Author's Note: Here it is, right on time. Yay! You know, I really like this style of writing. Giving little snapshots throughout the year. It gives you a good feel for what goes on in their lives. And it's more fun to write! Anyway, enjoy!
Chapter Six
Adventures in Third Grade: Part 1
Third Person POV
Date: Friday, August 19th, 1968 Time: (Really) Early Morning/(Really) Late Evening
Place: Cullen House
"You're a really bad babysitter," Adriana told Richard, as she reached for another handful of popcorn. She sat sitting cross-legged on the floor in hot pink shorts and a yellow t-shirt. Her curly red hair was brushed into a low ponytail and her face was covered with butter and chocolate stains.
"This is our secret, got it?" Richard asked. Adriana shrugged, not that Richard saw it. He was focused on the TV. Adriana continued to throw popcorn into the air to see if she could catch them. She missed a lot.
"If Mom finds out, I'm squealing like a pig. I'm not gonna get in trouble," Adriana answered. The family left to hunt, leaving Richard to watch the girls. And, as any irresponsible teenager, Richard was letting them do whatever they want.
"Feeling the love, sis. Feeling the love," Richard answered. He wasn't really hurt; he expected that from her. Adriana threw a handful of popcorn at him.
"Damn! Could you imagine that happening to you?" Adriana exclaimed. Humans can be violent. She was loving this movie!
"Nope. Nor do I want to," Richard replied. They heard a crash from upstairs. Neither bothered to turn.
"Not it!" Richard and Adriana cried out, right before Bella.
"Damn it! I am not cleaning that up; I didn't even do it," they heard Melissa say from the far side of the house. From the sound of it, Richard guessed she was in Rosalie's room. Probably searching through her stuff.
"Too bad! You should have responded faster," Bella said. She came running down the stairs, in her fuzzy slippers and and green pajama set.
"If anyone asks, the vase broke itself," Bella said quickly, running into the kitchen to grab the broom and dust pan. Richard and Adriana nodded, still staring at the screen. Bella ran up the stairs, taking two at a time, which resulted in her almost face-planting on the top. Bella managed to catch herself before she fell, then shook it off and continued on her way.
"Richard! I cut myself," Melissa yelled, looking down at him from upstairs. Richard didn't turn around.
"Liar, you skin's too thick," Richard replied. Melissa groaned. She really didn't want to clean.
"Will you just come up here!" Melissa shouted. Richard didn't respond.
"I hate you," Melissa muttered, swiftly turning around and stomping away. Richard continued to ignore her.
"She's gonna get you back for that," Adriana told him.
"Worth it," Richard responded. The two went back to watching the movie. When the movie paused for a commercial break, Richard turned to Adriana.
"Why do you keep pretending to have nightmares?" Richard asked. It was bothering him that he needed to sneak around to watch horror movies. A man shouldn't have to sneak around to watch anything in his own house.
"Because I'm a little girl. Little girls are supposed to have nightmares when they see scary things. And as long as mommy sees me as a little girl, I can get away with things," Adriana explained. Richard understood that; Esme was a lot easier on the girls then Carlisle.
"Smart. You're not as ditsy as I thought," Richard replied. Adriana smiled her bright and wide smile.
"Thank you," Adriana said, cheerfully. She ignore the subtle insult.
"Oh, the movie's back,"Adriana stated. She and Richard returned to watching the movie.
Date: Saturday, August 20th, 1968 Time: Afternoon
Place: Cullen House
"Mommy!" Adriana cried as she ran up to Esme, while dressed in blue jeans and a violet long-sleeved shirt. The hyper redhead was happy to see her mom, even if Richard was a much more fun babysitter.
"Hey, honey. How was your time with Richard?" Esme asked, getting straight to the point. Esme was worried sick about her girls. Adriana smiled at her.
"It was fun. You should put him in charge more often," Adriana said. Esme nodded, as if to say '...okay...' and then she moved on to see her other daughters. Bella, dressed in white shorts and a blue camisole, got up from the table and hugged her. Melissa waved from her seat behind her plate.
"Where's everyone else?" Bella asked, stepping back. She went back to the the table.
"I came back early. I missed you all too much," Esme answered. Melissa didn't believe it.
"You thought Richard would have burned down the house by now, didn't you?" Melissa asked. Esme looked ashamed.
"Yes, yes I did," she admitted. Esme looked around the house, looking for any signs of a mess in the spotless house. Melissa shrugged nonchalantly.
"Well, he didn't," Melissa replied, gesturing around the room. Esme looked around again, before nodding. Esme couldn't see anything wrong with the house.
"Where is he?" Esme asked, noticing that Richard wasn't anywhere near. Richard choose that moment to leave his room and enter the kitchen.
"Right here, mom. See, I can be left home alone," Richard told her. He has been left home alone with the girls a total of two times(including this one).
"Alright, alright. I was wrong. I should have had more faith in you," Esme admitted. She was surprised; she thought he would have let the girls run wild and mess up the house. Or worse.
"Yes, you should have," Richard replied. Esme left the room to go upstairs and wash up. Richard high fived the girls, then handed Melissa a bag of chocolate. It was consolation for cleaning up the house last night. Took her three hours to make the house impeccable.
"Hey, where's my vase?" Esme asked from upstairs.
"We don't know," The four answered simultaneously and without hesitation.
Date: Sunday, August 21st, 1968 Time: Sunset
Place: Cullen House
"But why?" Adriana asked, clearly upset as she entered Alice's, trailing behind Alice. Her sisters went back to school shopping with Rosalie(and a reluctant Emmett), the parents went on on a date, Edward disappeared somewhere, Richard was in his room, and Eric was watching TV with Jasper.
"Honey, you're too young to come. This is only for 18 and up," Alice replied. A new movie came out that Adriana was dying to see, but it was rated R. And she aren't allowed to watch rated R movies(although she's seen dozens of them with Richard, Jasper, and Eric)(don't tell anyone!).
"But, but!" Adriana said, but she didn't finish her sentence. She could see that Alice made up her mind, so instead Adriana stormed down the stairs. She was mad. Angry. 'For God's sake, I am thirty! I might be stuck in an eight-year-old's body, but I am not eight! Most of the time. Some of the time. Shut up!' Adriana thought. She fought the urge to kick a hole in the wall.
Adriana started seeing red as her reached the downstairs hallway. She wanted to break something, to destroy the nearest thing. Adriana bite back a growl, clenched her fists, then unclenched. 'You can't break anything. You can't break anything...Maybe no one will notice,' Adriana thought as she grabbed the clay figurine on the table that Melissa made. Adriana briefly hoped Melissa would forgive her.
But right before she could shatter the figurine, an extremely strong tidal wave of calm and peace crashed on top of her, making her loosen her grip. Adriana let herself get swept up before shaking it off and setting the figurine back on the table. She sent a wave of gratitude to Jasper for bringing her down. Adriana took a deep breath and walked away from the table.
She entered the living room and sat down next to Jasper. Adriana quietly watched the TV until Jasper handed her a paper.
'Don't worry, I'll sneak you in later this week. Don't tell anyone,' the note said. Adriana smiled. You can always count on your brothers.
Date: Sunday, August 21st, 1968 Time: Evening
Place: Cullen House
Upstairs, three little girls were having fun in their room. The room was in shambles, with articles of clothing everywhere. Melissa was jumping on her bed, burning off all the excess energy she got from dipping into her candy supplies. Bella was in the bathroom, washing up for bed.
"Hey! Over here," Melissa said, jumping up to catch the teddy bear Adriana threw. Bella walked into the room, after brushing her teeth. Adriana skipped around the room, playing a game that no one really understood(not even Adriana herself). Melissa threw the teddy bear back to Adriana and apparently scored five points.
"Five minutes girls!" Carlisle said from downstairs. Melissa stopped jumping and stood on her bed, looking for her pajamas. She spotted her pajama top hanging from the ceiling fan. She jumped up and grabbed it. Adriana continued to mess around the room, while Bella brushed her hair.
"Adri, did you see my shorts?" Melissa asked, laying upside down off the edge of the bed.
"Did you check under your bed?" Adriana asked. Melissa nodded. Adriana thought for a moment.
"Did you check under my bed?" Adriana asked. Melissa shook her head, before rolling off her bed and peeking under Adriana's bed. Sure enough, there it was. She grabbed it and went into the bathroom to change.
"Adri, did you brush your teeth?" Bella asked, climbing into her bed. She covered herself with her blanket and made sure she had all her toys.
"Yes," Adriana said, shaking her head no. Bella rolled her eyes, but didn't say anything. Adriana smiled at her quiet sister and climbed into her own bed, snuggling into the comforter. She knocked over two of her stuffed toys in the process.
"That's better," Melissa said as she entered the room, dressed in her pajamas with ketchup stains. She walked over to the vanity, picked up her hairbrush, gathered her hair into a ponytail, then climbed into her bed.
"I can't believe school is starting tomorrow. This summer has gone by way too fast," Adriana stated, lying on her forearms. Melissa shrugged and sat back against her pillows.
"Hey, you're just that much closer to next year. Do you think you'll actually make it?"Melissa asked.
"Hopefully. I really want to go to Europe," Adriana answered. Their conversation was cut short by Edward knocking at the door. He opened the door and peeked inside.
"Light's out, girls," Edward said, switching the lights off. The girls said good night to each other and settled down for bed.
Date: Monday, August 22nd, 1968 Time: Morning
Place: Cullen House
"No, I don't wanna wake up!" Adriana slurred, half-asleep and stubbornly holding onto the sheets of her bed. Rosalie tried again to get the redhead out of bed(without using force), but all Adriana did was kick.
"Adri, get up. It's the first day of school," Rosalie said, her patience wearing thin. She had never dealt with the girls during school mornings before. But since she graduated last year(with Jasper and Emmett), she decided to help. Big mistake. Very big mistake.
So far, Bella has flooded the bathroom(she left the facet running), thrown maple syrup on the wall(she and Melissa were fighting), and was currently hiding to avoid putting on her uniform(the school put in a new dress code and Bella doesn't like it).
But Bella wasn't the only one causing problems. Melissa has dropped two glasses of milk(she doesn't even drink milk in the morning), lost her shoes, and somehow got gum in her hair. Lastly, Rosalie has woken up Adriana twenty times, and twenty times Adriana has managed to get back into bed. Rosalie grabbed Adriana and carried her out of bed. She carried her to the closet to get her changed.
"Why do I have to go to school?" Adriana asked, lifting her arms so Rosalie could get her shirt off. Esme was downstairs cutting the gum out of Melissa's hair. Rosalie asked Emmett to find Bella so she could get her dressed.
"Because, you do," Rosalie answered, handing Adriana her shirt. She put it on, then realized it was backward, took it off, then put it back on.
"That's a stupid reason," Adriana said, changing out of her shorts into a khaki skirt. When she finished, Rosalie grabbed a hairbrush to straighten out the bird's nest that is Adriana's hair.
"Found her," Emmett said, carrying Bella inside. Bella waved at Rosalie from her position above the ground.
"Set her down," Rosalie replied, clipping Adriana's hair back. Adriana jumped onto her feet and left the room(handing Bella something as she passed). Bella put her hands into her pockets and walks over to her bed, where her outfit is laid out.
"Enjoying the first day of school so far?" Bella asked.
"I should have left for college," Rosalie replied. Bella shrugged and changed out of her pajamas.
Date: Monday, August 22nd, 1968 Time: Morning
Place: Greenwood Elementary School
"Cat! Hey, Cat! Over here. LOOK over here! CAT!" Adriana yelled, after she got out of the car. She wasn't even on school ground yet. Cat looked over and waved at Adriana. That was all Adriana needed to abandon her sisters. Bella and Melissa(with her hair in a ponytail) climbed out of the car and waved Esme goodbye.
"Wow. I wish she wasn't in my class this year," Melissa said, fixing her socks that fell. When she straightened up, she looked around the playground.
"Anna! Emma! Hey," Melissa said, waving to get their attention. She and Bella walked over to the stairs to talk to them.
"Tell me you have Mrs. Zelton," Melissa said desperately. Anna nodded, but Emma said no. Melissa hugged Anna tightly and squealed.
"Get ready, Anna, Adri is in our class," Melissa warned her. Anna shivered in horror. The two left to go find Kayla, who was also in their class(she told Melissa at their last play date). That left Bella and Emma alone
"Ms. Heather?" Bella asked Emma. The two started to walk up the stairs.
"Yeah, you too?" Emma replied. Bella nodded and readjusted her book bag.
"So, who else is in our class?" Bella asked, turning to Emma. Emma thought for a second.
"I think Sammy and Alyssa are in our class," Emma said.
"Oh, good. I like them," Bella said. The two walked by Olivia, Mia, and Sophia, the resident mean girls. Of course, the three girls giggled and whispered as Bella and Emma walked by. Bella could hear every immature comment made by them, but choose to ignore them.
"Are any of them in our class?" Bella asked, after the got out of (human) ear shot.
"I really hope not. Those girls are mean," Emma answered, looking back to see Mia trip someone.
"I know, right. What crawled up their skirt?" Bella replied, not looking back, but hearing someone fall and blame Mia.
"Hey, do you have any idea where our class is?" Emma asked, looking around. She wasn't too sure where the new third grade classrooms were located.
"None, let's go find it," Bella said, starting their search.
Date: Tuesday, August 23rd, 1968 Time: Late Afternoon
Place: Cullen House
"Not too short," Melissa said, trying to get her mind off the fact that Alice was cutting her hair at an alarming rate. Melissa took pride in her long, shiny hair. But since she got gum in it yesterday and Esme had to cut out a chunk of it, well, you can't walk around with your hair like that. Although, she did managed to put it off one day.
"Relax, you're going to love it," Alice assured her. Melissa took a deep breath, but didn't feel any better.
"How can I love it when it looks like your cutting off all my hair?" Melissa asked. 'Stupid gum,' Melissa thought bitterly. She was turned away from the mirror, so she couldn't see how short her hair is now. Alice finished cutting her hair and then dried it.
"There, all done," Alice said. She turned her chair around, but Melissa shut her eyes closed. She was scared. She cracked one eye open.
"Oh my God, it looks awesome. I love it," Melissa said, in disbelief. Her hair was short, a little shorter than shoulder length, and had bangs. It framed her face nicely.
"Don't sound so surprised," Alice said, putting away her scissors.
"But I am surprised. I thought I was going to hate it, and by extend, you," Melissa replied. She shook her head and watched her hair move with her.
"You wouldn't have really hated me, would you?" Alice asked, taking the apron off Melissa. Melissa stood up and shrugged.
"I don't know, maybe. But that's not the point," Melissa answered. She continued to look at herself in the mirror for five more minutes before going downstairs to show everyone.
"Hey everyone! Look at how awesome I look," Melissa yelled. Alice finished putting away her stuff, before going downstairs.
"Melissa, I think you forgot something. Your manners," Alice said. 'Didn't even say thank you.'
Date: Tuesday, September 20th, 1968 Time: Morning
Place: Greenwood Elementary School
"Hey, Bella?" Brandon Caldwell asked, walking up to Bella's desk. It wasn't much of a trip, since he sits to desks in front of her.
"Yeah?" Bella asked, confused. While he was a friend of hers, they never really talked outside of the occasional kickball game.
"Want to be my partner for math? You better at math then anyone here," Brandon asked. 'Finally, a guy admits I'm good at math,' Bella thought, 'Eh, why not?'
"Sure, Brandon. Sit down, we have a lot of problems to do," Bella said, pointing to the chair in front of her. The rest of the class broke up into pairs, until one person was left out: Emma. So, Brandon and Bella decided to let her into their group.
"Thanks, I thought I was going to have to work on my own," Emma said. Math wasn't her strong suit. Science was, then writing.
"What are friends for?" Bella asked. The three started working on their worksheet.
"Ugh! This is so hard. Why do we even need math?" Brandon asked. Emma wholeheartedly agreed with him.
"It's not that hard. What number are you on?" Bella asked. Brandon held up three fingers. Bella mouthed 'wow' before helping him.
"Okay, so it's 155+210. So, what you do is put one number above the other," Bella said, showing Brandon the step.
"Then, you add the ones. You know what 5+0 is right?" Bella asked.
"Of course, I'm not stupid," Brandon answered. He wrote down 5 in the ones place.
"Then you add the tens. So that's 5+1," Bella said. Brandon wrote down 6 in the tens place.
"Lastly, you add the hundreds. That's 1+2," Bella said. Brandon wrote down 3.
"And now you have the answer, 365," Bella finished.
"I guess it wasn't that hard," Brandon said.
"Hey Bella, is this right?" Emma asked, showing Bella her worksheet. Bella shook her head.
"You didn't carry over numbers, did you?" Bella asked. Emma shook her head. Bella sighed and showed her how to do it.
"What number are you on?" Brandon asked, after Bella finished explaining.
"Number 21, only nine more to go," Bella answered.
"Wow, you're fast. You should be, like, in fourth grade," Emma said. Bella shrugged. The three continued to work on their worksheets.
"Hey Bella," Emma said, after she finished number 19. Bella finished minutes ago and was now looking over their work.
"Yeah," Bella replied, looking up from Brandon's paper.
"Have you seen my doll? I haven't seen it since your birthday party," Emma asked. Bella thought about it.
"I don't know where it is, but you should ask Adri. If anyone knows where it is, it's her," Bella answered.
"Okay, I'll ask at lunch," Emma replied.
Date: Tuesday, September 20th, 1968 Time: Early Afternoon
Place: Greenwood Elementary School
"Line up! We're picking teams," Melissa yelled, hold a red ball on her hands. They're playing dodge ball. Everyone who wanted to play lined up in front of her. This included Adriana, Christian, Rachel, Brianna, Kayla, Andrew, Jasmine, Alyssa, David, and many more.
"Who wants to be team captain with me?" Melissa asked. All the boys raised their hands. Melissa looked around before picking Jonathan.
"Okay, you pick first," Melissa said, being polite. Johnathan looked around.
"David," he picked. 'A boy, why am I not surprised?' Melissa thought.
"Adriana, of course," Melissa said. 'If I don't pick her first, I'll never hear the end of it,' Melissa two continued to pick. The teams were: Melissa, Adriana, Kayla, Jasmine, Josh, Danny, Zack, Brianna and Alyssa; and Jonathan, David, Christian, Andrew, Jason, Tyler, James, Rachel, and Ella.
"Alright, we can start now. The rules are simple, you get hit with a ball, you're out. It doesn't count if the ball hits the floor. If you catch the ball, the thrower is out. Last team standing wins. Now, take your sides while I set up the balls," Melissa explained, setting her ball between the two teams. She went and got two more balls, then set them down too. She joined her team.
"Alright, ready, set... Go!" Melissa yelled. The two team ran for the balls. Melissa stayed behind and watched. Kayla got one ball, Jason got another, and Alyssa has the last one. Kayla threw the ball at Christian, who dodged. Jason threw the ball at Brianna, who was saved by Adriana catching the ball. Jason huffed and sat at the sidelines.
"Way to go, Adri!" Josh cheered. Adriana smiled and bowed, before facing the other team. She threw the ball at David and missed.
"See, that's why girls shouldn't play sports," David said. Adriana took a step forward, but was stopped by Melissa, who said it wasn't worth it. Alyssa threw the ball at Tyler, who dodged, but fell and ate dirt.
"Almost!" James exclaimed, after missing Zack by a foot. Jasmine picked up the ball and threw it at Christian, who ducked before it hit him.
"Hey, no fair. I wasn't looking," Kayla yelled, after she got hit by Andrew. He shrugged in response and continued playing.
Soon, it was Danny and Adri against David. David caught the ball, and then it was Adri and Danny.
"You might as well give up, you'll never win," David said, holding the ball in his hands. Melissa took away the other two when it became three against three.
"Oh, please. I could beat you with both eyes closed," Adriana stated.
"No you can't. You're a girl, and everyone knows that boys are better than girls," David replied.
"Adri, I swear that if you lose, I will burn every single one of your dolls," Melissa threatened, still bitter that he managed to get her out when she was helping Alyssa get up.
"Don't worry, I won't," Adriana replied. David threw the ball, and Adriana calmly caught it.
"You cheated!" David yelled. Adriana didn't bother to acknowledge that comment, instead opted to join the rest of her team in bragging about their win.
"Maybe next time," Melissa told him.
Date: Wednesday, October 17th, 1968 Time: Afternoon
Place: Greenwood Elementary School
"I'm just saying, it's weird," Melissa defended. Bella huffed and ignored her. School just let out, but Rosalie(it was her turn) wasn't here yet.
"Bella, you have admit, it's weird. Edward has never spent any time alone with Adri or me away from the house, but has, like a billion times, with you. Obviously something is going on, " Melissa said. Bella rolled her eyes.
"Yeah, he likes me way more than you. In fact, he even told me I was his favorite," Bella replied. Melissa looked indignant and crossed her arms.
"What! He TOLD you. You never say that. I mean, it's okay to have a favorite, but you are NEVER suppose to say who it is," Melissa said. Bella jumped back at the volume of her words.
"Oh, he is going to pay for this. I swear, I will get him for this," Melissa said.
"He didn't do anything to you," Bella said slowly, trying to see her train of thought.
"Yes he did. He hurt my feelings," Melissa replied. Bella was just more confused.
"How?" Bella asked.
"By saying I wasn't his favorite, indirectly. I mean, yeah I knew I wasn't. Anyone with a brain can see that. But still, it hurts," Melissa answered, pouting.
"Just don't go overboard. He doesn't even know you're mad at him," Bella replied, knowing nothing(short of a miracle) could change her mind. Melissa nodded at her words.
"There she is! Rosalie and I are going to have a talk about this. She needs to learn to be on time," Adriana said, getting up.
An: Well, I think this was my longest chapter yet. How awesome. Did you like it?
Noticed this while writing the last chapter, I haven't really written a lot with Eric and Richard. I mean, they're there, but they haven't really done a lot. I have to change that. I know how you feel about the girls, but what them? Do you like them? Should I have Richard babysit more often? Do you want to see what happens when Eric is in charge? Something else? Tell me! I'm open to suggestion.
P.s. If you have a good idea for a prank or trick or anything you want to share, feel free to PM me.
