Not wanting to waste time, Edward proceeded to spark up while on the move, but was stopped in his tracks by two figures hiding around the corner. Instantly he recognized Jasper; with the Shrew wrapped tightly around his body. Her face was pressed into his chest as he put a protective arm around her. Kissing the top of her head, he poured affection on the beast who’d wound Edward up so tightly in biology, he was sure either his head, or balls, would explode.
He had to become friends with Jasper, not just to copy his work, but to have a person he could regard as a friend. Something Edward had a feeling he would need through the coming year. The only obstacle being the shrew. It was obviously a package deal, and he would have to suck it up if he didn't want to be stuck with Jessica “Static Cling” Stanley, and her cronies.Slinking backwards, Edward hid behind the building, and watched the couple like a dirty old man at the park; minus the bag of boiled sweets and copy of 'Housewives Weekly'. From his vantage point, he was unable hear what was being said, but there appeared to be a bit of a heated debate between Jasper and Bella, followed by him trying console her. She looked so tiny engulfed in his tall lanky frame and for a fleeting moment Edward wanted to be the one to hold her. Only for a nano-second though, after all, she was the 'she-devil' who seemed intent on making life difficult for him.
The intimacy between the two of them made his heart clench. In that moment, Edward had never felt so alone. Nobody to call a friend within five thousand miles of here, but most importantly, the one person he thought he loved, and gave his heart to, was gone from his life forever.
Edward just had to pray the endeavour didn't end in a bloody mess with the teenage battle-axe missing some limbs.
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