Falling for the Warlock- Jasper Hale

Target and Scent

I was driving my Mustang home from the reservation after speaking with Paul and Sam about my turn. They were actually really cool about it and accepting which I honestly wasn't expecting given how much they despise Cold Ones. They even told me that I would be allowed back on their land as long as I didn't hurt anyone. 

I was thinking about that when I got a call from Rosalie. I picked it up and pressed the answer button "hello"

I heard a sigh of relief then Rose spoke "hey Seb where are you?" 

"On my way home," I spoke as I put my phone on speaker so that I could set it down in the holder as I drove. "Why?"

Before Rosalie could speak someone spoke from behind her "Bash?" 

I recognized that it was Jasper and immediately set about reassuring him because something obviously spooked him. "Yeah, Jazz. It's me. I'm alright. What's going on?" 

Jasper grabbed the phone from Rosalie and spoke "we're at your house. Bella and Edward called us when she got back. There's been a vampire in your house." 

"What?" 

"Yeah," Jasper spoke through the phone. "They were passing around Bella's stuff and from what I could tell tried to get into your room for your scent but couldn't."

I nodded "they definitely wouldn't have been able to get in there." 

"Why?"

"I spelled it against intruders Jazz," I made the turn onto my street. "I'll be there in less than five minutes." I then hung up the phone before pulling into the driveway and locking the car after getting out. 

I heard a whoosh beside me and turned to see Jasper who had sped to me after hearing my car lock. He immediately grabbed my hand making me smile before we walked to meet with Bella, Edward, and surprisingly Jacob. 

Alice, Ben, Rosalie, and Emmett showed up as well before Rosalie spoke "was it the Volturi?" 

"No," Alice spoke up confidently. "I would have seen the Volturi make a decision like that." Emmett and Ben went to check out the scent together through the woods.

Edward sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose "it's not a scent that I recognize." 

Emmett and Ben came back before Ben spoke to us "whoever it was is long gone and left with a car. He also has decent control over his blood lust given he didn't attack Charlie." 

I nodded as Edward interrupted "we need to find somewhere to protect Bella she can't be alone." 

"Protect Bella!" Rosalie yelled as she rounded on Edward looking like a demon.  "Have you not realized through your narcissistic brain that Sebastian was a target as well? They tried to get into his room as well but couldn't because of a spell. Do you not care about Bash at all?" 

Edward looked at me "I do care" he sounded like he was lying and it was taking an insane amount of effort to say that so I just rolled my eyes. "But Sebastian has powers Bella doesn't." 

"Oh fuck off Edward," Emmett wasn't buying Edwierdo's crap and was making it obvious. "Are you forgetting that his powers are exactly why he's in danger? They will do whatever it takes to get his powers and abilities not to mention his blood which makes them stronger all around. I'd argue that we should be protecting Seb more than Bella. They want Seb to use and keep as a blood bag, the only thing they would want Bella for is to either turn her or kill her." 

I smiled as Rosalie and Emmett came to my defense and nearly bit Edward's head off. Edward looked at them "Seb can defend himself all of us should be protecting Bella." 

I felt Jasper's hand tighten impossibly on mine still mindful enough not to break it. He was glaring daggers at Edward and I'd say that Edwin should have been extremely glad that Jasper couldn't kill with a look because if he could the mind reader wouldn't be standing there. Jasper snarled as most of the others facepalmed at Edward's stupidity "you did not just suggest that we should protect Bella your blood singer over my mate who is arguably more valuable to whoever this is?" Edward moved to speak but Jasper held up a hand. Anger rolled off of him in waves as fear rolled off both Bella and Edward. "I sincerely hope not because we will be protecting Bash as well." 

Jasper then spoke to both Bella and Edward "if he gets killed because of you there will be nothing anyone in this damn family can do to stop me from destroying you." Edward gulped which made me smile before I leaned into Jasper trying to calm him down from going full Major or God of War. 

It was then that we realized that clothes of Bella's had been taken meaning that whoever it was could track her. Jasper looked at me as Carlisle called and told us that we needed to come to the Cullen house as the situation that the Cullens had been monitoring in Seattle had gotten worse. 

I slept at the Cullens that night mainly because Jasper was paranoid and protective because he refused to let me go. I heard Edwad take Bella to La Push before I spoke up from my place cocooned in Jasper's arms "you know if this really is newborns like you think it is, they're going to be looking to you for guidance. Are you going to be ok reliving the memories?" 

"Yes," Jasper spoke softly. "Do I want to relive the worst time of my life? No." He wrapped his arm tighter around me "but I have you. I have Rosalie and Emmett. I have all three of you to remind me that I'm not back there. I'm here and I'm safe." I smiled at that before I snuggled deeper into his arms content to stay there until we were needed. 

Author's note: 

I wanted to include Jasper's trauma a little in this chapter hence the last couple of paragraphs considering you can't go through the shit that Jasper did and come out without some form of PTSD. Bella and Edward bashing galore in this one.