Bpov

I was thoroughly confused. Edward refused to tell me what he had planned for tonight, and had obviously sworn Alice to secrecy as well. I couldn't get anything out of her- she absolutely refused to tell me the destination. Not even any hints.

I mused as I sat, curled into the perfect marble contours of Edward's chest, classical music playing sweet and slow in the background. We lay quietly on his bed, the rarely-seen sun shining through the one glass wall in his room. Where it struck his skin, he sparkled like a thousand diamonds.

I reached down and picked up his hand in mine, moving it in the sunlight, watching the light change and shimmer. Rolling over, I pulled his hand gently to my lips, and looked up at him. I couldn't possibly dazzle him, in all his perfection; however, this didn't mean I couldn't try.

"Please," I whispered, a small smile playing on my lips. "You know you want to tell me where we're going tonight."

His face remained stoically passive, although a smile tugged at the very corners of his mouth. "Then it wouldn't be a surprise, would it?" he asked seriously.

"Can I at least try to guess?" An inclination of his head was all the answer I needed. "So… It's late Saturday afternoon now. Could we be going to a party tonight? Or a concert?"

This time he did smile. "Sorry, love. You'll have to wait and see… but I will tell you this." I sat up in anticipation, leaning forward towards him. "It's a very high-class affair," he said quietly, alluringly.

He leaned in towards me and brushed my lips with his own. It was tantalizingly sweet, and sent shivers up my spine. "I apologize for what I am about to do to you," he murmured, his lips still lightly touching mine with each word. I pulled back slightly, confused.

"Alice," he called quietly. "We're ready."

Alice bounced in, quite possibly more excited than I had ever seen her. She was at my side in a flash, pulling me away from my love.

"Alice!" I protested. "What on earth do you think you're doing?"

"It's time to get you ready!" she squealed, bouncing up and down so fast that she could quite possibly give me a headache. "Let's go! I need you to shower and wash your hair, so I can do all the styling- oh, yeah, and I have special shampoo and conditioner for you to use. It'll help the curls hold better. And then we have to do your makeup, and get you in your dress- so much to do and so little time! Hurry up, Bella!" she said at supersonic speeds while pulling me towards the door. I looked back at Edward, feeling like a caged animal. He clearly understood, his face apologetic.

"Go on, Bella. I do want you to look nice tonight." He stood up, moving towards the door where I currently stood.

"What are you going to be doing?" I asked, not wanting to leave him, despite the incredibly excited vampire pulling on my arm.

"I need to hunt, and then get ready myself," he smiled. "Go ahead, love."

I allowed Alice to pull me out of the doorway and down the hall towards the bathroom. "I'll see you soon, Bella," said Edward from the other end of the hall. I turned back to face him, stealing one more look at his perfect face before Alice managed to get me into the bathroom and close the door.

"If I get out alive," I said sarcastically, and I heard his muffled laughter from the other side of the door.

I turned to face Alice, who was already sorting her massive number of beauty supplies. "Here, Bella, use this shampoo and this conditioner," she said while pushing two bottles into my hands. "Here's a towel. Don't take too long," she sang as she stepped out of the room.

Oh boy. This was going to be a long couple of hours.

Okay, guys, so this was originally going to be a oneshot. However, that right there took me almost two pages, and it was just setting the stage, so I think it's definitely going to be at least five more chapters. Don't worry, lots and lots of BxE fluff to come!

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