Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight, any of the characters in Twilight, or anything related to the books and/or movies. If I did, I would be way too busy- doing dirty things with the Cullen boys- to sit down at my laptop and write this story. The scenes that I did borrow from Stephenie Meyer have been revamped to fit my story.

A/N: Thank you to everyone for the great reviews! I am still trying to decide between Jasper and Bella having a baby or not. I think you will all know the same time that I do. And I'm also very glad that so many of you are supportive in the physical relationship that I write between the two characters, because I know that those scenes would offend some. I just think it's important to be realistic, and I know that if he were my boyfriend there would be no way I would keep my hands to myself.

A/N 2: AriesFireQN, your last question about the wolves was spot on. Just give me time to write it in the way I want it.

Learning to Live Again

Chapter Thirty-Three: Becoming Clear

We were lying in our bed, just enjoying being close to each other. The curtain of our room was open, and the sunlight was causing Jasper's skin to sparkle. It was truly breath-taking. I would never get used to how beautiful he was. He was even sexier as he was right now, completely relaxed. He was only wearing a pair of jeans as he lay against the headboard, reading a book.

"You're emitting some pretty strong feelings there, darling."

I blushed, knowing what he meant by his statement. Even though Jasper and I had been spending a lot of time in the bedroom, I was still shy about the things we did. It was all so new to me. I curled into his side and rested my head on his bare chest.

"You emit the same feelings for me too, mister," I countered.

"I am fully aware," he answered back, placing his book on the nightstand by his side of the bed. Before I could blink, Jasper had me pinned to the bed and was hovering above me. "Wanna stir up some more of those feelings?" His voice was husky, and his cold breath touched my skin.

I couldn't bite back the groan that came from my throat as Jasper's hands grabbed the bottom of the band t-shirt of his that I was wearing to sleep in. He tugged it upward, exposing my thighs. As he began moving his body down mine, I heard a loud bang of our bedroom door being thrown open. Emmett's loud laughter followed it.

"Alright, you two, take a breather!" he commanded us.

Jasper quickly covered me with a blanket and crouched protectively over me. He snarled at Emmett who only laughed harder.

"Calm down, Jazzy. I didn't see any of Bella's naughty parts, I swear." Emmett held up his hands in an innocent gesture but remained standing in the doorway. "Alice thinks she knows why her visions have been blurry lately, and she wanted to tell us all at the same time. I was the only one who had enough guts to come in and interrupt you lovebirds."

Jasper was no longer snarling at his brother, but he also wasn't moving from his crouching stance. I sat up- careful to keep the blanket wrapped around me- and placed my hand on Jasper's shoulder. He turned to look at me and immediately relaxed his stance.

"We'll be down in a few minutes, Emmett," I said to my big brother without breaking eye contact from my boyfriend. "Please close the door when you leave."

Another chuckle before Emmett closed the door behind him and I heard his footsteps descend the stairs and walk into the living room. I could hear his voice but couldn't make out what he was saying right before I heard another round of soft chuckles. The family was obviously laughing at mine and Jasper's expense. Oh well, I would pay them back once I was a vampire.

I leaned toward Jasper and planted a chaste kiss on his lips, silently promising him that we would continue later. I stood from the bed and walked over to the closet, digging through to find a pair of jeans. I could sense him behind me before I felt his hands on my waist, pulling me against him. I sighed with content as I leaned back, completely comfortable and completely absorbed in being this close to Jasper.

"You know that he's going to come back up here in a few minutes if we don't go down there," I warned Jasper as his lips started placing soft kisses on my neck and shoulder.

"I don't care. I don't care about anything else other than you. I just want to be able to take some time for us to be alone together," he whispered against my skin, causing a chill to run down my spine.

"That sounds wonderful, Jazzy, but I think we should at least hear what Alice has to say first. After school, we can take the entire night to be with each other, I promise." I turned and wrapped my arms around his neck. I couldn't hold back a tear as I stared into his eyes. "I'm so scared, Jasper. I'm so scared that one of you will get hurt or worse. I know that you're all very confident with yourselves, but there's a lot at stake here."

"I'll make sure everyone is safe, darling."

"You can't, Jasper! Because if you're busy keeping every one else safe, then there's no one making sure that you'll come back to me," I finished in a whisper and clung to him. We hadn't had this conversation yet, but I had known that it was coming. None of us were certain how this would end, but I knew that it wasn't going to turn out like a fairy tale. Life never did.

"I will always come back to you, Bella," he vowed. We stayed there for awhile, just holding onto each other. Jasper sent me calming waves to ease my tension. As soon as I was feeling better, I grabbed the closest pair of jeans and pulled them on. Jasper wiped the tears from my face before planting another innocent kiss on my lips and leading me downstairs.

I knew they were listening, although I couldn't tell if it was on purpose or not. Probably on purpose in Emmett and Esme's cases, because they were the nosiest of the family. Edward was sitting on the couch and staring at the ground with a frustrated expression. Alice was perched on the arm of the sofa next to him, giving me an encouraging smile. Carlisle was sitting across from them in one of the large chairs that matched, looking at Jasper the same way Alice was looking at me. Rosalie was next to Emmett on the other end of the couch, smacking him across the back of his head. Like I said, he was definitely listening on purpose.

Jasper and I didn't move to take a seat. We both wanted to get out of here as quickly as possible, having other things to discuss. I leaned against him, knowing that I would need support for this conversation. I would need his support for the next few days, but I also knew that he would need mine as well.

"What's going on?" Jasper asked, directing the question to Edward who only shrugged. When Jasper raised his eyebrow, Alice giggled.

"I've been translating Paramore song lyrics into Russian, so he couldn't read my thoughts," she said proudly. I had to chuckle along with her at that. I knew how frustrated Edward became when he couldn't see what was in a person's thoughts. Jasper nodded and waited for Alice to continue.

"I went hunting yesterday after we spoke to make sure that I was on top of my game. After I took down a few bucks, I started to try to concentrate to see if I could see more clearly. The number of newborns keeps fluctuating, Jasper. She's going to cities surrounding Port Charles which makes me think that's her next target. She doubled the newborns, but they keep picking each other off. It's up to fifteen now," Alice explained.

I looked around the room to gauge my family's reaction. Carlisle and Edward were blank slates. I admire them for the strength they each had for their family. Just like my Jasper. Emmett looked excited, of course. He was such a freak to be anxious to be attacked by a gang of newborn vampires. Rosalie looked determined, but I couldn't tell why. She was either trying to stay strong or trying to stay optimistic. Maybe both. Esme looked worried, and I imagine that my face masked hers.

"Victoria is still after Bella, but now she wants all of us dead as well. She knows that we helped kill Laurent, and even though they weren't that close, she sees it as a personal insult. Like I care if she's insulted. I don't know when she's planning on attacking yet, but I think I know why I can't see it all," Alice paused for dramatic effect. I loved my sister, but I knew that she could work a crowd like none other with her visions.

"So as I was getting some more visions, it started to get blurry again. Then I noticed a horrible smell coming from a few miles away from me. I tracked it and found a pack of werewolves. I'm assuming it was the Quileute tribe boys, but I didn't stay long enough to find out because I was grossly outnumbered. But then I figured out that my visions were blurry because I was near the wolves. I don't know what it is about them, but they make it harder for me to see."

"But you haven't been near the wolves every time you've had a vision recently," Emmett said, not understanding where Alice was going with this. I was glad he asked, because I honestly didn't know either.

"I think it's happening because they are a part of the vision. They're in the future, but I don't know how." Her eyes weren't focused on the room, but she wasn't having another vision.

It all made sense now. "They're going to help us," I whispered.