A/N: A million sorries cannot forgive me for not posting in like 2 months, but everything has been so caught up with being a senior and such. But I also said I wouldn't upload until I got 150 reviews I think but I only got 125(?) so I guess we're even? :D Now, I can't say this chapter is great, its just a filler, I've finally decided what the end of the story is going to be like and I've even thought of a story line for another story if i ever get rid of my serious case of CBF - Can't be Fucked (:

I do NOT own Twilight, or any Twilight story lines or characters, I just make them better :D I also do not own "Finders Keepers" by YOU ME AT 6! even though i did see them live in February and they WERE AMAZING! 3

Chapter 12

BPOV

Finders Keepers,
Will you keep me in line?
I like secrets,
Coz they keep me in line.
Old habits die hard, but I'm too young to die.

A very Vampire Christmas

There are moments in life where you stop and say to yourself "What did I do to deserve this?" then you think of all the things that could have possibly gone wrong. Then you will later find yourself smiling and thinking "Hey, maybe I was wrong, this isn't so bad." I had one of these. Edward cheating on me, killing me and turning me into a vampire at the time seemed like the worst imaginable thing. But somehow, deep inside I cant bring myself to hate him for that, I can hate him although for different reasons though, as it brought me to Jasper.

I can't believe I spent months in his presence and I never got to spend time with him. He was my perfect fit, my other half, the cheese to my macaroni. With Jasper, I was myself. I was at peace. He embraced me for my scars, and I loved him for his. We balanced each other out, like a sea saw. If one of us was too low, it was the others duty to bring them back. And I loved that.

It was the day before Christmas when the rest of the family had arrived. Jasper and I still weren't positive how we were going to break it to them, but we were certain that they would figure it out eventually. Let fate decide. I was putting the last decorated box under the tree when I heard the sound of tires on gravel. I stood upright and went over to the window box.

"They're here Jazz," I said at normal volume knowing he would hear me from the bedroom. Another reason why would they find out. After much deliberation, Jasper decided he would move his stuff into my room and we would paint it just like his. Win win.

"I'll be right down," he stand suddenly appearing behind me. He grabbed me around me the waist and spun me around. I giggled and slapped him on the shoulder, "stop it, there here now." I said walking over the door. "Sure, whatever you say," Jasper said while laughing. I shook my head at him and opened the door. "Come on, lets help them unpack," I said dragging Jasper with me. "Yes, master," Jasper mumbled under his breathe just low enough for me to hear. I slapped him once more on the shoulder and joined in with his laughter.

We sat down on the porch steps and waited for the truck to come into the yard. In the distance we could hear the sound of Akons "Right Now," blasting through the speakers of the truck with Emmett singing along. "Emmett, turn this crap off right now before I make you sleep out with the bugs tonight," Rosalie warned. "Na, na, na. I wanna make love right now na na," Emmett teased. "Emmett, those aren't even the words!" Rosalie yelled. "There close enough," Emmett said between laughs. There was a crack and a large moan. "What was that for woman?!" Emmett groaned. "I told you to turn this crap off," Rosalie said while changing the song. Akon was cut short of his chorus and Lady GaGas' "Telephone" appeared in its place. "See Emmett, much better" Rosalie said.

I could see Emmetts face of disgust as they turned into the yard and couldnt help but laugh at them. Rosalie was sitting in the passenger seat with a grin of triumph on her face and Emmett had a face of horror driving the truck. I got up with Jasper and started to make our way to the garage. I opened the doors and watched as they drove in still arguing. I gave a chuckle and went around to Roses' door and gave her a hug.

"Still nice and strong I see Bells," Rosalie gasped. I laughed and stepped away straightening my clothes, "Yeah, I've been working out," I said with a wink while being swept up in a hug from Emmett. "I've missed you too Big Bro," I said smelling his jumper. "Please, tell me you've gotten me a Christmas present already!" he said dropping me and crossing his arms. I tapped my nose and wriggled my eyebrows, "maybe."

I turned around to see Rosalie and Jasper in an embrace and Jasper ruffling her hair which earned him a smack on the shoulder. I crossed my arms and smiled at my family. No matter how bad things got, I still seemed to end up happy.

"Can you give me a hint Bells, please?" Emmett whinged. "Nope not yet Emmy bear," I said with grin. "Speaking of bears, Rose wanna go for a hunt and leave the boys to pack away?" I said already leaving the garage. "Read my mind sis," Rosalie said grabbing my arm and sprinting out across the yard with me behind running until we reached a big clearing near a river.

"So how do you wanna do this?" I said keen to hunt. "I don't know, when were you going to tell me you and Jasper bonded?" she said with a sad frown and crossed arms. "I-uh-er, Jasper and I whated?" I said trying to cover it up. "You's are totally in love, any idiot can see it," Rose said looking away. "Uh, who are we kidding? I mean at first it was about the mind-blowing sex but its so much more than that... well it's still kinda about the sex.." I said with a devilish grin while Rose looked at me with an open mouth.

"Fashion tip Rose: mouth looks better closed," I leant in close to Roses' ear and whispered. I started to walk to the river when I heard her walk over to me, "but-but, how, when?" Rosalie stuttered out. "Why didn't you tell me?" she pouted. "Rosalie, I'm kidding. We haven't had sex," I chuckled. She just stood there staring at me.

"But you do love him?" Rosalie said seriously. If I were human I would have been ten shades of red. "Yes, I really do. He understood me when no one else could, he is my equal," I said with a small smile. "I approve, he will be good for you sis," she said taking me in for a hug.

We sat down and talked about everything that had happened in the few short days stopping for appropriate "awws" and laughs. After about half an hour we got up and drained a bear each and a couple elks and headed back to the house.

"So Rose, what did you get Jasper for Christmas?" I said trying to sound nonchalant. "You haven't got him anything have you?"she said with a patronising look. I shook my head, "I just feel that what ever I give him wont be good enough, he said he had a really good one for me and what if-" Rosalie stopped me, "no what if's Bella. When Jasper was with Alice he never got a say in anything. What he wore, how he spoke, hell even what he did. But the greatest thing you can, and already have, give him is his freedom. The second I saw him I could see that he was happy, not just on the outside, but on the inside. His soul radiates him from the inside, you did that Bella," Rosalie said without removing her eyes from mine.

"Thanks Rose, your the best sister a girl could ask for," I said wrapping her in a hug. "Hey, it's what I do," she said shrugging. I laughed and punched her in the arm, "I also think I know what to get him now too, seeya back at the house," I said running ahead of her with a distant "Hey!" behind me.

I jumped up the porch steps and straight through the door and saw Jasper and Emmett coming down from the stairs. I walked right up to Jasper, placed a firm passionate kiss on his lips and continued up the stairs. "I'll be in the room, I'll come down once I'm done." Leaving a shocked Emmett on the stairs.

I logged straight on to the internet and browsed for what I was looking for and after tough, long search I found it. Once finding Jaspers' present I bought presents for everyone else I closed my laptop, deleted my browsers history and put a password on my account because knowing Emmett he would try to see what I bought everyone, ie himself.

I picked my phone off the bedside and checked the time realising that Esme and Carlise would be here anytime. I went downstairs and just as I reached the bottom step Emmett yelled that they had just arrived. I jumped the last step and leaped out the door Rosalie was opening, running down the porch to the yard.

Esme got out of Carlises' Mercedes and held her arms open for my hug. "I missed you so much Esme!" I said rocking back and forth. "I missed you too dear, but were here now so you may want to put me down before you break me in half sweetie," she said patting my hair. "Sorry."

Carlise came around the car and gave me a small hug before hugging Jasper who had joined us out the front. "Oh by the way Esme and Carlise, I love Bella," Jasper said taking my hand and rubbing it with his thumb. We had told each other we were just going to flat out and say it when they arrived to not make things awkward and not having to lie to anyone.

Carlise and Esme looked at each other and sighed. "Oh thank God, that makes everything so much better," Esme said smiling at us. Us "children" were all throughly confused. "Um, make what easier?" I said hesitantly. "Oh dear, nothing horrible. Just stuff like holidays and stuff, but we are happy for you both. No one should ever be alone," Esme said patting my arm.

After that we all helped re-arrange furniture in the house and set up the Christmas tree for tomorrow. I sent Kate a text saying to come over anytime tomorrow and we would all do presents together. I had the presents express delivered so I was going in a few hours to pick them up from the nearest town with Kate in the Jeep. I already knew that Esme and Carlise were set on getting me a car but I was curious as to what kind they had in mind.

So thats why three hours later Kate and I were riding in Jaspers' Jeep singing along to the latest top 40 at the top of our lungs, which actually didn't sound bad anymore, when Emmett scared us by jumping up from the back trap when we got out.

"I didn't think you's would ever stop singing, like really "Come on rude boy can you giddup? Come on rude boy are you big enough?" what kind of provocative woman says that in a song?" Emmett said strolling casually with us to the post office. "Emmett, go home. I mean it," I threatened. See, that's where Emmett should have stopped, because Kate and I had discovered that part of my ability was indeed the manipulation of another power so I didn't need to be touching my victim to shock them.

"What isn't Jasper "big enough" for you?" Emmett teased. Kate and I simply looked at each other and shrugged. At the same precise moment Kate stepped forward and zapped Emmett the same time I did with my mind. "Go home big boy," Kate taunted while Emmett was moaning on the ground. "Reckon he will be okay Kate?" I said with fake concern. "Well, you did warn him. He should be still in pain for a bit longer so if we hurry up we can leave him here," Kate said walking off.

By the time we came back with the many packages Emmett had moved to leaning against a bench still groaning about the pain. "What's wrong Emmett, aren't you "big enough"?" I said while putting everything in the tray and getting in the jeep. "I'll tell Rose when we get home, she may come get you... or she may not," I said driving away.

Before we knew it we had arrived back at the house and Kate was helping me unload all the presents and taking them up to the room with me. "So, you found something for Jasper then I'm assuming, unless you have a different present for him.." Kate said nudging my shoulder. "No, no, I mean yes, I found him something, but not that," I said shutting the door quickly.

I quickly brought up a photo of what I had gotten for him and deleted the history. "So, what do you think?" I said closing the laptop. "It's perfect Bella, he will love it." I got up and opened the door for Kate. "Now, you shoo. Your present is here and you have to wait until tomorrow," I said pointing my finger down the stairs. "Bella, you didn't have to get me anything," Kate said with crossed arms. "I know I didn't have to, but I wanted to," I said grinning.

"Ergh, fine but no whinging with yours tomorrow," she said leaving. I shook my head and got to work wrapping the presents. I wrapped Emmetts' and decided to hide it somewhere he wouldn't likely to find it. I went into Esme and Carlises' room and prayed to God no one would catch me doing what I did next or I would not be able to remove the blush from my face.

I snuck back out went back to the room to take the rest downstairs where there already was a growing pile of presents. See in the Cullens' they did main presents as couples to couples then a small gift from individual to individual. Which was actually a pretty decent system if you thought about it. I then realised I forgot to tell Rosalie about Emmet, "Oi Rose, your husbands in town he's a bit dizzy he should be fine soon but.." I said walking into the study. I heard Rose sigh from upstairs, "I'll go get him."

I walked over to Jasper in the main study chair and folded myself into his lap and gave him a peck on the lips before giving him a hug. "I would say that you were blocking my view but this view is much better," Jasper said with a grin. I chuckled and got up from his lap and picked up his book. ""The Brave Tales of the Fallen" sounds..." I said nodding my head. Jasper chuckled, "I don't read it for entertainment, I read it to see how accurate they are."

"And how's that working for you?" I said placing the book on the coffee table and walking back to Jasper. "Not as good as this is working for me," he said grabbing my hips and pulling me to him. I crashed my lips to his pulling his head closer by his hair, tangling my fingers in their softness. I slid my tongue across his lip and breathed in his minty scent moaning openly into his mouth earning a soft purr from Jasper.

Jasper picked me up not breaking the kiss and carried me over to the sofa and lay me down gently rubbing circles on my back. His hands travelled down to the edge of my shirt and slid his hand up leaving trails of fire over my skin setting me alight. His hand rubbed up my abdomen reaching my bra and diving under massaging the soft skin there making me purr into the hallow of his neck. "Jasper..." I whispered. "Bella what's wr-" Jasper asked but stopped to turn around at the sudden opening of the door.

"Bella! How could you leave me in town?! I had women come up to me and hit on me, it was horrible, I almost got taken to the hospital," Emmett said with a frown. I got up and straightened my shirt before standing up walking over to him in the door. "I told you that you weren't going to find out what I had gotten you, couldn't you just wait?! It's only like five more hours you had to wait!" I said poking his chest.

"Oh that's it tough girl, back yard now," Emmett said storming off. I stood there in a sea of confusion. "What does he want Jasper?" I said turning to face him trying to stifle a laugh. "I pretty sure he wants a hand wrestle," Jasper said leading me out the back.

"Your joking right? I can't beat him, he's built like a tank and is like fifty or something," I said with a frown. Jasper leant in and whispered in my ear, "but, you have newborn strength, also it wouldn't hurt to tease him, the results could shock him."

Oh, that's a good idea. Emmett didn't specify rules. I rolled up my sleeves and kissed Jasper on the check, "wish me luck." Jasper smiled, "always." I knelt down opposite to Emmett of the tree stump and tried to get comfortable. "Ready little sister?" Emmett said placing his elbow down.

"I was born for this big brother," I said with a smirk. I placed my small hand into his and squeezed to test the waters. "Go!" Rosalie said from a safe distance. I started to send unnoticeable shocks up Emmetts' arm that would only seem like strain from pushing against my arm so hard. I could tell I could easily win this but I wanted to make Emmett learn a lesson.

"You know Emmett, sometimes waiting is a good thing," I said sending more shocks. "Patience is a virtue that I do not have Bells," Emmett said laughing. I sent him a few more shocks slightly intensifying it, "but Emmett, if you wait you can truly appreciate something for what it's worth." I sent him more shocks and could see the amount of effort it was taking him, and I wasn't even trying.

"Life is too short to wait," more shocks. "Emmett your immortal!" I yelled sending more and more shocks.

"So, same difference," he said smugly. I could see his muscles twitching in his arm from the strain. "Well Emmett I'm sorry, you really should've waited," I said easily slamming his hand down shattering the tree stump. I dusted off my jeans and walked back into the house leaving a shocked Emmett still at the tree stump.

For the next few more hours until it was time to unwrap the presents I spent it chatting, bathing and reading with Jasper. He didn't drop any hints about the present but I was getting anxious. Then it was finally time to give the gifts, "Hey Carmen, just place those under the tree. Esme's in the laundry doing some last minute laundry," I said opening the door for the Denalis.

Once everyone was ready we met in the lounge room and shared gifts with each other. Jasper and I gave Carmen and Eleazar $500 Gift Certificate, and gave Tanya, Irina and Kate all day spa treatments. We gave Esme and Carlise front row tickets to a Broadway concert and Rose and Emmett bought the plane tickets. We also gave Rose and Emmett tickets to Las Vegas and $200 each spending money. I showed Esme her present later which was a garden with different exotic plants, Carlise an authentic leather brief case from the 50's, Rose an antique vanity table, Kate a $1000 shopping spree, and other small gifts for Irina, Tanya, Eleazar & Carmen. Turns out that Esme and Carlise didn't too that bad a job picking me out a car, a silver A5 3.2 Coupe Audi to be exact. Which I was told many times by Emmett, is a beautiful car.

When I gave Emmett his Nintendo 64 with a complete collection of games, he wasn't sure what it was. It took ten minutes for me to sit him down and explain it, once he realised how important this was to my childhood he fully appreciated its entertainment. That is after he lost to me on every game.

Jasper and I decided we would swap our presents later, as did most of the couples. So when it was finally time for the Denalis to go Jasper and I retreated to our room. We both went and retrieved our presents from wherever we had hidden them and returned to the bed. Him with a small box and me with a medium package, which he stared at with much intrigue.

"You first," Jasper said sitting cross legged on the bed. I sighed and handed him the present which he held for a moment before opening it. "It took a long time to find it but I eventually found an old museum that was willing to let me have it," I said looking at the Civil war shirt embedded with Major Whitlock. "The man assured me that all the medals and embroideries are just as they were and that this is definitely yours," I said looking down.

Jasper grabbed my chin and placed a soft kiss on my lips, "thank you so much. This means so much to me, after you of course." I laughed, "so you like it?" he placed it down and gave me a hug, "I love it."

Then Jasper handed me the small box that I knew probably held jewellery. With shaky hands I grabbed the small box and opened it, inside was a beautiful thick silver banded ring with a flower/vine pattern engraved on it. I took it out of the box and realised that "Corrispondenti anima" was engraved on the inside of the band too, if I could cry I would. "Its an eternity ring, it was my mothers but I got in engraved, my father gave it to her before he left for service then she gave it to me before I left for service," Jasper said quietly.

I slipped the ring on my right middle finger, "it's beautiful Jasper," I said leaning in to kiss him. "Corrispondenti anima," I whispered before kissing him.

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