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Chapter Two
Alice's POV:
"The girl with the long brown hair is Bella Swan. Her father is the chief of police and she's an old family friend. She's a junior like us," Jasper points at the girl talking to Edward. They seem to be getting along," The girl with the long blonde hair is my half-sister, Rosalie Hale. Same mom, different dads. She's a senior."
Bella has waist length brown hair and pretty brown eyes. She looks really sweet as she smiles brightly at my brother. Rosalie is extremely beautiful, with clear blue eyes. She keeps smiling flirtatiously at Emmett and he's eating it up.
"If you follow me, I'll show you to your locker," Jasper says, grasping my attention again.
Jasper has the same blonde hair as his sister and extremely pretty hazel eyes. He smiles down at me and leads me out of the office. I offer a quick wave to my brothers and follow him.
Jasper walks down the hallway casually, chatting animatedly with me. He points out different teachers and students. It amazes me how much he knows about everyone it seems.
"How do you know so much about everyone?" I ask, my curiosity getting the better of me.
"It's a small town. You have to work extremely hard to hide anything in this town," Jasper says, eying me," Though now one seems to know anything about you guys."
"Honestly, we didn't know we were moving until last minute," I admit, looking at the students around me. One girl in particular seems to be openly glaring at me.
"That could do it," Jasper stops in front of a locker and taps his knuckles against one of the doors," Your locker."
I look down at my schedule and put in the code on it. I put away everything I don't need and close it again, turning back to Jasper. He flashes me a smile and then continues to lead me through the halls, stopping outside of a classroom.
"So, this is our homeroom. You can sit with me and some of my friends if you want. I actually think your brother is in this homeroom too," Jasper smiles at me encouragingly.
"I would really appreciate that," I say, biting my lip nervously. I really hope that I don't have to introduce myself in front of everyone. Edward waves at me enthusiastically when we walk in and pats the seat next to him.
"You seem happy," I murmur quietly as I slide into the seat next to him, pulling out my notebook and pencil case.
"I like it here," he says simply, trying to surprise his smile. He totally has a crush on Bella. He can't keep his eyes off of her. She turns to him to tell some story to him and Jasper.
I open my notebook to a blank page and grab a pencil. Sometimes I have the urge to draw but I have no idea what my hand wants to draw. I stare at the page as my hand starts to move, my mind not following. My room is decorated in drawings. It's my one escape from what goes on at home, other than my brothers.
I look down at my sketch to see that I've been drawing Jasper. In most situations, I would be extremely awkward about things like this, but my drawings always give me confidence.
"Watcha drawin'?" Jasper asks, taking me out of the moment. I realize that homeroom is almost over and I've just been drawing this whole time. The sketch is pretty much finished though. I turn my notebook to him. The other people in the group crowd around my drawing.
"This is really good!" Bella says, smiling at me. I smile back softly. I don't like being the center of attention but this drawing is one of my best.
"There's no way that's me, it's much too handsome," Jasper teases, looking over at me. His eyes are smiling just as much as his lips.
"She's always been good at drawing. You should see her room," Edward says, smiling at me. I freeze. I'm not allowed to have friends over. My brothers can, but other people are not allowed in my room and I'm not really supposed to spend time with his friends unless it's absolutely necessary.
"Maybe we can visit sometime," Jasper says, smiling at me. His smile sends a warmth into my stomach. I smile back. I've never had a crush on a boy before, but I could easily fall for this boy in front of me.
The bell rings and I grab my notebook, putting it away in my bag. Jasper stands and offers me his hand. I take his hand, resisting the urge to blush. He releases my hand and turns to lead the way to my next class, I presume.
As I'm walking down the aisle, my foot catches on something that sends me sprawling. My head hits the floor hard.
"Oh my gosh! Are you okay?" a girl asks, her voice sounding slightly fake. She crouches next to me," Jasper is mine."
"Here, take my hand. You're not bleeding, are you?" a different voice says. I look up to see Bella and she looks pretty angry at the other girl," I'll handle it from here, Maria."
The other girl shrugs and stalks past us, glaring at Bella. I can hear her obnoxiously talking in the hallway. I take Bella's hands and stand, glad I don't seem to be in any pain.
"I'm alright," I say, offering her a smile. I've never smiled so much in one day. It's kind of strange," Thank you."
"I would avoid Maria if I were you. She doesn't like anyone who gets close to Jasper. They dated a long time ago and she's super jealous," Bella leads me out into the hallway where Maria is hanging all over Jasper.
"Maria, stop. I promised I would show Alice to her next class," Jasper pushes her away from him gently and walks back over to me," We have our next class together. Algebra with Shrian. It's a pretty easy class so far. She's super nice."
Jasper leads me to our next class, sitting next to me again. My hand itches to draw again, so I use the time before class starts again to do a quick sketch. I look down to see Bella's face.
Part of my art style is to draw things that are important to me. She seems to want to be friends with me and she's only the second person that's been so nice to me.
"Are you taking an art class?" Jasper asks, tapping his eraser against my drawing.
"I'm taking two of them. Pottery and a painting class. I enjoy working with my hands," I turn to a fresh page in my notebook and get ready to take notes when the teacher walks in. Class passes extremely fast. Jasper and I go our separate ways with a promise to meet after class.
Pottery is extremely fun. Part of it is that I love doing anything that involves getting my hands dirty. The teacher lets you make whatever you want, and even starts doing some pottery herself throughout the hour. Jasper meets me outside of my classroom. It took me a minute or too because my hands were still caked in clay.
"I'll warn you know, our lunch table will be pretty crowded. At the very least, it will be the six of us but sometimes other people sit with us," Jasper leads the way to the lunch room.
Jasper leads me through the line, then leads me to a table. I end up sitting in between my brothers. They both talk animatedly throughout lunch, and I'm happy to just sit and listen. I'm glad that my brothers like it here, considering it's my fault we had to move. Part of the way through the lunch, Emmett has to answer his phone. He steps away from the table. The expression on his face tells me exactly who it is. A few minutes later, he comes back.
"Dad says you guys can come over after school, but Alice, you have to do the chores because it's your day. You can't hang out with us until they're done," Emmett's expression is super excited, but the muscle of his jaw is extremely tight. He hates it when dad makes me hide from other people. He says it's unfair.
"I understand," I say softly. I look down at my hands to avoid everyone's looks. I shake my head, then get up to put my tray away. I don't realize that Jasper followed me until he reaches past me to put his away.
"Your dad must be really strict," Jasper says quietly, searching my expression.
"I woke up late this morning, so I didn't finish them. I'm not a morning person," I hate lying, but I don't have a choice. It's a way of life now.
"Neither am I," Jaspers expression changes. He smiles at me as we head back to the table.
"I'm sorry," Edward whispers in my ear," I'll help you clean if you want."
"Don't worry about it. I'll take care of it. I'm used to it by now," I whisper back, shooting him a smile. This is the best day of school I have ever had. I don't mind having to clean when I get home. I actually have people that want to be my friends, so I'm truly happy.
The rest of the school day passes in a flash. My brothers and our new friends meet outside of the school. I smile happily, excited that my brothers are going to have visitors.
"We have three vehicles so that should be more than enough. Bella can only take one. My backseat is totally crowded, so I can only take one. Alice, you can ride with Jasper," Rosalie nods at me and motions to a motorcycle in the parking lot. I bite my lip and nod uncertainly at her. I've never ridden on a motorcycle before.
Jasper slides a helmet over my head and helps me on, wrapping my arms tightly around his waist. Fear and excitement war inside of me, causing me clutch him tighter. I'm extremely aware of how close I am to him. He smells really, really good. I'm really, really in trouble now. I'm forbidden from dating, and he's tempting me to break all of the rules right now.