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I woke up to the sun shining through my windows and decided today was a shorts day. I got up and straightened my hair, put on some makeup, and went to find something to wear. I put on white shorts, a bright, blue, off the shoulder shirt, and my grey gladiator sandals. I went down to the kitchen and put a pop tart in the toaster. As that was toasting, I booted up my computer and looked for the directions to that hardware store in Port Angeles. I had decided that I was going to get the stuff that I needed tonight for the dance studio. Once I got everything, I would tell Jasper and hopefully he would help. I looked at the clock and it was 7:00, so I quickly wrote down the directions and hurried out. A warm breeze met me as I walked toward my truck and was so glad it had finally stopped raining, if only for a day.
I hopped in and started the drive to school. When I pulled in, Alice was standing in front of her car, talking animatedly with Jasper. I parked next to her and hopped out.
"Oh hi, Bella!" Alice yelled, looking around Jasper. I chuckled at her enthusiasm, "Hello Alice, Jasper."
"Hey Bella," Jasper smiled. Just then, the bell rang, "Oh! Come on, guys, time for class," Alice said in a sing-song voice, pulling us all along with her across the parking lot. Edward and Mike met up with us on the way, both voicing their greetings. Edward still looked just as tired as he did yesterday. It made me wonder if there was more going on than he was telling me.
We walked into the building and Alice and Jasper were just chatting away, well Alice was, when we ran into a huge group of kids. Alice immediately stopped talking, grabbed my wrist, and pushed her way to the front of the group, dragging me with her.
"Don't fucking say shit, Tyler! I'm trying to fix this!" Emmett yelled from the center of the mob of students. "You're not good enough!" Tyler yelled back. All of a sudden Tyler was up against the lockers and Emmett was holding his shirt.
"You. Don't. Know. Anything," Emmett hissed at him, before he dropped him and pushed through all the people. I looked up at him as he passed me, but he didn't even notice and walked straight through. As he marched on down the hallway, Jasper and Edward filed in on either side of him, while Mike just trailed behind. I turned back toward Tyler who, looking very pissed off, stormed off in the other direction.
Looking at Alice, "What the hell was that all about?" I asked. She looked at me with wide eyes, "I have no idea." We went on to class and she promised she would talk to Jasper and see what she could get out of him.
First hour had started about 45 minutes ago when Mike decided to grace us with his presence. The second he sat down, I leaned towards him, "What's going on, Mike?" I whispered. He turned around and rolled his eyes, "I don't fucking know. Jasper and Edward are just trying to calm Emmett down, but they never actually said what he was so pissed about. Either way, him and Tyler better kiss and make up by tomorrow's game or we're all gonna be screwed." Then he turned and stared at the teacher. I was actually surprised that Alice hadn't brought up the game, if nothing else, just so she could stare at Jasper for a couple hours.
I was walking with Jessica to Home Ec. And she actually wasn't talking about Mike, but instead it was about the argument this morning.
"I just don't get it. I mean, I thought they were friends!" and it went on and on. I hadn't seen any of the guys, except Mike since this morning, and as we walked into class, I realized that Ben was also missing. Class went by quickly and I managed not to snap on Lauren. I met up with Alice and Angela on the way to lunch and we headed in together. Emmett, Jasper, Edward, and Ben were already in line.
"Hey, Alice, did you ever get a chance to ask any of them about this morning?" I asked.
"No, he wasn't in any of the classes we have together. I'm dying to know, though," she replied, "But speaking of them, you're going to the game with me, right?"
"Yeah, I guess I'll go. What about you, Angela?" I asked. "I'll go if you two are," she replied. We went through the line and went back to the table. I sat between Emmett and Alice, while she sat next to Jasper. Needless to say, things were awkward. No one was talking and there was no sign of Tyler.
Alice being Alice, started up a conversation with Jasper, which seemed to loosen everybody up some. The rest of the table started talking, everyone except Emmett. He still looked pretty pissed and I didn't really know what to do.
I put my hand on his shoulder, "Are you okay, Emmett?" I asked, softly. He looked up at me and his face seemed to soften. "Tyler's a dick," he said, softly. I laughed, "Yeah, that he is." Emmett smiled a wide grin and all the tension seemed to leave his face.
"There're those adorable dimples," I teased squeezing one of his cheeks, causing him to laugh and roll his eyes, "So, I've decided to come to the game," I said, trying to distract him.
"Oh, yeah?" he said, stuffing his face, "Well then, I can't wait," he winked. I just rolled my eyes and laughed quietly. There was something about him that was just so sexy. It was killing me not to ask about this morning, but I didn't want to piss him off again, so I decided to stay away from that subject.
"Hey Bells, what are you doing tonight?" Mike asked me before I could think of something to say to Emmett. I mentally rolled my eyes, here we go again.
"Um, well I've got some things I have to do in Port Angeles," I said, hoping he wouldn't ask any questions. "Well why don't you do that later and come out with me? I can guarantee it would be more fun," he said, suggestively. Oh shit! I thought. How the hell am I going to get out of this? I was hyper aware of Emmett and Edward staring at me, Angela and Alice too involved in Jasper and Ben to notice my situation.
"Uh, well I um…" I stuttered, "I'm going with my dad," I blurted, which, of course, was a complete lie. He wasn't even in the same state as me, but Mike seemed to buy it when he nodded, looking disappointed. God, I wish he would give it up.
"Your dad, huh?" Emmett said, staring at me skeptically. I narrowed my eyes at him, not about to let him give Mike another chance to ask, "Yes, my dad, Emmett," I said, firmly. He saw right through the lie and was about to ask about it, when the bell rang, saving me from explaining. We all got up and Emmett followed me out. I had a feeling he wasn't going to let this go.
"So, since we both know that you're not actually doing anything tonight, why don't you come over and keep me company?" he asked, with a wide grin.
"Don't you remember the last time I came over? You already had company and I'm almost positive that she would love a repeat. Besides, I really do have things I have to do," I answered him.
"Well how about I keep you company, then?" he asked, innocently.
"Look, Em, I'm gonna be late and so are you, so I should go. And anyways, I'm sure there are plenty of other girls that you can "keep company"," I said, turning around and walking away. I didn't mean to be such a bitch, but I was sick of all the other girls and I refused to be one of his play things. He was going to have to work harder than that.
