Chapter 1

Don't believe what anyone tells you about it- 21 dares is a dangerous game.

We were sitting at the back of the bus on the way home- as usual. I did kinda wanna study that day as well; I needed to revise my science. But of course I got dragged into playing anyway. I shouldn't have.

And I should have known from the way that Edward was looking at me that nothing good could possibly come from this. He knew full well what he was doing.

"19, 20!" he said triumphantly. Dammit. Alice, Bella and Emmett looked at me expectantly. I sighed and rolled my eyes.

"Ok, 21." I said, defeated. Edward grinned. Argh, he's so annoying. He smirked at me. I hated it.

"I've had a question that I've been wanting to ask you for ages…." He said slowly. I didn't even pick truth. This can't be good. "Ok, so here's the deal," he continues. "I ask, on behalf of all of us… how many guys have you had sex with?" I opened my mouth to protest, but he interrupted me. "is it a) 5 guys or less, b)10 guys or less, c) 11 guys or more?" Edward sat back in his seat and smirked, and everyone else leaned forward.

Not batting an eyelid, I said confidently "Well, a). Less than 5." Nobody looked impressed. Alice looked a bit nervous, she hates fights. Emmett and Edward shared a look. Bella gave me her trying-to-have-a-black-attitude look. "What?" I asked innocently.

Edward leant forward now; he flipped his blonde hair, and looked at me with his clear blue eyes. Despicable.

" Babe, you don't have to lie. We're all 17. No-one here's gunna judge you…. " I hated it when he called me 'babe'.

"And what makes you think I'm lying?" I narrowed my eyes slightly, and pressed my lips together. I wasn't going to lose my composure to Edward, and his petty, petty self.

Edward looked me up and down. "Don't need to get angry, hun. That's just who you are. No-one dislikes you for it… I've been around the block a few times, myself…" He glanced at his crotch and winked at me. Bella sniggered. Edward was asking for a slap. I took a deep inward breath and said very slowly :

"Back off, Edward. I'm not a slut. I have slept with less than five people. I only make love to people I'm in love with." Edward burst out laughing.

"Make love! You're such a girl, Rose!" I don't what that was supposed to mean… but then he added with a wink, "if you slept with me, that'd be one more person…"

"As if she'd ever sleep with you, Edward!" Bella cut in. It was then that I remembered that Edward and I weren't the only two people on the bus. Thank God for Bella. Because I didn't know what to say.

Then Emmett piped in. "Are you going to Alice's party tomorrow?" he asked me.

"Yeah, why wouldn't I be?" I replied.

"OMG! I meant to ask you! Can you come over early, Rose! I need you to help me get ready- I need to look good for my own party right?" Alice burst out.

"Sure," I glanced at her.

"I think you look pretty all the time, Alice," Emmett said quietly. Alice didn't hear him.

"Its just a house party, Alice. Chances are, you're going to be wearing NO clothes for the majority of the evening…" Bella said suggestively.

"True story." Edward commented. Then, as an afterthought, "I bet you $10 that you'll hook up, Rose," God, I thought we'd changed the subject. Apparently not.

"Whatever, Edward. You're on. "I retorted. I'm sorry, but what kind of girl does he take me for? I can't control myself for ONE NIGHT! And he's betting $10…. He literally thinks I'm a $10 whore…. I picked up my bag as the bus ground to a halt. My stop. And as I walked away, I heard Edward call after me:

"Work that ass, girl!" I swear to god, he is a dead man.