Chapter 7:

Payback

"Ready. Set. GO!"Alice said as they all took off.

I narrowly avoided falling on my face when Edward took off. They were really testing my patience today. I ran up stairs to Edward's room. Everything was against me. I slammed into a vase and almost shattered it. I caught it before it crashed but I fell. My hands and knees got scraped on the linoleum. Edward would be upset when he found out.

Well, it wasn't bad. . . there was no blood at least. I ran to his room and expected the door to be open. I slammed right into it and fell back.

"Ow." I said rubbing my head. There was a big bump. Now Edward would be beyond just upset. Why when I was in a rush did my clumsiness get stepped up like 4 notches.

I opened the door and ran inside. Naturally, I slipped on the carpet and fell again. There was no blood but I was getting really close. I would have to be careful or Edward might try to "do what is right" again. Extremely carefully, I took the Golden Arrow and the note, and ran down stairs while dialing the number 1. Somehow, I made it down stairs without one accident. Jasper was seriously going to get it.

Everyone ran back to the house, upset that they were back so quick. Emmet and Rosalie were smiling so I knew they knew where their arrows were.

"Payback time" I murmured as Jasper sat down. He looked at me, instantly. Cool, he heard me.

Edward sat next to me, looking excitedly at me. He was obviously expecting something terrible. I was about to start when i slipped. There was the no falling on the staircase getting back at me. Edward caught me and stood me back up. I wiped of the dust and began.

"Jasper, I dare you to eat 3 five course meals. One for breakfast, one for lunch, and one for dinner. . . .Slowly. Tomorrow" I ended maliciously. Now we were even.

Everyone's jaw dropped opened and hanged. Human food was repulsive to vampires so I thought that dare would do Jasper some good. He could taste the varieties in repulsive food.

Jasper looked like he was about to explode. He was carving into the wood flooring.

"Do you accept" I asked happily.

He simply nodded. "Ready. Set. Go!" he said as they all took off again.

I took a few deep breaths before I called Jacob.

"Hey Jake!" I greeted him as he arrived.

I told him all about the dares. He ripped a tree apart when I told him Jasper's, but laughed when I told him my revenge dare.

"No more!" he begged, crying from laughing so much. "What's the next clue?"

"Juliet's house" I said confused.

"That's it? I liked it more when he was straight forward. Wait! Does he mean in Italy?!"

"No. it had to be within the state" I told him

"Well that narrows it down"

"Well, he obviously doesn't like to hide it very far so it is probably in Forks"

Ring! Ring! Ring!

"Ugh! Again" he complained.

"Sorry Jake. You might want to leave though"

"Fine!" he grumbled as he ran off.

Emmet and Rosalie were already in the house . . . each with an arrow in their hand.

"You've got to be kidding me" I muttered as Edward and I took our seats.

"I saw them find it at almost the same time so it saves time to have them all come" Alice explained as she and Jasper walked in.

"Okay, Emmet found his first, then Rosalie, so that will be the order you go in" she declared.

I never thought Emmet was upset with me. He actually seemed to get a lot of laughs out of my presence. So I was beyond shock when I heard his dare.

"Bella " he stopped while Rosalie whispered something. He nodded. Not a good sign. "Bella" he began again. "I dare you to Whoa!" he exclaimed as he flew across the house.

Alice had literally, punched him out of his place. I was surprised. Just about as surprised as anyone.

"I'll break your nose if you say it" Alice threatened Emmet as he walked back.

I still didn't know what the big deal was. Edward left my side and stood behind Alice . . . seconding her. It must be pretty bad. Wonder what Emmet make Alice would do. Would I ever learn that my assumptions always take a turn for the worst?

"If you hurt him, you lose Alice . . . so back off or forfeit" Rosalie threatened back. "You too Edward".

Alice sat back down with a humph . . . glaring at me! What did I do? That when I heard Emmet's dare.

"Bella" He began again for like the 3rd time. "I dare you to kiss Jasper for7 seconds" he said evilly.

"WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I swear I cause an avalanche in Alaska but I didn't even care. "WHY??????????? I shrieked. "What did I ever do to you? Huh. It's what you keep doing to me" I yelled at his astonished face. I was beyond logic or understanding or even caring about the impression I was leaving on him. Just agree or die. Simple, easy, fair.

"Bella, love, calm down. It will be okay" Edward soothed.

"Edward!! No it won't! I don't want to have to make out with my brother in law" I shrieked. I saw his face and immediately regretted.

"Oh Edward" I said as I broke in to tears in his shirt. "I'm sooo sorry. I didn't mean it" I told him.

"Shhh. It's going to be okay. I was never upset" he lied smoothly. I would've contradicted him but I barely got a breath in before he started kissing me.

Once I was about to pass out, he pulled away. The comers of his mouth pulled down.

"It'll be fine. Don't worry. I won't really" I whispered extremely low in his ear.

He looked at me curiously but I put on a poker face and turned to face Alice.

"Alice, think about the future and let Edward also hear it. Think about what I will do in a little bit. I mean every bit.

Everything went quiet as Alice's face went blank and then turned back and forth between sadness and disgust.

"Aw, come on Bella" she whined.

I was thinking to tell Edward that he and Alice would hold Jasper down while I . . . kissed. . Ugh . . . him. If she didn't do this for me, I wouldn't do her bet to me. What she didn't remember was I would do it anyway. I heard Edward chuckle and both he and Alice, with a sore expression, nodded.

"What" Emmet and Rosalie and Jasper said in unison?

Jasper was getting up nervously, feeling our emotions and not sure what to make of them.

"This" I answered as Alice and Edward held Jasper down.

"I'm sooo sorry Jasper" I heard Alice whimper.

"What Alice? Sorry for what?" he said panicking while squirming against their grasp.

It was so obvious he had to see it coming. I risked a glimpse at Alice. Instead of giving me a death glare, she was begging me. She looked like she would be crying if she could. I almost took what I was going to do back. Almost.

Edward looked at me curiously but I just shook my head. I ran across the room and starts kissing him. Edward and Alice both looked away.