Disclaimer:
Me: Hey Jacob, sell me Twilight!
Jacob: Ok, that'll be $100!
Me: WHAT?!?!?
Jacob: Take it or leave it…
Me: Fine… *pulls out $100, then runs away laughing with a piece of paper*
Me: Look Edward! NOW I own Twilight!
Edward: *looks at paper and sighs* this is just a piece of paper that Jacob wrote "You Own Twilight" on.
Me: NNOOO!!!! Stupid Mutt!
Summary: Ballet Obsessed STILL doesn't own Twilight.
Author's Note: I don't really hate Jacob. I'm definitely a Team Edward – but Jake does have his minutes.
I just want to say thank you SSOOO much to everyone who reviewed! It makes me feel special and loved! XD
Here's the continuation of the wonderful Bella and Edward fluff story! Although… this chapter has more interaction with Bella and her family.
From our last chapter: …
"I love you." He murmured, kissing me gently.
"I love you too." I replied when he let me pause for breath.
I was once again sinking into my piece of Edward-Heaven when suddenly…
"Gosh guys, get a room, won't you!"
BPOV
I jerked back from Edward in surprise, my face slowly turning a bright shade of red. Looking around, I groaned when I saw a very large sparkling vampire, laughing evilly at how red I had become.
"Emmett!" I groaned, trying to hide in Edward's chest. He rubbed my back reassuringly as I felt the blush on my cheeks begin to die down.
"Ow! Rose, what was that for?"
I looked up to see Rose scowling very Rose-like at the now-cowering giant Teddy Bear. Unable to contain myself, I giggled softly at the sight of Emmett being nothing but putty in Rosalie's hands.
I could hear my beloved vampire chucking behind me, as well as the tinkling bells of Alice's laughter. I smiled at her and Jasper coming through the trees, holding hands, until I remembered I was mad about the whole swimsuit thing. Pouting and crossing my arms, I turned away with a small "Humph!" Suddenly, the bright-eyed pixie was right in front of me, her angelic face pleading.
"Oh, come on Bella! You can't still be mad at me! I mean, come on! You look so cute in that bikini…" I felt my frustration begin to waver. Knowing it was pointless to try and hold any anger towards a dazzling vampire, I let out a resigned sigh.
"Alright Alice, you're forgiven."
"Yeah!" Alice squeaked, enveloping me in a tight hug before running off towards the water. "Come on Jasper! I want to swim!"
All I saw was a white blur before a huge splash erupted in the middle of the lake. Smiling to myself, I lightly applauded his spectacular jump.
"That was nothing Bella!" Emmett scoffed, quite a few feet behind me. "Watch this!"
Another blur whizzed by, followed by another spectacular splash. I laughed, taking Edward's hand in my own.
"It's nice seeing everyone so carefree." I half-whispered, looking out onto the lake. Emmett and Jasper were currently in a splash-fight, while the girls floated delicately on the top of the water, laughing with each other at their silly men.
"Come on." Edward said, gently pulling me towards the water. I pulled back, trying to resist his iron strength.
"Ohh no! There is no way I'm going back in there! Who knows what you'll do for revenge!"
Edward turned to me, a mischievous glint in his eye.
"Until about two seconds ago, I had completely forgotten that I needed to get revenge at all. Thank you for reminding me, love."
After the shock of what he had just said wore off, I groaned. "Stupid, stupid, stupid!" I mumbled, causing Edward to chuckle. Then, just before he could sweep me off my feet, I was yanked from his grasp and flown to the other side of the lake. Trying to get my brain to catch up with what had just happened, I realized that I was currently behind a crouching Alice and Rose, the boys watching us cautiously.
"Nice try, Edward! But to get one Cullen female, you have to get all of us!" Alice shouted. I'm sure they could have heard her just fine, and she just wanted to be dramatic.
"I'm sure that can be easily arranged!" Emmett shouted back, flexing his muscles menacingly. At least it was menacing to me. The two female vampires just rolled their eyes.
"The usual?" Jasper called across the lake.
"The usual." Rose replied, and then pulled Alice and I into a huddle.
"Um… guys?" I started to ask, but was shushed quickly by Alice. I tried again, whispering this time. "Guys? What's this all about?"
"Simple, Bella. This is war!" Rose whispered, smiling gleefully. I looked at her confusingly. "A battle of the sexes, you might say." I nodded my head, not understanding.
"The object of the game is to keep the human from getting wet!" Alice grinned at me, and I gulped.
"So… you two are trying to keep me dry, and the boys are trying to get me soaking wet?" They nodded, while I groaned.
"They have to actually get you all the way in the lake, but you getting wet is a disadvantage." Alice considered thoughtfully.
I thought for a moment. "Why is it girls again boys though? Isn't that uneven?"
"Actually, it's uneven in our favor!" Alice smirked. "With you on the girls team, you can fight to keep yourself from getting wet!"
Rose smiled at me. "Best of all, winning team gets any one thing from their mate!"
I slowly smiled, starting to get what the stakes of this game were.
EdPOV ('cause we all love him!)
I watched the girls get into their little huddle, then turned to my brothers. Emmett was smiling his head off, his thoughts full of what he would do if we won. Grimacing slightly, I turned to Jasper, who was currently trying to restrain himself from jumping up and down with all the excitement emitting off of everyone.
"Jasper!" He quickly snapped out of it, giving me a quick look of relief. "I'm hoping you have come up with some sort of a plan?"
"Of course!" Jasper smiled, then snapped into attention. "Emmett, you'll be brute strength of our team. Mainly trying to keep Rose and Alice away. I would suggest lots of cannon balls." Emmett smiled like a kid at Christmas, rubbing his hands together eagerly.
"Edward, you're our main man." Jasper continued. "You need to try and "dazzle" Bella into surrendering to our team. Feel free to do whatever you deem necessary to get her in that lake." I smiled, both at Jasper's seriousness and how he used Bella's term "dazzle".
"Since we can't use our powers," Jasper continued. "I'll be our stealth person, trying to sneak in and steal Bella. Any questions?"
Emmett and I both shook our heads, eager to get the game started.
I looked over to see my love sandwiched between Rose and Alice, a slight smile on her beautiful lips. I smiled back; excited at the idea of the game we had somehow gotten ourselves into.
"Rules!" Alice shouted over to us. "No powers, everything has to be done slightly higher then human strength, and you have to have Bella in the middle of the lake for thirty seconds before you win. Ten consecutive seconds under water." She paused, quickly checking with Bella that she could hold her breath that long. Bella nodded, biting her lip nervously.
"How do you win?" Jasper called across the lake.
"Easy." Rose smirked. "We keep her out of the lake for three minutes. Every time Bella gets wet, we add thirty seconds to the time." Everyone had huge smiles plastered on their faces now; except Bella, who seemed to be getting more nervous by the second. I could hear her slightly accelerated heartbeat from where I was standing.
"Ready…" Alice said, grabbing one of Bella's arms. "Set… GO!"
I smiled, winked at Bella across the lake (to which she responded with a slight stumble of her heart), and backed into the canopy of trees.
BPOV
As the rules of the game were discussed, I could feel myself becoming more and more doubtful of what exactly I was getting myself into. I didn't like the idea of getting wet, nor did I like the way Edward mysteriously disappeared into the trees. This was going to be interesting.
I was suddenly distracted by Rose yanking on my arm, pulling me out of the way of a sudden jet of water. Looking down, I saw Emmett a few feet away, smiling devilishly.
We backed up quickly, Rose pulling me towards the line of trees a little ways off. Just as I ducked behind one, a large shower of water hit the tree line. I checked myself for any water on my clothes or skin, and then gave a thumbs up to Rose.
"Two minutes and thirty seconds!" Alice cried from somewhere in front of me. I could see her darting back and forth, blocking a very frustrated Jasper from getting any closer. I cautiously peeked out from behind the tree, only to find a handful of water being dropped on my head. I let out a gasp of surprise, and whirled around just in time to catch a glimpse of Edward retreating into the shadows.
"Alice! I just got wet!" I cried, which was responded by cheers from the guys and groans from the girls.
I looked around, knowing now that the trees probably weren't the best things to be hiding behind. Noticing a clearing off to the side of the lake, I carefully judged the distance and made a wild dash toward it. This way, I'd be able to keep an eye out for any sneaky vampires, but still be far away from the water line.
Just as I was about to clear the trees, I heard Rose shout "Bella, no!" just before being swept up in a pair of cold arms. I looked up to see Jasper, smiling triumphantly down at me.
"Hello Bella!" He said, watching Rose carefully out of the corner of his eye. "How are you today?"
I laughed. "I'm pretty good, considering I'm about to be dunked in a lake of freezing cold water."
He let out a quick laugh, before leaping to the side as Alice tried to tackle him. Not sure if that would have been very pleasant for the human in his arms, I was almost glad when he took off running.
Not willing to give up so quickly, I began to squirm in his arms. I really did not feel like getting dunked into the freezing cold water. Nor did I want to owe Edward any one thing.
I didn't realize it at first, but I slowly realized that my desperation for escape was ebbing away, and a calm submission was surrounding me. Before we reached the water, I was able to pull myself out of the emotions flowing from Jasper and "Jasper's cheating!"
Everyone stopped (except Edward, who was still mysteriously missing) and turned to look at a suddenly very sheepish Jasper.
"Yeah!" Alice cheered. "We get one minute off our time! Two minutes!"
I smiled, wiggled out of Jasper's arms, and ran for it. I wasn't, however, fast enough to escape the giant wave of water that Emmett splashed my way.
"Two minutes and thirty seconds!" He cried triumphantly, giving Jasper a high-five. I rolled my eyes and continued to run for the clearing. This time Alice was with me.
Finally reaching the clearing, I feel to the ground and tried to catch my breath, watching my favorite vampires battle it out. Alice and Jasper were having some sort of a starring contest, Alice following his every move so that he couldn't dash by.
Rose, on the other hand, was … well; I wasn't so sure what she was doing. I could see her lips vibrating softly, and guessed she was telling something to Emmett. Whatever Rose was saying worked, because Emmett got a far-away look in his eyes and appeared to have spaced out.
"Two minutes." Alice half-shouted, not allowing her eyes to leave Jasper. I smiled, amazed at how connected they all were to their mates.
I was so enraptured in watching the others that I could help but gasp in shock when I felt water being poured on my head. Three times. Grumbling, I shouted out a quick "Three minutes and thirty seconds," before turning to glare at my betraying vampire.
It took less then a second for my enraged glare to turn into … whatever my face looks like when I was dazzled. Edward's face had been a lot closer then I had been anticipating, and I could feel a blush rising to my face. Edward's hands slowly rose and cupped my face. I closed my eyes, breathing in the scent coming off of his mouth.
"Hello love." His lips kissed my forehead, and slowly worked their way down one side of my face. Each kiss was soft, gentle, and excruciatingly slow. I could hear my heartbeat quicken in my chest, and allowed it to run away.
When he reached the corner of my lips, I desperately turned my head, trying to stop the torture. He was having none of that, and simply continued to kiss up the other side of my face.
The sounds of a surprisingly out of breath Alice calling out "One minute," did little to pull me out of the half-awareness I was in. Especially since Edward finally decided enough was enough and finally pulled my lips to his.
I responded with a gasp, my fingers entwining in his hair. Our lips crushed against each other, both gentle but desperate. I barely registered him picking us up, or us moving. There may have been someone shouting in the background, but I was too busy to notice, or to care.
It wasn't until my feet touched water that I gasped, pushing my lips away from his. I looked around, confused, as I realized Edward was slowly wading into the lake; with me in his arms. I turned to glare at him.
"You dazzled me!" I shouted, glaring unsuccessfully at him. He just smiled back.
"And enjoyed every minute of it." He whispered, pulling his face close to mine again. I spaced out for a moment as his breath hit my face in an irresistible wave before pulling myself away, determined to be mad at him. Edward just chuckled and continued towards the center of the lake.
I could now hear commotion on the side of the lake, and turned slightly to look over Edward's shoulder. Alice and Rose were both trying to get through their mates to get to me, both wearing very frustrated looks. Refusing to give up, I started to squirm in his grip.
"None of that love." He said, tightening his grip on me. I sighed, knowing that even without him using his vampire strength, there was no way I could escape. So I pouted, hoping Rose and Alice would be able to get through in time to save me.
Once we reached the center of the lake, Edward started to count. "One, two, three,"
I heard a high-pitched shriek from Alice, and a growl from Rose. Their attempts to get to me were now desperate, doing everything they could to get through. I continued my squirming, desperately trying to think of a plan.
"Eight, nine," I racked my brain for some way to get Edward to let go of me. Maybe if I pretended to get hurt…
I saw Alice beaming from the other side of the lake. Apparently my plan was going to work.
"Twenty!" Edward called out. Rose howled in fury now. It was almost comical to see her freaking out like this. I looked at Edward nervously.
"Just ten seconds love." He said. I bit my lip and nodded, desperately hoping my plan worked. I took a deep breath and plunged into the icy water.
"One, two, three," Edward began to count again. I enjoyed the temporary weightlessness, keeping an eye out for my favorite pixie that should be here any second.
"Four, five," I finally saw her, and gently waved my hand so that Edward couldn't see.
"Seven," knowing it was now or never, I desperately reached up for one of Edward's hand and pulled myself up. Hoping my acting skills worked for once, I desperately gasped for breath. Edward helped me carefully, watching my face with a concerned look.
"Bella? Are you okay?" I nodded weakly, making sure to keep my breathing labored.
One second I was assuring Edward I was okay, the next I was once again being pulled away by a little pixie. I glanced back to see Jasper right on our trail, and Edward with a slightly shocked expression on his face. Laughing gleefully, I held on tightly to Alice as she leapt out of the water and dashed towards the small clearing.
"One minute left!" She called over her shoulder. Setting me down on a boulder, she ran to help Rose fight off the three advancing vampires.
Rosaline was tumbling around with Emmett, both trying to keep the other down. I quickly looked away when they started kissing, deciding there were some things I really didn't to see.
Alice was having a hard time keeping both Jasper and Edward back. I could hear her growl in frustration at the two boys, to which they responded with a smile.
"Thirty … ugh! … seconds!" Alice grunted, pouncing down on Jasper. Seeing the opportunity, Edward started to jog over to me at a human pace. I scrambled of the boulder and started to back away.
"Love? Where are you going?" He said in his velvet voice, deep topaz eyes starring back into mine. I shook my head, refusing to let him get to me.
"Running away." I said simply, before turning on my heel and sprinting for my life.
I heard a deep growl behind me, and laughed as the adrenaline once again pumped through my veins. My body didn't seem to realize this was just a game, responding as if I really was in danger and running for my life.
Just as Alice shouted out "Ten seconds!" I tripped on a root and tumbled to the ground. Edward half-fell on top of me; making sure I didn't actually fell any of his weight, but still holding my arms down.
"Grr!" I tried to growl, barring my teeth. I personally thought it was rather intimidating, but Edward just laughed.
"You sound like a kitten!" he smirked.
"Five seconds!" Alice shouted.
Before Edward could react to Alice's countdown, I quickly reached up and kissed him with a deep enthusiasm. He responded eagerly, too shocked to notice any thing else.
In the background, I think I heard Alice shout something, and then cheering, but I was too busy to care. My fingers had once again found themselves entangled in Edward's hair. One of his hands was cradling the back of my head, the other holding himself up.
It wasn't until Edward was pulled off of me by his brothers that I could think straight again. Blushing, I scrambled to my feet, and was hugged tightly by Edward.
"Bella! We won! We won we won we won!" Alice jumped up and down, elated in our victory. I laughed as she grabbed my hands, making me join her in her little celebration dance. The others chuckled.
"You cheated!" Emmett cried, clearly not happy about being beat by a bunch of girls.
"We most certainly did not!" Rose replied curtly. "And now you owe me any one thing."
I smiled evilly with Rose and Alice, while the boys all flinched as if we had just told them they had to spend a day with Mike Newton.
"Jazz?" Alice said coyly. "You have to take me to Paris for a week, shopping every day!" Jasper looked terrified at the idea of shopping for an entire week. I felt a moment of panic encase me, before Jasper was able to control his own emotions from spilling out onto everyone else.
"Emmet! We're going to go to Las Vegas for a week!" Rose smiled seductively, earning a grin from the large teddy bear.
"All right! Vegas, baby!" We all chuckled at his enthusiasm.
I turned to Edward, speculating what I could possibly make him do. I had just wanted to win so that he wouldn't use his prize as an excuse to buy me tons of expensive things.
"Edward," I started, a light bulb going off in my head. "I want us to spend a week together, while the others are away." He smiled, liking the plan. Only I wasn't finished.
"However," I continued. "You can't spend any money on me!" The look on his face was priceless.
"But, Bella…" I cut him off with a quick kiss.
"No buts. Girls won, and you have to comply!"
He nodded his head sadly, and then took my hand in his as we walked back towards the lake. Just at the edge, he leaned down and captured my lips in a quick by sweet kiss.
"One romantic week without spending any money. Your wish is my command, love."
I smiled and jumped into the lake with him, suddenly very excited for the week ahead.
Fin.
What did you guys think? I'm considering doing another story about the week they have together. Any ideas as to what they could do?
Pretty please review!
