Sasha sat in class, reading over the note. Maybe if she could sneak a peek at Jasper and Jake's handwriting, she could confirm or deny who it was. Perhaps she should talk to Carlisle again. When the lunch bell rang, Sasha shoved everything into her backpack, holding the rose as she headed for the lunchroom. She was deep in thought and didn't see the person she bumped into until she fell back on her butt.

"I'm sorry, let me help you." the person said, holding out their hand.

"My fault completely." Sasha said, looking up at the person. The only word she could say was "wow".

"I'm new here. My name is Caleb." Caleb said, smiling, helping Sasha to her feet.

"I'm Sasha. I was the new kid a few months ago. Don't worry, you'll get used to the rain. Eventually." Sasha said, smiling.

"Yeah, that will take some getting used to. It was a pleasure to meet you, Sasha." Caleb said.

"The pleasure's mine, believe me. If you need help, just yell." Sasha said, blushing and walking to a table, setting her stuff down. She wanted to wait until Jasper came down so she could ask to borrow his notes for Lit class.

"Is this seat taken?" Caleb asked.

"Oh…" Sasha said, looking up. "No, go ahead."

"Thanks." Caleb said, sitting down beside Sasha. "So…what are you doing this weekend?"

"Homework." Sasha muttered, glancing at the door for Jasper's arrival.

"Do you think you would like to take a break from the homework to go see a movie with me?" Caleb asked, smiling hopefully.

"I think I can arrange it." Sasha said, blushing a little more.

"Cool." Caleb said.

Edward, Bella, Alice, Jasper, Rosalie, and Emmett all walked into the lunch room, turning everyone's heads. She heard Caleb mutter a "wow" and Sasha smiled as they filled out the rest of the table.

"Hey squirt!" Emmett said, ruffling Sasha's hair.

"Hey Tinkerbell!" Sasha replied, smirking.

"I'm not Tinkerbell. Come on, I deserve a better nickname than that." Emmett said.

"Who's your friend, Sasha?" Alice asked, elbowing Sasha gently.

"Oh, this is Caleb. He's new here." Sasha said, blushing slightly.

"Mmhmmm." Alice said, smiling.

"Mmhmm what, Alice dear?" Sasha asked.

"I see you two are going on a date…good job girl." Alice said, leaning over to whisper. Sasha blushed. Bella rolled her eyes, getting up and walking out.

"I guess she's still got her panties in a twist." Sasha muttered, watching Edward go after her. "Oh Jasper, can I borrow your notes for Lit class? I think I missed something."

"Yeah." Jasper said, pulling the notes from his backpack and handing them to Sasha.

Sasha took the page, looking at the handwriting. Elegant script. It figured. It didn't match the handwriting on the note at all. Sasha sighed, handing it back to Jasper. Sasha was deep in thought; she was actually hoping it was Jake, but had a bad feeling it wasn't Jake either.

"Right, Sasha?" Emmett asked, poking Sasha.

"Hmm, yeah." Sasha said, not having been paying attention to what Emmett had been saying.

"Ha! I knew it! You just admitted it!" Emmett said, smirking.

"Admitted what?" Sasha asked.

"That you want me." Emmett said, causing the rest of the table to chuckle.

"Oh yeah, I want you as bad as I want a cold sore." Sasha said, a sweet smile on her face.

"Damn girl, you must really want a cold sore." Emmett replied.

"Oh yes, I so do." Sasha said.

"Sorry to break it to you, man, but this girl is my date this weekend." Caleb said, winking.

"Sasha!" Emmett said, grabbing his chest. "You're cheating on me!"

"I hate that you had to find out this way, baby!" Sasha said, laughing.

"But…but…" Emmett said, trying not to laugh.

"Hey, you're cheating on me with Rosalie!" Sasha said, pointing at Rosalie who was laughing.

"Yeah…but you like it!" Emmett replied, his arm around Rosalie.

"Yeah, you're right. It's hot." Sasha said, her voice full of sarcasm.

……

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After school, Emmett and Rosalie had dropped off Sasha at the La Push border so Sasha could talk to Jake. She finally got to the house Jake lived in with his dad, Billy. Billy was outside on the porch.

"Hey Billy!" Sasha said, skipping up to the porch.

"Hello Sasha. Jake's inside." Billy said.

"Thanks Wild Bill." Sasha said, going inside. "JAAAAAAKE!" Sasha yelled, giggling when Jake ran in to the living room.

"You screamed?" Jake said.

"Yes. Where's your backpack?" Sasha asked.

"On my bed, why?" Jake asked. Sasha dashed off to Jake's room, opening his backpack and pulling out paper with writing on it.

"Crap…chicken scratch." Sasha muttered.

"What was that for?" Jake asked from the doorway.

"Oh…I just wanted to see what your writing looked like. That's all." Sasha said, smiling.

"Ooookay…." Jake said.

"So what are you and Bella doing?" Jake asked.

"She's actually staying with Edward. We're not…talking exactly." Sasha said.

"Why?" Jake asked.

"Long story, sad ending. Won't bore you with details." Sasha replied. "Can you give me a ride?"

"All night long." Jake said, waggling his eyebrows and laughing. Sasha snorted and laughed.

"I said can YOU give ME a ride, not can I give YOU a ride. Gosh." Sasha said, laughing hard.

"Touché." Jake said, laughing.

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Jake dropped Sasha off at her house. Charlie was already home, parked in front of the flat screen watching sports. Sasha walked in, setting her stuff in the chair.

"I really like this sports subscription. Thanks." Charlie said.

"You're welcome Dad." Sasha said. "Hungry?"

"Always." Charlie replied, his eyes glued to the screen.

Sasha walked into the kitchen and started frying up ground beef for homemade tacos. She was humming a song when Charlie walked into the kitchen, setting his newspaper down. Sasha set the lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, and the other taco ingredients on the table, grabbing some plates and glasses as well.

"Any boys in town catch your eye?" Charlie asked, fixing his food.

"Somewhat, yeah. I have a date this weekend, actually. His name is Caleb." Sasha said, sitting down and fixing her food.

"Caleb Reese?" Charlie asked.

"I think so, yeah." Sasha replied.

"Yeah, just put his father away. His mom just moved them down here from Seattle." Charlie said.

"What did his daddy do to get tossed in the hoosegow?" Sasha asked.

"Aggravated assault, battery, possible abuse." Charlie said.

"Yikes." Sasha said. "I hope Caleb isn't like that."

"I want you to take this pepper spray." Charlie said, pulling a can from the kitchen drawer.

"Sure…thanks." Sasha said, setting it on the table.

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Sasha didn't know why she tortured herself. She briefly entertained the idea that maybe she was an educational masochist. Not only did she have Physics work again, but she had AP American History homework as well. She signed up for those classes, figuring that she could handle it. Sasha finished her Physics homework and set it aside, pulling her history book towards her and started writing about how the Industrial Revolution affected the United States. Eight pages due. So far, she had a total of 8 sentences. Sasha doubted that Mr. Moore would accept one sentence per page and give her full credit. Sasha fell asleep sometime around two a.m. at her desk, asleep on top of her book. She shivered and that is what woke her up around seven a.m. She startled, looking around and seeing her window partially open, the wind blowing the curtain gently. Sasha wiped her eyes, walking over and shutting the window. She wrapped her arms around herself, her neck feeling tingly and weird. She groaned, seeing that she had fallen asleep on her desk all night. Sasha's hand grazed the side of her neck unconsciously, the tingly feeling getting a bit more intense. Sasha glanced at her unfinished history homework. Maybe Mr. Moore would give her an extension. She picked up her pages, seeing that it was all filled in. Her jaw dropped. Eight pages had been filled with exact details of how the U.S. had been affected by the Industrial Revolution!

"Holy…crap…" Sasha whispered, reading through the report. She looked on her desk, expecting a note or another rose. There was none.

Sasha shook her head, setting the paper back down and going over to her closet to get her clothes for school. She was so glad it was Friday. She and Caleb had a date tomorrow. Maybe she should call Alice to help her get ready. Sasha knew Alice would jump at that idea. She opened her closet and was covered in bunches of loose flowers falling on her and the floor. 'Do flowers even grow this time of year up here?' Sasha thought, seeing daisies, roses, tulips, daffodils, and a bunch of other flowers she didn't know the exact name of. She smiled in spite of herself. 'Why would a vampire who is after my sister and I be giving me flowers and doing my homework?' Sasha thought, scooping up the flowers and putting them on her bed. She grabbed some jeans and a long sleeved shirt, going to change clothes and get ready for school. There was a note taped to the inside of her medicine cabinet.

"Quit slacking in your homework. Just because I lived through your assignments doesn't mean I should keep doing them. You're so…interesting…when you sleep. I wonder if Bella's skin tastes as good as yours does.

-J"

That tingling feeling! Sasha's hand went to her neck, looking in the mirror. There were two small fine scratches on her neck. It didn't hurt. James had been close to her neck. He could have bitten her last night. Drained all of her blood and she wouldn't have even known. 'Oh God…Charlie!" Sasha's mind screamed as she raced to find her dad. He was getting his coat on and walking out the door when Sasha ran downstairs. She slumped against the banister in relief. Charlie hadn't been hurt. Sasha ran back upstairs, going to her desk. She tore a piece of paper out of her notebook, scribbling a quick note and taping it to her window. She quickly got dressed, shoving everything into her backpack, and going out of the house, heading for school.

Sasha didn't notice the pair of eyes watching her from the forest. What she did notice, however, was Caleb waiting by the door, smiling at her. Sasha blushes slightly, waving. James growled from his hiding place in a tree in the forest.

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Author's note: Another chapter, folks! I want to firstly thank my new beta, earthlover! You are amazing babe! I would have posted this earlier but it all got sent to my spam folder (wtf) and I didn't check it until like…ten minutes ago. But it's here! And beta'd! Woot! So, what do you think of this chapter? I really wanna know! REVIEW! Oh, and next week are my finals (insert scream here) so I might only get to update once or twice. Just be patient with me, okay? Mwaaaah!