Okay, so I decided that I needed a break from this for a while, I just got so stressed that I couldn't find time for anything. I have two essays that are due on Wednesday that I haven't started. I realized that it had been a long time since I updated, and thought I should finish this. So this is the last chapter and the rest of it will be in the sequel, which will be posted ASAP. Don't ask when ASAP is, because I haven't decided yet. Sorry if this chapter sucks.
Disclaimer- I own none of these characters, I just made them do stuff.
EPOV
"Edward? A word please," Carlisle's voice wasn't commanding, but I knew to obey anyway.
"Yes?" All of a sudden there was a crash from downstairs.
"NO! YOU CAN'T!" Alice's voice was shrill with complete disgust.
It was then that I saw into Carlisle's mind. I'd been tuning him out, out of courtesy, but I decided that a shriek like that was reason enough to look into it.
I really hate to have to do this…but it may be the only way.
There was the image of all of our cars, -- Alice's mine, Rosalie's, and Jasper's – in a location that I couldn't discern. It looked fairly distant, but Carlisle gave no name for the location.
"Carlisle! Alice is right! You can't do that!" My voice wasn't loud, but everyone heard it. They had also heard Alice's scream, and now Rosalie, Emmett, Jasper and Alice were standing behind me with confused looks on their faces.
"It's better if you're all here, anyway," he said, looking from face to face.
"Where's Emmett's Jeep in all this madness?" Alice asked angrily.
"What are you talking about?" Rosalie asked.
"I think making Emmett walk around the mall in women's panties is enough punishment, now let me explain to you what is going to happen!" Carlisle barked.
"But I already know!" Alice whined.
"As do I," I said solemnly. I knew there was no preventing this.
"And you two are going to sit there and pretend that you don't know or I'll make it even worse," Carlisle was getting frustrated, but we instantly calmed down. We stood statue-like while he explained to us what was going to happen. "I have arranged for your cars to be shipped to an undisclosed location. You will not try and stop the movers, you will not buy new cars, and you most certainly will not stay home and skip school. You either find a way to get there without exposing us, or you walk to the nearest bus stop, got it?"
"Yes sir," we all said glumly. There was no way getting around this, Carlisle did have authority according to our "adoption papers." It still appalled me to think that he was treating us like normal teenagers, when we so obviously weren't.
"What about Emmett?" Rosalie asked coldly.
"Yeah, what about me? Alice said she didn't see my Jeep getting shipped off. Do I still get to drive myself?"
"Emmett, I would prefer you not to rub this in their faces by driving, but if you must, you must. Try not to be smug about it, okay?"
"Mmmhmm," he mumbled while he walked away. Rosalie's thoughts broke through my own.
He better give me a ride to school or it's no sex for him!
I shuddered at her thought, but turned to Carlisle and asked, "Can Emmett give us rides?"
"Oh, I almost forgot. Emmett, you may not give any of your siblings rides! That includes Rosalie!" he said, a little louder than usual but not shouting. Rosalie was seething beside me now.
God damn you, Edward! Why did you have to go and do that? Do you want me to hitch a ride with you and Bella in the morning?
"No, I want you to catch the bus," I said, grinning from ear to ear.
"Edward," she said, her voice icy, "There isn't one senior in Forks that rides the bus. Do you know what you would be doing to me if you made me do that?"
I kept my eyes on hers. "Of course I know what I would be doing. And I have absolutely no problem doing that," I told her. At that, she turned and walked away from me, her thoughts too obscene to repeat. I chuckled to myself as I ran to Bella's to tell her the situation.
BPOV
Edward had just finished telling me the story about the cars when Jasper knocked on my window. I opened it and let him climb in.
"So, Bella, I take it you've heard about the little predicament we're in?" he looked at me pleadingly, as if I could do something about it.
"Yes, Jasper, I have, why do you ask?"
Edward looked at us, seemingly amused. "You don't know? Isn't it obvious?" he asked
"Yeah, I guess I do, but I still wanted to hear it from him." I turned back to Jasper, who still wore the pleading look.
"Please give me a ride, Bella, I can't stand the bus, you don't know what that would do to me! I'd rather ride in your truck!"
"But Edward already told Rosalie no, and if you rode with us then Alice would obviously come and ask, and Rose would see that there was still one seat left and want to ride, too. You see the situation you put me in?"
"I can see that, but Rose doesn't have to know how we get to school," he reasoned.
"I think she's smart enough to figure that one out," I replied, then turned to Edward for help. Knight in shining armor that he is, he stood up and walked to my side.
"Jasper, I said this to Rose and I will say it to you. You can't hitch a ride with Bella and me."
"But, Edward, this isn't fair! Why do you get to be the only one with legitimate transportation to school?" We can't just run there, it would expose us. Riding the bus could prove unbearable!"
"Hmm. I can see your point. Only you should be able to ride with us, because of your self control…or …lack thereof." Edward turned to me, seemingly asking permission.
"Hey, if you can justify that to Alice, be my guest. I certainly wouldn't want anyone killed because they got all up in Jasper's space."
Edward laughed at that, and I loved the sound. It was beautiful.
"Thank you, Bella, you have no idea how much this means. I owe you one," he said as he exited through the window. I exhaled. This was going to be a long week…or however long their cars were gone, I wasn't quite sure.
Edward's arms were suddenly wrapped around me, diminishing every inch of space between us. "This should be fun," he whispered.
