A/N: Hi everyone! So I'm finally back after a gazillion years. SO sorry about that. Thanks to all those who subscribed to my story, and a special shout out to Morino-Sora for her constant reviews! Disclaimer: I owe nothing but the plot. Stephenie Meyer owns the characters!

BPOV

After Jasper patched up my horribly scratched up knee at home and locked the dogs up, we decided to carry out the challenge.

"You do know you are going to lose." I commented as I walked besides Edward

"Nah, I highly doubt I will." He said.

Is he modest or does he seriously have no idea about his effect on hormonal girls. Or women. I thought. He is so difficult to understand.

We headed back to the park, back to the same path. Edward brought his dog along, seeing that we will part ways after the challenge is complete. Finally, after a moment of awkward silence, we finally reached the path again.

"Once again, the best of luck of actually winning this bet." Jasper said, shaking Edward's hand. Edward was about to protest, most probably saying stuff like, 'rubbish, I'm going to be the one that WILL win the bet' blah blah blah, but Jasper cut him off with a glare that said, seriously dude, you are SO losing.

I smirked, thinking about the food I could treat Jasper if I won this bet. When I WIN this bet. Perhaps that new Chinese restaurant down the road from our house? Or perhaps a nice homely Italian restaurant? Well, to make my food dreams into reality, we better get this ball rolling.

"So Edward, you ready to lose badly?" I asked, faking nonchalance, while inside of me, I was grinning like shit.

"Bring it on, Isabella!" he said, mock pounding a fist on his palm 3 times.

We glared at each other, a small smirk flickering and dancing on our lips as we attempted to stare each other down.

"Well then, good luck, and I will happily watch you lose from here." I said, a smile flitting across my face as I danced to a corner with Jaz at my heels.

I could see Edward Cullen roll his eyes from where I stood, but he proceeded on with good grace, a bemused smile plastered on his immaculate face. I could, literally, see his smug brain being, well, smug. There was no way one couldn't see that he was very confident of winning this challenge, unless of course, you are blind, but that's just saying.

"I'm betting on you winning." Jasper spoke suddenly, almost as if he knew what I was thinking about.

"You think?" I said, raising an eyebrow

"Yea positive."

We both turned to watch Edward Cullen carry out his challenge. "First women you see!" I called out to him as a reminder.

He grumbled incoherently at me, but continued scanning for a potential target. Then he did a double take. I glanced in the same direction as him. A smile spread across my face, before it became a full blown grin, and within seconds I was chortling incoherently, the laughter doubling me over. Jasper whipped his head to see what has caused me of such extreme amusement, and then started sniggering alongside with me.

Edward Cullen's target was a 20 odd college student with a case of bad acne, badly permed greasy red hair, and teeth that look permanently crooked despite the braces. What's more, I think I spy some breakfast still stuck fast in her teeth.

Edward Cullen's horror stricken face was priceless. I wish I had a camera. Or a video cam so that I could film this whole thing down. Or maybe, just maybe, my cell phone. Anything to record this moment down would be awesome.

"Hey Edward, first target!" I called out, trying to stifle my giggles so that I could watch this scene unfold without being on the ground shaking with laughter till I end up missing half the show.

I think I heard something like 'fuck you' or something along that line.

He seemed to be sucking up his nerves, or whatever you wish to call it. Then he approached her with an aura of charm and confidence. He was exuding so much of it that the girl looked up at him, and took a double turn at his killer charms.

"Hello. Sorry if I may seem rude, but your shoelace has came out." He said smoothly, a warm smile plastered on him perfect face.

Gah. If I were that girl I'll be swooning already!" My brain spoke.

Totally.I agreed mentally.

Poor Edward. Looks like he was too high and mighty. The girl looked painfully shy, but as Edward started to flirt more and more- did I just see a grimace?- the girl seemed to get more confident, till she looked like she was glowing with the radiance that confidence brings through the bad perm and braces.

I shuffled closer, pretending I was jogging by. No way was I missing this conversation. As I inched closer to the two of them, I heard the girl say "- I am Jessica Stanley, and I am still single" And she actually fluttered and battered her eyelids at Edward! Gosh, talk about tackles! I spied Edward shivering a little, but composed himself before Jessica noticed.

I crouched down just to the bottom left of the couple, untying my shoelaces and tying them back, albeit slowly to cash in on their conversation.

"Ah, Jessica. What a pretty name." Edward said, thickly covering the cake with icing.

Jessica blushed a deep scarlet. "Well, my mama always said that though I may not be beautiful on the outside, I'm pretty on the inside. Would you... Would you like to be the first man to find out?" she suggested seductively, or at least, attempted to be seductive. I tried pretty hard not to gag. But there it is. The lustful smile. The lustful smile! That's it! I won the bet.

While I did a little celebratory jingle in my head, Edward was trying on the other hand to get out of this sticky mess he had created, his own grave he had dug with his smooth, pretty,strong,comforting hands.

"Well, here isn't really the place, and you are still so young. You don't even look like you are 18 yet!" Edward protested, trying to dissuade the now severely turned on and horny Jessica. She laid the hand that wasn't carrying books on his chest and trailed it downwards, and purred.

"Well Edward, you are soo right! I am indeed only 16, but you know what? You can have me. You can have everything. My virginity, my first kiss, it's all yours. Just take it!"

I stood up and moved away further down the path. No freaking way is she 16! I mean, she totally looked like a college student, heck, maybe even in her mid twenties! On second thoughts, I doubled back and headed back to where Jasper stood, a bemused smile playing lightly on his face.

"Know what B? I think your clumsiness may have bought us a new friend." Jasper drawled in his
Southern accent.

"Ya think?" I questioned, not looking at him.

"Yeah. Seems to me like a nice enough guy to be around with. You could get his number and invite him along to our weekly gathering. I'm sure that Emmett is itching for a new friend."

"Wait, why am I getting his number? You wanted to be friends with him." I pointed out. Not that I mind being friends with him. Mmm.

"My dear sister, it's about time you find yourself a respectable men and get yourself laid." Jasper replied back nonchalantly. I whirled around and stared at him, bug eyed and mouth agape.

"What?" he asked, looking blurred out at the fact that I am staring at him like some retard.

"Jasper Whitlock, you are so full of contrast." I rolled my eyes at him.

Go find a respectable man and get yourself laid.The words whispered in my mind like some incessant prayer. Jeez. Jasper Whitlock, my insane but well meaning best friend cum substitute brother, as a brother I never had.

At least Jasper had a twin, Rosalie, the living Aphrodite of the era, to spend his childhood with. I, on the other hand, had to sit through a divorce case and a lack of attention due to the fact that my dad Charlie was a police chief at Forks and spent his days fishing and catching kids who speed and my mom got remarried and relocated to Hawaii. Whoopee life.

Anyway, so Rosalie, out dear blond shell, who is pretty as hell, doubles up as Emmett's girlfriend and my best friend after Jasper. So while there is indeed some girly frill in my life, but there is indeed something missing in my boring life. I wish there was adventure, action, exhilaration. But of course there is none. What's more, perhaps a guy in my life is fine too. Not that Jasper isn't a guy, and a guy in my life. He is just my best friend. No sparks between us. While he is trying to find his own muse and love, I on the other hand am trying to juggle my two loves, psychology and photography. I am majoring in psychology at Yale while freelancing as a photographer. Sure, my life is busy as hell, but when I can do the two things I love the most in this world, I'll take it as it comes. Besides, I have 3 close, good friends, and 3 dogs to tend to. That leaves no time to wallow at the fact of a lack of love in my life.

Not that I expect to find a boyfriend at Yale anyway. Everyone thinks I am the geeky nerd at school. No one approaches me. Well, I think my "horrid" dress sense puts guys off. But seriously, what is wrong with a T-and-Jeans combination? I think they are inexplicably comfortable. For me, at least, but guys seem to get more attracted to those blonde sluts who dress as if they work at a freaking pub, and not going to a respectable school. Urg, those whores.

I shook my head, my long brown hair flicking everywhere and slapping Jasper in the face.

"Ouch, Bells. Seriously, you need to stop slapping people with your hair. It's a hazard. And then the guys will fear you." He teased.

"Well, you are a guy, and you are here. So, who says the guys fear me?" I retorted, mock punching his shoulder.

"Well, I am unfortunately your 'brother', so I have to stick with you for the rest of my life." He grimaced.

"Hey! No humor at my expense, thank you very much."

"No prob, sis." He mocked salute, standing stock straight with his hand by his forhead.

"Good boy." I smiled, giving his forehead a little push. He grinned, before spinning me around to watch the last of the Edward Cullen tragedy unfold.

"Should we spare him?" I murmured to Jasper.

"You should, ma'am. Since the very same guy would be treating you and me to a very scrumptious meal with the $100 he promised to give us, and we would never get to eat if he doesn't make it out alive!" Jasper replied seriously.

I rolled my eyes. "You are always just thinking about your stomach. And food."

"Like you don't."

"Not as often as you."

"Whatever. The same frequency."

"At least I'm not fat like you."

"I am NOT fat."

"Yes you are."

"Am not."

"Yes."

"No!" He whined.

I waved my right hand dismissively at him as I headed towards Edward Cullen, to save a guy I have only known for an hour and is admittedly, drawn to his beauty.

"Hey, Edward! Omigosh! I haven't seen you in ages!" I pretended to be severely over enthusiastic while I bounded up to him and kissed him on the cheek.

Edward looked staggered, but quickly recovered his composure. "Hey Bells! I never thought I would see you again!"

Jessica looked severely irritated, like she thought I was a third party. Which, admittedly, I was. She cleared her throat loudly to get our attention.

"Excuse me, bitch, but I happened to be talking to him first." She sneered at me, a look of pure hate.

Ah, jealous girl.

"Excuse me?" I said, rounding up on her and shooting her a death glare. "I am Edward's younger sister, not his slut." I said, giving her a look of pure loathe like her insult has gotten to me. Which was not hard to fake.

Jessica cowered back immediately. "I… I… I'm so sorry! I didn't know! I didn't know you were his sister!" She squeaked, trying to get back into my good books so she could 'get laid'

I gave her another death glare, a scowl etched on my face, to see her shrink back towards a tree. Man, was she shaking already? I thought, finding pleasure in the fact that I had managed to traumatize her.

If looks could kill shot through my thoughts at this very instance. Instead of grinning, like I wanted, or applauding at my wonderful acting abilities, I instead turned back to Edward, tugging at his arm.

"Come on, bro. Mom would love to see you again." Without the slut with bad hair, obviously, I thought as I dragged a frozen Edward towards Jasper. When I got to him, I looped my free arm through his and dragged the two men down the pathway and back the general direction of our apartment.

"So, I believe you owe me and Jasper a hundred bucks, ya?" I said nonchalantly, as if the scene that occurred five minutes ago never happened.

"I guess I do. Dang it. I never thought I'll lose." Edward murmured.

"Haha!" I laughed out.

"Moral of story, don't try to make a bet with Bella sometimes. Turns out most of the time she is right." Jasper said, throwing in his two cents worth.

I playfully smacked Jasper. "Yes, lovely, sweet brother of mine."

Edward burst out laughing. "Hey, I didn't thank you for saving me from demon's clutches. Gosh, was the girl persistent."

Jasper and I burst out laughing as he started to recount the conversation he had with her. Turns out she was hornier then what Jasper and I expected of her.

"… and then Bella here gave her that awesome glare! For a moment I was stunned and like, totally freaked out! I was so scared of her look that I almost just peed in my pants!" Edward recounted, talking animatedly over my head to Jasper, as if I wasn't here with them.

"Hey, I am right here." I said, waving an arm in the arm, inadvertently slapping Jasper and Edward in the process.

"Yes, yes, you are." They said in unison, causing us all to burst out laughing again.

Then again, I guess I could get Edward's number and contact him for further meetings. Then again, I guess having him in my life would be fun, and perhaps something good might finally be happening in my life after all.

If only I knew how wrong I would be…

A/N: Dadum! Cliffy! Please don't kill me! Anyway, how did you guys like this chapter of PL? It is definitely longer then my usual chapters. Well, since I'm still honing my writing skills, please don't expect some ultra long chapters some really good fanfic writers produce! I'm still not there yet! Well, I do hope that the content and length satisfy you guys out there! Anyway, a bajillion thanks to all those who read this, whether you review or not! But please, I would love to read your reviews and see how I can improve, so please review yeah! Also note, this is more of a filler chapter, the action comes soon. Reviewers get sneak peeks at the next chapter!

Till then,

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