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BPOV
The acting instructor dismissed us all, and promised to post the results at lunch time. Alice explained that it was because she already knew who got the part. While we walked to class, Alice and Rosalie told me who was getting what parts.
Alice said, "Okay, well, we all know that I am going to be the king. Nobody else could totally rock the part like I could. And the part of the queen is between Rosalie, Bella, and Emmett. Not that Emmett makes a very pretty queen, but I'm sure a major makeover would work. As for the part of the singing minstrel that comes in later, I'm stumped." she finally shut up and looked to Rosalie.
Rosalie snickered, "Definitely Jasper. He is great at all the gay parts." we laughed with her, "And you can't complain Alice, Jasper is in love with the king. Not queen, king."
Alice grinned, "Yeah, and I am the best possible king in the world! Nobody else could swing the sword as well as me. And can you imagine me in the crown? I was born to be royal!"
I sighed, "Now crowns for you. Your ego is big enough as it is, Alice."
She stuck out her tongue, "You are just jealous of my superior acting ability. You could never fight as well I can. Don't you agree, Rosalie? Hey, that rhymes!" Alice could be such a little kid sometimes.
Rosalie nodded, "Of course I agree. And if Emmett is the Queen, I need to be the hot prince the Queen falls in love with later. And Tanya could be the wicked old witch that works for the king. Now what is a part for Bella?"
"The girl that pulls the curtains?" I suggested.
They both ignored my comment, "She could be the Prince's sister that falls in love with the toad. And Edward can be the toad!" Alice squealed.
"Um, Alice? You have the wrong story. There isn't a frog in this script." I told her.
Rosalie and Alice stared at me for a second, "Um, she knows that, Bella. Alice said a toad, not a frog. Why would there be a frog in a play, I ask you?" Rosalie barely managed to keep a straight face.
I rolled my eyes, "It is obvious that you two are both insane. Call me when you have recovered what little amount of intelligence you guys used to have."
"Where are you going?" Alice asked.
"I'm going to see Tanya. To make sure she knows where to go for class, and everything."
Both of their jaws dropped. They stood motionless for a minute, watching me with wide eyes. I guess that they both still had some kind of a grudge against Tanya, because they didn't know the truth. I wondered how they would respond if I did tell them the truth. Rosalie finally recovered, and put her hand around my wrist, stopping me from finding Tanya.
"I'm sorry, but what! You want to go check up on that spiteful cow after what she said to you? Have you lost your mind, Isabella Swan?" Rosalie demanded.
I sighed impatiently, "Of course not. Theres just been a bit of confusion. What happened earlier was not Tanya's fault, it was Edward's. Edward is the one who broke her heart, you guys. Don't you feel sorry for her at all?"
Alice shook her head, "Absolutely not. And from where are you getting that this is all Edward's fault? Didn't Edward tell you the whole story?"
"No, but Tanya did. All Edward told me was that his ex and Tanya's ex got together, so he and tanya decided to get back at them by dating. Tanya was the one who told me that Edward cheats on all his girlfriends, like he was doing to her." I replied.
Rosalie's face went red with fury, "That thing told you Edward was a player? How dare she! Look Bella, there is so much more to the story then that. Just trust me when I say that Edward would never do anything like that. Its all Tanya's fault. Everything is Tanya's fault. She caused her boyfriend and Edward's girlfrined to get together. She caused Edward to hate her. She caused my best friend and my boyfriend to get together, for goodness sakes! Tanya caused everything."
I wondered if Rosalie has lost it, "Look, can we talk about this at lunch time? I have to get to class, the bell is about to ring. See you guys later." I wrench my wrist out of Rosalie's grip and basicly ran down the hallway to Biology.
Almost everyone, with the exception of Alice and the teacher, was there. I noticed Tanya sitting next to Lauren, in Alice's usual seat. Alice wouldn't be too pleased with that. Personally, I was angry that I had to sit next to Edward Masen. Edward smiled at me as I sat down, but I ignored him. Instead I waved to Tanya.
"Oh, hi, Bella." she whispered at me, "I didn't know you were in this class."
"Yeah, I am. So did you find your way here alright?" I asked back.
She nodded, "Yes, my new friend Lauren showed me the way. By the way, I'm not sitting in anyone's desk, am I?'
"Just Alice, but she will take awhile getting here anyway. She is too busy discussing the school play to come to class." I whispered back.
Just then, Alice came bursting through the door, a scowl on her face as she looked around for me. Then she saw Tanya sitting in her seat, and her scowl became a hatefilled glare. She walked over to Tanya and stood in front of her with her arms crossed.
"You are in my seat, you b&#." Alice growled.
"Alice!" I exclaimed, "You can't say stuff like that. Be nice."
She just glared at me now, "Well, she is. Do you know what she has done?" everyone stared at her.
Tanya suddenly went white, and she picked at her perfect cuticles, "Whatever do you mean, little girl? And aren't you a bit young to be in the high school? I'm sure preschool doesn't let out yet."
Alice looked outraged that Tanya had brought up her height. She always went mental whenever someone made a joke about being short. It certainly didn't sit well with her enormous ego. But for some reason, Alice replaced the angry look on her face with a knowing grin. What she knew, I couldn't exactly tell.
"Is that right, Tanya?" she asked, and Tanya grimaced, "Well, if you don't remember what you did, I might as well tell Bella. Or better yet, Edward can."
Edward groaned as Alice pulled him into the situtation, but I decided to end the problem, "Alice? Just let it go. Tanya already told me everything there is to know, especially the parts Edward left out," Edward looked surprised; "Such as him cheating on all of his exes. And how he caused Tanya's ex to break up with her."
Everyone's jaw dropped, and Alice opened her mouth to reply when Mr. Banner stumbled in. Then she didn't have a chance to say anything because he handed out a pop quiz, much to everyone's dismay. The test was easy enough, so I finished it in record time. The extra time I had was used up thinking about everything Tanya had said, versus everything Alice and Rosalie thought. I bet stupid Edward had told them his own verion of the story, so they would feel sorry for him. But I knew all about guys making mistakes and then blaiming other people for the mistakes. Emmett causing Alice and my friendship to end was still fresh on my mind. You could never trust men.
I noticed that Tanya was having some trouble with her quiz, and I felt sorry for her once again. Alice snickered as she saw Tanya struggling through, and I shot a dark look at her. It certainly was not Tanya's fault that she wasn't prepared for Mr. Banner's random pop quizes. Then I became aware of a note on my desk.
HEY, BELLA. I HAVEN'T EVER DONE A POP QUIZ BEFORE AND I DONT KNOW THIS UNIT. I NEED HELP WITH Q'S 1-20
As far as I was aware, there were only twenty questions on the test. I thought about helping Tanya cheat, and then decided against it. It wasn't right, even if she was going through some tough things.
SORRY, TANYA. I scribbled. I JUST CANT HELP YOU CHEAT. BUT I BET IF YOU SPEAK TO MR. BANNER, HE WOULD LET YOU OFF THE HOOK SINCE YOU DONT KNOW .
She frowned when she read my note, but then nodded at me. I mouthed 'sorry' to her, and she smiled back and nodded. Then she preceded to fold the note in half, scribble something across it, and push it at Lauren. I was more then astonished to see that she was continuing to try and cheat, when I had just advised her to speak with Mr. Banner. Rationilizing that she was too upset from her breakup to think clearly, I decided not to think badly of her for this action. Sometimes there were reasons to cheat, well, for other people. I couldn't imagine cheating.
The bell rang for the end of class, and everyone piled out. I hung back to help Tanya find her way, noticing that Edward, Emmett, and Alice also remained. Alice and Emmett appeared to be raging while Edward managed a more calm expression. I guessed that he didn't expect I knew the full story.
Alice began her little talk the second everyone else had left, "You think Edward made Tanya's ex break up with her? Well, that is a lie that Tanya fed you. Tanya made Edward's ex break up with him!" I opened my mouth to speak, but found Tanya wasn't saying anything. So Alice continued, "Want to know how? The little creep payed Edward's ex to go out with her ex! The homeless children charity that Tanya was reported to give five hundred thousand dollars was actually the Tanya-wants-to-date-Edward charity. She actually payed his girlfriend to break up with him and go out with her boyfriend. Then she fed Edward some crap about wanting to get revenge on them by going out."
A cold voice behind me said, "I told him on the fifth date. I mean, I told Edward that I payed out exes to go out because we are meant to be together. I am so much better for him then a stupid b-rated actress that he was going out with, or some naive small town girl. I just didn't want to tell you that the hard way, Bella. I was trying to protect you from the fact that I am better for him then you are. If you broke up with him first, everything would be fine." Tanya announced.
The calm Edward had been keeping up, completely disppeared as he went red in the face, "You what! You told Bella some crap to make her hate me? I knew you were bad, Tanya, but I never thought you would sink that low. And don't you ever call my Bella some naive small town girl. She is beautiful, smart, caring, perfect, and way better then you, you stupid plastic cow!" I had never seen Edward so angry, "And guess what, Tanya? We aren't ever going out, ever again."
With those last words, Edward approached me. He threw both of his arms around my waist and drew my closer. Then he leaned down and gave me the sweetest kiss I had ever had. I nearly swooned from underneath him, and was so caught up in the kiss that I hardly heard Tanya's scream of fury before she ran from the room. There were two sets of footsteps following her, and then Edward and I were alone. Then I began completely wrapped up in the moment, and Edward, as I wove my fingers through his gorgeous hair.
I wished that the kiss would never end.
Yes, now I have completely messed with everyone's minds. Almost every chapter there is a new person getting blamed for something. Now the question is: Is Tanya done causing trouble? Or has she just begun? Alas, only myself and my beta know the answer to this question. Anyway, thank you all for you reading and your reviews, whether you review every chapter or just follow along the story. I love reading about your reactions to the story. Oh, and please answer my poll on my account page, or whatever it is called. Thanx.
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