Title: Gossip's History
Spoilers: N/A
P.O.V: Third person.
Time: The first semester of Alice's junior year/Jasper's senior. About five months before Twilight.

Disclaimer:I noticed that in my first chapter, I forgot to disclaim. I'll do it here for every chapter onwards; None of these characters belong to me; they all belong to Stephenie Meyer. Anything you recognize from the Twilight serie is also hers.

Dedication:
This one is for my first (and only XP) reviewer: NaleyIsLove23. Bless, dear, and thanks for the review! I hope I made your idea some justice.

"Is everyone aboard?" shouted a dark-haired man as he fussed over the dozen of teens around him. "Mr. McClean, if we forget one kid, I'm going to have your eyes served for supper! Dangit, how could you forget the list of students in your office? Worst off; how could you forget the key to your office home!?"

The second man rolled his eyes and dragged the older one on the bus. In a monotone voice, he droned, "Come on, sir, or the bus will leave before us if we don't hurry."

"But what if we forget someone! Wait, let me count!" He nervously fidgeted as the bus rumbled the life; the other teacher had signalled the bus driver to leave. Forcing his memory, he called out what names he could remember. "Fred Allen, yes! Emmett Cullen, yes! Annie Donnery, yes. Chelsea Durell couldn't go. Jasper H--" He froze as he whirled around. "Wait! Wait! That Hale kid!! He's--"

The bus roared away.

Jasper chuckled despite himself, then climbed out of his car. His English class required him to take a trip to see Hamlet, yet there he was. Definitely out of the bus with said classmates.

Alice's small hand carefully crept into his own as she giggled. Reaching up on her tiptoes to whisper in his ear, she said, "Oops. I think I made you miss your bus. Sorry."

He smiled down at her, tightening his hand in hers. All through the previous night, he had anxiously waited for the trip. Not that he was eager; he had dreaded the expedition as soon as the words had left his teachers' mouths. Being crammed into a small bus with a group of humans for over three hours' drive?

No thanks.

He had honestly planned to go. He had fed for most of the night on animals, to ensure himself as much self-control as he could. Unfortunately, all his hope had faded as soon as Alice had her vision that morning. Her eyes had taken on a twinge of worry, and he knew at once that all his efforts were futile. He would probably slip, as her vision had predicted. Yet he had just been saved by Alice once more. Mysteriously, she had "dropped a pencil" under the seat of Edward's silver Volvo. Ten minutes later -which coincided with the bus rolling away- she had realized that the pen had been in her pocket all along.

It was a pathetic attempt at keeping him at school, but it was one that would pay off in the long run.

The two began to walk through the corridors, Jasper letting go of Alice's hand. Thankfully, his feeding had augmented his control. A few students brushed against him as they passed by, and even though there was a slight tug at the back of his throat, he felt no desire to kill them. For the first time since he started Forks' high school, he didn't absolutely need Alice's hand to guide him. He didn't struggle as much as he usually did.

"Happy?" Alice grinned at him as they stopped at their locker. When he raised an eyebrow, she looked back at the students around him. Strangely, everyone seemed happier than usual.

He cringed lightly, forcing himself to stop projecting his emotions. It happened way too often for his taste. People were bound to notice that something was wrong if their feelings were to change every time the Hale brother was around.

"Somewhat," he replied, looking down at her with burning golden eyes. "I'm feeling fine today."

She beamed at him, pride evident in her pretty features. "Glad to hear, Jazz."

"Actually, I feel so good that I might not have to hide in the library during my spare." He smiled again, knowing that Alice was simply drinking in his unusually carefree expression. "I wonder if Miss Sheldon will let me come in your history class."

Alice's eyes unfocused for a few seconds as she searched the future for any indication otherwise. Reopening her eyes, she shook her head rapidly, grinning from ear to ear. "She won't mind the slightest. You're so well-known around the school for your history knowledge, Jazz; how could she refuse you? Anyways, we're going to be watching a movie for the second time around. Most of the class was gone for the second half since there was a volleyball tournament yesterday. We'll be able to talk if we sit in the back."

"Sounds perfect," he replied, then took her hand again as they headed towards her class.

Machine guns ripped through the speakers, but there were only two students who were actually engrossed in the movie. The teacher was flipping through a newspaper carelessly, and many kids were shoving notes back and forth. Some had their cellphones open as they texted, the bright blue or white glow briefly lighting a quarter of the room.

Alice carefully leaned against Jasper's arm. Even though her eyes were glaring straight at the film, her thoughts were somewhere else. Her husband was completely riveted on the screen, and she felt every little subtle change in his emotions. Sometimes, a small flicker in his eyes would indicate his frustration at a slight inaccuracy, or she would suddenly be filled with a sweet sorrow that wasn't her own as he remembered his past battles.

It wasn't until an hour into the class that she heard the two girls behind them whispering.

Their voices were definitely too low to be understood by human ears; they were very discreet in their conversation. However, to Alice's tuned senses, Jessica and Lauren's words stood out as a scream.

Jessica was the first to instill the conversation. "I can't believe she brought him here. Isn't he a freaking senior?"

"Yeah, he is," Lauren agreed. "I think he missed his bus for the Hamlet trip. Come on; he misses a bus, he has the entire day to himself, and what does he do? He goes to class. What a low-life!"

Alice suddenly saw Jasper's eyes rip from the movie as he suddenly focused on her. His expression was blank, though his golden orbs flickered worriedly. Silently, without even the slightest movement, he asked her what was wrong. He had obviously sensed her emotions go from content to pained in a moment, yet his absorption in the movie had distracted him from knowing its cause. Alice only shook her head, attempting to enlighten her own mood. However, the girls never noticed their silent exchange, and their voices grew slightly in volume.

"They're so not made for each other, anyways. Look at Rose and Emmett; these two are okay. It's still slightly weird, since they're technically brother and sister, but they're kinda cute. Alice and Jasper, though? I mean, she definitely doesn't fit him. She's way too happy, too bubbly for him." Jessica flipped her hair over her shoulder carelessly.

"Yeah. He looks deathly boring compared to his brothers. Oh my God, I so know what happened!" Lauren giggled under her breath. "When Alice was adopted, she tried to date Edward. Thing is; he didn't want her. So she had no choice but to go for Jasper! Poor loser was a last resort!"

Angrily, Alice almost stood up to give the two girls the beating of a lifetime. However, Jasper's hand caught her own and held it tightly. She turned around to face him, to protest, but the murderous look on his face stopped her dead in her tracks. Hurriedly, she tamed her anger, knowing it only added fuel to his fury. Soothingly, she reached over and dropped her cheek on his shoulder, grabbing his arm with her remaining hand. After she had shutted her eyes, she sent him waves of love, just as he did to her.

Jessica scoffed as they moved. "Can't they freaking let go of each other for once?"

Lauren rolled her eyes. "They're not that bad, all things considering."

"He looks like a dog clinging to his master."

"Why do you think he always looks like he's in pain?" Jessica tilted her head. "I say she doesn't want to give him any, and he's in need."

The two girls dissolved into giggles.

"Well," Lauren continued with a wink, "maybe we could break them up. Bet you that under that freaky look, he's one hottie. What do you say?"

Now Alice felt ready to murder. However, she noticed that Jasper was smiling viciously. Reaching over, she whispered carefully, "What are you thinking?"

His lips barely moved. "Let me work this one out. Be careful with your emotions, though. Don't affect me or it may spoil everything. Deal?"

She nodded, a playful smile appearing on her face as the vision of what he was about to do flickered in front of her eyes. Carefully, she pulled away from him, resting her elbows on the desk before plopping her chin in her hands. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Jasper shift on his chair so that he could face her, his profile now in sight of the two suddenly-silent girls.

Sullenly, Jasper continued to watch the movie in front of the class, yet Alice could feel her emotions changing. He was focusing hard on keeping it just between him and the two girls, yet she could still feel the subtle longing mixing with her happiness.

Eventually, her husband seem to give up on excluding her, and she felt the loneliness jump at her forcefully. Closing her eyes, she listened to Jessica and Lauren's heartbeats, then smiled in satisfaction at their higher rates. Lightly, she turned her head to look at Jasper, who also turned for a second to look at her, and then shot his gaze at the back of the class. At the same time, he sent an electrifying wave of desire, terror, admiration, and lust towards the two girls, before nonchalantely looking back at the screen.

The bell rang a few seconds later. Alice grinned, noticing the two girls glued into place, their mouths gaping lightly as they gazed up adoringly at her husband. She glided to his side and looped her arms around his shoulders, then giggled as he picked her up and raised her about two feet in the air.

When he set her down, she clung to his hand as he gathered their binders and pencil cases. She let him tug her out of the class, yet just as she was about to exit, Alice winked conspicuously at Jessica and Lauren.

They didn't speak until they'd reached their locker.

"Well, that was awfully mean," Alice pouted, even though her emotions shone positively.

Jasper's face darkened at the memory. "Definitely. Don't ever listen to what those liars say Alice."

She grinned, reaching up to skim his jawline with her fingers. "I meant what you did for your payback. It was mean. Poor girls are doomed to an eternity of dreaming about you now."

His face melted from furious to teasing as he leaned against a neighborhood locker. His eyes twinkled as he reached closer to her. He was about to say something, but waited patiently until Jessica and Lauren breezed past, shooting them glares that were more like fearfully adoring glances. It only took a small burst of fear from Jasper to get the two semi-running out of the corridor.

Once they were out of sight, Alice shot him an incredulous look. He only shrugged and whispered with a knowing grin, "Well, if they're going to hate us, I might as well give them something to hate us for. Try to rub it in a bit next time you see them."

The black-haired vampire nodded mischievously. "Consider it done."

A/N: Yes, I decided to put my A/Ns at the end from now on.

I actually like this one better than the first one. XD I hope I get some more reviews, though I get that there are many Oneshot collections that sprout up pieces that are way better than mine. Oh well, I just throw these in and hope that they get read somehow. :)

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