Chapter Four: Nerd

Jasper knew he had the next class with Alexis, and wasn't sure how he was going to act towards her. Part of him wanted to just ignore her and pretend like he no longer wanted to be her friend, while another part of him wanted to just give in to Alice's predictions and make them come true even quicker. Alexis was an amazing girl, and would probably make him very happy. But a relationship with a human was a very dangerous thing, and he wasn't even sure if he was ready for a relationship period.

He didn't even have time to finish his chain of thoughts before entering into his next class. It was chemistry, and the teacher told him to pick someone and take a seat next to him. He saw Alexis smiling at him, and he knew in that instant he couldn't just ignore her. But then again, he also knew he couldn't just be with her. He needed to find a medium. He needed to be near her, but not with her.

"How was lunch?" She asked.

"It was okay." He muttered, snaking down into the seat.

"Are you okay?" She questioned.

He looked at her and was very surprised that she had picked up on his mood change so quickly. By using his powers, he could sense she was worried about him. He felt horrid for making her feel like that. He forced a smile on his face and looked at her.

"Yeah, I'm fine."

"Great."

They ended up finishing the assignment with plenty of time to spare. He knew he would probably finish it in record time, but he was banking on her taking almost the entire class to finish. She completed it only minutes after he had finished. She turned towards him and smiled.

"So, tell me more about yourself." She said, pursing her lips together.

"There's not much to say. I'm just happy to be here." He said.

She smiled, "I'm glad you're here too. You're interesting to talk to."

He laughed, "What about you? What's there to know about Miss Alexis?"

She sighed, "Not much. I'm an over achiever when it comes to school. I spend my free time volunteering at the nursing home or helping at the community center, and I worry myself sick over my brother."

"Your brother?"

"He's a solider and stationed overseas at the moment."

That caught his attention quick. He too was once a solider. He was a solider when he had met Maria and she turned him into a vampire. He saw the drop in her emotions as she talked about her brother, and he could tell she was becoming very teary eyed.

"I miss him a lot. He's like my best friend."

"How old is he?"

"Twenty two."

Jasper didn't ask her many more questions about her brother. He knew that was a sore subject for her. Clearly she didn't like the fact that her brother was out risking his life everyday.

Jasper and Alexis spent most of the day chatting between classes. Jasper could find himself picturing a future with her, but he tried to push all of those thoughts to the back of his mind. He knew he shouldn't be thinking about her in that way. Not only was it dangerous for her, but for all of his family as well. The Volturi still existed and he didn't want to deal with them.

Once the final bell dinged, Jasper walked down the hallway with Alexis finishing up their current conversation. He noticed his family pass them in the hallways and they smiled briefly.

"I don't think Alice likes me very much." She noted, placing her books in her locker.

He was surprised. "Why do you say that?"

Alexis shrugged, "She just hasn't been very friendly to me since the Cullen's moved here. I also catch her giving her dirty looks sometimes. It's like I've done something to piss her off. I don't think I've done anything."

Jasper knew instantly what she had done, but knew he couldn't tell her. He frowned, realizing Alice didn't really like Alexis much because she was the one who changed their relationship. He sighed as he watched her take her book from the locker. They didn't have any home work in English so he wondered why she got it.

"Why are you taking home your English book?"

"I just want to read ahead and do some of the questions for the next couple of chapters."

He laughed, "You're a nerd."

She giggled, "Didn't I already say I was?"

He smiled, and then watched as she turned to face him, "I hope you had a good first day, Jasper. I've got to get going. I'll see you tomorrow."

He sighed as he walked outside and climbed in the vehicle with Bella, Edward, and Nessie. He was waiting for someone to question him about Alexis, but questions never came. He didn't know whether he should be worried, or relieved.

When he walked inside the house he did receive questions. Only from Rosalie though, who he knew would give him hell.

"So, did you talk to her?" Rosalie asked.

"Yeah."

Surprisingly, Rosalie smiled and nodded her head, "I wish you two luck." Rosalie said, and then walked out.

Jasper was very shocked by Rosalie's kind gesture. He knew it was only because she didn't want him to leave again. Rosalie would never approve of a human relationship, but he knew she would deal with anything as long as he stayed in her life again.

He appreciated Rosalie at the moment, but kind of wished she would have yelled at him. He needed someone to tell him how wrong this was. He needed someone to talk some sense into him before he gave in.