Disclaimer: Stephanie Meyer's owns all rights to Twilight.

AN: Thank you all for the reviews- a little house cleaning. POV 's will change randomly, also the last chapter said that Bella was nine when Renee left- I have to update it but she was actually eleven. So with that out of the way enjoy!

Chapter 2

Jasper's POV

"Jasper wait for me. Dad said you needed to take me with you."

I stopped my sprint to my truck. I knew I needed to take him, Dad had spent a great deal of last night reminding me I needed to drive him to school. Still I thought maybe I could out run him and he'd take the bus. I had to take the bus when I started high school. It's like a right of passage or some shit. I mean for fucks sake he's gonna need to take the bus next year, he should get used to it now.

"Well hurry the fuck up then!"

I sat in the cab and waited for him to gather all of the shit he thinks he'll need and lock the house up.

I swear I felt the ground shake as he bounded to the passenger door. Emmett wasn't a fat kid, although he has had his pudgier days. Over the summer he started to run and lift weights, something his middle school wrestling coach had suggested so he would be ready for the high school try-outs. Now he is somewhere in between loosing the childhood cushion and the start of adolescent muscle.

"Hey thanks Jasper, I appreciate this. Rosalie is going to be so impressed when I arrive at school with you."

I turned to look at my little brother and he still had his rounded face and dimples fully on display. I just shook my head and laughed. When Emmett busted out that face you couldn't help but smile and let any annoyance melt away.

Maybe, just maybe me arriving at school with my little brother and showing I'm not some douche will finally get a certain Mary Alice Brandon to agree to that date I've basically taken to begging for.

I pulled into the parking lot and started to grab my bag from the back and hopped out of the cab, looking for that little black haired sprite.

I had shut the door and was observing the parking lot, not noticing the lime green bug she drove. With a sigh I leaned against the door and waited. It took me a moment to realize that while I had exited the truck, my passenger had not. I turned and looked through the window and saw Emmett clutching his bag for dear life looking wide eyed and scared as all fuck at the building looming over him.

I walked to his door and opened it. He turned his head, still with the same expression on his face.

"Jasper I don't think I can do this."

Emmett's voice was quiet, and Emmett is never quiet. I was torn between playing the good big brother and comfort him or sending a text to Bells and Dad alerting them to this momentous occasion.

Because I'm an intelligent man I choose to do both, calm him the fuck down and then send the text.

"Emmett you'll be fine. All your friends from school are in there, the buses have already dropped them off. Just go in and be yourself."

He just shook his head at me.

"No dude, I mean look at Rosalie Hale. She grew up. A lot. I don't know if I can do it. I told myself this would be the year."

I looked to where this Rosalie was standing by the school doors. She seemed to be looking for someone as she was standing on her toes peering over the sea of teenagers. Suddenly a bright smile broke out over her face and she began running towards us, well towards Emmett.

"Emmett! Emmett Swan!"

His head snapped to where her voice was coming from and he scurried out of the cab and ran towards her. Together they entered the high school, I saw them holding hands and just rolled my eyes.

After I shut his door a soft voice broke me out of my observation.

"That was sweet of you Jasper Swan, giving your baby brother a ride."

"Mary Alice Brandon, you sound shocked that I can be sweet. If you agreed to go out with me this Friday I can show you just how sweet I can be."

She just laughed and headed into the school and me being me I followed her like the sad little shit I was.

The first few weeks of school passed by fairly quickly. Emmett started taking the bus when he found out Rosalie was on the same route as him.

Alice still refused to accept my date, but she never truly turned me down. Women were confusing as fuck. I tried to ask Bella about it, but she just laughed and said she wanted to buy Alice something nice.

I was sitting in my World History class with Mr. Cullen when things in my world turned upside down.

There was a knock on the door and the secretary of the school handed him a note. He directed us all to continue with our quiz, but he came over to my desk and asked me quietly to go to the office.

I was utterly confused, because I hadn't done shit this year. I had been a fucking angel and if someone was trying to blame me for something they would get what's coming to them.

I followed Mrs. Cope to down the hall. However, instead of going to the main office we headed to the English department. She knocked on the door and Ms. Stanley answered. Much like my class Mrs. Cope handed her a note and the door closed. When it reopened Emmett came through with his back pack. We both looked at each other confused, but stayed quiet.

We were directed into the principle's office where Bella was sitting. She had red eyes and was sniffling.

Emmett and I sat on the free chairs and Bella moved in front of us and squatted. Before she could talk though Emmett spoke up.

"What are you doing here Bells?"

"I, oh god, I don't know how to say this. Dad's dead. He..."

I didn't hear anything she said and paid no attention to the explanation she gave. All I heard was dad was gone, my only true parent had left me too.

I don't remember leaving the office, I don't remember heading down the halls, and I don't remember punching the lockers.

Apparently I was near the social studies department because Mr. Cullen came running out, no doubt due to the noise.

I just kept repeating that he left, over and over again.

He didn't say anything, he just let me do what I needed.

We sat on the floor in the hallway. I realized at some point that school must have let out while I was in the office.

"Jasper let's go home"

Bella's voice broke me out of my moment. I just nodded and Mr. Cullen helped me up. He didn't say anything, he just looked at us three and gave an understanding nod and a squeeze to my shoulder. I got in my truck, Emmett followed and we drove home, or what used to be our home.

Emmett's POV

I was sitting at our kitchen table with Jasper and Bella. None of us saying anything, none of us really functioning.

I wasn't sure what I was supposed to do. I was waiting for Bella to make a move to be honest. She's the oldest, hell she practically was my surrogate mother. She's supposed to be the first the move, the first the act. She's supposed to direct us. So I waited.

Eventually she did move, silently, but she moved. She started cooking. It was such a Bella thing to do. I think it helps her work things through in her mind and if that's what she needs to do that's fine; because as soon as she figures stuff out she can tell me what I need to do.

"Jasper, Emmett. I'm going to call the principle tomorrow and see about how long you both can be out of school. I'm going to leave it up to you though when you want to go back. They told me before they left that they would have the teacher's get your assignments and stuff together and deliver it to you. Da...Dad wouldn't want you falling behind.

"I'm meeting with the lawyer tomorrow and the funeral home as well as Deputy Uley to start those arrangements. If there is anything special you guys want for the service let me know."

The whole time she was speaking she was facing away from us. When she was done she turned and put two plates of food in front of us and she walked up the stairs.

Jasper and I looked at each other as we heard Dad's bedroom door close. Bella didn't have a room here anymore. When she left for school Jasper took over her room so we each could have our own.

In silence we both picked up our forks and began to eat what was in front of us. I could have been eating squid for all I knew.

When we finished we picked up our plates, rinsed them off and put them in the dishwasher. I didn't know I was crying until Jasper wrapped me in a hug. There was no judgment in this moment, I knew he wouldn't accuse me of being weak. I never wanted to be weak in my big brother's eyes, but I knew he wouldn't fault me this.

Still no words were spoken, we cleaned up the kitchen turned off the lights and headed to our bedrooms.

I didn't sleep that night, I laid in bed instead and listened to my sister breakdown in the next room over. The only thing I could think of while her tears fell was what happens to me now. Who is going to care for me, my mother never wanted me and now my dad is gone. I've never felt so alone in my young life before.

The next few days Bella ran around the house planning the funeral, feeding us, taking care of all the paper work. She let Jasper and I talk when we needed too. She would drop everything and listen or hold us. She was there and she let us know we weren't alone. We had each other.

Jasper didn't say much, he sat quietly most of the time or picked up the house after various messes were made. That was something he would never do before. I guess that's the only way to think about things now. Before and after he left.

Rosalie stopped by the day of the wake. She didn't say anything, she just sat with me in the living room while I waited for my siblings to get ready. I know she didn't know what to say, she was a fourteen year old girl, this was out of our realm of comprehension. However, her simple presence is what I needed, because I didn't know what I needed to hear.

The actual wake was a blur of people offering their condolences and people telling stories of Charlie, of my dad.

After the umpteenth person told me that they were sorry for my loss I couldn't take it anymore. I walked outside the funeral home and sat on the wall in the back.

I heard the footsteps as the made their way over the grass and the leaves that had begun to fall.

"Hey Emmett."

I looked up and noticed Mr. Cullen standing in front of me. He moved his hand in a gesture that was asking for permission to sit. I nodded my head giving it to him.

"Do you know why I became a history teacher?"

I shook my head and looked at him trying to figure out why in the hell he was talking about his career choice at my dad's wake.

"When I was little I was obsessed with the story of Robin Hood. It started when my mother bought me the Disney VHS. You know the one where they are all animals.

"Anyway, I became obsessed and wanted to learn everything I could about that man and the myth surrounding him. Somewhere along the way research of history became my passion. I even did my master's thesis on the myth of Robin Hood."

I was still trying to figure out why he was talking about this to me, let alone why he was doing it at the wake.

"Do you have something like that? Something that you're passionate about?"

I shook my head because I really couldn't think of anything right now, besides that dad is gone and that I didn't know what would happen when Bella went back to Seattle.

"That's okay, it'll come in time. I guess my skills at distraction didn't work so well, huh?"

He squeezed my knee and stood up and walked away leaving me with my thoughts, but before he got too far I called out to him.

"Thanks Mr. Cullen, for trying."

He gave me a sad smile and wave and walked inside.

I heard two pairs of footsteps approaching a little while later. I didn't look up this time and just stared at the ground.

Neither of my two visitors said anything they just took seats next to me and put their arms around me. I knew then that I wouldn't be alone. I had Jasper and Bella. They were my family and they were all I needed.

The funeral was the next day and it honestly was a blur to me. I know Bella talked and I know people gave hugs and I know I followed Dad's coffin out of the church and to the burial sight. That was all though.

The night found the three of us in the kitchen surrounded by casserole dishes. We would be well feed, Dad was gone, but our stomachs would be full.

I snorted at that thought. Jasper cracked a small smile when he met my eyes and looked at all the food. Bella followed our line of sight and started to giggle. Eventually we were all laughing so hard. I'm not really sure how long we went, but it was a while.

When we finally calmed down and wiped our tears Bella stood up.

"Guys I want you to pack a bag for tomorrow. We need to drive to Seattle so I can turn in my resignation and pack up my stuff. So Jasper I need you to bring your truck are you okay with driving that far?"

"Your moving here?" Jasper asked.

"Where else am I gonna be?" She smiled sadly and left us to ourselves.