Chapter 5
"Please can we work on my power now!" I beg Jasper.
And had been for the past hour.
"Can we at least wait for Alice?"
Alice had left when the mall opened to go get me the dress.
"But she'll know what I'm going to do."
"Just be indecisive."
"Fine."
I look at Renesmee, who woke up a little after Alice left, and make her bracelet undo itself and come to me.
"Hey! Give that back!" she demands.
I give it back and she struggles to get it back on. I make it redo itself and Renesemee walks over to Bella and places her hand on her cheek.
"Be nice," Bella says.
Edward chuckles.
"Benjamin, would you please do something to entertain Nanu?" Jasper begs.
"You have more control over her than I do. Make her feel entertained," Benjamin argues.
"Why don't you, Amun, and Kebi go feed? You haven't had anything in a while," I say.
"What are you going to do?"
"I dunno. Just go feed. I'll find something to do."
Amun, Kebi, and Benjamin run out the door without hesitation.
"Wanna rematch?" Emmett asks.
"Not really," I answer.
The answer was not my own, but a change in emotion from Jasper. I would have gladly beaten him again.
I look at Jasper and he winks.
"Bet I could beat you in a hand-to-hand fight," Emmett challenges.
"Bet you couldn't," I say before Jasper can do anything.
We go outside and Jasper counts off.
I wait for Emmett to make the first move.
He steps forward and before he can put his foot down, I grab his ankle, slam him down on his stomach, and pin him there.
I back away, knowing he wants a rematch, and he runs towards me. I place my hand in the middle of his chest and slam him to the ground again.
I back away and he starts to advance on me again.
"Ready to lose again?" I ask.
"Who says I'm going to lose?" Emmett challenges.
"Because you do," Alice says.
"What took you so long?" Jasper and I ask together.
"Sorry. I got side tracked."
"Do I ever lose?" I ask.
"Nope, and this next fight is entertaining, I'd like to see it in action," Alice says.
So we fight.
Emmett goes to pin me down, I dodge it, I grab his shoulders and flip him over me and onto his back. He springs back up and runs at me. I put my hands on his chest and push him back, hard. He goes flying through the air and into the woods. He kicks off a tree and back to me. When he gets to me, I spin him around and put him in a head lock. He stops moving, knowing I could kill him in an instant. I let him go and he walks over to Alice.
"Why didn't you tell me she was about to kill me?!" Emmett yells. He picks her up and starts shaking her.
"Put her down!" Jasper yells.
"Jasper, do something!" Esme says.
"I can't! His anger is too stronger."
Jasper grabs Alice by her waist and pulls her out of Emmett's grasp.
Emmett lunges at Jasper and they start fighting.
"Nanu, do you think you can make Emmett stop?" Carlisle asks.
I stare at Emmett and imagine him stopping and calming down.
He starts to calm down slightly, but he's still winning the fight against Jasper.
I imagine him crumpling to the ground and he does.
Esme and Rosalie scream in shock.
"He's fine," I explain. I waited for Jasper and Alice to walk away before I stopped imagining him on the ground. I let him up and look at Alice and Jasper. Jasper had fresh scars along his jaw and neck and Alice clung to his side like a scarred little child. Jasper looks at Emmett and I can tell he's sending wave after wave of calm.
"We heard screaming. Is everyone ok?" Amun asks.
Benjamin runs to my side and I explain.
"Jasper, are you ok?" I ask.
"I've had much worse fights," he answers.
"Alice?"
"She'll be fine. She's just in shock," Jasper answers for her.
"In my vision, you didn't put Emmett in a head lock," Alice whispers, barely audible.
"I'm sorry, Ali, so sorry," Emmett apologizes. He walks towards Alice, who moves to cowards behind Jasper, with a squeak. Jasper slams his hand onto Emmett's shoulder.
"Not now," Jasper growls.
Emmett turns on his heel and bolts through the woods.
"Rose," Esme murmurs.
Rosalie gets the message and runs after Emmett.
"I-I'm sorry. I feel like I caused this. I never should accepted his challenge," I start rambling, one of my human habits that hasn't gone away.
Carlisle holds up a hand to silence me.
"He'll be fine. Rose will calm him down and they'll be back within the week," he explains.
"This isn't the first time this has happened," Esme says.
"He has tantrums when he gets his feelings hurt," Jasper says. Alice still clung to his side, but seemed to be less shocked.
"I still feel bad," I murmur.
In an instant, Jasper's in front of me. His hand gently pushes my head up so we're looking eye to eye.
"Don't be. Everything is fine and the only injuries anyone has aren't permanent."
For the first time, I look at the arm across his chest. It's shattered from his fingertips and disappears under his shirt.
"Jasper, your arm," I whisper.
"It's still attached. It'll be fine."
He walks back to Alice, scoops her up with his good arm, and runs into the woods.