Finding My Place | Jasper Hale

Family Over Friends

The next morning, Charlie took Kira to the hospital. A couple of days ago they had called to inform him that it was time for her cast to come off, so, much to Kira's delight, she took the morning off from school to go to the hospital. As soon as she had gotten there, she had requested a different doctor, which they had obliged to. Kira was not in the mood to see Dr. Cullen anytime soon, maybe even never.

By lunchtime, Kira found herself back at school. She had missed so much school since she had arrived in Forks, but their schools were much further behind then she had been at her old school. She had already studied everything that they were currently studying, so Kira did not feel the need to catch up on any of the lessons she had missed, only planning to make up a couple of the tests that had happened while she was away.

Kira made sure she took her time walking into the school, trying to drag it out so that she did not have to go to the cafeteria and face Jasper and the Cullens. She walked through the school doors, and after making sure that most of the students were already at the cafeteria, made her way to her locker.

Kira finished at her locker quickly, and went to her first period after lunch early. That period and the next went by quickly and uneventfully. Kira hadn't seen any of the Cullens yet, as she did not have any other classes with them, and for that she was grateful.

Kira hurried to her next class, wanting to get there early to see the teacher. She got there before everyone else and walked up to the teacher. Kira asked him to switch seats. She didn't want to sit next to Jasper anymore, and she was desperate to switch seats. Her teacher seemed to notice her desperation though, and let her switch to a seat a couple of desks away from Jasper.

With a deep sigh of relief, Kira went to sit down in her new seat, watching as the rest of the class filed in and took their seats. The last person to walk in was the person she was dreading the most. Jasper walked in, his eyes going straight to his desk, looking for Kira. When he saw that she was not sitting there, his shoulders immediately dropped. Jasper begrudgingly went over to sit in his seat, before he stopped halfway to his desk.

Kira could see Jasper sniffing the air, and then, as if he could smell her, his head snapped in Kira's direction. Kira, feeling self conscious at his continuous never-ending stare, turned her head back towards the front of the classroom.

Throughout the rest of the class, Kira sat like this. Staring intently at the teacher, while she could feel Jasper's stare burning holes in the side of her head. But still, Kira refused to look at him. She found it hard to focus on the teacher and what the rest of the class was talking about, but Kira did not want to acknowledge Jasper.

She knew it was unreasonable to avoid him for the rest of her time at Forks High School, but Kira figured that she might as well try. There was no way that she was going to be going near him again, and she had already decided that she was going to go to the school's office later that day to try and get her second and last periods changed, so she would no longer have to see Jasper anytime but at lunch.

When the bell rang, Kira already had all of her books packed. She stood up, and all but ran out of the classroom, seeing Jasper beginning to try and follow her. Kira quickly weaved her way through the crowded hallways, managing to lose Jasper on her way to the office.

She walked into the small room, and was greeted with a red-haired woman wearing glasses. She looked up upon Kira's entrance, before smiling kindly at her. "What can I do for you, dear?" The lady asked.

Kira gave the lady a small smile in return, before asking if she could switch her classes. She handed her schedule over to the lady as asked, but as the lady was examining the schedule, Jasper entered the office. Kira refused to look at him, but she knew that it was him from the way the atmosphere of the office seemed to change as he walked in. All of a sudden Kira felt herself concerned for no reason, while also feeling relieved. Kira wasn't sure why she felt liek this, but she thought that maybe it had something to do with how Jasper managed to change her emotions and make her feel calm whenever she was near him. Jasper stayed by the office doors, waiting for Kira to finish.