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March, 2012
~72~
The teachers arrive just as the crowd is dispersing. They come as a wall, like the problem will be solved by their mere presence. They advance, and everyone who hasn't already, scatters. But the evidence is still there. The blood. The people. It is Sam who is holding Jacob, grasping him by the shoulders, trying to bring some sense to him.
I can imagine what he is telling him. Telling him not to be stupid, to cool down. That these people will eat him alive. That fighting Jasper Hale, who's dad is a movie star and well-liked in this town, will get him nowhere but backwards.
It definitely won't get Alice back.
And Jasper, standing about ten feet away from Jacob and Sam, is seriously looking… nonchalant. His hands are occupied by his iPhone, his face sculpted into an expression of mild amusement at whatever he is reading on the tiny screen.
The teachers are huddled in a circle, talking, arguing, wondering what they should do that won't put any blame on themselves. Because if they fault Jasper as well as Jacob, the east-enders will have something to say. If they don't, the rest of the town as well as La Push will definitely have something to say. I don't doubt that they will fault Jacob though.
I hear the mild purr of an engine cutting off, and a few minutes later Edward approaches, looking weary and concerned. He walks straight for Jasper and begins to talk, not letting Jasper get in a word. This must be who Jasper was texting. Hmm.
And I look around, noticing that I'm really the only student left gawking, staring, and really, what business is it of mine anyway? I turn around, and begin to head towards the school. But Jasper and Edward aren't far behind.
"Hi, Bella."
"Bella, hey."
I nod at the pair, looking behind me to do so. Is it weird that Jasper's split lip and bruising eye no longer even bother me? Like I said, he gets into a lot of fights.
And behind Edward and Jasper, I can see Jacob and I can see Sam.
And the looks they are giving me are nowhere near friendly.
Just wonderful.
A/N: So I got a comment about it, so I thought I'd better explain. Yes, some of the plot is based on the show, Veronica Mars. A show that I absolutely adore. If you haven't seen it, just go buy the seasons because you're going to want to watch them over and over haha. I wanted to explore some of the plot in the show with a twific because I knew it could be done. Obviously there are several differences, and I know one comment said they didn't even connect the two until way later! I hope you realize I have no intention of plagiarizing, I just wanted to see where I could take it, sort of like stories that are canon.
On a different note, as you can tell, I can't update as frequently as during the summer because I've begun my teaching internship, meaning I'm BUSY! But my goal is still to update a few times a week, so please bear with me. Thank you and have a great day!