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Chapter 4

Tara's POV

That night after the Tyler's van incident

"So he stopped it with his bare hands"? I asked, probably for about the hundredth tiem that evening but I was desperately trying to figure it all out. It was exactly natural.

"Yes, that is what I said," Bella smiled, I knew she wasn't annoyed with my constant questions, she was as confused as I was, "And not too loud, Charlie" she nodded her head downwards.

"Oppps, can't get the local sheriff knowing the local family is actually a bunch of vampires," I grinned. Bella rolled her eyes. "I'm off!" I added grabbing my bag.

"Where are you going?" Bella asked as I went to leave.

"I've managed to grab the local hall for a couple of hours to practise dance, see you later."

"Be careful," she added.

"Well, A 'Unlike you I can walk without falling' and B 'It just so happens the local vampires seem to like saving people's lives not ending them,"I finished jokingly, but Bella looked shocked at my response "Goodnight Bella" I finished smiling warmly.

3 hours later

"You shouldn't be wandering the streets alone at night," a voice echoed, an all too familiar voice. Jasper.

"I'm not alone. You're following me," he laughed at my answer.

"Too true," he caught up with me. "Where have you been?"

"You should know stalker," I answered sarcastically.

"I'm just trying to keep you out of danger!"

"I was dancing at the hall, they let me have it for a few hours," I answered. "Why are you trying to keep me out of danger? It's Bella that is the clumsy one."

"I care," he answered, I couldn't help but snort.

"Why?" I asked. It was usually me doing the caring and watching over people, it seemed alien to me that someone might try to care for me.

"I..." he paused and glanced into the trees. "I'm attracted to you."

"Sorry," I mumbled. The way he had spoken, it seemed like it was causing him pain. So although it sounded strange, I had to apologise.

"I'm the one that should be sorry, I shouldn't really be alone with you, the attraction makes the danger worse. You should not talk to me if you care for your safety!"

"I don't mind a little danger," I answered grinning.

"You're in danger right now."

"What's with the cryptic clues," I began. "I mean Edward stops a car with his bare hands, which I so have a theory about!"

"I guess one of your theories could lighten the mood some what," he answered.

"I only have one."

"Feel free," Jasper stopped and turned, preventing me from walking on. "Go on…" Suddenly I felt awkward, so awkward, and then I didn't, it stopped I was calm, strange, like I had in the library when telling him about my parents and sister.

"Vampires," I blurted, his face altered slightly, I was right. The person standing in front of me was a vampire. Jasper was a vampire. A mythical creature. This was impossible.

"How did you...?"

"I had help," I answered mysteriously he didn't ask.

"Does this frighten you?" He asked moving his arms around indicating that we were completely alone, the road we were walking down was dark and empty of life apart from us

"You've had plenty of opportunities to attack me before now," I tried to be diplomatic.

"True."

"You haven't taken a chunk out of me yet" I responded smiling trying to display how unaturally calm I was.

"Your blood, it attracts me more than others," Jasper began to explain.

"Just my blood?"

"No!" He exclaimed "Everything, you are one intriguing human being!"

"I've never been called that before."

"I'm a monster," he glanced to the floor. Yet again he looked in pain

"My monster," I reached up, I had no idea what took me over and gently kissed him on the cheek, his skin was cold, but I didn't care.

"TARA?" A voice yelled, I swivelled around and saw two boys emerging from the trees further ahead. They began to walk towards us, which unnerved me, ironically more than the fact that I was standing next to a vampire. Jasper shocked me by grabbing my hand protectively, that I liked, I felt an emotion develop deep inside me, something I wasn't familiar with, he glanced down at me quizically, had he felt that too? As they approached, I recognised one of them was Seth, he must have been the one that yelled my name.

"Hey Seth," I smiled and raised my avaliable hand and waved.

"Hey Tara," They stopped. "You ok?"

"I'm good."

"Want me to walk you home?" he asked glaring at Jasper.

"No, that appears to be sorted. Thanks for the offer," I nodded my head in Jasper's direction who appeared to staring in the opposite direction, was he jealous?

"Catch you around," Seth answered walking away with his companion who had not spoke, simply stared at Jasper.

"Speak soon!" I yelled. Then I tugged on Jasper's arm slightly and nodded in the direction of my house. "I should be getting back home, my sister will be worried and I'm getting cold"

"Do you trust me?" Jasper asked.

"I've already said, you haven't attacked me yet so, URGH!" I made a seriously unattractive noise as he tugged me onto his back, "This is unorthodox," I mumbled. Before I could ask anything Jasper had begun to run, like lightning through the trees, I was around the corner from my home within seconds. "I thought you were going to walk home, not carry me." He let me drop to the floor.

"WOW!" I exclaimed, running my hand through my hair "That was amazing." I added "Do All vampires move that quickly?"

"Yes and you enjoyed it?" he asked as we approached my house

"Hell yes!"

"My little thrill seeker," He reached down gently and kissed my hand. I shivered.

"Sorry," he added.

"You've given me goose bumps but good goose bumps," I smiled, glanced upwards to the sky.

"Beautiful isn't it?" Jasper asked, I sat slowly on the ground and he joined me.

I lay down, he did the same.

"So I have to ask what is it like being a vampire? Coffins? Garlic?"

"Garlic has no effect, but I don't eat," he responded.

"Except for blood," I left one part unspoken, human blood. That could be a problem

"Yes I take blood from animals, just animals, we like to call outselves vegetarians, which is why my eyes are this colour and I don't sleep, so no coffins and we don't age."

"How old are you?" I continued ask.

He paused, glancing away from me, he looked awkward "There's no easy way I can say this, I was born in 1843 and I was bitten in 1863"

"You're like the stars," I mumbled.

"Pardon?"

"The stars, some are technically, dead and gone by the time they reach us, but we see them and they are beautiful nonetheless."

"You're taking this remarkably well."

"I'm good with secrets," I answered, glancing at my watch "But I have to go."

"Good night," Jasper responded as I sat up.

"Good night, speak soon!" I finished as I moved towards my door, as I pushed it open, I closed it behind me and slid to the floor.

"Was that Jasper Hale outside?" my sister asked, "You looked close."

"HMM." I responded.

"Well I hope the conversation you had with him was a little more responsive than that noise, or he won't come near you again!"