Jasper was caught at a crossroad. Before him stood his older sister, angry as hell and spitting fire at Kate. He wanted to calm her, to ensure her that Kate had done nothing to hurt him, in fact, the opposite was true. She had gone out of her way to help him. And beside him, Kate was in tears. He glanced quickly between the two, wanting to console each of them but not knowing how without further upsetting the other.<br/><br/>As Kate finished Jasper could see how much pain this was causing her. It wasn't right. Standing so he was taller than Abigail, he turned his attention to her, placing himself between her and Kate.<br/><br/>Abigail tried to get around her brother but couldn't. Finally she ended up trying to physically shove him aside.<br/><br/>"Abi stop." Jasper said, hoping he sounded more confident then he felt. When he had her attention he continued. "Kate has done no wrong here, why can't you see that?" He pleaded with her. He honestly couldn't understand why she thought Kate had hurt him.<br/><br/>"She's blinded you! Can't you see?" Abigail motioned towards Kate. "She wants you to feel pity for her." Jasper felt as though he had been slapped. He knew this wasn't true, he trusted Kate. She had done so much for him when she didn't have to. He could feel the tears staining his face once more.<br/><br/>"Why won't you believe me?" He asked her, trying to find something in her expression that wasn't anger.<br/><br/>A few seconds ticked by but felt more like hours before Abigail spoke.<br/><br/>"You've changed Jasper. You're not the same anymore." With that, the winged woman turned and walked out of the room, slamming the door behind her. Jasper stood frozen in place. When he heard the sounds of his sister's sobs coming from the next room he fell to his knees, hearing the audible crack of hitting the floor but feeling nothing. What had he done.<br/><br/>Turning so he was facing Kate, sitting at her feet, Jasper kept his head down.<br/><br/>"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry." He said, barely above a whisper. He wasn't sure who he was apologizing to. Abigail? Kate? Himself? He was the reason any of this was happening.