Vampire Mermaids – Full Moon

RPOV

Bella, Alice, and I were sitting around the family room, watching an America's Next Top Model re-run. The guys were gone hunting, Carlisle and Esme were out, it was his day off. We were at the part where Tyra is calling the models up one by one and evaluating their pictures. For the past few minutes, I had been internally counting the lunar cycle. Good thing Edward's gone or I'd be getting a bunch of funny looks from him.

"Tonight's a full moon," I informed them, drawing their attention away from the judge's panel.

"How do you always know that?" Bella asked me.

"Simple," I told her, "If I'm going to make fun of Jacob and the mutts, I need to know the lunar cycle so that I can make a bunch of jokes about werewolves and full moons."

Bella shrugged, "Let's NOT go into any weird caves tonight. Okay? I don't need wings, too."

"Yeah, whatever." I agreed, turning my attention back to the screen. They had called the models back in and Tyra was flipping photos of the girls who made it.

Alice waved her hand at Bella dismissively, distracted by their outfits onscreen.

***

The guys returned hours later, laughing and joking about their trip. They headed upstairs because all of their clothes were ripped and torn. Emmett was the worst, I almost feel bad for the grizzly that tried to beat him.

We had moved on to watching Project Runway. Tim Gunn is awesome, 'make it work!' Bella was joking that Alice should guest-judge on their and make fun of all of the designers' outfits. Alice was commenting on all of the clothes that the designers were working on right now.

I heard the guys coming down the stairs, having changed.

"So, what are we watching?" Emmett asked.

"Project Runway." Edward answered for us.

"Well that is like totally unfashionable and ugly," Emmett commented on some guy's pantsuit he was making. Emmett said it in a high-pitched mockery of a girl's voice. We all giggled, well except for Edward and Jasper. They 'chuckled' because giggling isn't manly enough.

We finished the episode, and then changed it to girls' beach volleyball. Emmett and Jasper were placing bets on what team was going to win: Penn State of UCLA. Alice was keeping her mouth shut, not interfering.

An hour or two later, the game was over, UCLA winning. Jasper handed Emmett 50 bucks. Alice looked peeved that she wasn't allowed to help. *Cough*cheat*cough*

Edward changed the channel to some movie that I wasn't even paying attention to. Edward curled his arm around Bella and she snuggled into him a in the loveseat. Alice was apologizing to Jasper that he lost because she didn't help him. Emmett was describing a grizzly that put up a good fight with him on the trip. He always loved a challenge. I was gazing at him with love and lust. He was wearing that tight, see-through white shirt I got him for Christmas one year. He finished his story and got the same look. I was leaning in to kiss him when Alice said something.

"Don't make me spray water on you two," She threatened, a water ball hovering above her hand.

We reluctantly separated and tried to focus on the movie that was playing. Okay this is boring; whose stupid idea was this movie? There's a bunch of teenagers singing, that's so overdone.

Eventually, even Edward and Bella got bored of the stupid movie, musical thing, and we changed the channel to a music station we subscribed to. Untouched by the Veronicas started playing in the background, but we were still kinda bored.

I fished out my nail file from my back pocket and started fixing my already immaculate nails whilst being draped over Emmett's lap. Alice pulled out her conveniently placed laptop and started searching something, Jasper looking over her shoulder. Somehow, Bella miraculously had some old romance story on hand. I think this one was a Shakespeare. Edward, lying beside her, was reading it as she was, though they both have probably read it over 100 times.

The music changed to a Taylor Swift song, I think it was I'm Only Me when I'm With You. I realized that the sun had set at some point and now the sky was sparkling with stars.

I caught a slight white-ish beam come through the room in the corner of the room. It bounced off of one of the mirrors and reflected off Alice's laptop. Suddenly, Alice was all giggly and smiley, babbling on about moons and swimming and mermaids.

All of us looked like she was crazy.

Edward must have picked up on something in her thoughts, because he exclaimed, "Bella, NO!"

Alice tugged Bella's arm and made her face the wall created entirely out of windows. Bella turned her head and gave Edward a 'what?' look, but it was too late. Alice drew Bella's attention back to the window, and then Bella became all giggly. O… kay.

"Rosalie, close you eyes!" Edward practically barked at me. Huh? "Emmett cover her eyes."

Emmett looked at Edward like he lost his mind, but abided.

EmPOV

I covered Rose's eyes. Edward looked semi-relieved. By now, Alice had run up the stairs with Bella trailing behind her. Edward raced up the stairs after them, the rest of us following him. I had to carry Rosalie, because she still had her eyes closed. I heard water running in the bathroom, then a plop!

"Crap," Edward muttered, "Bella's a mermaid; I can't read any of their minds. Not good."

APOV

I saw that Edward was going to ruin our fun, so I brought Bella up into the bathroom. If she goes to her true form, then he will not be able to hear me. Bella turned on the water, she was eager for her tail. The water was coming out of the faucet over the tub, but too slowly. If I waited, Edward would burst in; I could already hear their approaching footsteps.

I pushed Bella into the tub and doused her with water using my mermaid gift. Ha ha, Edward, you can't read my mind.

JPOV

The emotions coming off of Bella and my Ali were weird. There emotions were crazy, all over the place, making no sense whatsoever.

After Edward told us he couldn't read any of their minds, I got a little worried, or maybe that was everyone else's emotions. We walked into the room, Rosalie being guided by Emmett. Bella was in mermaid-form, lying in the tub with Alice sitting next to her, tailless.

"Okay Edward, explain." Rosalie ordered, somehow she still managed to sound intimidating and pissed even with Emmett's hands over her eyes.

"The full moon affects you guys, and not at all in a good way. It's like a drug to you, making you drunk with one glance." He looked like he didn't want to be saying this, like saying this was a personal insult to Bella. And it might have been, if it weren't for the fact that Alice and Bella looked as though they had both taken a trip to La La Land.

They weren't paying attention to our conversation at all; instead, Alice got that devilish look she gets before she chains Bella to a chair and forces a makeover on her. She flicked her hand and all of the water from the tub was hurling towards Rosalie.

"Don't let her get wet," Edward commanded Emmett. Emmett whisked Rosalie out of the bathroom before the water had a chance to hit her.

Edward went into a mode that I'd seen previously on military commanders, barking out orders.

"Jasper, restrain Alice. She can't move water without her hands." He turned to Emmett, "Cover all of the windows, we can't have anymore moonlight. And do not let Rosalie see the moon." Emmett left the room, Rosalie in front of him with her eyes covered.

I reluctantly agreed to Edward's command, Rosalie shouldn't get wet. I went over and secured Alice's hands behind her back, and it wasn't a fun experience. She kept kicking me and straining to get away, then she'd babble about the sea calling her and wanting to be a mermaid. Yeah, that'll be happening.

As I was getting her restrained, I heard a gasp downstairs, then Edward all but growled, "Emmett!"