A/N: imagine that. I somehow managed to make the last official chapter right at 35. That's right. This is it. I can only force this story to go so much further, and I feel as if I've gone as far as I can. I will do an epilogue of course, it will be in snippets. Just small moments in their lives as the years go by. I hope you enjoy this chapter. I think I've tied up all loose ends, but if I haven't then let me know.

someone pointed out a booboo I made. So I'm reposting this.

Chapter Thirty-Five

Jasper

When we get back to Forks, on the third weekend of August, it is to the surprise of our lives. Jake and the twins managed to keep it secret from us for all that time too, which was impressive since Carlie had a hard time keeping secrets.

The family greets us and asks how our trip went. After we all regaled them with tails of both trips, they tell us they have something to give us. They hand Bella a small box and when she opens it, there are keys inside.

"What are these for?"

She sounds just as confused as I'm sure I look. We look to Micah, Carlie and Jake for answers, but they just smile. "You'll have to see, come on Mommy, Daddy, let us show you."

Carlie takes my hand, relinquishing Bella's to Micah. And the family leads us out of the house and off into the woods. The further we get the more I recognize the way to the lake. When we finally reach the clearing before the shore, Bella gasps beside me as I freeze in shock.

Standing in front of us, right in the spot that I proposed to her, is a cabin. It's a typical log look, with a patio that looks out on the lake and a stone chimney that greets us on the front.

"How? When? What?" Bella is apparently speechless.

"While you were gone. We knew, thanks to Jasper and the vision Alice had, that this was what you would want. Jasper had it all pictured in his mind, even the location. Go on, head inside and take a look."

Esme pushes us toward the door and we head inside. There's a living room, done with dark wood walls and floors, with a rug and gray sectional catching the eye first thing. The floor plan is relatively open. The kitchen and eating area are done in lighter wood walls, with white cabinets, stainless steel appliances and an island with seating. The dining area has a table big enough for the entire family.

We head upstairs to the bedrooms and find ours is also done with dark wood walls and floor with a rug and the bed is large and front and center. The doors to the patio are here and I know it's so we can leave by there if we decide to go off by ourselves for a bit while the kids are asleep. There are four other rooms, but we only take a look in Micah's and Carlie's.

Micah's is larger than it looks. But the bed takes the focus, sitting in a corner of the room and taking up the entire space there. It's covered in green and there's a large skylight window above it. Carlie's is more open looking, with large windows and a door that leads to a small patio of her own. It's done in grays and plaids. The whole house is bigger inside than it looked on the outside.

Probably Esme's genius.

Once we finish going through the place, we head back out the door and stand in front of our family. I can feel their nerves, and have to smile. "Well, what do you think. Stop leaving us in suspense!"

Rose never was very patient. I look at my wife and smile. She smiles back and nods. Then I turn back to the family. "We love it! Thank you so much for doing this for us."

"You're so welcome my darlings, now, come back to the house. We have some more news for you."

We lock back up and make our way back to the house, both curious as to what news Esme is talking about. Once we reach the veranda we all take a seat and they tell us the news of what has happened since we've been gone. Carlisle smiles as he tells us about the phone call they'd gotten from Nahuel. It would seem that Fred is his new uncle and is now living with him and his aunt. He has somehow rigged it to where he can get electricity and internet without wires and I can tell Emmett really wants to head down there and learn how Fred has done it.

The next news is the best though. "Demetri finally caught up with Joham. He's taken him to Volterra for trial. Nahuel, his aunt, sisters and their new mother have been asked to come in to attend it. He and his aunt are going. The girls were told they have no choice. Their new mother wishes to see justice done and demands they be there.

"Apparently Aster's new alpha has requested to be present so he can be sure that there will be justice served since they're involved in the hybrid thing through Jake. Plus he wants to ensure the brothers will keep their word about enforcing the laws to the upmost. Since Joham broke the law by creating the last child with an unwilling partner, in that she didn't know she could get pregnant, he wants to be sure the man gets punished accordingly.

"The brothers have granted his request. We have been asked to come as well, so we can give testimony that Joham's ways did not have to be the only ones and that his leaving the women to die was wrong. They're charging him with their murders, not just with the creation of the new hybrid baby. They said they can't charge him for the others since he created them so much earlier and that the new law wasn't in effect then so he didn't technically break it.

"He's pretty much sealed his own fate by creating that fifth child. So we have to leave tomorrow. I'm sorry, since you just got home. This also means it might be best if Jake stays behind this time," Carlisle says as he faces Jake. "You have a couple weeks before the new school year starts the Tuesday after Labor Day, but you can spend the time with your family and getting prepared for the year. We won't be gone nearly as long as the last time but can't promise we'll be back before your first day and you can't miss any school this year if it can be helped. You need to graduate and can't have your grades fall at the very beginning of the year. So I'm sorry Jake, but you have to stay here."

"I get it. I don't like it, but spending the past month and a half with Carlie will get me through the time you'll be gone."

"I'm glad to hear that." Then he turns back to us. "I am sorry you two. That you just got home and now we have to leave again. I would suggest you stay home, but it's the twins and your testimony from your conversation with Nahuel that they need the most."

"We understand. We just won't unpack."

"We'll leave for the airport first thing in the morning." And with that the conversation is over.

The next morning comes swiftly and we're heading back to Volterra before we know it. When we get there, Athena immediately pounces on the twins and leads them off to parts unknown while we head to the judgement room to speak with the brothers. When we enter the room we see the three brothers, Nahuel, his aunt, and what I can only assume are his sisters and their new mother figure.

She's pretty. Clearly of Asian descent, Chinese if I had to guess. She's pale like most vampires, flawless skinned with narrow brown eyes, a medium length nose that widens on the bottom and plush lips. She has an angular jaw and waist length, straight black hair. She's short, just above Alice in height. It's clear why Joham chose her.

The baby boy she's holding looks like he's about seven months, but is only around two months old. He's a handsome little fellow. Cute, chubby cheeked, a thick head of black hair and the same wide eyes as his sisters', only brown like his mother's. When we entered all eyes turned to us. The brothers, Nahuel and his aunt all smile in welcome. The woman looks as if she wants to say something and I can feel her gratitude, probably because she wouldn't be alive if not for us.

The sisters, however, are clearly angry. At least two of them. Before anyone can stop her, one of them breaks away and comes charging our way. She gets right up in my face and starts to yell. "You bastard! How dare you! Now my father is in trouble because of you! I hope you're happy!"

Nahuel comes up behind her and grabs her, pulling her away from me. "Serena! It is not Jasper's fault. All the blame lies on our sire. What he has been doing is wrong and you know it. I get you love him because you were raised by him, but the moment he could he abandoned you just like our mothers. Can you not be angry at him for knowingly allowing them to die?"

Now that's a statement that grabs all our attention. What have we missed? "You're right. I'm sorry," she says as her whole body slumps in defeat. "It is hard to picture him as the man we now see thanks to the new information the brothers got from him. All I remember is the caring man who raised me. Sure, he was indifferent and I didn't really get his love, but he wasn't horrid. It's just hard brother. All we know has been turned upside down because of these two." She turns back to us then. "I am sorry I shouted and attacked your character. I get it is not your fault. Please forgive my deplorable manners."

As Bella tells her we accept her apology I take her in. She has long blonde hair and extremely pale blue eyes. There's a fire in them that gains my respect immediately. She's willing to fight for those she loves. She's of Nordic descent, plain in her coloring- she's nearly as pale as a vampire- and how tall she is- nearly six feet. I would realize it just from that, even if Nahuel hadn't told us about his sisters at the wedding.

She has the same wide eyes as her brother, thick lips, and upturned nose, she's stunning. "I too accept your apology. I'm sorry as well, I know how difficult this must be."

"It is. Most difficult. Come, I'm sure the brothers have things to tell you." And with that Nahuel leads us to the table and we take a seat.

As Aro tells us what they've learned from their questioning of Joham, I study the three sisters. As said before, Serena has blonde hair to her waist and blue eyes. Even though she is the oldest, they all look seventeen like their brother. The one sitting in the middle has to be Jennifer. She's around Bella's height, maybe an inch or two taller, with waist length brown hair and blue/gray eyes- wide like the others-, thick lips like the other two as well. I'm beginning to think thick lips and wide eyes are a trait of their fathers.

She's covered in freckles and it gives her a less intimidating quality in her beauty- the other two are pretty much flawless after all. The way they're sitting, it's as if the other two are flanking her to protect her.

That leaves Maysun as the one on her right. She has brown, nearly black, shoulder length hair. Her eyes are a gray/green color, wide, and she's pale skinned. Again, thanks to Nahuel, I know her ethnicity. I wouldn't have an idea of her descent otherwise. She's from the northern part of Algeria. Where Serena's jaw is squared and Jennifer's is angular, Maysun's is rounded. Her nose is short and wide, while her sisters' are long and narrow- Serena- and long and wide- Jennifer. She has the same thick lips.

They are all quiet, but when asked questions they're very polite and well spoken. The woman who has become their mother has introduced herself as Mi. She's from Beijing, a few years over thirty, and much like Pire's story, she was seduced by Joham. She fancied herself in love until he abandoned her after getting her pregnant.

Turns out that he contacted Serena right after that to let her know where and when to collect the child. Serena called Nahuel and he convinced her to not just wait until the child was born, but to take its mother home with her and do what she could to keep her alive. Serena was skeptical of course, but she has a curious mind like her father and chose to follow his advice.

Nahuel got a flight out thanks to Fred, but reminded them that male children are venomous just in case something went wrong during the birth. Nahuel didn't make it in time, so they got lucky the child was in fact male. They gave their brother to his mother right away and he bit her instinctually. Nahuel arrived the day after and stayed just long enough for Mi to wake and ensure she was safe around his sisters, but just like with Bella- the call of hybrid blood isn't as strong since it smells so much different from human. So he went back home and left them all to bond.

They're actually much happier now they have an older woman that can help them integrate with humans better. After all, you can only pretend to be older than you look for so long.

This way they can do like we do, Mi can pretend to be their foster mom and they can start at a younger age in a new place. Of course it'll have to be once their brother reaches his majority. His name is Seth and he's a robust little tyke. He reminds me a lot of Micah. He may have been born second, but he was always just a tad bigger than his sister.

Bella nudges me and I turn to look at her then. Aro has been talking this whole time and I haven't been paying attention. Oh well, she'll just have to fill me in on what I missed. Right now he's telling us what's going to happen next.

"I'm sorry Serena, Maysun, Jennifer, but he is refusing to adhere to the new law and has confessed that he will continue to make hybrids as he sees fit. He told us that he does not bow to our authority and because of this we have no choice but to imprison him. I know that this upsets you, be glad his sentence is merely imprisonment and not death. If we allow one person to flout our laws, then others will think they may do so as well and so we cannot allow him to leave."

"We understand and thank you for merely imprisoning him instead of killing him."

Aro inclines his head. "We do this only for you, that you may be happy in the knowledge he lives- otherwise his sentence would be death." Serena goes to say something else when the doors open again and in walks Aster's new alpha.

"Ah, Roderick, welcome. We were just discussing the prisoners fate. Come join us." But Roderick isn't paying attention to Aro at all.

His eyes have swept over the room and landed on Serena and he hasn't moved. It's as if he's in a trance. Interestingly I can feel surprise, joy and love. I look to her and see she's ducked her head and is blushing. Well fuck me sideways! First Fred and Huilen, which now makes me realize Fred isn't in the room, and now it looks as if Serena may have met her mate.

This actually works in Aster's favor too since it means that, just as with Jake, Roderick will have to constantly phase for the rest of his life if he wishes to remain immortal and stay with his imprint. It means he will most likely remain the alpha for eternity. It also helps Mi since Serena has always been the mother figure to her sisters and this now removes them from her influence and will grant the woman more authority over them when they are with her.

As he stares at her, she lifts her head back up and stares at him and the room has gone completely still as we watch the exchange. The silence is broken by Marcus. "Ah, well that's a wonderful thing! Congratulations you two on finding your destiny. Brother, we should allow them to leave so they may get more acquainted in a less public setting."

By this time the trance has broken and both look a bit sheepish, but much more hopeful. They watch Aro and wait for his word to be allowed to leave. "I do believe you're right brother. Go ahead you two."

They smile brightly at him and leave the room. Her sisters don't know what to make of what just happened and continue to stare after her. Caius pulls their attention back to us. "Don't worry, she will be alright. Your sister has just met the man she is meant to be with. We no longer have to worry about receiving her word to keep the secret brothers, as she would do nothing to harm her mate.

"However, we need the word of the rest of you that you will never speak of our world. It isn't just dangerous for us, but could you imagine what humans might do to you if they discover your real nature? All we require is your word. Then you may leave and go back to your home. You can integrate among humans as well, you just can't tell them what you are. The only exception to this is if that human turns out to be your mate. So, do you promise to never tell humans that we exist?"

They all tell him yes and the meeting is adjourned. Nahuel and his aunt follow us to the suite we occupied last time, a tag along in the form of Jennifer following along behind them. According to her brother, she's not as close to Joham as the other two. She's closer to her brother and is happy that their sire has been caught. She's a quiet thing and I can feel her emotions reflect what her brother has said. When she does speak she's polite, has a lyrical voice and sounds well educated.

When we get to our room, we're greeted by the twins sitting with their grandmother and telling her all about our vacation. Athena laughs as they tell her about Jake and how he got his leg stuck in a prairie dog hole in Southern Utah. When we enter, they look up and smile but make no move to come to us- too content to be telling their stories.

However, when Jennifer enters the room the whole atmosphere changes. I feel it before anyone else sees it. Well I'll be damned! Two in one day? This has to be some kind of record. Though my son is still too young for her at this moment in time. She spots the twins and I can feel and see the wonder in her face, much like Nahuel was- she's fascinated by the idea of hybrids not related to her. But unlike her brother, she has a chance with Micah where he didn't with Carlie.

Not that she needs it. As Micah eyes her he begins to frown, not quite understanding what it is that he's probably feeling at this moment. I do wonder if their feelings are similar to Jake's and Carlie's. While those two love each other, at the moment it's more sibling like than anything else. As I search for those feelings, Jennifer begins to move forward. Bella lays her hand on my arm beside me.

"Is what I think is happening right now, actually what's happening right now?"

"Yes darlin'. I do believe Micah has found his mate. Well that answers one question. Hybrids can indeed find their mates amongst each other. You know what this means don't you?"

"That we have a new family member and that we better be glad the cabin has enough bedrooms for all of us."

"Yep." Carlisle comes up on my other side then.

"Well I'll be damned. What are the odds that two of your sisters would find their mates in the same day Nahuel. All that's left now is for you to find a mate and your sister Maysun. Perhaps if you both get out into the world more you might actually manage to find someone."

"I do believe you are right Carlisle. I think I will leave my aunt and new uncle alone for a while. They deserve some privacy and I would like to learn more of my world. Perhaps I could come live with you for a bit, since Seth won't be ready to joint the human world until he reaches his majority and I don't think I wish to wait that long?"

"You are always welcome, but I must warn you. We will be moving next year and coming here to Volterra until the twins have reached their majority. Though you can always stay with Esme, Rose, Emmett and myself. We will be purchasing a vineyard in the countryside and there are plenty of schools and such that you can go to that will put you among humans as often as you wish. Come, let us leave these guys alone and we can talk about this in more detail."

The others leave the room, leaving just myself, my mate, our children, Athena, Caius and Jennifer. She and Micah have moved off to the side and he's showing her the books he brought along with him. She's already very attentive, but I can feel nothing but a strong sister like affection coming from her, same as him only brotherly. Caius has gone to sit with his wife and granddaughter. Seeing things are well in hand, Bella and I decide to leave them alone. It won't hurt and they won't have trouble finding us if they need us.

We take a walk around the town, taking in the sights we haven't seen since February. This will be our home soon. It's surreal to think that we would come to live among the Volturi. For so many years they have been seen as bad people. For stealing gifts and forcing people to work for them, but now that we know they aren't like that anymore and that Caius is actually my ancestor- well it's not so hard to accept them in our lives anymore.

When we get back I take Bella to the courtyard and we sit by the fountain just looking at the splendor of the garden around us. Life is perfect right now. So perfect.

Bella

As we sit here I think about the future. I would like to go to college finally I think. I can take classes in Rome. It's funny, how backwards everything has gone. Most girls find themselves graduating from high school, then going to college, maybe meeting the man of their dreams there, then they graduate, maybe get married and then maybe have a few kids. But here I am, GED, Mr. Right, kids, marriage and now college. Oh well. I wouldn't change it for anything.

I'm pulled from the silence as Jasper asks me what he missed as he was busy sizing up Nahuel's family. "When they got Joham back here, they called in Charles again. They asked him a lot of questions. The main ones being if he was going to do it again, did he know the women would die, and would he swear to stop doing it. We know the answers to questions one and three since he will not be leaving Volterra ever again.

"As for the second, that one is what has Serena so upset. He knew their mothers would die. He also knew he would be able to prevent it after Serena's birth. Her birth gave him a lot of answers to his questions, including how they would come into the world without help. He knew, through all those answers, that he would probably be able to keep Maysun, Nahuel, and Jennifer's mothers alive. He didn't care. He didn't care that they would die without his assistance and he didn't care to find out if Serena could help as well. Their lives meant nothing to him Jasper. Absolutely nothing. He's a monster. I'm just glad they're now free of his influence and no other woman ever has to suffer at his hands again.

"I just feel bad for the girls and Nahuel because they have to live forever with the knowledge that the man who sired them never actually cared about them or their mothers. They were nothing more than an experiment and a way to test his superiority."

"That is upsetting. I can't imagine what's going through their minds. And now Maysun has to watch her sisters leave her behind. She has Mi and Seth of course. But it will be strange to not have two people you've always had in your life. I mean they've been together for over a hundred years. Then Jennifer joined them fifteen years ago. It will definitely take some getting used to for her."

"Yes it will. But as you said, she has her new mother and her new brother. I'm sure Nahuel will be there for her whenever she needs him and I know Carlisle will always welcome her too. He's a good man. I'm proud to be descended from him."

"He is that my love. He is that. Now come on. Let's get back inside. It's time for dinner and we need to get all the hybrids here fed."

I chuckle at that and we head inside together. Three days later we head home. It's about two weeks until Jake's senior year starts. We really weren't gone that long, just as Carlisle said. When we walk in the door, we're all immediately on alert. Someone's here. Following the sounds of them moving around, we find Eleazar and his family in the great room. Relaxing we greet our cousins and sit down to hear why they're here and to tell them what happened with us.

"Diego and Bree here think they're finally ready to join you and go to school. We have already taken care of all they'll need. The documents making them your new foster children, their new identities, their faked school records. I set up accounts for them in their names as well. It's just up to you to enroll them at the high school. Diego has decided to join Bree there in order to finish the senior year he never got to. She will probably need to start in junior year, but we'll leave that up to you. Now how about you tell us who this pretty young lady is and why she's here," Eleazar says as he turns to Jennifer.

"This is Jennifer. She's Nahuel's youngest sister and it would appear, also Micah's mate."

"Wow, Carlisle. So both twins now have their significant other and you now know that hybrids can be mates. This is fantastic! Welcome to our family, Jennifer."

"Thank you, Eleazar."

My mate's curiosity gets the better of him then. I could feel him waiting for an opportunity to jump into the conversation. "Does she have a gift, Eleazar? I know you said her brother and his aunt didn't, but I just wondered."

Eleazar stares at her a moment in concentration. Then he shakes his head. "No, Jasper, she doesn't." Jennifer's shoulders slump, but I don't know if it's in relief or disappointment. "She does have an amazing amount of intelligence though so I guess you could say that's a gift. I mean, we're all smart, but she seems as if she will show a genius type of smarts. Get her in school, Carlisle. Put her in those advanced classes. Or put her in college. She's going to need an outlet."

"Is this like that time you told me Esme has no gift unless you counted her extreme compassion and motherly nature?"

"Yes it is."

"Alright then, I'll take your advice and we will talk to her about it. Now we need to get them all to bed. It's been a crazy three months for the twins and a crazy few days for Jennifer and I'm sure they're tired. Will you be staying for a while or heading back?"

"We must get back. I wish we could stay, but we have been traveling ourselves and are anxious to return home. We will visit again soon. Goodbye all."

The Denali coven leaves, without Bree and Diego, and we take the twins and Jennifer back to our cabin. We assign her a room and they all fall asleep rather quickly. Taking advantage Jasper and I head off down the shore to find a secluded spot to make love by the lake.

As we lay there, hours later, and watch as the moonlight dances off the lake, I can't help but feel that our lives are complete. There can be nothing but clear sailing ahead. Life is grand, very grand indeed.