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Sora ran and caught up with Jasper's car after a few minutes. She found footing on the side of the car and knocked on the glass.

Jasper spared her a glance before returning his eyes to the road.

She opened the door.

"What are you doing here, Sora?"

"Move over. I'm driving."

Jasper obliged grudgingly, "You still haven't answered my first question. What are you doing here?"

"Are you really planning to leave us?"

"Yes. It's the best way for me."

"What about Alice?"

"Alice? What about her?"

"I know she loves you. But she also loves humans, too. You can go, but I don't think that she will follow you."

"She can make her own choices."

"You really don't want to hurt her like that. To hurt her like you were hurt. I can see it in your eyes. Her words from just after you left were-and I quote- 'Just when I thought we were finally making progress, he has to run away. I hate that. I really do.'"

Jasper stiffened, "Why did you come?"

"Would you have talked to anyone else?"

Jasper shrugged, "No, I guess not."

Sora spared him a glance. He was staring out the window. "Exactly," she said, "You have this kind of talk with everyone. Jenna thought that maybe I could shed some new light. But maybe someone brought this up already. All of our family has brought up Alice. But I'm going to bring up something new. You know that the wolves are going to hunt you down, right?"

"The wolves? Piece of cake."

"You do realize that you will be up against twenty-four fully-grown

wolves, right?"

"Who cares? I'll be out of their territory before sundown."

"When you think of your family, who do you think of?"

"That's easy. Alice, Carlisle, Esme, Edward, Emmett, Rose, Bella, you and Jenna."

"What about Nessie?"

"Oh yes, and Nessie too."

"And you love us, right?"

"Of course. More than my own life."

"Well then, think about what you're doing. And take the wheel. I'm going home."

"What, you're just letting me go?"

"Yes. Jasper, I can't stand you when you're like this. I'll still love you like you're my brother. You are my brother. But if you have to leave, then I won't stop you."

"Thanks, Sora. You're a great sister."

"Think about what I said, and what you just said. You can trust me. And remember to visit." And with that, Sora was gone, like a handful of sand being thrown into the air.

"I love you, Sorri." Jasper whispered.

"And I you," He heard Sora's voice like she was still right beside him.

Sora returned to the rest of her family.

"Where is he?" Jenna asked.

"Probably half way to Seattle by now."

"You let him go?"

"Relax, Emmett. I saw his mind. His resolve is wavering. He'll be back. Within a week."

"She's right." Alice said from the log she was sitting on, "His decision is less firm. Whatever Sora said to him worked." she turned to Sora, "What did you end up saying to him?"

"Oh, I just reminded him that he had a family here, that he shouldn't hurt you in the way that others have hurt him, and that the wolves of hell were going to come after him. And that there are twenty-four of them-no, twenty-five of them now."

"Wolves of hell?"

"The werewolves."

"Okay"

Alice's eyes focused on the future. She whimpered.

Edward winced. Jenna and Sora gasped simultaneously.

Alice shrieked.

Sora reached down and grabbed Alice's hand. Jenna grabbed the other, "Sese! Rety!" They cried in unison.

"What? What's happening?" Emmett demanded.

"He's going hunting." Sora whispered.

"What? Who?"

"Jasper" Jenna answered.

"What?"

Sora tried to tear herself away from the ghastly images, pushing them to the back of her mind. But they were there. They were always there. All that blood...the poor boy. He didn't deserve this fate, even if Jasper didn't like him all that much. Poor Jasper...how he must be feeling...out there all on his own... She fixed her eyes on Emmett. They were still somewhat distant, and a bright spectrum of colour . "He's going hunting!" she cried, "The traditional way!"

Alice shrieked again, and this time Sora and Jenna joined her. They recognized the victim. It was Kyle Newton.

"Rety. Rety. Rety. Rety. Rety." Sora chanted to herself.

"Kyle" Edward whispered.

"Kyle?" Carlisle repeated.

"Jazzy!" Alice cried. She put her head in her hands.

Sora sat down next to her and Alice buried her face in Sora's chest. Esme joined them.

Jenna looked at Carlisle with an expression so close to tears he was

surprised when they didn't come. Her eyes seemed to be made of pure white light. Carlisle's vampire eyes saw them as an eight-colour rainbow, with one colour he didn't have a name for. He crushed her to his chest in his powerful arms.

Jenna had never been hugged like this before, except by her grandparents and her aunts and uncle. She felt real love emitting from her brother's body. It was like her mother's hug should have been, had Matilda ever shown affection to Jenna in her entire life.

By the end of the night, the women had made there way into a large oak tree.

Jenna was propped up on an elbow on one branch, and Sora sprawled on another. Alice sat on a limb below the twins, and Bella had joined them just after Esme left with Carlisle. She was on a branch too, trying to not be clipped by Jenna's wings.

"Jenna," Bella said, "Can you move your wings? They're going to knock me off my branch in a few seconds."

"Of course. Sorry, Bella."

"Don't worry about it, Jenna."

"You don't know how to live until you know you're going to die."

"That's one of my favorite sayings" Sora stared at Jenna.

"It's one of my favorite, too. Do you realize how it applies here? Jasper doesn't know how to live."

"So you want us to try to kill him? What are you talking about?" Alice was all of a sudden towering over Jenna.

"No, never would I ask that!" Alice backflipped back to her branch, "I just mean that we have to get him to loosen up. Show him a good time. He honestly doesn't know what that is anymore. What kind of things does he like to do?"

"He loves to read. Although Edward can say that he has read the most books, Jasper is close to that title. The only thing keeping him from passing Edward is the fact that he prefers to read books more than once-and normally more than ten times. He's read The Lord of the Rings fifty times. Most of those have been since he changed you, Jenna."

"Oh, yes, I've noticed. Who's his favorite character?"

"Pippin and Merry."

"Why?"

"Because Pippin and Merry don't have to do anything, but they chooses to do so. Jasper wishes that he had that kind of freedom."

"Makes sense," Sora said, "Wish I could have met Pippin. And Merry, too. Grandfather really enjoyed their company."

"So what happened to your eyes after the vision?" Alice asked.

"Oh, you noticed that, did you?"

"Of course I did. It would have been hard not to. Your eyes were white. Pure white light. It was quite amazing."

"Yes, Jenna and I do that when we're very upset." Sora explained.

"I've never seen that before. I don't believe it."

"Don't believe what, Bella?"

"That this bit of news made you more upset than anything else you've heard since we've met you and Sorri."

"No, you're right."

"Another thing just occurred to me. When you two met, Jenna said something about the 'Warrior Twins' being together again. Does this have anything to do with that maiden warrior prophesy you were talking about a couple of months ago?"

"The prophesy was:

Two fey shall face death together,

Immortal they stand,

The twin huntresses forever,

Neither shall perish by a parent's hand.

"Yes," Jenna said, "Originally I disregarded the twins thing, but now, after finding Sora, I understand. Our Mother and Father were freaks of their kind. They wanted to destroy the Wild. Some higher power made it so that they would have twin girls who were the essence of our kind. The gods made it so that the children of the fey who wanted to destroy the world would be-united-the ones that save the world. That's why they split us up. But on a brighter note, I'm thirsty. Does anyone want to join me for a hunting trip?" Jenna asked.

"I was actually planning to take Nessie hunting with Edward and Jacob in two hours. Can you wait until then? Then you could come with us."

"Thanks, Bella. I'm going to go call Leah and Seth and see what they're doing." Jenna let herself fall off the branch and took off in the direction of the main house.

Sora slipped gracefully down from her branch.

"Where are you going, Bird?" Alice called down to her.

"I'm going to follow Jenna. You understand, right? I can't stand to see her just walk away from me, even though I know she is coming back."

Alice nodded and Sora took off.

"That is crazy," Alice said when Sora was a fading black dot, "Even my parents never did anything as bad as that, or so I've heard."

"You did good, Sorri" Jenna said as Sora caught up with her.

"What?"

"On the Jasper thing. Nobody else other than you could convince him that he should stay with us, if he was going to listen to anyone at all."

"Still didn't stop him from killing Kyle."

"I wonder why he took out Kyle? I mean, there are plenty of other people."

"Of all the humans, Jasper disliked Kyle the most."

"Why?"

"Didn't you see it? When our family first came back, Kyle was hitting on Alice. Jasper made it clear to him that Alice was taken."

"Kyle? Hitting on Alice? Our Alice? How did she take it?"

"I don't really know. But Jasper almost took his head off. Emmett and Edward had to stop him from explaining in gory detail what would happen if Alice's teeth got anywhere near him."

"Are you thirsty?" Jenna asked.

"Jenna, you know you don't even have to ask that question. You know I'm just as thirsty as you."

"True"

They went on until they reached the house. Jenna went to the phone, and Sora went to the closet. After Jenna had invited Seth and Leah on the hunting trip, she joined Sora.

Their outfits were exactly the same. Bare feet, capris, and cream tank tops. The twin's thigh-length wavy hair hung free down their backs. Around their necks were two matching necklaces with a green-and-gold leaf charm on each, a present from their grandparents.

"Jenna, do you think Jasper will really listen to me?"

"Sorri, of course he will. Alice saw him coming back, didn't she?"

"Yes, but, I can't help but think that if he comes back, Seth and Leah and Jacob and the rest of the wolves will rip him to pieces. I don't want to loose one of my brothers so shortly after I met him."

"I'll tell you what, Sor. We'll talk to the wolves when they get here and explain the situation."

"Do you think it will work?"

"Yes. Renesmee loves Jasper so much, Jacob would never destroy her like that. Neither would he destroy Bella. Jasper is Bella's brother, also."

"I like this."

"What?"

"I'm enjoying this life. Especially the part about us being together."

"Yes, Sorri. I like that too. The only part I don't like is Father."

"In some ways, I wish I could have met Mother."

"What? You want to meet Mother? Are you out of your mind? Are you mad?"

"No, but I would have given her a piece of my mind."

"Oh...That makes sense. Sorry, Sor."

Seth and Leah arrived, flanking Jacob on the front porch. It was funny to watch Jacob and Nessie. They were a perfect pair. It was almost as if they were twins, the way they acted around each other.

Jacob, Seth, and Leah phased, and took off running beside Jenna, Sora, Nessie, Edward, and Bella.

Edward, Jenna projected, We have to tell them about the Jasper thing.

I know. Do you want me to start?

If you don't mind.

"Jacob, we have to tell you something. You must promise us you won't overreact. It is a must that you listen to us, and not judge. Can

you do that?"

Yes. What is it, leech?

Jenna and Sora hissed simultaneously. They both sent a warning arrow over his head, missing it by millimeters. Nessie caught them and sent them hurtling back at the twins, warning them.

Okay, sorry. What is it, Edward?

"It's about Jasper."

What did he do?

"Can you phase, please? I want everyone in this conversation."

Jacob left to phase, and so did Seth and Leah.

"So...what did Jazz do?" Leah asked.

Edward stared at Leah blankly.

"Sorry, I've just heard Jenna call Jasper by that name so much that it kinda rubbed off on me."

"He left us."

"So?"

"Don't you get it?" Sora said, "He left this way of life behind. He's not going to conform to our rules."

"So he's going to kill a human?"

"He already has."

"What?"

"You must understand. He's going to come back at the end of the week, according to Alice, and we'd appreciate it if you didn't go after him."

"He's killing humans? Of course we're going after him! He can't just kill people!"

"He can and he has. You wouldn't believe how easy it is for us to loose control. It takes an immense amount of willpower to control ourselves."

"But still!"

"Jacob, you cannot kill uncle Jasper! I will not allow it! I love him! He's a good person, just a little misguided. Would you destroy me like that? What about aunty Alice? What about Mommy? Jasper is as much her brother as aunt Alice, Rose, Jenna, and Sora are her sisters!" Renesmee yelled.

"Nessie, calm down-"

"Don't you dare tell me to calm down, Jacob Black. I am not going to stand by and let you rip apart my family. I can't believe you're even considering this. It's murder! I-I-" Nessie burst into tears.

"Renesmee-"

"No, Jake," Nessie sobbed, "If you or any one of your pack kill my uncle, it will be quite similar to having somebody kill me. It would destroy Alice, and Alice is as much a part of my life as-as-as you are!"

"Jake, come on, bro. Renesmee is right. We can't kill Jasper." Seth said. Jenna and Sora stared at him in shock.

"Well, she is."

"We know. We were just wondering why you thought that way." Sora said.

"Because."

"Just because?"

"Just because."

"So it's settled, then? Nobody kills Jasper?" Edward asked.

"Settled." Leah said. She clasped Jenna and Sora's hands, and then, surprisingly, Edward and Bella's.

"Thank you so much, Lee."

"You deserve not to loose another family member."

"Leah, I've never had a better friend than you," Sora said, "And I don't think Ne-ne and I ever will."

"Hey, I still haven't okayed this!" Jacob said.

"Oh, but you will." Jenna and Sora said this in unison, completely

seriously. They burst out laughing.

"Can we get going now?" Sora asked a couple of seconds later, "I'm thirsty."

"Feed the newborns! Feed the newborns!" Leah exclaimed with a laugh.

"Let's go" Edward said. He took Bella's hand and led the way. The wolves left to phase and then caught up with them after a few seconds.

Jenna and Sora started to fly. They swooped low over Nessie and Bella's head and grabbed the young girl. Renesmee screeched and laughed in pure joy.

Jenna and Sora deposited Nessie on the ground and pulled up. They looked over the land in an omniscient way. They saw Edward, Bella, Nessie, Jacob, Leah, and Seth put more distance between them. Ne and Sorri weren't unduly worried; as they could catch up easily.

Back at the house, a black car had pulled up, and Artemis was getting out of the front seat. Rosalie greeted him and Butler. Something had really changed in that woman.

Miles away, their grandparents were with their siblings, getting to know them, even though they were not blood relations.

Jenna and Sora smiled at each other. This was home. No doubt about it. And now, after the hectic events of the last months-and what had happened over the last fifteen years-both of the twins had a real

place to call home. That would never change. Every moment spent with her other half, the other twin relished. The twins would fulfill their prophesy, and live together forever. Now that they had found each other, they would never be apart again.

"There goes dinner." Sora laughed, pointing at a herd of deer.

"Race you," Jenna challenged, her dark eyes sparkling. She angled her body into a dive at the exact moment that Artemis looked up and met her eyes. Finally Jenna knew exactly how she felt. She hadn't loved Shane as much as she thought. They could have been good friends, but more than that between them wasn't meant to be. In that moment, in that split second that he met her gaze, Jenna knew. She knew she was meant to be with Artemis. Just as she was meant to be with Sora. Now, and forever.

I love you, Arty. More than you'll ever know.

I totally called it! How come it took you so long to admit it? I can't wait to tell Holly! Sora thought at her twin sister. She'll be so happy. You know she kissed Artemis a couple of years ago?

Oh yes. When they went back in time. She was turned into an adolescent. That would have been weird, to be trapped in a body that was yours, but then again it wasn't.

Sora wasn't as sure as Jenna. She had yet to find the guy who would fill the last remaining hole in her being.

His name is Fletcher. Your soul mate's name is Fletcher.

How do you know?

Anastasia and Tatyana.

Ah, the prophesy twins. Well, anyway, getting back to Artemis, I really must tell Ali-

Sora!

Jenna and Sora Greenleaf continued their dives, disappearing from Artemis' sight.