*Jasper's POV

  "A-yo! Our lost leader is found again!" came a voiewhere from the forest ahead of me, as I was getting closer to the house.

  Soon enough, I saw them both. My stupidly grinning captain, brother by venom a frieer with his mate and our rade Charlotte by his side. I sider them my closest friends and family.

  "Hey, why are you two out here?" I dismissed his joke. Right now I wasn't in the mood for Peter's funny stuff. At the moment, my mind reoccupied by a mysterious green-eyed creature I found sleeping on moss in the woods.

  "Ow." Peter tried to look hurt. "We missed you, of course!" This will annoy the shit out of me one day... but that's Peter to ya. As I thought to myself, his ever-joking mood was slowly getting to me. Just like always.

  This fucker saved me. Twice. I trust him and Char with my life, just as they trust me with theirs.

  "You were taking your sweet time getting here," begaer "one minute you're in the lead, the other yone. Whe here, they told us you never showed up. We were about to go to look for you, Major." finished Charlotte with a warning look to Peter and a trace of worry in her voice, while she felt mostly relief towards me and a bit of anger mixed with love towards Peter.

  I was trying to find the right words to expin what happeo me, so that I wouldn't give Peter new material for his jokes and had to kill him, to get away from the amusement it would bring him. here's no way I tell him.

  Suddenly he reached out and poked my forehead. I saw myself ripping his impudent head off, when Char kicked the bastard under his knee for which she earned a smile of appreciation from me and pained moan "Why?" from her mate.

  "Jasper, they are all gathered in a living room and waiting for us." said Char motioning towards the Cullens' house.

  "Let's get it done" I replied, while my fist found its way to Peter's stomach, causing him to bend ood, I see you didn't fet how to show respect." I pat his back, grinning mischievously. "But, you know, mere salute would be enough. o bow." and I burst out ughing. Peter, still clutg his stomach, gave out a slightly pained chuckle and gave thumb up, while Char only rolled her eyes on our usual exge.

  "Could you two finally stop messing around?" asked Char slightly annoyed ah put a hand on each of her shoulders, looked her in the eyes and said "Never." in unison and fist bumping we nearly fell to the ground ughing together.

  *

  Wheered the house, so much white and gss everywhere it reminded me of hospital. Char with Peter led me to the living room. There we were greeted by six vampires. I've known four of them. The blond leader Carlisle was a doctor and a fine mahe one who showed me the different way of living. A way to live without hunting humans and having to feel their emotions when killing them. Together with his mate and a motherly figure of their , small brown haired woman Esme, they helped me in my darkest of times, after esg from the fighting in the western wars. o them stood another of my close friends, Emett. Em is a good guy. He has great sense of humor and is also a quite good fighter. However, even his size doesn't really help him against my years of experiehe result of him challengio a wrestling match is every time the same. But he is so petitive, I know he will try again. By his side is Rosallie. Bloy, kinda tomboy, always to be found under one of their cars repairing or tuning it, but g for her family. She's Em's mate.

  Then there was a reddish-brown haired guy, few inches shorter than me, not really muscur and from his look, as well as emotions, was obvious he is not quite fond of our presence. I returned him his frown and took a look at the st figure in the room. It was little spiky-head, dark haired girl almost vibrating with energy. She watched us as if she knew us, though we've never met before.

  "Wele Jasper. Peter, Charlotte." Greeted us Carlisle with a light nod and began introdug his family, "This is Edward and Alice, you haven't met them yet, because Edward was traveling at the time you stayed with us. And Alice came to us ter." When Carlisle mentioned Edward's traveling, something in his, Em's and Rose's emotions told me that it's ly what Edward was doing. When I looked at him, he turned away in an irritated manner. I let it go. For the time being. "And you already know Esme, Rose a." tinued Carlisle, motioning towards each person as he said their name.

  "Thank you Carlisle. Pleasure to meet you, Alice. Edward." I nodded politely iing. "I am Jasper Whitlod this is Peter and Charlotte Whitlock."

  "Pleased to meet you all." said Peter and Char together.

  "The pleasure is ours." replied Alice looking like she wants to jump around my nebsp;Try, and you might get hurt. Popped up Major's voice again, towards the hyper spiky-head. I found her just stra he didn't want her anywhere near us. Hmmm...

  Edward snarled and everybody in the room looked at him in surprise, including me. Only to find that he was angrily staring at me. "What's your problem?" I asked him irritated more and more.

  "You tell ME what's your problem. I heard nothing from your head since you came here and then you threaten Alice that you might hurt her. And f what?!"

  "What the hell?" was all I could say, slightly taken aback.

  "Calm down boys" tried Carlisle to save the situation knowing I am not really a man of diplomacy. I prefer fists. Me and Em are same in that matter. And Carlisle knew I could take Edward down with no effort whatsoever. "You see Jasper, Edward here read thoughts of those around him." expined Carlisle to me. Then turned back to Edward. "But son, what do you mean you 't hear anything from Jasper?" Asked him obviously fused. I suppose it's something unusual to occur. Although, nothing I will pin about.

  "Exactly what I said Carlisle. I seem to ot read his mind unless he aims the thought on somebody. It's like he is talking just without saying it out loud. Beside that, there is simply nothing. The other two, I hear them, but not clearly." Answered Edward, sounding almost angry and like he is pining, more than expining. I had to suppress a smile. Whiny little bastard. Peter poked me in the ribs with his elbow, nearly grinning himself. Though it was one of his I-know-it-all grins and I wao punch him again. You've got some expining to do, buddy.

  He never admitted he has a gift or a talent. He's all about that he just has a good intuition. I gave up arguing with him on this one long ago.

  "Iing..." Said Carlisle, lost in thoughts already.

  "Maybe it's because Jasper sired us." Said Peter behind me.

  "Yeah, that might be the it..." was all Carlisle said, still deep in thoughts.

  "Could we get to the main reason we are all here for?" Rosalie was getting impatient. None of what was happening in the room seemed to i her in the slightest.

  "Oh, you're right Rose." Rose ma Carlisle back to the room with us.

  "There was an i ile." Began Carlisle, only to be interrupted by Rose again.

  "An i?! It's a massacre! Thirty people in one week! Such bloodshed is not an i." Rose was angry. "And just before we came back. I love this pce! We live almost normally here, I don't want to have to move again that soon. Even sooha time." She aimed the words 'st time' at Edward and he frowned, avoiding her gaze. What the hell is wrong with this bastard? Does it mean they were forced to leave because of something he did? The accusation in Rose's voice was evident so, I assumed my theory to be on spot. The question remains, what did he do to cause them to leave this town seemingly perfect for perma life of vampires with a lifestyle like theirs. Vegetarians, hunting only animals.

  "Alright Rose, you made your point." stepped Carlisle in Rose's view of Edward, with a bit troubled look on his face. "You're absolutely right of course, it is horrible. That is precisely why I asked Jasper and his to e and help us to look into it and deal with the culprits if need be." Carlisle expined.

  I wasn't sure why, but Edward was suddenly nervous and gave me feeling like he knows something more. Just as Alice, who was now slightly hiding behind him, as if keeping away from my attention since Edward snapped.

  *

  Carlisle and Rose with Em were letting us on what they already found about the Seattle case, while Esme and the other two went hunting.

  The Seattle bloodshed from two weeks ago apparently wasn't a first ohere was simir one almost two years ago, with the difference of who were the victims. Two years ago it was a whole pany managed by Russian mafia. All thirty-two members killed. After Carlisle's deep diggin' into the case, he found it had been done by vampire as well. Maybe more than one. But the number of victims wasn't correct. Rose ter discovered that one i woman Jane Bck, was killed by a vampire the same day, on the road leading from Seattle to Forks. She's the only one from that case not fitting the attacker's modus operandi and Carlisle nor Rose were able to figure out why they killed her. An i and so far from Seattle while all of the other victims from that case were involved in shady business. Any e was never found.

  Except for the woman on the road, the first case made sense of some kind. Was terrible all the same but there was kind of a sense of what was the killer trying to do. The ret massacre didn't make any se all. There was a sleeping terrorist cell of fifteen members but another fifteen people killed the same way were i ao had been chosen by the killer randomly.

  We spent whole day at Cullens' and by the time we were heading to our temporary home in more eastern part of the forest surrounding Forks, it was long past twilight.

  *

  Whe further away from Cullens' residence, "Hey bitch, get your ass over here!" I yelled at Peter behind. "Spit it out! What do you know and why did you not tell me?"

  "I know nothing." Grihe idiot at me. "But I think YOU didn't share something with us. It doesn't matter though. Whether you realize it or not, there will be some plications. You probably don't know it yourself yet, so let's drop it for now and I'll let you in on something else. The little psycho spiky-head is a fortueller. She see the future. It's subjective so if someone decides at the st moment, she 't see them. Which is exactly your case Major." Peter turned serious for a minute. "You never really pn too far ahead so she ot see your decisions in advahough she knew you were ing today because we p. Although, you should have seen her face when we arrived with Char without you at first." He ughed again.

  "Okay, that's good. Is our house prepared?" We wao stay away from humans a little but not in the same house as Cullens. Even though Carlisle with Esme, generous and kind as ever offered it to us, we politely deed. If I stayed uhe same roof as Edward, it would end up in a fight because I'd probably kill him. Or Alice, I really don't want that weirdo anywhere near me.

  "Yes, everything is set." Answered me Char.

  "Then you two go ahead and I'll meet you there." I told them. My mind already in a different part of the forest, w if I'll fihere agaier gave me his know-it-all look but didn't say a word and disappeared together with Char.

  *

  When I got to the pce where I discovered sleepiy the night before, I was disappointed. She was o be found. I sat orange rge boulder in there and wondered if I'll see her ever again.