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Chapter 2
Jasper POV
At first I thought it was just going be one of those days. One of those days where I go and sit in tortuous hell-hole for six hours, praying for the day to end. But no. It was even worse, if that is actually possible.
It started off like normal. Up until lunchtime.
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I got back from my run in the woods at about six am. I jumped in the shower and watched all the sweat and dirt run down the plughole, while thinking what horrors would be in store for me today. I got out of the shower, wrapped a towel around my private parts and padded into my room. Edward was sitting on the edge of my bed (which is just there for show as I don't sleep). I scowled at him then ignored him.
You want to know the reason I hate Edward with a passion? Of course you do. He stole my Alice. My one and only true love, the only one I truly cared about. You wanna know how?
They went on a hunting trip together. I had already had my fill of blood for that week, so I stayed behind. How I wish I went with them. I could have stopped him putting his filthy hands o—sorry, back to the story. They came back as happy as could be but I didn't see anything wrong. After that, they had more and more excuses to go away together. I could see no problem with that. As long as Alice was safe, I didn't mind. Again and again they went away, until eventually I'd had enough. I snapped at Alice asking her why she wouldn't spend any 'quality time' with me. And she told me. She looked me straight in the eye and told me she's fallen in love with Edward. I almost howled. I could literally feel my heart breaking with sorrow. She cried and told me she loved me as well, but she said you can't help who you fall in love with. I knew this was true so I just accepted what she said while I felt like I was about to snap in half. I've hated Edward ever since.
Anyway, back to my day.
Edward shrugged at me and then said that Carlisle wanted to see me. He left, shutting the door behind him. I put the middle finger up at him and threw on some clothes.
I went downstairs, swore at Emmett when he tried to wrestle me to the ground, and knocked on the door of Carlisle's office. It's not often I get to go in there, and when I do, I always wonder in amazement at how the hell Carlisle could sit in such a small place for the amount of time he does. I've never asked him what he does in there. I most probably didn't want to know.
Carlisle watched me as I parked by backside on the only available chair. He looked at me gravely.
"You know, you should really try and make an effort to get on with Edward. He does want to try and make it up to you."Carlisle advised.
"He can go to hell," I muttered. I wished he would go to hell.
"Jasper!" Carlisle said sternly. I shrugged.
"Is that all you wanted me for?" I enquired. I certainly wasn't going to stand around here wasting my time, chatting about Edward the Enormous Arsehole. Oh, and I knew full well he was probably reading my mind right now. Whatever. Let him.
"No, I wanted to ask you how you're getting on in school. I know it's been hard without Alice but..." Carlisle asked, gently.
"Everything's fine." I said, abruptly. I inwardly cringed. He's only looking out for me. "Sorry. It's not fine. Everyone smells so tempting, it's taking all my efforts not to bite their necks, let alone concentrate in lessons." I admitted. I was a new-born vampire, so if I wasn't careful I'd end up starting a bloody massacre. And I mean bloody.
Carlisle nodded patiently as I ranted on about the horrors of school. I stopped and everything was silent. Eventually Carlisle spoke,
"I understand. I was exactly like you once. But two hundred years of learning to hold back did the trick." He laughed. "Would you rather take a week off or something?" he asked. I thought about it, and then shook my head.
"I spend enough weeks off as it is; for hunting, so any longer and people are gonna start asking questions." I decided. Carlisle nodded.
"Okay then. You'll tell me when you need anything, won't you?" he enquired. I nodded. A beeping noise started and Carlisle looked at his cell phone.
"Ah, I'd better answer this. You can go now." He pointed to the door. I left the room and headed towards the garage. I decided I was gonna have a drive before school, to calm my nerves. I jumped in my car, stuck my keys in the ignition and off I went.
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I arrived at school, just in time for the bell. First lesson, I had English. Yawn, what a bore. I'd already sat through ten years worth of English lessons, so I wasn't exactly learning anything new. I drummed my fingers on the desk, while humming the tune of 'I Kissed a Girl' under my breath. Don't ask why. I handed in my homework assignment at the end of the lesson and legged it outside to get some fresh air. I had to get away from all those people who smelled so appetizing. I wondered what it would be like to bite one of their necks and feel the warm, fresh blood trickle down my throat...I shook my head. Don't think about that Jasper, I warned myself. It would be too messy.
By lunch hour, my throat was burning. I needed blood. I sped out of the canteen, quicker than the human eye could see, and attacked an innocent deer in the nearby forest. Warm blood spurted down my throat, caressing my burning desire. Ah! Sooo much better! Not as good as human blood, but the next best thing. I hurled the carcass as far as I could, and then trudged back to the canteen. I plonked myself down beside Emmett (who had only eyes for Rosalie), gave Edward yet another dirty look, and scanned the room. Ewww! Mike Newton was picking his fucking nose! I grimaced. What a creep. Having amazing eyesight was sometimes a curse.
Mike was chatting away animatedly to a girl who I'd never seen before. I guessed she must be new. And by God, was she beautiful. She had flowing locks of copper tinted brown hair, and the most gorgeous chocolate brown eyes. Another thing I noticed was that she was so pale. She could almost pass for a vampire, except for the fact she looked so fragile. I noticed the vein in her neck. It was pulsing in the most tempting way. She looked so delicious.
I noticed that she was looking at me, so I turned away. I wondered what she might be thinking. 'Ooh, look at Jasper, what a hunk!' Yeah right. I was almost tempted to ask Edward to read her mind and find out what she was thinking. But then I saw the way he was staring at Alice and I immediately clamped my mouth shut.
I turned my attention to the new girl and to my dismay found that she was leaving. Emmett must have noticed my dismay.
"What's the matter with you?" he asked. "Looking for an afternoon snack?" He laughed.
"Yeh. Real funny. Ha ha. I'm laughing so much my head's falling off." I retorted, sarcastically.
The bell rang. I jumped out my seat and headed towards Biology. As I wandered, my thoughts kept drifting back to the new girl. I wonder what her name is. The image of her kept circulating in my mind. The hair, the skin. The eyes. Those gorgeous eyes.
Finally, I reached Biology. Maybe she would be in my class. Nope she wasn't there. Disappointed, I took my seat at the back of the class, and resumed my humming of 'I Kissed a Girl'.
A few minutes later, the door opened, and two figures skidded into the room. It was Her. Plus the nose picker, Mike.
"Mike Newton. Isabella Swan." Mr Banner said, sternly. "Is there any reason for your lateness?" Ah. So her name was Isabella. What an exquisite name. She mumbled something and stumbled down the centre of the room. I figured she must be looking for somewhere to sit. Realisation dawned on me. The only spare seat was next to me. Woohoo! I thought in triumph.
As she got closer, my excitement turned to horror.
Her scent was overwhelming. It burned down my throat, causing me to choke. I. Wanted. Her. Blood. I felt like without it, I would die. My animal instincts took over me. I was a predator. And she was my prey. In my mind, I was fighting battles. My sensible side vs. the animal. So far, the animal was winning. I had to cut off my air supply before I attacked her fragile body. I took one last deep breath, sucking in her dangerously tempting scent. That was almost too much for me to bear. Even though I couldn't smell her now, I still had the memory. I had to get out of there.
She stuttered something. Apparently her name was Bella. But I couldn't answer her, without taking a breath. So I turned to look out of the window, trying to calm myself. I clenched my hand into a fist so hard, that my nails took chunks out of my flesh. I prayed she wouldn't notice.
Mr. Banner was saying something but I couldn't concentrate. In my mind, I saw myself killing Bella. She would be pleading. She would be utterly terrified. I wouldn't care. I'd keep draining the life out of her. I had to get out. I took another breath, allowing that horrifying scent into my body. I stuck my hand in the air. I started to shake violently. I willed the teacher to notice my hand up.
"Yes, Jasper?" he answered looking puzzled. I croaked out that I had to leave. I wanted to look at Bella but I kept my head straight. Another look at her would probably be fatal. Mr. Banner still looked puzzled so I told him about the note I gave him earlier. It was my back up. It said that I had a medical condition, so that I could leave whenever the place got too much.
"Yes, you can leave Jasper but –" he replied. But I was already leaving. I swung my bag onto my shoulder and bolted out of the hell-hole, towards the forest.
Branches tore at my skin. Rocks tried to trip me up. But to no avail. I kept going, trying to get as far as I could away from Her. It felt like my throat had been set on fire, slashed at with a very sharp knife, ripped out and then roasted on a barbecue. That's no joke.
I kept running and running. My feet pounded at the earth. I flitted in and out of the trees, until I came to the edge of a cliff. I skidded to a halt. Damn, I'll have to turn back now. I took a deep breath; taking in the clean scent and headed back to the dreaded place.
To my horror, I arrived just as the bell was going for the end of school. Uh oh, here we go again. I cut off my air supply and headed over to where my family was crowded around Edward's silver Volvo.
"Where the hell did you go?" Emmett demanded.
"Why don't you ask Edward?"I knew for definite he would have read my mind. "Or Alice. Didn't she see what was coming?" I replied, angrily.
"We wanted to hear it from you, Jasper," Alice answered, gently.
"You wanna know? I was about to drain the life out of an innocent girl, so I figured it would be best to get the hell out of here." I snarled. I don't know why I was being so nasty; I guess it just summed up my day.
"Jasper! We're only trying to help you! And all we get in return is a moody arsehole, shutting us out!" Rosalie snapped. "We know how hard it is for you..." And so she continued. But I wasn't listening. I could smell that smell. It was followed by the overwhelming burn of desire. I glanced over at the opposite side of the car park and saw Her. Bella. I gulped.
"Are you even listening to me?!" Rosalie roared. I ignored her. I darted to my car and leapt in. I grabbed the steering wheel and shot out of the car park.
I veered dangerously onto the main road, disregarding the horns and angry shouts. I glanced at my wing mirror and noticed the all too familiar rusty old truck behind me. It was Bella's truck. It seemed to be out of control. I saw the look of panic on Bella's face as she nearly hit an oncoming car. I swore. What was she doing? I pulled in at a lay-by and dived out of my car. I sprinted over to where Bella was headed. What should I do? Too late. I heard a scream. I swore again, under my breath. She crashed straight into a tree.
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