Chapter 14:

Dodge Ball Revenge

"Mrs. Bonnet, that's sort of private" I said and she jumped.

"Oh, of course, I'm sorry" she said as she set down the sketch book. "You have a true ability Nessie. I'm anxious to see more" she said as she looked a minute longer at the sketch and then walked off.

"You have to make me a copy of that picture Ness. It amazing and plus I want this memory for one of our epic lunches" Andrea said and I nodded just as the bell rang.

I quickly gathered up my stuff, slinging my backpack on my shoulder.

"Do you guys by any chance have gym?" I asked.

"Well duh! All of us have gym" Abby said and I rolled my eyes.

"I was supposed to know that how?" I asked and they just laughed as they walked into the girl's locker room.

I headed towards the front of the gym, taking the main entrance. The big room was resounding with the bounce of basketball and the chatter of girls. I ignored the noise, walking towards Mr. Stranded.

"Hi, I'm Nessie, I'm new" I said.

Mr. Stranded really looked not like a gym teacher but like a beach 'dude'. He had blond hair but a well built tan body. His face was angular but his features we soft. He was wearing a semi-tight t-shirt with khaki cargo pants.

"Oh yes. Here are your uniforms" he said, handing me a pack of 10. "You can take locker number 290" he said and I nodded.

"Thank you" I said as I headed to the girls locker room.

I smiled as I entered. The locker room didn't smell like the notorious year old gym socks and rotting milk stench of the boy's locker room. It smelled . . . fresh. Like the woods. I quickly went to my locker and opened it, stuffing my bag inside.

I changed quickly, slipping on the knee length pants and gray shirt over my head. I tied a knot in the back of the way too big shirt and then put my hair in a ponytail. Once I was done, I headed out to see everyone was already there; all my friends and all my family.

"Hey Ness!" my friends called and I jogged over.

"Only you Ness could pull of this ugly gym uniform and still have every single guy staring at you" Sara said, shaking her head mockingly.

We all laughed for a while until the coach blew the whistle.

"Dodge ball today people!" the coach called and everyone cheered. "But" he added and they groaned. "You will be split into small groups" he called but there were still some groans.

"Okay, group one: Melanie, Nessie, Andrea, Abby, Sara, Lucia, Ian, Zach and Josh against group two: the Cullens and the Swans" the coach said and my mouth dropped.

Did she realize that she could probably be sending all my friends to their deaths? My family was pissed from lunch at my friends and now she was saying, "Here are some dodge balls, hit everyone as hard as you can"? This wasn't going to be pretty.

"Hey Nessie, I guess I'm with you guys" Mel said as she came over.

I smiled. One, I of course loved Mel and second, well, now I wouldn't be completely alone in the task of keeping my friends alive. The guys stared at her for a minute before I cleared my throat.

"Uh guys, they're waiting" I said, motioning to family which was on the other side.

My friends looked at them and gulped getting many laughs from the other side.

"Don't worry, they won't permanently injure you" I said but by the look on their faces, I knew I hadn't done any good. "Just stick behind me and keep your eyes peeled for flying red balls, they throw fast" I said and the boys laughed.

The girls rolled their eyes as we walked up to our side of the court.

"Go easy on them, come on. I don't want to have Carlisle checking them in the hospital" I whispered to my family, low enough so my friends couldn't hear.

They frowned and then shrugged . . . not exactly what I was hoping for.

"Okay guys, go ahead" Mr. Stranded called.

My friend's eyes widened as my family headed for dodge balls, an evil glint in their eyes.

"Sh*t, Nessie, don't let us die" they said and I laughed loudly.

I just found it hilarious.

Emmett threw 3 dodge balls simultaneously at me. I ducked the second I saw them.

"Get down!" I said and the three balls missed just about all my friends by a hair.

Well, everyone except Ian, who didn't get down fast enough. He stumbled back from the impact. I turned back just as the ball fell down from his face. His whole face was completely red, his nose was obvious broken and bleeding and his eye were slowly swelling.

"Ugh . . . I think he aimed that especially towards me" Ian said, dropping his head onto the court.

"Ian!" Sara said as she ran off.

She came back seconds later with that coach, an ice pack wrapped in a towel and another towel. She knelt down next to him, gingerly placing the ice pack on his face and the towel under his nose.

"What happened to you Ian?" the coach asked as he knelt beside him. "You nose is defiantly broken . . . "he trailed off, thinking."I'll call an ambulance to pick you" he said as he headed toward his desk.

"I'll be right back" I muttered as I got up lithely.

I sighed as I marched toward my family. Emmett was smiling smugly until he saw me.

"His eye is swelling, his whole face is red and his nose is broken. The coach is calling an ambulance for him" I said and by the time I was done talking, all the smugness from his face was gone.

"He'll be fine in the morning" Rosalie said snidely and I growled out her.

"You know, he was sort of right, you're not that pretty" on the inside' I added mentally but still got the same reaction from Rosalie; outrage.

I smiled as I walked back to my friends.

"How are you Ian?" I asked.

"I'm fine, you guys go play" he said with a cough that sounded suspiciously like a chuckle.

My friends looked at him in horror and now he really laughed.

"Seriously guys, I'm fine. It's not like they're actually going to kill you" he said.

"We'll see about that" Rosalie hissed from across the court.

We waited until the ambulance came and took him before heading back onto the court. Well, technically forced back onto the court was more like but still. My friends were still scared but now they had something in them that always helped any physical sport: anger.

They walked onto the court proudly while still managing to hide behind me. The game began and my friends quickly learned how to survive. Anytime they saw me move, they would move too.

Of course, since they aren't that fast, they still got hit a couple times. Once, Josh tried to whack a ball to the side, BIG mistake. He did manage to make it change course but in the process sprained 3 fingers and left his hand so red it looked like someone had just splattered red paint all over it. We played for about 30 more minutes before the bell rang, much to the relief of my friends

"Ugh, I'm going to be so sore tomorrow" Sara said as she rotated her shoulder around.

"I know, man I think your family should be in professional sports, jeez" Abby said, rubbing her bright red arm.

"I can't believe they did that. I mean, seriously, they hurt you guys" I said as we changed in the locker room.

"Think of it as an icebreaker, we insulted them, they hurt us" Andrea said.

"What if they murder Zach in his sleep?"

"Maybe she will rip Ian's . . . you know, out" Sara said as she shuddered. "All I know is I won't be messing with them anytime soon. I mean they look so intimidating though . . . I don't know, it's creepy" Sara said, grabbing her bag.

"I know, it almost seems like they want to kill us" Abby said and I has to stifle my laughter.

"See ya tomorrow Nessie!" my friends called as they walked off with their boyfriends, with the exception of Lucia.

I walked to my Lexus where my family was already waiting.

"They're terrified of you guys now, you know that" I said slipping in the front. "Of everyone except me" I said as I took off.

"Well, they technically asked for it" Will muttered.

I rolled my eyes as I sped through town.

"Seriously guys, you think your girls are going to leave you. I mean, I understand another vampire having his on Mel or Sophie but I human who is toot terrified to actually even talk to you to your face?" I asked and then shook my head in disbelief.

"Well, I don't think they'll be a problem anymore" Alex cackled and I sighed.

It was like speaking to a wall. We arrived at our houses a couple minutes later. I grabbed my bag, heading straight to my room to start on my homework.

"Wait . . . Nessie" my mom called uncertainly the 3rd floor.

A/N

Hey guys! I know it's late but Science Fair is very demanding. So, what did you think? the second I came up with the lunch idea, I came up with this idea. It just seemed so perfect. they aren't intentionally hurting them, they're just playing a little more ruff than normal . . . well, except Emmett who was aiming for Ian. Hahaha, i loved writing that part. The weather is finally cooling down! It's so amazing! I love this part of the year; Cool/Cold weather, my birthday, Christmas and new year. Yay! I can't wait! :D Also I believe Part one of the HArry Potter Deathly of Hallows comes out soon too! Anyway, you see that button down there . . . click it . . . you know you want to!

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