AN: Hi guys, in the last chapter Pete mentioned redirecting their phone calls to Tanya, Garrett and Rose. They're allies to the Whitlock coven and work with the Major when he's around. Now that Jasper has seen the Major's memories the Major doesn't have to hide his secret missions anymore. There will be a lot more detail coming up. We've barely scratched the surface of this story, there's a lot going on.

Thanks to everyone who reviewed. I really appreciate the recommendations a couple of you made to help make this story easier to read.

Oh… and I suppose all things twilighty belong to Stephanie Meyer.

CHAPTER 11

PPOV

He was restless. Jasper knew Bella was his mate, but he was scared of her reaction to him. The Major had spilled the beans about me sending their correspondence to Bella. Jasper was not happy. "She's going to be scared of me..." he'd been muttering about their upcoming meeting for the last few hours, my patience was wearing thin."...She's read the letters, she'll think I'm insane, she'll want to stay with the wolves, she'll probably run screaming from me..."

Char could hear his muttering from her seat in the sedan behind us, she interrupted Jasper's mumbling, "give her some fucking credit, Jasper. She's your destiny, don't tar her with the same brush as the Cullens. She's your true mate."
"But-"
"No buts, wait and see. Don't condemn her without getting to know her." He leant back in the seat next to me, still moping.

I saw a flicker of the Major in his eyes "quit whinging, Jasper" his arm moved up and slapped him across the face. I burst out laughing, I could hear Char's laughter from the other car. Jasper's embarrassment leaked out. The Major took control of the body and pushed Jasper into the background. I turned to him, "you're not nervous, Major?" I asked. "Nope, if she's our mate, she'll be strong enough to handle whatever we throw at her." He retreated back into their mind as Jasper pushed in front. I was kind of sad to see him go. The Major had been coming out less and less lately and Jasper seemed to absorb some of his personality at times, although at moments like this it really showed how far they had to go to heal.

It was past 2am as we headed over the Washington boarder. We found a place to hunt. Jasper headed into the forest while Char and I left the cars in a mall parking lot, we headed for the city of Portland. My gift was telling me there were a couple of people needing to be disposed of.

As soon as we reached the city limits we came across a group of men who were brawling, there were about ten in total. I looked into their paths of fate; three of them were high level members in the organized crime business. Their expertise were in human trafficking and abduction of minors. We heard sirens approach and the men scattered. It was too easy to pick off the ones that fate had chosen sustain us tonight. Char took the biggest one, he looked like a shaved gorilla, she always liked the big ones. I took the two smaller ones. We dragged them into a local park, snapped their necks, fed and disposed of the bodies. The blood should last us a few days at least.

Jasper was standing by the car when we returned. He looked disheveled. "Did you feed or play with that deer?" I asked. "Actually, the damn thing rammed me. It was a fourteen pointer." He said. "You're a fucking vampire, Jasper, how do you not jump out of the way of a charging animal?"
"Easy, I let it." He shrugged, "I felt like venting a little."
"Good," I said, "you were becoming annoying." He rolled his eyes at me and hopped into the driver's seat of the truck, it was my turn to be a passenger, but I was still stuck with the mopey one. Char got into the sedan and we headed to Forks. As he drove I wondered if the Major had continued his game of 'stop hitting yourself' on the hunt. He felt my amusement and flipped me the bird.

In no time we smelt the wolves, I could see Char and Jasper wrinkling their nose, the wolves didn't smell too bad to me, just a little stale. Sam and two others in human form jumped into the bed of the truck, they gave us directions to the Swan's house. The house was only twenty minutes away from where the wolves hitched a ride. It was a relief to get out and have a break from Jasper. I loved the guy, but he was so damn gloomy sometimes.

We were parked in front of a small blue, weatherboard house, I felt Jasper's anxiety shoot up. I gave him a warning glare, "quit worrying before the Major smacks you again. Do you want Bella to see that? What's she going to think if you start hitting yourself?" Char smacked my head "for fucks sake Peter, we're here to support him, now let's calm the fuck down so he can work his magic." I grimaced and centered myself. Jasper soon stopped fidgeting and we finally headed towards the house.

Sam looked on amused. He led us in to the house where a female wolf was putting on the coffee. There were a few boxes, taped up and labeled, around the room and two suit cases. An older lady approached "my name's Sue, which one of you is Jasper?" We pointed him out, he stood there looking constipated as usual. "Be nice" I warned him quietly, he whispered back "her emotions are freaking me out, she's feeling ...affectionate." Sue walked towards him and threw her arms around him. Leah snapped a photo on her phone and rushed off to wake the humans. Jasper stuttered at the woman holding him "um... hello ma'am, how can I help you?" Smooth, Jasper, real smooth.

The woman straightened, there was the sheen of tears on her eyes "I'm a close friend of Bella's, she needed to talk to someone about ...stuff" she finished weakly. Despite her blush she grabbed one of Jasper's hands "how are you, dear?"
"Fine, ma'am. I hunted before we arrived... animals of course...-" She interrupted him "of course you're managing your thirst, I was asking how you are."
"Oh... I'm well. How are you?" The silver tongued devil. Char was beaming at this strange woman, huh.

We heard a body thump to the floor followed by a quiet "fuck!" Jasper stilled and stopped breathing. Sue rolled her eyes "she's a clumsy little thing, isn't she?" Jasper remained still, but Sue was having none of it "now you listen to me, Jasper, you're around friends and we have every confidence in your control. So relax, she still feels guilty about her 18th birthday." Jasper inhaled in shock and relaxed his shoulders when he didn't smell fresh blood "she told you?" He asked her, Sue nodded and explained. "She blames herself of course, but I reckon it had to do with those other vamps. Honestly, if I could get my hands on them..." she trailed off "anyway, you lot come and sit down. Charlie and Bella will be out shortly, I'm going to start their breakfast. I've opened a window so it shouldn't smell too bad. You just make yourselves comfortable."
"Thank you ma'am" we chorused. "Please, call me Sue."

The female wolf returned, I approached her carefully and whispered "can I get a copy of that picture, miss?"
"Sure, I'm Leah by the way." She held out her hand, I shook it and introduced myself. "I'm Peter, over there we have Charlotte, she's my imprint and Jasper is the one in the corner, he's my brother and sire."
"Nice to meet you guys." She waved at them. "So where are you guys headed?"
"We have a property in a remote part of Texas, it's close to the Res where Charlie will be living." She nodded in approval.

Two sets of foots steps came towards us, Bella was smaller than I'd expected, red streaked hair, eye brow piercing and an arm tattoo visible under the sleeve of her t-shirt. I'd pictured someone plainer. She yawned and blushed "hi guys" she said quietly. I walked up to her "I'm Peter, of course you know Jasper and over there, is my Charlotte."
"Nice to meet you all." She headed over to Jasper and stood next to his armchair, she smiled shyly at him. She was adorable. I looked over to Charlie, his hair was tousled and eyes puffy. He nodded at us and approached "so you're our Uncle Peter, nice to meet you" I shook his hand. Sue carried a couple of plates over to the dining table and Bella and Charlie sat down and dug in.

Leah and Sam loaded up the truck with a couple of boxes and the suitcases. "We have more of their stuff, would I be able to get your address so we can send the rest down?" Leah asked as she carried one last box to the truck. "Sure, if you want you can come down sometime. We've plenty of room." Sue nodded, "we'll arrange it when things calm down." She came up to me "can we have a word outside?" I followed her out "would you mind if I took you to see Oona? She wanted to meet you, but was too sick to travel." I nodded and we headed out in her car.

"How bad is she?" I asked, Oona's house seemed to be in the middle of nowhere "not good. She said her goodbyes to Charlie and Bella after she phoned you." We pulled up at the house and I was surprised to see the lights on. "She waited for you, Peter. She didn't want to go without meeting her Uncle." I followed her in silently, scared that making a noise would somehow break Oona. My niece was slumped in a chair, wheezing heavily. I knelt down in front of her and touched her shoulder "Oona? You okay in there?" She tried to talk, but ended up coughing. Sue ran and grabbed her a glass of water. "I'll wait in the car while you two talk." Sue said as she handed me the water and left.

Oona took a sip of water and cleared her throat "it's good to finally see you, Peter. I waited a long time." I smiled at her and she continued. "Before I die I have to share part of my power with you, it'll bring you closer to your guardians and make your gift stronger. You'll need to pass some of it on to Charlie when I die." I nodded and she continued. "When you arrive home you need to start training Bella to fight, it'll prepare her."
"What can you see?" I asked her.
"With you near I can see the path fate has in store for me. Our descendants will remain human aside from Bella and Charlie. There is so much to accomplish, but you're well on your way. Have Charlie heal Jasper after he mates with Bella, he'll be calmer."
"What about his third personality?"
"They released their anger, all of it, they are so close to becoming whole. Bella's love for him will dissolve his insecurities and permanently tame it."

"Do you see what'll happen with the Cullens?" I asked. "They aren't clear, their seer has messed with fate. There will be consequences, but I don't know about the rest. I see a couple with you, but the other four are in flux." I nodded, you can't fuck with fate. I kissed Oona's forehead, her skin burned with fever. A tingle shot through me, my body felt different. A wave of white light hit me and I was surrounded by peace and euphoria. I felt the moment pass and hugged her gently. "Goodbye, Sweetheart. I hope you find peace." I whispered and left her, it wouldn't be long. We had to get a move on.

The ride back with Sue was quiet and short. Char, Jasper, Charlie and Bella were waiting by the cars, "sorry, I had some official business to attend to." They nodded, but Jasper felt my grief, I whisper to him "later." He nodded. Charlie rode with Char and I in the sedan. Jasper drove the truck with Bella by his side. I could tell both were nervous to be around the other. Dawn had just started. We drove off into the sunrise.

BPOV

Jasper kept casting me sideways glances. "Bella, if you'd rather ride with the others I'd understand-"
"NO!" I didn't mean to yell. "Jazz, I'm happy to be driving with you. I never got a chance to get to know you."
"Why are you nervous?" He asked. Damn empath. I tried to explain; "I learned some things about you and I don't know what to say."
"Are you uncomfortable with me?"
"No...maybe a little, but it's not you. There's so much I want to say and to ask, but I don't know where to start and I don't want to upset you or make you uncomfortable."

There was silence for a bit. I looked over to Jasper, his body language had changed. His shoulders had relaxed and he held himself straighter, more confident. He was relaxed and smiling. He caught my eye "I'm the Major, Miss Bella. It's a pleasure." He had a thick southern drawl, this was his alternate personality?

This was weird, but maybe it's for the best. "Is Jasper okay?"
"He'll live, he's just worried."
"Why?"
"He thinks you're scared of him, that you'll run screaming away from us." He winked at me. Damn, the Major was a cocky fucker. "I'm not scared, I promise. It's just hard when there are all these questions and I'm worried I'll blurt them out and he'll be offended."
"Well, I'm not him."
"I can see that" I mumbled. He let out a dark chuckle "ask anything you like, I don't do emotions and I won't get offended."

"Okay then, how long have you guys been able to co-exist in the one mind?"
"Well, we fractured during the 1860s, but Jasper and I have only been in contact recently. Did you read the letters Pete sent you?" I nodded. "After he gave me a day of freedom something changed. I tried to bring him back and hand over control, but I couldn't find him. Our mind had changed. With Peter's help we broke the wall between our personalities and we've been together ever since. It's been about a month."
"That's pretty cool."

I smiled at him and saw something flicker in his eyes, "you aren't scared of the crazy vampire?" Jasper was back. "Nope, it's unusual, but after reading the letters I'm more focused on how strong you two are."
"I don't understand" he admitted, I tried to explain. "The way I see it Jazz, you fought and survived a literal hell. Yes, you came out with an extra personality, but neither of you are...bad? I don't know how to explain it, but I see the good in you both. From what I read, the Major seems like a protective big brother."

I could see him thinking hard about what I'd said. Jasper broke the silence after a few minutes. "You can ask me, us, anything. We won't get offended." His voice was so quiet, so different to the Major. I patted his arm "okay, but feel free to pass on any questions you're uncomfortable with."
"Okay"
"What happened after everyone left Forks?"
"We fought. Emmett, Rose and I wanted to stay behind. As much as we were a danger to you, there were far greater dangers out there. The others wouldn't listen."

Anger jolted through me "I knew it!" I gritted out, Jasper glanced at me in surprise "knew what?" I huffed, "Pete started sending me emails a couple of months ago. He was helping me heal. I had my first epiphany thanks to him. I realized Edward had stopped me swearing and gradually changed me into someone I didn't recognize. He was overbearing, I had a feeling he was the same with the rest of you."
"Em, Rose and I weren't treated well, our opinion didn't count for anything, but Esme was hit the hardest, she was constantly monitored by the others." Jasper admitted. I nodded and continued.

"Peter had me think through what I'd observed of each of the Cullens. I got angry. Later I received the letters between you and the Major, you have so much depth to you. It's a shame they were too arrogant to see it."
"Did the letters upset you?"
"Yes, I had to ask Sue to help me get through them. I was so angry for you, you'd been surrounded by people who were supposed to be family for decades and they hurt you."
"Would you ever want to see them again?" He asked me. I pretended to think about it. "Only, if I could cause some physical damage." He chuckled "you're different to how I remember you. I like it" he smiled and looked back at the road.

"How did you meet Peter and Charlotte?" I asked. He seemed to choose his answer carefully. "I knew them from before. I actually turned them." He said. I gestured for him to continue, he sighed "it's not a pretty story, but you already read a snippet of it in the letters. I'll tell you more if you want."
"Only if it doesn't hurt either of you. I don't want to force you to open up old wounds." He shrugged, but I could tell he was worried. "I'll be fine," he promised, "we survived it the first time, but I think I'll ask the Major to take over. He was the conscious personality through most of it."

His eyes flickered back and his posture changed again. Confidence oozed from him. The Major flashed me his signature grin, "I told Jasper you'd be okay with us." His grin turned into a smirk, "by the way, I love your new look. I could see you in Jasper's memories from before. It's a good change." I saw his eyes flicker again and his hand came up and slapped him across the face. "Jasper!" I chastised him breathlessly, "no hitting the Major, he was just being nice." The Major smirked at himself in the rearview mirror, "Major, no taunting Jasper. Don't make me separate you two!" The words left me before I could rein them in. I was relieved when he... they... started laughing. The three of us relaxed, the tension had broken with my brain fart. Jasper was back at the helm, he leaned back in his seat, a genuine smile on his face. "Emmett was right, you are the coolest human ever." I smiled back.

He turned serious after a pause. "We can tell you our history if you still want to hear it?" He asked. "Of course, but only if you're both okay." I said, I could see him brace himself. "When I was human I fought in the Civil war. I got turned when three vampires took a liking to me. They saw something in me, I don't know if they had a gift to see my ability or if they'd seen me with the troop I commanded. The change was terrifying, I was burning in agony and it didn't seem to stop. I thought I'd been sent to hell.

"Looking back I realize I really was in hell. The southern states were a huge battlefield, armies of vampires were created to fight over territory. The more humans in that area, the more violent the attacks. I didn't know I had a gift for a while, I was too blood thirsty and the emotions from the other vampires overwhelmed me, I couldn't think straight." He took a deep breath. "A month later I fractured and the Major was born..." his eyes flickered as the Major took over.

"You already know what happened, the pain it caused. Jasper and I separated, coming into our own. All I knew was the fight for survival. There was only rage, hate and lust. I'm not as Empathic as Jasper is. Most of our ability lay dormant with him." The Major's mood began to lift. "One day I changed a man, Maria had been watching him and ordered me to turn him. I followed orders. When the man woke up he was different. For the first time in our vampire life I felt calm. It was a foreign emotion, but one that sowed the seed for Jasper's return."

The Major turned to me and smiled, "Peter saved us. He likes to say that we saved him and his mate, but he brought out something in me. The cloud of rage lifted and I could think clearer. I think Jasper may have broken through a few times, he knew he was at war, but it was a blur. I could remember everything, but didn't have the emotions weighing me down. Peter sought me out, talked to me, got under my skin and became our brother.

"That was when things changed. Instead of going into battle blind and fueled by emotion I got smarter. Peter was by my side the entire time helping me plan our attacks to cause maximum damage to our opponents and minimum damage to ourselves. Because of our success our sire, Maria, had vampires who had passed their newborn year; the year where our kind is at its strongest due to the human blood in their veins. She saw our army as disposable. Pete and I were ordered to cull our troops and we carried out her orders. The process restarted annually; when each batch of newborns reached a year old, Pete and I would have to kill them. It was just how it was.

"A couple of decades into my second life I felt my second positive emotion. Peter had been a vampire for a decade and we were due to kill our charges. As soon as Peter saw Charlotte he froze, I felt their love, their pull towards each other. I haven't felt anything like that since." I thought of Emily and Sam and remembered them telling me about imprinting. "I know what happened." I said. The Major had been lost in thought, but snapped to attention as I explained. "In the wolf pack when they meet their mate they are instantly attached. Sam said it was like gravity. It doesn't matter what bonds existed before it, as soon as he saw Emily she became the one thing that held him to earth. They call it imprinting."

The Major thought through my description of imprinting. "That makes sense. It was so different to Vampire mating."
"How so?" I was glad he was willing to share information, it meant a lot. I'd been kept in the dark with the Cullens. His eyes flickered, Jasper was back "Vampire mating isn't instantaneous. It's like human love, but once you love someone, and they love you, your body changes, you develop an addiction to them. Vampires have potential mates and true mate. With a potential mate a love can grow strong, but it can break further down the track. With a true mate the bond develops before the love. When true mates consummate their relationship their scent mixes together and you choose to give in to the mating bond. Once the bond is consummated nothing can undo it."

"So, Edward didn't want to consummate our relationship because he would have been tied to me forever?" I asked. Jasper shook his head "consummation doesn't make a mating bond, only solidifies it. If it doesn't exist then the relationship can break. Look at Alice and I, we had a similar relationship to you and Edward. We loved them, and while Alice and I consummated our relationship she easily severed ties when it no longer suited her. Edward loved you, he still loves you, but he is incapable of giving himself to another being." Damn, that was complicated.

I sighed, it was time for me to show him my emotional scars. My pain felt so petty in comparison to his, especially now I'd freed myself from Edward's hold. Jasper had compared potential mating to an addiction, it was morbidly appropriate. "Do you know what he said to me when he broke up with me?" Jasper shook his head. "The gist was 'you're not good enough, you're just a distraction and I'm tired of pretending. I'm going to take all the stuff we gave you and abandon you while my family fucks off without a word.'" My imitation of his voice was wrong, but it got my point across. I glanced at the body beside me, I couldn't work out who was in control, Jasper or the Major. His hands were clenched around the steering wheel.

"Major? Jasper? Are you guys okay in there?" His head shook, his voice taking on a different tone "we're here." He looked to me "We're sorry he did that to you. You deserve better than that."
"I know that now, it hurt for a while but I had support. My dad, the wolves, Pete and Char all helped me. When we arrive in Texas I should show you the emails between us." I said, he nodded curtly and made a tempting offer. "If you want us to hunt down Edward just say the word."
"Nah, I'm good. The best revenge is living a good life. Now, I can be myself and I have a nifty new destiny to concentrate on. Besides, Edward's crime is also his punishment. If he wants to wallow for eternity I say let him." I smirked at him and received a smile in response.

I looked at him closer, "by the way, which one of you two is in control at the moment?"
"We both are."
"I didn't know you could do that! That's cool." He laughed quietly "neither did we. It seems you're healing us."
"How so?"
"You told us what Edward said, we both got angry and we thought the same thing. We haven't done this before because our personalities are so different. You put us in sync."
"So what should I call you? Majper? Jasor?" he smiled "cute, but no. Peter sometimes calls us J, I'm happy with that if you are."
"Sounds good to me."

The car we were following pulled over, I saw Charlie get out and stretch his legs, he rubbed the sleep from his eyes. We parked next to them in front of a diner. J put his hand around my shoulder and leaned in "thank you."
"Happy to help." I smiled at him and he released me. As Charlie and I headed into the diner, we heard Peter yell "hey Majper! How you feel now?" There was the distinctive sound of someone slapping the side of Pete's head and I let out a laugh. "Sorry J" I whispered, knowing he'd hear.

Our vampire escorts joined us after roughhousing in the parking lot for a bit. "Did you get any sleep Bells?" Dad asked, I shook my head "nah, we were catching up on the gossip." Dad smiled and turned to Pete. "So where are we now?"
"We're in bumfuck nowhere, Oregon. Our plan is to head through California and grab a motel for the night.

Charlie and I switched cars, he rode with J and I rode with my uncle and aunt. "I hope you don't mind sitting with us Bella." Peter said as we drove ahead. "Not at all." I wanted to enjoy the family reunion. Char smiled at me briefly through the mirror of the sun visor. Her eyes darkened slowly as she continued. "Thanks, hon. Charlie's about to get some bad news and will need J's help." I saw Pete's face fall, but he tried to look nonchalant. "What's wrong?" I asked. I felt dread creep up in me.

Peter's eyes turned sad, "Oona's time is nearly up." I felt like I'd been punched in the gut, a tear slid down my cheek. "I'm sorry Peter. I wish you had more time to get to know her." I choked out. "Thanks, Bells. It helps knowing her destiny will continue when she leaves her physical body. Maybe I'll be able to be in her presence again."
"That's one good thing about the supernatural world that the mortal world doesn't have," I said quietly. "Death isn't the end of a life, sometimes it's just a change in form." Pete nodded and cleared his throat before speaking softly. "That's something my Elders taught me as a human, it was hard to wrap my head around at the time, but when I was turned it made sense. I saw my path in front of me and the responsibility I had in creating the ideal future."

We were quiet for a while, but unlike the companionable silence I had with Jasper, we were waiting for Oona to join her ancestors. Pete broke the silence "did you know my mother is Charlie's guide?" That was a surprise. I searched for a response, but ended up sounded like a hack psychologist "how does that make you feel?" I felt so lame for asking. Peter shrugged "pretty good actually. I miss her and I don't remember her face, but to know she's close and still looking after our family helps."

Peter's head snapped towards J's. I saw him nod and we turned off the next exit. "We should find a room for the night." Char's voice was rough. I looked at Peter, his eyes echoed my grief "she passed." I said, it wasn't a question, but Peter nodded to me in confirmation.