AN: I do not own Twilight. Any characters, places, events, etc. belong to Stephenie Meyer.

Chapter 9

When I got home, only Alice and Jasper were there. Damn. I went up to my room and tossed my backpack onto the floor beside my computer. I had to let someone know about my tutoring.

"Hey, Alice!" I knocked on the door to their room until she opened.

"Yeah?"

"Hey, uhm…Jeffery Newton wanted to set something up so I could tutor him after school everyday." I smiled after I spoke.

"Ahum…is that so? Well, I think you should talk about this with your parents so they're aware as well."

"I suppose…I just thought I should let you know. You do frequently pick me up from school after all."

"Of course. Well…don't forget in the morning…" When she shut the door in my face, I could tell she knew something else. Did she know the truth?

I decided to let it go for now and instead I watched TV. One of my favorite shows was on tonight, and I didn't want to miss it. When the show was over, I heard everyone returning downstairs. I immediately shut the TV off and went downstairs to tell them the news.

"Hello everyone! How was your trip?"

"It was...filling." It was my father who spoke, as everyone else was going to their own bedrooms.

"Hey, Dad…Jeffery Newton wants me to tutor him everyday after school…would that be cool?"

"Newton? Since when do you hang out with Newton?"

"Since he asked for homework help. Besides, I can probably run home afterw-"

"No. Just call us on your cell phone when you finish and someone can come get you. I don't want anyone to see you flaunting your…skills."

"Okay. Thanks, Dad. I'm going to bed now." I kissed him on the forehead and went into my room, closing the door behind me.

You know, it actually felt good to break rules, to be a rebel.

The next day was normal. I woke up, I took a shower, I got dressed, I had breakfast, blah blah blah. School was the same as yesterday, except Josh and I didn't get detention today, so that was good. After school, we sat by our tree and started our homework.

"I'm glad that none of this actually has to do with Newton." I chuckled.

"I don't even know the guy and he gets on my nerves. The way he looks at you…"

"Oh? I've never noticed. Everyone fawns over me anyway; it's so hard to pinpoint who stares at me all day and who doesn't."

We remained silent until we finished our homework. I finished first, which gave me time to put everything away in my locker while I waited for Josh to finish. When he finished he put his things into his locker and came back and sat so close to me that our legs were touching.

"So…the dance is coming up."

"Dance?" I looked around at some of the walls and noticed they had posters advertising the fall dance. It also said something about a fall festival during the day.

"You just noticed? The posters have been up since yesterday, Liz."

"Ohh…" I hadn't noticed at all.

"Well, now that you've noticed, would you like to accompany me to the dance?"

"Of course. I would love to accompany you to the dance." Then, Josh stood up and pulled me up from the ground and started to twirl me around.

"Whoa! Josh, what are you doing?!"

"Checking to make sure you can dance." He smiled the widest I had ever seen him smile. I placed my arms around his neck and he placed his arms around my waist. I placed my head on his shoulder and then we continued dancing for a while.

"Ahem."

We both turned to see who it was.

Jeffery Newton. Josh let go of me and I let go of him.

"What do you want, Newton?" Josh's voice had a harsh tone to it that I had never heard before.

"Well, I was going to ask Elizabeth a question. But it seems as if you two are…busy."

"Just spit it out, Newton." I spoke with a tone as harsh as Josh's.

"Come to the dance with me." It wasn't in the form of a question at all. And the way he said it made it sound demanding.

"Sorry. Josh already asked me and I told him I'll go with him." I smiled sincerely, though I didn't feel sorry at all.

"Oh," He paused. "Well, that…that's a shame. Alright. I see how it is. We'll see how, uh…how you're feeling about this after the dance." Whoa. Was that a threat?

"Abracadabra, homes." After Jeffery said this, he waved his hand in front of his face and ran off.

"What the hell was that all about?" I stated with disgust.

"I don't know. He's just jealous that I've got you and he doesn't." Then he turned me around and kissed me on the lips.

(Ehh…it's a short chapter. But oh well! It sets everything up for the next chapter and the next chapter and the next chapter and the next chapt-shot Happy New Year, everyone!)