"Intelligence," She looked extremely smug, with good reason I guess, Esme was pretty smart.
"Maturity," I read after I unfolded my little yellow paper. I groaned that was the last one I wanted, I was hoping for Beauty.
"Streangth," Rose groaned, that was probably the last one she wanted, but she was the strongest out of us so I has quite happy she got that one. That left Bella with...
"Beauty," Bella shoulders hunched when she read hers, great the one who hates to shop get the funnest one, life isn't fair. The guys all chuckled when Bella read hers. They looked smug that we all got the ones we didn't want...except Esme.
"Carlisle?" I asked him. He grinned and unfolded his paper, his grin got wider when he read what was on there...I was praying he didn't get Intelligence, because even though Esme was smart, Carlisle was smarter.
"Strength," He announced with a smug look on his face. Well crap, poor Rose. When Carlisle read his Emmett's face fell, I was just going to take a guess that was the one he wanted.
"Emmett?" Rosalie asked him. Emmett was grumbling something while he unfolded his. After he read it his eyes went wide and he grimaced...if he had beauty I was going to demand a re-draw.
"Intelligence," He grumbled.
"Yes," I pumped my arm in the air. Esme's look grew even smuger and Emmett was glaring at me. That was good Emmett was the least smartest.
"Jasper...?" Bella asked him. Jasper looked all cocky as he unfolded his and than his face completely fell when he read what he got.
"Edward you go first," Jasper insisted to Edward after he looked up from his paper.
Edward shrugged but unfolded it.
"Maturity," Edward sighed. Wait if Edward had Maturity that meant that...oh poor Jasper.
"Jasper?" Rosalie smirked.
"Please don't make me say it out loud," Jasper whined.
"Jasper say it, out loud, say it," Edward snickered at him.
"Beauty," Jasper barely whispered.
"I'm sorry what was that?" Emmett snickered along with Edward. Emmett cupped one of his ears and leaned into Jasper.
"Beauty," Jasper said louder again. Than hung his head down and stared at his feet.
"Ha sucks for you," Edward said as he slapped Jasper on the back.
"I hate you guys." Jasper muttered to them.
"Oh Jazz you know you love us." Emmett snickered at him.
"Yeah...whatever." Jasper said without looking up at their smirks.
"Hey Edward I wouldn't be mocking your brother, your is much worse," Esme told him.
"What are you ta-" Edward started to ask but Rosalie cut him.
"Okay lets start this thing, which one is first?" Rosalie asked me.
"Yours and Carlisle's" I told her. Rosalie's shoulders hunched and she groaned.
"Okay what do we have to do?" Carlisle asked anxiously
"Bella can I have that box?" I asked her gesturing to the little cardboard box in her hand.
"Sure," She tossed it to me and of course I caught it. I opened it just a tiny bit to make sure this was the right thing. It was.
"Okay follow me," I said to everyone as I turned on my heals and headed to the beach.
"Okay here," I said stopping in the white sand a couple yards away from the water, "Rose, Carlisle you might want to put on swimsuits. And Esme can you grab 6 buckets?" I told everyone. Rose grimaced but nodded, Carlisle looked confused but also nodded and Esme grinned.
The three of them turned and darted towards the house.
"Bella can you take it out?" I asked tossing the box back to her. She nodded.
I turned from her after she caught it and kicked off my flip-flop on my right foot and started to drag it in the sand in a long dividing line. I walked up again the line I was making in the sand until it was wide and and a couple inches deep. Than I moved to the right of the line and made another line about two feet away from the first one, this one was smaller and not as deep. After I finsihed the one on the right I moved to the left side and did the same thing. Jasper, Edward, and Emmett were all looking at me curiously.
After I was satisfied with it I turned to see Bella was holding the rope from out of the box.
We were going to do this the old fashioned way.
Tug of war.
The rope was really thick with metal strands all through it, that is going to be holding it together as two vampires try to rip it apart. There also was metal ball in the center of it, that was also holding it together but it was for declaring the winner too.
"Can I have that?" I asked Bella, looking down at the rope.
"Yep," She tossed it to me and when I caught it, it was pretty heavy. I wonder how I missed that before.
"Here Alice," Esme called coming from the house and running over to where we were with a stack of about 2 and 1/2 feet buckets in her hands. As soon as she reached us she handed them to me.
"Are you going to explain what's going on?" Emmett asked sarcastically.
"As soon as Carlisle and Rose are out," I told him curtly.
"We're here," Rosalie called from the yard of the house with Carlisle right behind her. She was wearing a black simple one piece and white board shorts...smart. Carlisle was wearing navy swim trunks.
"Okay you guys are going to sort this out with Tug of war." I grinned evily. This wasn't anything new to Esme, Bella, or Rose but Carlisle was now grinning and the other guys were chuckling.
"What are the buckets for than?" Carlisle asked me pointing a glance to the buckets in my arms.
"Sorry Rose," I muttered, "Edward, Jasper, Emmett, you guys get to fill these up with water and throw the water at Rose and us girls get to do the same to Carlisle." I told all of them, Rose was grimacing as she pulled her hair into a perfect pony tail on the top of her head. Carlisle shrugged than grinned.
I set the buckets down on the ground.
"Everyone take one," I told them as I danced over to where Carlisle and Rosalie were. Everyone else darted for the pile of buckets and went to fill them.
"Okay Rose you take the left, and Carlisle you take the right," I pointed over to the different sides of the line I had made. They nodded.
"Whoever gets this metal ball," I looked down at the shiny metal ball that was attached to the rope and than up at them again, "Past the smaller line and on their side first wins this round" Once again they nodded. I grinned.
"Best of luck," I said handing them each a side of the thick rope, and than skipping to where everyone else was with their buckets already filled.
I grabbed the last bucket and darted to the water to fill it up.
Once it was full to the rim I walked to where Esme and Bella were standing on the right side of the line. Edward, Emmett and Jasper were standing on the left side with evil grins on their faces.
Carlisle and Rose walked to their sides with the rope still in their hands. Rosalie took a couple seconds to glare at the boys waiting like eager puppies to get her wet.
Carlisle and Rose walked back far enough from each other so that the metal ball was hovering a couple feet above the big middle line. They looked at me in anticipation, I guess I got to start this thing.
"Three, Two, One, GO!" I yelled. And before the words even left my mouth Rose was soaked wet.
I threw the water out of my bucket at Carlise at the same time Esme did. Than I turned around and darted to the ocean to fill the bucket up again, Esme was right next to me.
We ran back to our spot the same time Bella ran past us to the ocean. Before I threw the water again I got a quickly glimpse of who was winning. Rose had the heels of her feet planted firmly in the sand and was pulling back so that her back was in and arch, she took a small step back with one foot and straightened up just the littlest bit, than the boys all threw water on her which cause her to loose some ground as Carlisle took advantage of that. I looked at Carlisle as I threw the water at him. His feet were spread out and was pulling the rope straight to his chest. Than as my water hit his fae he blinked and Rose pulled at that second to regain her ground.
I didn't get a chance to see where the metal ball was right now because I had to dart back to the ocean to fill my bucket again because it seemed to help at a lot when the other person got water thrown in there face. Of course the guys realized this too and they picked up their pace as well.
After the bucket was filled again I ran past Esme and Bella who were heading to fill their buckets up again and didn't even hesitate this time to throw the water right into Carlisle's face.
I still didn't get a chance to see where the ball was as I darted back towards the ocean and passed Bella and Esme again. Than out of no where Emmett started cheering as he filled out his bucket.
"Show her who's boss Carlisle!!" He roared. I rolled my eyes but started yelling over Emmett for Rose. Than after I a few seconds everyone was cheering.
I ran back to where Carlisle was and this time I saw that the metal ball was past the middle line, but on Carlisle's side that only made me yell of Rosalie louder. I splashed Carlisle again but this time I was looking at Rosalie who, as soon as the water came into contact of Carlisle face, muscles flexed in her arm and she yanked back, that made the ball hover over the thick line again. They both had a look of determination on their faces.
I hadn't realized I'b been standing there for longer than I thought. Bella and Esme had already came and thrown water at Carlisle and were back in the ocean filling their buckets again.
"Alice!" Bella called from the water. That snapped me out of it and I darted to the ocean as fast as I could with new found determination to help Rose win this. I ran as fast as I could than back to Carlisle, Esme and Bella were behind me now.
My cheers got louder, than again so did Emmetts, and I got quicker. I was going faster than any of them. But the metal ball wasn't going onto anyones side, it still hovering over the middle line.
"Come on Rose!!" I encouraged her as I threw more water at Carlisle. They were both standing in puddles of water, but the sand was eating it up quickly.
Rosalie and Carlisle hadn't said anything they were clenching their teeth and pulling. I could see their muscles working in their arms but yet neither of them were getting the rope to budge.
I had an idea that might help Rose win this. I ran to fill my bucket and ran back but instead of throwing it at him from his left side I darted behind and around him to his right side. Bella saw what I was doing and she got behind him with her bucket full and Esme on his left. All of our buckets were full and we were doing a silent countdown.
Than I threw the water out of the bucket at the same time Bella and Esme did. Carlisle was almost invisible for a second because water was all around him, so I couldn't see his face. So I looked at Rosalie, her face was more confident than ever. She pulled and took a small step back and Carlisle lost some ground.
I didn't even have time to see Carlisle's face as I darted back to the ocean. Bella and Esme were on each side of me. And we filled our buckets up again all assuming we were going to do that again.
I ran to his right side again and Bella ran behind him and we didn't even have one of our silent countdowns we just all threw the water at him as soon as we were all in our spots.
I held my breath hoping that Rose would be able to pull the ball on her side...
Oh cliffhanger...not really. Do you think Rose will win? Or will Carlisle pull it off. Totally random side note- I was listening to the Mamma Mia soundtrack as I wrote this chapter and it actually inspired me...I can't explain it but it did, (No Edward isn't going to be skipping around singing the Dancin' Queen anyime soon...no promises on Emmett though...I wonder...) I was typing so fast to get this chapter out. Next chapter is going to be the Maturity or Intelligence contest, I haven't decided yet.
And now two shout outs! Forevaculls for being my 100th reviewer! Thank you all who have taken the time to review maybe we could get to 200 by the end of next week...its a good goal. And secondly Kele Sunburst who is my new beta reader, thank you everyone!
Reviews are better than vampire tug of war:)