This is just something I wrote after having a bad day and my lovely beta coming to the rescue with a pic prompt. It was a much needed distraction Jasper's been giving me a fit with his story, so here's proof I haven't lost my muses. Nothing fancy here, just a fluffy little drabble.
Timeline - slightly AU, Bella's still human and I needed a reason to have her dressed up. Put it where you will.
Thank you to javamomma0921 for fixing this story and writer up, making it pretty enough to share with y'all.
~S~
Running with Vamps
He sat on the porch, watching as his son chased his soon-to-be sister around the front yard. The whole family had gotten together to surprise her for her birthday, an affair which was supposed to be formal and elegant. What everyone, even Alice, forgot to consider was her aversion to dressing up and her ability to attract disaster.
Emmett had been teasing Bella unmercifully throughout dinner, taking every opportunity to comment on things Bella was eating. Fortunately for the birthday girl, her sense of humor allowed her throw in her own barbs, taking Emmett completely by surprise when one hit the mark.
The white dress, so carefully chosen, was now streaked in vivid greens. The chiffon skirts were hiked up to coltish knees as the wearer bolted away from the burly arms of her tormentor. Laughter rang through the air as Bella stumbled over the uneven ground and Emmett closed the distance.
"Let me be!" She squealed, dancing out of the way and right into the path of a rose bush. The dress caught on the thorns, mercifully missing her tender skin.
"Not a chance little sis. You'll pay for that comment." Emmett chuckled, watching as she frantically looked for an escape.
"You earned it! Even Rosalie agreed!" Bella's gasps for air were tinged with laughter as the memory from dinner bubbled to the surface. Bending over, she planted muddy hands on her knees, further ruining the fabric as she attempted to catch her breath. "I can't help it if you left yourself wide open."
"Touché." Emmett shook his head, finally giving in. He grinned over towards the figures on the porch, members of his family all holding back laughter. "Alice is going to kill you for ruining the dress though."
Carlisle watched as Bella's chocolate eyes widened in a panic as she finally saw the grass stains, mud smears and other battle scars of her chase. Her small fingers toyed with a hole, worrying the edges. Her face, flushed from the run, drained of color.
The patriarch of the family couldn't help himself, laughter exploding from pursed lips, golden eyes dancing in the fading light. "I'm sure she will understand; she had to have seen this coming. Oh, and Emmett? Bella's right, your escapades with bears are much worse than her experiences with bananas..."
"Carlisle!" Two voices chorused, taking off in a blur of white and black as Emmett came to Bella's rescue and renewed the chase, this time in hot pursuit of the elder vampire, laughter once again filling the yard.
~S~
Yes…bananas and bears started this whole chase. I'll let you figure out what was said between the two.
http:/ yfrog .com/ bf1iccj ß- photo prompt for the curious. Just remove the spaces.
~B