Jasper POV

I looked up at Sue and sorted through some of her emotions, sending her a dose of my own sympathy and a dose of calm to help ease her into my arrival. Some of the townsfolk were already whispering about me and then she caught my eye.

She was sitting in an oversized lawn chair holding a Forks police department mug and suddenly everything went dark and James was holding his jacket over my head and wrangling me to the side of the house.

"What do you think you're doing here Cullen?" He muttered, releasing his grip from my arm and shoving me into the side of the house.

"I came for the bbq." I said, looking back at the small crowd that had gathered around Bella. "What's going on?" I asked but James held me back.

"None of your business, now tell me what the hell you think you're doing here?" He said more angrily.

"Like I said before, I came for the wake. Chief Swan was a major pillar of this community." I replied through my teeth.

"No I mean your family, idiot." James spat. Another shove. "vampires don't usually set up camp here and you look awfully suspicious next to your clean cut, crisp shirt wearing, good ol' Doctor Cullen."

"James! Not now!" The red headed one said as she came running from around the corner. "We have bigger fish to fry. Bella fainted." She said, taking James's hand and pulling him away, his eyes still focused on me.

I fixed my collar and started towards the small group of people.

"guys I'm fine, i swear. I just need some air!" She said, trying to break through the crowds. I saw her again, her face flush with embarrassment. She was perfect.

I looked around and no one seemed to be focused on me anymore. James had walked with Sue inside with some of the others but I couldn't see the red head Victoria.

Bella POV

"You guys like to hover." I said, wiping away a stray hair. I had walked off a little ways down a trail behind Charlie's house and into the forest.

"Only cause you left." She said, hoping down and landing on the ground next to me with a soft thud.

"Who was that guy?" I asked. "he was the last thing I saw before I fainted."

"That would be the Major." She sighed. "remember when I told you all about the southern vampire wars?" I nodded.

"well, he was second in command, Maria's God of War, and now he's here in Forks living a domesticated life with the Cullens. A type of vampire family, who unlike us, feed off of entirely animals." She explained. She was twisting chunks of grass between her fingers nervously, a tick she had picked up while studying humans.

"You mean they live here permanently?"

"It appears so." Victoria said.

"Is that why we don't come here?" I asked, feeling a little surprised that there were even more supernatural beings in one small community.

"Partially. Charlie wanted you to have the best life you could. He knew your mother wasn't very good at that kind of thing-"

"You mean mothering?" I smiled.

"Exactly." Victoria smiled before she continued. "He had somehow showed James a sense of authority and was basically a father figure to him. That's why we always did what we could to keep you on the right track."

I had known that James and Victoria were friends of my fathers, but I don't think i knew the extent of their relationship. To me, they were eyes and ears sent by Charlie to look out for me, which is exactly what they did.

"How are you feeling?" She asked. I shrugged.

"I'm not sure. I'm sad though."

"I know." She said, pulling me to her side. She rested her head on mine and I think we were both thinking about how we all met and how this all came about.

Oh my god I am so sorry. it's been so long. I haven't abandoned. I just lost a bit of passion. However i'll try to update more.

If this chapter isnt like the others is 100% because i forgot how i was going to end this story.