Thank all of you for putting up with me! It's very kind, but exams are over and I'm free! Thank you for the exquisite reviews I got! I'm excited Jazz is home too!

Jpov

I ran out of the house as fast as I could to escape.

To escape myself

To escape her

To escape everything in general

To escape most of all; life

If that is what you call it. More of an existence than a life, seeing as I am a heartless monster.

I walked around in the forest for a few hours trying to cool off when I spotted them. A young couple had stopped to sit on a stump not far from where I had been pacing. The young man stood up and moved in front of the woman. He bent down on one knee. I turned my head away. I knew exactly what he was doing. The amount of love I felt from the pair was painful. Was I destined never to feel the same way? To feel the emotion of love first hand? I suppose not, it wouldn't be right—someone like me having something good for the first time in decades. Certainly not from the woman I wanted it from…

I walked away from the couple. My thirst had disappeared. I understood the phrase "lost my appetite". I walked around the woods, breathing in the pristine air. I was utterly alone in the wilderness at this point. There wasn't ever a bird in the trees surrounding me. I heard the distant sound of bubbling water. I ran, vampire speed, towards it. "It" turned out to a small clearing with a waterfall. I stripped down from all my clothes and waded into the pool at the end of the cascade. The water would have seemed cold to any human being, but for my icy skin, it seemed the right temperature. I swan around for a small bit, then turned on my back, an d floated, serenely, staring at the sky.

I wondered if Alice had decided to leave the room yet. I wondered if she had become friends with Darren. They would get along well, they were both so young… I thought. I was speculating what Scott's reaction to the girl was when I heard it. The familiar sound of my favorite prey. I watched it approach the water on which I lay. When it observed I wasn't moving, it came closer, and began to drink. I swiftly and soundlessly went under water and came up underneath it's head. The wolf backed away and snarled at me. I snarled back, louder. It was a ferocious animal, well sized and well fed. Delicious. I ran behind the beautiful beast, and growled once. I attacked a moment later, sucking the red, salty, succulent life out of it. It looked up at me as I drained it, its grey eyes fearless and clouding over.

I washed the fur and blood off of my body in the pool and returned home. I heard the sounds of Darren joking around and Scott scoffing at his childishness. I stayed there for a few moments longer, listening to their cajoling. I took a few steps, loud enough for my presence to be known. Suddenly I was hit with a pulsing fear that wasn't my own. Alice. Her emotions seemed to have their own flavor. Soft, and unpredictable. I was sad that she was still afraid of me. I walked into the house and passed the living room where the others were seated, and continued to my room. I heard the soft pad of footsteps behind me.

Alice POV

I followed Jasper down the hallway, even though the other two warned me it might not be a good idea. I arrived at a room, where the door had been left open. Jasper had obviously heard me following him. I walked in tentatively, and shut the door behind me. Jasper was sitting on a chair beside a window that was looking out on the snowy forest. He gestured to another chair without turning his head. I brought the chair closer to him and sat down. Jasper seemed to be so down and unhappy. H finall turned to look at me.

"You're afraid of me." He said it so matter-of-factly, the despair in his eyes profound.

"Yes." I admitted it.

"Why?" He looked so lost, so child like that I couldn't take my eyes off of him.

"Because you killed my parents, and took me away."

"Other than that." He looked me right in the eyes, the blazing crimson stunning me. He had gone hunting.

"Do you only kill people?" He looked away from me. I wasn't ready to answer the question.

"No. I like wolves too." This interested me. He not only killed humans, but he also drank from animals.

"Is it like a human?"

"No. Not as filling, or as enticing either. Better meat eater than deer." I nodded in comprehension. "Will you answer my question. Please." I could tell the last part had been difficult to say for him, to me.

"You…you make me feel….things. Things I'm afraid to feel…for you." He looked back at me again, this time curious.

"What are these…things I make you feel?" Now I was losing my patience. He knew full well what I felt.

"I know that you can feel and manipulate people's emotions. You know very well what I feel." The annoyance I felt towards him was conflicted with an overwhelming sense of calm.

"Stop that!"Now that I know your little secret, I'll make you suffer. I thought back to all those times I had felt lust towards him, all those images playing around in my head. I could see that I was affecting him. His forehead was scrunched in concentration as he fought the emotions I was emitting his way. He turned his head away with a vicious growl, and I smiled, triumphant.

"So now do you know?" He ignored me and continued looking out his window. I sat still for a few minutes, watching his emotionless face. I started to feel restless. I saw Jasper roll his eyes in the window's reflection.

"You don't have to sit there all day. I was ignoring so you would go, but it seems you're so annoying, you can't take a hint." Needless to say I saw shocked, and slightly hurt by his words. But I saw his small smile and knew he was joking. Sort of. He rose from his seat and held out his hand for me. I was scared, should I take it or should I not? He was about put it in his pocket, when I reached out and took it. He pulled me out from the seat and dragged me to the living room. Now there was only Darren, looking at the ceiling , bored out of his mind.

"Hey! Jazz, can we wrestle? Please! Scott said no!" He gave Jasper what looked like his best puppy dog eyes. Jasper, ever stoic, shook his head, causing Darren to moan in despair.

Jasper let go of my hand and went to close the door which had remained open since his arrival. Darren snuck up behind him and jumped on his back. Jasper flipped Darren over his shoulder as if he were a blanket, and threw him to the floor. Darren pulled Jasper's leg, makng him lose balance and fall. Jasper landed on Darren which resulted in a loud crash like thunder. I was pleased to see they were both unscathed. They continued to roll around on the ground, and as I watched them I thought, My boys. The thought surprised me but pleased me at the same time. It was true. I was the only human to become friends with these wild young men.

I was theirs and they were mine.