The next day I turned up at school a little late, I rushed to homeroom where I met Emmett. The sun was shining brightly through the windows. This was the first time I'd seen the sun in Forks, and I was glad for the sun as I wore my sunglasses.

Me and Emmett walked to English where I saw Alice again, which caused me to smile brightly. I hadn't felt so happy in years.

"Hey Jasper" she greeted me happily

"Hey Alice" my voice filled with just as much happiness as hers.

Unfortunately I had to take my sunglasses off which I didn't like the idea of. I slowly took them off and put them in my jacket. I looked down at my text book.

"Jasper, what happened to your eye?" Alice asked softly, making sure not to get anyone's attention apart from mine and Emmett's. Concern filling her voice. I looked up and saw that she had moved closer towards me to get a better look at me. I had to think fast.

"Oh yeah, I was trying to get something down from a shelf in my room and it fell and hit me in my eye." I said hoping that they bought it.

"You clown" Emmett laughed, I laughed along with him.

"It looks painful, does it hurt?" Alice asked me her concern still clear in her voice.

"A little but not to much" I said trying to get her to calm down, but I kind of like the fact that she was worrying about me. I don't remember the last time anyone ever worrying about me, or cared about me for that matter.

Neither of them asked anymore questions about my black eye, which I was grateful about. Me and Alice walked to history together, we walked slowly which was a good thing, it hurt to move too quickly.

I wasn't wearing my shades which turned out to be a bad thing, because everyone who walked past us stared at me. We got to class and sat down.

"So, how are you?" I asked Alice once we were sat down.

"I'm fine thanks, how about you?" the concern in her voice reappearing when she asked me the same question.

"I'm fine Alice, you don't need to worry" I said smiling at her softly. She gave me an apologetic smile. I went through my pockets to look for my pen, after much searching I realized I must have forgot to bring one with me.

"Alice, have you got a pen I can borrow please?" I asked her

"Yeah sure" she said handing me a spare pen from her bag, when I reached for the pen, our hands seemed to touch. Her hands were so small in mine, and so soft. I looked at our touching hands and then looked up at her. I removed my hand when our eyes met and looked down at the table, I could feel the blood rush to my cheeks.

"Sorry" I muttered softly to her.

"Its alright" she said I looked out the corner of my eye and noticed that she was blushing slightly, I smiled.

The day went on, with me and Alice still talking away, and people asking me what happened to my eye. People seemed to believe that I was that clumsy, which was fine by me.

At the end of the day I stood in the car park with Alice like the day before, I kept looking at my watch, I didn't want to be late again, but I didn't want to leave Alice, I loved feeling this happy, when I was with her, time seemed to go too quickly. My heart was telling me to stay and talked to her because the pain was worth it, but there was a voice in the back of my mind that was telling me to go home. I knew what would happen if I was late again, but I didn't seem to care.

When I did get home, I had beat my step dad home, so I quickly went inside and went up to my room, where I locked the door. I was in so much pain it was unbelievable, my shirt was far too tight, I took my shirt off and went to my closet to get a long sleeve shirt that was a little but baggier. I caught a glance of myself in the mirror in my room, I looked over my upper body. All my chest and stomach was covered in deep purple bruises.

It hurt to breathe, I looked at my arms, which were also covered in bruises. At least it wasn't as bad as it has been in the past. I looked over my body again and I cursed myself mentally. I looked at my muscles, which I did have, but didn't use. At my old school I was always able to take care of myself, and people knew it. I was relatively strong for a 18 year old lad, but I remember what happened last time I fought him back. And I didn't fancy going back to hospital, not when I could see Alice every weekday.

Friday came fairly soon to my surprise, and my black eye had calmed down a bit and wasn't as noticeable as it was on Tuesday. When I got to school, my morning was pretty much the same, I got drenched on the way to homeroom, wonderful weather.

I sat down next to Emmett who was waiting for me it would seem.

"Hey Jasper, guess what?" he asked, I wasn't too good at guessing games.

"What?" I asked, a smirk clear on his face.

"Alice has been asking about you" he said, I smiled and leaned towards him a little, so I could hear him better.

"Really?" I asked, I was eager to know.

"Yeah, she's been asking me about whether or not your single, and she wants to know if your interested in her." Emmett said leaning back in his chair looking pleased with himself.

"What did you tell her?" I asked him quickly.

"I said that you were" he answered

"I was what, single? Or interested in her?" I asked, I needed details.

"Both" he said making nothing more of it.

I just nodded, thinking about how I could use this new found information.

"You are, aren't you?" He asked me, I turned to him and nodded.

"I am, is Alice interested in me?" I asked him.

Emmett smiled "Oh yes" he said in a very positive tone.

I liked it, I suddenly felt very confident about this now, and tomorrow we were going to Port Angelis, which was perfect, I could ask her out them. Get her alone and ask her out.

"Oh, and Jasper" Emmett said as the bell rang, he stood up and I quickly followed him.

"Yeah?" I asked

"There's a winter dance later on this year, and I know Alice would love to go" he said and then winked at me, he then walked out the room. I smiled to myself, and then made my way to English.

When I got to English I took my seat next to Emmett, and Alice was already there, she smiled as I walked past her.

"Morning Jasper" she sang sweetly, I smiled back at her.

"Morning Alice" I said as I sat down, she turned in her seat and looked at me and Emmett.

"So, we still up for Port Angelis?" she asked looking at us both.

"Yep" Emmett said flicking through his book. Alice then looked at me.

"Absolutely" I said smiling at her, Alice grinned at me. Then lesson soon started, and soon finished. The whole day went by so quickly, and I was glad, I couldn't wait for tomorrow.

Me and Alice talked about what there is to do in Port Angelis and where we would be going. First we were going to a few clothes shops, since her and Rosalie love to shop and then Alice was going to take me to a music shop that she thought I might like, and then we'd all go somewhere to eat.

At the end of the day I walked Alice to her car, like I did everyday. But today was different as Alice seemed a little nervous about something, I didn't know what but when we got to her car, she was fidgeting a little bit.

"So me, Emmett and Rosalie will pick you up at nine if that's ok?" she asked me.

"Yeah, nines fine with me." I said, I watched her face closely as she looked at me. I could help but smile, I'd been doing that a lot whilst I'd been around her. But I wasn't complaining, I loved being with her.

"Well, I'll see you tomorrow" I said to her, Alice took a small step closer to me. She stood on her toes and kissed my cheek softly. I watched her go back down to her normal height.

"See you tomorrow Jazz" she said softly, and she got in her car. I watched her drive off slowly out of the car park.

"Jazz" I muttered to myself, I smiled, I liked the sound of that. I walked over to my motorbike and put my helmet on and then went home.

When I got back once again I'd beaten my step dad home, I went inside and quickly went up to my room. I was so happy it was almost to good to be true.

Then I caught sight of myself in the mirror, my black eye was still visible. And my upper body still hurt. I lifted up my shirt and looked at the bruises again. They were darker than they were on Tuesday, and they hurt a lot more. It still hurt to breathe, I sighed deeply and then winced at the pain. I don't ever remember bruises hurting this much, I looked at the laptop that was on my desk.

I walked over to it and turned it on, once it was up and running I looked up the Forks hospital on the internet. There was a map of where it was, I studied the map carefully. I knew at some point in my time here I would end up going there at least once, and if these bruises don't heal up within a week or so, I knew it would be best to go and have them looked at.

I then noticed the list of doctors names that worked at the hospital. One name caught my eye, Dr Cullen. Alice's dad. I don't think it would go down to well if I saw him and Alice found out, it was easy enough to lie about a black eye, but all these other bruises, what would I say.

I turned my laptop off and went into the draw of my bedside table. I pulled out a packed of pain killers. I then went down stairs and got a glass of water, once I took the tablets I went back up to my room and locked the door.

I laid on my bed and closed my eyes.