Chapter 22

Will was waiting for Haley on Monday morning.

"Hello." He said.

"Hi." Haley replied.

As they walked to French class Haley asked. "Would you like to come to my birthday on Saturday?"

Will smiled. "Sure what time is it?"

"5:30pm."

At lunch Dean was came up to Will and Haley when they sat with the Cullens.

"So you're her boyfriend now are you?" he said.

Will nodded. "Yeah I am. Got a problem with that? Do you?"

Dean nodded. "Yeah now that you mentioned it as a matter of fact I do have a problem with you being with her."

Will stood from his chair to face Dean. "Well let's hear it."

"I want you to stay away from her."

Will shook his head. "Sorry buddy but I'm afraid that I can't do that."

"Then I'll make you Miller."

Haley stood from her chair. "Hey guys come on this doesn't have to turn out into a fight."

Haley let Dean shove her out the way.

"Don't get into this girl." Dean said. "You should be with me not him."

'Well with that attitude I'm defiantly not.'

Edward got up from his chair and stood in front of him. "What gives you the right to tell Haley who she should be with or not to be with? What gives you that right? Haley can be with whoever she wants to be with. And she chose Will not you."

"Why do you care?" Dean sneered at him.

"Because she's my twin sister you idiot!"

Haley grabbed Edward's arm. "Edward…."

'Haley everyone's looking.' Will thought.

Haley looked to see that everyone was staring at them. 'I have to end this before this gets too far.'

Haley turned back to Dean. "Look Dean I know that you don't understand. But understand this. I. Don't. Want. To. Be. With. You! Do you understand the words that are coming out of my mouth?"

"Don't speak to me like I'm sort of idiot. I'm not the idiot. You are."

Will got in front of Haley and Dean. "Say that again? What did you call her?"

Dean smiled. "I called her an idiot. Does that bug you?"

"That's it. You and me Blackman. Outside. Now. No one insults my girlfriend and gets away with it."

Jasper stood. "This doesn't have to turn out into a fight."

'Haley you have to do something.' Edward thought.

'What though?' Haley replied.

'Step in.'

"Look Dean please understand that other girls would love to be with you but I don't." Haley said. "I want to be with Will. I love him."

"What do you see in him?" Dean asked. "Tell me what you see in this guy that you don't see in me."

Haley turned to Will and gently smiled at him. "I see the man who I want to be with for the rest of my life. Will is funny, smart, caring. Just the person I want to be with." She turned back to Dean. "Do you have all these that Will has Dean? No. You don't. That is why I'm interested in him and not you. Got it?"

The bell went for the end of lunch.

Everyone besides Dean and the Cullens left the cafeteria.

Dean nodded. "Yeah I do." He said as he turned. "But before I go I just want to do one thing."

Before Haley could react he punched Will hard in the nose causing Will to fall backward.

Haley gasped and kneeled down next to him only to plug her nose from the smell of the blood that was coming out from his nose.

"Listen to me Miller. If you hurt her you're going to have to answer to me! Got it? I'm going to be watching you for now on and if you ever slip up I'm the first person who will be there to watch it. And trust me. I will enjoy watching you."

Will nodded. "I got it. Don't worry I won't slip up."

Dean laughed. "We'll see about that. See ya freaks." He said as he walked off.

"Are you alright Haley?" Will asked.

Haley nodded. "You're asking me if I'm alright?! What about you? You're the one bleeding." She said as she turned her gaze away from the blood.

'Get away Haley. I'll be fine. You need to get away from the blood before you lose control.' Will thought.

Edward nodded. "Get away and I'll take him to the nurse's office. I'll come and get you when the bleeding stops."

Haley nodded and ran out of the cafeteria as fast as she could before she lost control of herself.

Haley sat beside a tree in the forest near the school.

She took deep breaths to calm herself.

'His fine. It could have been a lot worse. At least I got Dean off my back.'

"Haley?" came a voice.

Haley turned to see Jasper standing beside her. "Hey Jasper."

Jasper smiled slightly. "Edward told me to come and get you. Will's bleeding has stopped but his got a broken nose."

"Good I can heal his nose."

"Haley I just want to say that I'm very proud of you when you were in the cafeteria."

"Thank you."

Haley walked into the nurse's office and the nurse showed her where Will was.

Will smiled when he saw her. "Hey."

Haley smiled back. "Hey."

"How are you?"

Haley shrugged. "Alright. Sorry that you had to get punched by Dean because of me."

Will shrugged. "It was worth it. My nose will heal in no time."