Without warning Alice lunged at me.
It's really sad when you think about it. I mean come on, she was there when I put that choke hold on Edward and yet she thinks she can beat . "I think Edward has competition for his place as scarecrow" I sigh out as if I am being put at such an inconvenience. I swiftly side step Alice's feeble attack and throw her face first on the ground planting my booted foot between her shoulder-blades.
"Major please tell my you are not responsible for her...i dont even know what to call it cuz whatever that was it sure aint fighting skills. My newborns had more skill in their first week than she just displayed." I asked with what im sure was a perplexed look on my face.
"Nah that ain't my fault darlin' Jasper tried to teach her a few things but acordin ta er' shoppin was more important than knowin' how to defend erself"Major drawled out looking down at the imp flailing about on the ground like a fish out of water
Now that drawl just made me all Tingley and shit sending a shiver of pleasure down my spine. Back to what's happening I crouch down and pick Alice up by the scruff of her neck and pull her into a hold that I can adjust the pain in easily with just a twitch of my fingers. I see the Major look on in interest.
"Now Alice lets go over the rules, ok.?" The little imp starts screaming and hissing at me. I flick out my pinky and cause her enough pain that she goes silent."Rule 1. No screaming and hissing like a rabid dog." She hissed and i flicked again. She'd learn "Rule 2. When i ask a question you answer it honestly. Rule 3. if Jasper or the Major as a question you answer honestly and quickly. Rule 4. Any attempt at Bella-Barbie or Jasper-Ken will be met with instant limb removal" That last one got me a lot of odd looks
"Please Major can you honestly tell me she never dressed Jasper up like a life-size ken doll. You and Jasper can not be comfortable in the shit you're wearing. Your from the South and you prefer well-worn jeans and boots or shit kickers, a cowboy hat if the mood strikes and if your goin formal your jeans might be new. You defiantly aint the italian loafer kinda man"
Major looked down at himself and grimaced. That's all it took to know I was right. He was not happy."How's about you get on the phone to the Capitan and get him here. Oh and tell him to bring you some real clothes". He just nodded and pulled out his phone. Turns out the Capitan's name was Peter and he was already en route clothes included.
"Peter will be here in about 5 minutes, he had the feeling his presence was need but didn't know why. Now we know why he is needed here. While we wait what are your plans for Alice?." The Major asked not really bothered just intrested."I'm gonna wait til Peter gets here then question her. Her answers will decide her fate."
Daddy C was had to step up to bat for his "daughter", I knew it was bound to happen.I'm just surprised it took this long. "Bella I know you are angry about Alice lunging at you but violence is not the answer. Perhaps we can all go inside and sitdown, then we can discuss this civilly." He spoke like the peace keeper he is. "Sorry Daddy C but if we go inside for this convo then Esme's house will get trashed. Either the major over here will lose it cuz she decides to tell the truth or I will cuz she decided to lie. That's not factoring in Peter, Rose or Emmet and I dont want Mama C upset over her destroyed house"
"I see, well perhaps you could at least release her." He spoke again in his calm doctor voice."I could but where is the fun in that?. Look let me put it to you this way, whatever happens to Alice is a product of her own making. The fact is im waiting for Peter to get here so he can help Emmet hold Jasper back untill all the cards are on the table. This may very well save her life and im only doing that for you and your mate. Personal id light her up now along with Edward answers be damned, so I think its in everyone's best interest if you go over to Esmé and comfort hr and watch and really listen to what is going on here. For God's sake Daddy C you ar the head of this family, the leader of this coven and yes you let 2 spoilt teenagers run the show cuz of their gifts. You knew better than to leave a human alive in this world with knowledge and if you had used your brain you would have known Edward was lieing. He spoke of how a normal human may have reacted, but when have i ever reacted like a normal human. Another thing this whole blame Jasper deal, Yeah his eyes didn't change to black untill after I was thrown back into the plates and everyone elses eyes changed yours included. If you actually stop listing to the demented duo and start thinking for yourselves you would notice that Jasper had NEVER slipped while he was out alone. Daddy C you're a smart guy right?"
"Well. Yes id like to think s.."
"So what is Jaspers gift?" I asked cutting him off.
"He's and empath"
"And what does and empath do?" I fired back without pause.
"They feel emotions and ca.." I cut him off again. He needed to stay on track.
"If an empath suddenly feels a burst of strong emotion can he become overwhelmed by said emotion?"
"I have seen Jasper overcome but the sadness and upset from when we left so yes"
"Is blood lust an emotion?"
"Well id have to say yes it's a co..."I could see the realization coming in to all their eyes . Jasper has tried to tell them for years, but they listened to the twisted twins instead.
"How strong is the blood lust for a singers blood?"
It was Emmet that answered this time "I'd have to guess it's about 10 times stronger than for a normal human"
"So if 7 vampires were in a room with one of the vamp's singer ans said singer got a paper cut that's like the same as having 16 vamps feel blood lust suddenly?"
"Y.y..ye..yes" Pa C stammered out.
"And an empath would be hit with it all with no real warning, while said empath was on a diet that pushes at his control in the first place?" The truth of how much pressure they put on Jasper by pushing their own control as well as how they treated Jasper after a slip suddenly weighted down on them. The remorse was thick in the air. I didn't need to ask if they got he point.
"Dose human blood make it easier to control a gift?" I asked
"Yes I suppose it does, but you can't be suggesting jasper go out and feed on humans just to have better control of his gift."
"If it was any gift apart from his id say have at it. go down a rapist or murderer once a month if you value human life. But Ja.."
I was cut off this time by Daddy C "It's not our place to pick who lives and who dies. It's not our place to play god." he implored with passion. thou i could see where he is coming from I think he is looking at it all wrong. i guess my eyes have escaped his notice.
"What I think yo all fail to realizes if that it is our place to 'play god' as you put it. Vampires as a species was created to keep the balance. If you kill all the spiders that eat the flies then the flies become over populated and you end up with a plague. Do you kill the lion for eating the deer because the deer is so cute. Would it be wrong for a wolf to eat a rabbit just because it could one day be the answer to cancer. Every species has a natural food source to keep the balance and if you think about it humans as a whole act like a virus, they enter an area and completely consume everything then reproduce meaning they need more room. if vampires didn't exist the planet would have been overrun a long time ago.
"Now im not saying to go out and kill indiscriminately, cuz we were given higher brain functions and reasoning skills for a reason. But why not try and cleanse the ranks a little, weed out the undesirables. Can you say that the life of a pedophile if worth the lives of the children he destroys by living, or the rapist that could send an innocent woman insane. That same woman my have been able to find that cure for cancer but because of the rape she turns to suicide. And how many just stop at 1. Now back to the point i was trying to make before I got side I was saying if Jasper wasnt an empath id say yes to feeding on humans. But he is so what I was going to suggest was blood bags, especially those about to expire. The nutrients we need from human blood that animals lack will still be there but the closet to expired it is the closer to animals the shall we say taste is. The smell will be off and so will the taste so it wont make his craving for the fresh stuff harder to resist. im pretty sure it will taste worse than animals so it may even make it easier to resist the fresh stuff."
The all looked deep in thought as my words sunk in. I think I may have converted Rose and Emmet but the look on their face. I could see Eddie wanting to say something but one look from me silenced him. We all snapped our heads towards the woods at the sound of clapping. Peter had joined us.
"Hey little bit, loved the speech, couldn't have said it better myself. I'm amazed that such a youngin' was able to do in 10 minutes what me and Jasper couldn't do in 60 only did you get them to see what Jasper really goes thru being an empath but you gave them at a minimum a grudging respect for us vamps on the criminal diet. It's now an acceptable alternative to the Bambi diet." he looked at me with admiration as he spoke. "Alright now time for the main event now I have arrived. Izzy if you please." I qurked my eyebrow at the name, how had he known that? did he have a gift? oh well ill grill him later. And what about this tugging in my chest that got stronger when he got here. Later, later ill worry about it later.
"Alice time for some answers"