Next update! I really wanted to update yesterday, but unfortunately ... I didn't.

It just wasn't finished, but it is now! Enjoy!

"Hey my cutest little sister!" Emmett exlaimed when he saw Maddie coming out of the main entrance of her school.

She giggled and skipped over to where he was standing. He hugged her close with one arm, then led her to his car and opened the passenger door for his sister to get in.

"Thank you, Sir." She curtsied and climbed in.

"So? How was school?" he asked when he sat down in the driver's seat and started the car.

"Stupid, as always. You know that." Maddie groaned and fumbled with the CD player.

"Yup, and that's why I am so happy that you," and he pointed at her, "and me," and he pointed at himself, "are driving home now and play some games. I would have had history lesson right now."

Maddie drew in a sharp breath. "Uuh, I don't know about that." Jasper was still at school, but Maddie really did not want to risk getting in trouble with him again.

"Oh, come on!" Emmett exclaimed and nudged her with his elbow.

"Jasper said I'm not allowed to play video games. He took the consoles away," Maddie said, and she sounded a little embarrassed.

"He did what? But they are mine!" he complained, then added, "No offence, you know you can always play with them, right? But still, they are mine! He cannot take them away!"

"No offence taken. But he said you'd understand." Maddie smirked and started to laugh - Emmett was too funny when he whined like a five-year-old.

"And all that because of one little fib you told? He is definitely overreacting."

"I know, he hates me!" Maddie returned.

"Hahaha, no, Tiny, he does not, and that is the problem actually."

"Huh?"

"He cares about you. But your behaviour is bothering him."

"Well, his behaviour is bothering me," she stated petulantly, which made Emmett laugh.

"But hey, the others won't be home. What do you wanna do?"

"I bet Edward's home ..."

"Oh, right." Emmett thought for a moment. "Wanna go to the store?"

"Em, I'm grounded." Duh.

"I know, but when you really need something your grounding is void," he explained to her as if she were a stupid child.

"And what do I need?" Maddie asked skeptically.

Emmett just reached into his sister's backpack and pulled out a pencil. He held it in his fist, pushed his thumb against the upper part and broke it in half. "A new pencil is what you need." And he smirked.

Maddie laughed out loud. So they were going to the store.

Dammit. At the time the two came home, all the others were already there. So Emmett drove into the garage, parked his Jeep next to Edward's Volvo and they got out of the car.

Jasper suddenly appeared and asked with narrowed eyes, "Where have you two been?"

"I picked Maddie up," Emmett said and locked the door of his car.

"School ended over an hour ago. Or did she earn herself another detention?" Another? Screw you.

"No, she did not. We went to the store," Emmett explained.

Jasper addressed his sister now. "Madeline, you are grounded. You know what that means."

"Sure." She shrugged her shoulders and left the garage through the door which led to the kitchen.

"Go to your room!" he called over his shoulder after her.

Emmett felt a bit guilty that Maddie got sent to her room - going to the store was his idea after all. "Jasper, don't be like that. We bought school things."

"You could have brought her home first."

"She is home now, nothing happened," Emmett said while rolling his eyes.

"Don't do that again, Emmett, she must come home immediately after school when she is grounded."

"Sure, bro." Emmett patted Jasper on the shoulder and walked into the kitchen, leaving his brother behind.

But Jasper followed him, of course, and was obviously not done talking. "I am serious. How is she supposed to learn from her grounding if you take her shopping?"

"Cut the girl some slack! You grounded her and took away my gaming consoles. Half an hour at the store doesn't affect that stupid grounding all that much."

"Emmett, just stop undermining my authority! I was left in charge and-"

"What are you two bickering about?" Rose had entered the kitchen and crossed her arms over her chest. She assumed something had happened since her husband and sister came home later than expected.

"He took Maddie shopping today," Jasper informed his sister.

Rosalie huffed. "Emmett! She is not supposed to go anywhere except school and home!"

"And hunting," Emmett added smugly.

"Yes, but you may rest assured that you will not be the one to take her hunting today," Rose said and headed back to the living room where she had been reading. That was typically Emmett - he acted without thinking.

Later that day, Maddie got an idea. Not just any idea - it was a great idea. So she tip-toed down the stairs and stopped in front of Emmett and Rose's room.

"Hey, Em?" she whispered.

"What's up, Tiny? Come in!" Emmett called from the other side of the door.

Maddie entered the room and closed the door behind herself. Then she walked over to the huge bed in the middle of the room and sat down, pulled her legs up and made herself comfortable.

She looked at her brother, who was sitting on his desk chair opposite to the bed.

"Emmett," she said stony-faced, "it's on."

Em stared at her for a moment, then smirked. "Really?"

"Uh-huh." She grinned and nodded her head like a maniac.

"Awesome, what do we do? Pillow fight?"

Weeks ago, Emmett had challenged his little sister to some games. They had already done the water bombs war ... which ended badly. Esme's plants drowned, the house was muddy from top to bottom and Carlisle had to get a new mattress for Maddie since hers was completely soaked and they couldn't get it dry again. Yep, Emmett had had a lot of fun throwing water bombs through the open window into her room. They were in deep shit for that. And Carlisle told them that if he ever saw one of them with a water balloon in hand again, he would spank them on the spot without hesitating. Yes, delightful prospect. He even forbade them to compete with each other.

Anyways, there were still a lot of possibilities for them to compete while their parents were away. And Maddie had just the idea.

"Pillow fight," Maddie snorted. "What a lame idea. No, we are doing something way more ... interesting."

"So? Spill!" Emmett was excited beyond belief.

"Nah, I'll surprise ya. But you may choose the day."

"Friday!"

She narrowed her eyes, thinking about something. "When are Mom and Dad coming back?"

"Saturday," Em answered with confidence.

"Okay then, Friday it is," Maddie said, but then remembered something. "Oh wait, what about the hunting trip?"

Jasper had planned a long hunting trip for all of them on Friday after school. In order to make hunting more varied, they were supposed to go to a wooded mountain range that was a three hours' drive away from Forks where heaps of mountain lions could be found.

Emmett thought it over.

"Easy. You and me go hunting on Thursday, because you are soooooooooo hungry that you simply cannot wait anymore."

"Cool." Maddie nodded. "No! Rose is taking me hunting today!"

"Just drain a rabbit or something, then."

"All right. I'll-"

Just then, Rose peeped into the room and said exasperatedly, "Maddie, I told you to get changed!" Then she sighed. "Come now," she added and waited at the door for Maddie to join her.

Maddie walked over to Rose, waved Emmett goodbye and made her way up to her room to change into old clothes for the hunt.

Fyi: It is Tuesday in this story right now, but we will jump right to Friday in my next chapter. I just have no idea what could happen during these other days. But Friday will be ... interesting ;-) Is that ok with you? Otherwise you have to send me some ideas, got it?

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