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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. – Bella'Xo
Chapter 12
(Isabella's POV)
"Hey Peter, Char," I greeted them with a forced smile as I rose up and made my way over to them before embracing them into a familial hug. "You're early!"
"Yeah, I know," Peter shrugged. "I knew that we would be needed, so we decided to come a week early and extend our stay."
"That is, if it's okay?" Char interjected and looked over at Jasper who had been lost in his thoughts. He shook himself out of it when he noticed that he was being spoken to and stood from the pew, smiling, though the smile did not reach his eyes.
"Of course, it's okay," He nodded. "The cabin out back is always open and ready for ya'll any time you want to stay."
Charlotte smiled and gave a single nod in thanks as she held my hands in hers before releasing them and making her way over to Jasper, enveloping him in her arms.
"It's so good to finally see you again, Major," She sighed.
Peter snorted. "We would've seen you plenty sooner if it wasn't for that pixiepire of a wife of yours." He grumbled under his breath, though we all heard him as if he was shouting.
My eyebrows scrunched in confusion as I looked between the three of them.
"You mean, Alice doesn't allow you to see them?" I wondered out loud.
Charlotte rolled her eyes in irritated exasperation, crossing her arms over her chest and flipping her platinum blonde hair over her shoulder as she spoke. "She thinks that because of our diet, we're a bad influence on the Major."
"But that doesn't stop us from dropping in every decade or so and stirring things up a bit." Peter grinned cheekily.
Jasper snorted loudly, a smirk pulling at his lips. "A bit? Really, Peter?"
"Okay, okay," Peter relented. "Maybe more than a bit, but I can't help but rise to the challenge whenever our gifts come into play."
Seeing the confusion on my face, Charlotte leaned in to clarify. "Since they both have gifts that involve knowing things that will happen or are happening, it's turned into somewhat of a competition between the two of them."
"Oh," I began to nod slowly as I began to picture the tiny pixie of a vampire toe to toe with Peter's tall, lanky form with their fists balled at their sides and a scowl pushed onto their features. I couldn't help but to smile a bit at that, because it was a completely ridiculous illustration.
"So, how exactly do you three know each other?" Jasper asked gesturing to Peter, Char and I.
"We came across each other not long after we first escaped the South." Peter explained. "Lil Bit came across the two of us in town one night and we've been family ever since." He wrapped his arm around my shoulder, pressing a kiss to my temple. I noticed the way Jasper's eyes narrowed in on Peter's arm and held back a growl as his lips touched my temple. I had to admit that it felt good to know that he was still feeling the effects of the mating bond, but I felt horrible for the confusion that he must be feeling.
It was then that my cell phone began to chirp and I pulled it out of my back pocket to see that it was a text message from Charlie.
I'm having some company coming to watch
the game tonight and I'd love for you to meet them.
- Chief C. Swan
My brows scrunched together in wonder and I looked up from my cell phone, turning to the group.
"Does anyone know what time the Mariners are playing tonight?" I inquired only to be answered by a loud, booming voice from the second story of the house, where the large wooden deck attached to the house.
"They're on at five thirty!" He bellowed, propelling himself over the railing of the deck and dropping down onto the grass, taking off at vampire speed before appearing among the four of us.
"Of course you would know, Em," Jasper grinned, though it was obvious that our earlier discussion was weighing heavily on his mind. I knew that I would have to fill in the rest of the puzzle pieces, though I would do it gradually, allowing him to take in each revelation at his own pace. The last thing I wanted to do was to dump all of this information on him, overwhelming him and causing him to close up.
I looked at the clock on my cell phone and saw that it was four o'clock now and I would have to cook something for Charlie and his company to eat. It would also give Jasper some time to think on his own, as well as let Peter and Char settle in with the Cullen's.
I was brought out of my thoughts by the sounds of a scuffle as I looked over to see the three guys' ruff-housing and charging towards each other in a mock battle, though it was clear that Jasper was coming out on top.
Char shook her head in vexation with her arms crossed over her chest. She was obviously used to this sort of thing regarding these three and turned her attention towards me, completely ignoring the sounds of the tussle going on not thirty feet away from us.
"So, how are things going with you?" She asked, though by the expression on her face and the tone of her voice clearing stated that she was asking about how things were proceeding between Jasper and I.
I sighed, my entire demeanor dropping at the mention of the whole affair.
She gave me a sympathetic look, reaching up to place her hand on my upper arm conveying her compassion. "I'm sure things will get better," she encouraged me. "And Peter and I are here for you if you need to talk." I gave her a grateful smile, placing my hand over top of hers and gave it a gentle squeeze conveying my thanks.
"Alright, I need to get out of here. Charlie is having company over for the game and he wants me to meet them." I told her, though it seems that everyone heard me, including those in the house who were now making their way outside.
"Do you mind if I get ya a ride home, Bella?" Jasper asked as he approached me.
"Or I can do it!" Edward perked up as the rest of the family greeted Charlotte and Peter, including Alice, though her displeasure was clear on her face, she was making an effort to be pleasant.
"Well, my car is in the driveway, so really, I can drive myself." I reminded them, though it was clear that Jasper would not be swayed.
"Then I'll just run back afterwards, it's no problem. Just allow me to accompany you on the drive?" He insisted, giving me a look expressing his ulterior motive for his insistence on riding with me.
I bit my lip anxiously before nodding once, much to Edward's disappointment and displeasure. I gave him a small smile. He was a good soul and a great friend, though it wasn't his fault that what he was feeling towards me couldn't be returned. Though, I could tell from his aura that all Angels could see that his other half was indeed alive and out there. I would have to sit down and talk to him in the near future and explain this to him, because he deserved to find his happiness.
After bidding a farewell to the Cullen's and Whitlock's, Jasper and I made our way to the king cab of my large silver Ford F-250 that I bought myself when I first moved into Charlie's. He had offered to buy me a car, but I wouldn't have it after he was already giving me a place to stay.
I allowed him to drive as he jumped in the driver's seat, strapping out seat belts on and made our way down the driveway.
._.-:'~ The Chronicles of the Fallen ~':-._.
The first part of the ride was ridden in silence as we made our way down the back roads towards the house. Nothing but thousands and thousands of trees stood on either side of road.
Finally, Jasper let out a deep breath and looked over at me. "How is this possible?" He asked.
I knew exactly what he was referring to; how it was possible for him to have been an Angel when he is now a Vampire.
"When an Angel is bitten by a vampire, all of their memories are whipped clean until their mate remarks them with their claiming bite. If they don't have a mate, then only God can restore those memories or until their mate is created and they claim them with their mark for the first time." I explained as a look of realization flashed in his eyes.
I wonder what that was about?
(Jasper's POV)
Comprehension gripped me as I realized that I had heard Bella on the phone the other night talking about this very thing with someone whose voice sounded a little more than familiar.
…*Flashback*…
Chief Swan's small white home stood in front of me and I could hear Bella talking to someone on the phone. I could feel her amusement for a moment before it suddenly plummeted down to heartbreak before she spoke.
"Anyway," she stressed the word loudly and with a deep sigh of exasperation. "He doesn't seem remember me or anything that had to do with his life before he was bitten."
Who was she talking about, and with whom?
As I approached the house to peak in the window I realized that the voice that answered was male and somewhat familiar. "Well that's what tends to happen when an Angel gets bitten by a vampire. They lose all of their memories from before that time." The familiar voice uttered somewhat bitterly.
…*End Flashback*…
It was then that I realized that the familiar voice on the other end of the phone was Peter's. So, he was the one who sent her in this direction as he tried to help her find her mate.
Piece by piece, the puzzle was being put together, though I knew that I had a lot left to go before the final piece was put in place.
"So, if I was an Angel and you knew me, then who was I?" I asked her, glancing at her now and then from the corner of my eye.
I could see her biting her lip in that adorable nervous habit that made me ache to reach over to pull it from between her teeth with my thumb and then press a healing kiss to her bottom lip.
That kiss…
It had stunned me beyond my understanding and pulled such feelings from me that I didn't even think to respond. Her lips were so warm and moist and familiar.
Was it possible…?
Could she? Could I?
We were parked out front of Chief Swan's house before I even realized that we were there. There was so much I still wanted to talk to her and ask her about; I wasn't ready for her to depart from my company just yet.
"Bella -"
"I'll leave my window open." She interrupted, knowing that I had not yet gotten to discuss everything that I needed to.
I smiled at her as she peaked at me, a striking blush lighting up her cheeks. "Thank you."
"Of course," she nodded before reached for the handle and opening the door. I followed her example and slipped out from the car. Lucky for us, the Chief wasn't home yet to see me run off into the forest with thoughts of the possibilities of tonight circulating throughout my head.
(Isabella's POV)
It was five o'clock when I heard the front door open as Charlie and his guests walked inside. The meat loaf I had made for dinner was just coming out of the oven and the garlic mashed potatoes were finished and sitting in a serving bowl.
"Bella!" I heard Charlie call for me.
I slipped off the oven mitts, leaving them on the counter next to the stove where I had just placed the meat loaf and made my way out of the kitchen and into the living room where Charlie and his company was waiting for me.
"Hey Ch-, err… Dad!" I quickly corrected myself, remembering that those in town thought that I was one of Charlie's daughters from his previous marriage come to stay with him.
He smiled discretely at my slip before composing himself and introducing me to the two Native Americans were currently residing in the living room next to Charlie.
"It's okay, Bells. This is a good friend of mine, Billy Black, and his son, Jacob. They know that you're not really biologically mine, though you have come to feel like you are." I swallowed the lump forming in my throat from his sentimental declaration and turned my attention to our guests.
The first person I saw was a boy who had to be over six feet tall with big broad shoulders and a well-built frame. His eyes were a dark brown and his black hair was cropped short that matched perfectly with his russet skin and symmetrical features. He wore a pair of cut off jean shorts with a long sleeved forest green shirt that clung to his large muscles in a rather attractive way. He couldn't be more than seventeen years old, though he looked like he could easily pass for twenty-six.
The second man was a much older, heavyset man with a memorable face – a face that overflowed, his cheeks resting against his shoulders, with creases running through his russet skin like an old leather jacket. He had surprisingly familiar black eyes that seemed at the same time both too young and too ancient for the broad face they were set in. He was sitting in a wheelchair with his son dutifully standing behind him, both examining me curiously as I was them. It was clear by their scents that the younger one was a supernatural creäture, a shape shifter most likely if I was going by his heavy woodsy scent.
"It's nice to meet you both," I nodded politely.
"It's nice to meet you as well, Bella. Charlie has talked about nothing else." The older man smiled.
Oh my, this is going to be a long night.
A/N: So, what did everyone think? Little by little Jasper is putting the pieces together, but what will the Quileute's think of an Angel in Forks? I'd love to hear your thoughts about everything! And Peter and Charlotte… how do you think they will help the situation? Review!
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