In the year 2020, Vampires took control of society and ordered all humans placed in vampire custody. The people who were not captured formed a Resistance movement, headed by the Human Council, who began to plan the Insurgence.

I am, of course, indebted to Stephenie Meyer for this world we all play in, and these characters we all adore. Additionally, I am indebted to hitntr01, who has graciously allowed me to use certain concepts from her wonderful story "In Need of Rescue", which constitute much of the background of my own story. These include: the language Vampiri, the Rules, the machines used to draw blood from humans, Manners Training, and the plot theme of Edward working as a guard at a facility holding humans. Thank you, hitntr01.

Chapter 40 – the Return of Eleazar, and Death to the Cops

(Jasper's POV)

A day passed, and I didn't want to leave the house to return to Carlisle's. I wasn't sure what was going on under my own roof. I kept the baby from crying using my gift and listened to the sounds of Ardella singing and talking to her. They came downstairs the next morning, dressed in matching raincoats, and went outside into the backyard for a few minutes. The child's eyes were slowly adjusting to the light. Some of Amy's crying the day before had been caused by the pain of exposure to stronger light than she was used to, having lived in a facility most of her short life.

Then came the knock on the door I had been both dreading and expecting. A cop was at the house.

I answered the door, while Alice all but hid behind the sofa. Ardella was upstairs in her room with the child.

When I opened the door, the cop stepped inside and said, "Name and papers, please," as if he didn't know who I was.

I gave him my papers, and he made a point of reading them slowly. Finally he looked up and said, "You keep humans? I need their papers as well."

I produced Ardella and Amy's papers from the desk.

He gestured that he wanted to inspect the humans. So I went upstairs, and gave the order to "come" in Vampiri to Ardella. She seemed to realize something was up, so she put Amy down, and started to follow me. I gestured that she was to bring the child. She paused, then squared her shoulders, picked up her daughter, and followed me down the stairs.

Once downstairs, the cop glanced up from his electronic notebook and promptly did a double take at Ardella and Amy's attire. He had been to the house frequently while Ardella had been here; he knew how she was usually dressed. I'm sure he could smell the food they had eaten for lunch as well.

He gestured for Ardella to bring Amy closer. Ardella looked him straight in the eye and didn't move. A smile came to the cop's face at this. I could tell he thought he was going to get to beat up on a non-compliant human. He started to reach out for Amy, slowly, watching Ardella's reaction.

Suddenly his hand stopped, and he put it up to his eyes, rubbing them. His eyes turned white before our gaze, and he dropped to the ground. In less than a minute, he had fallen forward, with his head on his knees. He wasn't moving.

Ardella looked at me and said, "Take that outside and burn it, away from the house. I don't want to expose Amy to any kind of germs or other vermin from his unnatural body."

Alice and I froze and watched as Ardella carried her child back upstairs. Alice sunk her face into her hands once Ardella was out of sight and started rocking. Her fear was coming off of her in waves. After all, look at all the things she had done to Ardella during the years she had lived under our roof. The punishments Alice had doled out for errors and oversights in Ardella's housecleaning may have been exactly what the handlers at the human containment facility had recommended, but they had not been humane.

Ardella's powers seemed to be growing by the hour. Clearly, she was dangerous. Should I just kill her now, or wait until she slept? Eleazar was due later this afternoon; I would see what he thought.

When Eleazar called to say he had arrived at the airport, I went to pick him up.

I outlined the situation quickly. I had not given him details over the phone, as I knew the phone lines were not secure. The cops could be listening at any time.

Eleazar had nodded and said to take him to the house. I knew he didn't approve of blood slaves, but unlike Carlisle, he did visit houses containing human pets. He had been a member of the Volturi guard and traveled extensively, frequently staying with hosts who were either personal friends or Volturi associates. Whether or not he judged me for my choice to keep a human, I didn't know.

When we got to the house, Ardella came downstairs on her own. It was almost as if she was expecting Eleazar. She looked at him shyly and said softly, "This is my daughter, Amy. Mr. Jasper just went and got her back for me from the living death camp. I am deeply grateful to him."

Now we were all shocked. I already knew that she knew my name, from Alice's phone call a few days ago. But that she would use my name when addressing another vampire? And where did she learn this kind of manners?

Eleazar kept his cool, though. He nodded and said, "She is lovely, may I?" holding out his arms. Ardella paused and then passed Amy to him. Eleazar took the child and bounced her a little, looking awkward. I sent a wave of relaxation to Amy, who decided to reach for Eleazar's nose. He smiled when she grabbed it, and Ardella giggled.

I realized this was an excellent strategy on Eleazar's part and wondered why I hadn't thought of it. To make friends with a woman, just make a fuss over her baby. It was so obvious. And there were now so many obstacles placed in front of it by the Rules.

I heard another cop car pull up at the house at that moment. Within a matter of seconds, the rest of the Forks police force was at my door.

I didn't wait for their knock. I just opened the door.

"We're looking for Sargent Krupski," said the first cop. "He isn't answering his radio, and in his last contact with us he said he was checking your house. Is he here?"

"He's outside, by the garage," said Ardella boldly. She's telling the cops where to find his ashes?

The cops looked stunned that she addressed them in human and then quickly moved into the living room to stand on either side of her. She looked at them and said sweetly, "And you may join him, if you wish."

That was all they needed. One of the cops put out a hand towards her, and then they both started clawing at their eyes. Within less than a minute, they were both lying on the floor, not moving. Ardella looked at the two vampires at her feet, and said, "Please take these away, too, and burn them. I don't want the bodies in the house with Amy here. And if your sister Rosalie dares set foot through that door, the same thing will happen to her." Then she turned around and went upstairs.

Eleazar looked at me in shock, and I motioned him to go outside. It was apparent that this was something he had not seen before either.

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