Chapter Three: School

Waking up the next morning, Harry noticed Jasper hadn't moved from his position on the windowsill which resembled how he used to sit upon the supply crates when they needed to talk about something without being interrupted. Topaz eyes closed he looked to be asleep but when Harry quietly called his name they opened to watch the teen walk across the room to the dresser.

"Jasper, shouldn't you be getting ready for school?" Harry asked while digging through his closet for some clothes.

"It's fine." Came the short reply that made Harry poke his head out of the closet to intently glower at the vampire.

"Go and get ready." Harrison ordered firmly and Jasper eyed his General in slight nervousness before jumping out the window and sprinting across the road.

Snickering, Harry dressed in the long black khakis and a dark green shirt before snatching up the backpack and shoes from beside his bed. Gently opening the bag he had brought from England on his table, he carefully pulled out the seven giant jars that held bright glowing balls of different colors, he stroked them in a possessiveness that was uncommon for him. Gingerly setting them inside his backpack and warded securely to protect them, he slipped into his shoes and headed downstairs.

"Good morning, Professor." Harry grinned at the death glare he received as the irritated Potions Master drink what could possibly be his third cup of coffee this morning.

Placing bread in the toaster and finding the jar of Peanut Butter he waited patiently for the toast to finish. He found his mind turning back to Jasper again and sighed softly. Hopefully today would be the day he could finally explain what happened.

Peanut Butter toast in hand, the teen began the ride to school with a quiet good bye to the Potions Master who was already onto his fourth cup of coffee. Nervously, Harry eyed the amount of students who had already arrived despite classes not starting for another thirty minutes at least.

Meanwhile, Jasper stood beside Alice who was chatting happily about the new student. Resisting the impulse to roll his eyes, he turned to see Carlisle exiting his study. Slipping away from his siblings he made his way up the stairs to head off his father before he went to work.

"Is there something you want to talk about Jasper?" Carlisle questioned as he pulled the young man a safe distance away from the others who were watching curiously.

"The teen who moved here..." Jasper trailed off with a puzzled frown. How to tell his father he knew him...even if it was many years ago.

"You know him?" Carlisle chuckled when Jasper stared at him in shocked.

"Yes." Was the quiet reply.

Carlisle leaned against the railing and watched the younger vampire eye his siblings with a dark scowl. Rosalie was glaring right back and she hissed at Jasper, "What are you going to invite that human here too?!" Fury was clear in her tone and Jasper growled in anger, golden eyes darkening near black.

"Stop it, Rosalie!" Alice finally hissed, her eyes slightly glazed as she wrapped her arms tightly around her husband.

"Why? We don't need another human when we already have to deal with his!" Rosalie spats, motioning towards Edward who was already leaving the room with the intention of escaping the full blown fight about to erupt.

Esme entered the room and watched in shock as Jasper struggled against Alice. The amount of rage rolling off the teen wasn't helping much and Carlisle calmly touched Jasper's shoulder and stated, "Calm down, Jasper."

Breathing deeply despite not needing too, Jasper spun around and stormed out of the house with Alice following. Entering the school a few minutes later he spotted Harry siting on the bench outside the school with a book resting on his lap.

"Harry." Jasper called out as he reached the bench.

"Jasper, what has you furious?" Harry asked, green eyes nailing Jasper on the spot and Jasper winced just slightly.

"it's just my sister, Rosalie." Jasper hissed, refusing to let go of what she had said.

"You shouldn't let her bother you, Jasper." Harry calmly rebuked as the two headed towards their first class, American History.

Alice came up beside them and squeezed Jasper's hand and whispered, "He doesn't know who won the war yet, Jasper."

Jasper grimaced and stopped Harry. "Harry, do you know who won the Civil War?" Despite what Alice said, he hoped that he wouldn't have to explain to his mentor what happened.

Harry froze. He had deliberately ignored the outcome of the Civil War in hopes of not becoming mad at the possibility. Shaking his head, he said, "I avoided it because I had a feeling it would make me mad."

Sadness and a touch of anger came off the empath as he explained, "The Union won when Lee surrendered." Jasper winced at the look of insulted rage the poured off his General.

"Lee surrendered?!" Harry growled, unable to help feel as if his honor had been attacked by that information.

"Yes." Jasper whispered, trying to calm the furious warrior with his ability but gave up when Harry stared at him.

"Well, it's in the past but if I see his soul..." Harry's threat was left hanging as they entered the classroom and Jasper winced in the sympathy of the old spirit if Harry truly did find him.

"Just don't get mad at the teacher, please?" Jasper pleaded as he sat down near the front and allowed Alice on his right and Harry on his left.

"Fine." Harry grumbled, pulling out a notebook and pencil rather forcefully.

By the end of class, both Confederate soldiers were angry as the teacher snubbed the reasons many of them had joined the army. With a growl of irritation as he left the classroom, Jasper stalked away from his wife and General in direction of the music class Esme had asked him to enroll in.

Harry sighed. The teacher hadn't been exactly fair minded and knew exactly how Jasper was feeling. Deciding to let it go for now, he headed towards Art which he shared with Alice.

Soon lunch had come and Harry sat with Jasper and figured from the vampire glaring at him that she was Rosalie. Edward growled at her and Jasper sighed and asked, "How was art?"

Harry felt a smile break out, "Wonderful. I didn't realize how much I missed it."

Nodding, Jasper asked, "Where were you before Forks?"

Grimacing, Harry attempted to shrug off the question by saying, "A school in Scottland."

"Why..?" Jasper began but stopped when Harry threw him a stern glare.

"I'll explain it later when no one can interrupt or overhear, Major.' The tightness in his town made Jasper shudder and go back to picking rather unenthusiastically at the lunch laid on the tray.

In a few short hours school had ended which found Harry walking towards his car when Alice piped up in excitement, "Harry, can you come to our house for a bit?"

Eying Jasper's wife in wariness Harry nodded. "Sure, just let me get something first." Harry rummaged through the bag in the car and carefully placed the containers back into his bag and shut the door. Today they would learn why he had come back and why specifically he wasn't letting Jasper out of his sight. Being a necromancer wasn't fun and games Harry muttered to himself as he allowed Alice to pull him into the car to sit between her and Jasper.

Author's Note: As I said in the summary there isn't very much romance between characters. Harry and Jasper will have a family bond, period. But I hope you enjoy and more reviews means a speedy update! So REVIEW! xD