Title: Spying Business
Spoilers: Some of Eclipse.
P.O.V: Third person, the speakers will be revealed towards the end.
Time: Years before Twilight.

The human hurriedly threw open his car door, his fingers barely skimming the lock button, then jumped outside. He cringed as the water assailed him, the dark clouds menacingly hovering above his head. Slamming the door shut behind him, he dashed towards his door, fumbling with his key ring to find the one that would let him go inside.

However, the door was opened, and he was pulled in the entrance hall rapidly. Before he could be fully inside, though, a loud thunder clap resounded, and he winced again.

"It will be a really bad storm," his wife commented as he pulled off his shoes.

The two heard, a few seconds later, yet another clap of thunder.

"Must be the heat," the man said, shaking his head. "It's rare that we get such thunder without any lightning."

Miles away, a shadow sat behind bushes. He had figured, when picking the spot, that the thick cover of trees would keep him dry from the onslaught of rain that had started. However, his chestnut hair was now plastered against his face, and he had to constantly wipe the drops from his red eyes.

Part of him wanted to go back home. This was silly, and he was only sitting here because he was yet again indulging in his mate's desires.

"I don't understand..." she murmured, shaking her head. Her hair, which held an unnatural shade of orange that stood out in any crowd, was now almost brown. A few strands fell in curly wisps around her pale face, the rest held tightly in a bun. "I swear that I saw him..."

The male vampire shook his head. "You didn't see anything. I told you before that he was dead. You can't expect someone to go through as much pain as he did and survive. When he left us, I'm certain that he went South and got himself killed." A small twinge of jealousy crossed his face. "Why do you want to find him so much anyway?"

"Because he was your best friend!" the female exploded, though she kept her voice down. "And I swear to you that I saw him with that coven!"

The two turned their attention to the clearing a few hundred of feet in front of them. There stood a group of five vampires, all very busy focussing on their skills.

"They're playing baseball," the man grumbled, shaking his head. "You can't expect him to join a coven that plays baseball. That's so... human!"

The girl pouted, though she refused to leave. Crossing her arms, she resumed watching the game. A tall and muscular dark-haired vampire took the bat, striking the ball with a boom that could easily be mistaken by thunder. Then, he dashed around the base, making a home run a half-second before the ball was thrown to the catcher.

They clearly heard the vampire shout, "Sucker, Edward! Go back home if you can't play like a real man!"

A small play-fight ensued between the two vampires. It only stopped when a woman with long dark brown hair stopped them, and they resumed their game. All of them were soaking wet, though they definitely enjoyed themselves.

Then, two new figures emerged. A small, thin girl with short black hair, followed closely by a strong man with soft wavy blond hair. He surveyed the clearing with a critical eye, obviously scanning the area for any danger. However, he opened his arms wide as the woman with the long hair ran over to give him a hug, then an affectionate kiss on the cheek. She did the same with the girl, before the two mixed into the game, each taking a side.

"Look!" the spying red-haired vampire hissed, suddenly grabbing her mate's arm. She pointed at the blond vampire, fidgeting excitedly. "Look, it's him! It's him! I told you that I wasn't dreaming!"

The other vampire frowned, shaking his head lightly. He studied the blond, who hit the ball hard before dashing around the bases. He also made a point, then broke into a warm smile as he gave his team high-fives.

They played for some more, and then the round ended. Happily, the short-haired girl ran towards the blond boy, then jumped into his arms. He suddenly broke into a happy grin as he held her against him, before she reached up and stole a rapid kiss from him. The second they broke apart, the muscled boy began to hoot, laughing merrily at this obviously rare display of affection. The boy only growled playfully, then returned his attention to his mate, kissing the top of her head before they broke away.

"Um," the brown-haired boy whispered to his mate from their hiding spot. "No, I don't believe that's him. He has a mate, he's smiling, he's way too happy... And... Wait, are their eyes gold? Doesn't that mean that they don't feed on humans?"

The redhead made a face. "It is him, I can assure you... Okay, so he looks different, but I swear it's him!"

The man shook his head. He couldn't believe the broken, cold-hearted killer he knew was the same happy-go-lucky guy that stood metres away.

The coven had begun another round. The blond took his spot on the field, jesting with his brothers playfully. The older blond man, and obviously the leader of the coven, took his place confidently on the batting mound. He struck the ball that the blonde girl threw, and it flew into the forest.

The blond boy ran after the ball.

Neither of the two hidden vampires had the time to duck away. They had only gotten to their feet when the boy ran directly into the male.

Instantly, the vegetarian vampire grew into his old self. He pulled away instantly and sprung to his feet, getting into a protective crouch. He growled, his eyes suddenly flushing darker with his animalistic response to the unexpected threat.

"Woah!" the brown-haired man shouted as he sat up, bringing his hands upwards defensively. His mate remained behind him, also reaching out to the boy.

As soon as he realized who he was looking at, the blond straightened from his crouch and his golden eyes widened. Incredulously, he whispered, "Peter and Charlotte?"

"Jasper!" Charlotte shouted happily. With a smug grin to her mate, she threw her hands around her old friend's shoulders, hugging him happily. "Hi!"

"Were you both spying on me?" he asked, hugging her back. His eyes suddenly gleamed playfully, and he smiled to both of them. "Why didn't you just crash our game?"

Peter stood up, then shook his friend's hand. However, after they both stared at each other, they broke into a grin and embraced rapidly.

"Peter didn't believe it was you," Charlotte grinned. "I kept telling him it was, but–"

"Well look at him!" Peter defended himself, waving a hand towards Jasper. "He kind of changed! I wouldn't be surprised if he changed his name! We'd been searching for you, but no one's ever heard of Jasper Whitlock!"

He chuckled sheepishly. "I go by Jasper Hale now. I'm twin brother of Rosalie, son of Carlisle and Esme Cullen, and sibling to Edward and Emmett. Also, I'm now the proud husba–"

"Peter! Charlotte!"

A sudden blur flew past Jasper and collided, once again, with Peter. The small girl had her arms in vice grips around Peter's body, hugging him fiercely, before she threw herself at the girl. She then pulled away and beamed at them, falling back to grab Jasper's hand.

"And that," Jasper chuckled, "is my wife, Alice Cullen."

"Y-your wife?" Peter blinked incredulously. "As in, marriage?"

"Human marriage?" Charlotte questioned.

"With a priest and human witnesses," Jasper nodded. His face took on a slightly dreamy look as he stared down happily at Alice, who grinned giddily. "And I go to highschool. It's not easy, but I'm starting to enjoy the challenge."

Peter was studying Alice, though. "I honestly never thought you'd settle with another woman. After all that happened with Ma–" His words died in his throat suddenly when Charlotte shot him the glare. The one that clearly told him that he should shut up, and that he definitely had gone too far. Guiltily, he lowered his head, glancing up to gauge both Jasper and Alice's reactions.

Alice was smiling lightly as she shook her head. Her musical voice seemed to sing as she said, "It's alright, Charlotte. I know about Maria, and about her relationship with Jasper. It doesn't bother me at all, and I'm proud to be the exact opposite of her." She beamed at her husband, squeezing his hand reassuringly. "Mostly, I'm proud to have transformed him into the perfect man you're gazing at."

"Well, you look so much better!" Charlotte grinned, reaching over to touch Jasper's cheek. "Last time I saw you, you seemed ready to die."

"I went a long way," Jasper admitted.

Suddenly, a booming voice from the clearing broke through their conversation. "Hey, next time you want to run off, at least let us continue playing! I know urges come suddenly, but to have to pause our game for you guys to have se–"

"We're coming, Emmett!" Alice interrupted, rolling her eyes. Then, smiling at Peter and Charlotte, she chirped, "You have to come along! The entire family wants to talk to you!"

Peter seemed ready to refuse, but Jasper stepped in. "I agree. Please, I would love for you both to meet my family."

"Esme will want to thank you, just as I want to!" Alice grinned, before growing serious. "You both took Jasper out of his bonds. Without you, he would probably still be there. Thank you."

Charlotte broke into a wide smile. "We only took him out of the prison he was in. You're the one we have to thank, Alice. We couldn't make him happy, and you obviously took over. Congratulations, you succeeded."

A few seconds of silence followed, before Jasper broke into a laugh. "God, since when are you both so sentimental?" Peter also chuckled, though they were snuffed when Charlotte's glare reached him. Jasper looked at his two comrades as he continued, "You both mean a lot to me; please come and meet them."

The redhead shot her mate a teasing look. "Well, one little game of baseball couldn't hurt us."

Peter rolled his eyes. "You never touched a bat before, babe."

She reached over and took Jasper's free hand, still holding onto Peter's with her other one "He can teach me. We're going to have fun!"

Alice giggled eagerly, pulling the chain of people towards the clearing. In her clear voice, she announced loudly to the rest of their family, " I take those three on my team! Let's play ball!"

A/N: Hi!

Some of you know that I've had problems with my USB key. Most of my chapters would vanish, or the files would become corrupted. Therefore, I went through the tedious project of completely reinstalling the driver in my USB, formatting it and everything. (I surely have a virus; first, my Mp3 goes nutso, and now my USB...).

So through the three hours that it took, I wrote this. XD It didn't come out at all like how I expected it to... After writing my novel about a spy, anything spying-related is extremely hard for me to write. Oh well. It wasn't terrible, I guess... Tell me if you liked it! Review, review, review!

The next chapter of Carpe Diem will be out Monday, but only if I have a load of review. Maybe if I have an overload of them, it might come out during the weekend! ;)

Take care!