Ok, so I am aware that I begin some stories and then don't finish with them. However, this story has been in my head for months and I have the whole thing already figured out. Something that wasn't done with the other two. Also where the other ones had Edward and Bella paired, this one does not. I personaly believe that might be the reason I didn't finish the other two. I am way too hung up on the idea of Jasper and Bella together to write a story that insinuates otherwise.

Also this won't be some crack fic...

Meaning: There will be no cheating, no canon couples switching partners...etc. If you have questions just review and let me know.

Disclaimer: All characters belong to S. Meyer. I just like to play with them a bit. I mean who wouldn't want to play a little with Jasper Whitlock? He is one fine piece of S. Meyer created specimen. What I wouldn't do for my own personal cowboy.

Anyways, I hope you enjoy...

Chapter 1- Foreboding

As I sat there listening to Jasper tell his story of the southern wars there was a profound change happening inside of me. It was something like a deep longing for this beautiful creature, a deep seeded wish for me to have been there with him. To make sure that he wasn't alone. I couldn't understand, this made no sense. I tried to push this feeling inside of me away.

I sat there listening to every word that left his lips. I watched in his eyes every emotion that he was trying to hide. He was trying hard too, that much was plainly obvious. Too anyone else it most likely sounded as though he was reading the words he was saying right out of a text book with a closely monotone description.

He wasn't hiding it from me though, and I wandered if he knew that. In the back of my mind I kept wandering why I was never allowed any time to actually talk with Jasper. Was it really all about his control? I didn't think my family was lying to me, but on the other hand…

"…She took a step closer, and inclined her head as if she were going to kiss me. I stood frozen in place, though my instincts were screaming at me to run."

Jasper paused, his face thoughtful. "A few days later," he finally said, and I wasn't sure if he was editing his story for my sake or because he was responding to the tension that even I could feel exuding from Edward, "I was introduced to my new life."

Jasper continued his story and I was engrossed in his lifes tale as were some of the other family members, but my mind drifted for a few moments once again. My annoyance was creeping in towards Edward, it has been happening more regularly lately. It seemed to me as though he had wanted Jasper to keep certain aspects of this story from me. Would he never learn that I am not a child? After everything we have already gone through one would think that he would know better than to still be trying to keep things from me. We would never be able to have a equal relationship if he continued to treat me like a child, and he were my father.

Jasper raised a perfectly sculptured eyebrow at me, undoubtedly noticing my emotional status had turned toward a sourer route. I could imagine was he was feeling from me, disappointment at Edward for trying to treat me like a china doll and a bit of anger for the same reason, not that Jasper would know those reasons behind my emotional drop. I gave him a reassuring smile and shook my head, letting him know I was still listening and there was nothing to worry about on my end. He smiled back at me and I was sure there was a slight flutter of my heartbeat. I prayed nobody noticed that little slip. I honestly didn't know what was happening to me. He had a gorgeous smile though.

"Decades later, I developed a friendship with a new born who'd remained useful and survived his first three years, against the odds. His name was Peter. I liked Peter. He was…civilized-" As Jasper continued his story I couldn't help but feel an overwhelming amount of gratitude for peter and Charlotte, as well as Alice. It was Peter and Charlotte however that had gotten him out of that hell hole when they had come back for him. I already had the upmost respect for these people that I had never met before, and I found myself wishing that I could meet them to thank them personally.

I had the strangest urge to hug Jasper and just make sure he was okay and unharmed in that moment. As he finished his story I was trying to figure out once again what was happening with my feelings and my body. Edward continued to sit next to me holding my hand but all I wanted was to go to Jasper and comfort him. He was barely sitting ten feet away from me but there was something in me-that I could only describe as a type of pulling sensation in my chest-that desperately wanted to go towards Jasper. I gripped Edwards hand tighter, trying to keep myself grounded to me seat on the couch. Sure Jasper was part of the family and all, but I barely knew the man. To be honest I had rarely ever given him a thought, now that I think of it I am not sure I had ever looked directly in his eyes before, and definitely not for the amount of time that I had been doing it since he started in on the tale of his early vampire years.

I also didn't miss the way he was looking at me right now either. There was definitely confusion in his unwavering gaze, along with something else, something deeper, denial and recognition maybe? I had no clue, and at the moment I just felt like sleeping. Something was wrong, or right, maybe, I didn't know. Sleep sounded amazing at the moment though.

I glanced at Edward, hoping that by any miracle he hadn't caught the way I was actually staring at his brother. I seemed to be in luck because as it was, Edward was talking to Carlisle about the chance that there could be a new born army in Seattle that might be focusing on our coven, seeing from the size of us and assuming we could be a threat. Something didn't feel right to me about that assessment, but at the moment there was too much going on in my head. I desperately wanted to rest and re-group in a couple of hours.

"Bella?"

"Yeah Alice?" As if on cue I could feel the guilt creeping inside of me. Get a grip Bella, I yelled at myself internally. I looked over to Alice, trying to mask my guilty expression. Since I had never been a good actor, I hoped with everything I had that I could pull some type of neutral expression out for her to see. Whatever was going on inside of me internally was never going to be acted upon. Jasper was Alice's, not like I would want to change that. So it would always be her job to comfort him and support him and reassure him of what a great man he is. My insides may have been screaming at me to be the one to do all of those things, but my head was going to win this battle. I was Edwards, and Jasper was Alice's. End of story.

"I would like to talk to you, do you mind if I can be the one to take you home?" Her smile was reassuring and all knowing. Of course she was all knowing, there was more to it though, and I couldn't exactly place the look in her eyes. However, something felt different. It almost felt like something was changing. Something huge, and I wasn't sure whether that was a good or bad thing yet.

"Sure Alice, let me just grab my coat out of Edwards room.

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Alice was waiting in my room for me, sitting on my bed, as I went back into the room after my shower and nightly routine. She didn't look upset, just resigned maybe, though I could be wrong. She drew in a deep and unnecessary breath. It seemed as though she was centering herself, readying herself for a hard conversation. I was tired of all of the important talks though, and I really did feel exhausted.

"I love you Bella, you know that. You are the sister I have always wanted. You are a fierce and loyal friend. You are the most selfless person I know and you are a fighter. You survive where others would fall. You are an amazingly strong individual, and I love you as if we were sisters by blood." She paused and took a long look at me, gathering her thoughts if I would have to guess.

She pulled something out of her pocket and handed it to me. It was a picture. There were four people in the picture, all vampires, two of which I knew.

"Who are the other two people Alice, and why are you showing me this?" This was turning out to be one of the strangest days of my life and that was saying something, all things considered.

"Well you already know Jasper and I, but the other two are Charlotte and Peter. You need to memorize that picture for a few minutes." I learned a long time ago to never bet against Alice, so I did as she asked. Charlotte was a tiny little thing, but beautiful none the less. She had long straight platinum blond hair and from the smile on her face and the shine in her ruby red gaze, I could just see that she was a good person. She was pure. Peter on the other hand was tall, at least a foot taller than Charlotte. He was built much the same as Jasper, from his broad shoulders to the stance he was in, protective, full of authority, yet loving and leaning toward his mate. He had shorter cropped light blond hair. Then there was Alice and Jasper. Alice had one of her signature happy smiles in place. Then there was Jasper…He was emitting the same authority with the identical stance. As I looked upon his face in the picture I felt the pull in my chest growing deeper and stronger. It was a nearly painful thing to have to go through. I needed that explained to me, and soon

"Alright then, lets continue, cause once your asleep you won't be able to talk to me about the important things . "

"What is that supposed to mean Alice? Why couldn't I talk to you tomorrow?" By the tone in my voice I knew she could tell that I was starting to panic.

"Because there is no tomorrow for us Bella." I sucked in a quick breath of air, shocked at her bluntness. I didn't understand. Was Victoria going to get to me before there would be someone here to help? Was there some event that leads to no survival?

"I…I don't understand Alice." I muttered. I was trying to keep back from crying. Could this really be the end for me?

"I know you don't, and I can only tell you so much. If you follow my advice you will be okay, great even, but you need to listen closely to what I am about to say, and don't interrupt until the end." She gave me a hard stare. I nodded. Somehow I knew that things would be different after this talk and I wasn't sure if I liked that idea.

"I had a vision earlier, actually many visions, they all involved you. Except you were different, immortal, and not from this time. What I personally think has happened is that there was a series of events that lead you down the wrong path. I think the universe is trying to correct a wrong, so to speak."

"But I-" She gave me a hard look to shut me up. I had never thought that Alice was crazy, but right now, listening to this, I was starting to doubt her. Something I thought I would never do.

"You should know Bella that I love Jasper and you, I always will, just in a different way after this. With that said you need to know that Jasper is not my soul mate. Yes we spent 60 years together and yes we did everything that real mates do, but there has always been someone out there better suited for the both of us. Bella?" She asked in a questioning tone. "Have you ever felt a pull, a longing of sorts, tugging at your very soul towards another person?" She stared at me, waiting for a reply. I gave her nothing, other than a bewildered look. She really had gone crazy. However, the serious expression she wore had me extremely worried about what she was insinuating.

"Yes, I think you have. I also don't think you have ever felt it with Edward, and you never will." I sucked in more air. I hadn't even realized that I wasn't breathing. Right now though I felt as if I was suffocating.

"It is going to be rough on you at first Bella, but you need to know that you will get through it. You will also have help. He will always be there for you. He feels it too Bella, as confusing as it is for him right now. His confusion is short lived however, because this time frame will never have happened once you have gone to sleep. Like I said before, the world is trying to right itself this wrong, and you are a major key to fixing the issue. Jasper was never meant to be mine, just as you were never meant to be Edwards.

"You need to keep this in mind Bella, where we are right here and now will have never happened. Don't hold back for something that never was and never will be, because everything is about to change. You and Japer are meant for one another Bella. I think that with the current time frame we are in that things would have gone horribly wrong and too many people would have been hurt or lost, which is why the universe is trying to go back and fix this." I let her keep talking, simply because I was too shocked and simply speechless to say anything to her at this point.

"Bella, before I get into some important events that need to be fixed you really need to understand that you will never come back to this time frame. You won't disappear from where you wake up tomorrow. You will remember but you don't need to worry about being transported back into this timeline. The only way you will get back to this current decade is by living through all of the other ones. And Bella…?"

I had turned my head down at some point, trying to study the pattern in the floor, so I looked back up at her. "You will be so happy Bella. Both of you. And I couldn't be happier knowing that you have found one another."

"Alice, have you lost your mind? This can't be real. This can't be happening to me. I just don't-"

"I get it Bella, You don't fully believe me right now, and that's okay because you are at least still hearing what I am saying and that is the important part. Now onto some more relevant issues. Peter is the one that will recruit you, but Jasper will do the rest. You are going to be powerful and smart. Bide your time with Maria. You need to convince Jasper to help you destroy Maria and her followers. You can tell Jasper about where you are from pretty soon after you meet him. Since he won't be confused about his relationship status, due to the fact that I am not around in that time, he won't be able to resist the pull like he did today." I held up my hand to stop her from talking. If there was even a shred of truth to what she was saying then I was burning with curiosity about something.

"Alice I have known Jasper for a while now and I have never felt like this until today. Maybe you are wrong. If we were mates surely we would have known sooner, right?"

"When have you really looked at Jasper, Bella? Been within a few feet and looked him in the eyes and saw him?" I had to think about that. He had always been kept at a good distance from me, and I from him. Other than the time we went to Phoenix, but even then I had been so worried about everything else that I had barely even looked at Alice, much less Jasper. With a jolt I realized that I hadn't really ever saw Jasper like I saw him today. Still though, there had to be something…I wasn't even sure how to finish that thought. This all seemed so unreal. Time travel seemed to be out of my reach. Vampires…I could deal. Werewolves…no real biggy. But time travel and I have apparently drawn the line. I decided to answer her though.

"Today Alice, today was the first time." She gave me a knowing smile. I frowned right back at her.

"Okay, as I was saying, first Peter, then Jasper and then Maria, however you need to deal with Maria before Peter and Charlotte leave. Charlotte will be executed when her one year mark is up. Make sure to deal with Maria before then or they will run. Then you need to head towards New york around 1925, and no I can't tell you why. After that you are on your own. I will find you guys awhile after that. Everything in between and after that has yet to be discovered. I do know that there will only be happiness in your futures after the crap storm in the beginning."

After a few minutes had passed I decided she was finished, but I had to make sure.

"You done Alice? Because if you aren't you need to let me know now. If you are then I am going to give you the benefit of the doubt and say that maybe your visions have decided to screw with you. I won't even mention this to anyone when I come over to your house tomorrow." I threw her a smile and a forced chuckle. She frowned at me then gave an exasperated huff of annoyance, but scooted over closer to me and pulled me into her stony embrace.

"I love you Bella, we will always be best friends. I won't miss you because I won't be born yet, but I can't wait to see you again. I love you."

I decided to let it go for now and tell her I-told-you-so tomorrow. "I love you too Alice." I said through a rather loud yawn. My drowsiness had crept back up on me in the last 3 minutes or so.

I led Alice back downstairs where she told Charlie goodnight and goodbye. Before I knew it she was driving out of the driveway and back to her house. Charlie was still in his recliner when I entered the living room. I didn't really believe Alice but I still felt a sense of foreboding.

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"Hey dad?"

"What's up Bell's?" He looked away from the game that he was watching to focus on me. It made me smile that he could put his hobby to the side and focus solely on me. I walked over and leaned down to embrace him in a tight hug.

"I love you dad. I wanted you to know how happy I am to be living with you. I am glad you gave me the opportunity to move here." I whispered, trying to hold back the tears.

"Oh…is everything alright? You ok kid?" I laughed lightly at his worried tone.

"Yeah I am good dad. I just wanted you to know how I felt." I had leaned away to look at him. He smiled and blushed a little with my reassuring words.

"In that case, I love you too Bella. You moving back in here with me was one of the best things to have happened to me." Charlie barely ever spoke about his feelings or emotions but when he did you could always see and feel just how honest he was with his words. I hugged him again.

"Goodnight dad."

"Night Bells."

I shuffled to my room after that and fell onto my bed in what felt like a sleep deprived state. I was asleep before I even had a chance to get under the covers.

I went back and re-posted this chapter. There were a few errors.

The next chapter will be a filler chapter, but it will be longer. I will also be posting that chapter tomorrow.

When I introduce Peter do you want to see a in-humanized Peter ora smart assed Peter? Let me know

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