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Rescue Me	By : Marblez Category: Twilight Series > AU/AR > Het > Het Views: 1966 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter Nine.
"I'm confused," Bell admitted as she, Edward and Rosalie moved around the salad bar, filling their bowls with the vegetables they wanted to have for lunch that day. Emmett was the only one of their group in the other queue, choosing to risk a veggie burger. None of the others could stand the disgusting things, normal ones at home yes, but school veggie burgers? No.
"What about?" Edward asked, grabbing Bella's plate quickly as she almost knocked it off reaching in for some more cucumber. Like always.
"This whole thing with Alice and Jasper Whitlock," Bella explained. By some eerie coincidence just as she said their names they entered the cafeteria by the other door, the one that led in from outside. Alice was chatting happily with Jasper, looking like they had been friends for years, "I mean thought he was really horrible to her and insulted her and that we all hated him. Did I miss something?"
"No that's all true but Alice is a firm believer in forgive and forget. And over the weekend Carlisle did something he shouldn't have…" Edward was interrupted by a worried gasp from his girlfriend,
"What did Carlisle do?" A thousand and one options for what Carlisle could have do to Jasper Whitlock flittered through her mind, each of them worst than the last. But surely Carlisle wouldn't…
"He told Alice something that should have remained confidential," Edward explained, Bella's mouth dropping open in a silent 'oh', "And her determination to sort the mess out increased, a lot. Alice was a…nightmare."
"What did…?"
"I don't know. He wouldn't tell us and he made Alice promise not to tell us," Edward explained. Bella frowned worriedly, looking over at Alice and Jasper who had joined the other queue right at the back. For Jasper's meal obviously, not Alice's, "But apparently it was something that happened which caused the misunderstanding which then made Jasper freak out like he did with Alice."
"Oh," Bella's brain processed the rather rushed and confusing explanation slowly, "And so Alice…"
"Fixed things, for lack of a better word," Edward smiled at Bella as they made their way to the Cullen table, right at the edge of the cafeteria next to some of the many windows. Rosalie followed them, looking a little bit peeved.
"Something up?" Bella asked, all innocence.
"Yes. I don't think we should have forgiven him," Rosalie grumbled, shooting at glare at Jaspers back, "I haven't forgiven him."
"But…"
"It might have been a (I)misunderstanding(I)," the way Rosalie said it made it clear she didn't even believe in that part of what had happened, "but the things he said were completely out of order. The school is still talking about it now and one of the most popular stories, which I overheard at cheerleading practice on Friday, is that Carlisle is apparently a violent paedophile and we're his victims and are all too afraid to speak out but Jasper is not."
"What?!?" Both Bella and Edward reacted in shock.
"I haven't heard that," Edward protested, "Surely not…"
"Yes, that was the story I heard and that is why I refuse to forgive him until he really earns it. And he can start by saying something that will stop that rumour before it goes too far and we get taken away from our home," Rosalie growled. None of her siblings knew the full truth of her background; that she'd been taken away from her parents because her dad had been caught with kiddie porn on his computer and her mum had deemed an unfit parent.
"Rose that won't happen," Edward protested.
"It will if that rumour gets heard by the wrong people!" Rose snapped at him.
"Oh look, Alice is bringing him over," Bella pointed out, stopping the argument before it could get louder, "She must have asked him to eat with us."
"Not with me he's not," Rosalie snapped, standing up just as the couple reached the table, Jasper looking down at his food nervously.
"Guys this is-" Alice began cheerfully but Rosalie interrupted her,
"I'm going to eat with my friends."
She turned her back on them all and walked quickly over to the over-crowded cheerleading table. Alice blinked after her with confusion written all over he little face. Jasper bit his lip hard,
"She doesn't like me," he muttered.
"Rose doesn't like anyone," Edward said quickly, "Hi Jasper, I'm Edward."
"Hi," Jasper looked anywhere but at the other people at the table, still standing even though the still shocked Alice had sat in her usual seat, "Um…so Alice…um… explained that-that I got the wrong impression and-and I'm sorry for saying what I did about your…er…family."
"That's ok, as long as it's all sorted," Edward smiled warmly up at the blond boy, "Sit down, you're making the place look untidy." Jasper sat slowly beside Alice just as the ever-cheerful Emmett bounded up to the table, sitting on Alice's other side between her and Edward.
"Hey everyone, hello there Jasper. Where's my Rose?" he asked, picking his burger up, ready to take a bit of the fowl looking thing.
"Eating with her cheerleaders," Bella answered.
"Oh, ok," he turned to say something to Alice, probable something rude, but caught sight of her injured arm, "What happened to your arm?!" Startled Alice looked down at the scrapes and grazes, trying to think of a way to put it that wouldn't start another argument but Jasper spoke up first,
"I'm sorry, that was me."
"You?!?" Emmett thundered angrily.
"Yeah. I have a quick temper and sometimes I um I act without thinking," Jasper admitted, sounding thoroughly ashamed of himself, "I pushed your sister out of the way earlier but unfortunately I forgot there was a wall…"
"It was an accident, when I was trying to explain everything. Jasper still thought I was evil then," Alice defended him and Jasper looked at her sharply, "It's ok Emmett. Hardly hurts."
"Tink…?" Emmett had a pet name for everyone and Alice's was most definitely because of her tiny stature. "Are you sure?"
"Yes," Alice said firmly, "So we can forget all about it and talk about stupid things. Like…did anyone see Mr Green's new haircut?"
"Yes!" Bella giggled.
"Did you think he looked like a skunk too?" Alice asked,
"Yeah," Bella giggled again and the tense atmosphere was broken, the idiotic conversation continuing and going on many complete tangents. Jasper didn't say anything as he picked at his meal but as Bella was watching him she could see he was listening to every single word. She also noticed how he got tense every time Emmett spoke to him, like he was intimidated by the larger teen. Why that would be she couldn't fathom, anyone who knew him even a tiny bit knew he was a cuddly teddy bear with a huge heart.
"So Jasper, you going to the prom?" Emmett asked when the subject came up, started by Alice talking about her search for the perfect dress of course. Bella as ever was a little unwilling to talk about dresses, she hated dresses with a passion. Dresses were an evil creation designed to torture her.
"Er…wasn't planning to," Jasper answered awkwardly.
"Well you are now," Alice said calmly.
"Huh?" Jasper asked her.
"We can go together," she explained brightly.
"Oh," Jasper looked frozen to the spot and Bella frowned. Most of the single guys of the school would like to take Alice to the prom, many had asked her in fact. And yet Jasper seemed reluctant. "I haven't got a ticket," he said eventually.
"It's not too late," Alice pointed out, "You can still get them."
"I mean…I can't…afford a…ticket," his voice trailed off as he flushed with the embarrassment of it all. The Cullens and Bella looked at each other awkwardly, they really should have guessed it would be something like that. I mean his clothes were old and rather out of style…and worn.
"Oh," Alice bit her lip thoughtfully, "Well I-I could get you…"
"No," Jasper said quickly.
"Ok," Alice mumbled.
"Sorry," Jasper apologised, looking away from the table, "Maybe it's best I…er…go now…er…thanks for forgiving me and er…letting me sit with you…" He smiled shyly at them and before they could protest he was gone, emptying his tray on his way out of the cafeteria. Alice sighed,
"And it was going so well."

A/N There we go, another chapter. Now a quick thank you to all my reviewers, d'you know I get the funny feeling you like this story. Lol. Oh and to the person who pointed out that Carlisle telling Alice about Jasper was technically illegal (sorry I forgot your pen name) did you see what I did there? Did you? Oh, maybe it too subtle. Whoops. I'm rambling. But then it is really late. Should probably go to bed now. Yeah. Well, tell me what you think and any suggestions are as always welcome. Bye!
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