Love Bite

Chapter 18

I DO NOT OWN CHARACTERS OR TWILIGHT

The first chance Bella got to call off the plans with Leah was not until the day before they were scheduled to hang out, which was cutting it way too close in her opinion. So far she and Alice had decided to keep their relationship a secret, at least until Bella could deal with Leah. She really did not want the Quileute girl to find out like that. She felt like an asshole enough as it was, and wanted to do this as gently as possible.

Unfortunately, Leah seemed to constantly be surrounded by her annoying cousins Embry and Quil, and the less annoying but still in-the-way Jake. Bella definitely didn't want to let her down in front of anyone. But throughout every school day, the only time she could get the chance to talk to Leah was during class periods or lunch, where there was always someone around.

Namely Alice.

It was ironic, really. As much as Alice wanted her to tell Leah they couldn't date, she seemed completely disinclined to give her the chance to do so. Alice had become even more possessive now that they were actually together, and it was irritating, arousing, and kind of funny to watch the vampire struggle with her instincts.

Alice was not a mean person, not at all. She wasn't even jealous by nature.

Her inner vampire, however, made that an entirely different story, and Bella quickly came to learn that when it came to her significant other, Alice was very territorial.

Alice was touchy before, but now it seemed like she couldn't keep her hands off of Bella at all. All day Bella would feel Alice's hands on her, anywhere that could be mistaken for innocent...To anyone who didn't know them. On the small of her back, her shoulder, her waist, lingering just a little too long to be considered platonic, especially if Leah was in the vicinity. Bella could tell Alice wasn't doing it on purpose. She watched the vampire struggling any time anyone even looked her way, working to not act like an asshole girlfriend. The pixie also seemed to be at her side constantly.

It was cute at the same time that it was frustrating. She knew she didn't have to tell Alice she was no object to be owned, and besides. It was kind of hot to see sweet, tiny Alice bristle. And how could she possibly complain about the girl touching her? She loved Alice's hands on her. It made being subtle more difficult, and Bella felt guilty about getting turned on by it, but oh well.

The point was that between Alice's instincts and unfathomable hatred of Leah and the fact that Leah was constantly surrounded by her family, it was nearly impossible to get the girl alone to talk. She finally got the chance on a Thursday during lunch, when Alice was absent to talk about make-up work with one of her teachers.

Well...She didn't really get the chance. She just kind of took it.

"You guys are such children," Angela groaned as Mike and Eric arm wrestled across her and Jessica cheered her new boyfriend on. When Mike asked her out, the girl had jumped on the chance, having been crushing on him since freshman year pretty much. The whole group was overjoyed that Mike finally realized Jessica was into him as much as he was into her.

"No, he's a child. I am a man!" Mike boasted, his face turning red as he and Eric struggled.

"Yeah right!" Eric scoffed as Angela rolled her eyes.

The Asian girl settled the whole thing by shoving Mike's arm down as Bella gnawed on a carrot and glanced over her shoulder at the table the La Push natives had taken for their own.

Leah was joking around with the boys, shoving both Embry and Quil off of her as they tried to give her wet willies simultaneously while Jake laughed. She could see the girl smirking when they both hit the floor, and Bella had to give Leah props. She was really strong. It made her remember how Leah had not flinched when Alice nearly broke her wrist, and she had to admit the native girl was pretty tough, especially to hang so effortlessly with those rowdy guys.