Disclaimer: my twisted mind is all i own... for now
Even though I was excited about the whole scavenger hunt thing, I was still pretty confused about the rest of the rules, not to mention afraid. I was dealing with a coven of vampires playing scavenger hunt, after all. Jasper sensed my confusion, and gave me a reassuring nod.
"Alice, I assume the rest of the rules remain the same, am I correct?" inquired Jasper
"Of course Jasper, why would they change?" asked Alice
"Well, last time I checked, only one of us was a mind reader, and he already knows the rules. A certain lover of his though…" he trailed off and waited for Alice to catch on.
"Oh! Right! Bella!"
I smiled at Jasper, silently thanking him
"Bella, you've done scavenger hunts when you were little right?"
I thought back to my past birthday parties, and cringed.
"Right, well it's like those," Alice continued, "but it takes place all over the world!"
"Except Antarctica" mumbled a very pissed-off looking Emmett.
Alice ignored him,"Okay, so the first people back here with all the items on the list are declared the winners and have eternal bragging rights. If a team returns without any of the items, they are automatically disqualified, and the other team is declared the winners. The lists are in a different order so none of us are in the same place at the same time. Any questions?"
Alice went through all of this so fast; I barely caught any of it "Uh... I don't think so…"
"Great! If that's all, everyone go to your respective rooms to prepare! We will meet down here at exactly 7:00!"
Edward scooped me up bridal-style, carried me up to his room, and set me down gently on his bed. He then ran to his closet, and threw a bunch of clothes into a duffel bag, all at vampire speed. Before I could say Sanchez, he was laying on the bed beside me.
"What's the rush, Speedy Gonzales?" I asked playfully.
"If Alice is only giving us 15 minutes together, I plan to take full advantage of it" ,He whispered, his lips grazing my earlobe and sending shivers down my spine.
"I think that's an excellent idea" I mumbled, fighting a battle to keep my breathing even as my angel trailed kisses down my neck and across my collarbone. I was definitely losing.
"Breathe, Bella." Edward murmured against my neck.
"It's kind of hard when you're doing that." I gasped, in between ragged breaths.
He sat up. "Doing what?" He asked innocently, but his ocher eyes were full of mischief.
"You know exactly what you're doing." I said as I leaned in for a kiss. Right as my lips were about to make contact with his, I heard my favorite moment-ruiner-pixie-like-unusually- loud- for- her- small- size-psychic vampire's voice resonating throughout the Cullen mansion.
"CULLEN CLAN! ASSEMBLE!"
While Edward was distracted, I snuck a kiss in. "I'm gonna miss you while I'm off kicking your team's ass in a scavenger hunt." I said sweetly.
"Bella, don't kid yourself. You and I both know that my team will dominate in this scavenger hunt."
"Whatever helps you sleep at night, Edward."
"Yeah well-" Edward stopped, mid-comeback, and we both realized the irony of my previous statement at the same time. We fell onto the bed in a fit of laughter.
"Edward! Bella! Quit giggling like schoolgirls and get your butts down here!" Alice called up the stairs. I sighed loudly and pulled myself off the bed. Edward grabbed me and slung me over his shoulder.
"I am perfectly capable of walking by myself, thank you very much" I muttered.
All Edward did was chuckle, and the next thing I knew, we were downstairs with the rest of the Cullen family and Carlisle and Esme were both holding a white envelope.
"Finally, you slowmos, geeeeez." Alice said, her voice full of agitation.
Just then, a thought popped into my head. " Alice what about Charlie?"
"What about him? Oh right. He thinks your going on a camping trip with us, but we're not sure when we will be back. And before you ask your next question, I already packed a bag for you." She said, taking the words right out of my mouth. I had to love that little pixie.
"Is everyone ready? Okay, open the envelopes!" Alice shouted. And the girls huddled around Esme to try and get a peek.
I read the list once, twice, three times before finally stating: "Uhh I don't really know this Tanya chick, but I'm really starting to doubt her sanity…"
muahahahaha. cliffie. sort of. you know what i love? Edward. you know what else? reviews.
