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"Jacob wishes to speak with you Darlin." Jasper told her glancing at Jacob.
Bella smiled as she turned her attention back to him. "Jake do you wish to speak with me?" Her head was tilted to the side. Jake nodded.
"If its alright with your..." Jake took a breathe and continued. "Mate."
Jasper nodded as he let Bella move over to Jacob and take his hand. They took off and didn't look back. Jasper could feel the love Bella sent his way before she left so he wasn't worried. He turned his eyes back to the others and noticed that both sides were speaking and talking about working together. Sighing he decided that it would be best to work out a battle plan. Heading to Sam, Carlisle and Emmett he started to form a plan.
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Bella followed Jake through the woods and stopped when he came to a halt in front of her. She could tell that he was not sure about how to start. Shaking her head she smiled and placed her hand on his shoulder. Jake flinched from her coldness but Bella didn't think anything of it. She pulled her hand back and waited for him to turn to face her.
"Jake?" Bella asked walking around in front of him.
Jake had his eyes closed and his fist clenched at his sides. Bella frowned at the sight of him. Sighing she decided that it would be best if she started. Taking a breath she readied herself but what happened was nothing what she thought was going to happen. One minute she was standing in front of Jake ready to speak to him then she was in his arms crushed to his chest.
"Bells I was so worried when we found your truck." He whispered. "I saw the blood and smelled a vamp that I didn't recognized and felt my whole world fall apart. Your my best friend and even though we cant be together I still love you."
Bella wrapped her arms around Jake's waist. "Laurent found me." Bella told him. "I was on my way to see you when I crashed. I would have died if Laurent hadn't changed me and took me to Volterra I would be dead right now." She rubbed small circles on his back.
"I'm sorry that I wasn't there, Bells." Jake pulled back and looked down at her. "I wish I had been there."
Bella smiled. "Don't worry about it." She pulled away glanced over her shoulder. "Come on we need to get back."
Jake nodded as he picked her up and ran with her to the Cullens house. Jake was still having trouble that his best friend was a vampire the very thing that he was trained to kill. Yet it perfectly fit them. As soon as they were back in the clearing Jake smirked at the fact that Jasper was giving him a go to hell look. He let Bella slid to her feet and saunter over to her mate. Jake just shook his head and turned to look at Sam. He was speaking to the leeches coven leader. He jogged over there and could see that Jasper and Bella were coming up to his left.
"What happened while Bella and I were gone?" Jacob asked professional, his eyes were on Sam.
"Jasper was telling us about how to kill the newborns that will be coming." Sam told him while addressing the others. "We were waiting for you to return before he would even begin to show us anything."
Everyone nodded as they moved around in a large circle in the center of the clearing. Jasper, Bella, Dyne, Jane and Alec were all in the center while the vampires and wolves were circled around them. The others in the center backed off and let Jasper take center stage.
"The first thing you need to know about newborn vampires is that they are quite different from us." Jasper started.
"What do you mean?" Sam asked.
Jasper nodded. "Since they still have their human blood within their system they are quite a bit stronger." He motioned for Bella and Dyne to step forward. "Bella and Dyne are newborns because they have not made it to their year mark. Most newborns are driven by blood lust and are only after their natural food source."
Jane stepped forward. "Izzy and Dyne are the only ones in history besides the Volturi that went through the change with no or minimal noise." She stepped backwards beside Alec.
"Is that not normal?" Jake asked looking at Bella.
Carlisle decided to answer. "No." He looked at Jane. "The power that Jane has is the power to show what our change felt like times 10. That is why none of you could stand the pain." He looked at Jake and Sam. They had felt it through their connection with the pack but they did not feel it themselves.
Everyone in the clearing besides Bella and Dyne shivered. "The only ones that are immune to my sisters power is Dyne and Izzy." He cut his eyes to Jasper. "Tell them how most newborns fight. It should be rather interesting to see this pups fight against our kind." He looked around at the wolves both phased and in human form.
Jasper nodded and called out Emmett. They showed the wolves how newborns relied mainly on their strength along with being obvious in killing. All the wolves were standing or sitting listening and watching what was going on between the two fighters that would be in the center. When Bella or Dyne would fight they would all move back mainly when Bella would fight. They did not wish to get burned.
In no time the sun fell and the moon came out. Everyone decided that it would be best to rest during the night then work at night. Alice had said that they had about a week before the army from Victoria arrived. Dyne and Alice were the first to head back into the house. Jasper and Bella decided to stop the mock fighting and pick it up when the wolves became to tired. After the wolves had finally all gone they all returned to the house or took off to hunt.
Bella went off to hunt without anyone around. She had just finished a bobcat when she heard some noise behind her. Swirling around she breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Alice. Even though she did not wish to speak to her she knew it was time to get everything out in the open. Alice walked slowly for her up to Bella with her head down.
"Can we talk Bella?" Alice asked in a soft voice.
-o0Volterra0o-
Aro sat in his study reading over some papers when he heard someone coming to his door. It had no heart beat and their scent was of loneliness and pine trees. His brother Marcus. He was rather since Izzy had gone. He had not spoken of it yet when Aro had tried to look in his memories some were missing. He really hated that his 'brothers' had found a way to hide some memories.
Marcus did not even knock as he entered Aro's study. Aro raised a brow then stood from his seat. Marcus made his way to the chair in front of the desk and sat down. His eyes were the same bored expression yet there was a spark that was gleaming in his eyes.
"What can I do for you my dear brother?" Aro asked retaking his seat.
Marcus thought a moment before speaking. "The girl Isabella. She reminds me of what I can remember of my human wife before I was changed." His eyes leveled with Aro. "I would like you to find if there is a connection."
Aro frowned. "What have you seen my brother?" He knew of his brothers powers to see bonds between people.
"A relative or family bond between the young Isabella and I." Marcus told him. "Yet it is very dull to the sight."
Aro nodded. "Then I shall look through the files we have here. I am sure someone kept up with our human lives even though we did not." He smirked.
Marcus grinned and nodded. "Thank you brother." His eyes held sadness again. "It has been hard since..."
Aro smiled. "I know my dear brother." He raised and walked Marcus to the door. "I will start on it straight away."
"Thank you Aro." Marcus told him as he walked out the study.
Aro sighed as he turned back to his desk. Yes there were things that needed to be taken care of but he also knew that Marcus had never felt anything towards another since his mate and Aro's sister was killed. Sighing yet again he hurried to his desk and started the work he was on. He would finish this then start on Marcus family tree.
-o0O0o-
Bella sat there trying to understand what her 'best' friend was telling her. Looking up into Alice's golden eyes she could see the sincerity there. Sighing she shook her head.
"Now let me get this straight." Bella looked at Alice. "We all had to go through this for Jasper and I to be brought together?"
Alice bit her lip. "Well sorta." She sighed. "When I saw that you had jumped off the cliff everything changed. You were not suppose to go to Volterra with me but you were adamant about going. That is when things changed. I had to make Edward believe that it was time for us to leave because of the danger. But it wasn't of who he thought." She dropped her head.
Bella frowned. "What do you mean?" She asked taking one of Alice's hands in hers. "Who would have been a threat to me?"
"Edward." Alice whispered. "You are his singer and even though he tried to deny it the blood always wins."
"Thank you Alice." Bella told her. "Give me a few seconds then I'll come home. I need to think. Tell the others that I went to hunt. Outside of Washington. Maybe Canada."
Alice nodded. "I am sorry that this happened to you B-er- Izzy." She then turned and took off towards the house. Bella just shook her head and headed to Canada. She believed they needed help with some bear problems up near Alaska. Smirking she pushed herself faster.
-o0O0o-
Alice stopped in front of the house and skipped up to the door. Dyne opened it and swirled her around. Alice giggled as he finally set her on her feet. A throat cleared and Alice could see Jasper with a worried look. Biting her lip she knew that she would have to tell him. Sighing she decided to just get it over with.
"Jasper, you know that I only do because its for the good of everyone involved. Right?" Alice asked her head bowed but her eyes were on him.
"Of course Ali." He used her nickname that he had given her the first time they spoke.
Alice felt a little better. "When we came back the first time..." She looked at Dyne. Dyne nodded.
"What Alice is trying to say is that the only reason that Bella saved Edward was because of the fact that she was here when Rosalie called him." Dyne told him. "If things would have worked out Edward would have joined the guard because you would have been here to answer the phone instead of Jacob, who gave him the impression that it was Izzy's funeral that Charlie was preparing for not Harry Clearwaters'."
"Why did Edward want to leave the second time?" Jasper asked trying to keep his cool. "Not that I am complaining." He whispered under his breathe.
"Because I convinced him." Alice told Jasper in a small voice.
"Why..." Jasper started to ask but Alice stopped him.
"If I didn't he would have killed Bella." She looked around the room at the other vampires. "She was his singer. Bella's blood would soon be unresistable to him even if he tried to resist it. Edward would have killed her."
The others in the room nodded in agreement even a couple of the Cullens were nodded in agreement. Esme and Emmett. They had both meet people that were their singers and the only one of them to get to their singer and kill them was Emmett. Carlisle had told them that they needed to move since it had only been a couple of months after Esme's change that she met hers. Emmett on the other hand was two years old. So he knew what he was doing when he took the mans life. They were only thankful that it was an elderly man with no family. Even though the man was alone Emmett still mourned the loss of his life.
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Author Note – I am stopping the story here that way the next chapter will be set. What will Aro find out about Marcus's relation to Bella? And who all knew? Because Bella certainly doesn't. Or does she? Well all questions will be answered shortly.
~*Dragon*~