A ghost from the past (Jasper Hale)

I don't know how long I lay there on the ground. But after a while, I heard shouts. I heard Emmett's booming voice echo through the woods. He was looking for me.

I stuck my nose in the air and took a whiff of all the scents nearby. The whole family was in the woods and I could smell Esme getting nearest to my location.

I debated if I wanted to run away or to her but in the end, I just sat up and brushed the dirt off me.

"Jasper, there you are. We were so worried about you. What happened? Are you okay?" Esme asked me with a worried smile.

I nodded my head. One day I would explain.

"You were gone for almost five hours. Son, we got worried. What is going on? You always seem so distant"

"Silver" I sobbed. My eyes filled with tears that would never fall.

Esme hugged me carefully. I could sense her confusion as this was the first time I ever mentioned Silver to them.

The bushes around us cracked and not a second later Carlisle came and stood beside Esme.

"Honey why don't we go home and then you can explain everything and calm down a little bit"

With that said Esme stood up a lightly tugged my hand, beckoning me to follow her.

I got up and we ran towards the house together, where the others were already waiting for us.

"Jazz?" asked Alice quietly and I shook my head.

We all sat down in the living room in uncomfortable silence.

"So....who is Silver?" asked Carlisle breaking the silence between us all.

I looked up, raced into my room, and came back with a small wooden box.

I placed it on the table and slowly opened it.

Inside were pictures of me and Silver.

When we were riding
When she stole my cowboy hat
When I kissed her

There were at least a dozen of them. But at one thing they all were the same.

Silver was smiling that beautiful smile of hers. My eyes looked so alive, although they were red. You couldn't see it as the pictures were not in color, but I looked happy. Why wouldn't I be? I had Silver.

"She is very beautiful," said Edward after I passed around the pictures. I growled at him.

Silver was mine and only mine.

He put up his hands in surrender and I just stuck at glaring at him.

"Why are we all looking at some chick. I mean she is a hot one, but why?" Emmet's voice snapped me out of my glare.

"That is Silver. She is my Mate and Maria took her away from me almost 200 years ago. I thought she was dead"

It was deadly silent. Nobody even breathed.

"Your....your mate. I...we didn't know you met her. That explains why you were so...ehm..distant" stammered Alice. I have never seen Carlisle lost for words.

"She is the girl I saw in my vision. She was sitting in the woods smiling"

"Bro, so Edward is the only single here. Single and virgin. Edward man up a little" For that comment Rose smacked Emmett's head.

"Ow, babe what was that for. You gonna knock out my last brain sells" he exclaimed.

"Too late for that" mumbled Blake and Alice elbowed him.

"What are we going to do about Jaspers Mate. She isn't dead otherwise Alice wouldn't see her?"

Everyone looked at Esme, Alice, and then at me.

"There's not much we can do. We don't know where she is, but if Alice has seen her that means we will meet her soon" said Carlisle.

We nodded and Edward then spoke.

"I am surprised you could keep her from us for so long. I didn't pick up anything in your thoughts"

I gave him a tight smile before we all went back to our own rooms.