A/N A huge thanks goes to my friend and beta OoJasper'sAngeloO, thanks girl for all of your help with this chapter. I love ya. Well, it seems that there are more vampires after Bella. Lots of stuff going on in this chapter, hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed writing it.
I do not own Twilight or any of the characters.
Bella's POV
The days were passing quickly and we had settled into a routine for the most part. While I still hadn't completely been able to forgive Emmett, I hadn't pushed him away either. Both him and Rose were staying with us for now.
I had realized that they had at least fought to try to stay and them leaving the family did mean that they did care in their own way. I understood why they stayed away, they had been lied to and stayed away believing that it was what I wanted. While our relationship wasn't back to what it had been at least I was willing to give Em a chance.
It seems that I was still in danger, not from Victoria, at least not right now. Apparently, when Carlisle, Esme and Alice moved back to Forks that they had finally been successful in contacting Edward. He was now in Forks and was raging.
Rose and Em were keeping in touch with Carlisle, mainly wanting to make sure that Edward and Alice both stayed there. Although Edward didn't know where we had gone, he did know about Jasper's place here.
He often called Rose demanding that she put me on the phone. She kept telling him that she didn't know where I was at. Even if she did, she wouldn't tell him. His job was to help the wolves catch and destroy Victoria, mainly to keep the Volturi from stepping in.
I had been completely healed for a few weeks now, but still Jasper hadn't done much more than kiss me. It wasn't for lack of trying. It was because of the danger of the possibility that Edward and/or Alice would come here. Therefore, we were never left alone.
Alice had called Rose and then Emmett's phones trying to speak to Jasper. I guess that since I had been with Jasper, they felt that Rose and Em would help them find out where we were. Jasper would refuse to answer his phone when he knew it was Alice.
According to the fucking shit Edward was spewing out to Rose and Emmett, I was his mate and the longer I was with Jasper, the more danger I was in. Poor Carlisle was having a hard time keeping Edward there and concentrating on the task at hand. He did finally convince Edward that it would be best to take care of Victoria, then he could work on finding me.
While I slept at night, the others, except for Jasper would go and hunt. He would hold me at night. If he needed to hunt he went alone, leaving the other four with me. I didn't mind because he usually went during the day.
I found myself bonding more and more with Peter, Char, Em and even Rose had found a spot in my heart. I had learned how to play the video games, that both Em and Peter seemed to love to play.
In the meantime I was becoming frustrated. My desire for Jasper had never decreased and we were never left alone. I found myself becoming more and more sharp and snapping at everyone.
Yeah, we were left alone at night, but they usually left after I was asleep. I tried to convince Jasper we could wait until they had left and then he could wake me up. He said that he needed to stay alert and focused in case either Edward or Victoria found out where we were.
He refused to be caught off guard because of his need to be with me. His number one priority was my safety. I was beginning to hate Edward and Alice even more. Even without being here, they were still able to keep Jasper and I apart.
The shit hit the fan one day when Rose had gotten a call from a frantic Esme. Jasper was gone hunting. Edward had apparently gone to see the family lawyer. While the man said nothing knowing he would suffer Jasper's wrath, but of course all Edward had to do was mention Jasper and he read the man's thoughts.
He went home and told Alice that he knew our whereabouts and asked if she wanted to come and try to get Jasper under control and back home with her. Esme tried to talk them out of it, at least until the danger from Victoria was over. Apparently, the killing and disappearances were still going on.
Peter knew something was about to happen because he said his knower was going off like crazy. As soon as Rose had hung up, all the vampires were packing. I think they packed up for everyone, including Jasper's and my stuff, in thirty minutes. Jasper hadn't gotten back yet and so far no one had been able to reach him.
They threw all of the luggage in three cars and we peeled out. I was frantic about leaving Jasper behind. They told me he would catch up, their priority was to keep me safe. Peter finally explained that it wasn't just Edward and Alice they had to worry about.
Since Edward had gone to Seattle and had been around Forks, he was pretty sure that either Victoria or some of her minions would be following Edward. He was stupid enough to come here and lead Victoria straight to me.
I hated leaving the ranch. I had fallen in love with the place. I asked where we were going and they said they had a place in Arizona that we could stay at. It was secluded and almost in the opposite direction from where we had been. This time though, Jenks, the lawyer wouldn't know where we had gone.
The only reason he had known where Jasper was is because he knew his location before Jasper and I ever met up. There were papers that Jasper needed from his lawyer, therefore he had his address.
Peter drove Jasper's truck, while Char drove their car and Emmett drove his and Rose's car. I was in the car with Em and Rose and we were going much faster than the speed limit. I wasn't worried about that though.
The pain in my chest was getting worse the farther we got from the ranch. I was worried about Jasper. Why wasn't he answering his phone? Maybe Victoria had already found us and she had hurt or killed him.
I kept trying to reach him and had left dozens of messages all asking him to call me back. He had said that he wasn't going to go all the way into the city to hunt. He would just find a few deer, or maybe a wolf, or mountain lion.
The pain kept getting worse until they finally had to pull over. I had doubled over and was fighting to keep from crying from the intensity of the pain and the pull. At least we were far enough away that they wouldn't find us at least for a few hours.
Peter insisted that they couldn't track us because of the fact that we were in cars. As long as they hadn't been following us they would have a hard time finding us. With Alice being unable to see because of me apparently, he was sure we would be safe enough to wait for Jasper.
That sent me into a panic. What if because Jasper wasn't with me, Alice could see him? What if they cornered him and he got hurt trying to get away from them. Part of me kind of hoped that maybe they would catch up to him and be stupid enough to follow him straight into Peter, Char, Rose, Emmett and of course Jasper.
I was in tremendous pain and was curled up in a fetal position. Rose and Char were both sitting with me in the back of Jasper's truck rubbing my back and trying to distract me with funny stories about their mates.
I heard a phone ring and then voices. Rose told me that it was Jasper and Peter had told him what was going on. Apparently, he was feeling the pain and the pull and was already on his way. They put the phone next to me and put it on speaker and I heard Jasper's pain filled voice telling me he was on his way and to please hold on. It sounded like he was just as bad as I was.
He hung up so he could run faster. It was while I was laying there that I realized something. While Jasper and I had been together, but not sexually, we still hadn't told each other how we felt. While waiting for him to get here, I knew, that I loved him. I needed to tell him so badly.
As time past I started feeling the pain ease up, the pull as well seemed to ease up. He was getting closer. While Char and Rose stayed in the truck with me the guys kept close making sure that we wouldn't be ambushed.
Once the pain eased up I was able to relax just a tiny bit. I wouldn't relax completely until Jasper was here. I must have dozed off because before I could register a change I felt his arms around me. He pulled me up and sat me in his lap.
My arms were around his neck and I was kissing him passionately. I didn't fucking care if there were four others around. He was here, with me, safe. He was dirty, with leaves and twigs in his hair. His shirt and pants were torn and had some blood on them. I didn't fucking care.
We drove on through the night. We only stopped to get gas, or to grab me something to eat. We didn't stop at any motels this time. Everyone wanted to get as much distance between us and the ranch.
Jasper refused to let me go. He finally had to so that I could go to the restroom. He was pissed and worried for me. He was pissed that Edward had stooped that low to try to find me, when he should have been trying to track down Victoria.
I fell asleep and only woke up when we pulled off the road and onto a dirt road, if you can even call it that. It was bumpy and the two cars had to go slow. The place was smaller and out in the middle of nowhere.
Sadly it was worn down and would need some major repair work done on it before it was liveable. Most of the plumbing would have to be replaced, as well as the wiring. My frustration grew. There was no way I could stay here, until it had been fixed. It was too hot here during the day to not have a/c as its usually one hundred and twenty degrees in the shade.
I should know, I had lived most of my life in this state. I was beginning to curse Edward even more. First he throws me away like garbage, then he chases after me forcing me to have to run from his ass.
I did ask why we didn't just stay and fight his ass. It was the same answer I always got, I'm human and therefore, in danger. At this point I was tired, angry, hot and sexually frustrated. So what do I do? I take it out on Jasper when he was only trying to make me feel better by holding me.
He did leave me long enough to talk it over with everyone else about what to do with the weak, helpless human. I just needed to get away for a few minutes. The longer I stayed here, the more pissed off I became. They were once again talking about what the near future would hold for me, without my input.
I got out on the opposite side of the truck. They were closer to the house, so they wouldn't be able to see me at least not right away. I wasn't going far, just for a short walk. I knew the pull and the pain wouldn't let me go too far.
I actually got about a mile away before I heard him yelling my name. I didn't stop, just kept walking. He was in front of me before I could take three more steps, "Isabella, what in the fuck do you think you're doing? Its dangerous out here for you. Do you have a fucking death wish? Is that it, you want to die? I told you to stay in the truck until we could decide what to do? Do I really need to tie you down to make you do what you're told to do?"
Oh he did NOT just tell me what to do! That right there is why I'm so fucking pissed off. I'm being told what to do and don't seem to have any control over my own life. I'm still running from fucking vampires.
I felt him pick me up before I could answer him and he ran at vampire speed back to the truck. He had set me down and was about to help me back into the truck when I blew up, "No, I'm not getting in that fucking truck at least not until you fucking listen to me! This is why I didn't want to be back into the world of vampires. I'm once again running for my life, being chased by more than one vampire, my parents, friends, dead. Finding one new home only to be forced to once again run. Only to find the place we ran to isn't fit to be lived in by human or vampires. I have no family, no friends and now no place to live. Now you want to take away even the tiny bit of control I have over my life by making plans for my life, without my input. I'm tired, lonely, horny, and hungry. I'm frustrated because the one who is supposed to love me and take care of my every need refuses to fucking touch me because HE says he needs to fucking stay focused, because there just might be a fucking vampire that will show up and hurt me even though I'm surrounded by vampires that can fight and win. Right now, I don't want fucking protection, I want to be fucking loved, but since you vampires seem to know what I need better than I do go right ahead and fucking plan my life. Just please make sure to let me know what I'll be doing and where I'll be staying the next few days. I really just don't fucking care anymore. You know what, forget even telling me, just wind me up and turn me in the direction you want me to go. Until then, just go right ahead and ignore me. And don't even fucking think about touching me! I'll just be your little puppet, I'll be quiet and you don't have to worry, I'll make sure that I won't complain. Maybe if I'm lucky, Victoria will find me and you won't have to fucking worry about the fucking weak human anymore!" I screamed out.
I got up into the back of the truck and slammed the door as hard as I could leaving five very shocked, very stunned vampires standing there staring at me. . .
A/N I would really love to know your thoughts about Bella's little rant. Think she was right in being angry? Thanks to everyone who reviewed, and added this story to their favorites and alerts. Love you guys.
