𝐑𝐄𝐁𝐎𝐑𝐍 ➻ 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧

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IT WAS THE NEXT DAY, and Anastasia had received a call from Carlisle Cullen. He'd invited her to join him and his family in playing baseball, telling her that Edward and Bella would be there to pick her up with the Jeep as the other cars weren't the best in muddy fields.

Anastasia admitted that she wasn't all that big about sports, but she did want to spend some more time with Carlisle and get to know his family so she agreed to come, she ended up deciding that she'd pick out a sweatshirt out of the back of her wardrobe.. Suddenly her heart slipped into her throat as she saw the one she had picked out blindly.

It was an old varsity jacket, the number '16' was sewn onto the material with the name Von Blyssen also etched into the fabric. She just stood there for a moment, staring at it.

"Anastasia! Bella and a mystery man are waiting outside for you!" Grams's shout echoed throughout the house and brought her back to her senses. She didn't want to waste more time, and she told herself she needed to try and get over it, so she slipped it on over her shoulders and hastily made a loose braid down the side of her face with her hair.

As she got out the door, she saw Bella sitting inside of the Jeep she recognised from a few days ago that Emmett had picked her up in. Edward stood outside of it, his hands in his deep blue coat's pockets.

"Hey Anastasia, you ready?" His smooth drawl spoke to the girl who retreated out of the house.

"Yeah, I'm good to go." She replied, jumping into the backseat behind Bella who greeted her.

"Hey 'Tasia. Glad you're coming, I don't wanna be the only one who doesn't know what's going on most of the time." Bella told her, slightly relaxing at her best friend's presence.

"Same goes for you Bells." She smiled as she fastened her seatbelt, Edward speeding away as the engine roared to life.

The trio soon arrived at a muddy field, the once pristine white paint of the Jeep was now covered in the brown muck. Anastasia thanked herself for wearing a pair of comfortable old boots.

The rest Cullen family was already there, Rosalie and Carlisle were playfully seeing who got to bat first between the two of them, Rosalie winning and shoving the man out of the way of the bat jokingly, slapping his hand off of the piece of equipment.

Esme was the first to greet the two human girls, wrapping an arm around each of theirs. "Glad you're both here. We need some umpires." She smirked as she looked over to the family.

Emmett came around behind them, playing around with a baseball. "She thinks we cheat." He deadpanned, saying it as though he didn't, though, Anastasia would be surprised if he attempted to every once in a while.

"I know you cheat." Esme shut him down as Bella let out an awkward chuckle, whilst Anastasia began smiling wildly. She missed having a family like this. "Call them as you see them, girls."

"Okay." The two let out in synchronisation.

Esme smiled, satisfied, before walking away towards the area just behind home plate to be a backstop. As Anastasia looked around, she noticed that it seemed to be blondes versus brunettes. Alice stood in the centre of the field, the baseball in her hands as she prepared to bowl.

Rosalie was the first to step up to the home plate, a determined look in her eyes as Jasper and Carlisle stood further behind the two, closer to where Anastasia and Bella were, swinging bats around - warming up.

Edward muttered something to Emmett, who was warming up as well, pulling out some peculiar moves that Anastasia couldn't help but giggle at.

Thunder rumbled moments after lighting lit up the sky, Alice's face formed a devious smirk. "It's time." She announced, getting ready to pelt the ball towards Rosalie Hale who only nodded, waiting in anticipation.