Chapter 3 – Last Straw

EDWARD

I couldn't get that girl out of my head. I watched her for the rest of the week as those jerks pushed her around, and she just took it, never saying a word, just gathering her things and moving along. They pushed her extra hard on Thursday, and I couldn't help myself. I hurried after her down the hall, only to be cut off at the girls' bathroom door. I couldn't stand there and wait like a pervert, but I was there long enough to hear her crying. That was it. I didn't give a fuck if I was going back to military school, I would beat the living shit out of those bastards.

Alice surprised me by sneaking up on me. "Not here, Edward. Not on school grounds or you'll be kicked out for sure. Maybe if it's somewhere else, you won't get caught," she whispered. She knew there was no talking me out of it, but I agreed to her terms.

"They're going to the Dairy Queen after school, you can do it there."

I nodded in agreement. I would finally get to take those assholes down a peg.

I saw them standing around, talking about the game tomorrow. The blonde bitch hanging on the leader eyed me as I walked up with Alice.

"Hey, Alice, is this that famous brother of yours?" she purred eyeing me.

"If you mean famous because I beat the shit out of your boyfriend and his buddies, then yeah, that's me," I said.

The guys all stood up, looking offended. There were four of them, but I didn't think they would be an issue. "What's your problem, man?" Tyler asked smirking, thinking he had the upper hand.

"You're an ass," I said plainly.

"Yeah, what of it?"

"You're an ass who gets his jollies off roughing up girls."

Lauren looked at her guy confused, and he started laughing. "What the hell are you talking about? I don't rough up anyone unless they like it rough," he said winking at her, and the guys all chuckled. She smirked at me.

"The Swan chick, you shove her around. I don't like it."

"Fuck that, she ain't a girl, and she doesn't give a damn, does she, boys?"

They all answered vocally except for one, a behemoth with curly dark hair who was standing more in the back. He was the biggest, but I didn't think he agreed with Tyler. I decided to kick his ass last.

"I give a damn. Leave her the fuck alone," I growled at them, my fists clenched. I'd had enough of this asshole.

"What is she, your bunny fucker?" he teased.

He didn't get a chance to laugh, because my fist knocked out three of his teeth, two of which he was choking on, as I brought his nose to my knee and kicked him in the ribs. One of his buddies stepped up to fight, and I grabbed his arm as I dodged his swing and dislocated his shoulder. He was crying like a pussy, as I kicked him in the chest and knocked him down. I beat the shit out of the next guy as well with ease. The pussy didn't even know how to fight.

When I got to the big guy, he put his hands up. "You're right, dude, he's an ass. I never sang or tripped her, but I should've said something about it and made them stop."

I had gathered as much from the way he was acting when I confronted them. "You say something, you stop them next time!" I snapped at him.

He nodded in agreement.

I was about to get in my car, when a cop car pulled up. He looked at the guys crying on the ground and then to me. I knew my reputation preceded me.

"Well, Son, you mind telling me what happened here?" he asked, as if he really gave a fuck.

I just glared.

Alice burst into tears.

"Sir, it's not what you think," the big guy said behind me.

I looked at this guy's name tag; he was Chief Swan. Alice had said Bella's dad was a civil servant. Fuck. How the hell could he have let this go on for so long? Didn't he see how beat up her hands and knees were? Couldn't he see her red eyes from all her crying? What the hell was wrong with this place? Why was everyone shitting on this girl?

"That's a very interesting story, Emmett, but I find it hard to believe that giant wolves ran through the parking lot and trampled the boys," Chief Swan said eyeing me suspiciously.

I glared at Emmett, who just shrugged at me. I wasn't letting anyone off the hook, even if they threw me in juvie. "I beat the shit out of them for fucking with Bella. If you let them lay another finger on her again, I'll be coming after you next!" I snapped at the chief. There was no way I was letting him off the hook for any of this, either.

He looked at me wide-eyed and shocked. I was just waiting for him to say the wrong thing, so I could deck him on his ass. Alice must have noticed, because she stepped in front of me. "I'm sure he didn't know what was going on, Edward. He does now, so I'm sure he'll take care of it," she said looking up at me and then to Chief Swan.

He glared over at the group of guys on the ground in a new light. Stupid Lauren saw that I was going to get off. "That stupid bitch deserves it for being so damn ugly!"

The chief nodded at me. "You can go, Son," he said as if he was trying to hold back and called over his radio for a second car.