Tetherball Tournament: Cullen Style

Chapter 1 The Great Idea

Bella POV:

I was sitting on the couch at the Cullen's house. Edward claimed he had something to do. Alice had dragged Jasper shopping, again. So I was reading Withering Heights, again. I was at the part where Cathy confesses her feelings to Fanny, my favorite part, when I heard Rosalie upstairs.

"NO Emmett!!" she screamed.

"Oh come on Rose. It would be fun" he challenged.

I don't want to know what this is about.

Next thing I know both are down stairs looking for Carlisle. Emmett had a sly grin, and Rose looked disgusted.

"Carlisle, where are you? Come out come out wherever you are. Olly olly oxenfree!!" Emmett yelled. I had to cover my ears. But that only caused him to laugh his booming laugh. I think all of Washington could hear him.

"Thanks Emmett" I spat

"For what?" he truly looked confused.

"For being the cause of me going DEAF!!" I yelled.

Just then Carlisle walked in, with Esme on his heels.

"What is with all the yelling, Emmett? We could hear you if you whispered, you know that." Esme asked.

"Emmett has another bright idea" Rose said, her words coated in sarcasm.

"Well it is" he pouted to his wife.

"What is the 'great idea' Emmett?" Carlisle asked.

"I wondered if we could have a family game of…." His voice trailed off.

"Oh just tell them so we can say no already." Rose told him. Was it that bad?

"Fine…can we play of tetherball?" He sounded so hopeful and happy with his idea.

"How in the heck did you come up with that?" Esme questioned.

"Well yesterday I went for a walk. I pasted the elementary school during recess. They were playing tetherball, and it looked like fun. I've never played and so I though as a family we could play."

"Carlisle what do you think?" Esme asked her husband.

"Well it seems harmless enough. Do you know the rules, Emmett?"

"Um...uh…well...not really…"

I decided to speak up. This could be interesting. "I do since they played in Phoenix. I never played, for obvious reasons, but I know the rules." I went on and explained them to them, but Rose was still not pleased by her husband's idea.

Just as I finished, Edward walked in.

"Why are there tetherball poles outside?" he asked.

That got the family outside, and sure enough, there were two tetherball poles, with think chains in the yard. Emmett looked so excited, he could have exploded. Alice was instructing Jasper how to play when we got out. We must have a confused look on our faces, because Alice said "What? I had a vision."

Emmett jumped up and said "LET THE GAMES BEGIN!!"