Revenant j. hale

Chapter 25

Jasper's POV

Between the excitement of getting to see Caylee again and the nerves of having to actually talk to her, I was a bit of a mess. I accidentally broke one of Esme's vases which did not go well and almost used vampire speed to get into school. Esme was still scarier. 

Immediately going through the doors to school I could tell where she was. The lavender and tea tree shampoo along with sweet blood filled my nostrils and it caused my lips to quirk up into a tiny smile. Trying my best to ignore the slight wet dog smell that tried to over power everything else I weaved my way in and out of fellow students towards her locker. 

Upon arrival something was off. 

She was groggy and slowly taking her books out of her locker, not really paying attention to anything. 

"Good morning," I said. Wanting so desperately for her to turn and look at me with her pretty eyes. I was very disappointed when she just closed her locker and slowly began to walk to class. 

"Morning." her voice was soft but quiet. Very quiet. 

My own mood deflated a bit at that. Following at a quick pace I rushed after her. "Everything okay?" 

"Just tired," she responded plainly. 

There was nothing. I didn't feel any strong emotions coming off of her like before. The previous day it had been almost overbearing. The feelings of dread and sadness mixed with anxiety had me feeling warn out almost. Only to have them turn into better emotions as we talked further, giving me a bit more confidence. 

Nothing. 

There was nothing this morning. Caylee was lazily making her way down the hallway, careful to not bump into anyone. 

"Hey." I grabbed her arm gently, making her look at me. I tried my best to emit warmth and happiness her way just to get nothing. Furrowing my brows I cleared my throat. "If you need anything you can just ask. I'm a good listener."

With one last look she mumbled a thanks and disappeared into the class. 

It hurt. What felt like a hole in the heart was poking its way in at the exchange. If only I had known that it was just a little pill that was taking her away. 

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I knew I had upset Jasper with my short responses. I had seen his face fall slightly as I turned away. 

Nevertheless, I remained in my current state. Earlier this morning was awful. From having no sleep because of a nightmare to the emptiness of the house I decided it was best to take my medication this morning. 

With the scars itchy and a little voice in my head I had downed one quickly and rushed out the door with nothing but a pop tart and my backpack. The dream had rattled me. The boy from the bar and the blur of red hair. 

The burning pain that was identical to what I had felt when I touched Bella made my hand feel warm even when I had woken up. Vampires. It made me laugh. Of course they were real. I mean my own best friend turned into a giant wolf. 

Of course I asked him afterwards and he did nothing but cringe and nod, which then led to an impromptu trip with him taking me to Sam's to have a story time in the middle of the night. It only resulted in me asking far too many questions that they weren't exactly at the liberty to answer. It made me think back to the conversation with Gran months ago. 

If I saw Edward biting Bella in my dream he must be one. And it wouldn't make much sense for just him to be one if they all had the same eye color and looked/acted the way they did but weren't actually related. The only thing that didn't match Edward to the other guy in the vision had been that his were red and Edward's aren't. 

Gran knew which was what was even more surprising, she had been giving me so many hints since living with her. I always thought she was just crazy, which was technically true, but regardless it left me spooked. 

I'll confront Bella.

Well, that had been the idea before the meds kicked in this morning and all sense of care went out the window. The tired feeling and little room for thoughts left my body feeling as though it was drifting. A feeling I had become accustomed to months ago. 

The day dragged on and on until eventually I could go home and sleep. Passing the Cullens on my way sent shivers down my spine. The stares of Bella and Jasper and the bright smile of Alice made my face scrunch. 

Maybe they're just a freaky cult and not vampires, I thought to myself.