Wee! I finally updated! Of all my stories, I like this one the best. I mean, I have received many reviews! Thanks! I also have received many alerts. I'm happy for that, but I'd really appreciate it if you guys will leave comments or suggestions; at least I'll have some ideas and I'll know what you think of my story… Plus, you inspire me to update! Maybe next time, I'll just answer and reply to your reviews here! (That is, if I don't get confused with all your names. :P)

And I realized that I got a mistake in the previous chap. The six of them can't fit in Edward's Volvo, so let's just pretend they can… :)

Starlight – Chapter 3: Operation Pigeon

Bella's POV:

A whole week has already passed ever since the Cullens have arrived here. And that week has been the most happy and blissful week of my life. We all have gotten so close, and we now stick to each other like glue.

I now liked Biology. No, I still hated that subject. The only thing I liked is that Edward and I sat next to each other always; and girls seemed to glare at me all the time while the guys glared at Edward. Huh. Their problem, not mine.

Lunch

"Alice, I am so bored! It's already Friday, and we still don't have plans for the weekend!" I whined.

"Yeah, what are we gonna do?" Emmett chipped in.

Alice wrinkled her brow. "Well, why don't we have a picnic?"

"A picnic?" Jasper repeated incredulously.

"Seems like a good idea to me," Edward shrugged as I nodded my approval.

"OK, we're having a picnic," Rose interrupted. Once she said that, no one argued. "Where are we having this picnic?"

"Um… what about that park near my house?" Alice asked.

"Ooh, you mean Rose Gardens?" Emmett asked eagerly.

"Yup," Alice smiled.

"OK, so we're going there… just as long no one make any comments about my name," Rose said.

"Aye aye, Captain… Rose Gar-" Emmett immediately stopped once he saw Rosalie's glare.

"Just so we're clear, if anyone makes another remark, you're gonna be limping for the whole month," Rosalie threatened.

We all shut up.

"So… Rose Gardens tomorrow at… eleven?" I confirmed. They looked at each other and nodded. "Who's gonna bring what?"

"We will bring all the food, won't we?" Alice turned to her brothers with a glare.

"Yeah, we'll bring the food!" Edward and Emmett nodded quickly.

"Rose, Jasper, and I will bring all the supplies," I volunteered. "I'll bring the mats and stuff."

"I'll bring the glasses and plates," Rosalie said.

"And I'll bring the drinks," Jasper nodded.

"Why don't I pick you all up? I'll use my truck," I offered.

"Sure. That way all of us can fit. Knowing Alice, she'll probably bring too much food," Edward made a face at her.

She promptly made a face back at him. "You forget Emmett."

"Oh yeah," Edward laughed.

"Picnic this Saturday, here I come!" Emmett crowed. "Guys, make sure you wear something you can run in. Something comfortable." Something in his expression made me think that he was hiding something…

Saturday

"This is the place guys, right?" I turned around to ask them.

"Yeah. Turn right and go forward and enter the gate," Alice confirmed from the back.

They were all sitting in the back cramped with all the food except for Edward. He sits next to me.

Edward was still pretty much shy- but at least he improved a bit. He's getting out from his shell. All he just needs is some confidence boost. And I have a plan.

I spent the rest of the drive daydreaming of me and Edward together…

A while later, we entered Rose Gardens. It was a beautiful park. There were plants everywhere, but what really amazed me were the roses. They were everywhere I turned. Guess I now know where the park got its name. There were also a lot of birds –pigeons, I think.

I parked my huge truck. We all got out, each carrying a lot of stuff.

"Let's stay there!" Emmett pointed to a shady place near a pond. We all agreed and went there.

I got my mat and spread it around. Alice and Jasper started getting out the food. Rosalie was getting her plates out.

I then noticed that Emmett was talking to Edward quietly. Edward looked like he was about to burst laughing but he was just holding everything in. Emmett had this mischievous look in his eye. A few minutes later they headed towards us.

"Hey Edward," I called. "What was that about?"

"Oh, nothing," he said casually. "Emmett just wanted to talk about some stuff,"

Since it was clear that I was getting nothing out of him, I just decided to let it go… for now.

"We're ready guys!" Alice called.

We all sat down in a circle. Edward, I noticed, sat next to me, with Emmett beside him. Rose was beside Emmett. On my right was Alice with Jasper beside her.

My eyes popped open when I saw all the food Alice packed. The plates Rose brought were overflowing with food.

"Alice, that's too much! All the leftovers are just going to waste!" I exclaimed.

"Trust me. All of that food is going to be finished," she predicted mysteriously. Sometimes, I wonder if she sees the future.

I started eating some cake while drinking my Coke. I could hear Emmett slurping his loudly, up to the point when Rosalie got so annoyed she threatened to get his glass if he won't keep quiet. He pretty much kept quiet after that.

After a while, Alice decided it was too quiet and decided to embarrass her brothers.

"Edward and Emmett were… twelve, I think. It was raining very hard, so our parents prohibited us from going out. Our parents were watching T.V., Emmett's Play Station was busted, Edward didn't want to play the piano, and I was really bored. So, we played a game. Our condition was that the loser gets to do a dare. I won, and since Edward and Emmett ganged up on me and lost, guess what I did?" Alice asked with a twinkle in her eye.

Edward and Emmett got horrified looks on their faces.

"No!!! Alice, shut that mouth of yours!" Emmett roared.

"Alice, do NOT say a word!" Edward yelled.

Alice didn't get scared and continued her story.

"I dragged them to my room and locked all of us inside. I then made them sit on a chair. I proceeded to dress them up in dresses that I didn't wear anymore. After, I put make-up on them… lipstick, mascara, foundation, blush-on, eyeliner, eye shadow… the complete works."

By then, Alice had to stop because she, along with the rest of us, was laughing so hard and tears were streaming down her face. Emmett and Edward looked very embarrassed.

"Someone kill me now!" Edward groaned.

Alice got a hold of herself and continued.

"They couldn't do anything about it, since I had rightfully won and installed some… blackmail," she grinned deviously. "I then made them go downstairs and do the catwalk for our parents. You should have seen their faces… it was priceless. Plus, I took some pictures."

"What? You have some pictures of us? Burn it!!!" Emmett and Edward yelled together.

"No way," Alice stuck her tongue out. "You girls want to see it?"

"Ahem," Jasper cleared his throat.

"Girls and Jasper," she corrected.

"Let me see it!" Rosalie squealed.

"Later," Alice grinned.

We kept quiet for a short while. I started eating some sandwiches. I noticed Emmett already finished three slices of cake and five pieces of sandwiches.

"Where do you put everything?" I asked curiously.

"I ate nothing the whole day. Plus, I have a really big appetite," he boasted.

"More like insatiable appetite," Edward interjected.

A few minutes later, all the food was finished. Alice was right as usual. Emmett glanced at Edward and said loudly, "O.P. starts now!"

O.P.? What was that?

Emmett and Edward stood up and walked around us. I was curious. I noticed that they were dropping bread crumbs everywhere.

"Emmett?" Rosalie asked. "Why are you doing that?"

He just winked at Edward and went towards him. They just stood there.

We soon ignored them and started chatting.

"And then, I went inside and- hey!" Alice exclaimed. She turned around and saw that we were surrounded. By pigeons. Big, hungry, scary-looking pigeons.

"Eek!" Rosalie shrieked. "Get those things away from me!"

Edward and Emmett just laughed. It then dawned on me what O.P. stood for.

"O.P.? Operation Pigeon?" I demanded angrily.

"You figured it out, huh?" Emmett smirked. "Watch."

He nudged Edward and soon, they were… running towards us, making the pigeons scatter away, flapping their wings quickly.

"Edward and Emmett Cullen!" Alice yelled angrily.

Something in her expression made them stop dead in their tracks.

"That was the funniest thing you guys ever did!" Alice yelled, her face breaking into wide grin. "Let's do it again!"

So, that's how we spent the rest of the time. We dropped food all around, and when pigeons came close, WHAM! We would all run towards them, making them all flutter away. Even Rosalie was having a time of her life.

Finally, we had to go. On the way to my truck, I felt Edward grab my arm and hold me back.

"You had fun?" he asked, smiling crookedly as I nodded.

I felt myself melt. No doubt, I fell for him. Hard.

I had a big idiotic grin on my face. By then, I was sure of three things:

One, I had a lot of fun that day.

Two, I was in love with Edward. This wasn't just some ordinary crush.

Three, there might be a slight chance that he liked –even loved – me back.


Important: They are already in college. I changed my mind. I don't think I'm going to change the previous chapters, so just go with the flow.

Man, that chapter took long to type! And do you guys want them to be together already? Or should I just take it slow, like a little romance here, a little romance there… One thing's for sure, Alice, Jasper, Rosalie and Emmett have to be together before I will put Bella and Edward together. The last and definitely not the least. I already have a plan…

You know what to do!

Jen