Authors note: So sorry for the very long wait, here it is. Don't own it just my OC's.

Blood Trail

Bella was becoming a bit of a nuisance; she was a nervous and also becoming withdrawn as the wedding grew closer. It did make me feel better since this seemed like a more organic reaction then the enthusiasm she had been displaying before. It was wearing on my nerves though to have to calm her down every few seconds. My mind seemed to be working against me as well as my body. It was nothing to do with Riddle either, though he did seem to want to make it worse. My mind would slip into very detailed fantasies of Harry and I then I would become aroused which was embarrassing enough. Shortly after I had dealt with the problem Riddle would cause unbearable pain to course through my body until I could not move. He made sure I was alone of course and if I tried to remain in the company of others he would make me leave the room.

It was becoming normal by now though, it was nearly common place for me. It had been one week since Jessica had been found dead and bloodless. Her funeral had been held and so far nothing else had happened the children were mending as they normally do in situations like this. Bella was not aware that my feelings for her had changed and the pain I went through for thinking of Harry had become a welcome punishment. It was strange how the intensity of my feelings for Bella were so quickly stripped away with her scent. I was feeling more and more like she was a dear friend or a little sister. She was someone I had vowed to protect and I would do that, I would keep her safe and hopefully keep her happy. Perhaps after sometime had passed I could be honest with her. Perhaps once her life was safe maybe then I could break her heart.

Alice kept reminding me that her vision of me leaving Bella at the altar had not changed. But she kept on planning the wedding anyway. The wedding was happening soon in about two months. Bella's dress had been ordered and I was told to remain upstairs. The four walls of my room were not very interesting. Several books were open, some of the journals I kept were on the floor like they had been thrown, which they had been. It was going to happen again I could feel it coming. There was always this strange feeling that went through my whole body right before my mind would slip away from my control.

It was almost like my heart was beating it would start slow and then get faster and faster until my whole body seemed to be vibrating with the beat of this phantom heart and then my mind would fall. Harry was always there waiting for me. Today he was simply smiling. The room we were in was unimportant. It was plain and I was not able to notice much but Harry and the couch he was on. He looked a little different today. He seemed to be a bit sad. I wanted to ask what was wrong but he smiled when I opened my mouth to speak. He patted the couch and I moved to sit down. He never spoke in my little day dreams. He never did much of anything. He sat and he looked at me but something felt different today. He smiled at me and he got up. Already this was more then he normally did.

"Edward aren't you bored of just looking at me?"

I nodded shocked that he was speaking and happy that my mind had remembered all the little details of his voice. He smiled at me and knelt down. I was a virgin but I had seen some things and heard a lot. My body responded at once. Harry smirked and I gulped. I had never really taken the time to observe anyone. I never questioned my sexuality, before Bella I had just accepted that I was not that way, for anyone male or female. I was just not sexual. I never even became aroused before Bella. Now I was not so sure of any of it. Maybe women didn't arouse me. Maybe it had just been my desperate attempt to curve my blood lust. Perhaps it had just turned into the only other option which was just plain lust.

"What are you brooding about now, you're not even paying attention I want you to see this."

Harry's eyes shifted down quickly and I looked to find that my pants had been undone. I tried to move but Harry stilled me with the gentle touch of his hand. I moved just a bit and he smiled fully. I knew what he was going to do but I couldn't stop it. He bent down and took me into his mouth with what I could only assume was skill. Tight wet heat surrounded me followed by powerful suction and then a swirling tongue. I heard myself moan loudly. Harry laughed around my cock and the vibrations sent shivers up my spine. I spent myself quickly probably too quickly. I had never orgasmed before but it was so much better then willing away a painful erection. Harry hummed and let my cock slide out of his mouth. The cold air felt nice, he began to fade away like he always did and I was left alone. The terrible pain would be coming soon enough. I didn't care right now I was sure that I wouldn't even be able to move.

It was strange that my mind could provide so much detail to something I had never experienced but like I said I heard a lot and I had also seen a couple of 'B' rated movies. The heat built slowly at first and then began to rake over my nerves and then worse and worse until it felt like thousands of knives stabbing me all over. The room disappeared and I was in my room once more thankfully still alone. I kept my mouth shut and tried to remain as still as possible I withered a bit. The pain stopped and soft ringing laughter filled my ears. It was Riddle.

"You astound me Cullen, you have everyone around you thinking you are some kind of pillar of virtue and restraint. How relieved you must be that no one can see into your mind. You need to stop thinking of him he is mine Cullen... Oh you may want to clean that up before Bella sees you."

My eyes looked down and then Riddle left my body under my control once more. My hand was covered in a sticky mess and my dick was out of my pants. My god! I had to get myself under control I didn't even know I was doing that!

"Edward!"

I closed my eyes and turned around quickly. I had seen Bella though, she was red in the face. I stuffed myself back in pants and breezed past her and into the near by washroom. I washed my hands slowly and cleaned myself up. A fresh change of clothes was already on the counter. The unnecessary rips in the jeans was enough for me to realize that Alice had left the clothes for me. I gripped the edges of the sink. Alice must have been right behind Bella . I could hear Bella breathing heavily from my room. She was shocked and most likely confused. People masturbated it was natural that was what I always heard. I wasn't people though and Alice knew that even if I could fool Bella. There was no way that I would be so sloppy and uncoordinated. I walked slowly, slower than Max liked to walk down the street. I still reached my room rather quickly. I opened the door silently but Bella looked at me as soon as the door was open.

She was accustomed to my silent movement and had other ways of knowing when I entered a room. Her face was no longer red but blotchy. She smiled and then stopped quickly. I looked at the floor and focused my eyes so I could see the carpet fibers. Bella cleared her throat and I blinked. I wanted to squirm I was silently willing Bella to just let it go and not mention it.

"Alice is finished with my dress. So I guess I'll just go home. Charlie is expecting me anyway."

I nodded relived that she had chosen to skip over this. I got my coat and hers as well. We didn't run into anyone on the way out. I wouldn't be coming home today or ever again really. Not of I could help it. I opened the door for Bella without looking at her and drove down the winding path that lead to the main road and back into Forks. The silence was heavy and awkward.

" Edward stop the car!"

I spared one glance at Bella but I didn't stop the car. If she didn't want to pretend that she had seen nothing then I would.

"Edward seriously turn around!"

I stopped the car and looked at the window. It was raining how shocking.

"Look Bella I don't really want to talk-"

"I think there is a body back there turn around."

What? I backed up and turned the car around. Bella pointed silently to the side of the road. There was something pale sticking out of the brush. I got out of the car and walked over noting the shock of blond hair. The body was face down but the build looked familiar. Bella was behind me she was breathing deeply and her heart rate had increased.

" I shouldn't move the body. We need to contact the police anonymously. You understand don't you Bella?"

Her eyes were wide and I could tell she was going into shock. I embraced her directing her vision away from the body.

"Its going to be ok Bella. We can't tell anyone we found the body. We have to give an anonymous tip ok. Ill take care of it come on. I have to get you home let's get back in the car ok."

I felt her nod against my chest and I gently guided her back to the car. I gave the body one last glance and then turned around and drove to Bella's house. The drive was quick as usual but Bella didn't attempt to get out of the car. She was crying a bit.

" It looked like Mike. Do you think it was Mike?"

The build had seemed like Mikes the scent had been Mikes as well, I didn't want to confirm something like that for Bella though. It was bad enough that she had been the one to notice the body.

"I'm not sure who it was. Come on I'll take you inside."

I went to her side of the car and helped her out. She clung to me a bit once she was safely inside the house. I shushed her and went back to my car and drove away. My eyes only lingered on Harry's house for a fraction of a second. I drove out of Forks and into seattle. I needed to find a really old pay phone; one that could not be traced to any other source.

It took me a while by the time I found a phone the sun was just sinking on the horizon. I went into the booth and dialed the police. I disguised my voice for good measure and told the person on the line that there was a body. I described the location perfectly. I hung up the phone on whatever question the person was asking and then got back into my car. I gripped the steering wheel still more preoccupied with what Bella had seen then with what Bella had found. I did care that another person had died. Death was never an easy thing. I had seen so much death though. One death out of the thousands I had witnessed out of the thousands I had caused it didn't make much difference.

Hopefully Riddle would quickly achieve whatever it was he wanted and leave town and take Harry with him. That thought hurt, the thought hurt and made me angry. Harry was not my concern he wasn't mine to have or to lust after. The steering wheel creaked under my grip and I let go of it quickly. I growled under my breath. I just wanted to break something. My phone began to ring and I ignored it. I started my car and drove on putting more distance between me and Forks. I would go home in the morning Bella would need support when she found out that Mike was dead. My phone rang again and again I finally picked it up after the person called for the tenth time. I didn't bother to say hello.

"Edward you need to come home, the pack has come to investigate Mike Newton was found dead near our home and they say your scent lingers around the body."

I hung up the phone feeling less than I should about the whole mess, all my passionate emotion was locked into Harry. Everything else was starting to feel less and less real. This was a problem though I had been near the body. I was really losing focus, I had forgotten about the wolves. I tuned around drove quickly back to Forks. I went to Bella first, I explained what happened quickly and snuck her out of her house and drove quickly home. The whole pack was assembled in our living room. Rosalie was sneering and Carlisle looked distressed. Jasper was missing and Alice looked a bit panicked. She let me know silently that she could not see Jasper. I blinked once to let her know that I had understood. Sam Uley a tall and dark boy stepped forward, he was bigger than all of the other boys though none of them could be described as average. I nodded to Sam and he nodded back.

The relationship between my family and the quilette pack was not as bad as it once was. We had reached a truce and had even worked together to get rid of Victoria; a vampire who had been bent on destroying Bella. I could see though that if the wolves came to the conclusion that one of us was responsible for the deaths then all would be forgotten.

"Edward I need you to explain what you were doing near the body?"

I nodded and Bella stepped forward she was holding herself like she was cold.

"Who was it Sam?"

He looked away from me and his expression softened a bit.

"It was Mike Newton."

Bella nodded and covered her mouth after a moment, she turned to me and I embraced her like she wanted.

"It wasn't Edward I was with him I saw the body. I made him check it but he didn't touch it. He called the police."

Jacob nodded looking at Bella. Sam did not seemed convinced. He gestured to Jacob who moved forward to take Bella from me. She was crying too hard now to really notice anything. Sam stared to walk outside and I followed.

"Where is Jasper?"

I shrugged and Sam narrowed his eyes.

"Where were you today?"

In my room playing with myself and probably making a lot of noise.

"I was in my room for most of the day Alice was making some finishing touches on Bella's dress."

Sam nodded seeming a bit more satisfied with that answer.

"When did you call the police?"

"Just before I came home, I went to seattle and called it in as anonymous tip."

Sam nodded patted me on the shoulder and went back inside. I followed and made my way back to the living room. Bella was draped across Jacob and crying her eyes out. I found that I didn't much care. Jacob really loved Bella he was 'in' love her not just loving her. Who knew Bella could be so right. I did fell obligated to her now. Sam was talking in a low voice to Carlisle I stopped listening in after I had ascertained that we were innocent until proven guilty. The pack left and everyone dispersed. Alice went out to try and find Jasper. Emmet could not help one stray thought about balls and sticks before disappearing up the stairs.

Jacob lingered and handed Bella over with a few longer than necessary caresses. I tried to look jealous. It was ironic but if anyone was likely to notice that I was not as 'into' Bella it would be Jacob. Seth gave me a slap on the shoulder and Jacob grabbed his arm and led him outside. I rubbed Bella's back and led her back to my car. I snuck her back inside and soothed her until she fell asleep. Once she was under I went to her window and looked across the street at Harry's house. Some of the lights were on. After a few hours of my staring the door opened and Harry came outside. He was wearing a black robe that seemed to be made of silk. I slipped out the window and into the tree so I could get a better look. Harry looked up quickly, and his eyes nearly landed right at where I was sitting but then he looked away. He studied the sky for a moment and wrapped his arms around himself.

"Cullen it's a little odd for you to spy on me from a tree you know."

I panicked and went still. How could he possibly know I was here. I would just wait for him to go inside. He laughed just as quietly as he had spoken.

" It would be even weirder if you pretend you can't hear me."

I got down from the tree and Harry smiled. He waved me across the street and I moved automatically as if I was on strings. Harry smirked he unwrapped his arms from around himself and put one hand on his waist.

"I couldn't sleep and I know you don't. I am really curious about you, would you think me rude if I invited out back for an interrogation?"

I nodded and then shook my head quickly. Harry laughed and I started to feel that sensation like my heart was beating.

"No I mean of course if you can't sleep."

Harry smiled and went into his back yard. He waved his hands about and something in the air crackled.

"What was that?"

Harry smiled and did it again and two lounge chairs appeared.

"Spells, one was a warming charm and the other was an impervious charm and then I conjured these chairs."

He took a seat reclining and looking at the sky. I followed suit except for my eyes they refused to look at the sky.

"I suppose that was a stupid thing to ask a wizard."

Harry hummed in his throat and crossed his legs at his ankles.

" No question is stupid Edward, except maybe this one; do you know what your venom does?"

I smirked and Harry glanced at me for a moment before looking back at the sky.

" It isn't really stupid but you must already now that it turns you into a vampire."

Harry nodded without looking at me and a wide grin spread across his face.

"Well I do know that part but I was more interested in how?"

I sat up not really comfortable with lying down, Harry's eyes followed me his voice was causing a physical reaction. For the first time since I had died my body was reacting like a true seventeen year old.

"Its painful, I couldn't really tell you why, but it feels like fire. Your body dies slowly the venom transforms all the living tissue it takes almost a year for a the living tissue to be killed but the outside transforms quickly, the eyes turn red and the skin becomes hard and cold. Your strength will increase dramatically but that will taper off as well. Other than that I don't know much more about the venom."

Harry nodded again seeming more focused now, he had ceased to look at the sky and was holding my gaze. I was utterly lost in it. There was no way I should be telling him all this.

"Does it do anything to your mind?"

He was really curious that much was clear. He was probably a scholar of some kind.

"Well it isn't really the venom it is the blood lust, it kills a lot of us otherwise there would most likely be a lot more vampires in the world. It is very difficult to control yourself especially in the beginning it is all consuming. Then it becomes easier the actual need becomes less but the lust... The lust remains the same you just develop better judgement."

He nodded resting his chin on his hand. He moved a little closer to me without getting up. His gaze became intense and he licked his lips.

"Why do you all look so pretty?"

I blinked and he laughed, it was a breathy sound. I realized I had never heard a true laugh from him until this moment. It seemed all important, but the more rational part of my mind let me know that it was completely inappropriate.

" I suppose that the answer to that lies within a vampires nature. We are drawn to beautiful things so it happens naturally."

"That doesn't explain Bella."

I blinked and Harry looked down blushing a bit he had spoken under his breath forgetting that I would still be able to hear him. I was inclined to agree with him but I could never say that. He looked up at me again and I smiled softly to show him that I was not offended.

"I suppose beauty is very strange that way. It is objective. I'm sure you find Tom very alluring but I don't."

Harry smiled a little wistfully and nodded. He looked away from me and then he lied down and looked at the sky again.

"Tom is my soul mate. He is alluring to me. I suppose that all true evil should be alluring."

I stayed silent pondering his point of view. All that was evil, truly evil should glitter and shine. That was probably true usually the villain didn't look like a villain and that was the contradiction if all true evil shined.

"I didn't mean to offend you Edward. I have seen how hard you and your family try to be good. That was actually my next question. Is it painful to have only animal blood?"

He turned to face me again he smiled slightly and I smiled back. He was pleasant to talk to and the strange sensation of a heart beat hadn't left me for the whole time he was speaking. It was strange to feel it again.

"It is difficult like trying to fight an addiction but millions of people have shown us that an a bad habit can be broken."

"Is it a bad habit though, I mean to hunt your natural prey."

I didn't respond and Harry smiled softly and went back to looking at the sky.

"I can use magic to enhance my vision but I can't imagine what you see when you look at the sky. It must be magnificent."

It wasn't at least not anymore. It was just normal. It was what I saw and the mortal memories that I had to compare it to were very faded.

"Have you ever slipped Edward. Have you ever given in and had human blood?"

I nodded and Harry sat up again. He looked at me intently and his green eyes glowed strangely in the dark.

"What is it like?"

His tone was strange and breathy and I realized that his face had flushed. Instead of repulsion I was secretly thrilled if he wanted to be a vampire then I would do it. Whatever he wanted whatever would bring him to me.

"It is the most pleasurable thing for a vampire. It is as if in that moment all is right with the world you are completely at peace and guilt and sorrow will never touch you again, but they do of course. The human you used to be will feel grief and remorse for the life just lost but the vampire will feel only satisfaction."

Harry stood up he seemed enlivened now, he came close to me and for a moment my thoughts went wild.

"Can I touch you Edward?"

I nodded and he came towards me with his hands outstretched. He touched my cheek first and then his hand trailed to my hair he pulled gently. He touched my arms, my stomach when his knee touched my thigh my breath hitched and he stopped. He straightened up and looked dead ahead.

"That wasn't what I was expecting."

He sighed and sat back down he looked at the house for a moment and his brow creased but then his face smoothed out and he sighed.

"What were you expecting?"

He turned to face me and he smiled a little.

"I was expecting you to feel cold but you don't. You feel warm. I don't know why that's changed. I suppose that is just on of life's little mysteries. Although according to Tom there are no mysteries only riddles, its his little joke. You've been very gracious Edward. So in the spirit of fairness ask me anything you want to know about wizards."

My first thought was to ask if all wizards were so beautiful but I stopped it before it got to my mouth. I couldn't ask if they were all so evil either.

"Do wizards hate magicless humans?"

Harry blinked and then he laughed. He looked at the night sky for a moment and some of the clouds cleared a bit too fast. I blinked and Harry smirked at me.

"Some wizards really hate muggles which is our term for magicless humans but you should know this being a magicless vampire."

I had never thought of that, it did make sense if wizards really did hate muggles then that wouldn't change just because they had been turned into a vampire. I knew Voldermort hated muggles thanks to Max, but I had no clue about Harry.

"Well I guess the next question would be do you hate muggles?"

Harry's relaxed posture became a little tense and he looked at me differently like I was a threat.

"My mother was a muggle born. That is a witch or wizard who was born to muggles. I lived with muggles, my best friend was a muggle, but still I have grown to resent them. I am not even sure if I hate them, I don't like killing for no reason, I think I have become just greatly indifferent to them."

Harry sighed and looked down. I could sense that there was tension within him. There were things that he was leaving unsaid. The clouds seemed to be at bay when I looked up at the sky. The stars were visible and so was the moon, but only in a perfect circle, clouds didn't move like that. The moon was shining on Harry. It was so strange, Harry seemed like he was everything I wanted. He was not evil but he was not good either. He was certainly not innocent. Harry was tainted, he was tarnished and it was perfect for someone like me. Bella's wholesome innocence only served to make me feel more like a monster. Harry was not someone that I would have to corrupt he was already corrupt.

"Do you love him?"

I wanted to get up and leave right there. That question was entirely too personal and Harry's sharp intake of breath was enough to let me know that I had upset him. His eyes darted to my face and narrowed briefly.

"Love is such a strange emotion. It is something that should be simple but its so complicated. It shouldn't be legal really. Love gets tangled with all these other emotions. It clouds your judgement, your reason..."

Harry paused and looked me right in the eye. He smiled fully and shifted in his seat unsettling his robe. I swallowed thickly feeling my phantom heart beat wildly in my chest.

"I do love him as insane as it sounds. He completes me."

I shook my head. That couldn't be true. There was no way that Riddle could complete Harry, because Harry completed me. I had never once felt more at peace then I did at this moment.

"How was your life? What do you like to eat? What do you enjoy?"

Harry chuckled a bit cruelly at me but I bore it wanting to hear something about him of substance.

"My life has been very interesting but I doubt even if I talk for a year straight that I would be able to tell you all of it. My childhood was not that great because of Tom. He was very aggressive, he can be ruthless. My life now though is wonderful and that is also because of Tom. I like eating in general and I enjoy my son the most watching him grow and change is fascinating."

Harry's entire demeanor changed when he spoke about his son he seemed a little less tainted and more like someone that I could easily tarnish. It wasn't bad it was just strange and the contradiction pushed a thought into my mind that seemed to be buried under something. There were two Harry Potters, this one sitting in front of me and the other one full of light.

"Why is there two of you?"

Harry stood up quickly and something crackled along my skin and settled in the air around me. The clouds came back quickly covering the moon again and plunging us into darkness. My vision was not affected by the sudden lack of light but my phantom heart was pounding.

"Edward you are very interesting indeed, how did you figure that out?"

Harry didn't seem angry but suddenly his aura reminded me of Riddle. He was just as calculating and possibly just as dangerous but all of this was lost to my feelings for him.

"I researched you and you are nothing like the Harry Potter I read about, you're similar but there is something about you that is just more..."

"Dark?"

I nodded and Harry smirked he came up to me really close and something in his eyes looked desperate. I moved closer breathing in his unique scent, it was strange something between life and death.

"Am I that dark, what did you read about me? Some news paper clippings? That was enough for you to realize that I was not the same person?"

I nodded and bent down to capture Harry's lips he responded briefly and then he jumped away from me. He looked wild for a moment.

"Who died today Edward?"

He was composed again and standing loosely. He tasted like magic and blood. I felt dizzy. Harry spun around and went to the backdoor. He looked over his shoulder at me I was dazed.

"Go home Edward. Tom will kill you for this."

Harry went inside quickly and I stood staring at the door. My heart had stopped again. The sky turned grey before I went back to Bella, she was still sleeping peacefully. I watched her sleep listening to her heart beat. It seemed healthy enough she was young, she would probably live to be one hundred if I left her alone. My mind could not focus on guilt though. Harry lips had been so soft and he tasted exquisite. I wanted to do it again and again. I wanted to crush him, I wanted to take him and make him bleed. I wanted to consume him utterly until all he desired was me and me alone.

'Such ambition Cullen. Harry can be very stupid at times. No need to worry about him Cullen the person I want to hurt is you. I hope you enjoyed that kiss. Maybe you should go home, Jasper will be arriving shortly.'

There was no pain and no attempt to control me, he just left me as quietly as he had come. There wasn't even any of the usual laughter. I left Bella and raced home. It hadn't occurred to me that my family might suffer for my mistakes. I went into the living room where I could here low voices. Everyone was gathered in the living room. Jasper looked up at me as soon as I entered the room and I stumbled backwards, his eyes were red.

'Edward what have you done?'

I looked at Jasper he seemed furious with me. Alice was holding his hand and looking upset. There was no way for me to respond to Jasper, my mouth already seemed to be sealing it self against speech. I felt Jasper push into my mind, I allowed it and watched what happened to my brother.

Jasper was walking around the house thinking. He was worried about the death of Jessica and the way the body had been found. He couldn't piece together what was happening but he was sure that something was not quite meshing together like it should. There were just things that didn't add up but the pieces kept slipping away like there were being ripped from his mind.

That troubled him more then anything, he had never had such a strong suspicion that someone was controlling his mind before. He couldn't remember if anyone had been acting strange and no one stood out to him at school as a threat. That was the problem though things were never perfect like this, there was always something lurking especially with Bella around. She was and endless source of complications and contradictions. Jasper liked her but he would enjoy her more if she was dead, she would be more useful that way, he would feel more satisfaction if he had her blood. Longing could be confused for desire and he was sure that Edward had somehow fallen into that trap with Bella.

That wasn't why he was pacing though, something was off about Jessica's body. He had stared at it and while it was indeed bloodless it didn't seem to be the work of a vampire. At the very least it was not the work of one of them. There venom worked on the body in a very specific way. Even if the victim was not turned the body would become hard, the process of decay would take longer and the skin would take on a certain luster. The only vampires who left a body bloodless like that were the others the vampires who did not have venom.

They had a different scent unlike magicless vampires, the magicless ones all had the same sweet scent but the magical ones they smelt like blood, powerful blood and some other scent that was unique to the individual and not the species as a whole. There was no scent like that in or around Forks though, that wasn't to say that there wasn't a vampire in Forks, they were magical after all, they would be able to mask there scent easily enough. A strong scent hit Jasper like a gavel he moved before he thought, it was blood sweet blood.

There was a man standing in the woods bleeding and holding out his wrist like it was a offering. Jasper did not even note who it was he went for the blood and he got it. It was powerful too powerful to be human blood. He did not care though he drank until he was pushed away. He reeled and fell over he was dizzy from the blood, it was tens times that of any human blood he had ever had before. He heard laughter but at that moment he did not care.

Jasper closed his eyes and reveled in the feeling of powerful blood, fresh blood going through him. It was working on him already he felt almost like he was waking up from a decades long dream. This was Jasper, this was what he was truly meant to do. He felt complete and while he thought of all this the soft laughter continued on. That person should be dead, bloodless and dead but he was not he was laughing and somewhere to Jasper's left, that more then anything made him shake off the swoon and sit up.

It took him a while to focus on the person who was quietly laughing. It was that Riddle boy. He didn't seem so innocent anymore, no right now he seemed evil. He smiled softly and Jasper stood up wiping his mouth on his sleeve he usually never feed so sloppily. Riddle seemed to sneer a bit at the action. He was leaning casually against a tree and examining his nails.

"Jasper is it? "

He nodded to himself not waiting for Jasper to respond but continuing on speaking in his soft polite tones.

"Well Jasper there is a game afoot. You have just become my pawn. I'm getting a bit impatient with the wolves so I decided I would give them a little something to play with. You are quite the greedy little creature aren't you? You nearly drained me but no worries, I'll live...nice meeting you."

I watched Jasper watch Riddle fade away from view and then he pulled away from my mind. I stared at Jasper who was looking forward, Alice was clutching his hand and looking at the floor. Esme appeared to be crying but she actually could not. Carlisle seemed worse off then anyone.

He was focusing on nothing and just staring forward fore lonely. This would be the hardest for him. If something went wrong then it would hurt him the most. My phone rang and I left the room to answer it. It was Bella not that I was surprised by that, I had left her alone this morning she was crying hysterically and I couldn't make out one word she was saying. I tried several times to calm her down before resolving to go over there. I left quickly running since it was faster. She was still hysterical when I got to her room and still talking to the phone even though I had hung up.

"Edward!"

Bella flung herself at me and I held her carefully. She kept crying and I kept trying to calm her down so I could hear what had happened. She finally got her sobbing under control. I pushed her away so she would speak.

"Ben is dead and his Dad to who is doing this?"

I moved away from Bella and resisted clamping my hands over my mouth. Jasper's name was on the tip of my tongue. Bella was looking at me strangely. She narrowed her eyes and walked closer to me since I was steadily backing away.

"Do you actually know who is responsible for this?"

I nodded against my will and Bella's eyes widened. She poked me in the chest looking angry.

"Edward! If you know who is doing this then why don't you stop them! They've already killed four people."

I shrugged and Bella huffed angrily.

"I can't stop them, it's Jasper Bella. He's out of control!"

I heard a low growl from outside the house. Shit I snarled and jumped out the window leaving Bella in her room. How clever, I never knew Jacob could be so smart ,he masked his thoughts by listening to loud music and thinking only of the words. I raced to the house and arrived the same time as the pack. I pushed my way past them and into the house. They followed me inside. Sam nodded to Carlisle who looked at the floor seeming defeated.

"There has been three deaths in the last twenty four hours. Mike Newton, Ben and his father. Jessica Stanley was also found dead last week. Each body has been drained of blood. We asked if you knew who was behind this and you said you did not know. This morning Jacob overheard Edward confess that Jasper was the killer, his scent confirms it as well as his eyes. There was one rule that was not to be broken and that rule was to never kill a human being as you promised. We have no choice but to act."

Alice slumped in her seat and Esme screamed loudly causing several people in the room to cover there ears.

"It's not true Jasper didn't kill anyone it was T"

I grabbed my throat at the sharp pain that shot through me. Sam looked a bit sympathetic but it was clear that he did not believe me. The evidence was to clear and I knew I would not be able to tell anyone what was actually happening.

"Are you saying that Jacob is lying? Or am I not to believe my own eyes, or my own nose? You can retract your statement if you want but the truth is sitting in front me."

I nodded this had to be what he was aiming for, a war between the wolves and the vampires but why? This wouldn't affect him in anyway. Sam came close to me and patted me on the shoulder.

"I am sorry about this."

He turned away from me and faced the room as the whole. He tried to make eye contact with Carlisle but he wouldn't look anywhere but at Jasper.

"The treaty was made with my ancestors and I will grant that things have changed between us. This was Jaspers doing and no one else's. We will not demand that you leave. You have shown us that you are a family and I understand your need to protect Jasper as surely as I understand my own need to protect my family. If you choose to retaliate then that will be what you decide to do but we only seek to punish one of you. Out if respect for Carlisle and your family I request that Jasper go outside. It will be him and me alone unless you decide to join then the rest of my pack will join as well."

Sam nodded at me one last time and went outside. I stared at my broken family, this was my doing, if I had just warned someone when I had the chance. Jasper stood up.

"Ill run. I don't want all of you hurt. Someone needs to stay here and figure out what is happening."

Emmet nodded, Jasper kissed Alice most likely making her calm enough to sleep. He nodded to the rest of the pack and went outside. There was a loud clash and a snarl and then the sound of running. The room was silent.

"Nooooooo!"

Alice screamed and jumped up running for the door in a split second all of us were out the door followed by seven large wolves out for blood. We were at war with the wolves and the treaty was now broken.

A/N: howdy all sorry for the wait, this chapter is still not exactly what I want it to be but I have tried my best to at least edit out any technical mistakes. I could really use a beta for this story so if anyone is interested please send me a message.

Next Chapter: Voldermort plans, and so does Tom and so does Voldermort.....