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Chapter 9: This Is a Big Deal?

Alice and I arrived at her parent's house around eleven. When we made to the front steps, the door automatically swung open to reveal the whole family, Bella, and Rose; All of them wore scared expressions on their faces. Esme pulled us both into the house very quickly and engulfed her daughter in a bone-crushing hug. Sooner or later, Carlisle, Emmett, Edward, Bella, and Rose copied Esme's actions. Alice struggled for freedom from their tight embraces, especially with Emmett.

"OH MY GOD!" he bellowed, tears streaming down his face while he swung her around like a ragdoll, "OH MY GOD!"

"EMMETT!" shouted Alice, writhing effortlessly in his buff arms, "I'M FINE! LET GO!"

"OF COURSE I'LL NEVER LET YOU GO, SHRIMP!" he cried, tightening his hold, "I PROMISE TO NEVER LET ANYONE HURT YOU!"

"EMMETT!"

"I know, I know," cooed Emmett, stroking the top of his baby sister's head, "big Brother Em is here, hush now. No one is going to hurt you, hush."

"Emmett?" choked Alice, who stopped writhing.

"Yes, Ali?" replied Emmett, still stroking her hair.

"I can't breathe." she croaked. The big goofball stopped petting Alice and looked down to see her face turning into different shades of blue.

"Oh." he emitted, finally letting her go and flushed with embarrassment. "Sorry, shrimp. I just get so caught up in the moment, you know?" He then started to fan himself as more tears escaped from his puffy eyes. "You're my baby sister…I'm sorry, I can't!" He ran upstairs wailing at the top of his lungs with Rose trailing after him.

I groaned at them leaving. "One hell of a man you chose, Rose. Excellent."

Right after the whole touchy "Oh my God, I'm so glad you're okay!" crap was over, they all noticed the hideous state of Alice's hair. Rose, Bella, Esme and Emmett chastised her for being so self-destructive.

"Why would you do that?" scrutinized Rose.

"Your hair was so beautiful long!" cried Esme.

"Are you crazy?" piped up Bella.

"I can't comb it anymore!" roared Emmett.

Alice sighed as she explained why it was necessary to chop it all off. Edward and Carlisle nodded their heads in agreement while the girls took some time to cooperate. Emmett, on the other hand, was not pleased.

"But I can't comb it anymore!" he was silenced by receiving a hearty slap from his fiancée and his mother.

"Hey enough!" announced Carlisle, walking over to Alice's side and taking her in his arms again. "I know this whole situation is a bit hectic to handle, but we're going to have to deal with it together. If Ali thinks this new look would protect her from this fucker..." he locked eyes with his daughter, "then I'm alright with it. Your safety matters more to us than your odd haircut, Sweetheart."

Alice wrapped her frail arms around her father's waist as he pulled her into a final hug. Esme smiled lovingly at her pixie-child and apologized for her previous comment. She then decided to make up to her by giving her the biggest make-over of her life with the help of a family friend.

Later in the kitchen…

"Niña, no seas inquieta!"

I watched Alice fidget uncontrollably in a chair while a tall honey-skinned woman with shoulder length brown hair, stood behind her with snapping sharp scissors.

"No!" squealed Alice, shielding her uneven short locks with her arms. "You're going to butcher it, Carmen!"

The woman named Carmen, rolled her hazel eyes at the girl's immature behavior, and shifted her weight on one hip.

"Mi hija," she said, flipping her wavy hair with a scissor free hand, "the only thing I'm going to butcher is your face if you don't keep still. And besides, you're the one who cut it in the first place, no?"

"But you'll cut it too short!" complained Alice, shaking her head away from Carmen's anxious hands. "I'm going to look like an ugly boy!"

"Por favor, mi vida! I'm going to make you look bellisima!"

I chuckled when Carmen snapped both of Alice's arms to her sides. Alice let out a low grunt when the lovely Spanish lady ran her fingers through the black choppy ends.

"You're going to make it worse!" complained Alice, wiggling in her seat again. As soon as her mother came into the room, she immediately stopped moving.

"Alice, enough!" shouted an annoyed Esme Cullen, glaring at her daughter. "Carmen is doing us a favor to help you, please cooperate!"

Alice quivered her bottom lip and her eyes grew wide, "She's going to make it shorter…"

"Alice, stop it."

"But she—"

"Alice, cut it out."

"But—"

"No buts!" snapped Esme, sitting on a chair next to me. "It's your fault you did that to yourself."

"I thought it was for my own protection." said the pixie, grimacing as Carmen began to comb out her dark tangles.

"Carmen is just going to perfect those ends, relax."

A smug grin formed on Carmen's lips as she set the scissors down by the kitchen counter. She took two giant beige bottles from her black purse, that sat on top of the table.

"Querida, I'm going to need you to lay your pretty cabezita back on the edge of the sink." She said, wrapping a blue towel around Alice's neck.

"Porque?"

"Porque? What do you mean "Porque?"? I'm going to wash that hair."

"But I already washed it this morning." whined Alice. Without saying another word, Carmen lifted Alice by her waist and hoisted her up against the sink. Esme, hurried to where they were and turned on the faucet.

I was very entertained because of how much of a brat the midget was becoming.

"Jasper!" shouted Esme, holding the struggling girl around her waist.

"Mhm." I answered, trying not to laugh when I saw Alice sprinkle little droplets of water at her fuming mother.

"Go and get Emmett, quick! And stay out of here! This is going to get ugly!"

"Okay." I told her. I left before I heard any more of the midget's complaints. I ran past the living room, where Bella and Edward sat by a white piano. I got to the staircase, and climbed up. My pace slowed when I saw random pictures of the Cullens lined above the golden rails. They were framed neatly in gold. "Fancy. Damn rich people." I shook my head but then paused when a picture of a happy little girl caught my attention.

The girl was sitting on her older brother's lap while her second oldest brother stood beside them, his arm resting on the back of the chair. They all had huge smiles on their faces, which were all covered in chocolate cake batter. The little one was holding a giant spoon that also contained specks of chocolate all over it. I laughed in the inside when I saw a small smudge of batter on her tiny nose. Her pink tongue was at the corner of her smile, reaching for the long chocolate mark that smeared across her rosy cheeks. Her large brown eyes were so full of life that almost made me feel like a little kid again.

"This picture certainly is the most precious thing ever." I tore my attention from it and continued to climb up the stairs.

"Emmett!" I yelled, wandering through the glorious vast halls. "There were so many doors up here. Where the hell could he be?"

The fresh scent of lavender soap seeped through the slight open gap of a door right next to me. "The laundry room." I mentally sighed remembering the time when Alice first saw "me'". A low moan made me push the unwanted though to the back of my mind. I turned ahead to where it was coming from and walked straight to a door which was labeled "A". I almost pushed it open but my sister's voice spoke, so I just stood behind the door.

"It's okay, baby," I heard Rose say, "she's not hurt at all."

Emmett sniffed.

"Em, you're overreacting."

"I'm." Sniff. "Not." Double sniffs. "Overreacting."

"Yes you are. Look at you!" she hissed, and something just squeaked. "You're in her room and hugging her favorite stuffed animals."

"Hey! Give me Mr. Blue Giraffe!"

"Emmett, you're being ridiculous." scorned Rose. I can picture her burying her head in her hands.

"I'm just a little shocked, Rosie. The bastard could of done.." he let out a frustrated groan. There was another audible squeak.

"I know, Em, but she's fine. She told us she fought him off. Where do you think she gets that spunk from?"

"Me?" He sniffed, but there was a sudden smile in his croaky voice.

"Yes, Em," said Rose, "she takes a lot after her older brother."

More sniffles were elicited.

"Okay, this is getting ridiculous. The worse didn't happen…these people need to get over it already." I thought as I pushed the door open and startled the two goons. Emmett was sitting in a corner, clutching a lavender bunny rabbit to his heart for dear life. Rosalie sat in front of him, also holding a giant blue giraffe on her lap. They were both surrounded by a herd of stuffed fluffy animals. That explains the annoying squeaks.

"What do you want?" Rose spat at me, shooting me daggers with those icy blue eyes of hers.

"I was looking for Emmett?" I said, but it came out in a question. "Don't give me that look, I'm just following orders."

"Whatever." she retorted. "Why do you need him?"

I ignored her and looked at Emmett, who was wiping his eyes with the back of his hand. "Your mother wants you. She needs help with Alice."

"Okay, hang on." he said, carefully getting to his feet. He stepped over Tiger doll and looked back down at Rose. "I'll be right back." He was out, leaving me alone with my sister.

"You do realize he's carrying around a purple rabbit, right?" I told her, trying to lighten the mood.

"Yes, he needs it to calm him." she muttered angrily. "Don't tease him."

"Geesh, what the hell is your problem, Rose?"

"Wow, I can't believe you're not taking this seriously." She got to her feet and dropped the giraffe with the rest of its furry friends. "Alice almost experienced the same shit I went through and you're coming up with jokes!"

"Correction, Rose…" I snapped, making her flinch, "It almost happened! She's fine! The little bitch just happened to have more luck than you!"

SLAP!

I put a shaky hand to the clear side of my face and winced at the burning sting it gave out. "I can't believe she slapped me." I glared at her.

"What the hell happened to you, Jasper?" she asked, shoving my shoulders pretty hard. "What the fuck happened to you? You're never this much of a jerk. You're a complete asshole!"

"What the hell happened to you, Rose?" I barked at her, pushing her as hard as she shoved me. "We came to this fucking place to forget all that shit in the past! And now you're willing to have another fucking repeat! You can't resist the beatings can you? Huh? You enjoy it so much now that you've finally found a fucking body-builder to add more pain!"

"JASPER, SHUT UP!" she screeched, slapping me harder. "JUST SHUT UP!"

I smirked at her and held both her hands in mine. "Hit me again, Rose. You're not solving anything."

Her face scrunched up in pure hatred against me as fresh tears ran down her cheeks. "Why can't you bring my brother back?"

Oh don't be so dramatic.

"I don't recognize my brother anymore. All I see is Ro—"

I told her to shut up. I knew where this is going. I gripped her wrists with more pressure until I heard her hiss in pain. I don't want to be compared with him.

"I'M BACK!" roared a joyful Emmett, from outside the door. I quickly let go of Rose's hands and stepped away from her. The huge man came in and gathered my distraught sister in his arms.

"What's wrong, baby?" he asked her, brushing the strands of blond hair out of her eyes. He wiped at her wet cheeks with both his thumbs before caressing her face. Rose shook her head and gave him a loving smile.

"Don't be foolin' me!" he teased, tilting her chin up to gaze at her watery eyes. "I know, baby. Ali is fine now. Don't worry."

"Okay." whispered Rose. Emmett returned the smile and placed a chaste kiss on her lips.

"Atta girl." said Emmett, rubbing her arms up and down. He then turned to me. "Mom just cooked up a batch of brownies with rainbow sprinkles, want some?"

"Maybe later." I told him. "I'm going to chill here for a while."

He nodded in understanding and took Rose's hand in his. "Yea, I get you. If there's any need for you to cry…there's a couple of great stuffed animals over there to cuddle." He pointed at the toys in the corner and then headed for the door. Before he could leave, he turned his head around. "I suggest you cuddle with Mr. Blue Giraffe, he's a good help."

I sighed in relief when they both finally left. I spun around the girlish room until I saw a white canopy bed. It looked pretty comfy, so I walked up to it and laid down. I brought my hands to the back of my head and felt my eyelids droop down with sleep. Rest is all I need right now…today was too much for me.


Okay! :) I believe translation is needed here? Yep.

Niña, no seas inquieta- Girl, stop fussing/ or stay still

Mi hija- My daughter/my girl

Por favor, mi vida- Oh, please, my dear/ or my life

Querida- Dear one

Cabezita/cabeza- Head

As you can see, I had a lot of fun with Emmett and Carmen. My aunt is named Carmen and she's such a sassy lady. So I kind of put her in this chapter. Hehe!

Thank you!