Emmett at the Mall, Part Two: Alice’s Surprise Event

After everything in the car, including Edward and Alice’s silent argument and threats, I was a little scared as to why we were all going to the mall. Voicing my concern, Alice only laughed.

“We’re having a contest!” Equally horrified looks were exchanged through-out the car. “Okay, so the teams are: Emmett, Bella, and Jasper, then Rose, Edward, and me.” She handed everyone a piece of paper. “With your cameras – and I know at least one person in each group has one – you have to take a variety of photos. First team to complete it wins a special surprise.”

I looked down at my paper, hoping it wasn’t stuff that was dangerous. The paper read:

Alice’s Photo Scavenger Hunt:

You must get all the pictures in order to get back into your house tonight. Carlisle and Esme have been notified of this, and Bella is having a “slumber party” with me tonight, so she can’t go home either!

“Alice, you can not seriously think we’re going to take pictures of people making out!”

“And besides, you split all the marriages apart!” I blushed, thinking how they already considered Edward and I married.

Just as all chaos was about to break loose, Jasper sent a wave of calm around the Jeep. Nodding my thanks, I looked up to see the mall right in front of us.

Alice pushed Jasper out the door, nearly jumping over him in her excitement. “Now, everyone, GO!”

Emmett grabbed my arm, a gleam in his eye. “Let’s go, Bells!”

And we did.

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After an hour of aimlessly wandering around the mall, Jasper, Emmett and I were getting bored. There’s only so many times you can Goth yourself up at Hot Topic and walk into Abercrombie before it gets boring. “What about Alice’s list?” I half-heartedly said, pulling it out of my pocket.

They both looked at me like I’d grown two heads. “Are you crazy?” Jasper said, his mouth still gaping open. “We never do any of Alice’s little games.”

Emmett laughed his booming laugh. “Yeah, I just usually do whatever looks fun.” His excitement was growing, rubbing off on Jasper who unintentionally sent the same feelings to me.