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Leah flinched as she sat down in the tub full of hot water. Her leg was killing her from all that practice today. She knew that she should have stopped a couple of hours in to practice when the ache first started, but she was persistent about making the final dance perfect. She would not let pain overrule her because this that really would tell whoever beat her down she wasn't a strong person and she Leah Clearwater knew that she could do this. She should show the cowards who attacked her that she is better than them and always would be.

"Fuck!" She cried out once she was fully emerged in the water. Her sore muscles both protested and enjoyed the water as it flowed over her body. She could feel the muscles in her calf tense up and reached down to rub them only to have pale hands beat her to it. She jumped back a bit and looked up to see her boyfriend kneeling down next to the tub. How had she not heard him come in? Her plan had not included her boyfriend showing up while she was trying to get rid of the ache in her legs. If he found out then he would rub an 'I told you so' in her face. "What the hell are you doing here? Not that I don't enjoy seeing you, but I think you just wanted see me naked."

"If I had come for that then I wouldn't need to sneak in to do it." Her bronze haired boyfriend teased with a smile before it grew serious. "Did you honestly think I bought all that crap about you being fine? I saw you limping today after practice. I thought I told you to let me know if it became too much for you?"

Leah rolled her eyes. "And if it had become too much I would have told you. Don't look too deeply in to this bath thing. I am a girl and I can enjoy a nice hot bath once in a while."

"Then why is your calf all swollen and suddenly turning a scary shade of purple?" He shot back as he continued to rub her leg. "It's called bruising and if you are not careful then you are going to end up doing more damage than good. I mean do you want to end up so you can never dance again? Do you want to suffer an injury like my mother? I know why you are pretending to be strong because you want everyone to think that beat down did not affect you, but-"

The Quilette street dancer quickly cut him off. She did not need him going off in to a rant when he would be ranting about the wrong thing. If he wanted to lecture her then he needed to have his facts straight. "I didn't do it because I want to see tough. I know it may seem like that and yet that is not the reason. I did it for you. I know how much this final dance means to both you and you father. I want to help you make him proud because if we mess this up and your career as a dancer goes down the drain then it will be my fault. I don't want your failure on my conscious do you understand that? I love you too much to let anything ruin what could be your greatest moment to shine. In this industry we don't get a lot of chances to do so and I refuse to mess up yours."

Neither said anything for a few minutes because honestly they were not sure what they should say. Then Edward leaned down to kiss and miscalculated slightly so he ended up falling in the tub. Bubbles stuck to his clothes and got in his hair. Leah burst out laughing so hard she snorted. She tried to stop and rein it in, but then she would look at his face and her laughter would start all over again. Edward for his part looked shocked that he had actually fallen in to the tub.

"You look Santa Clause with the bubbles all around your face." She continued laughing. "Stay right there while I get my phone. I want to capture this moment forever so that one day I may use it as blackmail if the time ever comes for it. This is one of those priceless moments worth more than all the tea in China."

When she reached for her phone he quickly reached for it as well. There was no way that he was ever going to let her take a picture of him in such a state. They wrestled for a few minutes before finally the phone flew both of their hands and landed a few feet away out of both their reach. "Ha! I win!"

"Because you cheat!" She grabbed a handful of bubbles and rubbed them in his face. "Take that you Santa Clause want to be with bronzed hair!"

"Oh you are so going to pay for that." Edward's green eyes sparkled as he leaned in to kiss her, but her hand hit his chin to keep him away. "Aw Leah why won't you let me kiss you? Don't you love me anymore? Come here and give me a kiss!"

"Get your slimy soap covered face away from me!" She cried trying to push him back and away from her. "You smell like a girl because of the bubble bath I chose to use. I can't kiss you when you smell like such a girl!"

He reached out to clamp his thumb and pointer finger around her nose and then leaned in to kiss her again. "There we go. Now you don't need to worry about my horrible and very girly scent. So are you going to give in and kiss me now since we both know you want to?"

Leah grabbed the collar of his soaking wet shirt and pulled him towards her. "I suppose I can suffer the overpowering scent of lavender bubble bath for a little while."

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Jasper was lying in his bed doing nothing really as he strummed on guitar. He heard a knock on his door before Alice suddenly entered the room. She looked upset about something and immediately he sat up and set his guitar next to him. "What's wrong Ali?"

The small teen came to sit down next to him on the bed. She didn't look at him for a few seconds before finally turning her head in his direction. "Jasper I am going to ask you something and I want you to be completely honest alright?"

"Always." The honey blond said as he laced his fingers with hers. "You know I would never do anything to hurt you. Please tell me what is wrong. Did someone say something to you?"

"You could say that." Alice frowned deeply for a moment before shaking her head to clear her thoughts. "Are you ashamed of me? I know you take me places with you, but I always feel like you are walking on a thin line between different worlds. When you are with me you are sweet and the perfect boyfriend, but then we go out and I see you wanting to slip back in to your old ways. Sometimes I have to wonder if you are trying to be two different people. You know that you can be yourself with me no matter what side you chose to be. I only want to be with you. I love you Jasper and you know I do. If we are going to be together and make this work then I really need to know that you want me in your world. Show me how you live because I am not some delicate flower and I can handle whatever you throw my way."

"Alice I-"Jasper went to say more, but Alice placed her fingers over his lips to stop him.

"Unless you are agreeing with me then don't say anything." She paused and pulled her hand away. "I want to be with you and I don't want to be the reason your drive yourself to exhaustion by trying to be two different people. Show me what you got Hale because I may surprise you."

The Southern musician sighed before cupping her face with both of his hands. "Are you sure that you want to do this Alice? Once you get in it may be impossible to get out. You need to be sure that this is what you want Ali. I don't mind being two different people if you are uncomfortable in my world and for the record I could never be ashamed of you because you have never done anything to be ashamed of. So do you really want this? Think about it long and very hard because I want you to make the right choices for you and not just for me."

The tiny pixie artist took a deep breath and nodded. "I am sure that I want this. I needed a pick me up anyways so what do you have to help me with that?"

He stood up and went to his dressed where he pulled open one of the drawers and started tossing clothing to the side. "I don't have any Speed since I ran out, though I do plan to get some more in the near future. What I do have however is E and if you need a pick me up then that will most definitely do the trick. I have to warn you it is a little stronger than what you are used to. I never suggest using this alone and if you are going to do it then do it with me. Sometimes you can do things you don't remember and I wouldn't want you to be with the wrong person when you took this stuff because they may take advantage of you. I would never want that to happen to you."

Alice stood up and came to stand next to him. "I wouldn't want to do it with anyone other than you anyways. How about we take them together and then listen to some music? We won't leave this room."

"That sounds kinky." He teased handing her a pill. He stopped her when she went to put it in her mouth. "Let me do that for you."

Alice opened her mouth and Jasper put the pill he had been holding on the tip of her tongue and she did the same for him. When she swallowed she made a face. "Ew, it takes kind of gross. I hate taking pills without water."

"Next time I'll have a glass of water ready." Jasper stated and grabbed her arm when she went to turn the stereo on. He pulled her against his chest. "Hey where do you think you're off too?"

"I was just going to-"He cut her off by kissing her with one of those world shaking, earth shattering, and toe curling kisses. She kissed him back until she was dizzy from lack of air and pulled away slightly. "I wasn't going anywhere really. I am perfectly happy right where I am. You know I don't think I needed that pill as a pick me up."

Her boyfriend raised an eyebrow in question. "And why exactly is that darlin'?"

Her smile lit up the entire room like it always did when they were together. It actually took his breath away and he could feel his heartbeat speed up in one of those cliché romance novel kinds of ways. "Because I have you and when you kiss me like that I don't think anything could ever bring me down. It is like drinking ten cups of the strongest coffee ever made in one moment."

The honey blond smiled and kissed her nose. "Well that is good to know since you do the exact same thing for me. I love you Alice and I never want to stop nor do I plan to."

TBC…

AN: I still have this stupid flu it is like it keeps coming back and it is driving me nuts. Anyways, I hope that all liked this chapter and you know as usual I would love to hear your thoughts. Anyways, I need to know would you like Jasper and Alice to be together in the next chapter? And do you want to see Edward/Leah again?

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