Hello guys, I updated as fast as I could because unfortunately, I received my 5th review while I was sleeping so the moment I woke up, I gave you this.

To the guest reviewer that wanted me to list the authors with the stories I recommended, I have done it. As for the other guest review, do not worry, I have plans for Jasper throughout the whole story. You just have to be patient as the story develops but I promise you, you will get what you want.

Disclaimer: I do not own twilight.

Carlisle's POV

Despite their hesitation, I told Emmett, Esme and Rosalie to stay home in case the 'stranger' came back. It was obvious that the unusual scent had come from the vampire who left the note; who was clearly the same vampire that had taken Jasper.

That left Edward, Alice and I heading for the location that had been marked on the map in hope to find Jasper. Edward, so that he could listen out for him as well as any enemies nearby just in case it's a trap, Alice because there would be no way she was willing to stay at home; plus, if Jasper was here and alive, he would need Alice's comfort. I can't even imagine the state he could be in. I, on the other hand, as a doctor, had to be the one to keep things together. We have no idea what to expect but we had to be prepared. Besides I needed to repair any damage that was likely to have been done to his body.

"This doesn't make any sense. I can't hear anything" Edward commented, rather confused.

Perhaps this was just some sick trick to get our hopes up. We were right in the area where it was indicated that Jasper was. I was at least expecting an ambush.

"If he was here, we would have found him ages ago" Alice pointed out.

But there was still something about the note that had been pinned to the door. If Jasper wasn't here, and neither was the enemy, then why bother?

'Allow his family to watch him die slowly and painfully'

That's what the note had said. He had to be alive and if this sick and twisted vampire that took my son wanted us to watch him 'die painfully' then he had to be here. Edwards head suddenly turned to Alice as Alice looked at me.

"What if….what if he is here?" Alice questioned.

"What do you mean?" I asked her.

I was unsure what she was getting at since it was obvious that my missing son was nowhere in sight.

"What if he's underground?" Alice winced as she suggested it.

As painful as the thought might be, the whole 'red cross on the map' thing made more sense. Like a red cross on a pirates map to indicate where the treasure is buried. Is this what this was? A sick game of treasure hunt? Without another thought, I crouched down to the area, crossed on the map and began to dig with my hands. Alice and Edward copied my actions and began to dig in the same spot too; our super strength helping us dig deeper than a human was capable of even with a shovel. What would have taken a human a few hours took us a few minutes and we were already 5ft deep. If Alice was right about this and the twisted enemy wanted to 'symbolize' death, he would have possibly buried Jasper at 6ft.

Edward dug faster as he heard my thoughts as did I. Alice didn't even care about the dirt that she was getting on her clothes. Without any surprise, she had gone the whole year without caring about fashion and shopping since she was overwhelmed with all the worry for Jasper.

Edward stopped so suddenly and I looked at him to see what the sudden stop was about. I then saw for myself why? A hand was poking out of the mud where Edward was digging and I didn't miss the old crescent shaped bite mark on the little bit of wrist that was exposed either.

It was him. It had to be him!

Alice shuffled closer and began to dig around his arm while I tried to locate where about his head would be. If his arm was still intact with the rest of his body, which I hoped it was, then it should be in the opposite direction that his fingers were pointing. Edward was helping Alice dig out the rest of his body while she was muttering herself repeatedly 'please be okay'.

I wanted to comfort her; to tell her that he would be fine but I wasn't sure if he would be. Had he been buried 6 feet underground for a whole year?

"He's right in front of me but I still can't hear his thoughts" Edward commented stressfully.

I didn't know what that meant for him. Usually when any of us wanted to hide our thoughts from Edward, we would try to block our thoughts by reciting something but that doesn't block him out completely; he would still be able to hear us so why couldn't he hear Jasper at all?

I slowed my hands down as soon as my fingers made contact with his skin. I had found his head which was turned to the side.

"Jasper?" Alice whispered as she saw what I had managed to dig out.

She rushed nearer to his head and lifted it out of the mud; using her hand to wipe the dirt of his face. Edward had managed to dig most of Jasper; enough to see that his body was thankfully intact. Since digging was no longer necessary, I pulled his body out of the remaining mud which was when I noticed that there were more bite marks added to his body.

They weren't fresh but they were obviously done after his disappearance. That wasn't all though. Jasper had been stripped naked before he had been buried though the reason why was still a mystery. It may have been as simple as humiliation for when he is found. The vampire who had taken him wanted to show us what Jasper had tried to hide for so long; the scars that coated his skin, mostly on his torso. Since Alice was already used to the sight of his scars, she was focused on something else.

"Why is he so thin? Vampires can't lose weight?" Alice noted, worried.

She was right. Jasper was naturally a skinny vampire but had been toned, too. But now he was completely emaciated; any muscles that had been there was now bone. When a vampire is starved of blood, it only affects their energy, it doesn't make any difference to their weight so why did he look like this. I shrugged off the jacket I was wearing and used it to cover him up.

"Edward can you run back home and bring back some clothing and blankets? Make sure nobody leaves the house, I don't want anyone else to see him like this" I told him.

He nodded quickly and turned to run back to the house. As he did, I turned my gaze back to Jasper.

"Jasper, can you hear me?" I asked.

Alice held his hand but neither of us received any kind of movement to let us know that he could. He was absolutely still and when I used my fingers to open his eye lids, they were pitch black. If he had been under here for a whole year without any blood, he wouldn't even have the energy to respond. Perhaps all he needed was blood to get back on his feet but then again, the note that I read not so long ago sounded like something that was guaranteed to happen. The enemy wanted him dead so I had a bad feeling that it wasn't as easy as just feeding him.

"There's a lake nearby. I can use that to clean him up" Alice offered, more or less, pleaded.

"Are you sure you'll be okay?" I questioned her.

I was worried about her, too. I knew this wasn't easy for her but the least I could do is let her help. Besides, it was best for Alice to be the one to get him cleaned up; plus the sooner he is cleaned up, the sooner I can bring him back to the house to check him over.

If I brought him home the way he was now, it would only raise the worry for the rest of my family and now that we found Jasper, we needed to help him feel the happy emotions and not the sad and sympathized ones. Jasper gave us no sign that he could hear or see us but he might be able to feel our emotions.

"Alright. I'll be nearby. Jasper's going to need to get blood into his system as soon as we can get it so while you do that, I'll find some nearby deer" I told her.

Going by Jasper's state, he is most definitely unable to feed on his own so I will have to help him with that which will include some medical equipment. But first things first, with the jacket still wrapped around his waist, I decided to carry Jasper to the nearby lake to make things easy for Alice before I left to hunt.

Alice's POV

It had been over a whole year since I had last saw him and now he was right in front of me. I wanted to know who would do this do him. I swear, I will find the person responsible for this and I will kill them and that's a promise. I have spent the past year full of worry and the one person who is always able to keep me calm is the same person who has been missing. And now he is back, he's lifeless.

I was sitting in the shallow area of the lake with the back of Jasper's head leaning against my chest though I could feel his spine digging into me. He already looked much cleaner than he had been after scrubbing him down and I didn't even care about getting my clothes wet. Jasper was my main priority here. In fact: he was always my main priority.

I was using the jacket that Carlisle had wrapped around him to scrub at his skin but it was fine. I would buy him another one when I next go out of town since it was getting a little out dated. It disgusted me that the vampire that took Jasper away from us had the nerve to bury Jasper; especially without his clothing. He was always insecure about his body and although right now he didn't appear conscious, he would have been aware of what was happening at the time.

"It's okay, Jasper. When we get home, we're going to help you get better and things will return back to normal again" I whispered into his ear as I used the wet jacket to scrub Jasper's chest.

"I doubt he can hear you" I heard Edward's voice emerge from the trees just behind me.

I know but I like to be sure I thought. Besides, comforting him comforted me.

"I brought him some clothes and the blankets. I'll just leave them here. Once you have finished with him, meet back with Carlisle and I. He's already back by the area we found Jasper but he brought a deer back, too" Edward informed.

Okay, thank you I thought once more as I mostly focused on Jasper. I heard Edward leave but I didn't take much notice. I just looked Jasper over once more; satisfied with his clean skin thought the lack of mud only made his bones stand out more. I pulled him back out of the water, thankful that Edward had also brought a towel so I used that to dry him off before putting his clothes on.

'Make his family watch him die slowly and painfully'

Those words just kept replaying themselves into my head yet I still don't understand what they meant by painfully. He looked like he was sleeping very peacefully, there was no pain evident but then again, that's probably because he had no strength to show it. As soon as he's digested blood, it will give us more information. Would he wake up from unconsciousness and be back to the way I remember him or would he express the pain that the note had told us he would? Would he even wake up at all?

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