A/N: Here's chapter four! Hope you are all enjoying this story! Sorry for not updating sooner. I haven't been able to get to my parents house to use their internet.

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To answer some of your questions…Yes, the Cullens do know that Violet is a vampire and Violet knows that the Cullens are Vamps as well. Violet does live alone, but not for long… You will just have to wait and see. If you have any questions about my stories, please do not hesitate to message me…I don't bite. J Hee! Hee!

BTW: The Cullens keep giving Violet weird looks and are acting weird around her because the Cullens know that Jasper's last name was Whitlock before when he was human…and wonder about the similarities between Violet and Jazz since her last name is still Whitlock. Got it? Good. On with the chapter!!

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Chapter 4: Jasper's Story

When I drove to school the next morning, I still couldn't get the confrontation out of my head. Can vampires go crazy? Obviously, I was going crazy. There was no other explanation for it. I clearly saw my father standing behind Edward in the woods, but he didn't see anything. 'So that's it.' I convinced myself. 'I'm crazy.'

I sat in my car a minute longer than I normally would have, letting the scent of my lilac air freshener fill my lungs. It wasn't as good as the real flower, but it still smelled wonderful. I finally yanked the keys out of the ignition, and grabbed my backpack, heading towards History. I thought about the new girl in my class and wondered what her name was. I didn't have the chance to ask her, as the bell rang as I was sliding into my seat. She was already seated, and smiled at me.

During History, Mrs. Peach had assigned everyone partners to do a presentation about the Civil War, and I was paired with Alice Cullen…the sugar high pixie that sat next to me. She smiled warmly at me, her golden eyes lighting up as she met mine and held out her small pale hand greeting me.

"Hi. I'm Alice." She greeted. Her voice sounded like tinkling bells and I got slightly distracted by the sound as she spoke, having not heard any voice so musical before.

I grasped her hand and shook. Introducing myself, Alice finally hearing my accented voice. "Pleasure to meet you. I'm Violet."

The handshake only lasted a millisecond, when she released my hand and motioned to the project at hand. Her small pale fingers lifted a greenish colored paper detailing the presentations we were supposed to give, her other hand pointing to the printed words, without moving her gaze from my face.

"So. Do you know a lot about the Civil War?" She asked, making small talk, motioning to the paper quickly before letting it fall from her fingers to rest on her desktop. She crossed her arms in front of herself, leaning towards me waiting for me to answer.

I didn't know what to answer. Would I just lie to protect my secret? I'm sure I could explain my story to Alice quiet enough so the rest of the class wouldn't be able to hear, but I just only spoke to her two seconds ago. Did I really think I could trust her? Even if she was another vampire like me? Definitely not. She would get the same cover story any other unsuspecting human would get if they had asked me this same question.

"Yeah. My great-great grandfather fought in the war. But he died in battle." I explained purposefully lying hoping she wouldn't notice. If she noticed I was lying, she didn't bring it up. I searched her face for any indication that she believed I was lying, but unfortunately couldn't find anything. I decided to switch the focus from me to her by asking a simple question of my own. "What about you?"

"Yeah. My brother is fascinated with civil war stuff. Maybe you should come over to my house tonight after class and we can ask him about it." She suggested, her eyes bright. Reluctantly I agreed to follow her and her siblings to their house to talk about the civil war after school. To my surprise, she didn't seem that surprised that I had accepted her offer.

I said goodbye to Alice when class was over and headed to English, sliding into my seat next to the blonde goddess known as Rosalie. I had laughed quietly when I had overheard that my other classmates, mostly boys, were infatuated by her and dubbed her 'the goddess'. All the guys I could hear talking about Rosalie, were all too scared to approach her as they were afraid that her brother would totally kick their asses if they even dared to speak to her. Seeing Emmett in my gym class however, I had no doubt in my mind he could crush any measly human that dared to approach her…even though I'm sure she could easily handle herself.

My thoughts drifted to the blonde hallucination that I saw last night, trying but failing to pay attention in class. Perhaps I was just crazy. I sighed, looking at the black hands of the clock on the wall. It was going to be a long day.

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The cold wind hit my face and I greedily took in a huge lungful, as I exited the building after school. I could smell the moisture in the air because, after all, we were in the darkest, wettest place in the continental US, and after being confined in small rooms with my other unsuspecting classmates trying to control myself…well lets just say that I was glad to be outside.

It wasn't hard to spot Alice waiting next to her car with another figure. His blonde hair was curled and he was casually leaning up against her yellow Porsche, his own slightly darkened eyes watching me. His face was contorted in…confusion?…I couldn't tell. I assumed that this figure was Jasper and I couldn't get over how much he looked like my father…It couldn't be possible…could it?

"Violet. I'd like you to meet my brother, Jasper." Alice musical voice introduced, happily. She turned slightly as she said his name and placed a thin hand on his shoulder, her gaze quickly turning back to me.

"Pleasure to meet you." I greeted holding out my own pale hand. Even now I still couldn't forget proper manners.

"Pleasure is all mine." Jasper greeted back taking my own hand briefly, before turning to his sister. "Shall we go?"

I thought I recognized his voice…but still I couldn't figure out where I had heard it before. Hmmm…

Alice nodded. "Just follow us and we will be there in no time." She explained to me. "Hope you can keep up…" She added slyly her smile widening further as Jasper pulled a set of keys out of his jeans and opened the drivers side door. Alice disappeared around the yellow Porsche and hopped in the passengers side, when I heard the engine come to life.

I dug my own keys out of my blue backpack, and hopped into my own car, revving the engine quickly and squealed out of the parking lot after the other racing car.

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Pulling up to the house it was magnificent. The house itself was three stories tall, with blue and wooden paneling, one whole side of the house was glass. It was much different from anything that I had lived in before.

I followed Alice and Jasper into the house, already quite aware that the other Cullen's were home. I was greeted by two others that I hadn't met before. Alice introduced me to their 'parents' , Esme, who was shorter than her husband with a heart shaped face and caramel colored hair, and Carlisle who was tall with the same bright blonde hair as Rose and Jasper…both greeting me warmly.

"It's a pleasure to meet you both." I couldn't understand why Carlisle looked so familiar, until I remembered my mother dying all those years ago…Carlisle was my mother's doctor! I looked away embarrassed.

"What's wrong?" Jasper questioned, his brows scrunching in confusion. He was currently standing by the staircase, his arms crossed over his chest. Alice was standing next to her brother on a step above him.

"Nothing. I was just thinking, that's all." I responded smoothly, taking in my surroundings. "You have a beautiful house Dr. Cullen."

"Please. Call me Carlisle." Carlisle smiled. "Now if you will excuse me, I must head off to the hospital now."

I watched as Carlisle brushed past me and head out the front door. The way he disappeared brought back the memory of when I saw him leave the white hospital room, when my mother, Jasmine, passed away from the influenza virus all those many years ago. The hole in my chest started to ache at the memory of my mother and I involuntarily brought my hand up to my chest.

The three of us, Alice, Jasper and myself, all moved into Alice and Jasper's room where I gazed around at the pictures of the two of them. One picture caught my eye. It appeared to be a wedding picture of the two of them. "You two are not brother sister…are you?"

"No. She's my wife." Jasper confirmed, making himself comfortable on the bed, Alice sat next to him, their eyes on me.

"How long have you been married?"

"A long time. Probably about fifty years or so." Alice shrugged.

"That's amazing." I commented, replacing the picture I was looking at on a shelf. " I guess we should be talking about the civil war. Huh? Alice tells me that you know a lot about the civil war."

"Yeah. I actually fought in the civil war. I had to leave behind my wife and daughter at the time. I can still see them in my mind when I think about them…." his voice trailed off for a moment as if remembering their faces. "Anyway…Would you like to hear my story, Violet?"

(A/N: If you've read eclipse, you will notice that this next part will be fairly similar or really close to what Stephenie Meyer wrote.)

I closed the distance between myself and Alice and Jasper, sitting on the bed, "Yes, please."

"When I was a human, I lived in Houston, Texas. I was almost seventeen when I joined the confederate army. I lied to the recruiters and told them I was twenty. I was tall enough to get away with it." He explained, Alice's hand intertwined in his.

"My military career was short-lived, but promising. I was promoted quickly through the ranks over more experienced men. By the first battle of Galveston, I was the youngest major in Texas, not even acknowledging my real age."

I could tell this was a difficult story for him to tell, as he was recalling more memories, I'm sure that he would rather forget, but I stayed silent, my eyes studying his perfect features… patently waiting for him to continue. He pushed a strand of hair away from his face and continued.

"One day, I was in charge of evacuating the women and children from the city when the Union's mortar boats reached the harbor. We reached Houston after dark. I stayed just long enough to make sure that everyone was safe, and then got a fresh horse back to Galveston."

"Just a mile outside of the city, I found three women on foot. I assumed that they were stragglers and dismounted to offer my aid. However I discovered quickly that they were not a part of my group and unfortunately that's when Maria changed me."

"For the next few years, I was with Maria in the south creating an army of newborn vampires…"

I watched in facination as he pulled up the sleeve of his shirt to reveal his skin was covered in crescent shaped marks. My eyes widened in horror when I realized just exactly what they were.

"…As you can tell, I got attacked more than once." He explained, tracing a particularly long scar on his forearm. "Vampire venom is the only thing that leaves a scar."

He looked up at me his eyes filled with pain as he had to remember his past.

"I'm so sorry, Jasper." I tried to comfort him, although not knowing how.

"It's alright. I left Maria shortly after that and I found Alice. She's my life. I don't know how I existed without her." He gazed longingly at his wife, and I could feel their love for each other flowing off of them. It only lasted for a second, until Alice turned to me.

"So what's your story?" Alice questioned, her eyes bright with excitement, when for a brief moment her eyes became unfocused for a second and then she returned. Jasper saw my confused look, and quickly explained.

"There are some vampires with special abilities. For example: Edward can read your mind.."

"I knew it!" I interrupted, " I saw him in the forest the other day. He was reading my mind, wasn't he."

"Probably. Alice can see visions of the future, and I can mess with your emotions." he explained.

"What about you?" Alice asked. "Can you do anything special?"

"Not that I know of, but maybe. Anyways, Would you like to hear my story?" I answered.

"Please!" Alice squeeled, begging.

"I lived with my mother and father, before my father went off to war when I was five. He didn't come back. My mother was heartbroken, but she eventually recovered. When I was seventeen, I was going to the market for my mother. I always did the shopping, and she really needed some things. On my way, I saw this man. He asked me for help. He told me that his wife was sick and needed help. I only realized too late that the 'wife' was dead, and he changed me. I woke up, still in the forest, a few days later and realized what I had become." I explained, the ache in my chest becoming a dull throb as I remembered all those years ago.

"My mother passed away from the Spanish influenza in 1918." I concluded softly. "I saw her once before she passed away. Carlisle did everything that he could, but he couldn't save her."

"I'm so sorry, Vi." Jasper tried to comfort me, and I let him wrap his arms around me, the ache in my chest overwhelming me.

"No. I'm sorry." I sobbed softly, trying desperately to hold myself together. "I don't know why this is affecting me so much lately." I took a deep breath trying to calm my nerves, breathing in Jasper's scent, and I finally realized why Jasper seemed so familiar to me. There was no way in the world that I would be able to forget that scent. It couldn't be possible…could it?


A/N: So that's chapter 4. I hope you like it. I'm currently working on three different stories right now including this one. Hopefully I will be able to update soon. I'm having a major case of writer's block right now, so I will update as soon as I can. Thanks again to everyone that reviewed! Reviews totally make my day! Please review! Thanks!!