*3rd Persons POV/Jasper Hale*
Jasper Hale watched his mate from across the cafeteria. Her blood smelled wonderful and thankfully, he wasn't the only one that thought so.
"Her blood is very tempting." Emmett said. "The smell of it is very strong."
"It does smell very delicious. She better be happy that we don't drink human blood, otherwise, she'd already be drained." Rosalie muttered.
Jasper let out a low growl. "Don't forget, she's still my mate."
"She's very beautiful, Jasper." Edward commented.
Jasper didn't reply, he just stared at his mate. She was very beautiful. Her honey brown hair fell down past her shoulders softly and her forest green eyes were captivating. She had tan skin and a warm, bright smile. Along with that she had a button nose and a heart-shaped face. She was at a normal height for her age, probably 5'6".
Darren nodded. "She is. Strangely enough, I can feel power radiating off of her. A lot of power."
Darren has the ability to take energy and make it his own. So he can practically kill a person but he has to be touching them, thus making it harder if you are a vampire or werewolf. Thankfully, he has learned to control it.
Edward then stated, "She's like Bella. I can get into her head but I can't hear her thoughts. It's all static."
Alice smiled. "I can see her future just fine."
Alice can see glimpses of the future but they don't always come true. Most of the time, they do. Very few times has Alice seen something that didn't happen. Edward can read people's thoughts. He doesn't mean too but sometimes it's helpful in a fight or funny.
"Why does she smell so appetizing?" Rosalie said, growing frustrated. "Especially to all of us? This has never happened before..."
"I have English with her. Mr. Tate made us partners for an assignment. She seemed pretty normal to me. Other than the fact I almost killed her, it went pretty well." Emmett said nonchalant-like while poking at his food with his fork.
Jasper held back a snarl. "If you touch her-"
"Jasper," Darren interrupted. "No one is going to hurt and/or kill her."
Alice smiled. "Trust me, Jasper, none of us are going to suck out her blood. I just know it."
"Everyone seems to like her. Some a little too much." Edward said, staring at Garrett Hensley from across the cafeteria.
Rage quickly flooded his facial features and he looked at his mate, not even realising that he and his siblings began to listen to their conversation.
"-want to come dress shopping with Jess and I soon, Bella? We don't know when we will go, but we were just wondering if you wanted to go." The girl, Angela Weber asked Bella.
"Oh, um, I don't know. I'll have to ask my dad if it's okay but I'm sure he'll say yes." Bella answered, looking a bit flustered with all the attention on her.
"What about you, AJ?" Jessica Stanley asked, looking excited.
"I'm sure I can go. I'll just have to ask my aunt. It sounds like fun." AJ replied, giving them a bright smile that would've made Jasper's heart flutter if it were still beating.
"Do you guys already know who you're going with?" AJ asked the two boys sitting next to them.
One of them, Mike Newton, shook his head. "No, but I got my eyes on someone." As he said this, he was staring at Bella, but she didn't see it due to her taking a bite of her food.
AJ nudged her slightly and wiggled her eyebrows. Bella just shook her head quickly and walked AJ in the arm.
AJ smirked and whispered to Bella, "Don't worry, I'm just messing with you. I know you want a certain golden-eyed boy to ask you to the dance."
Bella blushed. "I-I do n-not!"
"Your red face gives you away."
"You're not any better!" Bella snapped quietly. "You like a certain golden-eyed boy too!"
AJ gasped, placing a hand over her heart. "I do not like Emmett!"
Emmett let out a chuckle at this and Jasper rolled his eyes.
"You know that's not what I meant." Bella whined.
"Okay, than fine. I don't like Darren either."
Bella let out a frustrated sigh. "You are the worst, you know that right?"
AJ nodded. "Yep."
With that, the two girls said goodbye to their friends and got rid of their trash before walking out of the cafeteria.
"See, what did I tell you? She's nice." Emmett smirked.
X.X.X.X.X.X.
AJ's first day went by fast as she walked out of the school after giving Ms. Vernon the signed paper.
She and Bella made their way across the parking lot, just talking about random things until someone called out to AJ.
"Hey AJ!"
They both turned and saw Alice Cullen along with the other Cullens standing by a silver Volvo. Alice was waving her over with a big smile plastered on her face.
She shrugged her shoulders at the confused Bella and they said their goodbyes. AJ walked over to the vampires and gave them a smile.
"Hi! I'm Alice Cullen and this is my boyfriend Darren Cullen." She began to introduce everyone to her. "That's my sister Rosalie Hale and you've already met Emmett, who is Darren's older brother."
As Alice continued down the line of siblings, AJ shook everyone's hand. She wasn't surprised at the feeling of their cold hands. Vampires are known as the Cold Ones.
"-this is Edward Cullen and Jasper Hale, Rose's twin." Alice finished.
"It's wonderful to meet you all." AJ said as she shook Jasper's hand. His hand was cold and rough but AJ didn't mind when she felt a spark of electricity shoot through her just like when Will gave her a hug.
"I just wanted to give you a proper welcome to Forks and to Washington. I heard you are from Oklahoma." Alice said, smiling curiously.
"I am. I just hide my accent very well." AJ lied smoothly.
Emmett cut in. "Oh really? Jasper here is from Texas."
AJ gave him a smile. "Really? I used to go there during the summer." This one was not a lie. She went there as a kid all the time to visit her widowed grandmother with her parents before she passed away.
Jasper nodded. "Yes ma'am."
"I do hear the Southern drawl now that I think about it. I guess I'm just so used to the accent I didn't notice it." AJ smirked. "I'm sorry to cut this short, but I have to go pick up my cousin at the daycare. Bye!"
She gave them a wave as she scurried to her gray Chevrolet Malibu. They said their goodbyes and she pulled out of the parking lot.
"I like her." Darren stated as he got into the Volvo.
X.X.X.X.X.X.
AJ took Will out of his car seat and picked him up. Grabbing her backpack, she locked her car and carried Will to the front door of their house.
She set Will down on the wooden floor after she unlocked the door.
"Do you want a snack, Will?" AJ asked.
Will clapped his hands. "I want a snack!"
"How about cookies and milk?" AJ asked, already knowing the answer.
"Yes pwease!" He shouted happily.
AJ smiled and obliged with his wish and gave him a stuffed animal before walking to the kitchen. She got out a small cup, a plate, a carton of milk, and the cookie jar. She set two chocolate chip cookies on the plate and poured the milk into the cup. After putting away the milk, she called Will into the kitchen.
"Cookies!" He yelled, a smile on his pale face.
"Enjoy Willie." She said, picking him up and putting him on the chair beside her.
While Will dug into his cookies, AJ couldn't help but let her mind drift back to Jasper Hale and his family of vampires.
Jasper was very handsome. All of them were inhumanly gorgeous people and they were all mucular and lean. She couldn't believe a vampire was her mate! Especially after what is happening with Laura! She had to take a whole new identity just to throw a vampire of her track!
AJ also didn't know what her aunt and uncle were going to say about her mate being vampire. Were they going to kick her out if their house in fury? Would they be happy for her? Or were they going to let her live with them anyways because she's still family?
AJ did recall them saying they liked the Cullens and they weren't scared of them because they didn't drink human blood. But then again, they aren't fully human. That, and the Elements blood smells amazing to vampires.
To werewolves though, they smell pretty normal. But werewolves can define an Element's ability is. For example, AJ probably smells like flowers and freshly cut grass to them. Or maybe even dirt. Aunt Aspen would most likely smell like burning coal and Uncle Max probably smells like salt water.
AJ liked werewolves way more than vampires. She's meet werewolves before. They were very nice to her and acted like she was a queen because she has the element of nature. They called her Mother Nature to be funny.
AJ's mind drifted back to Jasper. He was undeniably handsome with his wonderfully sculptured cheekbones and his beautiful, soft, golden yellow eyes. His soft looking dirty blonde hair that stops below his ears in soft waves. His smooth cold skin that AJ didn't mind.
Let's not forget about his hot southern accent that could bring any girl to their knees.
AJ sighed dreamily before snapping out of it. What was she doing? She hates vampires! And now, because of a vampire, she might never see her parents again! She might even die!
But then again, her mate doesn't drink human blood. So maybe, just maybe, everything will be fine with her mate being a vampire. Everything happens for a reason right?
X.X.X.X.X.X.
That night, after dinner, Aspen and Max were sitting in the living room, waiting for the big news AJ was going to tell them.
Will was already in bed, due to his bedtime being an hour ago, and AJ sat awkwardly infront of them. She was chewing on her bottom lip, which she does whenever she's nervous or if a situation is getting out of hand. It helps her think, but she mostly does it out of nervousness.
"Marianne, sweetie," Her aunt began, "Are you okay? You don't look so good."
Aspen's tone gave away she was worried for her niece.
"I-I, don't k-know how to tell you this, but..." AJ said.
Uncle Max gasped in horror, "You didn't tell anyone about us did you?"
AJ shook her head profusely. "N-no! I would never without your permission."
Max nodded. "Carry on then."
"I-um. I actually fo-found my mate at school today." She said quietly, chewing on her lip harder.
It was quiet for a few seconds and it was the longest few seconds of AJ's life before her aunt gave out a squeal.
"You found your mate! What's he like? Or what's she like? I won't judge sweetie!" Her aunt squealed.
"N-no! I'm not like that! My mate is a guy, Aunt Aspen." AJ stated, her face bright red.
"Okay. What's his name?" Aspen asked, smiling curiously at the girl.
"U-um," She whispered his name quietly. So quietly that both the aunt and uncle couldn't hear her.
"What was that, Marianne? Speak up, please." Max asked.
"J-Jasper Hale." She muttered loud enough for them to hear her.
Her uncle was the first person to say something. "WHAT? YOUR MATE IS A VAMPIRE?"
Her aunt turned to look at her husband. "Now, Max, calm down-"
"CALM DOWN?" He asked, sounding outraged. "Her mate is a bloodsucker! His kind almost destroyed our kind! Who knows what he'll do if he finds out what we are!"
AJ had tears in her eyes. "My mate drinks animal blood! Remember?"
Uncle Max didn't seem fazed by what she said. "I don't care what that monster drinks! His family of leaches could tell the Volturi of us and then Laura could find you! They would drink us all dry, Marianne!"
"Yeah! The Volturi would! Not the Cullens or the Hales! Why would they tell the Volturi of us anyways? The Volturi don't even know we still exist so they probably wouldn't believe the Cullens anyways!" AJ began to yell back as it thundered outside. "Dr. Cullen helped deliver Will, didn't he? Did HE try to suck out Will's blood and Aunt Aspen's after she gave birth?"
Uncle Max's face was red with rage. "That doesn't matter, Marianne! You are forbidden to see him and the rest of his family of paranas until your mother and father come to take you home!"
AJ had tears streaming down her face as she yelled back, "FORBIDDEN? YOU CAN'T FORBID ME FROM SEEING MY MATE! YOU'RE NOT MY DAD!"
With that, AJ ran out of the house, slamming the door behind her.
Aspen gave her husband a look. A look of disappointment. "How could you do that to her? This is her mate we are talking about."
"But-"
"No buts. I can't believe you tried to "forbid" her from seeing her mate. That can really hurt a person you know. Physically and mentally." Aunt Aspen stopped when she heard Will begin to cry. "Good job. All that yelling woke up Will. Now you better apologize to her. I wouldn't be surprised if she never forgave you for that."
Max looked ashamed as he walked to the front door.
Aspen stopped him. "Don't apologize right now, Maxwell!" He cringed at his full first name. "Let her cool down. She'll be fine out there after all."
X.X.X.X.X.X.
AJ sat on a tree branch, curled up in a ball and crying. Her face was wet with salty tears. How could he try to forbid her from seeing Jasper? Sure she hasn't even had a proper conversation with him but that doesn't matter!
Dark clouds covered the bright moon as rain punded against the ground and her skin. Thunder could be heard above her as lightning lit the sky.
Her emotions were getting the best of her as the wind began to pick up. She began to breath in and out. At first her breathing was shaky but soon it was steady.
The rain stopped but the clouds still covered the moon. The cold wind nipped at her wet bare skin as she jumped off the tree branch.
She began to walk back to the house when she heard a twig snap. She spun around only to trip on a rock. Before she hit the hard ground, a pair of strong arms grabbed her and pulled her against their chest.
AJ opened her eyes and met a pair of golden ones. "J-Jasper? Is that you?"
But as soon as he appeared, he disappeared, leaving AJ confused and soaking wet.