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True to his word Jasper had brought Alice back to La Push. To be honest he had not felt right simply leaving her on the side of the road near the Clearwater place and so he came back with her to the barbeque. It probably had not been the smartest move a man could make, but it had been the nice thing to do. It wouldn't do any good to let wander off in her stoned state. So here he was trying to help Alice find her boyfriend in a crowd of people he felt less than comfortable being around, especially with all the looks he had started to receive due to her odd behavior. Jasper was used to hiding being high, but Alice did not have that kind of experience.
Just then Seth popped out of the crowd of people with a relieved expression on his face. He was at her side immediately with his arms around the tiny painter. He had been so worried about her and when she did not answer his text the worry had only seemed to increase. He barely took the time to notice Jasper was standing next to her. "Alice, are you alright?"
"I'm fine Seth." Alice stated with a smile trying to keep her attention on her boyfriend and not the large amounts of food on the picnic tables. She was absolutely starving and all she wanted to do was stuff as much food in to her mouth as humanly possible. Yet she refrained to try and focus on her street dancing Quilette boyfriend. "Sorry I yelled at you earlier."
Seth was quiet for a few minutes as he watched her. She kept looking around nervously as if afraid she would be caught doing something terrible. Little giggles would pop out from her mouth even though nobody had said anything funny or anything at all for that matter. When Alice made a move for the food table and started eating more than someone her size should be able to hold in her body, that is when Seth finally became clued in to what was going on. It had been so obvious that he felt stupid for not realizing it the second he had set eyes on her.
"You are a far cry from fine." The Quilette male told her as he continued to take in her appearance. Her eyes red and shiny, her face flushed, and the way she could not seem to hold still. Seth Clearwater was about ready to beat Jasper Hale in to the ground because who else would have done this to sweet little Alice Cullen? "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!" The honey blond snapped feeling what little control he had on his emotions snap and give away. He did not feel as if he should have to defend his actions to some boy. If Alice had wanted to get high with him then it was her decision. It was not like Jasper had forced her in to doing something she was against. She had come to him and asked him to smoke up with her. He had even tried to change her mind, but it didn't work. "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?" Seth snapped back and moved so that he was standing in front of Jasper with Alice pushed the side. His face right up in the musicians as anger poured off him in waves. "If you know her as well as you claim then it should be plain to see that she wasn't in her right mind. She didn't take her medication today and you totally took advantage of that. Is that the only thing you are good at? Can all you do is use her until there is nothing left? Did it ever strike you that she only ever spends time with you when she is not in her right mind? Shouldn't that be telling you something? Do you want to know what that tells me? To me it says you don't mean anything to her and you never will. Stop trying to bring her down in the train wreck that is your life. Alice is a good person who doesn't need someone like you in her life. So fuck off Hale because I have been about as nice to you as I am going to be and I will not give you another warning."
The honey blond scowled and rolled his shoulders. "It eats you up inside knowing that she came to me and not you doesn't it Seth? Do you want to know what I think her coming to me means? It means that I mean more to her than you do. She trusts me in ways she is never going to be able to trust you. We have a bond that you only wish you were strong enough to break. She was going to let me kiss her earlier did you know that? She wouldn't of even put up a fight if I had gone for it. How strong does that make your relationship? It seems pretty fucking fragile to me."
The hip hop dancing male shook his head as he backed off. He was not going to start a fight right now of all times. He noticed Alice looking at plate of cookies and decided he should probably make sure she didn't eat so fast she choked. He looked at Jasper one last time. "The only she would ever let you touch her was if she were stoned out of her mind and you kind of have proven that theory true. Stay the fuck away from my girl or I may have to tell her father what a bad influence you are on his daughter."
"Who do you think he is going to believe?" Jasper stated cockily while heading off in the other direction. He knew that Carlisle would believe him because if he was good at one thing it was deceiving people.
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The music had barely started before the backstabbing started. Since Sam had decided to be Emily's backup, Demetri had decided to be Leah's. That was until Sam's foot shot out to catch Demetri in the ankle causing him to topple down to the ground. His ankle and calf started to swell almost immediately. The street dancing female was by her friend in an instant. "Fuck Demetri are you alright?"
"Just my ankle and so it is nothing to worry about. He kicks like a girl anyways." He shrugged and tried to get to his feet. It was pretty obvious that he would be unable to dance with Leah and he sent her an apologetic smile. "Looks like I can't be your backup Lee. Have Cullen dance with you since he is getting better in practice. I would suggest your brother, but he appears to have gone MIA."
Leah got up and went over to her ballet dancing boyfriend. She saw Emily laughing and pointing to a limping Demetri and her anger bubbled over. She was done with the jokes, with the rude remarks, and everything else. Leah was going to prove that dancing was what she was made to do and her boyfriend was going to help her prove it. "Edward I need you to dance with me."
"I'm no good at this kind of dancing." The bronze haired ballet dancer stated nervously. He did not want to end up making her look like a fool and he was pretty sure that is what he would do since he couldn't dance in the same style as Leah. They wanted hip hop and he was in to ballet. Right now he wasn't sure if he could be any help at all.
Leah put her hands on the sides of his face as a way to calm him. She had faith in him that he could do this if only he would let go of his precious control for a little while. He needed to get in touch with his inner street dancer and there was no better time than the present. "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 how we have this chemistry so I suggest we show them exactly how strong that chemistry is."
Edward pressed his lips together and nodded as 'Low' by Flo Rida came on. "I suppose there is no better time to get jiggy with it than now."
"That is the kind of drive I am looking for!" She exclaimed excitedly as they started dancing together and the chemistry they always seemed to have made a quick entry.
Putting his hands on her waist he lifted her in to the air as he half turned her body in a midair spin before setting her back down on her feet and twisting down low with her. Both dancers were smiling as he dipped her down and waited for Sam and Emily to show them up. The other pair of dancers scowled not liking the applause that Leah and her new friend were getting. Emily did a front flip landing on her feet which received a raised eyebrow from Leah.
"That all you got?" The Quilette girl taunted before spun on her heels up and around so she was on her toes in a Michael Jackson type of move. Her ballet dancing boyfriend copied her so they were face to face. She put her hands on his shoulders and bounced herself up by the heels of her feet and landing in a crouch at his feet. Edward helped her up by grabbing her hand spinning her all the way up back in to a standing position.
Sam and Emily took over by doing a move where it looked as if Sam was actually slapping her. It was a move of desperation and they both knew it. Everyone had seen Leah dance before and they were all impressed, but seeing Leah with her new guy had them stunned in to silence. It was like magic watching them move together. The Forks students did not even have to adjust when the song changed to 'The Club Can't Handle Me' all they did was fix the count to their movements.
It was when Leah and Edward were doing a sort of 'you can't see me' movements with their hands as a way of making fun of Emily and Sam when the fake scarred women lost it. She tipped over a picnic table in her anger. "This is so fucking stupid! You think that because your boy has gone all he thinks he can dance that you have a chance of winning the battle? It takes more than simple chemistry to win and that is what my crew has which yours does not. So take this victory while you can because it won't last. When it is time for the streets I will show you how real dancers work."
When she stormed off Leah jumped up and down in her joy. "We won! We won! Oh yeah we won! She is running scared ballet boy and that means we have a chance of actually winning. We have so much work that needs to be done and hey, why are you staring at me?"
Edward smirked and kissed her cheek. "I just like seeing you this happy. I want you to be this happy all the time. What do you say we get back to campus and we can see if I can make you even happier?"
"You are a pervert Edward Cullen, but damned if I don't think it's fucking hot." She said looping her arm in his with a giddy smile. She hadn't been this happy in a very long time and it was a nice feeling.
"Hey you love me." He replied trying to look put out.
Leah rolled her eyes. "Yeah I do, but don't let it go to your head."
TBC…
AN: So I am still feeling horrible and I could not seem to focus my thoughts, but I wanted to post something and so I posted this. I do hope that you all liked it. In the next chapter you get a romantic Leah/Edward scene because a lot of you have requested it and there will be an Esme/Alice mother daughter moment.
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Preview for the next chapter:
"Did you mean what you said about loving me?"
"Maybe."
"That is not an answer."
"Yes it is."
"Well I want a better one."
"How about probably?"
AND
"Can you love two people at a time mom?"
"I suppose that you can sweety."
"How do you know who the right person is?"
"That isn't something I can tell you." "You have to go with what your heart is telling you."
"How will I know what my heart is trying to tell me?"
"You'll know."