Chapter 4

I hope you enjoy this chapter and yeah, that's all there is to say really.

Jasper Pov

"Jasper, how di- Jasper? Jasper? Jasper!"

The sound of Edward's aggravated voice broke me from my reverie.

"Jasper, what happened?" He barked.

"I've already told you: I was waiting for the fourth lesson to finish when I saw her lying in a heap at the bottom of the stairs. You should be thankful that you're little crush isn't still there!"

His nostrils flaring, his eyes narrowed, and his hands clenched into fists he lunged for my throat.

Emmett's strong hands gripped Edward's shoulder before he could get to me.

"Easy bro, easy,"

"You're blocking your thoughts. There is something that you are hiding and I think it's that you lost control and you are too ashamed to admit it! "

"I couldn't care le-"

"Can you two just stop! Poor Esme is in tears because of your insufferable arguing!" Rose shouted.

I looked over to the corner where Esme was being held by Carlisle, who was kissing her hair, as she made tearless sobs.

"I knew this human was going to cause us problems," Rose hissed.

Edward sighed and whispered a sincere apology to his mother.

Alice, who had been watching these events unfold with apprehension, stood up, walked towards me and then gave my hand a light squeeze. She wanted to talk to me in private.

Squeezing back I let her walk me from the house into the forest but I didn't take my eyes of Edward until I had to; I didn't think that he would attack me again but I didn't survive my time with Maria by being stupid.

Once we were deep in the woods she sat down, a habit she had picked up from humans, and motioned for me to join her.

I did.

She took my hand and started, what was sure to be, a difficult conversation.

"What's going on Jazzy?" She whispered, while her eyes swam with worry.

"I don't want to believe Edward, Jazz, because I love you and it is hard for me to imagine that you would lie to me but sometimes when I have looked in to your future nothing is there and it is almost always when you're in Bella's presence."

Staring at her eyes and raven black hair flashes of chocolate brown orbs and mahogany waves blurred my vision.

A long silence ensued as I noted the differences between her and Bella. Bella is quiet, observant and interesting. She is unlike the other humans that crowded around her; she isn't shallow and doesn't participate in chatting about trivia as all the other students do. She was only curious when Edward saved her from the van; she wasn't frightened. Bella seems like the kind of person who watches someone and comes to her own conclusion instead of listening to the gossip. In some ways Bella is a lot like me.

Where as Alice is far from quiet. Alice is bubbly. Alice is a ball of energy. Alice is the shining light that you see in a tunnel of darkness. She was my light once; she saved me from my dark times with Maria and she was the reason that I lived and didn't just exist. But sometimes I feel as if she can't quite relate to me. Alice isn't quiet and reserved or interested in my favourite literature or interested in any of my interests at all. Although there are many things that Bella, even the human version of myself, couldn't understand about me there is something about her that says kindred spirit. My quip earlier about Edward's 'little crush' was not meant to be offensive to her in any way. It simply that Edward's fascination with Bella is what I just said: a crush. I was only stating the truth.

I pondered for a couple of moments on whether or not I should tell Alice of the blackouts. If I had to tell something to someone in the family it would be her.

I made my decision.

"Alice, I am telling the truth. I would never lie to you. I don't know what is wrong with your visions. Carlisle might know why they are acting up but I can honestly say that I don't have any knowledge what so ever regarding why they are not working as they should do."

I felt a pang of guilt but did not let it show on my face.

Alice stared at me, examining the truthfulness in my expression, before whispering:

"Okay, I believe you,"

She gave me a light peck on the lips and sprung up from the ground. A pixie shaped jack-in-the-box.

"Do want to stay here for a while or go back home?" She asked cheerfully with a bright smile on her face. Like she didn't know.

"Lets stay here for a while darlin'" I sighed, letting a southern drawl slip into my voice, while the guilt gnawed at my insides.

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Bella Pov

After a long series of tests and examinations they finally let me out of the hospital. It took them long enough; I swear to god I was there longer than a two days. All I did was fall down the stairs for god sake. I've done that four times in the last month and I wasn't kept in hospital for forty-eight hours. All it did was worry Charlie and my mum half to death. Honestly, I think Carlisle made them keep me in for longer than necessary because of the 'circumstances' of the fall. It was the second time that one of his sons was the reason I was there.

But, just as I said before, they had finally let me out of the of the disinfectant drowned prison cell.

Believe me when I say I was glad for it.

Everything went on as normal: I went to school and tolerated the drone of the teachers, I ate, I slept (not peacefully) and I continued with my fascination of the Cullen family.

The only interesting thing that was going to happen was the camping trip that Jessica had organised. We all knew that she was only doing it because of 'them'. It wasn't like I was going anyway.

Me in the woods, woods that had millions things to trip over, equals danger.

I made some excuse up about not feeling well and Jess, Angela, and Eric (Mike wasn't going because he had to go to his great aunt's funeral, an Aunty he had never met, in Texas) went without me.

That was when all hell broke loose.

I was cooking mine and Charlie's dinner as he watched some random baseball game on the TV when we got the phone call.

After Charlie answered the phone I heard a few gasps of horror and a thousand stutters from him.

Slowly, he put the phone down and took a deep breath.

"Bella, I need to talk to you!" He shouted from the couch.

"What is it Char- I mean, Dad?"

There was a long silence.

"It's about the camping trip. There has been an animal attack"

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