ADOPTED FROM BECCA XX
BPOV
I walked slowly to school, dreading what would be there. Who would be there. I wanted to see him with all my heart but I couldn't let him in on my secret. He would reject me; I'm an animal, a monster. A pang went through me with that thought. I couldn't live without him.
I sighed and walked slower trying to prolong the day. I soon found myself at the entrance of the school and groaned. I wonder if Jake wouldn't mind seeing me… no I have to go in and face my fears and my desires. My boots were sloshing through the puddles and my jacket didn't keep the rain from reaching my hair.
I walked through the front gates and looked around for any of the Cullen's. I smiled when none of them were there and saw that my car was still there and unharmed. I quickly walked into my first class, Maths, before my luck ran out and Jasper turned up.
My luck ran out when a hand touched my shoulder.
"Sorry Bella I didn't mean to scare you. I was just wondering if I could walk you to Maths." I sighed in relief when I saw that it was Mike. He was smiling cutely and his blonde hair was gelled up into spikes. I smiled back
"Sure Mike. I guess I was just lost in my own little world." He smiled like I just gave him the world and I instantly regretted the decision. I only liked him as a friend and didn't want to lead him on. He must have seen the guilt and regret on my face because his smile got smaller and he started to walk.
I caught up to him and we walked to Spanish in a comfortable silence. He suddenly gasped and turned towards me.
"Hey, I forgot to ask. Are you feeling better today you must have felt really bad to be running out of class like that. Your face was really pale I thought Hale did something to you" He spoke his name like a curse and had a really disgusted look on his look on his face. He quickly wiped it off and looked at me, genuinely concerned.
"I'm fine thanks Mike. I think it was just first day nerves or something like that." I giggled nervously and hoped that he didn't see through my lies. His face showed that he believed me and I was, once again, intensely relieved.
We had finally got to our classroom and I sat down in my assigned place at the back next to a friend of Angela's called Stacy. She was even shyer then Angela and she rarely talked. This was good because I wasn't in the mood for conversation.
Just before the late bell rang the door opened to reveal a beautiful short girl with short, spiky black hair and designer clothes. She was also the vampire form the woods and was the missing one of the Cullen's. I tensed and she noticed.
She beamed at me and sat down in the seat in front of me. All through class she seemed to stare at me. I tried to avoid her eyes and every time I caught them her smile got even bigger.
After a while she finally turned to the front I could finally concentrate on my work. When I had finally finished I look towards her again and noticed her tense up. She sat completely still for a few minutes before relaxing again. Once again she turned towards me and smiled her biggest smile yet and bounced in her seat. The whole class turned to watch her but she didn't notice anyone but me.
I blushed and ducked my head.
I heard her almost non-existent chuckle and looked up. Thankfully the bell went and I hurriedly packed my books up, wanting a quick exit and to the toilets to boost my confidence for next period. But someone with shiny new high heeled designer shoes blocked my path.
"Hi I'm Alice. I didn't get to meet you yesterday, I was ill. Your Bella" I nodded dumbly and she laughed. Alice stuck her hand out to shake and I took it. Her hand was as cold and hard as expected. Unexpectedly, she pulled me into a hug with more strength a vampire her size should have, Vampire or not.
I was once again shocked by her. She let me go and looked over me appraisingly and frowned. I looked down at my skinny jeans, Greenday top and converse with my knee length Mac. I didn't think it was that bad but it was definitely not my best. The frown disappeared to reveal a mischievous face.
"We are going to be good friends Isabella Swan I can tell."
"Huh?" Was all I could think of. "Erm…ok" Alice started to walk away. Just before she walked out of the door she turned around to me"
"I'll see you later" She said ominously and with a wink she danced off into the corridor. I was too confused to move. I realised that I had been standing there for 5 minutes when the next class started to take their seats. I quickly scurried off to my Chemistry class before the late bell.
I paused outside the door and took a deep breathe, and then entered. He, of course, was there. I could feel my heartbeat beat faster and my skin heat up. With him sitting, not a few metres away from me; I wondered how I could run away from him, how I could be away from him full stop.
I just wanted to sit in his arms, hug him close, spend forever with him, kiss him, love him, run with him, and just be whatever he wants. I was shook out of my daydream by the teacher clearing his throat. I blushed a cherry red and walked to my seat.
When I sat down I snuck a look at Jasper and saw that he was looked at me with a frustrated look.
He looked beautiful. My breath caught and I turned away before I did something I would regret. I could feel the animal in roaring in me to be release but I pushed it down, not wanting a repeat of yesterday. I heard him take a breath and turn his whole body towards me.
"Hi I'm Jasper Hale" He said with an incredibly smooth southern accent. I breathed in and found my confidence.
"Hi I'm Bella Swan. I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to introduce my self yesterday. I wasn't feeling well." Understatement.
He opened his mouth to say more but was halted when the teacher decided to do his job and teach us.
"Today class we are going to be doing displacement reactions…" He rattled out the instructions and equipment. People flocked to get the test tubes and I made my move to get one, when I heard a crack and a yelp of pain.
The smell of fresh blood filled the air and I cringed. I HATED the smell of blood. The teacher ran out of class to fetch the nurse and all the students crowded round.
I backed up to my seat to sit back down so I didn't' see the blood when I heard a faint growl. It was the most feral animalistic sound I have ever heard and I turned slowly to the source.
Jasper was sat rigid in his seat and his eyes were jet black and seemed to go on for ages. His eyes were filled with longing and also sadness. His mouth was twisted into a snarl and venom dripped down his chin and onto his shirt. His chest was moving quickly when he shifted.
I only had less than a second when I saw him lunge. I ran into his path and grabbed him. He struggled in my arms and tried to bite me. His face was unrecognisable as he kicked out at my iron like grasp. None of the students notice this scene as they are to busy hiding from or staring at Mike's injury.
I put my hand over his jaw and slammed it shut. The force of it would have shattered humans teeth to a million pieces. I put my other hand around his shoulders and hauled him out of the classroom. Thankfully he seemed to calm to calm under my touch.
I wondered if he could feel the electricity flowing through us as strongly as I did. But I couldn't dwell on it as, he may have been calmer, but he was still thrashing. I banged the doors open and I prayed that no one would notice us. He seemed to get calmer and calmer while we were nearing the forest and was getting further away from the scene.
We came to the forest edge and I breathed a sigh of relief he stopped thrashing but was letting out a soft growl, almost a purr and his eyes were still black. I didn't want to chance him running right back and killing Mike's blood and then everyone else's to cover it up. I shivered at the thought.
When I was in the forest I picked him up, draped him across my back with his arms still held tightly by mine and ran as fast as I could (which wasn't as fast as I usually could because he was very heavy!). I took him about 10 miles into the forest and stopped. I sniffed around for humans and found none. I dropped him and he landed on his feet gracefully.
"Hunt" I pointed into the forest and he didn't need telling twice. He ran north before he found a few carnivores. I followed him and tried to keep around two miles behind him. After a while I decided to climb up a tree to keep out of his way.
He carried on hunting until he was fully sated while I watched every graceful lunge he made, his swift movements, his low crouches, how his lips pulled over his white teeth, how he snapped the animals' neck before biting so they suffered minimal pain. He was a clean hunter even in is blood-crazed state. I listened to every growl he made, his feet moving almost silently over the forest floor, the soft purr of satisfaction when the blood fell down his throat.
I was fascinated. I was also unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him. I smiled at the thought.
"What are you smiling at?" He asked in a low voice. Standing at the bottom of the tree I was in, he had his hands clasped together behind his back and his head down watching his feet, an altogether remorseful look.
I jumped down gracefully from the top of the tree and landed on my feet. He looked shocked that a 'human' could do that. I'm going to be answering a lot of questions!
"I was actually smiling at you. Was I that hideous?" I asked jokingly. He just stood there gaping like a fish but I don't think he heard me. I waved my hand in front of his face, enjoying the sparks that threatened to show.
"How…how did you do that? How did you stop me, when I was lunging and in a blood-lust state and drag me away? Why can't I feel you emotions? How did you know I was a vampire? How..." I stopped him with a wave of my hand.
"Slow down. One question at a time"
"Okay then who are you?" He asked
"My names Isabella Swan I'm originally from Phoenix. My mum and dad are Charlie and Renee. I'm 18 and will be for a while" I trailed off and his curiosity grew stronger.
"Let me rephrase my question. What are you?" I breathed in sharply at that. I wasn't sure if I wanted to show him yet.
"You've heard of the Quileute's down in LaPush right?" He nodded. "Well have you heard their legends?" he nodded slowly, wondering where this was going. "Do you no that there is a pack of werewolves running around, not 15 miles from here?" Again he nodded. "Well some centuries ago there was a young Quileute boy who didn't change into a werewolf. He changed into something different." I took in a shaky breath and he nodded at me to continue and smiled reassuringly.
"Well the genes have been passed down through generations. Charlie passed down the genes to me but it missed him because it must be the first born. I have super strength as you have seen and I am as fast as a vampire, some might say faster. I have strong eyesight and hearing and I also make vampires gifts go fuzzy."
His face started to show realisation. He must have worked it out. I closed my eyes and silently prayed that he would be okay with this.
"Judging by your face, I think you can tell where this is going. You saw me in the forest two days ago. It was then I imprinted on you. I am a snow leopard."
I breathed out a large breath. I opened my eyes to see his face. It was still shocked.
"I understand if you think I'm a monster and want me to leave you alone. Just, please, say something." He didn't say anything. I felt tears run down my face and I turned to leave. I made two steps when I felt a cold hand no my wrist. It spun me around and pulled me into an ice cold chest. He rocked me while I sobbed uncontrollably
"I'm sorry I didn't answer. I was just a bit shocked. I mean, that was a lot to take in!" I laughed tearfully. He paused thoughtfully. "Why do I feel such a big connection with you? It's like when I'm not near you I feel this pull on my heart and I feel lost. It physically hurts!" I laughed humorously.
"Well that's my fault. Before I tell you I just want to say that I'm not pressuring you to do anything. Just do what you want never mind me. You know when I said I imprinted on you. Well that sort of means, well, that you're my soul mate." He gasped and his arms loosened around me I quickly added "just because you're my soul mate doesn't mean that I'm yours. I can be anything you want me to be a friend, sister, a lover" I said the latter as mere whisper.
The silence was overbearing. I could hear his uneven breathing and my erratic heartbeat. After a while he broke the tension.
"Can I try something" he asked. He had some hidden emotion on his face and I couldn't work out what it was.
"Anything" I said sincerely. I knew I probably sounded desperate but nothing was beneath me at this point.
He walked over to me and ran one finger down my face. I shivered at his touch and closed my eyes with the cool breeze of his breath on his face. I breathed in his scent, committing it to memory just in case he decides to leave me.
He stepped closer so our bodies were pressed together. I knew he could hear my heartbeat beating wildly but I couldn't bring my self to care. I was lost in his presence.
He cupped my face in his hands and I opened my eyes. He was staring at my lips and my eyes, his eyes flitting back and forth. He leaned in and pressed his lips lightly to mine.
Electricity sparked between us, flowing strongly and grew stronger every second.
His lips were soft yet hard against mine and move gently in sync with mine. I pressed my lips harder to his and he copied my actions. The electricity was humming around us.
His hands slid down to my waist and pulled me harder against him and mine wrapped around his neck. His hands move up and down my back in small, lazy circles sending shivers down my body. It was the most love- filled kiss I've ever had and if I had ever doubted imprinting before, I knew he was the one for me.
When we broke apart he leant his forehead on mine as we both gasped for air. We were both stood in silence, content in each others arm. He pressed his lips against my forehead, my cheeks, and my lips and showered them in sweet kisses.
He smiled when his lips were on my forehead again.
"I don't know what you've done to me Bella Swan or what enchantment you have put on me but I'm starting to realise that I love you and falling deeper and deeper every second. I doubt I could ever leave you." I beamed at him and hugged him tighter to me.
"I love you Jasper, forever." I whispered against his chest, my tears soaking his shirt. His arms tightened around my waist.
"As I love you" He lifted my chin with his finger and once again kissed my lips. He kissed away tears while murmuring I love you.
We stayed in each others arms kissing and hugging and just enjoying our new found love.
I was sat on the forest floor in between Jaspers legs. He was playing with my hair with one hand and I held the other one when he dropped the strand of hair he was playing with and leaned forward to my ear.
"I was just wondering darlin', if I could see you as a leopard. I want to know anything and everything about you." I tensed "Unless you don't want" he added quickly when he sensed my hesitation.
"I do want you to know everything but I was just scared that I might scare you away."
"Nothing on this earth could keep me away from you. I've been waiting for you for over 150 years, I just didn't know what I was looking for." He said while looking in my eyes. His eyes were back to the lovely honey shade and were swimming in love. I stood up and pulled him with me. I started to pull my top over my head.
"W…What are you doing?" I pulled my shirt over my head to see him staring at my body. "ummm… Bella we've only just found each other…" I cut him off with a giggle.
"Do you think my clothes pop in and out of existence when I change?" I asked him and he sighed in relief "Besides I'm not ready for that yet." I walked around the other side of the nearest tree, folded them up and felt the heat rush through me.
When I had done I peeked my head around to see Jasper looking with love and curiosity in his eyes. I hid back round the tree. Come on Bella you can do this I chanted as a mantra.
I walked towards him with my eyes looking at the ground. I felt his cold hand on my head and I purred. He chuckled.
"Bella, even as an animal you are beautiful" I quickly ran around the tree, transformed back, put my clothes on and launched my self at him. I knocked him to the ground and kissed him softly. I broke away and nuzzled into his neck.
"Thank you, thank you so much for accepting me. I love you more than you can imagine and I couldn't live if you had rejected me."
"Like I said before I can't live without you."
"You also said that you want to know everything about me." He nodded and I told him about my childhood, my teenage years and my change. He growled when I told him about Joe.
"If ever see him I'll kill him for hurting you."
"You don't need to because I literally took away his reason to call himself a man." He covered his crotch with his hands and I laughed. "So you tell me about you."
"Well my upbringing was very different from yours." He told me about what he could remember about his human life and his change. He also told me about the wars and his first love Maria. He told me how he escaped and how Alice found him and brought him to the Cullen's.
"So you have the most problem with human blood than your family" He ducked his head down in shame.
"Yes but for some reason your blood doesn't tempt me. I can still smell you, just, but I don't want to eat you" I smiled at him.
"It's a talent." I said in a really snooty tone and flicked my hair. We laughed together for a while and I leaned in to him. I'd just got comfy when he sat up straight and looked at me pleadingly.
"Speaking of my family, do you want to meet them? No doubt Alice would have told everyone by now" I nodded.
"Sure. Let's race I bet I'll win. Vamp!" I said teasingly and he smirked mischievously.
"You're on!" And we set off running toward the Cullen house.
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