Okay, this is unbeta-ed because I simply haven't gotten it back yet and I'm leaving for over a month on Sunday. I might also post the next chapter... and maybe the one after that... because they are both very amusing. Though there's not much action (that comes in 3 chapters! A bit of action, look forward to it!), This one involves Jasper in school, as does the next. Athe one after the next is a little fluffy scene. It was originally part of the actiony chapter, but it was over 11 pages, so I split it up. I would have split it more, but there were NO appropriate parts to do so! Oh, and I think I might be ruling out the Belasper part. More like Belasper friendship. It stinks because that was where I was planning on going with this, but... ah, well. I like how it's turning out!
Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight! Or New Moon! Or Eclipse! Or Breaking Dawn! AUGUST 2ND!!
"I'm Jasper Whitlock," I crooned to the secretary. "I'd like to register for school here. My family is… not here right now, but I plan to go to college and I need to complete my education."
She shifted her papers and with wide eyes, began to type figures into the computer. What odd things… how humane, yet useful. Then again, many things were like this. Cars, for instance. They were very nice machines, I liked them. Not always reliable, or so I've heard, but definitely cool. Unfortunately, I had no idea how to drive one. I'd have to get someone to teach me…
The secretary finally took a glance at my face. Oh no. Blood rushed through her veins, making my throat ache and my body wanted to lunge.
No. Not here. They would be here. I'd get killed. No, definitely not here.
"I'm not sure that's possible, Mr. Whitlock," she stuttered, her heart fluttering like crazy. Heck, I was going crazy. I needed blood, I wanted it so badly! I could kill her and run. It would only take a few seconds, that wretched family hadn't arrived yet. I could get away, and then come back for Bella another time. It would be easy.
The door swung open and cold air rushed in, clearing my head temporarily. There were several scents that now clouded my nose. Bella. This boy with spiky blonde hair that I did not know. Edward Cullen. Darn it! Edward Cullen! I groaned.
Sweet blood dripped on the ground, causing me to actually look for the source. It came from the boy's knees.
"Oh gosh, Mike, I'm so sorry! I didn't see you and I was coming here to meet someone and oh, no." Bella moaned the last part and glared threateningly at Cullen, who was smirking while supporting the boy.
"I'll take him into the nurse, Mrs. Cope, it's fine," he said smoothly, sliding past me. He managed to nudge me hard in the back – ow was all I could think. It outweighed the thirst, though that was probably his intention.
Bella walked unsteadily beside me, looking dizzy. She glanced sullenly at the retreating boys.
"I don't like blood," she muttered. "It makes me dizzy." I rolled my eyes ever so slightly. She was the weirdest human I had ever met. I flashed a grin at the secretary, who was looking after Cullen with longing. What I would give to hear her thoughts…
"You don't want to know," Cullen said in a tone that humans couldn't hear. I mentally shuddered. He laughed. How did he do that? It was creepy, the way he knew what I was thinking!
I smiled gently at Mrs. Cope, trying to put my charisma to good use. Her heart fluttered and she turned her attention to me.
"You were saying?" I prodded and tried to send out some feeling of giving.
"I-I'll just type out your schedule. Jasper Whitlock, was it?" She scrambled around, typing as quickly as she could while gathering papers.
"Yes," I replied quietly, the pain in my back giving way to the burning thirst.
"Can you put him in some classes with me?" Bella requested quite suddenly. "He's staying at my house, I think it's my duty to show him around."
"Well," she muttered, looking things over. "He can certainly be in your Gym class, as well as English… and I would put him in your Biology class, but it's full. I'm sorry, dear." Mrs. Cope spoke to Bella, but looked at me as she did so. A hot piece of paper printed out and she handed it to me, fumbling as she did. "Just get this sheet signed and bring it in later."
"Thanks," I muttered, and directed Bella out of the room.
"What are you doing? What is wrong with you?" I hissed at her as soon as we were out of earshot.
"I-I'm sorry." She blushed and looked down at her feet. "It's just that I thought you might need some help getting through the school days. I know that you're not used to so many humans and I was worried." I understood now. She didn't want her classmates to be killed. I relaxed and breathed deeply, thinking.
"We have first period together," I commented, glancing at the sheet of paper in her hand. "English. And last period, Gym. And we also have lunch. Darn it, what do I do during lunch?"
"I don't know!" She threw her hands up in the air, exasperated. Not the best idea. She went flying, only to be caught mere seconds before hitting the ground by Edward Cullen. He glared at her, his eyes black. He turned on his heel and walked away.
"How long until class?" I asked Bella. She checked her watch.
"Five minutes." I smiled. Just enough time. I grabbed her wrist and walked as quickly as possible at human speed. She gasped and I remembered our first encounter. I reminded myself of my plan. Befriend her, make her fall in love, break her heart, stop her heart. It was working so far. There was no need to mess it up now. I loosened my grip slightly.
The Cullens were right in front of us now. There were four of them, all with gold eyes. There was a big, burly boy, who I guessed was Emmett, bronze haired Edward, Alice (I gulped when I thought of her), and Rosalie. The last name just popped into my head without conscious thought, and it seemed right. I wondered idly how I knew. It was too late when I remembered that idle thought was not good.
"So, there's Carlisle and Edward… Esme, she's Carlisle's wife, Rosalie, she's a beautiful blonde, honestly, and then there's a new boy… he's only been with them for a little over a decade. He's Emmett, married to Rosalie. Edward's single."
"So many," I breathed, shocked at the sheer numbers. If I were still with Maria, knowing of this… family would be a threat to us. "And we're meant to be with them?"
We were meant to be with them. I was meant to be with them. I should have belonged, I should have fit in! I felt like such an outsider! I felt like these weren't my emotions!
I spun around to see a freshman, standing alone while watching a gaggle of other girls walk by. Oh. So they weren't my emotions. This would take some getting used to. I tried to ignore these thoughts as I yelled to the family.
"Hey, Cullen!" Alice, Edward, and Emmett spun around to glare at me. Emmett walked over first, then Edward, then Rosalie, then Alice. I don't know why Rosalie didn't respond as a Cullen… oh wait. They were supposed to be a family. Brother and sister don't date… got it.
Edward smirked as I went through my thought process and I found myself wondering how he did that for the second time in less than an hour.
"You're that guy that called last night, aren't you?" Emmett was curious, but not threatening. I smiled and stuck out my hand. He took it willingly and proceeded to crush – I mean shake it.
"Yep, that's me." His face hardened as he glanced at Alice.
"You know Alice?" I could hear the whispers of the student population.
"The Cullens are talking!"
"That new guy is almost as cute as Edward!"
"Almost as cute? He's not cute at all! He's hot!"
"Why are they socializing? I thought they didn't do that!"
"Two new kids in two days! Weird, isn't it? And the Cullens pay attention to both of them!"
I pushed away their words, though I stored the information in my mind for later. It could be useful.
"Yes, I know her. We met briefly, a long time ago." That was an understatement. I didn't know her, I longed for her. We didn't meet briefly, we loved briefly. Then I left and ruined it all. His eyes flickered for a moment as he glanced from me to her. She was frowning, upset.
I tried to get my mind off her disappointed face.
Think… let's think… Bella! That's it, think about Bella! I pondered. She reads classics, she has a lot of music, her car is super slow… I listed everything I knew about her in my head, successfully blocking out images and bloodlust. I was interrupted by a strong feeling coming off of Edward. It was love. He was standing near Alice. My anger flared.
"Why did you want to talk to us?" Rosalie said snottily, distracting me from my anger. I remembered my real motivation.
"What do you do at lunch?" It sounded so stupid when it came out of my mouth. It sounded so childish, and so unknowing! I felt stupid.
"Buy lunch, play with it a bit, then throw it out. It's easier than it seems. You've got money, right?" I fidgeted uncomfortably. I never really had a way to collect money. I stole clothes and other possessions from my victims, but since I stole them, I had no need for money. Bella's hand was suddenly on my arm.
"I'll share with you," she whispered. Her eyes were wide and warm again. I felt compassion coming from her and love coming from Edward and confusion coming from Emmett and disgust coming from Rosalie and love coming from Alice.
Before I could think that over, the bell rang. I pulled Bella through the crowd, which parted easily for me, and got us to class just on time. The teacher glared as we settled down and I had to fight to keep up my smile. Sometimes it was so hard to be an empath.
There you go! Hope you enjoyed it!