Game Two

Rosalie held her hand out to take a folded piece of paper from the famed hat but Alice stopped her.

"I think we should all take them the same time" she announced and the Cullens (+ Bella) nodded. Rosalie grabbed one and rushed upstairs, all the Cullens followed her example until only Bella was left. Esme nodded at her encouragingly and Bella took a deep breath, muttering something under her breath and took a slip of paper, retreating to the kitchen to get changed.

Jasper emerged first. It was not immediately obvious what he was dressed as. He wore a neatly pressed navy blue uniform complete with hat and carried a worn sack that seemed to be full of something. There was a little badge on his chest and Esme leant forward to read it.

"Royal mail?" she said, puzzled.

"That's right!" Jasper swelled with pride. "I am an employee of Her majesty." He saluted and stood very straight as if the Queen could come through the door at any moment.

Jasper noted her puzzled expression. "When I was very little…" he paused. "…my dearest wish was to become a Postman!" he swelled with pride again.

"But Jasper…" said Esme tentatively "…there were no Postmen two hundred years ago, I'm afraid you might have invented that memory." He looked at her, abashed, as though she had just smashed his childhood dreams which she had…sort of. Esme avoided his eyes, picked up a magazine and sat down.

Edward was the next to unhappily slump out of his room. Jasper tried not to laugh as he plonked himself down on the floor. Edward had only once before been dressed as a bunny and that had not been a pleasant experience. It ended in him being chased by a mob of angry children, desperate for chocolate he just didn't have! His ears drooped and fell over his eyes. He batted them away.

Alice was perhaps the most unhappy of all of them, and it was perhaps a good thing she couldn't say anything about it. She cart wheeled out in a pure completely white spandex suit. There were little red circles painted on her cheeks and her hair was hidden under a black Beret.

"What is she?" Jasper asked Esme, bemused. Esme smiled.

"She's a mime artist, and a French one at that." Alice's feet had apparently turned to lead and she was soundlessly trying to heave them along. Esme gave a little giggle. "I love mime artists. Me and Carlisle spent ages watching them when we were in Paris last year."

Alice glared at her but continued to make her way along an invisible wall. At this point she spotted Edward, pointed at him, pulling her cheeks in in a mock surprise expression and then proceeded to go into silent hysterics which redoubled when Emmett crawled out.

"Meow" he said sardonically. Jasper gave a little squeal of delight.

"Jess!"

"I beg your pardon I mean…Meow" Emmett corrected himself.

"I'm Postman Pat and you can be my cat…Jess!" he was positively skipping with excitement. "Didn't you guys watch it when you were kids?" They all stared at him blankly, Alice gave a little shrug and drew a question mark in the air.

"Erm…Jasper, Postman Pat couldn't have been around two…"but Esme was interrupted.

"I always idolized him, he was so cool you know?" Alice and Edward exchanged looks, yep definitely going loopy. Jasper was in his own little world. At this point Bella bounded out, her eyes traveled over all of them, she spotted Jasper and Emmett and let out a squeal that was strangely similar to Jasper's.

"Postman Pat and Jess!" she squealed and started singing, to everyone's surprise Jasper joined in.

Postman Pat, Postman Pat, Postman Pat and his black and white cat. Early in the morning, just as day is dawning…

"You watching it too?" Jasper asked and Bella smiled turned into a look of confusion.

"Jasper how do you know…?"

"I watched it when I was little too." He smiled at Bella.

"But how…?" Bella started but she had spotted Edward and she smiled. Edward gave a little squeak (I know Edward squeaking!) and started frantically hopping away but Bella caught him by the tale in her white gloved hands.

"I'm gonna need you for my show little bunny wunny" she said happily and then started dragging Edward upstairs.

"What show?" Emmett said outright. Jasper kicked him. "Ow...oh right, What show…Meow?"

Bella smiled. "My magic show!" she did an elaborate gesture, indicating her top hat and tales which were finished off with little white gloves, fishnets and a little bow tie. Alice looked shocked and started making gestures towards Bella in rapid sign language.

"What's she thinking?" Bella whispered to Edward who was up side down on the stairs.

"She's was going to do a show too." He whispered and adjusted his rabbit nose which had fallen down to his chin.

"Oh yeah!" said Bella, placing her hands on her hips. "We'll see about that!" she grabbed Edward's tale again, turning to flounce off but Jasper stopped her.

"Wait!" he cried. "Where's Rosalie?"

AN: I am aware that there maybe people out there who have not heard of Postman Pat. If not type "Postman Pat Theme song 1990" into youtube. That should give you good idea of Jasper's strange obsession.