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LAST ON NIGHTMARE-
"Oh, you didn't know?" I asked, pretending to have known.
He shook his head, "No. I didn't…"
" Alice !" I heard a voice call from upstairs. I was shocked to hear it.
Jasper looked up, "That would be the instructor, James, and I guess I should let you get back to your lesson, bye. And hey, maybe I can stay for your lesson next time."
I nodded slightly.
He winked at me and strolled out of the store, looking back at me once and smiling. I grinned like a fool.
Jessica and her amazing plans.
CURRENTLY ON NIGHTMARE-
Thanks, Jess, I owe you one!
I smiled down at my phone and the silly guitar in my hand, I should probably go put that back…
I looked down at the price tag and sighed, wouldn't he have seen that…? To me it was pretty dang obvious that I didn't own this guitar… the way I was holding it was just so awkward, it was just… not mine.
I put it back on its stand.
Wait… the instructor, James, had called my name… how would he have known about our little scam, and more importantly, why would he be involved in it…
I nodded to myself in understanding when I thought back to when Jessica had given Mike the money… she had bribed him. Nice.
I smiled to myself but was a bit confused as to how and why I had pulled this off… well, I knew why… but how? I'm really unsure of.
You bet your ass you do. Now I'm going to call you to tell you how horrible it was to even pretend to be this creep's girlfriend.
I smiled and my phone buzzed again, but this time it was a call from Jessica. I flipped open my phone.
"Hey."
I didn't get a response other than, "Tell me everything, and give me a play by play!"
I sighed, looking at the cashier who was eyeing me speculatively, "Meet me at Wendy's in five minutes."
She gave her accent and I closed my phone, scurrying out of the shop and into the Wendy's about 20 minutes later.
Jessica was leaning back in her seat, looking out of the window as she waited for me, food already ordered and on the table. I walked up and sat down opposite of her.
She blinked in surprise at seeing me but shook her head and gave me a smile.
"Hey."
I nodded my head to her in response, digging into my burger as Jessica's eyes followed my movements.
I laughed and rolled my eyes, kicking her out of her reverie. Jessica was going on this crazy vegetarian kick and she was suffering.
She sighed and took out a sandwich she apparently brought with her.
I smiled a bit, "Okay, so how did you get the instructor to call my name… it sounded so legit!"
Jessica grinned, "It only took him 50 bucks to give in… I gave Mike a hundred but he ended up giving it back to me. By the way, you owe me for that, I dislike the guy with an intense, fiery passion."
She scowled at her sandwich, thinking of Mike, "Oh come on! You guys would look so cute together!"
She rolled her eyes, "Yeah, once I get past all of the things I don't like about him… which is, admittedly, a lot. Okay, so back on topic, tell me everything he said!"
And I told her.
"Oh my gosh, Alice ! He smiled?! He smiled; wow… you've made quite an accomplishment. Ha! See, my plans are flawless!" She did a nerdy fist pump and then put her hand to her ear, "So who has the best plans?"
I narrowed my eyes at her, "Don't push your luck…"
She relented with a smile, "Okay, well then wow… I can't believe it…"
I agreed, taking another bite.
I glanced at my watch, it had been an hour since we had left… that was customary time for a lesson to have gone on.
Suddenly, Jessica's eyes widened and she dropped her food on the table and ran a hand through her hair, I froze, it was something that Jessica did when she was either nervous or unsure of what to do.
And let me tell you, that didn't happen often because it seemed like Jessica always knew what to do, and she rarely got too nervous.
I gulped, "What is it?!"
She looked up at me and spoke slowly, "Didn't you say that Jasper said that he would try to stay and watch you next lesson?"
I smiled back, relieved that her concern was so small, "Yeah, so?"
She looked at me, obviously agitated, "There are two things wrong with that then… first of all, you don't have permanent lessons. Two, you have no idea how to play the guitar, so how is he going to watch you?"
My eyes widened. "Oh my gosh… you're right…"
Jessica gave a weak smile, "Yeah, and this time, I don't like it, how the hell am I supposed to cover this one up? I can't just teach you how to play the guitar and manage to squeeze you into lessons every week… I'm not made of money," yeah, says the thousands of shopping trips she goes on, "what are you going to do now, Vnix?"
I groaned, running my hands over my face, this one was on me… how was I supposed to cover it up? I didn't have Jessica's mad skills and I certainly couldn't lie to save my ass.
Jessica kind of shrugged, "You know, I can't do everything for you, Alice, sometimes, you're going to have to do things on your own."
"Yeah, but you don't," a voice came from behind Jessica and she stiffened and gasped, but then her face turned red as the voice that was trying to be suave continued, "because you have me, baby."
Jessica looked sick as she turned to Mike, "Mike, we aren't actually-"
She was cut off by Jasper, who smirked at her, "Trouble in paradise?" she glared at him.
"Of course not," she said quickly and got up to hug Mike, and she cringed a bit but I was sure that only I could tell. "We're perfectly happy."
She looked up, as if asking God why, and then pursed her lips before talking again.
"Well, Mike and I are going to go and… get ready for our… erm… date tonight that I almost forgot about so why don't you stay and keep Alice company."
She forced it out and basically slammed Jasper down in her old seat as she grabbed her purse and led Mike out of the restaurant.
And I was completely sure that when she hit Jasper in the head with her purse it was on purpose.
Mike's eyes were excited as they looked at their intertwined hands and he practically bounced out of the restaurant.
As I looked outside, the moment they were there, she started to yell at him, poor guy…
Lost in my thoughts, I had forgotten that Jasper was sitting so closely.
He was blinking at Jessica's food.
I shrugged at him when he gestured to it, "Vegetarian."
He smirked, "That chick's gone off the deep end…"
I bit back a smile, "She isn't so fond of you either."
He weighed his head from side to side, "Touché."
He smiled, and it was the nice one that I had seen earlier, "So how did the lesson go?" he asked, and he seemed genuinely curious.
I cleared my throat. "It was fine," I said, anxious to get off of the subject, "James is a great teacher and, being a beginner, he's been really patient."
His eyes narrowed at the table and he bit his lip, contemplating something.
"And how's that going for you?" his voice broke a bit.
I looked at him, did he need medical attention? "Good… I mean, it's only my second lesson," I lied, "but I'll get better…" I hurriedly added on.
He gulped his face of contemplation still in place, "He can be a bit… annoying sometimes… would you ever be looking for a different teacher?"
He ran his hand through his hair and he looked angry with himself.
I blinked, my brows furrowed, "Why?" I asked in complete confusion.
His jaw clenched and his hands balled into fists. "B-because," wow… Jasper stuttered… his eyes were wild, "Maybe… we could meet up sometime and… I could teach you a few things." It was rushed and he shrugged, but the motion was too forced to be considered casual.
My breath hitched and I dropped my food on the greasy table, "Um…"
Yeah, 'um', that was my intelligent response to the man of my dreams asking if we could hang out?
His had shot up, "'um'?" he quoted, unsure.
I blinked a couple more times, remember. What Would Jessica Do.
Well, she'd probably just flat out ask him out, but I could never do that…
"Um…" I say again, "Sure?" I asked, like it was a question.
He curled his lips in to restrain a smile and nodded.
"We'll have to work something out then." He said, less forced than before and his stature was more relaxed.
I smiled back, "Yeah…"
Without another word, he stood up and turned to face me, his eyes burning holes in my face. Without breaking his fiery eye contact, he grabbed my hand and kissed it lightly, before turning swiftly away and disappearing again.
And that was the Jasper Hale style. Cold and aloof one moment, and the next you're as warm and inviting as cookies, poor simile, true statement.
Could I break his style?
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"Why not!" I asked, whining like a little child.
She smirked, "Because, he isn't ready for you yet, he needs to try harder and if you just give him what he wants at the moment, which I know you're very tempted to do, you can't do that. Every other girl does that, do you want to end up like them, Alice? No. No you don't."
I groaned, she was right again, but so badly did I want to have that coveted alone time with him. I sighed, maybe she was right… maybe it would just mean more once he was thoroughly involved.
But I was worried that he might never be thoroughly involved and I would lose his attention the second I started to act differently than every other girl.
"Just trust me, Vnix; I know how he'll react."
"What if you're wrong?"
She smirked, "Have I been wrong before?"
I made no response.
Instead, I just decided to throw a piece of popcorn at her from her bed and laid back on one of her pillows. We were at her house for a sleep over.
She smiled, knowing she had won.
I ate some more popcorn. "So what happened with Mike after you left?"
Jessica groaned, making a face that made it look like she wanted to puke. "He is now, thanks to you and your need for help, under the completely wrong impression that I like him. Over and over have I told him that I don't like him and that we're only together when Jasper's around, but he doesn't get it!"
I let out a laugh, "Oh my gosh… that is amazing! You know, you guys would make a really cute couple…" I trailed off suggestively and she huffed.
"Ugh, he is so not my type…"
I rolled my eyes, "Sure. So, I can't have a guitar lesson with him?"
She shook her head firmly, "No, you can't."
I huffed in return and she shrugged, "I'm giving you golden advice here! Follow it."
I threw more popcorn at her and she pretended not to notice.
I felt a vibration in my pocket again and my eyes lit up with hope… maybe…
Jessica shook her head and came to join me, "No, Alice. Restrain yourself!"
"I'm not a dog!" I bit back, but when I saw the caller id, I held my phone away from Jessica and grinned.
She narrowed her eyes at me but otherwise ignored me as I checked the message from Mike.
What's Jessica's number?
I didn't hesitate to respond… I mean, really, they'd make an adorable couple.
I typed back the number and smiled again, humming as I sat back and flipped down my phone.
That's what she gets for making me tell Jasper no on Monday.
"So why don't you like Mike anyways?" I asked casually.
She made a disgusted look and began to talk but was cut off.
"Just a second… Kenny is ringing," she took out her blackberry she had named Kenny. I snorted, "I don't know this number, do you?"
She held the phone in front of my face and I recognized Mike's number but I shook my head.
That boy worked fast…
She looked confused but answered anyways. On the other end, I heard something vaguely like…
"Hey, babe, I'm at your door, ready for our date…"
She looked horrified and screamed as she threw Kenny to the opposite side of the bed and turned to glare at me. She jumped to a standing position.
"This is what I get for helping you?!" She looked mad.
The doorbell rang and Jessica looked at her door.
We heard Jessica's sister, Carolyn call from downstairs, "What the hell is up with the guy at our door, kid!"
Jessica tackled me.
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MONDAY MORNING AT SCHOOL~
Deep breaths… deep breaths… I kept telling myself as I entered the school, moving to sit on my regular bench, to my surprise; I found Bella and Rosalie sitting there.
I was taken aback; I hadn't seen them in a while. They smiled and waved at me.
What was even more surprising? They had Edward and Emmett sitting with them, I felt slightly uncomfortable but I waved back anyways.
They motioned me towards them and, even more surprising, Emmett was the first to give me a big bear hug, but the rest followed suit before Bella explained.
"Jessica got… occupied this morning," at the word occupied, Emmett snorted, but I had no idea why, "and told us to tell you to do what she said." She shrugged.
"Yeah," Emmett said, "she got chased out of the school by Mike. I haven't seen either of them come back, for all we know, they're still running…"
I stifled a laugh and Rosalie joined in with me, but hit Emmett's shoulder as well.
Edward just sat there smiling, his arm lazily slung around Bella… he looked content, and I was jealous that Jasper couldn't be that way with me. I sighed; sometimes I thought it was useless…
Suddenly Rosalie squealed and grabbed Emmett's hand, "Oh, we have to go to pre calc…"
Edward also pulled Bella along, "And we have to go… do that… thing." He wasn't a very convincing liar.
I looked behind me as well only to back up again, I found myself face to… well… chest with Jasper. I'm short, so what.
He smirked and held his arm around me the way Edward had with Bella, and I stiffened. I fought to maintain composure.
This wasn't the same, I had to remind myself, Edward actually loved Bella, I needed Jasper to care first.
I shrugged out of his grip and he blinked, obviously confused with my actions as much as I was angry with them.
I let out a shaky breath and he raised his confused expression from my shoulders to my eyes, searching for an answer.
"By the way, Jasper, I won't be practicing the guitar with you."
He looked taken aback as he examined my hardened expression.
By the look on his face, he could tell that I was rejecting him.
"Why?" he asked softly, and I knew he wasn't referring to the guitar.
I closed my eyes and took another breath, "Because, I need you to understand first." I said softly.
He glared at me, "Understand what, Alice? What is there to understand?"
I hung my head, "I can't tell you… you have to… just, no."
He raised my chin up with his hand and looked into my eyes, "Tell me what I have to do."
Just as we were in our moment, I heard obnoxious gum chewing from behind me.
Oh no, the bimbos were back.
I saw three of the big chested blondes looking at me and cutting me off from Jasper with their short skirts and stiletto heels.
"Move away from my man, slut." I heard Lauren Mallory say.
I bit my lip and my eyes prickled with tears.
Jasper pushed them aside, looking bored and walked back up to me, glaring back at them, I think they finally got the message and scampered off, but they found the time to shoot me death glares first.
He resumed his position and wiped something from my cheek, which I found to be a tear; I took his hand away from me and looked into his eyes, displaying every pained emotion I had.
"You have to mean it with me."
AND HERE WE ARE COMING TO AN END… not now, of course, because what kind of lame ass ending to a story would THAT be… everyone would hate me.
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