It had been a week since I had seen the elusive Jasper Hale. School had been a relief without his icy stare following me around all the time, although I couldn't help but feel an overwhelming disappointment when I didn't see his beautiful face.

Mike Newton kept me entertained, though. I could see him flirting with me, and I thought it was funny. But I also felt sad for Jessica. He was completely blind to her feelings towards him. How could he not see that she had the biggest crush on him ever.

Something was wrong when I walked into the lunchroom. All of the Cullens were there, but the one beautiful face that I craved was gone. Then, as I stood there in the lunch line, my head hanging in sadness, he walked past me, his shoulder brushing against mine. My skin burned. I turned away, and I could feel him staring at me as he sat down with his friends.

I fished out my wallet and paid for my lunch. I sat down with my friends, right in between Angela and Jessica. "Hey Alice!"

I decided not to get my hopes up by staring at the Cullens for the entire lunch period.

By the end of lunch, I had filled my stomach. I scooped up my backpack and began the walk to biology with Mike on my one side, and Jessica on my other.

As I approached the classroom, I braced myself for the face of Jasper. His cold, icy stare; his wild, honey blonde hair; his black eyes.

I sat down, dumping my bag by my seat. I looked at the board, thinking that I would be ignored. Then, I heard a gentle, calm voice behind me. "Hello," he said.

Oh my God. Jasper Hale, the person who hates me, is actually saying "hello."

"Are you actually talking to me?" I asked, taken aback.

"Yeah...." he said in an obvious tone.

"Hi," I replied.

"My name is Jasper Hale. You must be Alice Brandon," he introduced.

"Yeah," I said. "Why are you talking to me? I thought you hated me."

"I was...." he stopped and pondered his answer. "I was in a really bad mood."

"Okay class! Time for the lab. Identify the different stages of mitosis. The winner gets the golden onion!" our bio teacher instructed.

"Oh," I muttered at Jasper's comment.

We started to look through the microscope at the different stages. We continued the conversation.

"So what do you think of the weather here in Forks?" he asked me.

"I hate it. It's cold and wet," I said. It was different in New York City. There would be lights and coffee shops to see and visit. Here, there was...the forest.

"Oh," he said, as his eyes reflected a sadness that I had never seen before. "So why did you move then?"

"My father remarried. My mom left us when I was four. I've lived in New York City with my dad ever since. Then, I moved here," I explained.

"So, you don't like the guy or..."he started.

"No, Chelsea's great it's just....it wasn't what I wanted. She was going on the road because she's an up and coming pop singer, even though she has no career. So I decided that I should move here and spend some time with my mom."

"Oh, so you're unhappy?"

"Doesn't matter. She's happy."

"Oh."

I noticed that his eyes were a liquid topaz today. I could have sworn that they were coal black the last time I had seen him. The dark circles under his eyes had disappeared, too.

"So yeah, that's why I'm here," I said.

By this time, we had finished the lab, and were just talking. He seemed very nice, Jasper. Even though I had thought of him as a cold-hearted person, he seemed nice enough, and caring, and I could just melt in his eyes.....OH MY GOD! Did I really just say that? I couldn't believe that I had just said that. Could I really be crushing on Jasper? I tried with all my might to stomach the emotions, but they just stayed. Oh God, this is bad.

The bell rang. Jasper and I had won the golden onion. I tossed it into my bag and walked out of the room.

"Alice! Wait!" Jasper called after me as he caught up. He seemed pretty fast, since I was only a few feet out the door.

"Yes?" I answered. I was still stunned by his friendliness, but, while it lasted, I would enjoy it.

"Never mind," he said, as he turned and walked away.

School ticked by. I could hear the clock ticking as I sat through the classes. Jasper's face couldn't evade my mind. I was thinking about him ever since I saw his tall form walk away from me as he moved to his next class.

When school ended, I walked as quickly as I could to my car. I knew that he was parked near me. His shiny black Jaguar was parked only four spaces away.

Snow had begun to descend over Forks. The snow and sleet had already formed a icy sheet over the parking lot and streets. I saw Mike Newton and Eric Yorkie having a snowball fight. Mike, in spite of him having a massive crush on me, threw a snowball directly at Jessica's butt. She turned around, felt the wet spot, and waved happily to Mike, all the while giggling by the fact that Mike had thought to throw a snowball at her.

I finally approached my yellow bug after a long while of slipping and sliding across the ice to my school. I tossed my schoolbag in the back of the car, and started to make my way toward the door.

Across the lot, I saw a huge, bulky, blue van streak across the pavement. Tyler, the owner of the van, could be seen in the front seat, spinning his wheel, a look of horror and terror on his face. His wheels locked. He began to slide, and the scary thing was, the van was moving at a rapid speed right towards my small, pixie-like form.

I don't know what happened next. It was all a blur. All I know was that Jasper was suddenly there, and I was in his arms. He had just saved me from the jaws of death. He had knelt down and caught me in his arms. Jasper held me for a few seconds, then, as gently as he could, put me down, then jumped at an alarming height over my car and ran away. Then, Mike Newton had been there, the second he had left.

"ALICE! OH MY GOD! ARE YOU OKAY?!"

"Yeah...."I said, shocked.

Then, with all the eyes staring at me, and the thought that I could have just been killed, I fainted.

This wasn't an accident, I knew. Jasper, and the rest of his family, weren't normal. I could feel that Jasper was hiding something, and the one thing that made me anxious, was the fact the Jasper, a beautiful boy who I barely knew, had saved me as I was about to die. I was confused. This wasn't right. My life, as I knew it, was about to change. And it was at this moment, that I decided that I was in love with him, even though I had known him for a week, and he didn't exactly like me, but, even as I decided this for myself, I wouldn't admit it to my heart. I knew that, as beautiful as he was, I didn't stand a chance. But, even as I was waking up in the hospital, I knew that he would be the person to change my life. That one person, who would make such a signifigant impact. The thought was mind-blowing, so I decided to close my eyes, and pretend to sleep for a few minutes more....

I hope you enjoyed it. I haven't read Twilight in a while, so it may not be perfectly true to the plot, but I liked it.

Always, Animanga128