-Emmaline's Point of View-

. . .

I sat in the library shrouded in silence as I jotted down notes I found in my history book for tonight homework assignment.

I looked up at Jasper, he was lost in thought once again.

I sighed and went back to my work, it seems like for a week Jasper has been giving me the cold shoulder, I don't know what I did but I wish I could go back and fix it.

In the past few weeks before he turned all icy towards me, Jasper was actually opening up. I found that I could call him, he would text me, and on occasion I would even go round their place to watch movies or just hangout. For a slight moment I even thought he might actually like me as more than a friend.

But all of that is gone now.

The last time he text me was the night of the game, he also came to the game like he said he would, but when I went to look for him after the game I couldn't find him. And I needed him more than ever that night too, that fool Leander threw himself at me, he even had the gall to kiss me before I bit his lip and managed to push him off of me.

I thought back to when we dated, I had agreed because I have known him my whole life. But I quickly found out that he wasn't the same little boy I grew up with.

Being the star football player had changed Leander, and he was accustomed to girls doing certain things to him upon request. Two weeks of us going out Leander got very handsy and demanding and when I refused to do what he wanted he belittled me and made me feel like the tiniest speck of dirt to the point where I was begging him to let me do these things for him because he had convinced me that no one would ever want me after him.

We took our relationship all the way that night and we continued to go out. Our relationship continued in this fashion until Marta basically locked me inside and refused to let Leander visit me.

It took me almost a whole year to regain my confidence and see what he had done was wrong, and junior year when I returned to school (after a year of homeschooling with Marta) I was able to both face him and forgive him. He apologized and asked if we could be friends, I allowed it, he was once my childhood bestfriend after all. I also decided that no matter what I would save myself until I was fully ready. No I am not a virgin, but that act would only be reserved for someone who can love me and treat me with dignity and respect.

After last weeks events I no longer associate with Leander, and unfortunately I feel all alone now as no one seems to want to talk to me.

"Are you alright?"

I looked up slightly shocked at the fact that Jasper was talking to me.

"I'm fine." I insisted.

"So you normally cry while doing homework?"

I reached up and felt the moisture on my cheeks, I quickly wiped my face "why do you care?" I bit back.

His face was hard, "just trying to be nice."

"Oh whatever, you haven't been nice all week. It takes me having to cry, just to get your attention."

"You're acting as if I've just completely ignored you, I talk to you." He tried to defend.

I laughed a humorless laugh, "responding when someone talks to you isn't 'talking' it's answering. You use to open up to me, we use to talk on the phone and text now it's, I don't know you've just pushed me to the side." I filled him in, "I don't know what I did to you but I'm sorry."

I grabbed my things quickly and ran out of the library, today was Thursday so I didn't have to worry about any football games. I text Scarlett I wasn't feeling well and went straight home.

. . . . .

*knock knock knock*

"Honeybee, you have a visitor." Marta said before opening my room door and letting someone in.

"Hey Emma, Scarlett told us you weren't feeling well and I just wanted to bring you a little care package." Renesme said as she put the bag on my nightstand.

"Thanks, it's just boy troubles I guess, but nothing super serious."

"Well you can talk to me, the only person I talk to is Jacob but he wouldn't dare tell my secrets."

I smiled, she was the first person in a week to truly sit down and ask me to talk to her.

"Well this guy I really like is kind of giving me the cold shoulder, I don't know what I did but I wish I knew. Meanwhile my ex kissed me the other night at the game, I bit him and pushed him away but it opened up old wounds. And all I really want is to talk to my crush so he can hug me and tell me everything will be alright. Now that I think about it I don't know if he ever had hugged me except for one time, but it wasn't exactly a fun sort of hug more one of convenience and it ended with him having to take his shirt off." I rambled as cried a little.

"He took his shirt off?" Ness asked slightly amused.

"Yeah, I still have it too." I admitted with a small smile as I remembered how kind Jasper had been to me that night as well as the next day. I wiped my face with the back of my hand.

"Well whoever this guy is must be crazy to be mad at you, you're probably one of the nicest human beings I've ever met." Ness offered as she hugged me.

*knock knock knock*

I cleaned my face once more before my room door opened.

"Hi." I said more than a little embarrassed.

"Hey," he smiled, "um Renesme do you mind if I talk with Emmaline alone?" Jasper asked as he walked into my room.

She got up and hugged me once more before leaving with a wave.

"You left your note book in the library." He said as he placed it on the nightstand next to Renesme's bag. He sat on the edge of my bed and looked at me, his eyes full of worry. "Talk to me."

I sighed "tell me why your angry with me."

He smiled, "I'm not angry with you, it's silly, but you tell me what's bothering you first and I promise I will tell you why I was being so distant towards you."

I sat there and told him everything about Leander, about our friendship as children, how we dated, what our relationship was like, and how he forced himself on my the other night at the game.

"I'm sorry you have gone through that."

I shrugged and smiled, "Kelly Clarkson says what doesn't kill you makes you stronger."

He shook his head. "Well the reason I was being a jerk was because I saw Leander kiss you and I assumed you two were together and I thought you were leading me on this whole time."

Leading him on? But then that means, "do you like me?" I blurted out.

He chuckled "as much as I tried not to for reason I can't exactly talk about right now, yes and that's why when I saw you with Leander I reacted childishly, I should have stayed and talked with you about it." He said. "Then again maybe it's a good thing I did leave, if I had noticed that you were being kissed against your will I might have started a fight and Leander would not be playing in tomorrow nights game."

This time I chuckled, "Leander is strong."

"Trust me when I say that I'm stronger." Jasper said confidently. "Now please don't cry anymore, I don't like seeing you upset."

I chanced it and threw my arms around his middle, and surprisingly he wrapped his arms around my shoulders, I melted into the hug and smiled.

"I should go before your maid comes up here to check on you." He commented. "See you tomorrow at school."

"Yeah, see ya tomorrow."

He closed the door and I waited five minutes before running downstairs, I watched as a black Mercedes drove away from the house and I jumped up excitedly.

Jasper admitted to liking me, and I like him. Then I stopped jumping/dancing, where does that leave us now? Do we go back to being friends or should we try going out? I waited for him to ask me out last time, this time I think I would take matters into my own hands.

. . . . .

The next day at school I was greeted (per the usual) by the Cullens, and I gave all of them hugs. In class Jasper had reverted to talking to me, things seemed to be back to normal, but I didn't want normal.

Lunch ended and Jasper and I walked to the library together.

"What are you smiling about?" He asked.

"I want you to come to tonight's party with me."

He smirked "did you just ask me out?"

"It's nothing fancy, just a bonfire, a few kegs and a whole bunch of two steppin'."

"Sounds like fun." He commented.

"Seriously though, come with me."

He nodded his head, "alright, my siblings will be there though."

I shrugged, "just promise me a dance."

He gave me that sideways smirk of his, "I promise you every dance if it'll make you smile."

"I'm gonna hold you to that." I smiled.

He looked at me and smiled wide as he shook his head, "open up to chapter seven and let's get this over and done with."

We worked together and soon enough we were done, he walked me to my car and opened my car door for me.

"See you at the game?"

"Yeah I'll be there watching you ladies."

I shook my head, "and the party's always country casual so tell the rest of the clan."

He laughed, "clan, we prefer coven."

I shrugged and smiled before I took off.