Twilight Plus Two

by lexilex17

Jasper has been the odd one out ever since Edward met Bella. But when a certain human moves into Forks his world is turned upside down! Will she make his life better with more than he ever dreamed of or will he have to give up everything? Read and Review! Two non-cannon pairings! Twilight-Breaking Dawn! Cullen Blog Included!

11. Together?

Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight. Or iPods. Or Apple in general.

Author's Note: This is revised from the old chapter 11. I'll warn you this is the longest chapter I've posted so far! Please review and let me know if you like the revision or not! Thanks a bunches and I hope you enjoy!

WARNING: ABUSE IS MENTIONED IN THIS CHAPTER! IF YOU DON'T WANT TO READ THAT PART DON'T READ LPV AFTER CARLISLE'S PV! SKIP THE LPV AND GO TO JPV

JPV

"How was school kids?" Esme routinely greeted us.

"Fine." Cooper was the first to respond.

Esme came out of the kitchen, "You say that everyday."

"Fantastic." Cooper changed his answer with a grin.

Esme sighed and shook her head, no doubt giving up on trying to get him to give a reasonable answer let alone a truthful one. Then again, what normal teenager gave their parents a truthful/reasonable answer. No child I've ever met. I doubted I'd ever meet one in my life which would be about 144 years. That just wasn't the way of the world.

"How'd you do?" Esme asked me. I instantly knew she was talking about Lexi.

Emmett nudged me, "He was fantastic."

I rolled my eyes. "I didn't kill her."

Esme looked between us both. "Good!"

"Tomorrow will be better?" Carlisle looked up from his medical book at me.

I shrugged, "Never know. If it was like today then yes, if she bleeds though she'll die."

Carlisle nodded, content with my answer. I supposed it was better than a flat out no.

"Wanna go hunting?" Emmett asked.

I nodded, "Sure. I could probably use a hunt before tomorrow."

"Yeah!" Emmett nodded excitedly before going walking out the back door. I followed him out and across the river in the back.

LPV

I went straight up to my room once I got home. I needed time to think about today. Jasper was extremely talkative, which was a very good thing. Another day like today would be much needed. I shook my head at myself. I was addicted, like an alcoholic was to alcohol, I needed him. Everything about him pulled me in, his looks, his personality, his smell. Of course I didn't really know his personality but from what I did know, he was amazing. Period.

He had no clue how much I liked him. If only there was a way to get him to like me too. I'll admit it hurt so bad when he said that Emmett thought he liked me that way. Thought being the key word here.

I wanted to cry. But on the other hand I was being ridiculous, I'd only known him for two days now. Puppy love as people called it.

But I knew it wasn't puppy love, it was so much more than that! My heart ached every time we weren't together. I wondered if he felt the same way. He probably didn't. But I had a feeling that even if he did, he wouldn't admit it.

I'd learned that Jasper was a very stubborn person. Or at least that's what Cooper had said. Cooper was in my 2nd hour. I was forced to sit by him in the middle of the classroom, the third desk out of 6 from the right. Cooper was also talkative, but everyday. I kinda liked Cooper, not like I liked Jasper but in a friendly way.

I wondered if Cooper knew that I liked Jasper. He probably did considering he told me all that stuff about him, or he could've just been trying to make conversation. Either way, the information was nice, it allowed me to get to know Jasper without even talking to him.

Instantly, I knew what I had to do. First, I had to keep Jasper talking, ask questions and answer his. Second, I had to use Cooper as a tool, as a link to Jasper. Cooper could prove to be very helpful! Not only would it bring him and I closer together but it would also bring Jasper and I closer together.

I kept quiet most of the night. My sisters made supper and we all ate together in the dining room today because Mary felt the need to be "motherly" to us today. Ether that or she wanted gossip about the people and kids we met that day. Most likely the second option.

My good mood lessened as she asked if about any boys that caught our interest and Ashley stated half of the boys in school including Jasper. I couldn't help but glare at the side of her head as she said his name. The rest of my sisters giggled at my expression, instantly knowing that I liked him. Ashley soon caught on.

"Don't worry, if you like him then I promise to leave him alone." She vowed to me.

I smiled a little for her sake, "Promise me none of you speak a word to him or anyone for that matter."

They all nodded, smiles on their faces. I knew why, this was the first guy who'd caught my interest since Emmett died. They were happy to see me moving on and I honestly couldn't blame them. When MaKayla died and Carli was beginning to move on I was happy, now she was happy for me.

We finished supper in silence and quickly made work of cleaning up afterward. After we finished that I once again retreated to my room. I turned on my iPod and blared music so loud I couldn't hear myself think. Mission accomplished.

"You're special Madilyn."

"When can I go home? I miss my mom and dad."

"You can never go home sweetheart. You belong to me now, besides what do you need parents for when you're doing very important work for me?"

"I don't want you."

"And your parents don't want you."

I shot up in bed nearly falling out. I quickly looked around and checked my clock. Almost four in the morning. Carefully, I took out my headphones and turned off my iPod. Then I proceeded to walk to my closet but something made me stop. I looked at my computer chair and jumped.

"Jasper?"

I rubbed my eyes and blinked a few times just to be sure I wasn't seeing things. Unfortunately, I was.

Sighing, I continued on with my original task. God I was paranoid. Or desperate, one of the two.

After getting dressed I crawled back in bed and tried to fall asleep but I couldn't shake the image of Jasper sitting in my room. As much as I hated to admit it, I loved the thought.

God I was terrible. Or was I? Was it so bad to be in love? Was it wrong to love? Part of me said yes, love is dangerous. The other part said who cares.

Love was dangerous. Love was hurtful. I'd experienced that first hand with Emmett. People always said we were too young to date. We were 10 and 11 after all. But when we first started 'dating' we had absolutely no clue what dating really was. We held hands as we walked down the street and introduced each other as boyfriend and girlfriend, but that was it. As we grew older, we learned what it really meant to be boyfriend and girlfriend and easily adapted. He'd take me out to dinner and we'd buy each other gifts. To me, he was perfect. Of course this brought challenges, I wasn't the only one who fancied Emmett. There was many of us. By he stayed faithful, no matter what girl talked to him and flirted with him he always stayed loyal to me. And in return I stayed loyal to him. Not that many guys went after me, they were much to afraid of Emmett. Let's just say Emmett made it very very clear to every guy in school that I was his. And if he hadn't, I would've. When Emmett was mauled by the bear, I didn't know what to do. I wasn't traumatized, I had witnessed the attack but it didn't scar me. The only thing that bothered me at first was the fact that we never did find Emmett's body. As soon as the bear had gone I was at his side, I kissed him and hugged him and promised I'd get him help. And that's what I did, I ran straight to his brother's house and got him. From there his wife, Emmett's sister-in-law, called officials and they went to go help him. I tried to go with but they wouldn't let me. They insisted that I stay at the house and rest. I didn't want to rest, I wanted to go to Emmett. I needed to be sure he was okay.

Six and a half long and treacherous hours later brought terrible news, Emmett was gone. They figured the bear had come back to finish him off. He was dead. I cried. Tom, his brother, drove me home. From there I walked to Emmett's little room in a motel he's parents had owned. I used the spare key and went straight to his bed. I don't remember how long I laid there inhaling his scent and thinking of him while I cried. Tom came looking for me sometime that afternoon. He sat on the bed and rubbed my back while I laid down silently crying what little tears I had left.

The funeral had to be the worst part. The funeral was like a recognition that he was gone and never coming back. Needless to say I cried almost the whole time. It was sad, not to mention hard to accept that he was gone. I didn't know how to move on. When my parents died Emmett had been the one to help me along, now I had no one. Yes his family was there but I couldn't lean on them for help when they needed it themselves, it just wasn't right. So I left. I moved away with my aunt and we moved to Los Angeles. Yes LA was only a few miles from Glatinburg, but it helped to get out of the small town.

That's when Jackson and Kellan stepped up. They'd both known Emmett and they loved him like a brother. They helped me and I helped them. I needed them and they'd be there.

Four years. Four years I stayed in California before moving here. Four years without Emmett. Four days without Jackson and Kellan. Now I had something else, but they didn't return the feeling. Now I knew how my sisters felt when they liked a guy who didn't like them back. Now I knew the feeling.

I tried to turn off my brain, to turn off the rapid thought process running through my head. But I couldn't. I tried to think of nothing but my mind always slipped. I couldn't let go.

Eventually I fell asleep. The only reason I knew that was because I opened my eyes to turn off the alarm clock.

I reluctantly got up and showered, being extremely tired since I couldn't fall asleep last night. After my shower, I had breakfast and finished doing my hair. Then we all headed off to school.

Sara parked the car and we all got out to go mingle with people. I spotted Bella over by Edward and his family. I wanted to go over there but was way way way to nervous and scared. Jasper was over there after all! And I didn't really know anyone besides Bella so I decided I was going to stay put. Well until Emma dragged me over there.

"Hey Bella!" Emma greeted her cheerfully as she secretly forced me to stay put.

Bella looked between Emma and I, "Hey Emma. Hey Lexi."

I smiled at her too afraid to use my voice in case it sounded funny. That would be embarrassing!

"So why'd Emma drag you over here?" She asked looking confused.

Emma had been discreet, but not discreet enough for Bella not to notice.

I turned to see my twin gone. "Um, that's a very good question! One I can't answer myself."

Cooper smiled at me.

"Weird." Bella said awkwardly.

"Yeah, kinda like Jasper over here!" Cooper exclaimed while putting Jasper in a head lock and rubbing his head.

Jasper pulled at Coopers arms. "Knock it off you buffoon!"

Emmett chuckled at his brothers display. "You guys are so cute together."

I looked away awkwardly. I guess I wouldn't ever get to have Jasper as a boyfriend but for a different reason...

Edward noticed my reaction, "Not the way you're thinking."

Emmett and Cooper laughed at me.

"Sorry, but that's how Emmett made it sound." I blushed and looked down.

"What are you sorry for?" Jasper looked at me confused.

I looked up to meet his gaze. "I don't know. Emmett and Cooper were laughing at me and I thought I offended you and yeah."

Jasper chuckled at me and even though I should've been embarrassed or offended, I just couldn't be. I made him smile. Better yet, I made him laugh a little. My heart fluttered and Rosalie scoffed as if she could hear it.

I looked at her my smile gone. Emmett reached out and touched my arm. I flinched.

"Sorry. I just wanted to see what you'd do. Its kinda funny you and Bella react the same way." He grinned at the findings of his experiment.

I smiled, "I'd try it on some other people too, I'm not a very valid test subject."

Emmett shrugged, "Nah, I'm pleased with the results."

"Well don't be."

"Well. To. Bad."

I giggled at his reaction. I decided I liked Emmett. He was really funny and I could already tell that he was severely playful and childish. Emmett was just like my Emmett.

Alice smiled widely at our display. She was the only one who seemed pleased that Emmett and I were enjoying ourselves. Rosalie on the other hand was less than pleased. In fact, she looked mad. If looks could kill I would've been nothing but bones.

"Uh oh," Emmett said in a child-like voice, "the bell rang we better go inside."

I smiled at him and turned to go inside.

Jessica met me at the door, "Jasper Hale is staring at you. He was totally checking you out!"

I turned my head slightly and met his gaze for a second before he looked away.

Jessica laughed beside me.

All the way to math Jessica bombarded me with questions about what I was doing with the Cullen's before school and what we were talking about. Much to her dismay, I kept my answered vague with little information. By the time class started she'd just about given up.

JPV

"I'm going to."

"Are you insane? You know you can't do that!"

"I don't care! Besides Edward did it!"

I hated arguing with Rosalie and Cooper, especially about Lexi.

I wanted to have her come sit by me at lunch but Rosalie and Cooper obviously didn't think it was a good idea.

"If you ask anyone in this family Edward was stupid to do such a thing! Besides its not like he'll actually marry her or change her! Trust me Jasper this is all just an illusion. There's no way you and her will ever be together. You're just blinded because you think she's beautiful, which I don't know why you would I mean she's not nearly as pretty as Irina or Tanya. Why don't you like them?" Rosalie went on her I-hate-Lexi rant.

Sighing I tried to explain my reasoning to my thick headed older sister, "Rosalie, no offense but Irina and Tanya aren't my type. All they do is use men and drink blood. And for your information I think Lexi is the most beautiful thing to walk this earth. And I fully believe that Edward and Bella will be married some day JUST like Lexi and I. Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to go have lunch with my mate."

I left her and Cooper standing in the hallway staring as I walked up to Lexi. The closer I got the more nervous I was. What if she rejected me? I never knew why human males were so nervous about talking to girls but now I knew first hand exactly why they were afraid.

Jessica noticed me first, she instantly tapped Lexi's arm and 'secretly' pointed out my arrival.

"Hello," I greeted them as politely and calmly as I could, "I hope you don't mind if I steal Lexi away from you for a while."

I looked at her hopefully, praying that she didn't say no.

"Sure, that's fine." Jessica found her voice first, he emotions full of curiosity and wonder.

Lexi smiled at her friends before grabbing her things and following me to an empty table. I gestured for her to sit first, a very polite thing to do to a lady. I was going to pull her chair out but I figured it'd be very odd considering very very very few people did that anymore. If my father had seen that I hadn't pulled out her chair he would've whipped me so hard I wouldn't have been able to sit for a week.

"Well this is different..." She stated not knowing what else to say. She was very self-conscious but giddy.

I sighed at her, "Stop worrying, you look amazing."

Her eyes got wide and she blushed. I instantly looked away from the pooling of her sweet smelling blood. My throat and stomach ached.

I could feel her eyes watching me and I attempted to get my act together.

"Sorry." I tried to look at her eyes instead of her face, which was still slightly flushed.

"No, its fine. You don't have to apologize you didn't do anything wrong. I just wasn't expecting that, I mean how did you know..."

I shrugged, "You looked self-conscious. I could see it in your face."

I hated to lie to her, but at the moment it was just so much easier than telling her the truth.

"Lots of people say that."

"Say what?" I asked confused. Had I missed something? God how I wished to be Edward at the moment, then I could just read her mind and not have to ask her questions looking like a dork.

She smiled, "That they can tell how I fell by the look on my face. They say I'm easy to read."

I smiled back at her, "I doubt its as easy as some people say it is."

"Then how'd you figure it out so quick?" She questioned.

"It comes naturally."

Lexi laughed, "Doesn't everything come naturally to you?"

"Why would you say that?" I asked.

"Well you're a Cullen. People around here tell me that Cullen's are good at everything."

I laughed, "Please tell me you don't believe everything you hear! Especially about us. Good at everything, that's the funniest and the nicest thing someone's ever said about us."

"People around here usually have good things to say about you. They're mostly just jealous from what I pick up, but then again reading people doesn't come naturally either." She smirked at me as she said the last sentence. I rolled my eyes.

"Sounds like you're quite jealous of my natural talent."

She laughed at my words. I knew I should've been irritated or slightly offended by her laughter but I couldn't be, I was just happy I had made her laugh. She could tell too. Joy and happiness were written all over my face, she didn't need to be an empath to know it either.

The nasally old bell rang and the kids started to pile out of the lunch room. We sat back at the table for a while so Lexi could quickly eat seeing as she was to busy talking to me to eat. Honestly I felt really bad, if she hasn't sat by me she could've been walking to class by now.

"Do you need things from your locker?" I asked her as a thought came to me.

Lexi groaned, "Crap!"

I took it as a yes.

"What number is your locker?"

"Uh, 942 why?" She hurriedly tried to finish eating and grab her stuff.

I picked up her bag, "What's your combination?"

"Why?" She asked looking at me confused.

"I'll go get your books while you finish eating and go to class."

She frowned, "No I'll be fine just go to class."

"Lexi let me help. What's your combination?"

Lexi sighed, "4-26-40, but seriously I'll be okay ju-"

"I got it." I told her taking her back pack and walking away.

"Thank you!" She called as I walked out of the cafeteria.

I found her locker and easily got it open.

"Have fun on your date?" Emmett appeared next to me.

I looked at him and saw everyone but Edward and Alice standing there.

Rosalie rolled her eyes and glared at me.

"First off, it wasn't a date and, it was nice thank you very much."

"Are you becoming her slave?" Cooper asked gesturing to me and her locker.

I sighed, "No, we spent the entire lunch hour talking and she didn't get to eat very much so I took her back and got her combination so I can grab her stuff while she finishes her lunch and goes to class so she's not late."

"But what if you're late?" Emmett asked.

I shrugged and closed her locker, "Oh well."

Rosalie scoffed, "Why not tell her to go get her own crap?"

"Trust me she didn't let me go willingly. And besides its my fault that she didn't get to eat so I should do something for her."

Cooper stared at me wide-eyed, "You my brother, are going to be her little puppy dog and you're going to have to follow her every command."

I stood up and looked at them, "Fine. By. Me."

Then I walked away. It seemed like I walked away from a lot of people lately.

Just as I sat down in my seat the bell rang. I told Lexi she would've been late! The only reason I wasn't is because I might've been using a little vampire speed, just a little.

Lexi moved to the empty chair next to me and grabbed her bag.

"Thanks." She said smiling brightly at me.

"No problem."

I wanted to keep talking to her, to keep hearing her sweet voice but she moved back to her spot and started working on extra homework she had. I decided to make it my mission to talk to her during social studies. I needed to hear her voice. It was honey. It made all my problems disappear.

Alice nudged me seeing my future. Her face beamed, even if the family hated my decision I knew any least one person who'd support me.

"Thanks." I whispered.

She looked at me, "When can I meet her?"

"Not yet Alice. Hopefully soon though." I smiled at her. I knew how much she wanted to see and meet Lexi.

Alice's smiled faded and turned slightly threatening, "It better be soon Jasper Hale."

"Trust me Alice, I agree 100%."

The rest of the hour was boring and unproductive. Every once in a while I'd see Lexi staring at me. It made me feel good in a strange way.

I wanted to talk to her, but I didn't want to also. I needed to hear her voice, but I was extremely thirsty. I didn't have any air in my lungs and anything I would breathe in would be full of her scent. It taunted me.

Class ended and I quickly left the room to get some air. Air was definitely my friend right now, unfortunately its purity didn't last long. I quickly walked outside towards the social studies building. There was a lot more air out here and it didn't contaminate as fast. But I needed to get to class soon, so I was forced to leave and return to the trapped air inside the building. It was no where near as fresh and crisp which made it unappealing.

In social studies we watched a movie which was nice. It meant I didn't have to sit and pretend to listen to an annoying human who didn't have the slightest clue of what history and the past was like.

Instead, I got to watch the angel next to me. Yes I know, I called her an angel but I was tired of hiding. I was tired of acting like I didn't love her when I clearly did! I knew she felt the same way, the hard part was getting her to want to date me. Then came the part where I tell her I'm a vampire...that part would suck too.

I continued to watch her throughout the movie, I wondered if she too could feel the electricity in the air around us. I resisted the urge to reach my hand out and play with her hair, which fell over her shoulders as she rest her head on her arms. It looked so soft! I longed for if between my fingers.

Perfect blonde strands, so soft and delicate! I could only imagine the feel. It would feel like heaven, like a soft cloud I wanted to curl up with.

"What are you doing?" She whispered.

I looked at her face then my hand, which was touching the hair that fell down her back. I must've absentmindedly been touching her hair as I thought about how it would've felt.

"I was messed up in the back," I quickly lied, "I was just fixing it."

She nodded, "Oh. Thanks."

"Don't mention it." I turned back to the movie about something. Honestly, I had no clue what the movie was about or what it was called.

I decided to use this as an opportunity to talk to her. "What's this movie called?"

"The History of America." She said looking at me and smiling.

"Thanks."

All to soon the lights were turned on and the projector off. Lexi stood up and grabbed her bag. I stood and stretched.

"So what was the main point of the movie? I honestly have no clue what happened." I asked her.

"Too busy fixing my hair?" She teased.

I laughed, embarrassed, "Um, kinda."

"It was just talking about the American Revolution. It was shut off right in the middle of that."

"Ahh, I see. Thanks."

"It's what I'm here for." Lexi smiled.

It was silent for a few moments before Lexi blurted out "Awkward silence."

I laughed.

"Sorry it's what I do."

I laughed some more, "It's alright. Hey, are you excited for gym?"

Lexi groaned, "NO! We start basketball! I hate basketball and I'm no good either."

"You'll do great." I reassured her.

She rolled her eyes, "You've never seen me play basketball before."

"Try watching Emmett play basketball. He just mows everyone over."

"Still better than I can do!"

I nodded, "Yeah you're kinda short to be mowing people over."

"Hey dude, don't judge by size. I could mow you over if I wanted too."

"No you couldn't."

She flexed her arm and a little bump formed, "Oh yes I could."

"That's impressive, but no you couldn't. I'm stronger."

Lexi walked over and tried to push me out of her way.

I laughed, "Just think I could stand here all day and you would never be able to get out of the room unless you went around me."

"I'm not even trying yet." She lied.

"Then try."

"Fine I will." She took a few steps back then forcefully tried to shove me out of her way.

I didn't move an inch.

After a few more minutes she gave up. "Fine. I might not be able to mow you over, but I can push other people over!"

I laughed, "Uh huh, suree."

"I will I'll show you!"

Just then the bell rang and we walked to gym class.

Mr. Randle took roll and then let us free shoot for a little. Lexi 'accidentally' hit me with a basketball. Accidentally.

"Hey watch where you put that thing!" I nudged her.

"I told you they shouldn't let me play!"

I laughed at her and then got hit with another basketball. Emmett looked at me in fear.

"That was meant to be thrown at Cooper!" He yelled.

I looked at Cooper who was crouched while laughing his head off.

Lexi rubbed my arm, "Its not your day is it?"

I shook my head. "Apparently not."

My answer was short. It had to be, I was much to focused on the movement she was creating. My arm, for the first time in years, felt warm. Electricity shot up and down my arm. I was mesmerized. It was like nothing I've ever felt before. It was one of the best feelings in the world.

All to quickly, she had to remove it and begin playing basketball. We split up into groups of three. Naturally Emmett, Cooper and I were on a team. Bella, Lexi, and Mike were also on a team. I felt bad for Lexi. I wished she could be on my team instead of Mike's. I knew she didn't really like Mike that well.

We got pared up to play three guys first. We aren't the most social creatures at school, so naturally they were uneasy playing us. Emmett, who never backs down from a challenge, got really aggressive which didn't help their uneasiness.

We ended up winning, which wasn't very surprising really. Lexi's team lost however, which was bad news for them, good news for us. Well, good news for me really. It meant we got to play them.

"Alright guys, Cooper you get Bella, I got Mike. Let's do this!" Emmett went over our 'tactics'.

Mike started off with the ball and Emmett was on him like white on rice. I guarded Lexi trying to get close to her, but not too close. Emmett got the ball outta Mike's hands and passed it to Cooper who shot but missed. I rebounded and got us a point. We got back to our original positions, Mike glaring at Emmett the whole time. Lexi gave me a high five.

"Lexi, he's not on our team." Mike semi glared at her.

She frowned at him, "It's called good sportsmanship Mike. Try it sometime."

Cooper and Emmett snickered at her comment. I on the other hand tried to maintain some self control so Mike didn't consider strangling me. He looked at me waiting for me to start laughing, but instead I just shrugged and took my spot by Lexi.

Lexi looked at Mike and they nodded at each other. I immediately looked at Cooper and slightly nodded my head at Lexi and Mike telling him to be careful of him and her. Mike took the ball to the left while Lexi ran to the right. Cooper and Emmett were trying to run down Mike while I focused on Lexi. Little did we know that left Bella wide open. Mike passed to Lexi who instantly went to Bella. You could tell they were both praying Bella's clumsiness wasn't with her right now. Unfortunately for us it wasn't. Bella turned after catching the ball and scored.

Emmett looked shocked, "How'd you teach her to do that?"

We all laughed while Bella tried to hit Emmett.

"Come get me! Come get me little girl!" Emmett teased while he moved back and forth avoiding Bella's playful hits.

I snuck up behind Emmett and grabbed his arms locking them. Bella saw her opportunity and hit him a few times.

"Jasper you cheater!" Emmett whined when I let him go.

"Yeah Jasper you cheater! How dare you let Bella hit him for teasing her." Lexi scolded.

Cooper rolled his eyes at our banter. Mike wasn't all that impressed either. Oh well.

After the game (which we won) Mr. Randle had us split up by grade levels meaning I was separate from Cooper and Emmett. He then told us to make groups of six with a minimum of two seniors and two juniors. I looked at Emmett and Cooper and nodded. I saw people starting to go for Lexi so I quickly went up behind her and took over away.

"You're on our team." I told her going towards Emmett and Cooper.

She looked startled, "Okay."

"Lexi!" Bella and Angela walked up to us.

"Hey! Um, wanna join our team?" Lexi asked looking between me and my brothers.

"Hey! We have six!" Cooper announced. Emmett shook his head.

Cooper looked confused, "Yes we do."

"Cooper, he was shaking his head because you're stupid not because we don't have six." I explained.

"Oh." Cooper nodded.

Lexi smiled at us. "You guys are freaks."

"Thanks." Emmett gave her a high-five. I glared at him.

Mr. Randle came over and took down our names. He explained that this was going to be our teams for the rest of the unit and let us head back to the locker rooms.

LPV

I stood in front of the mirror fixing my hair back into the bun that it was in before gym. I knew I didn't have a whole lot of time left so I tried to be as quick as I could without messing it up. It wasn't as easy as it sounds, especially since there's not a lot of mirrors in the girls locker rooms and the very few ones we had were taken so I couldn't really see if it looked okay or not and I'd always imagine something sticking up so I'd take it out and start over again. Finally someone moved so I was able to see what I was doing. I quickly threw it up and finished just as the bell rang. I grabbed my backpack and followed Bella out of the locker rooms. We waited on the side of the hallway for Jasper, Emmett, and Cooper.

"Hey losers!" Emmett greeted us.

"Losers? We're on your team." I told him.

"You weren't on my team when you lost. If you'd been on my team you would've won and I would've called you winners." Emmett grinned.

Jasper smacked him on the back of the head. "It's rude to call people losers."

"Thank you Jasper." I smiled at him then stuck my tongue out at Emmett.

Emmett looked offended, "Its rude to stick your tongue out at people! Tell her Jasper!"

"No thanks." Jasper looked at him and smiled innocently.

"Later losers!" Cooper waved goodbye as he walked into his classroom. Emmett walked with us a little farther down the hallway before going into his room as well.

Bella, Jasper and I however had to walk all the way to the science building. It wasn't terribly far, just two buildings down, but it was still farther than Cooper and Emmett had to walk. That's okay though, it meant I got to spend more time with Jasper. That made me happy. Jasper made me happy.

We took our seats as Edward routinely asked how gym was. Bella and I glumly told of our basketball troubles while Jasper sat next to me laughing and gloating about how he won. Edward rolled his eyes at his brother and sympathized Bella and I. It made me like Edward just a little more.

Mr. Trenton gave us pages to read with our table partner and gave us fill out to go with it, SCORE! I was excited to work with Jasper. I was excited to do anything with Jasper.

God there was totally something wrong with me. I was obsessed with this guy! I couldn't stop thinking about him! Which was very very wrong! I knew I had absolutely no chance with him so why was I wasting my time trying to get him to like me? Oh wait I know! Because I'm a hopeless lovestruck teenager! Yay me!

We decided to fill in the sheet as we went along which was the obvious choice. Why read then go back and fill in the answers? Jasper and I were one of the first groups to be done. Then we got the rest of the hour to do other work or talk quietly. We chose talk quietly.

"Can I ask you a question?" Jasper looked at me intensely.

I was a bit nervous, "Um sure."

"What do the numbers on your arm mean?"

I froze. CRAP! I looked at my left arm and noticed that I'd forgotten to put my sweatshirt back on so they didn't show. My hand moved to the numbers inked permanently on my arm.

"Um...they...well.." I stuttered trying to figure out how to tell him what they meant without giving up too much information.

"You don't have to tell me, I was just wondering. They look important."

I sighed they were important. They were my identity.

He looked at me patiently, waiting to see if I would tell him what they meant. I looked into his eyes. I could see there wasn't any real reason he wanted to know. He didn't know what they were from so he asked. No harm in that right?

Wrong! The voice I'd grown so used to spoke to me. I hadn't heard the voice in forever but I was always aware of its presence. I wasn't allowed to tell him. I couldn't tell him the real reason. This reminded me of another reason we couldn't be together.

"They don't mean much. Just kinda for fun." I quickly told him looking away.

He knew I was lying but got the hint that I didn't want to tell him the real reason. It was too dangerous.

We made small talk but after his question things were very awkward. Any answers I gave him, even to simple questions like whats your favorite color, were guarded and cautious. The bell rang and we continued our 100 questions we had going on back and forth.

Finally he stopped, he pulled me to the side of the hallway and took my hands. "Lexi, you don't have to tell me anything you don't want to. I won't ever pressure you to do anything or say anything you don't want to. I want you to be comfortable with me."

I felt terrible, here he was just trying to get to know me and I was treating him like an untouchable freak that I didn't want to talk to.

"I'm sorry. It's just, I've never been asked about it and I'm not supposed to say anything an-"

"Lexi," He cut me off, "you don't owe me an explanation. It's fine."

"Thank you." I whispered looking him in the eyes so he knew I truly meant it.

"You're welcome." He gave my hands a squeeze and turned to keep walking.

My heart fluttered as we walked down the hallway, every step we took, every word, every look made me fall more in love. I knew it was wrong. I knew it wasn't good for him, but I couldn't help it.

I tried to shake my thoughts and focus on what he was talking about, but I always got caught up in those pools of sweet butterscotch. They were sweet with a dangerous tint to them. It made me curious about what was the reason behind the danger. It made me wonder why it was there. He seemed like a nice guy, how could he be dangerous?

"Hey," He said after a few moments of silence. "what are you doing this weekend?"

My heart started to race, "Um, nothing I don't think. Why?"

He shrugged, "Just wondering."

I felt my face heat up. He wanted to know what I was doing. He wanted to know.

We got down to the library as the bell rang. Emmett of course was waiting for us.

"There you two are! Geez I thought you left me here alone!" Emmett smiled at us obviously not wanting to have to do all the work.

"Like you two did earlier this week?" I looked at Emmett and Jasper.

Jasper looked at Emmett, "We didn't leave you here alone."

"Yes you did. Edward said you had appointments or something." I fake glared at them.

Emmett nodded in understanding, "Oh yeah! Now I remember!"

Jasper rolled his eyes.

"So," Emmett said seductively, "why were you two almost late?"

Jasper smacked Emmett on the arm.

"OW! What I just asked!"

"You didn't have to be a pervert about it!" Jasper told him.

"I wasn't! Lexi was I being a pervert about it?" Emmett looked at me.

I looked between him and Jasper, both of them telling me what I should say.

"Well, kinda yeah." I nodded slightly.

Jasper cheered. "Ha! Told you so!"

Emmett slumped down in defeat and glared at me.

Jasper went to take his backpack in the back room, still doing his happy dance.

"You're dead." Emmett whispered menacingly to me.

As soon as Jasper came back I tattled on Emmett, "Emmett said he was gunna kill me."

Jasper once again smacked Emmett, except harder this time.

"That's right Jazz man, defend your girlfriend." Emmett mocked him.

"She's not my girlfriend." Jasper glared at him.

My heart sunk, but I tried not to let it bother me. After all he was just telling the truth.

"You wish she was." Emmett pointed out.

Jasper rolled his eyes, "No, I don't trust me. I don't want her to be my girlfriend."

Now I would allow myself to be sad. I tried my best not to show it.

"Nice so you're saying you wouldn't want that girl as your girlfriend? Ever?"

"Yes. That's what I just said." Jasper rolled his eyes again.

"That's rude! You probably hurt her feelings!" Emmett scolded.

I looked between them both, not really sure what to do.

"Lexi," Emmett looked at me, "did Jasper hurt your feelings?"

He sounded like he was talking to a five year old.

"No." I shook my head.

"LIAR!" Emmett shouted and pointed his finger at me.

I jumped back in surprise.

Jasper smacked Emmett for what seemed like the one hundredth time today. "Look who's hurting her now!"

Emmett shrugged. "Oops."

I smiled at him. Jasper looked in my eyes and I quickly looked away. I walked into the back room and started working on homework hoping to get my mind off of what happened.

JPV

I watched her go. I frowned.

"You do realize you did hurt her right?" Emmett asked in a quieter voice so she wouldn't over hear us.

I nodded glumly. "I just wish she understood."

"But you can't tell her." Emmett looked at me in understanding. He knew exactly how I felt. He felt the same way after he became a vampire. He wanted to tell Lexi he was okay and that he was alive but he couldn't. It would give us away.

"I hate this. I hate being what I am. Why couldn't I just have died like I was supposed to?"

Emmett shrugged, "I don't know man. I wish I could help, but I can't do anything more than you can."

"Which is nothing."

"Maybe you could do like Edward did? You love her don't you?" Emmett looked at me trying to figure out if I liked her or not.

I nodded, "I do, but you know the family wouldn't agree with that. One is enough."

"You got the pull though don't you?" Emmett asked.

I nodded again. The 'pull' he was talking about was the mating pull. It was similar to the imprinting the wolves do. I hated to compare something of ours to something of there's but its the closest thing to it. Whenever you find your mate, you're hooked. They are suddenly your whole world. Every time you're apart your chest aches right where your beating heart used to be. You also get very very possessive over your mate. Carlisle said that some people get so crazed that they wont even let other people look at their mate. I wasn't that crazy but every time one of my siblings touched her I would go a little insane. Like when Emmett touched her earlier, anger instantly filled me. I felt the need to rip their arms off. The only way to stop the mating pull is to make your mark on them. To do that your mate has to be a vampire. Then you have to bite your mate on the neck to show that they are yours. Every vampires bite is different so no one can get confused or say anything about them not being 'your' mate.

"So then they can't stop you. If she's your mate what are they gunna say?" Emmett looked at me.

I sighed, "I don't know Emmett. We both know that some people won't impressed."

"Cooper, Rosalie, and Edward," He frowned, "don't worry about Rose, her I can handle. But there's nothing I can do about Cooper and Edward."

"Cooper might not be a problem, you saw how he was with her in gym." I pointed out.

Emmett nodded, "Very true. Even still, if he isn't we can't do anything about it."

"I know." I replied glumly. This whole mating thing between me and Lexi wasn't quite working out.

Emmett put his huge hand on my shoulder, "It'll work out dude. Don't worry."

We sat around for the rest of the day until the bell rang. Lexi and I didn't talk much. It upset and worried me.

"Lexi." I called for her before she turned down the hallway to go to her locker.

She turned around, "What?"

I walked toward her and stopped when I was right in front of her. "I'm sorry."

"For what?"

"For what I said. It isn't true okay? You have to believe me."

She looked at me confused, "If you didn't mean it then why'd you say it?"

"Look I'm not supposed to like you. I'm to supposed to be talking to you and touching you okay? It's not safe. My siblings have kept quiet about me talking to you but anything more and I'll be in trouble."

"So you're not allowed to date? That's why you rejected all those girls" She smiled understanding.

"No, I can date."

She was confused again. "What do you mean then?"

"It's not safe to be with me. It's not safe to be around me. I'm no good for you."

Lexi frowned, "Why?"

I sighed, "Lex, I-I can't tell you. It's like the numbers on your arm, you can't tell me about those and I can't tell you about why I can't be with you. I'd love to be with you. I really would you have to believe me when I say that but I can't. Please understand."

She nodded, "I understand."

"Thank you, if it were safe for you I'd definitely go out with you. But it's just not safe."

"If I told you about the numbers would you tell me?" She asked hopefully.

I shook my head, "I couldn't. I'm sorry."

Lex nodded, "It's okay I understand."

I smiled, "Thank you."

She turned to leave but I caught her arm and spun her towards me.

Then I kissed her on the forehead. I pulled back and looked into her eyes, "Please don't tell anyone about why I can't date."

Lexi nodded breathlessly.

"Thank you." I smiled gave one forehead one last kiss before I turned and walked away.

My siblings were waiting in the car. Rosalie and Edward looked mad while Alice and Emmett looked thrilled. Cooper was neutral not really caring.

"You kissed her!?" Rosalie screeched as soon as I shut the door.

Yupp sitting next to her in the back was a bad idea. Not that I could help it, it was Cooper's turn up front and Alice had to sit in the middle because she was the smallest.

I shrugged, "On the forehead."

Emmett reached over Rosalie and gave me a high five which ultimately landed him with a elbow to the ribs from his girlfriend.

"So now are you two a thing?" Emmett asked.

I shook my head, "No. I told her I couldn't go out with her."

Emmett slumped in defeat. "Why would you say that?"

"Because it's true." Edward spoke up.

"So you and Bella are a couple." Emmett argued.

Edward frowned at him in the rear view mirror, "Yes, but it's dangerous."

"So then why do you do it?"

"Because I'm a selfish creature and I don't care what anyone else thinks."

"So then why does Jasper need your approval if you don't need his?" Emmett challenged. I loved how he was arguing for me.

Edward struggled to find an answer. "Because...look it doesn't matter okay! I'm much more controlled than Jasper is so I'm less likely to end up killing her."

Emmett frowned, "But Jasper kissed Lexi and she was okay. You haven't even kissed Bella yet."

"Get out Emmett." Edward snapped as he parked in the garage.

Emmett got out and followed Edward inside still nagging him about why I can't date Lex.

Alice stopped me before I went inside.

"That was sweet Jasper. It would've been sweeter if you said yes."

I nodded, "I know."

I opened the door for her and shut the garage door on my way inside the house.

My siblings were arguing about Lexi and I. Still.

"Why not!" Emmett yelled at Edward.

"Because it's not safe for her Emmett." Edward was struggling to keep his cool.

"Why do you care?" Rosalie asked Emmett.

"Because, Jasper is the only one who listens to me! You all think I'm stupid and my opinion doesn't matter but Jasper listens and understands! He was the one to make sure I was alright and happy when I was a newborn! I'm just trying to do the same and make sure he's happy!" Emmett defended us.

I smiled at Emmett's words at least one person liked me.

"Thanks." I clapped Emmett on the shoulder.

"I feel you dude." He nodded at me as I sat down on the middle couch we had in the living room.

"Oh whatever. The only reason Jasper stayed with you was because he didn't want us to get hurt if you went insane when you first woke up, not because he liked you." Edward glared at us.

"Hey! Shut up! That was before I met the kid. I didn't even know him when that was decided." I yelled at Edward.

"Why are we arguing?" Carlisle asked coming down the stairs. He was dressed in his work clothes. I figured he had to work the night shift.

Rosalie was the first to speak. "Jasper kissed a human."

I glared at her.

Carlisle looked at me confused. "Um, okay? Why?"

"She's his mate!" Emmett spoke up.

"Did I ask you?" Carlisle snapped at Emmett. He looked at me.

"She is my mate," I repeated. "but I told her that it wasn't safe to be with me. I figured as long as I was leaving my mate I might as well kiss her first. Besides, it wasn't even on the lips. I kissed her on the forehead."

"You do realize that the mating pull will get the best of you correct?" Carlisle asked.

I shrugged, "Probably."

"Look, I don't think it's very wise to bring a whole bunch of humans into our world. But I also don't think it's very safe to try and stay away from your mate. Like I said before, I've seen people kill others because of their mate. I don't want to get any calls saying that you murdered someone because he touched your mate. We need to be smart about this. I have to get to work right now, but we'll talk about this once I get home and figure out what we're going to do. Until then don't break anything or kill anyone. Your mother is out hunting right now and will be back later." He grabbed his keys and waved to us before heading out to the garage.

LPV

"Throw it!" I yelled to Emma who was holding a football.

We were playing football in the house. Stupid? Yes. Fun? Yes.

I was jumping up and down waving my arms like a freak. I had been pretty upset when I came home from school so my sisters figured we'd do something fun to cheer me up. Football in the house was fun. We'd been playing for hours now. Mary wasn't supposed to be home until eight and it was only about six thirty now so we still had time.

Emma chucked the ball to me, I had to run backwards to get it. But I forgot about the stairs that were behind me and I fell down them. Naturally. I also hit my head on the railing on the way down, which of course took out a big chunk of skin.

"LEXI!" Emma yelled running to me.

"Call an ambulance!" Sara yelled to Carli and Ashley.

I opened my eyes, "Ambulance? Is it that bad?"

"Shh. Stay down, you're going to be okay just relax okay!" Emma sounded panicked even though she was trying not to show it.

I turned my head and saw a puddle of blood.

"OH MY GOD!" I started to freak out.

"Restrain her!" Sara yelled to my sisters.

Carli yelled from upstairs, "I'm on the phone with the police!"

"Not you!" Emma yelled at Carli.

"STOP YELLING!" Ashley screamed.

My head felt swimmy. Really swimmy. I thought I was going to pass out. My sisters had me pinned to the floor.

"Guys." I tried to tell them but I couldn't I was too tired. I couldn't think of the words.

"Shhh. Just relax Lexi." Emma soothed me.

"Carli get a towel!" Sara called to her.

I shut my eyes as I felt Sara put a towel on my head right on the corner of my face on the left.

"Ow." I whined in my daze.

"Mary's gunna be mad." Carli whispered.

"No duh captain obvious." Ashley snapped.

The EMT's came in and put me on a stretcher. One stayed in the back with me and tried to control the bleeding from my head.

We rushed to the hospital. People were yelling and shouting for things. They brought me to a room and kept trying to keep the blood from gushing out of my head. After five more minutes they got it to stop and they wrapped it up for me until the doctor could come in and stitch it up.

I laid my head back and shut my eyes waiting for the doctor to come in.

Three quick knocks on the door told me they were here.

"Ms. Olson." A very familiar voice spoke my name.

I opened my eyes and looked at Carlisle. I instantly grinned.

"Hey Carlisle!" I gave him a hug.

"Do I want to know how you hurt yourself this time?" He asked with a smile.

"I was really sad when I got home so my sisters tried to cheer me up by playing football in the house."

Carlisle stared at me as he put on his gloves, "Football in the house? Really?"

I nodded. "Hey it cheered me up."

"Crappy day?" Carlisle asked.

"Yeah."

"Why?" He asked carefully unwrapping the bandages the nurse had put on.

"Guy stuff." I shrugged.

Carlisle looked at me, "What kinda guy stuff?"

Carlisle was like a father to me. He was always willing to listen. Carlisle's kids had to be the luckiest kids in the world.

"I like this guy. His name's Jasper. He told me he couldn't go out with me because it wasn't safe or something."

His eyes were wide and he froze completely.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"Jasper. Jasper Hale?" He asked quickly.

I nodded, "Yeah why?"

Carlisle chuckled still shocked about something.

"What?" I demanded.

"Jasper is my son. Him and his siblings were arguing about you and him dating before I left for work." He continued to laugh to himself.

It was my turn to be wide eyed, "Jasper's your son." It wasn't a question.

Carlisle nodded as he finished undoing the bandages.

"Of course! Edward Cullen, Emmett Cullen, Alice Cullen, Carlisle Cullen. DUH! Why didn't I put it together earlier! I thought your kids were older than me?" I smiled.

Carlisle shook his head. "They are, Emmett's eighteen along with Rosalie and Cooper. And Jasper and Edward are both seventeen. The only one who's your age is Alice."

"But they aren't yours." I stated.

"No. Rosalie, Cooper, and Jasper are my sister's children. When she passed away my wife and I took them in. Their father had died earlier that year. Edward is my wife's nephew, his parents both died when he was young as well. Alice and Emmett we just plain adopted, my wife didn't think four kids was enough," Carlisle chuckled at the last part. "it's okay. They're well behaved for the most part. Emmett's a bit wild and Cooper can be pretty crazy too, but the rest of them are pretty calm."

"Yeah, Emmett is something else." I agreed.

"Do you have them in any of your classes?"

"I have Alice in my 1st and 6th hour, Cooper in my 2nd, Edward in my 3rd and 8th hour, Emmett in my 7th and 9th hour, and Jasper in my 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th hour."

"No classes with Rosalie?"

"Nope." I shook my head.

"That might be good for you." Carlisle laughed.

"Why?"

"From what I hear you're not Rosalie's biggest fan."

I shrugged, "I know. I don't even talk to her. Why does she hate me?"

Carlisle sighed and got out the stitching equipment, "She doesn't hate you. She just doesn't like the idea of you and Jasper dating."

"But why? Jasper said he couldn't tell me, but you can right?"

Carlisle shook his head. "I would, but I need to speak with my family about what's going on first. Personally, I feel you're in too deep with my son for us not to tell you. But obviously Rosalie and Edward and Cooper have other feelings. My wife didn't know what had even happened when I left but I'm sure my kids have filled her in by now. I didn't even know what was going on until they came home arguing about it."

I nodded, "I suppose that's fair."

He smiled at me, "If it goes in you and Jasper's favor you're certainly going to be one wild little thing aren't you."

"What do you mean?"

"Hopefully you'll see. If not, don't worry about it. It's nothing important if you and Jasper don't work out."

I sighed, "I hope we do."

Carlisle smiled and squeezed my hand. "For yours and Jasper's sake, I hope so too."

"Thanks." I stood up and gave him a hug.

He ruffled my hair, "Anytime. You're allowed to go now but no more football in the house."

I dramatically sighed, "Fine."

He laughed and followed me out of the room and into the waiting room.

"Carlisle!" My sisters yelled to him as the ran to give him a hug.

"Holy crap you're all here!" He looked at them and laughed.

"Of course! We had to be sure she was okay!" Carli smiled.

Carlisle looked at us all in amazement, "My god you've all grown. But you're missing one, where's MaKayla?"

We all looked at Carli. Her face was sad and she kept her eyes on the ground.

"Good God what happened?" Carlisle was worried.

"We were in a car accident. We were fine, but MaKayla wasn't so lucky." I explained sadly.

Carlisle's face fell, "Oh my God, I'm sorry. I didn't know."

Carlisle hugged all of us.

"It's okay. She's with mom and dad now." Carli smiled slightly.

"You certainly have a positive way of looking at it." He smiled at her.

"Well, I've had about two years to get used to the fact that she's gone..." Carli trailed off.

Carlisle nodded, "I understand, I'm so sorry. I never heard anything about it until now."

"Not your fault. We didn't really make it public." Ashley shrugged.

"You shouldn't have to." Carlisle frowned, he never enjoyed the media.

Carlisle's PV

"What time is it?" Sara asked. You could tell she was worried about something.

I checked my watch, "7:26."

Each of the girls' eyes got wide.

"Why what's wrong?" I asked.

"Mary's gunna be mad if she comes home and sees the blood." Emma whispered.

"Unless you've already told her..." Ashley looked at me.

I shook my head. "I knew once I heard you girls were coming in that you probably had done something stupid that Mary wouldn't have approved of. You'll be good as long as you clean up in time."

The girls' smiled.

"Thanks Carlisle." Lexi hugged me again.

"Like I said, anytime. It's what I'm here for." I told them as they each gave me one more hug.

"Ms. Olson." I called to Lexi before she left.

Lexi turned around and walked towards me a little more.

"I hope to see you again. But if I don't, you take good care of them sisters of yours." I smiled at her.

She looked at me and hugged me. "I will. I promise."

I sighed as I watched her leave. I worried about them. Mary was not the mother they needed. I hated to let them leave and go home to her, but what choice did I have? I couldn't take all of them with me and it wasn't fair to break them up. Not yet. Obviously when they got older they'd split but it wasn't right to split them yet.

The times not right Carlisle. I looked around. I knew that voice. But who was it? I looked at everyone around me. None of the names fit the voice. God I was going insane. I guess minds start to deteriorate after 350 years of vampire-ism. I laughed at myself. Yeah that's it Carlisle.

The night was horribly slow. I never heard the voice again either. Maybe I was being haunted. But by who? Maybe it was my mother. It was a woman's voice after all. But what would she have to do the the Olson girls? I shook my head, it wasn't my mother, but it was someone's mother. It was theirs.

I didn't get home until almost three in the morning. Surely my kids wouldn't still be awake. They should all be asleep. Should. But no, when I got home they were awake. Of course they were.

Hello Edward. I greeted my son just like I've always done for the past 100 something years.

"Hey Carlisle." Edward said once I walked into the living room. I looked at my family. Edward was playing the piano, Jasper, Emmett, and Cooper were playing some video game, Rosalie and Alice were on the computer shopping, and Esme was sitting on the couch reading.

"Why are you still up?" I asked my kids.

"We were waiting for you so we could talk about Jasper and Lexi." Emmett explained never taking his eyes off the TV screen.

"Hello dear." Esme stood and greeted me. I kissed her and gave her a hug. Another thing I've done for the past 100 something years.

"The kids filled you in on the situation correct?" It didn't do any good to talk about it if we all didn't know what was going on.

"Yes, they were arguing about it when I came home." She leaned her head against my chest.

I sighed, "I told them not to argue."

"You didn't really think they'd listen did you?"

I shrugged, "I can hope can't I?"

She laughed at me and shook her head. "Oh Carlisle. What are we going to do with them?"

"I say we sell them and try to make a little money off of them."

"Carlisle we'll get five bucks for three minutes before they come back and demand their money back." I chuckled.

"Only for Emmett, Cooper and Rosalie."

"And Edward because they'll freak out once Edward starts to read their mind and respond to their thoughts." She smiled.

"And Alice when she freezes and tells them what to do because something will happen."

"I guess the only one that we'll get any money outta is Jasper."

"WHOO HOO," Jasper cheered jumping up, "I'm worth money and the rest of you aren't!"

"Dude, " Emmett laughed at him, "it's only five bucks."

Jasper sat back down. "Oh. I didn't hear that part. I only heard them say I was the only one they could get any money outta because the rest of you are freaks."

"Jealous." Edward muttered.

"You wish loser." Jasper muttered back.

I decided to stop them now before they got too outta hand. "Boys that's enough."

"He started it." Edward complained.

"Maybe he's worth more than five dollars." I told Esme.

"Why's that dear?"

"Because he actually listens."

Jasper flipped off Edward and Emmett, "See I AM worth more than five bucks!"

"After we cut off your middle fingers." I told him.

Jasper quickly stopped and sat back down.

"Shall we talk?" I asked them after a few moments of listening to the boys' video game.

"What's there to talk about. We've already discussed this." Rosalie looked at me.

Esme and I sat down on the right couch in the living room. "Okay so then what'd you come up with?"

"I can't see her." Jasper said.

"What does she think about that?" Esme asked.

Jasper shrugged, "She said she understood."

"I think it hurts her more than she let on to you. I saw her at the hospital tonight."

Jasper's eyes got wide. "What?"

"She came into the hospital tonight. Ambulance dropped her off." I told him.

Jasper jumped up, "Is she okay! HOLY CRAP! How is she what was wrong with her?"

"Jasper. Jasper! Calm down," I instructed him. He took a few deep breaths and sat down anxiously, "She's fine now. Her and sisters where playing football in the house and she ran to get the ball and she fell down the stairs and cut her head open on the railing. I stitched her up, she's perfectly fine. But she was talking about you. She was pretty upset after school, thats why they played football to cheer Lexi up. She doesn't know it yet but this mating pull thing effects her just as much as it does you."

Jasper sighed, "My God it's all my fault."

"That's the only thing you got outta what I said isn't it?" I asked him.

"No," He shook her head, "but I don't what to do. I can't go out with her?"

"Why not?" Emmett spoke for the first time.

Jasper turned to his brother, "Because its not good to have so many humans in on the secret. And what if I hurt her?"

"Jasper for God's sake she's your mate? You really think you could kill her?" Cooper asked.

"I almost killed Bella the first day I met her. I still have trouble with controlling myself." Edward said.

"Look boys, the control problem is always going to be there. We're vampires we're designed to kill humans. The blood lust will always be there. The question is can Jasper control himself. If he control himself then we're fine. It'll take some getting used to, I get uncomfortable around her because her blood smells so good and I'm over three hundred fifty years old. Otherwise, I don't any problem with Jasper being with his mate."

Edward shook her head, "But if he does slip."

"How about we worry about that if it happens." Esme suggested.

"Either way, I think the mating pull would be too strong for them to resist. It's very hard to resist your mate, though I'm not quite sure why someone would want to resist their mate..." Alice gave her opinion.

"So I can tell Lexi our secret?" Jasper asked.

"If you're going to date her you're going to have to." Cooper said.

Rosalie frowned, "I don't think it's a good idea to have so many humans in on this."

"She's his mate babe. If I was a vampire and you were a human you'd want me to tell you I was a vampire right?" Emmett tried to get her to see it our way.

"If I was human, I wouldn't be hanging out with vampires." She spat.

Emmett sighed, "You'd leave me because I was a vampire?"

"I don't want to be a vampire." She said quietly. "I'm sorry, I love you but I don't want to be this. Lexi might not even want to be this."

"You don't know until you ask." Esme said.

"And you can't ask until you tell." Alice added.

Rosalie sighed and got up, "Whatever. Do whatever you want. I'm going hunting."

"I'll come too." Emmett got up too.

"Alone." She looked at him and walked out.

Jasper frowned, "Maybe this isn't a good idea."

"Jasper," Alice stressed, "this is your mate! You can't just turn your back on her!"

"I know." Jasper admitted.

"Then it's settled! You will tell Lexi and bring her to us and introduce her and all that fun stuff if you so please." I stood up and walked toward the stairs, "now if you'll excuse me I'm going to sleep. I've worked two shifts today and I'm tired."

Very good. Very good.

Yep I'm insane.

LPV (Warning: Skip this LPV if abuse is offensive to you and you don't wish to read about it! Please move on to the JPV after this if you don't wish to read!)

We got home and cleaned up as fast as we could before Mary came home luckily for us Mary was about twenty minutes late so we were able to get everything done thoroughly. I put hair down and parted it differently so she wouldn't see the stitches. The nurse said I would have to come back in about two to three weeks to get them taken out. So for now I had to part my hair around Mary and pray she didn't notice. I also had to pray that the doctor bill would come on one of those days where Mary felt nice enough to go get the mail, that'd suck too because 1, she'd mad because we were playing football inside and two 2, she'd be mad because we didn't tell her we had to go to the hospital to get me fixed up.

When she got home she was drunk (no surprise there) and she had a guy with her.

"What are you doing at home?" She yelled at us.

"Um, we live here?" Ashley told her.

Mary smacked her across the face.

"Did I tell you to answer?" She yelled.

"No ma'am." Ashley kept her head down and only peeked up at Mary.

Mary smirked, "That's what I thought. Now go! Get to bed all of you and if you come out I'll beat you!"

We all ran, literally ran, to our rooms. No one wanted to be anywhere near this insane woman. Well, except the guy she was with.

I sat on my bed and grabbed my iPod. I put in my ear buds and hit shuffle. I didn't care what played, but I needed something to play. I turned off my light so Mary would think I was asleep. Around 9 o' clock I heard someone knock on my door. I quickly got under the covers and shut my eyes in case it was Mary. When I was ten and Mary first became my 'mom' I learned very quick that if you were awake when she knocked on the door after she told you to go to bed, bad things happen.

The person entered my room and shook me.

"Wake up Lexi!" Mary said shaking me.

"Mary?" I said as if I'd just woke up.

"Get up." She commanded me.

I reluctantly got up. I was terrified of what she'd do.

She glared at me, "Get downstairs."

I went downstairs with her following me the whole time. By the time we got downstairs I was practically shaking.

"Sit." She pointed to the couch. I obediently obeyed her and sat.

She went back upstairs and came back with Ashley, Sara and Carli.

Carli looked horrified. She'd seen something bad.

My sisters came to sit by me.

"Where's Emma?" I asked quietly.

Mary smacked me across the face. "Did I tell you to speak?"

"No ma'am." I said quietly trying to fight the pain.

"Emma's upstairs with Lenny."

My eyes widened at the thought of what was happening. I prayed to God my thoughts were wrong.

Sara looked at me in horror. I turned to Carli and looked in her eyes. Carli looked at me and nodded softly.

"You can't let him do that!" I jumped up.

Mary hit me again across the face, "I SAID SIT DOWN!"

"NO! You can't let him do that to her!" I screamed.

Mary grabbed my face and squeezed my jaw, "You'll do what I say! You will respect me."

"Only after you start respecting my sisters!" I glared at her.

She took a pot we had on the end table next to the couch and threw it at me. It hit my right arm but I didn't dare show her weakness. Weakness fueled her hate.

Emma came downstairs being dragged by Lenny. Tears streamed down her face. I wanted to go and hug her and comfort her but I couldn't. Mary had me by the arms. Mary shoved me to the ground and took Lenny by the hand. Then she walked out the front door without a word.

Instantly I ran to Emma. "I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry I shouldn't have let it happen!" I repeated the same thing over and over again as we sat there and cried.

"Not to him," She whispered to me, "it shouldn't have been to him." She cried.

"Shh. I know baby. I know. It'll be okay." I whispered. My other sisters gathered around us and hugged us.

Carli gasped, "Lexi you're bleeding again!"

I looked at my right arm where Mary had threw the pot at me. There was blood running down my arm.

We all stood up still codling each other. "We should go to bed. Lock your doors in case she comes back." I told them.

I went into the bathroom and got a Kleenex to wipe my blood off. I applied pressure to stop the bleeding. Once it'd stopped I went into my room, shut and locked the door. I turned around and Emma was in my bed facing the wall.

I quickly changed and got in bed with her. I could definitely understand her fear of sleeping alone tonight. She tapped me on the shoulder, "Lexi?"

"Yeah Em?"

"It wasn't your fault."

Tears welled in my eyes, "It wasn't yours either."

I took her hand.

"We'll make it through this. We've made it six years with this witch. All we need is two more." Emma encouraged.

I felt terrible. She got raped and she was the one comforting me.

"Not even Em. We graduate this year. After graduation we can go off to college right away. We'll never have to see her again. We'll get a dorm and we won't have to come home for breaks or anything!"

"Lexi."

"Yeah Emma?"

"I can't wait until that day comes."

I sighed, "Me either Emma. Me either."

JPV (stop here if you skipped the LPV)

I couldn't wait to see Lexi! I couldn't contain my excitement! I could talk to her and we could date!

"Come on dudes!" I yelled up the stairs at my siblings.

Edward leaned against the back of the couch with me as we waited for the slow pokes.

"Its about time!" I told my siblings as they filed downstairs.

"Hey, it takes time to look this good." Alice smiled and walked out the door.

Emmett opened the garage door, "We're taking the Volvo. Right?"

Edward nodded and got in the drivers seat. He didn't trust anyone else to drive his car.

As soon as we pulled in the parking lot I looked around for Lexi.

She was over by her sisters standing by their car.

I walked up to her and tapped her on the shoulder.

She looked at me for a second and gave me a quick, "Hey Jasper."

"Hey! What's going on?"

"Nothing." The one with poofy thick hair told me.

The one who looked like Lexi looked between Lexi and I.

"So are you two like a couple now?" She asked.

Lexi shook her head.

"Can I talk to you?" I asked Lexi.

"Can it wait?" The tallest one who stood next to the one with poofy hair asked me.

"Ashley, stop." Lexi told her sister.

She turned to me, "We can talk."

She gave the one who looked the her a hug and then followed me.

"How opposed are you to skipping school?" I asked.

"Is there anyway my aunt would find out?"

I thought a moment, "No not after I do this."

I took out my phone and called us both in sick for the day.

Lex stared at me as I talked to Ms. Cope.

We threw our bags in our cars and then I took her out towards the woods.

Halfway in, I stopped and sat down against a fallen tree. She copied my movements.

"So whats up?" She asked.

I looked her in the eyes. "I talked to my family last night."

"Oh yeah."

"How would you feel about going to my house tonight to meet my parents?" I asked.

She looked surprised, "They said we can date!"

Lexi gave me a hug. It felt wonderful! Kinda. It would've been better if I had been smart and hunted yesterday.

"I saw your dad last night!"

"I know he told me! Is your head okay?"

Lex giggled, "It's fine."

"Did you hurt your arm too?" I asked looking at her right arm. It was fresh, you could tell by looking at it that it had just begun to heal.

She looked at her arm, "Oh, um...yeah."

"You're lying." I stated.

"How would you know?" She questioned me.

I sighed, "I suppose I better start telling you stuff huh? Well, I can feel and manipulate people's emotions."

She looked at me wide-eyed. "Uh oh."

I laughed, "It's okay! I didn't ever manipulate yours!"

"No, I wasn't worried about that! I was worried about the you know what I feel part!"

"Oh, don't worry," I took her hand, "I felt the same way."

"Still..."

"Sooo what happened to your arm?" I asked again.

She looked down, "It's nothing."

"It's obviously something if you don't wanna tell me." I said.

Lexi looked at me and shrugged.

"Don't be afraid. Lexi you can tell me anything. I love you and nothing you say or do could ever change that." I took her hands.

Lexi sighed, "You can't tell anyone!"

"I promise."

"Last night Mary got drunk and she threw a pot we had around the house at me and it cut my arm."

I froze. "Oh my God! She hurt you?"

Lexi nodded.

"How often does this happen?" I asked semi afraid to know the answer.

"Every once in a while. At least once every two weeks, but it varies. Yesterday was much worse than any other time." Tears filled her eyes.

I pulled her on my lap, my throat burned but I didn't care she needed me. "Why?"

I was afraid of the answer.

"She brought a guy home with her."

I gasped, "Lexi did he..."

"No! Not to me..."

I held her tighter, "Who?"

"Emma," She whispered. "my twin sister."

Tears fell down her face.

"Oh Lex. Honey I'm sorry!" I cradled her in my arms. I didn't want to change her emotions. I wanted her happy but she needed to let it out.

"I should've stopped him! I should've seen it coming! But I didn't even know until it was over." She cried.

My dead heart broke, "Alexis Olson, it's not your fault! It's never your fault sweetheart."

I sat there holding her while she cried out all her tears and sorrows. She told me about everything that sad excuse of an adoptive parent had done to them. I felt horrible. I should've done something. But when these things had happened, besides the one from last night, I didn't even know she existed. I wanted to travel back in time and stop her from hurting my angel.

Lexi told me about Emmett. Even though I knew what had happened after he disappeared I didn't say anything. I figured he should be the one to tell her if he wanted her to know. By two o' clock we'd talked about every bad thing that'd ever happened to her except her parents. My throat burned and I had to hunt soon otherwise I knew I'd hurt her. I slid her off of me and stood up.

"I'll be right back. I have to do something." I said quickly taking off deeper in the forest. I had to be as far away from her as possible so I didn't kill her while still keeping her in earshot in case she needed me.

I found a deer and drank it thirstily. I didn't realize just how thirsty I was. I ran after another and another. Just as I had started to drink my third one my worst fear happened. I had just begun to drink when I heard her voice.

"Jasper?"

I immediately jumped up and spun around.

"Lexi. I told you to wait there." I said quickly.

Lexi stared at me in utter shock. She looked between me and the animal.

"Lexi I can explain." I took a step toward her and she took a step back.

"Please baby. I promise I won't hurt you."

"You-you-you drink..." She struggled to find the words.

I sighed, "I didn't want you to find out like this."

"You're a vampire." She whispered.

I nodded.

"Oh my God. You're all vampires." Her eyes flashed to me again.

"Baby-"

She shook her head, "No..."

I was afraid. I was terrified. I couldn't lose her!

"Please just let me explain!"

Lexi looked at me again then she spun around and ran. I took off after her. She ran just as fast as a vampire but I was faster. I snuck up on her and cut her off. She screamed.

"Lexi!" I covered her mouth with my hand.

She continued to scream.

"LEXI!" I yelled.

"If you stop yelling I'll uncover your mouth."

She nodded and removed my hand.

"HELP!" Lexi began screaming again.

"LEXI FOR GODS SAKE IF I WANTED TO KILL YOU I WOULD'VE DONE IT ALREADY!" I yelled.

She shut up at that.

"IF I was going to kill you, I would've done it the first time I sat by you in social studies! Remember how I was really tense and my fists were clenched?"

Lex nodded.

"That's because I was trying to resist your blood. Your blood calls to me. Your blood is the sweetest blood I've ever smelt before in my life."

She looked as if she was trying to debate whether to scream again or not.

"Lexi. I'm not going to hurt you."

I removed my hand again.

"You're a vampire! How can you not hurt me?" She questioned.

"We're vegetarians. We drink animals instead of humans! You didn't let me explain that before you took of screaming."

"Sorry." She whispered.

I shrugged, "It's a reasonable response. It's a better response then Bella's."

"What she do?"

"Nothing. She was totally okay with it."

"How is me screaming better?"

I laughed, "Because, it means your afraid of me. Just like you should be!"

Lexi nodded unsure of what else to do.

"Are you okay?" I asked.

Lexi sighed, "I just found out my new boyfriend is a vampire. I'm fantastic."

"I'm sorry. I told you it wasn't safe. I couldn't tell you I was a vampire until we started dating."

"So everyone in your family is a vampire. Emmett, Alice, Carlisle, everyone?"

I nodded.

"How do you do it? How do you resist blood? I mean especially Carlisle! I cut my head open last night and he didn't even seem bothered by the blood!"

"Practice. Carlisle's over three hundred and fifty years old he's had so much time to control himself that human blood rarely ever effects him anymore. The only one who really effects him in the slightest way is you."

"Oh that's good to know! Every time I go near Carlisle he want's to suck my blood!"

"No, he doesn't want to suck your blood. If he wanted to suck your blood you would've been dead by now."

Lexi smiled, "Then you'd have to find yourself a new girlfriend."

I laughed, "That's not how it works. See Lexi you're my mate. You're the one person I will ever love. For the rest of my life, you are the love of my life."

"How do you know I'm your mate?" She asked.

"Easy. First off, whenever you and I are apart, my chest hurts right about where my heart is. Second, I go insane every time another male touches you."

"Why?"

"Because you're mine. You're my mate and I get jealous. Especially because I wasn't allowed to touch or talk to you for the longest time."

Lexi rose her hand, "Can I ask a question?"

"You've never asked before so sure."

"Why do I feel it too?"

"What do you mean?"

She sighed, "Like whenever we're apart my heart hurts too. And I get jealous when Jessica and Ashley talk about you."

"It's because I'm your mate. It's how the mating pull works." I smiled.

"Can I ask another question?"

"Ask away.

She took my hand, "Why are you so cold all the time."

"Because I'm a vampire. The venom takes away all my blood and it causes my heart to stop beating. Without blood or my heart I'm not warm. It's also why I'm really pale."

"I thought vampires had red eyes."

"Most of them do. Your eye color changes based on what type of blood you drink. Like us for example, we drink animals so our eyes are gold. But a normal vampires eyes are red because they drink humans."

Lexi thought for a moment, "Are you the only one who can feel emotions?"

"Yes, but Alice and see the future and Edward can read minds."

"OH GOOD GOD!" She yelled collapsing on the floor and holding her head in her hands.

"What happened?" I was instantly by her side.

She groaned, "Edward can read my mind?"

"Yeah."

"That's embarrassing! DUDE! You have no clue what I've been thinking about!"

"I'm sure it's not that bad..."

"It's about you! I don't want people seeing that stuff."

I Smiled at what she could possibly think about me.

"Lexi?"

"Huh?"

"If you want to you can come over tonight and we can answer any questions you have." I smiled.

She sighed, "That'd be nice."

I smiled. "You can ride down there with us if you want."

"Can I change first?"

"Sure I can pick you up and take you there." I smiled.

"The bell rang." I told her.

She looked up. "You can hear the bell from here?"

I nodded and stood up. She took my hand and ran with me out to the school yard.

I gave her a hug before I left to go home with my siblings.

"I'll come and pick you up in a half hour." I whispered.

She smiled and nodded at me.

I got in Edward's Volvo, my siblings once again waiting for me.

"A rational response." Edward smiled.

I laughed, "Well I can't say I didn't expect it."

"I was really afraid there! She scared the crap outta me I thought she wouldn't wanna see you again!" Alice frowned.

Cooper laughed, "How'd she find out?"

"I had to hunt quick. I told her to wait for me to come back and she didn't so she basically saw me hunting."

Emmett chuckled, even Rosalie cracked a smile.

"Tell Esme and Carlisle she's coming!" I told my siblings as I got in my truck and headed off to Lexi's house.

I went to her house and waited for her to finish getting ready. She came down in a nice shirt and some nice jeans.

"Sorry," She apologized after she got in the truck. "there's no book on what to wear when your vampire sweetheart takes you to meet his vampire family."

I laughed. "It's okay. You look beautiful."

"Thank you."

I held her hand.

"Can I ask you another question?"

"Anything."

"Does Bella know you guys are vampires?"

I nodded, "She did some research and figured it out. Edward wouldn't tell her."

"If I had to guess we would've have started dating until I was seventy-nine." She smiled.

"It wouldn't have taken you that long." I disagreed.

Lexi laughed, "Oh yes it would!"

"No Lexi's a smart cookie." I laughed with her.

"Sure if I'm being held by a smart person."

"No." I argued.

"No." She repeated.

I looked at her confused, "What?"

She shrugged, "I don't know."

I rolled my eyes and pulled into the garage."

"DUDE!" She exclaimed.

"What?" I copied her voice.

She started to panic, "What if they don't like me? What if they think I'm weird?"

"Lexi you're going to be in a house full of vampires and you're worried whether they'll like you?"

She nodded.

"Just like Bella. I swear," I shook my head. "Lexi you've already met everyone in my family but my sister and my mother."

"What if they don't like me?"

"Lexi I can tell you for a fact that Rosalie hates you because you know I'm a vampire."

"Yeah Carlisle said that." She nodded.

I sighed, "As for my mother, she couldn't care less if you were half duck half cow. As long as I love you and we're happy, she's happy for us. Seriously you could be the biggest jerk on the planet and she'd put up with you because I love you."

"Still scared." She whispered.

I laughed, "Come on Lexi."

I took her to the door and squeezed her hand.

Thank you so much for reading this long chapter! It's over 15,000 words! HOLY CRAP! For those of you who have been patiently waiting for me to finish this chapter so I can start on 55 thank you! You can see why it took me forever! :)) I hope you enjoyed the chapter! Those who've read the old Chapter 11 please please tell me what you think of the new one! I've worked very hard on this so any feed back is greatly appreciated! :))

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