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The Major

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Chapter 12
(Jasper's POV)

Charlotte and I entered the gymnasium together, making our way straight for a middle aged man with a full head of dark brown hair and brown eyes, who was obviously the coach judging by his attire of a short sleeved shirt and shorts with a whistle around his neck. He was in decent shape and looked to be about forty or so years old and held a clip board with a pen tied to the metal piece under his arm.

The coach's gaze met Charlotte's and mine, immediately looking the two of us over and assessing us with his hands on his hips.

Charlotte was the first to speak, holding out her pink slip to signal that she was a new student. "Hi, I'm Charlotte McLaughlin and this is Jasper Whitlock. We're new and it's our first day." She said stating the obvious.

The coach nodded and took her pink slip as I reached into my back pocket of my jeans and withdrawing my own to hand to the man.

"Welcome to Beaver Creek," the coach said as he placed our slips on his clip board and scribbled his signature next to the first period line. "My name is Coach Gunner and I'll be your gym teacher for the rest of the year, along with my assistant coach, Mr. Watson." He gestured across the gym to a man who looked to be in his late twenties with blonde hair and an athletic build.

The coach handed both Charlotte and I our pink slips back, tucking his clip board back under his arm. "There are extra gym uniforms in the office, so if you go and see Coach Watson, he'll get you two squared away with them, as well as a combination for your gym lockers."

Charlotte and I nodded, thanking him before making our way across the gym to the assistant coach.

The gym uniforms came in two styles and we were given two sets of each. They were the school's colors, an orange t-shirt with black shorts, as well as a tank top/wife beater and a pair of sweat pants. Even though I opted for the sweat pants and t-shirt, I couldn't help but to feel uncomfortable in them even though I knew that the human students around me couldn't see my scars. I avoided looking in the mirror, slamming my locker door shut and clearing the dial before making my way out of the boys locker room. It wasn't that I was embarrassed or didn't like them, it just made me different and more threatening to those that surrounded me.

As the locker room door swung closed behind me, I noticed that Charlotte was already out of the girls locker rooms, dressed and ready as she sat on the bleachers alone. She was wearing a her sweat pants and tank top

I made my way across the large gym, having to hold my breath some as my the fire in my throat began to burn hotter. Thankfully, Char was sitting a little ways away from the nearest human, so I breathed a sigh of relief as I collapsed down onto the seat next to her, watching all of the human teenagers chat amongst their peers. The only problem now was the sound of their heartbeats as the actively wore themselves out. I knew that this was something that I would have to get used to because I couldn't rely on Bella's shield to keep the other's thirsts at bay forever. I needed to learn to stand on my own two feet without the dependance on her.

"This feels... weird." Charlotte admitted in a quiet voice so that any eavesdroppers couldn't hear us.

I nodded in agreement. "I know. It's so different then what I remembered school to be like." I said, nodding in the direction of a group of boys rough housing as the girls stood around them.

"It seems like girls in this time have no self respect." She pointed out and I noticed that most of the girls had rolled up their shorts so that they came up just under their asses while their t-shirts were pulled back tightly with what appeared to be a rubber band and the sleeves rolled up. Others, like Charlotte, opted to wear the thick strapped tank tops in a smaller size then what they should have had.

"My mama would've had a stoke if she seen one of my sister's runnin' around in somethin' like that." I pointed out. I noticed that there was a group of girls near by who were batting their lashes at me and staring me up and down. I tried to ignore them the best I could, but I couldn't help but to feel uncomfortable.

If they only knew how lucky they were that I wasn't interested in any of them...

"Yeah, same here." Charlotte nodded with a smile. "Even what I wear now, my daddy would've had my hide for runnin' around like I do, even if it isn't as revealing as the others."

Just then, I noticed Bella's friend, Hannah, make her way across the gym, immediately spotting Charlotte and I before smiling and running over at a slow human pace. Her black hair was pulled up into a messy bun on the top of her head and she was wearing the black shorts and orange t-shirt.

"Hey guys!" Hannah grinned, sitting down on the bleachers next to Charlotte.

"Hey Hannie," Char smiled happily at her while I nodded politely, holding my breath to help deal some with the smell of the humans around me. "What are you doin' in this class?"

Hannah shrugged. "Since the school population is so small, the combined a lot of the grades together for classes. For example, the juniors and seniors usually share classes, and the same goes for the freshmen and sophomores."

"Makes sense." Char shrugged. "This is a pretty small town after - " She suddenly stiffened in her seat, taking in a deep breath. Her emotions swirled around her in alarm and worry as she began looking around the gym.

Hannah looked at her with a puzzled expression. "Char? What? Why'd you cut yourself off?" She looked over at me with her brow quirked and it was then that I took a breath in, understanding why Char was acting the way that she was.

Entering the gym at the very same time already dressed in their gym clothes were two vampires. One was a gigantic burly male with dark curly hair cut short against his head. His eyes were gold, just like Bella's, signaling that he was an animal drinker, as well. When he smiled, a pair of dimples showed up on his cheeks next to his mouth.

The second vampire was the complete opposite of the male vampire in almost every way. Instead of being large, she was tiny, almost pixie-like in her feature and size. She had dark hair like the male, practically black in it's coloring, and the same amber eyes, proving that she, too, was an animal drinking vampire.

I immediately began to worry about Bella as I saw these two strange vampires. Were they the only two here, or were the more of them around the school somewhere? Was there any in class with Bella? Would they believe her to be a threat and try to hurt her?!

Thoughts like this began to swarm my thoughts until I felt Charlotte elbow me in the ribs, bringing my attention away from the vampires and on to her.

"Don't worry," she spoke at vampire speed so that Hannah wouldn't be able to hear us or even know that we were speaking. "Peter's with Bella in class right now. She's safe. There might not even be any more to worry about, anyway."

I swallowed thickly and nodded, but only so I barely moved my head as to not give us away to Hannah.

The girl in question made herself known, looking between the two of us with worried expressions. "Are you guys okay? You just froze up when the Cullen's walked in."

Both Charlotte and I whipped our heads in her direction, immediately recognizing the name.

"The Cullens?" I asked, speaking up to her for the first time since she arrived.

Hannah nodded. "Yeah, that's Alice and Emmett Cullen. Alice is a junior and Emmett is a senior, like you guys. What, do you know them, or something?"

"Or something." Char answered her cryptically and we all looked back over towards the two vampires, only to notice that they, too, were staring back at us.

Before anymore could be said, the Coach blew his whistle, bringing everyone's attention in his direction as the assistant coach stood beside him.

"Everybody, line up!" The Coach bellowed, his voice echoing off the walls of the gymnasium.

The three of us stood to our feet and followed the human's example, creating a straight line across the gym, purposely putting as much distance between the two strange vampires as we could.

The gym was quiet, no one speaking since the two coaches grabbed our attention. It was obvious that they were well liked and respected around the school.

"Today, we're going to go for a run on the trails out back behind the school." The Coach informed the class. "There are going to be a few rules that everyone is going to follow. The punishment for ignoring them will be an F for the day and you will be sent back to the gym to wait for us to return." He threatened us before turning to his assistant. "Coach Watson, go ahead and tell em' the rules."

Coach Watson nodded and stepped forward, his hands on his hips as he looked over each student as he spoke. "Okay! Now, rule number one: Since the trails go through the woods and extend over miles of the property, you are all to stay within sight of the rest of the class. The trails wind and break off into different directions, so if you don't see your classmates or Coach Gunner or I, then how are you going to know which way to go?" He rhetorically asked the class. "Rule number two: You will all be partnered up with a buddy! It will be your job to keep an eye on your buddy the entire time and always be within sight of each other. This way no one gets lost! And finally, rule number three: Coach Gunner will be running at the front of the class and I will be last, behind the rest of you. You will not pass in front of either one of us." Coach Watson finished, stepping back and allowing Coach Gunner to finish up with instructions.

"These rules are made for your safety since the woods around this part of the country aren't always the safest places to be. We are responsible for each and every one of you." He stressed to all of us. "Now, since there is an odd number of students in this class, there is going to be one group of three. Are there any volunteers?"

Hannah, Charlotte and I each exchanged a glance and shrugged before the three of us raised our hands. The Coach immediately saw this and nodded, gesturing in our direction and causing the rest of the class to look our way.

"Alright, we have our group of three." He nodded, dropping his hand to his side and looking the rest of the class over. "As for the rest of you, each of you pick a partner and we'll get going."

A/N: Another chapter down! I know that it wasn't the longest chapter, but it was still important. Alice and Emmett have been spotted in Jasper and Char's gym class! Will the two of them approach Char and Jasper during the run?! Will they find out that Bella is with them?! Will Alice try anything with Jasper?! Any ideas?! I'd love to hear your thoughts! I promise that the next chapter will be longer! Review!

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