A/N: I know. That was fast. I just want to get to the really good stuff :)

BPOV

Emmett finally spoke up, "So Bella, you like catapults?"

His question caught me off guard. That's something I've never really asked myself. Never planned on it either…

"Ummm…I guess. Why?" I was officially confused.

Emmett's smile grew into a devilish grin. "Because…I have one!"

Rosalie was starting to get fed up again. "Emmett. Don't you think you have had enough fun for one day?"

"Aw, Rosie. Like I said earlier, Jasper told me the whifferpuffer would work." Emmett pleaded.

"Well apparently both of you were wrong!" She had her hands on her hips; she was really laying into him.

"Look, Rose, the catapult works. We tested it out earlier. I just want to show Bella. Please?" Emmett was on his knees, hands interlocked in front of him, pleading intensely to Rosalie.

She looked like she was about to give. "Oh fine, you big bear! Go do it. But you are cleaning up the mess!" Almost like she couldn't help herself, a smirk appeared on her face. She really did love him.

"Great! Come on Bella! Jasper, get the flour." He ordered as he excitedly walked outside. Again with the flour! I was not helping to clean this mess up. Alice huffed, eyeing my outfit with unease. Then, out of the blue, her face lit up and she started sprinting up the stairs. "Have fun, Bella!" was her departing words.

Edward stood up, stretching his hand out to me. I took it, allowing him to pull me up from the couch. Slowly, he wrapped his arm around my waist, pulling me slightly closer. I snuck my hand around his waist, pulling myself even closer. I was rewarded with a smile and a chuckle. Realizing how much confidence my act of brevity took, a blush quickly crept up my face.

"Bella! Come on…" I could hear Emmett whining like an impatient two-year old.

"We better get going, don't want the big baby to start crying." Edward joked. We made our way outside. I noticed Emmett was standing next to Edward's car, also next to that wooden contraption. Ah…so that's what that was.

EPOV

Emmett was going to make a complete fool out of himself. The one and only time they had tested out the catapult resulted in a huge mess. The idiots used flour for everything! That's not the best thing to use when the objective is to fling something so many feet, only to have it land with great impact. It's going to be a repeat of this morning all over again. Although, it was kinda fun. Maybe I could use this to my advantage…

BPOV

Emmett had the catapult in place with three bags of bundled flour strapped to it.

"Emmett, fling it away from my car…" Edward growled in a menacing tone.

Emmett stuck his hands in the air like he was surrendering, and turned the catapult in the opposite direction. I glanced up at Edward, seeing a smug smile on his face. He leaned down and whispered into my ear, "you're going to enjoy this." A cold chill ran down my back as his breath tickled my ear and neck. His smile now was quite mischievous.

"Ready Jasper?" Emmett called from the lever.

"Almost…there! Got it! Whenever you're ready…" Quickly, Jasper backed up a couple of feet to stand next to us.

Emmett strapped on a pair of goggles and gripped the lever. "Ready…aim…fire!" And with that, he jerked the lever back swiftly, causing the arm the held the flour to swing upwards. Then, it all went wrong. Instead of flinging the flour off into the distance, the arm continued its motion until it was swinging downward. It released the bundle five feet above the ground, sending the flour slamming with great force into the ground only a few feet away from us. All three bags busted with a bang! Flour shot up in the air into a big cloud. It almost looked like a white mushroom cloud. Quickly the flour shot over towards us, covering Emmett once again.

Edward pulled my body against his, but not fast enough to miss the big puff of flour that hit our faces. We stayed like that until the cloud of flour settled to the ground. The whole time, I was laughing. Soon, Edward joined in, probably relieved that I wasn't mad. We finally separated, only to find Jasper on the ground, bum in the air, and hands clasped behind his head. Emmett was still holding onto the lever, he looked like he was in shock. All of us were covered head to toe in flour.

Jasper looked up and shook the flour out of his shaggy hair, sending a small puff in the air. Emmett finally snapped out of his trance, removing the goggles from his face, revealing a clean area around his eyes.

"Well crap guys! I thought it would work." He started to examine the defective contraption.

Jasper stood up and gave us an apologetic, yet amused look. "Sorry guys. I thought we had it that time. I swear, I looked up all the techniques from previous experiments, but they didn't work." He was baffled. Then his face lit up, like an idea dawned on him. "Of course!" Then he shuffled towards the house, mumbling ideas and renovations.

I looked at the yard. Everything in a twenty foot radius to the contraption was covered in flour. What is up with Emmett and flour? Does he have some kind of weird fetish? I looked up at Edward, who still had his arm around me. His gaze was on his car. I looked at the Volvo for the first time, and was shocked to see it too, was covered in the white powder.

Edward then smiled and looked down at me.

"Why are you smiling? Look at your car. Aren't you mad?" I asked.

"Nah, the car doesn't matter now. Sure, it's a little painful to look at, but I know what will fix that." He turned his body towards mine, placing his hands on my hips, pulling me closer. His face was completely white, but I could still see his eyes, and they were…smoldering? He placed his thumb on my lips and brushed away some of the flour. Then slowly, his face lower down towards mine.

His lips met mine softly, and then he deepened it, moving his hands up my back. My hands didn't know where else to go but to his hair. I pulled our bodies as close as they would go. Besides the flour, he tasted wonderful. Our lips moved together in a dancing motion, like we belonged together. I was elated. Kissing Edward was one of the best experiences I've ever had.

We pulled apart, both of us panting for air. I didn't want to stop, but I remembered we had an audience. I looked over to Emmett. He had a smile the size of Texas plastered across his white face.

My mean side revealed itself in my irritation for the end of the kiss and for Emmett's smug smile. "Have fun cleaning your mess up!" Emmett's smile vanished, leaving a depressed expression in its place. I grabbed Edward's hand and led him inside.

As soon as I stepped inside the doorway, I realized my mistake. Alice! She came bounding down the stairs with multiple shirts in her hands.

"Come on Bella! We need to get you changed. I knew this was going to happen. Anytime Emmett finds Esme's stash of flour—which she has to hide because of Emmett—there is always a mess. Now, come on. I promise, it will be better than earlier." She darted back up the stairs quickly.

Edward looked down apologetically at me. He brought his hand to my face, cupping my cheek. I leaned into his warm hand, closing my eyes, and enjoying the tingling sensation that only his touches could cause.

Someone cleared his or her throat. I looked around to find Rosalie at the bottom of the steps. Her smile was genuine. "You might want to get a move on up here. Alice has big plans." I sighed in defeat and followed her up to Alice's room.

I had only known these people for a few hours and I already felt a connection to them. They truly were a family, even if they were adopted. And no matter how pushy Alice was, I still liked her company. I could tell we were going to be good friends.

EPOV

I had finally done it. I kissed Isabella Marie Swan. Her sweet lips molded to mine perfectly, almost like we were made for each other. When Alice and Rosalie took her from me, it was almost painful to lose the contact that I had with her.

She was all I thought about while getting cleaned up. I couldn't stop thinking about her, and quite frankly, I don't care if she's all that crosses my mind forever. She is so close, yet so far away, even in the same house. No doubt Alice would be furious if I went into her room and stole Bella. No, better be good.

Finally clean, I decided to wait down in the living room, maybe watch some TV, and get my mind on other things. Emmett and Jasper were already down there. Emmett was playing some video game and Jasper had his notebook out, redesigning the catapult. He truly was a creative mind. He was the inventor, and Emmett was the tester. They really were a dynamic duo.

Emmett finally noticed my presence. "So Eddie-boy…like that kiss did ya?"

I sat down next to him and punched his arm. That only made him laugh. "It's about time you did something. I've seen the way you look at her. I was getting impatient for you."

"Whatever Emmett."

Then, we heard footsteps on the stairs. I immediately looked up. Alice was bouncing down, followed by Rosalie. A few seconds later, Bella emerged at the top of the stairs. She was breath taking. She wore a midnight blue blouse with sleeves that started at the middle of her shoulder, revealing a tantalizing portion of her neck. It was quite form fitting, and took everything in me not to run over and grab her up. She was unbelievably beautiful. She slowly descended the stairs one at a time, so that she didn't trip.

The wait was unbearable. I got up and started walking towards her. I met her at the bottom of the steps and pulled her into my arms. The instantaneous relief was great. Now that I had her in my arms, I felt back in control. I could finally breath again.

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