DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN TWILIGHT OR ANY OF ITS CHARACTERS. THOSE RIGHTS FULLY BELONG TO STEPHANIE MEYER.

Chapter 12: Talking and Getting Close

"I wanna kiss you
But if I do then I might miss you, babe
It's complicated and stupid
Got my ass squeezed by sexy Cupid
Guess he wants to play, wants to play
A love game, a love game."

-Love Game by Lady Gaga

"Bella?" Jasper said getting my attention and my embarrassment doubled. Even if I didn't blush I was sure that Jasper could feel my embarrassment. "How is it that you can still blush?"

"UGH! I didn't know that I was blushing." I said trying to hide my blush. "I can blush because of my power. I told you earlier that I was a special vampire, I am in many ways more human than vampire. I only drink blood once a month, I have to eat human food at least once a day, and if I wish I can still sleep."

"That's an awesome power to have. Sometimes I wish that I could still sleep. Life can drag on forever since we can't take a moment and truly relax into a nice peaceful sleep." Jasper said with a small almost dreamy smile.

"Sounds nice when you explain it like that. I guess since I can sleep I take advantage of it." I said. "I sleep almost every night unless I'm doing something and lose track of time."

"So we never really had a chance to get to know each other when we first met. I'm sorry about that but Edward and Alice both told me to keep my distance from you. I wanted a chance to get to know you but I was trying to make Alice happy and would have done anything for her." Jasper said.

"It's okay Jasper, I completely understand. I would have done anything for Edward just to make him happy. I was willing to give up my family, my friends, my whole life for him. But they never loved us the same way that we did." I told him.

"As sad as that is it's true. I could always tell that my love was stronger than hers. It was the same for you and Edward, your love was always stronger than his was." Jasper said with a sad smile. "I just thought that it was off balance because I am an empath so I can feel emotions better. I though since you were human and you always felt emotions so much stronger than anyone I have ever met, that is why it was off balance."

"It's because I always believed that he was my only love. I always thought that he was my soul mate but now that I look back on that time in my life I can tell that it was always a one sided kind of love." I said. "I was never his equal and he never would have made me his equal. I would have always been that human that he had to protect."

"Yea I fought with him all the time saying that we should just changed you since it was what you wanted anyways. The whole family, well except Rosalie, used to fight with him over it. He would never listen to any of us. I don't know what changed with that family." Jasper said.

"They didn't chance, they have always done what Alice and Edward wanted to happen. Even I noticed that and I was only around the family for a short amount of time. Alice with her visions and Edward with his mind reading are the stars of that family." I said.

"Yea I always thought the same thing, Alice would always tell us exactly what our next move would be, and everyone would always look at Edward like he was the second in command when he is only a 17 year old teenage brat. The second in command should be Esme, we were all the kids we looked up to Carlisle and the only one who mattered to him was Edward." Jasper said with a laugh and a smile.

"Well now you are free to do whatever you want, and you have your privacy back. Those two things have to be big advantages for being away from all of them." I said. "I know, I like not being told what my next move is going to be before I even know it."

"Yea that's really nice but it feels strange because I've been with them for so long it's weird to not be told what I'm thinking or what I'm going to do." Jasper said.

"That's true, I was always glad that Edward was never able to read my mind. He never would have liked what I was thinking about. But I don't know he might have killed me the first time he met me if he would have heard my thoughts." I said thinking about it all. "The thing I don't understand is Alice, with all her visions how did she not see what happened on my first day of school, or with the paper cut. If I didn't know better I would think she was trying to kill me."

"I think she did see them." Jasper said. "I think Alice used the last vision to use you to get rid of us both. I just don't know why."

"What if both Alice and Edward knew about that vision, that's why they were both so insistent that I come to that birthday party? I mean Edward was looking for a reason to leave me, I know he was, and when you got carried away," I saw Jasper flinch, "sorry, but I believe that gave him a great reason to take off with out having to ever look back."

"Yea so basically both Edward and Alice used us so that they could leave us. That makes total sense now that I think about it." Jasper said.

"Anyways enough about them I want to get to know you better Jasper because I really don't know anything about you other than your history that you filled me in on earlier today." I said smiling.

"Well what would you like to know darlin?" Jasper asked with a heavy southern accent. I loved the way it sounded when he called me darlin.

"Well let's start with some of the basics. What's your favorite color?" I asked.

"Blue, I have always loved blue. It's the color of the sky on a beautiful day, the color of the ocean when the beaches are white and the water is clean. Its soothing and peaceful which is something I love." Jasper said. "What's your favorite color?"

"It changes from day to day." I said with a smile.

"What is it today?" Jasper asked.

"Hmm, I hadn't thought about it today, but I guess it is blue as well since I'm sitting her by the river relaxing and enjoying the tranquility of it." I said smiling. "Do you speak any other languages?"

"I speak several, Spanish, Latin, Italian, and Greek are my favorite." Jasper said. "You?"

"I speak Pig-Latin if that counts." I said laughing. "I learned a little Spanish in high school but I haven't tried to learn anything new since I was turned."

"Well maybe I can teach you some new things." Jasper said with a smirk.

"Yeah and maybe I can teach you some new things too." I said smirking back at him. As I stared into his eyes I noticed just how much hotter he looked than Edward. Where Edward had many boyish features, Jasper was all man. I could see the scars that he had from where he fought in the Newborn Wars. Jasper seemed more real to me than Edward, he had flaws just like I did. I could easily see myself falling in love with Jasper.

"Bella?" Jasper said snapping me out of where my thoughts were going.

"Huh?" I said sound stupid and dazzled. "Hey no fair you dazzled me, that's not supposed to happen now that I'm like you!"

Jasper started laughing so hard that he was rolling around of the ground. "I'm sorry Bells, you were just so deep in thought I called your name several time but you just had this blank look on your face." He finally said once he stopped laughing.

"Ha, ha, ha, you're very funny Jasper." I said acting mad.

"Awe Bells don't be mad at me please," Jasper said with a pouty face. I couldn't help but melt at the look on his face.

"Okay, okay, I'm not mad, just put that sad pout away." I said smiling.

"Yeah I knew I would win." Jasper said with a smirk.

"I just let you win that's all it is." I said smiling. "Okay anyways lets get back to what we were talking about."

"What were we talking about?" He asked with a smirk.

"You of course." I said smiling.

"What about me?" He asked.

"Let's see what to ask, what to ask." I said thinking, tapping my finger to my chin very thoughtful like, "I know, what's your favorite book?"

"Anything about the Civil War, even though they got most of the facts wrong but what can be expected they weren't really there when these things happened." Jasper said. "What do you like to read?"

"I like the classics, Jane Austin, Shakespeare, anything like that. My favorites are Pride and Prejudice, and Romeo and Juliet." I said

"Those are good books too. I've read them both a couple times." Jasper said.

"Tell me more about you." I said.

"Only if you tell me more about you," was his reply.

We talked all night, and when the sun stated to rise again I was surprised by how fast the time went. We talked about the little things Jasper remembered from his human life, and we talked about what I remember from my childhood. We talked about our favorites, everything from animals to websites. I was surprised how much we had in common. I think that if we would have had a chance to get to know each other while I was still human we would have been best friends.

"Come on Jasper," I said standing up, "We have to head home. I have classes this morning that I have to go to."

"Yea, so do I, do you want to ride with me?" Jasper asked as we started to walk back to the house after I had gathered up my homework.

"Sure that sounds like a good idea," I said smiling. When we got back to the house Peter was standing by the door pacing. He looked like a father who's teenage girl had been out all night.

"Bella, oh thank god your home. I thought that something had happened to you. Why didn't you call me and tell me you were going to be out all night, you had me so worried." Peter said yelling like he was really my father. I was shocked. Then he turned to Jasper, "And you, why would you keep her out all night? You're old enough to know you should call if your going to be out late with my daughter."

I couldn't help it between Peter's rant and Jasper's face I bust out laughing. "Sorry Pettie I didn't know that I would worry you so much, I mean after all I am a big strong vampire. I promise I will call you though next time I decide to stay out all night. Now I have to go get ready for school." I said walking up to my room to get ready.