Mind Reader

Chapter 22

Isla bounces on her feet while she waits for Emmett to return from a hunt with Tanya and Irina. They have their strength test.
Laurent has come back for a short amount of theme, possibly a couple weeks until he takes off again but he isn't sure. Laurent knows he missed both Irina and Isla.

"She seems exited," Laurent comments.

"Oh," Jasper chuckles. "When it comes to competing when anyone, mainly Emmett, Isla is always excited. It's who she is. Innocent on the outside, but not so much on the inside. Trust me. Why do you think James was infatuated with her?"

"I believe you," Laurent admits. "Isla is a different soul, a good kind of different."

Isla sees Emmett walking over, clapping his hands and cracking his knuckles with a competitive smirk. Jasper sighs as he remains beside Laurent and Irina. He watches as Tanya carries a tree stop over and she places it in between for competitors. She backs away and Eleazar steps forward.

"We are starting with a simple and not so simple arm wrestling match between Emmett McCarty Cullen amd Isla Masen Cullen," Eleazar says to everyone in his best announcer bodice, trying to, but almost failing, to keep a straight face. "Take your positions now, Emmett and Isla."

Isla and Emmett connect their appropriate hands as they stare into one another's eyes, a competitive glint in each of their eyes. Laurent has moved to stand beside Eleazar to get a closer look. Isla looks at Eleazar expectantly.

"In 5..." Eleazar begins and Isla turns back to Emmett. "4... 3... 2... 1.... GO!"

Both struggled as they first begin and Emmett's face twists as Isla slams his hand into the tree and she jumps back, throwing her arms up. Emmett's eyes harden but he smirks. Laurent is amazed by how intense this is. If he'd have never found them in that field wirh James and Victoria, he'd probably never be here for this.

"You two take a rest while we set up for your next contest," Eleazar says. "Esme, you get Isla prepped and Jasper, you get Emmett. I'm sorry."

Everyone but Isla, Esme, Jasper, and Emmett disappear intotje Alaskan woods. Isla and Esme go for a quick hunt and go inside to read a book, and relax Isla's mind. Jasper and Emmett talk, Jasper is attempting to Emmett's big hesd a pep talk - which Emmett isn't listening to a word of.

After about thirty minutes, Carmen came to retrieve the four. They all follow her to a beat. They see a line in the sand. On either side of the sand are five holders and four trees. Isla walks over the side the girls are on, and Emmett is on the guys' side.

"This is a throwing competition," Eleazar explains to the two. "Irina and Kate are across the ocean, they're the furthest out. Esme and Rosalie are a little ahead of them, then Laurent and Carlisle. Who ever throws these holders and trees the furthest wins. Got it?"

Isla throws two energized thumbs up. "Got it, Eleazar."

"Ladies first," Eleazar motions for Isla.

Isla grabs one of the bolders, lifting it with ease. She spins five times before letting go, the large rock flies past Irina and Kate by a long shot. Irina hoots amd tells them how far it went. Emmett's only goes a little past Esme and Rosalie. Isla grabs a tree this time and it lands in front of Irina and Kate's rock, it didn't go as far as the bolder but Isla isn't worried. She doesn't care if she wins or loses, she's having a blast. Emmett grabs a tree and he throws it, it lands on top of Isla's, making him laugh when Kate informs them.

"Well done," Isla muses as she grabs another tree and throws it, it goes as far as her bolder. "Hmm..."

Emmett grabs another bolder and he throws it, it reaches Esme and Rosalie. They keep going until they eventually run out of rocks and trees, and Isla is crowned winner. She and Laurent even high five, and then Eleazar informs them of their next event.

They're going to spar, which the both of them are eager to go. Ememtt loves a good fight and Isla wants to fight as a vampire. She's eager to see how well or poorly she does against the strongest member of the Olympic coven.

Emmett stoops to his tank top and so does Isla. Isla is now in a hot pink spaghetti strap and her thick leggings. Emmett's in his jeans, and tank. He crouches down and he meets Isla's eyes before Eleazar tells thrm to begin.

The vampires run at each other and Isla delivers the first hit, sending Emmett souring across the sky and he splashed into the ocean. Laurent huffs our a chuckle as Rosalie bites her lip in awe as Emmett emerges from the water in a walk, his whore tank sticks to his body.

Emmett runs and he hits Isla, sending her back into Laurent, who grunts as the newborn crashes into him. Isla rushes and jumps, and so does Emmett. Isla grabs Emmett by the neck and she slams him down and holds him there. Ememtt gets the up
Errand by grabbing the back of her neck and he twists and he gets onto her back, pulling her arms back and he looks up with a grin.

"I won this one," Emmett muses. "But I'm bigger than you. I can help you with that."

Isla agreed and Emmett wraps an arm around her, soaking her clothes. Isla throws him into the water again and she bolts through the trees, leaving the others behind, laughing as Emmett walks out of the water with a shocked look on his face.

"What just happened?"

Everyone begins to laugh again instead of replying.