Hey everybody! Just to let you know this is my first fanfiction, so let me know if it sucks. I really haven't ever written much, so i don't really know what i'm doing. please review and tell me what you think!

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"Bella! Bella! Wake up!" I groaned and rolled over to see Alice jumping up and down like a five year old on my bed.

"What do you want? And where's Edward?" This was a very unpleasant surprise, I would much rather be wrapped up in Edward's arms right now.

"He's hunting! And guess what that means?! We get to go shopping!" Oh. No.

Why did she have to do this to me? It was the first day of winter break and all I wanted to do was sleep. But noooo. I get sucked into Christmas shopping with my vampire-soon-to-be-sister Alice. Where's the fun in that? Sure, it's fun for her, but I honestly think she took me on these trips just to torture me and play Barbie.

"But Alice…" I whined. She just rolled her eyes and picked me up off my bed and pushed me into the bathroom.

"Go take a super quick shower. If you're not out of there in 5 minutes, I'm coming to get you."

That sure got me going. The last thing I wanted right now was to be dragged out of the shower naked by a little annoying pixie. I quickly washed my hair and body and was wrapped in a towel in three minutes flat. Then Alice burst into the bathroom with an outfit that must have cost more than my entire wardrobe and told me to put it on. I did so reluctantly, not really wanting to wear something so expensive. I walked out of the bathroom to see my room looking like a make-up counter at the mall. I have no idea how she set it up all so fast, even at vampire speed. I knew this would not be fun. I hated being a doll in Alice's life. But if it made her happy… I just hated seeing that little puppy dog pout on her face.

"Please don't put too much on," I warned her.

"Just trust me Bella, I know what looks good." She was right about that. Alice was the queen of fashion, I couldn't deny that.

In a couple of minutes she was finished with my hair and make-up. She turned me around so I could see the mirror she had set up. Wow. I actually looked pretty. Nothing compared to her or Rosalie, but I doubted even when I was a vampire I would look that good. My hair was pulled up halfway, with some bangs hanging down in front and my hair wavy in the back. My make-up was light and subtle, just a little mascara with golden eye shadow and a hint foundation and blush. Now I was looking forward to going out today.

Alice and I walked downstairs and saw that Charlie's cruiser was gone. I left him a note saying I was out with Alice and didn't know when she would bring me back. I ate a granola bar really quick and washed it down with some milk and was ready to go. I guess Alice really couldn't wait to get there, because she scooped me up and in the blink of an eye I was sitting in the passenger seat of her Porsche and we were headed to the highway.

"Ooh! This is going to be so much fun!" she squealed.

"Yeah. Great."

"Oh, come on Bella, you know you'll have a good time. Well, actually, I know you'll have a good time." Alice and her visions. Of course she would know the outcome of today's trip.

An hour later we were in some mall in Seattle. My dad would freak if he knew how fast the Cullens drove. We went into Forever 21 first. Alice threw tons of tops and four or five pairs of jeans into my arms and told me to go try them on.

I really felt self-conscious in everything, but I picked out a few things I liked and left the rest in the dressing room. Alice was up at the counter ready to pay, holding so much in her arms that it piled higher than her head.

"Chop chop, Bella, we've got lots more stores to hit!" I walked over to the counter and put my stuff down. Alice took out a gold credit card and paid for everything, and we were gone.

"How about we do some shopping for everyone else now? It is almost Christmas!" I tried, but knew it wouldn't work.

"Bella, there's tons of more stores in here for us to clear out, and we can't waste that opportunity!"

By noon we had gone in every store on the top floor and half on the middle, and had made several trips out to the car to put the bags away. Alice took me into the food court, and I just got a slice of pizza and a coke. We had managed to find a few things for Rosalie and Esme, and I promised myself the rest of the day would be spent shopping for the guys, but with Alice, that probably wouldn't happen.

"Let's go! We've got so much left to do!" She threw my plate away and dragged me towards the escalators.

"I have an idea, Alice! How about the rest of the day we spend shopping for everyone else, not us!" She already had more clothes than this mall did in her closet; I have absolutely no idea what else she could need.

"Maybe, Bella. We'll shop for the others now, but if I see something I like, I'm buying it!" Of course. See it. Like it. Buy it. That's Alice's motto.

At the end of the day, I had three new shirts for Edward, a couple CD's that I didn't think he had, and some DVD's. It was so hard to shop for him. I really have no idea what he would like. I picked up some new video games for Emmett and Jasper, but I couldn't find anything for Carlisle. Alice had bought a lot more stuff for us, but she found some other things too.

"So, Bella, did you have fun today?" Alice asked me on the way home.

"Sure, Alice, it was great." I really did have fun, but I was dying to see Edward.

"I know you miss, him, but we'll be there soon. But you better be more up for these shopping trips in the future."

"Okay, Alice, but really, it was fun. I'm glad I spent the day with you." And truly, I was. It was nice to have some girl time every once in a while. Maybe next time Rosalie would come too. We had gotten pretty close, but I could tell that she still was jealous. I hoped one day when I was truly was her sister, and a vampire, that we could be as close as Alice and I had become.

"Do you want to go home or come over?" She asked me. I knew either way Edward would be there, but I knew Alice wanted me to go to her house.

"I'll come over to your house." I said.

We were there in a few more minutes, and when we pulled in the driveway Edward was waiting. Before the car had even come to a stop, he opened the door and kissed me. I looked up at his beautiful topaz eyes, glad I was home.

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We watched a movie in the living room, but I wasn't really paying attention. I was just staring at Edward, while he stared back at me. I think I fell asleep in his lap. When I woke up, everyone started making fun of me for sleep talking.

"Hey Bella, you really think Edward's a hottie?" Emmett said.

I blushed. Had I really said that? Of course it was true, but I was embarrassed the whole family heard it.

"Shut up, Emmett," I mumbled, trying to sound angry. It didn't work. He just laughed at me.

"Well, I think I'm hotter than Edward, what do you think?" Ewwww!!!!! Is what I thought.

"SHUT UP EMMETT!" Edward and I both shouted at him. Again, he just laughed. I felt bad for Edward, because even though I didn't read minds, I knew what Emmett was thinking about. And Edward had to see it.

"Hey Edward, will you take me home? My dad is probably wondering where I am." I smirked at Emmett, I knew he had more making fun of me to do, but he couldn't do it at my house.

"Sure Bella, lets go." Edward replied.

"No wait! Bella, please stay." Emmett cried out.

"Okay, Emmett, anything for you." I said.

"Really?!??"

"No. Now lets go, Edward." I smirked again at Emmett.

He practically flew me out to his car, and in five minutes we were parked outside my house. I saw Charlie's car, and wondered how long he'd been home.

We walked inside and found Charlie sprawled across the couch watching ESPN.

"Hey dad, I'm home." I called.

"Hey Bells!" he turned around and saw Edward with me. "Hello, Edward." Sometimes Charlie pretended he still didn't like Edward very much, but I knew he was growing on him. And since Charlie pretty much knew we were together for good, he knew that he had to try for me.

"Hello, Charlie," Edward said, ever the gentlemen.

"Did you eat yet?"

"Yes, Bella, believe it or not, I can make my own dinner."

"Wow, what did you make?" I found it hard to imagine him cooking.

"Well, um," I saw Edward trying to fight back a smile; obviously Charlie was thinking about how he had not made dinner.

"Um, actually, I ordered a pizza. There's some left in the fridge if you want."

"Oh," I laughed "Thanks."

I went over to the fridge and took a few pieces and put them on a paper plate and threw them in the microwave. After 30 seconds it beeped and I started to eat, while Edward went to sit in the chair in the living room to watch T.V. with Charlie.

"So Edward, how come you aren't eating?"

"I'm not too hungry." Short, sweet and to the point.

I walked in when I was finished with the pizza and said, "Well, I think I'm going to go to bed, so Edward, you can leave now."

He came over and kissed me on the cheek and whispered in my ear, "I'll be back when he's asleep."

Louder, for Charlie to hear, he said, "Goodbye, Bella, see you later."

I walked upstairs and brushed my teeth and changed into silk pajamas Alice had bought me from Victoria's Secret. I slipped under the covers and waited for Edward.

Pretty soon, I heard Charlie come check on me and walk to his room. In a little while I heard Charlie's snores and felt Edward's cool arms slip around me.

He slowly murmured, "Sleep, my Bella" and started humming my lullaby as I drifted off into unconsciousness, dreaming of only Edward.

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