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Once Bitten, Twice Shy

Cathy9
Alice/Jasper/Renesmee
Rating: M

"Edward have you seen my wife?" Jasper asked as he passed him on the stairs.

"I don't know, let me see if I can figure it out," Edward replied.

While Edward was trying to read Alice's mind Bella came out of the kitchen and followed her husband's scent to the stairs.

"Bells do you know where Alice is?"

"She took Renesmee outside about twenty minutes ago."

Edward decided to concentrate on his daughter instead, since she was still too young to figure out how to keep him out of her mind for more than a minute or two. She was currently singing puppy, puppy, puppy over and over again and Edward was sure she picked up that annoying one off her Uncle Emmett. Two minutes later, she slipped as she always did and Edward concentrated on her mind and then listened for Alice. He held up his finger to Jasper and Bella to let them know not to bother him and went downstairs to sit on the couch. Jasper and Bella followed wondering what was so interesting.

"Edward, start giving us the play by play or I'm going to distract you and Jasper will send some major teen emo waves at you so you won't be able to enjoy my distraction."

"That is cruel, Bella thanks," Jasper chuckled.

"Anytime Jasper."

"Shied Jasper and both of you zip it if you want the scoop."

Both of them made a face at Edward and Bella followed her husband's request. He ignored them and concentrated once more.

"Apparently Nessie…"

"Edward!"

"Sorry, Renesmee walked by Jasper and Alice's room earlier and the door wasn't closed. She saw Jasper's scars and was worried about him. She didn't understand why he had so many of them when the rest of us don't."

"Why didn't she ask me herself?"

"She knew they must have hurt and she didn't want to bring up painful memories for you."

"But they obviously are bothering her. Where are they Edward?" Jasper inquired.

"Alice is doing a pretty good job Jasper, let her take care of this."

"What is my wife saying?"

"She's told her how you came upon Maria thinking she needed help and that she turned you instead. Alice confirmed her suspicions that being turned was very painful but it only lasted 3 days and that since N..Renesmee is half vampire she will never have to go through that pain."

"Where are they Edward?"

"Sitting forty feet up on a tree branch about a mile away."

"OK, now continue please," Bella replied giving Edward a peck on the neck.

"Alice is telling her that Maria was battle happy so you were always in fights but you obviously never lost a fight. She also sees us spying on them and told us all off. She wants us to go do something productive."

"Keep listening Bro, I can handle the pixie's wrath later."

"Alice is thinking of ways to drive you insane for three weeks…whoa umm Jasper if you value your sanity and sex life I suggest you go find Alice yourself. Bella, I think we should retire to our cottage and make use of the couple of free daytime hours. She's seeing us heading to the bathtub."

"I rather go to our meadow."

"Then let's go. Jasper she's giving you permission to join her and said you know the area she's in."

"If time slips away from you, don't worry the pixie and I will watch our niece until you stop rolling around in the grass."

"Thanks Jasper," Bella said and left a kiss on his cheek.

Edward and Bella were gone before Jasper could get off the couch. He chuckled and looked at the time. He went into the kitchen to make a snack for Renesmee. Bella had held cooking classes for each couple so they could feed their niece. She was currently favoring toasted peanut butter and banana sandwiches. The smell made Jasper feel sick but he'd do anything for Nessie. They all would.

She had seven adults wrapped tightly around her pinky finger and she used her power at will. Bella and Edward were also under her control but as her parents they didn't let her get away with three quarter of the stuff the family and Jake did.

Jasper left carrying a bag containing the sandwich; several of Bella's chocolate chip cookies and two drink boxes. It didn't take him very long to get to the area of the forest the girls were in and rather than tracking their scent he just called out Alice's name. She responded and he followed her voice to the tree trunk.

He knocked on the trunk, "Permission to board ladies?"

Jasper heard his niece giggling and took that as a yes. He climbed up the tree using one arm and his feet and dropped the bag in Renesmee's lap. After kissing the top of her head he moved over to Alice and left a sweet kiss on her lips.

"You know I hate it when you call me pixie."

"I know but everyone calls you pixie like everyone calls this one Nessie."

"Mommy doesn't call me Nessie and Daddy only does it when Mommy is not around."

"That, Ness is because your mother still does not have a sense of humor. What did she expect giving you a name like that? It's like naming your daughter Myrtle and not expecting everyone to call her Myrtle the Turtle."

"I've read that book, Dr. Seuss right?"

"Yes," Jasper replied.

Nessie dug in to the bag and thanked her Uncle Jasper, telling him that Aunty Alice told her he was bringing food but wouldn't tell her what. All was quiet for several minutes as she ate and Jasper slowly sent comforting waves towards his niece. They also affected Alice who put her arms around his neck and whispered that she loved him. He thought about how he should open the floor to discussion and remembered how a similar conversation started with Bella. He pushed his shirtsleeves up and waited for Nessie to notice.

The youngest Cullen was chewing on a cookie when she looked over and realized that he had even more scars than she had thought.

"It's OK Sweetie, you can touch Jasper's scars, he won't mind." Alice stated with a soft smile.

Renesmee tentatively touched one scar tracing its pattern while she looked at all the other similar scars on his right arm alone. "Mommy has a big scar on her wrist that looks just like these but it's thicker."

"That's because she was bitten in the same place twice."

"Who bit her?"

"A bad vampire and then your dad bit her to suck all the venom out."

"Mommy has scars from Daddy's teeth in several places, I've seen them."

"Yes she does. Your dad plunged his venom into her heart but he was worried that it wasn't enough so he bit her in places that had several veins like the inside of her arm."

"What happened to the bad vampire? Who was he?"

"Ness that is not my story to tell. He is dead though. Aunty Alice twisted his head off."

"Really?"

"Jasper and Emmett held him down so I could do it easily. That's enough talk about that though. Do you have any more questions for Uncle Jasper?"

"Why do you always hide your scars? You should be happy that you won all those battles."

"I am happy about never losing a battle because that meant I remained immortal. If I had died, I never would have met Alice and learned what true love was."

"You didn't answer the first part of my question Uncle Jasper."

"Anybody ever tell you that you are a pest?" Jasper teased.

"Renesmee giggled, "Uncle Emmett calls me that lots. I'm still waiting for an answer."

Jasper sighed, "You have entirely too much power over me young lady."

"Daddy says it's my cute factor, Mommy says I have her manipulative qualities."

"Your parents are both right, "Alice laughed, "Answer the girl Jasper!"

"They remind me of times I would rather forget Ness. I like to think that my life really started the moment I met your Aunt."

"Well I guess that answers my question. Can we go visit Jake?"

Jasper looked over at his wife and after a few seconds she smiled at both of them.

"Your parents are going to be busy until dinner time so I see no harm in going to visit him. Let me call him and see if he wants to come here or have us to go there."

"Can we go there? I want to ask Emily about her scar."

"We've had enough discussion about scars for the day. I'm going to invite Jake over." Alice placed the call and a minute later hung up. "He's on his way over with Seth."

"I hope Mommy made lots of cookies if Seth is coming," Nessie laughed.

"I hope we have enough air freshener. You are lucky, you have no idea how much they stink Nessie. Alice? "

"Let's stop at the cottage and break into Edward's stash."

"Sounds like a plan to me. Do you want to jump down yourself or do you want a ride?"

"I want a ride Uncle Jasper!"