A/N: Sorry it took so long to get this up. But it's up now and I'm not going to waste you're time with a long author's note. Enjoy!

Chapter I

BPOV

"Shut up!" I screamed running out of mine and Jessica's dorm room.

"Oh, you're just jealous! She yelled back.

"Jealous of WHAT?! Mike is atrocious, I'm GLAD he's with you! It means he's not trying to get ME to go out with him!"

"You're just jealous that I have someone to go to at night! That I have someone to be with on Valentine's Day! That I-"

"God, Jessica! Shut you're irritating mouth! That or occupy it and go make out with Mike and be done with it!" I slammed the door and practically sprinted down the stairs and out of the building. I didn't bother with my car this morning. It was nice out and I didn't feel like driving. Running could beat some of the irritation out of me. Driving…not so much.

"Jessica again?" My best friend Erin came up beside me as I stormed into my first class of the day.

"Hmh, how'd you guess?" I asked rudely. "I NEED a dorm change. She's driving me insane! I don't think I can handle living with her much longer before I go clinically insane!"

"Awe…That's it. We are having a Girls Night Out. Tonight. No…I have too much homework…" She pouted as we sat down near the back of the lecture hall.

I sighed as the professor walked in. " I miss Angela. Much better roommate than Jessica."

"Oh! I heard there's going to be five new students arriving today! They're supposed to be really rich too. I mean, how else could you get let into the school in the middle of a semester? Also, I've seen two of their cars! One's a canary yellow, 911 Turbo Porsche, and the other is a red BMW. Those aren't cheap. The Porsche is absolutely beautiful though!" She sighed. "It's worth more than my tuition for the next three years though."

"I can help you pay for it…IF you stop talking about Porsches at all ungodly hours of the day AND night!"

"Oh. My. God. REALLY!" She squealed, drawing the professors glare over to us. She threw an apologetic look to him and turned back to me, "You mean it?!" She asked, quietly.

"Yeah. Now be quiet! I need to pass this class!" I laughed quietly at her expression.

She was nearly bouncing in her seat and couldn't stop smiling.

As I tuned back into what the professor was saying, he started going on in his usual boring lecture speech, "You will ALL have an assignment due in ONE week. As in, on Monday, SEVEN days from now. Not EIGHT days, Mr. Miller!" He glared at one of the guys in the front row that was laughing. The professor pursed his lips, walked over to his desk, grabbed a sheaf of papers and started handing them out. "All the details for the project are on the paper. You can talk to friends, parents, siblings, other professors, and USE THE LIBRARY for-" He paused for a second as another guy ran in the door nearest him.

The blonde haired boy muttered a quick apology and took a seat not far from us.

"As I was saying, before I was so rudely interrupted, USE THE LIBRARY for a change. Lord knows you could all use a little knowledge to get this done if you want to pass. Except for Miss Swan, you can talk to her too if you need any help." I rolled my eyes and Erin snorted.

"I guess you're doing just fine in this class." She murmured.

He handed the late student a paper and told him not to be late again, that he won't go easy on him because he's new…the usual rant.

Everyone was listening to see what the new kid would say in return. Waiting to know if he was a suck up, non-caring student, prep or any of the other social groups.

"I'm Jasper Whitlock, and I'm really sorry, Mr. Craft. I don't really know my way around the campus yet. I won't be late again though, Sir." His accent was…amazing. His voice rang out with a Texan accent and complete sincerity. And I know his NAME!

"Suck up." A whole bunch of people muttered fairly depressed at the thought.

"But he's so hot! Why would he want to be a suck up?" One of the popular, louder girls, Anisha, almost yelled in her irritation.

He glanced over, seeming to know she was talking to him. His eyes are. So. Blue! They're the color of the ocean on a peaceful day. It's beautiful…

"Bella, you're drooling." Erin poked my side, although not taking her own eyes from him.

"So're you!" Was my oh, so, brilliant response.

Jasper strode over to Erin and I with a small smirk on his face. Irresistible. That's Jasper in one word.

"Hey…You're Bella Swan, right?" He looked at me with those amazing eyes, and I think I melted a little bit.

"Uh…yeah. That's me." Brilliant Bella… I internally kicked myself.

I swear his eyes are sparkling… "Well, I was wondering, could you help me with the project? I'm not really sure what you guys have covered so far this semester."

"Uh…Y-"

"She'd LOVE to help you, Jasper." Erin jabbed her elbow into my ribs, "RIGHT, Bella?"

"I was going to say yes! You don't have to stab me with your knives for elbows!" I exclaimed rubbing my ribs. "But anyway, I would gladly help you Jasper."

"Awesome. Thank you. I wasn't sure I'd be able to do this project, and I really can't fail this class. I need to pass the literature class for my major."

"What are you doing for your major?" Erin asked.

"Uhm, History. From the Civil War era."

"Sounds cool. But I have to get going. I have to be AT work in about an hour, and I also have another class after that…" I sighed. I hated how much time working took up. I really needed more time to concentrate on my studies. "Do you have anything planned tonight? I could meet you at the library to get started on the project?"

"Yeah. That sounds great. I have another class in half an hour and I need to find a job soon. Where do you work?"

" A little café downtown called The Red Rose Café. It's not very popular, but it's a comforting atmosphere. I could talk to my boss to see if they need any help?"

"That would be a really big help. Thank you, Bella."

"No problem. It's the least I can do for the 'new kid'." I smirked as I turned and went to walk away. "Meet me at eight?" I called over my shoulder.

"Seven-thirty?"

"Perfect. See you then." My heart was pounding a little bit harder as I realized that it almost sounded like a date.

Then laughed at myself. He just needs help. This isn't a DATE.

"Bye, Erin!" I called as I ran back to my dorm. I had to change, put my hair into a neat pony tail, do my makeup and get to the restaurant on the other side of the city in the next forty-five minutes. Great.

A/N: How was that? It was really different from the chapter I had written in my note book, but it works. I like this one better anyway. But I don't think I'm going to get anymore than this chapter up. I'm going to start the second chapter and see how far I get. If I finish it, it'll be up when I'm done but if not, it should be up tomorrow. Hope fully my brother will let me borrow his laptop long enough for me to get up a chapter every day or two till school starts in a week.