Okay, So I am so sorry this is a couple of days late but I have had a busy few days! First I had an orthodontist appointment – Oww! Everytime I go there, I like it a little less.

Second, I went to my sisters Wakakiri performance – it was a lot better than I thought it would be.

Third, I have been preparing for the biggest day of my school year – St Clares Day! It's my schools patron saints' day and we have this big mass in the morning and then we all dress up[ and there's like a fete and it's really fun:) It's my last one EVER so I have to make it count.

Four, in between all this I have had normal school work and I have to study for the AST which are in less than 19 days. Damn!

I'm only rambling now because well, this is the pivotal moment in the story, the first half of rule change. Its supposed to be a big moment so I hope I did it okay.

ENJOY!

Lulu's rule changes

Chapter 11

Sunday – Rule change day

Lulu POV

Finally, the day had come. The day where I got to change the rules and restore order to this chaotic household. I watched as eight incredibly forlorn and thoroughly depressed looking children entered the room, followed by Carlisle who looked, well, the best way to put it was wary.

I was too, a little, I knew that the reactions to my rules would not be received well by the children.

"Well, I would first like to thank you for including me in your family and let me see how you work, and as much fun as I had living with your rules, I would really like to try some new ones," I said. I knew I was laying it on thick, but the producers said I had to be polite and enthusiastic about their rules.

"The first thing I would like to enforce is a dress code, because I believe the clothes you girls are too revealing and I don't think walking around the house with no shirt on is very appropriate for you boys either," I said.

'Eww, I am not wearing clothes from the Stone Age," Alice said in disgust.

"I don't expect you to wear clothes from the Stone Age Alice, I just expect you to wear more appropriate clothes," I said. This was only the first rule and I was already earning death glares from all of the children.

"I have also noticed that there is no routine here, so in order to have some structure in this household, we are now attending Church today and Wednesday," I said. This earned groans from the whole room.

"I'm not Catholic," Jacob said.

"Me neither."
"Or me."
"I believe in satanic rituals," Emmett said grinning.

"Emmett, that is not something to joke about," I warned him.

"Who said he was joking," Bella quipped.

"Well, children I believe going to Church will help you all, and because it's my rules, that's what we're doing," I said.

There was a collective groan from around the room, but no more comments, so I moved on.

"I have noticed over the course of the past week, that all of you are very materialistic so my next rule comes in two parts. Firstly, no electronics for the rest of the week and that includes the television, you playstation, Xbox, wii, rock band, computer, laptops, DS's, iPods and phones," I said. At this there was a huge uproar.

"No, I'm not giving up all of that for a week!" someone yelled. I looked at Carlisle and he knew immediately what I was pleading for with my eyes.

"Children," he said in his usual calm voice. "This is Lulu's rules and we must follow them. We made her follow our rules, so it's only fair," Carlisle said.

"No it's not dad, we didn't make her do anything she didn't want to do," Jasper said. Oh really, I thought to myself.

"The second part to this rule is no more shopping," I said. I had expected another outburst like the previous one a few seconds ago, but all I got was silence. It was like everyone stopped breathing and all the children turned their heads towards Alice. Alice was frozen, in shock I would assume. After what seemed like ten minutes she began to come too again.

"N-no," was all she managed to choke out.

"Alice, baby, are you all right?" Jasper asked her concerned. I rolled my eyes at her overreaction.

It took a total of 20 minutes for the Cullen's to be ready and listening to my next rule. And I thought I was getting death glares before.

"Alright, moving on," I said. "Despite the family games and movie night, and the family outing day, I really don't think that you spend enough time together so we are now going to be sitting at the dining table as a family at dinner time," I said.

"What? No, Dad we don't want to do that," They all started whining immediately.

"Dad, don't make us do it please," Bella begged.

"Children, this is Lulu's rule change, I have no authority over the matter, he said, a slight smile on his face, although, I didn't know why.

"Are you done yet?" Jacob asked me angrily.

"Almost," I replied, not bothering to reprimand him for his tone. I was too happy to let that get me down. I finally got to give these kids a taste of their own medicine. "The next rule change is chores. The chores will be ironing, gardening, cooking, cleaning and laundry. You can decide amongst yourselves who does what, but it's going to get done," I said firmly.

"But we don't know how to do any of that stuff," Renesmee whined.

"Well, this is your chance to learn," I said smiling at her. "I also want to change the sleeping arrangements. I believe that you all have very inappropriate sleeping arrangements so this is how it's going to go. For the rest of the week Edward and Emmett will bunk, Bella and Rosalie, Alice and Renesmee and Jacob and Jasper," I said smugly. While I knew for a fact that they were going to hate this, I was not ready for the explosion that occurred.

Suddenly there was a shrill whistle and they all immediately turned to Carlisle.

"Now that's enough," he said. "Lulu, while I accept and support your rule changes, I do believe that this is not the wisest way to go. If I may, I would like to change the pairings so that the house doesn't end up on fire, or even more chaotic than usual," Carlisle asked me politely.

"Fine," I huffed.

"I believe Bella and Nessie should be roomed together and Alice and Rosalie together. This will avoid the arguments that would have come from Bella and Rosalie's room, while giving Alice someone to talk to about fashion. Now if Emmett and Edward were roomed together, we would find ourselves in a war zone, same with Jasper and Jake. So if I may, Jasper and Emmett should be together, and Edward and Jacob," Carlisle said.

I must admit that his changes were wise. More so than mine had been, I noticed now.

"Can we go now?" Alice whinged.

"No, I only have one change left," I said impatiently. Was it really so hard for these children to be quiet for more than a few seconds at a time?

"Hurry up then," Edward said. Maybe I would if you all quit interrupting, I thought angrily.

"Okay, the last rule change I have come up with is because I have noticed that you all have a lot of energy, and yet none of you play a sport or extra curricular activities. So, girls, you are all going to take up cheerleading and become part of the chess club, and boys you will start football and debating. Jacob, all you do is muck around here all day everyday, so I want you to get a job this week, and Renesmee, you are going to help me in the kitchen," I said.

"I am not joining the chess club, they're all nerds," Alice said.

"I am not cheerleading, those girls are all sluts," Bella said.

"I am not doing football, those guys are such tools, and I will not be known as a tool," Edward complained.

"I am so not debating, those people are all weird," Jasper said. Emmett and Rosalie were in the corner of the room, kissing each other passionately.

"Well children, I really feel that these changes will benefit us," Carlisle said.

"Thankyou Carlisle," I said smiling smugly at the children. They would listen to their father no matter what.

"Are you ready to try something new?" I asked them enthusiastically.

"No, your rules suck," Emmett said immediately.

"I hate your rules," Alice said crossing her arms defiantly.

"You're a mean lady," Renesmee said and pouted.

"I feel sorry for your kids if they have to live through this every day," Rosalie said icily and she turned her body so she was no longer facing me.

"Children, I want you to get all your electronics and credit cards and bring them down here," Carlisle said. "Now."
They all stood up grumbling but stomped up the stairs and did what they were told.

Half an hour later, every piece of electronic equipment in the house was locked away in Carlisle's study and I was currently holding the basket as the children threw their credit cards in. They each threw in about three cards each and I was about to take it into my room when Carlisle said,

"All of your credit cards." I had thought they had given in too easily.

They all groaned when they realised that they had been caught out and everyone put another handful of credit cards in the basket. I had counted every credit card go in and I was shocked to count a total of 67 credit cards between them. Who needed 67credit cards? I was about to move away again when Carlisle said,

"Alice, I don't want to have to tell you again."

Alice looked at him with the most pained expression, that even I almost felt sorry for her. Almost.

"Daddy, please," she said in a heart broken voice.

"Alice, I'm not going to fall for it," Carlisle told her, exasperated. Alice had dropped another handful of cards in the basket and she stepped back into Jaspers arms.

"See that wasn't so hard now was it?" I asked. Wrong thing to say.

Alice looked up at me with menacing eyes.

"Shut up you stupid cow!" She screamed at me and stormed upstairs.

"Well, you get what you deserve," Bella said looking at me. For a second I thought she was talking about Alice and the credit cards, but I immediately realised that she was referring to Alice calling me a stupid cow.

"I'm sorry for Alice's behaviour, I'll give her a few minutes to calm down and then bring her down her to apologise," Carlisle said. I felt a strong wave of sympathy wash over me.

"No, it's alright, I imagine this is hard for Alice," I said.

"Yes, thankyou for being so understanding," Carlisle said. He looked at Jasper, who shrugged and smiled impishly. I shook my head and ignored it.

Ten minutes seemed long enough to Carlisle for Alice to have calmed down so he walked upstairs and remerged five minutes later with a disgruntled Alice at his side.

"Okay, children, now that the electronics and credit cards are settled, its time to switch rooms," Carlisle said. "I'm giving you forty five minutes to switch, and you'll live with what you have moved into your new room for the rest of the week. Go."

Immediately, they all scurried away each calling out what rooms they wanted to sleep in.

"Why did you give them a time limit?" I thought out loud.

"Believe me, it's necessary, if I didn't, they would never switch rooms. I have learnt over the years, that they need a sense of urgency to get anything done," Carlisle said cryptically.

Emmett POV

While I hated Lulu and her stupid rules, I was excited to be able to find loopholes in all of them. We were all excited about that. I had immediately noticed that there was nothing in her rules about no arguing or fights, so, let the games begin.

"Edward, get out of my room!" I yelled at him.

"Emmett, this is my room," he said annoyed.

Dude play along, I thought and remembered my mini epiphany.

"Oh, got it, I'll tell the others," Edward said.

"I'm on it," Alice called. It was times like this that I loved that pixie. Not when she foresaw the results of a bet Jasper and I were going to make and she tells him how to win, so I lose.

"Get out, I'm trying to set up," I said.

"Get OUT!" Edward yelled.

"NO!"

"What is going on here?" Lulu walked into the room.

"Edward won't get out of my new room," I complained.

"Emmett, you are not having my room, Jake and I are, go find a different room," Edward said.

"No, I called this room," I argued.

"No you didn't," Edward said.

"Yes, I did."
"No you didn't."

"Yes I did, in my head," I grinned triumphantly.

"Emmett, you are not having my room, go away," Edward said angrily.

"Stop ordering me around in my own room," I said indignantly. "Have I ever gone into your room and bossed you around?" I asked him.

"Carlisle!" Edward yelled. I realised that Lulu was still standing there, dumbfounded. Time to up the ante, I thought. Edward slightly moved his head nodding.

"Careful of my music though," he said at vampire speed so Lulu couldn't hear.

Okay.

"What a taddle tail," I said.

"I am not a taddle tail," Edward said.

"Yes you are, you just did. Not to mention you're a wuss bag, totally whipped and–"

Edward launched himself at me, not too hard, and we began rolling around on the floor, aiming punches at each other. It took all I had, not to start laughing.

"Boys, stop it," Lulu said. "Stop it, stop it!"

An ear piercing scream came from upstairs.

I chanced a glance at Lulu and could tell she was torn between trying to stop Edward and my fight, or to try and diffuse whatever was going on upstairs. Obviously, the latter won. As soon as she was out of sight, Edward and I stopped hitting each other and got up off the floor.

"Okay, get out of here," Edward said. I rolled my eyes and made my way to mine and Rose's bedroom. I could hear the argument upstairs, between Bella and Alice, and how many clothes Bella was going to have for the week.

After our allotted 45 minutes of room switching, we were all packed and ready to go, Alice and Rosalie had literally moved their entire wardrobe out into the corridor, with clothes racks along the corridor, claiming they couldn't choose outfits because the didn't know what they would feel like wearing during the week. Lulu had sat us down in the second living room and was waiting for us to stop talking.

"Now, I believe that in my rule change earlier, I said that I wanted you to wear some more modest clothing, and Alice, I see now that you have not changed your outfit," Lulu said finally.

"You never told me to change my outfit," Alice said.

"Alice, one of the new rules was to dress modestly, and what you're wearing right now, is not modest at all. I understand that none of you will have any clothes that I deem suitable, but I would still like you to change into something a little more modest," Lulu said.

"But you never specified that I had to change my clothes today," Alice argued.

"Alice, it was one of the rules, so it applies to today as well, can you please go and change," Lulu said.

"No," Alice said simply.

"Carlisle," Lulu said turning to Carlisle for help.

Carlisle just looked at Alice for a few seconds before she collapses under his gaze.

"But dad, I had to give up shopping, aren't I allowed to dress nicely for one more day?" Alice begged. Carlisle looked at her with pity before saying,

"Alice, I'm sorry, but I have no say in the matter, I –"

"So if you have no say in the matter then you can't tell me to get changed," Alice said triumphantly.

"She has a point dad," I said.

"Emmett, stay out of it," Carlisle said warningly.

"Alice," Carlisle says and holds her gaze for no longer than forty seconds before Alice again, gives in.

"Fine," she stands up and begins to walk away. "I hate these dumb rules," she says loudly as she stomps up the stairs. She turns around when she gets to the top.

"Jazz, you wanna come and help me pick something out?" Alice. Jasper wastes no time in running up the stairs. Rose, Bella, Edward, Jake and I roll our eyes, Carlisle sighs and Nessie looks around innocently and Lulu looks disgusted. See, we found another loophole; she had nothing against having sex in her rule changes.

"Well, Renesmee, you'll help me cook dinner tonight, so I want you in the kitchen at six o'clock, alright?" Lulu asks Nessie.

"Fine," Nessie reluctantly agrees.

"Good, you can all go, but I want you all here for dinner," Lulu said.

We all stood up and went upstairs, making our way into Alice' closet, for another secret "operation torture Lulu" meeting.

Did you guys enjoy it? It was alot of fun to write!

The next chapter is Esme's rule changes.

Love you all,

AussieGal20.