Jasper Hale was stood in the middle of his bedroom having no idea what to wear, he was going out for a few celebratory drinks that night with some of his friends. He was a college graduate and just managed to get his first job, he was going to be a teacher of history in a high school and he couldn't be more pleased. This was the first job that he went for after he had graduated and he had succeeded in securing it for himself, of course it would be odd teaching at the school that he had left a few years before but he was looking forward to getting stuck in. He had decided after he finished college that he missed all of his old friends, and they had all gone back home, he realised that this was where he was supposed to be. There being Forks, Washington. To most people this was just a little blip on the map, nothing of consequence, but to him it was home and it always would be the place he was drawn back to. Of course being such a small town Forks was not exactly big on the night life so they had all decided they would go to Port Angeles, it wasn't too far away and although it wasn't huge itself i did boast a better night life than Forks had to offer.
Jasper was 22 years old and had a full head of blonde curls, his hair reached just past his ears. It fell in a mess around his head and he liked it that way, it felt like him. He also had piercing blue eyes like ice, they were a light blue but held so much warmth. He was quite tall standing at 6'4" this he got from his father. He had just recently started renting the apartment he was living in, it was still a little disheveled with the move but he just hadn't found the time yet to sort it all out. All of the sorting would eventually come, but for tonight he just wanted to be able to enjoy himself and celebrate his success in securing himself a position at a school. He had heard back a couple of days ago and was due to start in a few weeks time so he had plenty of time to make sure that his apartment was in order before then. He was actually glad he hadn't rushed in sorting it out, he was glad he would have something to occupy his time. All of his friends would be at work themselves and so he would have nothing to distract himself from the boredom. The apartment was a little one bedroom place, there was no need to have anywhere bigger for now because there was only him. Besides, he had rationalised that it would make the cleaning go much quicker if the space he had to deal with was less. He was so happy when he had started moving things in, this was his first apartment alone. Of course he had stayed in halls when he had been at college, and then had a house share, but this was different. This place was all his, and he could set it out however he wanted to, he could decorate however he wanted to and there would be nobody to nag at him when they felt he was letting it get a bit of a state.
Jasper snapped out of his thoughts of the apartment and back to the predicament at hand. Tonight was supposed to be a few drinks with friends but then, he thought, he should probably make an effort anyway just in case he found a guy who caught his eye. That's right, a guy. Jasper was gay and out of the closet, he hadn't been in the closet since high school and had made the decision that he would not be comfortable going back in now that he was back at home. His parents knew and accepted him, and so did his friends. He didn't see why he should be bothered about what anybody else thought, he had people who loved him and who stuck by him and that was all he needed. Well, not everything, he wouldn't complain at a nice boy to share this with as well. He could get so lonely sometimes, and it wasn't exactly easy to meet anybody in such a small town, where not many people were gay or were definitely not coming out of their closets. He hoped that tonight in Port Angeles he may be able to find somebody, maybe somebody would catch his eye and they would get along great and he wouldn't have to be alone anymore. He had had flings in college but had never had anything more than that, something solid, a real relationship. Jasper knew that he was ready for that, ready to be swept off his feet by love but at this rate that was never going to happen. Unluckily for him his friends liked to think that they would be able to find somebody for him, they were all in couples you see. There was Rose and Emmett, perhaps the two most opposite people you would ever find but who just fit so perfectly together. Emmett was a staggering height and also had the muscles, but he was a big teddy bear. He was the best friend you could have and nothing would ever be too much for him to help you with. Rose, on the other hand, was a petite blonde with a fiery temper, you did not want to get on the wrong side of Rose. But then again she also had her own way of being a good friend, she was so protective of her friends that you just knew you wouldn't ever have to get shit off anybody when she was around, she'd be sure and put them in their places.
Then there was Alice and Jake, they were such a perfect couple. Alice was a tiny little pixie looking thing, and she had all the energy of a pixie too. She would zoom around always busy, and unless you're really fit you should never attempt a shopping trip with her. She would drag you around at 100mph. She also just seemed to know things, she always knew what people were thinking or what was about to happen, it was pretty freaky. Jake on the other hand was again a pretty tall guy. He was a native American and had the most beautiful skin that Jasper had ever seen, he couldn't help but think it and he would have told him had he ever asked. He was probably the only person who seemed to have enough energy to keep up with Alice, and Jasper had no idea where he got his patience from but he had tonnes of it. These were his best friends and he loved them all and all of their different personalities, but none of them could understand what it was like for him, the loneliness he felt. They could spend all of the time with him in the world but it still wouldn't be the same as what they had. Oh well, he thought, maybe tonight is my lucky night for meeting somebody new. He nodded his head, and looked in his mirror again at the outfit that he had on.
He was wearing dark jeans and a navy blue button down shirt, he slipped on his converse. He could do making an effort but there was only so much he could take, the converse were a nice casual accessory for the outfit. He knew that if Alice could see him now she would be going nuts, she would not be too pleased with him dressing down the entire outfit that she had picked out for him earlier that day. She had given him proper shoes to wear with the outfit but it just didn't feel like him, though she was quick to remind him he would have to learn to start dressing up ready for his new job. He didn't mind that he would have to dress up for that, it was just not going to happen while he was going out socially. They were all meeting at a restaurant first and then making their way to a club for drinks and dancing. He quickly checked the time, he had plenty of time before he was supposed to meet them so he checked himself out once more and walked in to his bathroom to do his hair and add the finishing touches. He quickly styled his hair as best he could and sprayed on some cologne, he smiled at himself in the mirror over his sink and he was ready to go. He picked up his keys and his wallet and made his way to the cab that he had ordered earlier in the day. He slipped in to the cab and leant back in his seat, ready for whatever the night was about to bring for him.