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Chapter Eleven, Jenks

Previously: I took a deep breath and walked over to Jasper was sitting. He looked surprised at first, but he quickly smiled. "Hi." I said quietly. "Hi." He said back, motioning to the seat across from him.

Everything inside of me wanted to run away from this. I mean I am working. I looked around the diner to see that nobody was in my section, except for the old lady.

I really need to ask her what her name is.

Jasper gave me a sad smile, "Please Mary…just please sit down."

I gave into his pleading voice involuntarily.

Jasper grabbed my hand across the table, "I'm sorry."

I pulled my hand away, "Jasper, please just tell me what happened."

Jasper looked down at the table, "I don't know where to start."

"Jenks." I took a deep breath, "Start with Jenks; who is he?"

Jasper closed his eyes, "Alright. Jenks is a lawyer."
"A lawyer?" I asked surprised.

"Yeah but he is corrupt, he takes bribes, and illegally makes , passports, and what not." Jasper looked around the diner before continuing, "But the reason I know him is because he likes to bid on fights. Of course at first he over looked Peter and I because of our ages, but even so young we were taking guys that had years of experience down. In the underground world, I because known. Jenks took me in as his protégé so to speak, and signed me up for all sorts of fights. Most of them don't even happen here in Forks. I'd lie to my mom and sister and would go to places with Jenks. After the fights I'd be really sore and feel terrible, because it was like beating myself. I could feel everything the other person was feeling, so I would drink afterwards; it was always available anyway. It became my routine, I'd fight until there was no one left to fight and then I would drink away the feelings." Jasper was quiet for a few moments, but I couldn't say a word. "See, I trusted Jenks, I mean I was traveling all over the place with this man. But Jenks, well he only wanted money. I ticked off a lot of people, whether it was because I beat them up, or it was their friend; and they wanted their revenge. One night almost two year ago when Pete and I were walking home a group of about fifteen guys were waiting for us. Jenks had given them our address; I mean it was bound to happen one day, but it shouldn't have happened to Pete. We were in the hospital for two weeks, there was a lot of damage but Pete was hurt the worst. After we got out, we trained harder; because we were never going to let that happen again. I found out that Jenks had been the one to tip those guys off. So I waited for him outside of his house." Jasper stopped and looked me in the eyes. "I thought at the time that it was the right thing to do; I swear I thought I was protecting those around me, but I was just after revenge." He looked down at the table again. "He almost died." He whispered, "The only reason Jenks didn't charge me was because he couldn't bring too much police attention to himself; and honestly, I don't think he could stomach admitting that a sixteen year old did all of that to him."
I was a little more shocked…

Jasper almost killed a guy?

"Most people know Jenks as the guy who mentored me as fighting. He lives too far away, nobody actually knows him. They all just know his name." Jasper shrugged.

Oh so that's how Bella and Rose knew about Jenks…wait does Rose know the full story?

"Does Rose know the full story?"

Jasper nodded, "Yeah, I actually came home and cried my eyes out to her and Pete all night." Jasper looked at me, "So, now including you, only the four of us know."

"Whoa." I sat back in my seat. "Okay, so what happened after you ran away from me?"

Jasper took another deep breath, "I went out fighting…and drinking. Maria was there, and I let her take advantage of me drunk."

That's a lame excuse.

"I'm not lying Mary. I, I-I really messed up. And I u-uh, I was drunk. I was angry that you asked about Jenks, and started talking about you to Pete. Talking about how you were quiet at dinner a-and, u-uhm how much, I'm just going to say this straight, how much I hate how close you and Edward are. I mean I feel like the two of you are in your own little world even when you are with the group." Jasper looked tearful, "So someone s-suggested that I do something to make you jealous. Then Maria sat down on my lap an-"

I cut him off, holding up my hands "UH! I saw the pictures! Please…don't." I asked desperately.

Jasper's eyes were filling more and more with tears, "Mary…I-I wasn't thinking clearly, I never intended to go to Maria. I just went to fight; which isn't right either, but I never wanted to hurt you. I promise."

I felt something wet on my cheek, but it was immediately covered up with something warm. Jasper had leaned across the table and wiped the tears away, "Please, give me another chance. I'll always be honest from now on, even if it isn't right way; but I'll NEVER run away from you again. Just please, Mary, you are the sunshine in my life. You make me want to change, you make me want to be the best and to be all of that for you." He said this as he cradled my face in his hands.

"I want to believe you, but you hurt me Jazz." I started to cry harder.

Oh! This is so embarrassing!

Jasper was suddenly by my side, holding me in the booth.

"If anyone should feel embarrassed, it should be me. I messed up the greatest thing I have ever had." He gently kissed the crown of my head as I leaned into him.

"It'll take a while before I could trust you again." I said quietly after a few minutes.

Jasper leaned back a little bit and looked down at me, "Yeah? Well that's a given. But I will prove it to you. Even if it takes my whole life, Mary, I will earn your trust again."

~000~

After that I had to go back to work. The little old lady was gone, but I made a mental note to thank her next time I saw her. Since school starts next week and I am not sure I will ever see her again. I was walking home now, and for some reason I crying.

I've been crying far too much since I moved here to Forks! I didn't even cry this much in Ohio!

But these are happy tears, no matter how much I have went running this past week, or even eating my emotions away, I haven't felt this light and free. So I am just going to let myself cry, cry these happy little tears; because Jasper and I might actually make it. Maybe those visions weren't wrong.

"AAAAHHHHHHH!" I heard someone with a deep voice yell.
I jumped, and looked around me in surprise.

What the heck?!
But as I turned to my left I saw Emmett sprinting towards me yelling at the top of his lungs. He picked me up and tackled us to the ground.

"Oof!" We both said as we hit the ground.

"WHAT THE HECK EM- AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" My yelling was interrupted by my own laughing.

Emmett was tickling me. "NO MORE CRYING!"
"WH-hahahaha-AT?" I hollered at him.

Emmett continued to tickle me.

"STOP IT! Hehehehehe! EM STOP IT RIGHT NOW!" I couldn't get my voice to sound menacing because I was laughing so hard.

"I WILL KARATE CHOP YOU IN THE FACE!" I screeched!

This only made Emmett tickle me more, "Muhaha! That would only feel like you were petting my face little one."
I tried struggling but Emmett is a giant. "PLEA-HAHAHAHA-SE!" I begged, "I'M GOING TO PE-HAHAHA-E MY PANTS!"
That made Emmett stop, but he was grinning foolishly. "Okay, but I will continue to tickle you if you don't stop crying. You have been upset for too long." He had a serious tone in his voice.

I slapped him as I caught my breath. "You big dummy! Those were happy tears!"
Emmett looked at me confused.

"Jasper and I made up." I said smiling.

Emmett looked shocked, but then he smiled mischievously and wiggled his eyebrows. "You made out?"

"What? Emmett!" I slapped him again.

Emmett just laughed, "Alright, alright!" He said holding up his hands. Em smiled at me, "So you guys are okay? When he came over Wednesday night he told me everything that happened between him and Maria, and his feelings towards Edward. I'm glad you guys talked."

I shrugged, "Yeah, but I am a little worried still."

Emmett grabbed my hand, "This will work out in the end, I promise."

Em pulled us both up from the ground.

"Alright, well you and Anne are having dinner at my house; another family dinner." Em smiled brightly at me. "I really like your sister and my dad together. Then you will really be my sister!"
~000~

"Mmmmm! You two need to get married so I can eat like this every night!" Emmett said happily.

"Oooh I agree!" I said excitedly.

Edward lifted his fork in the air, "Me too!"

Carlisle and Esme looked a little embarrassed.

"Thank you for the compliment kids." Esme said beaming at all of us. She had tears in her eyes, "No one other than Mary has complimented my cooking."

Carlisle grabbed her hand and smiled gently at her, "Well, I for one have never had a better meal."
Esme blushed, "Oh! Carlisle, stop it!"

Emmett sat there staring at the both of them wiggling his eyebrows, "Go get another room!" he said grinning.

Carlisle blushed this time, "Oh, E-Emmett!" he stammered.

Everyone busted up laughing at Carlisle face, even Esme was giggling.

Carlisle looked over at her, "Even you too?" he asked desperately, but he was smiling in good humor.

Esme covered her mouth with her other hand in an attempt to hide her giggles.

~000~

"97, 98, 99, 100. Ready or not here I come!" I called out so they could hear me throughout the house.

Rose, Em, Edward, and I were playing hide and seek at the Cullen's. Rose and I had gone shopping after church today and then came over here for dinner. Somehow Emmett talked all of us into playing hide seek after we helped clean up dinner. I walked around the house for fifteen minutes and couldn't find anyone. I stopped walking and smirked.

Come on vision…come on!

"HEY!" Suddenly someone came out from the closet beside me.

"MARY! That is totally cheating!" Edward said accusingly.

I scoffed, "Oh yeah, and what you just did wasn't?" I eyed the closest he just came out of. "I checked that closet like three minutes ago!"

Edward shrugged, "Yeah well I wasn't there three minutes ago."
"And you accuse me of cheating!" I hollered at him.

Emmett and Rose appeared in the hallway. Rose was giggling but Emmett just looked confused.

Uh oh, we were arguing too loud. We should of kept our cheating to yourselves…you know how much of a sore loser Rose is. We could have kicked their butts at this game!

Edward's demeanor fell, and then he shrugged.

Emmett was looking at the both of us, "So how were you both cheating?" He looked so confused.

Do you think we should tell him? Rose and Jasper already know.

Edward looked hesitant.

Well, since you absolute suck at signals, you just decide.

Edward sighed.

"Ah! I can see it now! That is so weird!" Rose said giggling.

Emmett turned to her, "What? You see what?" He looked around at us all pouting.

Emmett looks like a little kid who just had his favorite toy taken away.

Edward laughed, "I agree Mary."

"Agree with what? She didn't say a thing!" Emmett said looking at Edward like he was insane.

Rose just looked over at him and shook her head, "Ah Edward, don't tease him!"

"But he is always teasing everyone else!" Edward argued.

Rose looked over at me, "Do your thing."

I grinned and closed my eyes.

Okay, let's see.

*Immediately I was in Emmett's room. He was on the phone talking to someone. "Yes sir."*

That's it?! But then I remembered something that made that vision make a little more sense.

"Em, I'm going to text you." I said pulling out my phone.

I texted him that I knew he was trying to get into the military.

Emmett's phone beeped and he looked at his phone and then looked up at me wide eyed.

Rose was looking at us all expectantly.

"Mary just predicted that color Emmett's boxers were." Edward said quickly. "She guessed hamburgers and French fries were on them."

Then Edward ran over to Emmett and pulled Em's shorts down. Everyone was shocked at Edward, especially Emmett. Edward smiled at us all and took off running. Emmett's face was bright red, and then he quickly pulled his shorts back up and ran after Edward.

"I'm going to kill you!" Emmett bellowed down the hallway.

Rose and I looked at each other and erupted into giggles.

"Yeah know, it's not really all that surprising that Em has food on his boxers." Rose said seriously.

"Ha, true! But that is definitely not a vision I ever want to see again."

Rose laughed, "I wouldn't mind it."
I gasped, "Rosalie!"
She shrugged, "What? I'm just saying!"

~000~

The five of us all stood in the parking lot, looking at the school. We had compared schedules and were talking amongst ourselves. Rose, Emmett, Edward, Jasper, and I of course had plenty of classes together. We even had one class that we were all in together.

"Our senior year." Edward said suddenly to everyone.

"We should cause some chaos." Emmett said with his usual mischievous grin.

Rose smacked him in the back of the head, rolling her eyes.

Jasper grabbed my hand, "Can I escort you to your first class?"

I giggled at Jasper, "Yes, I would like that!"

Edward gave me a weary look.

I really like him! If you think he isn't ever being sincere just tell me.

Edward rolled his eyes at me.

I love you Edward! You're the best!

Edward smiled at me, and turned to look at Jasper.

"Yes?" Jasper asked him.

Edward didn't say anything, he just tapped his temple.

Geesh Edward…I can even feel your hostility.

Jasper smiled at Edward, "Yeah, I know you will."

Rose sighed, "Go figure me and Emmett are the only normal ones, who have normal conversations with words."

Emmett looked over at us, "You guys were having one of those weird conversations again?"

Rose rolled her eyes, "Ugh, come on Mr. unobservant."

Rose grabbed Em's hand and dragged him towards the school.

Edward gave Jasper one last menacing look before following them.

Jasper looked over at me and smiled, "Ready?"

I smiled back at him and squeezed his hand. "Yes."

~000~

I had my lunch tray and I was skipping happily to where the gang was sitting. I saw Bella eating with Angela and Mike Newton as I walked past them. None of us had talked to her since the incident at Edward and I's café. I struggled with the urge to glare at her.

*Maria stood in front of me and pushed my tray into me.*

Whooaa…

I saw Edward getting up from our table and running over towards me. Then a saw someone getting up from the corner of my eye.

Not this time!
I quickly ducked down and Maria's arm went flying over my head. Maria looked confused at what had just happened. She was momentarily stunned. Edward was only about two feet away.

*Maria's leather boot kicked me in the gut.*

Will she ever stop?!

Edward came up behind me and grabbed me around the waist pulling me backwards; Maria's foot was inches away from my face. Em, Rose, and Jasper were now running towards us. Edward picked me up off of the ground and spun us around, facing his back towards Maria. I couldn't see Maria's face any longer, but I am sure she was ticked that I had avoided her crazy attack.

I could have saved myself!
Edward just squeezed me tighter.

"You crazy bi-" Rose had started to say but Emmett covered her mouth.

"Bipolar lunatic!" Emmett said for Rose.

Jasper walked up to Maria, "Leave her alone." He said harshly. "I don't and I have never truly loved you, or even liked you. You were always mean and complained all of the time. You didn't really like me either. It was all just about convenience, you needed me and at the time I thought I needed you. But I found something better, no anything would have been better than you. I found my sunshine. The only reason you are going after Mary is because you are jealous of everything she is. She doesn't have to use, bribe, or manipulate people to make them like her. You hate her because she is beautiful and kind and everyone can see how wonderful she is! But what you hate the most is that when she see or think of her you cannot help but compare yourself to her and then you cannot pretend that you don't see the monster that you really are."

The whole entire lunch room was silent.

Where the heck are all of the teachers?
"I was just thinking the same thing." Edward whispered in my ear as he slowly released me.

I turned around to see Maria looking furious and storming out of the cafeteria, followed by a couple of girls. Rose was glaring at Maria as Emmett held her back. I looked around the lunch room to see everyone staring at us, even the cafeteria workers.

Wow, I am so glad the adults intervened. I thought sarcastically.

Edward looked over at me and smiled, he must find my inner monologue amusing.

Jasper turned around and came right up to me, "are you okay?"

I nodded my head, "Yeah."

Jasper looked over to Edward, "Thank you."

Edward just nodded his head, "Yeah, well thank you for standing up for her."

"Thank you Edward, thank you Jazz." I went to go hug Jasper but my tray of food was in the way.

Emmett came over and grabbed my tray. "This proves you are my little sister! Even during a fight, you didn't let anyone mess with your food!" He ruffled my hair and walked over towards the table with the rest of their food. I quickly hugged Jasper, and then we all went to eat our lunch peacefully.

"I love how Maria never seems to get in trouble, or get caught by a single adult." Rose said bitterly.

Edward nodded his head, "She is scary good at avoiding trouble."

A boy with blonde hair walked up to our table.

"Oh hey Peter!" Rosalie said kindly, smiling at the boy.

Jasper turned to look at him. "Hey guys this is Pete, Pete this is Emmett, Edward, and Mary."

Peter nodded at everyone, smiling as he sat down with us. He was pretty quiet, but I remember how he wouldn't let Jasper knock on my door a week ago, and I really respected him for that.

Everyone continued to talk like nothing had ever happened. I kept having this weird feeling that someone was looking at me, so I looked behind me to see Bella looking at me with sad eyes.

*Bella and I were sitting on my bed, laughing. "I can't believe you got me to buy that dress!" She said disbelievingly, and sighed. "I just hope he likes it!" I scoffed at her, "You know very well you would like you in anything! Whether be a giant blue baggy sweater and unfitted jeans, which I do not approve of by the way, or a fitted flowing dress like the one we bought today!" Bella smiled dreamily. "OH SHOES! Bella you have to wear these heels I saw yesterday at the mall! I can't believe I didn't think about them earlier!" Bella groaned, "Heels? Are you planning on killing me on my wedding day?" I laughed at her, "Of course not! As your maid of honor, best friend, and sister, I would never do so! But because we are all of that, I love you enough to take your natural beauty and amplify it for the special day!" Bella chuckled, "How can I argue with that?" After our laughter died down, Bella spoke softly. "Thank you Alice. You are truly my sister, and best friend. I don't know what I'd do without you." I couldn't help but squeal. "Oh Bella!" I hugged her tightly! "I don't know what I'd do without you either! This is exactly why I wouldn't put you in heels that would kill you!" Bella sighed. "Oh come one Bella! Edward is going to love you this dress and these shoes!"*

My eyes snapped open. I felt a little dizzy.

At least I didn't pass out this time. It was strange, this was the second time I have had this vision, and it is still as clear as the day of the baseball game. But that last part as new.

I turned back around to see Edward staring at me with wide eyes, he looked extremely pale.

Uh ooh…

A/N This chapter is kind of short, but I felt that where it ended was a good stopping point. It will be a few days until I can post another chapter. But I wanted to post this for those who did leave reviews! (Love you guys!) I hope you guys liked this chapter! I think I am going to post here soon multiple Jasper POV chapters, to catch up his story to this one. I don't have a preview for you guys, but I can share with you that there is a reason I need to catch up Jasper's POV to this story. (: