her. I had to say something though otherwise he would have stormed over to search the house for her. Charlie got how I felt so every evening I made my way over to his house to sit with him and Renee. We would have a few drinks and try to play board games or just watch the television. Renee had given up on trying to get me to eat food which was nice, I just couldn't pretend any more and beer was a lot easier to bring up later. I was contemplating letting them in on our secret despite the risks. Then at least they would see their daughter again no matter how long it took us to find her. I could turn them and they would have eternity together. They were beginning to show affection towards each other when they thought I wasn't looking. It was cute. Nothing serious of course, just the occasional flirtatious look or shoulder bump. One evening Charlie had his arm around Renee's shoulders as we watched a movie.
While I spent the evenings at the Swans, Rose and Emmett would take the submarine out to continue looking for Bella although I was beginning to lose hope. I knew she had to be there but at this point how could we find her if we hadn't already? She could be right under us but covered in sand and if we moved the entire seafloor every time, it would take forever. The only pieces of Bella I had left were her precious arms and her necklace that I had fixed a week ago. She had to be desiccating by now and possibly losing her mind from the pain.
I was at Charlies when I got a text from Rose that I needed to come home immediately. I wasn't sure if I should give into hope or not but I said goodnight and headed home on my Ducati enjoying the soaking rain in my face. As soon as I made it up the driveway Rose zoomed outside with what looked like Bella's leg in her hand getting drenched also.
"Jasper, it's her leg, we think we know where the other might be" she breathed before zooming back inside to where everyone was gathered around a map. I followed her and nodded at everyone.
"Hey man, we found her leg here, if she's supposed to be here, then what if her other leg was thrown off in the other direction, it could put it anywhere in this circle which gives us a better idea of where Bella might be, although we think she might be slightly in this direction. We want to go back out but we were wondering if you wanted to go instead" Emmett said excitedly. I looked at the map and furrowed my eyebrows, where the leg was, was a while from where her body should be which made me wonder if we were off on our coordinates of where her body is.
"How about you follow us, give us light to see what we are doing and we will see what we can find in this area, you might be right. That was roughly where I first looked but I never found anything and neither did you guys but what if we missed something" I said. We had searched that area thoroughly I thought but maybe we missed something.
Everyone gave me big smiles having heard me talk the most that I have to them in some time. I had mostly been communicating in yelling matches and I felt bad but I needed Bella back. Char bounced over to give me a quick hug and we zoomed off in the rain not bothering with cars since most of us were about to jump into the ocean.
We headed out on our massive ship that we had purchased to the old coordinates and Emmett prepared the submarine.
"Jasper, this time, see if you can feel her, if it's not too late maybe she might be able to give us a clue if she's still in pain" Rose said while resting a hand softly on my shoulder. I nodded and forced myself to not shake her hand off. I knew everyone meant well and I had been horrible the last few weeks. If we didn't find Bella soon I wasn't sure if I could stay in the house any more. I knew my behavior was disgusting and living at the beach would probably be better than staying in a house of vampires that I could easily rip to pieces in a blink of an eye. The tribe probably wouldn't mind me camping on the beach, they had been really supportive, letting us cross their borders to find Bella, as long as we didn't hunt animals or humans on their land. Alot of the elder ladies had hanged up good luck charms across the beach which was comforting. I knew they didn't care much for us but the fact that they cared for Bella and were allowing us onto their lands to find her, warmed my dead cold heart. Carlisle and Esme had been super supportive despite my aggressive outbursts and destruction of the surrounding area. Esme had calmly replaced any thing I broke and Carlisle had offered counseling or just a person to vent to. They truly were the best parents anyone could ask for despite my horrid behavior.
Once the submarine was turned on and ready to go, we dived in and followed Rose to where she thought Bella's body was. I could feel Bella, she had to be close but I couldn't feel her emotions. Initially I thought maybe that meant she wasn't here but now I was beginning to wonder if that is what stopped me from finding her. If Bella could shut her emotions off, hide them behind a shield, then I needed to rely on my other abilities. We started looking on the ocean floor, I could feel a small ping of Bella's pain which gave me hope. Emmett slowly rotated, giving us light as we searched. This time I focused on moving debris, and that was when a stingray shot out of the sand into my face. I quickly avoided it and it swam away. That was when I had a lightbulb moment, what if a sea creature had moved her body or buried her body. I quickly started moving everything around me, pushing over rocks, moving sand, anything on the seafloor. The others saw what I was doing and started doing the same. Peter suddenly swam into my space and tugged my hand over to where Rose was uncovering something. I followed my captain over and I could have sworn my heart began beating as my eyes fell upon Bella. Her eyes were shut probably from her body shutting down so I scooped her in my arms and began swimming to the surface with the others behind me.
Once we were up on the ship, I laid her down on the deck gently and quickly found the animal blood we had in storage. I opened one up and fed it into her mouth which slowly opened and started drinking. Once the first few droplets passed her mouth she began devouring it but I had three more ready for her and on her second I started attaching her arm so she could hold the blood bag herself.
"Jasper!" she breathed after the second was devoured.
"Shh, save your strength, just drink Bella" I said softly before kissing her and passing her a third blood bag. I held her other arm and her other leg to her body while resting my forehead against hers relishing in having her back. Slowly her body began to heal as she continued drinking blood and her limbs attached themselves.
"If we can find your other leg you will be able to retain your strength but for now just take it easy okay?" I said as I kissed her temple between each word. She nodded and devoured the fourth blood bag. After she was done I helped her stand, so the others could give her a hug.
"Rose!" Bella breathed before hopping awkwardly into her arms.
"Hey it's okay, I'm here" she said while stroking Bella's hair.
"You were supposed to be next. She was going to come after you next Rose. Because Emmett and Jasper were the ones that held Jame's arms as Alice tore his head off. Victoria was there, she saw everything. She also was with Maria, she knew Alice and Edward were dead which is why she was after me and you to cause the last two involved in his death misery" Bella cried into Rose's shoulder. My chest hurt having Bella out of my arms so I gently tugged her back into mine and saw Rose's smirk over Bella's head before I closed my eyes resting my head on Bella's.
"Alright you two need to be alone, Bella, La Push is back that way, you came from that direction, where do you think your other leg is?" asked Peter. Bella opened her eyes and looked around for a moment.
"My other leg I think should be in that direction, she threw it pretty far though" she said.
"No worries, you rest up with Jasper" he said, giving me a nod. Char gently squeezed Bella's shoulder and then followed the others to the control deck of the ship. I scooped Bella in my arms and took her down below to our bed.
"You brought a boat?" she mumbled already feeling the drain from the fresh venom draining out of her exposed wound.
"Anything to get you better, save your strength love" I mumbled into her hair before kissing her deeply as I kicked the door closed behind me. I laid her on the bed and pulled the covers up and over us. She quickly moved into my arms so I could hold her tight.
"I can't feel your emotions love, are you in pain?" I asked while kissing her eyelids.
"I don't want you to feel it Jasper, it's fine really" she mumbled as she snuggled deeper into my chest.
"Please Bella, let me help" I tried tilting her head up but she pulled away and buried her face back into my chest.
"It's fine, just hold me please and don't let go"
"Your wish is my command love" I said as I held her as tight as I could without crushing her. She drifted into silence with her eyes closed, probably in pain but hiding it from me and saving her energy. I hummed songs to her and kissed her face occasionally, getting a giggle out of her.
