My previous chapter confused Spider-Monkey-Forever. So here is a basic recap: Alice has a super secret surprise that she won't tell Edward or Bella. Emmett and Henri Thomas started a practical joke war by setting Jasper up to tell John Lawrence that Jasper was a Confederate while John Lawrence had been a Union. (Civil War for those who hate history)
I'm sorry it was confusing. I hope this chapter is not confusing or at least less.
Disclaimer: SM owns the characters. (But I own them in my dreams J yes I'm that sad.)
And on another note if you find a cure for writers block TELL ME!!
Chapter 7
I sat in the living room waiting for morning and Alice's surprise. She had said we'd like it but I was still uncertain.
"Don't worry Eddie! I'm sure it will be great," Henri Thomas said. Emmett had nearly the whole house calling me 'Eddie', my least favorite it nickname.
"How's your room doing?" I asked. He scowled. Ghost Alice and Alice had painted Henri Thomas and George Karl's room pink and black after Henri Thomas and Emmett sawed a piano leg in half. Of course George Karl couldn't have cared less what color his room was enjoyed watching his twin yell out in anger and have a temper tantrum.
All in all it had been quite an interesting night. Jasper and John Lawrence had got into a huge fight over the tactics of the Confederate and Union armies, Catherine and Carlisle discussed medical texts for 7 and a half hours and Rosalie got called a fake blond, dumb blond and a bottle blond by Harriet. Mathew and Malcolm put hot glue in Alice's hair. Alice after getting the glue out of her hair chased them all the way to Quebec before managing to get a hold on them and strangled them till ghost Edward and ghost Alice got her off them. Emmett hid Helen's TV then Helen hid his bed. We are still uncertain as to how she managed to pull it off or when we'd see it again. They are both still playing ransom. Bella and George Karl hid Harriet's book while she and Rosalie had a screaming match. All the while Esme managed stay hidden but sometimes I could hear her laughing from the kitchen.
Ghost Edward walked in looking very pleased with himself. "What did you do?" I asked now curious. He sat down on the couch and said, "You'll see."
Alice was suddenly standing over ghost Edward with an infuriated face.
"What did you do?" I asked again.
"He put half of my winter clothing in green and yellow paint cans," she snapped angrily.
"Why is that bad enough to want to kill my son?" I asked.
"Because the paint cans were filled with green and yellow paint!" Alice snarled. At that moment the entire house filled with cackles.
"It is not funny!" she roared.
At that moment Bella walked in but she looked different. Not ghostly. Just like a normal vampire. We all gasped.
"Wow. What happened to you?" ghost Edward asked.
"What do you mean?" she asked.
"You're not a ghost anymore," Alice said in a serene tone. Now she was bouncing around happily. "Wow! That happened faster then what I'd seen," she said.
"But how?" I asked. Carlisle walked in.
"Catherine and I have been working on a theory," he began.
Emmett interrupted, "I knew no one could talk about medical texts for that long!" he said triumphantly.
"Well," Carlisle started again. "We think she was at peace. Therefore able to go on to the next life. But she was half vampire half ghost so she couldn't, she just had her old body fully restored," he finished. "And yes we did talk about medical texts for that long," he added quickly for Emmett's benefit. Emmett just moaned.
"Well I think we might need to except that. Because that's all we can think up," Catherine said.
I pulled Bella into my lap. "You're 100% vampire now," I said softly.
"I guess that means I can finally get Emmett back," she whispered back. I stared down into her beautiful face. Her eyes were no longer ghostly yellow but warm topaz.
"You wish!" Emmett snarled.
"Well, I suppose that's all figured out. What are we going to do about your child?" Alice demanded. We all groaned. "I think I have the right to be upset half my winter clothing ruined!"
Catherine got up. "I can see I am no longer needed." She walked through the wall and Jasper shuddered.
"I don't think I'll ever get used to that," he mumbled.
"You might have to," Carlisle said. We all looked at him. "I've spoken to Catherine. We're keeping the hotel. If anything it would just make life around here more interesting."
Bella smiled. "Thank you. Now I have to go make breakfast for the twins. If you need me I'll be in the kitchen," she as she walked out.
I looked at ghost Edward. "Would you like to go for a walk in the gardens?" I asked.
"Sure," he mumbled.
As we walked out I tried to think of what I could say it was hard.
"I suppose all I wanted to say was I want to start being a father to you," I began.
"Don't worry," ghost Edward told me. "I'm new at this too."
"So I guess we'll take the 'Father/Son' stuff slow then," I said.
"Are you having a conversation with your kid or starting a romantic relationship?" Emmett shouted from the house. Ghost Edward and I grimaced. Then, I heard a smack.
"Ow! Bella what was that for?" Emmett demanded.
I could hear Bella threatening him and telling him off. I smiled to myself. "I'm glad she did that," I mumbled.
"Me too," ghost Edward told me smiling back.
We walked back inside when Bella announced breakfast. Emmett was rubbing his arm.
"What happened to you?" I asked.
"Bella," Emmett moaned in an irritated tone.
"What happened?" I asked Bella curiously.
"I simply showed him who ranked higher in the house," she said sweetly giving an even sweeter smile.
"Jasper got the worst of it," ghost Alice said happily. "He's in his study along with his wounded pride." She added with a giggle.
I pulled Bella into my chest and whispered softly to her, "You're like a little Hell cat now."
She giggled and smiled coyly at me. I felt lust but suppressed it show that I was better then Emmett with Rosalie.
She leaned up and we started to kiss only to hear moans of discuss coming from our children, Emmett and Harriet.
"You might as well get used to it," I said happily "Because we are going to be doing it a lot."
Jasper walked in and said, "Carlisle and Catherine are helping everyone work out truces in the living room," he turned to Emmett. "You have quite the truce to work out with Helen so you should get started."
Bella leaned up and we started to kiss again. After our lips separated she sighed happily.
"I'm glad all of this worked out," she said softly.
"You have no idea how happy I am too," I said in and equally soft voice.
For the first time in almost 80 years I was perfectly and intotally happy. At peace and at bliss. It was the beginning of the rest of our existence.
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