Let the Games Begin

A/N: Alright, you guys, I'm back and we're back on our regular updating schedule (Wednesdays). Thank you to all of you who reviewed. I really appreciate them all.

Well, I'm going to go ahead and get on with it. Here's chapter two and the official introduction of our favorite boy. ;)

Chapter 2
I Probably Should Have Invested in Some Chapstick

(BPOV)

"Where are we going exactly?" I asked as we left the cafeteria after we had finished eating. We were heading to the back to school thing.

"You'll see," Alice sang as she skipped head of the group, pulling Jasper along with her. There were other students walking along with us, chattering about this and that and a bunch of other shit.

Everyone started filing into a large building near the edge of campus. I slid through the door along with the rest of the group. The room that we were all in was huge and brightly lit. There was music pulsing throughout the room and a few people were already dancing.

Alice let go of Jasper's hand and grabbed both Rose and me and pulled us onto the dance floor. "Come on. I wanna dance," she squealed.

I laughed at her enthusiasm, but danced with her and Rose anyway. It had been forever since I have just danced around for no reason whatsoever.

For the first time in two weeks, I smiled a genuine smile. I laughed and swung my hair around, jumping and dancing around like a fool. I knew people were staring at me, but I didn't care. It was bound to happen anyway.

The three of us danced for a few more songs before I excused myself to take a breather. I wandered off towards the snack table and grabbed a bottle of water (Boarding School Tip 1: Avoid punch, or any other open beverage, at all costs. It will be spiked.). I didn't feel like waking up with a hangover in the morning.

I took a sip of my water as I leaned back against the table and scanned the room. People were dancing. Some were standing along the edges of the crowd in small groups, talking. And there was the occasional couple that had probably consumed too much of the punch that were all over each other, making out in the corners of the room. Typical high school party. I guess they never changed, no matter how much your parents spend on your education.

I felt the stares of the students that hadn't had the pleasure of seeing me earlier today. I swear to God, this place was like a fish tank. People always looking at you without your permission or the ability to stop them (no matter how many times your threatened their genitals).

I sighed and took another sip of water. A few songs later, someone turned down the music and picked up a mike and started speaking in a high-pitched voice. "Welcome back, people. You all know who I am, so let's get started." Wow, conceited bitch much. I looked up at the small stage that was set up on the far side of the room. Holding the mike was the definition of beauty queen. She was tall with strawberry blonde hair that hung in perfect waves down her back. Her skin was smooth and blemish free (probably from the pounds of make-up that was caked on her face).

A girl ran up to the stage and whispered something into the other girl's ear and then quickly ran off the stage again. The strawberry blonde flashed another smile. "It turns out that not everyone here knows who I am. We have a newbie in our midst tonight, ladies and gents." Her eyes scanned the room until they landed on me. She walked off the stage and, I kid you not, four other girls fell into formation behind her like they were in the military or something. It was disturbing. Everyone's eyes locked onto me as she moved towards me.

The sea of people separating us quickly parted as she walked up to me, their eyes never leaving me. She gave me a bright smile that was anything but welcoming as she looked me up and down. It was the smile of someone who was going to mark their territory. I was just waiting for her to start peeing on something. "I'm Tanya Denali, captain of the cheering squad and homecoming and prom queen for two years running," she said, looking down her nose at me.

Ah, this was Tanya. Egotistical bitch extraordinaire. She looked the part. And from the look on her face she definitely thought that she was the shit and that she had everyone in this place wrapped around her little finger. Now she thought that I would fall in line, just like the rest of the carbon copies in this hellhole.

Everyone was waiting for my reaction. I glanced over at Alice, Rose, Emmett, and Jasper. They all had smirks on their faces, like they knew that I was going to say something that will throw this entire room for a loop. They were probably right.

I gave Tanya a tight lipped smile. "Really? Wow! Should I bow? Curtsy? Maybe summon the court jester? Oh wait, you've got about four behind you. Never mind." I gestured behind Tanya at her cronies and they gave me scathing glares that would have bothered anyone but me. I looked back up at Tanya and I saw anger flash in her eyes.

She scowled at me and leaned in closer, lowering her voice. "Listen up, freak. This is my school, and you will do what you are told. I call the shots around here. One word from me saying that you are a total loser, and everyone will believe me. Don't screw with me."

The small grimace that I was passing off as a smile fell off my face completely and the bitch face came back full force. I clenched my hands into fists, trying to keep myself from punching her right then and there. "You know what? Tell them whatever you want because I won't care if you call be a bitch or a slut or a loser. Because I don't give a shit about you or this school. Which means that I have no problem with beating your ass into the ground. So I advise that you back up and stay the fuck away from me."

She did back up (maybe she wasn't a total idiot) and I nearly smirked when I saw something that resembled fear flash through her eyes. But that quickly disappeared and she glared at me and stormed off, her cronies at her heels.

After Tanya was out of sight, I looked at the crowd that was still staring at me in shock. "What?" They all quickly looked away and started looking like they were doing something else entirely.

"Okay, we're going to play a little game now," another voice said other the mike. I looked up and saw Alice standing on the stage. She gave me a wink. I had to give it to her. She had awesome timing. I really felt like I was about to open a can of whoop-ass on the next person that looked at me wrong.

Everyone took their attention off me for the next moment and paid attention to Alice. "We're going to play Truth or Dare/Spin the Bottle. You've all played this before, so let's get started."

She bounced off the stage and walked over to me. "Are you okay?" she asked me. I gave her a tight smile and nodded. She seemed hesitant at first, but accepted my answer for now. I really needed a distraction right now.

"So how do you play this?" I asked her.

"It's just like Truth or Dare. Only if you pick truth, you also have to spin the bottle. If you refuse a dare, you have to spin the bottle as well," she explained. I nodded as she led me over to the circle that was forming. Most everyone was going to playing, but a few stayed back, just watching.

I looked around the circle as I settled in between Alice and Rose. I recognized a few faces from the common room in the dorm and a few from the cafeteria, but I didn't know anyone's name aside from Emmett, Alice, Rose, and Jasper. And Tanya, but she's someone that I wish I never had to meet.

Sitting directly across from me though was the boy with the green eyes from the cafeteria. He was sitting next to the guy that he was talking to earlier. Pretty Boy, as I will now refer to the green-eyed boy as, was looking right at me, that same delicious smile on his face. He turned his head suddenly away, talking to his friend.

"Well, since I started the game, I guess I'll go first," Alice said after everyone had settled in. She called on a girl on the other side of the circle who chose truth. She answered Alice's question and then spun the bottle that had appeared in the middle of the circle without me noticing. She ended up kissing a guy from across the circle. She then called on another person. It went on like this for another few turns before someone called on Emmett. He chose dare, of course. He ended up having to chug a two-liter soda, but apparently he had done that before because he did it in under a minute and looked totally fine.

Emmett got a devious smile on his face before turning towards Pretty Boy. "Hey, Eddie, truth or dare?"

Pretty Boy, or Eddie I should say, scowled at Emmett. "It's Edward. How many times am I going to have to tell you that?" His voice was velvety smooth and rich, like melted chocolate. It sent shivers down my spine.

Emmett laughed. "At least a million more, Eddie Boy. Now, truth or dare?"

Edward scowled at Emmett again, but answered the question. "Dare."

The devious smirk appeared on Emmett's face again. "I dare you to give us a little show."

Edward's eyebrow cocked in question. "What kind of show?" he asked cautiously.

Emmett looked like he was about to fall over from the lack of oxygen he was trying to contain his laughter so badly. "Strip, boy! Show us what your mama gave ya!" Emmett howled. Alice, Rose, and Jasper burst into hysterics when they saw the look on Edward's face. I was in just about the same amount of shock as Edward was. They were going to make him strip in front of a circle that was made up of mostly girls that, now that I think about it, will most likely eat him alive. I mean, it was hard not to notice the fact that at even the mention of his name, most of the girls sat up straighter and stuck out their boobs, hoping he would notice them. He didn't.

Edward glared at Emmett, who only laughed harder when he did. "Come on, Eddie. Get moving, or you'll have to spin the bottle," Emmett goaded. Edward's eyes widened a little at the mention of the bottle and he glared at Emmett again, but stood up. "Hey, Jazz, get him some tunes. He's gotta make this good."

"My pleasure," Jasper said before hopping up and running over to the stereo to turn on some music. The heavy bass of some sort of hip-hop music started pounding through the speakers.

"Chop, chop, Eddie," Emmett demanded, grinning. "The ladies are waiting." The girls in the circle cheered and catcalled. All of the boys just laughed.

Edward stood up and slowly started to slide his jacket off of his body. "You know, Em, I find it highly disturbing that you would even suggest that I even do this," Edward said, sounding concerned as he dropped his jacket onto the floor. "I mean, I know that you like my body, but I think your obsession has become unhealthy." His tone was teasing now, like he wasn't even fazed by the fact that he was stripping in front of most of the junior and senior class.

Emmett laughed loudly. "Your body rocks my world, and I can't stand to live without it. I promise I'll get help. Just please, Eddie, just one more time. Let me see it one more time," Emmett pleaded teasingly before going into hysterics along with the rest of our group. Apparently that was a running joke between the guys because most of them were rolling around on the ground.

The girls, on the other hand, were watching Edward with rapt attention as he slowly unbuttoning his black button down. He slowly slid that off and I could have sworn one of the girls passed out when she saw his shoulders. His powerful, broad shoulders. He was wearing a white wife beater underneath the button down. The undershirt was tight across his chest and stomach.

"Well, since you said please," Edward said, rolling his eyes. He slowly, and I mean slowly as in glacier slow, lifted the wife beater over his head. But one thing was different about this time. His eyes weren't looking in Emmett's direction. He was looking directly at me, a devilish smirk on his face. When he finally pulled his undershirt off and I pulled my eyes away from his, I looked down at his torso and my jaw fucking dropped. This boy was ripped. I'm talking defined pecs and a six-pack of abs that most men would die to have.

I want to lick him.

I heard more laughter coming from Alice and Rose. I looked up at them and they were looking at me strangely. "Shit! Did I say that out loud?" I cringed.

Alice nodded, her small body shaking with laughter still. "Oh yeah."

I looked down and rubbed the back of my neck in embarrassment. Only a few things embarrass me. Admitting that I'm attracted to a guy is one of them.

"But judging by the way he's looking at you, he might just let you," Rose said, completely serious. I looked up in confusion and met Edward's gaze. His green eyes bore into my brown ones. Something sparked in his eyes for a second before disappearing.

His eyes never left mine as he went for the button and fly of his dark wash jeans. He slowly unbuttoned the button and pulled down the zipper. Then he dropped his pants to reveal black silk boxers.

I think just nearly had a heart attack. That boy was too gorgeous for his own good and he knew it. He was still looking at me, the same devilish look on his face.

He kept his eyes locked with mine for just a second longer before turning back to Emmett. "Is this sufficient?" he asked, waving his hands down his body.

Emmett snickered and nodded before clapping loudly. "Bravo, Eddie, bravo! You really should consider this as a career option. You're very good at it."

Edward rolled his eyes. "Yeah, I'll keep that in mind." He bent down to pick up his clothes and went back over to his spot next to his friend who was still laughing at him. Edward scowled at him and punched him in the shoulder.

He sat back down, his legs stretched out in front of him as he leaned back on his hands. His eyes met mine again and he sent me a wink and waggled his eyebrows at me. I cocked an eyebrow at him, trying to regain some composure, and he only smirked.

He called on someone else and the game continued. I just really hoped no one called on me. It wouldn't be pleasant if they did.

(EPOV)

I sighed and leaned back on my hands, avoiding the looks that I knew I was getting from the female population of the room. Damn Emmett. I mean, I was sitting there mostly naked, but still, the stares only make it more awkward.

One set of eyes was making sure that they didn't meet mine at all. The new girl was sitting with Alice and Rose, talking to them and looking down at the ground. She was probably hoping that I hadn't seen her face when I was disrobing in front of her.

But I did. And she looked impressed. And that made me feel pretty good. I couldn't keep the smirk off my face.

I mean, the first thought that ran through my mind when I saw her in the cafeteria was that she was beautiful, if not a little eccentric. She was small, but her body had curves in all the right places. Her skin looked naturally smooth and creamy, not caked with pounds of make-up. Her chocolate brown eyes sparkled with mischief. And her dark brunette hair had royal blue streaks running through it. She definitely had her own style what with her ripped jeans and band tees, something that was unheard of at this fine establishment.

All throughout dinner, I couldn't keep myself from glancing over at her. She was talking with Emmett, Jasper, Alice, and Rose and she seemed like a pretty laid back person.

At least, I thought she was until I witnessed her little bitchfest with Tanya. She definitely didn't take shit from anyone, especially bitches like Tanya.

Everyone knew that Tanya and I didn't get along. Everyone except Tanya. She thought that we were the closest thing to the perfect couple.

We went out once during freshman year. She was just as bitchy then as she was now. That was definitely the end of that relationship for me.

Not for her though. She followed me around, claiming that I was her boyfriend. When I told everyone that I was not, in fact, her boyfriend, she got wind of it and shit a brick. I told her that we were not dating, but apparently she refused to believe that. For the first couple of weeks after I told her, she was fine. Well, I thought that she had accepted it. But apparently not. I was informed later that Tanya was harassing every girl that I talked to behind my back. She continued to do that for the longest time until she discovered that there were other guys, or morons is a better term, that would willingly follow her around like puppies.

That was probably the best thing that could have happened, for me anyway. While she was no longer harassing me (as much lately), she still retained the bitch-like quality that she was now known for. No one wanted to be subjected to her very volatile temper, so everyone bowed down to her, sucking up just to stay in her good graces. And now she thinks that she's "queen bee" and we all have to deal with it now.

Everyone except our newest addition to the student population, that is. I had never seen anyone talk to Tanya that way before. It was hot, to say the least.

The new girl was definitely going to be throwing this school for a loop, whether they were ready for it or not.

"What're you so happy about?" Seth, one of my best friends, asked.

"Nothing," I said quickly, not able to take my eyes off of the new girl. Seth followed my gaze and I saw him smirk and cock an eyebrow at me.

"So you got a thing for the new girl," he said. It wasn't a question.

I finally pulled my gaze from her and turned my attention to Seth. "What? No," I said quickly. "She's just…" I glanced back over at her. "interesting, is all."

Seth scoffed. "Interesting, my ass. You're lusting after the new girl. I can't say that I blame you though. She is nice to look at." He was right. She was nice to look at and apparently almost every guy in the circle thought so too. I could feel a growl building up in my chest when I saw the other guys checking her out.

"Whoa, down boy," Seth drawled with a surprised chuckle. "Getting territorial, are we now? Dude, you don't even know her name."

I glared at him. "I am not getting territorial. No one should be looked at like they're a piece of meat though." But, damn him if he wasn't right. I didn't know her name, but that could, and would, be easily rectified.

"Dare," a sweet voice said clearly, effectively shutting up everyone in the circle. I looked up and saw that Tanya had just challenged the new girl.

Tanya put her signature bitch face on and gave the new girl a devious smile. "I dare you to kiss someone," Tanya said.

The new girl got a slightly confused look on her face, like she was expecting something a bit more challenging and/or humiliating. "Okay. Who?"

"Him." And then she pointed at me. Oh, well, shit. The new girl looked to where Tanya was pointing and her eyes widened fractionally.

"You want me to kiss Stripper Boy?" she asked Tanya, her eyebrow cocked. I accidentally let a snort slip out at her name for me. Tanya nodded, her arms crossed over her chest. The new girl scoffed, but didn't look completely disgusted, so I took it as a good sign. "Any specifications?"

Tanya's smirk grew a little wider. "Think porno." Well, double shit.

The new girl rolled her eyes, but got up from her seat anyway. The look on her face was resolute. She came over to me and jumped right into it, no hesitation whatsoever. She dropped down, her legs straddling my lap. Sweet Jesus, mother of God. My eyes widened and she gave me a smile that was probably a lot more sexy than she intended for it to be as she pulled her dark brunette locks out of the ponytail that it was in and shook it loose around her shoulders. She ran her hand up my arm and over my neck until it moved through my hair. I had to use all of my self control to keep my eyes from rolling into the back of my head when she did that. That was the one thing that got to me. I loved it when they ran their fingers through my hair. It was my kryptonite.

Then she whipped her shirt off. Right in front of most of the student population. She was taking this dare to an entirely new level. My breath got caught in my throat and I gaped at her. Her dark blue bra stood out against her creamy skin. She was beautiful. None of the girls - I mean none - have ever stripped for me before. You would think that at least a few of them might have, but I have yet to see any of them attempt it. This girl was taking my breath away and I had only just met her.

I was still in shock when she planted one on me without a second's hesitation. Her lips crashed into mine and I lost my balance, causing me to fall onto my back with her on top of me. But that didn't stop her. She kept moving her lips against mine until I finally gained enough control over myself to kiss her back. My eyes closed and my hands slid across the soft skin of her back, one of them moving up until it tangled into the soft strands of her hair. She tasted amazing, sweet and fresh, like peppermint. I wanted more of her. My tongue slipped out from between my lips and traced her bottom lip. She hesitantly opened her mouth and my tongue slid inside her mouth and her tongue slid across mine. I tilted my head to deepen the kiss, my tongue delving deeper into her mouth. She responded instantly, her hands running through my hair and pulling gently at the strands. My arms tightened around her.

She slowly pulled away, but only moved back a few inches from my face. Her dark hair fell around us, creating a curtain in between us and the rest of the room. We were both breathing hard. "Sorry about that," she panted, a slightly embarrassed smile on her face.

I reached up to push a strand of blue hair away from her face. "Don't be," I whispered back. She cheeks tinted pink and she looked away from my eyes. "I'm Edward Masen, by the way."

She let out a low chuckle. "Bella Swan."

Bella. Beautiful. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Bella," I said, smiling up at her.

She smiled. "It definitely was." She gave me one last smirk and a chuckle before sliding off me, giving my chest a pat as she did. I sat up as she stood and looked over at Tanya. "Was that sufficient?" Bella asked while she picked up her shirt and slipped it back on.

I looked around the circle to see shocked faces on everyone. I felt a cocky smirk slide onto my face as I leaned back on my hands again. Yeah, that's right. I was just kissed by one of the most beautiful girls in this school. Who cares if it was only for a dare. She didn't seem to mind too much.

But because of this, most of the guys that were interested in her before won't have the balls to even try to talk to her now. At this school, once a girl like Bella has been kissed, she's been marked. I don't understand it, but I might just use this to my advantage now. As pussy-whipped as this sounded, she left me breathless. That one moment, not more than thirty seconds ago, was the only time that has ever happened to me and I wasn't about to let the girl that made me feel that way get away.

I wanted her, and I'll be damned if I don't get her.

I looked over at Tanya and nearly fell over laughing. Her face was bright red and she was glaring at Bella so hard that I glanced over at Bella to make sure that she wasn't on fire or something. But Bella wasn't fazed at all. She had a cocky smirk on her face that could have rivaled my own. "Well?" Tanya stomped her foot and let out a shriek of anger before stomping off with her groupies following behind her. "I'm going to take that as a yes." She turned to me and gave me a smile. "Thanks for the help."

The smirk was full blown now. "Anytime."

She rolled her eyes good naturedly before walking back to her spot next to Alice and Rose, who were staring at her in awe. She gave them a shrug and then she called on someone else to go.

"Dude," Seth said, in total awe after a moment. "That was wicked."

I looked over at Bella again and her eyes met mine. She smirked and winked at me. A smirk slid onto my face again. "You have no idea."

A/N: Ooooohhh, steamy. Hahaha. Anyway, I hope you liked that.

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Cat