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A/N: Okay, here's a portion of what i had originally planned for the next chap. Sorry it's so short and that it took me so long 2 put it up. I'm currently planning re-reading the series including bd since I've alrdy read it :D. Yah, one of my local grocery stores put it out early. Don't worry thought, you don't have 2 worry about spoilers from me I hate it when ppl put those up. Though I do have one thing 2 say:

o.o wow. So. Totally. Did. Not. See. That. One. Coming. Oh. My. God. blink

Okay, I think I'm good now. Anyway here ya go and PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE review. Even if its just 2 say "ur story sucks, delete it. I've had about 100 views and I have 4 reviews. cries Oh well, just plz review.

EPOV

I had, had a plan as to what I was going to do today, but that all changed the moment that Jasper's new ostentatious, black Jaguar XF pulled into the parking lot. Bella was with him and all Jasper was doing was seemingly attempting to perturb me. It was working, and then some. He was thinking about how hurt Bella had been after hearing what Alice and I had done. Images flashed through my mind: I could see her, completely devoid of any emotion but a great depression that was stemmed from other emotions. There wasn't room for any other emotions though; it was tearing her apart...I could see how Jasper had comforted her. He had helped her when all I had done was make it worse. He had pulled her back out of the abyss she had fallen into...

I tuned him out. I couldn't take it anymore. Just seeing a glimpse of how much she had suffered was killing me. Sure I had felt the same when we had...when we had...broke up. I blanched. But it hurt me even more to see how she was coping. She was getting better with Jasper there to help, but...

I looked up again realizing that I had been staring at the ground. He moved at almost full vampire speed out and around the car, probably before Bella could even blink, to open the door for her. Not surprisingly, she tripped as she was getting out; what sent me into a rage that I could barely control was both of their reactions as he caught her. Gone were his thoughts of her suffering and a desire so strong that it damn near crippled me reigned supreme. Now that's the Bella i know and lo wait, what-huh?! I can't love her! Can I? It's been less than twenty-four hours since we found out about Edward and Alive...it has to be something else...anything... he rambled on and on in his mind as he stole a reaction from her as only I had ever done before, and it had been quite unchivalrous in my opinion as to how he had done so. I was relieved she hadn't fallen, but my depression and unbiding anger continued to swell and were threatening to overrule me.

As they walked by, a low, feral rumbling sound penetrated the silence. It took me a moment to realize that it was coming from me, but it was no real surprise. It was all I could do not to attack him then and there, sufficiently tearing off the arm that he had wrapped protectively around her. The only thing stopping me from doing so was Bella. Our cover currently meant nothing to me, but I would stall for her. Her safety meant more to me than anything and it was literally tearing me apart piece by piece not being able to be there for her, and for me too. I was selfish and I would do whatever it took to get her back. The five-minute bell rang, permeating the dead silence that had arose when everyone had noticed what was occurring. Already, the entire school knew that there was a rift between the infamous Bella Swan & Edward Cullen, the "fairy-tale" couple, and they all assumed that she was now with Jasper Hale, thought they were confused as tow hat had happened to Alice. Oh, God. What if they end up being right though? That thought crushed me and I sank to the ground, my head in my hands. There was no one left in the parking lot to witness my breakdown. Not that it would have made much of a difference anyway. The bell rang, sending me out of my stupor and returning me to reality, a place even harsher than my thoughts.

I made my way to class, not even noticing that I was traveling at a speed which no human could have attained, slipping into class before the teacher ever arrived.

Bella was there, but she wasn't in her normal seat next to mine. Angela sat in Bella's usual seat next to mine. Angela sat in Bella's normal seat next to mine. She avoided my gaze as I walked over to sit down, prompting me into her thoughts. What I found there devastated me. She was concentrating solely on not saying anything about the way Jasper and Bella had been acting. I could see his protective hold on her still and how he had just held her in his arms while she came close to hyperventilating as her stress over the coming day grew more and more. What completely shattered me though was when I saw him whisper comfortingly and intimately in her ear before kissing her on the cheek chastely.

I looked up to Bella's eyes, they were a doorway to her soul, striving not to succumb to it's turmoil. I felt just as much, but had no clue what y own eyes showed. Whatever it may have been, she turned quickly around, uncomfortable once again. I stared at her, fighting with every ounce of my wits I still held not to collapse yet again into the unforgiving oblivion of my mind.

A/N: hmmm...if ur really nice and give me more reviews, i might just post the remainder of this chapter tonight or earlier tomorrow...contemplates...evil aren't I? ...at least that's what my friends tell me...shrugs I rly didn't think it was that bad of a cliffhanger...they did though...confused