Chapter Fourteen

I made it to the top of the stairs by the time that Demetri and Heidi heard what was going on. They darted passed me and I heard the door to Carlisle's study slam shut and a vicious snarl echoed through the entire house. Oh god. I run as fast as I could down the stairs, tripping over myself the entire way and I ended up stumping my toe on the banister at the bottom step. Hopping on one foot and cursing as I headed for the front door, I hopped right into Paul who grabbed me up in his arms and suddenly we were flying through the forest.

The old familiar nauseous feeling started to grow in my stomach and I hurriedly buried my face in Paul's chest.

Before I knew it, we had come to a stop and I was placed on my feet. Bad idea. If I wasn't so dizzy and completely scared to death I would have totally shouted “Timber!” as I stumbled sideways to only end up falling rather ungracefully flat on my ass.

“Shit! Sorry Bells.” Paul said as he quickly helped me to my feet. “I forgot running like that makes you dizzy.”

I clutched my head, trying to push the spinning feelings from behind my eyelids, as I waved a hand at Paul. “No worries. My fault for not closing my eyes fast enough.”

When I looked up I was met with the concerned gazes of Esme and Carlisle.

“He's awake.” I whispered.

Esme bit her lip, looking like she was going to start crying in moment. Carlisle was rubbing her forearm with one hand with his other arm wrapped tightly around her. “You were out of the house and safe before it happened?” he asked.

I shook my head.

“You weren't? H-he didn't try to do anything did he?”

“No,” I whispered. “I was leaving the room right as he woke up. I saw his last breath and everything... But he didn't even come after me. He just told me to go and I ran.”

“He resisted?” Carlisle asked completely baffled.

I nodded. “He just told me to go. He stop breathing and everything. Though I did hear some pretty vicious snarling coming from your study before I got out of the house.”

“Oh dear.” Esme sobbed.

Just then Carlisle's phone ran. He dug through his pockets until he found it. Flipping it open he answered with a quick, “How is he?”

Carlisle was quiet for a moment before speaking. “That's great actually.” Silence. “I don't know if that is such a great idea.” More silence. “I will talk with Bella about it. I presume she is just as worried about him as he is her.” And yet more silence. Jesus, come on and talk already I wanna know whats going on! “Alright Demetri. I will call you after I speak with her.”

I watched impatiently as he flipping his phone closed and slid it back into the front pocket of his black slacks. When he looked up at me I gave him the 'come on and spill it' motion with my hands and he just chuckled at my impatiences.

“I'm sure you were listening to my half of the conversation.” I nodded my head and gave him the 'keep going' motion with my fingers. Carlisle heaved a sigh and scrubbed a hand over his face.

“Jasper wants to see you.”

***

It had been two weeks.

Two long freaking weeks since Jasper woke up and asked to see me.

I was about to rip my hair out from missing him so much. The only thing I did was sit in my high school room at Charlie's house and browse through all of my old high school and childhood things, while I waited for Jasper's next text message.

Carlisle had put his foot down about us seeing each other so soon. He was worried that Jasper would slip up and trying to hurt me even though Jasper himself felt as though he was in control as long as he had fed that day. But being the worry wart that Carlisle is, he put us on a two week break from one another so Jasper could be sure that it was safe for me to be around him. Jasper had said he was going to do some testing of his blood lust to be sure he wasn't a threat to me anymore than he was back all those years ago. I was afraid to ask what those tests were exactly.

Tonight I was the night I would finally get to see him. Demetri and Heidi both confirmed to Carlisle that Jasper didn't even move towards the people they were around in downtown Port Angeles earlier in the day and they were going to all go hunting before I showed up with Paul and Embry just to be on the safe side.

I had paced my room for what felt like hours until Paul came and told me that we were ready to go. I practically sprinted out to Paul's car, the boys laughter could be heard from the top of the stairs as I trip every few steps I took but I simply ignored them. The normal twenty minute drive it takes from charlie's house to the Cullen house took about ten because I kept telling Paul to put his foot in it and get to moving.

We were met at the door by Heidi and followed her into the living room where I found Demetri standing beside the sofa ready to go into action if something were to happen and Jasper, my Jasper, standing at the far wall by the floor to ceiling windows. His snowy white skin and his golden wheat curls were just as I remembered them from high school. He was absolute perfection.

Taking a step forward, I glanced at the vampires and wolves surrounding me to gauge their reactions, they simply nodded for me to continue. Another step had me a foot closer and I stopped to watch Jasper take his first step towards me. We kept this up until we were finally less than I hair away from one another. Looking up into Jasper's now copper colored eyes, I smiled as I tear slipped from my eye and ran down my cheek.

Jasper carefully wiped the tear streak from my face and cupped my cheek in his icy cold hand. Pressing his lips softly to mine once he finally spoke. “Please say you forgive me.”

More tears fell from my eyes as I took in his heartbreaking expression. “I forgave you the next morning. Sure I was mad because I told you not to do anything stupid but you wanting to protect me is not stupid. Its sweet and I know you are only doing what you feel like you need to do.”

“I have to help protect you Bella and I refused to just sit around and let those evil people destroy our lives. I swear to you right now that if you still want me after all of this is over, I will change you. We can be together for ever and I wont try to make you do anything stupid like roping you into marrying me first. If its what you want, you can have it.” Jasper whispered to me.

I sniffed. “You would do that for me?”

“I would do anything for you, Bella. I love you so much baby.” He whispered before pressing his lips to mine over and over again.

“I love you too, Jasper. Always.”

***

Demetri had ended up interrupting us a few moment into our lovey dove-y kissing session. Now we were sitting round the Cullen kitchen table where all of their meetings were held.

“Alright, I know that everyone is not wanting to leave because they feel like they need to help us in some way but I assure you all that the three of us along with whatever Volturi guard Aro will send will be plenty to take out the crazy fuckers.” Peter winced, “Sorry Esme.” He quickly apologized for his his language.

Peter and Charlotte had been doing some planning of their own while we were away from home. To have answered the front door and be greeted by two very smiling and red-eyed vampires that only a little over a month ago were very much human; was quite shocking. Just like Jasper, they didn't seem to have any problems with their blood lust either and every memory they had ever had was 'clear as the day it happened.' Their words, not mine.

“Since it seems that the three are simply after Bella and Jasper, Aro has called off the members of the guard that were protecting her mother and stepfather. The ones there said the only vampire scent in a hundred miles of there was only theirs and they felt the two were perfectly safe.” Demetri spoke up. “Felix, Jane, and Alec will be arriving first thing in the morning. Aro also seems to agree with these three," he said waving his hand at Jasper and his two war siblings, "that the sooner we are ready the better and that maybe if we were to go to them instead of bring attention to the small town would be for the best.”

“Yes of course.” Jasper nodded.

Just was Demetri sat back down in his seat, the door leading to the garage burst open and in walked almost the entire pack, minus Sam.

Jake stepped up to the table and nodded to Jasper and the other Cullen family members before turning to Jasper. “There is no way we are letting you fight this out alone. We should have been here for this meeting.” He held his hand up to stop Jasper from speaking. “Yeah, yeah. Family meeting, I get it. But if Bella is part of this meeting, then so should we. Bella is our family. We protected her the last time a psychotic vampire came after her and we are here to help again.”

Jasper thought for a minute but Peter spoke first. “Fine but you take orders from the major. All the pups have to listen to what he says and before you go flipping your shit about you being alpha and want to have a pissing contest; you might as well just whip it out now and get it over with because we wont have time for you to get all pissed off over taking orders from a leech.”

“Oh goodness.” Esme said and pressed her face into Carlisle's chest with a rather impressive blush across her cheeks.

The entire room filled with chuckles and Peter was quick to apologize yet again. “Sorry mom.”

Esme pulled her face from her husband's chest and beamed at the sheepish looking Peter.

“I can hold my shit together because its Bella we are protecting. If a order the boys to do so, they will as well. Which wont be a problem because Bella is their family too. We just want this shit to be over with so you all can go back to your lives. Hell, I don't even know if your lives will be the same now that you three are leeches again but whatever is normal for you all; I just want Bells to be happy and safe.” Jake said with a shaky voice.

Jacob flashed me a watery smile and I gave him one right back. He was still my best friend after all the shit we've been through and I'd always love him as a brother.

“Thanks Jake.” I whispered, knowing he would hear me and was rewarded with one of his blinding smiles that I had missed from our teenage years.

“Alright,” Jasper clapped his hands together. Just by the look on his face you could tell he was already planning out strategies in his head. “Our back up will be here tomorrow and with the help of the wolves I would say we are about ready to go. Training tomorrow. Noon til night fall. And on Saturday. We head out.”