Sorry, Sorry, Sorry, Sorry, SORRY! I am so sorry that this was not out sooner. I feel like I have re-written it a million times. Without further ado, onto the Disclaimer, THEN onto the story!
Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight nor do I own it's characters. (Even though the voices say otherwise)
Chapter 10: Choose!
"It looks like the children are at it again." Esme sighed as she peered out the kitchen door. All of the furniture that was once spread beautifully throughout the living room was now piled into one corner making a fort for what Alice liked to call the 'Dark Side.'
"Yes. Who do you think will win this time?" Carlisle looked up from the news paper he was rapidly scanning. Esme put her hand to her chin in thought.
"I think Team Awesome will win." She finally spoke, looking to Carlisle, who had scoffed at her statement.
"Team Awesome doesn't stand a chance against the Dark Side! Look at them, they all have super powers. Now look at Team Awesome, all they have is super strength, tenacity, and an overly klutzy human. The Dark Side will surely win." Carlisle lay down the paper to slide his arm around Esme's shoulders.
"I think you're wrong. You know how Rosalie hates to lose. Team Awesome will win." Esme shrugged his arm off, putting a good three feet between them.
"How about we bet on it. If Team Awesome wins, I'll be your slave for a week. If the Dark Side wins, you'll have to be my slave for a week. Sound fair?" He held out his hand for her to shake.
"Deal. You're going down." Esme shook his hand before heading off to her bedroom. Carlisle turned to grab his medical bag but thought again. Leaving it wide open on the counter, Carlisle began to amble off.
"Gosh… I'm tired. I think I'll leave my medical bag with that bottle of chloroform on the kitchen counter." He muttered nonchalantly, just loud enough so the Dark Side could hear him.
In the sacred fortress of the Dark Side, Alice smiled. Carlisle had always favored them when it came to the prank wars while Esme, feeling pity for the underdogs, always sided with Rosalie and Emmett. "I'll be back." She muttered, disappearing for less than a split second.
Seeing the bottle that was in her hand, Edward laughed. "I'll take that. Bella must be getting cold. I think I'll turn on the heater and open all the vents." Edward chuckled, knowing just the right vent to pour the bottle of chloroform in. Bella wouldn't last five minutes.
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"They're planning something I know it!" Rosalie paced back and forth across the top most landing. It had be quiet, way too quiet for way too long.
"Hey, I think I'm gonna go take a quick shower and brush my teeth. I'll be back in a few." Bella got up and walked into Edward's room. All the pacing Rosalie had been doing was making her dizzy. Grabbing some clothes, a hair brush, and her tooth brush, Bella walked down the hall to Edward's bathroom.
"Rosalie, sit down. We must plan an attack. If they won't, we will. Catch them by surprise, you know?" Emmett smiled. He loved it when Rosalie got into the war games like this.
"That's what they want! The desperate attack first! If we attack, that means that we are paranoid. No, we must stand guard and be prepared for battle." Rosalie stopped her pacing to sit in Emmett's lap. He used his large hand to gently stroke her luxurious hair.
"Alright baby. Alright. We'll wait." He kissed the top of her head. Down the hall, they heard the shower turn on.
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Downstairs, Edward was reading the back of the chloroform bottle to see the exact dosage needed to knock out a human. The bottle said nothing of the sort. Shrugging, Edward took a tin disposable dish, sitting it carefully on the heater vent. He poured the entire bottle into the pan. Soon the house would be filled with chloroform fumes. Bella would be down, leaving Rosalie and Emmett to guard their territory alone. Not that Bella posed much of a threat anyway. Edward just figured it would be safer for her to be asleep while the vampires fought.
"Mission accomplished. Bella should be asleep within the next half hour." Edward returned to the fortress where Jasper and Alice were conversing in hushed tones.
"Okay Edward. Here's the plan." Alice whispered into his ear. His smile grew wider and wider.
"I love it." He pulled back. "Let's get started." They exited the fortress looking for anything that could be used as a weapon or projectile.
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Bella was content, letting the warm water wash away her worries. She had already finished washing her hair with, what Edward called her 'delectable shampoo.' All she needed to do was step out of the shower to dry off. A simple task that Bella had to force herself to do. It had been getting increasingly colder as the days progressed and Bella often found herself taking hot showers to warm up.
Reaching out she shut off the water, frowning when the last of the warmth left. Stepping out of the glass stall, her feet met the ice cold marble floor making her shiver. Quick as lightning, she dressed in a pair of joggers and a snug tank top with a pair of thick woolen socks. She had brushed her hair and was just starting to dry it when the drowsiness set in. At first it was just a small yawn, but minutes later it turned into heavy lidded eyes accompanied by large yawns. Her hair dry, Bella went to where Rosalie and Emmett were still standing guard.
"Good to see the Empire hasn't fallen." She smiled when she stood in front of them. They looked so cute together.
"Yes. It will be a cold day in Hell before this empire falls." Rosalie smiled back. Admittedly, they hadn't talked much but Bella and Rosalie had actually managed to bond during this little war.
"I'm feeling a little yawn tired. I think I'm going to go to bed." Bella held a hand to her mouth in an attempt to stifle the yawns that came more and more frequently.
"We'll do our best to protect you and make sure the Empire is still standing when you arise at dawn." Emmett mock saluted.
"You do that. Night." Bella waved before she went into Edward's room. In minutes she was asleep, leaving the war to be fought by the supernatural family.
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"Shh!" Alice hissed to Edward and Jasper as they climbed the side of the house. They were over halfway up the side, nearing the third floor windows. She stopped motioning for Edward to climb ahead of her. Jasper took that as his cue and left in the opposite direction, heading towards the other side of the house.
Edward reached the window to his room with no problem. Unlocking the latch was a piece of cake, after all he had made the lock himself. On the bed he saw Bella, peacefully asleep. She was completely oblivious to what was about to happen. Crawling in through the now open window, he stopped to just look at her; she was so beautiful. He felt bad about drugging the air with chloroform so that she would go to sleep.
"I'm gonna go check on Bella." He heard Rosalie say to Emmett in the hallway. Her footsteps grew closer and closer. Edward scooped Bella up into his arms, but she rolled over, flopping back onto the bed.
"Wha-" She asked bleary eyed, looking around the room for what had caused her to fall from her wonderful dreams. Spotting Edward, it took her a moment to gather her thoughts. "Rose!" Bella yelled causing Edward to cover his ears. Rosalie was in the room in an instant, the slingshot drawn back with a lipstick torpedo ready to be launched.
"Emmett! Check the windows! They're attacking!" She shouted as she let the lipstick tube fly. It hit Edward squarely in the chest. In the other room, Rosalie could hear Emmett waging his own war. Rosalie must have startled Edward because he jumped out of the window with a hiss, baring his teeth at her.
Rosalie ran over to Bella, picking her up bridal style. "I've gotcha. You'll be safe where I'm sending you." Rosalie whispered to Bella who was already halfway back asleep. She heard the struggling stop in the other room, Emmett emerged covered in cookie dough, but smile in victory.
"I won." He gasped shutting the door behind him. Rosalie nodded.
"Emmett. I have a special mission for you. We can't have Bella getting captured. Edward almost got her just now. I need you to take her to this place. It is safe for her there. So long as she is with this person, the Awesome Empire shall live on." Rosalie took a small piece of paper out of her bra, handing both it and Bella to Emmett.
Emmett read the paper and looked to Rosalie, "Are you sure it's safe for her there?" He asked, doubt evident in his eyes.
"I'm positive. Tell them Rose sent you." Rosalie turned to the bathroom where she heard a noise. "Go, be safe, love." She quickly kissed Emmett before sending him down the stairs.
Just as Emmett disappeared, Alice skipped out of the bathroom, hands hidden behind her back. "Why hello Rose." Alice chirped, not moving her hands.
"Hello Alice." Rosalie crouched into a fighting stance she had seen on a kung fu movie Emmett had been watching a few days ago. Without warning, Alice flung something toward Rosalie so fast, Rosalie couldn't duck away.
The object hit her with a small 'puff' sound, sending a cloud of white powder everywhere. Rosalie blinked but she could not see through the cloud.
"Coward!" She choked on the dust, wiping her eyes with her shirt. Out of the cloud, Alice pounced engaging Rosalie in a battle of epic proportions.
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"Gotta keep Bella safe! Gotta keep Bella safe! Gotta keep Bella safe!" Emmett muttered to himself over and over again as he snuck down the stairs. He reached the first floor with out a hitch. Taking out the paper Rosalie had given him, he double checked the location. Yep, he was on the right track. Taking a left, he walked three doors down. Knocking a soft rat-a-tat-tat on the door.
"Yes." The door opened a crack.
"Rosalie sent me. She said Bella would be safe here." Emmett moved so the person behind the door could see the sleeping Bella.
"Come on in and put her on my bed." The door opened revealing Esme. "I had a feeling this would happen." She mumbled as she walked into her closet, emerging moments later with a large frying pan. "She'll be safe here Emmett. You may go back and help Rosalie." Esme sat on the edge of the bed, positioning herself so she was facing the door. "Oh, be a dear and shut off the light on the way out." Esme gave him a smile before resuming her statue like position.
Emmett did as he was told. He quietly crept out of the room back towards the stairs.
"Where do you think you're going?" Jasper and Edward appeared on either side of him.
"I'm going to go see Rosalie." Emmett continued to walk, not allowing himself to stop and converse with his brothers.
"Emmett, why are you fighting with Rosalie, you know fighting with us would be funner." Edward internally cringed at having to use improper grammar.
"I love Rosalie and I would never betray her like that." Emmett didn't look back as he round the corner and started up the stairs.
"Come on Emmett, come to the Dark Side. We have cookies! (dedicated to xSherryXCherryx)" Jasper smiled knowing that cookies were one of Emmett's many weaknesses. He paused on the stairs, his back still to Edward and Jasper.
"Double chocolate chunk with cinnamon chips?" He asked, venom flowing into his mouth. Even though he was a vampire, Emmett still loved the smell of double chocolate chunk cookies with cinnamon chips. On rare occasions, he even liked to eat them. They tasted horrible but the memory of eating them as a human made up for that.
"Of course."
"Only the best for our brother."
Emmett turned to see Edward and Jasper both holding a tray of double chocolate chunk cookies with cinnamon chips.
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"You'll never take my lands!" Rosalie growled as she and Alice continued to hurl things at each other's heads. They had been fighting for well over half an hour now. Vaguely, Rosalie wondered where Emmett was but shrugged it off. All that mattered was that Bella was in safe hands. Reaching for another object to throw, Rosalie's hand met thin air. She was out of things to throw and her bag of shampoo balloons was down the hall!
Alice must have run out too because their wild eyes met. In an instant they were both charging toward each other. Their bodies met with a huge clash that shook the very foundations of the house.
Rosalie had the advantage, no matter how slight it was. It was times like these she was grateful that she spoke and acted before she thought, making her invisible to Alice's power. Taking the upper hand, Rosalie grabbed Alice under the arms, lifting her over the railing.
"Oh Jasper!" Rosalie called. Jasper appeared directly below where they stood. "Catch." Rosalie let go of Alice, letting her free fall three stories into Jasper's waiting arms. Rosalie made a mental note to try that with Emmett later, it looked kind of fun.
The stairs creaked making Rosalie turn around, ready for another attack. "Emmett! It's you." Rosalie breathed a sigh of relief. She went up to hug him but stopped. Something was off. Then it hit her, he smelled of chocolate and cinnamon. "You betrayed me?" Rosalie gasped, taking a step back.
"I'm sorry Rose! They had double chocolate chunk cookies with cinnamon chips. Cinnamon!" Emmett whined.
"What are you doing up here if they've won you over with cookies?" She asked, her back hitting the wall. Emmett stepped closer and closer.
"They wanted me to tell you that if you surrender, they'll go easy on you." He placed his hands on either side of her head, his lips just millimeters from hers.
"Emmett, do you remember when we traced our genealogy a few years ago." Emmett nodded, his eyes clouded with confusion. "Do you remember where my roots lay" She asked.
"Of course, you're ancestors were Greek." He smiled. That had been fun, traveling the world searching for their heritage.
"It was more specific than that. Come on, you remember." Rosalie prodded him to remember more. She knew he remembered, he just needed a little prompting.
"Yeah, that's right. You're ancestors were Spartans." He grinned, proud at having recalled that little detail. Rosalie nodded.
"And if you were paying attention in history class…" Rosalie struck out her foot tripping Emmett so he fell down the stairs. She waited until he came to a stop at the first floor. "We Spartans will come back with our shield or on it!" She proudly stood on the top floor. It was just her now.
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Edward knew this was his chance to get Bella back. After he and Jasper had given Emmett the cookies, he had sung like a canary. Bella was in Esme's room. Edward, deciding to be polite knocked on the door.
"Who is it?" Esme called from the bed.
"Edward, may I come in?" He asked.
"Of course." Her voice was kind with a mother's love. He opened the door and immediately his eyes landed on Bella's sleeping form.
"Has she been resting well?" he asked, moving closer to her.
"Yes. She's even been speaking of you in her dreams." Esme smiled at the love the two shared.
"If you don't mind, I think I'll just take her to my room so she can rest." Edward moved to pick Bella up but stopped when Esme began to speak.
"I wouldn't so that if I were you, Edward." She warned. "I am supposed to protect Bella, and last thing I knew, Rosalie still had the upstairs."
"I'm just going to-"
"Don't do it Edward or I'll have to harm you." Esme warned. She had smelled the chloroform in the air, Esme knew that Carlisle had interfered so it was completely faire for her to interfere too.
"Come on, mom!" Edward laughed as he once more moved to pick Bella up. Throughout the house a loud clang could be heard as Esme struck Edward on the head with her frying pan.
"What was that for?" Edward asked in a hushed whisper.
"Wha-" Bella mumbled, opening her eyes halfway.
"Go back to sleep dear." Esme softly rubbed Bella's back until her breathing was once more even. "As Carlisle has taken to the Dark Side, it is my duty to defend Team Awesome. I suggest you leave before you and my frying pan become good friends. You may have Bella back when the war is over and I have heard that it is so from Rosalie herself." Esme readied her frying pan once more.
"What if I joined Rosalie's team? Would you let me at least hold Bella for a little bit then?" He asked with a pout. Esme pondered the question before nodding. "Okay, then I switch sides. I am now on team awesome. Pinky swear." Edward and Esme shook pinkies.
"You may hold her." Esme moved to her rocking chair, watching as Edward pulled Bella close to him. They really did make such a sweet couple.
The clock now read 4:21. School started in three and a half hours. She couldn't fathom what would happen between now and then…
End Chapter 10
Sorry if it lacked in the funny department. There will be one more chapter before they are back at school. I'm looking at approximately five chapters until the story is complete. Again, I am sorry for taking so long to get this out. Thank you for the reviews.
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