Why I even thought of this as a fear, I have no idea.
Fear Time and Utah
Great combo
"Emmett, why are you screaming? There's nothing here you idiot." Esme said, swinging the camera back and forth in the air, trying to find out what was making him scream. There was nothing but the dark and trees and … yeah, that was pretty much it.
"It's right there, can't you see it?" He said pointing at something near Rosalie. Rosalie looked behind herself and tilted her head to the side, not seeing anything near her. She turned back around to face the others and shrugged. Bella suddenly looked like she understood.
"Emmett, I know she's scary, but there's no reason to be afraid of her. I mean, come on, you've been married to her how many times now?" Bella said, shaking her head while Rosalie glared at her.
"I don't think I'm what he's afraid of Bella." She said, glaring at Bella. She took a deep breath and reminded herself that she could use whatever Bella was afraid of against her. That was the only reason she hadn't stayed with Alice.
Back with Alice
"You guys? Hello? Come on, this is so unfair! What the heck, I came up with the game; you can't walk out on my game!" Alice wailed, stomping down the stairs. Her teeth were now unnaturally white, even for her.
"Fine, if that's the way you want, I'm going to Utah!" She wailed, grabbing a hat and running to Utah.
Back to the forest
"Oh, wait, Rosalie, you have a bug in your hair." Bella said, plucking a small lady bug out of Rosalie's hair.
"Aww, it looks so cute!" Esme squealed from where she was standing. She ran forward and took it from Bella, balancing it on her finger. She waved it in Emmett's face and he jumped back.
"Lookie Emmett, isn't it reaaaally cute?" She said, waving it back and forth in front of his face.
"NO, it's creepy!" He said as Esme tried to make the lady bug crawl on his face. Bella and Rosalie gave him similar looks of disgust.
"You. Are. Afraid. Of. Lady. Bugs." Rosalie said slowly, making each word its own sentence to make sure that Emmett understood her. Emmett nodded slowly.
"Why? Lady bugs are really cute! I was afraid of them when I was little because a kid told me that they ate people, but then I realized that he was lying because they have really small mouths (I haven't ever seen a lady bugs mouth)." Bella said, picking another lady bug off the ground and balancing it on her finger.
"Lady bugs? Really Emmett? There not even the size of a fingernail!" Esme said, shaking her head. She was playing with the lady bug and balancing it on her nose.
"There weird! Look at them, they're really little and then what if that kid was right Bella, what if they do eat people?" Emmett whined.
"You are the one who made us hike out in the stupid forest so we could find our fears! Didn't you think that there would be lady bugs?" Bella asked, shaking her head.
"We'll, yeah, but I didn't think we would actually see one."
"Don't be too surprised Bella, he's also afraid of hamsters." Rosalie said, shaking her head and walking away from the others.
"WAIT!" Esme said, causing Bella and Emmett to jump and turn to look at her. The poor lady bug that had been on her nose went flying when she started jumping in place.
"We're in the forest! I CAN BE A REAL BUNNY!" She was hopping up and down now. Rosalie looked like she was going to be sick. (FWI – Esme is still wearing her pink PJ's and she still has the freaky bunny ears on, only now, she can fulfill her dream of jumping without judgment … kinda)
"BUNNY, BUNNY, BUNNY,BUNNY, BUNNY, BUNNY! I AM A BUNNY AND YOU ARE NOT, MWAHHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" She screamed, and then she dropped on all fours.
"Wait, what?" She jumped up and climbed onto Rosalie's shoulders, looking at the ground on shock.
"GET OFF OF ME YOU STUPID BUNNY!" Rosalie said, trying to get Esme to let go.
"Why is there dirt on the ground? No one told me there was dirt in a forest!" She wailed, sounding as though she was about to cry.
"Yeah, and no one told me misquotes could bite. Or that there are fish in the ocean." Bella said sarcastically, swatting away a small mosquito that was buzzing around her head.
"Esme, it's a forest! The entire ground is covered in dirt. That's kind of weird though. I thought that you'd like rolling in dirt when you act like this." Emmett said, shaking his head. He was still leaning away from Bella while she held the lady bug in his face.
"NOOOOOOOOO! There shouldn't be dirt in a forest! There should be trees and cute little furry animals that make high pitched squeaky sounds in cartoons! And how do you know there are fish in the ocean, huh? WHY DIRT? WHYYYY, WHYYYY, WHYYYY!" She whined. Emmett had picked up the camera she had dropped brushed it off, making sure it was still on.
"Esme is afraid of dirt. That's just plain wrong." He sighed, shaking his head.
"Emmett, that doesn't mean much coming from the vampire who is afraid of lady bugs." Bella pointed out, taking the camera away from him. When he tried to get it back, she put the lady bug on top of the camera.
Somewhere in Utah
Alice really wasn't doing anything that exciting. She was wandering around in the state, looking around at nothing in particular while she waited for their fear game to end. She couldn't wait when they discovered Rosalie's fear cough-plaid-cough
Back to the forest
"Emmett, you're afraid of … Lady Bugs and you, Esme, you're afraid of … mud." Rosalie sighed, still trying to get Esme off of her shoulders. Esme was latched on tightly, with no wish to let go.
"Can I just be the first to say that this trip in the forest completely sucks?" Emmett said, huffing. Bella threw a poor lady bug (the same one that had been thrown off Esme's nose when she started jumping) at Emmett. Emmett started jumping up and down in place, trying to get it off.
"Hey, I'm the only bunny!" Esme yelled.
"IT WAS YOUR IDEA TO COME HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE EMMETT!" Bella yelled, hurling another poor lady bug at his face.
"Hey, stop throwing things at me! I'm green, wearing a brides dress, and have been humiliated in a hundred different ways and the last thing I need is to be covered in lady bugs!" Emmett yelled.
"EVERY BODY STOP FIGHTING! I HATE CONFLICT; YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO MAKE ME CRY." Esme screamed at the top of her lungs. Bella covered her ears.
"ESME, YOU CAN'T CRY! IT'S NOT POSSIBLE!" Rosalie yelled back, finally throwing Esme off of her.
"YOU DON'T KNOW HOW I FEEL! NO ONE KNOW'S HOW I REALLY FEEL! I FEEL LIKE A BUNNY! YOU'LL NEVER UNDERSTAND! I CAN'T MAKE NOISES, BECAUSE I AM A BUNNY!" Esme screamed.
"You are not a bunny." Surprisingly, it was Emmett who kept his voice down.
"AND YOU ARE NOT AN ALIEN BRIDE! WE ALL WANT TO BE THINGS WE AREN'T, SO LET ME LIVE IN PEACE!" Esme threw herself against the ground and then realized that she was against the dirt and she jumped in a tree.
"Can we just go back before I lose my hearing? I'll tell you guys what I'm afraid of, and Rosalie, I know you want to go, so just tell everyone what you're afraid of and we can go home!" Bella yelled, not nearly as loud as the others were.
"FINE! I'm afraid of plaid and the song it's a Small World After All!" Rosalie wailed. Bella gave her a look of surprise before turning to the others.
"And I'm afraid of sharks and most bugs, with the exception of butterflies and ladybugs!" Bella said, glaring at Emmett out of the corner of her eyes.
"NOW LET'S GO HOME!" Esme wailed loudly. She was smiling. Rosalie turned bone white and glared at her.
"Wait a second … did you just pretend to throw a temper tantrum so we can go home?" She demanded, glaring.
"Well, duh, like I would ever stay in a place covered in dirt."
"I think I just thought of a dare for Esme; take a mud bath." Emmett said, smiling happily. Bella was giving Esme a look that was torn between admiration and fear.
"WE CAN GO HOME, AND I CAN BE A HOUSE BUNNY." Esme squealed. Emmett picked her up, holding her far away like her dementedness was a contagious dieses.
"Welcome home. You guys are in so much trouble for leaving me here all alone! I went to Utah!" Alice said, holding a snow globe featuring some place from Utah in it and wearing an 'I Heart Utah' T-shirt.
"Whose turn is it to go?" Bella asked as they walked up the steps and inside. She put the camera on a table and sat back down on her sleeping bag, looking really tired.
"Umm … I forgot." Rosalie said, thinking hard.
"I'll go!" Esme volunteered, waving her hands in the air.
"NO!" Rosalie snapped.
"I will create a bunny army and destroy all of you!" Esme screamed.
"Your turn Esme." Everyone said at the same time. Esme squealed and picked up her card.
