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Anyway here you go... Another chapter of Vengeful Love!
I thought for quite some time on how to end this story. Well, let's just say 4 or 3 more chapters to go!!!
Btw, my friends and i will be doing a Edward and Bella story. Will you guys continue supporting us? =]
I'm sorry if this chapter has lots of changes in the POV, but anyway, it's still the same old character's POV : Bella's and Jasper's
Bella's POV
After all these while, the reality that the mission will never succeed is finally catching up on me. If I had to just continue being friends with Jasper, I really had to forget about the long developed love I had for him. After all, the one who's takes a place in his heart is Alice. Even if she dumped him, I'd bet he would still love her, no matter what.
I would not stay to see him heartbroken when the time comes. If the fact that Alice is just using him would turn him into some "dark" Jasper, then perhaps I would come back home. Yeah… Home is wherever Jasper is. Scratch that. Bella, you mustn't think of Jasper in that way anymore.
Running away from home? No problem. Running away from home in human form? Now that's a problem. Before Jasper joined our family, I've tried travelling around the world in human form for quite a time. It lasted only about two months and I had to transform back into vampire form. The food I consumed in human form could sustain me for about two months, then the vampire side of me would start to yearn for its meal-blood…
For the sake of the happiness of the family, and myself too, I decided to have some time alone, even if it is as short as two months.
My engine purred and I drove down the road, to wherever the road leads me to.
Jasper's POV
"She's gone? What do you mean by gone?" I grasped on Julianna's shoulder so tightly I didn't even realized. It was a matter of seconds before I breakdown emotionally.
"Ouch! That hurts. Get your hands off me." She slapped my hands hard.
I muttered sheepishly, "Sorry."
She rubbed the sore part of her shoulders and glared at me, "Why didn't you show her how much you care about her when she's still here? Damn it, she's gone only you realize how much you love her don't you? Idiots! All guys are idiots!"
"I said I'm sorry. And no, I've realized it long time ago but I didn't dare to voice it out. I wouldn't want to ruin our friendship just because I want her to be mine. But yesterday, I've finally realized that I must tell her how much I love her. So please… Please tell me where's she?"
She muttered to herself, something she's doing often whenever Bella is not around, "This fucking mission is so fucking useless. Whoever thought of it must be brainless. Oh I was the one who thought of it." She hissed before continuing her babbling, "But if Jasper would've confessed earlier, none of these would happen. Alice…" She looked up at me, "Aren't you with Alice? How could you like Alice when you love Bella?"
"Alice and I are having fake relationship. Just like what Bella told me yesterday, she wanted Edward to get jealous, so I helped her." I explained and suddenly I thought of the argument yesterday. "Damn it. I shouldn't have slapped her." I muttered and smacked my forehead. Thanks so much for acting so well, eh, hands.
"What? You slapped her? You moron! No wonder she left. If not because of you, I would still have Bella next to me. Who knows how long she will be gone this time." She gave me a death glare and looked as though she was ready to strangle me anytime.
I gulped, "I know, I screwed up! Please tell me where she is so that I can undo my mistake! Please, Juls… I beg you…" I pleaded with tears forming in my eyes already.
She took in a deep breath and took out a piece of paper, "Read it yourself. This is what she left behind, and I have no idea where she is."
Dearest family,
I'm sorry to have you all worried, but I really need to take a break from all these, how should I put it, chaos perhaps? –sigh- I guess you get what I mean by that as my brain is not functioning that well right now. Don't worry, I will be back soon. When? I don't know, but, definitely not one of these days. Please, don't try to come and find me, I really need some time alone. Till then.
Take care.
Love,
Isabella Marie Collin
I shouldn't have slapped her yesterday. I shouldn't act so well yesterday.
I should've told her what I think of her yesterday. I should've told her about the mission yesterday.
If only I wasn't such a coward, I would've confessed earlier. If only I wasn't so afraid of getting rejected, I would've told her how much I loved her, and we would be together already. Instead, now we are apart, and God knows where she is at the moment.
"I need to find her." I made an attempt to rush to the door but was stopped by Julianna.
"Get out of my way, Juls." I looked at her. I was already dying inside, can't she see it?
"No, you will not do such things, Jasper. You will stay and wait for her till she comes back. Don't! If she knows that you're looking for her, the further she will go." She reminded me in a "mother-like" tone.
I sighed. "You're right." True, if Bella ever finds out that we are looking for her, she would get further away from us. I will just have to wait… Wait till she comes back…
As for now, I'm going to call off the mission. I made my way to the nightstand for my cell phone.
A few days later…
Bella's POV
I'm now staying at… a hotel in… Forks. Yup, still in the town, but no one has spotted me yet, because I'm always hanging around the hotel till the extent that the employees here know my name.
Gazing out the hotel I had been staying for the past couple of days, my mind couldn't help it, but to think of Jasper yet again. I groaned and scratched my head.
Stop thinking about Jasper.
It was a picturesque scenery of the beautiful sunset. In my mind, I was already picturing Jasper, standing at the balcony, with his forehead creased, concentrating on the painting and scenery before him.
Ugh, STOP thinking about him.
If this continues, I would never ever get to go back home. Just thinking about him and Alice being all intimate makes me puke.
STOP THINKING ABOUT HIM!
Selecting a playlist from my laptop, I clicked play and the soft classical music played. I closed my eyes and relaxed. Suddenly, an image of Jasper and I dancing to this music appeared in my mind.
ISABELLA COLLIN! NO MORE JASPER WHITLOCK!
I huffed and selected some other blaring songs. Then I grabbed the book from the coffee table, and started reading from where I left off, to clear my mind a little.
Jasper's POV
I took out my tools and started drawing the beautiful sunset before me.
An image of Bella looking at my masterpiece fascinated formed in my head. I smiled to myself when I imagined her blushing when I tell her she was even more beautiful compared to the drawing.
A realization dawned upon me-Bella is gone…
I threw the paintbrushes on the table nearby and tore out the piece of drawing paper. After releasing all the anger I had for myself, I took in a deep breath before going back to my bedroom.
I had Dad transform me back into vampire form and headed out into the woods to meet up with Edward and his family.
Well, ever since Bella left us, our family decided to tell the Cullen about our little secret – Anthony's power. So far everyone of them liked being in human form, except for one, Emmett Cullen.
He, being the usual Emmett (in human form), actually wounded his head and nose when he just ran towards the tree. Seriously, how could he forget that he was in human form. Doesn't the slow speed of running tells him so? Even Ian wasn't that… stupid? But although he sometimes, scratch that, most of the time has the mentality of a child, he's still a great friend nonetheless.
Edward and Alice, are finally back together…
The Cullens and the Collins bonded really well, if only Bella was here… I sighed internally.
Bells, where are you? When will you be back?
That Sunday…
Bella's POV
I parked my car and looked at the huge land before me. It was the first time I came to visit the graveyard in the morning. Every year when I visit my dad's graveyard, one of my family members would accompany me. So, even if it was night time, I still feel safe, especially ever since Jasper entered my life. Both of us always come back to Forks together that I wonder if my dad would think of him as his son-in-law.
I got down the car and was met by a cold wind. I shuddered. Damn, this is so eerie even it is broad day light. I slowly walked down the path towards my dad's grave. The whole time, I was thinking of the worst outcome. I hate horror movies now.
I thought I heard some whispers around me, but then, I must be hallucinating. How funny it is that the undead is scared of the dead! Of course I am! You see, the dead don't get to live for eternity while the undead do. So the dead is jealous of the undead, and they will haunt the undead forever!
Oh my Anthony, please save me! I was already having goose bumps by the time I reached daddy's grave.
I exhaled, out of sudden feeling comforted, as I knew that my dad must me watching me from above. I started telling my dad life stories of my own, updating him on my recent life with the Collins, and of course about Jasper too.
Jasper's POV
Popping another tape into the player, I lied down on my bed, and continued watching.
Without Bella around, I felt so incomplete, as though part of me wasn't around anymore. The whole time I had been mopping around but recently, I've found out another way of having her next to me. That is, by watching the videos that had us in it.
The camera caught Bella and I attempting to sneak out of the house last year. Ian's voice could be heard clearly, "It is Ian Collins here, live reporting from the Collin's mansion at 6 in the morning on the 4th of January 2008. It seems that there are people sneaking out of the house."
"Freeze! You two, stop right there!" Ian shouted, acting like a police officer.
Both of us raised up our hands in defeat and turned around.
The cameraman a.k.a. our infamous Ian Collins, walked nearer towards us. "What do you think you are doing, sneaking out like this?" His tone changed from a stern officer's to an innocent child's. "Wherever you're going, please bring me along, pretty, pretty please? I promise I will be good, and no pranks, I swear!"
Bella laughed, "Aww, Iannie, no."
Ian pleaded, "Please, Belly. I need to get out of here, cause Juls is having on of her mood-swing today."
Julianna's voice could be heard from the background, "Ian, I heard that!"
I coughed to cover up my laughter, "Ian, no. We're going to visit Charlie's grave."
I stopped the tape, wait a second, what's the date today?
I opened my cell phone and checked, 04/01/2009! Bingo! I did a victory dance and went over to the bathroom. After making sure I was decent enough, I didn't care about being in vampire form. There was no sun in Forks. I didn't care being caught by my schoolmates. What I cared about was my speed, and the faster I went, the faster I could meet Bella!
Sure enough, I saw the bright red Ferrari parking in front of me. Looking towards Charlie's grave, there was a girl with long mahogany hair sitting there.
I walked towards her quietly.
Bella's POV
I was already feeling pathetic just blabbing to the air, but still, I had to continue. I took in a deep breath and finished my story, "So… Now I'm left all alone. And can you believe it, Jasper actually trusts her more than he trust me? He loves her, dad." I laughed, "I'm actually feeling stupid for believing that plan of Jul's would work."
A familiar voice interjected my sentence, "No, I don't love Alice. And no, I don't trust her more than I trust you."
I gasped and shook my head, telling myself that I was just imagining stuffs. I didn't dare to turn around, for fear that he really was standing there.
"No, no, you must be having illusions again." I muttered under my breath.
A tingling sensation ignited in my veins as his arms wrapped around my shoulder, "No, you're not hallucinating, Bells. It's me, Jasper! I'm really here."
I shook my head and closed my eyes, "No, no. My mind must be playing tricks on me again."
He sighed and turned me around to face him. He used his finger to lift up my chin, "Bells, dear. Listen to me please? Open up your eyes." I made no attempt to follow his instructions, so he grabbed my hands and placed it on his all so familiar cheeks, "See? I'm real, and standing here right in front of you."
My eyelids fluttered and he really was standing there. My hands directly went around his neck and I was hugging him tightly, "Oh, Jazzy! It's really you!"
He hugged me with his chin lying on top of my head and whispered, "Yes Bells, it's me."
We pulled apart after what seemed like ages and he looked directly into my eyes, as if he could read my soul, "Bells, don't you ever do that to me again. Don't you ever leave me again. Never."
I nodded.
Jasper's POV
"You had me watching the video tapes which had you in them day and night, you know? Why didn't you let me in your bedroom the other day? I swear I heard you saying 'I love you'." She blushed crimson red, knowing that the words she blurted out were caught.
I touched her cheeks, "You know, I really miss this colour on you. Bells, I really love you."
Her eyes brightened when she heard my confession. "Impossible, you were with Alice."
He laughed, "You know what? Alice and I were having the same mission as you guys, except our target was Edward."
She looked at me incredulously, "So, you and Alice were just faking?"
"Yup." He said, emphasizing on the 'p' again.
She nodded again, and looked down on the ground, as if thinking hard.
I lifted up her chin again, and my eyes bore into her chocolate brown mesmerizing eyes, "Bells, I've fell in love with you ever since the day we first met. It was a love at first sight. I love the way you talk, the way you laugh, the way you would treat Ian as a kid sometimes. I love how we were always together, like a walking twins. I love how you change my perspective in life. I love how you would blush many different shades of red when people make a comment on you. I love how we would flirt with each other at times, or rather most of the times. I love the way we interact when we are faking couples. I love…"
She cut me off by pressing her lips against mine. This was our real first kiss together. So soft… So sweet… It wasn't one of those passionate making out session conducted by Ian and Julianna. In fact, all our emotions were emphasized in just one kiss. Just one touch on the lips, we already knew what the other was having in mind.
She broke off first, as she had to breathe, only I realized she was actually still in her human form.
I pecked her forehead, her cheeks, the tip of her nose, and finally her lips again. In between, I said "I love you" repeatedly.
Bella's POV
Finally, my world was complete again. I couldn't believe this was actually happening.
I could not form any coherent sentences but only the three words, "I love you", which I confessed to him right after I breathed in enough air.
Funny is it, that vampires could actually kiss for as long as they want, but dear me had just to be in my human form during my first real kiss, or not it would be far longer than those few minutes. Now, I hate being in human form.
I laid my head on his chest and treasured every second I had, being held in his arms.
A tear trickled down my cheeks involuntarily as I realized from that second onwards, I'd own a fairytale ending.
Upon hearing the sob that escaped from my mouth, he looked down at me full of concern. He used his thumb to wipe off my tears, "Bells, love, why are you crying?"
Love? I like it with the southern drawl he had. I doubt I would ever get bored hearing it again and again, especially coming out from his mouth.
"No, nothing. Out of happiness I supposed." I gave him what I supposed the most radiant smile ever plastered on my face.
He chuckled and wrapped his arms around my waist, "Aww, Dad, your daughter is actually crying out of happiness currently."
I smacked his forearms and glared at him playfully, "Hey, don't call him Dad. You're supposed to address him as Sir or Charlie, cause' I'm not married to you."
He poked my ribs, "Not married to me yet. Soon, soon you will be."
I teased him, "Who said I was going to marry you anyway."
A look of fear appeared on his face, "No, you can't not reject me after all we've been through."
I decided to tease him further, "We shall see."
He pouted. So adorable… "Isabella Marie Collin, will you be my girlfriend?"
I tilted me head and acted as though I was thinking, "Yes, absolutely."
He laughed and carried me up in the air, and both of us were swirling in circles.
He put me down, "Anyway, can we go home now?"
I nodded, "Home. Yes…"
We bid our goodbyes to my dad, or more like the thin air, then we walked towards my car. I sighed inwardly in satisfaction. Home, is being in Jasper's arms, no matter whatever's happening around me.
Suddenly, a long forgotten rough voice stuttered, "Bel- Bel- Bella?"
I looked up and immediately froze. Standing a few feet before me was someone I thought would've been dead by now. Someone I've long forgotten. Someone who changed my life ever since that fateful day. Someone who I so stupidly trusted.
Standing right there was him, whose noses were flaring, and eyes were throwing dagger glares towards my boyfriend, standing right next to me.
Ooh la la, who's back???
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