Disclaimer. All publicly recognizable characters, settings etc., are the property of their respective owners. The original characters, ideas and plot are the property of the author. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended. I only do this for fun. -B
Chapter 4
(Lilly's POV)
I honestly couldn't tell you what happened during History. Jasper and I sat next to each other, our desks connected and the only thing I seemed to be aware of the entire class was him. He would continuously touch me, leaving fire under his touch. He would alternate from touching my lower back, to my thigh, to my forearm, to my hand. I fought to keep my eyes open and not close them, succumbing to the pleasure his touches were inflicting. Finally, after the teacher called on me and I couldn't even remember the question, let alone the answer, I had to do something or risk failing my classes.
I ripped a piece of paper from my notebook and began jotting down a note.
Please, Baby. You need to stop. I haven't
been able to pay attention
to a single word
Mr. Griffen has said. - L
I slid the note over to his desk and watched as he read what I wrote. Panic began to overtake his features and he gripped my hand tighter and he hurried and jotted down his reply. I began to worry and wondered what I said that could be troubling him so.
Darlin...I can't. That's just not
possible for me to do right now. My
instincts are driving me to need to constantly touch you.
To reassure myself that you're really here with me and
safe. The thought of even being away from
you next period is killing me as it is. Please take mercy
on me baby girl. I'm so sorry.
Until we've completed our mating, then 3 days after,
I'm going to be an over-protective bastard.
Well, more than usual anyways. You should
Also should know that I'm a very
jealous and possessive when it comes to you babe.
I'm sorry if this is going to be a problem
in any way for you. You will understand this
better after we talk tonight.
Do you think you can call your Mom
after school and ask if you can spend the night tonight?
I know it's a school night but we're going to need this.
Plus, I want to be able to have some time with
you alone after we talk to my family. - J
I read over Jasper's note and understood how important this was to him. Now that I thought about it, being separated from him next period for Spanish is going to be hard. I could feel my emotions take over as I began to have a panic attack. Jasper could sense that I was starting to freak out and immediately sought to comfort me.
He took my and into both of us his pulled it into his lap. He ran his fingers up and down my arm in an attempt to calm me.
"Shhh, darlin. It's okay. It's only for an hour for two classes today. We can do this." He soothed me, speaking in the fast paced language other's couldn't hear.
"I know, but it hurt's to think of being away from you...for any amount of time." I replied, taking deep, calming breaths.
"Hey, listen...as soon as your class begins and ends, I will be at that door dropping you off and picking you up. Okay?" He compromised and I felt an odd wave of calm crash over me, effectively settling me down.
"Promise?" I asked, turning to look at him in the eyes as I felt my eyes brim with tears.
"I promise." He answered with conviction and I gave him a sad smile, nodding my head in acceptance.
The bell for next period rang quicker than I wanted it too as we gathered our books and made our way to the door to walk to my next class. He walked with his hand resting on my lower back as we walked through the halls, then out the door towards the foreign language building.
As we walked, students stared and whispered to each other. Apparently, it was unusual for a Cullen to willingly speak to someone outside of their family.
'She is so lucky.'
'I can definitely see why he likes her. I mean look at her. She is gorgeous!'
'Of course one of the Cullen's has her by her second day. What does he have that I don't?'
'I heard that it was love at first sight. As soon as they locked eyes, they knew it was meant to be.'
'I don't understand how he doesn't give any of us girls the time of day, then, as soon as she arrives, he's all over her!'
It went on from there, but we both chose to ignore them and kept walking with our heads held high. As soon as we arrived at the door to my Spanish class, he dropped his hand from my back and took my free hand in his.
"I'll miss you." He mumbled, fiddling with the ring my mother left me that I decided to wear today.
"I'll miss you too." I smiled a shy smile at him. "Promise you will be here to meet me after class?"
"Of course." He replied as he looked up and returned my smile. He leaned him and pressed his lips lightly to mine, then pulled away as he tucked a piece of hair behind my ear. "Until then."
"Until then." I mimicked.
He brought the hand he was still holding to his lips and laid a chaste kiss on my knuckles and smiled. Reluctantly, he released my hand and turned away from me to walk to his next class. I watched him walk a little ways down the hall before I saw him look over his shoulder at me as he smiled and waved. I returned his gesture before I sighed and ventured in to my Spanish class.
As I walked down the aisle to my seat, I could see Jessica practically vibrating with suspension. Bella toned it down way further than Jessica, but I could still see the curiosity in her expression. I wasn't in my seat for more than two seconds before Jess started on me.
"So what's up with you and Jasper Hale? Are you two dating? When did it start? Is it true that it was love at first sight?" She babbled on.
"Whoa, Jess!" I exasperatedly placed my hand on her arm to silence her, making sure not to touch her bare skin. "Slow down!" I giggled.
"Well? Are you going to answer me or not?" She asked after taking a deep, calming breath.
"Yes." I smiled. "Jasper and I are dating, it started yesterday, and I guess you could say it was love at first sight, even though we haven't said it to one another yet…I can feel it." I sighed to myself.
"Mmm…" She sighed wistfully to herself. "You're so lucky. He's such a dream boat." She turned her attention back to me. "So, are you going to ask him to the girl's choice dance coming up next month?"
"Umm…I'm not one to go to dances. I mean, I guess if he has his heart set on going, I'm game. What about you? Jess? Bella?" I asked, attempting to bring Bella into the conversation. She was in the process of studying me with wary eyes that made me nervous.
"I-I'm not sure. I don't think I'm going either." Bella answered, and then looked to Jessica.
"I have my eye on the only current available Cullen. Edward." Jess smiled. "But I like Mike as well. What do you guys think?"
"Either one is fine. Edward is nice and Mike is sure…friendly." I answered honestly, noticing how Bella perk up at Edward's name.
"I think Mike would be a good choice. " Bella smiled sincerely. "You guys would make a nice couple."
"I know, right?" She chirped excitedly.
Just then, the teacher brought our attention to the front of the room for our lesson. The class dragged on extremely slow. I thought it would never end. Thankfully, with my enhanced senses, I was able to keep up quite well and even managed to correctly answer a number of questions the teacher asked, along with a worksheet we were required to work with a partner. Bella and I paired up, while Jessica and Tyler did their thing.
Finally, the bell rang and I gathered my books together and headed for the door. I smiled when I saw Jasper waiting there anxiously for me to exit the class room.
Instinctually, I walked out of the door and directly into his open arms. We held each other tightly, as though we hadn't seen each other in a week, rather than just an hour.
"Hello Lilly." He greeted me into my neck with a sigh.
"Hi." I blushed and tucked my face further into his neck, breathing in his delicious scent of sunshine, masculinity and apple pie. We reluctantly pulled away from each other and he took my books from my arms, adding them to his own pile with ease. He was such a gentleman and I loved that he managed not to stray from his roots. He told me the night before that he was born and raised in Texas and I loved the slight drawl that appeared when he was relaxed. "How was class?" I asked him.
"Long. It seems like the minutes tick by so slowly without you near." He admitted.
"I know what you mean." I nodded. "I feel like part of me is missing when you're not around." I admitted as we walked to the building housing all the science classes. All of my classes always came easy to me, especially Math, Chemistry and English. It was almost like I didn't have to think about it. "You will tell me why this is tonight, right?" I bit my lip nervously.
He turned to me before we entered the building and ran his thumb across my lip to bring it out of my mouth. "Of course, I would never back out of a promise I made to you, Lilly." He said with conviction as he dropped his hand back down to his side, then laced his fingers with mine as he grabbed my hand.
"I trust you." I smiled at him as he pushed the door open and motioned me to go through before him. I nodded my thanks, then walked through the hall towards the classroom in silence, just relishing the feeling of his hand in mine.
Chemistry was very much like English as we sat partnered up at our lab table. He continuously would touch me and I would try to concentrate on what the teacher was saying. Occasionally, Jasper would glare or growl too low for other's to hear, aside from me, at Matt, who had been giving him the evil eye since he saw us enter the room together. I could tell that Jasper scared him, even though he was trying to put on a brave front and act as thought his glares and stink eyes weren't bothering him.
Once again, the class ended and Jasper gathered my books along with his and helped me from my chair, holding his hand out like the southern gentleman he was. I could tell this wasn't an act he was putting on in the slightest, that this was truly how Jasper was raised and took seriously.
Just like yesterday, Emmett caught up with us on our way to English and we all talked animatedly about nothing in particular. I was invited to sit with them at lunch and I immediately agreed, not being able to picture being across the canteen from Jasper and not being able to touch him. I felt bad that I wouldn't be able to sit with Bella, so I asked if she could join us for today and they both agreed after looking at each other with a knowing look of dread. I wasn't quite sure what it meant, but a look from Jasper told me that I would be finding out about that tonight as well. I appreciated that they took into account that Bella was important to me and that with us both being new and friends, we liked to stick together where we felt comfortable.
Throughout English, Jasper sat behind me and would constantly touch my neck or shoulders. He would massage them or run his fingers through my long hair. It felt amazing, just like all his touches did, and it was all that I could do to keep my eyes from rolling into the back of my head, or touch him in return.
As soon as the lunch bell rang, we both simultaneously shot up from our seats and faced each other, immediately moving into his arms as he tucked his face into my neck and breathed in my scent.
"I don't like our seating arrangement." He mumbled.
"It was torture not being able to see you all during class." I whispered. "I could feel and smell you, but I couldn't see you."
"I need to be able to see your face." He said as we spoke in whispers back and forth, complaining or letting our needs be known to the other. I was so confused about why I was acting as though my entire being was thrown off without him in my line of sight and touch.
We pulled back with a sigh and noticed that Emmett had left us alone and was outside the classroom chatting with Rosalie. I felt my nerves spike and as if knowing what I was feeling, Jasper smiled at me reassuringly. A sudden burst of confidence shot through me and I looked at him questioningly. Where in the heck have these random feelings been coming from throughout the day?
"Another topic we will be discussing later." He promised. I sighed and nodded, understanding why he needed me to stay the night tonight. There were so many topics that were supposed to be brought up tonight that I had I feeling my head was going to burst at all the possible information I was to learn tonight.
We made our way into the hall towards Emmett and the beautiful blonde who I was about to meet. She looked at me with a small smile, making me feel a lot less intimidated.
"Lilly, this is Emmett's mate Rosalie. Rose, this is my mate, Lilly." Jasper introduced us, pulling me closer to his body as he smirked.
"It's wonderful to finally meet you Lilly. Please, call me Rose." She grinned, holding out her hand politely for me to shake.
I took he hand in mine and nodded my greeting. "It's great to meet you too, Rose."
We entered that canteen as all eyes landed on us. I was used to people staring at my old school, but not nearly this much. It must be because so many of us were together in one place. I always noticed that everyone's eyes automatically fell on us. It must be one of the traits of our kind, whatever we are. I sighed as we walked over to the lunch line to buy our props. I was going with a lemonade and a small bag of chips. Emmett, Rose and Jasper got trays of lunch like the rest of the students in the school.
Emmett must have noticed me eyeing their food because he immediately answered my unasked question.
"Since there are so many of us and with me being as big as I am, it only makes sense that we get normal meals like the rest of the humans." He said in our tone that the others couldn't hear.
"I guess that makes sense. Guys like you normally eat three of those on a regular basis for lunch." I smirked.
"Oh, ha-ha…real funny." He grinned; his dimples showing and making him look all the more handsome.
"You should see him when he hunts." Jasper chuckled, shaking his head.
"And how much he hunts. He's taken down 2 bears, 4 deer, 1 buck, and a mountain lion all in one sitting before." Rose laughed.
"Bears? Deer?" I asked confused.
"Oh. That's right. You're a human drinker, aren't you?" She asked, apologetically. I nodded slowly in conformation to her question, confused at the thought that they don't drink from humans.
"It's why our eyes are gold." Jasper clarified.
"As opposed to what exactly?" I cocked my head to the side confused as they waited for me to pay for my small lunch before they answered my question.
Half way to their table, the conversation picked back up as Alice appeared at my side.
"Most human drinker's we've run into have red eyes. You're the first that don't. We have gold eyes because we drink from animals." She contributed.
I felt my eyes widen at the indication that they could survive on the blood of animals. The notion that there was another way never even crossed my mind! But if human drinkers have red eyes and mine are hazel, what does that mean for me? Am I a freak? I mean, I remember Jasper said that we weren't one hundred percent the same, but the same none the less…however that's possible.
I was so lost in thought; I didn't realize we had gotten to our table until I heard Jasper clear his throat, effectively getting my attention. He was holding a chair out and gesturing for me to sit like a good southern gentleman. I knew he was being honest with his generous actions and was not just doing it to achieve something in return. There was something about him and this sincere look in his eyes and the way he carried himself proving this. The thought made me smile as butterflies began to invade my stomach.
Jasper took the seat next to me and pulled his chair as close as humanly possible, then turned it sideways so he was completely facing me. He took my right hand and held it in-between his and began running the tips of his fingers lightly over mine.
"You're so much warmer than we are." He mumbled softly.
"Not as warm as everyone else. I feel cold to them." I sighed wistfully. Oh, what it would be like to be normal.
"How cold does my family feel to you?" He asked curiously, looking up at me from our hands.
"Actually, your family feels almost normal to me. Except for you. You feel warm to me. I can't explain it, but it's a comforting feeling; your skin on mine." I divulged. He smiled a bit with a satisfied and pleased look gracing his features.
"Oh!" Alice exclaimed. "Edward's coming home early! He will be there by the time we get home from school."
"Where was he?" I asked.
"He went to visit our cousins in Alaska." Emmett answered, holding Rose close to his body.
"He was supposed to be there for a while. What he's doing home early is something I would love to know." Rose scowled.
"Stop it Rose. He deserves to be here as much as any of us." Alice defended her brother.
"I know that." She sighed apologetically. "I'm just worried about the reason. Something must have happened to bring him back now and I have a feeling that I'm not going to be too thrilled about whatever it is."
"We'll just have to find out then, won't we?" Jasper added, putting that topic to rest...for now anyways.
"Yeah. Carlisle will call a family meeting after our discussion with Lilly and he will fill us in on everything and what we plan to do about it." Alice said.
"Whatever." Rose rolled her eyes.
A few minutes and some small talk later, I heard the canteen doors open to reveal Bella finally arriving. Alice got a faraway look in her expression before she turned to me.
"Go ahead. She will accept!" She chirped excitedly.
How she knew what I was about to do or that Bella would agree, I had no clue, but I decided to leave it alone for now and bring possibly it up again at their house later.
I rose from my chair and began making my way towards Bella, who was walking with her books in her arm to the lunch line. I heard Emmett ask Alice what I was doing, then Rose begin to argue when she told them. It made me wonder what it was that she held against Bella. From what I knew, they had never even met. It was only her second day of school, as was mine.
I was half way across the canteen when I saw Bella trip. Her books dropped from her arms and scatter. She just caught herself in time before she face planted into the floor. I let out a relieved breath and ran at a human pace to help her. She was gathering her things as I bent down to help her. She looked up and gave me a grateful smile. All the other students did nothing but stare. Assholes.
"Here you go." I said, handing her the last of her things. "Are you okay?"
"Thanks. Yeah, I'm okay." She sighed, standing up. "This isn't exactly something that rarely happens to me. I'm kind of a klutz."
I laughed. "Yeah, you seem like the kind of person who would find something to trip over on a flat surface."
She began to laugh with me. It was good to see that she wasn't the type of person who took offense to everything and anything, even if it was only a joke.
Our laughter died down and I noticed she was looking over my shoulder. I turned my head to look to see what had her attention and noticed she was looking at the Cullen's table. They were all looking back at us, including Jasper who had a look of impatience and longing on his face. Bella seemed to pick this up as well.
"So, you and Jasper?" She asked, genuinely curious and not just looking for gossip like Jessica was.
"Yeah. I really like him." I smiled.
"When did this happen? You left my house pretty late last night and now this morning you are suddenly together acting like you've always been with him." She questioned in concern. Damn her for being so perceptive. But I couldn't fault her for it. She was someone who was already close to me, despite the short about of time we knew each other. I couldn't blame her for being skeptical and worried. Jasper and I were moving kind of fast. But I knew that when it's right, it's right. There's no reason to delay what you're truly feeling.
Noticing she was still waiting for me to answer, I scrambled and wracked my brain for a believable story.
"It happened last night. He called me and I suggested he come over for a little while. It turns out I made just as much of an impression on him as he made on me." There. That sounded about right. It wasn't totally a lie, just how we ended up getting together. I wasn't about to tell her 'last night after I left your house, I went to Seattle to hunt and he watched me drink the blood of a rapist and I caught him following me home. Turns out we are a species I have yet to know about and we have an undeniable and all-consuming connection that makes us crave each other's company.' Yeah, I'm sure that would go over well.
She didn't say anything. She just looked at me, searching for something. The truth maybe? I guess she either bought it or decided to let it go, because she just ended up nodding her head.
"So, do you want to come sit with us?" I asked, gesturing to the Cullen's table.
Her eyes grew wide and her heart beat sped up.
"Oh! N-no, I-I couldn't."
"Of course you can. I really want you to meet Jasper and his family is really nice." I pleaded.
She looked over at them one more time and sighed, then nodded her acceptance.
"Great!" I cheered. "Let's get you your lunch and then we will go sit down."
We made it through the lunch line relatively quick considering she was the last one who needed to get her meal. I noticed that everyone was watching us and whispering about Bella and I going to sit at the illusive Cullen table. I could hear her heart pounding in her chest the closer we got to the table.
Finally, I sat back down in my seat next to Jasper, who immediately wrapped me in his arms and kissed my temple. I giggled as I felt him begin to pepper light kisses from my temple, down to my shoulder.
"Bella, this is Jasper. Jasper, this is my friend and neighbor, Bella." I introduced them. He peaked up from my neck and smiled a smile that didn't reach his eyes.
"It's nice to meet you, Bella." He greeted.
"You too." Bella said as she fumbled with her lunch.
I noticed that he had stopped breathing until he put his face back into my neck and then began to breath deep again. I immediately felt horrible for not thinking sooner. Her blood is probably bothering him. She did have an amazingly sweet scent after all. I felt like kicking myself for not being more considerate of the others who were like me that lusted after blood.
Jasper must have noticed my mood shift, because he turned me to look up at him.
"It's okay. You don't understand fully yet and I can't fault you for wanting to spend some time with your friend." He whispered so low that there was no way that Bella would be able to hear him.
"But you're hurting." I argued. "I knew how sweet her scent is and I still invited her over here to eat with your family. I'm so inconsiderate."
"No! Don't say that, darlin. You are too considerate, trying to make everyone happy. I'm sure they can survive for the next twenty minutes. Not to mention that your scent calms me. As long as I hold you, I'll be fine. It's not something I am necessarily complaining about." He smirked.
I nodded my head and smiled at him gratefully.
"Hi, Bella! I'm Alice." She chirped happily from next to Bella and Emmett.
"H-Hi." Bella smiled nervously.
"This is Jasper's twin, Rosalie and this is their adoptive brother and Rose's boyfriend, Emmett." I introduced her to the rest of the table.
Emmett smiled a wide, dimpled smile in greeting, but Rose just gave her an evil glare as she nodded.
I could see how uncomfortable Bella was at the moment, so I tried to include her in our conversations as much as possible. Emmett and Alice were wonderful to her as well and by the end of lunch, she was much more relaxed. Rose just stayed quiet, ignoring Bella and anything to do with her, while Jasper stayed hidden in my hair, only talking to me softly in my ear once in a while. All and all, I thought it was a success.
(Jasper's POV)
My throat continued to burn through the entire lunch. Bella's blood was much sweeter than the rest of the humans and was affecting everyone at the table in their own way. Unfortunately, being an empath also has its curses. I could feel each of their blood lusts, only adding to my own. If Lilly wasn't here for me to hold and breathe in her scent, I have no doubt in my mind that I would have exposed us by killing this sweet smelling human.
Bella was shy and unsure of herself, but she wasn't afraid. I found that very unusual considering in one way or another, the rest of the humans we have come across unconsciously shed away from us and always had an undercurrent of fear in their emotions.
I didn't care much for the human, but she made Lilly happy and that was all that mattered to me. As long as it didn't have to do with Bella learning the truth about us, I wouldn't give her a hard time. I wouldn't take the chance of the Volturi finding out and putting Lilly's life at risk. Not to mention the family will be held accountable if she found out about us and the situation wasn't rectified. That included either turning her or killing her. Both options would devastate our family, and that now included my Lilly.
Finally, the bell rang dismissing us from lunch. Lilly and I walked hand in hand to our next class and as we sat down, I resumed with my touches and holding her in any way that I could manage. Though it was disrupting to Lilly at the moment, I could tell she was enjoying the feel of my touch.
The rest of the day flew by and I was in my last period Spanish class. I was fluent in the language from living in the south for so long, so I didn't need to pay attention to the lesson on the board. I just continued to think of my Lillian and how much I missed her presence at the moment. I feel like someone is putting pressure on my chest and squeezing my heart. Being apart from her was very hard on me and I knew it was hard on her as well. We both had to adjust and get used to the mating bond which would remain stronger than usual until we were properly mated.
After what seemed like hours, the last fifteen minutes finally came to an end. The bell rang signaling the end of class. I jumped up and pushed all my books off the desk and into my bag, not even bothering to organize them. At the fastest pace I could, while keeping the human facade, I zipped out of the classroom and down the hall towards the double doors and into the cold making a bee line for the gym.
They were just leaving the locker rooms when I arrived. I watched Lilly, Bella and Jessica emerge together. Lilly's gaze immediately found mine and she sped-walked across the gym towards me with a look of desperation and relief on her face as well as in her emotions. Once she was almost to me, I dropped my bag as she walked right into my open rms. I held her tightly to me as we breathed in each other's scents as the ache in our chests eased away to nothing. I breathed a sigh of relief at finally having her in my arms again. It was only for an hour, but it was an hour too long in my opinion.
Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed Bella looking worried and confused, obviously thinking something happened to Lilly. It was sweet of her to care, but unless she was a vampire with a mate, she wouldn't understand. Jessica however, just looked jealous that Lilly was in my arms.
"Lil? Are you okay?" Bella asked gently, putting a hand on her shoulder.
Lilly turned her head, still buried in my chest, and looked at Bella, radiating appreciation. "I'm fine, Bella. Thank you though." She said giving her a small smile.
"Okay. Do you want me to wait for you by the truck?" Bella asked.
"No thank you. I am actually going to Jazz's house and spending the night." Lilly explained.
"Oh, alright. Call my cellphone if you need to talk. Otherwise, I'll see you at school tomorrow." Bella smiled.
Lilly grabbed Bella's free hand, giving it a gentle squeeze, and making sure to watching her strength. I was surprised that she didn't react to the cooler temperature of Lilly's skin. She may not feel like a cold marble statue like us, but her impenetrable skin was still much cooler than a human's.
"Alright. Thank you, Bella. You're the best friend I've ever had."
Bella's face lit up and she squeezed her hand back before she slowly began to back up towards where Jessica was waiting, then walked away.
I turned my attention back on Lilly and smiled when I noticed her bright hazel eyes looking up at me.
"Is everything OK, darlin?" I asked, sensing her confusion and slight fear.
"Every time I am a certain distance away from you, my chest hurts so bad. I could hardly concentrate and I almost hurt someone in class because I couldn't control my strength. Why is this happening? Is there something wrong with me?" Her eyes glazed over with venom and a tear fell down her cheek. I wiped under her eyes with the pads of my thumbs, drying her eyes.
"Oh, baby girl...there's nothing wrong with you. You are feeling our mating bond, or pull. I feel it too." I patted the place over my heart, emphasizing my point. "It will get easier to handle over time, but since it's new t takes time to get used to your body's reactions to me, whether they be good or bad, this being one of the bad ones. We will go more into detail about mates later tonight. But just to sooth your worries for now, I just wanted to make sure you understood that this is normal. You're the other half of my soul. You will feel things you won't feel with anybody else because of that."
She smiled a relieved, yet joyful smile.
"Thank you, Jasper."
She rose up to her tippy-toes and kissed my lips in a chaste, yet searing kiss. We didn't have time to deepen it or take our conversation any further. The winter sports teams were beginning to file in.
"We better get going. I know Esme and Carlisle are excited to meet you."
"Really?" She asked with a look of hope glowing from her eye. I could tell she was nervous about the discussion that was scheduled to happen this evening.
"Really." I confirmed. "Are you ready to go?"
"Yeah, I'm all set." She nodded.
We left the school and made our way o the parking lot where y siblings were waiting near their respective cars. I escorted Lilly over to my Viper and opened the door, giving her my hand to hold on to as she made her way inside the car. I shut her door, then made my war around the front to my side. I slid into my seat and started the car before putting it in gear and backing out of my spot.
(Lilly's POV)
I stood in front of the Cullen's house, if you could call it that, staring up at it in awe. It was a beautiful white mansion with glass walls and a beautiful wrap around porch. Rose, Alice and Emmett flitted past me at our natural speed and into the house. Jasper stood next to me, wrapping an arm around my waist.
"It's beautiful, Jazz."
"Thank you. I'm sure Esme will be pleased that you like it. This is the place we always return to without a doubt every so many years, our home base if you will. So she designed the house herself down to the very last piece of silverware." He explained.
I turned to look at him with a stunned expression.
"Wow. She seems to be very gifted." I acknowledged.
"Yeah, she is." Jasper smiled fondly, clearly thinking about his adoptive mother. "Shall we go inside?" He asked, gesturing with his free hand to the front door
"We shall." I grinned, grabbing his hand and allowing him to toe me inside.
A/N: So, what do you guys think? I'm sorry, I know I said that this was going to be the chapter that she finds out about herself and what she is, but I just couldn't manage to fit it in this chapter. I didn't think this was going to be as long as it was and if I included the discussion of her vampirism and past, the chapter would have been WAY too long. But rest assured...the next chapter will be posted by tonight. I am on a roll right now and don't want to lose my inspiration.
If you have any questions, leave them in my reviews and I will answer them on my next author's note!
By the way, if anyone is looking for a beta, I am not accepting twilight stories. I will accept any Jasper/OC/Bella/or any female lead or Bella/some selected male roles. Just PM me with any questions.
-Bella'Xo
If you like this story, you will love some of the other stories I have written!
'The Major'
'Far Fetched Realities'
'Perplexing Revelations'
'Other Worldly Beauty'
'Pretexting'
'Attempting to Covet'
'Twilight ReVAMPed'