Important A/N: First, I want to say that when I said updates are going to be every other Friday, I meant every Friday. When I was writing that, I didn't notice that I would be making you all wait like 2 weeks for a new chapter, so forget that. My updates will be sooner, like every week, so don't worry. And thanks for all the reviews (:

HEADS UP: I speeded it up, its October in the story now! That was quick, right!?

xD

What to Expect from this Chapter: JACOB COMES IN, a wild party, and a very jealous, very mad, very, very drunk Bella Swan!

Details: Some rich guy named Tyler that goes to the school is having a party at his huge-ass house/mansion type place, haha. There will be a lot of other girls there from another nearby school, Bella will not be the only one, so yeah, just read lol (:

Oh, a reviewer asked me if it is possible for juniors and sophomores to have same classes with each other, and I don't know about anywhere else, but in my high school, I have a few classes with some upperclassmen, and I'm a freshman. So yes, it's possible.

Also, to answer lilylilac, I do make up things as I go along. When I'm writing, if things come to mind, I'll add it on and if it works, I keep it there. Sometimes, it leads to horrible writer's block, but that's just how I work (:

And several reviewers told me that Mike Newton kinda scared some of you in Ch.9 and that made me laugh. I just wanted him to seem like a total jackass, so hopefully, I portrayed him well. Just a heads up, if some of you hate him, you're going to really despise him from now on. He's getting worse in the upcoming chapters O_o

Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight, any of its characters or anything else that belongs to Stephenie Meyer.

Chapter 10:

Live it Up, Drink it Down

So I survived a month and so at this school, and I had about 9 more left to go. It was currently October, precisely 11 days away from my birthday and 22 days away from Halloween, Alice's favorite holiday. Oh how I missed her. Throughout September I kept my promise to Alice and Rosalie that I would contact them everyday, and I did without missing one day. They wanted me to come home for my birthday, but I couldn't guarantee it. As much as I missed everyone back home, my education was more important.

It was Friday, and I was heading back to my room from an extremely long day. Today, as well as every other day, was spent trying to avoid Mike Newton, and any other guy who was trying to get in my pants. I had to get Emmett as my personal body guard, and he dealt with all the guys who wanted to hit on me. It worked, but only when we were together. So for half of the day, I was on my own.

I walked over to my bed, threw my bag on the floor, and plopped down on my bed. As I began to close my eyes, a knock at the door stopped me. I sighed, picked my self up, and lazily walked to the door. I got on my tippy-toes to look through the peep hole and saw Mike Newton's big head gleaming back up at me. I let out a silent yelp and began pacing back and forth. None of the guys were here, so they couldn't help me. I got the idea to call them, so I walked over to my bag and rummaged around for my cell. Another knock came from the door. I hurriedly dialed Edward's number and waited for him to pick up.

"Hello?"

"Where the hell are you guys?! I have an unwanted visitor knocking on our door, waiting for me to answer!" I silently screamed.

"Belllllllllllaaa, are you there?" Mike called out from outside while continuously tapping on the door.

"UGH! HELP ME!" I scurried to the bathroom, closing the door behind me.

"Bella, calm down." Edward said from the other line.

"I can't! I want him to go away!"

"Just ignore it and act like you're not home. He'll take the hint, and leave…eventually." He began to laugh.

"This is NOT funny! Where are you?"

"I'm in town, getting stuff with Emmett and Jasper." He answered.

"What kind of stuff?"

"Just stuff."

"What stuff, and for what? What are you doing?" I asked hastily

"What's up with all the questions? You need to keep quiet or he'll hear you."

"Just answer them!" My phone started beeping, signaling a call on my other line. "Hold on, I've got another call." I clicked the flash button and spoke into the receiver. "Hello?"

"HEY BELLA! What's up, are you in your dorm?" Mikes loud and obnoxious voice rang into my ears.

"How'd you get this number?"

"I have my ways. So are you in your room, 'cause I'm-"

"No, I'm not, and I've got to go, I have another call. Bye!"

"But I-"

"Goodbye." I pressed the end button numerous times to ensure that I'd successfully hung up. I got out of the bathroom and quietly walked over to the front door. I took another look through the peep hole and saw Mike turning to leave.

"Oh, thank god!" I sighed and eased up a bit. I glanced down at my phone and remembered I had Edward on call waiting. I quickly dialed his number again and waited for him to answer.

"Well that was rude." He said when he picked up.

"Whatever. I think it's rude how you ignored my questions."

"Did he go away?"

"Yes, but I think he-don't change the subject, Edward!" I scolded him.

"We're heading back soon; just wait till I get there, okay?"

"Ugh! Why are you so difficult?" I grunted.

"I could ask you the same thing!" he laughed.

"Alright, just hurry up; my stalker might be coming back." I said turning around, facing the door.

"See you soon." And the conversation ended with a simple 'click'.

A heavy sigh escaped my lips as I trudged over to my bed. I plugged the charger into my phone before I decided to make some popcorn. When it was done, I emptied the bag into a big bowl and plopped down on the couch, turning the TV on. Twenty minutes flew by until a loud knock sounded on the door. My body tensed up and I was stiff as a board. Thoughts scurried around my mind. "Was it Edward and the guys, or was it Mike again?" Three more knocks followed, and I decided to go check who it was.

"Bella, open up, it's Edward." He called from outside. I let out a sigh of relief and allowed him in.

"Hi."

"You okay? You look startled." He asked.

"I'm fine, just thought you were someone else. So what did you get?" I eyed him suspiciously. He had nothing with him, and he was carrying not a single bag.

"Right, well, Tyler from my History class is having a party at his place. He invited the whole school, practically. So the rule is you're group's got to bring something."

"So what are you guys bringing there?"

"We're bringing a case of b- uh…something to drink." He looked down at his feet.

"Beer?! You bought beer?!" I said placing my hands on my hips.

"Technically, I didn't. Emmett did. I was waiting in the car."

"How's that even possible?!"

"Emmett -"

"Emmett's only seventeen!" I interrupted him.

"Not according to his fake I.D." he chuckled.

"This isn't funny! I can't believe you guys. That's illegal." I shouted.

"Keep your voice down, Bella, please." He placed his hand on my shoulder. "I don't have one, and I don't plan on having on. There's no point to it."

"Whatever." I huffed, going back to the couch.

"So, uh, the party starts at eight thirty-ish. We're planning on leaving here around nine, so you should be ready by eight-fifty." He explained to me.

"Wait, hold on. What? I'm not going!"

"Why not? It'll be fun, or so I've heard."

"I don't care. My idea of fun is sitting in a corner, eating soup. I don't want to go to some out of control, wild party, where drunkies are going to be thrashing other drunkies for the fun of it!" I said, running out of air.

"Just come, please. I'm not leaving you here by yourself. I don't care how much you want to stay home and eat soup, you're going!"

"Edward, I said I'm not going. You can't make me, and that's final!" I huffed.

…Several Hours Later…

"I cannot believe you!!" I yelled in Edward's face.

We were both sitting in the back of Emmett's car. Jasper was in the passenger's seat, Emmett was driving, and we were on the way to some house that belonged to some guy I didn't know. I hated going to a stranger's house, no matter how many people were going to be there. To be honest, I would never be able to see myself riding in a car full of guys, driving to an open crib party. It just isn't me. Alice and Rosalie, however, tried their hardest throughout freshman year to make me tag-along to a party like this. I always refused, but Alice always used force, physical force. "You better turn this car around!"

"It's going to be fun, trust me." Edward tried to calm me.

"No, nothing is going to be "fun" tonight! I'm being held against my will. I wanted to stay in tonight, but nooooooo, you had to drag me to this stup-"

"Bella, don't make me go back there!" Emmett threatened.

"Do I have to-"

"Yes." Edward nodded.

"But can't I just-"

"No." Emmett bellowed out.

"But-"

"NO!" They yelled in unison.

"Fine!" I folded my arms across my chest angrily in defeat.

The rest of the ride there was in silence. When we arrived, I got out of the car, and the sight I saw horrified me to an extent. There were people sitting on the hoods of cars, downing some liquids in bright red cups. Everywhere I turned, there were groups of individuals pushing each other around and shouting curses here and there. Loud music was blasting from the inside of the large estate. The front door was wide open, allowing anyone to come in. I stood there, with my feet glued to the concrete.

"Aren't you coming, Bella?" Jasper asked.

"You know what? I'm getting pretty tired." I faked a yawn as I patted my mouth. "I think I'm just going to stay in the car." I reached for the handle to open the car door, only to find it already locked. "Dammit!" I muttered quietly under my breath.

"Oh, no you don't. You're still coming." Edward grabbed my hand and tugged me towards the house.

"Okay, but only for fifteen minutes." I said.

"Don't make me laugh, Bella." Edward kept my hand in his as we walked into the house. As we entered, he said hi to a few people, while they just stared at me. I looked around the large abode and my gaze caught a few others. A few girls and guys whispered things as they kept their fixation on me.

"Hey Tyler."

"Sup man." Tyler, a tall, tan boy, came over and pounded fists with Edward. Tyler shifted his gaze to me. "Who's this beauty you have with you?" he laughed.

"This is Bella, the one I was talking about." he looked down at me.

"Hello Bella, thanks for coming." He smiled, extending his arm out to me.

"Hi, nice to meet you." I shook his hand in return.

"Where should we put the case?" Edward asked, pointing to Emmett who had the beer in his hands.

"Oh, you can give that to me." Tyler reached out to take the case. "Well, have a good time guys. Peace." He then left and went towards the kitchen.

"So…what now?" I asked looking up at Edward.

"Well, um, do you want something to drink?"

"I'm not a big fan of booze, sorry." I replied sarcastically.

"I'm sure they have soda here, c'mon." He took hold of my hand and lured me into Tyler's enormous kitchen. He opened the fridge and pulled out a can of Pepsi. "Did I tell you or what?"

"Whatever." I rolled my eyes, but thanked him for the soda.

"I'll be right back. Someone wants to show me their new hook up on a car they've got."

"I didn't understand one word of that…"

"Just, don't wander off and get in trouble. I'll be right back." He laughed as he left me.

"You guys and your stupid cars." I mumbled to myself. I decided to not look like a total fatty, and to leave the kitchen where all the food was. When I entered the living room area, I kept my eyes open for either Emmett or Jasper, but instead I got…

"Hey Bella!" Mike Newton shouted in my face.

"Hi." I responded blandly.

"When did you get here?!"

"I've been here for a while now." I said, avoiding all possible eye contact with him.

"Oh, that's cool." He smiled widely at me.

"Yes, it's quite remarkable."

"Heh, you're funny, Bells."

"No, not really."

"Can I open that for you?" He pointed to the untouched can of Pepsi in my hand.

"No I- actually yes you can, thanks. Oh, wait, who's that over there?" I pointed to the crowd of people in back of him. As he turned around, I shook the can of soda around rapidly.

"I don't know, there are a lot of people here…" He shrugged.

"You didn't see that?"

"See what?" he asked.

"A Britney Spears look-a-like. Ohh, there she is again!" He turned around once more, and I shook the can quickly before he turned back. "Oh darn, you just missed her. Well here you go." I handed him my soda and stepped back a few feet before he opened it. As soon as the can clicked open, Mike was showered in the face with Pepsi.

"What the hell!?" he licked his lips in shock.

"My gosh, it must've been defective or something." I held back my laughter.

"I'm all sticky and covered in soda!" he gasped.

"You should go clean off before it settles."

"Right…" he turned around and left me, finally!

Now I was by myself, with Edward, Jasper, or Emmett in sight.

20 Minutes Later…

I was sitting on the couch, bored out of my mind, watching people dancing, laughing, and making out (EW.) About twenty long, agitating minutes have passed and Edward never returned.

"Hello." An unfamiliar voice spoke to me. I turned my head sideways and there standing by me was a very attractive guy with dark hair, which was tied into a ponytail. He was awfully tall and very muscular. "Is this seat taken?" I shook my no head in response. He then took a seat next to me. "I'm Jacob, by the way."

"I'm Bella." I said back.

EPOV

"Where did she go? I told her to stay in the kitchen, and now, I can't find her anywhere." I told Emmett as we circled around the huge mansion, looking for Bella.

"Chill Ed, maybe she went to powder her nose or something…" Emmett suggested stupidly.

"What?" I rolled my eyes at him. But he could be right; she probably went to the bathroom.

"Hey guys." Jasper walked up to us. "What's going on?"

"Have you seen Bella by any chance?" I asked him.

"Yeah I did actually. She's in the other room, sitting on the couch talking with some guy." Jasper replied as my eyes bulged out at the words 'with some guy'.

"Some guy? What guy? She doesn't know any guys but us." I said rapidly.

"I'm not sure who he is, but I do know that it's not Mike Newton. I heard he was weeping in the bathroom. Something about a ruined leather jacket of his...pretty pathetic I say."

"Well, I'm gonna go get Bella, see you guys around." I left my two friends and walked over to the dancing area, where the DJ was blasting the speakers. Then I spotted her sitting and talking with some guy, like Jasper said. I began to walk at a quicker pace towards her, when girl came up in front of me and halted me to a stop.

"Hey there sexy, what's your name?" She was slightly blond and had piercing blue eyes, which were covered with loads of pink eye makeup.

"Sorry, but I have to find my-"

"I'm Jessica, and you are…?" she didn't give up.

"Edward." I responded blandly.

"Oh, so you're the infamous Edward Cullen."

"What do you mean by that?"

"All the soccer jocks in my school won't shut up about you." She smiled widely.

"Really, and who are they?" I asked curiously.

"The ones at Greenwich Prep, I'm a sophomore there." She said as she examined me head to toe.

"And why are they spreading my name around?"

"Because they want the championship trophy this year, and they want to take you down, Mr. Head Captain." She placed her hand on my chest.

"Oh, well, as much as I'd love to hear about this, I have to go-"

"What's the hurry, Eddie? Are you sure you want to pass all of this up?" she said as she placed her hands on her hips. I rolled my eyes and looked over to the couch where Bella was sitting just moments ago. It was empty, neither her nor the guy she was with were there anymore. I glanced over at the crowd of people on the floor and I spotted a six foot seven guy holding Bella close to him as they were dancing to a slow song. My eyes were fixated on them, and as much as I wanted to, I couldn't turn my head away.

"Helloooo, yoo-hoo, Eddieee? Are you still with me?"

"Uh, yeah, sorry about that, were you saying something?"

"Yeah, do you wanna dance?"

"Um, I'm not in the mood to, sorry."

"Oh, well how about a body shot?" she laughed.

"I think I'll just go now." And I left the annoying girl and went to the car.

BPOV

"So, Bella, why's a pretty girl like you sitting all alone while a great party is going on around her?" he asked.

"Uh… I'm actually waiting for someone to come back."

"I've had my eyes on you, and you've been alone for about a half an hour now. I think he ditched you." Jacob said truthfully.

"I don't think he did." I stated.

"Well, what do you think then?"

"That maybe he's just saying 'hi' to a few people."

"Do you wanna know what I think?" he paused for a few seconds. I looked at him. I kept my eyes locked onto his deep, dark orbs, that somewhat seemed warm and inviting. "I think you should dance with me." He smiled down at me.

"I don't know, I don't really dance." I shrugged.

"Well that's a shame. I was hoping at least one dance, at least a slow one." And suddenly, as if his words triggered it, "Apologize", by OneRepublic began to play. "What do you say?"

"I guess one dance couldn't hurt." He got up from the couch and pulled me up and onto the dance floor. For about three minutes, we swayed to the rhythm until the song was finally finished. When it was over, "Just Dance" by Lady Gaga started, and everyone around us started their fast pace dancing. Jacob was still holding onto my hand, and since the song was already playing, I decided to stay and well 'just dance'. (A/N: ha, that was entirely unintentional xD) I stayed dancing for the next two songs, and by the time I was done, I was out of breath and completely dehydrated. I was wheezing for air as I fanned myself cool with my hand.

"I'll go get you a drink. Be right back." Jake smiled as he went to the kitchen. He came back with two wine coolers in his hand. "Here you go." He smiled as he offered me the bottle.

"Is that all they had?" I asked timidly.

"No, there's Corona and Heineken too." He said before taking a big gulp from his bottle. "What do you want?"

"Something non-alcoholic, maybe?" I turned away and got a quick glimpse of Edward. He was leaning against the wall on the other side of the room, taking and laughing away with some random blond girl with a fake tan and a micro-mini skirt. At that moment, I lost all control I had. Seeing him with that girl made me want to hit him. I couldn't believe he left me alone to go hang with some slutty dressed bimbo. I thought he was better than that. I was now a ball full of anger and I couldn't hold it in anymore.

"I guess I can go get you some wat-"

"Never mind, this is just fine." I snatched the wine cooler from Jacob's hand and gulped it down, until it was halfway empty.

"Take it slow now, that ain't water." He stood there looking at me as I began drinking what was left in the glass bottle.

"Can I get another one?" I handed him my empty glass bottle, while his was yet to be unopened.

"Here, take mine, I'll go get another one." He handed me his drink as I gulped it down. Within five minutes, it was already gone. I headed into the kitchen to find Jacob, and saw a lot of people gathered on a line around a keg of beer.

"How many?" a buff guy asked me.

"One, please." I watched him as he pumped the beer out of the keg and into a red plastic cup. He handed it to me, and I went back to the previous room I was in, and sat on the couch. Since I never really like the smell and taste of beer, it made me gag a few time, but I held it in and drank it down. I had two more cups after. I was sitting on the couch, dizzy and a little nauseous.

"Hey, there you are." Jacob came back to join me on the couch. "I couldn't find you."

"Well h-here I am!" I exclaimed.

"Yeah, so what up?" He asked as he took a sip from his red cup.

"What you got there?" I eyed his drink.

"Oh, its tequila mixed with-"

"Can I have some?" I took the cup away from him and took a small sip of it to see how it tasted. "This is sooo good! Where can I get one?"

"They're making them back in the kitchen."

"I want one!" I shouted excitedly.

"You seem pretty buzzed, I don't think you should have anything else." He suggested in a worried tone.

"It's ok. I mean, I'm not driving, and it's the weekend. It's all *hiccup* goood!" I giggled.

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah, now take me to got get one of these, please." I smiled at him. I got up from the couch and took his hand as I pulled him along into the kitchen. He went to make one of the drinks as I waited there for it. When he handed it to me, I took a few sips before I ended up chugging it down. "Can I get something else?"

"Bella, you need to slow down. This isn't good for you to do."

"Ugh, I told you, its okay. Besides, I have a good r-reason to d-drink!" I said loudly.

"You don't have to yell Bella. But if there's something going on, you should tell me." Jacob asked.

"It's the guy I came here with. You w-were right. He *hiccup* ditched me, and for that slut over there!" I pointed to the blond girl who was recently flirting with Edward.

"Well, then, I guess he just doesn't deserve a girl like you." Jacob smile sweetly.

"I don't f-feel so good!" I dropped my plastic cup onto the floor and clutched my stomach.

"What's wrong?" he asked worriedly.

"I think I'm going to-" I clamped my hand over my mouth. "Excuse me!" I ran frantically, looking for the bathroom, and on my way there, I literally ran into Mike Newton.

"Hey Bella, I was looking for you all over the place."

When I opened my mouth to tell him to move, vomit poured out of my mouth and all over his shirt.

"Ugh! Not again, this is a new jacket, and its leather!!" Mike cried out.

"Sorry, I'm so-" Next thing I knew, my back hit the floor and I blacked out. My body went numb, and I couldn't move my legs or arms, so I was practically paralyzed. I was also too weak so I wasn't able to get myself up. I was completely disoriented, that when someone picked me up off from the floor and into their arms, I thought I was flying. I tried to open my eyes, to see what was going on, where I was going, and who was taking me their, but I had no strength, not even enough to speak out.

The Next Morning (A/N: I'm skipping time a lot in this chapter xD)

11:37 A.M. to be exact (:

The air all around me smelt of pure liquor which made me gag as I inhaled. I heard a lot of noise coming from the kitchen, so I slowly sat up in my bed…bad idea!

"Ahhh!" I winced in pain.

"Bella? Oh, good, you're up; I was starting to get worried." Edward walked over to my bed and took a seat by my feet.

"Stop shouting, I'm right here!" I rubbed my eyes.

"I knew you would be like this, so I sent Emmett off to the pharmacy to get you some pills."

"My head is killing me." I whined into my hands.

"Yeah, I'm sure it is. Here, I made you some eggs." He lifted the plate up that consisted of a batch of scrambled eggs, toast, and a few slices of bacon.

"Edward…." I moaned. My mouth grew suddenly dry. The nauseating aroma of the eggs entered my nose and made my stomach churn.

"What's wrong? Bella-"

"Oh, god!" I sprung to my feet in a matter of seconds and ran to the bathroom, where I had an esophageal eruption. (A/N: that phrase "esophageal eruption" may have sounded too weird to you guys, because it sounded awkward to me the first time I read it, but I looked up others way to say "throwing up" and I saw this and laughed, But I apologize if it was disturbing, haha.)

"Bella, are you okay?" He asked in an uneasy tone. I couldn't answer him back, since I had my head practically in the toilet. "Let me in." He knocked repeatedly against the door.

"No! I'm fine, really, just-" I was cut off by another outpour of barf. The bathroom door suddenly swung open and in stepped Edward. However, I wish he hadn't, since I was sprawled all over the floor, hovering over the toilet. I lifted my head up for a split second to yell at him, to tell him to go away and leave me, but before I could say anything, he was already holding up my hair away from my face, just like any good girlfriend would do for their best friend. Once I was finished, I quickly pulled the lid down and flushed all the evidence away. I got a few tissues and wiped the corners of my mouth, turning away from Edward before doing so. I couldn't believe he was seeing me like this.

"How are you feeling?" He asked in a concerned tone.

I covered my face with my hands and muffled out, "Better…"

"I'll step out and let you get all settled." He smiled as he helped me up off the floor.

"Thank you." After he left I took a long hot shower and brushed my teeth twice, making sure any horrid taste of vomit was gone. When I was done, I put on my shower robe and walked over to my bed.

"Bella, I want to talk to you." Edward came up from behind.

"Uh, sure, about what?" I asked timidly. "This couldn't be good." I thought.

"Well first off, I want to apologize. This whole thing is my entire fault. If I hadn't dragged you to that party last night, you wouldn't be like this. And I understand if you don't forgive me, I wouldn't if I were you." He expressed his regret sympathetically.

"Edward, this is not your fault at all. I'm to blame, I was the one who wanted to drink, and it was my decision to make, a terrible one at that."

"Why did you? You don't seem like that kind of person." He asked.

"I didn't want to, and I certainly didn't even have drinking on my mind, but this feeling came over me, and I couldn't control my mind. It was telling me that the only way I could escape everything was to down a bottle of Jose Cuervo." I confessed.

"Bella, what made you feel that drinking was your only solution? What happened?"

"I don't want to talk about it." I turned the other cheek.

"Please, I want to help you, and not in a psychologist kind of way." He chuckled.

"I don't know if I should. It will make me look totally dim-witted and ridiculous."

"I won't judge you, Bella." He promised.

"Fine, I'll tell you, but only because you probably won't drop this. And I wish you could just let this go, but since-"

"Bella…" He sighed heavily.

"Ugh! I drank because I was angry!" I shouted.

"Why? What made you angry?"

"I was angry because you left me alone, in some place I was uncomfortable at, and all for some other girl." I folded my arms across my chest. He looked down at me with mixed emotions in his eyes. "You ditched me…"

"Bella, I would never… I didn't leave you; I was spending half the night looking all over that damn house for you, after you wandered off. Besides, from my perspective, it looked like you ditched me to spend the evening with some other guy!" he said back defensively.

"I didn't go looking for Jacob; he came to me, because he saw me sitting all alone, without anyone, on an empty couch!"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa; that guy you were with was Jacob, Jacob Black?!" he shouted angrily.

A/N: Uh-Ohhhh, Edward knows Jacob, and apparently, he hatessss him O_o that's not a good thing people! You're probably wondering why….so everything will be explained in chapter 11. I want to apologize for the long update, I'm entirely sorry! And thank you for the reviews. But guess what, I have bronchitis, and I'm not sure when I'll be updating, but if you send me many, many sweet reviews, saying how much you want me to get better, and how much you neeeeed the next chapter to survive, haha, I'll put it on the top of my to do list (: Thank you everyone!

Much Love,

XOXO