Chapter 13

Jasper POV

It has been two days since Edward and Alice were incinerated. I like that word - incinerated. I have spent most of that time trying to remember who Jasper Whitlock was before he met Mary Alice Brandon. I'm not having much luck, I'm just not that guy anymore either. I'm not Maria's Jasper, or Alice's Jasper but fuck if I know who this Jasper is supposed to be?

Peter says to give it time, big things are on the horizon. He swears that I will be happier than I've ever been before. More cryptic bullshit. I've spent alot of time reconnecting with Peter and Charlotte. It's been good.

I've also spent alot of time with my family, they are all trying to be really supportive. It is hard because I can feel what all of this has done to them, as well as my own heartbreak, but we are working it out. We decided to stay for the Ceremony and the Ball, but leave the next day.

The Denalis and other Covens we know have all expressed their sorrow and support for us. I try to stay away from them. I don't want to feel their pity, if that is what they are feeling.

Yesterday I threw out all the clothing that Alice had purchased for me, which was basically everything. Rosalie and I went shopping and got me some comfortable stuff that is more me. Lots of jeans and T-shirts, even a pair of Italian Leather Cowboy boots. We also purchased me a new tuxedo from Armani for the Ball. No way I was wearing anything the WBFH (Wicked Bitch from Hell) had bought me. I think I will wear my Cowboy Boots with my Tux, they are black.

Everywhere you look in the Castle there are vampires running around like it is the end of the world. They are really taking this shindig seriously. Emmett and I plan to go up to the roof and watch the human festivities. They have a parade of some sort. Knowing Emmett though, he probably has some water balloons to throw too.

Bella POV

Ouch, Ouch, Ouch.

"Damnit Heidi, do you have to pull so hard?" I muttered under my breath. Heidi is hell with a hairbrush. She always pulls my hair so tight my eyes slant.

I've only been home for two hours and it is already hell. Thankfully Uncle Aro has been too busy with preparations to touch Jane and see all that happened on our mini-holiday. I know that as soon as he sees everything I am gonna be dust. Hopefully, he won't see Jane until the whole Circus is going on, then he won't be able to cause a scene with all those visiting vampires watching us. Yeah, and then maybe he will forget.

Like that is so going to happen- not!

Soon as we walked in the door the Dress Nazis started nagging about how I left them so little time to get so much done. Then they threw me in the bathtub and told me to wash. Like I don't know how to wash myself? Aunt Sulpicia then told me to lay down on the bed in my towel. I thought they were gonna give me a nice massage or something. Nope! Instead they tortured me with this stuff called Nads. They took turns yanking the hair off me and listening to me scream. Let me tell you, getting your Coochie hair pulled out by the roots, hurts like a bitch. I asked them why they had to do it, nobody was going to see my hairy Coochie? They rolled their eyes at me. Then they made me rub lotion all over, and that shit stung.

Now I am sitting in a chair in a bathrobe while Heidi tries to tear the hair out of my head. Fuck my life! And I have how many more hours left of this shit before I get to go be put on display?

Ouch, fuck, Ouch.

a/n OK guys, next Chapter is the one. Jasper meets Bella