Thanks for the reviews, anther update for you all.
Tell me what you think? Is Tara's character good? Is she developing ok? And what about Jasper? Any responses are almost certainly appreciated.
Chapter 5
Tara's POV
I had only slept a little that night. My mind full of the conversation I'd had with Jasper and wondering how he would respond to me at school. The first thing I heard when I woke was a loud engie noise, I glanced at the window, there was a bike, I continued to run around the house getting ready, was the bike for me? Eventually I pushed open the front door, and Jasper was leaning against the side of the house.
"Ready?" he asked nodding towards the bike, he threw me a helmet.
"Is this for your little thrill seeker?" I asked gripping the helmet in the tips of my fingers before reluctantly pushing it over my freshly styled hair.
"Of course," he bowed as he helped me onto the sensation on the bike was fantastic, it reminded me a little of when he'd ran me home the previous evening.
We were at school in minutes and as we parked outside, I sensed people were staring because it was a bike and then when we took the helmets off, they were still staring because it was me and Jasper, Jasper with normal, average Tara Jones.
"I can sense emotions" Jasper murmured to me quietly.
"You can?" I asked, could he shock me anymore?
"Yup, I forgot to mention that last night and there's a lot of jealously around here right now."
"What cause you're with me and not them?"
"No more the other way round". I knew he could sense my lack of confidence and that he was trying to improve that.
4 hours later
As I slumped on the table in the cafeteria I was tired, the lack of sleep was having an affect.
"Hey." Jasper slapped the table as he joined me.
"Pull up a seat." I joked, still tired but pleased that Jasper had chosen to eat dinner with me.
"You don't know how many people around here right now want to do that," Jasper laughed.
"What!" I demanded, I was tired, a little grumpy and now confused. "Just give the human a few tired moments."
"Of course, and I'll explain, apparently according to Edward there are quite a few male students around here right now that want to ask you a certain question,"
"They do? And what is Edward their therapist?" I mumbled.
"Funny! No Edward can read thoughts, and I'm referring the dance, Saturday," he explained.
"He can read thoughts, of course he can that's an obvious explanation. I'm going out with Bella to Seattle that day and the dance is girl's choice anyway."
"Change of plan, Edward's going with Bella."
"Great! I have no excuse, let the vultures descend," I mocked.
"Have you not noticed them orbiting your table?" he asked, I looked upwards and immediately noticed three boys Mark, Daniel and Craig glance my way.
"Obviously not, honestly it's girls choice. I think I might become a feminist," I joked.
"I have an excuse for you", he answered leaning forward.
"Anything, I don't care, anything," I sounded desperate but he was enticing and I was now also leaning forward.
"How about, I know its girls choice and you just became a feminist but would you do the honour of attending the dance with me?" Jasper asked rather politely, I squealed slightly, just a little.
"Um sure," I added trying to sound casual. I immediately noticed someone appear behind Jasper's head.
"That means shopping," Jasper's sister Alice smiled at me.
"I guess it does," I answered.
"You don't know how long I've been waiting for this," Alice answered dancing slightly, clearly my face must have looked confused.
"Alice can see into the future."
"Naturally," I responded smiling, I could take anything now, nothing shocked me anymore, not with Jasper around, his beauty and perfection had taken me aback too much.
Saturday
"How do I look?" I asked my sister as I emerged from upstairs, I was in a sequin colour striped dress, it stopped half way between my thigh and knee but the black tights combined with a long sleeved skin tight shirt underneath meant that my modesty was kept although it was finished with a pair of silver stilettos, my hair was deadly straight, I knew no-one else would be dressed like this but I didn't care, I was spending the evening with Jasper. Besides Alice seemed happy enough and I thought I suited me, so I went with it.
"Oh my God!" My sister stressed each individual word.
"Good Oh my God or Bad Oh My God?" I asked.
"Both! As in you're gorgeous but will the male population of Forks control themselves tonight," I raised my eyebrows not believing her and heard a car horn outside.
"I'm off," I reached forward and hugged my sister before grabbing my bag and skipping outside. I saw Jasper sitting in the middle of a red convertible, I pulled open the door and slid gently inside, he reached for my hand squeezed it.
"You look amazing," he smiled and floored the gas pedal; we arrived at our destination for the dance within minutes. He moved round the open the car door for me, as I stepped out he slid his arm gently round my waist. He and Edward had been hunting all day Friday, and he said that tonight he would experiment with me if the hunting trip had gone well, I was confused but I was determined to enjoy the night. As we stepped into people's viewpoint the staring started again. As we entered the hall every head turned in our direction, I didn't know whether I could stand this anymore.
"Can I go to the ladies room?" I asked nodding my head in the direction of the toilets.
"Sure, I'll go get you a drink," He released me and stumbled into the toilets, as I entered the small toilets I wrenched open the window and took in a gulp of air. I moved back towards the sinks and looked back at the person in the mirror; I looked the best I'd ever looked, but still...one tear slowly fell down my cheek. I heard the door slowly creak open.
"I think you want to talk don't you?" Jasper asked, his face dominated by concern, he clutched two drinks.