Summary:There is rivalry at Forks High, and two students are about to enter the midst of it unknowingly. Two groups of senior students go head to head, trying to win the newest students over to their side. One fights with friendship and loyalty, the other with manipulation and betrayal. Cat fights at every corner, verbal assaults in every confrontation, when will the madness cease to exist? Despite the turf wars, the teens still manage to have fun and fall in love. Human.
Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight or it's characters, except for my lovely Sarah and . Sm just let's me borrow them to place them within a carefully crafted scenerio.. what am I sayin', it's not carefully crafted! It's chaos! =]
I still have no Beta, so don't hate for any grammatical errors or anything of the English sort. if you decide to flame, I will send Caius after youuuu.. Wait, he's the hotter one of the brothers. I'll send!!!!... There is no one really hideous in the movie, dang it! I'll flame you myself, there! And I'll ground you from Whitlock drama for a month!
April 20, 2010.
Tuesday.
Forks, Washington.
The following morning approached far too quickly, and with it, dread settled in the pit of each of their stomach. After how eventful yesterday was, they all considered skipping but, after putting on a strong face, got ready for school and left.
Just as any other day, they met in their usual spot, which was normally by Emmett's jeep but today it was Sarah's Tacoma Crew Cab. Alice was perched on the downed tail-gate of the truck beside Bella, Sarah currently inside the cab messing with the radio to find the appropriate station for them to listen to until the warning bell rang.
Emmett was currently leaning in the driver side beside his sister, arguing with her over the supremacy of hip-hop over her underground junk. Alice, overhearing their heated words, couldn't help the little giggle that slipped from her. Her friends really were rather entertaining.
Edward took this as his moment to approach his girlfriend, palms resting briefly at the inside of his knees to glide up and coax her thighs to part so he could stand between her legs. Alice was startled with the sudden touch, but eventually submitted and let him step close to her. Their lips met in a soft kiss that had Bella snorting at them.
When Alice drew back, she blew a raspberry to her friend, who just flipped her the bird. But there was a smile across her face when she did it. It was that moment that Emmett withdrew from the driver side, followed by an angry Sarah. Apparently, they had to compromise and it didn't look good.
The first song that blasted from the truck's cab was definitely underground music. The spastic and heavy beats echoed from the weather resistant speakers implanted in the bed of the truck. Sarah, suddenly feeling rather giddy despite her frustration with her brother, slid across the pavement to lean against Bella's shoulder.
"Hiii, I'm your new neighbor, get me hiiigh! If you need sugar just swing by, late at night, you know where to find me!" Emmett shook his head, mouthing playful insults to Edward and Alice who smirked in amusement.
"I'll be your servant in your dreams, cutting some paper into shapes." Sarah snipped her fingers like scissors in Bella's face, twisting to face toward the parking lot in front of Bella, rubbing her back down along the front of Bella's legs before twirling the rest of the way and right against Emmett's front. Her palms smashed into his chest, shoving him back.
"If you hear my mental fits, don't bang the wall, try to make me quit! I am not god's angel. Late at night I melt my dolls, hang them up by nooses you're not living next door to an angel!" Sarah couldn't help but lose her composure with the smile her brother gave her that just shouted he agreed with the song completely.
She playfully punched her brother in the shoulder before turning to look at her friends with a frustrated sigh. Edward, with his eyes suddenly wide, motioned over Sarah's shoulder with a nudge of his head. Everyone turned to look, only to bust out into laughter.
Lauren Mallory stepped out of her Mom's car, unable to drive due to the swollen black eye she carried. Her nose was definitely broken, if the bandage was any indication. The lower lip, however, is what made Sarah proud as all belief. There was a scratch running from the bottom corner across the surface to the middle of her lip.
"Hey, Lauren! Nice shiner!" Alice called out with a malicious smile to the female, who shied away at first, then shot them all a chilled glare. She quickly rushed off as Sarah lifted her hand to her face to kiss her knuckles, lips meeting with the chilled surface of her sapphire ring set in a white gold band. The reason behind her ripped up lip.
"Did you guys see her lip? That looked so fucked." Emmett clapped his hand down on Sarah's shoulder, squeezing affectionately. He was proud of his little sister for being able to stick up for herself.
Edward lifted Alice up from the tail-gate as the bell rang. Bella quickly slipped from the bed and pushed the tail-gate up. She tossed her bag over her shoulder, looped her arm with Alice's who was finally set down by Edward, and walked with Sarah to the driver's door.
Sarah quickly turned off the engine, grabbed her bag, closed the door and locked her truck up. She looped her arm into Alice's, placing the smaller female between the slightly taller women and they headed off to their first period.
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Sarah yawned lightly, stretching her arms up into the air, playfully smack Bella upon the cheek as well. She gasped, ducking beneath the off punch Bella threw at her, and stuck her tongue out before continuing on into the cafeteria. Edward and Alice were already seated at the table, their trays barely touch in front of them as they conversed.
Without saying a word, Sarah dropped her bag down next to Alice, Bella dropping her's next to Edward, and they both headed into the lunch line. "Do you think Lauren will show her face in the cafeteria?"
"With how vain she is? Probably not. " Sarah responded to Bella's question as she paid for her lunch, and her friends. She glanced over to the table to see Emmett finally arriving, and she shook her head. Is he ever on time to anything?
After paying, they both headed back to the table. Almost no one dared to sit at the table due to the fact it was always occupied by the Cullen/McCarty group. When Sarah and Bella sat down, Emmett swooped in to steal certain items from their trays. Mostly an apple from Sarah and a bag of Cheetos from Bella.
Grinning, both girls pulled spares from within their coat pockets. "Damn!"
Emmett had been denied a victory once more this week. He still did it for the amusement though. The table conversed quietly among themselves as they nibbled at their food. They were discussing the girl's photography class when the cafeteria grew quiet. Surprised, they each looked to the door where the reason for the silence stood.
Victoria, with a sly sneer upon her lips, stood with her two lackeys beside her. Crimson waves were strewn about her face, wind blown from riding in a convertible that cost more than the Cullen's Aston. Her mocha shaded eyes were blazing with her hatred, centered solely on the table where Bella and the others sat.
Sarah, smirking slightly, glanced over to Lauren, taking in the damage done much better now that she was looking directly at her. Her fake, tanned skin was bruised all along one half of her face, the bruises poorly covered by her foundation and concealer. The shiner definitely wasn't fading away any. The deep purple of the mark brought a sense of pride deep within Sarah's chest. However, it was her sneering lips that iced the cake. Swollen, busted, and ripped open at least half an inch or so.
"Well, well, well.... Come back for me?" Sarah questioned the trio, twisting in her chair to sit with her side facing them. One leg was lifted, bent at the knee to rest the bottom of her DC's against the chair to her other side. Alice reached out to put a restraining hand on Sarah's shoulder, but knew that if trouble started, she wouldn't be able to stop the lethal female.
Victoria's sneer grew more bitter. "Are you happy for yourself, McCarty? You had to bust Lauren's face open to feel prettier about yourself? "
Sarah's gaze narrowed, as did Bella's. Both of them knew the only reason Lauren looked so pretty was due to the massive amounts of make-up she lathered on her face daily before class, and during the classes. To be honest, they were surprise she hadn't started breaking out due to how much yuck was stacked into her pores.
"At least we are natural beauties, and not false broads who wear too much makeup." Alice chimed in with a victorious grin. It was true. None of them hardly ever wore makeup, and when they did it was only for special occasions. Even then there was barely any on, just eyeliner, mascara, a bit of eyeshadow and some lip-gloss.
Victoria snorted, flipping her hair over her shoulder with a flick of her hand. "Like you trash is pretty at all.."
Sarah quirked a brow. For being their bitter enemy, she sure as hell didn't come up with a very good comeback. "Really Vicky... is that all you could come up with?"
Her rival's gaze narrowed to mere slits, the shade of her iris' seeming to melt to an almost crimson hue. "You little bitch.. you think just because you are all big and bad that it makes you the popular one. The Queen of this school is me, and you better learn your place!"
During her little rant, Victoria took a couple steps forward to shorten the distance between the two females. The tap of her heels were drawn out by the sharpness of her voice. Sarah slid from her chair, standing only about two inches shorter than Victoria due to the heel difference in their shoes.
"And you believe that by being a filthy rich whore who spreads her legs for any dick is the Queen of anything? Maybe STD's, but hunny, have you noticed more people actually enjoy hanging out with me and my friends? We don't talk shit about people unless they warrant it. Learn your place, bitch. If I can knock your ass on the ground, you should stay there." Sarah's voice lost most of it's emotions, chilled and calmly spoken.
All of a sudden, her head was snapped to the side with a loud clap. Her cheek stung from where Victoria smacked her across the face, and as she slowly turned her head back forward, the smile across the other girl's face caused something to snap within her and she retaliated.
Too quick for Victoria to respond, she snapped her palm forward to impact with the front of her throat, temporary forcing her windpipe to close which had her gasping for breath. The next thing she did was drop down, sweeping her legs out from beneath her. When Victoria collapsed to the ground, grasping her throat with tears in her eyes, Sarah sprung, pinning the girl down with her slight weight.
"Don't you EVER hit me you fucking cunt, or next time you won't be conscious." Without further assault upon the knocked down female, who was finally gaining control of her breathing, she stalked over to her friends, snatched up her bag, and left the cafeteria. Emmett cast a worried look after his sister, not about her for the most part, but for the rest of the school should anyone cross her right now.
Bella and Alice, sensing the necessity of their presence, quickly exited the cafeteria behind their friend. It didn't take them long to catch up to Sarah, who was headed directly for the Parking lot. It looked like they were skipping the rest of their afternoon classes, which was fine with them. She was their friend, their sister, and she was top priority.
With silence heavy between them, but with no tension, Sarah unlocked the truck and let the girl's climb in. Once they were all situated and buckled in, she started the engine, slammed it into reverse, and backed out. The minute she was far enough so she didn't hit Edward's Volvo, she shifted into Drive, and flew from the parking lot with a roar from the engine.
The ride to Sarah's house was quiet except for the low growl of the Tacoma. It seemed to just echo what the driver was feeling, and it executed precision turns with ease that normally, Sarah wouldn't do. Hell, she wouldn't ever go over 55, and now she was pushing 75 in the town. Having connections with Bella's dad seemed to benefit her, she wasn't pulled over during her insane trek.
When they finally pulled up to Sarah's house, she cut the engine and climbed out, locking up the truck after the girls exited too with their belongings. Despite being in the cold, dreary and rainy Washington, Sarah and Emmett lived on a ranch of sorts. A ranch styled house was set in the front of 10 acres of forest, and open meadows that stretched long enough for a horse to have free rein.
The girl's quickly entered the house where they were greeted by , who at the look upon her daughter's face, shooed the girls off to do something to alleviate the anger. They dropped their things off in Sarah's room, went back down stairs and out into the backyard. From there, they headed off into the ten acres, heading for one of the peaceful meadows they usually go to for sanctuary.
"Wanna tell me what that was about?" Alice finally approached the subject cautiously. She glanced out the corner of her eye at her friend while also remaining aware of the path she was taking so she didn't face-plant like each of them had done before.
"She just got on my nerves, okay? And her smacking me just sealed the deal. I don't deal with that bullshit, and you know it Alice." Sarah didn't really need to explain herself. Ever since she had entered middle school, she'd had some weird aversion to anything physical with people she didn't know, or didn't like. She didn't even like shaking hands with new people, but did anyway to keep up pleasantries. And to make it physical violence? That always tipped her off into the deep end.
Bella remained quiet, thinking to herself about the clusterfuck of days that started exactly two days ago. First, Victoria and Lauren start baiting them, claiming to be knowing something was going to happen to one of the them and it would be devastating for the most part. Yet, so far nothing has happened except for the two getting their asses handed to them on a silver platter.
"Ya know, I wonder why they even bother anymore. I'm sure they realize no one really likes them anyway, and the only reason people act like they do is because they are intimidated. And for bloody fucksakes! Haven't they gotten tired of having to pay medical bills cause they get their asses beat by us?" Bella finally erupted with her own mini rant which had Sarah blinking in surprise. Here she was thinking she was the only one with any anger deep within her heart, but apparently not.
By this point they had arrived at the meadow, Sarah parting the bushes for the girl's to head through before her. Luscious green grass spread out before them, the space open and airy and perfect for peace and quiet. Soft, lilac shaded flowers of various kinds dotted the meadow beautifully, with the occasional daisy or cluster of clovers spread out from the tree line they entered, to the other end of the meadow about a mile off.
A small creek cut through the meadow with the softest grass to lay back in and watch the skies. That was where the girls were headed, to lay back in the grass and watch the clouds roll across the pale blue sky. They settled down, the grass beneath their head acting as a make-shift pillow. A surprisingly warm breeze whistled through the meadow, sending stray strands of different shaded hair into the girl's faces, which had them giggling lightly.
"I can't wait until Friday." Sarah stated after a couple minutes of silence. She tilted her head to look beside her at Bella and Alice.
"Me neither. It'll be a lot of fun!" Bella exclaimed, glance briefly to both Sarah and Alice before returning her attention to the sky. Alice just nodded, remaining quiet and the meadow soon was filled with silence. Well, as silent as one could be within the forest. Birds softly chirped, while the creek bubbled along beside them.
It was so serene that within minutes, all their troubles were gone, and they eventually drifted into a light sleep, each of them shifting to be more comfortable during their outdoor nap. They would have sleep for hours within that meadow, but the crack of thunder and the sudden downpour of a light shower had them jolted awake.
Each let out a startled shriek, and they quickly started running through the forest back toward the house that was about 3 miles away from the meadow. Alice almost tripped in her haste to get to drier shelter, but Sarah caught her with a laugh. "Come on!"
They quickly made their way through the bushes lining the pasture, and continued running full sprint. Sarah's mother was standing on the porch, talking to a worried Emmett and Edward. Once the boys saw them coming, they sighed, shook their heads and leaned against the wall. Mrs. McCarty headed inside to gather three towels for the soaked girls so they could get at least a little bit dry before entering the house.
Alice bolted up the stairs, pressed a rain wet kiss to her boyfriend's cheek, and took the towel from Mrs. McCarty, wrapping it around her tiny little body. Sarah and Bella followed suite, wrapping the towels around them. Emmett ruffled his sister's hair, which had her almost growling at him in frustration.
"Lauren and Victoria are trying to get an assault charge on you, Sarah." Edward, after a couple minutes of silence, finally stated.
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