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Chapter 7.

He was still there when I woke up. Lay beside me, stroking my hair, humming a tune that I didn't recognise. I breathed in his sweet scent, smiling deeply at the feeling of familiarity that it brought. He moved, shifted just a little so he could look at me properly. I smiled at him without opening my eyes and snuggled closer into his chest, it felt nice, normal to be so close to him, he felt nothing like Edward and it was good.

Jaspers arm tightened around me but he didn't move, he let me wait until I was comfortably awake until he spoke.

"Did you sleep well?" He may have asked the question but I knew he already knew the answer.

"Yes, thank you." I stayed where I was, I didn't want to ruin the sweet scence of normalcy and calm that I was feeling. It was actually quite strange that I felt so comfortable and normal being lay like that with Jasper, asleep on him, but I didn't mind, everything had been strange lately I was just glad for the comfort.

"Good." I could hear the smile in his voice. I sat up and stretched, let my muscles wake up, felt them come alive like I never had before.

"What are we doing today?" I asked I knew we'd only have until meeting with the wolves to do whatever Jasper had planned. His smile widened and he jumped up from the bed.

"We're going to my new house." He started picking pieces of clothing up and throwing them on my bed. "Its not as grand as the house in the woods but it is still nice. It needs some decorating but I'm not really sure how to do it up so I was wondering if you'll help." He stopped throwing clothes on the bed and stood across the room watching me. " I mean, you'll be there a lot with me for the testing and training so it would be good if you helped to get you familiar straight away." He continued picking up items of clothing from my floor (it was really messy) and putting them on my bed infront of me.

"Jasper?" He stopped moving and, with one of my bra's in his hand, just looked at me.

"Yes Bella?"

"What are you doing?" He looked down at the pile of clothes and his forehead crumpled.

"Well, you'll need to get dressed."

"I'll get something clean then." I smiled and got out of bed, walked over to him and took the bra out of his hand. It was as I took it off him that he realised what it was. His eyes widened in sock and I think if he had been human he'd have blushed furiously.

"Of course, I'll just... Wait outside." He left before I could say anything. I had to laugh at him though, the look on his face was priceless.

I picked some clean clothes out of my wardrobe and took them into the bathroom and put them down on the towel rack. I went back into my bedroom and picked up the pile of dirty clothes that Jasper had gathered (I hadn't realised my room had got that bad) and put them in the in the hamper in the bathroom. After that I got a shower and changed.

Jasper was waiting in my bedroom, reading The Vampire Diaries again.

"Enjoying the book?" He looked up at me with a smile.

"Yes actually, although, Stefan reminds me of a girlier version of myself which I don't like. Damon's okay though. Are you ready?" He put the book down.

"All I have to do is get a few things and say goodbye to Charlie." I grabbed a bag, put my phone, my purse and my keys in it.

"I'll wait for you round the corner." I nodded at him and went to leave the room. "Oh, Bella." I turned back to him. "You have a visitor." He left.

Downstairs I could hear my dad rambling about a game that had been on last night. Whoever he was rambling to was either listening so intently that they didn't want to interrupt him or they weren't listening at all.

The familiar scent of the Quileutes hit me as I walked into the kitchen. I grabbed a cereal bar from a cupboard nd looked into the living room.

Leah Clearwater and that Paul guy were sat on the couch as Charlie rambled some more.

"Er, dad." He stopped talking when I spoke.

"Mornin' Bells, Leah brought over some of her dads fish fry and Paul decided to drop by with her."

"Even though he knows I don't like him." Leah comented, smiling at me while glaring at Paul.

"Like I care." Retorted Paul, smiling slyly at me.

"Okay." Charlie shook his head then looked back over to me. "You goin' out?"

"Yeah, you know Jasper, well he's just moved into his own place and he needs some help with deciding how to decorate, he was never very social at school so I'm kinda the only person who he knows well enough." Charlie nodded and smiled, I saw Paul shudder a little but he didn't say anything.

"Well okay, will you be back for dinner?"

"Dad I'm the one that cooks dinner so of course I'll be back for it." He looked embarrassed and had to clear his throat before he spoke again.

"Okay, well be good." I rolled my eyes, I felt twelve when he told me to 'be good'.

"Okay, I'll see you later." I waved to Leah and Paul then went to leave. I had got to the front door when Paul caught up to me.

"Oh, Bella, don't forget about our date later." My eyes widened and I stood in shock, I didn't know what to say, obviously he was talking about the meeting with the Quileute's but I then why would he say we had a date?

"You two are dating?" Leah asked walking over to us. I swear I saw her cringe a little as she spoke.

"No, no, its more like hanging out." Paul laughed after I spoke and, just as Charlie walked towards us, he put his arm around me.

"Bella, don't be so modest, we make a great couple." He kept his arm around me even when I tried to shrug him off.

"Bells, you didn't tell me you two had set up a date. I didn't expect you to be dating so soon." Charlie was grinning. It was clear he hadn't liked Edward but to be this happy someone told him I was dating, even when I wasn't, dads are weird.

"We're not dating dad, just hanging out." I knew being insistent wasn't going to help my situation but I really didn't want Charlie to think that I was dating Paul, I barely knew him.

But Paul just laughed it off and pulled me closer to him.

"Okay babe, don't worry, its just your dad and Leah won't say anything."

"Apart from try to talk Bella outta this." I heard Leah mutter under her breath and I'm pretty sure that Paul heard her, but Charlie didn't so I didn't say anything, only stiffled a laugh.

"Its okay Bells, I won't bring it up much, I'm just glad you found someone nice." Charlie walked back into the living room and turned the t.v up higher. Leah sighed and followed my dad without saying anything.

"So I'll see ya later gorgeous." He grinned and even went so far as to kiss me but thankfully only on the forehead. The he walked back into the living room.

"See ya dad." I left before I could hear him reply.

When I got outside I rubbed my head with my jacket sleeve furiously.

My truck started slowly as always but I rushed to get out of the driveway so I could pick Jasper up from round the corner. He was waiting for me in between some trees. I saw him smile when as he watched me pull up.

"Took your time." He opened my door and I moved over.

"Why can't I drive?" I asked him as he started up my truck again and leaned back in my seat.

"Because I'm a better driver. Now why where you late?" He began driving, he kept one hand on the wheel and one arm rested on the back of his seat as he looked at me.

"Paul decided he was telling my dad that me and him are dating." I didn't realise at the time that Jasper wouldn't get what I was really saying, but like my dad he took it literally.

"Your dating someone?" He looked as shocked as I was when Paul first said it.

"No of course not, its just what he said to make sure Charlie knew where I'd be later, I tried to deny it but Charlie believed Paul over me." Jasper nodded but didn't say anything more about it. The truck stayed silent for a while and it made me uncomfortable. Usually I like silence and quiet but with Jasper it felt forced.

"So, what do you wanna do to your house?" It wasn't until then that I noticed that Jasper's smile had disappeared. But it came back when I spoke.

"We won't be doing anything today but I do want your help with the furnishings and stuff, I'm kinda clueless, I haven't done this kind of thing pretty much ever so I need some young help."

"Okay, so are we going straight to your's?"

"Yes. I already have some things there and Rose taught me a long time ago that money really can get you anything so we're just going to do all the shopping over the internet." We started to slow down as he turned a corner. We pulled up to a small house that was almost lost in the tree's. It looked cosy, small but not too small, just enough for two people to live comfortably. And it was still beautiful. It was clearly old, built with dark bricks and one side was covered with ivy.

"Do you like it?" He asked as I stared in awe at the building.

"Its beautiful."

"Come inside." He spoke as he ran around the car to open my door. I stepped out and walked with Jasper towards the house. He opened the door and the first thing I saw was a wooden staircase, it looked like it had been carved directly from an oak tree.

"Oh, my God. Thats amazing." I must have been staring and I think I was still standing in the doorway, but I didn't care. It was just so awe-inspiring to see something so natural and creative in Jasper's house, I never would have expected him to like something as amazing as that. For a brief moment I wondered that if this was the first thing I saw then what else would I see that could strike me that much.

"Its wonderful isn't it. I carved it myself in my spare time." He tried to usher me out of the doorway but I was stuck there.

"You carved that yourself?" He smiled at my shocked expression.

"Oh Bella." Completely unexpectedly he picked me up as easily as if he was picking up a baby, and put me back down a few reet in the room; out of the doorway.

"What was that for?"

"You werent moving from the doorway, what else could I have done."

"How about aske me to move?"

"Not fast enough. Anyway, into the living room?" He showed me through a door and I don't know what I expected but I was slightly disappointed. All that was in the room was a couch and a laptop. I gave him what I'm pretty sure was a questioning look.

"What? I told you I need some furniture." He sat down so I followed. He turned the laptop on and we got started.

Now I would explain all the boring details, but it was just that, completely boring. All we did all day was shop for furniture. Nothing else. Its all we talked about, all we thought about, all we did.

Until ten to three.

"Jasper we have to go meet with the Quileutes."

"Alright then. I'll go get my car." He jumped up and a few seconds later I head the sound of a smooth engine start to purr. I went outside and watched as Jasper drove his sleek silver car out of the garage. He stopped the car when my door was right beside me.

"Why can't we take my truck?" Jasper got out his flash car and walked round to open my door, which was not what I was waiting for.

"Because your truck is crap." He waited until I got in the car to get back in himself. I tried not to look at the road as he drove, he drove really fast and I hated it. But it got us to the treaty line quickly, before the wolves got there.

"We have five minutes." He got out the car and let me out, it kinda bugged me that none of the Cullens could let me open my own door.

"Jasper can I ask you something?" I asked as we sat on the front of his car.

"Of course."

"Why do you insist on opening my doors for me?"

"Well, its just chivalrous."

"But its annoying."

"Well I'll stop it if you want."

"Thanks." Jasper got up from the car and stood infront of me.

"You know Bella, I just wanted to be the perfect gentleman, but if you'd prefer I'll just show you what I'm really like." He was right infront of me, one of his hands went to my neck, one went to my waist, his face got closer and closer to mine, I started to feel his breath on my face, I thought, well no, I knew, he was going to kiss me, I almost started to close my eyes.

Then I was in the air and being thrown over Jasper's back.

"Jasper, what are you doing?" I screamed as he laughed and swung me around.

"I'm being not-chivalrous."

"Put me down." He kept laughing. "No, I like you like this." He kept spinning me around as I screamed.

"Jasper put me do-"

"Are you about to eat her? Is that how you leeches do it?" I heard the voice of the leader of the Quileutes speak. Jasper stopped spinning me, but decided that it was best to keep me over his shoulder.

"What do you want to speak about?" He asked.

"Get comfortable." It was Pauls voice, I think. I couldn't see because I was left over Jasper's shoulder as he sat bak on his car and they began to speak.

Sorry for the wait. It's not my favourite, actually I'm a bit disappointed about this chapter but at least its out.

Sorry for any mistakes, I wrote this at 1am.

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