Chapter 4. Hide and seek
"well I think it's time you did something that Lissa wants to do. You've all had your turn and she looks a little warn out" Esme laughed as a fidgeted on the couch. "I'll go make you two some dinner" She said finally then stood up and vanished into the kitchen. "What would you like to do Lissa?" Bella asked shyly. "that's a brilliant idea Lissa, I'll be in" Alice yelled standing up. "of course it is it was my idea just what was it exactly" I laughed not having a clue at why she was so excited.
"she wants to play hide and seek" Edward sighed reading her mind. "ok but you can't be in" Bella laughed as she stood up. Alice frowned, "why not!" she complained. "you'll cheat, so that means Edward can't be in either" I snapped pointing at him accusingly. he rolled his eyes then let out a small chuckle. "then who can be in" He asked looking at me curiously to see who I would pick. "Bella" I answered calmly giving her a cheeky smile. "what! fine" she muttered giving in easily. "I'll give you one minuet" she whispered as she sat down and begun counting.
Emmett slung me over his shoulder and shot upstairs. We were back in Alice's room. "hide in their, the place is huge and it'll take hours for her to find you. it's like a jungle in their so try not to get lost" he laughed as he put me down. "hey!" it was Alice's voice and she sounded annoyed. Emmett shot off and left me just inside the huge room. I walked all the way to the back wall and into the far corner. I didn't want to get lost. "found Edward!" Bella yelled from down stairs. "Cheat" Alice muttered to herself, she couldn't be that far away from me.
"two of them are in their" Edward laughed as Bella entered the wardrobe. "Thanks Edward that helps a lot! Have you seen the size of this thing? It would take me a week even if just one person was in here and theirs two," she muttered sarcastically. "fine then, over there and over there" I heard him whisper to her. "Cheater!" Alice yelled angrily as she suddenly stormed passed me and towards Edward. "I guess if you wait long enough then they show themselves" He laughed. "Lissa is down in the far corner" he laughed leading her right to me. I begun crawling behind the clothes trying to get as far away from the corner as possible.
"She's on the move" Edward laughed as Bella crawled after me. "why don't you just point her out exactly!" Alice muttered sarcastically. "found her" Bella laughed as she dragged me out from behind the clothes. "Jasper can be in this round" Bella announced as she stood up. we all went back down stairs to find Jasper and Emmett sitting on the couch waiting. "your turn" I muttered pointing to Jasper. he nodded then begun to count. once again Emmett slung me over his shoulder but this time he shot out side and climbed up a huge tree. The house looked tiny from way up here.
we waited a few minuets, he'd probably already found Alice as he was so familiar with her sent. "it'll be harder for him to find you out here because your sent will be blown away from the house" Emmett muttered cheerfully. "Really?" Jasper laughed as he suddenly appeared on a branch above us. I screamed and fell backwards in fright. I began falling quickly out of the tree. This was most defiantly the most dangerous game of Hide and seek that I had ever played. I was in to much shock to even scream. I could not see the ground but it had to be getting close. I landed gently into Edwards arms, "now here I was thinking that Bella would be the one most likely to fall out of a tree" he laughed putting me down on the ground.
"Emmett you should learn to take better care of your daughter" Alice snapped as he suddenly jumped down next to her. "I didn't expect her to fall" he muttered shrugging his shoulders. "you didn't make any attempt to help her either" Bella muttered rolling her eyes. "who's in this round?" Jasper asked as he suddenly popped up next to me. "Emmett is" Alice laughed, she had a suspicious smile on her face like she knew something we didn't. Edward suddenly began laughing then stopped when Emmett began to count.
"come with me" Alice whispered as she scooped me up into her arms. in a matter of seconds we were back in her wardrobe and she was handing me a small dress. "put this on it will hide your sent" she laughed as I quickly threw my clothes off and slipped into her dress. she vanished quickly with my clothes then came back and led me to the middle of the wardrobe. "get in there" she muttered quickly pushing a long row of full length dresses aside. I slipped in and sat on the ground in a ball. she closed the gap then ran off.
I was sitting in between two rows of full-length dresses that went all the way down to the floor. I sat their admiring all of them I especially loved the baby blue dress that had beautiful butterflies all the way up the skirt. I also liked a light purple one which had a white silk belt around the waist. I had no idea if she would ever get to wear any of them but they were still very beautiful. I sat perfectly still for what seemed like five minuets. I must have been doing well if he hadn't found me yet.
Suddenly I herd him come in, "dam it, where'd the sent go? it was just here" he complained. "oh great now I'll actually have to look for her. I can't believe I lost her" he continued to mumble. "you lost her!" I was sure that was Rosalie's voice. "No… I haven't lost her" he mumbled "I've just miss placed her" he finished calmly. "Emmett what kind of father are you? how can you loose your own child" Alice laughed getting him into more trouble. "she's not lost, Alice knows where she is. she just covered her sent" Emmett tried to put the blame onto Alice.
"well I don't care, you find her now or it'll be your neck, do you understand! Esme has dinner nearly ready and I don't want her to have to eat it cold just because your no good at a simple Childs game" she yelled sounding angry at him. I jumped up suddenly at the mentioning of dinner and ran passed them. Emmett grabbed the back of my dress and pulled me back. "found her" Emmett smiled weakly at his wife. she gave him a disapproving look then led me down stairs. Alice stuck her tongue out at him then followed. "what is this gang up on Emmett day?" he muttered to himself.
Bella was already sitting at the table with her meal. I walked over to the table and joined her. "here you go dear" Esme smiled as she placed the plate down in front of me. My meal was different to Bella's. I had fish fingers and chips where as she had stir-fry. I was guessing she though I wouldn't like that as I was a child. I made a mental note to tell her later that I liked flavor. I quickly finished my meal then took it over to the sink to wash it up. "what are you doing dear?" Esme laughed as she took the plate from me. "we have a dishwasher" she laughed again putting it away in the dishwasher that I had failed to see. "sorry" I muttered embarrassed. I could feel my face going red.
"looks like we have another blusher" Carlisle laughed as he put a hand on my shoulder. this only made me blush more. "I'm going to take Bella home" Edward announced as he helped Bella who was also blushing. I chuckled slightly as she tripped over nothing on her way to the door. I could have sworn I sore Edwards eyes roll as he helped her up. "only you could trip over on a clear flat surface" he muttered holding back his laughter. she frowned at him then walked out the door without a single word.
"you should probably be heading off to bed as well young lady" Esme said as she took my hand and led the way. she pulled me into Rosalie's room then over to Rosalie who was making the bed. "you can sleep here tonight" Esme instructed as she left the room. I turned back to Rosalie who was sitting on the bed waiting. "Alice said she had something for you" she smiled holding her hand out for me. I took it and sat next to her. she pulled out my hair ties and began to brush my hair. She was much more gentle then Alice and seemed to take her time.
it had been years since my mum had brushed my hair, I didn't realize how much I had missed it. if I had things my way then I would never leave this book. Alice came in with a small plastic bag and sat down on the bed beside me. "I knew you were going to be staying the night so I brought you these" she smiled as she brought out a lovely pair of silk pajamas. they were an aqua colour, I loved Aqua. "I love them Alice," I gasped as I felt the material. "I knew it was your favourite colour" Alice exclaimed in excitement. "well don't just sit their go and try them on" she ordered pulling me away from Rosalie who was still brushing my hair.
I walked into the bathroom and tried them on. Of course they fit perfectly. I walked out and back to Alice, "now don't worry these are only temporary" she announced seriously. "why? I love these ones!" I exclaimed shocked. "But we can do so much better Lissa" she snapped annoyed. "but its not like I'm walking down the street in them. It's only for sleeping" I snapped back. "fine you can keep them, but I'm still getting you a back up pair" she sighed frowning at me. "I guess I can't complain, at least you except the gifts. I guess you have some sense of fashion, unlike Bella," she muttered rolling her eyes.
I sat back down next to Rosalie and she began brushing my hair again. "well I'll see you in the morning Lis" she smiled as she kissed my cheek. "good night, sleep tight, don't let the vampires bite" she laughed as she skipped out of the room. Rosalie laughed slightly then begun platting my hair. "don't worry, your perfectly safe here" she soothed as she quickly tied the end of my hair. "I know" I smiled turning to her. "well time for you to go to sleep" she whispered standing up and pulling the sheets back in one swift movement. I climbed under and lay flat on my back as she tucked me in.
"night sweet heart" she murmured, I smiled up at her. "Night mum" I said happily, she laughed slightly then bent down to kiss the top of my head. When she moved aside, Emmett was suddenly at the door, "night Shorty" he laughed as I poked my tongue out at him. Rosalie rolled her eyes then walked over to him by the door. She smiled again then closed the door. The rooms was silent and pitch black. There was one long window along the back wall but the curtains had been drawn. I lay still on my back waiting for my eyes to adjust to the dark. I was starting to make out faint shadows of the furniture.
I rolled over onto my side to see a hand suddenly come up from under the bed and grab my arm. I screamed in panic as it pulled me off the bed. The hand let go and suddenly jasper was standing next to me laughing his head off. "Jasper!" I screamed in frustration. He ran out the room like a ghost and I bolted after him. I charged down the stairs and into the lounge room. Jasper was nowhere to be seen. "Where is he? Let me at him!" I yelled running down the hall. Emmett just laughed; he picked me up and slung me over his shoulder. "Jasper come out and fight like a man you wimp" I yelled kicking my feet as I was carried up the stairs backwards.
Alice and Esme were laughing hysterically. Rosalie and Carlisle looked at me in shock and then I noticed Edward was back. He was holding back a slight chuckle as we reached the top of the stairs. "Night" I called back to all of them. There was a mumble of good nights and laughs from down stairs as Emmett threw me back onto the bed. "Now stay" he ordered with a smile that stretched from ear to ear. "fine but you have to get Jasper for me then" I bargained seriously. "ok then what did you have in mind?" he laughed leaning on the door frame.
"actually never mind" I said with an evil smile, he looked a me suspiciously. suddenly from down stairs I herd a roar of laughter come from Edward. I was guessing he had just read my mind. Emmett looked at me again curiously. "what are you going to do to him?" he asked suddenly eager to be in on the joke. "you'll find out tomorrow" I smiled sweetly. "oh come on please I want to help" he pleaded, I raised my eyebrows. "No i don't think you do" I laughed, "I'm going to get Alice to help me with this one" I whispered narrowing my eyes. "your one evil little kid" he laughed then wandered out the door.
I would put my plan into progress as soon as I woke up tomorrow, hopefully Alice had already seen the future and was in on the plan. this was going to be hard with out her. I rolled over again then sat up and quickly checked under the bed. it was Jasper free. I rolled back over and closed my eyes. I dozed off quickly knowing that the sooner I fell asleep the sooner morning would come.
