[08]
Accidents Happen
|Twilight|
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|Jasper's POV|
Angel sat on the hood of Emmett's Jeep curled up next to me catching up on the assigned reading for her English class when Bella had finally pulled in. I whispered in Angel's ear and she finally looked up at Bella.
We all watched as Bella scanned the lot for Edward's presence.
"I don't know why she bothers. All she's doing is endangering everyone around her by pursuing Edward," Rosalie scoffed.
"Leave her be Rosalie. Bella's fallen hard for Edward. Let him be the judge of what he does from here. You often seem to forget about Edward's side of it all," Angel spoke softly.
"Ugh you know for a teenage girl you sure are wise," Rosalie scowled.
"Let's just say I've been around the bend a few times," Angel let out a strained laugh before sending a friendly wave at Bella who blushed when she saw Angel had noticed her staring.
"We should probably go to class now," Alice spoke up causing Angel to shift and jump down.
"I need an escort to class. Would you mind good sir?" She asked me with a teasing smile.
"I'd be deeply honored my lady," I bowed and Angel giggled taking my my hand.
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The rest of the day went by fairly quick with nothing really interesting happening minus Angel giving Emmet the what for
All that aside, I was currently leaned against the wall while Angel grabbed a few things from her locker. She was telling me about one of her many misadventures she's been on. I almost ironically died of laughter when she told me about her first attempts at riding a motorcycle. She reeled back in horror when an ugly snort came from her laughing so hard. I only gave me a teasing grin and she smacked me. I knew by the look on her face that she regretted it though when she realized I was basically all muscle and no cushion.
I took notice of the fact that Bella was walking with Edward and talking to him yet again. Angel and I parted ways when Bella approached her though.
"I'll see you later Jasper," Angel whispered kissing me and I wrapped my arms around her before tentatively letting her small form go.
I joined Edward as we started to walk back to the others. I was still a little upset that Angel insisted that she ride home with Bella today. I was hopping to get her alone and try to tell her the truth. I hated keeping secrets from her. As my mate she deserved to know what she had gotten into when she asked me to be her boyfriend.
Emmett and Rosalie was speaking quietly while Alice was staring out into space once more, likely a vision when we all heard it. The tell tale signs of danger, tires squealing.
"Bella! Angel!" Emmett boomed with Rosalie and Alice.
Edward and I whisked around to see Bella and Angel fixing to brace themselves for impact. Without any hesitation I used my empathic abilities to cause peoples attention to be drawn temporarily towards the school as Edward and I rushed to protect them both. It was in that moment I realized that Bella was more than his singer to him. She was also his mate just like Angel was mine.
I grabbed Angel and pulled her under the truck with me wrapped around her while Edward stopped the vehicle completely. Angel's breathing was heavy with fear and anxiety. She looked up at me and stayed in my hold needing my comfort.
"Are you ok?" I finally spoke as the fear disappeared and was replaced with deep relief and happiness.
"I-I'm ok Jasper," she mumbled against me.
I finally got out from under the truck pulling Angel out too.
"How did Edward and you get there so fast?" She asked finally while I continued to check her over.
"I'll answer all your questions as soon as I know you're ok. I'm going to take you to the paramedics," I picked her up bridal style and Angel huffed.
"I can walk you ass," She protested and I laughed continuing to carry her anyway.
"Stubborn woman... just let me be your hero," I muttered.
"I'm not looking for no superhero or prince to sweep me off my feet," She whispered into my chest.
"Good 'cause if someone is gonna sweep you off your feet, it'll be me," I stated and Angel looked up at me with a sweet smile.
"Of course it'll be you. I wouldn't have it any other way," She responded.
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I sat there next to Angel the whole time while nurses checked her over after the thousandth time of her complaining that she was alright. I could tell she was uncomfortable with being fussed over by others. I don't know if it has anything to do with her upbringing but hopefully once I tell her the truth not just about what I am but how I became the man she saw today that things would clear up for us on both ends. In other words she would tell me about her home life back in Texas before she moved. According to both Alice and Rosalie when they asked the first time she went silent and then changed the topic, masterfully I might add. That meant she was good at evading questions she didn't want to answer.
"Angel baby girl are you ok?" Her father came in worried as I'll get out.
I sent him a wave of calm to try to keep his blood pressure down.
"I'm ok thanks to Jasper Daddy," she spoke leaning into me and kissing my shoulder.
"Son you just give me more and more reasons to like you," her father grinned shaking my hand again.
"What can I say Daddy, I picked a good one for once," she smiled.
After conversing with the nurses about Angel's condition her father signed off on the release papers and then he turned to me.
"Jasper can you take Angel home? I have to go run paper work for the accident reports for Charlie while he's here checking up on Bella as well," I nodded and her father left the curtained off area.
"Are you going to tell me why you and Edward were able to save Bella and I?" Angel asked quietly as to not alert anyone.
"I will but let's find an isolated corner to talk in. I don't want prying ears to hear what I'm about to tell you," I spoke and we both left to find a place to talk.
We eventually did find a place to talk and Angel listened quietly as I told her about what I was. She of course put in a few blood sucking jokes but for the most part she was very supportive. She even felt slightly bad for being human until I told her that her scent didn't affect me in the way that most humans did. But the reaction that probably surprised me the most was her reaction to how old I was. When I told her I was turned in 1863 she just about died. She then preceded to freak out and not in a bad way.
"So you're telling me you were around when the civil war was a thing?" Angel and I sat at the front of her house in my car.
"Yes," I answered simply.
"So then what was your human life like? Or do you not remember that?" She asked me softly.
"It's all fuzzy for the most part minus the fact that I was a confederate major of the second cavalry in Texas at the age of nineteen the year I was turned," I admitted.
She was feeling all sorts of things right now and most of them being very... positive. I was finding it increasingly difficult not to touch her. God. If she keeps going I might just have to show her just how much I really love her.
"Do you want to come inside Jasper?" She asked me suddenly.
"Your dad isn't home and I wouldn't want to-" She cut me off with a sweet smile.
"My dad doesn't get off of work for another five hours and I don't want to be alone right now. Not after almost being killed by a car," she deadpanned and I crumbled like an old newspaper.
"Alright," I pulled the keys out of the ignition and Angel giggled grabbing her bag.
We entered the house and she immediately guided me to her bedroom. I sat down in the little reading nook she had while she changed out of her dirty clothes.
"So as a vampire since you guys can't be in direct sunlight without looking like you took a bath in glitter, what do you do when it's sunny in Forks?" Angel came out and my nonexistent breath hitched.
She was wearing just a tank top and a pair of very tiny shorts. I wanted to run my fingers over her exposed flesh.
"We stay home normally," I had to swallow the pooling venom.
"That sucks," she sat down on her bed across from me laid down.
Her shirt rose up revealing the soft skin of her abdomen. This is torturous.
"Are you tired at all?" I asked her.
"Hmm. Not really. Come cuddle with me," she smiled.
"Baby I'm made of stone practically," I chuckled.
"I don't care. Get your ass in my bed," Angel puffed her cheeks.
I rolled my eyes taking off my jacket and my boots. I crawled into her bed and her body automatically fit perfectly into mine as I placed one arm above her head and the other around her waist.
"For stone you sure are comfy," she giggled against me with her warmth radiating against my own body.
She started to relax into my hold and drift off as well. I liked having her in my arms as she drifted off. It was very peaceful and I loved hearing her heartbeat slow down to an even pace. I was still nervous to tell her my whole story but that didn't matter now. What mattered was the fact that I was cradling my mate in my arms as she slept.