A Loving Family

Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN TWILIGHT or ANY OF THE CHARACTERS! They ALL belong to Stephanie Meyer!

Chapter 2: Meeting the Cullen Family

Jasper's POV

Now that I told you our life story so far, you can see that we are not monsters. I'm just someone who wants to raise their sister in a good environment. "Well baby girl, the diner is closing for the evening." Crap, its cold out here tonight. Its back out to the woods we go until tomorrow when the diner re-opens. I don't like having to keep Bella out in this cold weather, but until I can find a job and raise some money, this is the only place I know to stay.

It has been about three hours since we left the diner. Bella fell asleep about two hours ago and I too am tired. It's unnecessary for vampires to need sleep, but if you get used to sleeping, then your body kind of depends on it. Although the only thing I have to do is look down at Bella and that is all the motivation that I need to keep going. WAIT, what the hell is that smell? SHIT! Werewolves! Werewolves are very dangerous and they have no heart. They would kill Bella and me, and I cannot let them harm her. After running and leading my scent in the opposite direction, I take off running at vampire speed. After running I stopped dead in my tracks to see a large house with lights on inside.

As I cautiously go towards the house, I freeze. The house belongs to a coven of vampires. I quickly think of my options: option one, I can go and knock on the door and they kill us, option two, I knock on their door and ask to join them. They either say yes or no, or option three, I walk away knowing that there are more of them then me and a threat to Bella. Looking down at an awaken Bella who is also cold and probably hungry, I know that she needs shelter. So I go with option two.

I slowly approach the house knowing that they have already caught my scent. I knocked on the door three times and in a matter of a minute, a blond hair guy answered. He couldn't have been no older then 23-24. He asked if there was something that I needed and I asked him if we could talk. He nodded and left me in after he saw Bella stirring in my arms.

Once inside, I saw two guys beside the one who left me in. They (the two guys) didn't look any older than me and I am 18. Then there stood three beautiful women. The one woman looked no older then the blond hair guy. The other two beautiful women looked to be around the same age as me as well. Now granted all of them are crouched into a defensive posture and growling in defense as a warning to me. The only one who showed me any kind of friendliness was the blond guy. The blond guy was the one to talk first breaking up the uneasy tension that was coming from the room. He had asked me to have a seat. I did as he said, and he then told the others to sit as well. "So what is your name?" he asked me. "Jasper Whitlock, Sir" I responded. He introduced himself as the coven leader Carlisle Cullen. Then he proceeds to introduce the others. He starts with the woman sitting beside him, Esme his wife, then their two sons, Emmett and Edward, and their two daughters, Rosalie and Alice. Alice, what a beautiful name for such a beautiful woman. I nod my head taking in all of their names. Bringing me out of my thoughts, Carlisle asks me why I was here. So I told them all a shortened version of my life and about Bella. They thought that she was special, seeing how they heard of vampires having children, but never actually seeing it for themselves. I then got over my fear and came out and asked them if it were at all possible if we (Bella and I) could join their coven. "Let us discuss this as a family, so Jasper wait here until we come back" Carlisle told me. So I sat there looking at a very happy Bella.

After ten minutes the Cullen's return back to the living room where Bella and I were. "Jasper, I don't think it's the best interest for my family if you join our coven. It has nothing to do with who you are. Personally I think that you are a great person, but we are trying to fit in as a family and we can't keep getting bigger. I'm sorry." That is not what I wanted to hear. I stood there listening to what Carlisle was saying, all the while looking down at Bella. She is dirty, cold (even for a vampire), hungry, and we're running out of diapers, food, and wipes. Plus I see that Carlisle's wife Esme could take care of Bella way better than I ever can. "Sir, I can see why your hesitant on letting me come into your family, but I was wondering if you and your wife would adopt my baby sister Isabella. It's too cold for her out there and we have nowhere to go. I can fend for myself and be a nomad, but she'll never survive. She's the only thing that I have left. So please, please consider it." Esme walks up to me and says, "If you really want us (Carlisle and Esme) to raise Bella as our daughter, then we will." I looked back down at my sister and I said that is what I was asking for. She was now waiting for me to hand her over to her. So for the last time, I placed a gentle kiss on her forehead and told her that I would always love her no matter what, and that I wouldn't ever forget her. I looked at Esme as I handed her over and I saw and felt the sadness coming from them.

After seeing Carlisle and Esme cooing over their new daughter, Isabella, I felt fear from the other two males. I looked at them and knew that they wanted me gone. I knew that I wasn't wanted there anymore. After thanking them all again, I turned towards the door and with one last little detail, "her stuffed animal puppy is everything to her" and then an official "good-bye" I left. I left there knowing that I left my whole world in the hands of complete strangers knowing that they will be the best for her in the end.

Well everyone, I just wanted to thank you for the great comments that you all have posted. It means everything to me. I started this over the summer, but was afraid to post it in fear that no one would like it. But I was wrong. Oh and I just wanted to let everyone know that the Cullen family are not as rude as they seem. They are good hearted people like they are in the books and the films. So check back for chapter 3 soon! (#2)