*Jasper*

I watched Jemima walk quickly down the corridor, and I felt an urge to follow her. But before I could go anywhere, a huge hand clapped down on my shoulder.

"S'up brother?" Emmett boomed, pulling me towards the lunch hall.

"Emmett, I have to g-"

"WAFFLES!" Emmett screamed, dragging me through the crowd of teenagers and teachers alike. Emmett was at least a foot taller than everybody else, and a much broader, so he had no trouble getting to the front of the queue. I hadn't the slightest idea of why he wanted waffles, and it was probably better not to ask. Once I'd managed to pull Emmett away from the food counter, we sat in our usual booth. I slid across the bench against the wall. Emmett sat next to me, leaving a small space between us. Luckily for me, Edward and Alice still weren't back.

"Where exactly are Edward, Bella, Renesmee and Alice?" I asked Emmett. Emmett shrugged, "North somewhere. Shopping, I dunno."

I watched Emmett make houses out of his waffles for awhile, my thoughts revolving around Jemima. I could still smell her blood from here, or maybe that was just my overactive imagination. My mouth watered, and my throat ached.

I could tell when she was coming closer, and I focused on her emotions. She was nervous, and I could tell that she wanted to be somewhere else. I wanted to go and help her, but she came to me.

"Rose!" Emmett grinned, hastily flattening his waffle house. Rosalie swept serenely across the lunch hall, but I wasn't looking at Rosalie.

I wondered briefly why she was with my sister; maybe Bella's introduction to the family had somehow made it more acceptable to include humans into our space.

Jemima walked slowly across the room. Her cheeks were a mouth-wateringly pink colour, and she felt awkward. When I sensed the feelings of other boys looking at her, I hissed. I felt my families eyes on me but my eyes were only for her. It wasn't just her blood that was attracting me anymore.

"Emmett, Jasper this is Jemima. I think you two may already have met," Rosalie looked at me pointedly as she introduced the human to the vampires.

Ah, so that's why she'd brought Jemima. To make up an excuse to quiz me about knowing her. I narrowed my eyes slightly.

*Jemima*

Walking through the lunch hall was the single most humiliating that had ever happened to me. It felt like everybody's eyes were on me, one pair of eyes in particular. I met Jasper's stare as best I could, he still scared me. Rosalie pulled me forward,

"Emmett, Jasper this is Jemima. I think you two may already have met,"

Rosalie gave Jasper a hard look. Emmett suddenly lunged at me and pulled me down to sit next to him. I thought I saw Jasper tense, before he was blocked out by Emmet's huge form. Emmett draped his heavy arm over my shoulders, "Hey there, gorgeous."

"Rose, when did you two meet?" Jasper asked in a forced voice, he leant forward slightly, and I could see his eyes, focused on Emmet's arm. Rosalie flipped her hair and sat opposite us,

"I was going to ask you the same thing,"

Emmett looked at me, and then at Jasper, then at me again, then back to Jasper,

"Oh, do tell dear?" He winked at me before, without warning sitting me on his knee, and then between him and Jasper.

Jasper's pained expression returned, and he leant away from me as best he could, but the wall trapped him. We were trapped. I felt the fear creeping up my spine, and my breath quickened. Jasper was looking at me, but I couldn't look at him. Emmett put his arm around me again, but, instead of feeling even more trapped, I felt...safe. Rosalie was still looking at Jasper expectantly, but I don't think he even noticed. So, I answered for him,

"We have Chemistry...I mean, we have Chemistry together...I mean, um, we have Chemistry class...together," I rushed, I felt my face go hot when I realized how that sounded.

"Whoa! You're British!" Emmett said amazedly,

Rosalie raised an eyebrow, although I'm not sure if that was from Emmett's comment, or my slightly suggestive answer. Suddenly, Emmett guffawed next to me, shaking the table, and me. He seemed to have just processed what I had said before he'd spoke. I couldn't help noticing his arm, it was freezing,

"Um, Emmett? You're arms gone...kind of dead. It's really cold. Jasper feel," I motioned to the arm around my shoulders. A strange expression crossed Rosalie's face, and she stood up. Quickly, she pulled Emmett away from the table and dragged him across the hall, she turned back and shouted, "I'm taking him to the...er...medical room. We'll be right back."

Oh. That left me and Jasper. I shuffled away from him uncomfortably, putting a lot more space between us. He was still staring.

I looked away, trying to find something to distract myself in the canteen.

I was met by dozens of stares.

"Is that the new girl? Sat over there with...Jasper Cullen."

"I heard she's from England!"

"It's like Bella Swan all over again,"

"Jasper's staring at her like she's a piece of meat. It's disgusting."

"He looks like he want to s-,"

I turned away quickly, I didn't want to hear the last part of that sentence.

Jasper was still staring.

Finally, I looked at him, "Yes?"

"You...you look beautiful," he mumbled.

I blushed brilliantly, "Thanks...I er...got to erm...get Rosalie a birthday present,"

I walked away from Jasper, my emotions like a freaking rainbow. I pushed my hair out of my face and strode towards my next class, feeling Jasper's eyes on me the whole time.