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Death is Only the Beginning

A/N: Let me know what you think! This story is written as a collaboration by both Xo BellaItalia oX and DeathsQueen26. We hope that you enjoy the story and look forward to reading your reviews.

Chapter 14
(Jasper's POV: Outside the training arena; Monterrey, Texas)

"Dude, she'll never forgive us." Emmett argued as we stood outside of the smaller training arena in the compound. "She already thinks that we're just a bunch of phonies with our red eyes. She believes that we all had the same motive's as Edward and that we never cared about her – which couldn't be further from the truth." He rambled and then sighed. "I want my little sister, Bella, back."

"Em, she's still here," I tried to reassure hi m while secretly doing the same for myself. "We've just got to get past that hard shell of hers and earn her forgiveness."

"How do we do that, though?" He asked. "I don't think a simple apology will do it this time."

I shook my head. "Neither do it." I agreed. "I guess we just have to stick around and try to prove how much she really means to us." I shrugged.

He snorted. "Yeah, that'll be easier said than done." He murmured. "I've only seen her once since we arrived yesterday morning. It seems like she's always busy." He let out a defeated breath. "Face it, she's just not the same Bella Swan that we left behind."

"You're right," A voice cut in to our conversation. "Bella Swan is dead and Iz rose from her ashes." Bella announced as she approached us from around the corner of the squared off building.

Emmett and I both seemed to instinctively straighten up at the sight of her. She stopped in front of us with her hands on her hips and we shifted slightly under her scrutinizing gaze.

"You know, it's not nice to talk about someone behind their back in their own home." She leered at us with narrowed eyes that seemed to soften very slightly as she met my gaze. If I wasn't a vampire, I probably would have missed it, but low and behold, it was there. "Jasper, I actually came to see you."

My eyebrows shot up in surprise. "Oh?"

She nodded. "I need to speak with you in private." She clarified. "Shall we?" She gestured to the door that led to the arena as I followed her gesture with my eyes and nodded.

"Sure," I shrugged with one shoulder before my eyes flickered towards Emmett. "You gonna be OK?"

"Yeah," He answered before shifting towards Bella. "Um, do you think we can talk later?" He asked hesitantly. "Please?"

She studied his face for a moment before she slowly began to nod. "Alright."

His face lit up slightly in comparison to a few moments ago. "Great! Thanks B-... Iz." He corrected himself before he backed away and turned the corner.

My eyes glided back over to Bella's sleek, beautiful form as her hard eyes looked back at me. And yet, buried beneath that rock solid exterior was a nervous young girl who was in way over her head. There was an air of vulnerability hidden behind the sharp edges of the woman in charge and I was craving to know what that was and meet every side of this miraculous creature. And just like that, the walls were back in place an there was no longer a view of her inner self.

"Let's go," She quipped as she nodded towards the entry way.

Being the southern gentleman my mama raised me to be, I approached the door first, opening it and gesturing her in before me. "After you, ma'am."

She nodded once in a quiet 'thank you' as she glided past me in one fluid motion, almost as if she was performing a choreographed dance as she made her way inside.

I naturally followed after her and into the training arena, looking around as I did so.

It was just as I remembered it to be before I left, except Maria seemed to have upgraded her accommodation from an old abandoned barn that was falling apart from the outside. Instead, this place seemed to be built on an old dairy farm. Bella's quarters were in the old house where the owner's used to live and we were now inside the concrete parlor where the cows were once milked before they were taken into the barn across the compound.

The punishment room where we were earlier was also in the parlor, but was located in what must have been the old office where the owners would do their paperwork. I briefly wondered what Maria had done with the original owners, but brushed it aside before any ideas could merge into my head.

"Don't worry. I gave them strict orders that I was not to be disturbed and left my current second, Raoul, in charge." She informed me as she stood in a similar military stance as I was.

I nodded once in acknowledgment as I finished taking in my surroundings before my eyes landed back on her. "So, what is it that you wanted to talk to me about?"

She snorted before taking a step, crossing her left foot over her right as she began to speak. "You think that you can just waltz in here and that I would instantly bow to your every wish as your mate. Well, I have news for you, almighty God of War... I bow to no one and I will not submit to being your mate until you can prove yourself worthy."

My eyebrows shot up almost out of my head. "Is that a challenge?"

A sadistic smirk full of malice made it's way onto her beautiful plump pink lips. "You bet your ass, it is!" She confirmed as flew at me before I even had the chance to blink.

(Sebastian's POV)

Christopher removed his hand from my shoulder the second that we arrived in a ratty motel room in God only knows where. He snarled at me and wiped his hand on his pant leg like a five year old boy who was afraid of catching cooties from the girl next door at recess.

He snarled at my snort and made his way over the one of the two full size beds and collapsed onto it with his hand behind his head and a foot propped up, bent at the knee while the other dangled lazily towards the floor.

"So, what's this brilliant plan that you have that resulted in me risking my ass to come and collect you?" He asked sarcastically.

I rolled my eyes. "You'll find out when Mistress Maria get's here. Speaking of which, where is she?"

He shrugged. "Most likely hunting some poor unsuspecting schmuck from the bar down the road. No doubt she'll be here shortly after with her victim in tow."

I held back a growl, part of me not liking the thought of another male touching the woman I loved, even if he was just her next meal.

I had to admit that I was anxiously excited to show Mistress Maria the extents of my gift. She had never known about it, because I wanted to take the chance to explore and perfect it before I revealed it to the Mistress. Unfortunately, the many other newborns – like myself – weren't as enthusiastic about it considering the fact that I needed several different specimens to test and learn with, but they new better than to squeal on me to anyone. Leverage is a beautiful thing, after all.

My beautiful Mistress Maria had finally arrived about a half hour later with her meal following helplessly along behind her. I had to roll my eyes at the look of sheer devotion and amazement on his clean shaven, child like face.

He was just shy over the age of twenty one and probably was only at the bar once or twice before since he was obviously sloppily drunk. He had bright green eyes that betrayed his nervousness once he say Christopher and I along with a cleanly shaven head. He stood about six foot with a body more on the lanky side.

"W-What's going on?" He stuttered out. "Who are they?" He asked nodding in our direction as I remained in the same corner where I appeared with Christopher earlier as he continued to lounge lazily on the bed.

I had to hold back a growl, rooted to my spot as Maria approached the body and lightly ran the back of her hand down his cheek. "Do not worry, mi preciosa pequeña tarta. (My little precious tart) Everything will work out as it should."

His brows furrowed and came to a point on his forehead above his nose before relaxing and shrugging his shoulders. "Alright, babe. Whatever you say."

A smile lit up Mistress Maria's face as she leaned forward and pressed a chaste kiss to the boy's lips.

This time, I couldn't hold back the growl as it made it's way up and out from my chest. The Mistress whipped her head in my direction and narrowed her eyes, sneering at me in warning. I took her cautioning seriously as I stepped back further into the corner with my head down in apology and defeat.

Mistress Maria turned her attention back to the boy and I watched as she spoke, though, it was clear that she was speaking to Christopher and I, as well.

"Hay algo especial acerca de este niño. Él será el primero de muchos para ayudarme en mi búsqueda para demoler la diosa de la guerra y recuperar mi lugar como reina del Sur." (There is something special about this boy. He will be the first of many to help me in my pursuit to demolish the War Goddess and take back my rightful place as Queen of the South.) She sighed as she spoke light and airy.

The three of us could see the desire and want in the boy's expression as he leaned in to her palm as she spoke.

"I don't know what the hell you just said, but just like you, it was the most beautiful thing that I've ever heard." He prattled on in a dreamy state.

I couldn't help but to roll my eyes at the way that this boy was so helplessly under the Mistress's spell and I almost wanted to walk right up to him and smack him on the back of his head to snap some sense in to the boy, who appeared to be on cloud nine.

The Mistress turned her head to look over to Christopher and I as she spoke in rapid vampire tongue so that the boy would not have the chance to understand her. "He decidido que después de alimentarse de él, lo voy a cambiar, convirtiéndose en el primer soldado de mi nuevo ejército como me retracto de mi territorio de esa pequeña perra, Isabella." (I have decided that after I feed from him, I will change him, making him the first soldier of my new army as I take back my territory from that little bitch, Isabella.) She announced this with pride in her voice before she suddenly clocked him over the head, causing him to drop to the floor in a heap. "But I can't very well do that here with so many humans around, now can I? We will just have to go and take over one of the ranches after killing the current owners in order to build my new compound." She sighed before turning her attention back on me as she approached me. "Now, my dear, dear Sebastian... what plan did you say that you have to help me accomplish my revenge?"

A wicked grin spread on to my face as I delved into my plan, keeping the seer and the mind reader's ashes tucked safely in my robes.

A/N: So, what did everyone think?! Any ideas about what's going to happen with Bella and Jasper? What about what Emmett wants to talk to her about? Will she submit to the mating bond? Review!

If you have any questions or comments, post them in my reviews and I will answer them in my next Author's Note!

By the way, check out my other new story!

A Catastrophic Love Story: All Human: After a wild night in Vegas, America's Sweetheart, Bella Swan, wakes up in bed married to her previous Co Star, Playboy & heart-throb-from-hell, Jasper Whitlock. With the way things are going for them in their lives, what choice do these two long time enemies have, but to make a plan and go with it? But when will this fake marriage stop being fake?

Out of the Dark & In to the Light: What if Carlisle and Esme had a hybrid daughter in the 1930's while Edward rebelled? During Eclipse when the threat of Victoria and her army are upon them, they call back their daughter to come & help them in their time of need. But during her visit, she has to not only adjust to the idea of a strong mate, but to six new siblings only just learning of her existence. Jasper/OC

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