A/N: Well, yet another week has passed between updates- sorry about that. If it helps, I'm playing hockey provincials right now, which means I won't have practices to go to next week, so I'll have more time to write. I also want to get this done before the 26th, cause I don't want to leave you hanging while I'm away in the Dominican. Thanks to everyone who reviewed- reviews are like oxygen to me. Without further ado, here is:

Twelve- Walk On Water

"Jasper," I stared at my brother in shock for a couple of seconds, then added: "Hi!"

"Who're you?" Andrew asked, narrowing his eyes at him.

"Jasper, obviously," Jasper replied dryly. "Bella's brother," he turned his topaz eyes back to me. "Bella's very angry brother. What the hell are you thinking, Isabella?"

"Uh… is the correct answer I wasn't thinking?" I asked, cringing when his glare became even more heated.

"That sounds about right," he hissed. "Didn't you promise Edward you wouldn't do anything stupid?"

I looked away from Jasper's gaze, unable to reply.

"Dammit Bella- they'll kill you for this!"

"I know," I replied angrily, my gaze snapping to glare at him. "Why do you think I didn't get anyone else involved in this? I can't let him stay a prisoner- but I refuse to bring anyone else into a suicide mission," I ran a hand through my hair. "Go away Jasper. Forget you ever saw us down here… and once you get back home… tell Edward I'm sorry."

"I won't let you do this," he replied. "Think of what this will do to Edward!"

"He'll live."

"No he won't! This will kill him Bella. He won't want to live in a world that you don't exist in- and he'll do whatever it takes to end his existence to be with you. You're going to be taking a sister and a brother away from us," he turned on Andrew angrily. "And you! How could you be so selfish as to let her do this?"

"I told her not to- but she's very stubborn," Andrew replied.

"You should have been more stubborn!"

"Guys, we don't have time for this!" I interrupted before Andrew could reply. "We need to get Andrew out of here before someone comes and finds us here."

"Or we could just lock him back up and pretend none of this ever happened," replied Jasper.

"Or you could stop talking and let me think," I began pacing, thinking hard. "Okay… we need to get Andrew outta hear Asap… so, how can we do that?"

"Bella, please think about this?" begged Jasper. I looked at him and felt myself giving in. He was right, I couldn't do this. I would just hurt Edward and…

I slammed up the block against his powers.

"That was low," I informed him. "Trying to manipulate my emotions like that- that was just low."

"If it got some sense through your thick skull, I wouldn't have cared," Jasper muttered darkly.

"I could transform and make a run for it," Andrew told me. "I can run as fast as vampires, and my sense of smell is better."

"You'll run through a vampire stronghold?" I asked him dryly. "Besides- it's not a full moon."

Jasper and Andrew both looked at me with exasperation.

"What?" I asked confused.

"Myth," Andrew replied. "I can become a wolf at will- no full moon required. Honestly," he looked at Jasper. "What have you people been teaching her?"

"Nothing about werewolves," Jasper retorted. "Let him run, Bell. If he gets caught, well- you did your best. If he manages to get away, then yay."

"Yay?" Andrew deadpanned. "What kind of vampire are you."

"The kind that can get you out of here," Jasper replied. "Obviously Bella won't give up on this asinine idea, so I guess I'll have to make sure this plan is pulled off without any detection."

"How?" I asked him.

"I can manipulate emotions, remember?" Jasper replied. "I'll sneak him out by using my power."

"And exactly how will that work?" Andrew asked.

"If we come across someone, I'll just manipulate them so that they feel really confused, or something along those lines," he shrugged when he saw both Andrew and me staring at him with a 'do you really think a plan that dumb will work' look.

"I don't hear either of you coming up with anything better!"

I sighed.

"Jazz is right- his is the best plan we have," I admitted.

"I thought mine was pretty good," Andrew argued, sounding rather petulant. "And this getting away is all fine and dandy- but what about Tia? If I suddenly up and disappear, they'll assume she had something to do with it."

"To assume makes an ass out of me and you," I told him automatically, but my thoughts went to his point- it was a valid one.

"We'll have to tell her… so that she can get away as well," Jasper looked at me.

"What?"

"If I'm getting Andrew out of here- that means you'll have to let Tiazza know," he replied. He looked at Andrew. "Is there anywhere you can think of to meet her?"

"Tell her to go to the alley. She'll know where it is," Andrew told me. "Good luck."

"You too. Be careful," I looked at Jasper with a wry grin. "Alice'll kill me if you get hurt."

"I'll be fine. Now let's go- we've wasted enough time, and I really don't want to get caught by the Volturi. I plan on living through this."

I didn't comment on that, staying silent. Andrew looked at me, a sad smile curving his lips. He knew what Jasper refused to see- that I didn't expect to survive this. Chances were the Volturi would discover us. If they did, I planned to take the fall.

"Good-bye, Bella," he said, clasping my arm. "And thank-you."

I clasped his arm in return and gave a small smile.

"Be safe."

Andrew nodded, but didn't say the word in return.

He knew better.

Tiazza was surprised when I burst into her room- the same one that she had dragged me to before.

"Haven't you ever heard of knocking?" she asked me, clicking pause on the Grand Theft Auto game she had been playing.

"We got him out," I told her. "If you want to get away, I suggest you leave now- before the shit hits the fan. He said to meet you at the alley- said you'd know where that was."

"You. Set. Him. Free," She repeated slowly. "Are you insane?!"

"No," I replied shortly. "And you're wasting precious time."

"They'll figure out who did it… wait a minute… you said 'we'. Don't tell me Edward helped you? Maybe he's not as smart as he seemed…"

"Jasper found us," I replied. "He's the one getting Andrew out of here."

"You got your brother involved? Maybe you're not as nice as I thought."

"Jazz got himself involved," I retorted. "And you need to leave, so I can make sure he survives. I won't let Jasper get killed because of my conscious."

Tia looked torn between doing as I said and strangling me. Finally, she made up her mind.

"Thank-you, Bella," she said, giving me a tight hug. I hugged her back just as tight.

"Now go- you should find out that forever isn't as sucky as you thought."

Tiazza gave me a small smile, then she was gone. I didn't waste time standing in her room. Instead I wandered down the halls that I nearly had memorized and got back to the rooms I shared with my family.

I stood outside for a moment, a sudden, unexplainable feeling of dread settled over me. I didn't understand it- I had successfully released Andrew, and Tiazza was on her way to meet him, so why did I have a feeling something was terribly wrong?

The question was answered the moment I opened the door to come face to face with Alice's livid, pained eyes.

"The Volturi are planning on killing Jasper for treason- would you care to tell us why?"

A/N2: Sorry about the cliff hangers, but you have to admit- it keeps you reading. The next chapter will probably be about what happened after Bella left to get Tiazza, and will be written in Jasper's POV. The stories winding down, only a few more chapters left… remember- tell me if you want a third one!