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Chapter 2: Empath
My eyes fluttered open from a dreamless night. My mind spinning with questions, a never ending dizziness. I didn't want to leave the confines of my plush amazingly soft comforter and my giant equally wonderful pillow.
Last night I had tossed and turned, a fact I realized as I saw some pillows on the ground and the bed sheets tangled. Sighing, I looked over at my alarm clock through the almost see-through canopy that draped down over my bed from the ceiling. Ugh! I have a half hour before I need to be at the bus stop. Before I got out of bed, I tried sorting out some of the annoying questions that confused me to no end. Jasper is a vampire?!
Vampires don't exist! Come on. I'm not a little kid that believes in all those weird fairy tales and fake monsters. Yet... psychics aren't "real"either... ?! My brain...
Is he? Would I care if he is one? What about the whole blood thing?! How can he go out in the day without exploding because of the sun? Huh?! Although there were many issues... I don't think I would care that much because looking into his golden breathtaking eyes and someday ending up with him! Well, that thought could take all my fears away. So, I'll promise myself, that by the end of the day I will walk about of those bulky hideous doors of my high school knowing if or if not Jasper is a vampire. Goodbye to my sanity...
I was fixing my hairin my small mirror attached to my locker. Who could ever live without one? Students with their morning gossip wailed excitedly about rumors and superficial nothingness. The pre-first period chatter was driving me insane (Along with Jasper) and my head hurt intensely. It felt like there was a five-hundred pound weight pushing on my head, or better yet, I finally was realizing that gravity does exist.
"Someone's frustrated." said a low sexy voice that made me smile. I noted my smiling refection and Jasper's reflection standing next to me. What?! Vampires don't have reflections... So I guess he couldn't be a vampire... His answering smile in the mirror's reflection kept me confused. Then his smile quivered and his brow rose. "You're confused." How would he know that. Do I look confused? I sighed and turned to face perfection.
I gasped and grinned like a fool because I was literally five inches away from him. My body heated and I was lost in his eyes. Not as golden as before, actually they seemed to be dark, but still beautiful. His hair looked even more messy and for some reason, I liked it more that way.
"Hey Jaz. How could you tell my emotions hmm?" A memory of my vision from yesterday flooded back "I can feel your every emotion..." Jasper had said. Is this true?
"Jaz?"He grinned. "You're already giving me a nickname?" He made no effort to look like he realized our close proximity.
"You prefer Jazzy?Casper?" I smiled at my own joke and he chuckled lightly.
"Jaz is fine."
"Good." I started thinking about everything and anything that made me sad or mad. Some things that excited me. Also, Reliving scary memories and childhood happiness. Jasper's face twisted in unknown emotions and curiosity. I mentally laughed in my mind! He could tell what I was feeling because I had tried to keep my face very still for the few seconds I thought of all those things.
-ring-
"Well, I better be off to class." I grinned.
"Are you feeling okay?"
"Perfect. Hmm I don't recall saying anything about feeling under the weather..."
"Just checking." Jasper had a sly smile. "Cya Al."
"Al?! No! PLEASE don't call me that. It's Alice!" Jasper shrugged and smiled as he walked away. I smiled and walked down the hallway to my first class period. One point for him being human, one point for vampire. Ugh, this is going to be a long day.
LUNCH, a time for more chatting, and rumor spreading. "Alice!" Chelsea squealed as I sat down on the opposite side of the table. I would have sat next to my green-eyed, blond-haired "best" friend, if the open seat next to her wasn't also next to to my ex, Kyle. So instead I sat by Angie, a very adorable kid, who was so old fashioned with her morals it was astounding. Her usually curly red hair was flat-ironed straight and parted down the middle. Her perfect blue eyes made my dull grayish-blue ones look pathetic.
"Chelsea! How are you? Hey Angie, love your hair straight like that."
"Thanks." Angie replied hesitantly with a slow smile.
"Aren't you gonna say hi to me too?" Kyle asked, with a sarcastic smile and smoldering dark brown eyes. His dark brown hair didn't contrast his perfectly tanned skin or his dark eyes. In fact, I think it is safe to say he is the exact opposite of Jasper. Which in this case, is a good thing.
"Hello." I managed to say through gritted teeth. "Why are you sitting here?" All efforts of being calm gone.
"Ouch. Well I just wanted to talk to the most beautiful girl on the planet." He had a mischievous smile, "Chelsea." Chelsea giggled and closed the gap between them. He was so pathetic! No wonder I broke up with him!
Trying to get me jealous, so he would use my friend, is that it? Ugh... I didn't know that when I dumped him over his stalker-like tendencies and his sped-up ideals of relationship perks, I would wound his ego that badly.
"She almost makes me wish I was a lesbian." Angie blurted out. We all turned to face her with open mouths and blinked repetitively.
"What?"
"I..Can't believe... you said that!" I laughed, along with everyone else. That was so NOT Angie. She blushed and said sorry under her breath just as her boyfriend of two years, Max, came to sit next to her with a grin. He gave her his cookie, one of the only things the school served that was identifiable and gave her a small peck on the cheek.
"Awww." I smiled as Max stuck his tongue out at me and rolled his eyes. It went silent as Angie played with locks of his medium-length black hair (His hair was just a hint darker than mine. And it was the same length as Jasper's hair. Oh Jasper, I wonder where he is).
I subconsciously turned and looked over the cafeteria. Our table had always been center-stage. The Popular.
On our left was The Athletic (A mix of football players, which is where Kyle should be, and soccer players.)
The gossip twins, Maggie and Mary, sat down on my other side with a flip of their shockingly long blond hair. I paid no attention. In the background I heard Kyle mumble something to Chelsea. She giggled in her high-pitched annoying voice. Way higher than mine.
The Cheerleaders, sat on the right of the cafeteria, were one less rank then my group because weird as it is, they were all plain looking zombies and all the girls who sat with me had personalities with looks to match. Whether they be good or bad personalities is the question... No one at our table really did any sports, they all were to busy getting dirt on people while they hit every party on the street.
The Whiz Kids and The Normals, sat in the front of the lunchroom, filling five different lunch tables.
Alexa, Serena, and Maddie sat down on Chelsea's side of the table gossiping away. I sighed. Where is Jasper? "Party?!"
I looked up to see Matt sit next to Kyle with a big grin in my direction. "You're having a party and didn't invite me! How rude!" He beamed, his dimples prominent.
"You didn't get the memo? How sad..." I smiled.
"Shame on you! I'm inviting myself." He laughed.
"You can't invite yourself!" I gasped in mock horror.
"Watch me!" He grinned. You could barely see his brown eyes, they were tiny slits. His spiked dishwater blond hair poked out of his head like grass.
"I'll keep you locked out."
"If you bring the alcohol man, I'll let you in." Kyle said as they bumped fists. I really wish they weren't friends, Kyle rubs off his evil qualities on our class clown, Matt Carlson.
"Who says you're not going to be locked out with him?" My eyes glittered at the idea.
"Why are you such a bitch?"
"Why are you such a jerk?"
"Feisty." He smiled. "One of the many reasons I fell for you."
"Not to mention she is the hottest girl in school!" Matt whistled. I rolled my eyes and waited to hear a smart-ass comment from Kyle about how Chelsea was and I was so ugly...nothing. In fact, he just stared at me, smiling and his creepiness was sending chills down my spine.
I looked around the lunchroom again. Lastly, The Emo and The Misfits, who sat in the back of the cafeteria played with their i-pods and did unfinished homework. It was the second day! Jeez...
"Who you looking for?" Kyle said with a mean tone just as I spotted him.
He was sitting at the Emo table with a bored expression, not eating. He was literally one table straight behind me, able to get a perfect view of my back, I suppose. His messy blond hair fell in his eyes and he was sketching some stuff on a notebook as the people at the table tried to talk to him. He nodded like he was paying attention to them but kept sketching.
"Jasper." Chelsea said to Kyle.
Jasper looked up and stared at me with wide, brilliant deep, dark goldish eyes and smiled when he saw me staring back at him. My heart sputtered and his smile turned into a grin. His perfect teeth shone white. His clothes were dark and contrasted his flawless white face. His dark blue button up shirt was rolled up to his elbows, showing off lean muscle, his hand flexing, straining the pencil.
His gaze intensified and took my breath away. He mouthed out 'hello' and I did the same back to him. I wanted to run up to kiss him and have him in my grasp. His lips did look inviting...
"That's that weird new kid. Right?" Kyle asked. I turned away quickly to glare daggers at Kyle.
"What's your problem? You don't even know him!"
"The kid just naturally annoys me"
"Like you do to me." I countered. He was silent for a moment.
"Feisty." I rolled my eyes. What nerve! When I turned back around Jasper was gone along with my happiness.
And so, the minutes dragged on like hours, and hours dragged on like days until finally it was time for gym... maybe I could take my mind off Kyle, the party, Chelsea, Jasper.. well maybe not Jasper... I smiled to myself.
-Whistle-
"Okay class! Listen up! Today you all get to decide what we should do today. You vote. Either dodge-ball or basketball. Whichever you don't pick today will be played tomorrow. Ready? Who wants to play dodge-ball? Raise your hand!" Almost all the guys raised their hands but the girls looked hesitant. I understand how they felt, I was torn. Just got a manicure... grrr... but how fun would it be to shock the guys with my amazing dodge-ball throwing skills!
Not to mention I could tell all their moves if I just tap into my ability and decide on doing it... after all, it kind of is like cheating...
"Hello Miss Malice. I'm switching into this class. Here's my note." I looked away from Maddie and Serena into the eyes of my crush. The one and only... Jasper Hale. It was like he could sense me because his eyes peered over to me and he smiled. I heard Maddie and Serena squeal under their breath and I rolled my eyes.
"Very well. Jasper Hale, take a seat." He went and sat down by Matt and Trevor. Strange... "Now that Jasper will be joining us, we should re-vote. Class, raise your hand if you want to play dodge-ball!"
All the guys' hands raised and Jasper raised his hand with a huge grin on his face. Matt and Trevor looked at him with approval. Hmmm... I raised my hand, the only girl to-do so and was met with confused faces from the girls and excitement from the guys.
"Ms. Cullen was the tie breaker! There we have it, today dodge-ball, tomorrow, basketball! Get ready students, we play in five minutes." The gym teacher went to get the balls out of storage while I closed my eyes and concentrated on the game ahead.
"Give up Alice!"
"Never!"
"Come on, you know a girl can't beat us guys. It's two to one!" Matt yelled across the gym next to a smirking Jasper. Everyone was out and they had made a truce. It turned into an all out battle of the sexes. Jeez... Just then Jasper surprised Matt by chucking the ball at his chest and shocked everyone in the gym by his amazing speed!
That ball had to be going 50! Wow! Then Jasper turned and threw another ball at me as I heard Matt's muffled cursing and watched the flying torpedo coming straight at me.
"Alice?" Matt asked as he waived a hand in front of me. "You okay?"
"What's wrong with her?" Asked a confused Trevor and Jasper at the same time.
"She does this once in awhile, Trust me, I would know because I've known this midget since kindergarten." Matt mused.
"Get lost!" I snapped back to reality and saw a startled Jasper and Trevor, along with an amused Matt. "Or was there some reason why you're over here bugging me?"
"Cool it! Just wanted to let you know we aren't gonna go easy on you even though you're a girl. In fact, let's make this a friendly competition. Guys Vs. Girls." Matt grinned. I looked over at Jasper, wouldn't he be on my side? I don't get it! He is acting weird... or maybe he just is trying to avoid me and start hanging out with "the guys" because he wants to fit in... There has to be a reason... That vision yesterday... I could tell he loved me... I sighed...ugh, guys...
Jasper looked confused and a huge grin spread across my face. "You're on!"
"Great!" Matt beamed. They walked away and so, the game began.
Balls! Balls! Everywhere! They flew through the gym in a rush of colors and the sound of wind being cut through. Whizzing sharply, you could either hear one of three things: Wind. The tremendous bang of ball hitting student. A whining girl.
I sighed. About half of all the girls were down and about ten guys were still up. Counting me, five girls remained. Basically, our only athletic girls who were on the girl basketball team. I looked over at a crying Maddie and comforting Serena. The girls had dropped like flies. They all cheered me on. It is great to be loved. I smiled.
-Bam-
A ball hit the wall about an inch away from me. I better pay attention! I looked over at a smiling Jasper. He could have hit me so easily and yet he didn't. I picked up the ball and threw it at Nick on my left trying to go for an unexpected sneak attack on me. To bad I saw it coming a minute ago!
-Bam-
The guys starred wide-eyed at me. Jill got Damien out soon after but she was hit by Matt who dodged a ball thrown by Stacy. I dodged a low flying ball from Matt and literally and gracefully jumped up in the last second about three feet in the air. When I came down I picked up two balls and chucked them with a ton of force at Jack and Trevor.
-Bam Bam-
6 to 4. Looking better. Jasper grinned at me and I felt my heart melt. Grr Alice! Get it together! Stacy had hit Jack in the corner of the gym but was then hit by a ball tossed by Jasper. He was seven feet in front of me and threw a ball all the way across the gym at Stacy without looking at her!
My eyes narrowed. How could I have been so stupid. Those most be... vampire senses of his... the speed... the way he can tell emotions... the amazing looks and charm... he was one. 3 points vampire, one human. Well 2, if you count the sun thing. Those could just be false things humans thought up...everything clicked then like two giant puzzle pieces fitting together.
Jasper was a vampire... and someday, the love of my life... tell then he was my competitor who was starting to get on my nerves! Hmph. I threw ball after ball at Jasper that he dodged with grace and a smile. His eyes twinkled and I glared at him.
"Impressive." He chuckled.
"Ditto." I gave up on him because who was I fooling, I couldn't hit a vampire with his his strange supernatural gifts. Ugh! So I took my stress out on all the guys.
Five minutes later and everything was set up perfectly for my vision.
"Give up Alice!"
"Never!"
"Come on, you know a girl can't beat us guys. It's two to one!" Matt yelled across the gym next to a smirking Jasper. I raised one eyebrow. In just a few seconds Jasper would hit Matt, then me. So just as Matt was ready to chuck a fast one at me, and Jasper was eying Matt, I chucked the ball at Jasper. It flew with amazing speed and I watched it in awe as my fellow classmates had their mouths hanging open.
Jasper had hit Matt. Matt was cussing, and Jasper grinned as he turned around and saw my ball heading straight at him. He looked surprised! I surprised and out-smarted a vampire! I could die from laughter!
Jasper quickly threw a curve-ball and caught my ball in his hands with grace and a bewildered expression. His ball hit me from the side and I dropped down in total denial.
-Bam, Cheering-
Everyone crowded around a stunned Jasper as most of the girls ran to me. I. Can't. Believe. It. He still won even though I had a vision! What is this world coming too? I got up and dusted myself off (Although, there wasn't any dust).
"Good game Alice!" Matt called as he walked out the gym doors and I followed.
"Was that a compliment from you?!"
"Maybe." He laughed. I joined in as we walked out the doors.
"Wait!" Jasper said before I go into the girls' locker room.
"What?"
"...ahhh...well...good job Alice, you caught me off guard that last second."
"Is that new for you?" I smirked.
"Kind of... yeah." He was stuttering. I mentally giggled.
"You still won though, so it didn't really matter."
"Are you overly competitive?"
"Who me? No." He smiled which made me smile. "Maybe a little."
"Maybe. Adds to the uniqueness." I glared at him.
"Whatever!"
"Playing hard to get?" He half-smiled.
"Hardly! Excuse me but I'm not playing, anything!"
"And here I thought you were perky and up-beat, yet you are a little fire-cracker." He laughed.
"Well, it depends what mood I'm in."
"So this wouldn't be a good time to ask you out then?"
"Nope." I started to walk away. Before I entered the locker room I looked back over my shoulder at Jasper. He grinned like he had caught me sneaking out after curfew or something. I rolled my eyes which made his grin wider. Watch out vampire boy, you don't know what you're getting yourself into.
There you have it! Chapter 2! Hmm what is Alice up tooooo? You'll see!