Where I Belong

Chapter 9


Song I listened to for this chapter: Yellow Light by Of Monsters and Men

Bella Whitlock POV

After Jasper sent me outside, I went over to the swings he built last summer. I look over to the mountains, the sun going down and darkening the sky. I like living here, because it snows a lot. The first time I ever saw snow was when we first came here, and Jasper would always play with me in it. Right now, it's a bit chilly outside, but it's not too bad. I look over to the forest and decide that I want to play hide and seek with Jasper. He always finds me, so I want to get a head start.

I giggle while running through the forest, hearing Jasper call out my name. I continue to run through the forest, trying to find a good hiding spot when I'm suddenly swept off my feet by someone. I can't help but scream, knowing that my Jasper will hear me and save me. I can tell by the cold skin that the person who is holding me is a vampire. Looking around, I see more vampires looking at me while I just beg the man holding me to let me go.

My Jasper then appears and my heart does a leap for joy, seeing him. He looks angry, very angry at these vampires, especially the one holding me. I call out his name and his black eyes soften. I can tell that his monster has taken over my Jasper, which is fine with me. His monster wouldn't hurt me, just like my Jasper wouldn't hurt me.

Jasper growls at the man holding me while I try to wiggle free of his strong grip. I don't like being in his arms, I want to run over to my Jasper. I want to be in my Jasper's arms. I hear Daddy's voice and turn my head, seeing him and Mama running towards us. Maybe they can tell the man to let me go.

Suddenly, his strong grip is gone and I run over to Jasper, feeling happy that I'm back in his arms. I can hear him growling at the people, but I just bury my face in his shoulder and hug him tight. I don't know why they tried to take me from my Jasper. He keeps whispering nice things like that I'm safe, that he'd never let anyone take me from him, that he'd never let anyone hurt me.

I couldn't really focus on anything they were say, but I heard the black-haired one say that Jasper was hers, I got really mad.

"Jasper is mine." I tell her, holding Jasper close. He's mine, not hers. I don't know why she thinks that he's hers.

I start to feel cold and Jasper notices this because all of a sudden, we're back inside the warm house. Jasper takes me up the stairs and changes me into a pair of warm, flannel pajamas before cupping my face. I still feel some tears falling from my eyes and Jasper brushes them away before telling me that him and that mean, black-haired girl were married like mommy and daddy. I don't like her, at all. He does tell me that he is mine, which helps me feel a little bit better.

He carries me downstairs with those other vampires and I move closer to Jasper, knowing he'd protect me if something happened and they tried to take me again. I don't really listen to what they are saying, but I feel happy sitting in my favorite place in the world - my Jasper's arms. I look over to that big man when he smiles at my Jasper, and I smile at him. He seems nice, and Jasper actually smiles at him.

Then that mean lady screams, scaring me and I know Jasper doesn't like that as he snarls at her. Mama, Daddy, and that pretty blonde woman all growl at her for scaring me. She tries to say that Jasper is hers, when he's not. He's mine. Jasper pulls me closer as she continues to yell and I cringe away from her. I really don't like her.

Then Mama said it was time to take my bath and I wanted to get out of that room and away from that black-haired lady, but I didn't want to leave Jasper. He assured me tha he would be up to read me a story and kissed my head.

That blonde lady asked Mama if she could help her with getting me ready for bed and Mama asked if she could. She seems very nice and doesn't seem to like the black-haired lady, so I nodded and offered my hand. I told her how pretty she was, and then she told me that I was prettier! I know she was just being nice, but I hope one day I could look like her.

When Mama was filling up the bath, the blonde lady helped me out of my pajamas. "What's your name?" I ask and she smiles at me.

"My name is Rosalie, but you can call me Rose." she tells me and smile.

"Your name is pretty. My name is Isabella, but you can call me Bella." I tell her and she chuckles, lifting me up and carrying me into the bathroom.

"I think your name is pretty, too." Rose tells me and I smile as she sets me in the tub.

"I don't like that black-haired lady...or the red-head." I comment, Mama dumping water over my head.

"Me neither. No one really likes Edward or Alice." Rosalie says with a snort while Mama chuckles.

After my bath, I pull on the same pajamas from before as Mama walks downstairs to get me some water. I hop up on my bed to wait for Jasper as I do every night.

"Rosalie, are you going to be here tomorrow?" I ask her as she looks a little shocked.

"Do you want me to?" she asks and I nod my head. I want to get to know Rosalie more, she seems like a nice person.

"Okay." Rosalie replies with a pretty smile on her face.

"Goodnight, Rose."

"Goodnight, Bella." she says, smiling as she walks out of my room. Daddy then walks into the room and places a kiss on my head, wishing me goodnight. Mama brings me a glass of water before wishing me a goodnight with a kiss and a hug.

Then my Jasper walks into my room.


Jasper Whitlock POV

I send the Cullens on their way, not before I get a nasty glare from Alice. She's really testing my patience with the way she's been acting. Her "vision" probably fucking traumatized my mate as if she didn't have enough shit to deal with. Those fucking Cullens better stay out of our lives, Emmett and Rose being an exception. Peter and Emmett are already joking around together while Rose is upstairs with Bella and Char.

I can't believe they actually came here, thinking I would hurt a little girl. It doesn't matter that they didn't know that the girl was my mate. Human blood or not, I would willingly die before I hurt a child. I was always the problem child. For forty years, I was the fuck-up. This last year and a half has been wonderful, being with people who have such faith in me.

Rose walks down the stairs with a smile on her face which I mirror, knowing exactly who put it there. "Your mate is adorable." she tells me, Emmett walking up behind her and wrapping his arms around her shoulders.

"I know." I smile at her, hearing my mate's heartbeat upstairs.

"She's gonna be a stunner when she's older, Jazz. Don't worry, Uncle Em will scare the boys off for you." Emmett winks as I roll my eyes, walking around them to upstairs. He won't have to scare any boys off, because I will gladly do it.

I walk upstairs and into Bella's room, seeing her smiling at me. I walk over and sit in the bed next to her, Bella immediately crawling into my lap. "Are you okay, my Angel?" She nods her head in response and lays her head on my chest. She yawns and I chuckle, kissing her forehead as she clutches the teddy bear tighter.

"Jasper, can you sing to me?" she asks, sleepily as I gently rock her.

"Of course. You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy, when skies are grey. You'll never know, dear, how much I love you. Please don't take my sunshine away..."


June 16, 1995

Jasper Whitlock POV

Something is wrong with my Bella.

She's been acting really nervous for the last month, but I don't know what's wrong with her. I wish she would talk to me about it. I can't believe she'll be eight in a couple of months. Time is flying by so fast with Bella, and it's bittersweet.

I want to savor all these times when she's a child, but I also want to speed up time so our feelings could grow.

I find myself imagining the future with Bella, knowing that she's going to grow to be a wonderful person. I'll change her whenever she's ready so that we can spend an eternity together. I'll probably change her when she is eighteen, but I will ask when she would like to be changed. I will give her the choice.

I'm sitting in the living room reading when Bella comes in, dragging Peter and Charlotte along behind her. They frown in confusion, but walk over to the couch and take their seats. Bella is radiating determination, and a little nervousness, so I put down my book.

"What's wrong, Sweetheart?" I ask and she takes a deep breath.

"I want to go to school." Bella states, standing tall while trying to be confident.

"School?" I ask and she nods her head, anxious smile on her face. I hate saying no to Bella, but all I can think about is Maria snatching Bella away from me, some other vampire hurting her to get to me. The Volturi finding out about her. So my answer is, "No."

She widens her eyes as Peter and Charlotte look over to me, shocked. "B-but...but why?"

"Yeah, why?" Peter asks, raising an eyebrow. I glare at him before turning to Bella, whose face is scrunched up in confusion.

"Charlotte already homeschools you. Why would you want to go to school?" I ask her, knowing that I'm really just being a selfish asshole.

"I just want to go to school. Learn in a classoom with other kids, by a teacher." she says and I shake my head.

Teachers who could find have connections to vampires and find out that three vampires are raising a human. "No."

"Why?" she asks and I sigh, raising an eyebrow.

"Because I said so." I tell her and she frowns, crossing her arms defiantly.

"That's a stupid reason." Bella says and I get a stern look on my face.

"You're not going, Isabella. That's final." I tell her with finality, using her full name.

"Mama? Daddy?" she looks to Peter and Charlotte with pleading eyes. Charlotte nods for her to go upstairs and she her shoulders slump in defeat as she runs out of the room and up the stairs, slamming her door closed. I sigh and feel like shit, knowing I'm not on Bella's good side right now.

"Jasper, why can't she go to school?" Charlotte asks, confused and I look over to her.

"A child going to school with two red-eyed 'parents' is bound to bring up suspicion. Besides, what if someone finds out about her. A million things could go wrong." I explain and Charlotte shakes her head.

"She's lonely, Jasper." she tells me and I look confused, thinking that idea is absolutely absurd.

"She has us, why would she be lonely?"

"She needs friends her own age, friends who are not vampires. The only people she talks to is us. She should go to school, make human friends, and be a kid for God's sake!" Charlotte snaps, shaking her head.

"Her safe-" I try to defend and Peter rolls his eyes.

"Jasper, you can't keep her locked up in this house until the day you turn her. Enough of her childhood has been ripped away from her. Let her have this. Besides, we're thinking of moving, right? Small town schools are safe." Peter explains and I grit my teeth, knowing that they're right. I could sense that Bella was lonely, but I didn't want to believe it. Now I feel like a complete and selfish asshole. I just didn't want to share my Bella.

"Fuck..." I mutter, seeing Peter smile in victory. Sighing, I know I lost this battle and I run my hand through my blonde curls. "Alright, we'll send her to school. But, I want to approve of this school. We're going need a story."

"What if we keep the original story that we adopted after their parents died." Charlotte suggests and I nod, thinking that story is believable enough. "You could be my brother who lives with us. She could stay Bella Whitlock, and you could go back to being Jasper Hale?"

I know I can't keep her locked away forever until she's a vampire. I know it, but it doesn't stop me from liking the idea. Anything could happen to her out there, but she'll always be safe by my side. I'm being selfish, I know.

"Alright, I'll go tell Bella and you call Jenks." I tell them, standing up and walking up the stairs to my mate's room. I can feel the disappointment and sadness coming from the room and I curse myself, knowing that I'm the cause of those emotions.

"Bella, can I come in?" I ask, knocking on her door.

"Yes." I hear her soft voice say and I open the door to her room, seeing her sitting cross-legged on her bed, with her back to me. I close the door and walk over to her, seeing her looking down at her teddy bear." Jasper, if you really don't want me to go, I won't go." she tells me and I take a deep breath, shaking my head.

"We all talked and if you really want to go to school, you can go." I tell her and she turns her head to look at me, before extending her arms. A small smile curves my lips and I reach over, picking her up and placing her on my lap. "I know you really want this. I just...am a little overprotective of you. Angel, there are some other vampires who would love to take you away from me. I will never let that happen, but I just don't want to risk it." I tell her honestly, knowing that Bella is mature enough to understand.

"You'll always protect me. So will Mama, Daddy, Aunt Rose, Uncle Em..." she trails off, big eyes sparkling while I kiss her forehead.

"Yes, we will. No matter what." I assure her, tucking a curly lock behind her ear. "We talked about it and we're going to move so that you can go to school."

"Really?" she asks, smile spreading across her face and I nod my head. She throws her arms around my neck and hugs me tight as I return it.

"Thank you, Jasper." she tells me and I kiss her temple.

"You're welcome, Angel."


We got started on getting everything prepared so my Bella could go to school. We found a house in cloudy Gresham, Oregon that's completely private and surrounded by a gate. There's an elementary school close by for Bella. Pleasant Valley Elementary. In August, we moved into the house with Emmett and Rosalie getting their own place not too far away. They decided to take some time to themselves and have been living away from the Cullens for the last couple of years. They like to stay around us because of, who else, Bella. I swear, my girl captures the heart of everyone she meets.

Jenks sent us the paperwork, making me Jasper Hale again. We mostly kept the same story, with Peter and Charlotte adopting Bella after her parents died. We made Charlotte and I brother and sister to give a reason why I'm living with them.

We've already registered her for third grade and she starts on September 10. Bella has been bouncing all over the place with the prospect of starting school with other kids. I already know she's going to do great, considering how intelligent she is for an seven year old. She's going to be fine is what I keep trying to tell myself. I'm always going to worry about her, though. I can't help it.

"Jasper!" My angel snaps me out of my thoughts, running over to me as Charlotte and Peter carry shopping bags in. I crouch down and scoop her up, placing her on my hip.

"Did you get everything you need?" I ask and she nods her head, the excitement rolling off her. She starts third grade tomorrow and then her birthday is in a couple of days. Has Bella really been with us for four years?

"Yes! I'm so excited!" Bella says and I chuckle, kissing her temple.

"Well, I'm glad, Darlin'." I reply and then turn towards Peter and Char.

"Come on, Baby Girl, let's go put away your new clothes." Char says and I set Bella back down on her feet.

"Okay, Mama." Bella says, grabbing a couple of bags from Peter before walking to her room. I sit back down on the sofa chair as Peter plops himself on the couch.

"Did you have fun shopping with the women?" I ask Peter, sarcasm dripping from my voice.

"I should be given an award or some shit. Eh, Charlotte promised a little reward for me, if you know what I mean." Peter says, wiggling his eyebrows while I roll my eyes. I've been shopping with Bella and Char, it's nothing compared to what Alice drug me through. Bella has gotten better on letting me spend money on her. Probably because she has no choice in the matter, so she rarely puts up a fight anymore.

"Yeah, I don't need to hear that." I mutter as Peter chuckles, turning on the tv. I go back to reading my book when I hear the front door open and a loud, booming voice reverberates around the house, almost shaking the windows.

"Knock knock! Anybody home?" Emmett yells, walking through the door as Rosalie smacks him on the head.

"Aunt Rose! Uncle Em!" Bella shouts, running down the stairs at full speed, before stumbling on the last couple of steps. Before I can make a move to catch her, Emmett already does, swinging her around.

"Careful, Bellarina! You don't want to trip and bust that pretty little face of yours." Emmett jokes, ticking her while Rose watches with a smile.

"Nuh-uh, I live in a house full of vampires who can catch me. There's a reason you have super speed!" Bella says as Emmettt laughs, putting her down. She then hugs Rosalie as the blonde vampire hugs her back, both of the McCarty's radiating familiar love to my mate.

Bella started calling them Uncle Em and Aunt Rose a little after the incident when she was five. They wanted to take some time away from the Cullens, namely Edward and Alice, and hung around us for a while. Bella took a liking to them quickly, and they did right back.

Rose always hated humans because of her jealousy of their humanity. She never wanted this life for herself, because she desperately wanted to have a child. I guess she found that she could help raise Bella with us until she's old enough to change. Surprisingly, she didn't disapprove of me wanting to change Bella. I remember her words, "I would be on a selfishness level rivaling the Cullens if I tried to keep you from changing Bella." The ice queen was melted by a little girl.

Bella comes skipping back over to me and I smile, catching her in my arms and setting her on my hip. Peter tosses me something he pulled from a bag and tosses it to me. I catch it and examine the small white box.

"Colored contacts?" I ask and Peter nods his head.

"For tomorrow. They'll cover up our eye color for a couple of hours before the venom dissolves them." Peter explains and I nod my head, tossing the box back to him. "We got a bunch of boxes of them for this year."

"I'm gonna go start Bella's dinner." Char says, walking into the kitchen with Rose following behind. Emmett walks over and plops himself next to Peter, both of them joking with each other while watching tv. I sit with Isabella in my lap, her head tucked under my chin while I try to will myself to not worry about tomorrow. She will be fine.


Sorry this is late. What did you think? Jasper being a little overprotective, but not of Edward proportions. Anyway, he's got more people after him than Edward. Maria's ass is still out there, vampires would love to get their hands on Bella to hurt him, the Volturi could be a problem. Can't blame him for being overprotective.

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I was looking through a couple of crossover stories and I am in love with Jasper/Hermione. Anybody else? I know it's weird, but I love it. It's badass because they're both war heroes. Whatever, I'm rambling like an idiot.

-Jalen-