DISCLAIMER - ALL CHARACTERS BELONG TO STEPHANIE MEYERS. STORYLINE BELONGS TO ME.

Pieces of the Truth

The next day after school I mentally ask Jasper if he will come with me for my meeting with Carlisle and Esme because the information I am about to give them will be for his benefit as well.

After everyone is comfortable I start out with, "The Volturri will fall and Carlisle you will be asked to create a new royal family."

Silence greets my statement and I let them take their time is assimilating that little bit of information so I close my eyes and send them a picture of Aro ordering my death as the family stands around me. I also include in the picture Marcus and Caius as well as Alec and Jane surrendering because they have grown tired of this life. However, they stand on trial for their deeds and attempt to make amends for what they have done.

"Why does Aro order your death?" asks Carlisle and Esme at the same time.

I take a deep breath and open my eyes brimming with tears because I don't want to be the one that tears the family apart. Then I say, "I don't know if I should give you that bit of information yet because there are things that have not happened and I don't know how to prevent those things from happening. Also if those things don't happen other things will not fall into place and some things are not for me to tell are they Carlisle?"

They all look confused until Carlisle realizes exactly what I am talking about, his face contorts in pain when the realization hits him and he gets up to pace as both Jasper and Esme look between him and me in confusion.

Carlisle comes to stand behind me, placing his hand on my shoulder in comfort and understanding then turns to Jasper and says, "Alice is not the first woman Edward has been with nor is your marriage the first one that he's destroyed and his trips overseas have not always been about education but more about drinking human blood."

Jasper and Esme are shocked speechless as I look up at Carlisle in pain. "You are right it is not your place to tell but mine and I should have done so long ago, maybe Alice and Jasper would still be together."

Jasper speaks up, "Edward was not the first person she had an affair with, just the longest. When I met her in that coffee shop I was coming out of the darkness that was about to swallow me whole, she was the brightest star that guided me out but I was not her only lover. Yes, she married me but I think it was more for convenience than anything else and at the time I didn't mind. Then I fell in love with her and even though I knew she was not in love with me, I stayed because she kept me from returning to the darkness. I stayed because I didn't think I could go on by myself and I truly thought and think of you guys like the family that I never had."

I get up to hug Jasper as he continues, "After a few years I thought it would end but I guess I was wrong, her visions kept me with the family and that is where I most wanted to be. I have learned a lot from Carlisle and Esme and this is where I am meant to be, especially now that Bella has come into my life. I soon realized that Alice used her visions to manipulate the environment and situations around her, I only realized that a couple of years after I finally got here with you guys because I didn't believe she was always telling us the truth where her visions are concerned. After half a century I finally got tired of being manipulated and stopped listening to what she said about her visions, yes they are mostly subjective but she does not always give you the option of making it subjective and since Edward is the only one who can read her mind I did not actually know whether what she was telling us was the truth or not."

Carlisle walks over and sits beside Esme taking her hands between his saying quietly, "I realize that he's our first son but he's out of control, I don't know how many times I've had to get him out of trouble because of his need to live dangerously. Edward lost his way a long time ago and I have been trying my best to steer him back, but I can no longer deny that maybe this is how he wants to live his life. You know I abhor violence of any kind, more so any violence that has to deal with killing one of our own kind, but there have been several vampires that I have had to destroy to protect Edward from death."

At this statement Esme gasps shocked, "Carlisle!" withdrawing her hands from his and standing up to pace back and forth behind me.

I stand up intending to walk out the door to give them some privacy when Esme asks, "Bella where are you going? Please don't leave on our account. This is your home."

"I'm not leaving, I was just going to give you guys some privacy since this appears to be a family matter and right now I'm not really family." Looking down I say quietly, "There are still lots of secrets you guys will find out about a family member that will tear this family apart before it can be rebuilt. It was never my intention to be the cause of this, however it does appear that I will be the catalyst and in all honesty I'm having enough of a time with that information as it is."

Esme comes to me, pulls me into a hug murmuring, "You are not at fault here simply because you will be forcing us to face the truth, I for one know that truth hurts more so because it's being kept from you by a family member that you thought you trusted and because you put your life in their hands. From what I see of you and Jasper being together, you will be an integral part of this family, which I am extremely happy about because I have never seen Jasper this happy in all the time that he has been with us. I would rather you enter this family in truth and love, than based on lies."

Pulling me back over to Jasper she sits me down next to him clasping our hands together, then sits down on the couch next to Carlisle, "Now Carlisle please continue, and tell me what else I need to know about my "prodigal son" so I know why I'm going to be kicking him out of the family, or at least banning him from the family. I honestly haven't a clue nor have I decided yet but I would like to have all the information before I approach him."

Carlisle looks at her, then at Jasper and then at me before continuing, "There are probably several nomad covens that he has crossed and I'm hoping it does not come back to haunt us. I'm pretty sure there are many more that will come out of the woodworks in an attempt to get back at him or something along those lines. I've lost a few friends along the way because Edward either had an affair or attempted to have an affair with their mates. In my attempts to shield the family from his past misdeeds, I think I might have endangered you more and at this point I'm unsure of how to go about fixing the problem because if by chance we have to fight another coven or the Volturri some of those who would have stood with us before may not now. Honestly, I don't want this to destroy what family we have left and if removing him from the family helps, then I don't see how we can afford not too."

Jasper squeezes my hand when he feels how anxious I am when Esme asks, "How long has this been going on Carlisle? I know I'm probably not going to like the answer but please tell me."

Carlisle takes a deep breath and whispers, "Off and on for the last 50 years or so. When he goes overseas to Europe, France, Paris and every where else he's been – it's worse because he has some friends over there who are not vegetarian drinkers. It's why he spent so much time over there these last couple of years and he's been doing it a lot more lately. It's where he met that woman – Victoria and that was the worst one because her mate is vindictive and lethal vowing revenge over Edward when he least expects it. He's the one that worries me the most because I've been concerned that no matter where we live he will come back to harm someone in the family as well. I apologize for keeping this information from you but know that I was/and still am trying to protect you and the family."

Esme sighs and says, "Carlisle, while I truly do appreciate the fact that you are trying to keep the family safe, it shows me that you do care deeply for our well-being, I however, do not appreciate the fact that you have kept something this important from me that concerns the family. I forgive you, but I do not want you to withhold any other information, whether you think it's pertinent or not."

Carlisle hugs her whispering, "I will tell you everything from here on out, no matter what it is. I love you so much Esme and I could not live without having you in my life. No more secrets." Esme whispers, "I love you too and I feel exactly the same way."

I finally speak up asking, "Are you going to inform the rest of the family about what we've been discussing?"

Jasper smirks and says, "You already know Rose is going to be pissed and Emmett is going to want to rip something to shreds, preferably Edward when he finds out the danger he's put the family and possibly Rose in. Are you going to wait until Edward screws up again or just confront him about the past then ask him to leave when you get back?" looking at Esme.

Carlisle looks to Esme as well and says, "I leave that up to you since he is our first son and the closest to you."

Esme takes a deep breath, "I don't want to do that to him without him knowing what he did wrong, but I can't blame him for his past misdeeds that I didn't know about. However, it's his past misdeeds that has possibly put this family in danger and now that I know about them I would like to speak to him to get his side of the story, see if he's remorseful in any way. But in all honesty, I can't condone how he's been acting, even if I'm just now finding out why, especially this last situation with Alice because that was just completely uncalled for. More so because it's family and he should have known better, but he's my son and I love him! I want to understand or see if he can explain himself to me and to the family of why he would put us in danger like this. Let me talk to him first and then I will decide what to do."

"Carlisle you asked before why Aro wants me dead? It's because when I become a vampire I will be one of the most powerful ones, more so than him and his three brothers, he feels threatened by this especially because I do not want to join him. In one of my visions he finds out about me and it's still too blurry to see how he does, I feel as if there is something in the vision that I am missing and every time I try to see more of it the more out of focus it becomes. In not joining Aro, he feels insulted but it's also because he needs the help from being overthrown by another faction that would be just as cruel as he is. Even with all those in his collection up to that point he has no chance of winning. You know Aro has a way of collecting people he feels will benefit him and also that there are some who would like to see him fall and take power for themselves."

Jasper looks at me, "Wait you said when you become a vampire? Do you know when that happens? How that happens? Who changes you and why?"

Pulling my hand from his I stand up and wander over to the window looking out before I feel his hands on my shoulders turning me around. He cups my cheek with his cool hand and I lean into it savoring the contact while I whisper, "You change me Jasper right after....."

"Right after what? Talk to me Darlin', please" Jasper pleads with me as I open my eyes and stare into his.

"I can't tell you that Jasper, I don't know how you will feel about the information I give you, it might change the outcome and I for one love how this ends. Please trust me when I say everything will work out because it's meant to. I have seen that you are happier than you have ever been and it makes me love you more because of it. I am not Alice, I am not doing this to manipulate you in any way, just to bring you the happiness and love that you have been missing since you were human. I LOVE YOU now and for eternity, please trust me Jasper. PLEASE?"

Jasper is quiet looking deep into my eyes as he processes this new information and apparently he finds what he's looking for because he says quietly "Alright, Bella I trust you and I love you too, now and for eternity."

Unfortunately, Esme kept putting off and putting off her talk with Edward because of her love for him and it didn't look like she wanted to face the truth about her son. It would take a tremendous tragedy for her to finally see who he truly is but by then it will be too late.

1 month later

So far this was the worst day of my life since coming to Forks, other than having Jasper in my life right now, and it's all because of that douche Edward. I have now been in Forks for 6 months and spending time getting to know Jasper better has been the highlight of my existence here. He told me he wanted to keep information about us to himself for the time being and I was okay with that since I have waited for him for so long and now he's finally in my life, I was pretty much willing to give him the space that he needed. Until Edward decided to make his move........

My day started off with Edward showing up staring at me from the woods surrounding my house during my early morning meditation time. I had started taking the time to meditate more often so my emotions would not overload on me again. Anyway, it seems he tried to attack the deer and doe I put under protection and followed them back to my house since he was curious why he could not touch them. Even with my eyes closed I could still feel him there, maybe it was because of the stench that rolled off him in waves.

"Yes, Edward" I called with my eyes still closed since he does not know I already know he is there, he can be such a douche sometimes, more often than not these days. I wonder if he has always smelled this way of if it's just something that has begun to come out in the last couple of years, he smells kind of clammy with a woodsy scent – not really all that attractive, maybe I am the only one that smells it. But I recognize him because his has the same stench I smelled from my stalker scent when I first arrived here in Forks, although now there are these feelings he sends me of possessiveness mixed with arrogance that seems to radiate from him whenever he is near me.

I open my eyes to see him standing there shifting his gaze between me and the deers, then back to me as his eyes rake slowly down the length of my body. I couldn't really blame him since I was only wearing a sports bra and some shorts sitting Indian style on the pillow. I roll my eyes and snort in disgust whispering "Hi, sweeties" to the deer and baby as I reach out to pet them before shooing them back into the forest.

He offers me his hand and being courteous I take it and let him pull me into a standing position, but even after I was standing he would not let my hand go and reached out to cup my cheek attempting to dazzle me. He's taken aback when I just stare at him without falling and ask if there was something else he wanted.

He asks me, "I was wondering if you would go out with me? You know, so we can get to know each other better," while smiling arrogantly and assuming that he has dazzled me into accepting..

Closing the distance between us I reach up and grip his upper arms to steady myself as I slowly run my nose from his chin across his jaw and down the side of his neck before releasing him and stepping back as he growls.

"Edward, I don't believe that would be a good idea since I'm not interested in leading you on or playing any of your games." I say stepping back further to put more distance between us.

Disbelief, shock then anger crosses his face before he snarls, "You're not interested in me?!?!?!?"

"Sorry, Edward I'm really not" I say calmly picking up the pillow.

"Every girl in this school would kill to date me and you don't WANT ME?!?!?!?!?"

"No, Edward and I'm interested in someone else" I say as calmly as I did before.

He snarls then growls, "Who is my competition?!!!"

"That's none of your business," I say calmly again and turn to leave as he lunges at me but I am ready for him and I think "HOLD" before fully facing him.

"Don't make this harder than it needs to be Edward. Since I will be spending time with your family I would like us to remain friends, but I don't have to."

He struggles against the binding I have over him growling, "This isn't over Bella!!! I will have you, you will be mine and no one else can have you."

"This conversation is over, Edward" I say as I free him and flex my fingers at the same time sending him flying 50 feet through the air deep into the woods.

Knowing that Edward is a ticking time bomb waiting to happen, I am glad that I make the time to meditate because I am going to need all the strength I have to deal with this douche. I push the incident from my mind and continue inside to get ready for school, making sure to keep the enchantments up around those I love and seriously considered binding Edward but could not because that would be taking away someone's free will, so for the time being I let him be.

The week has been so trying that I decide to go down to La Push and visit with Jacob, I drove down to his house in the BMW laughing because my red floor length halter sun dress matched the car. I pulled into the driveway just as the door opened with Jacob and two of his friends coming out, I frowned as I was getting out of the car because Jacob seemed to have grown several feet since I last saw him. Jacob turns to look at me with this weird expression on his face as he introduces his two friends to me.

"Bella this is Sam and Embry, two of my friends from back in the day." He says walking up to me slowly but not giving me the usual bear hug that I expect so I know something is wrong.

"Hello, it's nice to meet you" as I shake their hands, noticing that their hands feel like they are on fire and I have to control myself from setting their hands aflame or cooling it down with some ice.

I turn to Jake smiling hugely and ask, "What? No bear hug today Jake. I kind of miss having to gasp for breath."

Jacob looks between his two friends, watching Sam longer than Embry, then at me before enveloping me in a hug nothing like what he usually gives me, and I pull back quickly because it feels like he is burning up just like his two friends so I frown again and raise my hand to test his forehead asking, "Jake are you feeling alright, you feel like you're burning up? You're not coming down with anything are you?"

He glances at his friends, who subtly shake their heads no before turning back to me and saying, "No I feel alright, maybe just a little tired."

But for some reason I instinctively know what is going on without them even telling me and although I am extremely happy for him I can't believe it. "NO! NO! NO!" I gasp out loud, "It can't be, FUCKING A!!!" I snarl "Can't I have at least one human friend?!?!?!"

Trying to play it off as Sam sniffs the air and Embry starts shaking and trembling, Jacob rushes between them and me saying urgently, "Please Sam, not her I didn't tell her!!! I don't understand how she knows....Please Sam!!"

I shove Jacob to the side, hold out my palm towards them and then close it sharply taking away their anger and leaving all three shocked in silence. "I know about what you are, Jacob, about what all three of you are. I know you guys are protectors and that you would not do anything to hurt me and, no, I knew about you guys the first time I saw you. No one told me about you guys it's just something that I know just like I know what the Cullens are. It's me, not you, and I'm hoping you will not run away from me when you find out the truth about me - that I'm different than most people. I wanted to tell you sooner but I've been unsure and didn't know if you still want to be friends with me especially after I tell you some things of what I have seen in the future. Shall we go over to Sam's and talk, I would really like to meet Emily and I think I might be able to help her Sam, not because I want to trick you guys but because I know how much you love her and want her to be happy."

I spent the rest of the day talking to Jacob, Sam, and Embry about my powers and knowing about them, how my powers were going to increase when I finally turned 18. I told them everything from the first time I saw Jasper when I was a baby up until meeting the Cullens. They laughed when I showed them images and scenes from when I was growing up and they tell me about how it feels to phase and run wild in the forest. I tell them about falling in love with Jasper before I even met him and about how we are destined to be together, then I tell them about how nice the Cullens are except for Edward, then I show them some of the visions that I have been having before I met them. I tell them to keep an eye out on Edward because things will get dicey in the near future and I believe I earn their respect for giving them the information that I did.

Afterwards I take them all out for a drive in my car, letting each one of them drive to their hearts content and we all return home with lots to think about and ponder over. I am glad that I told them about me so that they are not surprised in the future when things start to happen, but unfortunately I don't tell them what happens to me because I don't think they would have been able to handle it, I know I'm not even though I know it happens.

Wednesday at school

After the talk with with Carlisle and Esme as well as Jasper I was finally able to put some more pieces together. Jasper and I have decided to explore this deep attraction that we have towards each other and I reminded him of what I said the night of our talk, that I would be patient and be here when he felt ready to move on with the happiness that is in store for him. What he needs most is a friend who will become the love of his life.

When I am walking towards the cafeteria I hear a wolf whistle and then a musical voice call my name as I turn around to see Jasper running humanly slow towards me so I lean back against the wall waiting for him to catch up. Smiling at seeing him so much more relaxed and carefree than when I originally meet him and his family at my house.

His smile is so contagious and outgoing that I can't help but catch on to it as lust fills my body while I watch him walk the last couple of feet towards me and seeing him in those painted on jeans with those cowboy boots makes me tremble with desire that an image conjures up in my mind of myself straddling him naked on a horse with just those boots on - fucking me hard as the horse gallops through an open meadow.

I am so distracted by that image that I don't see him standing in front of me until his palm caresses my cheek, cupping it softly as I lean into his cool touch, then my cheeks flame crimson as I realize that he can actually feel the amount of lust coursing through my body right now. I look up to see him watching me intently and smirking at me as he feels the waves of lust coming off of me, my breath catches as he steps closer until I'm pinned to the wall and he asks huskily with a southern drawl, "Darlin' what I wouldn't give to know what you're thinking about that has you slamming all that lust at me? I can barely stand here without taking you right now in this hallway with everyone watching us?"

Smiling seductively as I press up against him I ask demurely, "What would you be willing to give?"

He groans and grinds his body into mine making me wet from just the feel of his body pressed up against me as I reach out to grip his waist just to keep me steady when my knees buckle from the intense waves of lust he's sending me.

He nuzzles my neck, running his nose up to my ear as he whispers heatedly, "I bet I could make you tell me," before placing his hands flat against the wall to anchor himself as he grinds his erection hard against me sending a tsunami of lust and pleasure coursing through me. I whimper out a low groan as I lean my head against his shoulder then whimper some more as my knees finally do buckle from the orgasm that rips through my body. Dame what this man does to me has got to be illegal or close to it.

He growls and wraps one of his arm around my waist to keep me from making a fool of myself as he smells my arousal through my pants which makes him tighten his arm around my waist grinding and thrusting his hard cock against my core as I am hit with more after shocks of both our lusts combined.

"FUCK!!! Bella I want you so badly but part of me is glad we're in the middle of school and out in the open or else I wouldn't hold myself back from taking you right here, right now."

Taking several deep breaths I pull myself together whispering how unfair that was as he chuckles and whispers back there's no fairness in passion and lust before grabbing my hand and showing me he's still rock hard.

I push him away thanking the Goddess that the female bathroom is right next to me and stumble my way in and to a stall. My panties are completely soaked through and I think of the perfect payback as I pull them off, folding them up and clean myself up before walking back out to see him leaning against the wall he just had me pinned against. I walk towards him, take my panties and shove them down the front of his pants and into his boxers until they are pressed up against him cock. I rub the soaked panties up and down his cock smiling as he groans in frustration before pulling my hand free then coating his lips with my juices before sticking my fingertips in my mouth and licking them clean.

As I walk away to the cafeteria for lunch, I laugh hearing a low growl echo behind me as I open the door and head to the lunch line, smiling even wider when my eyes make contact with Edward.

As I sit down next to Angela, I glance up to see Jasper enter licking his lips and walk over to sit with his siblings, then get into a heated argument with both Edward and Alice who look over in my direction – Edward with anger and Alice with jealousy dripping from her pores. As the bell rings and the cafeteria starts to empty I watch as Jasper looks at me grinning wickedly before getting up and walking towards me with a seriously determined expression on his face.

I vaguely remember hearing Angela and the others from my table flee to escape and make it to class as Jasper stares at me intently, I open up to him when he reaches me and says, "Just follow my lead" before pulling me out of my chair with one arm around me waist with his other hand fisting in my hair as he brushes my lips softly with his before crushing mine completely under his.

My mind blanks and centers on our lips pressed together moving as one, he counters and I balance then vice versa until he opens his lips slightly sliding his cold wet tongue along my bottom lip teasingly since he knows I am already willing. As I open my mouth I inhale his scent – a mix of forest musk, cherries blossoms and apple pie with cinnamon topping. That's the first time I have taken the time to inhale his scent and it blows my mind wide open as our tongues duel in equality, neither one of us fighting for domination of the other. We finally pull apart breathing heavily as our foreheads rest against each others attempting to catch our breaths – or rather while I catch my breath.

"FUCKING A!!!" I whisper lowly as it finally comes to my attention that some time has passed and the only ones in the lunch room are me, him and his family – Emmett's laughing loudly as Rose is snickering and smirking at Alice and Edward, who can't seem to contain his rage at our PDA, and Alice looks close to tears with such an expression of heartache on her face that I almost feel sorry for her. ALMOST.

Emmett comes up to stand next to us with an arm around my shoulders in half a hug while slapping Jasper on the back and wiggling his eyebrows between the two of us snickering at Jasper, "Jasper!!! MY MAN!!!! You've been holding out on me and Bella welcome to the family, it's going to be great to have another sister especially one who still blushes."

He laughs some more as my cheeks flame red and I duck my head against Jaspers shoulders who then nuzzles my hair as he inhales the scent of it and me. My arms tighten around his waist sinking my nails into his skins and giggling as he hisses in pleasure then start purring deep in his chest so when I raise my head to look in his eyes he's staring at me ignoring his family and whispers, "You REALLY DO know what you do to me, don't you?" as he sends me a wave of love.

I smile nodding my head and reply, "Because you do the exact same thing to me" as I return his love combined with my own.

I am so caught up in Jasper that I don't see Edward rush up to us and pull me roughly from his arms yelling at me, "HIM!!?!?!?! You're passing ME up for HIM!!?? The MUDERER!?!?!" shaking me roughly.

Just before Jasper is about to step forward I snap my head towards him as my eyes blaze swirling black and red with fury. He steps back in shock as does Emmett when they both see my eyes and how utterly enraged I am.

Edward yanks roughly on my arm again before placing both hands on my arms and shaking me roughly. I turn to him slowly as wind comes out of nowhere blowing my hair around my face, the others look up and dark clouds fill the sky with thunder and lightening but no rain and the tables in the cafeteria start to levitate, then Edward hisses as the fingers of his hands wrapped around my arms catch fire and start to move up his arms.

Everyone is shocked and fails to move until the flames are up his shoulders and he's shrieking like a girl in fear, then and only then do Jasper and Emmett make a move towards me with Emmett grabbing Edward and covering his mouth as Rose holds Alice back so she can't get in the way of Jasper who moves towards me.

Jasper moves in front of me and cradles my face between his hands calling my name repeatedly and urgently, "BELLA!!! BELLA!!! BELLA!!!! LOOK AT ME!!! LOOK AT ME!!! LOOK AT ME!!! Bella, Darlin' I LOVE YOU!! Please come back to me."

As quickly as it started, everything stopped and my eyes return to normal as the flames subside from Edwards arms leaving black soot. Alice rushes to Edward who is too stunned to say anything yet, while Rose rushes to Emmett and hugs him in relief.

"Jasper" I whisper as my eyes return to normal and I see him standing in from of me feeling his fear for me and not of me. He sends me calmness and tranquility as he replies, "Yes, sweetheart, I'm right here" before pulling me into his arms as everyone stands around in silence.

Then Edward growls at Jasper before attempting to lunge at him again, I turn in Jasper's arms facing Edward and wave my hand in front of me ripping him from Emmett's grasp and holding him in midair, "You just never learn!!! DO YOU!?!?!?" I seethed.

"You have NO claim on me! NOW or EVER!!!. I am not yours. I. AM. JASPER'S!! and if you don't BACK. THE. FUCK. OFF!!! I will destroy you!!! I will pull you apart piece by piece!!! Is that what you want Edward?!?!?" I continue beginning to get enraged again as my I spread my finger apart which spread eagles him still in midair and I am about to pull his arms off when Jasper tightens his arms around me sending me calming waves. Not enough to put me out but enough to dull my rage and release him.

I struggle a little more as the fury of my anger leaves me then calm completely upon hearing him say, "Darlin' Please. Now that I've found you I can't lose you like this. We're still at school, calm down for me, please and we'll leave right now. Killing is not something you can come back from baby," he turns me around and looks me in the eyes, "believe me I know, darlin'. I don't want to lose you. Please?"

Wrapping my arms around him and pressing my face into his shoulders I let the calming waves he's sending me seep through my body as I whisper, "Please Jasper take me away from here before I kill him now,"

I hear him murmur to his siblings to head home before him and to call Carlisle and Esme on the way as he continues to run his hands up and down my back soothingly. "Is this that first time that has happened? The lightening and thunder was extremely sexy and hot," he chuckles as I relax more into his arms before he walks us over to pick up my bag.

As I'm standing there quietly contemplating what has happened I realize that this is the beginning of the crisis for my future and I start to feel really anxious, scared and uneasy with what's happened wondering if there is a little bit of darkness buried inside me waiting to come out. Then Jasper walks up to me cupping my face between his hands again, bending down until his eyes meet mine and says, "No matter what happens, I'm not afraid, I'm not leaving you. I never will and I will ALWAYS be here for you. I love you Bella and I am not afraid to shout it to the world."

I reach up pressing his hands closer and reply, "I love you too, Jasper, so very much" before kissing him gently.

"Let's get out of here and get this over with, I want to get away for the weekend or just spend the time at my house. I think I have come up with an invisibility spell that can blanket my entire property" I giggle hopping on to my bike as Jasper slides on my helmet for me.

"I would love that, spending the weekend at you place" he says before running over to his truck.

Reeving the engine I pull our of the parking lot with Jasper following behind me in his truck and twenty minutes later we are pulling up the Cullen house where Emmett, Rose and Esme are waiting out front on the porch for us. The minute I park and pull of my helmet Emmett rushes towards me, lifting me off the bike and pulling me into a bear hug yelling, "That was FUCKING AWESOME, Bella. The sweetest part was him hanging in midair spread eagled, unable to move. Can you do that again? You know just to show Carlisle and Esme? Huh? Please?"

"Emmett!" scold Esme smiling just a little in amusement at Emmett's enthusiasm.

"Emmett....can't....breathe....human..." I gasp as he lets me go and sets me down on my feet near Jasper.

"Jasper, bro, bet you didn't know she had it in her. Better not piss her off, man. Imagine what else she can do. DUDE! What was that thing with the fire and setting his arms aflame?!?! SWWWEEEEETTTTT!!"

"I'm sorry Esme. I know he's your son and all but...."

"That's okay Bella. These things happen."

"Yeah, Bella. SHIT HAPPENS and that SHIT is named Edward Cullen" says Rose chuckling, "I was kinda hoping you would set him completely on fire because that shit was COOL!!!"

'Rose!!! not you too!!" Esme exclaims shocked, "I know you guys don't like him right now but please, I would like to keep our family in some semblance of cohesion."

"Sorry Mom," Rose says quietly but still grinning as Alice appears at the door looking like she wants in on the conversation and to say something to me. I completely ignore her and knowing how much she loves to shop I ask Rose, "Rose I was wondering if we could start spending some time together – maybe like a mini shopping spree, Angela has been wanting to go shopping to find an outfit for her date with Ben this weekend."

"Really, Bella, wow...... I would love that, especially to be able to spend time with the you so we can get to know each other better. I'm really sorry about the other day, I'm just feeling over-protective of what's left of my family. But I realize that you are going to be a part of it and I see you truly care for my "twins" well-being and that says a lot about the kind of person that you are. This is the only family that I have," turning to glare at Alice, "and I'll be damned if it explodes because of your fuck-up."

Smirking at Alice for a moment feeling the jealousy she's sending out about both Rose's statement and our shopping expedition I feel slightly bad goading her like that but will not apologize until she faces her bad decisions and apologizes to her family.

"Can I speak with Jasper alone for a moment please and then we can get started" I ask the group.

Esme says, "Take your time Carlisle should be here in a little while and I forced Edward to go hunting" as everyone heads back into the house with Alice the last to go.

Turning to Jasper I wrap my arms around his waist hugging him tightly and whispering, "I've never done this with anyone else before so please don't move and stay calm."

Jasper cradles my face between his cool hands leaning forward to brush his lips gently across mine several time saying "I trust you Bell, feel how much I love you." Sending me so much love and trust that I can wrap it around myself like a blanket which I do before cradling his face between my hands as I lean my forehead against his.

I expand my shield enveloping him then extending it about 50 feet in all directions including the house, I think "FREEZE" and then I pull away, taking his hand and walking him into the house to show him what happened.

Everyone inside the house is frozen solid as I have stopped time within this little bubble except for the two of us – Emmett is tilted side playing on the Wii, Rose is on the couch midway through a magazine as she buffs her nails, Alice is halted mid step coming down the stairs, Esme is paused walking through the kitchen door carrying food for me and Edward is paused coming through the double doors leading to the side porch off the living room.

"Because I am holding your hand you are not affected by the freeze. This is one of the reasons Aro and The Volturri want me so badly and because my power will increase exponentially when I become a vampire," I tell him.

"No....Bella....We..." Jasper stutters.

"I've seen it happen Jasper and since I am eternally yours already I don't mind making it permanent so I can spend eternity with you. However, the other reason that I did this is because I want to tell you something that I have been keeping from you and I don't want it to be a surprise when I bring it up" I say pushing him into a chair and straddling his lap, to which he groans and closes his eyes.

Giggling, I try not to tease him by wiggling around on his lap but instead take his hands and wrap them around my waist saying, "We can play in the gutter this weekend but for now pay attention please, Jasper. I'm sitting like this because I want to distract you from the anger that will build in you when I tell you this."

"Distract me from what, Bella?" Jasper asks stiffening, "What happened?"

Taking a deep breath I say, "Edward has been stalking me since I arrived here and then he threatened me about 2 months ago, telling me that I was his and no one else could have me. I told him that I was already taken and he demanded to know who his competition was and that he would hurt him once he found out who it was. He seemed extremely angry and agitated that I didn't want him, telling me that I should feel special that he wants to get to know me since all the girls at school and every woman he knows wants him, that they are all eager and would kill to date him. I told him that he shouldn't make things harder because I would eventually be part of the family and that I would like us to remain friends.

He lunges at me and I stop him in mid air and he tells me that this wasn't over, that he would have me, I would be his, blah blah blah. By then I was pissed off and I told him the conversation was over and sent him flying back into the woods. He's kept being persistent and no matter how often I tell him no, he just keeps coming back, so this afternoon at lunch it came to a head and I exploded because he's not listening to me."

By the end of my little tirade Jaspers arms had tightened until I was flush against him completely with my arms wrapped around his neck and he was smiling lecherously at me, "Pissed off Bella is so fucking sexy" he growls before attacking my lips as I hear a car pull into the beginning of the driveway.

I pull back my shield to just the two of us ignoring the gasps as I sink my hands into his hair tilting my head to the side while opening my mouth and slipping my tongue across his bottom lip before sucking it into my mouth and holding it hostage for a few seconds until he growls deeper in his chest. I feel wetness pool between my legs as he purrs in pleasure when my teeth graze across his bottom lip as I release it and he tightens his arms around my waist as I start to grind my core against his hard erection.

He bombards me with pure unfiltered lust and I moan then pull away and nuzzle my face into his neck then smile and open my mouth biting him gently then slamming him with all the lust and love I am feeling to which he roars and loses control, doubles it and sending it back at me as he thrusts up against me making me lose complete control as I blanket the room in lust and pleasure knocking everyone to their knees.

Trembling and shuddering in pleasure, I close my eyes in concentration and calm the room down completely with my face still buried in his neck as I ask him mind to mind to please apologize for me as I work to rein in my powers.

Jasper murmurs huskily, "Bella apologizes for that display of emotion, please forgive her she's trying to rein it in. Just give her a moment to calm down." as his hands run soothingly up and down my back.

"DUDE!!!! That was Bella!!!! SWEET!!!!!!!! Jasper, you are one lucky man," exclaims Emmett as Edward growls in anger and Alice hisses in jealousy and anger, to which I, without looking, whip my arm out pointing fingers at the two of them and close my fist shut effectively silencing them.

Pulling my arm back I wrap it back around Jasper's shoulders anchoring myself as I sit up and look him in the eyes. Seeing he staring back at me with all the love that I feel for him effectively calms me down some more as I run my fingers through his hair a few times, sending waves of calmness and tranquility around the room before standing up.

I face the room with my hand in Jaspers just as Carlisle enters the room asking what the problem is.

Emmett shouts, "BELLA is AWESOME and I CAN'T WAIT for her to join the family!!"

"Me either," says Rose grinning madly.