Edward smirked when he heard what was going through Emmett's head. The North won the war. The North won the war. Emmett chanted in his mind. Today was definitely going to be an interesting day in the Cullen household.
Running as fast as he could down the stairs he almost ran into Bella. "Hello love," Edward said scooping his fiancée into his arms. "You could not have picked a better time to come around." Edward laughed and walked at a human pace to the living room in search of Alice.
When he didn't find her there he followed her thoughts out into the yard. There Alice was collapsed on the ground in fits of laughter. Bella grew confused. "What's going on?" She asked, carefully climbing out of Edwards arms. Alice began trying to explain but couldn't stop laughing long enough to form a coherent sentence.
Edward ignored her and looked to his favourite sister. "Wait," he said interrupting her playback of the vision. "If you saw that why aren't you worried?"
Alice glared from her position on the ground. "If you didn't interrupt me then you would have seen this." The pixie like vampire played the end of her vision in her mind and let out a loud peal of laughter.
Edward slowly began to laugh himself. "So that's his plan? Oh, this is going to be good." Then Alice stopped to consider things.
"Edward you should take Bella away now," she said.
"Wh…" Then it dawned on him. "Oh, right. C'mon love, let's get you home."
Bella pushed his cold hands away. "No Edward. I want you to tell me what's going on and I want you to tell me NOW!" Edward didn't even get a chance to begin because Emmett waltzed out the door whistling along with the voice in his head.
It was official. Emmett was going to politely inform Jasper that the North won the war.
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"Jasper's coming," Alice muttered. Edward did the only thing he could think of as Emmett poured gasoline on the lawn. He stood protectively in front of Bella and stayed there.
Alice joined him and together they blocked Bella from what would soon be the wrath of Jasper Whitlock Hale.
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Jasper ran as fast as he could towards the white house in the middle of the woods. He smelled gasoline. And when you lived with Emmett that was never a good thing.
He hurtled to a stop when half of the lawn burst into flame. He looked first to Alice and Edward who stood purposefully in front of Bella his eyes then flicked suspiciously to the space where he had seen Emmett disappear from.
Jasper felt extreme confusion from Bella and caution (not to mention Edwards's protectiveness for Bella) from Alice and Edward.
Reading Alice's face like an open book he turned sharply to look at the fire.
Spelled out in flame were the words The North won the war!
Look out for the next chapter. It contains Jasper's revenge. Heh heh heh.