Sorry this took so long! I had finals for school, but now I'm done! Woo-hoo! I'm officially a freshmore!
Hmm, so I am pleased that last chapter was our second most reviewed! Who's proud of themselves?! My guess is the eleven of you who reviewed! (I'm proud of you too!)
I am sad to say, however, that really only one person has taken me up on my offer to help out! Sorry to the anonymous person that reviewed and offered to help, but I just couldn't do that. Sorry!
So thanx to SVUlover for offering up a helpful idea. I could still use two more, so if you want to help move my story along just let me know!
Edward-
"Hey Emmett, Jasper, either of you got a condom I could borrow?!"
The low rumbling that resounded from both of my brothers was inaudible to human ears. Infuriating little human! Wonder what he'd say if he knew I could squish him like the bug he is in under a second. Emmett began envisioning all of the possible looks of horror that would wash over the faces of every person that had teased them so far. There were many.
I could only imagine the vile, southern insults Jasper was laying on in his mind. For the entirety of the weekend both his and Alice's minds remained inaccessible to me, and I was about ready to lose it. Every little gasp from Alice, followed by secretive little chuckles that she would only explain to Jasper, would chip away at my patience. I'd had to not-so-politely excuse myself from the house multiple times over the past forty eight hours.
Rosalie looked beyond pissed, refusing to sit anywhere near her husband and her 'twin'. The embarrassment they'd wreaked upon us Friday night was inexcusable; especially when they couldn't come up with an excuse. Alice only looked remotely embarrassed, and also a little amused.
"Ok, so I know it would be impossible for anyone to beat that performance," boasted Devin into the microphone as Bella, Sara, and Wendy escaped down a hallway, his mouth set almost painfully into a challenging smirk, "but does anyone wanna give it a shot?"
We had our jackets, and were just about to head up the stairs when Jasper and Emmett turned around. Curiously, we stared after them. Their hands were in the air like eager school-boys, ready to please their teacher with the correct answer to a very difficult trick question.
"Good luck," Devin offered doubtfully. A snort of laughter escaped through his nose as he passed the microphone to Emmett. I tried to access my brother's thoughts, and was crushed with disappointment at the silence. Rosalie's was gone now too, and I wasn't sure if I was relieved or concerned. I settled on a mixture of both.
At the same time as that discovery was being made, a different part of my brain worried about what was going to happen. Each of my brothers' faces had strange looks on them, blank almost. Alice looked confused, trying I guessed unsuccessfully to access the outcome of this unexpected turn of events.
She gasped as the music began, apparently recognizing the song. I, however, had no inkling as to its identity. Guess I would have to be surprised.
And surprised had I been when a song, by the same group of comedians that had swore through Emmett's truck radio Tuesday morning, began spouting out of my brothers' throats. If only this had been the swear song.
"Hey guys, a bunch of us are getting together to watch Sixth Sense this Friday! Wanna come?!" Devin shouted over to us from a few cars away. The girls busted out laughing.
"Come!" Wendy cried, high-fiving her twin.
One-or both?-corner of Bella's mouth turned up, but she didn't look up from her iPod. I could make out only a little of the song she was listening to; Thinking of You by Katy Perry.
This time my siblings' growls were loud enough for the other family of vampires to hear.
"Ooo, so scary!" Wendy muttered for our ears only. "By the way, what were you guys doing eating grapes and hanging out at grocery stores?" Her question sounded curious, but there was most certainly an underlying tone of mocking, and Rosalie was about ready to jump at her throat.
"Rose, calm down," I tried to soothe her, placing a hand on her shoulder, since Jasper seemed incapable of using his talent at the moment.
"You swear that you had no idea what you were doing?" Alice asked, staring into Jasper's eyes determinedly. He nodded back. That struck up a memory in me, or lack thereof.
"Come to think of it, for a split second, I lost memory too." Emmett's glare hardened in my direction for a moment, assuming I was teasing him, but after a look in my eyes he relaxed a bit.
"So you don't remember your line?" I gulped. We'd all been too mad and embarrassed to talk about this over the weekend, mostly hunting off by ourselves or in couples. I shook my head no at Alice's question.
"I sang?" My voice nearly broke. My sisters' nodded an unwanted confirmation.
"Well, not really. Just like, a spoken line," Rosalie explained, quoting it for me. "Ok, seriously guys, can we, ok?"
That wasn't too bad then. Not compared to the torture my brothers were succumbed to. But that hadn't been the worst part of my night.
"Cullen!" a rough, young voice called out and all five of us turned. Emmett and Jasper were hiding their heads in shame, while Rosalie and Alice attempted to glare holes straight through their respective husbands. I became the unwilling spokesperson for our group.
"Yes?" I inquired of Jacob Black, and the rest of his pack, who all glared down at us with dark, dark eyes. My unwavering gaze was just as cold; their thoughts were still blocked from my mind.
"What are you leeches doing here?" he demanded, sneering at us as if we were bugs.
"Apparently singing karaoke," I responded smoothly. A few growls rumbled from the pack of intimidating man-wolves before us.
"Funny." His tone implied anything but. "I meant what are you doing in the same town as my best friend?!"
"We didn't know she was living here," I explained, sending a pointed look at Alice, who returned it by maturely sticking her tongue out at me.
"Stop talking in private, it's annoying!" he demanded.
"I can't read her thoughts anymore," I stated bitterly before I could think through what I'd said.
The wolves started laughing manically. It was unnerving.
"If you dare hurt her again, I won't hesitate ripping you piece by piece and watching each one individually burn in the smallest possible fire." He was right in front of me by that point, and had jabbed one of his massive fingers into my chest. I glanced up at him.
"Of course."He looked like he was focusing really hard on something for a moment, before he growled and cussed.
"Dammit Bells!" The group of tan, muscular boys stormed off, leaving us in muddled confusion.
"Guys, something weird is going on around here," Emmett mumbled, barely loud enough for even us to hear. Clearly this was gonna be a private family discussion.
Bella-
I was still laughing inside. The plan had gone off without a hitch!
Emmett singing Andy Samberg and Jasper singing Jorma Taccone was a priceless scene that I was all too happy in replaying it with my perfect memory. My attention was diverted after a minute by the vibration of my cell phone in the pocket of my tight skinny jeans.
I pulled it out, groaning before I even opened it. I knew who it would be from, and he was getting annoying fast.
Do you think she'd like me?!
I dunno know, Jake, stop asking!
Ask her then!
No! Listen, I have a plan if you would stop being so impatient!
Fine, tell me after school. I'll just pace a hole in the forest floor.
Have fun.
I looked up at the four pounding heartbeats now in front of our truck. Gabe's was over double the pace of the three girls', and it was pretty hilarious. We shared a quick, too quick for their eyes, family look, and Wendy suddenly looked very excited.
"Uh, hey, Wendy, I was wondering," Gabe began awkwardly, rubbing the hair at the nape of his neck in nervousness. She flashed him a brilliant smile. A little too brilliant, as a matter of fact, because he trailed off after a moment.
"Yes?" she prodded angelically, even batting her eyelashes at him a few times. A few strands of her blonde hair were twirled 'absently' around her index finger. I rolled my eyes, though I was smiling. She was just too hilarious.
Sara and Erin stifled their laughter, and Devin pretended to look threatening.
"Are you going to winter formal?" he finally blurted out.
"Not at the moment, but my plans could change."
"Would you wanna maybe, go with me?"
"Sure!" The relief that flooded his face was comical, and Devin and I joined in the laughter muffling. Wendy shot us a swift, pointed look.
"Cool. I'll text you later with the details."
"K."
The subjects changed to lighter topics, and I zoned it all out again, returning my main focus to the music in my ear until it was time for class.
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"Alright class, today we'll be starting Pickle Ball!" A few of the guys snickered at our gym teacher's announcement, and she pretended not to notice. "Pick your partners and grab your paddles, then I'll explain the rules."
Wendy walked over to me with two wooden paddles in hand, tossing one to me that I caught with ease. I heard a bell like giggle come from somewhere behind and to the side of us, and it didn't take a genius to know who it was. Rosalie didn't giggle.
"Great, she had a vision," I mumbled while Wendy glared over at the other vampires.
"So, this game is a lot like badminton, only with a few changes. You take your paddle and hit the wiffle ball over the net," which didn't even surpass the knee, "and it has to hit the ground at least once before the opposing side can hit it. If they hit it in the air, then you get a point. If you hit it too far and it goes out, they get the ball and a point. Same thing if you hit it to the person in front of you, instead of diagonal. Got it?" Murmured assents rose from the students. "Great, pick your opponents and get started."
"Wanna play?" Alice asked us, bouncing her way over with a huffy Rosalie in tow, with a mischievous tone to her words.
I was going to politely decline, and definitely not send a rude hand gesture in their direction, when Wendy agreed. "Ok."
"No, not ok!" I cried, turning to face her.
"Bella, we've never gotten to play a real game in here!" she whined.
"Wendy, we can't play a real game, even if we wanted to! There'd be people watching!"
She pouted. I sighed. "Fine, we'll play them." If nothing else, it would get their team out of the way. Though we'd most likely end up in the finals together.
Alice squealed, delighted, and Rosalie just looked annoyed. I matched her look as I trudged behind the others. When we got into positions on the court, I noticed Wendy's look. She was a force to be reckoned with.
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"I can't believe we lost!" she griped from the backseat that afternoon. She hadn't stopped since Alice and Rosalie scored the game point. It had only lasted ten minutes of the class, but that was the longest gym game of our vampire lives.
"We'll get 'em next time, don't worry!" I'd been repeating that sentence all afternoon, and it was getting rather monotonous.
"Enough about Alice and Rosalie," Devin pleaded. "Let's talk about my baby sister finally getting her first date!" He elbowed her in the side with a suggestive look on his face.
"Shut up! You're two whole minutes older than me!"
"And I'll never let you forget it!"
"Wendy," Erin started, and we all hushed up. We all had inklings as to her next words, and we knew they were going to be important. "Just be careful. I don't want to see either of you end up hurt because of this."
"I know, I'll be fine!" Wendy assured, though with a sensitive tone. This was a delicate topic for Erin. So delicate, in fact, that this was her first mentioning of it since last year. I was rather proud.
"You can use my dress, if you want." Whoa.
"Oh, Erin, no! That's yours. For YOUR memories. I won't take that from you." That was really nice of Wendy. I remembered when Erin and her had fought over it for almost a month, Erin finally winning because she had the excuse of an actual date instead of just being part of our group.
"Thanks," Erin mumbled, looking really upset. I patted her shoulder gently.
"Ok, enough talk about this. It's still over a month away for crying out loud!" Sara demanded, instantly lightening the mood. We all smiled at her. I checked my phone and, sure enough, there was a text from Jake. I sighed.
Sorry this was so boring! It was basically a filler chapter. Please review it though! I promise they'll get better! We just have one or two more dry ones until they get better!
And, like I said, I could still use two more people to help me out with this story! PLEASE!
Luv Wendy! :)(: