A/N: All i can say is sorry and hope that this makes up for the lack of updates???

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Okay, so it wasn't her most glorious moment; spewing water everywhere from her mouth. But to be fair, she had just received shocking news, whether Bella knew it or not. Speaking of Bella, the brunette girl was staring in surprise and disbelief, with a few droplets of water on her shirt that had come from Nova's spit take.

Nova went on autopilot as she set her water bottle back onto the table. She struggled to cope with the revelation. Jasper was her sister's boyfriend's brother? Did that make Jasper's last name Cullen? Wait... he was adopted, though. Maybe it was something else.

The white-haired girl slowly began slipping out of her dazed state as the pieces clicked into place. Edward had left Bella at the same time that Jasper had stopped texting Nova. Plus, Bella had said that the Cullen's had a member of their family named Emmett.

It couldn't be a coincidence, right?

While Nova was shaking herself out of her stunned state of mind, she realized Bella was speaking. The white-haired girl began tuning back in and listening.

"-- is wrong with you? Nova?" Bella was saying, waving a hand in front of her sister's face.

Nova blinked. Then blinked again. Finally, she gathered her wits and asked meekly, "The Cullen's have a son named Jasper?"

Bella narrowed her eyes in both confusion and suspicion. "Yes..." The brunette girl eyed her twin, expression switching to curiosity. "Why do you look so surprised?"

Nova opened her mouth to reply, but found she had no words. She didn't even know where to begin! Did she ask more questions to confirm it was Jasper? Did she tell Bella about her 'texting bud'? Did she ask more about the Cullen's? Did she apologize for spewing her water everywhere?

Finally, all that left her lips was, "Jasper Cullen."

Bella corrected her, "Jasper Hale. He and Rosalie go by Hale."

"Jasper Hale," Nova repeated softly. "Holy shit."

"...Am I missing something?" Bella queried hesitantly.

Nova couldn't help but laugh. "You're missing everything, as usual, klutz," she teased. Bella was obviously restraining from rolling her eyes. Before the brunette twin could reply, Nova was blurting out, "I've been texting Jasper."

Bella stared for a moment. Nova held her gaze evenly, but their eye contact was broken when Bella finally blinked.

"What?" Bella asked in a flat tone.

"Jasper is my texting bud," Nova elaborated.

Bella continued staring. After a small pause, she was asking, "How do you know?"

Nova answered, "My texting bud's name is Jasper. He also had a brother I talked to a couple times named Emmett. He stopped texting me the same time Edweirdo left you." Bella winced, and Nova frowned sympathetically. "Does the Jasper you know like baseball?"

"Yes..."

"And does he have blond hair? Pale skin?"

"Yes..." Bella's expression turned to one of disbelief as it all dawned on her. "Wow. You've been texting Jasper Hale all this time?"

"I guess so?" Nova replied in a questioning tone.

"This... explains so much," Bella murmured. "He was on his phone pretty often. I guess he was texting you. I remember Alice would tease him about the person he was texting being his ma--" She abruptly stopped speaking, and her lips thinned as her mouth snapped shut.

"Being his what?" Nova asked. "C'mon, Bells, I doubt anything can shock me any more tonight."

"I... don't think I should tell you," Bella admitted.

"Please?" Nova pleaded, jutting her bottom lip out. "I'll give you some of my leftover ice cream."

Bella didn't even crack a smile. "This is bigger than just ice cream. It's a huge secret, and I don't know if I should tell you. It would put you in danger."

"Why? Are the Cullen's in a cult?" the white-haired girl joked.

Bella huffed. "No. It's kinda worse than that..."

"Huh. Alright then." Nova paused. "So are they supernatural?"

It was Bella's turn to be shocked. The brunette girl stared with wide eyes at Nova. She quickly demanded, "How do you know about--?"

"Oh! So they are!" Nova exclaimed. "What are they?"

Bella spluttered, fragmented phrases leaving her lips but none forming a coherent sentence. Nova couldn't help but snicker. "First tell me how you know about the supernatural!" Bella insisted.

Nova rolled her eyes. "You're horrible at negotiation, but fine. Remember Tate?"

"Tate? That guy you used to hang out with that was good at literally every sport ever?" Bella queried. "He's a supernatural?"

"Yup."

It was true. Tate was a werewolf, or a Shifter as he preferred calling it. Nova liked calling him a werewolf more than a Shifter, just because it sounded cooler and more badass. Tate, since he was sixteen, had been capable of transforming into a giant, tawny-furred wolf with warm brown eyes.

Nova had discovered Tate's secret due to being there for his first ever transformation. His family hadn't been too happy about Nova knowing, but she had pledged to keep the secret.

She just hadn't expected to meet another supernatural.

"Wow," Bella breathed. "So what is he? He doesn't look like a vampire."

"Vampire?" Nova queried. "So the Cullen's are vampires?"

Bella looked sheepish at revealing the family's secret. "Yes... but you can't tell anyone!"

"Duh," Nova huffed. "So Edward is a vampire... he wasn't, like, feeding off your blood or something like that, was he?"

"No!" Bella denied. "Of course not. He wouldn't."

"Good. So... he's good to you?"

"He... he was," Bella mumbled sorrowfully.

Nova frowned sadly. Why would Edward even leave Bella in the first place? Why would Jasper stop texting Nova?

"So why did he leave?" Nova queried.

The rest of the day was filled with stories, comforting, and the prayers that the Cullen's would be back.

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[Nova] I know who and what you are, Jasper Hale.

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[Jasper] So why are you still texting me? I'm a monster.

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