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Bella POV
"You want me to climb that?" I said, astonished. This mountain was no mountain, it was a giant wall of rock with little uneven areas to rest your feet. Was Edward even thinking when he gave them the okay? I think not.
"It's not that hard, Bella. You just climb."
I lifted an unsteady hand to gently touch the nearest rock, making sure it was stable. I swear it moved.
"No! No no no, I am not putting even a foot on this wall. You two have fun, I'll just wait in the car," I said, turning around. Emmett caught my arm and pulled me back. "Bella, don't you trust me?" I eyed him carefully before answering. "No."
He sighed and threw up his hands. "I'm a failure! This week was supposed to be fun, just the three of us hanging out. I really though you would enjoy this and now I feel like you haven't even been having fun. Edward will never let me watch you again. I suck at this stuff. I'll just call Edward and he'll come home before I screw up even more."
Emmett sat down on a rock and slumped his shoulders, letting his lip tremble. Guilt washed over me. Emmett was really trying to make me feel apart of this family and I was making him think he was doing a bad job. I went over to his side and crouched down, putting my arm around his shouler.
"Emmett, I'm so sorry! I've been having so much fun with you and Jasper. You're doing a wonderful job taking care of me. If it will make you feel better, I'll climb that mountain without so much as complaining. Okay?" I whispered. He lifted his head and stared at me with his big golden eyes, opened wide like a little kids.
"Really?" he asked.
I smiled and nodded, "Really."
Emmett jumped up and grinned hugely, "Get the ropes Jazz, we've got some climbing to do."
Jasper opened the backpack and poured ropes and harnessess all over. He took a big black thing and I stepped into it. He pulled it up and then buckled it securely before tying the ropes to the harness. I grabbed the end of the rope and started climbing the mountain faster than my eyes could see. Before I blinked he was back down and pulling the rope, making sure it wouldn't fall off the rock he tied it to.
"Ready?"
I nodded and made sure Emmett saw the huge smile on my face before I placed my right hand and foot on the wall. "Just push yourself," Jasper explained. I bit my lip and pulled myself up, grabbing the jutted rocks above me and sliding my right foot into the hole three inches from where it was. Sweat started to gather on my forehead as I looked up. I continued climbing at my slow pace for what seemed like hours. Finally I looked up. Had I even gotten closer? My breathing increased as I realized how high I probably was.
"I can't do this! Help me down, I can't do this!" I cried. "Bella, chill out. Your fine, just keep going," Jasper soothed. I could feel a fresh wave of calm but my anxiety kept it away. "I'm serious! Let me down!"
Emmett started laughing, "Bella, your like five feet from the ground." I looked down and he was right. "You've been climbing slower than a turtle on his slowest day." I glared at him defiantly, I'd show them. Looking up, I continued climbing as fast as possible. I didn't stop after each little way to restart the calming process.
"Hey Bella! Want to race?" Emmett teased. "Shut up!" I stammered, gripping the rock tight so I wouldn't loose my balance. "Can it, she's trying."
"Thanks Jasper!" The climbing continued and before I could even look back down Emmett was suddenly at my side, no ropes or anything. His nails were dug into the thick rock and his feet made their own holes. "Show-off," I muttered. He chuckled, "Yeah, I know."
I tried to ignore him but he always stayed right with me. Finally my hand reached up and I felt a flat surface. I pulled myself up and lay still on the ground. "Snaps for Bella."
I picked up a rock by my hand and threw it with my hardest ability right at Emmett's face. He didn't see it coming. It hit him square in the eye. Of course it did nothing, but the shock caused him to fall back, right off the cliff. My eyes popped and I crawled over to the edge, watching him hit the ground, flat on his back. Dirt flew up from the impact as he formed a huge crater around his body, The cliff crumbled and started falling. It felt like a giant earthquake. I bent over to see what was happening when the chunk of rock I was leaning on crumbled off, sending me flying down. My stomache lurched and I didn't even have time to scream. I shut my eyes as the air sailed by and static filled my nose.
"Bella?"
Darkness swirled around me and I smelled the static in the air. I always smelt that when I passed out.
"Bella, are you okay? You better open your eyes before Edward decides to come home and rip my hand off," Emmett warned me. I blinked my closed eyes and then opened them. At first it was blurry but then it became clear. The gray sky was above me, the trees, and Emmett and Jasper. I rubbed them and sat up.
"Good, are you okay? How's your head?" Jasper asked, pressing his two fingers around my temples and scalp. I shrugged, "I'm fine."
I looked around. Huge chunks of mountain were everywhere. "What happened? I thought I was going to die."
Jasper shrugged, "I scaled the cliff and grabbed you. You seemed to have passed out though." I looked at him as hot tears filled my eyes and spilled over. "Jasper, you saved my life."
If he were human he would be blushing. "It was no big deal." I shook my head. "No, it was! I don't even have the words to express how thankful I am. Thank you so much."
Emmett chuckled," Aw, you're making him cry." I wrinkled my forehead in confusion. Jasper looked as if he were trying to hold back sobs erupting from his chest. So that was how vampire cried. Without thinking I wrapped my arms around him. "I'm so glad to call you my brother."
I thought he would pull away, but he wrapped his marble arms around me too. "And I to call you sister."
"Hey! What about me!" Emmett joked. I pulled off and wiped my eyes. "Count on Emmett to ruin a moment," Jasper murmered.
Then almost as if it were inevitable, the phone rang. Emmett handed it right to me.
"Hello?" I asked.
Edward's worried voice was strained, "Oh Bella! Are you okay? Are you hurt? I saw the vision but it was too late! If I would ahve known you were going to throw that rock at Emmett and make the avalanche I would have never let them take you. I'm so sorry, it's all my fault!"
Unbelievable. He's not even here and Edward still blames himself. That figures.
"Edward, calm down! I'm fine. Jasper saved me. Didn't you see that?" I asked.
I saw it! Alice, of course.
"Alice get out of my face!" Edward snapped. "He saved you? Let me speak with him."
I handed the phone to Jasper. They talked so fast I couldn't pick out any of the words, just his emotions...and I felt them too. He was proud and thankful that he could save me too. Jasper gave the phone back to me.
"I'm so glad your okay, do you need me there?" he asked.
"No, I'm fine. I'm having fun, actually." I said, looking at Emmett. Edward chuckled.
"I have to give it to him, Emmett sure can act," he said.
I furrowed my brow. "Act?"
Edward laughed again, "He totally played you. Do you honestly think Emmett would get that down about you not having fun? He just wanted to get you to climb. Personally I just thought you climbing from Alice's visions were hilarious. Who knew you were that afraid of heights."
I glared at Emmett now. He was looking at the sky and whistling.
"Hey, can I call you back later?"
I knew Edward was smiling, "Oh of course. Put Emmett in his place. I love you."
I hung up and made my best angry face to Emmett.
"You tricked me?" He backed away with his hands up. "Hey now, let's not start another avalanche." I cornered him against the cliff side. "Give me one good reason why I shouldn't let Edward beat the hell out of you when he returns, "I demanded.
Emmett gave it some thought and then a smile formed on his lips. "Because I can tell you the story of the summer of '87."
I stopped. I had to admit, he was good. Then I thought of something. "Edward will beat you up anyway if you tell me. You can't win, Emmett." He shrugged, "Fine, then the story stays a secret."
I bit my lip. He was good. I sighed and gave up.
"Dammit. You win."
His grin increased. "Tonight will be the best night yet, bonfires and stories." He held out his hand and I shook it. "The best night, which means I don't only get a funny story about Edward, but one about you and Jasper. That makes three."
Emmett shrugged, "Fine, but we get one about you." I folded my arms, "No. You have seen plently of embarrassing things from me." "Then no deal," he contered. I looked to Jasper for help. "I'm with him," he sided.
I weighed my options. Three hilarious stories for one? Why not. We were going to be family. "Deal."
We all shook hands.
Short I know! But hey, the longer they are the longer it takes to post and you all deserve a post! To the best fans ever!
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