Edward stalked over to where Alice and I were standing. Alice glared at him as he reached us. Edward grabbed Alice's arm and yanked her over to him. I glanced up at Edward's face and started trembling. His face was composed of nothing but anger, and confusion.
"Yes Edward?" Alice said, giving Edward an agitated look.
"Can I speak with you for a second." I looked at Alice's still angry face, and then at Edward's face. I was surprised that he had managed to calm himself down. He was now looking down at Alice, almost pleading her with his eyes to come with him. He glanced at me and some of the anger returned.
"Actually Edward, you can't." Alice said, giving him her most apologetic smile. "You see, me and Bella here are talking. It was very rude of you to interrupt." I glanced between the two of them, who were now simultaneously glaring at each other. I took the time to notice that each one of them had the same exact pale skin color. I stared for another second before I saw Mike get out of his car behind Edward.
"Mike!" I called, smiling at him when he turned around. I couldn't help it, because we had so much fun last night that I decided he was a good guy. He waved at me and jogged over.
"Hey Bella." He whispered in my ear as he kissed my cheek. I smiled at him once again when I felt his arm go around my waist then I turned back to Edward and Alice. My smile fell when I saw open confusion on Alice's face. She was looking back and forth between Mike, me and Edward. I followed her eyes when she glanced at Edward, to see him staring at Mike's arm around my waist. My heart clenched when I saw hurt written all over his face. He glanced down at the ground, then looked me straight in the eye. All the hurt from before was replaced with tenderness.
"I'll see you in biology, Bella." He said, giving me a faint smile. I waved back at him, feeling very confused.
Mike was glaring at Edward's back as he walked away. Alice was still staring at Mike and me, probably wondering what the hell was going on. Especially after I just told her I didn't really like Mike.
"Ummm…What were you saying before, Alice?" I said, trying to lighten the awkwardness that had descended. Mike tugged at my hand, trying to make me leave, but I wouldn't budge.
"Never mind Bella, I shouldn't have even thought of it anyway. I mean, you are going out with Mike." She looked angry, but when she talked, I heard sorrow ringing from every word she spoke. She smiled at the both of us, before walking away.
"Could the Cullens be any weirder?" Mike said, watching Alice catch up to Edward. I watched, too, and saw her wrap her arms around his waist and rest her head on his shoulder. The tall blonde boy appeared out of nowhere and wrapped his arm around Alice's waist. On Edward's other side, the beautiful blonde girl linked her arm into his. The bear-like Cullen tossed his arm around the girl's shoulder, while her other arm snaked around his waist. When they parted, I noticed Alice kiss Jasper passionately. I vaguely noticed my mouth dropped open at all of their inhuman beauty. I tore my eyes away from them to look at Mike, who had also dropped his jaw. Then the bell rang and we all walked away. Turns out, the Cullens left the next day.
ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER
"What?" Mike said, smiling down on me as I started laughing for no reason. I had my head on his shoulder and my arm around his waist. His arm was around mine, too.
"Nothing Mike." I was still laughing when Darin, Alvin, Rick, and Scott came up to us. Scott put his arm through mine, and whispered "Did you kiss him yet? Come on I want all the juicy details of last night!"
I turned and smiled at Scott. Mike and I had had a date almost every night since he first asked me out, and last night was the best. We went to a restaurant, and then went for a moonlit stroll down the beach. It was almost like a scene out of a movie. Except for the fact that I still wouldn't let Mike kiss me. He has tried but I stopped him, because every time he did, I would think of that kiss Alice had given Jasper, and how much love was behind it. I couldn't understand it, but I knew I couldn't have that with Mike, and I didn't want it with Mike either.
"No, I didn't kiss him Scott!" Scott gasped and looked at Mike.
"Mike, that is no way to treat your girlfriend! I can't believe you haven't kissed her yet!" Mike all of a sudden looked uncomfortable, I'm sure I looked the same. His wasn't for the same reason, though. I followed his eyes to where I saw Jessica standing, taping her foot, with her hip cocked out, hand on it.
"Damn that girl has one killer body" Darin and Alvin said together. I rolled my eyes at them as they started to drool.
"Guys" Mike said sharply, slapping Alvin in the back of his head. Rick just stood there with his arms crossed, glaring at Jessica as she trotted over to us. Scott hissed under his breath, and started to glare at her, too.
"Hey boys." Jessica said smiling at Darin, Alvin, and Mike. "Bella, Scott." She said coldly. I noticed how she didn't acknowledge Rick.
"What do you want, Jessica." Mike said, pulling me closer.
"I want to tell you that that slut right next to you-"
"Excuse me?" I say, breaking free of Mike's arm and walking right up to her. She looked surprised that I did that, but quickly covered it up with her bitchiness.
"What, you have a problem with your name?" She said, giving me an evil smile.
"My name? No, I have no problem with that. I just don't like it when people call me their own names. It gets kind of confusing." I said, smiling at her. Inside I was marveling at how confident I was being. I have no idea where this side of me came from.
Jessica was gaping at me, obviously astounded that that had just backfired on her. She looked at me, and then at Mike.
"I thought that you loved me!" She exploded, practically so the whole school could hear. In the distance I saw the Cullen's at their car, waiting for the bell to ring like the rest of the school. And also like the rest of the school, they were staring in our direction. But my heart stopped, because I was the only one who noticed they were back. I was probably the only one who noticed they were gone.
"Ummm…..No" Mike said, making no attempt to make it nicer in any way.
"But you…you slept with me! You told me you would dump her sorry ass today! Those were your exact words!" She screamed. Lauren came rushing up to Jessica, and pulled her away from us, as she was now sobbing. As soon as she left the entire school shot into whispers and conversations. Obviously about what just went down. Except the Cullens, they continued to stare at us, and I at them. But right now I had to address the situation at hand.
I slowly turned around to face Mike, and when I met his eyes I raised my eyebrows at him. He looked panicked.
"Bella, look, it was nothing, really, I was drunk-"
"Dude, you were totally not drunk, you had me drink all your beer because you said it was illegal." Rick said in his rumbling voice. Mike's face became even more panicked and nervous as he looked at me. He shot Rick a quick glare, who just shrugged and recrossed his arms.
"Bella you have to understand-"
"Mike"
"That I don't like her-"
"Mike"
"I really actually was going to tell you-"
"MIKE!"
Mike stopped talking and looked at me.
"How long ago did you sleep with her?"
"Bella, it was nothing can we forget-"
"How long?" I said, in an abnormally cool voice.
Mike looked at me with tortured eyes. He looked down and stared at the ground for a long time.
"Mike"
He wouldn't answer me. That was when I knew what had happened.
"Mike, look at me" He slowly raised his eyes to mine, and they were pleading with me to forgive him."
"Good, now answer me." The entire student body was watching again at this point, but I ignored them.
Mike continued to not speak to me. The bell rang, and no one budged. The teachers came out to see where there students where, and they ended up watching too.
"When did you sleep with Jessica, Mike." I said, continuing to eye him down. I vaguely noticed the Cullens walk closer like the rest of the school had done. Everyone was curious.
Mike continued to look me in the eyes before he closed his own and dropped his head.
"Five days ago." I somehow knew that wasn't the end of the story.
"And?" I prompted.
"and every day since" he whispered. He looked up at me again, and he was crying. I was about to walk away again when he touched my arm. I turned around and looked at him.
"but Bella, that was a mistake, I love you"
I looked him straight in the eye, while he looked back at me, with the entire school watching.
"Right." I said, then I turned on my heel and walked to my first period class, ignoring his yelling, telling me that he loved me, and all that other bullshit he fed me for the past three weeks.
