A/N: Hey guys! Sorry for the mild delay. But I finally got extra motivated to write this chapter after trying to figure out how to write it, so YAY! I'm super duper happy that you guys are still lovin this, I want to thank everyone who has reviewed, both regulars and newbies :D And for those who have added me and/or this story to their favorites/alerts, thank you! Just please review, even if it's just to say "Great chapter", I want to hear from you, I want to know what you love about the story, any favorite parts, anything at all. So don't be shy, testify!! Haha. That's a little bit from Repo! for you. Anywho, I hope you guys love this chapter, I made it a long one just for you! Oh, and in this chapter, I put in one of my favorite lines from the forever awesome movie Beetlejuice, so read and pay attention, see if you know what it is ;-) Now, without further ado, I give you probably the coolest scene in Twilight…….the Baseball scene!
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Love and Baseball
Aunt Hope and I were hanging out with the Blacks for about two hours getting to know Coban and him getting to know us. He left the reservation when he turned 18 years old. He said he didn't want to be stuck in the reservation for the rest of his life, he wanted to live his own life and see the world.
"What places did you see?" I asked him in excitement.
"To be honest, I've been just about everywhere," Coban replied smiling, "New York, California, Louisiana, Marti Gras is fantastic by the way. You'd be amazed at how many drunken women go topless for beads."
I couldn't help but laugh at that, Aunt Hope laughed as well though I don't think she liked the thought of him seeing topless women. How cute, Auntie Hope is already jealous and possessive. Coban continued.
"I've been pretty much all over the country. Then I traveled to Europe; Russia, France, England, Romania. It was amazing."
"That's amazing. I've always wanted to live the gypsy life. What did you do for money while you traveled?" Aunt Hope asked him.
Coban grinned at Aunt Hope as he looked at her. Like he was fascinated with her without her having to do anything.
"Well, I would find work wherever I was at. Whether it is a bartender, or a busboy, any place that was hiring. Of course they would be temporary, I only stayed for maybe a few months so I could have some money in my pocket. Call me crazy, but after all these years of traveling, I started to miss this place. So I hopped on the next plane from Brazil to Washington, and here I am." Coban finished as he leaned back in his seat on the couch and smiled.
"That's so cool! So you said you've been to Romania. Where in Romania did you go?" I asked him, leaning forward in anticipation.
"I stayed in Bucharest for a couple of months. The history there is amazing. I spent the time there sightseeing and learning the history of the loup-garoux. Too bad I didn't meet you while I was there, Vivian." Coban replied.
"I know, that would have been cool. You didn't have a run-in with anyone from the pack, did you?" I asked him.
"Actually I did. I think he was the leader. Said his name was Gabriel." he replied.
Both mine and Aunt Hope's eyes widened at those words. We both know Gabriel wasn't a very welcoming man to outsiders. Hell, he wasn't even welcoming to me when I first moved there after my family died. So I was always a bit of an outcast, never really belonged.
Coban noticed our facial expressions and assured us.
"Don't worry, nothing too bad happened. He just didn't like that I was 'snooping' into their business. I told him, I was just interested in their history and meant no harm. He basically threatened me, told me that if I didn't leave the city right away, then there wouldn't be anything left after he was through with me. So I left. I may be stronger and braver than the average human, but I'm not stupid. Me against him and his followers? I would have my ass handed to me in one fell swoop." he chuckled.
Aunt Hope and I sighed in relief. That really was smart of him to walk away, because he was right. One of him against Gabriel and the pack, he wouldn't last.
"What can we say? Gabriel was a dick. Thank the Moon I didn't become his mate." Aunt Hope said.
Coban's eyes flashed in jealousy at Aunt Hope's words.
"He wanted you as his mate?" he asked her.
"Yeah. Every seven years, the leader picks a new mate. Gabriel wanted me, I said 'hell no', next thing you know, I'm banished from the pack and on a plane to the states." Aunt Hope told him.
Coban looked like he was relieved that she refused Gabriel, then he asked her something that she wasn't expecting.
"So, Hope, are you seeing anyone now?"
I swear, I could hear Aunt Hope's heart skip a beat after he said that. She cleared her throat and replied.
"The short answer is 'no'. What about you Coban? Any special lady in your life?" she asked back.
Coban blushed a light red on his cheeks as he smiled at her.
"No, but I have a feeling that's going to change very soon." he replied, not once taking his eyes off of her.
Aunt Hope blushed and giggled like a teenage girl hanging on to her crush's every word. Aw, love is in the air. After all the times Aunt Hope ruined my moments with Edward from her lousy timing, I just couldn't resist getting back at her.
"Hey Coban, do you know what Aunt Hope was just telling me as we were following you guys into the house?" I started, with a smug smile on my face.
Aunt Hope's eyes widened as she knew what I was going to say. She quickly turned to glare at me and said through gritted teeth.
"Don't you dare."
"What, Aunt Hope?" I asked in feigned innocence, "I was just going to tell Coban here about how you want to play-" I couldn't even finish what I was saying since Aunt Hope tackled me to the floor and covered my mouth with her hand.
"Shut your ass up, Vivie! Or you're going to wake up bald in the morning." Aunt Hope growled at me.
Coban, Billy, and Jake looked like they were struggling not to laugh at us. I mumbled through her hand "OK", I held my hands slightly up in surrender. Satisfied and positive that I wouldn't say anything, Aunt Hope let me go and stood up. Then, without skipping a beat, I stood up and quickly said,
"She wants to play with your body like a jungle gym!" Then I hauled ass out of the house, running for safety. As I ran out the door, I heard, clear as a bell, Aunt Hope scream.
"GODDAMMIT VIVIAN!!!!"
Then I heard her footsteps behind me, trying to catch up. I didn't even bother turning around to look at her, I knew she was gaining on me.
"You shouldn't have interrupted my Edward time!" I yelled to her, like that would justify everything.
"I'm going to cockblock you for the rest of your life, you little bitch!" she angrily yelled back at me.
I saw Coban and ran to hide behind him, using him as a shield.
"Save me Coban, she's going to abuse me!" I yelled to Coban, yet I was laughing.
I knew I was going to get my ass kicked three ways to Sunday, but I don't regret it because that was fucking funny!
"I'm going to do a hell of a lot more than that, you blabbermouth!" Aunt Hope growled as she tried to get around Coban to get to me.
Coban was chuckling the whole time. Then he held Aunt Hope in place and that made her stop in an instant. Then he did something even I wasn't expecting, he pulled Aunt Hope to him, and kissed her right on the lips. I could feel my jaw drop to the floor, I didn't think he would kiss her so soon after they just met, but hey at least there won't be sexual tension overload before one of them finally did something.
Coban pulled away from Aunt Hope, she was speechless as she gazed up at him. He just smiled.
"I've been wanting to do that since the moment I saw you." Coban told her.
"I know this is probably too soon, but I really like you, Hope. Would you like to go out sometime?" he asked her.
Aunt Hope was still speechless, and in a daze I think. Then she came back to her senses and nodded happily.
"I'd love to." she replied smiling at him.
Of course I had to open my mouth and ruin their moment.
"Wow, that was fast! I seriously thought there was going to be sexual tension overload before you guys finally couldn't take it anymore and then just rip off your clothes and have hot monkey sex with each other." I exclaimed.
Aunt Hope broke her gaze from Coban and glared daggers at me.
"Don't make me key your car, Vivian."
My smile dropped in an instant and my eyes widened.
"You wouldn't dare."
"Keep pushing me and you'll see." Aunt Hope smirked at me.
"Ok, ok, no more taunting. I'm sorry, just please leave Dean alone, he's never done anything to you!" I exclaimed.
"You named your car 'Dean'?" Aunt Hope asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Duh. What else was I going to name him?" I replied as if that was obvious.
Aunt Hope then started laughing as she started walking towards me. I held my arms up in defense, thinking she was going to attack, instead she pulled me into a hug.
"Does this mean we're cool?" I asked her cautiously.
"Yeah, we're cool. Just don't do that again." she replied.
"I can't promise you anything. But I'll try." I smiled at her.
"Come on, lets go home. I'm hungry and in the mood for some home cooking. So that means you better make something really good for dinner, Vivie." Aunt Hope smiled at me.
"Fine." I replied.
So we said goodbye to the guys, I practically had to drag Aunt Hope away from Coban since neither of them were moving. As we walked to the car, Coban walked up to us and held Aunt Hope back.
"Maybe one of these days, we can try that jungle gym thing if you're up for it." Coban whispered into Aunt Hope's ear seductively.
But of course, I could hear him say that, but chose not to say anything this time. Aunt Hope blushed a very deep red after he said that. He then kissed her cheek and stepped back, smiling at her. Aunt Hope was too speechless to say anything, so she started walking back to the car.
"Bye Coban, it was nice to meet you!" I yelled out, waving at him frantically like a child would.
Coban chuckled and replied.
"It was nice meeting you too, Vivian. And Hope, I'll be seeing you." he winked at her.
I started the car and we drove off. I was still in a Scorpions mood, so I played No One Like You, which I think is appropriate for the both of us.
Girl, it's been a long time that we've been apart
Much too long for a man who needs love
I miss you since I've been away
Babe, it wasn't easy to leave you alone
It's getting harder each time that I go
If I had the choice, I would stay
There's no one like you
I can't wait for the nights with you
I imagine the things we'll do
I just wanna be loved by you
No one like you
I can't wait for the nights with you
I imagine the things we'll do
I just wanna be loved by you
Girl, there are really no words strong enough
To describe all my longing for love
I don't want my feelings restrained
Ooh, babe, I just need you like never before
Just imagine you'd come through this door
You'd take all my sorrow away
There's no one like you
I can't wait for the nights with you
I imagine the things we'll do
I just wanna be loved by you
No one like you
I can't wait for the nights with you
I imagine the things we'll do
I just wanna be loved by you
Man, how can anyone not love the Scorpions?! They are so amazing. Anywho, we made it back home and I went to the kitchen to cook my awesome Top Ramen Stir Fry. I finished cooking dinner a half hour later, the delicious smell got Aunt Hope's attention because once I turned around, she was already seated at the table. After we ate, we went to the living room to watch a movie. After some serious debating, we agreed on Spaceballs. We have watched this movie so many times, we even spoke the dialogue along with the scenes.
Aunt Hope (Dark Helmet): "What the hell am I looking at?! When does this happen in the movie?!"
Me (Colonel Sanderz): "Now. You're looking at now, sir. Everything that happens now, is happening now."
Aunt Hope: "What happened to then?"
Me: "We passed then."
Aunt Hope: "When?"
Me: "Just now. We're at now now."
Aunt Hope: "Go back to then."
Me: "When?"
Aunt Hope: "Now."
Me: "Now?"
Aunt Hope: "Yes!"
Me: " I can't!"
Aunt Hope: "Why?!"
Me: "We missed it."
Aunt Hope: "When?"
Me: "Just now."
Pause
Aunt Hope: "When will then be now?"
Me: "Soon."
Then we started cracking up. That's always our favorite scene. Before we knew it, the movie was over.
"Well, I'm going to bed kiddo. I have to get up early for work. I hate getting up early! Vivian, go to work for me." Aunt Hope complained.
"Sorry, I have school tomorrow." I replied as we walked up the stairs to our rooms.
"Oh please, like you give two craps about school anyway. Now go to work for me!" Aunt Hope argued.
"Nope, you're on your own. Ok I love you goodnight!" I told her, leaving no room for arguing because I made it to my room and closed the door.
After I closed the door, I turned around and saw my knight in sparkly armor sitting on the edge of my bed, waiting for me. I smiled at Edward as I walked to him.
"Wow, you decided to show while I'm still awake. I'm impressed." I told him.
Edward chuckled with that deep sexy voice of his as he smirked at me.
"I thought I'd change my routine just for you." he replied to me
"Aw, you're always thinking of me." I told him jokingly.
"Of course. So how was your visit?" Edward asked me.
"It was good. Billy definitely doesn't like the idea of you and me, but Aunt Hope set him straight. Oh you definitely have to meet Jake's uncle Coban, he is so awesome! He's totally different from Billy and the others. Jake told him about you and me being together, and he's cool with it. He's so open minded, you would like him. " I told him as we laid back on the bed, getting comfortable.
"That's wonderful, Vivian. Coban sounds like a good man." Edward replied, amazed that a Quileute is so accepting.
"Yeah he is. And get this, he and Aunt Hope are totally hot for each other." I told him.
"They are?" Edward replied, his eyebrows raised.
"Oh yeah. So after like a couple of hours of talking and the air so thick with sexual frustration, you need an aqualung to breath, I simply told Coban that Aunt Hope is interested in him-"
"How exactly did you say it?" Edward cut me off with a knowing look on his face.
"You know me so well," I replied with a grin, "I actually told him that Aunt Hope wants to play with his body like a jungle gym, which is true."
Edward laughed, knowing I would say something like that.
"Then what happened?" he asked me.
"Well, she chased after me for no reason whatsoever, until Coban calmed her down and kissed her. Now they're going to go on a date." I finished.
"'No reason whatsoever', huh?" Edward asked, raising one eyebrow.
"Yes. I was just hinting to him that Aunt Hope seems to be interested in him." I replied innocently.
"You told him that Hope wants to play with his body like a jungle gym." Edward reminded me.
"Well if you want to get all technical then fine." I replied as I rolled my eyes.
Edward just chuckled at me. We spent the rest of the night talking, kissing, of course he wouldn't let the kisses get hot and heavy like before for fear of me raping him. Then my stupid eyes started feeling heavy, wanting to close so I could sleep, so I laid my head on Edward's chest and fell asleep after mumbling "I love you."
Fast forward to Saturday
The rest of the school week went by without much happening, it was now Saturday morning and I'm enjoying my extra sleep time. That is, until I heard the sound of ringing. As a reflex, I grab my new alarm clock from the side table and threw it at the wall, hearing it break into several pieces again. Only this time, the ringing didn't stop, and as I was waking up, it was sounding more like a doorbell ringing. I turned to see what time it was, only to remember that I had just broken my possibly 100th alarm clock.
"Dammit!" I murmured to myself.
So I picked up my cell phone to see what time it was. 7:30!!! Oh I was pissed, I am not a morning person, it's the weekend, heads are gonna roll!
"Who the fuck is ringing the fucking doorbell at 7-fucking-30 in the fucking morning on a fucking Saturday?!" I yelled angrily as I walked down the stairs to the front door.
The door bell was still ringing as I was almost to the door.
"Fool, I told you, I don't want no damn Watchtower!" I yelled, thinking it was Jehovah's Witnesses again.
I mean no offence, I know those people mean well and everyone's entitled to their beliefs, but come on! Take a friggin hint!
I opened the door, and surprisingly it wasn't Jehovah's Witnesses….it was Alice. She was standing at the doorway, lightly bouncing on the balls of her feet, with a big smile on her face.
I blushed, knowing she heard my colorful choice of words.
"A-Alice! Hi, sorry for the swearing, I didn't know it was you." I greeted her kindly, stammering a bit.
"Hi Vivian! Don't worry about it, I knew that's how you were going to act, I just thought it was funny actually hearing it." Alice replied, the smile not once leaving her face.
"So what's up?" I asked her, relieved she wasn't offended.
"Don't you remember? We're going shopping today." she reminded me.
"Yeah, I remembered. But you never told me you were coming at 7:30 in the morning, and as you can tell, I'm not a morning person." I replied.
"I'm sorry. I just couldn't wait any longer! When you live 24/7 without any sleep, time seems to go slow when you want it to go fast. Besides, we have a lot of shopping to do." she told me excitedly.
I couldn't help but giggle at her, she's so energetic and tiny. She reminds me of a little girl.
"Ok, I just need to shower and get dressed. I can't buy too much stuff though. I don't have the bucks to get a whole new wardrobe or anything like that." I told her as I let her inside.
"Don't worry, it's my treat." Alice replied.
"What? Alice I can't make you spend so much money on me, you really don't have to." I tried to convince her.
"Oh stop it, I want to do it. Think of it as a gift, like a birthday present." Alice tried to convince me as we started walking up the stairs.
"My birthday is in January of next year, this is May." I corrected her.
"Then think of it as a late or early birthday present, whichever way you want to look at it." Alice simply replied.
"You're not going to let this go until I agree, are you?" I asked her, already knowing the answer.
"No." she replied.
"Ok, fine. Thank you, it's very sweet of you." I told her as I gave her a hug.
"Alrighty, this is my room as you probably know, go ahead and make yourself comfy cozy while I take a shower, and I'll be quick." I told her as we went into my room.
"Ok." Alice smiled.
After taking my 10 minute shower, I quickly blow-dried my hair, put on some make up, and got dressed in the bathroom. I opened the door to tell Alice we can go, only to find her already in front of the bathroom door smiling. I jumped a little in surprise.
"Whoa, you scared me." I said, giggling.
"You'll get used to it." she replied.
Seven hours, thirty minutes, and at least twenty stores later, we were finally done shopping! I love shopping, but wow! I've done enough shopping to last me a frigging year! Or, according to Alice, a month at the most. I had a blast though. We were both trying on all kinds of clothes at all the stores, even Hot Topic which is like my home away from home, but I was surprised Alice bought a really cute gothic corset-style top. We both got French manicures and pedicures, bought me a whole new wardrobe of designer clothes that were feminine but had a rocker edge which I love! I can't even begin to name off everything I got, so I won't.
Alice was right though, we've become great friends, best friends even. We talked about everything we could think of, our lives, our pasts (which was very little in her case since she can't remember life as a human or when she was turned), things we like, things we don't like, everything. We made it back to my house in her yellow Porsche, then we unloaded the car and brought all my new stuff up to my room.
We then heard two cars pull up in front of the house. Alice knew who it was right away.
"Hope and Edward just pulled up the driveway." Alice announced.
We went downstairs to meet them outside. Aunt Hope and Edward were talking as we walked over to them.
"Hey guys. What are you saying about me?" I asked them jokingly.
"Oh, I was just telling Edward here, how you used to wet the bed 'til you were 8 years old." Aunt Hope smirked at me.
"I did not!" I yelled.
The three of them started laughing at my expense. Buttholes! Edward caught my irritated expression and assured me.
"Actually, I was just telling Hope, that we're going to play Baseball, and we would like you two to join us." he told me.
"Ooh, sounds like fun. I'm in. So how about it, Grandma? Are you in for some good ol' all American Baseball?" I asked Aunt Hope, getting back at her about the bed-wetting. She narrowed her eyes at me.
"I'm going to pretend I didn't hear that, but yes I will be joining in on the Baseball fun." Aunt Hope replied.
So we both went into the house to change into more comfortable clothes to wear for the game, which for us were jeans, long sleeved T-shirts (hers is grey, mine's black), black converse sneakers, and jackets. By the time we got outside, only Edward was outside waiting for us. I finally took the time to look at what he was wearing; a white blue thin-striped baseball jersey/shirt with a grey long sleeved shirt underneath, and black jeans with sneakers. He look damn good.
"Where's Alice?" I asked him as I walked to him and gave him a quick peck on the lips.
"She went home to get ready for the game. Everyone's meeting us at the field." he replied.
We decided to carpool together, except instead of the silver Volvo, Edward brought Emmett's Jeep Wrangler. That thing is as huge as a Hummer! I had to literally jump into the car. I rode shotgun next to Edward while Aunt Hope got the backseat. Then we were off.
"So why Baseball?" Aunt Hope asked.
"Well, it's one of America's favorite pastimes, and there's a thunderstorm coming, it's the only time we can play." Edward replied.
"Why?" I asked him, confused as to what a thunderstorm has to do with playing Baseball.
"You'll see." he simply stated.
We made it to a huge open field, the whole Cullen family dressed for Baseball. Emmett was the one who really stood out, he was wearing a dark blue jogging suit with a white Baseball cap on sideways. We exited the Wrangler and made our way over to the Cullens.
"You're here! It's great to see you again, Vivian." Esme greeted as she hugged me. She then turned to Aunt Hope and gave her the same genuine smile.
"You must be Vivian's aunt. I'm Esme Cullen." Esme said.
"It's lovely to meet you, Esme. I'm Hope Carter." Aunt Hope replied, smiling shaking Esme's hand.
Aunt Hope was introduced to the rest of the family, then everyone was taking their positions on the field.
"Ok, Vivian, now you and Hope can switch off as the Umpire." Esme told us as we walked over to the home plate.
"She thinks we cheat." Emmett told us with a smirk as he walked past us.
"Oh I know you cheat." Esme replied.
"Hey, do you think we can bat a few ourselves also?" I asked.
Then, I heard the seething voice of my most favorite person in the world.
"Oh that would be so nice watching dogs actually try to play Baseball." Rosalie sneered at me and Aunt Hope.
Aunt Hope was pissed, and was about to tell her off, but I put my hand on her shoulder as I rolled my eyes at Rosalie and I spoke up,
"Don't mind her. She's still upset because somebody dropped a house on her sister."
Everyone except Rosalie started laughing, even Emmett until Rosalie glared at him and he stopped right away. Everyone else was still laughing as we got into our positions. Alice was pitching, she looked up at the sky until we started to hear thunder. Alice smiled as she announced to all of us,
"It's time."
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A/N: Cliffie!! I know, I'm such a tease :D So did you guys like it? This was 14 pages long and it's 1:28 a.m. so you better like it! HaHa. Seriously though. Did you guys like the Coban/Hope part? I know it seems rushed, but it's not like they're exactly normal ;-) And if you're wondering, yes Hope is Coban's imprint :-) Anywho, did you figure out what the Beetlejuice line was? It should be very easy for those of you who have seen it; those who haven't, you better watch it! It's a classic! Thanks so much to Lady-Lyonnesse for making me the awesome video for this story! To see the video, go on my profile and there is a link to my FanFiction Playlist on YouTube, it has both videos of this story so PLEASE watch the videos and comment on them to let the two awesome people who made them know that they did an amazing job! Here's the link right here if you're too lazy to go on my profile, LOL:
http:// www . you tube . com/ view _ play _ list ?p = 73A072F6F4B35E82
Without the spaces of course. So, I hope you guys liked this chapter; again, sorry if anyone's OOC, you know the drill, it's my story :-) And please don't forget to review!!!