So i dedicate this chapter to Reshmi Solaris 'cos she asked for something anti-angst, and a little bit of humor, so here ya go. and thank you so much to my Beta, Airi4262, you're the best EVER!!
Disclaimer: I own twilight, Stephanie Meyer sold it to me, haha, yeah right, i own NOTHING.
I skipped down the steps to see Emmett lying out on the couch with his arm thrown over his eyes. "Hey Em, you look like you have a wicked hangover. What's up?"
Emmett sat up and grimaced at me. "I'm bored out of my
skull, it's been ages since we've played baseball, but there aren't ever any thunderstorms!" He moaned.
Aw, he is so cute when he's miserable. I
laughed to myself then decided to help the poor guy out.
"Em, go grab the baseball stuff, I'll get to work on your thunderstorm." Emmett jumped off the couch and wrapped me up in his arms. "Thank you so much Squeaker! You're the best little sister ever!" I gave him a tight squeeze. "I know. Now go!" He grinned and ran off up the stairs, and I ran out the door and into the yard.
I looked up to the sky and concentrated on loud rolling thunder. There was a massive boom rippling through the air. "Thank you Bella!" Emmett roared from inside. A second later, all the Cullen's ran out and looked up to the sky, perplexed. "Who wants to play baseball?" I asked, grinning.
Carlisle turned to me, "Did youhis Bella?" He asked. I smiled timidly. "Yeah, but I tried to make it come on slowly so the humans won't suspect anything. Emmett and I were bored." Carlisle nodded. "Well then let's go."
After Alice had forced me into a pair of blue jean Capri's and a red baseball jersey, we ran to the clearing. The clearing that held that one memory, James, Laurent, and Victoria, the day my life turned upside down and filled with bloodthirsty vampires dead set on killing me!
I paused on the edge of the woods surrounding it, unable to take another step as the memories of what happened after the fateful night overpowered me.
My mind was spinning horribly, and if I could have, I'd probably have passed out right now.
"Are you alright Bella?" Edward said, placing a comforting hand on my shoulder. I nodded and smiled. It was all over now. I was here with my family, and now, it was time to cream someone.
"I'm great love, let's go!" We
ran forward to join our family in the clearing. "Alright, team captains are Emmett and Jasper." Carlisle called out. Em and Jasper stepped up. "I choose the Squeaker." Emmett grinned. Rose's mouth dropped open. "Only 'because she made the thunder babe," Em reasoned with her.
In the end Emmett's team had Rose, Carlisle, and me. Jasper's team had Alice, Edward, and Esme. She usually stayed out to referee. but now that I was here, there was an odd number without her. "All right, Jasper's team bats first!" Emmett jogged up to me and told me to go stand out in the outfield and just catch the ball.
"Kay', let's do it!" Em and I highfive and he
ran off to hover about the bases. Rose was pitching, and Carlisle went back behind first base to catch.
First up to bat was Jasper. He walked calmly up to the base, and after a few practice swings, nodded up to Rose that he was ready. The ball flew out of her hand, but unlike when I was human, I could see it as it shot toward Jasper. He swung hard and the ball was coming toward me. I held up my hand and ran to catch it before it hit the ground.
I threw it back to Rose and Alice stepped up. I knew this was going to be a bit difficult seeing how she would know what Rosalie was planning to pitchher. A second later the ball was rushing towards the little pixie, but she didn't swing. She just held out the bat a little bit and the ball hit it, dropping to the ground between her and Rose. She shot off toward the bases, barely making it to second before Rose tagged her with the ball.
Next Esme stepped up in front of Carlisle; smiling down at him as she took her stance. Rose threw the ball, and it headed straight for Esme's bat.
But
a moment before it got to her, it started curving. She swung, but missed. "Strike one!" Carlisle shouted, tossing the ball back to Rosalie.
Alice was already running just before the ball collided with Esme's bat. The ball soared towards left field, but I knew it wouldn't make it to the outfield, it was already falling. Emmett ran for it, but he just missed it. He snatched it from the ground and threw it towards Carlisle who caught it; tagging Esme just before she touched base.
"That's 1, 0!" He shouted as Edward came up to the base, grinning. Rose was about to throw the ball when Edward shouted out to her. "That isn't going to work Rose, try again!" Rosalie scowled at him. "Shut up and hit Eddie!"
Now it was Edward's turn to scowl as he took up his stance again. Rose threw the ball and it cracked against Edward's bat. I knew it was going into the woods, and shot off. I followed its flight deep into the trees and let it plop down in my hand.
Oh my God, I actually caught it! I screamed in my
head, running back to the clearing. I held the ball up as I entered so they'd know I'd caught it. "No way!" I heard my husband shout. "Yes way!" I yelled back. Emmett's booming laugh echoed through the clearing. "Way to go Squeaker!"
"Three outs, Emmett's team bats!" I followed my team up behind first base. "Emmett!" I whispered. "Yeah, Bells?" I took a deep breath. "Em, I've never played Baseball before, I don't know how!" I heard Alice's tinkling laughter from where she was pitching. "Shut up you pixie!" I shouted to her. The laughter ceased immediately, and my older brother stepped up to me with a bat.
He placed it in my hands and got behind
me. He wrapped his hands around mine and slid them to where they should be placed. "Now when you bat, you need to step with your left foot, turn your waist, and swing. Step, turn swing. Just hit the ball and run, and try not to hit it into the outfield. Your hubby will make sure you get out."
I nodded and stepped up to the base. Carlisle and Rose and already gone, and the score was now Jasper's team 1, Emmett's, 2. I got into the batting stance Emmett had taught me and waited for Alice to throw the ball. The thunder I'd made was still rolling in the sky. Suddenly Alice's hand flipped out and the ball was soaring towards me.
I quickly stepped out with my left foot,
turned my waist and whacked the ball, and shot off around the bases. I'd hit it low in the left side of the infield. It hit the ground before Jasper could catch it, so I kept running to second base. "Stop Squeaker!" Emmett yelled. Therefore, I did.
We played to 20 that day. Jasper's team won, but only by two runs. "So Mrs. Cullen, did you have a good first baseball game?" Edward asked as we ran home. "Why, yes Mr. Cullen I did, especially the part where I caught your ball. That was the greatest!" I teased. Edward scowled. "No one's been able to catch my hits until you came along." He moaned. I laughed at his complaints, and jumped into his arms. "Would you prefer me to still be the fragile, little, danger magnet I used to be?" He kissed the tip of my nose. "Never."
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