Chapter 3—Operation D.I.D.
EPOV:
"So, did you boys get all of that mess cleaned up?" Esme asked when we sate down at the table.
"Yeah, once Emmet let us go find some instructions," I said glaring in the direction of my brother. He just stuck his tongue out at me and I had to fight myself not to do it back.
"Which girls do you think pulled the prank?" Carlisle asked curiously scanning the tables of girls.
We all turned around to look too. It didn't take long to find the group of laughing girls sitting in the back of the lunchroom. "That's them," I said pointing.
"They're very pretty," Esme said smiling.
"Yeah, but their vicious," Emmet said.
"What did you boys do?" Carlisle asked curiously.
"We kind of sent the brunette one out to sea," Emmet said grinning like a kid who just caught taking the last cookie. (I am very familiar with that grin. Hehe.)
"What?" Esme asked in a dangerous monotone.
Jasper sighed and explained the whole thing. In the end Carlisle and Esme laughed and said, "You boys have a lot to learn about girls."
"Okay Carlisle," Emmet said. "What would you advise us to do-oh wise one."
"Well, you compliment them, help them, and protect them," Carlisle said smiling at Esme. That sounds like it should work.
"So you want us to act whipped?" Ben asked.
Carlisle laughed. "I guess that's one way of saying it."
"But we still have to prank them back,," I said remembering why we were interested in them in the first place.
"Of course. And I have the perfect plan," Jasper said smiling.
BPOV:
"You know, I kind of feel bad about pranking those guys," I said as we walked out of dinner and back to our cabins.
"Yeah, it was pretty harsh," Rose said.
"Maybe we should talk to them later," Angela suggested.
"Or maybe we should kick their asses," Alice said angrily. We all looked at her confused and she just pointed in the direction of our cabin.
My jaw dropped when I took in the scene. Our clothes were all over the place, lipstick was on all the windows, and toilet paper covered everything. Like it was wrapped around our cabin over a dozen times, everything.
"Let's go kill them," Rosalie seethed. Oh shit. You can mess with us, you can mess with our cabin, but you cannot mess with Rosalie and Alice's clothes. She turned around but I quickly grabbed her arm and tugged her back. "What?!"
I smiled and said, "This is what they want. They want us to be pissed off and go kill them-but we're not. We are going to take pictures of our cabin like it was the funniest frigg'n thing we've ever seen. But we can't show them any weaknesses. We have to kill them my way."
Evil smiles grew on their faces and we skipped over to our cabin laughing-it was a bit closer to cackling-but still. Alice ran inside the cabin to get the camera. When she came out she said, "It doesn't look like they messed with anything on the inside." Then we all started taking pictures together. It was actually kind of funny. But of course I couldn't care less about my clothes.
"Okay, let's clean up this shit," I said grabbing random articles of clothing off the ground and shaking them out to make sure there weren't any bugs in them.
In the end we had a monstrous pile of toilet paper and it looked like we had all our clothes too.
"Now let's go kill them," Alice said when we were all done.
"Hold on. We need a plan and it will be dark and cold in about an hour and a half," I said trying to think ahead. "Where do you think they are?"
"Probably swimming," Angela said shrugging.
"Okay, we'll all go and try to talk to them individually. Find out anything that can be useful for our plan. Got it?" I asked as we head in to get dressed.
"Got it," they all smiled.
We got to the beach and split up immediately. Rosalie went to go lay out in the sun, Angela went to walk along the shore, Alice went to wade in the shallows, and I went to the end of pier to sit down.
As I walked to the end of the pier I noticed the guys just coming to the beach. Perfect. They noticed us almost immediately and split up into different directions. I snorted when I realized who was coming my way. Dick-head, of course.
I sat down and just stared at the water ahead of me. I was almost completely zoned-out when someone sat next to me. "Hey, I'm Edward," he said.
"Hey," I said back, not looking at him.
"What are you doing?" he asked curiously.
I looked at him to find that he was looking at my face intently-like my answer really mattered.
"Thinking," I answered as honestly as I could. In my head I silently said thinking about sweet revenge.
"What about?" he asked, eyes intense.
"College," I said the first thing I could come up with. "It's going to be so different."
"Where are you going?" he asked.
"Washington University," I said smiling. Alice and Rosalie are going too-even Angela.
"Me too," he said smiling.
I was surprised about how happy I felt that we were going to the same college. Weird. "What are you studying?" I asked curiously.
"I want to be a doctor. You know, helping people," he said.
"That's really nice, you know? Dedicating your life to other people," I told him. I wish I could do something like that-but blood makes me sick.
"What are you studying for?" he asked, completely ignoring my compliment.
"I want to be an English Teacher. I would rather swim-but I can't do much with that for long," I told him lamely. Definitely not as good as being a doctor.
"Who's your favorite author?" he asked suddenly.
"Jane Austen," I replied instantly.
"Ah, so you like the classics," he said grinning like an idiot.
"Hey! The classics are good. That's why they're called classics," I said defensively.
"I didn't say they were bad," he defended. "So…how do you like camp so far?"
Bingo. "It's pretty cool. How long have you been coming here?" I asked getting back to our mission.
"For years, my dad owns the camp," he said smiling happily.
Now I was really surprised. At least he knows everything there is to know then, that'll be helpful. "That's really cool. So I guess you know everything that happens around here, right?"
He laughed a little. "WE know most stuff, but my parents don't like to tell us too much so it's 'fair.'"
"But that's still pretty awesome. Your parents must be great," I said.
He smiled widely at this. "The best. What about your-"
"-Hey Eddie!" a shrill voice screamed from behind us. I turned around to see a blonde and a brunette girl running toward us. I rolled my eyes and turned around, looking at the other side of the lake.
I heard Edward mutter, "shit," before planting a fake smile on his face and say, "Hey Lauren, Jessica."
"I'm Lauren," she said-clearly directing that to me.
"Cool," I said still looking at the lake.
"This is Jessica," she said sounding a wee bit grumpy.
"Cool," I said again.
"Are you even listening to me?" she asked completely annoyed now.
"Cool," I said evenly, as though I wasn't paying attention-because I was. Knowing about these bimbos could be helpful with irritating Edward.
"Whatever," she said angrily. Out of the corner of my eye I could see Edward shaking with silent laughter.
"So Edward," another voice chimed in, I'm assuming that's Jessica. "What have been doing? Haven't seen you since graduation." Oh, they went to school together.
EPOV:
Avoiding you two, I wanted to say. I mean seriously! Just when I was really getting the chance to talk to Bella, they show up! "Just hanging around," I said vaguely.
"So have we," Lauren said smiling at me. "You know, you could have hung out with me," she said, trying to sound seductive.
I was about to tell her I had to go when Bella sighed loudly and flopped onto her back on the pier. I just looked at her confused.
"Excuse me, but we're trying to have a conversation," Jessica said irritably.
"Why don't you just cut to the chase and ask him to meet you in the equipment room?" she said coolly. My jaw dropped along with Jessica's and Lauren's.
"I can't believe you would talk to people like her Edward. We're leaving," Lauren said once she recovered from the shock. Jessica and Lauren quickly made their way off the pier.
I turned around to thank Bella for getting rid of them but she was gone. "Bella?" I asked standing up. No one answered. Where did she go? I sighed and headed off the pier, hopefully I'll get to talk to her later.
BPOV:
I can't believe you would talk to someone like her Edward. We're leaving," Miss Priss said before her and her crony stormed off. I really just wanted to punch her in the face. She was so flipp'n annoying! Before Edward turned around I silently slipped off the pier and into the cool water. I treaded water underneath the pier for a while.
"Bella?" I heard Edward call, confused. I could just barely make him out in the cracks of the wooden pier. He stood there for a minute, probably wondering where the heck I went. "Bella," he said again, but more to himself this time. Then he walked away.
Wow. I pegged Edward completely wrong. He's actually a really nice guy. Damn that pact!
"Bella?" a voice called after a while. But this time it wasn't Edward, it was Alice. I quickly swam to the ladder ad climbed onto the pier. "What were you doing in the lake?" she asked handing me a towel.
"Avoiding hitting someone," I answered honestly. I probably would've got kicked out of camp if I got my swim at Lauren. Probably would've knocked her out too. Maybe it would be worth it…
"Who?" she asked curiously as we walked down the pier.
"Lauren and Jessica," I said sneering the names. I hated them already.
She laughed and said, "Those two girls stopped by to ask Jasper where Edward was."
"Hey guys," Rosalie said as she and Angela caught up with us.
"Figure out anything good?" Alice asked hopefully. They both shook their heads and Alice frowned.
"I found something…interesting," I said.
"What?" Alice asked excitedly.
"Their dad owns the camp," I told them smiling triumphantly. "So, that's really good news for us," I said.
"How is that good news?" Angela asked.
"Well, it's good because we could probably get some information from them about upcoming events and things like that. Bad, because they can basically get whatever they need wherever they want without having to steal it," I added frowning.
"Getting information wouldn't be too hard with Emmet," Rosalie said smiling confidently.
"True, I'm pretty sure Edward and the other two are more likely to figure us out. So, Rose is in charge of getting whatever information we need," I said nodding to myself.
"So…what do we do now?" Alice asked.
"Wait until tomorrow and ambush them while they're distracted. Two of us will be the distractions and the other two will do the dirty work," I said as a plan started forming in my head.
"Good thinking. That's the only way we know that they won't be able to catch us," Angela said nodding.
"Who should be the distractions?" Alice asked.
"You and Rose, you'll be better at getting their attention. We just some way to keep them busy," I said to myself as we sat on our bunks in the cabin.
"I think I have an idea, but Alice and I will need your help," Rosalie said thoughtfully.
"What's the plan?" I asked intrigued.
"You know how guys can't resist a damsel in distress…?" she asked raising her eyebrows and glancing out the window at the lake.
We all smiled, knowing exactly what she was thinking.
"Alpha Team is in position, where's Charlie Team?" I asked into our walkie talkies Alice thought to bring. Good thing there were four.
"Charlie Team has a visual on Subjects and are about to get into position. Is our undercover operative ready for Operation D.I.D.?" Rose asked. (D.I.D. stands for damsels in distress-just so you know)
"Affirmative," I said.
"Charlie Team will contact Alpha Team ASAP if anything goes wrong. Everyone clear?" Rosalie asked.
"Affirmative," Angela said into her walkie-talkie from where she was sitting casually on a bench, reading a rather large book near the boy's cabin.
"Commence step 1," I said.
I watched from where I was hidden in the line of trees by a deep end in the lake. Alice and Rosalie put down their bags and towels (with the walkie talkie hidden in it) and headed for the pier.
They dove into the water at the end and swam quickly to the yellow platform that I was on the first day we got here. They got on and lie down on it looking like they were sunbathing. Alice rolled over onto her back and I knew that was the all-clear signal. I quietly got into the water and swam towards the platform trying to stay underwater as much as I can.
I took a deep breath as I approach the end of the pier and swam under water all the way to the side of the platform that I know the boys won't be able to see. When I surface I was breathing pretty dang hard. I know I'm supposed to be a good swimmer and all but that was hard. "You okay?" Alice whispered.
"I'm good," I said before taking a deep breath and unhooking the platform. I surfaced on the far side of the platform now so I could drag it. It took a while and I was a bit worried that the boys would leave before I got it far enough.
"They're still playing catch," Rosalie would assure me every time I asked.
Finally I got it far enough. "Am I clear?" I asked.
"All clear," Alice asked from where she lay. I took a deep breath and swam away from my 'sleeping' friends. It didn't take very long before I was back to the edge of the trees. I grabbed the duffel bag from where I kept it stashed and quickly put on my sweat pants and tank top. I grabbed the walkie-talkie and said, "Control to niner-niner?"
"What's up with the Charlie Team?" Angela asked.
"Charlie Team is in position, I'll wait before I have an affirmative that the Targets are distracted before returning to base," I said.
"Affirmative," she replied.
I took the flash light out of the duffel bag and flicked it on and off three times in the direction of Alice and Rosalie. I knew they would be able to see it, I was in the shade.
I watched with a smug grin on my face as Alice 'woke up' and realized how far they were from the pier. Alice jumped up and shrieked as Rosalie jolted awake. Then they both screamed.
I laughed as I watched the boys running down the pier and diving into the water. I grabbed my duffel bag and sprinted through the thin forest toward Cabin 1. I quickly found Angela and we headed over to the secluded Cabin.
She laughed and said, "they scream loud."
I stifled a laugh and nodded. Then we got to work.
EPOV:
We were playing catch with a football on the beach when we suddenly heard an ear splitting scream.
We all looked and saw a blonde girl and a short girl with black spike hair screaming on top of a yellow platform that must have floated out onto the lake. It took me a second to realize those were Bella's friends.
"That's Alice!" Jasper exclaimed.
"And Rosalie! We have to help them," Emmet said dropping the football and running toward the pier. We quickly followed him and dove into the water. Damn, they were farther out than they looked.
When we finally climbed on we were a bit out of breath. After a minute Jasper asked, "Are you okay?"
"We're fine. Thank you for coming out here," the girl I assumed was Alice answered.
"You guys are really good swimmers," Rosalie said.
"So, how did you guys get all the way out here?" Ben asked.
"WE don't know," Alice said looking at us through suddenly narrowed eyes. "How did you get Bella out here?"
"We didn't do it this time, I swear," Emmet said.
"Yeah, right. You did it once, you could've done it again," Rosalie scoffed.
"We never repeat pranks," Emmet said.
Alice snorted, "Some prank. Bella thought it was kind of funny."
"How is getting stranded in the middle of the lake funny?" Jasper asked.
"If you hadn't noticed, she had no problem swimming it back and hooking it up," Rosalie said smiling.
"How is she so good at swimming?" Ben asked curiously.
Both girls smiled proudly. "Bella got a full scholarship from Washington University for swimming. She's really good," Alice said, sounding like a proud mom.
"Wow. She didn't tell me that," I said-more to myself than to anyone else-but they heard and looked at me confused. "I talked to her yesterday," I explained.
"Oh yeah…you told us about her little disappearing act," Emmet said chuckling.
"What?" Rosalie asked confused.
"I turned around for a second and when I looked back she was gone," I said frowning. I've been wondering if it was something I said…
"She probably just swam away-you were on the pier," Rosalie said.
"She doesn't mean you did anything wrong," Alice said, sensing my thoughts. "Those two chicks showed up before she left right?"
I nodded and Rosalie and Alice burst out laughing. "What's so funny?" Emmet asked.
"Bella didn't want to accidentally lose control and beat the crap out of those two bimbos. Before she was in swimming she was in boxing for three years," Rosalie said smiling.
"Boxing?" Ben asked in disbelief.
"Yeah, the principal told her she had to 'channel her anger in a more healthy way.' She beat up our linebacker after he tried to kiss her," Alice said laughing.
"Boxing?" Emmet asked again in the same complete disbelief I felt.
"Yeeeessssss," Rosalie said slowly. "I'm kind of hungry, dinner should be ready soon, right?"
"Uh, yeah," Jasper said shaking his head like he was just imagining Bella beating up some guy.
"Do you guys mind pushing us back? I don't think we could make it," Alice asked frowning.
"Sure we can," Emmet said hopping off. The rest of us sighed and hopped off to help. It took about ten minutes to get them back in the right spot and for Jasper to hook them up.
"We're going to stop by our room to change first," Alice said.
"Okay, we'll meet you their," Jasper said.
"Okay, thanks again," Rosalie said smiling.
"No problem," I called after them as they hurried to grab their beach bag.
"They're pretty cool," Ben said as we gathered our stuff.
"Yeah. I can't believe Bella boxes. She just doesn't seem the type," I said confused.
"What is the type?" Emmet asked.
"Good point," I said as we approached our cabin.
Emmet unlocked the door and headed in. But he couldn't. He ran into an invisible wall, I guess is the only way I can put it. He staggered back in surprise and then reached out with his hand. "It's suran wrap," he said poking. (I don't know if I spelled suran wrap right so sorry if I did. If you don't know what it is, it's this clear wrap you put over a pan of brownies or something. Really good for pranks)
"Suran wrap?" Ben asked touching it too. He nodded and then punched his fist through it. It stretched a bit but finally gave in so we could tear it down.
"That was weird," Jasper muttered.
We walked in our room and stopped short. Everything was covered in toilet paper and silly string. Emmet started walking towards the bathroom but slipped and fell backwards when he was a foot away from the door. There was wax on the floor. "Damn it! How did they do that? We were with them the whole time!" Emmet said getting up.
"Not all of them," I said. Bella and…I think the other girl's name is Angela, weren't at the beach.
"Let's get this cleaned up," Jasper said. When we were done we threw out the toilet paper and silly string and Emmet scrubbed the floor with water from the bathroom.
"Let's just act like nothing at happened at dinner," Ben suggested.
"Fine with me. I don't want to have to admit being pranked by girls," Emmet said. "I'm going to the bathroom, wait for me," he said closing the door behind him.
After about thirty seconds we heard a muffled, "Shit!" Followed by a thud.
We all looked at each other confused and I yelled, "You okay Emmet?"
He came out of the bathroom seconds later and said, "They suran wrapped the toilet!" We burst out laughing. Emmet. Fell. Off. The. Toilet. (It seriously works if you do it right)
We were laughing all the way to the lunchroom. When we finally sat down at our usual table with Carlisle and Esme we had finally calmed down. "How was your day?" Esme asked smiling.
"Weird. You know the short girl with the spiky black hair and the girl with blonde hair? Alice and Rosalie?" Emmet asked. Carlisle and Esme nodded. "Were at the beach when we heard screaming. We turn around and they're out in the middle of the lake on one of those platforms. So we swam out to help them. We talked for a bit and then pull them back. Then when we get to our room there was suran wrap on the door, silly string and toilet paper covering everything, wax on the floor by the bathroom, and suran wrap on the toilet," Emmet fumed.
Carlisle looked at him in disbelief and Esme started laughing. We all looked at her confused and she shook her head at us. "They're brilliant. They set you up boys, you could really learn from them," she said chuckling.
All our mouths popped open-including Carlisle's. They set us up?! How the heck did that happen?
We all sat in a stunned silence while Esme looked ready to burst out laughing any moment.
"Is that them?" Carlisle asked looking behind us. I turned around. That was them, heading our way. Oh yeah, we invited them to sit with us.
"That's them," Jasper said.
When they approached Alice smiled widely and said, "Hi, I'm Alice, this is Bella, Rosalie, and Angela."
"I'm Esme, this is Carlisle, Edward, Jasper, Emmet, and Ben," Esme said smiling.
"Do you mind if we sit here?" Bella asked looking directly at me.
"Go ahead," I said smiling at her. I didn't really want to smile at her-they just pranked us. Good. But I can't help it when I see her. They sat down quickly, Bella next to me and her friends next to her.
"So, how was your day?" Bella asked me smirking a bit.
"Perfect," I said smiling as if that were true.
"Good," she said smiling back.
"How are you girls liking camp so far?" Esme asked.
"It's really cool. We've never been to a camp before and we thought this would be perfect before our last summer before college," Alice said.
"Where are you girls going?" Carlisle asked.
"We're all actually going to Washington University," Rosalie said.
"So are the boys," Esme said happily. I knew what she was thinking, but at the moment I don't think that's going to happen. As much as I wanted it to…
"Are you girls signing up for the canoe camping trip?" Carlisle asked.
"We heard about it, when is it?" Bella asked.
"In a few days. I can sign you up if you'd like," Carlisle offered.
Alice glanced at all the girls quickly and then said, "Sure, we'd love to go. Are you guys going?" she asked us.
"Yeah, we all are," Ben said smiling at Angela who blushed and looked down.
"I'm sure it'll be really fun," Bella said smiling to me.
"It will be," I said starting to plot some revenge…
