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Chapter 11 - Voices Carry
BPOV
My mouth is still hanging open by the time Emmett cools off and walks back to his table. I can't believe he just stood up to Mr. Banner. I'm not saying Mr. Banner didn't deserve it; I've just never seen Emmett do that before. What's even more puzzling is the stern look Em gives Masen before he sits down.
I glance around the room again and it seems everyone here is thinking the same thing I am. No one is saying a word as they stare at Emmett and Masen. Finally, Masen speaks again.
"What the fuck are all of you looking at? Just mind your own damn business, alright?!"
Holy hell. I nearly melted when I first heard his smooth voice a minute ago, but hearing him curse like that is enough to make my toes curl. I discreetly straighten my shirt so that my hardened nipples aren't noticeable to anyone else but me.
This will be the longest day ever.
After sitting in absolute quiet for about 30 minutes, it is Masen who, yet again, breaks the silence. He doesn't say anything. Instead, it is the sound of a lighter clicking that catches our attention.
I slowly turn around and watch as he lights up a cigarette. He's actually smoking in our school library. I'm appalled, yet strangely turned on by this, especially when he licks his lips, before taking a drag.
He catches me looking at him and smirks, before asking, "You want a hit, Queenie?" He holds his cigarette out in my direction, offering it to me, even though I'm two tables away from him.
I roll my eyes at him and quickly turn back around with a huff. I feel my face flame red when I hear him laugh at me. I'm not turned on anymore. I'm starting to get really pissed and maybe a tad bit embarrassed, but I can't let him see that. He cannot know the effect he has on me...turned on one minute, pissed off the next.
"Yeah, I didn't think so. Wouldn't want to ruin your rep, right?"
I spin back around. "You don't know anything about me so just shut your mouth!"
"Oh, I know more than you think I do, Sweets. Don't ever doubt that," he says, as he leans back in his chair.
"Bella, ignore him. He's just trying to get a rise out of you. Don't fall for it," Emmett warns.
"Oh, don't worry. I have no intentions of wasting any more of my time on a loser like him." I narrow my eyes at Masen, while he puckers his lips at me, like he's blowing me a kiss.
After a few uncomfortable moments, Jasper asks, "Bella, are you going to Mallory's party tonight? You know her parents are out of town so, it's supposed to get pretty wild."
"I don't know. I'm only grounded from the mall this week so, technically, I could go, but I doubt I'll feel like it after being here all day. I'll probably just hang out in my room tonight, away from my parents."
"They still giving you a hard time?"
I shrug. "Just my mom, really. You wouldn't even believe the shit she was telling me this morning. I wish there was some way I could avoid her for the rest of the school year."
All of a sudden we hear a loud "HA!" come from the back of the room. I look behind Jasper and see the blonde girl glaring at me. Almost everyone is looking at her, surprised by her outburst; Masen is the only one chuckling under his breath.
I know I shouldn't care, but how dare she butt into my conversation like that.
"Excuse me? Was I even talking to you?"
"No, you weren't, but I felt the need to express my relief in knowing that you really aren't that perfect after all. Sorry if I don't join your little pity party," she snarks back.
What a bitch. I cannot believe she is talking to me like this.
"I'm not asking for your sympathy. I don't even know who you are, so just stay out of my business."
"My name is Rosalie and you do want me in your business. You want me to feel sorry for you, to sympathize with you, so that I will look up to you like everyone else in this school. It's your way of making people outside of your clique think you can relate to them, while you still feel superior over them. Well, guess what. I'm not falling for it. I know what it's like to live with only one parent, so you should be happy that you still have two that care about you!"
Masen pipes in. "Now, you're both just feeling sorry for yourselves, which is only slightly amusing. I'm starting to get bored. Someone else entertain me."
"Oh, is that what we're here for? To entertain you?" Now, Jasper is in on the conversation.
"It would certainly make this day go by faster. So, what are you here for, Sporto?"
"None of your damn business. I don't have to explain myself to you. Your opinion of me doesn't concern me in the least."
"You're pretty articulate for a jock, you know that? I'm kind of impressed," Masen says, as he puts his cigarette out on the bottom of his boot.
"Fuck you, Man."
Emmett looks at Jasper. "Cool it, Jas."
This only makes Masen more verbal. "Yeah, cool it, Jazzy. Do whatever Emmett says. He rules the school, so you have to do what he wants. God forbid, you use your own brain for once."
Jasper is out of his chair and standing in front of Masen's table in a flash. "If I lose my temper, you're totaled. Got it?"
"Totally," Masen asks, mockingly.
"Totally." Jasper stares at Masen a few seconds longer, before he returns to his seat.
This is just great. There are seven of us in here and we are already at each other's throats after being here a whole hour. It'll be a miracle if blood isn't drawn by lunch time.
I hear a throat clear a few times before I look over at Seth. When he has my attention, he uses his head to point at Black Beauty in the back of the room. I could really care less about what she is doing, but I'm bored out of my mind, so I let my eyes drift over to where she is sitting.
Black beauty, Mabel, whatever her name is, has her one-black, one-red Chuck-covered feet perched on her table and her head is tilted as far as it can go, as she pours the insides of a Pixie Stick down her throat. After she shakes every last sugar particle into her mouth, she lets out a loud smacking sound and scrunches up her entire face. I'm guessing it was a little tart for her taste buds.
She coughs a few times before exclaiming, "Now, that is the breakfast of champions!"
By now, everyone in the room is staring at her in some form of awe or amusement, and it only takes a second before we all bust out laughing. I'm not laughing at her and I don't think anyone else is either. We're just laughing because we need some relief from the tension in the room and this situation fits the bill.
I wonder if she has any more of those Pixie Sticks in that huge bag of hers. I'd love to have one. Maybe I could offer to do her makeup as some sort of trade. She looks nice enough, just a little weird. I can handle weird for a bit of sugar.
Our laughter is finally calming down when Mr. Banner storms into the library. "What is all that ruckus about? I told you no talking is allowed!"
We immediately stop making noise and sit up straight in our seats.
"What ruckus, Sir?"
He looks right at me. "You know exactly what ruckus I am talking about, young lady. Don't play me for a fool."
"Could you describe the ruckus?"
Mr. Banner turns to Seth, who asked the question. "No, I will not describe it, Mr. Clearwater. And, if you're not careful, you'll find yourself here next Saturday with your best buddy, Mr. Masen. Am I clear?"
Seth nods and turns to face the front of the room again.
"This better be the last time I come in here for any kind of disturbance! Got it?!" Mr. Banner turns and walks quickly out of the room, with a trail of toilet paper stuck to the bottom of his shoe.
"Hey," I say to get Seth's attention.
"Yeah?"
"Thanks."
Seth shrugs and gives me a small smile. "No problem."
Part of me wants to ask if he still has my bra and what he has done with it...in private, of course. The other, much louder, part of me never wants to think about that exchange again so, I put it out of my mind, shuddering a bit.
"Awww, isn't that so sweet? Don't Seth and Queenie make the cutest couple?"
I'm really getting tired of Masen's mouth. I'm not getting tired of watching it, but I'm really getting fed up with his attitude and constant need for negative attention.
I ignore him, but of course, he continues. "I didn't realize you went for guys like Seth. I figured you were keeping yourself busy with the obvious threesome going on with you, Meathead, and Suck-up," he says, pointing to Jasper and Emmett.
"I've had enough of your fucking mouth, Edward!" Emmett yells, surprising us all again.
"Oh, well, I'm so sorry, Cuz. Didn't mean to ruffle your feathers. I was just making an observation." He smiles innocently, but no one buys it, of course.
Hold up.
Did Emmett just call Masen 'Edward'? How would he know his name?
A/Ns:
Jiff: Well, they've spoken to each other now, finally. Was it what you were expecting? I warned you yesterday to think back on how The Breakfast Club is, remember?
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