"Mia…..Mia, love?" I heard Jasper whisper to me.

"What…" I said, yawning. I looked at the clock: 2 AM.

"I…I'm thirsty. I have to go hunting." He said. "Will you be okay if I don't come to school?"

Oh, brother.

"I'll be fine." I assured.

"Are you sure?...No, forget it, this isn't a good idea." He said, thinking out loud.

"No, really, go. It's one day!" I said, a little annoyed. Does he think I'll get myself killed or something?

"Don't be mad, dear." He said, trying to send calming waves.

He cried out in pain.

"What? What's wrong?" I said, concerned.

"The waves I sent you…Your mind…rejected them." He said, panting a bit.

"What?" I asked, surprised. Rejected them? What's going on with me? "Try again."

He looked at me, then wince din pain. His pain came to me. I started crying.

"Mia, SHUDDUP!" Jade screamed.

"GO TO BED." Dad bellowed up the stairs.

"I'll go…if you're sure I shouldn't stay." He said, getting close to my face.

"I'm sure." I breathed, choked by his sweet, cold breath.

Kissing me softly on the lips, he jumped out the window into the darkness.

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"So…." Torell said across the lunch table.

This is the first time I've sat with Torell and Kim at lunch since Jasper 'moved in'.

"I…umm…I'm going to go to the locker room." I said.

"Whatever, Mia." Torell said.

Glad to get away, I walked into the gymnasium. God, it's always crowded and loud in here.

"Get over here!" the male voice said. Grabbing me roughly by the arm, he dragged me to the corner of the gym.

"Leave me alone!" I screamed.

Oh, God, my vision!

No one can hear me.

"Help! Help, anybody!!"

"It's just you and me now, Jeffris." Ricky said, pushing me up against the wall.

"Ricky…Damn it, Ricky. What's your f*cking problem?" I asked, struggling to get away.

He then kissed me. A rough, forceful kiss. I struggled to get away, but he's too strong for me. He grabbed my leg. I screamed louder.

I heard a loud snarl. Then, I fell to the ground, released from Ricky's grasp. I was shaking.

"Get. Away. NOW." I heard a ringing female voice say. Rosalie! Then, a slapping noise. She threw Ricky against the padded wall of the gym. He whimpered and didn't get up.

"Come on. We're leaving." Rosalie said.

I was shaking and crying too much to answer.

Sneaking out of the locker room door, we ran to her house. We stopped in the surrounding trees. She set me down on a rock.

"Are you okay?" she asked, looking at me.

Pulling myself together, I replied, "I…I think so. Thank you."

"I should've killed him….Just like…" Rosalie said, fuming.

"Like who?" I asked.

"…Nobody." She said. "Stay here when I go get Jazz, okay?"

"Oh, no, you don't have to get him." I said. "Really."

"Don't be stupid. He's…yours. He needs to be here for you. I would've thought he'd be here by now, though. Wouldn't he feel your pain and come?" she said, more talking to herself.

"About that…" I started.

"What?" she asked.

"Well, you see…" I started.

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A man running through a bunch of trees. He's angry. There's a murderous look in his eyes.

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I gasped.

"Talk to me. I know that face from…Alice." Rosalie said, struggling a little on Alice's name.

"He knows." I said.

"Who?" she asked.

"Jasper… He knows about what Ricky did to me….He's angry." I said.

"Well, he should be." She said, rolling her eyes.

"No, not this angry. He's…..going to kill Ricky." I said, now whispering.

"Mia, maybe after what he did to you…" Rosalie started, getting a clouded look in her golden eyes.

"No! That's wrong! We have to go get Ricky. Now." I insisted.

"After what he did…You want to save him?!?!" Rosalie asked, dumbfounded.

"He's a creep. But…." I took a deep breath. "Just because he's a jerk, he doesn't deserve to die."

She looked at me. "I respect your ability to forgive…Try to see where Ricky is and check on Jazz."

"Okay." I said.

I cleared my mind of everything but Ricky.

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He's walking down Phillis Drive. Alone.

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"Oh, no." I said.

"What?" Rosalie asked.

"Ricky cut school. He's walking down Phillis Drive. He's alone." I replied.

"Check on Jazz. Quick. I'll go in and get Carlisle." She said, bolting to the house.

Okay…Jasper…

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He's in my room. Pacing and angry, he snarled. He jumped out the window and ran toward Phillis Drive.

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I whimpered.

"Rose, what is this about?" Carlisle said. Then he saw me. "Mia." He gave me a hug.

"Where's Jazz?" Rosalie asked.

"He's running to Phillis Drive right now. We have to go!" I said.

"What's going on?" Carlisle asked urgently.

"No time to explain. Let's go." Rosalie said, grabbing my arm. "Follow me, Dad."

"Okay.." he said.

We ran to Phillis Drive. Ricky had his back turned to us. He was limping a bit. Haha, go Rosalie!

"Rosalie. Mia. What is-" Carlisle started.

"Jazz, NO!" I screamed. I broke away from Rosalie and ran in between Ricky and him. I was tackled to the ground. I whimpered in pain. "Jasper. Calm. Down."

Snarling, he slowly began to realize what he had done.

"What the hell?!" Ricky screamed out.

"I told you. One more step out of line." Jasper snarled at him.

"Dude, chill out!" Ricky said, taking one step backward.

"Listen to him, Jazz!" I said, pleadingly. "Now, get off of me and let's go home."

He looked at me. "Mia, love, I am so sorry."

Helping me up, I felt a sharp pain in my leg. Picking me up, he took me to Carlisle.

"Broken. Let's go back to the house-" he started to say.

"No." I said, cutting him off. "I'm fine. Put me down, Jasper."

"Dear,-" Jasper started.

"Put me down." I said, firmly.

He put me down gently. I suppressed a yelp of pain, but walked a few strides. Jasper, knowing I would collapse, caught me before I hit the ground. God, I love him.

"You can't take me to your house." I said.

"Why not?" Jasper asked.

"I'd get killed." I said, winking.

"I wouldn't let anything happen to you, Mia." Jasper said.

"Me either." Carlisle said.

"Me three." Rosalie added. She smiled warmly at me. I was in too much pain to return the smile, but she got the gist.

"If you really don't want to go to my house, I can run you to the hospital." Carlisle said.

"Won't that take a while, old man?" Ricky sneered from behind us.

Rosalie turned around and glared at him. "Go home or this time, I won't be so nice."

He backed away. "Damn, girl. Fine, I'm leaving."

"And don't come back." I said with all the aggression I could muster.

"Don't worry about it. I won't. You're not worth it." He said. Continuing to walk down to Phillis Drive, he turned into a driveway and disappeared.

"Anyways, as I was saying. I'll take you to the hospital." Carlisle said, breaking the silence.

"Yes, that'd be good." I said through tears.

"Rosalie, please call Mia's parents and tell them that Mia was injured in gym class today." Carlisle said.

"Mrs. Mennis?" Rosalie asked.

"Sure." Carlisle answered.

Hm?

"What are they talking about?" I whispered to Jasper.

"Who she'll pretend to be." He whispered back. "She can't say she's Rosalie Hale. Might sound suspicious, right?"

"Oh, yeah." I said. I shifted a little and winced.

"Let's get you to Center State." Carlisle said.