HIS RIDDLE | JASPER HALE

Meeting the Parents

Turns out, when Bella went to Port Angeles, she also got hurt. Thankfully, Edward stepped in and saved her. That led to her figuring out that he and his family are vampires.

The day after, she confronted Edward in the woods. To say that Rosalie was pissed would be an understatement.

After that, Bella and Edward made their relationship public by riding to school together, flaunting their relationship for the world to see. This only pissed Rosalie off further.

Today, Esme wanted to meet her so we were currently in the kitchen, cooking Italian food, waiting for Bella and Edward to arrive. Jasper, Alice, and Logan went on a hunt to get Logan and Jasper's thirst under control since they were the newest to the vegetarian diet. 

Opera music blasts through the room while Esme grating parmesan. I was stirring a pot of sauce, Emmett was chopping up vegetables, and Rosalie was preparing the salad. Carlisle was cutting up some meat. An Italian cooking show played in the background.

"Is she even Italian?" Rosalie asked, annoyed

"Her name is Bella," Emmett responded

"I'm sure she'll love it no matter what," Carlisle chimed in, trying to defuse the tension

"And if she doesn't, I'll gladly eat it. I love Esme's cooking," I smiled at Esme

"Get a whiff of that. Here comes the human," Rosalie joked

Edward and Bella entered the kitchen. Esme stops what she's doing to go greet her.

"Bella, we're making Italiano for you," Esme informed

"This is Esme, my mother for all intents and purposes," Edward explains. Emmett waved to Bella with a knife still in his hands.

"Bon Giorno?" Bella asked, speaking Italian

"Molto Bene!" Esme answered

"You've given Esme another person to cook for," Carlisle stated

"I hope you're hungry," Esme said

"Oh, absolutely," Bella said kindly

"She already ate," Edward informed. The sound of glass shattering filled the air. Bella shooks him a disapproving look.

"Great," Rosalie hissed, hands still in the position of holding a bowl even though it is on the ground in pieces

"I just assumed... because you don't eat, you know," Bella stuttered out

"Of course. That was very considerate of you," Esme reassured

"Ignore her, I do," Edward told Bella

I scoffed, annoyed at him acting this way toward her. Rosalie responds with, "Yes, let's keep pretending this isn't dangerous for all of us."

"I would never, ever tell anyone," Bella defends

"She knows that," Carlisle reassures

"The problem is, you two have gone public now, so..." Emmett trails off

"Emmett," Esme reprimands

"No, she should know," Rosalie starts, "The entire family, including Elara, will be implicated if this ends badly."

"Badly?" Bella questions confusedly before finally realizing what she meant, "Oh. Badly, as in, I become the meal."

We all laugh, Edward grins pulling her into his side. Rosalie still frowns, glaring at Bella.

Alice, Jasper, and Logan enter through the kitchen window via a tree branch. Alice approached Bella, bringing her into a hug while Jasper made his way to my side. He wraps his arms around me, pulling my back to his chest.

"Hi, Bella! I'm Alice," Alice greets, inhaling her scent, "You do smell good."

"Alice, what are you..." Edward asks incredulously 

"It's alright, Bella and I are going to be great friends," Alice informs

Bella looks toward Jasper, "And you're Jasper, right?"

"Pleasure to meet you," He says stiffly, running his nose against my neck

"You won't hurt her, Jasper," Alice encourages. I look at her and smile kindly. I then look up to Jasper and peck him on the lips to help him relax.

Bella awkwardly looks toward Logan, "you're Logan?"

He nods, standing far away from her waiting for Alice to rejoin his side. "Sorry Logan's our newest vegetarian, it's a little difficult for him," Carlisle explains.

After a minute of awkward silence, Edward speaks up, "Alright, I'm going to take you on a tour of the rest of the house."

"Well, I'll see you soon," Alice says

"Okay," Bella responds, following Edward out of the kitchen

"I think that went well," Carlisle sighs

Esme looks toward Rosalie, "Clean this up, now."

Before Rosalie could move, I took out my want, "reparo," I cast, repairing the bowl before casting a cleaning charm to get rid of the lettuce chunks on the floor.

Rosalie looks at me gratefully, "Thanks."

"No problem," I replied, putting my wand back in my waistband

I sat on a stool while Esme handed me a plate since it was obvious I would be the only one eating. I began eating the Italian food that was meant for Bella.

"This is amazing, Esme," I complimented

"Thank you, dear," Esme said

We spent the rest of the day chilling around the house while Edward showed Bella the ropes of being a vampire. 

Author's Note: This was a filler chapter. Sorry for the shortness of it.