THE LAST CHAPTER!
I know, I know! I'm sad ending my story too! But it must be done. Let it be a happy ending before I write something like Emmett force the President to eat doughnuts with Homer Simpson or something... Once again, for the last time, I must say a big THANK YOU to all of you who had so faithfully followed my story and give me reviews chapter by chapter! Your enthusiasm really touched me! Especially when I'm down I see all those reviews... wow - it's better than chocolate!
So without futhur ado, let me present you the last chapter of WHEN THE CULLENS COOK!
Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN TWILIGHT!
CHAPTER 30 – HOW WE ENDS
BELLA'S POV
Would you believe me if I tell you the boys had learnt their lessons of behaving themselves and not breaking anymore of Esme's furniture?
Would you believe me if I tell you the boys are angels for the next decade, never causing troubles to anyone, loving to their wives and loyal to their family?
Would you BELIEVE me if I tell you the boys had proved themselves as a man capable of making their own business and making their women proud when they come home from work?
Frankly, if you tell me the boys would be like THAT three months ago I'd fell off the floor laughing.
Yes, amazing! This IS just like magic! Or supernatural beings. The boys had learnt their lessons. Of course, god knows where the next scheme will arise, but hey, live for the moment, isn't it?
Carlisle had gone back to work as a doctor. His colleagues missed him and there are many medical cases waiting for him to attend. But now he discovered the goodness of good, healthy food, he started to pay more attention to the nutrition intakes of his patients. He discovered how bad the hospital food were, and personally conducted a menu specific for different kinds of patients. He taught the staff how to cook, and even showed them his cooking skills. If the hospital loves him before, they are crazy about the hot, intelligent, cooking Dr. Cullen now. After his establishment of good hospital food, he found that many of the patients are happier and they recovered quicker. In less than two months of this project, hospitals across the land began to follow the suit set up by the vampire doctor.
Jasper didn't cook for a long time. He said he had enough of cooking to last for a century. However, he devoted his time in experimenting Japanese food. He's always writing notes and thinking a recipe over and over before making a move, like the detailed major in Civil War he is. Sometimes he helped Emmett figure things out, but usually he just content himself by looking at Emmett when Emmett cooks, or, to the surprise for the rest of us, he actually started to help Esme in the house. We couldn't understand the change of nature; only Esme can. She was more than happy that her always distant son was making the first move of "rebonding".
Edward became, true to his words, my personal cook. He prepared dinner for me and Charlie nearly every day, trying new Italian recipes and totally won Charlie over, which, I suspect, might be one of the reason. Of course he never eats, claiming he doesn't like to eat what he cooks, but Charlie was too preoccupied with the food than care Edward doesn't eat. Thank god Charlie has stopped cooking now, or I'm really afraid the Chief Police of Forks Town burned his own house because he forgot to turn off the oven.
But what eclipsed all of the boys was our Emmett. Emmett found a harmless scheme to occupy his too-idle time. Yes, he opened a pizzeria! After one more month of survey and testing (done mostly by the wolves and Charlie) about his pizza, he opened his first pizzeria in Port Angeles, named "Emmett's Pizza Island". There were 30 types of different pizza from the menu, and these are the few famous ones:
1. English Delight: With special homemade black pudding as the main ingredient , spiced up by good old goat cheese and bell peppers, English Delight blew you away back to the Middle Ages where black sausage plays a prominent role in the daily life of Englishmen.
2. War in Japan: Salted pork with sushi rice, this is a pizza you have never seen before! Though you may doubt rice on pizza, but don't forget this is a speciality: the sticky sushi rice was doused by vinegar before barbequeing it to crispiness, topped with salted pork where it was a common food in the Civil Wars. While you eat this, remember the war and all the brave soldiers who had carry on this tradition till today.
3. La Pizza Bella: The most Italian pizza you'd ever have! From that tomato salsa at the base to the bright olive on top, you'll enjoy it layer by layer of pepperoni and cheese! Not to mention the special herbs and spices in between bites! A burst of surprise in every single bite!
It doesn't need Alice's visions to see that Emmett's Pizzeria is going to be the new sensation. In just one month after the first opening of the first restaurant, franchise popped up all over America and became the fastest selling pizza shop, beating down Pizza Hut and Pappa John. In three months time it crossed the ocean and reached to Europe, where Prince William and his wife Princess Kate honoured the first Emmett's Pizza Shop. Emmett got his wish in shaking Prince William's hands and had the prince fall head-over-heels in love with one of the specialty pizza: "Lettuce and Oyster – don't be afraid for it is as good as it sounds!" Though of course now the phase of "I want to marry Prince William" is very well over and no one dares to mention it, Emmett was inconsolably happy for the next few, er, decades. He had the picture of him shaking the Prince's hand (Princess Kate was not in the picture) printed poster size and sticked it in every one of his franchise.
So, yeah, it's a happy ending for everyone! Especially for Esme, who couldn't believe when Emmett secretly refurnished his kitchen with all the profits he made with the pizza business. Esme was really glad that her punishment had turned out so surprisingly fruitful. If the boys did anything out of the line - well, one mention of "Isle Esme" shut them out of any form of catastrophe.
"Bella?" Edward whispered next to my ear. "Are you ready to go and have the celebration?"
"Yup," I said.
We got down the stairs and headed over to Port Angeles, where a party is going on in Emmett's first pizza shop. It is to celebrate the boys' three-month returned to Forks. Everyone is invited, including the wolves and their family and even Charlie. Emmett said he wouldn't miss his best customer. Charlie was the first person in the whole world that had tested all of Emmett's creation.
"To Esme!" said everyone, raising their glasses. (The vampire had blood, which was disguised as Bloody Mary. The rest of us had champagne or juice.)
"Yes, to Esme, for making this happen!" said Emmett, waving his glass around and nearly dumping Paul with blood.
"To Esme, for she forgives us seventy times seven," said Carlisle.
"And she still let the punishment goes on even though her heart is breaking," said Edward slyly.
"And because she is the best mother in the world!" said Jasper unexpectedly. Esme almost cried. She looked at her boys with bright golden eyes and said,
"The credit goes to my boys, whose best motivation is not me, nor any of us, but themselves. They did it! Cheers!"
Everyone raised their glass and cheered. And with lots of clapping and laughter and pizza going around, thus end the story of the Cullen boys in the chapter of their life of "WHEN THE CULLENS COOK"!
EPILOGUE
(Third party's POV)
"You're sure Esme doesn't know we faked all those crazy stunts in Isle Esme?"
"Please, Carlisle, it was almost real!"
"Emmett, you do not want Esme to find out the meaning of 'exaggerated acting', okay?"
"Jeez, Edward, you sounded as bad as Carlisle,"
"I think it'd be okay. She's pretty calm, Carlisle,"
"I hoped so! I so do not want to spend another three month in Isle Esme!"
"Okay, boys. This is what we'll do: we put all of this unpleasant experiece out of our minds and just focus on getting back into Esme's good book, okay? No more stupid bets in, like, half a century,"
"Carlisle!"
"Shut it, Emmett! We promise, Carlisle,"
"Say it for yourself,"
"I promise, too, Carlisle,"
"Really, Jazz? You too? You're now officially mama's boy?"
"Emmett?"
"Oh, well. Fine. What about Alice?"
"You have to bring that up, do you?"
"Yes, Jazz. I have to. If Alice just slipped..."
"She wouldn't,"
"How're you sure, mind-reader?"
"DUH! You can be pretty dumb sometimes, Em!"
"Alright. ALRIGHT boys! STOP IT! Are you guys full? Yes? Good. We're heading back, okay? You, Edward, keep tabs on Esme and Alice for another decade or so; and Jasper, just try to butter Alice up so we won't be in the risk of getting exile again; and YOU, Emmett,"
"Yeah, what about me? You guys always give me the suckiest job,"
"You are going to run your pizzarie, and nothing more, okay? With one thousand two hundred and fifty-one shop over the world is quite busy, okay? Don't make extra scenes,"
"Fine, fine. Got it. No wonder I was used to be so burst when I don't have my shops to occupy my nightlife,"
"Alright. We're near. Everyone, angel smiles, angel attitudes and angel conscience, okay?"
"Where's my halo?"
Hahaha! There's a "little" extra for you! So, good bye for now! I hope you enjoy the entire story, and of course, review! Love ya!
hoNeypiAnoBs
PS. If you're futhur interested in my writing, I have a new story called "The Search of Life", focusing on Carlisle Cullen. It's about Carlisle had lose his meaning on his life and he embarks on a three years, three months and three days journey over the world to search for his meaning of life. It's very different from this story, but I thought I try some new style... so, check it out if you're interested!