teach me, old grasshopper. [jasper]

[EMMETT CULLEN]

Man, there were newborns everywhere lately. They had to be killing people every few days and Emmett got the whole concept of inconspicuous feeding and how difficult it was at first but this was just getting obnoxious. Although he was Emmett Cullen, Mr. Invincible, it had crossed his mind a few times.. how difficult it could be to take down a newborn. The thought of a challenge excited him, but he thought it’d be really cool to know for sure that he could handle it without any problems. Being one of the least thoughtful in the family under that category, he figured what he needed was to spend a little brotherly bonding time with the person who knew what he was doing more than anyone else. Having been sitting outside the house, Emmett climbed through a window with a Jaz, you home? Get out here! before descending back down to wait for him. Obviously, whatever he was doing at the moment was not as important as Emmett.

Weren’t busy, right? Didn’t think so. He smirked, elbowing Jasper’s arm and gesturing into the forest. Comon, he said, proceeding to run into the forest like an excited little kid. He didn’t get far before stopping, deciding he should probably explain what was going on since he’d been lucky enough just to get Jasper to come along. Newborns— he began, pulling a small tree out of the ground and throwing it into a couple others, taking them down. Emmett got too much pleasure out of causing destruction and it was written all over the grin on his face. However even he knew that that wasn’t enough to win a fight against a newborn. Guess I can’t just hit ‘em with trees, huh?

He didn’t really get how Jasper was so good at it.. experience or not. It required so much multitasking.. to think about what you were doing and then do it, all the while doing complicated things involving being offensive and defensive at the same time. Jasper’s brain had to work like intensely quickly for him to be able to process all of that at the same time. Of course, instead of voicing how impressed he was, Emmett hopped up into a tree, sitting in a branch while listening to his brother.

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'Jaz, you home? Get out here!' Emmet's voice pulled him out of his thoughts. His tone wasn't particularly urgent; Jasper assumed his brother was either bored or had just come up with some sort of an idea he wanted to involve him in (which could only have amazing or disastrous consequences, depending on who you asked). He wasn't particularly eager to go see what Emmet wanted, but at Alice's nod (she probably already know) Jasper got up and jumped from his and Alice's window, landing a few yards from Emmett, a distance he quickly closed. 'Weren’t busy, right? Didn’t think so.' "What is it?" Of course, instead of answering, Emmett simply took off into the forest, calling for him to follow. Confused, Jasper ran after him, catching up quickly and stopping when he did not too far from the house.

That's when Emmett decided to enlighten him on what this was about. 'Newborns—' "Newborns." he repeated, sounding much less enthusiastic about the topic than Emmett. It was certainly not what he'd been expecting. Emmett had never had the most to say when they talked about the killings, but it was only natural that he'd have the same concerns as the rest of them. He watched Emmett cause a line of trees to fall like dominoes, hardly amused by what he said next (though it required a conscious effort, what with Emmett next to him grinning like a kid in a candy shop, not to chuckle anyway). The corner of his mouth went up as he responded, "That.. wouldn't be one of your better ideas, no."

He still wasn't entirely sure where this was going, but Emmett seemed to be expecting him to say more. Looking up at his brother, Jasper offered what he thought would probably be the simplest explanation. "What would you do if we were fighting and I threw a tree at you?" Emmett's style of fighting was very similar to a newborns, which could be a good thing to help him understand how they think, but pose a lot of problems when if they fought against them. "Take that reaction and multiply it by ten." Harsh, but true. When it came to fighting newborns, the rules were very straightforward. "Anything that doesn't kill them will only make them want to kill you more."

[EMMETT CULLEN]

He couldn’t have been too busy. It was Jasper.. he was probably sitting in some room reading or talking to Alice while she enthusiastically went through all of her new clothes for him—in which case he should have been thrilled to hear his name being called. When Jasper asked what was going on, Emmett ran into the forest instead, knowing that he’d be followed. Of course, when he introduced what he wanted, Jasper didn’t seem all that excited about it. Newborns. He could imagine how it wasn’t a pleasant topic, but he didn’t get why everyone took it so heavily. It was no big deal.. they’d figure out how to solve any upcoming newborn problems. When anyone heard the word, they immediately went to negative connotation. What could be negative about a challenge? Challenges were character building. That..wouldn’t be one of your better ideas, no. Damn—I feel like smacking a tree into a newborn would be very satisfying. That could be true assuming he’d live long enough to enjoy the satisfaction.

What would you do if we were fighting and I threw a tree at you? Emmett jumped back to the ground from the tree, contemplating where Jasper was going with that. First of all, You’d throw a tree at me? Always took you as too classy for tree throwing. Jasper was a much more matured and lethal fighter and he didn’t need other objects to aid his strength. Then again, the situation was hypothetical. With a shrug, Em responded. Catch it? Throw it back.. or duck. Maybe. How big a tree are we talking? Okay, so that wasn’t the point. Take that reaction and multiply it by ten. Ten.. was a lot. Being so physically inclined, Emmett had a hard time grasping the idea that newborns were so powerful. Comon.. ten? How about..five? Three? Clearly, this type of fighting required more than an ample amount of muscle.

As casually as Emmett was able to comprehend the topic, Jasper still seemed very serious about it.. and very concentrated. Sometimes with how subdued Jasper could be, Emmett had a hard time telling how he was feeling. However with all his enthusiasm, he was pretty sure that his brother couldn’t have been in too bad of a mood. Besides, those little smirks that he’d been trying to hold back since Em called him out—yea, he caught them. The fact that Jasper was in an at-least-decent mood sort of made the nonchalance of his next reply disturbing. Anything that doesn’t kill them will only make them want to kill you more. That’s awesome. But, whoa, who says the tree doesn’t kill ‘em? Jaz, I’m talking like..a huge tree. He even spread his arms out to provide a visual sizing guide for the width of the hypothetical tree he was referring to. Curiosity still eating at him, he shrugged and looked at Jasper. If a tree won’t do it.. what’s your weapon of choice? As if Jasper needed a physical weapon..

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It was completely beyond Jasper how Emmett could be so excited at the idea of fighting newborns. Of course, by this point, it was almost inevitable, but Jasper was dreading it, probably more than anyone else, and he knew that even in the slim chance all ended well, satisfaction was hardly a word that would describe how they'd be feeling (although, he was the least sure about Emmet- if anyone could come out of a battle making jokes, it was him). As far as throwing trees into bloodthirsty, trained vampires- satisfaction was possible.. if you were suicidal. "It's not. Take my word for it."

Again, it was hard not to laugh at the remark he was too 'classy' to throw trees. "Emmett, I'm trying to make a point." And if the need to argue the numbers was any indication, his brother really wasn't grasping it. 'Comon.. ten? How about..five? Three?' "Ten." he repeated, firmly. "Maybe eight, for you. Ten for the rest of us. Vampires are the strongest they'll ever be during the first year after they're turned. Drinking human blood makes them even stronger." The difference in the diet's effects were marginal. You'd never notice in day to day life. But in a fight every advantage mattered. They didn't have many.

Emmett continued going on about the size of the tree, and Jasper was about to ask if he could please try and take this seriously. Then he realized that Emmet was being serious (for Emmett standards)... Emmett wasn't a bad fighter, but the only experience he had was playing around with him and Edward. He didn't know how to hurt another vampire- why would he have needed to? Why would any of the Cullens have needed to? The information had been ingrained in his head since the day he was turned. He assumed that it was common knowledge. But it wasn't. Along with that realization came the sickening fact that had the newborns attacked already- they'd all have been dead.

"Emmett, it doesn't matter how big the tree is. Any tree you could throw a newborn could catch and throw back. And even if they didn't, it wouldn't kill them." Aside from another vampire, there was nothing that could cause them to dieisntreallytherightwordherebutyouknowwhatimean. "Weapons" could be useful, depending on the situation, but Jasper preferred to get things done as quickly as possible. "There's only one way to kill a vampire- newborn or otherwise. You have to rip 'em apart and burn the pieces before they put themselves back together."

[EMMETT CULLEN]

It was completely beyond Emmett how Jasper could manage to be so composed during such interesting conversations. He reminded Em of one of those guards in England who didn’t ever move or smirk no matter how many times you poked them in the face. He kept wearing his ‘Emmett, be serious’ face as if Emmett was capable of doing such things. He was being completely serious, not trying to be amusing. His ignorance made that hard to see, but he really was. It’s not. Take my word for it. Now, that wouldn’t have been that difficult to accept if Emmett believed that Jasper was speaking from experience. Have you tried? He genuinely just wanted answers to his questions. He knew Jasper was very skilled in the subject, so he could trust what his brother said on the matter but that didn’t mean he was going to accept much without explanation.

Emmett, I’m trying to make a point. You’re trying not to smirk, that’s what you’re doing. You didn’t have to have Jasper’s empathetic abilities to see that the guy was amused and trying not to show it. Maybe it wasn’t going to work out—him being one of the statue guards. Emmett laughed in response. I’m completely serious! You wouldn’t, would you? Throw a tree. There wasn’t much in the world more entertaining than amusing Jasper. Guess he was pretty sure about the strength of a newborn. Understanding they must have been pretty strong, Emmett nodded. Eight.. I can work with that. It was just challenging enough to be a hell of a fight. Where was the fun in any fight if there was a surefire winner? That strong, huh? For Emmett, imagining that much strength against his own was very abstract. He couldn’t help but be amazed at how Jasper knew so much and could take on something like that without the extra strength that Emmett had. Clearly, strength wasn’t all of the fight. You needed some brain, too.

Of course, if you had help with you, you never had to contribute that part of the fight. Emmett had helped kill James, the tracker, but Jasper had helped. He’d had a few other similar experiences but the fight hadn’t been up to him. That’s why he was bugging the hell out of Jasper—he wanted to be prepared and he didn’t want to have to depend on the skills of others. Apparently, the use of trees or anything else, really, wasn’t the best way to go about it. You have to rip ‘em apart and burn the pieces.. Right—I knew that. He really did—it just hadn’t been a thought that had crossed his mind lately. Plain force had seemed like it’d be enough.. but trees were pretty fragile next to vampires. So.. that’s all? I mean.. doesn’t seem that hard. Extra strong? No big deal. There was one thing Emmett knew for a fact would handicap him during a fight like that. They’re fast, aren’t they? Speed wasn’t something Emmett knew how to use. He had the generic increased speed that all vampires had, but compared to others he moved almost like a giant—slowly and forcefully.


ooc: love them:D just sayin’. I keep watching this >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MgZu35t84M

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Really, Jasper should have expected Emmett's response. 'Have you tried?' Of course, his brother wasn't the type to just take things like this for what they were without seeing it himself. He knew Emmett needed more graphic evidence to convince him that the newborns really were that strong, and Jasper owed him a slightly better explanation. Until this point, he'd tried to be as impersonal as he could. This was about the impending situation with the Cullens and nothing else. "I've never thrown a tree at a newborn. I've done other things to get them angry." And the results were painfully obvious. Jasper's gift and title had helped him greatly during his time with the newborn army. Had he not had the control he did over them, there were a number of reasons he never would have survived.

'You’re trying not to smirk, that’s what you’re doing.' Okay, after that it was impossible not to smirk. There were times where empathy was an incredibly inconvenient ability to have. Of course, he could have just forced seriousness upon Emmett any time he wanted to, but he wouldn't because he actually did appreciate Emmett enthusiasm and the fact that they could have fun.. in most situations. Obviously, he was going to have to finish the tree discussion before they could actually get anywhere (and note to self, leave all the Cullens out of any hypothetical situations) "No, I personally wouldn't throw a tree." 'Eight.. I can work with that.' "How?" He wasn't trying to bring down the mood or his brother's confidence, but Emmett had to understand that this wasn't just something they could get by on brute strength and sheer luck. He nodded when Emmett asked for confirmation that they really were that strong. And if that was their only problem, they might have still had a chance.

'So.. that’s all? I mean.. doesn’t seem that hard. Extra strong? No big deal.' "Emmett, they're very different from us." Besides the fact that they were physically outmatched and outnumbered, the newborns were bred to kill. It was hard to explain just how stark the contrast between how the newborns were raised and the lifestyle of the Cullens was to someone who hadn't experienced both. For sure, there wasn't one person in the army who couldn't tell you how to kill a vampire, and do it as quickly and efficiently as possible. They weren't tactile.. which was an asset in their favor..but they were reasons why fighting against those who acted without thought was just as dangerous. He nodded again when Emmett asked if they were fast, understanding why that gave him more concern. "Their speed's not as amplified as their strength, but they're faster than we are." He added more seriously, "You can't take your eyes off them when you're fighting them."

[EMMETT CULLEN]

Appaaaaareentlyyy Emmett wasn’t going to get a real answer from Jasper regarding tree throwing at newborns because Jasper wasn’t going to know how the results would be if he never tried. It had nothing to do with his extensive knowledge on the subject, nope. His responses toward the situation were actually very serious in his own mind because it was hard to accept something as fact without proof or hearing it from someone with experience.. which was as good as proof. I’ve never thrown a tree at a newborn. I’ve done other things to get them angry. And how did those work out for ya? To someone who didn’t know Emmett well, he’d have sounded like he was trying to be sarcastic but this was his version of genuine sincerity.

Em laughed as his brother succumbed to the slight indication of amusement on the corners of his mouth. He knew what Jasper was feeling because he was very aware of his own strong emotions—curiosity, excitement, and content. He’d know right away if Jasper tried to mess with that and although he wouldn’t be able to complain much about it in the moment, he’d get Jasper for it later. Being controlled wasn’t something he’d appreciate very much. It was just as bad as having his mind invaded by the nosy brother of theirs. How? Well.. the answer seemed obvious at first, but thinking more deeply into it Emmett realized that if he couldn’t beat Jasper in a wrestling match for nothing but harmless amusement then how was he supposed to beat someone who was stronger? He shrugged. Can you show me?

Jasper was really starting to get serious in the next few moments doing so obviously enough to grab Emmett’s attention. For the first time since the start of the discussion, he caught on. Why the hell are they messing with us anyway then? We shouldn’t even have to deal with them. They’re different. They don’t live here and we’re not interfering. Although there was a small hint of frustration, it was clear that Emmett was remaining light-hearted about the whole situation. He wasn’t so much annoyed as he just really wanted to understand them. They should be scared of you, anyway. Aren’t you like Godzilla to them? You should be big news by now. It just made sense that a vampire walking around who clearly knew how to take care of newborns was well known within the newborn community. It seemed a lot as though they were choosing to walk into fire, messing with Jasper.

You don’t scare me, though. Comon, get me in a headlock. I dare you. He wasn’t very fast, but he figured his strength would make up for it. According to Jasper, he didn’t even have to be that fast.. which was a good thing. He thought that maybe figuring out how to beat Jasper would help change his mindset to what it was supposed to be. You can’t take your eyes off them when you’re fighting them. My eyes aren’t going anywhere.

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'And how did those work out for ya?' Obviously, he made lots of friends and they sat around having tea parties. He knew Emmett well enough to know he wasn't being sarcastic. If anything, for Emmett standards, he was rather subdued and genuine. Never the less, it was hard to believe that Emmett needed to ask at all. Again.. he remembered Emmett would have absolutely no way of knowing, or even imagining.. It was just a strange way to look at it. He knew that Emmett was intelligent, more so than he usually acted, but there was something (to his understanding of life) which was just missing in Emmett's outlook. "Em," He motioned with his hand towards the scars that were visible from his face to his collar (there were plenty more that he covered, but there were more than enough to get the point across) "how do you think they worked out?"

'Why the hell are they messing with us anyway then? We shouldn’t even have to deal with them. They’re different. They don’t live here and we’re not interfering.' "They want something.. Why does any army do anything?" As much as Jasper was a militaristic individual, he couldn't argue the philosophy. The want wasn't always- in fact, it was never bad. It was almost always completely justifiable, not just to people on that side, but any people who were willing to give it a few extra seconds of thought. What Victoria wanted was exactly what Jasper would have wanted were he in her position. But that didn't matter here. It was kill or be killed. Their mates or hers. As far as what exactly was going on and how they were involved.. eventually, everyone was going to need to know. He and Carlisle had spoken about it before. He had no reason not to tell Emmett. "We think it's Victoria. She saw what we did to James. She has every reason to want revenge and she's smart enough to know she can't get it on her own."

Again, it was hard to separate the emotional side of things from the logical one. Jasper had said they were different. But hearing it from Emmett made it seem entirely wrong. They were faster, they were stronger, they were horribly miseducated, and they had no regards from human life... but that wasn't their fault. Every newborn's pain he'd felt before killing them was because they'd been horribly wronged, brought into a life where they would do things they didn't want to do, and well as they did it they'd have no chance to survival... and it would be the no different when it happened again, right reason or not. And they would do it anyway because they didn't have a choice. "Forgive me for sounding like Rose.. but, she's right. You don't choose to become a vampire. Chances are most of them did live here. They're going to attack us because they've been told they have to and that's all they've been told. They're dangerous because they aren't thinking for themselves."

'They should be scared of you, anyway. Aren’t you like Godzilla to them? You should be big news by now.' He chuckled slightly, this time mostly for Emmett's benefit. Emmett's mood was doing nothing for him at this point. He'd walked away to avoid the instinct to project his own.. Amusing at is may have been before, there was no reason to make Emmett feel horrible about himself. Besides, what he said wasn't entirely wrong. There was a time that was completely true. But it wasn't now. "No.. They have no way of knowing who I am. They were all turned within the last year. Its been over fifty since I've...dealt with newborns. Aside from us, there are only three people alive who know. They're on the other side of the country." A good newborn leader wouldn't tell any of them anything which might cause them to fear they would lose. None the less, Jasper doubted they knew or cared who he was.

'I'm not scared of you-' One of the things Jasper admired most about Emmett was that he could loose a hundred wrestling matches, and still ask for a rematch with no hint of dejection or resentment. In fact, he could ask for a rematch with complete confidence in his own abilities.. and it didn't take his powers to figure it out, 'I dare you.' was good enough. Physical examples were probably the best way to explain anything to Emmett, so Jasper decided there was no harm in it, random as it might have been. He took a few steps back and nodded. Close range, he wouldn't charge at Emmett. Why? He was stronger, and expecting it, and Jasper was still trying to make a point. So instead, he ran as fast as he could, feigned an attack and allowed Emmett to make the first real move (allowed him to think that he was unsuccessful in his first attempt at 'getting him in a headlock'), and from behind him did just that before Emmett had a chance to get smug about the first part. He waited a moment before letting go and taking a step back. "What was that about your eyes?"

[EMMETT CULLEN]

I know, baby, just how you feel

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Okay, so it was a dumb question. But the good news is, there were only so many of those in existence so now Emmett was capable of asking one less of those. He’d know Jasper had gotten scars and that he’d been in fights and all that.. I mean.. that’s why he was even bugging him in the first place. But the connection between the fights and the scars had never really clicked for him—especially since it wasn’t like he’d actually seen Jasper fight them. Now that he could connect the two, he could take the words out of Jasper’s mouth as more of a fact that he didn’t really need proof for. The guy knew what he was talking about. Also.. note to self: weapons don’t work on newborns. Heh, those were from.. oh yea.. The scars were the most prominent feature Jasper had, but seeing him every day.. you got used to it.. and they faded. Now that they were visible again.. Why do you think I’m making you do this? I can’t wear those, man. They wouldn’t look as cool on me.

Jasper may have been onto something, but Emmett didn’t understand what it was that they could want so badly with anyone from their area. They had a whole other planet to go piss off—lots of countries.. ones that were more interesting. Maybe it was just where the two had come from.. but Emmett wasn’t really understanding that mindset. It didn’t matter what they wanted.. starting an army was overkill. We think it’s Victoria. Well that makes a little more sense. But.. comon.. she needs to get over it. We left his head on as long as we could. James had what was coming to him. He messed with Alice and then he had the gall to come back years later and mess with the Cullens again well mostly just Bella and she didn’t count but whatever.. apparently it was a big deal and Jasper was for it so what the hell. As for the rest of the army.. they were just being idiots. Rose had a point and all but there was no reason they couldn’t decide for themselves who to follow orders from. First off, Rose is always right. And if she wasn’t Emmett would know because he’d hear about it later. Second.. maybe someone smart should be stopping the army from being formed.. I mean that’s gotta be breaking like half of the rules the Volturi supposedly enforce.

It sucked that people didn’t know about Jasper. Having someone intimidating and skilled would really be of benefit to the whole family as a coven. It worked in the Volturi—they had Jane. People feared her and so people didn’t mess with them. Jasper was their Jane.. but people were only going to learn that the hard way. That was cool and all, but someone needed to live to tell the tale or they weren’t going to get anywhere with building a legacy. Can’t we get working on that—send out some letters? I feel like it’d make things a hell of a lot easier for us. He, of course, was just trying to get Jasper to lighten up. He knew that Jasper wasn’t exactly proud of everything he’d done and that he was probably going to be hesitant in choosing who got to hear about all the awesome stuff he did. He even understood it to a small extent, even though Emmett would be walking around bragging to everyone about how epic he was if he had the kind of stories from war that Jasper did. It was probably a good thing that those kinds of stories stayed with the more mature of the pair.

It wasn’t until Jasper agreed to be helpful that Emmett’s mood started to go back to extremely excited and too distracted from the whole negative newborn situation to care. Instead of listening to a lecture, he could actually learn something. Physically fighting.. that was his turf. However his brother was quickly making it obvious that his turf needed to expand a little bit. He really didn’t know anything. He just.. moved.. no thoughts involved. How Jasper had planned that plan of action just then.. Emmett had no idea. He was positive that Jasper had just missed. That was probably stupid to believe even for a second considering “missing” Emmett would have been pretty hard for someone who was trying to. The chances of Jasper doing it.. and accidentally for that matter.. were pretty slim. Before Emmett could get out a HA!, he’d lost and was released from Jasper’s grasp. What was that about your eyes? Dude, not fair. You came right at me.. not even a running start. How was I supposed to dodge that? It was a poor excuse considering Emmett didn’t need to “dodge” anything—he’d have gone straight in, head first. Though admitting aloud that he’d needed more time to see the attack coming wasn’t something he was ready to do.
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Jasper watched the realization in Emmett's eyes. 'Heh, those were from.. oh yea..' Really, he couldn't believe that it had taken him pointing it out for that to be clear. I mean, there was no way Emmett could have not known, but he sounded like he'd never given it more than a passing thought. He didn't understand how, but there were certain things Emmett said that nobody else would. He just had a very positive mentality. Even Edward acknowledged it. It was a horribly uncomfortable topic, but judging only Emmett's emotions they could have been talking about video games or Edward's diary and it made it a lot more bearable. 'I can’t wear those, man. They wouldn’t look as cool on me.' Okay. Sometimes he still wished Emmett would be a little more serious. "They're not 'cool'. And you shouldn't have to."

'We left his head on as long as we could.' Jasper nodded. If there was ever a more truthful statement. James had signed his own death certificate showing his face again after having gone after Alice. That wasn't something you got away with. What he did to Bella just made killing him an unquestionable solution. And Victoria was working herself up to the same fate. Jasper really had to hand it to Emmett; he was trying. He had to acknowledge that, at least with an effort. 'First off, Rose is always right.' For this one, he was able to play along. "You mean except when she and Alice disagree."

And secondly.. 'Maybe someone smart should be stopping the army from being formed.' Rule breaking.. You would only think. Turning this many vampires, with this poor control, in an area this conspicuous. The problem was that the Volturi was smart, smart enough to stay out of this. "More than half, actually, but the Volturi won't do anything about it until it gets out of hand. It's too much a risk for them." The Volturi didn't so much step in and enforce as much as they intimidated people into following the rules. It had taken them years to disband the original newborn armies and to his knowledge there were still a number in existence. There was absolutely nothing that made them any more likely to get involved here. If they did, it would probably end up a larger cause for them to be concerned. The Volturi didn't make an effort for people who they didn't plan on using. Alice had told him enough about what happened on her trip to Italy for him to be certain he didn't want them making an appearance.

Usually, it was easy to predict when Emmett was going to say something that would lighten everyone's mood. But Jasper was completely taken by surprise by the sheer ridiculousness (not that it wouldn't have been a good idea) of his remark. Yes, that means Emmett had completely succeeded in his goal. And he knew it was obvious and he'd never hear the end of it. "How do you even..." He shook his head. He didn't even know know what to ask. Whatever Emmett was doing that gave him the impression that that was an appropriate response, he wasn't going to question it.

Emmett had done exactly what Jasper had thought he would. Before and after the actual 'fight'. 'Dude, not fair..' "The newborns aren't going to fight fair" Jasper responded immediately. There was no rules and certainly no consideration of fairness in war. You did what you had to. '..How was I supposed to dodge that?' "Don't plan to dodge. If you were fighting them you would have to attack before they could touch you. This isn't wrestling. If it was, you'd loose. No tools, no tricks; you tear and you move on as fast as you can." He put a respectable distance between himself and Emmett. "Don't try to dodge this time. Try to stop me."

[EMMETT CULLEN]

I know, baby, just how you feel

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No, there was nothing cool about the scars that covered Jasper’s body.. but being negative about everything all the time.. it could drive Jasper into insanity and Emmett didn’t want that. He grinned, knowing that Jasper was having a hard time taking all the jokes and he really was just trying to help. No, there’s nothing ‘cool’ about the fact that my brother was attacked so many times. I’d love to kill some people for that.. but nobody currently alive deserves that. But the way you just.. you beat every one of those newborns. Every scar.. it represents another fight you won. You’re talented, and I think that’s pretty damn cool. It wasn’t exactly something to be proud of—he got that. But.. it wasn’t like Jasper was this horrible being who had no remorse and didn’t care what lives he’d taken. He deserved to be proud of something. And you shouldn’t have to. You’re right.. and I don’t want to.. so help me. Jasper could teach him if anyone could. Emmett was pretty much convinced that Jasper could do anything.

Yea, he was capable of being serious. But it wasn’t the way he was comfortable expressing himself with, and the moment was gone. Jasper actually made a semi-joke though, so now he was asking for it. You mean except when she and Alice disagree. That depends on what they’re disagreeing about but don’t tell Rose I said that and if you do I’ll deny it. Emmett got that Rosalie could be really irrational and stubborn at times, but he also understood where she was coming from and so he tended to support her no matter what—he knew Jasper would do the same for Alice. Jasper usually had pretty good points though, and Emmett usually sided with him (or against Edward, whichever was more convenient). Jasper’s opinions were always educated, so agreeing with him was usually the best bet. It’s too much a risk for them. Of course it was. Too risky for the Volturi? They outnumber us by.. a lot. They have all those members with the freaky powers and our coven is so small—too much of a risk for them? What the hell? They didn’t ever defend people. They only enforced the law when they felt like it.

How did Jasper continue to wonder why Emmett was able to come up with obnoxious responses with good humor? That’s how his brain worked—it wasn’t even like he was trying or that he was trying to suppress feelings. He legitimately was that easy-going and the instinctive response he had was normally comedic. He didn’t need to tell Jasper how happy he felt most of the time for him to know it just by hanging out with him. It was obvious that the mood was sincere. How do you even… Dude, I know the whole ‘don’t smile and look mysterious’ thing is attractive to some girls but most of them are creeps and you have Alice anyway so lighten up. Granted, the situation wasn’t very pleasant but that didn’t change anything as far as how they should have been dealing with it. Being annoyed, it doesn’t do shit.. except maybe mess with your concentration during a fight but it sure’s hell doesn’t help. Logic behind the madness.. how about that?

The first go had been a fail. No biggie—they’d go again. The newborns aren’t going to fight fair. Can’t we hire some referees or something? Jasper, I can’t do that. He wasn’t so much believing that he couldn’t do it as he was annoyed that he had to change his way of combat for them. Don’t plan to dodge. Normally, that wasn’t a problem for Emmett. He went straight for the attack.. unless he knew that his opponent was faster because in such a case, it would be easier to dodge and then attack before he was in the grasp of an enemy. Jasper.. and newborns.. dodging was the plan (well it had been until now). This isn’t wrestling. That was the problem. If it was, you’d lose. Thanks for the confidence boost, Jazzy. Jasper distanced them again and Emmett nodded at his instructions. You’ll be stopped. This time upon confrontation, the younger vampire went right for Jasper’s shoulders, pulling one arm around his neck.
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Of all the people Jasper expected to get that speech from or have this conversation with (minding he made an effort to avoid it for a very long time) Emmett was probably the last on the list. The sudden seriousness was uncharacteristic. All he could do was listen and really think about what his brother was saying. There was still someone out there who... didn't deserve life really, or whatever you could call what they were doing now, but frankly, that was far from on Jasper's to-do list. Emmett wasn't wrong. He knew that. But where he was coming from.. how Emmett could think any of it was cool, or it made him talented, or it was someone else's fault..he'd probably never understand. Anyway, blah blah blah aw Emmett very touching after last night that's as much of a chick flick moment as you're getting from me. "Thank you." 'You’re right.. and I don’t want to.. so help me.' Honestly if there was anything Jasper could do that he would be proud of it was prepare his family for this. "I will."

'That depends on what they’re disagreeing about but don’t tell Rose I said that and if you do I’ll deny it.' "I wont say a word." Luckily, they'd probably never have to find out. The only things Jasper could ever see Alice and Rose arguing about were clothes or something that he and Emmett were smart enough to stay out of. And I mean the Bella killing thing but that was jut a fluke and the whole problem could have been avoided if EMMETT didn't open his big mouth. And Despite the fact they rarely had this kind of one on one time, Jasper and Rose usually agreed on things anyway. Really the only person he could never rationalize the thoughts of was Edward. But this is not the place to talk about how dumb his is no it is not.

'Too risky for the Volturi? What the hell?' "They hold themselves in a very high regard. Why would they risk their own when we could just do the work for them?" Jasper was fairly good at seeing other's point of views. In this case, their reasons were simple enough to understand. It was Cullen territory. it would only be a matter of time before they fought. If the Cullens won, the Volturi wouldn't need to do anything. if they lost, their job would still be easier. As much sense as they made, they really only served to give more of a reason not to respect the Volturi. Help? Yeah, they weren't getting it. Whatever they were going to do they needed to do it on their own.

Emmett was right. Tilly I said nothing about his narrator. Negativity didn't do much for anyone. Then again, Emmett made being optimistic look much easier than it actually was. "One of us has to take this seriously." It was true. Otherwise, they wouldn't get anything done. But in a general sense, Emmett, in his completely exaggerated and sarcastic way, had made a point. Then again, there were people in their family who needed that talk more than Jasper. He wans't completely negative about everything all the time. This was just a horrible example. "I'll 'lighten up' when it's over." Yeah, Emmett was taking things seriously and Jasper was lightening up. Consider it an exchange of art forms.

'Can’t we hire some referees or something? Jasper, I can’t do that.' "You can. Come on." This time, Jasper could tell Emmett wasn't going to hesitate. Had he been fighting him on his own terms, he never would have gone for such a direct attack (he could put up all the fight he wanted, Emmett was still stronger than him) however the newborns would, and so he repeated his previous attempt, putting up a fight until Emmett's arm was wrapped around his neck. "Exactly." This time, Emmett's happiness was well placed. He had every reason to be proud of himself. "Good job... I'll be hearing about this for a while, won't I?"

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Yea, we’re all just shocked that Emmett can be a normal person every once in a while. He’d always had the capability—it just wasn’t very fun to be a serious person. They worried about everything and never had any fun.. hence it not being fun. Emmett was pretty sure that Jasper believed that in order to have fun with a discussion, the topic had to be fun as well. This was highly untrue, but he sort of knew where Jasper was coming from. Did that mean he was going to get less obnoxious? No. But Jasper should have been expecting that. Thank you. Any time—you know I think you’re the coolest guy ever. And he really was.. because he was going to deal with Emmett long enough to get somewhere with him. I will. Emmett knew that he would.

I won’t say a word. Did.. did you just tell a joke? Jasper, I’m concerned. There was no way he was going to joke around with Emmett and get away with it. Especially since the topic was starting to get even too unpleasant for Emmett to really joke around with. Why would they risk their own when we could just do the work for them? It made sense how Jasper was explaining it.. but he didn’t agree with it. If they were supposed to be so high and mighty then they could get off their lazy asses and do something that showed others that they were powerful enough to enforce their own laws. I’d love to go after that Aro guy. Asshole doesn’t do a damn thing. He’s got a whole army behind him.. and nothing. Jasper could explain the other point of view all he wanted but it wasn’t going to make much sense to Emmett. If Aro chose not to act on impulse then Emmett would if he ever decided to go anywhere near Forks.

Tilly was right… in case this was still in question. Negativity wasn’t going to help anyone. One of us has to take this seriously. For what purpose? We’re going to have to take it seriously enough while there’s confrontation. I’d rather concentrate and stay relaxed while I can, but yanno, that’s just me. Lightening up when it was over wasn’t going to be enough. Dude, you don’t have to let it consume you before it even starts. Comon, I want to see your aura emit rainbows and sunshine. No, he didn’t expect that to work, but that generally didn’t stop Emmett from trying.

When Emmett succeeded in sustaining Jasper, it was pretty shocking.. for him, anyway. He’d actually gone into it believing it wasn’t something he was going to get for a while. You can. Come on. Contrary to what instincts told him to do, he followed Jasper’s instructions and Jasper was right in that he wasn’t going to get away with it. Exacty. No way. Second try? I must be a ninja or something. He gave his brother a suspicious look. You know letting me win won’t be helpful. He figured that that had not been the case, but he had to make the point clear. I’ll be hearing about this for a while, won’t I? Everyone’s gonna be hearing about this for a while. He backed away with a smirk on his face. Comon, getting lucky once.. okay. But I won’t get lucky twice. One bout of luck wasn’t going to help during the newborn attacks. It had to be more than luck. And so they needed to do it again.
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'Did.. did you just tell a joke? Jasper, I’m concerned.' He shook his head, still looking uncharacteristically amused. Of course Emmett would have to call him out on it. (He called him out when he was being too serious and when he was trying to have fun. Emmett was just obnoxious and nonsensical like that) Anyway, it was hardly a joke. He didn't even think it was that funny. He was just going along with Emmett. It happened on occasion. "I've clearly been spending too much time with you." 'I’d love to go after that Aro guy. Asshole doesn’t do a damn thing. He’s got a whole army behind him.. and nothing.' "I know." It was true. Even if Jasper could understand why Aro did what he did, it didn't mean he didn't think the man was a coward. Going after someone like Aro or any of the Volturi would just be a horrible idea- deserved or not. But if Emmett did something like that, Jasper would be right behind him without question.

Of course, Jasper couldn't go along with everything that Emmett said. 'I’d rather concentrate and stay relaxed while I can, but yanno, that’s just me.' Really, it was just him- and it was good for him. Jasper didn't want him to be upset about this and if Emmett could make light of the whole thing until it happened that was great. However, he definitely didn't see a reason to take his brother's advice here. What purpose? "Planning." You know, that thing that happens when you think about a situation ahead of time and try to figure out how not to get everyone killed. It was kind of a stressful responsibly. He gave Emmett a very fake half smile. Rainbows and sunshine..yeah..That was Alice's thing. Jasper hadn't-- okay, so he had sort of been letting the whole thing consume him, and denying that would just be an insult to Emmett because it was probably pretty obvious. "If anything... happens, we're going to have a long time to regret it. Thinking about it before hand is nothing in comparison."

'No way. Second try? I must be a ninja or something.' There it was. Of course every one of the Cullens was going to have to hear about it. He could tell Emmett was skeptical though; he wasn't cocky; and Jasper certainly wasn't opposed to them trying again. Emmett understood the concept, but that was a long way off from "trained". 'You know letting me win won't be helpful.' "I didn't let you win." he confirmed. "I did give you a warning though. This time, you can figure it out." The only upper hand he'd had before was the instructions, which was what Jasper was most worried about with Emmett. It wasn't a question that when Jasper said to hold him back, Emmett was capable of it. But Emmett had to think when and how to move without anyone telling him. So this time, he didn't try to end the fight quickly, even when opportunities arose for him to win. It was Emmett's turn to lead.

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[/i] I’ve clearly been spending too much time with you. It was true—Emmett had to take credit for Jasper’s slowly improving sense of humor. However, spending too much time with Emmett just wasn’t possible. Too much? Impossible! I make your life interesting. The Volturi and other sources of danger also helped to do that, but he was trying to be positive. I know. At least Jasper semi-agreed with Emmett on some matters… even though Jasper did a better job of accepting things like Aro’s stupidity. Emmett was easy-going and was still immensely aggravated by that. But… that was why he didn’t really want to worry about things for no reason. Granted, there was a reason but he didn’t think it was necessarily unavoidable.

Planning. Emmett didn’t do that very well—in fact he really sucked at it. If given his way, he’d run into battle completely winging it. That wasn’t necessarily the most intelligent thing to do but it avoided disappointment and disorientation. What if you plan something elaborate and full proof and then it doesn’t work? What do you do then? You wing it. The difference between planning and not planning in that situation was that not planning saved the time wasted that it took to realize the plan didn’t work and make the conscious decision to do something else instinctive. Plans are great… when they work. Don’t you think relying on one is slightly dangerous? Not that he had a better idea—he didn’t actually believe that they should all just run in blindly because that was too risky. The whole situation was just frustrating. If anything…happens, we’re going to have a long time to regret it. Jasper, nothing’s going to happen. We all work better together than those brainwashed robots anyway. That much he sincerely believed.

This practice with Jasper was the closest to planning that was probably going to ever be beneficial to Emmett in the long run. I mean… if it got through to him. It was just like playing a sport. You can learn how to play basketball with your brother but when it came time for the game, ‘hey, everyone, can we just pause for a second so Emmett can think about how he’s going to make a basket? He’s a newbie’ wasn’t going to work out. Emmett needed to know what he was doing without instruction, but he’d already become very reliant on Jasper’s directions and it really didn’t seem like it was going to be easy, or doable at all. I didn’t let you win. Awesome, thanks. I’m more amazing than I thought. Or… you’re slightly amazing for being a good teacher. Most Emmett was the one who was amazing, though. I did give you a warning though. This time, you can figure it out. Emmett wasn’t so excited for that.

I—okay, let’s go. Just as Jasper said, he went and attacked without giving warnings or telling Emmett what to do. It didn’t take long for Emmett to lose control of the situation, not thinking and reacting quickly enough without guidance. Jasper had given him plenty of time to act first, and even Emmett had caught instances where Jasper probably could have ended it. Emmett would try to get a hold of his brother, and Jasper would know how to get out of it. The worst part was that it was pretty obvious Jasper was purposely being more defensive than offensive. Emmett wasn’t a sore loser, but it’d be nice if he didn’t get himself killed. Okay, you won that one, bro. This is impossible. I could just run up to the newborns and give ‘em all I got. At this point he was planning on just depending on his strength, but at the same time he knew that wouldn’t be enough.

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