Prologue
"John!!!" "Get down here right now. Don't you make me come up there mister!!" yelled my dad from downstairs. My life totally blows. I have to wake up at 6:30 in the morning to get to school at eight. Then I don't get home till about 4:00. After I get home I have to do my homework, and woof down dinner. Then I have to go to hockey, and I don't get home till about nine. After hockey my parents make me go to freaking bed which is the most retarded thing ever. I mean all my friends get to go to bed whenever they want. I mean I think I'm old enough to decide when I go to bed. My parents are the most evil people in the world. I could call D.C.F.S. on them for so many different things. They make me work, heavy-manual labor, they beat me if I don't do something exactly right. I'll go to school sometimes with broken bones, a black eye, bruises and cuts all over me. "I'm coming up now so get prepared for your fucking beating young man!!!!!"To sum it down a little bit. I. HATE. MY. FUCKING. LIFE!!!
I read a lot to pass the time, just trying to get by the day with just a little sanity left. I'll read a eight hundred page book in about a day. One day this girl at school I really like told me about this book she read. "John you have to read this book, it's amazing." "Mary I am not going to read that book it's so girly. Also all of the girls in the entire grade have read this book. I mean, I don't want to look like a fag." "Oh Johnny chillax. Who will know about it, besides me? John it really is a good book. It's perfect for you. You'll love it." When she said that I started arguing with myself in my head. Part of me really wanted to read the book knowing that no one else would know. But the other part of me didn't want to read the book at all, because someone might find out I read it and I'd be screwed for life. So in the end I just decided to read it because I really liked Mary. "Alright I'll read it. What's the books' name again? I forgot." "I'm so glad you're reading it John. The name is Twilight."
After I got home I went strait to the library. I found the book pretty easily because it's so popular. I went to the self checkout to save myself the embarrassment. When I got home I went to my room as fast as I could. As usual I locked the door; made sure the windows were locked, and closed the blinds. I sat on my bed and started reading the book. Right after I started reading the book, I fell in love with it. I didn't even notice the time as it flew by with unconditional speed. I just was about to read chapter four-teen, when I looked up at my clock. It read 4:30a.m. Oh shit, it's a good thing I don't have school tomorrow.
I finally fell asleep at 6:30a.m. When I woke up I noticed I only had about 20 pages until I finished the book. I'm going to have to go to the library pretty soon. I thought. So I picked up the book and started reading again. I finished it within 20 minutes. Thank God it's already 10:00. So I can go to the library right away. Unless my parents get to me first. I shivered at the thought. So I got up changed my clothes, (I fell asleep in all my clothes), unlocked the door as silently as possible, opened it, and crept down the steers.
Ounce I was outside I started jogging to the library. It was a nice early December mourning, a little chilly, but it felt nice. I never really did mind the cold. I got to the library in about 10 minutes, I'm always thankful that the library is close enough that I could just walk to it, so I don't have to get driven by someone. I don't like relying on people so much. I like to be as independent as I can. Ounce I got to the library, I returned my book and got the rest of the series because I read the first one so fast and I didn't feel like going back to the library over and over again.
I started reading the books right away after I got home. I finished the second one in about 3hrs. The third one I finished in about 4hrs. And finally I finished the fourth one in about 9hrs; I thought that one was the best. All of a sudden I thought to myself. I would love living with the Cullens. I don't even care that they're vampires. They don't drink from humans, so it be pretty safe. They'd be nice to me, except Rosalie of course, but all in all they'd be a WAY better family than the one I have now. Who knows if they'd accept me or not? Who even knows if they're real? I don't care, I'm sticking with my belief that they're real and that's that. I hope they come soon. "If you're out there Cullens please find me and rescue me from these evil people who call themselves my parents." Please, please come and save me."That night was the first night that I dreamt of living with the Cullens.
In my dream I was sleeping in my bed. Then a person walked in through my window and went next to my bed. "Johnny." "Johnny. Wake up." he said. "Who are you?" I mumbled. "I've come to save you." Then all of a sudden my dream ended as I heard a crash that sounded close to my room. "What the..." I said, startled by the sudden noise.
Then I heard this horrendously loud snoring. Oh. It's just dad. I thought. "Might as well just go back to sleep now." I said to myself. I fell asleep right away into a dreamless night.
20 Days later.
"10 more minutes till Christmas break." I said to Mary, just before the bell was about to ring. "So are you doing anything over break?" She asked me. "Never am, never do, and never will. I hope that answers your question." "That really sucks that you have such shitty parents. I mean you're such a good person and you don't deserve that." "Ya I know." I said that more to myself than to her. I really do deserve better parents. I thought. "Ya. Um, maybe we can hang out some time." she said. "Oh. Ya, I guess so." I smiled at the thought. "Not unless I get killed first." We both kind of laughed at that.
When I got home that day, as usual I went strait for my room. But when I got in there, instead of locking all of my windows, I only locked two of them and left the other one unlocked. I took out the screen, for the unlocked window and opened it a little bit. I wonder if they could fit in through the window. Probably, and if not, they could just break it. I don't really care. "JOHNNY!!!!!!" WERE THE FUCK ARE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I'M GOING TO BEAT YOUR FUCKING ASS!!!" screamed my dad at the top of his lungs. "Oh shit. What's he think I did this time." I got up, looked at my clock, which read 10:30p.m, opened my door, and went downstairs bracing myself for another beating.
"SO, YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD PULL A PRANK ON ME!! DIDN'T 'CHA!!" "Dad I didn't do anything, I promise." "OH YES YOU DID MISTER!! YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD TAKE A KNIFE AND CUT ALL THE SEATS IN MY CAR!!!! THEN YOU PUT A POTATO IN MY FUCKING EXHAUST PIPE!!!!! THEN YOU TOOK YOUR BASEBALL BAT AND BROKE ALL MY WINDOWS!!!!! THEN YOU TOOK A PAIR OF KEYS AND SCRATCHED THEM ALL OVER MY CAR!!!!!!!!!! WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU!!!!!!" "Dad I didn't do any of those things. I swear to God I didn't." "I KNOW YOU DID YOU LITTLE BASTARD!!!! COME HERE!!!!!" Then came the beating for something I didn't even do.
I cried myself to sleep that night. Thoughts of suicide filling my brain. I cried and cried and cried for ours until I finally fell into a dreamless sleep. "Johnny. Johnny you got to wake up. Come on Johnny we have to go." I heard a voice say I had no idea who he was but he kept on trying to wake me up and I was getting a little annoyed so I finally said, "What do you want?" I mumbled, my eyes still closed. "Oh. You're awake." he said. "You still didn't answer my question." I said barely awake. "That doesn't matter right now. We have to go." "Oh alright." So I stretched my arms yawned and then opened my eyes. "Holy shit." I said as I opened my eyes. Standing in front of me was this amazingly eloquent teenage boy (about 18), with pale as hell skin and these magnificent golden-eyes.
"You're a... You're a... You're a... Cullen." I stuttered not believing my eyes. "Actually I'm a Hale, but we're all basically related." "Wait you mean to say that you're..." I said while looking him in the eye. "Jasper." "The one and only. But that doesn't matter right now because we really have to leave right now." What's that smell? "Uh. Jasper?" "Ya." "Is there a fire going?" "Ya. That's why we have to leave now." He really stressed the last word. "Um. Alright I just need to get some pants on." I got up went strait to my drawer and got a pair of jeans out, went to go take a piss, and then I put them on.
"Let's go what's taking you so long." I joked as I slid out the window. "Ha. Ha. Very funny. Let's just hurry up and get to the car." Then I saw, a red Ferrari Spider sitting in my drive way. Holy shit. "You've got a Ferrari!?" "Ya. So? We have to go now okay. We really have to leave now." "Okay let's go." All of a sudden there was a rush of air around me, and everything was in a blur. It stopped and I realized that we were already in the car pulling out of the driveway. "Holy crap! At least warn me next time." "Sorry. It's just we had to get out of there fast, because big fire equals a lot of attention, and that is not what we need right now." "Oh. But wouldn't a red Ferrari Spider going 220mph in a 20mph zone attract a little attention?" "Funny. They can't even see us. We're just a blur."
"What's with the fire?" "What do you mean?" "Why was there a fire?" I stressed every syllable. "I needed something to cover up the evidence." "What are you talking about?" "John. What do you think happened to your evil most vial, retched, things that you called your parents." When he said that I was a little shocked by him because as he said it he tensed up and was almost breaking the freaking steering wheel. "Oh." Was all I could say. I was glad that those evil fucking scumbags were dead but I was still a little shocked. Just hearing it shakes you up a little bit. "I wish Edward were here right now, because your emotions are so confusing, and going ballistic. First you're happy, then you're sad, then you're shocked. I can't take not knowing." He said all that mainly to himself but I still heard it, and I was kind of sorry. I was putting this guy in frenzy just because of my emotions.
"Sorry." I whispered just barely audible. "Sorry for what?" he said in a very gentle voice. "You're only a twelve year old kid who's almost going into shock because so many things that are completely changing your life are happening in about one hour's time so far. Then you're worried about me because I can sense your emotions and I'm getting a little confused." "That pretty much sums up exactly what I'm thinking right now." "You should get some sleep. I don't want you passing out when we get there. You wouldn't want Rosalie to have a fit now would you?" "That's funny." I said laughing a little bit. "But before I go to sleep I've got a very serious question that I can really only ask you." "Okay. What is it?" "Uh. Well, you know how vampires can like smell humans scent, I guess you might say. I was just wondering if..." "If I have a hard time. Is that what you wanted to ask?" "Ya." I said. "The answer is no. It's weird; I can barely even smell you. I mean I can hear your heart pumping and the blood flowing through your veins but I don't want it. My body doesn't crave it, like it normally does if I go around a human." "So I'm guessing it's a good thing, right?" "Yes Johnny that is a very good thing. It means you're safer. Now go to sleep." "Alright" I wasn't able to fall asleep though. I kept my eyes shut, but sleep would never come. It was like that for about two minutes until Jasper helped. He put his hand on my shoulder and then boom. I was out like a light. Wondering what my new life was going to be like? Hoping that they would all like me. Who knows? I thought. I guess I'll just have to find out for myself. Then I went into unconsciousness.