A/N Okay, sorry I took so long to update

"Hi-ya Carlisle," the smirk lightly painted on my face was obvious in my voice.

"Do you know what the last thirteen minutes with Jasper have been like? He's practically ready to kill you! And I don't mean just kill you I mean, chop your head off, shred the pieces, and stomp on the grave kill you!"

A chuckle managed to ram its way through my lips, completely destroying my serious façade.

And after that one, I couldn't stop the constant cracking up and bright red blushing at the thought of Jasper during those few minutes.

He'd probably been pacing, slamming his fist on the table, throwing a fit, everything imaginable.

And Carlisle was right, he'd most definitely attempt to make me dead on arrival.

But hey, might as well have some fun while I'm at it, right?

It's not like there's anything better to do at 3 in the morning.

"Well you can tell Jasper he could've spent those thirteen minutes getting his panties out of a twist."

Uh oh. Momentary lapse of judgment. Carlisle was beaming with anger now, and I swear if I was Jasper now the anger waves would be knocking me over.

His hand raise to hit me, but just as soon as it had risen, it fell back to his side.

"I think I'll give you the pleasure." With that we were flying down the halls toward the dining room for a most certainly dreadful meeting.

We as humans choose to fight when there is no fight left in us. We as humans give in, just at the precisely worst timing. And we as monsters never make a mistake, just flow through time, preying on their silly missteps.

If there was possibly one thing I hated more than being a harem girl, it was the fact that they never seemed to recognize my clumsiness and walk a tad-bit slower.

No no, they just walked quicker and let me fall and stumble and trip as they went.

Within an hour-like minute, we were staring at the castle-like doors to the dining room.

Might as well get this over with, it's not like Jasper can get any worse.

And I was wrong.

The first step I took into the dining room Jasper had pinned me to the wall, hands around my neck, trying to suffocate me to death.

"Are you crazy? Huh? Answer me!" He boomed with anger vibrating through his voice, but I was a whole new girl here, right now. The act could stop in this hall, where most of my history was known.

"I think you and me both know the answer to that first question," I remarked as a sickly wicked grin spread across my face.

"And as for coming here, I guess that's one definition of stupid as well."

Jasper's hands only grew tighter, but I simply brushed him off and took a seat at the table where Carlisle had sat to watch our debate.

Jasper came to sit, as Carlisle stood.

"Isabella, before this meeting really becomes a meeting, Jasper wants an examination of the damage.

I stood confidently and showed off every last one, fighting off the grimaces of pain.

Jasper scowled largely at me before speaking.

"I told you not to come here. You knew not to come here. And yet you did. I cannot fend for you here Iz!"

Jasper always called me Iz, and he said it fit well for me.

I was always something new every day.

Iz clever. Iz stupid. Iz angry. Iz scared. It fit extremely well.

"And you know I don't need you to. I am perfectly prepared to protect myself when needed. I have no idea what is so upsetting." I could have fell on the floor laughing at the look on their faces.

"Don't play stupid with me. You know better than to get confident. That's how people die in this business Iz! Is that you want? To die?"

Tears sprang to my eyes, flocking to the surface. Anger and guilt fought for dominance in this tear-war.

Jasper knew me too well, but I wouldn't let his move break me.

"Again I am unaware of what angers you."

"You've been here one day, Iz, one day! And you manage to get the hell beaten out of you? This isn't the same as before! It's not amateur hour! This is high quality, cruel beating, knock-the-hell –out-of-you serious!"

"Jasper, calm yourself, Edward is nearby and I haven't the greatest excuse to why Isabella would be here at the hour." Carlisle had taken control quite well, but Jasper was still unmistakably shaking in anger.

"How could you be so stupid?" His voice had changed, it sounded broken and hurt. The pained look on his face couldn't have possibly made it any harder to stay here.

"You know I can do this! I'm the best they've got there, and I only choose the very worst scenarios. This is a bad one! How could I know the true seriousness of the situation at hand without diving right into it? Answer me that Jasper."

"Iz, if this is what has happened your very first day, you know your temper! It flares too quickly for that clever mind to kick in! Think, just think about how deep you're getting in!"

He was concerned, no doubt for good reason, but I'd never dropped a case, never would.

I spoke softly this time, eliminating the defiance from my voice.

"Jasper, the worse you tell me he is, the more I know I have to stay."

A sad look washed over Jasper knowing no force could pull me away.
"What if you die?" His voice was barely a whisper of the wind.

"Then it will be because of fair need. Sometimes for the worst cases, it takes death to bring a light of truth to their eyes."

"You don't have to be the one to fix this! We have other seekers!" He was shouting, but I knew it was his last way to plead with me.

"I know what I'm doing. I am fully aware of the fact that this is dangerous, but I knew that before I came."

My voice held resignment, and Jasper knew nothing more could change my mind.

"Hey, you and I both know how easy it is for me to kill a predator." I forced an awkward laugh.

"Sometimes I go a little too far, don't I?" Now my voice was a whisper.

"Iz, you're still the wonderful seeker and sister to me no matter what the past tells.

With that we parted.

Sometimes the best thing to do is just give up and walk away. And sometimes, we don't always choose the best thing, now do we?

A/N- so yea, lotz of unanswered questions that I need to find the way to answer.