Disclaimer: This is a re-write of 'Twilight'. This isn't how it went originally. It's a sort of loving parody.

I'm not sure why I still kept my window open at night. It's not as though Edward was going to come and visit. He was still grounded. If he did come by, I would probably end up in trouble with Carlisle if my window was open. It would look as though I was encouraging Edward to break the rules. Nonetheless, it was almost an article of faith with me now. I slept with my window open because I loved Edward, even though I knew he wasn't coming by.

The breeze was familiar to me, as were various noises that drifting in from outside. I fell asleep listening to the sounds of cars on the street. I woke up listening to the birds. It had been a long time though since I had woken to a cold hand on my shoulder and a vampire whisper in my ear.

When I realised that I wasn't dreaming any more and that Jasper was really in my bedroom, I could feel my face burning. The only thing that could make this any worse would be Emmett leaping in through the window.

As I could have predicted, I heard a voice from outside, "Jasper, get back down here." To my surprise it wasn't Emmett at all, it was Alice, "Bella is awake; now leave her to get dressed."

"I could help you get dressed. That would give you more time to tell me about the dream."

"Jasper!" Alice said again. "You do not want me to come and get you out of another lady's bedroom."

This time Jasper didn't hesitate, he sprang out of the window instantly, apologising to his wife on the way down.

I dressed quickly, not wanting Jasper to have any excuse to re-enter my room. Just as I fastened my shoes, a flash of movement by the window made me turn my head. Alice was sat calmly on the sill. "We're better off leaving this way," she said cheerfully "Originally, it looked like you'd be more confident if Jasper jumped down holding you, but, that seems to have changed. So, just remember I'm a super-strong vampire and close your eyes."

Obeying Alice, I felt a tight hug, a cold wind and then she was saying, "you can open them again now."

We were in my garden. Alice was grinning and Jasper was carefully examining me and probably gauging my mood.

"What are you two doing visiting me in the middle of the night?"

"There's a meeting," Jasper said, "and you ought to be there. We're meeting with the wolves to discuss strategy."

A thousand new questions came to mind, but Alice grabbed my hand, "we'll fill you in on the way," she promised, dragging me through the woods.

We arrived before the wolves. Edward, Carlisle, Esme, Emmett and Rosalie were standing in a clearing, talking quietly. They looked up and smiled at us.

When we reached the little group, Jasper went to talk to Carlisle and Edward held out his hand to me. I took it and gripped it tight. Edward didn't let go of my hand the whole time. While the wolves filled the clearing, he held on tight. When Jasper began his demonstrations, fighting his siblings, his father, even Esme, Edward put his arm around my shoulders. At one point Jasper stopped and looked over at Edward and me.

"Do you mind, if I go?" Edward said.

For a little while, I stared at him. Then it sank in. He wanted my permission to fight Jasper. "Are you joking? I don't want you getting hurt" I whispered.

"I'll be gentle," Jasper said delightedly.

I could have sworn I heard a wolf snigger.

Everyone had heard me worrying about Edward. There had been no point at all in whispering. "Super-hearing, you've gotta hate that."

Edward gave me a pained smile, "so, you don't mind?"

I shook my head. I couldn't stop him now. Not after embarrassing him in front of everyone.

Alice appeared next to me, "first Jazz will swing his left fist, and Edward will dodge out of the way," she whispered, just before they did just that.

Edward and Jasper were dancing around each other, staring into each other's eyes. Jasper jumped over Edward's head, Edward ducked. Jasper kicked out, Edward leapt out of his way. Jasper was on the offence, Edward was playing defence.

Alice whispered again. "Trust me, Bella, they are both going to be fine. This is just practice."

"And, what about when it isn't practice any more?"

She sighed, "I have a good feeling, Bella. With the wolves on our side, I can't see everything, but I really do think that we're going to be fine."

The brothers were moving faster now. It was hard for me to make out their movements. Most of the time I wasn't sure which blur was Edward and which was Jasper. When they slowed, I could still see Jasper striking like a snake and Edward predicting his moves and slipping away just in time.

It looked like it was only a matter of time before Jasper broke through Edward's guard. So, I was rather surprised when Jasper rose up out of his crouch and held out his hand to Edward, "draw?" he offered.

"Probably for the best," Edward agreed.

Jasper turned back to the wolves. "We need to discuss tactics," he said, "will you phase, or do you want Edward to interpret?"

A few seconds later, Sam – wearing a pair of shorts – strolled into the centre of the circle, followed by Jacob.

"Hey, Bells." Jacob seemed far more relaxed with Jasper than I might have expected. They exchanged a short nod.

"We've been trying a few things out," Jasper continued, addressing Sam mainly, "since we last spoke. As far as we can determine, the best way to arrange ourselves would be in two separate areas." He produced a map from his pocket, with scribbles all over it, and passed it over for Sam to examine. "That gives you the advantage of surprise, and it allows Alice to use her gift, which you seem to undermine."

Sam nodded solemnly, "on this occasion, we have no need to defend ourselves from the prophetess. If I commit us to remaining in the area you suggest, will she be able to see more?"

Alice grinned, "perfect," she said, "hold on."

As Alice closed her eyes to concentrate better on what she saw in her mind, we all waited nervously. Edward put his arm back around my waist and pulled me against him.

"Yes", she said, "they split up too. Half to the East, where my vision disappears."

Sam nodded and Jake grinned from ear to ear.

"The other half are here, with us. But, there's a bit of a flicker in the middle . . . Jasper?"

"It was just a thought," he complained, "not another plan. Sorry, Alice."

Edward hissed, "you're considering it," he accused his brother. He looked as though he would like to resume their abandoned match.

Sam shrugged, "we'll leave you to discuss the details of your fighting positions," he said calmly.

"Bella will be far away from here," Edward said.

Jacob frowned, "if these 'details' involve Bella, we should stay until they're finalised."

Sam seemed to agree, asking: "What exactly is the plan for Bella? Surely the safest place for her would be La Push, with her father. Some of the younger members of the pack will be remaining there anyway."

"Her scent is all over La Push" Edward protested, "she should be somewhere with a less obvious trail."

"You want to dump her by herself in the middle of nowhere?" Jacob stared at him as though he was criminally insane.

"I could stay with her."

While we'd been talking, the rest of the Cullens had gathered around us. Now Rosalie butted in, "Yeah, Edward, that's a great idea: you holed up in the middle of nowhere with your human girlfriend and no chaperone!"

"La Push is the safest place," Jacob repeated.

"Or there's Jasper's idea," I said. I'd been wondering what that was.

He shuffled his feet a little. "It wasn't exactly an idea, more of a stray thought."

"And we're not doing it," Edward said firmly "so you don't need to hear it."

Edward's irritation had the opposite effect to the one he intended. Instead of dropping the subject, Jasper explained fully so that everyone knew what he and Edward had been rowing about. "I thought that if you were here, in the clearing, it would bring the newborns right to us, and it would have the added bonus of driving them crazy, making them more distracted and easier to defeat."

"No!" Edward and Jacob spoke in unison. Then, both annoyed at having done so, they glowered at one another.

Alice grimaced, already responding to what I was about to say.

"I think it's a good idea," I said, "I want to help. They're all looking for me. I should be here."

Now it was Edward's turn to grimace.

"There's a chance they'll find Bella, if we try to hide her," Emmett added, "if she's with us, then we can protect her. If she isn't with us and a stray vampire picks up her scent . . ." he trailed off.

"I can protect her from a stray vampire," Edward complained, sounding rather like a sulky child.

Jasper smacked him round the back of the head.

"Ow! What was that for?"

"To remind you that you're not the most powerful being on the planet. If I can hit you, then so can another vampire. And they won't leave your head attached."

Emmett laughed, "come on, Eddie, obviously the seven of us are more protection than just the one of you."

Rose agreed, "it looks like the fight is headed in Bella's direction. So, really, we should all be with Bella. Think of it as everyone guarding Bella when the newborn army arrives, rather than as Bella attending a battle."

"No," Edward said, "no. It's not happening like that. Bella is not acting as bait."

Sam shook his head, "I don't like it either, but we can't guarantee Bella's safety anywhere. If they're looking for her, then she probably should be away from humans and with something that can protect her."

"I'm staying on this side, then," said Jacob, "I'm not leaving Bella with a bunch of fighting bloodsuckers. What if one of you forgets what side you're on? What if you get worked up and hungry in the middle of the fight?"

"That makes no strategic sense," Jasper said, ignoring the accusation. "You're no tangible advantage for us, we've never fought besides wolves before, you've never fought besides our kind before. The only effect that you would have would be to blind Alice."

"True," said Sam.

There was a low grumble from Jacob, as if he'd forgotten that he was in human form right now, and was still trying to growl.

"So, it's settled?" Carlisle summarised, laying his hand on Edward's shoulder, "we'll be here, with Bella, and Sam, and Jacob, will be in the Eastern clearing with the pack."

There were a lot of nods.

"Bella?" Esme asked, "is this what you want to do?"

I tried to imagine standing in the middle of a clearing, while a crowd of vampires fought around me. It was a lot better than imagining everyone else fighting a crowd of vampires without me. If I was here, maybe there would be something that I could do.

"Yes," I said softly, "it sounds like the best plan."

"Jasper and I will take Bella back home again." Alice took my hand and dragged me away with her. I got one quick kiss from Edward, before Carlisle took him in one direction and Alice and Jasper took me in the other. I hoped that Carlisle was going to be able to calm Edward down. He hadn't seemed at all happy about being so decisively over-ruled.

No really wanting to dwell on my worries about Edward, nor to subject Jasper to feeling them, I changed the subject. "Jacob seemed quite relaxed with you," I said, "even Sam didn't appear antagonistic."

Jasper shrugged, "the meetings have gone well. I suspect that our accord won't last very long once we have no common enemy, but right now we need each other."

"You've had other meetings?"

He smiled, "yes, didn't you know? It wasn't a secret."

"Had you discussed me being live bait before."

Jasper glared at the rear-view mirror. "Please don't use the phrase 'live bait'. Edward's unhappy enough as it is."

"If you're going to do this, then you need to prepare" Alice said.

"You mean that I should learn to fight?"

Jasper seemed to be choking on something, so Alice smacked his shoulder, which seemed to dislodge whatever that was.

"We should probably talk about this tomorrow, when you've had a good sleep."