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The Major

A/N: If you have any questions or comments, post them in my reviews and I will answer them in my next Author's Note at the bottom of the chapter! Enjoy! - Bella'Xo

Previously…
(Jasper's POV)

"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."

Chapter 13
(Jasper's POV)

Charlotte, Hannah and I decided to run about three quarters of the way towards the back of the class as we jogged our way around the football field in the direction of a dirt trail that led into the woods. Charlotte and I obviously had no problem keeping pace and could easily run at the front of the line, but in favor of keeping our human façade, we kept pace with Hannah towards the back since she was human and not the fastest of runners.

The three of us made small talk as we jogged, Charlotte and I keeping a wary eye on the other two vampires in the class. I couldn't help but wonder if they were in fact the same coven of animal drinkers that Bella had once associated herself with. If so, what they were doing here at this school? Going to high school definitely wasn't a common thing for a vampire to do, let alone a coven, so I couldn't help but be suspicious of them, especially the one named Emmett with his brute large size. I could easily take care of myself, but I had a mate to worry about now and I couldn't take any chances with this strange coven. Especially if they were the same coven that Bella had spoken of that had left her to fend for herself against that tracker's mate, hell bent on revenge. But, then again, how many animal drinking covens could there be that inserted themselves so deeply in the human world with the last name of 'Cullen'? I didn't know all of the details of Bella's past with them, but the more I thought about it, the more I began to worry.

The class started to spread out a bit, a large gap being placed in between each of the jogging partners and groups of four or more began to form as the other human students began chatting amongst each other as we ran. It was then that I noticed the small pixie-like vampire, Alice, had wandered off to the side of the trail, the large male at her side waiting for her as she bent down to tie her shoe lace. I could tell that it was a ploy by their emotions, their anxiety waning on them as they waited for us to near them before the female jumped up and the two began jogging next to us.

"Hi!" The spikey haired female spoke, jogging right up next to me. Her emotions showed attraction and lust mingled with the ever present fear of my many scars as she looked up at me, making me uneasy.

I looked at her warily, my eyes roaming her form. I didn't respond; only nodded once in greeting before looking back ahead of me and continued to jog.

There was no way that they would try to attack in the middle of a high school gym class, even if it was out in the woods.

Even with my rigid treatment of her, she didn't seem deterred by my attitude as she kept on talking. "My name is Alice Cullen. You're Jasper Whitlock, aren't you?" She asked.

Once again, I didn't respond more than a stiff nod without bothering to look in her direction. I was hoping that she would get the hint that I didn't want to deal with her and her lust filled attraction for me. If I she was on my opposite side, I would have just tilted my head to the side, showing her the bite mark on my neck that spoke volumes in the supernatural world, announcing that I was a mated male.

"It's nice to meet you, Jasper!" She grinned, causing Char to roll her eyes from her spot on the other side of me while Hannah looked on with curiosity and perplexed emotions.

I still didn't respond to her over-eagerness, choosing to focus on the trail ahead of me. Obviously, she didn't catch the hint, but her large coven mate seemed to understand that I didn't feel the need to associate myself with them.

"Alice, I don't think that it's a good idea to continue to pester him." He spoke at vampire speed, looking at me anxiously as the trepidation mingled within him. He was smart, listening to his instincts as they clearly told him that I was not someone to be messed with as the hundreds of scars that littered my body screamed 'DANGER' to him loud and clear.

Alice looked back at her coven mate, noticing his unease before looking back at me. I helped her along by sending her a cocktail of emotions, confirming his suggestion that I didn't want to be bothered by them. Her eyes widened as the concoction hit her head on and she immediately bit her lip, not saying another word to me. However, her emotions showed that while she had failed this attempt to interact with me, she would not be deterred. This annoyed me and made me wonder why she was so adamant on talking to me when I clearly wanted nothing to do with her.

Thirty minutes later, we were all back at the gym while the humans all waited in line for a drink from the two water fountains. Charlotte and I got in line with the rest of the class, not wanting to look out of place. It was then that Hannah began to question me now that the two other vampires weren't near; little did she know, it made no difference as they could still hear every word she spoke.

"What was that about?" She looked between Char and I. "The Cullen's never talk to anyone outside of their family."

Char and I exchanged a quick glance, too fast for the human to notice before Charlotte shrugged. "I have no idea."

Hannah grinned, looking over at me. "That was so hilarious, how you just blew her off like that. Bella's lucky to have such a loyal boyfriend."

Just as she said that, the two vampires in question immediately snapped their heads over in our direction. Luckily, they were standing a ways behind Hannah, so she didn't see that they had heard her.

Alice's eyes were wide as they immediately shot down to my neck, now being about to see the mating mark as clear as day as I discretely turned my head to the side, showing it off with pride. Her emotions were a mess, switching from one to the next too fast for me to hone in on one before they were replaced by a new one. Emmett's were a lot clearer, his showing recognition and… hope?

"Yeah," Char answered when I didn't. "She really is. She's got a keeper on her hands." She grinned, placing a hand on my shoulder and giving it a quick squeeze, silently reminding me that we were in the presence of a human.

I smiled at the two girls before turning and taking my turn at the water fountain. Instead of drinking the liquid, I just leaned in, letting the cool water run against my lips as I pretended to drink and pulled up, whipping my face with the back of my hand before gesturing for Hannah to take her turn. She smiled a thanks and leaned down as I silently looked back over at the Cullen's, listening in on their hushed conversation.

"But I don't understand?! Why didn't I see that?!" Alice stressed, her arms crossed over her chest as she looked anywhere but at her coven mate, who was watching her with worry.

"I don't know, Alice, but you also haven't seen the girl." He paused. "Do you really think that it could be our Bella?"

I let out a low growl at hearing that; she was my Bella.

They didn't seem to hear me over the echo of voices inside of the spacious gymnasium as they continued to talk while we waited for the coaches to dismiss us to the locker rooms.

"I'm not sure, Emmett. I hope so." She shrugged. "Maybe then we can get this whole mess sorted out and everything can go to how they are supposed to be; the way I saw it."

Emmett didn't seemed appeased by his coven mate's words. "They said that she had died from an animal attack, but they never did find a body, right?"

"Well, I did smell a foreign female scent on him, but it's hard to tell if it's hers, because it was vampire, which means that her scent would have altered. Either way, I'm sure we'll find out." She paused. "But that doesn't explain why I can't see her?!"

Emmett pursed his lips. "She always was able to block Eddie out of her head. Maybe she can block you now, too?"

Alice didn't look at all comforted by this notion as the two of them drifted off into silence as they stood near the bleachers. But before I could think on what I had overheard, Hannah brought my attention back to her and Charlotte as the three of us now stood under the basketball hoop.

"What class do you have next, Jasper?" She asked.

I turned my head to look back at the small punk-ish girl, pretending to ponder my already memorized schedule. "I think I have English with Mr. Green."

"Oh, I have Trig with Ms. Holden." Hannah sighed.

"Hey, so do I!" Char grinned, bumping her lightly with her elbow.

Hannah seemed to perk up at hearing this. "Awesome! At least now I'll have someone to talk to."

I smiled at the two girls just as Coach Gunner blew his whistle, getting everyone's attention. "I just want to congratulate everyone on a job well done. I am glad to say that most of you seemed to follow the rules," he gave the stink eye to two boys, who I remembered was goofing off trying to impress some of the girls in the skimpy gym clothes earlier before class started. "Tomorrow, we will be running basketball drills, so dress accordingly." He quirked a brow at a group of girls before addressing the class once again. "You guys are dismissed." He blew his whistle once again, sending everyone scattering in the direction of the locker rooms.

I stood in front of my locker, quickly slipping on my shirt before any of the human boys noticed any of the faint crescent shaped marks marring my skin. Sure, it's not something that they would have been able to see at first sight, but with this lighting, if they looked close enough, they would most likely be able to make out the patterns on my skin. The last thing that I wanted was to bring suspicion down on my coven so soon, putting them all at risk of exposure.

I slipped on my boots, picking one foot up and leaning on the bench in the center of the aisle to tie the laces. I could feel eyes on me with emotions to match and I knew immediately who they belonged to by the intensity of them; a humans emotions are nowhere near as penetrating as a vampires. However, I briefly noted that my mate's emotions seem to trump them all. She feels so strongly and they are always so pure. She is an empath's wet dream.

Dropping my foot to the ground, I looked up and noticed Emmett watching me from a couple lockers away as some of the other boys rough housed, slamming each other playfully into the lockers. His emotions swirled with anxiety, determination and hesitation, giving me reason to believe that he is warring with himself on whether to approach me or not.

I sighed, picking up my other foot to rest on the bench in order to tie my other laces. It was then that he finally seemed to make a decision, his emotional climate picking up at settling on determination, curiosity and anxiousness.

I didn't look up as I heard him approach, making the last knot on my laces, pulling the bow tight and dropping my foot back onto the ground, turning and looking up at the large vampire in front of me.

"Hey," he said, fidgeting slightly, showing his emotions on his face as clear as day. It was one thing that I had observed so far about this man; he wore his emotions out there for everyone to see. It was a trait that I admired about him already, regardless of who he may or may not be.

I gave the vampire a nod, making eye contact as well as a greeting of my own, which was much more than his coven mate had gotten. "Hey."

The well-built vampire's brows shot up in surprise before he quickly covered it up. "So, your girl's name is Bella?" He immediately cut to the chase.

Hearing my mate's name, I turned to face him fully, pushing up my sleeves to reveal the scars on my bare forearms and crossed them over my broad chest. "What about her?" I pressed immediately.

Sensing my hostility, he raised his hands in surrender, trying to show me that he meant no trouble. "I'm just wondering, because I used to know somebody named Bella from Washington." He gave me a quick look as if to hint at what he really meant.

I wasn't sure if my Belle wanted me to out her to this coven or not, so I just shrugged my shoulders, not giving him the answer that he was looking for. I would leave that for her to decide.

I nodded at him. "That's good to know."

Before he could say anything more, the bell ran above our heads, signaling the end of class. I gave him a single nod goodbye as I picked up my bag and tossed it over my shoulder, brushing past him, making my way towards the locker room doors.

A/N: And there you have it! I know it wasn't much, but it's a start. I wanted to make it realistic as the two Cullen's wouldn't continue to pester another vampire with the kind of scars that Jasper has decorating his body. But don't worry, things will get a lot more serious and there will be more interaction between the two covens throughout the school day and possibly after! What do you think Alice meant when she was talking to Emmett? Let me know what you thought!

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