Chapter Thirty Eight

Jasper

"I have no idea what you are talking about"

Alice had pulled herself up to her full height.

"You know Alice, Garrett said you had a spark of decency in you somewhere but I disagreed. I said you were an out and out 100 per cent bitch and I was right."

Peter was almost in her face by now.

Alice glared at Jessie but he stood silent, half an eye on me. I was slightly surprised when Bella went forward and shook her head at Peter.

"You know Peter I think we should feel sorry for Alice"

"Sorry? Why the fuck should I feel sorry for her?"

"Because she behaves the way she's been taught, it's not really her fault."

Carlisle was listening more intently now and I think he knew Bella was gunning for him or Edward or both of them. I was curious to hear what she had to say myself.

"I'm not sure I quite understand"

Peter stood head cocked to one side as if trying to think,

"No, brains not working. Do you get what she's saying Garrett?"

Garrett scratched the side of his face in a pantomime of puzzled bewilderment before shaking his head,

"No, you're going to have to spell it out for us Bella."

"Well you see. Once upon a time there was a young human girl who fell madly in love with a vampire"

"Really?"

Peter pantomimed profound interest.

"Yes and she thought he loved her too"

"No."

"Sad but true. He promised her he would always love her, that she was his reason for existing"

"Damn, smooth talker!"

"Yes Garrett and she believed him, she gave him her heart, she felt a part of his family, they all told her they loved her and then after a slight accident when no one was hurt they disappeared."

"Just like that?"

"Yes Peter, just like that, but the vampire told the young girl that he no longer wanted her, that she was a distraction and he was tired of her."

"Fucking bastard,"

"Cold Peter, very cold"

"Thank you for that Garrett, yes cold. You always know how to put things into words better than I do"

Peter was playing his part perfectly.

"That's not all though"

"Go on, I'm intrigued"

"I think our guests have heard enough Bella"

Carlisle stepped forward, trying to stop her,

"Really Carlisle? I'm sure they'd like to know if this story has a happy ending"

"Yeah Carlisle, I'm dying to know more so shut the fuck up. Go on Bella"

"If you're sure"

He nodded looking over to Garrett who mirrored him.

"Well, the girl was very unhappy and depressed and almost tried to kill herself but she was rescued by another strange half creature that loved her"

"Stranger than us? That's fucking scary"

"He was the enemy of the vampires and he saved the girl but then she found out the vampire heard she was dead and went to ask the Volturi to kill him too because he couldn't live without his human love"

Garrett paused me here, looking comically confused,

"But you said he told her he didn't love her any more"

"Yes, so he lied, to her or to himself. Anyway the human girl heard about this"

"Hang on, who told him she was dead?"

"His sister,"

"Why?"

"I don't really know but I think she was manipulated by his other sister, the cruel, selfish one"

Peter and Garrett both turned to look straight at Alice who scowled and bit her lip

"What did the girl do?"

"She went to save him"

"Into Volterra?"

"Yes with the wicked sister and she saved him"

"Wow! she must have loved him"

"Yes she did but she was soon to realize what he really was. He tried to run every part of her life, take over and make all her decisions for her. She tried to explain she needed a little space but he wouldn't listen so in the end in desperation she ran away."

"Good move on her part. Did she get away?"

"Yes but she left behind something very precious to her"

"Not Eddy the Ass Hole?"

"No Peter, another. A man who loved her and had suffered as a result"

"Just a minute"

Edward tried to intervene but Garrett shook his head at him,

"Now, now, Edward, hasn't anyone ever taught you its rude to interrupt, especially a lady."

Edward glared but he wasn't prepared to take Garrett on.

"This man left too and eventually they were drawn to each other and fell in love but the first vampire was jealous, he wanted her back. His wicked sister and he tried everything they could to steal her heart back but they were too late."

"So what happened? Did they give up?"

"No, the vampire and his sire went to the Volturi and told them about the young girl who had by now become a vampire herself"

"And a very beautiful one at that"

Garrett bowed over my hand and kissed it

"Thank you kind sir. Back to my sad story. The Volturi came looking for the girl and her mate but they hadn't banked on their friends standing with them, brave loyal friends who stood at their side when the Volturi came to visit. They wanted the girl to join them because she was special, she had a gift and the vampires sire told the Volturi about it."

"Did the Volturi get the girl?"

"No, she stopped them and then she made a pact with them so they could all live in peace."

"Is that the end?"

"Yeah Bella, did they all live happily ever after?"

"Not quite yet, you see the girl and her mate wanted to make sure that the vampire, his wicked sister, and his evil step father, understood just how dangerous their positions in the world had become."

"So the girl and her mate didn't kill the devious fuckers?"

"No, but they made sure that they all knew what would happen if they tried anything else."

She turned and looked at Carlisle and Edward before her gaze settled on Alice.

"Now do they get there happily ever after?"

"I certainly hope so Peter or there will be a few less vampires in the world. The girl left them with a warning, any actions against the girl or her mate would result in the death of the head of the family and two of his children irrespective of who started it."

"Do you think they got the message?"

"I don't know, lets ask them shall we?"

Everyone in the room was looking at the three members of the Cullen family now and no one looked very happy The Denali's were shocked by what they'd heard, especially Carmen and Eleazor. There were mutterings and everyone looked uncomfortable, some of the guests slipping out after Bella's last words. In the vampire world it wasn't wise to have too many enemies especially enemies as dangerous as The Major and his friends and no one wanted to appear to be standing at the Cullens shoulder, just in case.