Chapter 10:
Dad was surprised to see Jane sitting on our couch watching tv. Well, she was watching it until whatever she had on made her mad and she started throwing popcorn at the tv. I was making spaghetti for dinner when dad walked in.
"Don't kiss him!" Jane shouted. I could practically see the popcorn hit the screen. "He's a no good, sorry lowlife son of a-"
"Enough Jane!" I shouted, temporarily shutting her up.
"What's she doing here?" Dad asked jerking a thumb towards the living room as he entered the kitchen.
"Aunt Sally." I said draining the noodles. The timer went off as I was putting the spaghetti into a large bowl. I shut off the buzzer and took the garlic bread out and set the tray on the counter.
"Read her journal again?" Dad guessed. I nodded setting dinner on the table. He sat down as I called Jane to eat.
"Hey Uncle Charlie." Jane said sitting down. She was smiling, so that was a plus.
"Good to see you Jane. Staying out of trouble?" He asked. She nodded. Dad had to arrest her once last year at school for a fight. She was sticking up for me. "Does your mom know you're here?"
"Yes. Bella called her earlier that I was here and that I wasn't going home until tomorrow when we both have had the time to calm down." Jane said. Dad looked at me and I smiled proudly.
"What am I going to do with the two of you?" He asked more to himself then to us. Jane, being Jane, decided to answer.
"Handcuff us to the staircase so any burglars will be scared off by the sight of two girls stuck there?" She said. Dad smiled before laughing loudly.
"I am assuming then that you two will be roaming the streets then?" He asked after we all calmed down.
"Most likely. If not the streets then the park." Jane said. I had a feeling she wanted to go to the old cemetery.
"Ok. I will let the station know that you two will be roaming about and not be alarmed." He said finishing his dinner.
Once we were all done, I washed up the dishes, with Jane's help. We went upstairs and talked for several hours. We heard tapping on my window and went quickly over to it. I opened it and we both leaned over the windowsill and looked at whoever was there. I saw Jasper's curly blonde hair and smiled.
"Yes Jasper?" I asked in a normal tone.
"Rose and I wanted to go to the cemetery but can't remember the way." He said, trying to keep his voice down. Jane giggled.
"He is new." She whispered. I nudged her.
"Give us a minute and we'll be there." I said.
We went back in and closed the window. We then went downstairs and grabbed some soda's and flashlights. I locked the door once we were on the porch. Dad was asleep. Rose and Jasper came around, surprised.
"Dad already knows that Jane and I don't stay inside at night. He has already told the station we would be out." I explained as I handed Jasper a soda. "Its to keep us awake."
"It pays to be related to the chief of police." Jane said.
"I bet." Jasper said chuckling.
"Come on. This is the best time to go." Jane said darting across the street to the tree line behind Edward's house.
I laughed as we followed her. We sat in a semi circle around a grave playing TessTess. We also talked about random things while playing. Around dawn we headed back. Jane and I watched Jasper and Rose sneak back into their house before we walked into mine.
After breakfast Jane's mom picked her up and they went home. I was laying on the couch, with my head hanging off, watching tv when I heard the front door open. I heard the voices get closer.
"Bella do you know why Rose and Jasper won't get up?" Alice asked jumping onto the couch. The bounce caused me to groan and roll off the couch.
"They didn't go to bed until dawn. We played TessTess." I said getting up.
"And you are up still why?" Alice asked.
"I haven't gone to bed yet. I will pass out later." I said yawning.
"Looks like you should go to bed now." Edward said pushing me towards the stairs. I reluctantly went to bed.
I woke up to an eerily quiet house. I didn't like the silence of it either. I grabbed the bat I kept in my closet, I have it for protection only. I crept downstairs with the bat firmly in my hand. I checked the kitchen, glad it was empty and clean. I made my way to the living room and smiled at the sight. There in all of their glory, Emmett, Alice, and Edward were passed out to muted cartoons. I set the bat down and jumped on Edward, effectively waking all three occupants up.
"Why did you have to jump on me?" Edward groaned as we sat on the porch.
"Emmett would hurt me and I would have hurt Alice. You should be used to being pounced on after last year." I said crossing my arms.
"Last year?" Alice queried. Emmett and I started laughing.
Edward jumped in and explained. "Last year we had this bet. We bet that whoever was the last one to my kitchen table would get pounced on the next morning as a wake up call. Emmett lost twice and I lost four times. It lasted a week before our parents made us stop."
"Bella's knees tend to dig into the stomach. It was hard trying to explain to the coach why I had bruises on me." Emmett said laughing still. Alice looked at me weirdly.
"Remind me never to get on your bad side." She said. I answered with a 'likewise' comment.
"Maybe we should have Bella wake up the sleepyheads." Emmett suggested. Edward and Alice agreed as they dragged me to the Cullen house. I was pushed into Rose's room first.
An idea struck me before I even took off to the bed. Luckily they had closed the door. I quietly climbed into the bed and snuggled up to Rose, and hoped to God that she would find this funny and not kill me. She mumbled in her sleep and I giggled. I felt her shift and roll over. She looked at me and opened her mouth to scream. I covered her mouth with my hand.
"Don't scream please. I will explain why I am in your bed." I said quietly. She nodded and I uncovered her mouth.
"What are you doing?" She whispered.
"They others wanted me to wake you up by jumping on your bed." I whispered back. She smiled and I could tell that an evil plan was forming. Oh we were going to be the best of friends.
"Oh Emmett." Rose sing-songed. I smiled as Emmett danced into the room. The look on his face was priceless. I was laying on my back with Rose half laying on top of me.
"I didn't know you went that way." Alice said as she and Edward joined us.
"I don't care as long as I can join." Emmett said coming towards us. I scrambled out of Rose's bed and out of the room.
"You're sick Em." I said as I left. Laughter followed me down the hall.
I quietly entered Jasper's room. He was sprawled out on his bed, the covers falling off of his bed. He was in just boxers, snoring lightly. I smiled as I covered him up. The movement caused him to wake up and sit at the same time.
"What?" He asked when his eyes focused on me.
"Grouchy this afternoon?" I asked. He looked at the clock then me.
"I slept all day?" He asked. I nodded.
"I slept some. I woke up to Alice, Edward and Emmett asleep in my living room." I said sitting on his bed. He looked at me funny. "What? You've slept in my bed."
"Ok." He said getting up. He put on a pair of shorts and a t-shirt. "What are you doing in here?"
Before I could answer the others entered. I looked at them oddly.
"How did she wake you?" Alice asked. I narrowed my eyes at her. She shrugged her shoulders at me.
"She moved the covers. Why?" He asked sitting next to me.
"The three butt heads,"
"Hey!" Alice said cutting me off. We ignored her.
"Anyway. Those three wanted me to wake you and Rose up the same way I woke them."
"That would be how?" Jasper pressed.
"She jumped on Edward." Alice pouted.
"Poor baby. Grow up." Jasper said. "How'd you wake Rose up?"
"She cuddled with me." Rose said proudly.
"Then Emmett wanted to join in." I said with a shudder. Jasper smiled at me after he shuddered.