AN – And here is another update for tonight. Two updates in one day, I'm impressed. This is where we really start to veer off of the original Twilight path and the tweaking is kicked up a few notches. Until then, I give you the next tweaked chapter. Enjoy!

Chapter 8

JPOV

By the end of the weekend I had completely cleaned out my closet and replaced the preppy things that Alice had dressed me in with my more normal attire. Wranglers, plain t-shirts, button downs and of course my boots. The one thing that I knew I needed to always be comfortable and to be myself was my boots. It didn't take long for Alice to start moaning and groaning over my choice of clothes and I just smiled at her every time she tried to fight me on throwing something out. Well, putting it in a box to donate to a homeless shelter that is. We may spend money frivolously on clothes, but we made sure to donate whenever we could.

It wasn't much longer and we were all preparing to graduate. I still spent as much of my time out of the house as possible looking for Raven or researching on my laptop all of the possibilities of what she could be. This was a rare occasion for me, I was home doing some research and Carlisle was home as well. The rest of the family was out hunting and Bella had been convinced to spend the day at the reservation with her dad and their friends. Edward was none too pleased about it, but I thought it was a good thing for her to have friends outside of this obsession with Edward. Although I felt more of the obsession coming from Edward than Bella, her feelings were more complex than Edward's, but I never really felt a deep seeded love for him within her. I never spent much time trying to analyze their relationship, but there were times that they would do or say something that would get me thinking.

I was sitting on my couch with my laptop in my lap, staring off into space. I honestly thought that I had researched all creatures that I could think of that might explain everything that I knew about Raven and yet I was still coming up with nothing. I kept going over and over what little information that I knew about Raven and I think I was starting to drive myself a bit insane. That was how Carlisle found me, lost in thought.

"Jasper?" Carlisle knocked on the open door, trying to get my attention. "Son?"

"Huh?" I shook my head and looked to the doorway. "Did you need something, Carlisle?"

He smiled at me. "Actually, I was coming to check on you. You have been acting a little odd lately and I just wanted to make sure that everything was ok."

"I thought I was naturally the odd one in this family." I snarked back with a smile.

"Well, yes, but I guess it is more than normal. You usually go hunting with Emmett or Edward and now you go alone. When you aren't hunting, you are holed up in here with your laptop out. You are my son, Jasper, so I worry about you." He paused like he was trying to find the correct wording for his thoughts. "You know you can talk to me about anything. I am always here for you."

I thought about that. Could I ask for his help? Raven told me not to tell anyone about her, but if I'm just trying to find out what she could possibly be based on what I know; it couldn't hurt to get Carlisle's input on it. I just had to do it in a way where it wasn't obvious that I had a serious reason for this research. I refused to go against what she wanted and to be honest; I liked having her as my own secret, something that I didn't share with anyone else. I decided to see what I could learn from him regarding the realm of us supernatural creatures.

"I would like to ask you a few questions actually. If you have time that is." I said, feeling uncertain of my decision. I knew I was walking a fine line, but I also knew that I needed this information so that I can finally learn what I needed to do to be ready for her.

"Of course, Jasper." Carlisle responded with a smile as he moved further into the room. Taking a seat in the only other chair in my study, he rested his elbows on his knees and faced me. "So, what is it that I can help you with?"

"Well, I recently became intrigued with us, or rather supernatural creatures as a whole." I was a century old vampire and I was close to stuttering, this is horrible. "I am trying to figure out what creatures would fit with certain characteristics."

Carlisle looked intrigued at the topic. "I'm not sure what help I can provide if you are stumped, but you are more than welcome to pick my brain as Emmett would say."

I chuckled. "Well, I'm not about the picking your brain thing, I'm not a zombie."

Carlisle laughed. "Alright, I get it, no more Emmett idioms. So, care to tell me where this new interest of yours came from?"

Oh shit, I should have prepared better for this. I should have known that he was going to be intrigued about my questions. Think fast, think fast. "Oh, it was just something that Peter and I had talked about when I finally experienced freedom. We used to debate about the types of monsters, as he put it, that were actually out there and which ones were just myth."

"Well, I am always up for an intellectual conversation." He smiled and gestured for me to start.

Taking an unnecessary breath, I reminded myself I needed to be cautious of how I went about this conversation. "I'm not sure where to start actually. Out of all of the talks that I had with Peter, there was one that we could never agree on. It was something that we had heard about in Maria's camp, we just don't know what it could have been."

"So you have characteristics that you are trying to figure out belong to what supernatural? Is that what you are saying?"

"Yes, so maybe with your experiences and time with the Vulturi, you might have a better insight into what this could possibly be." I looked at him, feeling a small sense of hope. I really needed to figure out what Raven was as that might be the key to finally meeting her.

"Ok, I hope I can help out. What are the qualities of this creature?" Carlisle steepled his fingers in anticipation.

"There aren't that many actually. First, this creature is either immortal or has a really long life, as one of the newborns had been told that one had been around for a few centuries. This creature is very elusive, when someone speaks about it, it's always with the feeling that the creature is very rarely seen, but does open up communication. It seems to have control over those that it comes in contact with and always comes across as a watcher or maybe even a guardian of sorts. It also either has the ability to cloak itself or it truly exists on another plane or even has the ability of teleportation. Neither Peter nor I have been able to figure out what this could be nor if it's even real."

"Interesting." Carlisle looked thoroughly intrigued. "It is not a vampire unless one exists with multiple talents, which is unheard of at this time. That doesn't sound like a werewolf or even a shape shifter as neither has a long life. Would not be a witch or wizard as they do not have a very long lifespan either, thankfully. I fully believe that since we exist, other realms or planes would exist as well so it could be some type of fae. I have a question for you though. Did either you or Peter think about this in a more spiritual way?"

"Fae? Spiritual?" I was momentarily dumbstruck as to why I never thought of those. "No we didn't think of either of those. I am more of the type of if I can't see it then it doesn't exist, so either of those are a hard sell for me."

"I understand, Jasper, I really do. As I was raised in a house of faith, these are more readily acceptable to me. In all honesty, I do not believe that we are talking about any of the fae. From what I read in the Vulturi library, if they do truly exist they are more of a solitary species. They tend to keep to themselves." Carlisle started to smile. "As for the spiritual aspect, a lot of what you described fits what I know of angels, well guardian angels that is. It used to be a belief that everyone was assigned a guardian angel upon birth. Back when man first walked this earth it would have made more sense that everyone would get their own angel. Nowadays, humans are putting the poor rabbits to shame."

I couldn't help the snicker that escaped me at that. "Emmett really is rubbing off on you, Carlisle. I can't really argue with you though."

"Emmett really does rub off on you after a while." Carlisle bowed his head before diving back into the conversation. "The time I was with the Vulturi, I did my own research in the tomes and tomes of information that had been collected about the happenings in this world. There were multiple accounts of a devout human going through the change and waking to our world calmer than normal with tales of having someone there to comfort them through the burn. I was able to speak with one such vampire and her account of how blessed she felt during her change would make anyone believe in guardian angels. All of the accounts state that once the change is complete, the angel leaves to guard a new life."

"If they leave after the change, then how would that fit with what I have heard? These were all tales that came from vampire interactions after the change. The way you describe them fits with everything I have heard, but if they only deal with humans, then this has to be something else." My brain started turning over everything he said in a new direction, one I wasn't so sure I was ok with. "I guess it stands to reason that if angels exist so do demons. Could everything that I've heard be explained by a demon?"

Carlisle looked at me, deep in thought. "It could be possible. Those that believe we are damned upon the change would say that if humans have angels then we, the soulless, have demons. I'm not sure where I stand on that thought process, but I can see the logic behind it. For those that believe we are damned, then we would belong to the devil. As God would send his angels to guard over his progeny, then so would the devil. You might want to speak to Edward about that. He believes that we are damned so he may have more input on that aspect. I personally believe our choices in this life decide where we go upon our final death, so I believe that we could possibly have guardian angels as well. I'm not sure what they would be watching over one of our kind for, but I have faith that it is possible."

"That's definitely a lot to think about." I sighed as I turned to look out the window. I knew I had a lot to think about thanks to Carlisle.

"Carlisle?"

We both turned to find Edward in the doorway to my study. Carlisle stood from his seat. "What is it Edward?"

"I'm sorry; I didn't mean to interrupt you two." Edward shot me a worried glance. "I was wondering if I could speak to you privately when you are done talking with Jasper."

Carlisle looked at me and I nodded. "We were just having a philosophical conversation. Is everything ok Edward?"

"I have a few worries and I just need to talk to you about them."

I picked up on his emotions and there was worry and fear as well as sorrow. "Edward, what's wrong? Your emotions are all over the place. Is Bella alright?"

Edward cringed at my question. "Not right now, Jasper. I just need to speak with Carlisle."

I put my hands up in surrender. I knew when our resident emo was doing his thing and I never wanted any part of it. I had enough emotional fun to deal with on my own. "He's all yours, Eddie."

He huffed. "Don't call me that, Jasper, please."

I laughed and rose from my seat. "You two enjoy your chat. If either of you need me, I will be out, finding some peace and quiet so I can think. You know how to find me."

They both nodded as I passed them and caught a wave of annoyance from Edward. I was too lost in my own thoughts that I didn't even let him affect me at all. I knew if he had a real issue with me then he would seek me out to let me know all about it. I quickly made my way out of the house and into the surrounding woods; I knew where I would find my peace and it just so happened to be where I usually encountered my Raven. I wasn't going there on the hopes of seeing her again; I just seemed to be pulled to it when I was troubled. I couldn't use my ability to calm myself, but the area by the cliff seemed to have its own calming effect on me. One that I really needed right now so that I could sort through the whirling thoughts in my head.

AN – Do you think it was wise of Jasper to go to Carlisle for help? Will the mysterious Raven learn or will she even notice what Jasper is doing? What do you think of the ideas Carlisle came up with? Is Raven a demon or something else? Tell me your thoughts and review. You guys are awesome and the reviews are what I write for. Till next time….

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