Vanilla Salt

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Chapter 7 - 3's A Curse, 3's A Curse, 3's A Curse.

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Bella's P.o.V

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"Edward, you're going too rough, again!" My teeth grit harshly together as the bathroom stall handle jabbed into my lower back.

"You like it this way." He practically purred into my ear.

"Bastard!" I hissed and bit down onto his shoulder, roughly. But that only caused him to moan. Of course, sick-o.

It was the regular morning routine. Come to school, wait in the stall, get screwed in the stall, leave the bathroom and carry on like nothing was wrong. But this time, Edward was more then eager. Apparently his mother confronted him about his lying and he said he didn't want to disappoint. Then she gushed about how cute and charming I was which gave him a good feeling of his mother accepting me. Of course he told me all this before proceeding to slip off my underwear and unbutton my school shirt.

His mouth latched onto a perky nipple, generously sucking and rubbing it with his tongue. A short gasp escaped my mouth when he gently bit down on it, quickly lapping at it as if it ease the pain. He then continued to trail kisses up my chest, placing a few love marks on my collarbone before going to my neck. He told me many time that he wanted to leave a mark where everyone could see but I refused it, not really wanting to

explain to everyone where I got it from.

"Bella." I looked into those smothering green eyes, knowing my own were half lidded, wild with lust.

"Humm?"

"I don't like it when you think of other things while doing it with me." I began to notice his pace has slowed now, making the pain in my back less noticeable.

"I'm not -- Ah!" I gasped, surprised, when he nipped at me right earlobe.

Circling my arms around his neck, I gave in and began kissing him passionate. He growled a little possessively, picking his pace up again, and whispered words against my lips, making my body twice as hot as it was before.

"Much better." He sighed before continuing on his plans.

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"Bella, you're walking funny." I felt heat rise to my cheeks.

"Yeah, thanks for pointing that out, Alice."

"Was he extra rough with you today?"

"You guessed it. He said his mother was thrilled and what not."

"So that's what made him horny? Mommy's approval?"

"I suppose so." Alice let out a light laughter.

We had arrived to class a little earlier then usual, Alice not wanting to lose her place to Jasper again. We weren't surprised when we already saw most of the Perfects sitting and waiting for class to start. But there was no sign of Edward, Jasper and a few other Perfects. Alice happily skipped to her seat, waddling her butt a little when she was seated, a triumphed smile plastered on her face. I let out a small laugh before taking the seat beside her.

Within ten minutes, the rest of the Perfects had made it into class five minutes before the bell rang, Jasper managing to skid past the door before it did. I watched as his eyes scanned the room quickly, widening slightly when they landed on Alice. But they quickly turned playful as he casually strolled down the tows of desks until he stood beside Alice. Her back was straight and stiff as she tried her best to train her eyes to the front of the class room. Her hand clutched the pencil hard, looking as if it was going to snap into pieces of she continued bending it.

"What!" Ah, she finally snapped. Her gaze shifted to his face, blazing. This seemed to bring Jasper pleasure because his smile only widened.

"Oh, nothing, dear Alice. I was just admiring your beauty." Now it was my turn to be shocked. Was that a blush on her cheeks? It was very faint but there.

I haven't seen Alice blush once when guys asked her out. Alice was a beauty all on her own, a natural. So it was normal to see guys from both sides and outside of the school to come and confess to her. She turned them all down politely, even the Perfects. Sometimes some would come with gifts but she never accepted. But with Jasper, she loses her cool.

Suddenly, Alice dropped the pencil, that was now snapped in half, and stood up only to clutch onto Jasper's neatly pressed school blazer. Her eyes burned with a heated passion, more heated then I've seen her playing those racing games on the PS2.

"This is my seat, got it, Perfect?" She snarled and the whole class went silent. The Perfects, who were always ready to defend their kind, stayed where they were, a little shocked and scared by the exchange.

"But there's no other seats in the class room." Jasper said innocently, his smile never wavering. He seemed pleased by the reaction he got.

"Well then sit on the floor. And there's plenty of empty seats around."

"But the floor is dirty. And those seats belong to the Rebels. No waaay would I want to get involved with them."

"Who cares if the floor is dirty, you can always endure it and skip class. And just who do you think you're talking to? I just happen to be a Rebel, if you hadn't noticed."

" "Oh I see, said the blind man to his deaf wife." "

"W-what?"

"How about we share? You can sit on my lap." The Perfects gasped at this, save for Edward who seemed to be enjoying the show. I was kind of enjoying it too but I didn't really like it when guys like Jasper pester Alice too much.

"I rather die then share a seat with you."' Now that seemed like a blow to his ego. Alice had finally let go of his blazer and sat back in her seat, steering her gaze back to the front of the class. The teacher seemed scared stiff, too shaken up to interrupt the argument but coughed and started writing on the board.

From the corner of my eye, I could see Jasper twist around, looking uneasily at the empty Rebel seats. His face lightened up a bit before he turned his attention to me, a cat like smile played on his lips. The glint in his eyes made me a little uneasy.

"Oh, sweet Bella."

".. What do you want?"

"I just want to say -- Ow!" He jerked forward, his hands landing on my desk to stabilize himself. Leaning back, I saw Alice was a deadly look on her face, a fist slightly stretched outward, indicating she must have punched him in the back.

"Don't talk so friendly with Bella." Her voice dripped with venom but also annoyance. Suddenly a shadow came over Jasper and myself. Looking up, I saw it was Edward. And he was looking right at Jasper with a pissed look. He leaned in close to his cousin, whispering. Sadly, I heard every word.

"Don't you dare lean so close to Bella. Just come sit on the floor beside me, you moron." And with that, Edward dragged away Jasper. I prayed to God that no one else had heard that idiot.

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"What a.. eventful day." I managed to say to Alice.

We were taking the bus home, thankful that Jacob had decided to get a after school activity so he wouldn't join us much on the way home. The whole day was filled with Jasper trying to woo Alice. He would offer her money, flowers, teddy bears, chocolate, diamond rings to mansions cruise ships and private jets. He even went as far as to making up a song about Alice and singing it over the intercom. I have never seen her face so red in my life. And if I didn't know any better, I thought I saw happiness along with embarrassment and annoyance. It takes real guts for a guy to sing something to someone, especially if they have a crappy singing voice. When Alice thought I wasn't looking, she had let a small smile slip onto her face.

"No kidding. I swear, I'm going to kill Jasper one of these days. Sooner rather then later if he keeps acting like this."

"It's kind of sweet of him though, trying to gain your affections."

"Bella, leader of the Rebels, saying a Perfect is sweet by doing crazy stuff. Where has your pride gone?" Her voice was teasing but it hit me like fifty feet of crap and a ton of bricks. Where was my pride?

"I.. don't know." I finally answered after a couple of minutes.

"Bella. Is it okay to like someone, even if they are extremely different then you?"

"Define 'different', please."

"Different.. like.. say they're totally rich, good looking and have everything. And you're just the average Joe, plain, poor. Would society accept them?" I knew she was talking about Jasper and herself.

Alice had never been in love before so of course this feeling is new to her. She was confused and didn't know what to do. She knew that she can't be with Jasper because of their differences but it sounds like she wants to try being with him. Someone who has enough balls to do what they want with you in front of their own kind is bound to have effect on you. Someone who would do anything for you. It's bound to mess with your feelings, your heart. But Alice's status as a Rebel holds her back. If we were in a normal school, they would probably be already dating.

"I think it would take awhile for society to accept the couple. They're different, they aren't suppose to be together. But love conquers all, and one day they'll beat through the crowd that is against them. They'll win one day and then society will finally accept them for who they are. Love is a pretty strong emotion. You can't see it but you can definitely feel it."

It was silent the rest of the way home. I knew Alice was doing as much thinking as I was, probably even more with the way her brain works. But her thoughts were probably strayed on Jasper while mine on Edward. Sometimes I felt like giving up everything I built up in the Rebels just to be with Edward, just to be able to be with him in public instead of shagging in the bathroom stall every single damn morning. I would like to go on normal dates with him, not having to worry who will see us.

"It'll be alright one day, right?" Alice sounded so hopeful, it almost broke my heart. She wanted a shot at love just as much as I want to be with Edward.

"Of course," I chuckled nervously, placing a strand of hair behind my ear. "There's always college to look forward to."

"College.. "

We were now standing in front of the house but neither of us made a move to unlock the front door. I glanced over at Alice, only to stumble back a bit, shocked. She had tears streaming down her face, dripping down onto her school uniform. I could tell she was clenching and unclenching her jaw while slightly grinding her teeth together. Alice truly looked pained, torn. Slowly, I placed a hand on her shoulder and she slammed into me, wrapping her arms around me tightly. The air left my lungs faster then a fat kid screams for the ice cream truck but I held Alice back just as tightly, letting her cry into my shoulder.

"Do you really like him that much?"

"I don't know!" She managed to choke out after a couple hiccups. "He's so persistent! And I barely know him but today in computer class, he sent over a hundred e-mails when we had to put data together and each of them had a different poem with different love quotes! He even listed over a hundred reasons why I should date him! Bella.. if a guy that's persistent, he couldn't be that bad, right.. ?" Alice turned her teary gaze up to mine. And I honestly didn't know what to tell her.

"Just follow what your heart tells you, Alice." I knew it was a shitty thing to say because your heart could say one thing now and another thing later but I didn't know what I should tell her. But she pondered over it for a moment for nodding lightly.

"I guess you're right." Oh great. "I'll just think about it tonight and deal with it tomorrow."

"Why the rush? You can take your time."

"I have to think of the pros and cons about this. If I take my time then I may end up falling for him and it would be a mistake." I understood. She doesn't want to be hurting in the end. So if my calculations are correct then she's most likely going to reject Jasper.

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The noise in the school concourse signaled that it was now lunch time. About forty long tables were placed in the large open space, twenty tables on either side of the room. Twenty for the Perfects and twenty for the Rebels. About the concourse was two floor levels with metal railings which allowed students to look from from the second or third floor. From down bellow, you could still see students sneering at the other side, occasionally ending up in a food fight before the lunch break is over. Perfects had learned to wear rain coats and pants during this time but it made them only look more ridiculous.

Alice and I were ready to walked down from the third floor when something or someone caught her attention, causing her to stop in her tracks which made me collide into her. I was about to ask her what was wrong until I followed her gaze across from us. There stood Jasper, Edward and a couple more Perfects, emerging from the hallway of lockers. They, too, stopped once they saw us. Edward's gaze landed on me and a small smirk grazed his lips, his eyes going a little hazy from lust. Probably remembering that quickie in the stall this morning..

I looked away, not wanting to meet his gaze. Unconsciously, my hand slipped into my bag, clutching onto the round plastic object. Thoughts began racing a mile a minute until I heard Alice take a deep breath before shouting across the sea of noise.

"I'm sorry but I can't accept you, Jasper! We're just too different and it would never work out for us!" And it was silent. Too silent.

Risking a glance down, I saw the entire student body staring right up at us. Perfects with disgusted looks on their face while Rebels had relieved smiles on their faces. I shifted my gaze back to Jasper and the others. And then I realised this is how I view Edward's and my 'relationship'. I'm here on one side then there's everybody in between and Edward is on the other side. Shrugging on the feeling of sadness, I focused on Jasper's surprised face.

"There's absolutely no hope for us?" He shouted back, unaware of how quiet it got.

"None! We're too different!"

"Would you date me if I changed?"

"I highly doubt it's something you could easily change!"

"Oh really?" He let out a roar of laughter before unbuttoning his blazer, taking out his white dress shirt from his pants and messing up his hair.

Everyone, and I literally mean everyone, gasped. Including Alice, Edward and myself. Jasper calmly walked around the railings until he was standing in front of Alice, who was shocked and seemed like she couldn't move a limb. What made it more corny was he got onto one knee. And Alice fell back, flat on her butt.

"What are you doing?!" She whispered harshly but it some how echoed throughout the whole place. Jasper just grinned deviously, taking her hand in his.

"I'm changing for you. I told you, Alice Swan, that I would chase after you. And you played dirty by saying that we're too different. You think that would make me give up the chase?" He let out a low chuckle when Alice blushed from embarrassment. "If I have to be on this side of the wall to be able to get close to you then so be it." And like the prince charming he was pretending to be, he placed a chaste kiss on her hand. Alice stared in bewilderment before snatching her hand back and standing up, patting down the dust from her skirt. Jasper got up as well and stared down at the petite woman, his eyes glowing with excitement.

"Hmfp," Alice said smugly, a smirk graced her face as she folded her arms across her chest. "You think I'll just melt into your arms after something like that? You may have just crossed the line that separates us but you're still going to have to endure the race." At those words, Jasper's eyes burned wildly. Alice had accepted Jasper a little more now, wanting to continue the chase. And that seemed the please the odd ball. She whispered a 'sorry' to me before walking away, motioning Jasper to follow. And once they were out of sight, the students in the concourse broke out.

"A Rebel and a Perfect?!"

"History is just going to repeat itself!"

"There's no chance!"

"Such shame.. "

"How could she.. "

"Why would he.. "

"Another Cullen went to the Rebel side, who knows if our leader might be next!"

That one made me wince. I glanced towards Edward again and wished I hadn't. He was staring back with a heated gaze, looking as if he didn't care what the others were saying. But he probably cared enough that he didn't have enough guts to do what Jasper just did. And that's why we're too different.

I whirled around back down the hall, planning to hang out in one of the Rebel bathrooms for the rest of the school day.

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A month had passed by since Jasper's proposal and he had been frequently over, visiting Alice whenever he can. At first she also beat the guy with the wooden spoon she was using to cook dinner but slowly she warmed up to the idea of having him over. They only got close as to holding hands and kissing each other on the cheek. Jasper whined and pleaded to have a "heated, tongue-to-tongue, wet" kiss with Alice but after a very verbal threat, he agreed to take it slow with her. By the end of the day, she would tell me how nice and gentle Jasper was in private but totally different when he's around other people. She called him kind, sensitive and nice. Those words sent shivers down my back while I tried to think of him that way. It was impossible unless I saw it with my own eyes.

"Bella! Breakfast is ready!" Alice called from downstairs, making me break my staring contest with the wall.

"Coming!" I tucked my shirt into my skirt, grabbed my bag and made my way out the room and down the stairs. The smell of french toast filled my nostrils when I entered the dining area.

"Where's Charlie?" I looked around, seeing no sign of our dad anywhere.

"He got called in early this morning. He left a note on the counter so we won't see him until tonight."

"That's good," I sighed with relief. She stared at me in confusing but I waved it off, wanting to get some food into my stomach first.

We chatted on about anything and everything but Alice mostly jabbering on about Jasper doing this or that. It brought peace to my mind. Even if it's for a little bit, it's still worth it. I glanced at the time and noticed it was time to get to the bus stop. We hurriedly brought out plates to the sink before grabbing out bags, slinging them onto our shoulders, slipping into our shoes and making our way out of the house. I waiting on the sidewalk while Alice locked the door but when she approached, she asked what was on her mind.

"Okay, why were you relieved that dad was gone for work?"

"Because when he see's me, he'll know something is wrong. It's a fatherly instinct."

"Is something wrong?"

"Well.. birth control pills."

"Are you out of them?"

"No, but I was wondering if.. " And it suddenly hit me. I was praying nothing would happen, hoping it wouldn't hatch into something more. Hoping it would just pass by. But the feeling started to build up from my stomach and up my throat. Panicked, I dashed back to the house, desperately trying to open the door. With shaky fingers, I managed to get the door open but I didn't make it to the bathroom. Instead, I spilled my breakfast right on the welcome mat. Shit.

"Bella! Bella!" Alice called out running to my side while patting my back. "Oh my God, are you alright? Was there something wrong with the food?"

"I.. I don't think there's anything wrong with the food. But there might be something wrong with me.. "

"What do you mean Be - .. Oh no. Bella? Did you forget to take your.. ?" Tears began to stream down my face, unable to hold back any longer. "How long?"

"Remember when Edward suddenly got his butler to fetch me when we were suppose to go out?" She nodded, waiting for me to continue. "Well I forgot to take my pill that day.. and the next because I was too busy thinking about the lunch date with his mother and the next day because I was too busy thinking of having fun at the arcade and the lunch date.. three days. I haven't taken birth control pill for three days. I kept quiet about it because there was a chance that it could have just passed on by, right? So I was hoping nothing would happen and I continued taking the pills."

I took a deep breath before continuing.

"What am I suppose to do, Alice? I hadn't plan on becoming a mother. But you could be right as well, it could have been the food but you would have been sick as well. What am I going to do.. "

"First things first, we'll go inside so you can change. I'll call the school to let them know we're at home cause you're sick and I'm just tending to you. After that's done, I'll call the hospital and hopefully we'll get you a appointment today." I stared up at her with wide eyes. Alice was so calm and collected in such situations, it made me kind of jealous. But also thankful that I had her for a sister who wouldn't judge me.

Alice helped me into the house and into our room, leaving right after to give me the privacy of dressing. Stripping of my school clothes, I pulled out a baggy sweat and shorts from my drawers. I then proceeded to go back down the steps and walked right into the living room just as Alice hung up the phone.

"I already called the school and they allowed us the dismissal and I was just talking to a nurse on the phone. She said that we're in luck and that there's a free spot open in two hours."

"So soon?" I whispered. It would be embarrassing if the doctor or nurse found out she was bloated rather then being pregnant.

"Bella, you must get this done and over with. If you're pregnant, it'll be your choice to either have an abortion or keep his child. It's part of life."

"Have an abortion?!" I whispered harshly, mostly to myself. The thought of doing that with Edward's child made me want to vomit again. I would never dream of doing such a thing to a innocent life inside of me.

"Come on, Bella. Let's hurry to the hospital. The faster we do this, the quicker it's over."

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Alice and I took the city bus all the way to the hospital which was about a hour long ride, switching between buses. She chatted the whole time, which I was grateful for the distraction. But all too soon we were standing in front of a large glass building. I thought for a moment about what would happen if hail started coming down hard and shattered the glass. But I was brought back to reality when Alice tugged me forward. Steadily, I walked forward, the doors opening automatically for us and a nurse turned her head towards use. She had dirty blond hair that was tied into a tight bun which also made her face look tight and tired.

As we neared her, she stood, looking down into the appointment book.

"Do you have an appointment?"

"Yes, she does. Isabella Swan." Alice motioned towards me.

"Oh, yes. I was on the phone with you earlier. The doctor can actually see you now. Just walk down that hall and turn to your right. He'll be right with you." She then sat down and picked up the phone.

"Want me to go with you?" Alice asked, her voice slightly tense.

"No thanks, I think I'll survive this. I think."

"Okay, I'll be in the waiting room. If you need me, get a nurse to come get me and I'll be there in a split second." She smiled encouragingly before turning around and headed to the waiting room. I started to walk down the hall, keeping my eyes the right until I found the room.

I opened the door and saw a crap load of complicated machines and a bed and or chair beside the biggest machine in the room. I assumed that's where I'm going to have to sit while the doctor does his stuff. I felt kinda of stupid that I didn't pay enough attention in health class believing the Internet would tell me everything I needed to know. Boy was I wrong.

The door behind me creaked open, nearly making me scream for dear life.

"Hello, Miss. I'll be your doctor today. Are you expecting?"

I knew this voice from some where.. but who's could it be? Slowly, I turned around, expecting the unexpected but I wasn't expecting this expected. All air left my lungs and my jaw hung open in shock. Why oh why did this stuff happen to me?

"B - Bella Swan?"

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A/N: Anyone notice the rush? Yeah, I'm trying to finish this story up so I can post up other stories I have been working on. :] So this story might last ten chapers or less.

Hope this chapter was alright. I forced myself to finish it because I got a day off from work so I thought I would put my free time to some use. Haha. :] Also, I'm half dead [half alseep] here so you'll probably notice the laziness in this chapter.

And can anyone guess who the nurse/doctor is? =]

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