High School for the Cullens

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This chapter is dedicated to emie166, AuroraandRosalieWannabe, Twilight Awesomeness, -Lovin'Readin'Drawin'Writtin'-, Ilove4everJasperHale (who has an awesome idea for a future chapter), EdwardsTwilightPrincess, Lucretia Cyphus, coolstarr41, redwinggurl, Twilightsoccerplayer, Anjalit2624, SheWhoPlaysInTheBand, sailorjupiterox, mrsjaspercullen95, StantonLover4Life, Rebecca a.k.a. Mrs. Jasper Hale, Annette Lee, SunnySkies4Life, HaLeY bEtH, twilighter97, madeofawesome22, KelseyCullen-Black, Lolly Twilight 95, Megabitesz, TwilightHorseGal, ShadowCatcher, and ..Jacob. So remember, VOTE ON THE POLL IN MY PROFILE! And check out Crush by piercek7, it's about what happens if someone from Italy likes one of the Cullens. It's only about 500 words, and I LOVE it! Anyway, story time!

Vampire Hunt

Jasper POV

We were all watching the situation at Jessica and Lauren's house via a video camera that was on the delivery guy's clipboard. Don't ask how we got it there.

I checked the time. It was only noon on a Saturday. Now what were we going to do for the rest of the weekend?

Emmett was reading a book. I glanced at him, uninterested, when I suddenly looked back at him, shocked, my eyes bulging out. Emmett was reading? Surprises never end…

He was reading something called "Games to Play Outdoors" (AN: not sure if this is the exact title, but I did once see a book called something like this), then he slammed it down onto the table.

Esme frowned. "Emmett, don't break the table!"

Emmett was very excited. "I KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO! WE CAN PLAY MANHUNT!"

"What's manhunt?" Nessie asked.

Emmett gaped at her. "What's manhunt, she says? Only the most awesome game of all time!"

"Including baseball?" Edward asked skeptically.

Emmett thought for a bit, and nodded. "Including baseball," he said solemnly.

We all gasped. Emmett, our most avid baseball fan, found a game better than baseball? Yet another surprise!

"So it's kind of like ultimate hide-and-seek-tag. It's best played at night, for a scarier effect, but us vampires –" Nessie coughed "– and half-vampire –" Jacob cleared his throat "– and werewolf don't get scared of the dark. Right, Eddie?"

I stifled my laughter as Edward glared at Emmett. Emmett simply looked back innocently (Emmett? Innocent? Yeah, right.) and continued.

"So there's an 'it' person, and they count to one hundred. Then the other players, the more the better, by the way, either go solo or in pairs or groups of threes or small groups like that. They find a place to hide, or they can keep moving and try to avoid the 'it' person.

"The 'it' finishes counting, and they start hunting the others. They have to tag them, and when they are, they also become man-hunters, so if the first tags a second, there are now two man-hunters, and so on.

"The best place to play is usually a forest, like our backyard. Last person tagged is the next 'it' for the next round."

That sounds awesome. Edward nodded. "Yeah, that sounds pretty good."

"Okay, who's playing?" Emmett shouted excitedly. Too excited! OVERLOAD! I started bouncing up and down.

Carlisle and Esme exchanged a glance. "We'll sit this one out," Carlisle decided.

The rest of us played. Emmett cleared his throat. "Now, to decide who's 'it'! Everyone stick your foot in."

Alice interrupted, "Emmett, I can just tell you who –"

"STICK YOUR FOOT IN!" Emmett screamed.

Alice quickly put her foot in, as did the rest of us. Emmett grinned broadly and started.

"King Tut had a butt. What color was it?" His finger pointed at me.

I shrugged. "Purple."

"P-I-R-P-U-L-L. Nessie, you're not 'it'!"

Bella raised her eyebrows. "Emmett, that's not how you spell –"

"NYEAH!"

"But –"

"IP!"

"That –"

"BLEGH!"

I sighed in boredom as Emmett continued. Finally, the only one left was he. "I'M 'IT'!" he shouted. "1…2…3…4…"

We split. We all decided to go solo. It was more fun that way. Just barely five minutes into the game, I heard Emmett give a battle cry (a Union battle cry at that: note to self, kill Emmett later) and Nessie huffing as she got tagged.

I leapt up into the branches of the trees and moved around every few minutes or so. Half an hour into the game, I heard Nessie shouting triumphantly as Jacob whimpered sadly.

As I was moving, I caught sight of Rosalie just leaning against a tree, looking at her nails. Again. An hour into the game, Emmett started giving off rays of triumph as he got Rosalie, who remained indifferent.

I saw Bella balancing precariously on a branch. Even as a vampire, she was still ever so slightly clumsy, if that were possible. Three hours into the game, Bella groaned as Emmett tagged her.

Six hours into the game, Alice and I briefly met as we ran in opposite directions. Not long after, Jacob barked triumphantly when he got Alice.

I found a ditch surrounded by flowers. Hopefully, our last flower encounter would keep them away. I mean, I was getting a bit freaked out myself. Eleven hours into the game, I lifted my head up and looked around, when someone's teeth were at my neck.

Alice giggled. "Gotcha!"

I smiled. "How'd you find me?" She just tapped her head and snuggled into me. I wrapped my arms around her happily when she got another vision and smirked.

"Bella's going to get Edward. He really needs to get that big fat ego of his down."

Sure enough, twelve hours into the game, Edward mutter something as Bella caught him off-guard, as he couldn't read her mind, so he didn't hear her.

"OLLIE OLLIE OXEN FREE!" we heard Emmett scream. Alice and I ran over. Everyone was gathered.

Bella looked at Emmett, confused. "Emmett, 'Ollie Ollie Oxen Free' is used for Hide and Seek."

"Well, the cotton swab king says it can also be used for vampire-hunt, so HA!" He stuck out his tongue.

"Who's 'it' next?" Nessie asked eagerly, bouncing on her feet.

"I was last to be tagged -" Bella smiled, and Edward scowled, then continued "– I suppose I'd be 'it'." He turned to Rosalie. "And please, actually try this time?" Rosalie just rolled her eyes.

"One…" Emmett was already off. We all ran off again. This time, I went for distance, so I ended up at the very edge of the woods. Bored, I picked up a stick and started whittling it. Yes, vampire fingernails can get that sharp. And strong.

Twelve hours had passed again. Wow, we'd been playing a whole day already? Well, that's vampire indefatigability for you.

"Jazzy!" I heard Alice sing. I looked up and froze. Edward, Bella, Jacob, Nessie, Emmett, Rosalie, and Alice were all surrounding me, smirking. Surrounded. Bad. Very bad. Stupid stick.

"Hi…" I slowly stood up, looking for the weak point, but thinking it quickly enough so Edward couldn't grasp it. Nessie was the obvious choice, but Jacob was right next to her. Rosalie and Bella were next, but Emmett and Edward were next to them. And I can't get Alice.

I'll take Nessie. I leapt in her direction, but Alice already swooped in front of her, and Emmett (that idiot…) poked the back of my head very hard. "HA! GOT YOU!"

I glared at him. He began whistling nonchalantly. Nessie smiled sweetly. "Uncle Jasper's 'it!"

Alice blanked out, and then sighed. "This is our last round. Carlisle and Esme want us back before school starts."

Emmett pouted. "Aw, not fair."

I rolled my eyes. "One…two…"

I blinked. They were gone. I sighed and continued counting. As soon as I reached one hundred, I sniffed the air. Hmm, dirty socks, boys' locker room scent, rotten eggs…Jacob. He was lapping at the water at the little river. Well, he isn't vampire like us, so he does need sustenance.

I checked my watch. Only two minutes. I poked his head. He yelped and glared at me. I smiled innocently and ran off again.

About twenty minutes into the round, Nessie got upset. She's out now. About forty-five minutes into the round, Bella surrendered to Nessie. Probably to make Nessie happy she got someone besides Jacob.

Hour and twenty into the round, I got Rosalie, who was admiring her reflection in the water. Way too easy.

I took an unneeded break and watched as Emmett paused and sniffed the air. Rosalie sauntered forward and…well…let's just say, Edward wouldn't like them doing that in front of Nessie. Then she tagged him. Hmm, pretty clever for Rosalie.

Bella got Edward. Again. He's losing his touch. Don't glare at me like that, Cullen!

Only Alice left now. If I were Alice, where would I be…?

Away from Jacob, so she can see.

So based on Jacob's whereabouts, Alice would be right…over…here? Oh, no, over there. Oops. She was standing in the tiny little clearing, smiling as I approached. I smirked and crouched, ready to lunge.

"Now, that isn't very gentlemanly of you, Mr. Whitlock," she teased.

"You know I'm not exactly very much of a gentleman sometimes," I teased back.

"Hmm…I forfeit." Alice grinned and skipped up to me. I smiled and pulled her close and –

We heard the others approach, and Emmett shrieked. "AH! My eyes! My poor, little, virg – oh. Um…yeah. Never mind. Uh, EDDIE'S POOR VIR –"

"Finish that sentence and you die," Edward growled, pulling Bella close, as if to contradict Emmett's claim.

Eh…at least they shut up.

Okay, I've planned out the basic order for the next few chapters. I'm going to do the school dance next, so I can end school and the Cullens can go on vacation, and I can do the skiing stuff. I've also planned out a Hawaii chapter and an outer space one (don't ask, my friend Chemi suggested it; and Chemi is just her nickname, she doesn't have an account here, sadly). So next chapter is the dance. If you have any kind of dances you think they should do, feel free to suggest them, and if I think they're better than the ones I have in mind, I'll use them! So after the next chapter, which one do you want: a surprise the Cullen girls give to the guys in Carlisle POV, a skiing/snowboarding trip in Edward's POV with a snowboarding race for the guys, a Cullen guys vs. Cullen girls war in Esme POV, a Hawaii chapter in Bella POV, or the outer space one in Rosalie POV? Vote please! And don't forget to vote in the poll in my profile, too!