Hey everyone! I hope everyone's summer is off to a great start. I just got my first job life guarding at my High School pool. Enjoy, and remember to review!

Forever Yours

JPOV

My squad was made up of about 100 guys. I could tell that half of them were under the legal fighting age of 18. Recruiters didn't really follow protocol with age the South needed men badly. We all had similar grey cotton uniforms which wasn't really a good idea. Whoever came up with these uniforms wanted us to lose the war, why would you give soldiers a cotton uniform in the Southern heat? A quarter of the men marching to Jackson, Mississippi fainted from heat stroke the first few hours. After marching for about 12 hours, we stopped to rest. We all had tents, but most of the men slept outside under the stars because of the heat.

"Do you know how much more marchin' we still have?" I wearily asked a few men sitting by the fire.

"I heard we still have another day before we reach Jackson," replied one of the soldiers.

"Ya, and we'll use all our men before we get there. The Yanks will win this war if we keep pushin' this hard," another grumbled.

"Yes sir," I agreed sitting by the fire with them.

"Coffee?"

"Sure, my name's Jasper Whitlock."

"I'm Jacob and this is my friend, George."

"Nice to meet ya'll." We three talked about our home while we sipped coffee. I made a mental note to write Bella a letter before I went to bed.

"Get to bed everyone!" our commander yelled, "we'll have a lot more marchin' tomorrow!"

"Well, goodnight fellas," I said to George and Jacob.

"Nite." I trudged to my tent were my tent mate was sleeping and pulled out some paper and a pen.

Bella~

I'm doing well, no fightin' yet. I miss you so much. I've met some really nice guys who are in my squad, you would like to meet them. Please pray for me and I will always keep you in my heart. I wish I could be with you right now and hold you in my arms forever, and get rid of this war. Remember, I will always be with you and I will be thinking of you always.

Forever yours

Jasper

I folded the letter and put it in an envelope addressed to Bella. Suddenly, my cot felt like a feather bed and I drifted off to sleep.

BPOV

"Bella!" my mother yelled, "there's a letter here for you!" A letter? I ran down the stairs and took the letter from my mother.

"Bella," I read out loud, "I'm doing well, no fightin' yet. I miss you so much. I've met some really nice guys who are in my squad, you would like to meet them. Please pray for me and I will always keep you in my heart. I wish I could be with you right now and hold you in my arms forever, and get rid of this war. Remember, I will always be with you and I will be thinking of you always. Forever yours, Jasper." I started to ball my eyes out. Jasper loved me and I loved him. He could be dead right now, and I wouldn't know!