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CHAP 7
The Fight

I got to the gym late and had to sneak into the locker room, meaning I exited late.

I had a shit day ok?

All week I had been doing fine in Calculus - it may or may not have had something to do with the tutoring – but the last couple of days Mr Varner decided to teach us something new and then test us on it! I didn't do so well, I failed!

Stupid test, stupid surprise test, and now my parents are being called in to discuss my future in the mathematics field.

What future!

I had tried to convince them that I was not suited for numbers but they forced me into it.

I pulled my head on roughly still fuming about the impending meeting that would take place Monday morning. I exited not bothering with some stupid dance and stomped straight to where Coach Clapp and Louie were waiting.

The best part of this day would be this handshake. I shook my head; I shouldn't be basing my happiness on a hand shake, my stupidity only added to my anger.

"Shake." Coach Clapp demanded and I slipped off my hoof as he slipped off his paw.

We shook briefly and the same electric shock happened. I was starting to wonder whether this guy was wearing a hand buzzer, but I knew he wasn't. He always seemed shocked after we shook hands much like me.

The shock was still there and so was the racing heart beat after it happened but now I had grown accustom to its promise of always being there. It wouldn't be the same game if it wasn't there. No matter how much I liked it and looked forward to shaking hands with the enemy, he was after all the enemy. I was just going to have to snap out of it.

"Good luck." I said routinely.

"Thanks, but we won't need it." He said smugly.

"What's that suppose to mean?" I asked the defensiveness in me brewing.

"Girls can't play basketball." The muffled voice stated and I turned around.

We were drawn in this competition.

We drew equally last year.

Both sexes are equally balanced.

No one is better than another.

Girls can so play basketball.

Oh this is so on.

The Lion is going down.

"What did you say?" I asked approaching the Lion.

"Never would a girl's team beat a boy's team. It's physics." I took a step closer so there was no less than a centimetre between our mascot uniforms.

"Girls are so much tougher than boys." I said shoving him with my hooves so he stumbled back a little.

He started backing away, "Look I'm not going to fight a girl or a wimpy sheep; I could eat you for dinner." The cocky lion said and anger filled my body

"What!" I was ready to fight.

"I love a bit of roast lamb, wait here while I go get some mint jelly." He joked. Oh this is so on, on like Donkey Kong.

I cleared the imaginary crowd and scratched at the invisible dirt then charged headlong at the Lion. I hit him square in his Lion gut with my head, he fell and I fell on top of him. He groaned and rolled me off him. I got to my knees and caught my breath whilst resting on the bench. The Lion had sat up too but obviously was not willing to lose so easily.

"You fight dirty Sheep." He said and punched my sheep nose so my head spun around 90 degrees. He had stirred up all the dust and fluff from the costume.

I could feel the familiar tingling in my nose. All I had now was my left peripheral vision and from that I saw the Lion lie back down and groan whilst holding his stomach. My nose was still tingling so I tried to prevent an atomic sneeze by rubbing my nose against the inside of the costume.

Big mistake.

This made me sneeze and hit my right eyelid on the bench. I smelt the familiar rust and salt. Crap my eyebrow was bleeding.

"Game over Lion." I said getting to my feet. I tried to navigate my way with limited sight but clumsy Bella made an appearance. I tripped over the Lion's monstrous feet, falling I stuck out my arm to break the fall. I landed on the Lion accidently whacking him in the face. He cried out in pain.

"Sorry." I mumbled and scrambled off him. Coach Clapp grabbed my shoulder and dragged me off to the girl's locker room.

"Swan, what the hell was that?" He said angrily. I pulled off my head so I could talk to him.

"He said girls can't play basketball." I answered honestly.

"So you just head butt him?" He asked and I frowned; did he not see what I just did?

"Pretty much." I answered again.

"You're in here for the rest of the game because of your actions. I'll get the nurse to clean up that cut you've got there." He finished wincing slightly and exiting the locker room.

I sat down and caught a glance of my face in a mirror. I had a big gash on the right one at the end of the eyebrow. I cringed at the look of it, but that strained the cut and the blood flowed faster. I rested my head against a locker as a nurse entered to help me.

Why did he pick today to get cocky? Stupid Lion just keeps screwing with my emotions, doesn't he?

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EPOV

I lay back down and clutched my gut, that Sheep had a really hard head. Why did she fight me? All I said that they would never win against us, we were the best boy's team in the state, of course girls would never beat us.

The Sheep got to her feet and looked around. Her head had turned to the left and I fought the urge to laugh at that. She would probably fight me again.

"Game over Lion." She said and started to walk away but tripped over my feet. She landed on my stomach and her arm crashed into my face, her heavy hoof connecting with my nose. I heard a sickening snap and a warm liquid gushed out of my nose.

"Sorry," I hear her mutter before Coach Clapp dragged her away. I rolled over onto my stomach and started crawling towards the boy's locker rooms. I took off my head and started mopping up the blood.

"Cullen you alright?" Coach Clapp asked entering the locker room.

"I've been better." I mumbled.

"Should I get the nurse?" He asked as he saw the blood stained Lion's chest.

"Nah, it'll be alright." I mumbled again as he left the locker room. I finished mopping up the blood and changed out of the mascot outfit. I wasn't going to go out there and risk another injury from that Sheep.

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"Edward Cullen, what the hell was that?" An infuriated pixie roared at me as she entered the house.

"What?" I asked slipping the ice pack off my nose to see the scariest little midget I've ever seen.

"Didn't our parents teach you any values at all?" She screamed, "Everybody knows you don't fight girls!" She continued.

I sighed and placed the ice pack back on my nose, "I don't know what fight you were watching Alice, but I'm pretty sure it was one sided." I said honestly, the Sheep practically attacked me.

"Well you should've ended it!" Alice continued.

"Alice, I all but stayed on the ground for the most part of the fight, what else could've I done?" I asked.

"You spun her head around, you know how..." she said stopping short.

"You know how what Alice?" I asked, staring at her now.

"Never mind," Alice said very mellow now. Unusual for Alice I must admit.

"Alice, do you know something?" I asked.

"What, no," She laughed.

"Mary Alice Cullen," I threatened using her first name. I sat up trying to increase the threat.

Her eyes narrowed at me, "Well even if I knew something I wouldn't tell you now." She glared and stomped out of the room.

"And lie down you idiot, you're nose is gushing all over the sofa!" She added.

I lied back down thinking about her defensiveness for the Sheep.

She knows something.

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BPOV

"Bella?" Alice cooed as she and Rose entered my bedroom, "Renee let us up, are you ok?"

"Yea, I'm fine," I said unconvincingly, grimacing at my lie and then hissing at the pull my grimace created on my eyebrow. "Ok, a little headache from the head butt to the bench and the last time I looked at the gash on my eyebrow I almost passed out." I told them honestly.

"Aw, honey," Rose said sympathetically, "Why would you fight a boy?" She asked laughing slightly.

"He said the girl's team would never beat the boy's team and I just got a little patriotic okay?" I told them. Rose cringed and Alice diverted her eyes. I groaned, "We lost didn't we."

"Yes," Rose said.

"Well now I just look like a giant ass." I whinged.

"Yes well you didn't get away without damage," Alice giggled.

"What do you mean?" I pushed.

"Louie's got injuries too." She stated.

"What? Do you know who Louie is?" I asked and watched Alice squirm.

"No," She said a little too loudly, "I was talking to Jasper and he said that Louie got hurt from your attack." She said her eyes flickering. Alice was a good liar, but I'm sure at this moment she was lying. I've know her a long time, I've learnt to pick up on it, hopefully this time I'm correct.

"So Jasper knows who Louie is?" I questioned.

"No," She said slowly, "Coach was talking about it." She said shrugging, "You know I'd tell you if I knew him, because I know you're so in love with him." She perked up changing the subject. I rolled my eyes – that gesture didn't hurt.

This time she gets away, next time I'm cracking her. She knows something.


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