Chp.3

I slam my locker door shut and wipe the fallen tears off of my face. I take a few breaths to settle myself and begin my walk to my homeroom. I am halfway there when I see someone is walking next to me. I look up to see Mike Newton with a smug look on his face.

"Can I help you?" I ask not trying to hide my bitchy tone.

"I saw the fight you and Masen had today." Mike replies.

"And?" I ask him.

"So I was wondering if you are on the market again?" Mike asks me.

"I am not property; I am a person with feelings, Newton. Back the hell off. Edward and I are still dating. If you want him to pound your fact into the ground I suggest that you keep talking." I reply venom laced in my tone.

What the hell is wrong with everyone this morning? Did the planets align oddly? Did hell freeze over in Falls Point when I was in Europe? Because this sure is not the town I left at the beginning of the summer. Mike walks away with hunched shoulders, defeated.

I walk into homeroom and take my usual seat next to Rosalie. Thank god I do not have homeroom with Bella. I do not think I could handle that on top of my morning. I hope I blew Edward and Bella encounter out of proportion, I hope he isn't cheating on me. I hope for his sake too. I would love to see Emmett beat the shit out of him. I laugh at the mental image I just created.

"What is so funny?" Rosalie asks me.

"Imagining my brother pounding Edwards face into the concrete." I reply with a smile.

"Now here is a better question, what the hell is going on with you and him? It looks like there is trouble in paradise." Rose inquires.

"Edward and Bella had an odd exchange this morning. You know how he usually ignores both of you and only tolerates you because you are my friends. Well this morning he actually talked to Bella and I caught his gaze lingering more that it should be. Did you notice anything odd this summer?" I ask her.

"You know how I feel about, Masen. But no I did not really hang around him this summer even though I was bored because Emmett was with you. I found other forms of entertainment." Rose says with a smirk.

"Eww, really Rose, twice in one day. Then Edward started to yell at me because I was looking at the new boy on the motorcycle. So then I accused him of the thing I saw with Bella. Everything escalated this morning, we should be fine by lunch." I tell her.

"He is cute. I do not do blondes but he does have potential." Rose replies.

I laugh at her. Of course, Rose always knows what to say to make me feel better. Speaking of the devil, the mysterious blonde boy walks into our homeroom classes handing Ms. Baker his papers. Just my luck that he will be in this class with me. Edward is not going to be too happy. But I do not care. He has to learn that I am a person not his trophy girlfriend.

"Mr. Hale, there is an empty seat next to Miss Cullen in the back." Ms. Baker tells him.

Great, could this day get any worse? One thing went in my favor just as jasper sat down the bell rang. Ms. Baker ran through the honor code, school policies, dress code, etc. things we have heard over and over since freshman year. She finally stops her droning on and hands us our schedules. I look over mine, happy about how my schedule turned out this year. I have Dance Co. first, then AP US History, then AP Stat, then AP French, first lunch, AP Lang, AP Environmental Science and a free period last period of the day.

Maybe I should start driving so I could leave during that last period. I'll probably stay and work with Ms. York for rehearsal and her classes. Lord, knows she need help with those people thrown in her Dance I classes. I turn to Rose; I know she did not take as difficult of the schedule as I do.

"When do you have lunch?" I ask.

"First. When do you have Lang?" Rosalie asks me.

"After lunch." I tell her.

"Mark it down. I have a class with the infamous and super intelligent Alice Cullen first time since elementary school." Rosalie says sarcastically.

"Hey, it's only because Lit was the only class that fit in my schedule last year so I took that before Lang instead of the other way around. So consider yourself lucky." I say sticking my tongue out at her.

"Excuse me, Alice." Jasper's southern accent calls me.

I swear that voice could turn me into butter. I turn and look at him closely for the first time. His green eyes shining even more then they did in the parking lot. I do not know why I am feeling like this. But I have not felt like this in a while with Edward in a long time.

"Yes?" I ask him in a pleasant tone trying to cover up my bitchyness from earlier.

"Where is the gym?" Jasper asks me.

"I have dance first and the gym is next to the studio. I will walk you there." I tell him.

The bell rings and I get up to lead Jasper to the gym. I see that he is following me. I wait as his exits the classroom and turn right down the hall.

"So where are you from Jasper?" I ask trying to make conversation.

"Texas. I am not use to the cold or rain here." Jasper replies.

"Well, you better get use to it. We hardly see the sun here in Falls Point." I reply with a smile.

I see Edward walking down the hallway, his smiles turns into a glare when he sees me walking next to Jasper. Edward comes over and grabs my hand possessively. Great know we have turned into macho cavemen.

"Hi, I'm Edward Masen. I am Alice's boyfriend." Edward says.

"Hi, Edward. I was just walking Jasper to the gym since he is new here and does not know where it is." I reply to him glaring.

"I'm Jasper. You are very lucky to have a girl like Alice." Jasper replies like a true gentleman. At least some one here has manners.

"I am lucky indeed. And what a coincidence I have gym as well first period. I will take good care of our friend Jasper." Edward says as we reach the locker room.

"The boy's locker room is here. There is a door in the back that leads to the gym. Sorry about him." I tell Jasper when Edward walks into the locker room.

"Thank you for your kindness Alice." Jasper says with a smile and follows Edward through the locker room door.

Dance goes by in a blur. We go over what the class and the team will be like for the freshman and new people. My mind keeps wandering to Jasper. When the bell rings, I get up and wait by the locker room door. Jasper comes out with a bloody nose that looks swollen. He still looks hot but terrible at the same time. I stop him by grabbing his arms. His eyes give him away. He looks so sad.

"What happened?" I ask him.

"I do not want to talk about it." Jasper replies sullenly.

Edward comes out of the locker room with a smug look on his face.

"What the hell did you do?" I shout at Edward.

"Nothing, babe. It is not my fault that our friend Jasper here cannot catch a football." Edward replies with a smile.

I punch him in the arm.

"What the hell was that?" Edward asks.

"this is not a contest, Edward. You already have me there is not competition. Stop being a macho caveman trying to prove that he is manly because you look like a child right now. Call me when you find the man I fell in love with cause the boy standing in front of me sure as hell isn't him." I spit at him.

I turn to see Jasper lingering a few steps down the hall.

"Come on Jasper. I will walk you to your next class." I tell him.