Okay, I am horrible at fluff and stuff like that, so bear with me. It's not gong to be one of those lovely-dove fanfics.

Chapter 3: Baseball

BPOV

Listen To: Spotlight (Twilight Mix) by Mutemath

"Baseball?" I asked Alice incredulously.

"Bella, it's the American pastime." Said Alice, managing make it sound like a declaration of independence.

"Yeah, but I've never played sports. I was horrible at them!" I said, looking at Edward for help. He just shook his head and grinned.

"Don't worry, I'll help you." Emmett said, grinning at me. That somehow made me feel better instead of worse. Maybe he did have an extra power. Plus Jasper was in the room.

I didn't argue further, as the Cullens were leaving without me. Carlisle was already over the river, heading farther towards the mountains. I ran to catch up, using my strength to get ahead of Edward, who was lagging behind because of me.

He grinned, taking it as a challenge, and speeding up. I was hard pressed to keep within ten feet.

We caught up to his family in a matter of minutes, blowing past Carlisle and Esmé. We stopped in a large clearing a couple about forty miles from Forks and waited for the rest of the players to catch up.

I took off the baseball cap to inspect it, while grinning at Edward. "You run pretty fast," I noted.

He grinned back. "I'm the fastest, but your extra newborn strength will probably help more."

I just shrugged. Emmett, Jasper, and Alice had found us.

"Jeez, Edward, save it for the game." said Emmett, grinning. By now everyone else had arrived.

"Shall we?" asked Carlisle, smiling. Esmé divided us into teams: Emmett, Alice, Carlisle, and me, then Edward, Rosalie, Esmé, and Jasper.

Our teams were the first up to bat. Emmett showed me how to hold the bat and explained that I just had to hit the ball as far as I could and get to home before anyone could touch me with the ball again. The bases were about twice as far as normal to compensate for our extra abilities. I was up first. Edward was pitching.

He grinned at he, showing his teeth, trying to be intimidating. I just smiled angelically back, showing him I wasn't scared at all. That made him grin wider.

I raised the bat, taking the stance Emmett showed me, waiting for Edward to release the ball.

He stayed perfectly still, fingering the ball in his right hand. Then he wound up and threw it at Jasper's waiting hand. I saw it coming; it was almost too easy. I heaved my bat at it as fast and as hard as I could.

BANG!

I dropped the bat, not even looking at how far the ball had gone, and flew towards first base. I heard Emmett and Alice yelling for me to keep going, so I ran as fast as I could towards second and then third. I was going to stay at third, but Emmett was still roaring to keep going. I hit home, just six seconds after I had left it.

My team roared in triumph.

Emmett came over and offered a hand to help me up. I didn't need it, but I took it anyway, liking how happy I felt at everyone's general acceptance.

"Good hit!" said Emmett, picking up my hat from the ground where it had fallen as I had ran towards first base and sticking it back on my head. Alice gave me a high-five as I went back to join my team. Carlisle grinned.

The inning ended with a spectacular save from Esmé, who was in the outer field, where she got Emmett out.

We finished around six in the evening as the thunder storm passed the town, making it unsafe for us to continue. Me and Edward raced back; he won by just one foot.

Alice marched me upstairs yet again, claiming that I was dirty. This time she knew better that to try anything fancy; she just gave me jeans and a t-shirt.

After I finished changing, we headed downstairs to watch a movie with the rest of the family to pass time.

She went to join Jasper on the large leather chair in the corner, hopping into his lap. He put his arms around her automatically, smiling at her then turning his attention back to the television.

I looked around for free seat. Emmett and Rosalie were sitting on the couch with Edward and Esmé and Carlisle were sitting on the love seat. I decided to go sit beside Edward in the free space there. No one looked up besides Edward, who smiled a bit in greeting.

I sat down beside him and made myself focus on the movie instead of Edward.

They were watching a horror movie about vampires that I couldn't remember the name to. The main character was a thin, terrified looking individual who was going through a dark forest. There was mist around her ankles for dramatic effects, and I was sure the rather large gun she was clutching was a fake.

"I bet five bucks the vampire gets her in the next five minutes." said Emmett, looking at Jasper, who grinned.

"Deal."

Emmett won.

EPOV

Listen to: Eyes On Fire by Blue Foundation

Bella was subjected to Alice's periodic changing as soon as we were through the door while the rest of the family sat down to watch the new horror film Jasper had found.

They came back downstairs about fifteen minutes after the movie started. Alice went over to sit with Jasper and Bella walked over to sit beside me on the sofa.

I looked up at her and smiled, inviting her silently to sit. She accepted my offer and sat beside me, leaning back slightly on the arm and watching the screen as the main character tried without success to get to safety from the vampires (if you could call them that). Emmett lost that bet.

I didn't really pay attention to the movie, smelling Bella as she sat next to me was interesting. She smelled different than many of us, oddly floral.

When the movie ended, everyone dispersed to their different hobbies. Alice went to shop for Bella, as it was only seven, and Rosalie went with her. Jasper and Emmett started six games of chess, moving back and forth between them, and Carlisle and Esmé went up to read in the study.

I got up and started towards my room to read, but I saw that Bella looked kind of lost, unsure what to do or who to follow. I motioned for her to follow. She looked relieved.

"Need something to read?" I asked, heading to Carlisle's study.

"Yes, thank you." Said Bella, following about a foot behind as I knocked on the door.

"Come," said Carlisle, looking up as we entered.

"Mind if Bella borrows a book?" I asked, gesturing to her.

"No, no! Of course not! Please feel free to whatever you want Bella. You don't have to ask," he nodded at Bella.

"Thank you, that's very generous." She said, smiling at him, then wandering over to a book shelf and scanning the titles. She stopped at a couple, but only took one. She walked back to me and smiled as she passed, thanking me with her eyes. I followed her out of the study and into the hall, then went back to my room.

I walked in and looked at my music, trying to decide what to listen to while reading. My eyes fell on the CD Bella had picked up. I pulled it back off the shelf, placing the CD in the slot and turning down the volume slightly.

I lay down on my side on the couch and picked up the car manual I had been reading before. About an hour after midnight, Bella came back.

"Sorry." She apologized, slipping in. "I just really wanted company. I've been alone a little longer than I would like."

I smiled, pulling my legs into a crouch, giving her a place to sit on the couch beside me. She smiled back, sitting, then curling her legs underneath her. She took her book out from behind her and settled into the corner of the couch.

"What did you chose?" I asked, genuinely curious.

"Sense and Sensibility. It's one of my favorites." Ah, that's right. She chose it from the fiction section.

"Hmm…" I said, pretending to go back to my book. She returned to reading her book, unaware of my eyes on her face. I watched her as she read, her hand coming up occasionally to pull back the dark frame of her hair and tuck it behind her ear.

I eventually managed to drag my eyes back to the page and keep them there for a while.

Alice came back at midnight, coming strait into my room and dragging Bella back into hers, intent on showing Bella exactly what to wear tomorrow. Bella wasn't going to be happy with the amount of money Alice had spent.

I watched through Alice's eyes as Bella took in the fifteen bags on her bed and the surrounding floor, a stunned look in her eyes. The expression was so funny I couldn't control my laughter. I noticed that Bella's eyes narrowed at the door to the hall. That made me laugh harder.