A/N I really need to say thanks to my awesome friend OoJasper'sAngeloO for her super beta skills. Also, a huge thanks to jascat for giving me the idea for this story, and for pre-reading for me. This is another long chapter but only because I couldn't find a place to stop it without leaving the worst cliffy ever. Okay, in this chapter there is a lot of stuff happening. I know that everyone thought he was going to bite her, and you will find out why he didn't. I must warn you, there is mention of rape in this chapter. You won't be reading a rape scene but it will be mentioned. We'll also find out that there are true monsters out there. Hope you enjoy.

I do not own Twilight or any of the characters.

Bella's POV

The first thing I noticed when I woke up was that Jasper was gone. He left a note to let me know that he decided to go hunting although instead of hunting humans, he is going to try to find some big cats. The note said that he was hoping that he would be back before I woke up. I felt lonely without him by my side, even if it was for a good reason.

Of course the first thing I thought about as I went through my morning routine was the fact that he had told me that he would have to mark me since I was his mate; it was a natural part of vampire life, yet I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that he had not done so. He had told me that he would bite me and suck the venom out and that he would do it while we were making love, but he didn't do it, was it that bad being with me, or had he changed his mind and we aren't really mates.

By the time I finished my shower and had gotten dressed I had managed to allow my thoughts go crazy and I was sure that Jasper had left me. I kept trying to convince myself that I had been stupid enough to believe that someone as amazing as Jasper could actually want someone like me. After all I'm only human.

By the time I got to the kitchen I realized I had no appetite so I just got out some juice and took it into the living room. I turned on the TV just to have background noise. It only took me a few minutes to have my world come crashing down, at least as far as I was concerned. It hurt so bad that I hadn't realized I had curled up into a fetal position and was crying.

This is how Jasper found me when he got back. Of course I never heard him come in, so I was startled when I felt his arms wrap around me. He had come back to me and I cried tears of joy while clinging to his shirt. I quickly explained to him why I had been so upset and he apologized and once again promised that he would never leave me. I decided to just go ahead and ask him why he didn't bite me after he promised that he would mark me as his,"I'm sorry for getting so upset and allowing my imagination to run away with me. We talked about the fact that you would bite me when making love, but you didn't do it. Did you change your mind, are you not happy with me or did you realized that I'm not your mate?"

He pulled me into his lap and held me tightly to his chest,"I'm sorry that I wasn't here when you woke up, if I had been I could have explained to you what was going on, but before I give you the explanation I need you to understand that as your mate its natural instinct for me to mark you as mine. I promise you that I will mark you before the weekend is over.

I had good reasons to not bite you last night. First of all it was your first time and that meant you would already be in some pain. The bite itself is painful and for you, since you are still human, it would be best if it was done by receiving pleasure. When I actually do it; it will probably enhance your pleasure because of the fact that we are mates.

Another reason I didn't do it last night was because I was scared. I wanted to hunt to make sure that I wouldn't lose control. I didn't want to go too far so I actually hunted carnivores. Because you are my mate and you are human I want to refrain from hunting in town. At least for now, even though the taste is a disgusting, I will be hunting animals.

I love you and no matter what anyone says or thinks or sees in some stupid visions you are mine and I am yours. Please believe me darlin', I have never been as happy or as satisfied, as I am right now here with you."

After that he carried me back to our room and removed our clothing and made sweet love to me. He was gentle and sweet and made me feel like the most beautiful woman in the world. He made me promise that I would let him know if he hurt me. I knew that he wouldn't.

He had me get on my hands and knees and took me from behind. I had several orgasms and when we both came I felt him lean over and bite the top of my shoulder where my neck began. Instead of the pain I was expecting I felt the most intense pleasure and I came so hard that I might have passed out.

I felt it when he sucked the venom out, but when he licked it closed it only stung for a few seconds before feeling numb. I felt something happen deep down inside of me, it was like the essence of who I am merged with Jasper. It was as if our souls became one and I could feel him inside of me. It was so overwhelming, but I wouldn't change a thing.

We spent the rest of the weekend in bed, getting to know each other and each other's body. We talked, laughed and made love. I had never felt so close to anyone or felt so loved and I hated that it had to end, but we both had to go back to the real world. I had school and he needed to make plans with Peter about what to do about Maria.

Sadly Monday morning came way too soon for both of us. Jasper had taken me home late Sunday afternoon. Instead of dropping me off he actually came inside and stayed with me while I cooked. Charlie wouldn't be home until later and since I knew none of the Cullens would be coming over, there wouldn't be a problem. He actually helped me cook. I guess he was afraid that I might cut myself while chopping vegetables.

Of course he left before Charlie got back, but came back into my bedroom window to stay with me at night. As usual I had to get up a little early so I could stop and pick up Lillian. Monday was the day that I started my plan to get her and Edward to start talking. It wasn't really that hard to do I just invited her to sit with me at the Cullens table.

At first she didn't want to impose, but Alice made her feel welcome. Edward wasted no time starting a conversation with her. He was mainly asking her questions about what classes she took and how she liked school. She seemed to relax the more he talked to her and I could tell that Edward being close to her had the same effect on her as my being close to Jasper had on me. It's like everything is right with the world and there is no such thing as monsters.

It would only be a couple of days before we both found out the truth that there are indeed monsters and that they are cold, cruel and completely without mercy or feelings. I knew there were monsters I just didn't expect it to come from where it did, but then again maybe I should have.

It was Wednesday afternoon and I had gone to my locker to put some of my books in and take out the ones that I would need to do my homework. Usually Lillian would meet me at my locker and then we would go to my truck and I would take her home. She had been late a couple of times and met me out front. She was late because she was being harassed by some of the boys.

Today was different though, when she hadn't showed up I went outside to look for her. I waited for another ten minutes before deciding I needed to go look for her. I made my way back to the school and was walking down the hallway about to turn into another hallway only to stop just before I turned the corner. There were two boys talking and it was Lillian's name that made me stop.

There were at least three or four boys, it was hard to tell without peeking around the corner, but it was their words that made me both angry and made my blood run cold,"So are you guys in or what? I'm sure that you would like to have some fun and get to fuck Lillian."

"Yeah, but explain to us just how you managed to get her to agree to let us fuck her? I mean come on, she's a fucking virgin and a "holier than thou" type of chick." Another one said.

"Yeah and how in the fuck did you manage to get her away from Swan? You do remember that her father is the chief of police right? If she even suspects that her friend is in trouble, we'll all wind up in jail." A third one said.

"Not if she doesn't know about it. Luke is picking her ass up as we speak. Him and Randy both pestered her until she started crying and she left the classroom. She's such a fucking wimp that she'll probably lay there and enjoy the whole thing. The Swan girl won't know what happened until its too fucking late. As soon as they have her we'll meet them at the abandoned ice cream store. Luke has a key to get in. No one will know what's going on until its way too late.

By the time we're done fucking her ass, she'll be too terrified to say anything to anyone. Even if she does, it will be her word against ours. Now who are they going to believe? The orphan that has nothing or the son of a big shot lawyer. I'm telling you man, after we start the rumors flying that she fucked all of us, wanting to fuck as many as she could in a single night, no one will believe her. Now for the last time, are you in or out?"

I didn't wait around to hear more. I heard some kids shouting and used that to turn back and get out before they realized I had heard everything. I had no problem leaving the school and even turned around to see if they had seen me. There was no sign of them at all. This was also the worst time of all for this to happen.

Jasper, Peter and Char all decided that they needed a good hunt and went to Seattle. They weren't due back until later this afternoon. Jasper was supposed to be back in time to meet me at our spot. I was going with Lillian to Port Angeles to do some shopping for her. I would be back in time to heat up dinner for Charlie, but I wanted to spend a few minutes alone with Jasper before going home.

I tried to call him on the way to the place where Lillian was supposed to be at, but when I heard his ring tone for me going off from the floor of the truck, I knew it was bad. He had apparently dropped it when he got out last night. I tried Peter's, but it went straight to voicemail.

I was hoping that maybe if I got there ahead of the other guys then I could at least stop them and hopefully get her away from there before she got hurt. I tried to call Alice and then Edward, but I knew that they were out hunting as well. There was only one person that I could call and I knew that he would get there quickly and probably with reinforcements. I called Charlie.

I knew he would come because he liked Lillian. I had taken her to the house a couple of times and had her over for dinner one night, but either way I knew that help would be on the way. Still I had to go and try to at least maybe stall the guys until help did arrive. So I called the station and told the lady that ran the front desk that there was an emergency and I had to talk to Charlie now.

I quickly told dad what I had overheard. He asked me if I was sure of what I had heard. I told him that I was sure as these guys were the same ones that liked to torment Lillian. I also told him that I was on my way to try to help her. I gave him the name of the place and then hung up with him yelling at me to stay away and let the police handle it. I just couldn't not at least try to help.

I was already close enough anyways. I parked a couple of blocks away so they wouldn't hear my loud truck. I ran to the building knowing that help would soon arrive and all I needed to do was just wait and try to stall them. Unfortunately my truck had been slow and the other guys were there. I didn't know this until I felt a hand grab my arm and jerk me around to face them. It was a boy named Brett and he was one of the worst of Lillian's tormentors.

I was jerked inside quickly and the door locked and bolted. I was in deep trouble now. When they got me to the back, which was an old giant freezer which of course wasn't working, I started feeling fear. There were at least eight guys and they already had Lillian tied down to a bed and she was naked. She had apparently tried to fight them off as she was badly bruised and bleeding from her mouth, nose and some cuts on her cheeks. She was barely conscience and yet I could see the fear in her eyes as well as determination. She would fight them even if it cost her her life.

Two of them grabbed me and each held an arm while two others started to grope me. I started kicking, biting and fighting them. They started punching me, not caring where they hit. I fought them off as much as I could. What frightened me the most is where was the help I called for? Why hadn't dad gotten here yet?

I was going in and out of consciousness and after about twenty minutes of being beaten they stopped only to start ripping my own clothes off. I saw two of the bastards start touching and groping Lillian who unfortunately was now very much awake and very scared.

I was suddenly being groped myself. The bastards then saw my mark that Jasper had given me and started talking about how I must love the rough sex. They touched the bite and that pissed me off. That was special and only Jasper was allowed to touch it. I went ballistic and actually bit Randy so hard that I drew blood and not just a little either. The last thing I remember was being backhanded hard, hearing a crash and being hit again and then nothing.

When I woke up I overheard the guys again. They had stopped their attack on both of us to listen to what the new arrival had to say. He had been unable to join them until a few minutes ago. I was now tied down to the same bed as Lillian, naked as well. I made sure to make it look like I was still out as I listened in horror to what the one named Jason told his friends.

"As I was heading here I was listening to the police dispatch radio that my dad has in the car. I heard Chief Swan call in for backup and he gave them this address. Fortunately I was coming from the other direction and knew which way he would be coming. I headed in the opposite direction and met him before he got here. I was able to run him off the road and I'm pretty sure he's dead. We need to get rid of the girls and get the fuck away from here. The cops will be swarming around the cruiser and will head here immediately."

I couldn't hear the rest as they were now whispering. Then I heard someone heading towards me. Suddenly I felt a white hot searing pain in my stomach and then quickly felt another one just below my rib cage. I realized that I was being stabbed with some kind of sharp instrument. A couple of more stabs were done before they stopped and then I watched as they cut Lillian from her pelvic bone to her chest.

Just before I passed out from the pain I realized that today is the day that both of us were going to die. I just hope that Jasper gets these bastards before he kills himself.

Jasper's POV

I decided to go hunting with Peter and Char mostly because I was tired of feeding off of animals. That shit is just nasty, but I had done it so I could stay close to Bella. Our hunt had been successful and we had actually finished early. I couldn't stand being away from Bella any longer so we all headed back.

The strangest thing has been happening since we bonded by me claiming and biting her. It's like there's a line that is connected to her coming from me, I can feel her emotions no matter the distance. Today though I had mostly felt excitement coming from her because I knew that she and Lillian were going shopping after school. She was excited for her friend and Edward and was hoping that they will finally get together.

We were running back when I felt a wave of worry, which quickly morphed into fear so strong that it knocked me over. The fear and worry got stronger as the minutes ticked by and it took me a few minutes to get my bearings enough so that I could continue to run back to my mate. Something was wrong, very wrong. Something or someone has caused my mate to become terrified!

I stopped long enough to borrow Peter's phone to call Emmett and tell him that I knew something was wrong. As soon as I opened Peter's phone I saw there was a missed call from Bella. Now I knew beyond any doubt that my mate was in trouble. As I played the message my own emotions started to swirl rapidly, with one replacing another one and ending with only two. Rage and fear.

I needed to make sure that I heard the message right so I replayed it. I still couldn't believe what I was hearing,"Peter this is Bella. I'm sorry to bother you, but Jasper left his phone in my truck and I know he's with you. Please give him this message. I overheard some of the boys at school and they were talking about raping Lillian. The Cullens have gone hunting, so I called my dad. I told him what I heard and was able to give him the location, but I don't know if he'll get there in time so I'm going to see if I can help her.

If you can get there in time it's at the old abandoned ice cream parlor. Please hurry, they already have Lillian and I'm so scared for her. These guys believe they can get away with it, because they have gotten away with things before. One of them has a father that is a high class lawyer, very rich and very powerful and he's gotten them out of trouble every single time. I'm on my way there now so please hurry. Tell Jasper I love him. I've got to go I'm almost there. Thanks Peter."

With a roar I threw Peter's phone to him and took off running. If any of those boys has touched Lillian in any way they were dead. She was special to my mate, therefore she is special to me. If any of them has touched my mate they will die slow agonizing deaths. At least she had been smart enough to call the police, I could only hope that they made it in time. . .

A/N Please let me know what you think. I hope that everyone enjoyed that he did indeed finally mark her. The next chapter or two will continue to be filled with lots of stuff going on, and lots of drama. Thanks to everyone who reviewed and added this story to their favorites and alerts, love you guys.