I couldn't help myself, so I updated quicker than usual! Thanks for reviewing! Sorry if it's shorter than usual, but there is a very relevant change in this chapter. Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight. Song for this chapter is 'Give your heart a break' by Demi Lovato…(Don't hate! LOL)

Don't wanna break your heart, wanna give your heart a break

I know you're scared it's wrong, like you might make a mistake

There's just one life to live and there's no time to wait (to waste)

So let me give your heart a break, give your heart a break, let me give your heart a break, your heart a break

Forks, Washington, 2008
Jasper Whitlock Cullen's POV

It still fascinated me how Bella knew all these covens. Especially the Romanians, considering they seemed to keep to themselves. I guess Bella had the ability to warm people, just like she had when she was a human. Anyone she met would instantly take a liking to her, hence the reason our house is filled to the brim with vampires from all over the world.

Currently I was conversing with my old friends Peter and Charlotte. It felt amazing to see them again, kind of like a breath of fresh air. I missed them a lot, and if it weren't for them I might even still be down south. I could tell my sister thought about that, because she warmed up to them after the first few seconds of speaking with them.

Speaking of my sister, I haven't seen her since Edward took her outside. I really hope they don't choose now to show their affection to one another. They have the entire day tomorrow to do so, but right now we have guests. This kind of behavior would be expected from my other siblings, Emmett and Rosalie. Not my 'innocent' younger siblings, Bella and Edward.

Suddenly a loud crash was heard throughout the house. Everyone turned to see Emmett and Ben grinning impishly at us. There was a smashed Christmas ornament on the floor beneath the towering eight foot tree. The tree was Esme and Alice's idea, Emmett was the one who picked it out. So naturally, he picked one of the biggest ones.

And now Esme's handmade crystal orb was in a million pieces on the hardwood floor.

Nice going Emmett.

"Emmett Dale McCarty Cullen!" Esme scolded and stalked towards him with the 'angry-mother' look on her face. To be frank, she scared me more than an army of newborns when she displayed this type of emotion. All I felt was anger and annoyance.

"It wasn't me, mom! Ben decided to play catch with it!" Emmett whined and pointed his finger towards Ben. He shook his head frantically and replied, "No way! Emmett bumped into it!"

Kebi sighed and put her hands on her hips. "Benjamin, apologize." He hung his head a mumbled a weak apology to Esme. She softened immediately and walked out of the room. She was back in a second holding another crystal orb, almost identical.

"What the hell?" Emmett exclaimed loudly. Rose smacked the back of his head and rolled her eyes. Esme smugly smiled and hung the ornament where the other one once stayed. "I'm always prepared for these things."

I chuckled along with a few other guests. Esme knew her kids well, especially when it came to Emmett. "Clean this up mister. I won't punish you only because it's a holiday. But don't think I will let you get away with this again." Esme said sternly. Emmett nodded frantically and fled the room with Ben.

Looks like he made a new best friend. I wonder how my sister will take that one. I smirked.

"Jasper" someone called gently from behind me. I turned to see my 'twin' looking worried. The fear in her voice was nothing compared to how she was actually feeling. It was strange to feel this kind of concern from Rosalie, not that she is cold hearted or anything. It's just that she refrains from being so passionate with her emotions.

I excused myself from Peter and Charlotte and followed Rose into the empty dining room. Figures no one would be in here, though it was decorated beautifully to fit the theme. There were lit candles on the table and Christmas reefs on each wall.

"What's wrong Rosalie?"

She frowned. "I haven't seen Bella or Edward in over an hour. Normally I would just assume their having their alone time, but they wouldn't be gone for this long. Especially since Bella's friends are here."

She did bring up a good point. They wouldn't have strayed too far from the house, so maybe we could pick up their scents and bring them home…if we weren't interrupting anything.

I love Edward like a younger brother, but if I walked in on him sexing up my innocent baby sister…I don't think I couldn't look at him the same way. Either that or Emmett would have to restrain me.

"You're right Rose. Last I heard of them, they were cuddling on the front porch. Are you sure they aren't out there?" I asked and moved slightly to get a good look out the window. All I saw was snowy forest. It was getting very dark, and the sky was midnight blue, almost black.

She shook her head. "I checked already. There not outside."

That made me a bit more worried.

"Have you spoken to anyone else about this?"

She shook her head again and played with her fingers nervously. "Jasper…I know I shouldn't be over thinking this, but…I just have a bad feeling."

"I know Rose. So do I. Let's go ask the others if they have seen them." She nodded her head and I took her hand, leading her back into the main foyer of the house.

Carlisle was in a deep conversation with the Egyptian Coven (minus Benjamin who was currently with Emmett) and Esme was wrapped in his arms. Alice was giggling with Zafrina and Charlotte, speaking in hushed voices about God only knows what.

I quickly dragged Rosalie towards my wife. I cleared my throat and gained their undivided attention. "Please excuse my interruption ladies, but I must talk to my wife." The girls smiled and moved on to the other corner of the room.

"Jasper? Rosalie? What…" She trailed off, her eyes going blank. I gently took her hand and helped lead her into the dining room with Rose. I was wary that Alice was still in her vision, so I made sure she didn't bump into anything along the way.

Once we were in the room, she came out of her vision. "No, I haven't seen either of them since our last meeting with Peter and Charlotte." Alice gasped with worry etched on her face.

"I...I can't see them at all!" She cried fearfully. Rose stiffened behind her and my eyes narrowed. This was certainly taking a turn for the worst.

"The wolves…" Rose suggested with a slight frown. Alice frowned and slammed her eyes closed, concentrating harder.

"Don't strain yourself darlin." I whispered to her and placed a kiss on top of her head.

Her eyes reopened and she sighed, leaning into my side. "I still don't see anything. I get this bad…well what feels like a migraine every time I try to look for them. It's not the wolves, because I actually know this feeling. They must be in her territory again."

I felt myself relax and Rosalie sighed in relief. "I just wish they could have told us before ditching and making us frantic." She grumbled before leaving to go find her husband. Lord help her when she does.

I smiled down at Alice. She actually looked slightly tired, but she had strained herself trying to look for our siblings. "Don't worry Ali, they will be home soon. Knowing Bells, she probably wanted to stop by and greet her other friends." Alice nestled into my side and we walked back into the foyer.

Half way there, she froze at my side. I stopped moving as well and looked down to see her eyes glazed over. Her mouth dropped open in horror and her eyes widened. She stumbled backwards and I quickly caught her.

"Alice?" I called frantically while checking her over. She came back to me and shook her head. Her eyes found mine and I dreaded the fright displayed on her porcelain face. "Jasper!" She gasped. "They're coming!"

I frowned and tightened my hold around her. "Whose coming? Edward and Bella?"

She shook her head frantically. "No! The newborns!"

I stared at her while a thousand emotions flooded my mind. Shock, anger, pain, fear, and mostly worry. We needed to get rid of them, now.

"We need to tell the others!" I hissed lowly in her ear while looking around the room for the rest. Alice nodded and ran to find Rosalie and Emmett.

I went to get Esme and Carlisle. Luckily all the attention was on the Romanians as they were talking about their interesting history with the Volturi. It didn't escape my attention the fear that rose from Amun. I don't blame him. The Volturi made everyone frantic with fright.

I tapped on my father's shoulder and he turned to me with a smile on his face. However his smile vanished when he saw my worried eyes and frown. "Jasper son, what's wrong?"

I leaned in and whispered in his ear, "We need to have a family meeting. Dining room." He frowned and mouthed 'now'? I nodded and he gently maneuvered himself and Esme towards the dining room.

Emmett, Rosalie, and Alice were already there waiting for us. Once Esme and Carlisle stepped inside, I closed the doors. "Where are Edward and Bella?" Esme asked with concern.

"I asked Jasper the same thing, but then Alice had a vision and it seems that they went to visit the broken imprints." Rosalie said while crossing her arms.

"That's not the main issue now, though. I had another vision…you're not going to like this." Alice said quietly while looking at the floor. Esme stepped closer to her and wrapped her arms around Alice.

"What is it honey?" She asked in a comforting voice, though a concerned frown was displayed across her pale face.

"Newborns. About ten of them. They're coming for us…right now." Her voice held no emotion except for a cold touch and a hint of panic.

Esme gasped, Emmett grinned, Rosalie frowned, and Carlisle raised his brows. "Where are they coming from, Alice?" Carlisle asked.

"They should be coming from the north; I see there is a lake nearby."

Carlisle frowned, deep in thought. "We need to take care of them quickly. I don't think whoever this it made only ten newborns. This must be another message. We don't want to alert our guests. The four of your will go and take care of them, Esme and I need to stay here so we don't raise any questions. If you need us, just call."

We all nodded and turned towards the door. "Be careful! And if you see Bella or Edward, make sure they know what is going on!" Esme called after us as we fled from the house and towards the lake.

Carlisle was right. This was another message no doubt. This message, however, had a stronger meaning behind it. It wasn't like when Bella encountered Lucas. That was to inform us there was an army after us.

This was to inform us that they were getting ready. That this war would be very soon. Sooner than any of us would have liked.

It was a good thing Carlisle insisted Bella and I taught the others a few things about fighting newborns. Of course we didn't really have a full on battle practice…yet…but that was only because we didn't anticipate them coming so soon.

However we did manage to get in a few precautions and strategies to fight.

"You remember what Bella and I taught you?" I asked my three siblings. They nodded and we ran faster into the woods. Rosalie and Alice were a little slower because of their dresses, and Rose did something that shocked just about everyone.

"Ah screw it." She snarled and ripped her dress off to her knees. Alice gasped in horror and Rose shot her a look. "It's going to get destroyed anyway Ali." Alice nodded and regretfully ripped her dress as well. Emmett and I took off our jackets and tossed them away. They would have been destroyed as well, so what's the difference?

We broke through the tree lining and tensed. Alice was right. There were about ten newborns prowling the area, obviously searching for a scent to lead them to us. This just goes to show that their leader didn't want them to live and this was another message.

Their leader wouldn't have sent them blindly into battle if she wanted them to return.

The newborns stopped moving when they heard us. They turned quickly and a huge rumbling noise filled the air. We hissed back at them and crouched down, preparing to fight.

We let them come to us, knowing their rage would blind them. Half way through the field, we charged at them. I lunged for a blonde girl who was going for my Alice. I ripped her head from her shoulders and moved onto the next.

Emmett had already taken down two and to my amusement was laughing. This angered the newborns further, but that just made killing them easier. I shook my head and chuckled as well.

Alice ripped off the head of a male and threw it towards a red headed female who was charging towards her. That was an interesting sight to see.

I saw Rose take down two others newborns, and I lunged for one that crept up behind her. Poor guy didn't stand a chance.

Soon there were just three newborns left. I felt a sick sense of pride when I noticed my siblings enjoyed tearing the little devils limb from limb. Though I did see regret shine through their eyes, knowing I had felt the same after my first newborn killing spree.

You get over it quickly.

Five minutes later and we had a huge pile of limbs in the middle of the snowy field. Emmett had lit it and the rest of us were walking around collecting the bits and pieces of the corpses.

That was until Rosalie gasped and dropped the arm she was holding.

"Guys…you might want to see this." She called to us. We ran towards her and noticed the uneasy look on her face "Rosie, what is it?" Emmett asked while placing an arm around her waist. She mutely pointed to the torso of one of the newborns.

He was a male, I think I killed. He was lying on his stomach with only one arm and one leg. His shirt had been ripped off in the fight, and that's when I noticed his back. I wasn't the only one who stared in fear and anger at it.

I guess some of them knew they were going to be killed; otherwise this one wouldn't have a message written in venom across his skin. It was sick how their leader tortured them then sent them to their death.

The message read: December 25th…a day for celebrating with loved ones and rejoicing. Why not make it a day for death? Enjoy the Eve of destruction, Cullen's, because this will be the last snow fall you ever see.

I stared at the torn up back, too afraid to move my eyes. Had I read right? This couldn't be happening. This was too soon.

"It's tomorrow." Rosalie said in a grim voice. I continued to stare at the back until a small hand stroked my cheek. I looked down and saw Alice's worried look. I shook my head, assuring her I was fine.

"We need to get home and warn Carlisle and Esme." Emmett said, all happiness and playfulness gone from his voice. I mutely nodded with the rest and we ran back towards the house.

The guests were just leaving, and Carlisle had to explain the rest of us were dropping by the Hospital to deliver Esme's baked goods for the children. It was a good lie and I didn't know our parents had it in them.

Emmett threw the door into the wall, alerting Esme and Carlisle right away. "What is it?" Esme asked worriedly while grabbing Carlisle's hand.

"The war…it's tomorrow." I said in a monotone. Esme's eyes widened and Carlisle frowned deeply.

Then Alice spoke up, adding to the growing paranoia. "Wait…when will Bella and Edward be back?" That questioned made all of us freeze. We need to warn our siblings, but how could we do so when we don't even know exactly where they are?

Then it finally hit me. The war was tomorrow. Christmas day…the same day Bella's life was taken. Things won't turn out like they have for her in the past. I won't let it.

But I can't help the feeling of dread I'm receiving, and I know this emotion was all me.

Sorry there was no B or E in this chapter, but this was relevant. So the war is the next day…Christmas Day. Hhhmm…once more, sorry if it was shorter than usual, but I updated the day after ;) Review? Thanks for reading guys!