A/N: Any recognizable characters, plots, settings, etc. belong to Stephenie Meyer alone. I am not trying to take credit away from her hard work and success. The only plots, characters, settings, etc. that are mine, are the ones that are completely made up by me and me alone. This story is rated M for language, violence, lemons, and anything else not suitable for people under eighteen years old. Remember to review! Thanks you & I hope you enjoy. I will try to update my story once a week, probably Sundays.

Edited by the wonderful Cori!

Chapter 1 - New Beginnings

Flashback Alice's POV:

I can't believe that everything is done with the Volturi. What I can't believe more is that Jasper and I are no more. I knew that we weren't true mates, but we were together for so long that it just got... comfortable. One thing that is even harder to believe is who my mate really is. Demetri. He is amazing. I find it amazing that once the confrontation was finished, Aro told him that he was finally free of the guard to come be with me. I had known, since Bella and I had that awful trip to Volterra, that he was my mate. When I saw him, I knew and I could tell that he did too. We obviously couldn't act on it though because he was "chained" to the guard and I was still keeping up appearances with Jasper. When I got home, Jasper and I sat down and had a nice, long talk. We reminisced about when we first met and we talked about these last fifty or so years together. We both knew that it wouldn't last forever. I never hide anything from him and vice versa, so I told him all about Demetri and he was very happy for me. He seemed sad, though, because he didn't know who his mate was and wasn't sure he would ever find her. I told him that he would, and now I can tell him that I have finally found her and she is in Seattle! We are going to be packing up tonight for our next move. A new city, a new high school, and new friends to find.

End of flashback.

Present day: Seattle, WA (One year after the confrontation with the Volturi) -

Jasper's POV -

I am not overly thrilled to be a high school senior again, but at least I will have my family, like always. This time though, I won't be Alice Cullen's boyfriend, Jasper Hale. I will finally be Jasper Whitlock again. I miss my real name and can't wait to finally be able to use it. We will all, yet again, be the adopted children of Dr. and Mrs. Carlisle Cullen but there will be a few changes. Renesmee will be with us, along with Jacob and Demetri. My family is almost complete; I just need to finally find her.

"Jas!" Alice yells from the doorway of my room, effectively pulling me from my daydream.

"Hey Allie. What's up?" I ask, suppressing a smile for my ex-wife, because I am still more than a little annoyed that she doesn't know who my mate is.

"Oh come on Jas. You know that you are going to forgive me the minute you know who she is. Look in your e-mail and maybe you will stumble across her," she said with a sly smile and a wink.

"What are you talking about Allie?"

"Check your e-mail, cowboy. We got the student directory, complete with pictures of all the students... even the new ones." She said over her shoulder as she was running out of the house for a quick hunt with Demetri. At least I'm not the newest vegetarian anymore. It's a relief knowing that they trust me a little more now, and they are keeping a close eye on someone else to make sure that humans don't get slaughtered. I chuckle, thinking back to Bella's eighteenth birthday. I think of that night fondly now because it is probably one of the reasons my sister-in-law and I have become so close. We had a long talk about it after she was changed. She forgave me and we had a nice laugh about that time I tried to kill her.

As I go to my desk and sit down, powering on my laptop, I feel like if I were human I would be shaking and more nervous than I already am. I would probably be sweating bullets too. I access my e-mail and quickly scan the page for a message from our new high school, Ballard High School. As I'm about to try and refresh my inbox, I see the message. In the subject, it states 'Ballard High School Student Directory for the upcoming school year.' I open up the message and scroll through. I see many pretty blondes but then I come across a picture that would take my breath away, if I were still human. She is the epitome of beauty. She is perfect, the most beautiful creature in existence. Then, I know why I'm here. I'm here for her and only her. She is the one, my mate, the person I will spend eternity with. Heather Hill.

As I sit here looking at her picture, in a trance of sorts, I feel a hand on my shoulder. I can somewhat hear Bella in the background, but I can't seem to pay enough attention to what she is actually saying. I hear the worry in her voice but I can't tear my eyes away from Heather. I hear Alice come in and tell her that everything is alright with me and they leave me to my musings. I will meet her, get her to fall in love with me, and everything will be as it should be...hopefully.

I decide that it's time to get up from staring at the screen, because it's been forty-seven minutes, not that I've been keeping track or anything. I don't need a break, but the anticipation running through the house is getting on my nerves, so I need to tell my family what is going on. All of them are feeling many emotions ranging from happiness to love, and I know that a lot of them have been waiting for this day, not as much as I have, but still they deserve to know that it's come. Edward probably knows because of his butting into people's minds and all, but I can't begrudge him of it. He has been one of my biggest supporters since Alice and my divorce.

"Hey Edward." I say as I walk down the stairs at a human pace and he smiles and nods. I acknowledge my whole family, who are gathered in the living room, probably per Alice's request once she "saw" that I would want to talk to them. I stop at the bottom of the staircase and sit down. They all sit on the couches and anxiously wait to hear what I am about to say. "She's coming and her name is Heather, Heather Hill." They all smile and a sense of relief washes over all of them and I realize that it's my relief and I am projecting it onto everyone. I get a hold of my emotions and then I feel relief, happiness, and love radiating through them. They love me and I love that they do, because I probably would not have made it where I am today. Without them, I wouldn't have made it here, to her, without their help, love, and support.

2 Weeks Later: The first day of school -

It is the first day of school and I am halfway through my boring school day. I have seen all of my family and I am beginning to wonder if I will ever meet, or even see, Heather. I walk into my AP calculus class and stop in my tracks. I take an unneeded breath and continue to move, hoping nobody saw my moment of awe. There she is. I see that there is a seat right behind her that is vacant, so I quickly take it before some annoying senior can and wonder what I should say to her first. This is new to me, this feeling of inadequacy. I have never been at a loss for words before and I am feeling very vulnerable. What if I never figure out what to say or she meets someone else before I have the appropriate amount of time to make her realize that we were made for each other?

I'm starting to sound like a sap, I know. I am a southern gentleman; I have fought in human wars and the Southern vampire wars. I should not sound like I am some human boy who hasn't even lost his virginity. I feel pathetic.

"Hey, do you have a pen I can borrow? Mine just broke." In my silent war with myself, I hadn't even noticed that she has turned around and her eyes are staring straight into my soul. Reaching into my bag, I grab out a pen and hand it to her without saying a word. She smiles the sweetest smile I have ever seen and turns back just as the teacher walks in.

"Thank you for the pen." Heather says with that gorgeous smile, and hands me my pen back. This is the perfect opportunity to strike up a conversation. Class is just about to end and all of the children are sitting around talking.

"You're welcome. You can keep it, in case you have a pen emergency in the future, ma'am." My Southern twang makes an appearance and I rather miss it. I miss being in Texas and being one of those Southern boys who respected women and helped their mothers in the kitchen and their fathers in the fields. However, those were my human days and this is a new adventure. This is me, Jasper Whitlock, meeting the woman of my dreams.

She giggles and a beautiful blush covers her cheeks and neck. "Thank you very much, kind sir." She says this as she curtsies. "I have always loved Southern gentlemen. What is your name?"

"I'm Jasper Whitlock. I'm new here. May I ask who you are?" I say with a smile that is as bright as the stars on a clear Texas night in the farm areas.

"It's very nice to meet you Jasper. I'm Heather Hill." As the bell rings she smiles and starts walking away. Before she gets to the door, she turns around and says, "I'll see you tomorrow, cowboy."

Yes, this is the girl for me. Bold, gorgeous, and alluring. She isn't like all the other girls around here who wear their skirts a little too high and shirts a little too low, hoping to attract all of the pathetic boys. She was covered but you could still see that she had very nice curves. She had gorgeous, bright blue eyes that sparkled when she smiled, and beautiful dirty blonde hair down to her mid-back. I was definitely going to enjoy courting her.

Walking out of class, I see Alice with Demetri and I smile. "Hey Allie and D. How's your day been?"

"It's been great! I saw that you talked to Heather and she is definitely smitten. She is planning to talk with you in Calculus again tomorrow. Oh Jas, I'm so happy for you!" She says as she bounces up and down. If she weren't a vampire, she would probably trip if she were trying to walk and jump at the same time. Good thing she's graceful.

"It was alright. I don't like these children very much." Demetri says, a little less animatedly than his bouncy mate.

I smile, bid them a good day and leave school, desperate to get home and start trying to figure out my next move where Heather is concerned. At least I know that she is going to talk to me tomorrow. Usually humans are afraid of us and their instincts tell them to stay away. This girl is reminding me a bit of Bella as a human; it is interesting that every great once in a while, we find someone who does not run away screaming when we aren't trying to dazzle them. I'm hoping that later she won't run away once she finds out what I really am.

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