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The Chronicles of the Fallen
A/N: This story is written as a collaboration by both Xo BellaItalia oX and dramaqueen1917. We hope that you enjoy the story and look forward to reading your reviews. By the way, I'm amazed at the responses that I am getting regarding my stories! 200-250 reviews between my last chapters for Perplexing Revelations! Woo-hoo!
Chapter 10
(Jasper's POV)
All of these flashbacks were only bringing about more questions than answers.
The sound of a piano playing got my attention as I ran my hands over my face along with the sound of musical giggles that were far to velvety to be vampire nor human. I couldn't help but to get up and follow the sound as I made my way into the music room.
Upon entering the glass archway into the room where the large black piano was displayed, I had to stop at the sudden feeling of my stomach dropping. The family was all lounging around the room with small smiles gracing their faces as Edward and Isabella sat behind the piano playing a duet. The music was admittedly beautiful, but that wasn't the cause of this sickening feeling. The way that Edward was staring at Bella was enough to make me bite back a growl as Bella would turn her attention from the keys of the piano to look at Edward with that amazingly stunning smile that was enough to make anyone sigh with either envy or adoration.
I could feel the Major begin to rattle at the bars of his cage, which startled me as he has barely shown his face since I changed from the human drinking diet to the animal diet. I couldn't understand why he was making an appearance now?
I immediately began backing out of the room, not wanting to take my chances in case I couldn't get him to settle down. For some reason, seeing Bella and Edward together wasn't helping in the slightest. If anything, it was the thing that was getting him the most agitated.
I stormed out of the back doors and into the tree line just outside of the house and took a seat on the bench, my head falling into my hands with my elbows on my knees. This was all driving me crazy and I couldn't figure out why all of this was bothering me like it was. If I didn't know any better, I would think that this would be how I would act if I had just found my mate, but I knew that that was impossible; from what Bella has said, Angels can only be mated with another Angel and I'm a vampire… right?
(Isabella's POV)
I hit the last note on the piano and it echoed around the room in a beautiful high 'C'. Edward and I both removed our fingers from the piano and looked at each other and smiled brightly.
"Wow, Bella that was amazing! How did you learn to play?" Edward asked me fondly.
I bit my lip as my smiled slightly faded. "I can play just about any instrument I touch. But if I want to be specific… my Ares taught me."
Edward's smile faded as well while the rest of the Cullen's looked at me sympathetically. I didn't want their sympathy though. I knew what I wanted, but I wasn't willing to take Jasper's happiness away just so that I could have my mate back. Though, I knew that if their positions were reversed, Jasper would have stopped at nothing to publically stake his claim on me. Male Angels are overly dominant and possessive, after all. Especially if his alter came out, the Major or Ares himself. He had told me that he had developed this alter in order to deal with the violence and countless battles that he had to participate in. He had far more dangerous and horrifying duties than many of the other Angels. He was very suited for his position, though.
"Can you play something else?" Esme asked, startling me slightly out of my thoughts.
I smiled gently at the maternal vampire and turned my attention to the keys on the piano, knowing the perfect piece to play. When children under a certain age pass before their time, they are immediately granted a new life since they didn't get the chance to live out their full existence. One of my duties was to help the children pass on to their new life. Jasper would sometime accompany me on these trips and I would hum this melody just as they closed their eyes and took their last breaths in order to soothe them.
Smiling slightly at the memories, I closed my eyes and lifted my fingers over the keys, starting on B flat and let the music flow.
(Jasper's POV)
A new melody began to drift from the house, immediately gaining my attention from my spot on the bench. I lifted my head from my hands and looked toward the large glass window/wall where I was able to see into the house where the family was gathered.
The piece that she was playing sounded so familiar to me, though I knew that it was not a publically known composition that had been published by any of the human composers. But knowing this only served to exasperate me further.
I continued to watch and listen to her play, reveling in the calming emotions that swirled throughout the family, though one set of emotions caught my attention. Emmett seemed to have the same sense of recognition and confusion that I had concerning the piece, though he clearly didn't know where he would have heard it either.
The more I thought, the closer I came to a conclusion; the flashback, the one about the Angel and the dying boy. She had hummed this melody as she ran her fingers through his curly brown hair while he took in his last breaths. The Angel in all of these recollections was Isabella! But if this was the case, were these visions truly visions of my past or of someone else's?
(Isabella's POV)
My fingers floated over the keys as I played my final cord, humming as I went. Finishing the song, I hit the final note, letting it ring out with finality before removing my hands from the keys and my foot from the pedal beneath me.
The room was silent for a moment before the quiet was broken by Emmett with a look of intrigue gracing his features. "What piece was that? Who is it by?" He questioned, his arms wrapped tightly around his mate's center.
I smiled knowingly at him and turned to answer his question. "My mother used to hum it to me when I was scared as a human child. Since then I would hum it to all of the children as I helped them cross over during their last moments."
He didn't answer as his face scrunched up in uncertainty.
"It was definitely a beautiful composition." Esme smiled from under Carlisle's arm as they sat together on the pew that was built into the wall in between the many shelves and bookcases that were filled with musical knowledge and masterpieces.
"Yes!" Alice agreed as Carlisle and Edward nodded approvingly. "It's like a dream, or what I imagine it would be like; magical, almost."
"It really was lovely, Bella." Rosalie smiled.
"Thank you," I smiled graciously.
I looked next to me at Edward who was looking at me dotingly and stood to my feet. I noticed a figure out of the corner of my eye, catching my attention as I looked out of the large wall-length window. He looked so troubled as he sat on a bench underneath a large spruce tree and regardless of how upset I was at him with his display with Alice this morning against my car, I couldn't leave him alone out there looking the way that he did.
"Hey, I'm going to step outside and get some air." I told them as I scooted out from in between the piano and the bench.
"Do you want some company?" Edward asked eagerly, standing up next to me.
I smiled at him appreciatively as I shook my head. "No, it's alright, Edward. Thank you, though. You've been turning out to be a great friend." I could tell that that was not what he had wanted to hear, but he accepted it, nodding his head as he sat back down on the bench. It was becoming obvious to me that he had developed romantic feelings towards me, but I just wasn't ready to move on when my heart so clearly belonged to another whether he knew it or not.
._.-:'~ The Chronicles of the Fallen ~':-._.
I stepped out of the sliding glass door that led to the back yard, uncloaking my wings and stretching them out to their full length. It felt so good. They were much too large to walk around inside of the house with them exposed and I didn't want to accidently knock over any of the expensive décor that decorated the Cullen's impressive home.
My eyes searched out Jasper's form once again and I took a deep breath in preparation for the upcoming confrontation. He obviously sensed me approaching as his head lifted up to meet my approaching figure. I couldn't make out what he was feeling from the expression on his face, but it didn't discourage me from completing my decent across the yard.
"May I?" I asked him gesturing to the open spot next to him on the beautifully designed marble bench. It was curved slightly and had delicate roses carves into the legs with thorny vines and leaves.
He shrugged his shoulders and scooted over a bit, making more room for me. "Sure, be my guest." He answered.
I quickly cloaked my wings once again as to fit on the bench and cautiously sat down on the marble pew. Folding my hands in my lap, I nervously looked over at him. "Are you okay?" I asked him shakily.
God, why was I so nervous? This is Jasper!
"I'm fine," he murmured and shifted slightly.
I studied him, knowing immediately that he was lying.
"We both know that's not true, Jasper." I chastised him.
He whirled on me with an angry expression, startling me slightly. "Why do you care? Aren't you supposed to be off with Edward somewhere?" He sneered.
My eyebrows shot up in surprise at the tone of his voice before anger immediately took over. "What's your problem? You get mad at me for hanging out with someone that I consider a friend while you're off making out with your wife against my car this morning! You have no authority over me and what I do anymore!" I retorted heatedly.
His own eyebrows shot up before scrunching together in befuddlement. "Anymore?"
Shit, I thought to myself and instantly pulled up my shield, securing my emotions as I tried to backtrack. "At all," I stuttered out. "You have no authority over me and what I do at all."
His eyes narrowed when he noticed that my emotions had disappeared and he started shaking his head straight away before I could even complete my sentence. "No, you said anymore. What do you mean by that?" He pressed.
"Nothing," I insisted. "It was a mistake. I didn't mean to say that."
"Bull shit!" He snapped. "Ever since you came into my life I've been having these weird hallucinations – if that's even what they are – and everything I learn about you feels like I'm not discovering this for the first time. Some of it even feels like I've experienced it myself. So many things regarding you seem so familiar, yet I have no idea why! It's been driving me crazy!" He grabbed me by my upper arms, forcing me to look at him and shaking me slightly as he spoke. "You've consumed my thoughts since the second I laid eyes on you in that lunch room your first day and I'm driven mad with jealousy every time I see you smile or laugh with someone who isn't me! I don't feel complete unless I'm near you and I don't understand!" A look of desperation morphed across his features as he looked at me pleadingly, calming down slightly but still full of passion. "I know you have the answers and I know you know what's happening to me. Please!?"
I gulped as I continued to look into his beseeching eyes, warring with myself on what I should do and not what I wanted to do.
Oh Lord, help me…
A/N: Dun dun dun…Cliff Hanger! What do you think will happen next?! Will she tell him or will she make up an excuse and run? Or maybe they will be interrupted by one of the Cullen's! I'm dying to hear your thoughts! Review!
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