BPOV

When Edward, Alice and I arrived at school on Monday, everyone was chatting excitedly. The most exciting things that ever happened at Forks High were broken bones, and the principal forgetting to put her wig on, which happened quite regularly.

"What's going on?" I asked Jessica, as she approached me holding bright pink fliers.

"It's my eighteenth this Saturday, remember? I've only been going on about it all year!" she grinned, handing us all fliers.

"Oh, yeah, that's right," I mumbled, trying to show enthusiasm.

"The principal gave me permission to have my party here!" she exclaimed. "But I have to pay for drinks and what not."

"That's great!" I said, trying to act happy. Jessica beamed.

"So I'll see you all here this Saturday, right?" she asked Alice. Alice grinned.

"Of course you will!"

I groaned silently and exchanged a glance with Edward. As Jessica ran off to give fliers to Mike, I turned to Alice angrily.

"Alice!" I groaned. She smiled.

"Don't be like that, Bella. You know Jessica. She'd want a really good excuse for you to weasel your way out of this, you know. And besides, who wants to miss a party?"

"Me," I muttered. She laughed.

"Don't worry about it. All you have to do is get me to dress you, and then Edward can drive us there," she explained. I poked my tongue out at her.

"Too bad you don't have a date!" I pointed out.

Jasper, Rosalie and Emmett had to pretend that they were at college, when, really, they were hiding in the Cullen household. Alice's face fell.

"That won't matter. No one will care, anyway. Edward can be my date."

Edward frowned.

"No, I've already got a date. Her name is Bella," he chuckled. Alice rolled her eyes.

The bell rang, and Alice flashed her teeth at me before running over to her biology class. Edward and I followed Jessica to Trig. She was chatting to Lauren about how much money her mother was spending on the party.

Edward and I took our seats behind Lauren and Jessica.

"Are the Cullen's going?" asked Lauren. Jessica nodded. They were unaware that Edward and I were eavesdropping.

"Good. I'll have the chance to convince Edward to go with me," laughed Lauren. Edward raised one perfect eyebrow questioningly.

"What about Bella? He's probably taking her," sighed Jessica. "As usual."

"That's okay. I can handle Bella," said Lauren. She laughed loudly as if it were a joke.

I gulped. I'd experienced the wrath of Lauren before, when she had thought that Tyler was taking me to prom. Edward squeezed my hand gently.

"It's nothing to be worried about," he whispered to me.

"I wonder what Alice Cullen will be wearing," sighed Jessica. "There's no way that I'm going to let that little freak look better than me at my own birthday party."

"We've both got our missions then. Mine, to get Edward as a date for your party, yours, to top Alice Cullen's clothes," said Lauren. Jessica sighed again.

"If only it were that easy," she said to Lauren, as the teacher lapsed into the lesson that I had already done in Phoenix. I looked over at Edward, trying to read his unreadable face, but, as usual, he expressed no emotion.

I glared through Lauren's back. She had a piece of paper out, and was scrawling things down. I got a glimpse of the words 'operation' and 'Edward'. Whatever she was doing wasn't going to benefit me in any way.

"Good plan!" giggled Jessica, looking over Lauren's paper. "If only I had a hot date!"

"I know," agreed Lauren. "Even Eric's got a date! Who would want to be that greasy haired thing's date?"

Jessica giggled.

"Katie Marshall, apparently!"

I rolled my eyes.

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After school, Alice convinced Edward to take us to the mall. When we arrived, we spotted Lauren coming out of Victoria's Secret. She pranced over to Edward batting her eyelashes. Her arms were laden with bags.

"Hi Edward," she greeted, not looking at Alice or me. "That shirt looks damn sexy on you!"

I rolled my eyes.

"Really? It was a present from Bella," replied Edward, coolly. Lauren grimaced and scowled at me.

"Oh, right. Hi Isabella," she scowled. Anyone who knew me knew that I hated that name. Two could play at that game.

"I finally managed to convince Edward to accompany me into the lingerie department! For one… special condition," I said. I giggled a very girly giggle. Lauren scowled.

"Well, I was just stocking up for Jessica's party," she said. She turned to Edward. "It's such a shame that I haven't been able to find a date yet."

"I hear Eric Yorkie's free," suggested Alice. Lauren looked disgusted.

"Um… no thanks. Who's your date, then?" she asked rather rudely. Alice shrugged.

"I don't know. I wouldn't dream of cheating on Jasper. If only he were here," she said, winking at me from the corner of her eye.

"Well, I've got to go and meet up with Jessica to commence operation… um… yeah, bye Edward. Isabella."

I didn't like the way she hissed my name. I shuddered as she stormed off.

JESSICA POV

Lauren seemed to be doing a good job with Edward. I sighed. I was so jealous. Lauren walked over to me and I jumped out from behind the trashcan.

"How did it go?" I demanded. Lauren shrugged.

"Smoothly."

"I bet Bella was jealous," I sighed. Lauren laughed.

"You should have seen her face. She looked like a little kid on Christmas Day with no presents."

I laughed. I could imagine that.

"Did you get what I wanted?" I demanded, indicating her shopping bags. She smiled.

"You're all set. Don't worry about a thing. You remember my condition? I helped you, so now you've got to help me," she reminded me. I grinned.

"Whatever, so long as I have Alice Cullen looking at my clothes and bawling."

"Okay, then we commence operation goodbye Bella, hello Edward," she grinned, clapping her hands together.

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Okay, there you go! Happy reading, anyways. Jessica and Lauren are so evil! I had fun writing this chapter. Evilness is my talent, I guess. Anyway, review!

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