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JASPER HALE HAD PREPARED himself for the worst reaction from the beautiful human that drove him crazy when he revealed his secret to her. He expected tears, shouting, even her running away in terror but Jasper did not expect for a burst of uncontrollable laughter to resound.
He opened his eyes. Rory was dying of laughter, covering her mouth and wiping tears from the corners of her eyes.
"I'm sorry," she cackled before attempting to calm herself by taking in a gulp of air, "but vampires? Come on, Jasper, this is just the perfect joke—seriously never expected this from you." She waited for him to join in on her laughter and reveal it was all a big joke and Ashton Kutcher was about to pop out from behind a tree with a camera crew.
When nothing like that sort occurred, Rory's laughter faded into awkward silence. She looked up at Jasper had a stricken expression. Oh, he was serious.
"Wait," she stood up to face him, "you aren't joking..." She noticed he took a cautionary step back then became a flawless statue again. A master work of art.
"No."
She looked at him closely, taking in his dark eyes, pale skin, ethereal beauty, and all his inhuman perfections as he watched her carefully like a predator watching it's prey.
"That...explains a lot actually," Rory said thoughtfully, tapping her chin. "You're impossibly fast and strong enough to stop a van from crushing me across the lot. Your eyes change color from black to gold, I thought it was due to your mood but I guess I'm not entirely wrong if they happen to change due to your hunger level—I get hangry on the occasion also." Jasper arched a perfect eyebrow at that in begrudging amusement as Rory continued to ramble. "You're pale-white and ice-cold. I bet if Bella and I went to that Port Angeles bookstore, then we would've figured it out ourselves..."
"What's in Port Angeles?"
"Just like a book on legends that Bella bet would reveal what you and your family are according to the natives," Rory explained with a wave of her hand. "And prom dresses. We were going to shop for prom." Rory had no idea why she brought up the prom thing. She inwardly cringed. "Anyways..."
"You do know...vampires drink blood to survive," Jasper reminded her sardonically, crossing his arms over his chest.
"Are you going to eat me now?" She batted her eyelashes sarcastically because both knew he wouldn't.
He did glower at her though. "No, I am not going to eat you. My family and I abstain from drinking from humans. We are...vegetarians in an ironic sense. We hunt animals, not humans," he chuckled before the serious expression took place again. "But that doesn't mean I won't. Or haven't before."
Rory patted his stone-like muscular chest, "I think you can control yourself."
"You are taking this far too well," Jasper said darkly.
