I got cut off by Jasper jumping out of the car as fast as lightening and then I saw it. A big truck was about to hit his car. Right where I was. I was going to die. I would be dead. At 17. No. This wasn't happening. This wasn't right. Jasper jumped in front of the car at lightening speed. What the hell? Did he just shove that huge truck away from us? That's when I got out of the car. I was getting out of there.
"Bella, where are you going?" Jasper asked me as I got in my truck
"Anywhere safer than here." I stammered "I'll see you at school"
"Alright, see you." he said, sounding disappointed
With that I drove off. How had he known the truck was coming? How did he push it away? How did he get out that fast? The questions all whirled around in my head, making me feel light headed. I continued to drive though. I ran into my house as fast as I could physically run.
A few minutes after I was in my room, I had changed into pajamas and Charlie was knocking on my door.
"Bells, are you ok? You've been quiet lately, and you seemed nervous as hell when you came in. What's going on?" he ask me through the door
"Yeah, dad I'm fine. It's just a new place to live and I'm in the process of getting used to it" I lied
"Well, you seem to be pretty used to it now, by the fact that its 11 at night and you're just now coming home. Where were you anyway?" he asked curiously
"Uh, I was with Jake." I wasn't about to mention Jasper at the moment
"Oh. You two seem to have become very good friends."
"Yeah we are. He's cool." I told him truthfully
"Well, Bella, you should get some rest." he informed me
"Yeah. Yeah I should. Good night dad."
"Night Bells." he said, then went somewhere besides right outside my door
Then I thought back to the legend of the Quilete tribe that Jake had started to tell me about. The cold ones. The Cullens were the cold ones. What did that even mean? I decided to go on Google and find out. I started up my computer, and typed 'the cold ones Quilete legends' into the browser. A bunch of results came up. They explained a creature that explained Jasper perfectly. Ice cold skin, pale, beautiful, strong, fast, and smart. And Jacob had said the Cullens were supposedly the cold ones, like he didn't believe it.
The next morning, I called Jacob. We made plans for me to go visit him at his house, and actually go inside. I drove myself over there, not long after I had called. He was waiting by the door.
"Hey Jake!" I exclaimed, running over to hug him
"Hey Bella. I'm glad you came." he said, returning my hug
Once we got up to his bedroom, I planned on asking him for a little more detail on the legends. As we got there, he told me to find a seat wherever. So I sat on the bed. He sat down about a foot away from me on the bed.
"So, what do you want to do today?" he asked me eagerly
"Well, I wanted you to tell me more about the story with the cold ones. I don't think that story was made up. The more I'm around Jasper, the more realistic it al becomes." I stated
"Bella, how can it be realistic? You don't even know what the cold ones even are. And the more you're around Jasper? What the hell? Is he your boyfriend or something?" he questioned me, startled
"I do know what the cold ones are! They're vampires! And Jasper is all of the things explained in the article I read! And again, yeah! He's sort of my boyfriend. We went on a date twice!" I was close to yelling
"What damn article? This stuff isn't supposed to be published outside of our damn tribe!"
"Whatever. Coming here was just a fat waste of time. Bye Jacob." I said, leaving
"Whatever Bella. Come tell me if he hurts you!" he yelled after me
I ignored him. I didn't have to deal with his crap. I was going to confront Jasper at school on Monday. Oh wait, that's tomorrow.
Funny, when I woke up the next day, I felt like I needed to see Jasper. Not want to, but need to. The drive to school seemed to take forever. When i finally got there, he was waiting for me.
"Jasper, can I talk to you?" I asked as I got out of my truck
"Yes, that's what you're doing now isn't it?" he asked jokingly
"Yeah, but I mean, like, in private." I said quietly
"Sure, just follow me. I know the perfect place."
So I followed him. We walked for about 15 minutes, when finally, he talked again.
"So, Bella. What do you want to talk about? In private." he asked me, jokingly, like normal
"Your skin is ice cold, your eyes change color, you're insanely fast, your incredibly strong. You never eat or drink. You talk, like people used to, back in the 1700s. You're not human." I listed off, nervously
"So you know what I am. If you're so sure of it, then say it. Say it Bella. You don't have to hide anything from me. Just say it. Out loud. What am I?"
"A cold one. You're a vampire. A creature of the night." I stuttered
"Well, little Bella. You've indeed got it right. Are you scared?"
"No. You won't hurt me. You'd be mad at yourself if you did." I said, knowing it was true
"You're right again. But the smell of your blood, is amazing. I've never wanted anyone's blood so badly before. But I'm not going to kill you, because I love you Bella. And i want to be with you." he said romantically, while slowly pushing me against a tree.
"I love you too." I said, the words, being true, fell out of my mouth.
Then I realized, he was slowly leaning in, as if he was going to kiss me. It seemed to take a million years for our lips to finally touch, but then it happened. A sensation of ice cold stone, and blazing hot love. A first kiss. A vampire kiss.