A/N: Sorry for the late update, homes! I got to hang out with this really hot guy all day cause he was working for my dad. Hmm…one more chapter before the fight okay? And this is that 'one more' so the next chapter, which will hopefully be up today or tomorrow, will be the battle. Then maybe three or four more fluff chapters, and viola! The end. Sound good? Alright then. Enjoy!
Edward: -Cracks whips-
Me: Oh, how I've missed that.
Edward: I know, right? We missed you.
Me: Why'd you have to go anyway?
Edward: Change Bella.
Me: And I didn't get to come watch?
Edward: She would've eaten your face.
Me: True.
Bella: Mmm! BLOOD!
Me: Imma run now. Fast.
Edward: And, in keeping with tradition, Imma hug you now!
Wednesday
"Ayden!" Tanya sang. "How do you feel about some truth or dare? The boys are busy with Alice and we are so bored!" She made herself comfortable on my bed, where I sat reading The Catcher in the Rye, and the other girls stood in my doorway.
I sighed. "Sure. Truth or dare, Tanya?"
"Truth," she replied happily.
"Which guy in our family, aside from Edward, do you find most attractive?" I kept reading as I asked.
"Cole, duh!" She laughed, all the girls joining her. "You're a lucky girl, Ayden."
"Yes, yes I am. You turn, Tanya. And who will your victim be?" I laid my book to the side, and invited the girls to come sit with me on my over-sized bed. All obliged, and we made a circle, much like a young girls' slumber party.
"Hmm, let me see. I choose…Rosalie! Truth or dare?"
"I think I'll take…a dare."
Tanya visibly deliberated for a moment. Her eyes narrowed in concentration, and she tapped her fingertips together manically. "I dare you to…run around the house naked four times."
All jaws, Tanya excluded, dropped at the statement. A blur of shouts were thrown at Tanya simultaneously.
"Are you crazy?!"
"No way!"
"I don't need Eleazar looking at her naked! She's hotter than me!"
"I am not doing that!"
"You are one stupid bitch."
"I think it's a great idea!"
We all turned to stare at Kate where she sat by Tanya. After rolling our eyes, we turned to Tanya in silence.
"Sorry,"
she said, shrugging. "Rosalie said 'dare.'"
Forty-five
minutes and one bitch fit later, every vegetarian vampire in the
continental U.S. gathered in front of the house for Tanya's big
show. With extreme hesitation, Rosalie removed her top for every one
of us to see. Normally Rose would have no problem doing such a thing,
but with all the guys watching? Her father figure? Not cool,
Tanya, not cool. Next came the pants. She turned to throw her clothes
to her husband, pausing momentarily to glare at Tanya. Using every
ounce of her speed, Rosalie removed the remainder of her clothes and
took off.
Five minutes later the girls had reunited for a continuation of the game.
"Now that we got that over with, Bella, truth or dare?" Rosalie smiled smugly, seeking revenge for Bella's stifled laughter as she ran.
"I think I'm about to make an exponentially monumental mistake, but I'll take a dare."
"I dare you to give Edward a boner before the entire family." The smug smile grew brighter and wider as Bella's eyes widened in horror.
But she did it.
And we all laughed. Except Edward.
Thursday
Bella, Edward, Cole, and I watched Juno seven and a half times. And every time, it got funnier and sweeter.
I watched, with extreme satisfaction, as Edward and Bella cuddled beside us on our bed. The way he watched her every move with such joy made me realize how perfect they really are for one another. Nothing could ever compare to the type of relationship they have.
"I just wonder if two people can stay together for good," Juno said to her father, thinking about the adoptive parents of her baby.
Yes, they certainly can.
I squirmed to look back at Cole; I saw that same look of complete and total adoration there. I mirrored his smile, and kissed his cheek. Edward and Bella started laughing hysterically at the screen, so Cole and I turned our attention back to the movie.
"Dude, I wish my name was Diablo Cody, like that director chick," Cole laughed. "That is one wicked cool name."
"I wish my name was Juno," Bella countered, snuggling closer into Edward.
Without warning, just as Bleeker had shown up at the hospital after Juno's delivery, Alice threw herself right into our room.
"Saturday! We have two days until Maria shows up to kill us all! And you're watching a movie! Oh, Juno! I wanna watch!" Over her mood swing, Alice came to join us on the bed.
We watched the movie once more, and went downstairs to join our family.
"Left foot yellow," Carlisle called out just as our small group was stopping at the top of the stairs.
Downstairs, somehow, nine people perched over the twister mat in compromising positions. The five of us laughed as our family strained themselves over one another to reach the colored dots on the mat. We descended the stairs and joined Carlisle where he sat on one of the couches.
After another five limbs had been moved, Emmett crashed down over the entirety of the players. The sound rang through the house, and probably through the entire town of Providence.
"Way to go, my brother," Edward laughed from the couch, reaching over to hit Emmett's knuckles against his own.
"Fuck you, Edward," Irina panted from the bottom of the pile-up.
"Language, Irina!"
"Sorry, Esme."
Friday
Ah, our last training day. How sweet it is. We were divided into two groups: those with the super-natural special powers, and those without. Those without special powers served as our test subjects as my group worked on their strategy.
I was partnered with Tanya, and she was drooling and swaying back and forth the entire time I was singing. I went through nearly every song I knew before Jasper finally had us switch up and serve as the victims.
In case of the event of unnatural powers within Maria's army, we used our powers against our family, testing their resistance. Of course my family had no problem resisting my power, but our Denali relatives had a more difficult time. Carmen even sat down by my leg as I dragged her along like a toddler.
By the end of the afternoon, Jasper was pleased by our performance, and deemed us well-equipped to take on our enemies. We stayed out by the fire through the night in the clearing where Alice had predicted Maria to appear.
"I really can't wait for this to be over. None of you can imagine how grateful I am that you're willing to fight for me. You could easily avoid a fight by letting her kill me, you know," Jasper muttered as he lay with Alice in the grass.
"Nonsense," Carlisle scolded. "Jasper, you are a part of our family—a very vital part—and we would fight for you, as with anyone here, until the death. Now enjoy some time with our wife, and shut up."
We all laughed, and passed our final peaceful night slowly. Each hour dragged on for the length of four, it seemed. However, morning came all too quickly, and all too quickly, we were on our feet and ready to fight.
Saturday
"Hello, Jasper. It's been far too long."
A/N: Yay! Big fight next chapter. So I'm super duper sorry this took so effin long. But review for me, and maybe the fight will be up Tuesday. Love you all! Review!
Edward: Hugs from me and Jasper and Emmett now?
Me: Yes, you boys give out hugs. I think I'll go make my bed.
Bella: I'll do it! I can do it super quick now, too!
Me: Well aren't you special.
Bella: Fer sure!
Me: Well then go make my bed.