In This Life
Chapter 46
Visions and Dealing with Swans...er...Problems
Harry sat through class, his mind wasn't on his work but on everything that had happened these past nearing two years. One day he was just happy to be able to get away from Hilda and Isaac and go to school again. They had denied him a free education, preferring to keep him out of sight of everyone and in the house. Being looked down upon and having someone to take his frustrations out on. He understood a week after being taken in by them why his adoptive father had never mentioned a brother or sister in law. Then meeting the Cullen's and life finally looked up, before it took a dive for the worst. Harry at his all time low had tried to end his life after accidentally killing his adoptive Uncle. Then for probably only the third time in his life someone had came through for him again. Sirius, Severus and Draco had all came into his life and given him a slice of a normal family. A father figure, uncle figure and of course Draco being more like a brother than anything. As much as he had loved the Cullen's they obviously hadn't been able to give him a slice of normal. Then Harry finally learned to control his magic, learned to drive, got a car and then the Cullen's had come back. Then he learned the full extent of what was happening in the wizarding world and who Voldemort was. Now he had two families, the Cullen's and his wizard family and he was without a doubt happier than he had ever been in his life. Now he was engaged to be married to the most gorgeous male in Forks. The only downside to his life right now would be the Potter's but he wasn't going to allow their presence ruin his good mood.
"Are you okay?" asked Edward quietly once he saw the teacher was occupied. Alice had told him Harry had been very occupied the last class as well. He was afraid Harry was having second thoughts about being turned and of course the marriage which couldn't have been further from the truth. No matter how hard Edward tried he wasn't able to keep the worry from his face.
Harry's face softened seeing the worry Edward had for him, a small smile played on his lips as he too looked at the teacher to make sure he was busy before he too spoke quietly to Edward. "I'm fine, don't worry, honestly. I'm just thinking about how lucky I am." he finished honestly.
"If you are sure…" said Edward, it was times like that where he hated the fact he could not read his little wizards mind. Although some part of him was glad they would always remain on equal footing, and with the life the teenager had before they had arrived…he would have probably killed Isaac before Harry had the chance.
"I am, stop worrying…good job you cant get worry lines or you'd look like an old man." said Harry rolling his eyes putting his ringed hand against Edward causing the tense teenager to relax. Not because of the fact Harry had done anything magical he wasn't like Jasper. Harry's touch, however, made them all feel as if they had been submerged in very hot water. Made them warm themselves, as if they were human again all the Cullen's had a habit of touching him randomly as if wanting to feel it again. Harry wondered silently as he stroked Edward's hand if it would still happen once he was one of them. He knew he wouldn't and that was a shame, because he knew Edward loved it.
Edward laughed despite himself, old man indeed.
Harry just grinned widely at him as if he too was in on the secret - which of course he was. It was everyone else that was clueless. Alice had giggled from the back of the classroom, who was pining for Jasper right now. She hated the fact she looked so damn young and Jasper looked too old to be her age to the humans. She wanted nothing more than to attend classes with him but it would look too odd and they had to blend in. So as it was and always would be Alice and Edward who were a year younger and Rosalie, Emmett and Jasper who were a year older.
Rest of classes went flying by, Harry no longer needed anyone's help to keep up he understood everything now. He hadn't attended school for years when he had finally arrived at Forks High School. So he had worked hard to get to where he was and he was proud of it.
"Congratulations Harry, Edward." said Angela coming over, her glasses perched at the edge of her nose as she peeked at them. She currently had a book open on her table; she had obviously been studying when she saw them. Angela had changed with Draco, she was more outspoken less shy but she still had that look of innocence around her.
"Thank you!" grinned Harry happily sitting down beside her without asking permission.
"Is Draco coming?" asked Edward tying to make conversation with the girl who was about to become part of Harry's wayward family.
"Yes, he's arguing with the math teacher that he didn't deserve the B he got," laughed Angela wryly. She obviously new how Draco could be and was actually happy for him to be like that. It was a sign of a good couple when she found it amusing.
"Dear god," sighed Harry shaking his head trying and failing to suppress his mirth.
There was something Draco did not like - bad grades he only ever wanted the best and the fact the math teacher had scored him down had made him furious. Especially when he compared his to Angela's, hers was an 'A' and she had the same amount of mistakes as him. Angela couldn't blame him for being angry for that, she was actually angry on his behalf but as confident as she was now thanks to Draco - she wasn't ready to take on the teachers yet.
"What's wrong with receiving a B?" asked Edward as close as he was to Harry's family he wasn't that close to them.
"Considering the fact he got the same amount of mistakes as me and I got an A he's pretty annoyed." said Angela.
"Ah, that's unlike him he's usually very fair." said Edward a rare frown twisting his features.
"Hey guys," grinned Draco coming up to them sitting himself next to Angela he gave her a kiss on the cheek causing her to blush.
"Judging by your smug look you got your well deserved A?" asked Harry cocking his head curiously.
"Yes," said Draco smugly.
Harry shook his head in amusement.
Edward looked over at his usual table and arched an eyebrow, Emmett and Rosalie where there. Both of them were wondering where Alice and Jasper was, so obviously Alice hadn't said anything about going away. He tried to pin point their voices but he could not hear them at school whatsoever.
Lifting up his mobile phone he called Alice but received no answer, pressing the end button before the answering service came on he tried Jasper. This time he got an answer thank god or he had been about to full blown panic. With the Potter's and Dumbledore around he didn't fancy taking any chances.
"What's going on?" asked Edward quietly, taking himself away from the table. He left the cafeteria and stood in the hall nobody was there and he wouldn't be overheard. Harry followed him out obviously just as concerned as he was now.
"Don't worry me and Alice have some business to attend," said Jasper being purposefully vague. Out of the two people Alice and Jasper would work their way around his mind reading abilities the best.
"You're attending the meeting?" asked Edward calming down if they were in danger Jasper would not lie.
"No we aren't near Black Manor just unfinished business of mine and Alice's we will be back at school before next class don't worry." said Jasper quietly as if he was observing something. All Edward could hear down the phone was wind swishing nothing else no cars passing just the wind.
"Alright, I'll see you later," said Edward hanging up, he knew better than most if Jasper didn't want to share he wasn't going to. He was even more stubborn than Alice, when she didn't want to share visions she had received.
"What's wrong? What's going on?" asked Harry quietly unlike his vampire family he couldn't hear down the other end of the phone. No doubt Rosalie and Emmett had heard the entire conversation but Harry was in the dark.
"I don't know Alice and Jasper are up to something…but nothing to do with the Potters." said Edward curiously. He was dying to know what Alice and Jasper were up to, but this wasn't the first time they had been secretive and it wouldn't be the last.
"Come on, I'm actually rather hungry," grinned Harry grabbing Edward's hand and leading them back into the room. He steered them both into the line for the food and they both grabbed a tray, Edward got the same as Harry and they both went to the Cullen table as they always did. Sliding in he lay against Edward's side and happily began eating unaware of what Alice and Jasper were doing for him and their brother.
-0 earlier just before Lunch 0-
As usual when Alice finished her last class before lunch she said goodbye to Harry and Edward and headed off to meet Jasper at his class. Jasper had just emerged from the classroom smiling at Alice as he always did. The things he did for her, he had joined the Cullen coven for her, became a vegetarian for her as well, but wasn't that what you did for the one you loved? It sure as hell was. It took him a long time but he was glad to be here. Glad to have Edward and Emmett as brothers, glad to have Carlisle to talk to and most of all glad to have Alice. Glad to be a better man at the end of the day, or rather be the better vampire.
His smile became a look of concern as he looked around, he grabbed Alice and held her steady he noticed the weird looks people gave him and gave an inhuman growl that thankfully the humans couldn't hear. He hated how much they thought Alice was weird, he wanted nothing more than to bite their necks and drain them dry as punishment. He loved Alice more than anything in the world and feeling what they thought of her was torture. He cared little for what they thought of him, which wasn't actually any better than what they thought of Alice.
He could tell when she was coming to herself without his empathy but it did help.
"What did you see?" asked Jasper very quietly thankfully most humans were gone for their lunch now.
"Swan is going to wake up…she's going to tell…she knows she bought a book about legends the shape shifters and cold ones. She kills Harry…" she told Jasper incredulity clear for him to hear never mind feel. He could understand her reaction; Harry had a wizarding family, is a wizard and had a group of Vampires protecting him. No human could be more protected than that and a human bitch like Bella Swan was going to kill him…that was just plain nuts.
Jasper went cold or rather his feelings went deadly he became the predator the Cullen's didn't like.
"She has to be dealt with." said Jasper his voice cold and hard.
"I know Jasper." said Alice her voice just as cold as Jasper.
"Do we get the others involved?" asked Jasper.
"No, Carlisle wouldn't approve…it must just be us." said Alice grimly.
"Let's go," said Jasper, being an empath wasn't all good, you could kill someone with the ability. He was going to send Bella Swan down into a deeper sleep until her heart stopped. She would never wake up; she would never screw with the Cullen's again. She would never cause the strife she planned or would be planning in the near future.
Bella Swan was about to bite the dust.
It took them all of five minutes to get to the hospital; thankfully Carlisle wasn't her doctor and would have no reason to enter the room. If he did he would smell Jasper even if Jasper did not enter the room and stayed hanging from the window. Alice's mobile began ringing and she ignored it, instead concentrating on what was about to happen.
Jasper answered his though knowing his brother.
"What's going on?" asked Edward suspiciously.
"Don't worry me and Alice have some business to attend," said Jasper being purposefully vague. He wouldn't have to worry about Edward finding out him and Alice could get around Edwards' gift.
"You're attending the meeting?" asked Edward.
"No we aren't near Black Manor just unfinished business of mine and Alice's we will be back at school before next class don't worry." said Jasper observing Bella through the window wondering how one little human could cause all that trouble.
"Alright, I'll see you later," said Edward then the line went dead.
"Do it Jasp," said Alice grimly. She alone knew what happened, she alone knew the grief Swan causes her brother. It was funny, she had seen a vision of her becoming best of friends with her. As usual the visions were subjective, and she hadn't became friends with her.
Jasper nodded and concentrated on Bella for a few seconds, it didn't take long as his powers worked swiftly and deadly.
Both Alice and Jasper flipped back to the floor when the monitor, monitoring Bella Swan began going crazy. The nurses and doctors were too late, Bella Swan was dead she would never recover from the Coma she got herself into.
Charlie Swan would grieve for his only child.
"So what were you two up to?" asked Harry curiously as they made there way home.
"I went to feed, I was too hungry to remain in school." admitted Jasper feigning embarrassment. It was what they decided to say for their abrupt departure, as much as they wanted to tell the others they wouldn't. They didn't want to chance it getting back to Carlisle, and have his disapproval for several centuries. In this case ignorance really was bliss. Carlisle did not deal with things the way Jasper did. Carlisle would rather fix things with words rather than life. Carlisle was far too compassionate sometimes for his own good really or rather that's what Jasper thought.
"It's ok Jasper, don't be ashamed of it, be proud. You left to take care of it, instead of hurting someone. I know what its like to go hungry then have food in front of you…to want to eat it but know you shouldn't. You're strong, very strong and I'm proud of you." said Harry softly patting Jasper on the hand smiling at his soon to be brother-in-law.
"Thanks," said Jasper even more quietly. He wasn't used to people being like that; it was a chore for the rest of the Cullen's when he began loosing control. They had to watch over him until the end of class then quickly went hunting together. Perhaps now he would actually leave school when he needed it and cause less concern. He needed to feed when he needed to feed what good would it do if he attacked the humans?
Alice grinned widely; someone other than her was finally seeing Jasper's side of things although she didn't like how he understood. Edward had a constipated look on his face, he hated when Harry spoke about things from his past like that. The constipated look slid away and a thoughtful look took its place, as he tried to remember what he was like when he first came back to Carlisle. Ten years he spent drinking human blood, sure he killed people who were about to commit heinous acts but he didn't see it like that. He had found it difficult at first to go back to animal blood but in the end he succeeded and he was stronger than ever.
He realized he had to start being more understanding in regards to Jasper - specially considering his mate was going to become one. He didn't want to end up chasing Harry away with his expectations and curt words and ways.
The first thing Harry asked as he and the Cullen's entered Black Manor to find everyone sitting around was "How did the meeting go?"
Want to see the meeting first hand? or would you just like an account of it? will i have them planning a wedding already? will there be a spy in the Order? if so who would you like to see as a surprising spy? will the potters betray their own son by teling voldemort where he is or will it just be the son that does it? or will he actually try and fight harry in public causing him to be arrested and the potters having to use the money they have left to get him out? harry letting him off with it as long as he is sent back home? then thats where he does it? or will it be a spy in the adult ranks of the order? another pettigrew? or will dumbledore kidnapp harry and make him fight voldemort? R&R PLEASE!