Disclaimer: I don't own the Twilight Saga or its contents. I used to think I did, but then Stephenie Meyer and a random guy told me off!
Me: I OWN TWILIGHT!
SM: No, I do!
Me: No, I do!
SM: No, you don't!
Me: Yes I do!
Random guy on the street: No, I'm pretty sure Stephenie Meyer does…sorry, lady…
Me: Aww shucks!
Chapter One: First Love
Jasper's POV
I grabbed the television remote control, and switched it on, to NFL. The guys and I loved watching football on Sundays. We'd sit back on the couch, cola in hand, and do nothing all day.
That's what we used to do. Now, it's just me who has no life on Sundays. It's me with the cola in hand, nothing to do. The only difference is that before, when it was Emmett, Edward, and me, it was by choice. I literally had no other plans these days.
You see, a few months ago, Emmett got a part time job at the local coffee shop. On his first day, a couple came in. The girl was blonde and beautiful. Though she was, quite obviously, taken, Emmett fell in love. As it turned out, the blonde's boyfriend was abusive. Emmett helped her to get away from him. She was perfect for Emmett. They'd been together ever since.
Emmett still found time to hang out with Edward and me, but not as much as before. Then, a week or so later, Bella Swan moved to our town, Forks, to live with her dad, the police chief. Edward and she were now together.
So, that leaves me alone. And I don't know what to do with my life. I feel like a bump on a log. A couple of girls at school liked me, but I wasn't a big believer in dating people I knew I had no future with. There was Maria, who was fierce and just a bit to catty for my taste. And Nettie. She was nice, but I wasn't interested. And there was Charlotte. She was interested for a while. Until she met my friend Peter. They'd both graduated early and were on their way to college.
You must be able to understand why I wasn't in any rush to go out with Emmett, Rosalie, Edward, and Bella tonight. I was just there, not really a part of the would-be date. But I was going, because they all claimed they wanted me to come. I grabbed my jacket and headed out the door.
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The evening with my friends was nice. Just nice, though. It wasn't special. The others had a good time, so that was a plus.
I was getting ready for school when Edward gave me a call.
"Hello?" I asked.
"Jas, it's Edward."
"Oh, hey, Edward. What's up?"
"Well, Bella is sick today. I'm going to head to her place to make sure she's okay. Basically I'm ditching. It's just you riding today, then." Edward, Bella, and I shared rides to school.
"Alright. Thanks for the call, man."
"Bye, Jasper."
"Bye."
I didn't have to leave for school as early as usual, because I didn't need to pick the others up. So I started to read a new book I found on the civil war at the local library. It was really quite interesting. Turns out, there was a Major Whitlock in the war. Who knew? I'll bet he was my great grandfather! Wouldn't that be interesting? I glanced at the time. I needed to leave. I set the book down and made my way to my car.
Like most other days in Forks, it was raining. But now it was only drizzling. I grabbed an umbrella from my truck incase the rain got harder later. I stepped out of the truck and headed for the school building. I wasn't paying attention to where I was going while I opened the door. A short girl with black hair was looking at some papers, so she didn't see me either. We bumped into each other. I knocked all the papers from her hands.
"I am so sorry!" I told the girl. I scooped up her papers, and placed them in her hands. I turned to smile at her. She smiled back.
"No, it's fine. And thank you."
"I don't think we've met before. I'm Jasper Whitlock," I introduced.
"I'm Alice Brandon! It's a pleasure to meet you!"
"You, as well,"
"Well, I've got to go find my first class! I'll talk to you later, Jasper Whitlock!"
"See you around, Alice!" I watched as she hurried off. "Alice," I breathed her name. It was so beautiful.
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I had been thinking about Alice all day, and I tried not to let it show, but you can only hold in your feelings so well.
In Biology, my class with Rosalie, I was very jittery. It was pretty obvious something was up. This girl I'd barely even met was shaking my world. But I knew she was way out of me league.
"What's wrong with you?" she asked me, not bothering to be nice. That was something about Rosalie. She was…straightforward. I pretended I didn't hear her at first, probably not the best move. "I said what's wrong with you?" I ignored her again. "Jasper Whitlock! What the heck is wrong with you?" I turned to her in time to see her roll her eyes.
"Did you say something, Rosalie? I'm afraid I was focused Mr. Banner's teaching. Sorry." I answered her, finally, innocently. She gave me a glare.
"No, really. Something is up...does it have to do with a girl, perhaps?"
"NO!" I screamed all too quickly. Mr. Banner looked at me, disapprovingly. I gave myself away by my quick answer.
"I knew it," she muttered, but she let the subject drop.
Then, in English Lit, I sat next to Emmett, who was very suspicious as well.
"You're acting odd." Emmett bellowed, in the middle of Mr. Berty's lecture.
"No I'm not..." I replied, knowing that ignoring him would make him more suspicious. I'd learned that this morning.
"Whatever, man. But I bet it's a girl." I couldn't help but blush at the accuracy of his guess, but I didn't answer.
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By the time lunch rolled around, all of my friends knew something was up. Let's face it; I wasn't much for hiding my emotions. I kept scanning the room, looking for Alice. My friends were looking around, as well, though they didn't know what for.
Suddenly, I fixed my eyes on the door, where she waltzed in, her blue eyes glittering. She was talking to Angela Weber, a girl from my Trig class. She was laughing and her lips curved up happily. I could see she wouldn't struggle to fit in. But I was glad she was with Angela, and not with Tanya, Lauren, and Jessica, the three popular girls. The annoying, cliquie, stuck-up popular girls. Alice was smarter than that, than them.
I smiled at her, and motioned for her and Angela to join my friends and I. Emmett seemed confused, but Rosalie seemed genuinely pleased. Angela was very nice, and to her, Alice probably looked like a wonderful new friend. The two girls sat down.
"Hi, Ang. Hey, Alice!" I said to them. "This is my friend, Emmett, and his girlfriend, Rose. Rosalie and Emmett, this is Alice. She's a new girl from..." I didn't know where she was from.
"Albany. In New York." She answered shyly. Cool, a New Yorker.
"So, like, you've been to the city? The New York City?"
"Yeah, a bunch of times," she said simply, like it was no big deal. Here in Washington, which wasn't near New York, everyone dreamed of visiting The Big Apple.
"That's so lucky!" Rosalie gushed, smiling. Then she continued on, with another subject. "So, Jasper, how did you know Alice already?" I blushed slightly before answering.
"I...erm, kinda ran into her this morning." Alice giggled, for she was the only one who realized I meant 'ran into' in the literal sense. I laughed a little too, earning a strange look from the others.
We ate together, talking quietly amongst ourselves. Alice was really funny. She was nice and genuinely kind. I found out she loved history - it was her favorite class. It was mine too, go figure. I didn't know if she liked me, but I sure as the sky is blue liked her.
We both had history next, but Angela, Emmett, and Rose were in other classes. They said good-bye to us before heading to their classes. Alice and I walked together, but she forgot a book in her locker. "You go," I told her. "You'll get in trouble if you're late. Give me your combo, and I'll get your book for you." She was reluctant at first. She didn't want me to take the blame. "It happens to me all the time!" I said, "What's one more?" I laughed. She scribbled down her combo, and headed off to class.
I wanted to tell her that I liked her, so I scrawled a note down.
Alice,
Since the first time I saw you, I realised I like you.
-J. W.
I grabbed her book, slipped the note inside it, and headed to class.