I kept my eyes locked on the papers on the floor. I didn't really understand what I was agreeing too, whether it is that this Demetri was following us or acceptance of pretending to be his other half. This was just fucking great! I questioned everything in my head at the moment, even when Jasper had mentioned that he didn't mean the poem that I had found. A part of me wanted to believe his lie but not after what they had done to me. Jasper had returned for a reason and it wasn't just that Alice told him too. He was alone and not with the Cullens.

I tried to rationalize in my head about that stupid fucking dollar bill. At the very least he could have said he was sorry for trying to kill my ass the night of my birthday, but that didn't seem to be happening. He had said that he didn't mean it; he was a vampire, not a human. That would make Jasper just as much of a liar as Edward was. I scowled at the thought and narrowed my eyes out the front windshield. Why all of a sudden did that poem mean so damn much? Why couldn't I just let it go? He didn't mean it, or did he.

I shook my head a little, watching the Seattle exits fly by with every passing mile. Where the hell are we going? I had mulled over, very briefly that Jasper was sent back to Forks to get me and return to the Cullens with their posh lifestyle.

"Jas…"

He cut me off, like the bastard that he was.

"Texas."

"What? I am not going to Texas with you!" I screamed.

Ugh! Here comes the headache again…Damnit! I groaned and laid my head back when Jasper's chuckle filtered through the cab of the truck. I was now beginning to plot my escape; I had to get away from Jasper and the Cullens. Where the hell would I go? I've got the flame haired bitch after me, now another motherfucking tracker from the Volturi and I'm pretty fucking sure that Edward is doing everything he can to come back. I didn't want Edward here. He was my past and I had moved on. He was no longer part of my future, no matter if that was in death or an eternity of venom running through my veins. I was done with that rat bastard.

I had found myself resigning to Jasper quite a bit over the last few hours and that disturbed me, but I knew if I didn't, I wasn't going to get any answers. I opened my eyes and leaned down picking up the scattered papers across the floor. I eyed each one carefully. I eyed the marriage license skeptically.

"Why do I have to be married to you?" I asked, emphasizing the last word.

"Just because."

Awesome! I have to be married to a total stranger; let's just pray I don't have to share the same bed. Better yet, why don't we just head to Vegas and make it legal! I rolled my eyes and scoffed, pretending I was answering him but I was really scoffing at my thought process. This is absolutely ridiculous! I wanted to whine like a baby, beg and plead with him but I highly doubted it would get me anywhere. I'm sounding like a fucking idiot, even in my own head…

"Because, why?"

If that's all he was going to tell me without further explanation, I was going to be asking a lot of questions. When I mean a lot, I mean a lot. If he was going to be stuck with me in this truck from here to Texas; I was going to be that child who never shut up and always asked how much further until we get there. Are we there yet, huh, Daddy? I smirked at that thought and I'm sure he felt my amusement. He would never see this coming and he had no warning. Jesus Christ, what the hell is happening to me?

He shrugged his shoulders and remained looking out the front window. I felt the slight increase in the speed of the truck and my thoughts were brought out of my amusing place. I kept my gaze on the darkening sky; there was such an irony in the weather compared to my life right now. I tried to beat down the panic that was slowly rising in my chest. Something was wrong, so very wrong.

"Put your head down, Bella!"

That's all I heard and covered myself with my hands quickly, burying my head in my lap. My breathing had picked up and I felt the truck being whipped around, the tires jerking against the pavement and I was instantly slammed into the door. Holy fuck! What the hell is going on? I tried to raise my head but felt Jasper's hand on the back of my neck, holding me there. My panic was full blown and I was trying as hard as fuck to gain composure. Jasper's snarl was not helping at all. Oh holy fuck…

Another snarl ripped through the air and echoed loudly as the glass from the back window came busting in. I peeked my one eye open when the glass shattered and picked at my skin. I was alone in the truck! Shit, I was alone! Where the fuck had Jasper gone? I slowly lifted myself to a sitting position, and frantically began looking around for Jasper. The truck lurched to the side and I heard the metal groan under something. I scrambled quickly to look out the broken back window. My eyes widened and a gasp fell from my lips. There stood Jasper, snarling into the face of someone. I couldn't quite get a good view and scooted down and across the seat for a better look.

The snarls echoed into the cab of the truck and I poked my head above the front seat. Jasper's lips were barely moving but I know he was speaking. I only had the view of the back of the other vampires and I could see that he was visibly shaking. I don't know what from and I couldn't watch anymore. I pressed my body into the seat and curled up into a ball, vibrating with fear. Again the truck lurched and I bit back the whimper that tried to escape. In a matter of a few minutes, I had been pondering the thought of annoying the fuck out of Jasper to being terrified.

I closed my eyes tightly and bit my lip, it was a nervous habit. I couldn't fucking help it! I know anyone would revert to a nervous habit in this situation. So, that is what I was doing. I tried to listen for outside noises, even in my terrified musings but everything was completely silent. I had those stupid fucking feelings of abandonment show up. They didn't just creep in; no they fucking slammed into me. He was gone…

I heard the door open and I curled into myself more. If whoever it was wanted to take me, they would. It's not like I could have stopped them. A low growl came with the sudden intrusion. My head snapped up to see the unknown vampire standing there and then he was gone, but so was the door. I heard the sound of metal scraping across the pavement and looked up over the steering wheel. My eyes widened and I scanned the area, noting that cars had literally just stopped moving and there was a battle in the middle of the fucking highway!

"Jasper," I whispered.

I prayed to fucking God he heard me. Please, please, please, I chanted in my head.

"You're drawing attention." I yelled.

I watched as Jaspers movements stilled but the other vampire was still advancing. Jasper's head turned towards me and he smirked. Oh, holy fucking shit! I wouldn't even want to fucking be that dude! Jasper looked every part of the dangerous side of his world. Part of me was screaming that this was drawing way too much attention to the supernatural world but the other half just wasn't thinking and started at the scene in front of me. The vampire dropped to his knees, screaming at Jasper for him to release the hold. What the hell was Jasper fucking doing? I scooted across the seat of the truck and slid down, letting my feet firmly plant on solid ground. I blew out a heavy breath when I felt something solid under my feet. I slowly inched my way towards the scene, every step taking me closer but my head screaming that it was dangerous.

I stopped suddenly and stood there staring, unmoving as the other vampire released a snarl. Jasper leaned down, gripping him by his neck and lifted him. I watched him sail through the air, my eyes never leaving his airborne body and he crashed into the hood of the truck. The weight of his granite body making the axles buckle and the front of the truck collapsed. I jumped and squeaked as the man again begged for mercy. Oh, hot damn, I need some fucking popcorn and a nice comfy chair for this shit! I furrowed my brow and shook my head. Stray fucking thought there…

Jasper literally stalked towards the truck, amusement playing across his face. He was having fun! Oh my fucking god! He was loving this! I laughed and covered my mouth quickly. This is not a time to be laughing, Bella! I thought, taking a few steps back from the truck. I could tell that this vampire was not an alliance and was clearly after me. I watched in awe as Jasper climbed on the truck and reached below the vampire's shirt, from the collar and plucked a necklace from beneath it. I swear my eyes widened like teacup saucers when I saw the crest. That crest only meant one person…

"Demetri."

I heard the hiss and my eyes snapped to meet his. I watched as a deadly smirk graced Jasper's features and then I was slammed with fear. My knees buckled at the weight of the emotions and my head slammed into something hard. I felt like I was dreaming that I would wake up and find myself in the comfort of my own home, snuggled below my favorite blanket, and waking to another day at Newton's. To another day with Mike the fucking pervert.

I could feel the coolness on my face, like the whipping wind, and whatever it was, was trying to wake me from my blacked out state. It stung and held my eyes closed. The last time I felt this, I was riding on Edward's back with my face buried in his neck. Someone was running with me. I let my mind try to feel out what my body was feeling, if that made any sense. The stance felt different from Edward. The arms that were wrapped around me, cradling me felt different. The anxiousness that I would have felt with Edward doing this, it wasn't there. I was beginning to panic and it was increasing with every movement that this vampire was making. What if it was Demetri? What if Jasper didn't make it? I felt something cold against my face and wondered what the fuck it was. I moved my head and opened one eye. Fucking shit! I just had my face pressed up against the Volturi crest! Demetri had fucking killed Jasper and I was headed to Italy, to fucking die! I did the only thing I could think of doing; I fucking screamed bloody fucking murder! I was jostled forward when Demetri came to a stop. Well that's what I thought anyway…

"Bella, calm down for me please."

I felt my feet hit the soft ground and continued to scream. I could hear Demetri talking to me, asking me to calm down. It just wasn't registering! I couldn't calm down! I was heading to my death!

"Bella!" The voice came, more demanding this time. "Calm the fuck down."

I was literally just scared out of my scream and my eyes snapped open to see the Volturi crest right in my fucking face.

"If ya don't calm the fuck down, I'm gonna knock your ass out."

Oh, that did it! My eyes quickly made their way to the face of the demanding person. It was Jasper. What a fucking sign of relief. I didn't even think about my movements and threw myself at him, wrapping my arms around his waist and I gripped him tightly. He stiffened under my touch. He could at least hug me fucking back! I was relieved to have it been Jasper who was carrying me, away from whatever the fuck it was that happened back there on the highway. I rethought about how maybe this felt to him and I stepped back and looked at his towering frame. I was ogling him! I shook my head and narrowed my eyes when they had reached his chest. The Volturi crest sat there and Jasper wasn't the Volturi! I lifted my finger and pointed directly at it.

"What the fuck is that doing there, Jasper?" I questioned him.

He threw his head back laughing.

"That was your first thought, Bella? But trust me; you don't want to know…" He trailed off.

"Oh, the fuck yes I do!"

"I told him he could have it back when the Volturi replaced my truck," he said, laughing loudly again.

His fucking truck! I almost got fucking killed and he was worried about his fucking truck! It was my life! I was pissed the hell off. I wanted to laugh at the stupidity of his answer but I was seething once again. He just loved to fucking piss me off! Gah! Stupid fucking idiotic fuck! In my self-consuming thoughts about me, me, me and my life, I realized what Jasper had said. Demetri was still alive! Okay, now he really was a stupid fucking idiot!

"He's still alive, Jasper?"

He nodded and brushed past me, continuing to walk wherever the fuck we were headed. I let my eyes travel to his ass. Okay, so I was ogling again! But that wasn't what caught my attention. There stuffed in his back pocket was the envelope from Alice. He fucking saved the papers. Okay, now he really had my attention. I could care less about a stupid fucking tracker after me. Just what the hell was it with these papers that meant so much for him to end his big vampire battle and walk away with a fake marriage license? My identity change…

I looked back on the last few hours and when I had agreed with a simple, 'Okay…', I wasn't agreeing to the fact that Demetri was after me. I was admitting to myself that this, being Jasper's other half was the only way I would remain safe. And here I thought he was only worried about a fucking truck!