A/N: Thanks everyone for all the reviews. Sorry this took a few extra days to come out. Life kinda got in my way. But without further ado, here is chapter 3. Enjoy!

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Bella frowned. "Well, that's odd."

Jasper looked at her curiously as he walked up with their suitcases. "What's odd?"

She stared at the phone. "Edwards phone. It's disconnected."

"I'm sure it's fine. The cell phone company is probably having issues. Here-" He pushed their bags in the trunk of the Audi. "Let me call Alice. Although you know she already knows we are on our way."

Jasper reached out for his cell phone, quickly dialing the number. Bella's vampire hearing caught the same familiar- "I'm sorry, this phone line has been disconnected."

Her eyes widened. "That's not right."

Jasper returned her worried look. He immediately tried all the other Cullen's numbers, only to get the same response. No matter how much serenity Jasper tried to project her way, Bella could not get rid of the awful feeling in the pit of her stomach. Something was seriously wrong.

They jumped into the car, driving through the center of the college campus, the buildings nothing more than blurs as they took the closest exit and sped down the highway. Bella tried to practice some meditation techniques that Edward had taught her over a year ago, but her mind kept racing back to the automated operator's voice.

When it was apparent that Bella's nerves were not going away, Jasper stopped projecting and instead grabbed Bella's hand. She gave a tiny smile at him at the gesture.

He squeezed her hand. "It will be alright. There has to be an explanation for this. It's probably something stupid where Emmett was insistent that they change cell phone companies' right this instant."

"Then why wouldn't ours be disconnected?"

The blond vampire shrugged. "Maybe because they were waiting until we got back?"

Bella knew that Jasper did not even remotely believe his own lie, but there was a small comfort in him saying it anyways. They made inane chit chat the rest of the ride down, but it was not lost on Bella that while Jasper was calm and collected on the outside, he was pushing one hundred and thirty on the speedometer the whole way.

Bella repressed the thoughts that were prying and trying to make its way to the front of her mind, thoughts that she had long ago pushed far down, that she did not want to remember ever again. It did not take long for those insecurities to come rushing back and consume Bella whole.

It was a relief when they finally turned up the familiar driveway and saw the cars in the driveway with the lights in the house on.

Jasper squeezed her hand again. "See? They are all here. We were worried for nothing."

This time her smile was large and in relief. "You're right. I really let my imagination run away with me… I thought… I thought maybe they left me again."

Japer was gentle with his next words. "We left a big scar didn't we?"

When Bella just nodded in response, Jasper continued. "I'm so sorry, Bella. If I hadn't…" He trailed off his sentence as he parked the car. Bella knew what he was going to say. He squeezed her hand once more. "Come on darling; let's go see your husband and my wife."

The garage was closed, so they walked around the front of the house onto the large farmer's porch. It was strange that no one greeted them; Emmett was always bursting through doors to give his family a hug when they were gone even for just a few hours it seemed. They attempted to push open the door, only to find it locked.

"Bizarre." Jasper muttered under his breath as he pulled out a key that was seldom used. He turned it in the lock and… nothing. The key did not fit. "Did they change the locks too?"

Bella knocked on the door, and she noticed that Jasper tensed up, appearing ready to knock down the door. "Wait." She responded calmly. They heard the familiar patter of Carlisle's footsteps reaching the door, unlocking it.

"Carlisle!" Bella responded when she confirmed it was the doctor who greeted them. "Is everyone okay? You gave us quite the scare this afternoon."

Her adoptive father gave her a strange look for a brief moment, before her cautiously returning her smile. "Everyone here is fine."

When Carlisle did not move out of the doorway, Bella lifted up her suitcase in front of her to show Carlisle. "Well, we came back a day earlier than expected. Mind if we come in?"

Bella heard Alice yell in the house. "It's okay, Carlisle. Everything will be alright."

Carlisle feature's visibly relaxed at Alice's confirmation and he moved out of the way. "Please, come in."

Bella walked in at human speed, with Jasper right behind her closing the door gently. She turned around the corner into the living room, where the rest of the family was waiting. She was about to smile at all of them, when she noticed how they all looked. Esme sat pensively on a chair, while Emmett and Rosalie stood by the archway that led to the kitchen and Edward…

Edward was standing behind Alice with his arms wrapped securely around her. It was a stance that he had used with Bella many times herself. It was protective and most of all, territorial and was meant to send a message to anyone else to stay away.

As hard as it was, she pulled her eyes away from them, to Carlisle. Jasper decided to speak up at that moment, his voice cold but calm. "Carlisle, what is going on here?"

"I'm sorry, I hope this isn't rude, but my daughter Alice, just saw a vision of the both of you this morning coming here. But we are not sure who or why you are here. Why don't we start with introductions?"

"Introductions?" Bella managed to squeak out. She looked at Jasper. He was just as lost as she was. Neither knew what the hell was going on.

Carlisle nodded. "Yes. You obviously know me somehow, but this is my wife Esme, my son Emmett and his wife Rosalie, and my son Edward and his wife, Alice."

Bella's mouth gaped open as they all nodded in greeting. She thought she was going to be ill. "Is this some kind of sick joke?"

"Excuse me?" Esme spoke up, looking utterly confused.

Bella's gaze was straight at Edward. His eyes held no warmth or love in them at her gaze. They did not even hold recognition. Her voice cracked with emotion. "Edward. Please. This is not funny."

Edward protectively wrapped himself tighter around Alice, glaring at Jasper. Bella turned to find Jasper staring at his wife. "I would stop thinking like that about my wife if I were you."

Jasper began to growl lightly. Bella immediately put a hand on his arm to prevent him from attacking Edward. Her head was spinning. In a span of three minutes, her world was turned on its head. All she knew is she needed to get a grasp on something, anything.

She took a deep breath, ready to speak but Carlisle interjected. "What are your names?"

She shared a quick look with Jasper, who spoke up. "Jasper Hale and Bella Cullen." He put a distinct emphasis on the last names of Hale and Cullen.

It was at this point, Rosalie spoke up who had been quietly observing. "That's impossible. There are no other Cullen's with our clan. What are you, looking for money? Wouldn't be the first time."

"We are your brother and sister. Something has obviously happened to all of you." Bella was glad that Jasper was speaking up, because at this point her mind was racing so quickly that she did not even think she could form a complete sentence.

Rosalie crossed her arms. "Well, that's a new angle."

"Edward, can I please speak to you for a moment?" Carlisle looked at his son. "We will just be a moment."

Carlisle and Edward left the house and were speaking on the lanai. Bella could hear bits and pieces of the conversation. "I can hear the blond one, but the one, the female who is calling herself Bella, I cannot hear a single thought she is saying. I have never not been able to hear a vampire's thoughts. It's maddening."

"Interesting."

"What I could gather from Jasper though is that they think that Alice and I are their mates." Edward spat that out as if it was disgusting to him. "Jasper is having very possessive thoughts about my wife, and I am having a very hard time controlling myself. I think it is best if we have them leave."

Jasper heard Edward as well. He threw his hands up in the air. "This is ridiculous. I am going up to my room now. Come on Bella."

Jasper strode towards Emmett and Rosalie with purpose, both of whom immediately grabbed onto him. Jasper, in no mood to placate them, threw Emmett across the room and was getting ready to do the same to Rosalie, when Alice's high voice filled the room. "Stop!"

It was the only voice that could have. Jasper paused and stared at her. She looked at the rest of the family. "It's okay. Let them go upstairs. It won't do any harm. I've seen it."

With that, Rosalie let go of Jasper's arm. Bella followed quickly behind him flying up the stairs. The room that Alice and Jasper shared was the closest, so they headed left at the top of the stairwell. When they reached the room, it was not a bedroom at all, but instead a study.

"What the hell?" Jasper muttered. "Where is my stuff?"

They walked through the room, where a couple of large sitting chairs and rows of books upon books lay. At any other time, Bella knew that both she and Jasper, the bookworms of the family, would have loved this addition to the house. But at this point, there was nothing remotely comforting about it. When they had sufficiently searched the room, Jasper looked at her.

"Let's go to your room Bella."

They walked up another flight of stairs to the entrance of Bella's room. She opened the door cautiously, unsure of what she would find. Sure enough, her beloved sanctuary was gone. In its place was a room that she sickenly knew was a perfect mixture of her best friend and her husband. The room reeked of the both of them and as they looked through the room, she found that there were just pictures of Edward and Alice, together, nothing to suggest that she even ever existed.

"This can't be happening, Jasper."

They roamed the rest of the rooms. Any pictures of Jasper and Bella has mysteriously disappeared, and they could not find any documentation to support they lived there. After a good hour of searching in which the family left them completely alone, they headed downstairs, defeated.

Bella was shaking when she finally faced the family again. "What is going on? When we left here three days ago, Jasper and I were both part of this family. Alice- was my best friends and Jasper's wife. Edward, you were my mate. I was your singer as a human."

Carlisle pinched the bridge of his nose. "Obviously, something has happened to the both of you. But you never lived here; you were never part of this family."

Jasper stepped up to Carlisle. "Then how do you explain our golden eyes? Surely, you do not come across a vampire everyday that has chosen this lifestyle."

"No, I do not. But there are vampires like that. We have some friends, the Denali's, that have also taken up a vegetarian life."

Bella was getting bolder again. Being weak was not going to help the situation. "Well, we will have to figure out what is going on." She did not want to live under the same roof as Alice and Edward, but she did not have a choice it appeared.

"Yes, you will. I am sorry we could not be of more help." Carlisle motioned to with his arm to follow him to the foyer.

"What? Won't we want to figure this out together? Carlisle, surely you have like a thousand theories already."

Carlisle shook his head. "I'm sorry. We do not let others into our clan. As it is, we have already extended well beyond our normal courtesies by letting you into our home. We do not allow other vampires under our roof as a rule."

"Why not?"

"Let's just say that we have had a few unfortunate experiences when we have. We stick together as a family you see, and our generosity has…" Carlisle trailed off.

"Bitten us in the ass…. Literally once." Emmett interjected.

Carlisle's sour look at Emmett would have normally have made Bella laugh. "Ummm… well, yes. So you will need to find accommodations elsewhere."

"But… you are my family! You are the only ones I have ever known!" she desperately looked around hoping that someone would come to her rescue. No one did.

"I'm sorry."

"Edward!" Bella rushed over to him, grasping his arm, stoking his beautiful face. "I know that there is a part of you that remembers me. You changed me; you told me you would love me forever. Don't you remember? We met in Forks, Washington. We had our meadow, you wrote a lullaby just for me."

"I…" Edward began, but before he could continue, Alice whipped Bella around, her eyes cold.

"I would lay my hands off of him if I were you. No one touches my mate."

"Alice, I'm sorry. But you need to understand. Something is going on. Edward really isn't yours."

The petite vampire's lips pressed into a thin line. Bella had only seen her do that twice and it was when she had been extremely angry. Alice's voice was calm and controlled, devoid of any emotion. "You are no longer welcome here. I think you should leave."

"But Alice, what about Jasper?" Although it was not her intent, the words came out as merely a whisper.

Alice looked straight at him. "What about him? He means nothing to me."

Jasper walked up to Bella at this point. He voice was soft and pained. "Bella, it's time to go."

"Go where?"

"I don't know. But I can tell you that we are most definitely not welcome here anymore."

The room had turned decidedly cold at Bella's lunging towards Edward in desperation. Jasper and Bella picked up their suitcases silently and walked out of the living room. She glanced backwards once more at the family before disappearing out their lives, possibly forever.