Caught in the Cross Fire - Jared Cameron

Chapter 3

I leaned against the passenger side door of Bella's truck, scrolling through Pinterest on my phone. Bella had to turn her Teacher's Slip into the Office, so I opted to wait for her beside her truck instead of going with her to the Office. We didn't have the same class anyway, so it would have been awkward to try and find her in the sea of students.

"Hey, Swan!" I heard a familiar voice call my last name. I glanced up from my phone, only to roll my eyes when I saw Tyler make his way towards me along with Angela, Jessica and Mike. "A bunch of us are heading towards the beach later. Do you wanna come with?" He asked as he stopped in front of me, giving me a big grin.

"Please come!" Angela begged as she grabbed my shoulders, "don't leave me alone with.... them..." She loud-whispered, causing the three to roll their eyes simultaneously.

Rolling my own eyes, I pried Angela's hands from around my shoulders; giving them a tight squeeze. "I'll see what I can do, guys," I told them honestly, which earned a grin from each of them. I turned my head to see Bella finally making her way from the school, but she seemed to be in a hurry. I frowned, my lips pursed as I shook my head. "Bella!" I called out to her, making her jump a little at the call of her name. She glanced over at me, and my frown deepened at the obviously distressed look on her face. I turned to look over at my group of friends, who were also looking at Bella in concern. "I'll talk to you guys later, yeah?" I told them, jogging over to my sister; listening to the chorus of goodbyes as they all went to their respective cars.

I jogged over to my sister, grabbing her fore-arm as I hauled her over to the truck. "What happened?" I demanded, stiffening a little when I heard her sniffle.

Bella's entire body tensed as she shook her head. She gave me an almost fearful expression, making me frown. "N-Not now, Maya..." She whispered, throwing her bag into the trunk. She glanced over at the Cullens, wincing at the harsh glare that the blonde was sending her way. That was never anthing new; Rosalie hated most people. However, there was something about this glare that seemed different than her normal ones that just warned someone from sitting beside her. "Lets just go home before something else happens..." She murmured, giving me a side-long glance before walking over to her side of the truck.

Something had happened? My frown deepened as I glanced over at the Cullens for a split second before climbing into the passenger side of the truck. I glanced over at them again, raising an eyebrow when I saw that two of their members were missing; Alice and Edward. Something had happened between Bella and Edward, maybe? If so, what?

The Trucks engine roared to life before Bella pulled out of her parking spot. I could still feel the harsh glare of the blonde as we left the lot.

The car ride home was done mostly in silence. I kept glancing over at Bella, wanting to ask her what happened between her and Cullen. Her knuckles were turning white from how hard she was gripping the steering wheel as she kept her eyes glued to the road. Whatever had happened upset my Twin greatly, which made me pissed at Cullen for whatever the hell he did for my sister to react this way.

Finally, I couldn't take the silence anymore. "What did Cullen do, Bells?" I blurted out. Bella glanced over at me from the corner of her eye before glancing back at the road. She didn't say anything, which agitated me. "Bella...." I whined, grinning when I saw her roll her eyes at me. "What did he do?" I pressed again.

Bella glanced over at me for a split second before sighing. Her attention was back on the road; the grip on the steering wheel lightened. "He... didn't really do anything..." Bella mumbled, shaking her head as she pulled into our driveway. She paused for a minute before turning to me. "His behavior towards me was so.... bizarre. It was like I smelled or something. He tried to sit as far away from me as he could, and wouldn't look at me at all. Then, when the bell rang he practically ran out of the classroom!" My sister scowled at the memory, causing me to chuckle a little. "That's not even the best part!" She declared, unlocking the trucks door and getting out, slamming the door in her frustration. I got out after her, closing my door much more gently as I watched her lean against the truck. "When I got to the Office to turn in my slip, he was there wanting to transfer out of Biology! Am I really that bad that someone has to go all that way just to get away from me?" Bella asked me, her lips trembling as she glanced over at me with a sad expression.