*Jasper's POV

  "Hey, what's with the long face?" Peter suddenly patted my shoulder.

  "What are you doing here?" He was supposed to e at dawn, it wasn't even midnight yet.

  "Heh, I should be asking you that. Why are you out here?" He asked jokingly, then his face turned serious and he looked towards Annabell's house, and around as if looking for something. "Where's Annabell?" He asked then.

  "Home, why?" He touched his forehead in a tired manner. My reply disappointed him for some reason. I was fused.

  "No she's not. Care to tell me what the hell happened?" He said, sure of himself.

  "What do you mean?!" I growled at him, but did not wait for an answer. I ran to Annabell's room with Peter on my heels. Only to find it empty of her. Some of her clothes from closet was gooo. She ran away... and I didn't even notice?!

  If my heart was beating, it would stop now. I ran my hand through my hair in frustration. "I made her run away from me..." My voice came out as a whisper.

  "What did you do? Everything seemed fine when you came by the house this m."

  I hesitated. "When I returned here... she just came out of a shower and was only in a towel when I jumped in the room through the window..." I said, ashamed of my exhibition of poor self trol afterwards.

  "Oh boy!" Peter whistled and after deeply inhaling he chuckled. "Did she run because you still didn't cim her?" Now he was just making fun of me. He cimed Charlotte the same day he met her, but she was already also a vampire at the time.

  He was seriously pissing me off. I grabbed him by his shirt. "No." I growled, releasing him again, because I had only myself to bme. "I momentarily lost trol of myself and attacked her. I made her cry..." I ched my jaw, remembering what she felt before blog me from her emotions. "Then she wouldn't let me help her calm down and even thanked me for not biting her!" I felt so frustrated. I wao punething, but Annabell wouldn't appreciate a hole in the wall of her house ...if she is to ever e babsp;Crossed my mind.

  I did not know what to do. I looked helplessly out of the window, it was almost su again. "Maybe she really doesn't want to be my mate..." My voice became a defeated whisper, thinking back to the su I watched yesterday with her by my side. My hands felt incredibly empty and cold without her now.

  "Brother, you got it wrong." Said Peter as a matter of factly. I turo look at him. "And so does she... I told you Annabell doesn't remember everything and it may be, she never learned about this little detail."

  "Wha-" Standing by a printer he was holding a paper, showing it to me.

  "She left you a message."

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  *Edward's POV

  Alice esterioo much tely, so I went to hunt alooday and she has to call me. Do I seem suicidal, damn it?! I'm not about to try to attack her with Jasper by her side all the time. All I want in this moment is a little quiet for onbsp;I turhe stupid thing off. Damn Whitlocks, her house is guarded like a fortress! I was so annoyed.

  Huh? Is there someone else so far in the forest? I decided to go for a hunt tonight because everyone else was busy with something else. This part of the forest is too deep for humans. The breathing I hear doesn't belong to an animal. I 't hear their heartbeat though. Is it another vampire? I woakieps in a dire of the sound. Although, the only ohat hunt here are from our and Whitlock because humans normally don't e to these parts.

  I could not believe my eyes. It's her! Taking a look around, I expected one of the Whitlocks to be close, but there was nobody except for the two of us here.

  She is alone in a deep forest, sleeping. She looked like she's been g and the fact that I couldn't hear her heartbeat perplexed me. However, I could see the blood pulsing through her veins underh the silk of her skin. She was still human. I should buy a lottery, what a lucky day! I grio myself reag for the veil of bck hair.

  Subsciously I realized her heartbeat wasn't missing but somehow too quiet as if hidden on purpose. Unlike by the school where I relished in the loud paters of her heart when she uood there is no escape. "So, Annabell... we finally have some time alone again." I couldn't help a grin, which almost instantly froze when I pulled her up to her feet. Because she turo face me, looking calm. "Guess again. Annabell is sleeping right now." Said the girl. A deadly uone in her voice.

  I was in shock. "M-michae...?" Escaped me. So what he told me is true? She never exhibited any sort of power though. I was certain it is a bunch of nonsense. Ran through my mind. Recalling her feeble attempt to fight back, st time, I couldn't believe I was looking at the same person now. His story of a powerful witch being possibly reborn in their family sounded io me all this time.

  "Oh? So you know me?" She asked slightly surprised. Rese clear on her face. I noticed she turned one of her fists upwards and I could not move. Damn it! Was this, why Alice called me before? I knew I was done for. Stupid Alid her visions! My death has nothing to do with Jasper whatsoever!

  "The fact you know my name means you've met someone I have unfinished business with. Too bad you 't say hello. He's ing to hell after you." She said, her voice full of hate.

  Marii, you bastard! If you told me the girl I was helping you to track, had a daughter before ing to Forks... Memories of a dark haired, tattered in scars, soldier-like vampire fshed through my mind.

  /approximately 12 years ago/

  He was aware, his pursuers had a medium of sorts on their side and was desperately trying to keep his thoughts focused purely on the fight. "Where did you hide the girl this time?" Marii demanded while eight or ten of his me after the guy at once. When this seemingly war-seasoned man heard Marii's question, he slipped and I saw the town of Seattle and a glimpse of small, mysterious, green eyed figure seemingly glowing with light. What was that? I wondered but didn't find it important at the time.

  "Seattle." I informed Marii. The man fought as a tiger, being outnumbered didn't phase him in the slightest but the moment that word left my mouth his head snapped in my dire with terror in his eyes. A grave mistake as two of Marii's men used his momentary distra to get a hold of his arms, third one kicked his feet from underh him while a different one grasped the shocked man's head, tearing it off of his shoulders. "Her name is Jane Bck." I told my panio thought of the man, who was asking some 'major' for fiveness in his mind before his body got torn to pieces.

  /Back to present/

  String of light shot from Michae's hand to around my neck. I was only able to scream once as fmes suddenly burst out of my body and then I was gone.

  *

  *Jasper's POV

  When my phoarted ringing I did not care. But Peter's pierg look made me take it out of my pocket and press receive. "Jazz? I need you to take a look around our usual hunting grounds." She sounded nervous. "I 't really tell you anything more now. But please be careful. I think Edward is in trouble." *beep-beep...* Huh? It was Rosalie. "Damn it! I don't have time to deal with that asshole. But I have no idea where to start looking for Annabell." I admitted, frustrated. She obviously doesn't want to be found by me so there is no way she'd be by the boulder now.

  Rose is a good friend. She was almost like a sister to me. I should look into it for her. Still, l took a detour through Annabell's favourite spot, firming my worries. Then we were on our way.

  After a short search through the deepest parts of the forest, where we usually hunt I caught a faint st of roses. Annabell? No no no, please no! This is the worst pce she could be. "I think Annabell is here too." I told Peter and his look turned worried. "That ain't good." he agreed and we tinued faster.

  Suddenly we heard someone scream in agony. In the blink of an eye, we arrived to an unbelievable se. Edward's hand lost grip on Annabell's hair as fmes quickly devoured his body, turning him to ashes within seds. A part of me was furious as to what was Edward doing with Annabell but I was too astonished by what was happening before me to even move. "Annabell...?" I asked. My voice sounded fn to my own ears.

  Annabell's expression was hard and hateful, and I swear she looked like a warrior for a brief moment. When she heard my voice, she turo me and her expression softened. "My love." she breathed out at the same time Major whispered Michae... She tried to take a step towards me but swayed out of exhaustion and dropped to her knees. Her expression ged a bit again. "Wow girl, we o have a serious heart to heart. Like why I wasn't able to do any of this wheacked me the first time." She sounded slightly annoyed. It was clear that I just met dy Michae herself. I ched my fist. I wasn't able to protehis time.

  "Annabell?" I asked carefully again, gainitention once more. I knew she did not want me around. No matter how mistaken she was. I was so gd she looked unharmed.

  "Jasper? What are you doing here?" She was fused. Turning her head to the left she stated. "Aer's here too."

  "Yes Annie." Peter firmed. "We were looking for Edward." He told her. She quickly stood up as if something bit her, taking a defeand frow me.

  "Is this Edward?" Pointed Ao the pile of ashes by her feet. "You know this monster?!" Her voice was getting stronger, angrier. "He's the ohat hurt my ankle!" I felt a fme e to grow inside of myself as well, hearing that it's been Edward who injured and threatened my angel all along. "He. Killed. My mother! Cimed to have killed Chris and you are telling me YOU KNOW HIM?!" Screamed Annabell, shaking with rage. Obviously ing to the worst possible clusion.

  Seeing her eyes glisten with uears I took a step closer, wanting to sooth her. "Ann-" but she lifted her palm and I couldn't move any closer to her.

  "No." She shook her head. I loo embrace her and tell her it is just a misuanding. "ANSWER ME! I am not a por doll for you to keep calm and tucked away in blissful ignoraart talking or face the same fate as him!" She decred but I saw the pain fsh across her beautiful features before she fixed her angry mask again.

  "Yes, we know him." I started slowly. Her expression hardened and her lips turned nearly white with the pressure she pressed them together. Betrayal was written all over her face, so I tinued. "We were introduced few weeks ago. He is from the Cullen ." Aook a step back, looking shocked now. "It's Edward Cullen, Rosalie's adoptive brother. She called me earlier and asked me to go look for him." Annabell seemed to go from shock, then panic back to anger and something I thought was accusation in her demeanor.

  "Did you know about him?" Her voice was smaller now. She sounded hurt arayed. She 't possibly believe I would let him live, was I to know he hurt her? I felt her shield waver as her eyes overflowed and tears were slowly leaviraces down her cheeks now. I took the ce to run to her side, embrag her in reassurance. She didn't move.

  "No, my darling! If I had knowhe one who hurt you, I would have killed him myself!" I raying to the ahat seo me, for her to believe me. Edward could sider himself lucky to be dead already. If he wasn't when I learned he was the oer Annabell, he would beg me for years to kill him before I'd grant him that merciful escape. Then I remembered something. "The st in your room wasn't Edward's nor anyone else from Cullens. If it was, I'd reize it. There still must be someone else."

  "First, you should return home Ahere's a lot to talk about." Said Peter, looking around, getting fidgety. He was right. We o get Ann away from here as soon as possible.

  "Let's go, angel." I said softly, hoping she won't push me away again.

  "Alright." She agreed relutly. "I. Will. Walk." Pushed Annabell her palm to my chest and stayed at arm's length when I tried to pick her up. "You go ahead if you don't like my pace." She stated and started walking. She was rather fast for a human. Stubborn as ever. As if I let you walk alohrough here at night. I thought and started walking just as fast so I stayed right behind her.