A/N: Thank you all for the awesome reviews! It is making this go by a little easier! Tried to make this one longer, it is mainly talking, but it has importance to the story.
Jasper answered his phone on the first ring, waiting to hear what Carlisle had to say, it was late, and Bella was asleep on the couch cuddled into Edward. Emmett was on the chair playing a video game, which he paused as soon as the phone rang.
"So what is the verdict?" Jasper asked quietly.
"Aro was pretty lenient because of the circumstances in which we found Bella. Still, he suggested that we should have given her up to an adoption agency instead of brining her into our world," Carlisle started. Jasper rolled his eyes when he heard Rosalie on the other end saying how the family should have listened to her in the first place.
"So what is he going to do?" Jasper asked, he was frightened for Bella, Aro and his brothers were not vampires you wanted to mess with. They held her fate in the palm of their hands, he prayed silently.
"Our only choice is to change her. We had told them that she has been silent about this since she found out, but he doesn't trust humans. We have four months to do this," Carlisle said tightly.
Edward, who had been hanging on to every word, was furious. Jasper heard a low growl escape from his lips, but he tried to keep it silent so he wouldn't wake Bella. Jasper cursed inwardly.
"So she doesn't have a choice. Even though we always told her that she would," Jasper spat. He wasn't angry with Carlisle, but he always had a hard time keeping his emotions at bay.
"We didn't think about it then. We haven't had any reason to hear from Aro since before Edward came about. Even then, they had no way of knowing she was with us. The only way the Volturi would find out is if they specifically looked into our family for any reason. This wasn't on purpose, Jasper." Carlisle said calmly.
"I'm not blaming you, I just feel terrible that we didn't consider this before," Jasper admitted.
"I know, we will discuss this further when we get back. We should be back tomorrow night. Make sure you all go to school tomorrow, we can't act as if anything has changed yet," Carlisle said. Jasper let him know that they would and sighed loudly when he hung up the phone.
"You both heard him," Jasper said, not wanting to have to repeat any of it. Emmett was quiet, nodding his head absently.
"She cannot be changed. There has to be some other way," Edward sneered.
"Edward, we don't have much of a choice," Emmett reasoned. Edward growled again, moving lightly from under Bella. He placed her softly back on the couch and motioned for Emmett and Jasper to follow him into the kitchen.
"Come on, we have to think of something," He said, pacing the kitchen. He did not want Bella to be stuck in a life like theirs. It was no way for her to live.
"Calm down, Romeo. Think about this logically. Don't you think that if there was another way, that Carlisle or Alice would have brought it up?" Jasper said. He was just as angry, but he knew the reality of the situation. Bella wasn't dumb, she knew she was going to have this option come along, so she was prepared to talk about it. What she didn't know though, was it really wasn't a choice anymore. She never seemed completely opposed to the idea, but she never seemed to be excited about it either.
"There has to be something there always is," Edward yelled. Emmett reminded him to keep his voice down and Edward chuckled bitterly.
"Why wouldn't you want this for her? She has grown up with vampires for as long as she can remember. She is accustomed to how we live our life. The good out-weighs the bad here. She will get to be with us for eternity, and that means that she will be with you for eternity. How are you so against this?" Jasper asked. He didn't like the idea, and he could feel that Emmett didn't either, but they both saw the bright side of the situation.
"We are monsters. I don't want her to have to live out her life like we are. We don't have the option of being anything better. She does," Edward argued.
"No, she doesn't. Not anymore," Jasper said calmly. Edward growled and grabbed Jasper by the arms, throwing him back into the cupboards. They cracked beneath him, and he gracefully landed on his feet, looking at Edward evenly.
"Do not say that," Edward threatened. Emmett was holding him back in all of the commotion, and didn't notice that Bella was standing behind him, watching the whole ordeal.
"Edward!" She exclaimed. He closed his eyes and sighed. He lost control; he didn't mean to take it out on Jasper.
"I'm sorry man, I didn't mean to lose my head," Edward apologized quietly. He turned to look into the blazing eyes of Bella. He walked toward her trying to reach out to her, but she stepped aside, putting herself between him and Jasper.
"Someone better tell me what is going on here, now," Her words were dripping venom; they all knew that she hated being lied to.
"It's nothing, love. Just a small misunderstanding," Edward lied. She looked down with cold eyes and smiled bitterly.
"Em, how about you?" She asked. He looked to both of his brothers, Edward sternly telling him 'no' with his eyes, and Jasper losing his nerve of lying to her.
"Um, nothing?" He asked. Edward closed his eyes and shook his head in defeat. Bella shook her head lightly and turned to Jasper. He felt the weight of her stare and nearly collapsed. He could not handle lying to Bella.
"Jasper, please?" She begged. His resolve was lost in the agony in her eyes. The milk chocolate orbs filled with tears and he was done.
"You're going to need to sit down for this," He explained.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Okay, so I have to be changed. That's fine," Bella said, not really seeing how this was a problem. Sure she was scared, and of course hated that the choice was made for her, but she saw no down-side. She would get to be with her family and Edward for the rest of their existence.
"It is not fine," Edward growled. He could have killed Jasper, she was not supposed to find out about this until later, and by that time he was hoping to have a plan.
"Oh? How do you see any way around this?" She asked bitterly. She was angry that he lied to her, and hurt because she thought him being against this had something to do with their relationship. Why wouldn't he want to be with her forever? She nearly cried at the thought, but Jasper sent her waves of calm.
"We can run," He said, even though he knew it was a stupid idea.
"Not from them. They will find us, and when they do, it will be worse. This isn't your choice Edward," Bella fought back.
"Yes it is! I was the one that brought you into this mess, it is up to me to get you out of it," He said raising his voice. He didn't mean to do this to Bella, but he couldn't stop himself. Bella was furious.
"This is my life, therefore it is my choice. You are not my father!" Bella yelled standing up getting ready to leave the room. Jasper stopped her at the door.
"He isn't trying to make this decision for you. He loves you too much to see you end up like us," He said quietly. She looked back at Edward, feeling her anger slip away. She wasn't sure if it was because of Jasper, or because of how much she loved him.
"He lied to me," She said. Edward put his head down a little, hating himself even more.
"So did I. You can't blame us for wanting to see if this would blow over before we worried you. We are all very sorry. When the rest of the family gets back, we will talk about it more. But it will do you no good to be angry over nothing," Jasper said so quietly that Bella could barely hear him. He grabbed Emmett and pulled him out of the room so Bella and Edward could have some privacy.
"You know I just want the best for you," Edward tried to explain.
"How come you wouldn't want to be with me for eternity?" Bella asked. Edward then realized what was upsetting her. He was up and pulling her into his arms in an instant.
"I do, believe me I do. I just want better for you. We are damned, we have no where to go, and this life is nothing to be happy about. I love you so much, I don't want you to have my fate," Edward reasoned. He pulled Bella close and kissed the tears that were running down her cheeks.
"I don't see how having you forever is a bad thing. I want this Edward. Please don't fight me," Bella whispered. He kissed her again, pouring all of his love into her. He wouldn't give up on this just yet. There had to be a way around it.
Bah, drama. Edward was always so against her being turned, so I couldnt see making a story where he is like, "cool, bring it!" haha. I'm sorry if it was boring, but it was kind of necessary, please review, I love hearing from you guys :)