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I do not own Twilight, I just couldn't believe S. Meyes Edward would go after Bella with Jasper around.
Edward and Jasper followed Mr Greene to the reception. The lobby was more a long corridor, with chairs against one wall and office doors on the other. Next to the door that said 'Mr Greene, Principal' was a wide desk. Ms. Cope, a sturdy ginger woman with horn rimmed glasses, stood behind it counting papers and stapling them together.
When they reached the receptionist, the principal threw her a smile. "Shelly, can you keep an eye on these boys?" Ms. Cope nodded her head and returned her focus to the stack of papers. Mr Greene turned around. "Sit!" he said. They both sat down on adjoining chairs. "Oh no! You," he said pointing at Jasper, "go sit over there!" moving his finger in the direction of another chair down the hall.
Edward sat silently, waiting, nervous about whatever Mr Greene could say next. When Jasper slumped down in the other chair, the principal let his eyes alternate between them. "I will not have anyone flaunt their eccentricity in my school. Do I make myself very clear?" He stood there contemplating his words. "And to make sure this will never happen again, I'll inform your parents of your actions." he said, making Edward's breath hitch.
He turned around to face Ms. Cope again. "Shelly, these two don't come within ten feet of each other, alright?" She nodded again and glanced at both boys for a couple of seconds. "Now, can you give me the phone numbers of Mr. Masen and Mrs. Whitlock please."
Edward's face had turned white, his heartbeat pounding in his ears. No no no no no! There was no more coherency to his thoughts. Ms. Cope searched the computer and wrote the numbers on a piece of paper. She handed it to Principal Greene. "No talking!" He said glancing over his shoulder, before he disappeared into his office.
Sweat running down his back, Edward glanced at Jasper. He needed him to know he knew, that he remembered. The other boy was pale, but was staring at him with a worried look on his face.
"I remember." he whispered, Jasper looked at him, his eyebrow raised in confusion. "The beach..." he said a little louder. "I remember!" Jasper flashed him a dazzling smile, complete with white teeth and dimples. His eyes were sparkling.
"You heard Principal Greene!" Ms Cope snared. "No Talking!"
Edward stared at his boy, eyes smouldering with unspoken love. 'Later!' he mouthed. Jasper nodded. And placing a hand on his chest his mouth formed the words without sound. 'I love you.' Edward's heart fluttered. He had no time to respond, as Ms Cope's voice cut the silence.
"I'm pretty sure that meant no communication at all!"
Edward closed his eyes and as time passed his fears multiplied. By the time a short slender woman entered the lobby and walked up to Jasper, he was a nervous wreck. She had the same honey blond hair as Jasper, but her eyes were brown. "Jasper? What's going on? The Principal called me, telling me you were involved in an incident." She asked her son, who hung his head in silence.
"Mrs Whitlock?" Ms. Cope asked. "If you could take a seat, Mr Greene will be with you momentarily."
Mrs Whitlock glanced at Edward, confusion on her face. She sat down next to Jasper and started whispering to him. He ran his hands through his hair but didn't respond.
The door to the lobby opened again and Aro walked in. He stalked straight to Edward and yanked him up by his arm. "What the hell did you do?" he asked and Edward let out a little yelp. "I got a call from Principal Greene in the middle of a meeting, asking me to come here!" his father shouted. "Do you have any idea how important that meeting was?" The blood in Edward's arm had stopped flowing from the force with which his father clasped it. He cringed and shot his eyes hopelessly at Jasper, who stared right back. His face filled with shock and fury towards the man hurting his boy.
"Mr Masen!" the receptionist called out. "thank you for coming, I'll let Mr Greene know you are here." Aro let go of Edward. His arm tingled with the sudden return of circulation. This was not good. He's going to kill me when he finds out! Edward panicked as Ms Cope picked up the phone.
Within seconds the door to Mr Greene's office opened. "Mr Masen, thank you for coming." He shook Aro's hand. "And Mrs Whitlock, I don't believe we've met. I'm Principal Greene." he said, taking her hand between his. "Best if we discuss this in my office." He gestured the four of them inside before following.
Edward's palms were sweating, he tried to dry them against his jeans. There was a hard lump stuck deep in his throat and he tried to swallow it painfully. He wanted Jasper's comforting touch, but didn't dare reach out. Instead he searched for the deep blue eyes. Jasper tentatively gave him a slight soothing smile.
Closing the door behind him Mr Greene let out a sigh. "Mr Masen, Mrs Whitlock, I'm very disappointed in your sons. This is a respectable school, to which respectable people send their children. I can not tolerate any misconduct here, as you may understand." He moved behind his desk and sat down. "Please, take a seat."
When everyone was seated, he continued. "I understand that during adolescence children become sexually aware, and some even go as far as experimenting with their peers." Edward glanced up from under his lashes and saw the Principal's face flush uncomfortably. "Some children" his voice leaped an octave for a second. "even experiment with others of their own sex." Mr Greene fumbled with his hands on top of the desk.
"This afternoon I encountered your sons kissing each other in the hallway between classes. I will not tolerate any behaviour of that kind on school grounds! It is disgusting and unnatural!" He was practically shouting now. Aro got to his feet, his face was so red it seemed he was about to explode. Mr Greene ignored it and went on. "I want to set this straight right here and now. If I see them within 10 feet of each other within the confinements of this school again, they will be expelled!"
Aro turned to face his son. Edward cowered away in his seat. "Is this true?" his father demanded. When he didn't answer Aro's hand leeched out, leaving a print on Edward's cheek.
Jasper shot up, but his mother pushed him back in his seat. "Mr Masen!" she cried out. To Jasper she whispered; "Wait outside please." Jasper reluctantly stood up and glared down at Edward, his eyes filling with angry tears. He walked out into the lobby, but left the door open.
Aro pulled Edward up by his hair and pushed him towards the door. "Out!" he shouted. He turned his head to face Mr Greene one last time. "I'll make sure this will neverhappen again!" he barked and followed after his son.
In the lobby he gave Edward another shove, directing him out. Edward looked over his shoulder to Jasper, who was staring after them with a sad look on his face. His arms extended, frozen in place. The sounds of Mrs Whitlock's ranting voice could clearly be heard as they left the reception.
Uh oh...