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Brief hint of lemon.

Bella's Point of View

When I woke up one day several months into the Cullen's departure, and I felt different, like a cloud had lifted.

Ah, fuck the bullshit.

I just felt lighter.

I was sitting in the back of my truck waiting for the bell to ring when Mike Newton jumped in beside me.

"Hey Bella!"

I scooted a little bit away from him and faked a smile. "Hi… Mike…"

"You know," he started, "Cullen's been gone a long time, and you haven't really moved on. At all. I think it's time you got back out there. Other fish, and all that. You know, he didn't really treat you like a person. More like a toy. You seemed just… amusing to him. It wasn't a relationship. Bella, I'm worried about what he did to you. It was an obsession. And now that he's gone, you're still obsessed. He's an ass, but there's other fis- guys out there that you could go out with. You know…"

At that point, I just started to block him out. He did have a point though. Edward did treat me like an object. I am a person. I am not a toy. I am Bella Swan, dammit, and I shall be treated as such. Or something.

"And those 7 reasons are why we should go see a movie tonight."

"Uh, sure. Wait- what?"

He looked deep into my eyes. Creeper. He reached an arm behind me and leaned closer. "Bella, I am in love with you. And I know you could love me back. If you give me a chance, I know we could have something special."

"Okay, uhm… well. I'm gay. So… that wouldn't work. I liked Edward because of his inherent effeminate qualities. We never boned, so we never had to deal with him having the wrong parts. So… yeah. Gotta go."

I jumped out of the truck bed fell on my face. I stood up quickly my hair flipping up. "No one saw that."

Mike yelled after me. "Then I guess I'm nobody!"

No shit?

I headed to class thinking over what he'd said. About Edward- not himself.

I need a guy. I want one that's tall, preferably. One who makes me feel… loved. And… special. And junk.

I need closure. After school, I'd go to the McMansion. I needed to spend a little time in the place saying goodbye. I need to let the Cullen's go. They are in my past, and I want them to stay there.

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I pulled up to the house, and checked the door. It opened easily and I walked in. The surfaces were dust free surprisingly, and the rooms were still bright and airy. I headed up to Edward's room, and sat on the leather couch. The room still smelled like him, and I was a bit uncomfortable being there. I walked over to the dresser where I'd kept some of my clothes and was happy to find them still there. I picked up a blouse and unfolded it. There was a smallish white stain on the hem.

Oh good lord! And it was still crusty!

Edward is such a freak. How dare he! Ugh. I put the clothes back and started to leave. He could keep them. I was walking down when I saw that the door to Alice and Jasper's room was open. It hadn't been like that before, had it?

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Jasper Point of View

When I'd arrived back at the house, the first thing I'd done was remove the sheets from all of the furniture then wipe it with a rag. I opened all of the windows to air out the slightly musty house.

I'd then gone out hunting.

When I got back, the door was slightly ajar, and Bella's car was there. I went into the house and sat on the bed I'd shared with Alice to wait for her to come downstairs. I could hear her in Edward's room, and her emotions were a wide array. Confusion, disgust, shock?

What the hell was in Edward's room?

I heard the dresser slide shut, then she started to come down the stairs. She paused outside of my room, before pushing the door open.

"Jasper? What-I thought?" She began to shake a little, and emit fear, agony, and hopefulness.

"I'm alone here, Bella. The others aren't with me. But then again… Alice and I aren't together anymore."

She came and sat on the bed beside me. "Why? You two were the best couple I'd seen in a while."

I shook my head slowly. "Bella, that's a story best saved for another time."

She made an odd sound in her throat. "Of course it is! God forbid anyone just tell me anything! Oh no, it'll scare you! Oh no, your little human ears can't take it!"

I shook my head again. "Bella, if I tell you now, you won't believe me. At all."

She stuck her head up a little. "I don't believe that."

"Bella, Alice left me because the two of us, me and you, are meant to be together. You were born for me. Not Edward."

"What the fuck?"

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Edward's Point of View

I thought Jasper respected me. I mean, we had the most in common, being the two guys with the powers. But no… he has to go and flit off to be with the one person I'd ever love. How dare he?

I mean really, where does he get off?

He had Alice. I mean, not to disrespect Bella, but Alice is pretty frickin' hot. What with the whole pixie/minx thing going on. I wouldn't tap that, but he did. And he should've kept at that. But no, he has to ruin my life. His marriage is over, and the one person he has to decide he wants is the one that we need to keep as far away from him as possible.

He will eat her.

And not out. He will eat her up.

And she will die.

Which I could not have. She dies, I die too. I love her, and even though I see now that I shouldn't have left her, he shouldn't have her.

Alice walked in the room, and immediately froze.

He kissed her neck, and she stuck her hands in his hair.

"Jasper… Fuck, baby. I need you. Stop teasing me."

"On your knees, soldier."

"Yes Major." She slid off the bed and onto her knees in front of him. She unzipped his pants and his cock slid out of his pants. "Commando, Major?"

"Quiet, soldier. As you were."

She leaned forward to take him into her mouth.

NO NO NO.

"Not going to happen. Anyone needs me, I'll be in Forks beating the shit out of Jasper. Be right back."

Emmett grabbed me by the back of my collar and held me into the air.

"Don't even, man. Bella and Jasper deserve this. Not your jackassery, I mean a chance at happiness. The last thing they need is your dumbass busting in there."

Alice chimed in. "He's right, you know. The calendar beside the bed said 2015. That's a ways from now. So get off your high horse, and go do something else. She doesn't love you anymore, and you need to realize that you lost any chance at having her when you left.

Bitch.

Emmett put me down, and I headed up to my room. I sat on the bed that still had the bedspread she'd slept under. I buried my face in the fabric, and screamed.