Chapter 3
For the next week, Alice, Rose, Jasper, and I were all very cautious. We were always together. It was like we were taking the phrase, no man left behind to extremes. Emmett and Edward thought Rose and I were crazy. They still had no idea what was going on. All they knew was that Emmett was going to prank me and Edward was going to help him. Why, I have no idea. I had finally accepted that a prank war was inevitable and decided to trust Alice. She approved, of course.
We had our prank planned. Having Jasper really helps us. He knows battle strategy like the back of his scarred hand. Alice helps too, with her being psychic and all. I guess I do too, because I always keep my shield over my side. So far, Carlisle and Esme haven't wanted any part in this.
One day, I got tired of waiting and complained to Alice, "Aliiice, when are they going to pull the prank? I'm sick of the paranoia!"
"Bella, I'm sorry to say this, but you better get used to it. Once it officially starts, the paranoia is going to get ten times worse."
"Ugh! Fine! But you never answered my question!"
"Fine. They'll pull it in exactly 3 . . . 2 . . . 1."
"AAAAAAGH!" I heard Emmett and Edward scream out. I turned around and saw them swinging from ropes like Tarzan at me. My eyes widened and before I could scream, Emmett had me around my waist and we crashed through the kitchen window. They jumped off the ropes—where did they even come from?—and landed in the woods next to the house. They ran at top speed. Soon, they were swimming through Lake Michigan. Emmett was still holding me. After they got past the lake, they kept running. Emmett then decided to cover my eyes. I had no idea where we were. I was completely lost. They had been running for hours, not saying a word. They only randomly started laughing occasionally.
Finally, they stopped. Edward took me from Emmett, and I was about to yell at him for being a part of this, when he looked me in the eyes and I forgot everything. His eyes were filled with love and humor. He kissed my forehead and grinned his crooked smile. I was still speechless. He put me down gently, on the ground, and left with Emmett. They left me in some random place that I had no idea where I was, alone. They are SO lucky I'm not human anymore. I would die because of my lack of sense of direction.
I got up and ran the direction they did, hoping I might be able to follow them home. No luck. I ran till I found a sign. It said, "Welcome to Waterville, Maine! Population 16,016." I was in Maine? But it shouldn't have taken vampires hours to get there. They must have taken the longest way to get there. I can't believe them. All of a sudden, I just lit up with rage. Since there really wasn't anything around, just a few buildings, because I was on the outskirts of town, I took out my anger on the ground. I dug a hole at least thirty feet down. Then I realized the journey here took up a lot of my day and it was almost twilight. I ran home as fast as I could. I must've set a personal record for speed. I got back at about 10 pm. Emmett and Edward were nowhere to be found. I have two words for that: smart chickens. No one wanted to be around a vampire when they're mad like this, especially when that vampire has a temper, like me. Jasper sensed my anger and threw every positive emotion he could at me.
I ended up on the ground laughing my guts out.
After I had calmed down a little, Alice touched my shoulder and, with a truly wicked grin, said, "Time for revenge, guys."
Rosalie, Emmett, Jasper, Alice, and I looked at each other and we ended up having smiles on our faces very similar to Alice's. Carlisle and Esme looked slightly freaked out. I felt bad, but this was going to be worth it. For the first time, I was more excited for this whole thing to start than words can describe.
