Hey guys, did you like the last chap? :D might be slow on updating cause school's starting soon n stuff.

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Bella POV

By the time school was over, I was sure Aura liked Jasper. She was smiling all through every class and talking to him every chance she got. I could still see a bruise under the cover up on her cheek but no one else seemed to notice. Gym was horrible; we had to run two miles and she had to leave to go to the bathroom and later told me it hurt so much to breathe. Again we had the argument that she needed to tell someone and that she couldn't do that to her brother.

With Edward and Emmett on my left side and Aura and Jasper on my right I listened to their conversations. "So what are you doing after school?" Jasper asked.

"Probably going to the park…Jayce has friends coming over." I saw her shudder slightly and sighed knowing what happened the last time she was there when he had 'friends' over. Jasper frowned.

"You don't like them?" He looked at her weirdly. Aura looked at me, her hand fluttering by her side. I blinked before realizing she was trying to come up with a fake reason why she hated them.

"Because their total dicks," I said quickly and she looked relieved. "Just believe me on this…his friends are not ones I'd like any of my friends to have." The blonde raised his eyebrows but nodded. I had a bad feeling all three guys had an idea something was up.

"In what ways?" Emmett asked, cracking his knuckles. I rolled my eyes; he was always looking for a fight. We continued walking down the sidewalk away from the high school. "Seriously though, gimme an example," He got in front of us, walking backwards his eyes serious.

"Just bad news," Aura and me said in unison. She snickered. Emmett didn't look amused. He folded his arms over his chest and narrowed his eyes at us. I sighed and looked at her. "Maybe we should tell him," I mouthed. Her eyes went wide and she shook her head violently before pausing and shrugging slightly. "Just bad news," She repeated. "I'll see you guys later, I got a lot of homework," Aura waved before running off past Emmett in the direction of the park.

"What the hell was that about?" Jasper asked. All three guys soon were in front of me, obviously not willing to move. "What's going on with her brother's friends?"

"C'mon Bells just tell. . ." Edward looked at me pleadingly. I glared at him. He knew how irresistible he looked doing puppy eyes at me.

"Dealers," I blurted out. Jasper frowned, Emmett looked clueless and Edward was motioning for me to go on. "Drug dealers, alcoholics and all that other bad stuff…She knows better then to be at the house when they come over…reason why almost everyday after school she goes to the park." I knew Aura would find out I told them and flip out because of it but I didn't say anything about the abuse.

Concern was written all over their faces. "She's not into it," I assured them. "Just it gets a little risky then so she stays away until it gets late and she has no choice but to go home."

"Is she safe?" Jasper's voice was strained. I didn't know how to answer that. Aura knew how to stand up for herself but never did it against Jace.

"The girl's freakishly fast and strong," Emmett said. It was true, something about the mutation made her that way although today I knew it would be hard to believe.

"Ahuh. . . then how do you explain gym? Running looked hard for her," The blonde raised his eyebrows.

"She has some sort of accident a few days ago, bruised her ribs. Don't know if you two know this," I looked at Emmett and Jasper, "But running with injured ribs is hard." Edward didn't look convinced. "Gah can't you guys just leave it alone?" I stormed past them, picking up a jog.

"How was school?" Rosalie asked once I got inside. I shrugged and went straight to my room. It was four thirty and I didn't have that much homework. Racing through it by five I snatched my phone and called Aura.

"Mew?" She answered making me laugh. "Oh hi Bella, what's up?"

"Um. . . nothing, how are you?" I said debating whether to tell her I'd told the guys or have one of them ask.

"Took more advil still hurts like hell," She sighed. "Locked myself in my bedroom as soon as I got home. The house is full of them and I can't run downstairs to get a snack. One of them tried to grab me as I was walking in." I heard laughter that sounded way to loud to be a sober laugh.

"You gonna be okay? You know you can always come over. . . if things get bad," I stared at the ceiling, stretched out on my bed. I heard the sound of pots banging, letting me know my parents were home and Mom was no doubt making dinner.

She hesitated, "If I can get the window open could I sleepover? I don't care if he passes out I don't want to wake up here in the morning." I smiled.

"Mom can Aura sleepover!" I yelled downstairs and she laughed.

"Sure honey!" She shouted back. I grinned and got up to pull the sidebed from under my bed.

"Alright come on over." In fifteen minutes we were all sitting at the table with bowls of spaghetti. My mom was smiling as Aura wolfed down the pasta.

"So how's your brother?" Rosalie asked as she refilled her glass with 7-Up.

"He's fine. . ." She said slowly. That ended our conversation and as soon as everyone had finished Aura and I went up to my room. She dropped her bag on the floor, "Thanks a lot for letting me come over."

"No problem," I smiled but it soon fell as she started changing. Nearly half her side was purple with a bruise. "You really should see Dr. Cullen about that. . ." She shot me a look before slipping into a silk shirt and fluffy kitty bottoms. I rolled my eyes and threw on a nightshirt.

I never got a chance to ask her about Jasper; as soon as her head hit the pillow she was asleep. I snickered and climbed into my bed, flicking off the light.

Just gonna type this now;

Bella-16

Jace-19

Edward-17

Rosalie-17

Emmett-18

Aura-16

Jasper-17

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