Part 18

okay time to get up, i think. full of resolve for the new day, i open my eyes ready to spring out of bed. to my shock a pair of eyes stare back and someone yells "YOU'RE AWAKE!" into my face.

i scream and tumble out of the sofa i was sleeping on. thump. ow. "EMMETT! don't do that!" but im in no mood to argue so i stumble to the bathroom to change and later scrounge together some breakfast for myself.

after another bizarre breakfast of frozen pizza and jam toast, Emmett wants to play Ravin Rabids. "i waited all night for you to play with me! go on, you love Rabids!" i must admit, kicking Emmett's butt (playing Bunnies Love To Dance) in retaliation for this morning is tempting.

so i lounge lazily on the couch admiring an embroidered cushion while Emmett sets up the Xbox. suddenly i hear a strangled whimper and quickly sit up. Emmett is surrounded by smashed CDs. "my...my...Xbox games!" is all he can stutter. then he rears back his head and roars so loud the foundations of the house tremble. "ROSE!" all the Cullens hurry down to the living room.

seeing the glittering remnants of Xbox games, the Cullens grasp the situation immediately. Emmett turns on Rosalie. "ROSE! did you do this?!" Rosalie smirks. "well Emmett, i needed a reflector for my bike...." Rosalie has a bike!? "...and this show i watched said old CDs are just perfect for bike reflectors so..." Rosalie leaves the last sentece unfinished.

Emmett gives a howl off fury and would have flung himself at Rosalie had Jasper and Edward not restrained him. "my Call of Duty! my Halo! my Dead or Alive! MY NEED FOR SPEED WAS LIMITED EDITION!" he bellows. Roslie crosses her arms and smirks. "an eye for an eye Em! after all, my Manolos were limited edition too!"

Carlisle has already left for the hospital (he works there as a doctor) so Esme is left to sort this out. "Roslaie, keys. thanks you. no driving till futher notice. i cannot believe you would do something like this. you will give Emmett more money to buy new games."

now its Rosalie's turn to go beserk. "NO! I WILL NOT! he didn't compensate me for my shoes!" "he offered to and you threatened to kill him. no more aruguments. Rose, go the the west wing of the house. Emmett, the east. if the both of you go anywhere near each other and start fighting again, i will make sure you will not drive for at least 50 years."

Rosalie shoots a withering glare at Emmett and stalks off, head held high. Emmett pauses to pick up the remnants of his games and cradles them to his room. i decide to follow him.

once the CD pieces are lain out on the couch in his room, Emmett sinks into a swivel chair and stares dismally at them. seeing his downcast face, i feel a little sorry for him. "cheer up, Em! there's a new Burnout game coming to stores next week. you'll like that one!" Emmett brightens up a little. "YEAH! i love Burnout!" then his face darkens again. "but Rose isn't gonna get away with this. i'll pay her back."

"Emmett, Esme said no more fighting." "this isn't fighting. its payback. look, stay out of this. your human reflexes are useless, you'd just make me mess up" feeling a little insulted, i have no choice but to stay in Emmett's room. oh well. at least i wouldn't be associated with any of the crimes that were to follow!

for the next few days, strange happenings took place in the Cullen's house. first, all of Roslaie's handbags were filled with cream cheese (she had to throw out her Prada handbag in the end). then all of Emmett's shirts were dyed hot pink. then Rosalie's BMW's tyres were slashed with the words "YOU SUCK". then Emmett's Xbox was dangled from a tree (it's wires were roped around the topmost branches).

i am quite excited to see what will happen next.

to be continued....