I am so sorry for the long wait. I auditioned for a part in the musical, Into the Woods, and we've been rehearsing none stop. However, tonight was closing night :( . I'm going to miss everybody so much, but I'm back!

I also have this idea for a new story and I want to know what everybody thinks. This story won't be very much longer because I'd like to concentrate on the new one which I feel has much more potential. I would like to know what you guys think of this new story idea though, before I decide to post it.

Summary: When the star athlete of Forks High finds out that he will be cut from the soccer team if he can't make the grades, Edward Cullen realizes he needs help, and fast. And who better to turn to than the quiet, slightly overweight and incredibly un-athletic bookworm, Bella Swan. But when she shows signs of reluctance, he offers her a deal she can't refuse.

Excerpt:

"I don't know about this."

"Come on Swan, we can help each other out! You get me through this semester, and I'll teach you how to play." I panicked a bit, scrambling to recover my indifferent air.

"What are talking about, Cullen?" He smirked at me.

"Please, I've seen the way you watch us on the field. Do you think I'm blind? You want to play soccer, and I can teach you how. I can make you good." I dropped all pretenses of ignorance, considering his offer.

"Good enough to make the team?" He smiled, sensing his victory.

"Make the team? Hell, Swan, by the time I'm done with you, you're gonna be captain."

Let me know what you think!

And on we go:

Chapter 11

After we had gotten Alice to calm down, we were finally able to get around to having a nice time. Edward wandered in while we were watching a movie and just sort of stuck to the edge of the group, distancing himself. I had a hard time concentrating on the movie. I found myself staring at him, as if looking hard enough could possibly reveal his secrets.

When the movie was finally over, Alice turned to me with a grin on her face. I'd come to hate this grin. This grin meant trouble…mostly for me.

"Hey, Bella?" she asked with that evil grin.

"Yes, Alice?" I asked warily.

"You do know what we have to do tonight, right?"

"Uh, dress up like ninjas and toilet paper the principle's house?" Emmett jumped up from his spot on the couch and did a fist pump into the air.

"Hell yeah! I knew we were twins for a reason!" he picked me up and spun me around with him until I was dizzy. Over my and Emmett's laughter, Alice was shouting.

"No! I was going to say we should play truth or dare!"

Emmett stopped spinning me and put me back on the ground. The room was still spinning as I tried to take a step forward. Emphasis on the tried. I tipped over and met the carpet up close and personal. Jasper jumped up.

"Bells, you ok?" I laughed at his worried expression.

"Yes, Jazz, I'm perfectly fine. And Emmett, I'm sorry, but I was just kidding about the ninja thing." Emmett pouted, until Rose nudged him with her elbow and told him to stop being such a baby.

"Anyway," Alice tried to regain control of the room and brought us all back to the original subject, "let's get playing!" I grimaced, truth or dare with Emmett? This should be an experience to remember.

"I don't know, Alice," I started, until she spun around on me and raised a dangerous eyebrow.

"Um, never mind then," Alice nodded satisfied, and then clapped her hands twice.

"Ok! Rules! Nothing too obscene, nothing illegal," with that she glared at Emmett who gave her an innocent look, "and no breaking anything of Mom's!" Emmett rolled his eyes.

"Then what exactly what can we do?" Alice jumped up and smacked the back of Emmett's head before gathering everyone into a circle. To my surprise, Edward sat with us.

"Ok me first, me first!" cried Alice as she bounced up and down. She gazed around the circle, tapping her chin with her tiny forefinger. "Rose, truth? Or dare?" she asked dramatically. Rose's lips twitched into an amused smile.

"Dare."

Emmett slung an arm around her, "That's my Rosie, fearless!" I couldn't quite tell, but I was pretty sure I saw a blush creep up on Rosalie's cheeks.

"Alright Rosalie, I dare you to….eat a concoction of Jasper's!" Rose's eyes widened in horror.

This little girl was downright evil. Everyone knew that Jasper could not make an edible meal to save his life. He'd been banned from the kitchen in my house as well as his own when he gave us all food poisoning from a vat of what was supposed to be mac and cheese.

Jazz's eyes lit up with excitement.

"Yeah Rose! I saw this thing on the Food Network that I've been wanting to try!" He dashed off to the kitchen with Alice hot on his heels.

"Wait!" she cried, "Jazz, wait for me! Your mom says you're not allowed to be within ten feet of a stove without supervision!"

Rosalie looked slightly green, so I nudged her up from her spot on the rug.

"Come on, Rose. May as well get this over with."

She looked up at me with her bright blue eyes.

"If I die Bella, I want you to have my I-pod, ok?" I nodded.

"Ok cool, thanks."

"Sure thing, just make sure Jasper gets nothing. It'd be in poor taste to let my murderer have my few worldly possessions." I snorted at this. Rosalie had so many "worldly possessions" that she had two closets and her own storage unit.

While Jasper was whisking about the kitchen throwing this and that into a pot with Alice watching close by, his victim sat at the table awaiting her fate.

"Ta-da!" Jasper presented his, ehm, master piece with an exaggerated flourish, and set it before Rose. It was a lump. A reddish-brown lump about the size of a large fist with a thick, gooey looking sauce that was bubbling slowly. She stared wide eyed.

"What is it?"

Jasper looked offended.

"It's pasta! With some leftovers I found in the fridge to add a bit of texture and flavor. I think there's some ham, chicken from a Chinese food container, a couple sardines, I don't know just a couple odds and ends."

"Yeah, well is it supposed to breathe?" Rosalie asked nervously. Emmett picked up the plate with Jasper's concoction and started zombie walking around the room.

"It's….ALIVE!" he cried, "ALIIIIVE!"

Alice grabbed the plate back.

"Cut that out! Come on Rose, we haven't got all night."

Rose gave one last desperate look around the room before taking a deep breath and picking up her fork.

After few bites, and a bit of gagging over the sink, we were all back to our spots on the rug.

"Ok, who next!" Alice cried clapping her hands together energetically. "Edward, you go! You go!" Edward sighed and ran a hand through his hair, lazily looking around.

"Bella." I looked up with surprise.

"Truth or dare?" There was no way I'd be accepting a dare from Hollywood over there.

"Truth."

He smirked. Oh no.

"How did you not know who I am?" I huffed in indignation and answered his question with my own.

"How can you be so stuck up?"

"Why are you so stubborn?"
"Why do you care?"

"Why can't you let anything go?"
"Why won't you admit when you're wrong?"

"Why do you hate me?" We had been flying back and forth so fast, and yet this one question made me falter. I answered truthfully, without thinking.

"I don't hate you."

We stared at each other, each of us trying to decipher the other. We didn't look away until Alice coughed nervously.

"Well that's enough truth or dare for one night."

Emmett stood up outraged. "What? I didn't even get to go?"

"Hey Emmett," I called, "I brought some double chocolate fudge ice cream with me. It's in the freezer."

"OOOHHHHH! ICE CREAM!" And with that he dashed off.

At least one of the Cullen boys was easy to figure out.