A/N: I do not own Anything related to Twilight. S M is the genius, I'm just a fan girl.
Chapter 10
BPOV
"Later." He says, sounding almost as upset as I am that he has to get off the phone. I slip my phone back in my pocket realizing that this will be my first day at school without Jasper. Real worry floods my mind as I try to draw up what this day may entitle, without coming up with anything reasonable.
Oh well, My brain is trying to tell me. I guess you'll just have to wait and see. I tell myself as I grab my truck keys off the kitchen table where I left them two days ago. Since Jasper picked me up yesterday I'm surprised they weren't hiding from me, with my luck, they normally would be. I grab my bag off my hook and head out to my truck
I get in and start it up. It roars to life startling me. After the purr of Jasper's Mercedes my trucks vicious growls could have damaged my eardrums. My truck also seems a lot slower this morning, but as I let that thought pass through my mind it occurs to me that I'm nit-picking an awful lot. Saying I'm just a little disappointed that Jasper Isn't coming to school today is an understatement. I've never liked the idea, or the feeling, of being alone. I think that's one of the many reasons my mom is so worried about how I'm doing here, but thanks to Jasper I'm doing very well. Now I haven't gotten the chance to try doing this on my own yet and I'm a little scared.
"That's perfectly legitimate isn't it?" I ask myself as I pull into the school parking lot. To add insult to injury I have to drive passed the two adjacent, empty parking spots where Jasper and Edward would normally be to get to my spot at the end of this long row of cars. I take the same spot I did on my first day. To my surprise Jessica Stanley is standing there waiting for me. I get out of my truck and close the door behind me, turning to Jessica.
"So anything interesting happen last night?" She asks immediately.
"Well if last night includes yesterday afternoon then yes, interesting is a very good way to describe it." I say, smiling widely; very happy I won't have to be alone, at least not walking to class.
"Come on, details girl! Are you two official now?" She asks, looking as if she's about to burst with excitement.
"Well we drove home and one of my favorite songs, "Broken" by Secondhand Serenade came on the radio. We both started singing along and let me tell you he is an amazing singer. After, we both laughed and he asked if I liked them. I told him they are one of my absolute favorites and he said he likes them to but they're a little too depressing to him, so I told him he probably wouldn't like most of my music then."
"Oh you're a musician?" She asks, interrupting.
"Yea, I've been writing my own music for years and I play guitar. Anyway, he was also surprised that I write. He told me he has just started working on his first original piece and that he's having a little trouble."
"Really, that entire family seems so perfect; it's hard to believe he would have trouble with anything?" She says, it's obvious she believes what she's saying. It kind of makes me want to laugh. Jasper does seem very perfect in a lot of ways. I guess that's why I like little flaws like that.
"Well when I heard the song it sounded perfect so it's not that unusual. So then we had just arrived at my house and," The bell rings cutting me off.
"Oh shit! Wait you have English right now don't you?" She asks as we start walking toward the English building.
"Yes, why do you ask?" I say with a bit of confusion in my voice.
"Because we're in the same class. I thought I had introduced myself to you a couple days ago. I invited you to lunch, remember?" She asks me. I remember being in line for my food when Jasper snuck up behind me but, she's right, before that I was going to eat lunch with her and her friends.
"You're completely right, I'm sorry I totally forgot." I apologize, truly upset for blowing her off.
"Its fine, for that boy, I would have blown myself off too." She says, smiling and echoing my thoughts as we walk into the class room together. I go to try and sit down at my desk but Jessica grabs me.
"Come on, no one sits beside me." She says pulling me to her desk at the back of the room. We sit down just as the teacher walks in.
"That was a little close" I say as he calls the class to order.
The class goes by quickly and I get a chance to finish the story that the bell so rudely interrupted. The bell rings again and Jess and I get up and walk together toward her next class. I start to laugh as we walk up to my next building.
"You know if this is your next class then we get to keep talking." I say when she gives me a look. I think I've been spending so much time with Jasper that I forgot how much fun just chatting with another girl can be.
"You're in pre-cal too; awesome!" She nearly shouts, hugging me.
"Yes I am, and no one sits beside me." I say. I'm really glad I've gotten to know someone else in this class.
"That's sweet but, I'm warning you now, I'm not that good at math." She says, making me laugh.
"Me either. I guess we just have to hope two heads are better than one." I say as we both laugh walking into the building. Just like first, this hour passes in a breeze. The bell rings and we head outside again. This is the first time the sun has come out at all since I got here. It make this town so much brighter and happy, it's just too bad Jasper isn't here.
"Got someone on your mind?" Jessica says as we walk toward her class; this time, not the same one as me.
"Yea, I was just thinking how much happier this place looks when it's actually sunny, and I know I would be a lot happier if he was here." I say, smiling sadly.
"Well I think you're S.O.L there. That entire family goes hiking every time it's sunny, even the doctor." Jess says.
"Yea, oh well I guess." I say.
"Does the Cullens' absence not make you free for lunch?" She asks, smiling a little. I think she can see I'm missing my Jasper.
"Yes it does. Why do you ask?" I say, pretty sure I know what coming next.
"Well any chance you want to take me up on that lunch offer now?" She asks, smiling sweetly at me.
"I think that could be possible," I say smiling back. "Thanks." I hug her before she goes into her building. I hurry to Spanish and almost beat my teacher.
"A little earlier next time please Miss Swan." She says holding the door for me. I nod and quickly take my seat. I like Spanish class so it doesn't feel that long even if I'm alone. This has been a really good morning so far. With the exception of this class I've gotten to spend all day with Jess who actually is really nice. I hope Jasper won't mind her hanging out with us sometimes.
After hanging in a rather easy assignment I go back to my desk. I'm just about to sit when the bell rings. I smile and happily head to the cafeteria to meet up with Jessica. I get into the café and without Jasper here it seems so much more hectic. He does wonders, holding back my anxiety.
"Hey Bella, over here!" Jessica shouts from her table as soon as I grab my food.
"Hey." I say, sitting down. When Jess said her and her friends I didn't realize how many that meant.
"Bella this is Angela, Mike, Eric, and Tyler." Jessica says, gesturing to individuals around the table. Normally it's just me and Jasper so this is a little bit new to me.
"Nice to meet all of you." I say, smiling and trying my best to hide my slight anxiety. Normally groups of new people make me a little nervous but I've gotten used to just dealing with it.
"It's a pleasure to meet you Bella." The blonde boy Jess called Mike says winking at me.
"Watch out buddy she's taken!" Jess says told him, looking a little annoyed. It's pretty obvious she likes him.
"Oh, who's the lucky guy?" Angela asks, smiling happily. She seems nice.
"Jasper." I say to her, smiling as I think about my Jasper. I hope he's having a good time with his family.
"Jasper Hale, no way!" She says, looking absolutely shocked to my surprise.
"Yea, why is that so shocking?" I ask, smiling. Her reaction makes me want to laugh.
"He's one of the Cullens! I don't think I've ever seen any of them speak to another student before, especially not Jasper!" She explains. I guess it must have something to do with the secrete Jasper didn't tell me yesterday.
"Truthfully I ran into him at the gas station one night. I do mean literally." I say laughing at myself.
"So you fell on your ass and he helped you up. How is romantic?" Tyler says. He doesn't really seem interested in the conversation; he's just got to have input somewhere I guess.
"Shut up Tyler, this is girl talk you wouldn't understand." Jessica tells him, I can't help but to laugh and Angela does the same.
"He seems like the southern gentlemen type to me. I bet he didn't mind being run into at all." Angela says bring the conversation back.
"Nope, not one bit, and you're right he's very much a southern gentleman. He even called me ma'am when he helped me up. I think it's so adorable." I say, it's occurring to me that I'm bragging a little but the girls don't seem to mind. The boys are talking about some baseball thing now anyway.
"Danmit girl you're so lucky. I totally thought that boy was with Alice." Jess says, smacking herself on the forehead.
"He was actually, apparently Alice accused him of cheating on her, when he actually didn't, and broke up with him." I tell them, Angela looks confused.
"But wasn't Alice sitting with you guys yesterday?" She asks.
"Yea she and Jasper cleared it up and decided that they're better off as friends." I say, smiling. I'm really glad to have Alice around to.
"Wow and she so nice to you right away like that. They really must have been unhappy together." Angela says quietly.
"Yea I guess not." I say as the bell rings. The guys are gone almost immediately, only stopping for a moment to wave goodbye.
"Well I guess we'll see you around Bella. It was nice talking to you." Angela says as the three of us get up.
"Yea, you too Angela. I'll try and see if I can come around more often." I say happily.
"Awesome, that would be great. See you in gym Bella." Jessica says as her and Angela head off to class. I hurry to Bio, glad that Edward won't be there today. That's probably the only plus side to the Cullens not being at school. Since I did a lot of the work from this class in Phoenix last semester Bio is really easy. Without Edward there I'm the first one done today's assignment and I celebrate happily by reading a book for the rest of the hour. The bell rings and for once I'm happy to head to gym. I get to class and change, then go to meet Jessica, who's chatting with Mike.
"Hey guys." I say walking up to them.
"Oh, hello again Bella." Mike says, Jess gives me a look that tells me I've interrupted something.
"Hey Bella, would you give us a minute?" Jess asks nicely.
"Yea, sure." I say and go to do a couple laps of the gym like I have seen a couple of the more athletic kids doing. Soon enough Jess waves me back over and I stop beside them just as the teacher brings the class to order.
"We're going to be playing basketball today class. I need teams of five." She says, projecting her voice through the entire gym.
"Well I guess that means we need two." Mike says, looking around and waving at a couple of the other guys who quickly come over and join our team.
"I suggest you guys keep the ball away from me." I say, smiling and laughing at myself.
"Will do." The tall dark haired boy says. Gym goes by without incident; when the ball ends up in my hands the others find a way to get it away from me. I'm just happy I didn't end up passing to the other team. That's one of my most common errors in this sport. The final whistle blows. I'm surprised to say, our team actually managed to win two out of three of our games.
"Good job Bella!" Jess says coming up to me, just a little bit out of breath.
"I stayed away from the ball and no one got hurt, I'd say it wasn't to bad." I agree, happy that for once I didn't hold my team back to badly. I go and get changed. Again I'm the first person out but today I wait for Jessica. I'm not in a rush.
"Aren't you normally gone before I leave?" Jess says, coming out of the change room just as the bell rings.
"I thought I'd wait for you today." I say smiling. Mike comes up behind Jessica while I'm talking and grabs her by the shoulders, making her squeak and jump away from him.
"Oh my God, Mike! You're such a dick!" She shouts, turning around and pushing him.
"Guilty as charged." Mike says, stepping away from her and taking a dramatic bow. I roll my eyes but can't help laughing at my new friends.
"Tisk tisk Mike, that's no way to treat a lady." I say.
"That's right" Jessica says looking very thankful for the back-up.
"My apologies baby." Mike says with one of those stupid grins on his face.
"You'd better be talking to me!" Jess says, again pointing out to Mike that I'm taken.
"Yes honey I was talking to you, don't worry." He says, pulling her in for a hug. She doesn't seem to mind all that much.
"Okay people, I'm locking up." Our teacher says, shoeing us out of the gym. We get going.
"Wow kicked out again, that's two days in a row." Jess says, I assume she's talking to Mike.
"Well not for me." I say, smiling.
"Nope not for you. What do you have planned for tonight Bella?" Jessica asks me.
"Nothing actually. I was probably just going to respond to emails and play with my guitar." I say, telling the honest truth.
"Oh that's boring. Next time there's a sunny day we're going to chill ok?" Jess says, making me smile.
"Yea, definitely." I say happily.
"Great, okay while see you tomorrow. If you can, convince your boy to come and sit with us." Jessica says, heading to her car.
"I'll see what I can do. Later." I say deciding to go to my truck. I know I have a long night ahead of me but I don't mind.
JPOV
It's probably close to midnight by the time my family starts to head back. I was thirstier then I realized, but it wasn't until I smelt Emmett's first kill that I realized it. My control has been so much better this week, and I know that's because of Bella. I missed her so much today. Normally I absolutely love these sunny days because they mean hunting but today, for the first time, I didn't need or want to go hunting. I would have much rather just gone to school so I could be with Bella. I can't believe I meet her just three days ago.
"You're sure lost in thought." Alice says, coming up beside me.
"Yea, it's been a really long day." I say, knowing she'll understand.
"Bella had a really good day Jasper. She was actually hanging out with a few of the humans. Oh and she's going to ask if we want to sit with them at lunch tomorrow." Alice tells me, really calming me down. I'm glad Bella wasn't alone today.
"I don't see the harm in sitting with them tomorrow. We did just hunt today." I say, knowing how much of an improvement this will be on my normal capabilities.
"That's great; the girls Bella has befriended really seem to want to meet you. I wonder what Bella said about you." Alice says, I know Bella would say nothing but good about me and Alice. I just hope no one brought up Edward.
"I'm sure Bella mentioned you to Alice. You two seemed to be getting along quite well yesterday, at least when she wasn't mad at you for lying." I say, knowing it bugs her that Bella caught her.
"I still don't understand how she did it. I mean that was a very possible story and I didn't hesitate at all when I said it." Alice says, pouting.
"She just knows when she's being lied to Alice. It's really that simple." I tell her, hoping that will help her figure it out. I had to realize pretty quickly that Bella can tell when people are lying. When she knows someone it's being truthful she isn't afraid to tell them.
"What do you mean? It's not like she has a power, she is only human." Alice says, still confused.
"If it is a power and it's already that strong now I would love to see it fully developed." I say, that would definitely be something.
"Well you better be careful if that's the case Jasper. It's hard to be around humans without lying to them, and there's going to be quite a few tomorrow." Alice says, looking a little worried.
"I can answer most things honestly and I find half truths work for whatever I can't, then I find she can't pick out which part is the lie." I tell her, when we're alone I know that doesn't work but with her friends I don't think she'll drag me over the coals too much.
"Alright but I'm telling you now just be careful." Alice says as we reach the house and go inside.
"I will Alice, don't worry too much." I tell her before I head down to my room. I want to try to add to my song. I know that will keep me occupied for the night.
EPOV
I can't believe this. Why am I doing this again? Do I enjoy torturing myself? I ask myself while I stand in Bella's room again. She talks in her sleep and last night she said my name. I'm not sure why still though. It didn't seem to be a good dream and I think that might have been because of me. My family thinks I'm gone, probably pretty far away by now, but I bet since it was sunny today Bella doesn't yet. She'll probably, I hate not being sure, be happy I'm gone. I know I scare her; I can't see it in her eyes when she looks at me.
"Please go away. Edward, please stop. Go away." She says, making me check if she's asleep. My suspicions must be right. Her nightmare is about me. What on earth did Jasper say to make her so terrified of me? I guess that's the million dollar question. Whatever it was it's too bad I didn't think of it first. Then I might have scared her away from him instead. He seems to think he has so much more control when he's with her but he's letting his guard down completely. There's no way in hell Jasper, Jasper of all people, has gained that much control.
"Jasper, you're here. Please make him leave love… I was so scared." She says. She really does make me hate her more whenever she speaks. She trusts him so much, it's pathetic. No one trusts him like that, not even Alice. That's probably the only reason he likes her, because she's giving him something no one else will. It's not like she knows what she's doing. I know this is going to end badly and, when it does, it will expose all of us.
A/N: I did mean to post this last night but it took me a little longer then I thought to get back into it. I'll try and update again soon. Reviews are love!