A/N: Hey guys, this is the next chapter in the 4-part story. I sincerely hope that you enjoy it, and please review!

Disclaimer: Me owning Twilight? Negatory.

Jasper returned to the present as he felt a delicate shift in the emotions around him. Rosalie was still under the control of the devils, but the love he had sent her was beginning to take effect, and her crying had diminished somewhat.

He also took note of the changes outside. Where before everything had been pitch black, the sky had faded to a pale pink, and the sun was sparkling from between the soaring trees beyond the window. He let his focus on Rosalie decrease slightly as he took in the emotions of everyone else in the house.

His family had calmed down reasonably, and the more familiar feelings of happiness and love had returned. The next thing he noticed was Edward's absence. He had not registered the disappearance of his anger, but then his concentration had been solely on Rosalie. He must have gone to check on Bella, and it was close to school time anyway.

Jasper sighed as this thought entered his head. He knew that they would need to attend school today; they vanished enough with hunting trips to cause ample suspicion. Bella would most definitely be going, despite her ordeal last night, and so there was no excuse for them to miss it.

As if on cue, or perhaps in response to his sigh, Rosalie lifted her head to look at him. While no tears could fall, there was still a noticeable difference to her golden eyes, flickers of black surrounded by a thin frame of red. While this could be attributed to her crying, Jasper still felt the thud of shock as he saw red in his twin's eyes.

"We should go downstairs," she said quietly, but made to such effort yet. Sighing herself, she rested her head back against his shoulder, shaking her head. "I'm sorry."

"Don't be sorry for something like that, Rose," he replied softly in her ear, sending her a little more love. "You know that I'm always here for you."

Nodding, he felt her move away from him until she was on the other side of the room. He could feel her gratitude and affection, but acknowledged that her wall had been built up again. He could not expect her to open up much more now.

"Bella deserves to be human, and live a full life," she stated, "And I almost took that away from her. I almost made her go through what nearly killed me. She shouldn't have anything to do with any of us, even Edward."

Jasper nodded. While he agreed with Rosalie, he could feel exactly what his brother felt for Bella. Edward's love was just as strong as Esme's for Carlisle, or Emmett's for Rosalie. And though she didn't quite understand it yet, Bella felt the same for him. It would take the most significant power to stop those two from being together, and whilst Jasper disapproved of Edward involving a human in their world, he knew what they felt for each other. Alice had even seen it in their future, so there was little chance of it changing now unless Edward chose to stop this. There was little chance of that either.

Jasper was hit with love and appreciation, and he turned to see Rosalie in her husband's arms. Emmett gave him a small nod, and Jasper returned it.

Then standing in the doorway was Alice, and the next second she was right in front of him, a knowing smile on her face. Of course she had seen it all happening. After all, she had been searching for the future of their family as well as Bella. The look in her eyes said everything: well done, Jasper, she needed you.

The rest of the morning had passed quickly, Alice leading Jasper from the room and getting him dressed for school (yes, she insisted in choosing his outfit. Every day.) He couldn't help but note how much better the house felt now, but whether that was because Edward had left, or Alice was by his side, he could not decide. Whatever the reason, Jasper was pleased to note that even Rosalie was feeling a little happier, though the devils had not faded completely.

Jasper was the one to suggest they take Rosalie's car to school. She rarely drove it due to how…flamboyant it was, and he knew that she always felt better behind the wheel of her 'red baby'. Besides, he wasn't the only one in the family to appreciate how well she had improved the M3, and found himself also enjoying the short trip to school more than usual.

Pulling into the school parking lot, however, Jasper regretted the decision slightly. The attention that the car pulled was expected; the moment it entered the school gates, people stopped their conversations to stare open-mouthed at the convertible. And yet, once the four of them had stepped out of the car and begun the walk up to the building, Jasper became overwhelmed with lust and amusement.

He turned to find a group of six boys gawking at Rosalie unpleasantly, and extended his hearing to listen into their conversation.

"Would you look at the ass on her?" said one, turning to the others for agreement.

"Nah, those tits are mind-blowing!" exclaimed another, grabbing at the air in front of him suggestively.

Jasper turned back to his family, all who would have looked vacant to a human. To him and his eyes though, he could see the tightness around his wife's mouth, the flared nostrils of Emmett, and the heartbreakingly sad eyes of Rosalie. Each exuded resentment, and he knew just how close his brother was from doing something serious as retribution. He himself was struggling to keep hold of Alice's hand and not giving into his emotions.

Being born during the mid 19th Century, Jasper had been raised to show women the upmost respect, and people like this were what provoked the monster inside of him. Knowing that something needed to be done, Jasper decided to wait until classes had started before hunting out each boy and teaching them the proper way to treat a lady.

Alice froze beside him, her emotions dropping out completely, and the remaining three casually stopped in a well rehearsed routine as if to stare at something or begin a conversation. Jasper kept a tight hold of her right hand, while Emmett came around and stood by her, seemingly nonchalant, and allowed her to lean against his body.

Jasper was sure that he was the cause of Alice's vision, and sighed internally at his timing. The decision had been made just before she had slipped out, and moments before they could enter the school building. This left them standing close to the door, within full hearing range of the boys in the parking lot who had continued their conversation oblivious to their reactions. Their only option was to wait out Alice's vision and hope that the conversation taking place wasn't quite as vulgar as before.

The hope Jasper felt was in vain.

"What she needs is a real man to show her a good time," said the first boy again, and Jasper could feel the six pairs of eyes all on them as they stood helpless to fate.

"Right! One night with me and she wouldn't have that sour look on her face."

"She wouldn't even walk!"

Jasper let go of Alice's hand and wrapped his arm around her shoulders, trying his best to seem calm, and grabbed Emmett's arm in warning. His emotions showed that he was very close to snapping, and no one needed that to happen now. Their eyes met, and Jasper shook his head firmly, sending him as much calm as he was capable of right now. The quiet growl he received in response did not deter him, and he spread the feeling of calm across each member of his family.

"I'll deal with them later," Jasper mumbled at vampire speed, eyeing Emmett pointedly.

"No you won't!" said Alice firmly, and only then did Jasper realise that she had returned from her vision. "Don't even think about touching them, Jasper! You know how Carlisle and Esme feel about us harming humans. They most definitely deserve it, but we can't do anything to them."

Jasper turned his head to look at the boys, who were all staring directly at him now, and muttered his acceptance to Alice before sending each boy a healthy dose of fear and leading his family inside.

The bell rang the moment they entered the building, and Jasper said a silent goodbye to Alice before heading off to maths with Emmett and Rosalie. The walk to classes were always painfully slow, and the constant chatter about his family never made it enjoyable, but Jasper wished with all of his unbeating heart that no one made a comment regarding his twin today.

Taking his usual seat at the back close to the door, Jasper waited until everyone else was settled before subtly resting his hand on Rosalie's leg, sending love and reassurance to combat the dark feelings still resonating from her. Last night had been extremely difficult for her, and the comments from earlier had not benefited her emotional state whatsoever.

A slight smile appeared on her face, and while he felt gratitude mingle amongst her other emotions, her thought had clearly returned to last night's exchange, and the devils flowed through Jasper almost as powerfully as they had hours ago.

He let his hand stay there for the entire double, sending her increasing waves in an attempt to switch her focus. And while he was sure that Emmett's presence definitely helped her, she was still warring with herself internally and even his own ability was not improving this much.

The moment the bell had rung, the three seniors had exited the room and were moving towards the cafeteria. Jasper never looked forward to lunch, as it meant being stuck in a room with almost every human in the school. Thankfully he had hunted just a few hours before Edward had returned the night before, but he still experienced the dull burn and build-up of venom in his mouth as they walked in through the doors.

Alice was already waiting for them at their table, also close to the doors, with a tight smile and worried expression.

"Where's Edward?" Jasper asked as they sat down, expanding his emotional range to find his brother. But before he could locate him, Alice placed her hand on his arm in a way that clearly meant some bad news was coming.

"He's decided to eat with Bella today," she replied quietly, glancing at Rosalie before turning her attention back to him. "I don't know what it means. He could just be anxious from last night, but I have a feeling something is wrong."

A/N: Well there you go! A little bit of a cliff-hanger I hope, so please stick with me and soon all will be revealed. Until then, review=love! Lucia-Swanne :)