Chapter Four: Jasper
Leah tossed the manuscript to Jasper. "Your POV now."
"Thanks Leah," Jasper dryly said.
"Rose?" I whispered. At the door stood none other than Elisabeth Hale and her "twin sister". All the boys liking grew even more than yesterday because now Rosalie was here. Girls were even more envious, and unable to decide who they hated more.
"Because the Hales are just so good looking..." Leah grumbled.
"You're very attractive, Lee- Leah," Jacob assured her.
The emotions were worse than ever, and it only increased my hate for Lissie. Her smirk played on her full red lips (stupid boys and their crushing), and she winked one of her violet eyes at me.
"Another Miss Hale," the teacher groaned. I couldn't blame him. "Just take a seat by Elisabeth and Jasper Whitlock over there so it makes the staring easier, alright?"
"Poor guy," laughed Seth.
Rosalie smiled at him, and as Bella put it, dazzled him, and with all the confidence in the world, made her way towards me, her equally beautiful daughter walking right behind her. "Nice to see you Jasper."
"Rose," I repeated. Seeing her was to be expected since she was the mother of Lissie, but it was still shocking. "It's been a long time."
Rosalie shrugged. "Only twenty years or so."
"Oh!" Jacob yelped. "Future! It is the future! New students are supposed to show up! Maybe it's them!"
Carlisle considered that. "Maybe."
"I'd like to assume they're all good?" I said.
Rosalie's smile softened, and looked at Lissie. "Of course. With Lissie around."
And then, Lissie smiled genuinely. But all too soon it was gone.
Mr. Robinson began class, and we had to stop all of our talking. For now.
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"Time skip," Jasper murmured. "Alright? So Jacob, don't get all confused or anything. I don't like feeling that way. It's never as fun as those drunk guys."
Now, it was time to face Esme. Oh, God, I wonder how my vampire mother, who happened to be much younger than me, would react to seeing her first daughter all over again.
"Happily with open arms," Esme answered the book Jasper.
Fantastic, I supposed.
Rosalie and Emmett sat in the backseat, and Lissie was practically laying in the passenger's seat.
"Y'okay?" Lissie asked, slurring her words together in an annoying way. That was one of the many reason's I didn't like the change in the speaking over time. People started to slur their words together like drunks and it got on my nerves.
"Yeah," Edward agreed. "But she's probably just tired."
But, I could let Rosalie's daughter get away with it this time. And no, I am not getting soft on her. The poor child was tired from lack of sleep, I could tell from tasting her emotions.
"You're so going soft, Jasper dear."
"Shut up!" growled Jasper.
The Cullens and the wolves looked at Jasper as if he was insane.
"He's lost it," Bella stated.
Then, even though no one heard, Edward said, "I knew she was sleepy."
"Yes, sweetie," Rose lied.
Lissie rolled her eyes, but then began to blink them rapidly for a moment. Her eyes were getting watery from tiredness. "Liar," she mumbled, and leaned her head back against the seat.
"Here!" I announced some ten minutes later. I glanced at Lissie, and nearly laughed at her, but I couldn't with Emmett there. Lissie was fast asleep, curled in a little ball. Her mouth was opened slightly, and she was snoring quietly.
"I didn't think a Hale could even snore," Leah grumbled.
"Jasper," she murmured. She said my name!
"She did say Jasper," Esme assured teasingly.
Wait, what did that mean! Bella always did, didn't she? She always said Edward. But, she loved him.
"Maybe she loves you?" Bella suggested.
"Die," she finished. "Die, stupid, annoying, and undescribable idiot." Oh.
"Oh indeed," Jasper agreed with himself.
Rosalie snickered. "Heh."
"Lovely daughter you raised, Rose," I said sarcastically. She smacked me on the head.
"I would have smacked you too," Esme told Jasper.
Esme rushed out of the house at the scent of two of her children. "Rosalie! Emmett!" she cried, sweeping Rose into a huge hug. Emmett's smile was blinding as he wrapped his arms around the two women.
"Where's your daughter?" Carlisle asked, exiting the rather large white house we currently occupied.
Her. I almost forgot about her in the pool of excitement everyone was drowning me in.
"Nice comparison." Edward.
Sighing, I went back to the car, opened the driver's door, and honked the horn. Ah, the beauty of payback. Lissie jumped, and hit her head on her elbow. She looked dazed for a moment, then pure anger swept across her face. She would so have killed me if it was possible.
"Same," grumbled Leah. "Except I really could kill you."
She kicked the door open, and I swear steam was coming out of her ears. I was surprised her face didn't get all red from her rage which I only amplified for my entertainment.
"Jasper," sighed Esme. "How many times must I tell you this: You cannot by any means play with poor humans' emotions."
She remained a creamy white. "My sleep!" she screeched. "My wonderful, wonderful dream that involved your demise! Why did you have to end it!"
"I can't believe she actually dremt about killing you, Jasper," laughed Bella.
I shrugged. "I thought you'd like to meet the grandparents."
Amusement rolled off Edward in giant waves. "Nice to see you again, Lissie," he greeted. "Not so much you, Jasper."
I did what anyone else would do. I flipped the guy off.
"Not many others would do that," Edward pointed out. "They're scared of us."
"That was rude, Jasper," Seth giggled. Yeah, giggled. The big bad wolf giggled.
"Jasper," Esme chided. She smiled at Lissie. "Hello, dear."
Lissie smiled back, and turned around to face her new grandmother. But, she did what I did to Edward. Towards me.
"She has the right," mumbled Carlisle.
Jasper looked at his 'father' in shock. "What!"
"It's true, son. You did manipulate her, after all, and she knows it I'm sure."
The wolved caught that (where did they come from?), and howled with laughter. I didn't get what was so funny.
"Shut up!" I hissed at them. Leah only shook her head. Screw her.
Esme and Carlisle were already taken by Lissie. How, I have no idea. Who could even like such a, a witch. A demon. A stupid girl sent from the deepest pits of-
"Get over yourself," spat Leah. "Pathetic. I would have expected more from you Jasper." She was teasing. They hoped.
Stupid rain. It was suddenly pouring on us. I didn't even get to finish my internal sentence.
"You could have finished it easily," Bella said.
"Let's sgo inside," Esme said, wrapping an arm around Lissie. "We wouldn't want you to get sick." I wouldn't mind it, Mother dear. Nuh uh. Stupid wench deserves it.
"Wench?" questioned Seth.
"Does Jasper have to?" Lissie looked at Esme and her mother with wide, innocent violet eyes, and the two melted at once. Her and her stupid hypnotic powers. "He was mean to me earlier." She sniffled, and brought one of her nails to her lips to bite down and chew on. Bye bye manicure.
"Do you actually think like this?" Jacob asked.
Everyone looked to Jasper and Edward.
"Yeah," they both said.
"He was being rude," Esme agreed. Rosalie smirked, and mouthed "HA!" at me.
"Stay outside!" Emmett boomed. God, I fear he may be the first vampire to cause another of his kind to lose their hearing.
"You and Lissie kind of think alike," Carlisle noticed.
"No," Lissie disagreed quietly."I just can't handle teasing. He should come in with us."
"She so wants him to stay in the rain."
"Shut up Leah!"
"Sorry Jazzykins."
Esme's answer would keep from standing in the rain.
"She'll probably let you in," Seth said.
"He's staying out," she decided.
"You were wrong, my little, sweet, baby brother."
And so inside they went, and there I stayed. I hate her, that Lissie Hale. So, so much.
"I have a feeling you don't, Jasper," Edward quietly said to his brother.
"Can I read?" Bella asked, saving Jasper. Which he appreciated quite much.
