"Oh Mickey, what a pity you don't understand,
You take me by the heart when you take me by the hand…" Rose, Alice, and I screamed climbing out of Emmett's jeep. The back-to-school pranks had gone flawlessly, and we felt like we were on the top on the world.
Edward and Jasper just followed us inside, shaking their heads at Emmett who was starting to sing along with us. Well, maybe sing was the wrong word… it was more like yelling in Emmett's case.
We ran inside, dropping our school bags on the floor. The past week Emmett, Edward, and Jasper had pretty much lived at our condo. We finished the song, only to start laughing uncontrollably. Jasper and Edward were laughing too, be I like they were laughing at us, instead of with us.
But whatever, we were having too much fun to care.
"What to do now…" Rose said, looking around at everyone.
"Let's play tag!" Emmett yelled at the same time as Alice.
"Let's go to the mall!" Alice cried. They both glared at each other, waiting for the other one to back down. But knowing those two, we might be waiting a while.
"Let's do both," I suggested, shrugging my shoulders.
"HOW can we do both?" Emmett said rolling his eyes at me.
"Easy," I replied back. "We split up into teams, and have a relay race in the mall. Each team would have to buy curtain things, such as a CD or a piece of clothing or something. The first team done would win."
"Ohhh…" Emmett murmured. "I get it!" He broke out into a grin.
"Good job Sherlock," Edward muttered under his breath. I snorted, receiving a high five from Rose and a glare from Emmett.
"This sounds fun!" Rose said exuberantly. "Let's make each couple a team." I smiled up at Edward. "Now what should we need to get…"
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A hour later, lists in hands, we were ready to go. Each team was wearing matching colors, thanks to Alice. Edward and I had blue, Alice and Jasper had black, and Rose and Emmett had hot pink. Emmett complained about the color, but we all knew he was secretly thrilled.
"Okay first team done to get everything and to complete the challenges on your list and get to the main fountain in the center of the mall wins." Jasper said, as everyone nodded along.
"On your mark," Rose and Emmett started.
"Get set," Alice and Jasper added as everyone prepared to run.
"GO!" Edward and I yelled. We took off to the nearest department store, splitting up from the other two teams. Our first item and challenge read, "A purple prom dress with at least 5 inch heels and a tiara." This was going to be hard.
Edward and I ran up the nearest stairs, following the signs to the dress section. We split up and ran through the racks, trying to find a purple dress.
"I got one!" Edward cried. "You look for the shoes, I'll get the tiara."
I yelled back in agreement and we split up as I ran to the shoe section. The first shoes I came upon was a pair of the most hideous shoes I had every seen. They were 5 and ½ inches tall, green, and oh so ugly. Whatever, I thought. No one said they had to match the dress.
I ran back to the dressing rooms and ran into the first available one. After taking off my shirt and jeans, I threw in dress over my head, trying to find the right holes for my arms and head. I had just pulled in all the way down when I heard someone slam into the door.
I recognized Edward's voice as he cussed under his breath. I threw open the door and start down, pulling on the shoes. Edward let out a laugh as he saw the shoes from hell.
"Nice, um, choice!" Edward said, trying to look supportive. I rolled my eyes as he bent down, putting my other shoe on for me. After the shoes were on, I stood up (very carefully). I looked down- I looked like Barney had puked on me. Edward placed a silver tiara on my head.
"Smile!" he said as he pulled out a small digital camera. I posed as Edward took the shot. After, I slammed the door closed. Now for the hard part, I thought to myself as I wiggled my way out of the dress. 3 minutes later, I ran out of the dressing room, flinging the clothes and shoes on the nearest rack.
"What's next?" I asked Edward as he grabbed my hand and started to run.
"Jeez-" I said as Edward nearly pulled me over.
"Buy something that squeaks…" He said after pulling the crumbled list out of his pocket. "What squeaks?"
"A RUBBER DUCKY!" I yelled after a minute, proud of thinking of a squeaking object.
"PERFECT!" Edward cried, matching my volume. We were getting oddly excited about this contest.
"Wait…" I said. "Where do they sell rubber ducky's?" I asked. Edward crumbled his forehead, looking deep in thought.
We thought for a moment as we moved down the slow escalator. "Maybe a bath store? Somewhere that sells shampoo and soap and body lotion or something?" Edward offered.
"Maybe… Let's give it a shot." I ran out of the department store with Edward on my heels. I ran to one of Alice's favorite stores, Bath and Body Works. As soon as we were in the store Edward ran over to a store clerk as I looked around.
"Bella, over here!" Edward cried from the other side of the store. I ran over to a display of numerous ducks. I read the display sign, finding out that if you got two you could save 6. What a deal!
"Let's get this one!" I cried, grabbing a blue duck over a foot tall with white polka dots. It was the biggest rubber duck I had ever seen.
"Well let's get two!" Edward said, chuckling at my choice. We grabbed the two ducks at paid for them at the counter.
"What's next?" I said again as I grabbed the large bag off of the counter. He pulled out the list and groaned.
"Alice must be torturing me." Edward said, handing over the list. I cringed. We each made a list of ten things for another couple, and Alice and Jasper had made ours. I took the list out of his hands and read the third item on the list.
"A lingerie set from Victoria's Secret."
Oh. Crap.
Why ME?
I groaned but took off to the store filled with hormonal women. Edward hesitated, but reluctantly followed me in. I looked around the store, filled with a few uptight women and a group of giggling teenagers.
I saw a piece of clothing that was more modest than most of the other items and ran into an open dressing room. I cringed as I stripped down, pulling the dark blue baby doll outfit over my head. I glanced in the mirror. It was a spaghetti strapped outfit that showed more cleavage than I would like. It came down to just above the middle of my thighs. It had a rim of white lace on the top and bottom.
I cringed. I had better not bend over in this.
I open the door reluctantly to see Edward literally jump out of his seat. His eyes were wide open, as well as his mouth as he saw my, well, I don't think it can be called an outfit but I don't really know what else to call it.
"Bella- um- you- well- I have-…" Edward stuttered. I giggled softly; I have never seen Edward be lost for words.
"You look beautiful…" He managed to say after a minute. He continued to stare. I cleared my throat loudly. He came out of his trance and pulled out the camera once again. He took the picture and I spun around, anxious to get out of this, erm, outfit.
I closed my eyes and smiled as I pulled my blue top and my jeans on. Finally, something comfortable to wear! I grabbed the rubber ducky bag and ran out of the store with Edward right behind me.
"What's next?" Edward said anxiously.
"It's a challenge event. We have to do karaoke in the food court." We both groaned in unison as we read the song title. I knew we could both sing, but doing a performance in front of a crowd for no apparent reason wasn't high on my to-do list.
We ran to the food court. We pushed two empty tables together before Edward ran up to some random stranger. After a minute, Edward ran back as the stranger held our camera, ready to take pictures.
"Ready?" Edward asked me.
I snorted. "Ready as I'll ever be…" I muttered before Edward and I broke out into song. (A/N: for the song, Edward's lines will be in bold, Bella's will be in italics, and it will be normal writing when they both sing. Enjoy!)
Yo,
I'll tell you what I want, what I really really want,
So
tell me what you want, what you really really want,
I'll
tell you what I want, what I really really want,
So
tell me what you want, what you
really really want,
I wanna, I
wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna really
really really wanna
zigazig ha.
If
you want my future forget my past,
If you wanna get with me
better make it fast,
Now
don't go wasting my precious time,
Get your act together we could
be just fine
I'll
tell you what I want, what I really really want,
So
tell me what you want, what you
really really want,
I wanna, I
wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna really
really really wanna
zigazig ha.
If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my
friends,
Make it last forever friendship never ends,
If you
wanna be my lover, you have got to give,
Taking is too easy, but
that's the way it is.
What do
you think about that now you know how I feel,
Say you can handle
my love are you for real,
I
won't be hasty, I'll give you a try
If you really bug me then I'll
say goodbye.
Yo
I'll tell you what I want, what I really really want,
So
tell me what you want, what you really really want,
I
wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna really
really really
wanna zigazig ha.
If
you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends,
Make
it last forever friendship never ends,
If
you wanna be my lover, you have got to give,
Taking
is too easy, but that's the way it is.
So
here's a story from A to Z, you wanna get with me
you gotta listen
carefully,
We got em in the
place who likes it in your face,
we
got G like MC who likes it on an
Easy V doesn't come for free,
she's a real lady,
and
as for me..ah you'll see,
Slam your body down and wind it all
around
Slam your body down and
wind it all around.If
you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends,
Make it last
forever friendship never ends,
If
you wanna be my lover, you have got to give,
Taking is too easy,
but that's the way it is.
If
you wanna be my lover, you gotta, you gotta, you
gotta,
you
gotta, you gotta, slam,
slam, slam, slam
Slam your
body down and wind it all around.
Slam
your body down and wind it all around.
Slam
your body down and wind it all around.
Slam
your body down zigazig ah
If you
wanna be my lover.
We both stopped, out of breath. The crowd that had gathered around cheered wildly. I blushed as Edward hopped down. He held out his hand for me, waiting for me to jump down. I raised my eyebrows at him. He knew how clumsy I was.
Instead, I sat down on the table and slid off. We both grinned before taking off for our next task.
A men's beach outfit, an 80's outfit, a picture of a person with ice cream and sunglasses, and a few more random tasks, Edward and I were done.
"LET'S GO!" I yelled, yanking Edward towards the mall centre. Just as the fountain came into sight, I saw a couple in black to my left and a flash of hot pink to my right. Edward and I sprinted as fast as we could to the fountain, but would it be fast enough?
Mwhahaha, who will win? I'll leave it to you, my faithful readers . A poll is on my profile – now ready, set, VOTE! (well and review. Review about anything – comments, suggestions, to tell me how amazing I am, or just to tell me your favorite color! Mines blue by the way)
