Chapter Seven: Jasper's Awoken
A/N: Finally we hear from the man of the story. Remember, this is a JxB story, Edward will not be getting the girl. I hope my Jasper is as loved by you as he is by me. : ) Enjoy and review please, I love your feedback so thanks to everyone that has had something to say so far. Please read the A/N at the end.
Previously…
Laughter erupted and the room shook with the bark of Emmett's guffaw.
"Wow, that was exactly like a vision. You created that well Izzy." Alice smiled at me and gave me a thumbs up.
"Yes well it was obviously not a vision little sis, because there is no fucking way she could do that to me. All Powerful Vampire or not." Emmett crossed his arms and sat up straight as he smugly smiled at me.
"Think so, huh?" I replied, as innocently as possible, showing only curiosity at the 'hypothetical' situation.
"I know so, Izzle Sizzle. In fact I'd bet high on you not even being able to catch me to put me in that tree." His chest puffed out even more as he continued, completely unaware that he was reacting exactly the way I wanted him to.
"That confident, eh? Would you bet on… your Jeep?" If you give a little…
"Woman, I'd bet on sex." …you can take away a lot. BINGO!
"I'll take that bet. If you beat me you can pick your reward." I replied confidently now.
Emmett faltered at my mention of free reign on his winning choice, but then the smug exterior returned and he was on his feet heading for the back window door.
"Come on then Bella-Two-Point-Oh, show me what you got." He called as he carried on walking with his back to the rest of us.
I stood from my seat, grinning. The rest of the family stood also, looking amused and walking behind me as I followed Emmett out.
"Oh, Emmett," I called. He stopped and turned around to look at me, questioning my teasing tone. "I should warn you, my newborn strength and speed has not worn off one bit since my change…" I trailed off with a giggle as I walked past Emmett's stunned body.
I heard raucous laughter coming from the other Cullens as Emmett muttered, "oh shit!"
Jasper POV
She was magnificent.
Carlisle, Esme, Rosalie, Alice, Edward and I stood in a line against the outside wall of the house watching as Emmett and Izzy squared up.
The two of them stood, toe to toe, in the centre of the expansive field that was our 'garden'. Izzy was a good 3 inches taller than the human body of Bella, putting her at around 5' 9". She was therefore about 7 inches shorter than Emmett's massive 6' 5" frame. The top of her head just reached the bottom of Em's neck.
Emmett stared down at Izzy, amusement at her absurdity to think she could beat him obvious on his face. I was, however, privy to Emmett's slight fear, he wasn't scared she would hurt him - we all knew she wouldn't - he was more afraid to be beaten, to lose the bet, especially as he had idiotically agreed to terms involving possible loss of sex.
Izzy stared right back at him. She had a knowing smile on her face as she spoke to him in a cheery tone.
"Ready, Muscles?"
"Pft! Born ready, me." Emmett conceitedly responded.
"Then, run,bitch." Izzy eyes sparkled and her enjoyment of the situation was evident to all.
I was momentarily distracted by the way her mouth had spoken the word, the pronunciation of 'bitch' caused her lips to move seductively, ending in a delicious pout that shaped by those plump and perfectly crafted lips suited her more than any other woman I had ever seen attempt the same look.
My musings of Isobel's mouth had distracted me from the current goings on. My thoughts also seemed to have caught Edward's attention. He was glaring at me from my left, his eyes were black - either from anger or from noticing the same desirable sight of Izzy's lips I wasn't sure - he definitely would never admit to it being due to lust, the self-righteous prude he was. He growled at that thought but was distracted by the loud, beautiful laughter that rang out at that moment.
Both of us turned our heads towards the sound, seeking out its owner but already knowing only one woman could produce such an enrapturing chortle. Sure enough, there Izzy stood, at the bottom of the oak tree she used in her 'demonstration' image, the tree which was also now housing a very disgruntled Emmett.
I had obviously missed all the action between them but I could tell it hadn't been the longest of chases. Alice was giggling at the scene in front of her, while Rosalie looked on with a mix of respect and annoyance warring both her emotions and facial expressions. Esme was beaming her pleased mother smile as Carlisle laughed at the mumbled expletives being rapidly muttered by Emmett as he landed back on the ground.
Izzy simply looked at Emmett with an apologetic and almost shy smile lighting up her face. He inclined his head towards her as a low and quiet disbelieving laugh left his mouth. Emmett linked his arm with Izzy's and together they turned and began to stroll leisurely towards us.
As Isobel sauntered in our direction the moonlight seemed to move with her, illuminating her every enchanting feature. It was as if the moon knew Izzy's beauty alone was the object most worthy of its attention. The grace her body travelled with would be impossible to duplicate and we were all completely transfixed by her.
I felt an odd sense of enjoyment at not being an effective Empath when it came to Izzy. I suppose it's how Edward use to feel around Bella, having a sort of rest when in her presence, not having a persons every thought or emotion thrown at you. But more than that I liked having to actually look at her, to search her eyes to find her concealed emotions and hidden thoughts. It was common knowledge that Izzy's human alter ego hated being such an 'open book', especially to the vampires she was surrounded by daily. The fact that Izzy was choosing to shield her emotions from me, now that she could, proved that traits of Bella Swan remained.
Emmett and Izzy stood before us now. Izzy was rolling her eyes at Edward's stoic and un amused demeanour while Emmett looked pointedly at Carlisle, waiting for his laughter to stop.
"Well you spectacularly lost that bet, eh son."
"Yeah, yeah, laugh it up old man. You couldn't have done any better, the woman is too damn good."
"I don't doubt I'd have lost also. I would never, however, have bet against Izzy. I definitely wouldn't have brought sex in to the deal. There in lies your mistake, oh young one."
Izzy was looking right at me as Carlisle and Emmett spoke, she looked happy and my heart soared. She turned away from me then and shifted to look up at Emmett as she spoke.
"Okay, so as fun as that was you did lose the bet, McCarty. That means a one month sex ban for you." Emmett looked outraged and was about to protest but Izzy continued, "oh and that includes any and all forms of 'self-love'."
Emmett's eyebrows furrowed and it was clear he was trying to find some way around Izzy's words, a way to get around her. Fool.
"I will know if you break the ban, Em." Izzy tapped the side of her head with her index finger as she spoke, her left eyebrow rose and her mouth lifted in to a smirk. I couldn't help but grin at the situation. "If you do happen to be so stupid as to break the ban, I will dish out an appropriate punishment. I take my bets quite seriously Emmett, you'd be smart not to warrant another penalty." She spoke so seriously but the sparkle of her eyes proved her playfulness.
"I've got some stuff I need to do tonight, so I'll see you at school tomorrow. It was good to see you again Carlisle, Esme. 'Night guys." Izzy went to Alice for a goodbye hug and kiss before moving on to the parental figures as she spoke.
As Izzy started towards the door to leave, Emmett actually stuttered trying to protest the ban once more.
"But, Iz, what about Rose, this isn't fair on her, she won't be getting any monkey loving! Now, come one, don't take this out on Rose, be fair eh." Emmett seriously pouted! The puppy eyes were in full force and he leaned towards Izzy, looking her dead on in the eyes.
To Emmett's right, Rosalie shook her head and mumbled, "pathetic, Emmett."
Izzy had turned on her heels to listen to Emmett's final, desperate attempt and now looked at him in utter amusement. Her expression changed then to one of mischievousness and her eyes smouldered as she nonchalantly responded, "that's why the Rabbit was invented, Em."
With that said, she rotated 180 and began to head towards to the door, winking at me as she passed. We were left in the garden, mouths gaping, staring at the empty space Izzy had just vacated.
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"Did that just happen? Did little Isabella Swan just suggest my Rosie can find pleasure from something other than my anaconda of a cock?" Emmett demanded loudly after a full five minutes of silence among us.
"No, Emmett." I replied. Everyone turned to me, looking at me for further explanation. "No, Isabella Swan did not just casually mention the option of a vibrator. Isobel Charles did." My tone was reverent and slightly lustful, which luckily no one picked up on as they were all so stuck in their own shock.
"Well" Carlisle cleared his throat and then continued, "now that's cleared up I think we all need to sit down together, digest the mass amount of information we just received and talk about anything that needs to be talked about."
Everyone nodded silently and took up their previous seating positions except that this time Edward moved and sat next to his sister, in the seat that Izzy had occupied. I watched as he deeply inhaled Izzy's scent that lingered on the love seat and around Alice.
Alice.
Alice.
Huh.
Usually just thinking her name was mind numbingly painful. But not now. No. There was nothing close to it. Just a slight twinge of hurtful memories but then it was gone.
That was odd. Extremely welcome, but odd all the same in its sudden disappearance. A nice change overall. Left me wondering at the reason though, and somehow I found myself thinking that the recently departed Wonder Woman had something to do with it. A smile spread across my face at the thought of that beautiful brunette but quickly vanished when I noticed Edward was glaring at me and was emitting waves of confusion, contempt and possessiveness. He really didn't have any right to be feeling those emotions, well except the confusion as I myself had that clogging up my mind.
"Okay, so Bella is back. But not really. She's Izzy now. Yet she's still Bella. Right?" Rosalie was the first to speak and was in need of confirmation to dispel her confusion.
"Yes Rosalie, in a way you are correct. Bella Swan the human died but as an immortal she morphed in to Izzy, is how I understand it. Izzy is still Bella but I think in Izzy's mind she is so different to how she was as a human that she has had to consciously change her name to Izzy in order to recognise the massive change in herself. The Bella we knew was a young girl who was still learning her place in the world. The woman we just met, Izzy, knows her place but she still retains aspects of the Bella that we loved." Carlisle was summarising not just for Rosalie but for himself as well it seemed.
We were all quiet then, thinking about the magnificent creature who had just rode in to our lives and completely altered our existences in a single day. Emmett of course couldn't remain silent for long.
"Well whoever she is now, she is fucking A!" He boomed and pumped his fist in the air.
Esme attempted to scold him for his language but couldn't help herself and beamed at Emmett, immensely happy to see him back to his usual self after a so many depressing decades.
Edward was yet to speak and Carlisle was looking at with a concerned expression.
"Edward, what are your thoughts?" Our father figure spoke softly and we all turned in Edward's direction, waiting for his response. I had a feeling I knew what he would say.
"She's Bella. Beautiful, charming, sweet. But she's Izzy too, confident, powerful, dangerous. I just - I don't - I'm not sure what to think. All these years we've thought she was gone, I've loved and mourned her and now she's here and I want her back but she has not shown one sign of wanting me too. Not like I deserve her anyway. Why would she want me? She's better off without me." He was mumbling to himself as he reached the end of his speech and I think he didn't realise he was speaking aloud.
Still I couldn't help but feel completely exasperated with him. I honestly held not sympathy for him and was not surprised by his response one bit.
Such a selfish response and oh the self pity. What a shocker that was. Self pity coming from Edward? Didn't see that coming at all.
A/N: Okay I am incredibly sorry for the huge delay in posting but I've just started college and it's taken so much out of me that fan fiction took a back seat. I kept getting requests for a new chapter so I've put this out, it was meant to be much longer but in order to get it out today it's only short. The next chapter will be a continuation on Jasper's POV so we will be seeing more of him. Let me know you're thoughts : )