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Chapter 11

Edward's Point of View

I was playing the piano softly when the sound of my siblings' voices began ringing throughout the mansion. They'd finally come home for winter break.

"What's up?" Emmett shouted dramatically when they entered the living room and saw me.

I rolled my eyes but smiled. "Welcome home, guys."

Alice's eyes narrowed suspiciously. "Why do you look so happy?"

"I do not."

"Yes, you do," she retorted. She perked up. "I know! That girl!" She ran over and sat with me on the piano bench, her eyes sparkling. "Come on, Edward, spill!"

"No way!" Emmett looked horrified. "You mean I owe Alice a hundred bucks? You saw her again?"

"Ha!" Alice said triumphantly. "I told you!"

"Where are Jasper and Rosalie?" I asked. "I thought they were coming with you."

"They're outside, parking the cars," Alice said dismissively. "But never mind that. What happened?"

"What's with the raised voices?" Jasper drawled in his slight Southern accent as he and Rosalie strolled in. "Something exciting, Alice?"

"That girl! He met her again! Emmett owes me!"

"You told them?" I asked, frowning. "You big blabbermouths."

"No kidding?" Rosalie asked, smiling. "That's great."

"Why do you look so happy?" Jasper asked.

"That's exactly what I asked," Alice said impatiently. "Come on, Edward! Please!"

I stopped playing because I couldn't hear the music over the loud voices. It was giving me a headache. "Welcome home, all of you. Now, if you'll excuse me…"

I was about to get up when Alice pulled me back down. "Oh, no, you don't. You're going to tell us everything, from beginning to end. Absolutely no editing. And then, you will play the song you made for me on the piano. I missed it."

I sighed and began to play it. Immediately, Alice perked up, and she grinned. "Perfect, as always."

"So?" Emmett asked, jumping lightly onto the white grand piano. "What happened?"

Resigned, I began telling them everything as I swayed along to the music. Most people wouldn't have been able to play and talk at the same time, but I was so used to the piece that I didn't need to think to play it anymore.

I finished along with the music, and I bowed my head as I played the last chord with a flourish.

Rosalie grinned and clapped her hands. "Bravo. Beautiful as always, Edward."

I smiled slightly. "So that's all."

"That really isn't anything," Emmett mumbled. "Why do you look so happy?"

I grinned wider. "Because I have her phone number."

Alice gasped dramatically. "No kidding! Let me see!"

"No way."

"Come on! I need to call her! I need to meet her! Rosalie, we need to go see what she's like, and see if she's perfect for Edward! And then, we'll go shopping-"

Rosalie laughed. "Calm down, Alice. They're not even dating."

"And according to Edward," Jasper added, "she doesn't even want to be friends with him."

"Yet," Alice retorted. "She will be. I just know it. So let me see it, Edward. Please?" She put on her puppy dog eyes she knew that I could never resist.

I laughed. "Nice try, but it's not on paper. It's in here." I tapped my head.

"How can you memorize someone's number by just looking at it once?" Emmett asked in disbelief.

I shrugged.

"I can," Alice put in. "Say them once. Please?"

I glared at her. "No. You have a good memory too. You'll just remember it and-"

"Edward-" she began to argue.

"Hey," Esme said, entering the room. "You're here. Welcome home, guys. It's good to see you two as well, Jasper, Rosalie."

"Hi, Esme," Rosalie said, smiling and waving at her. Jasper went to go kiss her on the cheek.

"Please?" Alice whined. "Edward?

"Shh!" I hissed.

Too late.

"What's going on?" Esme asked. "Did something happen?"

"Edward-" Alice began immediately, but I cut her off by slapping my hand over her big mouth.

"Nothing, Mom," I said, flashing her an innocent grin. "Alice wanted to take me shopping tomorrow, but I told her no. She's been whining ever since five minutes ago."

I was such a smooth liar that everyone always believed me. And Esme was no exception.

"I see," Esme said, smiling. "Alice, give your brother a rest. He's frustrated because of the deal we made with him, remember? Don't bother him during your stay."

"Mm!" Alice protested against my mouth. "Bufee fou fomwon!"

Esme frowned in disapproval. "Act like a lady, please, Alice. I hope you won't do that during the New Year's party, when all the big presidents and their families are there."

"Mm!" Alice said, scowling at me.

Esme chuckled before disappearing.

I released my sister, who shot a death glare at me. I glared right back at her.

"Don't do that again!" she snapped.

"You were going to tell her something and make her hope!" I retorted.

"Alright, you two," our elder brother intervened. "Stop."

"What were you saying?" Rosalie asked Alice.

Alice huffed. "I was trying to say, 'But he found someone', but of course, someone had his hand over my mouth so I couldn't say it properly!"

"Don't tell them anything," I warned. "Or I'm never speaking to you again."

Alice grimaced.

"So are you going to call her?" Jasper asked me.

I shrugged. "Maybe. Maybe not."

"Why don't you invite her to the New Year's party?" Rosalie asked.

"I barely know her," I said, frowning.

"Well, well," a new voice said from the doorway. "Who do we have here? Our little hyenas are back, eh?"

"Hey, Daddy!" Alice said, waving with a huge grin her face.

Carlisle chuckled. "How's my little gazelle?"

"Gazelle," Emmett scoffed. "Carlisle, when are you going to stop treating her like she's a five-year old?"

"She's always a five-year old," I said, grinning playfully. "Haven't you noticed how small she is? I bet even an average five-year old is taller than she is."

Alice pouted. "It's not my fault. You probably took away the gene for height, seeing as how you're well over six feet."

"Daddy's little girl," I teased. "When are you going to be a big girl and act like one?"

She laughed. "Never. But I'm Little Bro's girl now, haven't you noticed?" She linked her arm through mine and laid her head on my shoulder. "My cute baby brother."

I shook my head. "I'm far from cute."

"Fine. My handsome, gorgeous, sexy baby brother. When did you grow so big and started acting like you were older than I am?"

"Ugh, I don't think I can watch this anymore," Emmett said, jumping off the piano. He reached for Rosalie. "Let's act all lovey-dovey as a form of revenge, Rosie."

"I'm all alone," Jasper teased. "I'm hurt, Alice."

Carlisle chuckled. "Well, I can see that the house is going to be noisy for a few weeks. I'm glad. With only Edward around, it was getting to be a bit too quiet. He never brings home any friends…or girls for that matter." He gave me a look. "Esme and I are getting worried, Edward. Almost to the point where we would probably welcome even inappropriate sounds coming from your bedroom when you're all alone with a girl."

I chuckled. "As if."

Carlisle studied me. "Found anyone yet?"

"Oh!" Alice said, perking up.

But I slapped her mouth shut again. "No."

Alice shot me a death glare.

Carlisle wasn't fooled. "What is it?" His lips curled up, and he perked up. "You've found someone? Really? What kind of a person is she? When did you start dating?"

I glared at my sister. "I'm not dating anyone."

"Oh, what's the point?" Emmett asked. He turned to our father. "Edward's fallen in love with this random girl he bumped into at school. He's crazy about her."

I resisted the urge to throw something at him. My siblings…betrayers.

Carlisle smiled widely. "What's her name, Edward?"

"Isa-" Emmett began to answer for me.

"I'll tell you when I get to know her better," I said, cutting him off with a I'll-kill-you-if-you-tell stare at my brother.

"I'm proud of you," Carlisle said, pleased. "I knew you could do it." He winked. "I'm looking forward to meeting her, Edward." And he left the room.

As soon as the door closed behind him, I grabbed a spare eraser on the piano and chucked it at my brother. "You blabbermouth!"

Emmett's hand flashed up and he caught the eraser easily. He'd played football in high school as well, and his reflexes were still perfect. "Relax, bro. I did you a favor. Carlisle and Esme won't be worried as much anymore. Besides, you only have six months left. Tick tock, clock's ticking. Better get to know her, kid."

"True, that," Jasper agreed. "Can we see her?"

"No," I said darkly, glowering. "You guys are mean pinheads, you know that?"

Alice cackled evilly. "We know." She and Emmett air high-fived each other from across the room, looking satisfied.

I sighed, exasperated. As much as I was glad to have the extra noise around for winter break, a part of me was irritated by the fact that I'd be stuck with them for two weeks.


AN: So there was a little sibling moment between the three of them. Do you guys fight with your siblings too? I have a brother who's nine years younger than I am, so we don't fight much. But I'm going through puberty, so I get really touchy sometimes. Those are times when I snap at him for no reason, and I always feel sorry toward him. I'm sure, when we're both adults, we'll become mature than we are right now. Reviews?