JASPER

I walked from my hunt with Emmett to see everyone in the living room. I could feel the mixed emotions around me...happy, sad, worried, anxious, and cautious being the cocktail of choice. I glance around the room to see everyone avoiding eye contact, my little sprite of a sister being flat out looking forward with her eyes fucking closed. Edward bows his head to me to let me know that I probably won't like what she has to say, which means she had some fucking prophesy and I'm going to hate it.

"Sprite?"

She slowly opens her eyes and looks at me. "Tomorrow, you have to be very cautious Jasper. She isn't what I thought and something happened. I can't see it and it bothers me, but you can't be too forward with her."

I furrow my brow and look at my sister sitting in her mate's lap. "Who?"

"Your mate arrives tomorrow."

She whispered it so low that if I wasn't who I was, I wouldn't have heard it. I can feel the anger and I try to stomp it so I don't jump her and piss Edward off. After a few moments, I kept my eyes on her keeping my face void of emotion. "You fucking promised not to tell me anything, Alice."

She flinched because I hadn't used her real name since Chicago 1944, right before finding Edward.

"I know but this is important, Jasper. She's hurt and I didn't see it. I have seen her since she was born because you and I were already close, but something happened. After she turned 8, she just disappeared. Well, you know what that usually means…"

She trailed off and I took in a deep breath I didn't really need, letting her know to go on. Edward put his arms around her to help her stay calm and she nodded.

"Well, about six months ago, I got flashes, if you will. I knew it was the same girl, but I couldn't get a clear picture. I went to Edward, of course, to see if he could help because of his gift. Jasper, I got my first real look at her today. She's going to be at school and she doesn't talk."

I blinked at my sister and her mate, trying to process what she told me. That was it, my mate didn't talk. Alright, I could deal with that.

"Jasper, it's not that she is deaf. I think she just can't talk. Aly and I aren't real positive how it works, actually. The vision didn't show her telling us what happened either."

I nod, letting Edward know I heard him. "I'm going to my room."

I just turned and left everyone to it. I needed to process my thoughts before it was time to load up and head to school. I laid on my couch in my study, not having a bedroom, and closed my eyes. I let my mind calm down and clear. I didn't wanna think about my mate being hurt because that just upset me. I didn't wanna think of her not being able to talk because of being hurt by someone stronger than her. I shook my head and sighed as I smelled Alice. "Come in."

I heard the door open and close and my sister, my best friend, climbed beside me. She, Rose, and Esme were the only females since Maria to touch me other than Charlotte. Thinking Maria was my mate was the worst till I saw what Peter had with Charlotte. I didn't think it was in the cards for me given what I have on my resume and that was why I made the sprite promise not to tell me anything. I didn't want hope of not being alone, I deserved it. She just let me lay here, not saying anything and I play with her hair. Edward getting used to us was really hard, but once they mated, he was fine.

"I won't tell you what she looks like. I just wanted to warn you so it wouldn't throw you off."

I just nodded and kissed her hair as the light started in the window, another cloudy school day at Forks High. She gets up and head off to change and I wait till my door's shut. I stand up and pull out a pair of wranglers and my flannel shirt. I usually rolled the sleeves up, but if I was meeting my mate, I didn't want her scared of me if the light hit right. I had a lot of scars on my marble skin and I didn't wanna explain so soon. I put gel in my hair to get the curls more defined and then put a band in it. Alice convinced me the girls loved it a few years ago and I have to say she was right. (AN: for those that love Jackson Rathbone, think of his ponytails when he had them :))

I slip on my old boots and head down the stairs to meet everyone. I get in my truck with the guys while the girls take Rose's BMW because Alice told us we needed two cars today. We learned a long fucking time ago not to bet against her. I drove us to school in no time and noticed the Chief's cruiser in the lot. When I parked and got out, Rose was with us to let us know Alice went in to help my mate. I started to fidget a bit, uncomfortable, and tried to pop my back. Now I know that can't really happen, but I felt this buzzing within me and pain coming from somewhere, I didn't like it.

"Relax, it's probably her. It'll ease up."

I nod to let Emmett know I heard him when I realized just how much pain the person was emitting. My legs gave out and I slid down the car, the others gathering around to hid me. I put my head in my hands and my elbows on my knees. If she was feeling this much, there's no telling what happened. It literally hurt to feel this emotion from her. I felt someone grab my hands and take them from my head.

"Jasper."

I looked up to see Rose kneeling in front of me. "I need to know, it hurts so fucking much, Rosie."

She cupped my face and kept her eyes on mine. "We will help her. If she's this broken to make you fall like this, we will all help where we need to."

I looked up at Emmett and Edward, they both nodded and I sighed. "Em, how'd you do it?"

He knew what I was asking and let out a breath. "I kept coming at her after she calmed a bit. She wouldn't touch me and I had to prove I wasn't going to be Royce, Jazz. Does it feel like Rose?"

I glanced at Edward who was just as curious, back to Rosie. I just nodded and they all took in a breath. The guys helped me up and I let out a breath.

"It's stronger than Rosie, but kinda resembles also. It's hard to explain it really."

"If that girls has been hurt like I have, I will do anything I can to help her past it."

I smiled at Rosalie and then we headed in. The closer I got to class, the stronger the pain. I took a deep breath before opening the door and hearing the tail end of the conversation.

"Is that so, Alice."

They both turned to look at me and I just stopped. The most beautiful girl I ever saw was sitting next to my sister. This must be her. I kept my eyes on her deep brown ones, getting lost in them. I did notice she was a little too skinny, like she only ate what was needed to barely survive and that reminded me of a few minutes ago. Alice coughed and I smiled at the redness that graced the angel's cheeks.

"Jasper, if a girl struck your fancy, she'd be with you. Besides, I wouldn't date the girls here either, too many STDs."

I smiled as the girl laughed, loving it already. I took my seat and turned to the girl.

"Jasper, as you know."

She smiled and held up some device thing. "Bella."

I furrowed my brow, and she replied on the thing again. "My voice is messed up but I can hear just fine."

"A'right, lovely." I smiled and looked up at the teacher entered.

I didn't pay on lick of attention as I was trying to figure out what happened to her. "Bella" suited her as she was hot as fuck. I could already picture her in ways I probably shouldn't and the need to make sure she wasn't hurt was trying my patience. When the bell rang, I watched as my sister and Bella left before following them out. I made my way through the halls to Art, thankful I had it with Edward since electives were combined to feel the class requirements. I had beat him to the room and took a seat at our normal table. I saw Jessica staring at me and trying to gain attention out of the corner of my eye and I sighed. I actually pretended to yawn as Edward came wandering in.

"So…"

I sighed as my head hit the table, at a human pace mind you. "She's fucking gorgeous. She told us she can hear fine, it's just her voice. I wanted to touch her so bad, but with what Sprite said this morning...it was hard."

I hear his paper hit the wood and his pencil scratching. "I bet. Pencil drawing today, Jasper. Teacher's watching."

I sigh and sit up, taking out my things. As we draw I tell him my assessment on her eating habits and he tells me they were thinking the same thing. Class was rather calming since drawing always had that effect on me. I drew a battle scene I remembered from my human time in the war; the teacher always liked my war drawings for some reason. We packed up and headed to lunch where I got to sit next to Bella. My hand was itching to touch her the whole time and by the time lunch was over, I found out she was in History with us. She sat next to Alice while I was next to Rose. The damn teacher tried to explain the evacuation of South Padre and got it wrong. I had to correct him and then he threatened detention if I didn't it again after Alice proved me right.

The girls went with Bella to her house and I let the guys take my truck. I needed the run anyway. They dropped me off just out of sight and I took off. I made it far enough in and started using the wood for a punching bag. Whoever hurt that beautiful girl was going to get a "Major ass whooping" as Peter calls it. My vampire side really wanted to seek revenge for our mate, but not knowing the whole story was stopping us. She may not even know who did it as the rumor was a break in. Some damn stranger that couldn't be found.

I finally calm down and lay on the wet surface, looking up at the sky. She was damaged, just as I. The only difference was I don't think she really has an outlet. I have Emmett and Edward, who let me spar when it gets to me, Peter when they can't help will come fight me. When I say fight, I mean full on with limbs coming off if need be. That's because he's been with me when I was at my worse and knows how to handle me, his mate also. I finally get up and run, following some hunch I had. I ended up at the back of a white house, but I felt what brought me here. It was the pain from school, my mate was in that house. I slowly crept, making sure it was fast enough that I couldn't be seen to make sure she was alright. I heard my phone beep and looked down.

"She's fine, Charlie won't hurt her. You need to come home before she sees you and you scare her. 3 Sprite."

I sigh and look at her through the window once more before heading home, hopefully to spar with one of my brothers.

Alright and Jasper's take on Bella! Thanks so much for all the reviews, favors, and follows! It's means a lot that you liked the first chapter enough. Please continue to leave a comment about the chapter, it makes me wanna update faster and smile to let me know how you liked it! Brianna