Alice's POV
I walked into Biology and saw him sitting next to the window. Walking slowly over I rested my bag on our table and looked pleadingly at him.
"Jasper please talk to me. I miss you so much."
He glared up at me from where he sat. "You should have thought about that before."
I sighed and took a seat. "I know and I'm sorry I would do anything to take it back." At least he's talking to me, that's got to be a good sign right? And he's not throwing things this time...
I reached over and took his hand in mine; it's amazing how the coldness of his skin can warm me.
"Come home, please. You don't have to stay in our room if you don't want but maybe if you come back you can try to trust me again...we can build bridges or something."
He took a deep breath and when he looked up, his eyes showed confusion and pain. "No." He pulled his hand out of my grasp and left the room as the teacher entered.
Jasper's POV
I pulled my hand from hers realising that her touch left me colder somehow. How can she think an apology is all it will take?! Storming out of the class I wondered to my car.
I wonder how Bella is. I hoped she was ok, I knew she shared most of her classes with Edward and over the past couple of days it was easy to understand how frail she is. Not just physically but now emotionally also. I had never really given Bella much thought before. She was always 'just Edward's girlfriend'. I could tell she was special but I had always wondered quietly in the back of my mind why she had such a hold on him.
Now I could understand. She was smart, kind, loyal and with the exception of the past days, she was also funny. Even with everything that had been happening she had made an effort to be polite and constructed a show of strength around her. She amazed me.
Rosalie's POV
I spotted her on my way to lunch. She was at her locker struggling with some books. Edward was approaching her from behind. I walked swiftly to her side before Edward made it and let out a menacing growl. He stopped and dejected; he walked in the opposite direction to the cafeteria.
Bella looked up in surprise, fear emanating from her body.
"Sorry, I wasn't growling at you. Edward was on his way over here, I didn't think you would want to talk to him."
Her surprise turned to confusion as she realised I had taken a protective stance over her small frame.
"Thank you Rose, I really appreciate it."
Closing her locker she turned in the direction of the lunch hall and I followed beside her.
"Look I know this must be a shocker for you, but I just wanted to see how you are. I know we aren't friends, mostly because I have been a prized bitch but I know how you feel about him and I'm sorry that I wasn't your friend sooner. "I looked at her startled face and realised we had come to a stop. "What I'm saying is, I'm really sorry and if you need a friend or anyone to talk to...I'm always here. And you are always welcome at the house; we'd miss you if you stayed away." Well this is awkward. I looked down and stared at my feet. I had never felt inferior or uncomfortable before but now I did as I waited for a response.
She put her hand on my arm and my head shot up, taking in the kind smile on her face and tear filled eyes.
"That means a lot coming from you. Thank you."
Bella's POV
Lunch was a strange occurrence. Before I would have sat at the Cullen's table, part of the family. Now I sat by myself in a dark corner at the back of the cafeteria. It wasn't long before Edward joined me. He sat down opposite me with his face bent low.
"Is that all you are going to have?" He pointed at the bottle of water I had in front of me.
"Strangely I don't feel too hungry. What do you want Edward?"
I remembered then all the good times with him. The time at our meadow where he showed me his strength while showing me how vulnerable he was when it came to me, the time he had playfully tackled me to his sofa, keeping me safely tucked into his chest as you would a priceless ornament and too many others to count.
"I wanted to talk to you. To tell you what happened so that you know everything and can hopefully understand why."
I winced at the idea, "I'd rather not know the intimate details thank you. My imagination's enough." How could he be so cruel? I just want some time away from him. God where's Jasper? He promised we would stick together.
"I'm not feeling too great, I'm going home." We rose from our seats at the same time. I tried to make my way passed him to the door but he held my arm, pulling me to a stop.
The lunch hall was busy now. Each seat filled with happy, carefree students, enjoying the break from class. Mike, Jessica and Lauren we looking at Edward and I intently, obviously desperate to know what was happening. Angela sat to the side of them with a worried look, struggling with herself; should she come over and see if I was ok and distract Edward?
"Bella please stay, just talk to me." His voice was rising now with desperation as his grip tightened on my arm. I pulled my arm a little but his grip was too strong, it would definitely leave a bruise.
"Edward let me go." I continued to struggle hoping that someone would come and help me escape.
"NO! We need to talk you have to understand how sorry I am." Everything was silent now, the students engrossed in the two of us. His exclamation of 'no' had been loud enough to alert the other kids and now all were waiting for a big climax.
A lump rose in my throat as I struggled to pull away, "Edward please you're hurting me." I saw Rosalie and Emmett rise from their seats ready to pull Edward away from me, but they were too late...someone else helped me.
Edwards grip was torn away from me as he was pushed against the wall, with Jasper placing himself as a barrier in front of me.
"Back off Edward." His tone was menacing, I was almost afraid. I knew they wouldn't fight with a room full of humans but I feared the outcome if they were alone. I took in the shocked fazes of the people around me; Mike looked excited at the prospect of a fight.
"Jasper just let me talk to her." Edward looked angry now, "this doesn't concern you."
Jasper stiffened as though ready to attack and I placed my hand on his back. "Please don't do this, can we just go home?" I whispered.
Jasper relaxed and turned slightly putting his arms around my shoulders to guide me out of the room, still holding himself between Edward and me. Edward followed us out of the room and into the hallway of the school. I could hear the scraping of chairs as students rushed to the doorway to see what would happen.
They got the climax they wanted.
Before I could blink, Jasper had spun around and connected his fist to Edwards chin. The smashing sound it caused was loud and suddenly I felt terrified for Edward's safety.
"STAY AWAY FROM HER," Jasper shouted as Edward recovered his posture. His own fists were now clenching ready to retaliate.
I stepped between the two and looking into Edwards dark eyes I whispered my plea, "Edward, please let me go." I'm not sure if I meant that day in particular, or if I meant for him to let me go forever. It was too much to think about. His face crumbled and he stepped back, moving away from me and walked slumped towards the toilets.
Then I felt Jasper's strong arms around me, comforting me as I cried. He steered me around and led me to his car, all the while ignoring the stares of our class mates.
Authors Notes: PLEASE READ - IMPORTANT
I'm sorry that I had Jasper hit Edward but I felt like a punch might be good in that chapter.lol
Secondly, I'm really not trying to make Edward seem like a bad guy because I'm madly in love with himself myself which is why I'm struggling with what I want to happen! You have to admit that this storyline does mix it up a bit though. hehe
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