Chapter 18: Not Right

Jasper POV

I watched them walk out the door without a second backward glance. There was probably a painful expression on my face as my shoulders sagged and I slumped on the couch.

The guys shared glances and sat around the room. Cases filled with weird creatures were spread around the room, so realistic making it seem they were watching you. We all seemed to cower under their gaze, but the Shadowhunter's didn't seem fazed.

Xena quickly excused herself after a few minutes of silence and her brother, Iain, kept staring at me with an expression I couldn't read. His emotions were all over the place from love to hurt, to anger.

It was enough to make my head spin.

Rick and Guinevere Penhew shared a look before ushering Iain away and demanding he go to bed for it was late. With a scowl and a weird glance at me, Iain finally left. Leaving us all staring off in any direction that didn't involve those strange creatures.

I would be laughing right now at Alex's feelings and facial expressions right now if not given the certain situation. So, I swallow the laugh down and look up at the ceiling before snapping my head in the Penhew's direction as Guinevere speaks.

"Well, me and Rick are going to get some sleep. You are welcome to stay, the Institute is a hundred percent safe, but if you leave, go through the back please." Guinevere gave us a kind smile while Rick nodded in a agreement.

With that, they turned and headed up the stairs. When we heard the door shut, and their footsteps on the hard floor were no more, everyone turned to me.

"Jasper-" Rose started but I cut her off.

"I don't wanna talk about it." I say coldly. Something in my voice must have made her stop because she shut her mouth.

"You know, they got some weird shit." Emmett says suddenly, standing in front of a creature that looked like a werewolf on it's hind legs.

Alex nodded next to him in agreement. "Yep, what the hell is this anyway?" He asks raising an eyebrow at some weird creature that looked like it was on fire.

"Boys! Language." Esme scolds.

Alice frowns. "I don't know. That looks like a vampire, from when we fought the other kind. But, there's no description for anything. And I'm still not catching anything in the future." She explains.

"I wonder what this is, and what significance it holds." Carlisle wonders aloud as he examines a cup covered with gold swirls locked in a case.

"That my friends, would be the mortal cup. Surely our dear Isabella told you." Came a sly voice suddenly, making us all jump.

We spun around and I narrowed my eyes at the strange man with a glittery attire and cat like eyes appeared. He smiled smugly at us and his gaze lingered on me as he dropped a large book on the coffee table.

"Isabella thought you might want to look at this while your here. It's the gray book." He plopped another book down next to it. "That'll tell you more about our world. Now tah, tah. I must be off."

He turned and walked straight through a portal that I had been through twice and had seen Bella use many times.

"Let me just say, that was probably the third or fourth strangest thing I have seen since Bella has arrived." Alex says as everyone gathers around the 'gray book', and the smaller book.

Emmett peered over at him. "Really? What are the others?" He asks as Carlisle opens the gray book to the first page, revealing a strange symbol.

"Bella and these weird symbols that were on her skin, other creatures that weren't us, and us actually not ever knowing about any of us this when Jasper was dating crazy Shadowhunter girl back in Manhattan." Alex says making me glower at him.

"Hm, the Angelic rune. I wondered why it was it was larger than the other runes and on all their chests." Carlisle mutters as he starts flipping through the book.

I sighed and leaned back to where I was staring at the black ceiling. They certainly had like no white around here. I mean, would it kill them to have colors other than black, red, and gold around here?