A/n: My good authoress friend Yuki's Adorable Girlfriend originally wrote this story. However, she has been very busy lately and has given story-rights to me. Otherwise it would probably never get finished. She deleted the story from her account and gave the unfinished story to me. So now I am going to edit and finish her story on my own author account. Original Story belongs to Yuki's Adorable Girlfriend. Thanks for reading and please review!
Special thanks to Yuki's Adorable Girlfriend for letting me finish/edit her story. And also a super special thanks to Gwynne G, my amazing beta, who teaches me something new every day. She is a lifesaver. I couldn't do this without her. Thanks so much to the both of you!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything. Twilight and it's characters belong to Stephanie Meyer. The first half of this story belong to YAG. I'm just finishing it for her. So I guess I own the second half of this story.
Into the Wild
Chapter 1: Getting There Is Half The Fun
"I will turn this car around!" Alice yelled at Emmett, looking in the rearview mirror. Jasper clutched the arm rests in the front passenger seat.
"Um, Alice? Watch the road before you get us in a car crash. Please." Jasper pleaded. Alice glared once more at Emmett before she brought eyes back to the dirt road.
"Remind me again why I agreed to come with you on a trip to the middle of nowhere?" Rosalie asked from the back of Emmett's Jeep Wrangler; Alice had been bullied into driving.
"Uhm, because you love me?" Emmett answered with a devilish grin.
"Right," Rose sighed from her position on Emmett's lap. Bella stared out the window in wonder, taking in her surroundings. She had never been so far into the woods before.
"I think I see a bear!" Her hand quivered with excitement as she pointed out the window. Apparently, she hasn't seen too many bears in her lifetime.
"That's a stump, Bella," Rose said dryly.
"Wow, that's the third 'bear' she's seen since we got in the car," Emmett snickered. Rose smacked him in the head.
"Be nice!" She defended Bella.
"I was being nice! At least I didn't mention the mountain lions."
"Cat, stump, what's the difference? Alice, watch out for that squirrel!" Jasper screeched, grabbing the 'we're-all-gonna-die' bar. Alice rolled her eyes, and didn't even come close to the furry little animal.
"Four hours, in a car, with the five of you. What drugs I was I on when I agreed to drive?" Alice groaned.
"You agreed to drive because we bullied you into it," Edward reminded her.
"And! If you didn't, you'd be sitting next to me," Emmett laughed evily.
"Good point," Alice muttered.
"Feeling unloved," Rose' lips pouted, but there was a twinkle of teasing in her eye.
"Aww, there's enough of me to share," Emmett wrapped an arm around Rose's shoulders from behind.
Four hours and two 'bears' later, the gang reached their camp site.
"Here we are!" Bella shouted, racing out of the car to stare in awe at her surroundings.
"And here would be…?" Rose asked, a look of confusion on her face.
"In the middle of nowhere," Jasper muttered, "With no computers, no electricity, and no internet."
"Don't forget indoor plumbing," Emmett said to help the matter along.
"What do we do first?" Bella asked as she pulled her bag from the back of the Jeep.
"Tents!" Emmett said.
"We only have four tents," Alice reminded him.
"That's ok, I'll share with Rose," he said with an evil glint in his eye.
"Try again," Alice patted him on the head. Rose pouted.
"We'll flip coins to see who shares," Edward said, pulling a quarter from his pocket. "Two of the guys have to share and two of the girls have to share. Heads or tails Bella?" Bella stared at him blankly.
"Um, tails?" she guessed. It was heads.
"You're sharing. Heads or tails Alice?" he asked again.
"Heads," she said with confidence. It was tails.
"Rose gets her own and Bella and Alice share." He tossed the coin to Rose.
"Heads or tails?" she asked Emmett.
"Heads," he yawned. It was heads.
"Emmett gets his own, Edward and Jasper share," Rose said and pocketed the coin
"Okay, you guys set up the tents and we'll make lunch," Bella instructed. The guys saluted and went to work.
"So who knows how to set up a tent?" Jasper asked. Emmett shrugged and reached for one of the bags.
"I've been camping a few times - it's easy." He dumped the contents onto the grass and snatched up one of the stakes. "Now where does this go?" he asked, scratching his head.
"I thought you said you've been camping," Edward said and took out another tent.
"In a camper," Emmett responded. Edward rolled his eyes and unrolled the tent. Twenty minutes later, Edward and Jasper had three of the tents set up. Emmett had skillfully managed to get himself wrapped in the tarp with one end of the rope tied to a stake in the ground, and the other end tied around his ankle.
"Great job, Emmett," Jasper said with a wide grin. Fifteen minutes and one almost-fist-fight later, the tents were finally set up in a circle around the fire pit.
"Let's go see what the girls have concocted for lunch," Edward suggested.
The boys walked over to where the girls sat. They looked down to see what they were going to eat. Alice was holding a pack of hotdogs. The boys grinned.
"We need a fire," Rose dug in the supplies for a mini grill. Emmett's face lit up. "Which we will make," she said. His hopeful look vanished.
"Fine, Rosie," Emmett's face split into a knowing smile, "You make the fire. But don't worry, babe. I'll get you back for that later."
Bella wasn't sure if she should laugh or be worried.
