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, besides my OC Sarah. However, SM has kindly let me borrow them for the duration of this story... -Cough.- This story is currently unbeta'd, however, if you'd like to beta for me, send me a message on twitter or here!
Read remykilday's story, Love in An Elevator, it's a collaboration between me and her! =] Also read Darlin', It's a really good story! I've also created a new story featuring Caius and my OC, Sarah. Vampire Love. 3 The story is Transparent.
April 23, 2010.
Friday.
Forks, Washington.
Thursday had passed by uneventful. No one attempted to bait Sarah or Bella into fighting, or arguing, and the demonic trio remained distant for the most part. There was no nasty remarks, any bitter sneers.. Nothing. Rosalie and Jasper had joined them yesterday as well, forced to do the typical first day introductions.
At first they were concerned, wondering how well the Whitlock's would fit into their tight-knit family, but just as quickly they realized.. they fit rather well. Except.. Sarah didn't take well to the newcomers. It didn't have anything to do with them, or rather, it had minimum to do with them.
Emmett was stressed due to the fact that Sarah was taking the additions a bit hard, unable to find the medium between everything. She had grown accustomed to only five of them, the affection flowing easily between the members due to how long they have known each other. There had been a couple times that Sarah had stood from the table, and quickly exited the current room just to be safe that she wouldn't retaliate. The tension and strain of trying to cope with the adjustment was just too complicated for her.
Friday wasn't any different. The tension during lunch was thick enough to cut with a butter knife. Sarah had distanced herself as far away from the table as she could. Seeing as how the sun was bright and it was warm out for once, the group had decided to eat outside for once. Sarah had seated herself at wall a couple feet away from the table where the others sat. She was a bit distracted, browsing through some of the photos within the portfolio the girl's had put together during photography.
The designer boots in front of her had her glancing up into the frustrated face of Rosalie. Unable to help herself, she thought that her and Alice would get along just fine. They were both fans of fashion and probably owned more designer clothes than her and Bella combined. If Sarah was to guess, she would suspect that the boots were Christian Louboutin.
Sarah even had to admit, the outfit Rosalie decided to wear to school was.. rather cute. A large, pale gray dress shirt with the sleeves rolled to above her elbows. The shirt was long on her, more like a dress to her mid-thighs and it was cinched at her waist with a thick, black belt. Black and platinum bangles covered one wrist, while a large, shimmering silver tiffany cuff was on the other wrist. Layered hoops dangled from her ears while a string of double layered black beads hung around her neck. She had left her purse over at the table, trusting the pixie to guard her Dolce & Gabbana Tote.
Rosalie shifted her weight onto one leg, patiently waiting for the girl below her to stand. When Sarah finally did stand, adjusting her shorts that barely hit mid-thigh, she took a quick glance over of her outfit, seizing her up for the most part. Black and pink DVS covered the girl's feet, legs bare up until her black shorts. A light gray graphic tee with a cross and 'Eternity' on it was covered by an unbuttoned vest. Black jelly bracelets covered one wrist, while a Coco Swarovski Crystal ring decorated her ring finger from knuckle to hand. It would leave one nasty mark if she punched someone.
On her other wrist, a collection of pink and black jelly bracelets with dangling gold peace signs settled against her skin. Her ears were decorated with white gold hoops adorned with small onyx diamonds and a peace sign at the bottoms. Coiled loosely around her throat was a double layered string of hexagonal black beads.
All in all, it was an outfit both her and Alice would approve of. Sarah focused her attention on Rosalie with a faint frown. What could she possibly wish to discuss away from the group? However, she tossed her bag onto the table, Bella quickly drawing it down between her and Emmett, and followed behind Rosalie who led the way. They turned the corner of the building, when Sarah suddenly found herself cornered against the brick wall.
"What is your problem with me and my brother?" Rosalie wasted no time in breaching the subject. Her crystal blue orbs bright, and frozen over with her indifference. Sarah's own pale orbs were equally as cold.
"I have no problem with you, for the most part. You just expect to be welcomed into the group so easily, but it's not that simple for me." Sarah snapped, frustration heavy in her tone of voice. Rosalie's eyes narrowed, her lips pressing into a thin frown before she sighed lightly.
"It's not easy for me and Jasper either. We went from being solo acts to pulled into an affectionate atmosphere where we had no secrets." The group had no problems telling everyone anything and everything that concerned the other. They kept nothing a secret. Rosalie stepped back from Sarah, letting her have more room.
"Look, lets head back to the table before they send a search party." Sarah stepped away from the wall then, holding her arm out for Rosalie, who looped her's through. With light smiles across their lips, they headed for the table where the group was packing up their belongings. The bonfire was that night, and the group had decided to skip after Lunch.
A smirk tugged at Sarah and Rosalie's lips, surprisingly causing them to look remarkably like siblings. Jasper glanced up when Rosalie returned to the table to grab her purse from Alice. His questioning gaze was enough for his sister to smile. "It's fine."
He glanced over to Sarah, to find her laughing with Bella. Emmett had lifted her up and thrown her smaller form over his shoulder in a fire-mans hold. For some reason, he felt a little off about Sarah, but figured it had something to do with her indifference to him and his sister joining the group, which was really close already and would now have to adjust.
He jolted from his thoughts when Sarah's foot accidentally smacked into the side of his head from Emmett spinning her around when he turned from one person to another. "Oops! Sorry Jazz!"
Jasper paused at the new nickname he got, but he shook his head and stood from the table, gathering the rest of his belongings. Alice twirled around on the tan, brown and white Jimmy Choo wedges she had worn to school, the skirt of her white, summery dress twisting around her petite figure with the movement. Her short hair was still in a disray, made worse by the ruffle from Edward and the twirling she did. In her hands was a Gucci bag that went well with her entire outfit. Pale gold and platinum pearls in a double layer was tied around her throat.
What was with the girls and pearls or beads today? Dual hearts dangled from her ears, completing the outfit tastefully. His attention drifted from the small pixie to the female standing next to her, holding Sarah's bag in her hand. Bella's hair had been drawn back in a messy side ponytail, leaving the length of her neck bare. A pair of dark wash denim Bermuda Shorts molded against her lower body, forming around her ass to perfection. Thong sandals adorned her dainty feet, her toes having been painted for tonight's festivities. A thick bangle with chains and sequins in an erratic pattern covered one wrist, while the other held a peace sign held on by two strips of brown leather. Simple dangling, light brown hoops with a dream catcher's appearance hung from her ears. Her top was rather eye-catching though. A thick strapped tank top that fell lower on one side at the end than the other and was covered with an assortment of dangles that hung from layers that was attached to the straps of the shirt.
A very flashy, but surprisingly fitting, outfit for her. Jasper shook his head, sadden with himself for the fact that he could name the purses, shoes or even the jewelery the girl's were wearing. He spent far too much time with Rosalie. He dumped the rest of his unfinished food in the trash can, following his sister and Emmett out to the parking lot. He and Rose had rode in to school with Sarah today, seeing as how they had moved in just down the street from them, being their only other neighbor for a couple miles. Their properties even met somewhere in the middle.
Bella, having Sarah's purse, removed her keys and unlocked the truck, tossing the bag into the back before putting the key in the ignition. Emmett dropped his sister down in the open door, letting her climb on inside before turning to head for his Jeep. He tossed the keys to Edward, who grinned at the chance to drive the Jeep for once, and then grabbed his bag to head back to the truck. Emmett helped Rosalie up into the back seat before climbing in after her as she scooted over to the opposite side. Edward, Alice and Bella piled into the Jeep, roaring off with a wave to the others. Sarah shook her head, pulled herself into the driver seat, and closed the door.
Jasper shook his head, tossed his bag on the floor of the truck, and hopped up into the passenger seat. "Let's go!"
Emmett yelled from the backseat, and when the final door and seat-belt was secured, she flew from the parking lot, which had Rosalie squealing in surprise. The mixture of songs she had burnt onto a CD to solve her and Emmett's problems was popped into the Radio, the first song blaring from the speakers being Point/Counter-Point by Streetlight Manifesto.
Jasper and Sarah started to sing along, surprisingly on key with each other, while Rosalie just rolled her eyes at the two, before bursting into laughter at her brother playing the drums on the dashboard. God only know how Sarah could drive while bouncing around in her seat. She was even bouncing her foot. It was just the sort of song that makes people want to move around. Emmett huffed at the music, but even he cracked a smile at his sister looking more comfortable around the new additions to their group. He knocked his shoulders into Rosalie's to the beat of the music, and when the song was over all four dissolve into fit's of giggles.
The next song to come on was We Be Steady Mobbin' by Lil Wayne. Emmett's face broke into a massive grin, and he began to rap the lyrics along with the song. Rosalie laughed so hard that she ends up snorting, which set's Jasper and Sarah off laughing so hard that they had tears streaming down their faces.
They pulled up at the Cullen's house, and the Whitlock twins climbed out of the truck giggling, while Sarah practically fell out of her truck. Luckily Edward, Alice and Bella had arrived before them, despite Sarah's maniacal driving, and Edward caught her round the waist before she face-planted into the dirt. Emmett was still sitting in the back of the car, waving his arms around whilst rapping. Alice and Bella caught a glimpse into the car, and started to snicker.
"What?" Emmett asked when he saw his friends practically rolling around in the driveway in fits of laughter when the song was over.
"You…rapper…LAME!" Were the only words that Sarah could gasp out, clutching her stomach. It actually hurt to breath.
"What the hell! You know I'm an awesome rapper, sister dear." Emmett boasted proudly as he stepped out of the vehicle. The group of friends were all gasping for air at this point, and Emmett glared at them, before stomping off up the Cullen's driveway and to the front door. Edward and the others followed him, still occasionally giggling at Emmett, and Edward unlocked the door before leading everyone into the house.
"Nice house." Rosalie smiled at Edward.
"Thanks. My mom is an interior designer, and she uses pictures of the house to lure in her clients." He smirked. It really was true. Esme would use the photos she had taken of the house before and after to show off her interior skills.
"Well, she must have a hell of a lot of clients." Jasper snickered.
"Oh, she does." Bella giggled, "Esme is one of the most respected designers in Washington. She get's jobs all over the state."
"Wow. I'm kind of surprised Mom hasn't tracked her down yet." Jasper added in. The Whitlock Matriarch was looking for someone to help redesign the interior of their new house to something the family was a little more familiar with, which was a more country/western feel.
"She probably has. She'll just be biding her time. She'll show up soon with a casserole, and bug Edward's mom till she agrees." Rosalie replied to her brother.
"Dude's. We have an agenda. Food!" Emmett howled to the group with a goofy smile.
"One track mind." Sarah muttered, and they all headed to the kitchen. Edward, Emmett, Alice, Sarah and Bella knew exactly what food they bought yesterday, and quickly pulled everything out from the fridge and the cupboards and began to pile it up on the counter. Jasper and Rosalie stood wide eyed as the group removed mountains of food.
"Can you grab some of the bags from underneath the sink?" Edward asked Jasper, who nodded quite dumbly and headed to the cabinet under the sink, pulling out all of the bags. It looked like they'll need them.
"How….how…how can we possibly need this much food?" Rosalie gasped in shock. The mountain of food was enough to fill an army twice!
"You've seen Emmett eat lunch twice now. Compared to the Quileute boys, he's a light eater." Sarah smirked, and Rosalie's eyes widened in disbelief. Watching Emmett eat lunch had been enough to make her feel nauseous. It was like watching a lion take down a gazelle. Horrifying and one of those things that you just can't look away from.
"That's…disturbing." Rosalie finally managed to get out.
"Yeah. Just wait. Once we're down to the last few burgers, fist fight's start. Paul once broke Sam's nose trying to get a hot-dog." Bella mentioned seriously.
"That was awesome." Sarah reminisced fondly. And really damn hot. Really, really damn hot.
Once the food was piled up on the rather large kitchen island, to the point where the occasional item kept falling onto the floor, only to be picked up by one of the group as they flitted round grabbing more food. Once they were finished, there was enough food to feed the entire town for at least a month, or so Rosalie thought.
"Okay. Rosalie, can you pack the chips and pretzels and stuff like that into these bags?" Alice chirped, darting forward and handing two large tote bags to Rosalie, who nodded her head. Alice then spun to Jasper.
"Jasper, dips, potato salad, coleslaw and stuff like that into these." She handed two cold storage bags to him.
"Emmett, drinks, Sarah, vegetables, Edward, meats, Bella, don't trip over anything." Bella shot a glare at a smirking Alice, who oversaw everyone's activities. Alice may be tiny, but she had the natural authority of a dictator. And she's a little scary, to be honest.
"Which cars are we taking?" Alice asked the group.
"The jeep and the Volvo have the most trunk space." Edward answered, which earned him a whack of a potato on the head.
"I'm not riding in the Volvo!" Sarah yelled out and Edward leveled a glare at her.
"The Volvo is a great car!" Edward huffed in defense to his car.
"It's a great car for driving to bingo." Sarah snickered.
"Children. Behave!" Alice commanded, and the two stopped talking. Alice's eyes glazed over. When they finally cleared, she points at Emmett. "You, take the drinks, vegetables, the cold storage bags, and anything that can be damaged or spilled."
"Why?" Edward asked, wondering why Emmett got to carry the more fragile items and he got the other.
"Because, sweetheart, you drive like your in a high-speed chase." Alice grinned, before quickly kissing him on the lips. "We'll take everything else in the Volvo, so you guys are all driving in the Jeep." Alice dictated, a few glares and sneers(mostly from Sarah) being her response.
Emmett shot her a salute before picking up a handful of bags. The others picked up the rest and followed him out, and Edward locked the front door behind him. They distributed the food into cars and Alice and Edward put everyone's stuff in the backseat of the Volvo, as well as some blankets a couple of coolers filled with ice, before climbing into the car and driving off. Emmett boosted Sarah up into the passenger seat before helping Rosalie into the backseat as well. Jasper grabbed Bella up by the waist and swung her up into the Jeep, causing her to start to giggle.
"Oh. Is somebody ticklish?" Jasper's eyes lit up at that information and he jumped into the car, before tickling Bella mercilessly, and she tried to escape, but Rosalie was blocking the way.
"Oh that's such a bad idea." Sarah snickered as Jasper continued to tickle Bella.
"Why?" Rosalie asked curiously, as Emmett climbed into the jeep and started the engine.
"She's a kicker." The siblings replied in unison. Rosalie was confused until Jasper yelped, and she spun around to look at her brother, who was clutching his ribs.
"Shit! Oh god I'm sorry!" Bella exclaimed as she managed to right herself.
"It's a lesson we've all learned bro." Emmett laughed. "When we were about 13, Bella broke my nose and busted up Sarah's lip when we tickled her. It's like an automatic response or something. Just be glad she didn't get you in the nuts."
"Well thank god for small miracles." Jasper rasped. Bella had a hard kick that could send any grown man cowering.
"I'm so, so sorry." Bella murmured.
"It's okay. I'm fine." Jasper reassured her. Or, he felt as fine as one could with a bruised rib.
"Okay kids. Let's roll!" Emmett yelled out, before pulling the car out of the driveway and heading toward La Push. Music pounded from the speakers, on occasion Rosalie and Emmett singing along, or Rosalie and Sarah, or other different pairings would add along to the vocals, the non-singing pair laughing and giggling.
During the sing along of The Veronica's, Revenge is Sweet, the jeep pulled up beside the Volvo at First Beach. Sarah, unable to help herself when she noticed Paul's figure just a ways down the beach, jumped and whistled loudly. The tanned male spun around, his brow furrowed before a cocky grin tugged at his lips and he started jogging toward the jeep. Sam and Quil, noticing their friend's attention being drawn away, followed behind him.
Sarah glanced to Emmett briefly, smirking to herself before she climbed up onto the outside of the jeep, balancing on the thin rail. Paul's eyes widened, worry and alarm bright in his chocolate orbs. Sam and Quil had matching expressions, and all three quickened their space. Unable to help herself, Sarah, giggling like a demented little child, propelled herself from the side of the jeep, twisting herself into a perfect back flip.
"SARAH!" Paul's husky voice shouted as he darted forward, concerned for the female he just loved teasing to death. When she landed the flip with barely a wince, and didn't fall, he slid to a stop with a frown. Jasper had even leaned out of the jeep in worry for the girl he just met a couple days prior.
She couldn't help the giggles that erupted from her at the guys faces. Apparently, they've never seen Parkour, which she enjoyed doing in her spare time. Which was a lot. Rosalie slipped from the jeep with a grin, Bella giggling just as had as Sarah was, and the three skipped off past the stunned Paul, Quil and Sam, who just stupidly stared after them.
Emmett shook his head, and smacked Jasper upside the head. They both quickly started unloading their stuff, the stunned three rushing to help. By the time they had arrived to the area where the bonfire was set up, all of them were stunned speechless, even Emmett.
Rosalie had shredded the shirt she wore, leaving the accessories on. Her bikini was baby blue, bringing out the shade of her eyes, and was strapless and tiny. The bottoms had black rubber semi-circles holding the fabric together at her hips. Alice was dressed in a baby pink tiny bikini that seemed more like lingerie than an actual bathing suit.
Bella was garbed in a cobalt blue bikini with black designs on the fabric. It was more conservative than Rosalie and Alice's, but she still couldn't help the faint blush marking her cheeks. Paul couldn't seem to stop gaping at Sarah, which had Emmett smacking him upside the head. She had dressed in a dark, blood red bikini with black stripes.
The guy's shook their heads, stripping off their shirts which had the girl's gawking at the figures in front of them. Each guy had a delicious six pack, and some muscle in their arms and upper body. Even they had to shake their head to regain their thoughts from the gutter.
They were so lost in their thoughts for that split second that they missed the conspiring glances between the guys. Emmett swooped in, throwing Rosalie over his shoulder. She shrieked, and pounded her fists against his back. Jasper hoisted Bella up over his shoulder, clutching her tight as she started struggling, almost forcing him to drop her.
Edward nabbed up Alice before she could even react, and held her in a fire-mans hold. The last left was Sarah, who looked ready to bolt for safety. It took Paul, Sam and Quil to wrestle her down, all three having hold of a section of her body. The group marched for the waves, struggling to keep their wriggling cargo in place.
The next thing the girl's knew, they were soaked with salt water. The chill quickly spreading through their bones, but it only lasted a second before it was replaced by bliss. When they broke the surface, the guys were scrambling for the beach, which had the girls giggling.
They would get them back when they least expect it.
"The water feels really good." Sarah and Rosalie spoke at the same time, which sent the group back into giggles. Each of them floated along the surface of the water, sighing with delight at the temperature of the water.
"Aren't they aware we are not getting out yet?" Bella questioned after a couple seconds. From the shore, it looked like the girls weren't in sight.
"They are probably too busy thinkin' we are plotting revenge." Alice smirked, "Which we are."
"Just not right now! This is pure bliss!" Sarah purred, only to shriek as she was yanked under the water. One by one, before they could react, the girl's were yanked beneath the water, only to resurface up on top of shoulders.
Rosalie swayed on top of Emmett's shoulders, smacking him on the top of the head roughly.
"You jerks!" Sarah exclaimed as she broke the surface on Paul's shoulders. Bella and Alice soon joined them on Edward and Jasper's shoulders. While they were busy discussing the freaking water, the guys had sneaked up on them again! This just wouldn't do.
"Chicken fight?" Paul's gruff voice questioned the group, each of the girls glancing at each other with a competitive grin.
"Hell yea!" Rosalie shouted in excitement, wiggling around and almost falling from Emmett's shoulders.
"Whose against whose?" Alice chirped, practically vibrating with her excitement.
"Free for all!!!!!" Emmett howled, rushing forward. Rosalie squealed, while the girls shrieked in surprise when they were suddenly attacked by the flailing blond. The guys all headed for each other, the girls reaching out to grab another and try to knock them off the guys shoulders.
Sarah and Rosalie were going head to head, Alice and Bella doing the same a little ways away. Sarah's hand was pressed against her opponents face, while Rosalie had her hand gripping the back of her neck. One was pushing, the other was pulling. No one was hardly budging until, with a sudden lunge forward, Sarah and Rosalie toppled both off of the shoulders and into the water in a tangled mess.
Bella and Alice weren't fairing any better. Bella had her arms around Alice's tiny little figure, trying to pull her off of Edward's shoulders while Alice was holding a death grip around Bella's shoulders. Neither were going anywhere. Eventually, however, they both crashed into the water.
All four broke the surface, giggling and clutching onto the other, their feet barely touching the ground. "Why did you take us out to the deep part?! We are short compared to you guys!"
Alice latched onto Edward's sides, draping her legs around his waist while Bella clutched onto Jasper in the same fashion. Sarah climbed up onto Paul's back, nestling her chin down against the curve of his neck. Rosalie pulled herself up onto Emmett's shoulders, settling comfortably in place.
"To the shore!" Sarah shouted, careful to keep her tone down so she didn't bust Paul's ear drum, and thrust her fist into the air. The guys chuckled, shook their head, and aimed for the shore.
