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A/N Okay I'm so sorry I haven't updated in ages. But I've been so stressed lately at school, what with History Coursework, English presentation, prizegiving speech, piano lessons…you get the gist! I'm so happy that school finishes next Wednesday though!

Chapter 3 – Dirty Little Secret (All American Rejects)

"Edward's mine, bitch! Never forget that!"

"But does Edward want you? That is the question!" I retorted, smiling sweetly at Lauren. Her eyes narrowed into slits and you could almost see steam coming out of her ears. I just ignored her and walked toward the half way line we weren't allowed to cross, standing in between Angela and Rose.

What did Lauren think Edward was? Her property? Surely she can't actually love him if she thinks like that! If only Edward knew, though on some level I think he does.

"I'll be defender" Emmett snapped me out of my thoughts as he bounded past me to our bench. Lauren was up on the bench but was still glaring in my direction. Thankfully, Emmett huge size managed to block Lauren out of view. Now I won't have to see Lauren's hideous face! (Joking – I'm not that mean!).

Alice had the ball on our side and Jasper on the other team. They both walked up to the half-way line, so they were standing opposite each other. I saw Jasper smiling at Alice, and Alice suddenly perked up.

"Okay, on the count of three. One, two, THREE." Ms Cope blowed her whistle to the entire room. Balls flew past in my vision and the noise was deafening. I wanted to duck and hide, but that would just be cowardly.

I saw Alice throwing the ball. Man she can throw far for such a small person! Unfortunately it swerved too far to the right, so Edward couldn't catch it.

"Damn!" I heard Alice curse. Edward got the ball and threw the ball back to our side. Rose caught it and rushed to the line. She prepared herself for a few seconds, and threw the ball hard, right into Edward's hands. "Yes!" she celebrated, then rushed over to Edward and got up on the bench. "Well done Rosie" Emmett sang, and it echoed around the whole room. Rose blushed slightly but looked pleased. Unfortunately, Emmett got distracted, and Jasper threw the ball into Lauren's hands.

"C'mon Bella. You can do it! I know you can!" Edward cheered me on. I heard a snort and turned to see Lauren glaring daggers at me. Emmett was brilliant at blocking and managed to diverge any ball that got anywhere near Lauren, who was not looking very happy about not being seen. This time Jessica tried to throw the ball, but it landed about 2 metres short of Lauren. "Go on Bella! Try!" Angela urged me on as the ball ended up in my hands.

Oh God. Oh God. I cannot do this!

No Bella! You have to try!

But I'll just make a fool of myself!

No you won't!

Yes I will. And then I'll look like a complete idiot!

You're arguing with yourself – of course you're an idiot!

Damn those stupid voices in my head. Why do they have to be so annoying? Oh well. I guess I do have to try. For the team! I walked up to the line and took a deep breath. Angela looked at me and smiled, encouraging me. I smiled back half-heartedly.

Then Rose and Edward looked at me. I looked straight at Rose, trying to aim for her. She looked concentrated, staring directly in my eyes, opening her hands out to catch the ball.

I had to do this! I clutched the ball in my chest, and bent my legs to spring…

…Oww! Something hit me hard on the back of the head and I lost my balance. The ball flew out of my hand and I tripped, landing face down on the floor. I felt a stinging pain on my forehead.

What the heck? I turned to see Rose, Edward, Alice, Angela, Emmett and Jasper rushing towards me and circled me.

"Oh my God!"

"Bella!"

"Is she okay?"

"Someone call the teacher!"

The voices all muffled into on another and my eyes drooped, slipping into unconsciousness…

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BBBBRING! BRING BRING! Eugh. What is that annoying ringing sound? Must be my damn alarm clock. No! I'm not waking up now. It's too early for school.

"Bella!" I heard someone shout. Probably Renee as usual, coming to wake me up.

"5 more minutes" I mumbled to her, turning over to get more comfortable. And then a shot of pain whizzed through me. My eyes were forced open.

"AAAAAH!" 6 fuzzy faces crowded my vision and the abrupt proximity made me cover my head with the sheet. I heard a mixture of laughs, both soprano and alto. Wait. This isn't my duvet! It's too thick and rough.

"Where am I?" I asked, totally confused. I turned to look back at the people around me, and I realised it was just Alice, Rose, Edward, Emmett, Jasper and a girl who looked vaguely familiar.

"You're in the hospital wing Bella" Rose answered, looking concerned.

"Erm, why?" I don't remember coming here.

All of them looked at each other worried. "Maybe you should call dad, Edward. She might be suffering memory loss" Alice said.

"Erm HELLO? I'm right here you know. And I'm fine!" I was irritated now. And they still haven't told me what was going on! "And anyway, how's your dad going to help?" I demanded at Alice. Alice spoke slowly, like talking to a mental person.

"Our dad's a doctor Bella. He might be able to help you."

"Yeah Bella. We just want to help," Edward said earnestly, his burning eyes a mixture of worry and relief.

Man those two were so pushy. "There's nothing wrong with me! Now can you please tell me what happened!"

"Bella. Do you not remember anything?" The familiar girl asked nervously. I stared straight back at her. She looked familiar. The dark brown hair, the gentle eyes and smile.

"Oh. Oh! You're Angela" I pointed at her. Now okay. I knew that was rude but I had just woken up not knowing where I was or why I was there. What did you expect? I seriously must be going crazy.

But Angela just smiled at me and nodded. She was nice. But where had I met her?... Now I remember, it was in P.E. We were playing benchball. I was going to throw the ball, but then something hit me on the back of the head. As soon as I thought that, my hand twisted to the back of my head. I could feel a tiny bump covered by my hair, but I winced as I touched it.

"What hit me?" I asked. No-one answered. I sighed frustrated. "Stupid people. Supposed to my friends" I muttered angrily.

"Aah Bella, I'm so happy you consider me as a friend!" Emmett, who was unusually quiet, boomed out and scooped me up to give me a hug. My eyes bugled from the shock, and from the fact that like last time, I couldn't breathe.

"EMMETT! She's still recovering" a deep, amused voice spoke. I turned to see Jasper, the honey-blond haired guy that Alice fancies looking at us with a smile on his face. Emmett laughed but let me go. I smiled in gratitude to Jasper.

"So Jasper," I began brightly, "Would you like to tell me what hit my head and knocked me unconscious?" Jasper's face was comical as the smile disappeared from his face. "Erm, actually no, I wouldn't like to." Alice started laughing but I narrowed my eyes. "Very funny!" I said sarcastically.

I tuned to Rose and smiled brilliantly at her. She sighed but grudgingly said, "Fine I'll tell you. But promise you won't get angry or do something stupid?" She warned me.

"I promise," I responded, but obviously I didn't really mean it. I had my fingers crossed behind my back.

"It turned out that Lauren threw the ball, and it hit your head."

"WHAT!" That basta-

"Bella calm down!" Rose quickly told me.

"Calm down! CALM DOWN! That stupid twit knocked me unconscious Rose! Did you expect me to go and give her hugs and kisses?"

"Of course not. But being angry isn't going to make things better."

"But it would make me feel better."

"Going to shout at Lauren won't help Bella" Edward quietly said. "It's exactly the sort of thing Lauren would do. Don't stoop down to her level!"

Aaah. Why did Edward always have to be right?

"Hmph" I pouted childishly, but Edward smiled. "Didn't Ms Cope do anything though" I whined. Getting a detention wasn't nearly as bad as what she did to me, but it was better than nothing!

"Well, Lauren 'said' that it was an accident, and she was just trying to throw the ball to her team. And of course, Jessica went along with that" Alice looked angry. I snorted. Even though Lauren was selfish and spoilt, she was charming and intelligent enough to be able to pull that off.

"Look. Now you're awake, why don't we go and get some lunch," Edward hurriedly said, obviously trying to make sure I didn't heat up again.

"Yeah, that's a good idea," Rose agreed, catching on.

"Fine," I grumped, slinging my legs off the bed.

The next thing I heard was high heels clattering, coming closer and closer. At first I thought it was just a teacher walking past, but then Lauren and Jessica walked into the already cramped room. Lauren's nose wrinkled in disgust as she walked by Angela, who immediately cowered into the shadow. My anger boiled again, and I opened my mouth to shout at her when she spoke first.

"I'm really sorry about what happened today Bella. I didn't mean to hurt you" she smiled angelically at me. Okay, well two can play at that game!

"Oh Lauren. I totally forgive you! Of course it was an accident!" I smiled back at her. Her smile stayed in place but her eyes narrowed a bit. She was trying to work out what I was up to.

"Hmmm. Well I just felt so sorry about the incident I just had to apologize! Hopefully there won't be any need to tell your parents, now that you've agreed to forgive me".

Oh, so that was her plan. I decided to play along with it.

"Of course there's no need to tell my parents. It'll just be our little secret" I whispered back at her.

A/N Okay this chapter is a bit shorter than the others but I felt this would be the best ending. Hopefully next chapter will be longer (and updated sooner!)

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