The great thing about Washington state was that, even in March, it snowed as if it were still in the middle of winter. Winter was always my favorite season and I've always wanted to see it snow like this. But, right now, I wasn't so sure if it really was that great. I don't know if it was because that the snow was dyed red all around me by my own blood, or that it added to the intesity of the pain I felt throughout my entire body. All I could see was the dark grey sky above me. The sound of the snow falling, the wind in the tall trees, and the faintness of my own heartbeat were all I could hear. Every second hurt. This is how I was going to die, right? I kept asking myself that. It's not so bad, dying to protect the ones you love. But, they really didn't need me to protect them. They were immortal after all. And they were far better fighters than I could ever dream to be. Maybe I did it to fullfil my dream to go out in the heat of battle. A blaze of glory. Was that it? It was a pretty long fall. I can't remember why I fell anymore. Who was I trying to rescue? Who was worth dying for?
In the distance, I heard the snow crunching. Someone was coming toward me. I didn't need to turn my head to know that... as if I could move now. Then I heard his voice. It was the vampire with the honey blonde hair, the black eyes, and the ulitmate desire to drink my blood. I didn't know which was the better way to go. Dying to save the only friend I've ever had... or by the blood-thirsty kiss of a very hungry vampire. Either way, I put up the best fight I could, and now it was up to him.
Our eyes met, and I remembered who it was that I was dying for. And his face was the last I saw before I felt myself fall into eternal sleep.
8 Months Earlier...
August 14
Well, tomorrow starts our first day in college… well, Bella's first day, I should say. The original plan was for her and Edward to attend college last year, but, their plans were deeply changed with the birth of their daughter, Renesmee (who now looks to be six to seven years of age). Then, there was the trouble with the Volturi shortly after. Since things have calmed down, we are all now helping Bella to cope with larger crowds of humans by going to school. She does well enough on her own, but Carlisle and Esme insist we do this. And Bella really wants to go through it, too. I don't know why Alice wants me to do this. It's still hard for me to accept that Bella is much better at this than myself. It's just… even after all this time, I still can't control myself as well as the others. And it still frustrates me that even Bella has more control, when she is barely a year old herself. Maybe this is Alice's way of trying to help us both. I'd rather attend a different school or live somewhere else for a while, like Rosalie and Emmet, but Alice will have it no other way. I will follow her, and I will hope. It's easy to hope with Alice. She saved me before… and she's saving me now. I owe her everything, so I'll help her with Bella in anyway I can.
I don't know why, but… I can't help but feel a little excited about this.
-Jasper
A/N: I do not own the Twilight characters. They belong to Stephenie Meyer. The girl at the beginning, I do own though. It's amazing that I'm not a huge Twilight fan, but, I'm going to try to get really deep into this fanfic. lulz!