A/N: I DO NOT OWN TWILIGHT, TRYING HARD NOT TO INFRINGE ON ANY COPY RIGHT LAWS. AlSO I DON'T OWN TUCK EVERLASTING EITHER. THAT SAYING I DO OWN A TARDIS COSTUME FOR MY TODDLER. ANYWAYS ON WITH THE SHOW.
"How am I supposed to take you home when I can't make my feet move from this spot? If I could die tomorrow I would, just so I could spend one more night with you." I was pushing our swing with my foot and still reading out loud to her. Her head in my lap while I ran my free hand though her hair.
"I don't want to go to the party tonight." She said as she rolled over to look at me. Her brown eyes were so beautiful I easily get lost in them. "I'll be the youngest one there it's not fair." She said sticking her pink tongue though her teeth. I smiled down at her and patted her head.
"Rose and I will be there, it won't be that bad darlin." I hope she would come tonight, Lauren had been following me around all week begging me to take her." Besides its Emmett fifteen birthday party, I think he'd want you to be there." She sat up and shrugged.
"Yeah a bunch of fifthteen's years are going to love having a thirteen year old there." She dropped her head so that her hair made a curtain around her face." Plus Mike has been asking me to go with him and I really don't want to. He use to be so mean to me and he's still mean to you." I brushed her hair away from her face.
"Just come tonight, I'll make sure you have fun." I tried to sound convincing but inside I was so angry.
"Okay Jas, see you around seven I guess." She said as she got up and went into her house. I stood off and stormed into my house.
"Rose" I yelled at the top of my lungs. She came down the stair still in her cheerleading uniform. "Is Mike still at practice?" I hissed thought my teeth, she looked a little scared.
"Yeah I think so, why." She asked in a calming voice.
"Don't worry about it." I said storming out of the house. I marched to the school using every cuss word I knew under my breath. How dare he ask her out, he spent the last six years insulting her and making her life miserable? A few months ago she lost the rest of her baby fat from her face and well gained more fat in other place. All the guys in school had been talking about it.
I get to the school and enter the gym and I can his voice from across the gym.
"Oh man I'm so going to motor boat Swan tonight. I asked her to the party, I know she'll say yes I mean the ugly duckling get a date?" He knew nothing about how sweet and wonderful she was how kind and giving she was. He just wanted her for her body, she was still a child he was disgusting. I walked across the gym blocking out all his lewd comments about Bella till I was behind him. All his friends had stop laughing and talking.
"Newton" I yelled, he turned to face me and I punch him across the face which sent him to the ground.
"What the hell hick boy?" he spat out some blood. "Jealous your little girlfriend wants me more?" I punched him again his friends tried to tackle me but I evaded them and hit them or kicked them till they left me alone. It was just me and Newton.
"Just leave Bella alone." I sneered as I threw another punch at him; he blocked it and got me in the stomach.
"You know I really had no interest in the duckling but you know now I think I'll have a lot of fun with her tonight." He said throwing a punch at me this time I blocked it and put him into a chokehold.
"Last warning and this goes to everyone, stay away from Bella." I punched him in the face just as Emmett came in with some other sophomores. He ran to my side and asked what was going on.
"He was making some comments about Bella I didn't like." Emmett looked at Mike and back at me. He kicked Mike in the balls and turned to his friends.
"Like Jasper said no one comes near my sister, is that understood?" Everyone in the gym nodded. "Okay with that out of the way can't wait to see you guys at the party tonight." Emmett's friends laughed as they left the gym.
I left the gym with a little limp; think I hurt my ankle kicking one of Mikes lackeys. I got home and went to the freezer and grabbed the frozen peas. I heard Rose coming down the stairs no longer in her cheerleading uniform.
"What happened?" She said as I winced putting the peas on where Mike punched me in the stomach. "Jasper?" she whispered pushing me onto a chair so she could check me out.
"I'm fine Rose just got into a disagreement with Newton. And his siced his lackeys on me." I said holding her hand so she's quit fussing.
"Over Bella?" she whispered brushing the hair from my face. I nodded." You need to be careful, if you keep fighting her battles for her she'll never get stronger."
"I promised I'd protect her, so as long as I'm around she doesn't have to be stronger." I replied softly, she kissed my forehead.
"Okay just be careful."
"Be careful of what?" Mom said opening the back door with arms full of groceries.
"Just be careful to avoid Lauren tonight that girl has a big crush on you." Rose said pleading with eyes to go along with it.
"Really, maybe you should give her a chance baby, I mean you can date if you want, you're fourteen now. Perhaps it time my little boy grew up." She said ruffling my hair.
"Naw, I ain't interested in her, she likes a new guy every other week. That's not for me." I drawled out, hoping my accent would make her smile and leave me alone.
"Okay well you kids have fun tonight." She smiled as she put the food away. I got up and went to my room. I took my shirt off and looked in the mirror and saw the bruise starting to form. I grabbed a green shirt and threw it on.
"Jasper, you ready to go." Rose said after she knocked on my door.
"Yeah coming." I open the door and offered her my arm and we walked over to Bella's house. We got there and she went inside the house to find Emmett.
"Jasper?" she whisper from the side of the porch, I saw her tiny frame in the shadows hiding from everyone.
"Why aren't you inside?" I asked walking over to her, she wrapped her arms around my waist. I rested my head on top of her. "What's wrong Bells."
"No one will talk to me, not even Ben." She whispered sounding like she was near tears. Crap I was trying to protect her from creeps like Mike; I didn't mean to scare away her friends.
"Sorry Bells, but I'm here now let's go inside." I lead her into the house and to her brother who was eating in the kitchen. Jessica was next to him holding his arm like he was a prize. Rose was leaning against the counter glaring at them.
"Hey sis, want some pizza?" Emmett offered she smiled and shook her head. She went and stood next to him and I went to stand next to Rose. Jessica was looking at Bella like she was some insect to squash.
"Emmy-pooh don't you think it's' past Becca bed time?" Jessica cooed loud enough for the whole room to hear. I stood up to go get Bella and go off on Jessica when I felt Rose arm go across my chest. She didn't look at me kept her glare focused on Jessica. She started stomping towards then I suddenly felt really worried for Jessica.
"Her name is Bella, you little bitch." You could almost see the steam coming out of her ears. Jessica looked just as mad and Bella was turning bright red.
"Emmy-Pooh are you going to let her talk to me like that?" Jessica said looking at Emmett like he was going to save her.
"Well, Yeah." He grunted shoving a piece of pizza in his mouth. Everyone started laughing and Jessica stormed out of the house taking Lauren and few other people with her.
"You. Outside. Now." Rose yelled grabbing Emmett shirt dragging him out the back door. I grabbed Bella elbow and she seem to be in a state of shock.
"Come on darlin." I steered her though the party back to our swing. We sat down and I asked how she was.
"Fine I guess, that wasn't very nice of her." The front door open and Charlie and Sue came out.
"You okay baby I heard some yelling." Charlie said kneeling down in front of us examining her for any injuries.
"Yeah dad Emmett girlfriend said something stupid and Rose over reacted." She said giving him the sad smile. He kissed her head and looked at me with a serious face. I nodded I knew what he was asking without saying anything. The door opened again and a sea of people came out. I guess when the sheriff says party over, people take it seriously.
She handed me her old book and laid down in my lap again. "We're close to end I think."
"Does it matter you'll just have me re read it anyways." I said as I just opened the book to a random page. She knew I was self conscious about my accent so she made me read aloud, I hated it at first but now I don't mind. Its' my accent I'm proud of where my family is from there isn't anything to be ashamed of. I think she has me read now because she likes it.
"Know what happens then? said Tuck. To the water? The sun sucks some of it up right out of the ocean and carries it back in clouds, and then it rains, and the rain falls into the stream, and the stream keeps moving on, taking it all back again. It's a wheel, Winnie. Everything's a wheel, turning it, and the bugs, and the fish, and the wood thrush, too. And people. But never the same ones. Always coming in new, always growing and changing, and always moving on. That's the way it's supposed to be. That's the way it is." I took a breath and watched her for a minute she was staring off towards the back yard, I could hear Rose screaming at Emmett but we can't hear very well.
"Want to go spy on spy on them?" She asked as she sat up and started sneaking toward the back porch.
"Bells,wait." I whispered as I followed her.
"Were you just going to let her to talk to her like that?" Rose screamed at Emmett who was standing a foot away from each other.
"No, I wasn't, I mean it was a joke." He started yelling back.
"Some joke insulting your sister in front of half the school." Rose yelled back, Rosie always had my mom temper.
"Why is she so mad about what Jessica said?" Bella asked squeezing my hand, I shrugged I really didn't know.
"What crawled up your ass Rose? She's my sister I would have handled it." he yelled back at her.
"You would have handled it, like you handled our toast this year. Do you know how upset she was?"Rose sniped back within seconds.
Bella turned into my chest. "He forgot it wasn't so bad." I hate it when she lies to make everyone feel better.
"I forgot okay, Jessica wanted to go to a movie I forgot. I already apologized to her." He didn't really yell that last comment.
"Oh the great Jessica wanted to watch a movie, god forbid you didn't go. I mean it's not like it was a tradition your sister came up with. Wasn't something that mattered?" Rose screamed and made large gestures with her arms.
"I said sorry okay? Jesus let it go. I'm going back in the house." He said stomping back towards the house.
"Coward" Rose whisper as he past her.
"Excuse me?" He roared facing her they were only inches from each other now.
"Coward. You. Are. ." She spat out. "You let Jasper take care of Bella, you let me break up with your girlfriend. Because you are a coward."
"What do you want from me Rose." He sounded so defeated.
"Fight me" she screamed pulling her hand back to slap him. He caught it before it connected.
"No" he said as he pulled her to him." I can't anymore." He kissed her. Bella turned and ran to the front of the porch, I caught up with her and took her inside.
"What just happened?" I said trying to catch my breath.
"I don't know. I think my brother is dating your sister now." she said with a shocked look on her face.
We sat down on the couch and she sat down as far away from me as she could. She had a chunk of hair in her mouth and her knees pulled up against her chest. I reached for her but she pulled away from me.
"Sorry, Jasper..can you go home please?" she said without looking at me. I felt my heart sink to the floor.
"Yeah Bells anything for you." I left though the back. Emmett and Rose were still kissing.
"Hey could you quit sucking face and check on Bella." I yelled walking back to my house fighting tears. I slammed the back door shut and ran up to my room.
"Jasper what happened?" my mom yelled after me, instead of answering her I slammed my door and fell unto my bed. I used the pillow to muffle the sounds of me crying. She didn't need me anymore, my best friend doesn't want me anymore. I couldn't stop crying it felt like someone tore something out of my chest. I stayed there sobbing for hours I think until I felt my bed dip.
"You really shouldn't spy on people brother" Rose said as she stroked my back. "She's fine, she was crying took us awhile to calm her down." She kept stroking my back until I sat up. She handed my cool wash cloth.
"What happened?" I whispered my throat feeling like sandpaper with each word.
"She's doesn't know, I think us screaming at each other brought up some old memories. Emmett has her, first time I've seen him take care of her. Its normally you, guess Emmett and I have to be more careful about fighting." She was rambling and rubbing my back. "They are going to start going back to Dr. Denali Monday. They both have been avoiding the past but they need to work out what happen. "
"Yeah" I whisper my throat still burning. I looked at her hoping she would tell what I needed to hear.
"Well I'm going to bed it's been an eventful night." She gave me a half hug and left. I leaned back into my pillow staring at the ceiling like it had the answer to all my questions. I heard something tap on my window. I got up and it was Bella, I should never have taught her how to get on the roof. Her eyes were still red and her lips looked like she bit them till they bleed. Then I heard the thunder crash.
"Bella get inside, what are you thinking?" It had already started raining and she was soaked as she climbed into my room. Her arms went around me as soon as her feet hit the floor.
"I'm so sorry I don't know what happen" she said starting to cry again, I broke our hug and went to get some towels and the extra blanket I keep on my bed. I wrapped the towel around her shoulders and started rubbing it trying to get her dry.
"Jasper please I'm trying to say sorry." She said still crying silently. I went and got a dry shirt and some clean shorts and handed them to her.
"Change into these I'll be right back." I said as I left the room and went to the kitchen. I heated up some water and grabbed some hot chocolate packets. I got back upstairs and she had changed into the dry clothes.
I made the hot chocolate and put it on the night stand. I picked up the blanket and wrapped it around her.
"Jasper stop." She pleaded with tears in her eyes.
"No." I said in a whisper. "I don't need apologies; I need you to quit crying." I wanted to hold her shoulders and shake her until she saw how much I cared for her. She's my best friend, part of me. I need her.
"Okay" she said crawling into my bed and wrapping my comforter around her. I laid down next her over the covers pulling the extra blanket around me. She put her head on my chest and I stroked her hair. She was still trembling but after a few minutes she stops.
"Jas?" she whispered with a hint of a smile in her voice.
"Yeah Bells?" I responded pressing my nose into her hair.
"My brother totally kissed your sister." She giggled out loud, it was funny, the two of them had been fighting for almost three years now. I smiled and closed my eyes.
"I know."
WELL THAT WAS QUITE EVENTFUL, SILLY KIDS AND THEIR DRAMA. THANK YOU FOR READING AND PLEASE REVIEW.