Chapter 11

A/N: I do not own Twilight.

BPOV

Like every night I'm running through the woods, this blur that I can barely see moving chasing me. My heart beats a mile a minute and my mouth is so dry it nearly burns. Finally I can't take it any longer, I don't care about whatever is chasing me or the fact that whatever it is most certainly wants to kill me. I just stop and lean against a tree knowing that this thing is going to catch whether I run or not.

"Are you tired of running?" He says, finally motionless, standing in front of me. Finally I can see my terrifying pursuer; it's Edward, his eyes as black as the darkest pits of hell.

"Edward, what are you doing here?" I say, terror seeping from my voice as he walks toward me.

"I'm just out for a midnight snack." He says his velvet voice nothing but a purr. He puts his ice-cold, rock-hard hands on my shoulders, pinning me to the tree in an almost painful manor.

"What do you mean? Edward! What are you doing?" I shout as he lean in towards me, almost like he's going to kiss my neck; though I know that is very far from the truth.

"I'm just taking a drink; it's what we do." He whisper, his cold breath making me shiver as his lips brush against my neck. For heaven's sake, he's a bloody vampire. That's what Jasper was trying to warn me from, but that means Jasper… My thoughts are put on pause as I feel Edward's teeth on my neck.

"Please go away. Edward, please stop. Please go away." I say as a last dish effort to save my life. Just as I finish speaking another blur, which I can only assume is another vampire, rips Edward off me, throwing him into a tree that briskly breaks in half with a loud snap; suddenly peace that can only mean one thing washes over me.

"Jasper, you're here. Please make him leave love… I was so scared." I say, my eyes searching for him in the darkness. In seconds his strong, cold arms are around me and he kisses me ever so gently.

"Don't worry Darlin' he's leaving. Are you alright?" He says looking over to Edward as he leaves before running his cool fingers over the side of my neck where Edward's teeth had just been.

"I'm fine now that you're here love." I say resting my head on his chest and taking a deep breath; breathing in his sweet, comforting scent.

"You understand now, don't you Bella?" He says with a sigh. Something tells me he's happy I have.

"Yes, I think I do love. You, and your family, you're vampires aren't you?" I say looking up into his calm, golden eyes.

"Yes Darlin', we are." He says, looking at me as if he thinks I'm about to run away screaming.

"That's cool. My boyfriend is a vampire; hmm, never thought I say that." I say laughing before I stretch up on my tip-toes to kiss him. Jasper kisses me back with a little more passion then I'm used to before smiling happily at me.

I open my eyes looking out at the cloudy day through my open window; yes it's open again. I look over at my clock and see its 7:45 am. I guess I can get up now. The peaceful feeling from my dream is still clinging to me, something tells me that the information I gained last night is the truth.

I think about that as I get dressed. There are three things I know:

One, my boyfriend is a vampire.

Two, his brother truly wants to kill me, specifically me.

Three: I'm safe and at peace when I'm with Jasper, and I love him more than anything else in this world and any other.

This is definitely an interesting situation I've gotten myself in. I really need to talk to Jasper; literally just as I think that I hear the purr of the Mercedes rolling up my driveway. I run to the window and wave at my Jasper, happily smiling down at him. I close the window and hurry down the stairs nearly falling as a reach the bottom. I open the door and he's standing there waiting for me.

"Good morning Darlin'. Did you sleep well?" He asks stepping in and hugging me.

"Umm, yes and no." I say wondering how to explain.

"What do you mean?" He asks, holding me at arm length so he can look into my eyes; he looks worried. I stop to think for a moment.

"Well I had a dream last night and I think I figured out what Edward's problem is, and what you were talking about the other day." I tell him, the surprise in his eyes pretty obvious despite what I think is an attempt to hide it.

"You think you know what that other side of us is?" He says looking me seriously in the eyes. I put my arms around his neck and kiss him.

"It's not another side, that's the part of your words that has bothered me; the lie no offence. I think you've figured out that I just know those types of things. It's what you are… You're a vampire aren't you love?" I ask looking him in the eyes and keeping my arms around him. He seems completely shocked.

"Yes I am, but how on earth did a dream let you figure that out?" He says looking at me like I'm crazy; funny, he just admitted he's a vampire and yet I'm the crazy one.

"Well Edward attacked me and he nearly bit my neck saying he wanted a drink. By the time you saved me I had it figured out." I say, almost laughing at the look on Jass' face. Then he looks at the ground, fear in his eyes.

"Bella, you were attacked by a vampire in your dream just last night, how are you still standing here with your arms around me knowing what I am?" He asks; there is so much hurt and pain in his voice it nearly makes me cry. I put my hand on his chin and make him look at me before I kiss him with all the passion and love I feel, hoping I can't make him understand how much I love him.

"Love, since the moment I met you I have felt nothing but safety, peace, and most importantly love whenever I'm with you. Edward might have attacked me but you saved me and I know you would never hurt me; you'd be lying if you said you think you will I know that." I say strongly with all my passion and trust in my voice. Jasper smiles very happily and kisses me. He seems so overjoyed and I can tell by the way his lips are moving so differently from the way they had the other day that he is relieved.

"Darlin' you have no idea how much that means to me. Your trust is something I'm very proud to have. You're right, I will never hurt you. The way you make me feel is so great that I can finally say that. I have always struggled with my thirst, but since I met you it has become so much easier to handle. Being without you is like torture to me now." He tells me, the relief and happiness in his voice makes me smiles. I'm so glad I've made him this happy by figuring it out.

"I didn't like it to much either love, but why weren't you and your family at school yesterday?" I ask knowing the hiking story is just a story. He laughs.

"We go hunting when it's sunny out. We can't be seen in the sun, I'll show you why sometime." Jasper says, but one of his words catches me off guard. Hunting, he's a vampire which means he drinks blood, just like Edward tried to in my dream. Does that mean Jasper is killing people? I think he sees my fear.

"What do you mean by hunting love, do you… kill people?" I ask, the words almost hurt as I say them and I see Jasper's shock.

"Oh no Darlin' you've got it all wrong. We don't hunt humans, that's what makes us different. My family only hunts animals." He explains quickly, searching my eyes for a sign of some sort. His words calm me; people hunt animals all the time. That's not bad at all.

"Okay, I'm glad I was wrong." I say smiling up at him. He seems happy that I'm again perfectly fine with the idea of having a vampire for a boyfriend.

"So we're alright then?" He asks looking me in the eyes. I kiss him again.

"Yes, but we won't be if we don't get to school soon." I say realizing it's already 8:20 am. Jasper just smiles.

"I wouldn't worry about that." He says with a smile that makes me wonder how fast his little toy can go.

JPOV

I sit in class wondering just how things have gone so perfectly. My Bella has figured out that I'm a vampire and she's perfectly fine with it. She still trust me somehow because her little super-power tells her that I'm not capable of hurting her, and what feels even better is that I know I won't. I get up and out of my desk just as the bell rings and I'm outside of Bella's class in just a second. She's the first one out of class and she smiles when she sees me. I wonder if she actually might beat me out of these days.

"Hello Darlin'." I say taking her hand as we head toward the café.

"Hey love. I wanted to ask you something?" She says scanning people, making me wonder who she's looking for.

"What is it?" I ask curious. She smiles and I think she is completely adorable.

"My friend Jessica invited us to eat lunch with her and her friends, would that be alright with you?" She asks, I realize that she's trying to make sure I'd be comfortable; I could almost laugh.

"Of course baby," I say smiling. "That sounds like a lot of fun." We walk into the café and her friend waves at us from her table.

"Thank-you love." She says before grabbing her lunch. I grab a slice of pizza knowing that it would look strange if I didn't have anything in front of all these kids. I pay ahead of Bella and I pay for her as well. She gives me a look but doesn't complain as we go to sit with her friends.

"Hey Bella, and Jasper." The one who waved us over says, looking at me the way most normal humans do when they meet one of us.

"Hey Jess. Love this is Angela, Eric, Mike, and Tyler." Bella says gesturing at each of her friends in-turn as we sit down.

"Nice you meet you all." I say ducking my head a little before remembering I'm not in Texas. Bella looks at me happily probably realizing I didn't mean to do that.

"That's one heck of an accent you've got there Cullen." The guy Bella called Mike says, I feel jealousy coming from him.

"It's Jasper Hale actually, and yes I know I have an accent. I lived in Texas before I was adopted." I say, realizing this is probable the most into detail I've ever gone into my human story; I could almost laugh at myself.

"It's really cute." Jessica says, I know I would blush if I could.

"Hey, mine!" Bella says jokingly, putting her arms around me. Jess puts up her hands in surrender, earning a laugh from everyone at the table.

"I can't believe you two would throw a party without inviting me." Alice says skipping up to our table. I watch as all the guys attention goes right to her.

"Well of course you're invited honey." The boy Eric says grabbing a chair from an empty table beside us.

"I think we need a bigger table." Angela says. She's the shy type and both Alice and I are intimidating her. I try to make her feel a little more comfortable. Alice laughs and sits down on the other side of Bella. Bella takes one second to look over at my family's table and seems surprised.

"Is your brother sick again today?" She asks looking at me, relieved that Edward isn't here.

"No he's actually gone out of town for a little while." I say knowing I'll have to explain the lie later; her look tells me the same thing.

"Oh okay, well I guess he won't need his bio notes then." She says, dismissing the topic.

"Oh god, I could never miss a bio class. I'd be lost in a day." Angela says making everyone laugh. I'm happy she's relaxed a little bit.

"I think he'll be alright." Alice says, playing along now that I've given them a story.

"So why are your other sister and brother sitting all by themselves over there?" Tyler says although I'm pretty sure, like the other boy, he's just being nosey.

"I'm rather sure they're just enjoying there alone time. It's hard to come by at home." Alice says bring them back to our table and probably some alone time with her. I'd feel sorry for them if either of them they anything with her.

"Speaking of alone time," Bella says, "can I steal you for a little while love?" looking into my eyes. I guess her questions don't want to wait until later.

"Sure, if you'll excuse us." I say getting up and helping Bella up after me. We've got about half an hour until the bell rings. I put my arm around her as we walk out of the café and sadly I'm satisfied with the jealous stares I see. Bella is mine. We get out of the café and start heading toward the forest again. Bella start as soon as we are away from the students.

"Where is Edward really?" She asks right away, it's obvious the idea of not knowing where he is worries her.

"He's gone baby, don't worry." I tell her simply. None of us actually know where he is so gone has to be the best I can do. She doesn't look satisfied.

"Gone where Jasper? I'm sorry, I may have no problem with what you are but I'm not going to lie, I'm terrified of him. Trust is everything with me love and I'd trust you with my life but I wouldn't space a shred of trust for him; he scares me to death." She says, I guess I misunderstood her trust for me as a trust for vampires in general, she seemed fine with Alice, but I guess after her dream and Edward's past behavior I shouldn't be surprised that not knowing where he is would really worry her.

"Baby it's alright. Edward left our family because he thought it would be easier for him. I told you he is more dangerous to you and I said that for a reason. You're what we call a singer to him. Your blood appeals to him like no one else's. It was very hard for him to be near you and he was extremely jealous of me because being with you actually relieves my thirst. We assume he's going to Denali to stay with another coven that only drinks animal blood. The only other coven like us; we call them our cousins." I explain, watching her as she finally makes sense of my cryptic words from the other day.

"How do you know he's not going to like sneak into my house and kill me or something like that?" She asks a little hysteric; though I'll admit she has good reason.

"I promise you I will never let anything like that happen to you Darlin'. The guy might be like a brother to me but I'm not against ripping his head off if he hurts you." She looks at me like I'm crazy; I smile. "Bella I'm not going to lie to you, over this past week Edward has really gotten under my skin. I'm pissed, and the fact that he has you this terrified doesn't help anything. I'm sorry if my words scared you but I'm just being honest. I love you and I will do anything to protect you." I say as we get to the edge of the forest. She's looking at the ground, it looks like she contemplating my words. Then suddenly she jumps at me putting her arms around my neck and resting her head on my shoulder.

"I'm sorry Jass. I know this shouldn't surprise me as much as it does. I've just had a heck of a lot to take in today. I know you love me and I can tell you're very much serious about doing anything to protect me, and although that worries me I will admit it does make me feel a lot better." She says and hearing that help me calm down, but a more human part of my mind notices her warm breath on my neck, a very sensitive spot on my body my I add.

"I'm glad. I'll keep you safe baby; I promise." I say, she just nods before kissing my neck gently, making me tremble.

"Love what's up with your neck?" She asks leaning back to more closely examine the skin on the side of my neck; it scares me that she's noticed them so soon but this would have been a lot harder to explain before she found out our little secret.

"I assume you're referring to my scars?" I ask since it's probable not occurring to her the that's what they are. She puts her hand on the side of my neck and looks me in the eyes, hers filled with worry and concern.

"What happened to you love?" She asks, real worry seeping for her voice.

"Well Darlin' I didn't have the same, delicate upbringing as my other siblings; not that you know what that is. Other then Alice everyone else in my family was changed and raised by Carlisle. I on the other hand didn't get that pleasure. I have to explain something to you before I can help you understand what happened to me."

"Vampires are immortal, but there are places in this world where our lives span weeks rather than centuries. Imagine for me a map of let's say Mexico; now imagine every human life as a red dot. In the south, Mexico and some of South America, vampires have been at war for centuries."

"What are they fighting for?" She asks while I pause to take a breath.

"Well remember that map? They're fighting to control the thickest red. See it occurred to a vampire one day that if they were the only vampire in say Mexico city then they could feed two or three times a night without detection, so vampires started fighting for them."

"One vampire named Benito came up with an idea that changed the war completely. You see, our kind are very strong when they are first made. Benito got the idea to create an army of newborns, that's what we call newly made vampires. The first anyone heard of him he came down from somewhere north of Dallas and massacred two small covens that shared the area near Houston. Two nights later he took on a much stronger clan of allies that claimed Monterrey in northern Mexico; and he one. The newborns were nearly unstoppable, but they were impossible to control. They'd turn on each other as easily as the enemy you point them at. He had to keep making more as they fought amongst themselves, and as the covens he decimated took more than half his force down before they lost."

"The vampires in southern Mexico did the only thing they could think of; they made armies of their own. All hell very literally broke loose. We immortals have our histories too and this particular war will never be forgotten, although it wasn't a good time to be a human in Mexico either."

"When human deaths reached epidemic proportions the Volturi, what I would called the royal family of vampires and the peacekeepers, finally stepped in. They all came together and destroyed every newborn in the bottom half of North America. Benito was entrenched in Puebla, fighting for the prize; Mexico City. The Volturi started with him, before moving on to the rest."

"Anyone who was found with newborns was executed immediately, and since everyone was trying to protect themselves from Benito, Mexico was emptied of vampires for a time. I spoke with someone once who had, from a distance, watched what happened." I shudder a little bit. Bella put her hand on my arm. Funny how I'm telling her such a terrible story about the creatures she just learned existed and has total right to be terrified of and yet she's comforting me. I put my hand on hers.

"When the Volturi went back to Volterra the survivors were quick to stack their claims in the south. There were many vendettas and it didn't take long before the covens were disputing again. The idea of newborns was already there, but the Volturi were not forgotten; the southern covens were more careful this time. The human to be changed were selected with more care and given more training; for the most part the other humans remained oblivious. The wars resumed, but on a smaller scale. Every now and then the Volturi would return and clean out the city, but they let the careful ones continue."

"That's how you were changed love?" Bella asks, looking so worried. I kiss her and put my hand on her cheek.

"Yes it is baby, but you don't need to look so worried. It was a long time ago and I think it's rather clear I survived." I say, looking her in the eyes and projecting calmness.

"Love, it's just upsetting you me that you ever had to go through something that terrible." She says, rather unaffected by my calm.

"And you can stop doing that by the way." She adds shocking me. I stop looking at her like a deer in headlights and making her laugh.

"What do you mean? Stop what?" I ask still very confused.

"Well there's no one else here and I've noticed it before. An emotion that is out of place and not mine invading my body. You do it by accident sometimes and I just enjoy knowing how you feel then but sometimes you purposely try to change my mood like that I don't really like it." She explains looking at me knowingly. I think I'm caught.

"You know that's impressive baby. I've never met a human who can tell what I'm doing; most vampires wouldn't know that was me either." I tell her still very surprised.

"I just have a good intuition, I thought you'd figured that out. And I might ask exactly how many humans you actually spent an amount of time talking to?" She asks again putting me in a corner. My socializing with humans is pretty rare.

"I could probably count on one finger." I tell her making her laugh. "I'm sorry upset you baby. I didn't mean any harm or invasion by it." I say more seriously and very sincerely, knowing she'll know.

"It's all right love. I know you didn't mean to. I'm sure you had no idea that I even realized it was you." She says smiling at me. I shake my head no just so she can be sure. She kisses me and I happily put me arms around me, pulling her little body as close to mine as I can while still being gentle. She puts her arms around my neck and weaves her fingers into my hair; I love the feeling. We kiss until we're both breathless and yet I'm still just a little upset when she pulls away.

"I love you." I say as I look into those beautiful, chocolate brown eyes.

"I love you too Jass, but sadly I think we'd better start heading to class. I do want to hear the rest of your story later though." She says stepping back and starting to walk toward the school.

"After school Darlin'." I say, putting my arm around her as we walk.

"Promise?" She asks looking up at me.

"Promise." I say sincerely. Happy to know that my Bella is so interested in me and my, rather upsetting, story.

A/N: Sorry this one took me so long. I went on vacation and I didn't have any computer access.
Yes most of Jasper's story is either paraphrased or quotes for Eclipse and completely the work of Stephenie Meyer but I wanted to get it right. I really do hope to get the next chapter up much sooner. Reviews are love!