Apricity {Jasper CullenxMale OC}

Chapter 7

Jasper walked Kova to his next class, which happened to be gym and happened to be with Bella. There was only about a foot between them as they walked in silence, and the air felt charged with tension. The tension of unanswered questions, and the tension of a more physical nature... Bella was waiting for Kova by the door, her fingers fiddling with a stray string pulling in her grey sweater.

"Koko," Bella greeted, the relief in her tone evident.

"Hey Bells," Kova smiled at her in what he hoped was a reassuring way, before turning to the gorgeous man at his side. His alert eyes took in Jaspers tall, lean frame. He held his back straight, his hands sat ready at his sides, as if expecting trouble. "We'll talk later?" Kova phrased it as a question, but they both knew it wasn't.

"Of course, darlin'," Jasper smiled, and Kova's traitorous heart stuttered in his chest at the beautiful sight and the use of the pet name, and Jasper heard it.

He was so fucked.

The werewolf felt his cheeks redden under Jasper's gaze that was growing more heated by the second. Jasper licked his lips as he sensed Kova's arousal, and the werewolf sucked in a sudden breath.

Bella cleared her throat loudly, "Jasper, don't you have Bio?"

Shocked back into the present, Kova took a step back. Jasper was like a magnet Kova was helpless to resist apparently, but little did Kova know... it was the same for Jasper. Everything about Kova made him want to move closer. His scent, his smile, his laugh, his alert gaze, the sound of his beating heart. He just wanted to bask in everything that was Kova, take in everything he possibly could. Like an addict that needed his fix. Jasper remembers not understanding why Edward felt the need to be so near to Bella at all times, to even go so far as to watch her in her sleep.

Jasper had only known his mate for a few hours, but he understood now.

"I do," Jasper answered her, biting his lip without taking his piercing eyes off of Kova.

The werewolf was getting hot again, and he tried to shake himself out of it before his crotch made it glaringly obvious that he was attracted to the blond vampire.

Thankfully, Bella chose that moment to tug on his arm, pulling him through the door behind her. Kova found himself looking over his shoulder, not really willing to tear his eyes away from the magnificence that was Jasper Hale.

"Snap out of it, you lovesick puppy," she teased in a whisper.

Kova broke his gaze away from the vampire that was still watching him with lust in his eyes, whipping his head around to look at Bella sharply.

Did Edward and Jasper know he was a werewolf before the woods? Based on Jasper's non-reaction to Kova's beta form, he could assume that they did. But had Edward told Bella? Panic welled up inside Kova instantly. He'd thought him and Edward had understood each other this morning. What if Bella- or worse- Charlie thought he was a freak? What if he kicked Kova out? Shit shit shit, he thought.

Jasper stopped mid stride as he sensed Kova's extreme distress. Should he go back? The vampire was frozen as he tried to decide, unconsciously sending a wave of reassurance towards Kova. Was he in danger? But what could have possibly happened in a high school gym class to put his werewolf in danger in only 60 seconds? No, the use of his gifts would have to be enough for this. It was probably just first day jitters, Jasper tried to reason with himself, forcing his way forward towards his class. The farther he got away from Kova, the edgier he felt. He decided he would text Edward and ask him what was going on inside his mates head. Was it cheating? Yes. Did Jasper care? Not particularly.

Kova felt his panic subside without any explanation, and knew it had to be Jasper. He was secretly thankful for the intrusion. Though that particular talent could get annoying. He grew excited again at the prospect of discovering everything that Jasper was in only a few hours.