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CAUTION NOTICE: Be careful of who you talk to online. Just a little warning because not everyone you meet online will be as sweet as Jasper is in this story. So Please be careful when chatting with people on the internet. This is a safety note for everyone out there. (Yes I found this necessary because this is a story revolving around meeting online so I found it appropriate)

RATED: T+ for Language.

Pixie's Note: Sorry for the delayed update. It was suppose to be out last Thursday but we got a new puppy, Lee-Lee's actual brother from the breeder we call him Seth and he had Kennel cough so we had to get that taken care of.

You all know my puppy Lee-Lee. She's adorable. She's been taking care of her brother and picking fights with my other dogs..Yes folks, I'm going to end up a single woman living in a nice home with 27 dogs. ;) I'm just kidding. Though I already have quite the number of them. I just love dogs, and we have a lot of space for them.

Anyhow, here is your update. This is in third person and an absolute chapter. I hope I do greatly in this one because I think this is one of those important chapters. So happy reading!!

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Pixie's Song choice for this Chapter: First Love by Utada Hikaru Piano Version, I'll Be by Edwin McCain.

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A Cinderella Story

Chapter 13 : I'll Be

The night sky was gleaming, the stars and the moon shone above their heads. It was a different scenery compared to the one inside the dance hall. It was more mystical than anything else. Two figures escaped the crowd of the dance hall, hand in hand. Though they walked in silence, anyone could notice the chemistry between them. It was pure, innocent almost and perfect. They slowly made their way to the vacant area. It was a dimly lit pathway, leading to a beautiful site. From what they both could see, it seemed like the perfect place to chat. Quiet and serene, and the only sounds they heard were the soft echoes of the music from the dance and a soft melodic piano being played in the distance.

As they both stood before the pathway, neither spoke. Both taking in the beauty of it. The tall bushes gave them privacy, but the roses presented a splash of color that complimented the greenes. On the ground were simply white lights leading down the path to another. The stone walk way surely did it's best to add a touch of elegance to it. The cool breeze carried the soft scent of roses to their noses. It also allowed for the comfort of being outdoors, something both of them found rather easing. Though it was poorly dimmed, anyone with eyes could see the beauty in it.

"This is beautiful."The girl breathed out, finally breaking the silence between them as she stood in awe. Leah glanced at Jasper, her eyes though hidden beneath the mask was twinkling with excitement. All of her previous fears had faded away into the back of her mind. Sealed there for the duration of the night.

Her escort simply laughed in response. "I knew you would appreciate it." He answered with a charming smile, Leah felt her heart skip a beat at the sight of it. She was feeling butterflies dance in her stomach, she wondered if what she was feeling was what it was like to be truly in love. But unknown to her, Jasper was feeling the same exact emotion and pondering if it was a sign of love. Though he may not show it, he can feel her every emotion. It comforted him, and reassured him that he was not falling for someone who might not be feeling quite the same as he.

"Shall we?"Jasper asked bowing slightly and his hand extended out to the direction they would be heading. Leah took one glance at the beautiful pathway before smiling sweetly up at him. She simply nodded her head and followed his lead.

The two walked side by side the other. Jasper couldn't help but think of how beautiful she was. Her copper skin glowed underneath the moons light. She was a vision of perfection in his mind, a girl who had been broken into pieces and yet held herself up together so well. He felt like human every moment he spoke with her. He felt less and less a monster, and she brought it out of him. He felt as if she was his other half, a part that he had been missing all along and how easily she fit next to him. He smirked lightly at his own thoughts. He had never been dazzled by any vampire even more so a human, and yet he walked beside one that had the ability to make his soul come to life.

He was in awe of her beauty, inside and out. But he feared that her insecurity would prevent them from seeing one another, it worried him that he could lose her whether by her own choice, by his own choice or by his own hand. He had control over his actions and his words, so he picked them carefully. He wanted to know if she would be able to accept the truth much like Bella had with Edward, or would she be the force to drive their family elsewhere. There were so many aspects of his life he worried she wouldn't understand, or that she would fear it and run. Not everyone was made like Isabella Swan and not everyone has a fairy tale like Edward Cullen and Isabella Swan. One could only hope it comes close to it.

But as he glanced back at her, he knew that his worried and doubts were nothing but minor details he need not worry about. He began to feel her nerves act up, he himself was feeling a little nervous now, so without hesitation he washed away all her nervousness with his gift. Though he swore to never use it, he felt the need to at this moment.

Leah felt more at ease as she felt a wave of calm wash over her. A soft laugh escaped her lips as she realized he had a gift as to say. She heard Jacob mention it a few nights before about the leech clan having extra abilities than typical leeches. She thought Jacob was joking, but now she knew it was all true.

"You have quite the laugh."Jasper spoke up, his eyes never leaving her. He wished he had Edwards gift to read what she has been thinking about, but to his dismay he couldn't decipher her just yet.

"Ah well I try." Leah answered grinning at him. She had decided that giving him this chance would be giving her an opportunity to change her life. Even for just one night, she could forget the horrible life she had lived. Forget that vampires and werewolves exist and just be a normal girl looking for something more in life and maybe find love. Jasper was giving her that chance, that golden opportunity no one ever bothered to give her. No one showed her the kindness he has showed her. He was persistent on getting her to open up, regardless of how many times she's walked away from him. It was the type of thing Leah had been looking for all these years. Comfort and someone to finally push through hard enough to get to her.

Jacob came close to it, but Leah never felt that connection she felt with Jasper with Jacob. Embry tries and Seth had tried but neither came close. Everyone else learned to accept the fact Leah had changed, and that when she spoke 'get the fuck away from me' it meant exactly those words. Jasper was different, she was starting to see that. Slowly she was letting him in, letting her guard shatter into the ground just so she could touch him. Leah had too much pride to admit it, but every single time he touched her, she felt her heart skip a beat. She even took a mental note about how her hand fitted perfect with his. She was a perfect fit for him, she knew that.

"So, The Hidden Harpy. Would you tell me who you are if I guessed it right?" Jasper asked, his butterscotch eyes glimmered with hope to finding out who his mystery girl was.

"Maybe."Leah shrugged, playing coy about it. She couldn't help but feel playful around him. She felt like she was really back to her old self and she liked it.

"Maybe?"Jasper asked eyeing her curiously before he laughed. "Playing hard to get, I see. How about if I ask you some questions then? Perhaps answering them might give me the better idea of who you are."

"Sounds like I'm being interviewed for a job or something."Leah laughed before nodding, "Ok. But only five questions." She added. She didn't want too many questions asked; she didn't know what she would be saying as answers so less was enough.

"How about I ask only fifteen?"Jasper compromised, he had no intentions of asking more than that. If ever, he already had an idea of what exactly he would be asking her.

Leah looked at him and couldn't help but laugh, she bit her bottom lip to hold back her laugh. She glanced briefly at the ground before she raised her eyes to meet his once again, "How about, Ten?"Leah responded.

Jasper nodded, smirking charmingly at Leah. "Well then, I'll take what I can get." He led Leah to another pathway, it was similar to the one they had just been on but it was larger. The large bushes from the past pathway had disappeared instead the pathway had an arch type thing until the leads to another path way. The arch made it possible for the roses to be intertwined in an artistic way above their heads. Different hues of roses mixed with the green made the scenery more magical than anyone could imagine. There were the same lighting as the other path way but the arch was also mildly decorated with lights that made it seem like the star had come and join the roses.

"First question, you do go to Forks High School, correct? Attending currently and not previously or planning to." Jasper asked. In his mind he knew it was a painfully obvious question but he wanted to make sure. That and the fact he could let her get comfortable first before jumping into his more serious inquiry.

Leah looked at him, slightly confused before she giggled. "Well ofcourse I do."She answered rolling her eyes at him. She kept her eyes on him, watching him almost. She only looked away a few moments to look at the path they were walking and to make sure she wasn't stepping on the dress she wore. But through it all, she kept a genuine smile on her lips. One she almost forgot about.

"Well just checking."Jasper answered chuckling. "You never know, it is after all the internet. Technology can be misleading." He added.

"Oh well I think we both know it can be, considering we're complete opposites but here we are."Leah pointed out, letting a soft knowing tone become evident.

"That is true."He agreed as he observed at how graceful she presented herself. She was elegant, but playful. Something a girl rarely could play off right and never in his years has he seen that. Perhaps Alice but even Alice would agree with him on that.

"Well then, Next question." Jasper began, stopping in his walk for a moment as he thought about it. His glance was on the floor for a mere moment before he lifted them up to meet hers."Were you disappointed," He paused looking back down to the ground, "When you found out I was Southern Empath? Be honest." He finished finally lifting his gaze slowly to look at her.

Leah was a few steps ahead of him, her body turned to face him and her eyes locked on his. She saw the sincerity and hope dancing in his eyes. She couldn't resist blushing faintly as she saw how charming he looked in his costume and the dim lights did everything to make him even more dazzling. She bit her bottom lip before shaking her head. "No."She replied simply before turning on her heels to walk again. "I wasn't disappointed at all. In fact, you are far more than what I expected." She answered over her shoulder.

Jasper felt a grin grace his face as he finally walked up next to her, his hands behind his back like a good soldier. "What made you want to talk to me that day we first met?"He asked, this time his gaze was on the pathway they were taking.

"I just felt like talking to someone new."Leah answered, just like Jasper her eyes were on the pathway. She felt that this time was for her to just take it all in and let all her guard fall. She was doing just that, but a part of her was still being protected deep down inside of her.

"Is that the truth?"Jasper asked curiously, waiting for the slightest shift in her emotions but they stayed calm as she nodded her head.

"Ok I get it." Jasper said nodding as well, "Promise you won't laugh."

"I don't make promises I don't know about." Leah spoke up.

"Please?"Jasper begged lightly, almost teasing and playful in some way. Leah thought it was even cute seeing him look like he did. A light pout on his face made it clear it was quite the playful gesture.

"Fine."She agreed, rolling her eyes as he straightened up.

"Given the choice, would you rather have a logger or a rice cake?"He asked watching her closely for her reaction.

Leah bursted into laughter as she looked over at him. She couldn't believe he was even asking that. "Well depends what kind of Logger it is."

"Any kind you want." Jasper answered. Truthfully his mind he thought it would taste repulsive. The thought of any human food disguisted him. Even the smell of it was incredibly hard to tolerate. He knew what a logger was because of the lunch room talk, but other than that he had never seen it and doesn't plan on seeing, eating or smelling one any time soon.

"A Logger. A Bacon and Cheese logger for lunch. Yum, sounds good."Leah imagined the tasty mouth watering burger. It was her favorite, becoming a wolfgirl made it possible to have a bottomless pit of an appetite. It wasn't lady like but it was the truth, she could eat like a guy. "Wait, why does that even matter?" She asked. She meant it in both ways, she was puzzled at the random question and at the same time she knew he didn't eat human food so why ask?

"I like a girl who is honest and has quite the appetite."Jasper stated truthfully, flashing Leah a bright and charming smile. "And if my calculations are correct, you just eliminated quite the number of girls in our school."

Leah smirked, "Well I'm not like them."

"I know." Jasper whispered softly as he looked at her. His eyes locking with hers yet again.

"You're eyes, they're breath taking. One would think I would remember those eyes"Jasper spoke softly. Leah turned to look away but Jasper was quick to cup her face gently and make her look at him. He couldn't help but wonder why those eyes felt so familiar but so mysterious at the same time. He's seen them before, he was sure.

Leah closed her eyes, his face was inches away from hers. She could feel his cold hands against his warm skin. She wasn't sure how he still wasn't guessing who she was, it should've been clear by now. Knowing well what she was doing was against everything, she bit her bottom lip as she thought about it. A part of her wanted to feel what it would be like to have his lips on hers and another part screamed at her to move.

The two stayed still, lips almost touching, almost lovers.

It was Leah who made the move, she turned her face away from him and took a step back towards their path. "Where are you taking me?"She finally asked.

"Close your eyes first."Jasper requested. He knew she meant no offense to him when she moved away. He understood, though a part of him was disappointed.

"Why?"Leah asked looking back at him.

"So now you're asking the questions?"He asked, giving her a teasing smile.

Leah rolled her eyes, "That counts as a question from you."She said before sighing in defeat. "Fine. My eyes are closed. Lead me away." She proclaimed defeated as her eyes closed. She felt his body so close to hers as he lead her down the pathway. He was gentle with his touch, it even seemed like she was floating as he lead her away.

"Open your eyes."Jasper spoke softly into her ear. His breath on her skin sent shivers down her spine but she did as told.

In front of her was one of the most amazing sights she has ever seen. It was the garden's hidden area. A gazebo was standing in the middle of it all, decorated with lights and roses around it. Flickering candle lights were inside the gazebo creating a romantic scene before them. The pathway leading to it was lit up, ribbons were outlining the pathway. Tall stands for rose and lilaq bouquets were also still there. Even the rows of chairs were lined up and still set. The musicians still had their stands out, they were just packing. The piano melody they had heard previously came from this place. A wedding had just occurred hours ago and the decorations and all still were standing.

Leah was in awe, speechless. "You knew about this place?"She asked.

"I heard the music, I followed it. I didn't know it would lead us here but I knew you would appreciate such sight." Jasper spoke up as he lead her down the aisle to the gazebo.

"This is, amazing. Jasper, you really wow."Leah was still trying to find the right words to say, none came to mind. She was in awe of Jasper and of the scenery.

"I know I'm quite the charmer."He answered as he lead her up the stairs of the gazebo. His eyes never left her as she moved away from him, taking in every aspect of the location. She was like a kid in a candy store and with her happiness and excitement he felt content feeling it.

Leah's face had lit up, a smile was plastered on her face. She leaned lightly on the gazebo's rail to look up at the night sky. It was perfect, beautiful, she felt like her entire fantasyland from childhood was recreated. Her heart felt light, she felt in love.

"If I asked you to dance, would that count as a question?" Jasper asked, interrupting Leah's dreamy gaze. She blushed, jumping slightly but turned to face him. She was still in a momentary surprise and the flush in her cheeks were more evident now. When she turned around to face him, Jasper was already bowing cordially down, his hand extended out for her to take.

She laughed, it felt so surreal. Everything from the dress she wore, to the place they were in to the person who was now asking her to dance.

"But there's no music." Leah pointed out.

"We don't need music." He answered reassuring her. He let his eyes lock with hers to show he was truly being honest with her. Leah laughed at the irony of it all. Her perfect fairytale had a dark twist, but she couldn't resist it. Even just for one night she lived the fairytale.

She took his hand as he lead her to the middle of the gazebo. One hand intertwined with his and the other on his shoulder. His hand laid lightly on her waist , her eyes locked on his. They moved gracefully together, the only melody that wrapped them were the sounds of the scenery around them.

The musicians stood watching the couple dance to no music at all. One picked up his guitar and soon strummed gently on the strings, soon a violinist followed. It was a familiar melody, a love song called "I'll Be" by Edwin McCain. Leah blushed profusely and giggled.

"You wanted music, did you not?" Jasper asked teasingly. His sweet smile charming Leah more and more by the second.

Leah chuckled, "Yeah, I guess I did." She answered before Jasper decided to spin her gently. She felt light as a feather on her feet. As a dancer, it was a dream to dance so flawlessly. With Jasper, it was possible.

They moved in sync, slowly dancing in the midst of the beautiful night. Both kept their eyes locked on each other, though they were silent their eyes were speaking for them. Lost souls, now found. For once, both found a place to surrender themselves in eachothers arms.

Leah never saw the day she would forget all the bitterness in the world, much more in the arms of a vampire. But as she gazed into his eyes, she saw someone beyond it all. She was just a girl, dancing with a boy asking him to love her. Leah Clearwater didn't want anything else but to be love and be loved in return and tonight, she had that and more.

Jasper thought the same, as he glanced down at Leah he peered through to her soul. He felt her emotions strongly. Love, calm, trust, awe, optimism and so much more. He was wrapped in her emotions, and he enjoyed basking in it. He was mesmerized by her. The mystery of who she was haunted him, but regardless he knew what they both were feeling was real. Something genuine and true. Something he wasn't going to let slip past him, not now not ever.

The two danced in harmony, silence almost. Jasper twirled Leah around a few times on occasion, he even managed to build up enough trust for him to bring her to a small dip.

Lead couldn't feel any better. She was feeling above and beyond. Her flushed cheeks faded away but a small tint of pink complimented her copper skin. She thought Jasper was perfect and that this moment was incredible.

"Out of questions?"Leah asked teasingly breaking the silence between them. The music in the background continued on, Leah was thankful for that. It gave a vibe that she needed to complete it all. It was like the icing on the cake of her night.

"Do you believe in love at first sight?"Jasper asked softly. His tone was husky and his accent was evident but the soft whisper of his voice sent Leah blushing again.

She looked down slightly, bitting her bottom lip before she glanced back up at him. "I'll let you know."She answered honestly.

"But I've seen you before?"He asked almost hopeful that he had. He only paid attention to a few females, he was sure she was one that could give quite an impression.

"Yes." She answered simply, avoiding to give out much more. Her eyes twinkled as she gazed over at him. The moon shone right above them, and the flickering candle lights. It gave both of them quite the effect. His pale cold hand intertwined with her warm dark skin hand glowing with it all. Both of their faces radiating a smile that could brighten any room. It was pure love in its most innocent and breathtaking form.

"How could I have seen you before,"He began, looking at her closely. Through the dance, they had gotten closer and closer. Their faces were inches apart, noses almost touching. "And not know who you are now?"

"Maybe you were looking, but you weren't really seeing." Leah answered softly. They've seen each other plenty before, but it wasn't until now that her soul spoke to him. The real Leah, not the one hiding underneath a mask of bitterness.

The two stayed silent, comfortable in each others arms once again. Their eyes rarely leaving the others, it was like both were attempting to decode the other in more than one way. To see what is underneath the façade both possibly carried.

"You've got one more question left you know." Leah pointed out, breaking the silence once again.

Jasper looked at her before smirking. He parted from her, though he didn't want to, and moved to a rose vase, picking out the reddest most divine rose of the bunch.

Leah stood in the middle where he had left her, watching him curiously before she giggled lightly at the sight of him.

He stood smelling the rose before slowly making his way to her, holding out the rose for her to take. "Do you, Hidden Harpy, feel like you've made the right choice being with me tonight?"

Leah felt her heart skip a beat at the sound of his velvet voice. Once she had composed herself she nodded, taking the rose and smelling it lightly. "I do, Jasper. I do." She answered as she looked at him.

Jasper felt that if his heart could beat, it would've at that moment.

"And do you, Jasper Hale, ever want to see me again after tonight?"She asked curiously. She watched as he pretended to think about it for a minute. She gave him a playful hurt face before the two bursted into laughter.

"I might still have to think about that."Jasper teased before taking her hand in his again. He brought it up to his lips, kissing her knuckles lightly. "I do."

The two stood in silence, inches apart. Leah closed her eyes as he cupped her face softly, their lips met. His cold lips against her warm one. It was brief, soft and gentle. As Jasper pulled back his hand moved to trace the bottom of her mask, before his fingers delicately began to lift the mask.

"Whatcha think you're looking at. So what if I think I'm queen Elizabeth." The song echoed loudly in the gazebo.

Jasper halted, the mask still hiding his mystery girls eyes.

Leah groaned almost painfully. She didn't want it to end, especially not now. "Not now."She grumbled.

"What is it?" Jasper asked worriedly.

"I have to go. I'm sorry." Leah spoke up as she moved away from Jasper's form.

"Is it past your curfew?" He asked lightly, intending to be humourous about it.

Leah laughed lightly, "It's worse than that." She informed him. "This has been an amazing night. I'm sorry, but thank you for making my night unforgettable. It's been amazing."

With that, Leah took off running down the aisle. She didn't want to look back, she didn't want him to see the regret she had in her eyes though she knew he could feel her disappointment.

"Where are you going?"Jasper called out to her, standing at the entrance of the gazebo, watching her run.

"I'm Late."Leah shouted back at him as she reached the last row of chairs in the area.

"For what?"Jasper asked.

"For Reality." Leah spoke softly but she was sure he heard it. With one last glance at Jasper, she began to run once again back into the dance hall. Stopping only once to get rid of her heels before breaking into another run. She never once looked back, she didn't want to look at the man she was leaving behind.

As she ran only one thought ran in her mind, "Fuck, I'm in love with Jasper Hale."

Pixie's Note: DUN DUN DUN! So there you have it. I put in a lot of detail and fluff in here. Hopefully I played off Jasper well, as well as Leah.

It's long I know, but it's good no? If not, sorry x 10000000000 and more. Lol. Oh and reference pictures are on my beta's profile. Check out: Authenticvanityaffair

Third person was a little bit harder to write from. To be honest, It sort of made me rawr for a while but it helped when I re-envisioned it all when I was writing it.

Next chapter will be Leah running off, will Jasper catch her?!?

I certainly hope so! But that wouldn't make for a great story now would it? ;]

Maybe Jazzy should do some chasing after Leah. Hehe. You'll see.

And the wonderful kiss was not written in there originally; they weren't supposed to but thanks to X5 - 452 and authenticvanityaffair I wanted to give them that small moment. So you have them to thank for that sweet kiss.

Also want to answer a question; Jasper does not know it is Leah. Obviously in this chapter he's still clueless to it. A few chapters back Alice made a little experiment. Leah used that experiment as her perfume, it alters someone's scent or atleast hides the strong odor of werewolves to be almost human like. Also if you can tell, Jasper hasn't thought of drinking Leah's blood because he doesn't find it appealing because well she's a shapeshifter he doesn't like their blood.

As for the cold and warm, well I mentioned that quite a lot in this chapter didn't I? I might have done a foreshadowing, but we'll see. ;]

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