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Alice was feeling really out of place as she looked at Jasper and what she liked to call his friend's. The small painter was not exactly comfortable using the word dealer because it made her feel as if she was some sort of criminal and she was if you wanted to look at it that way. She was currently partaking in something illegal. She knew that she looked out of place with all the regulars who did this on a daily basis. Even Jasper looked comfortable and laid back. Alice wanted to feel that way and so when they handed what looked like a rolled cigarette even though she knew without a doubt it was not, she took a drag off of it like it was a cigarette. She immediately regretted it as her lungs felt almost as if they had been engulfed in flames.

Her free hand flew to her throat as she started coughing and struggling for breath. Her ears suddenly felt hot and all she wanted to do was stick her head in to a bucket of water and breath the entire thing in. "My lungs are on fire."

"Ali breath!" Jasper told her sternly as he took the joint from her and passed it back to Riley. He put his hand on her back and patted gently. He had tried to tell her earlier not to inhale like a cigarette, but she must not have been listening. He understood completely since she had been nervous since they got there. "It's normal to feel that way. I told you not to inhale it like a cigarette. You could give yourself a coughing fit that way."

"I'm good it just caught me off guard. Give it back." She said and took the joint back from Riley.

She took another hit, but this time she made sure to keep her puffs smaller and she held the smoke in until her face almost turned blue due to lack of oxygen. After passing it around a few times Alice could feel her whole body relax. For a few seconds she feared that maybe the couch would swallow her small form whole and she would never be seen again. The thought of not being seen made her think of Seth since she had always felt as if nobody had ever seen the real her until he came along. She felt a frown marring her expression as she turned to look at the honey blond next to her.

"Do you think Seth is too good for me?" Her voice cracked as she thought about how she had treated him before. She had lost her temper for no reason and taken it out on poor innocent Seth. She was a horrible person who didn't deserve someone as good as him.

The southern musician felt his teeth grind together in annoyance at the mention of Alice's boyfriend. He had hoped there would be one day where he did not have to hear about perfect Seth who had what Jasper desired most. He took the joint from her and took a puff before falling back against the seat. He was officially in the zone he liked to be in when getting high. "Do we have to talk about your boyfriend?"

"No I guess not." She chirped happily before jumping up to sit on her knees. She had just had the best idea ever and felt the need to share it. Her smile threatened to split her face as she giggled at Jasper. "I had the best idea ever!"

He couldn't help but smile back at her. She was absolutely adorable and right about now he would find anything funny. He was just happy she wasn't one of the stoners who got creepy paranoid. He would hate to have to deal with her in a state like that. The smile he returned to her happened to be lazy and relaxed. "And I suppose I am going to hear it?"

"Well of course silly!" Alice giggled again and started to bounce up and down. Why hadn't she thought of doing something like this before? "We should try to break a world record!"

"Which world record?" The guitarist asked curiously. He reached his hand out to pat her cheek softly before removing his hand quickly. What the hell was that about? Couldn't he control his impulses to touch her?

Her smile vanished and a look of upmost concentration came on her face. Her eyes crossed for a few seconds from the effort of thinking so hard. Finally she started to chew on her bottom lip and she blinked up at him wearing an expression as if someone had stabbed her puppy or something. "Well I hadn't gotten that far yet. All I had come up with was trying to break a world record."

He started laughing and couldn't seem to stop. This caused Alice to laugh as well even though she did not know why she was suddenly laughing her ass off. Jasper continued to laugh realizing he hadn't laughed like this for a long time in a sober or stoned state. What was it about Alice that made him feel so alive? He pushed the question aside with a shake of his head. Thinking about Alice would only make him feel worse over the fact he hadn't made a move on her before she got with Seth.

"Why couldn't you be one of those stoners who stare off in to space for hours at a time?" The honey blond asked her as he tilted his head to look at her. 'Well how about while you think of something I just sing. I want to sing right now."

He jumped to his feet and suddenly started singing 'When the sun goes down' by Uncle Cracker and Kenny Chesney. He did not need any music since he knew the song by heart. Like his voice seemed to do with every song he sang, he melted in to the lyrics and caught the attention of everyone in the room. He offered his hand to Alice who stood up and allowed him to spin her around the room as he sang. By the time he got to the chorus she was singing as well, though loudly and very off key. Still, with Jasper singing along with her it did not sound so bad. By the time the song had ended they were pressed together and swaying to no music at all.

"I really want to kiss you right now Ali." He admitted before running his thumb over her bottom lip.

Alice tilted her head up expectantly. "Then why don't you?"

His answer was filled with a hint of regret. "Because you are not mine, as much as I wish you were, I know you're not. You belong to Seth and I should probably get you back to him before we do something I know I wouldn't regret because I don't regret anything, but I know you would definitely regret it and I won't become another name on your list of regrets. We can stop and get you a donut on the way back to La Push. I know you must be starving so come on and let's get you back before your boy toy sends out a search party. I get the feeling he has no idea you are with me."

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"So I heard you are trying to put a crew together." Emily Young said after her rival Leah Clearwater turned to look at her. She was Quilette and obviously she would be at this gathering. She came every single year and every year she tried to cause a fight with Leah.

The other dancer had fake scars on her face that had been tattooed there since she thought scars made her look more dangerous and she believed herself to be some sort of thug. To her street dancing wasn't about doing something you loved, but more about the power and respect behind it. That is part of the reason Leah hated her so fucking much. To the eldest Clearwater sibling dancing was life and not something you used to get you what you want in life. Sure it could be a career and yet you should do it because you love it and not for other more materialistic reasons.

"So what if I am?" Leah countered crossing her arms and stepping away from Edward was watching with the eyes of a hawk. He did not want to interrupt unless he saw no other choice. "Are you scared that you may actually have a challenge Emily?"

Emily laughed mockingly as a tall man also of Native American descent came to stand behind her. "Do you know of someone who could challenge us because I know you cannot be possible talking about your little group?"

"How about if my fists talks to your face?" The other street dancer said menacingly as she made to move forward, but was unable to do so when her boyfriend grabbed her arm. He did not like the looks of other male. He wouldn't put it past the guy to do something to hurt Leah since he looked the type.

"Violence always did suit you more than dancing." Emily shot back with a smug grin as she threw a small wave in the direction of Sue Clearwater.

Sue had always adored Emily and blamed her daughter for the reason Emily and Leah's friendship had not lasted. Leah found it ironic that her mother would support Emily who was not even related to her, but she could not support her own daughter. Yet that was life and so she dealt with it because what else could she do? It was not as if she could force her mother to support her in whatever she chose to do with her life.

Leah smirked and lifted her left hand in a sort of bring it gesture. "All I hear is yap, yap, yap, I'm a scared ho bag who knows that Leah Clearwater is going to wipe the floor with her at the dance battle."

"Yet all I hear is blah, blah, blah, so I think I can dance." The fake scarred woman snapped with a smirk of her own. The male behind her laughed darkly and winked at Leah in a very lewd sort of way.

"I know I can dance." She said and shoved Edward to the side as politely as she could before doing a back flip, landing on her feet, and snapping her fingers as she did a twirl. Many people gave her ooh's and ahh's since they were impressed at that move.

"Oh I heard all about your little achievement from your mother." Emily said feeling anger that Leah ahd outshone her in that moment. The best way to hurt Leah Clearwater would be by going after her pride. Emily knew nothing bothered Leah more than when someone made a comment about her school and or her dancing style. "You got picked to lead the dance team at your little school how sweet."

That was the last straw for Leah. She was tired of everyone acting as if her achievements meant nothing at all. She had worked very hard to get in to that school and many had tried and they failed. To be accepted in to Forks was a great honor and she wished people would see that. She wasn't just a rotten street dancer as some people would call her. She had a passion for what she did and whether you liked the dancing style or not you had to give her credit for being good at it. Hell even Edward Cullen had admitted that while he hated the dancing style she was a master at the art. If he could find it within himself to give her a compliment then why couldn't others do the same?

"I'll give you sweet you Brittany Spears want to be." Leah hissed and motioned for Paul to put on some music. She pulled off her over shirt and tossed it to her ballet dancing boyfriend who caught it easily. She stretched her arms high above her head before standing on her tippy toes. "I am calling you out here and now."

TBC…

AN: I have to admit I really like this chapter. I was going to have the dance off in this chapter, but I thought that it would work better in the next chapter. A whole section dedicated to the dance off hehe. Then there with be a Jasper/Alice/Seth scene I am excited to write as well. I am going to Boston Thursday to see my liver doctor and so I will be gone for a few days and won't be able to update this before I leave, but I promise to when I get back or maybe when I am down there, but I am not promising anything. I do hope that you all liked this chapter and I would love to hear your thoughts.

Please R&R like always!

Preview for the next chapter:

"Fuck Demetri are you alright?"

"Just my ankle and so it is nothing to worry about. He kicks like a girl anyways."

"Edward I need you to dance with me."

"I'm no good at this kind of dancing."

"What is it you always tell me when we are practicing ballet? Oh right, you tell me to feel the music. I need you to feel the music with me or else she is going to win this dance off. I know we can do it. You heard the teachers in class about we have this chemistry so I suggest we show them exactly how strong that chemistry is."

AND

"Alice, are you alright?"

"I'm fine Seth." "Sorry I yelled at you earlier."

"You are a far cry from fine." "Red eyes, uncontrollable giggling, eating everything in sight, oh my god Alice are you high? You got her high you son of a bitch!"

"I didn't do anything she didn't want to!" "She came to me and begged me to take her somewhere. She wanted this and all I did was give her what she wanted. Don't you act so fucking self-righteous Seth fucking Clearwater. "

"Do you have not one decent bone in your body Hale?"