Probably the worst thing in the world is convincing a boy to go shopping. Vampires are no exception.
"But Rose…" Emmett moaned as I dragged him down the steps.
"Emmett, you will come with me, or so help me, I will tear you into shreds!" I snarled.
"Not if I do it first," he muttered as we stopped at the end of the porch.
"What did you say?" I threatened and he turned to me and smiled sweetly.
"Of course darling. I love you," he half-sang and then turned to frown at Edward and Jasper, who were laughing inside. He turned to flip them off, but I pulled him down the drive and we ran through the forest.
"Do we have to go?" Emmett moaned and my stone body tightened.
"Do you have any desire whatsoever to live beyond this afternoon?" I said and Emmett looked thoughtful. I ran faster and he stepped up his pace.
"Yes, I suppose. It's Independence Day soon," he said and I smirked.
"Then you do," I sneered and he scowled.
"For someone so damn hot, you are a pain," he muttered and I flicked my head over my shoulder. I stopped him and we walked across a crowded lot into the mall. I vaguely listened to Emmett's string of protests and profanities as we went in through the front doors. Suddenly, Emmett was silent. I wheeled around to face him. He was looking around the mall in a distant gaze, as if he had never seen one before. Although, with Esme and Alice, there was a good chance he hadn't. I grabbed his hand and pulled him into the woman's clothing section.
"Huh," he said and examined a mannequin modelling the latest winter fashions of Seattle. Then the hyperactivity set in.
"Hey Rose, what are these shiny things?" he asked as I lifted up a blouse. Looking at the sequined hat he was tossing around, I sighed.
"Sequins…" I said and held the top against me.
"Sequins…" he muttered as I returned the top. He ran over to me and pulled the hat down onto my head.
"Sequins!" he declared triumphantly and I pulled off the hat in annoyance.
"And this?" he asked, holding up a sew-on patch of a love heart.
"Em, darling, why don't you go over into menswear?" I said and pushed him into the direction of the men's' section. He loped off, and I selected a dress.
An hour later, I completed my purchases and went to find Emmett. He was running around the shoe aisle like a five year old on coke.
"Emmett, hurry up, before you embarrass me more!" I snapped and he turned to me, beaming.
"Did you know…" he drawled and he sauntered over to me, "People make smelling air called cologne?"
"Yes… Why?" I said as he drew closer and leant towards me. I leant back, wrinkling my nose.
"You smell of wet dog!" I exclaimed and Emmett sighed. He began a long drawn-out explanation of the cologne as I pinched my nose and dragged him out into the forest. As we ran home, I tried to keep Emmett downwind and prayed Esme or Alice would take him shopping next.