Before I begin this chapter I feel the need to request that while you are reading the end of this chapter you listen to the song Hey Jude by the Beatles. That song I find sets the mood for my whole story. It perfectly syncs up with Jaspers pure love for Bella. This chapter is going to be having lyrics scattered throughout it.

Chapter Two: Hey Jude

I had been in Kelowna for little over than two months and I could already feel the change doing good. I had finally gotten some colour back in my skin, no longer looking like the vampire I had desperately wanted to be. I had gained some weight back, no longer looking skeletal and my hair no longer hung limply. I looked like I did before Edward stepped into my life. After being invited out a few times for karaoke with Brooke from work, I had started to become a little more social, going out and inviting people over from work to hang out. I was really starting to enjoy living again. My job was amazing, everyone was so nice and friendly, but I guess that's just how Canadians are apparently. I worked whenever my schedule said it did, but I never started before nine, and was out at the latest eight. My boss, Dave was awesome. He was a very friendly guy, a little quiet but that was okay. We worked in silence together often and neither of us felt the need to disrupt it. He reminded me of Jasper in ways. He and I could sit in the same room for quite a while without ever feeling the need to break the silence.

Hey Jude don't make it bad
Take a sad song and make it better
Remember to let her into your heart
Then you can start to make it better

Brooke and I were really hitting it off. We had many things in common, we both loved to read that being the reason we chose the library and we were both here for a change. Brooke had grown up in a small town in Saskatchewan and she hated it. What had made her leave though was awful. He boyfriend had cheated on her with her sister and she had walked in on it. She had been here a year almost and as soon as I told her I was also here because of my ex, we began going for lunch together every day.

"So, what are we doing for your birthday?" Brooke asked, taking a bite of her sandwich.

I shrugged. "I'm not doing anything."

It will be a year on my birthday. A year since that terrible accident that almost cost me my sanity.

"Come on Bella, you have to celebrate. You're turning nineteen! In a short week you'll be legal!" Brooke said with enthusiasm.

"Legal?" I said, confusion written all over my face. "I'm not legal for two years.

Brooke laughed and shook her head. "Oh right, you guys don't turn legal til twenty one right, right. B.C is nineteen honey."

Ah. "I'm still not doing anything." I said taking my plate to the sink. Sometimes Brooke and I had lunch at mine or her place. "I'm sorry."

She sighed. "Fine we'll just go to Brannigans for karaoke then."

I nodded and looked at the clock. "Brannigans we can do. Now hurry up or we'll be late for work."

Looked like we were going to the bar on my birthday, but that was okay because I was really enjoying the being social thing. Last time we were there someone tried to take me home. Thank god that Dave decided to come with us. He kindly informed the drunken individual that if he didn't stop hitting on his girlfriend then Dave would be forced to do something drastic. After the man wandered off Dave's wife, Allyson laughed and asked Dave if she should be jealous. Dave gave her a hug and told her of course, he and I were going to run off together. We all had a good laugh that night.

Brooke and I hurried back to my truck and left for work.

XOX Jaspers POV XOX

I watched Alice's face as she slipped into a vision and I was overcome by a wave of intense happiness. We were sitting at our vacation home in Beijing, enjoying a family vacation when it happened. As she snapped out of it she squealed and pounced on be before going up to my room. I was met by Emmett when I reached my room.

"What's Alice so gung ho about?" He asked folding his arms over his chest.

"No idea." I replied, watching her pack me a suitcase. "Hey Alice, what are you doing darlin'?"

She turned to me with a loving smile and softly said; "It's time."

Hey Jude don't be afraid
You were made to go out and get her
The minute you let her under your skin
Then you begin to make it better

I was fazed for a moment temporarily. This was it I was now going to leave and find her again, apologise for the actions that lead us here. I could at last be happy. I grabbed my suitcases and had Emmett drive me to the airport, catching the first plane to Washington I could.

Arriving at SeaTac airport, I walked casually out of the airport, bags in hand. As soon as I was out or human sight I ran back to our old house to get my Jeep. Alice had casually informed be right before I left that British Columbia was beautiful this time of year. I knew full well that her directly telling me where I would meet that beautiful brunette who would knock me off my feet. I wondered if she could accept my apology. Ever since Alice and I had met I had been working on my bloodlust, all leading up to this time. Bella's birthday was the first time in a long time that I snapped. Trying to remain rational when six other vampires own bloodlust peaked after Bella went crashing into that table... It was almost a year ago that the incident had happened. Honestly I was hoping to find Bella before then, maybe then it could be put behind us. The sooner I could apologise the sooner I could work on showing her that we had a future.

And any time you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain
Don't carry the world upon your shoulders
For well you know that it's a fool who plays it cool
By making his world a little colder

When I had first Bella, I was a little awe struck. I knew that it was her, Alice had informed me. It was hard for me to talk to her at first, knowing she was so in love with Edward and that it was only a matter of time before fate intervened. I passed my concern and impatience off as thirst, it seemed to work. Edward knew that he was supposed to befriend her only, but he just couldn't help himself. He told me one night that she made him feel human. There was no denying that he loved her, but he knew that she wasn't his future. He was an emotional wreck when he left her in the woods that day. He came back to the house and yelled at me, screaming that if I hadn't snapped then he could have let her down easily in a year or so. I screamed right back that if he hadn't pushed her I would have been fine. We didn't talk for a week before we both got over it. We knew that this situation was completely out of our hands.

Before I left for the airport he had pulled me aside...

"Jasper, I know that she is the one, but please. Be careful with her." Edward said, worry lacing his face.

I smiled at him. "Edward, she's not made of glass. My entire time spent with this family has been contributing to ignoring my bloodlust purely so I could keep her safe." I gave him a pat on the shoulder. "I'm sure you've read Alice's mind by now and know what the future has in store for us."

Edward smiled, the stress leaving his face. "Yeah I know and I can't wait to meet her."

I followed my instinct on my drive to search for Bella, taking the ferry at night to Vancouver. I drove around the city the next morning, thankfully it was raining. Stopping every so often to find a phone book, searching frantically for Swan, Bella. I spent a full day there searching and nothing. I got back onto highway one and drove to Maple Ridge. I stopped just outside of town and went for a hunt. I snagged a couple of moose before continuing on my journey. As I drove I began to try and think of where Bella would go. She didn't really like the hustle and bustle of the big city, but didn't really like rural areas. Anywhere along the Okanagan was would be idea. I headed off toward Penticton, hoping to get there for dusk the next day. I looked at the clock on my dash and noted it was 5:30 and the highway was deserted. I looked out the window and saw the sun shining brightly. Smiling a little I rolled down the window and stuck my arm out, watching it sparkle in the evening sun.

XOX Bella's POV XOX

"Are you excited Bella?" Dave asked me while we worked on a new shipment of books, cataloguing them. "Only two more days."

"Not really Dave, I'd rather not remember it's my birthday." I said. I already had a permanent reminder of my eighteenth birthday on my left arm.

"Well Brooke said that we're going to Brannigans for karaoke and a drink, you're coming right?" He asked.

I laughed. "Yeah I'm coming, I really like karaoke."

We finished up our work in silence, giving me plenty of time to think. My mind wandered, as usual, to the Cullen's. Surprisingly not Edward this time. I was thinking about Jasper.

I had barely started to get to know him when he and Alice broke up. She had a vision of meeting someone three years from now and was so sorry. Jasper radiated depression from all angles. Sometimes I would challenge him to a game of chess because it seemed whenever we played he always had the tiniest of smiles on his face. After he had started to get over the Alice thing, we progressed from chess to card games. Emmett would join us often, enjoying the closeness of the circle. I wondered what Jasper was doing now. I wondered if he knew that I didn't blame him at all for what transpired between us. Accidents will happen as far as I am concerned. I want one opportunity to tell him that.

"Bella we're done do you want to take off early?" Dave said.

I nodded. "Sure I have some things to do downtown before I head home."

I went to the staff room and grabbed my things, punching out on my way out the door. I did my running around before heading home and running a nice hot bath. My birthday was in two days, will mark a year. A full year since that fateful night that changed my life forever. I soaked in the tub for almost an hour before going downstairs and preparing supper. I didn't really feel like cooking so I heated up some leftover Chinese food and ate that, curled up on the couch watching a movie.

XOX Jaspers POV XOX

I had driven from Vancouver to Penticton in a mere eight hours, starting my search there. It was a small enough city for me to be done by dusk and I headed toward Summerland, stopping just outside to hunt. I spent a good ten hours searching that city before moving into Peachland then Kelowna. As I hit Kelowna's city limits the clock on my dash reset itself. September thirteenth. I had now been a full year. I started my search immediately, going through every phone book I could. It was late evening by the time I stopped. I decided to stop at a local bar to listen to the karaoke singers and relax. I sat in the back listening to the music, laughing as some of the songs were butchered a little.

I zoned in and out until some a voice caught my attention.

Hey Jude don't let me down
You have found her now go and get her
Remember to let her into your heart
Then you can start to make it better

I looked at the singer and gasped. It was her, right before my eyes by accident. I felt my phone buzz and checked it.

Listen to her Jazz.

Alice. I knew better to listen to her than not. I rose from my seat, seeing her clearly now, she was belting the song out as hard as she could. I could really feel her pouring her love into this song. It was like she was actually calling out to me. I felt compelled to make my way across the bar. I saw her friends cheering her on and I realised that this was her birthday party.

XOX Bella's POV XOX

So let it out and let it in
Hey Jude begin
You're waiting for someone to perform with
And don't you know that it's just you
Hey Jude you'll do
The movement you need is on your shoulder

I don't know what made me to sing this song in particular. I felt like I had to. I loved it so there was no complaints here. I got to sing one of my most favourite songs of all time and forget, completely that it was my birthday.

As the song wound down, I made my wish. I wished that it would all get better.

Hey Jude don't make it bad
Take a sad song and make it better
Remember to let her under your skin
Then you'll begin to make it better

I put the microphone down and turned around, gasping as I did so. There in all his vampiric beauty stood Jasper.

"Jasper." I muttered before running across the dance floor where the karaoke system was set up and embraced him eagerly. He hugged me back with no resistance and I knew that instant that my wish would come true.

XOX