The Game.
Bella's POV
"I'm sick of this, you all just hang around the house! You're not even doing anything, you're just sitting there." Carlisle exploded from the hall. Carlisle is usually so calm, collected, for him to blow up, he must be sick of us.
"Well, give us something to do!" Alice said mockingly.
Carlisle grinned... evilly? We all looked at Alice giving her an evil glare.
"Bella, Rosalie, Alice, Emmett, Edward, and Jasper, today you're going to play a little game." Carlisle said pulling three envelopes from his pocket.
"Why do we have to do something?" Alice pouted.
"Because my dear, all you and the girls do is sit in your room playing dress ups, or whatever it is that goes on in there," Edward made a move toward the kitchen, "hold it right there son, all you and your 'homeboyz' do..."
"Dad, really? Homeboyz?" Edward said disbelievingly.
"Well whatever it is you call them, all you, Jasper and Emmett do is sit in your room listening to music, or whatever it is you guys do in there, and frankly, Esme and I are sick of it."
"Sorry Carlisle, we won't come over anymore if it's a problem" I said making my way to move.
"No Bella dear, it's not that, it's just that, augh! You all ought to be doing something other than hanging out in your little groups. So today, you're going to be playing a little game in pairs."
"DIBS ALICE OR BELLA!" Rosalie called.
"DIBS BELLA OR ROSIE!" Alice called.
"DIBS ALICE OR ROSIE!" I called, and over the top of us, the boys were shouting out each other's names in a similar fashion.
"Alright, well, now that we've gotten that out of the way. I'm going to be drawing names out of this hat to see who will be paired together.
Carlisle picked up a hat off the table and shuffled around bits of what I can only assume were paper with our names on it. Again, we all groaned.
"Emmett Swan and," he shuffled some more papers, and pulled out a second piece of paper, "Rosalie Hale."
The next two names were Alice Cullen and Jasper Hale, and the third set was none other than Edward Cullen and Bella Swan.
Great, I was stuck with Alice's stupid big brother. He had a similar look of disgust on his face that I had, no doubt, on mine. We were all sporting that particular look.
"But Daaaad!" Alice whined.
"I think I have a headache, I'm going to just go home. Em you coming?" I asked standing to pull my brother outside.
"Bella, Emmett, sit." Carlisle said. We did.
"Now, here's the game. First, I give you all one of these envelopes. They each contain a card with a riddle or clue on them to get you to the next card. To find the next card you must work out your first clue or riddle and so on and so forth. At the end there is a prize which is well... priceless." Everyone's eyes lit up. It was a known fact that the Cullen's were uber rich, and for Carlisle to say something was priceless, it probably was. "Now, the rules. Chief Swan – Emmett's and Bella's father for those of you who don't know – has lent me these," Carlisle pulled out three sets of police issue handcuffs, we all tried to run to the door, we got as far as the living room exit when Esme came into view standing with her hands on her hips. We all let out sighs of defeat and made our way back to the couches. No one messes with Esme, and Carlisle. "As I was saying, Chief Swan has lent me these police issue handcuffs, so you will NOT be ditching your partner. Rule number two, you cannot travel in cars, you cannot travel with another team, you cannot communicate by phone or text or internet, so all phones will be handed to me before you get cuffed, oh, and I almost forgot. I have the only keys to these cuffs, so if you want to try to ditch the game, you won't be set free. Now that that's all said, any questions?"
We all started shouting out random questions about family circumstances, emergencies. Carlisle just stood there staring at us until we stopped.
"I've contacted you're parents, they know where you will be, and I will know where you are at all times, because I invented this game." Carlisle said as he started swinging a set of handcuffs around his finger. "Now who's first?"
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After a few tantrums from Alice, yes the 17 year old threw a few tantrums, she and Jasper were linked by handcuffs, after a few 'choice words' from Rosalie, yes the 17 year old beauty queen swears, and sadly after a few tears from myself, and yes 16 year olds can cry too! We were all linked to our partners.
"Alright ladies and gentlemen. Now, here are your first clues, and enjoy." Carlisle dropped the keys into his front shirt pocket and made his way toward Esme.
Apparently 17 year old boys can poke their tongues out.
"I saw that boys." Carlisle said even though his back was turned to us. "No cheating, go open your envelopes in different areas of the house and start. The prize will be worth the pain." Carlisle made air quotations around 'pain', and then he stepped into the kitchen.
"Now." Esme said sternly and took the hat Carlisle had used, which now held our phones in it, in the kitchen with her.
"Good luck guys." I mumbled as I sniffled.
"Bye Bells." Rosie and Ali said at the same time, then Emmett and Jasper grumbled toward Edward and walked toward different rooms.
"Care to do the honours?" Edward asked sarcastically as - despite his question – he opened the envelope himself.
He quickly skimmed the lines and then read them aloud.
"When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain? What once was three is now one, as friends become enemies, as groups become pairs. Borrow what you will, but all in time."
"Is that it?" I asked trying to look at the note. Edward showed it to me. I re-read the words then handed the note back to him. "Any ideas?" I asked. I handed the note back to him, and as our fingers touched, our eyes locked.
Hey so this is an idea that was playing with my head for a little while, so I decided to write it down. Review and let me know what you think.
Thanks guys.
Andi.