Before He Whispered Her Name
Summary: The Cullen family left Forks after the tragic birthday party. With Edward hearing the news of his beloveds supposed death, he heads to Italy in hopes the Royal family will end his life. Little did he know that his actions were going to change his entire family's lives. With Edward and Alice no longer around, the rest of the family is forced to help the Volturi. Now, Jasper is back in his home town and runs into none other than the Isabella Swan. This is Jasper's story before and up to the point of reconnecting with Bella.
Disclaimer: I own nothing of the Twilight Saga!
Warning: There will be strong language, mentions of rape, self-harm and violence.
Chapter Two – Unnecessary Deaths
Previously: That was where Carlisle and Esme found me a few moments later. My cheek bruising, eyes watering and wishing that I had never allowed Aro to change me back into a human.
Months have passed since we have been here. We are now two family members short though. The ever dramatic duo that was known as Alice and Edward, were nothing but lifeless shells that were most likely laying in the basement of the castle. I had seen them being carried from Alice's room the night she woke. Not only did she completely throw a tantrum because she didn't want to be human, she panicked because she was no longer having visions. I understood that she was upset and that she had no idea how to be human. She woke up with no knowledge of her human life to begin with and then she was fated to become something she didn't understand like the rest of us. But I must say that her trying to cut her wrists in a castle full of human drinking vampires had to be either the stupidest or the smartest things she could have done.
Either way she got her wish but I don't think she intended to take her brother with her. Edward should have known better than to try and stop her. Alice had become irrational and extremely emotional the morning she woke up. We had tried to comfort her, though I hated her with my entire being, I didn't want to see her take her own life. Their eyes are what will haunt me the rest of my life. I watched as the guardsmen carried their bodies in their arms. They were completely limp and their eyes were blank, emotionless, cold.. dead. Every night I closed my eyes I would see those eyes and think of how it was somewhat my fault they were now dead.
If I wouldn't have reacted to them at Bella's party the way I did; we would have never left Washington and then Bella would have killed herself. Even though Edward was the reason for everything, I was the reaction to their actions.
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Aro had called me into his chamber one morning, asking if I would allow him my hand. I sat as he took in my every thought from my memories of well over a hundred years. When he had released my hand the smile on his face had scared me. It was happy yet menacing all in one. Then he simply dismissed me with a wave of his hand. I wasn't the only one of my family he wanted to speak with, he called everyone in at some point in the day. It wasn't until the Denali clan showed up at the castle that I started to wonder what was going on.
Our family was made to sit in the chamber room while Casius ordered the guards to destroy our cousins in front of our eyes. The screams of the girls caused my chest to tighten and hearing the growls of Eleazar trying to fight to save his mate had my throat constricting. It wasn't long before the blurs of colors and white stone flesh stopped moving. The fire that was burning in the fireplace on the opposite side of the room had started to flicker black and purple before the movement stopped; it was because the guards were tossing the pieces of our family members in it.
We sat in near silence as the guard did so. Esme and Rosalie both sobbing into their husband at our lose of loved ones.
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As the months went by, more of the vampires we had come across at some point in our lives had been brought to the castle and destroyed before us. And every time they were finished, Carlisle's calm mask would crumble even more. He had thought of the Volturi as friends once. After losing the Denali coven, the Irish coven and a small group of half-breed vampires that were true blood related brother and sisters; Carlisle's features had become almost murderous.
It was when Vladimir and his brother were brought in that Carlisle snapped. He cursed the Volturi. He screamed at them. He also threatened to set them a lite the first chance he got. Carlisle was not one for violence and this had shocked everyone including Aro and his brothers. We didn't see our father for a week.
Emmett had taken up to working out during the days while Rosalie was with Esme and Carlisle trying to come up with an explanation as to why the Volturi were doing this to everyone we had come in contact with. I knew the reason. They were power hungry bastards that were trying to take out all of their threats. The biggest one they had were now human, though we were never for overturning them, and the other half that would have liked nothing more than to off them and take the throne; were dead.
It was a day in May when Aro called me alone to his chamber. I was confused as to why I was not to bring any of my family with me but I always cried when I saw who was in the middle of the room being held down by Felix and Demetri.
"Jasper! I have a surprise for you." Aro sang when I entered the room.
When my name was said, the man that was wrapped in the vice grip of Felix's arms turned towards me. It was my brother Peter. My best friend and his wife were here to die because of me. I could feel the burning of tears begin to prick at my eyes. My mouth had gone dry and my throat was tightening on me.
My legs began to shake slightly as I came up to stand beside them. "Y-yes Aro?"
Aro smiled, "As you can see child, we have brought in your friend and his mate. What we don't know is, what to do with them."
"Do with us?" Charlotte sputtered. "W-what do you mean?"
Ignoring her he continued talking to me. "Through what I have seen in your thoughts of these two creatures have been nothing but good. Only feeding off of the dying or criminals that are out to only harm innocent people. They helped you escape the southern wars and have taken you in during the times you have slipped up. Though they have done their evil deeds as well. With Maria, same as you, Jasper."
"Okay..."
"What is their punishment?" Aro asked in a demanding tone.
My eyes widened. "W-what? I cant.. I cant punish them."
"Why not?"
I stuttered and mumbled, trying to tell him that I just couldn't do it.
"Tell me!?" he roared.
"Because they are my family and you have already destroyed enough of them!" I shouted back.
I noticed then that Aro and his brothers were smiling at me. Aro clapped his hands together, "I see the major is still in you. You were always so loyal to you and yours." At this point I wanted to punch him in the face. "Very well. They shall be punished as you were young one." Turning his eyes to my brother he spoke again, "Peter, you and your mate have an hour. Then I shall come to your room and do the change. Prepare yourself."
Casius waved his hands in front of him in a dismissing way. "Out with you. We have nothing further to speak of."
As Felix and Demetri walked us out of the chamber room Peter turned his head towards me. "Don't feel sorry or bad about this. We are on the right path, fate is still with us. Just remember, Major, she will be waiting for you."
That was the first and last time we spoke of what he told me during my change.
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AN: Chapter two.
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