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Shopping

"I refuse to wear that."

My eyes were horrified and was as plates as Alice held up a violet, strapless wedding dress that had barely hany material for my back. I didn't want to feel naked in front of everyone when I was already so nervous about the wedding. Alice's pixie-like face fell as she whined,

"But it'll look cute. Just try it on. Please?"

Rosalie sided with Alice and inserted,

"It totally will match your frame nicely."

Ever since Edward had proposed to me, Rosalie had come out of her motive to be cold and finally accepted me as a part of the family. I suspected that it had something to do with me being changed, but I was grateful anyways. However, that did not stop me from rolling my eyes and disparaging the wedding dress.

"There is no way that I'm ever going to wear that thing and be half naked for my wedding."

I looked around, past Rosalie's and Alice's disappointed face.

"Hey, look at this!"

I held up a white, lacey, poofy wedding dress. It was Alice's turn to roll her eyes. She snorted,

"Oh pal-lease. This wedding is in the 20th century, thank you very much."

I sighed,

"But it's so classic and original. I like it."

Rosalie muttered,

"It won't matter if you like it. The whole point here is to look pretty."

Depend on Rosalie to point out the physical beauty of everything.

"Hey girls, look at this!"

Esme called out from a rack of lacey, white materials. With a motherly smile, she showed us a bright pink wedding dress with silky layers on the bottom. White lace trimmed the top and it was sleeveless. It was appropriate enough for me, and it was showy enough for Alice and Rosalie. It was perfect. I whispered,

"It's perfect. I love it. Thank you."

Alice and Rosalie nodded in agreement. Alice's face became bright as she declared,

"Ok, done with the dress. Now to the shoes and accesories section!"

As Alice scampered off to the shoe department, Esme shook her head in laughter. Her eyes were twinkling as she said,

"It's so exciting for all of us. It has been a long time since we've had a real wedding. Alice is the most excited one, actually."

As Esme chuckled, I gave a small smile. We made our way to Alice's short, black hair as she leaned over shelves of boxes. Her eyes sparkled as she roamed over the various designs, her finger tapping the ones she liked but didn't quite match the dress. When I stood beside her, watching her shop in an amused way, she suddenly grabbed my wrsit and pulled me towards the boxes.Her eyes glimmered as she chimed breathlessly,

"It's perfect! What do you think?"

My eyes scanned the cardboard boxes, confused.

"What? I don't see anything."

Alice grabbed a long box and dropped it unto the ground. She opened it and held up a single, pink shoe as if she was holding up a hard earned trophy.

"So? Do you like it?"

I gave it a cursory glance and dropped my jaw when I saw what I was looking for: the heels. I complained,

"Alice, the heels are pointed and sharp... and so thin!"

Alice's eyebrows shot up like bullets.

"So?"

I laid the words out in front of her as if I was talking to an idiot. I slowly said,

"I have balance promblems..."

Esme's laugh tinkled out like little bells as she replied,

"Oh, come on, Bella. You know that you can walk o nwater now that you're..."

her voice dropped as she murmured,

"a vampire."

I sighed.

"I know, but I still fall sometimes, you know."

I glanced at the Cullen women sheepishly. Rosalie's eyes grew large as she clarified,

"You...fall...?"

It was the usual case, if not the only case, that vampires were graceful, but it did not completely apply to me. I did walk smoothly, but on rare occasions, I managed to trip over thing. I added,

"But not on air."

Esme chuckled and the shock wore off. Alice tucked the shoes carefully in between the jewelry and the dress carefully. I eyed the mound hesitantly.

"Really, Alice. This is just way too much."

Her laugh followed.

"Oh, come on, Bella. Of all the days to say that. In a few days is your wedding. The climax of your life!"

I rolled my eyes. It sounded like Alice to be coming up with excuses for her extravagant shopping.


When Alice had finally sated her shopping madness, we all hopped into Rosalie's BMW M3 convertible. After stuffing all the bought items into the trunk, Rosalie brought the engine to life. She turned the music on loudly and began to speed down the highway. Our hair whoosing behind us, we gleefully yelled out the lyrics to the song that was playing. Esme sat quietly on the front seat with a small smile on her face, trying to keep a motherly posture. Suddenly, Rosalie came to a sudden stop, squeaking the breaks just in time before crashing into the car in front of us. She muttered angrily,

"Traffic!"

Cars began to honk and bump into each other lightly. The highway was jammed with hundreds of cars... and its human passengers, all with warm, delicious blood. The scent of blood clouded around my head, making it almost impossible for me to withstand it all. Esme, Rosalie, and Alice seemed to be bearing it well, especially since they have been 'vegetarian' vampires for a long time. I had tried to avoid large crowds of humans, but this was inevitable, and I could not get myself out. When I let out erratic sets of breathing, Esme glanced back at me worriedly. I could feel my eyes turn coal black as one word repeated in my head: blood. My head spun wildly as the roof was my mouth and throat seemed more dry than ever. Alice grasped my arm and whispered,

"Hold your breath. Don't breathe, it'll help."

I stopped breathing and leaned my head against the cool leather seat. I groaned,

"Please, let's get out of here. This is unbearable."

But there was no way out. Cars had surrounded us from every direction, making our escape utterly impossible. I groped around and held unto a leather bar, trying to stop myself from lunging at one of the passengers. Alice held unto me tightly, hugging my waist and pushing me down unto the seat. She mumured in my ear,

"Sorry, Bella. I should've known that there was going to be traffic. I was just so... distracted by all the shopping..."

Rosalie glanced back at me and gave a frustrated look around her. This traffic was going to last more than I could endure.

Horns blared around us and I could hear curses and impatient sighs from the other cars. I tried to focus on one conversation, to try and divert my attention from my blood lust.

"Mom?"

"Hmmm..?"

"I have to ask you something."

"Go ahead."

There was a pause in the car as a oung girl shrieked out,

"Stop picking your nose, Lubbie! Sheesh!"

"Shut up, Pig-face. It's non of your business."

"It is so my business, especially when you're sitting right beside me!"

Suddenly, the converation faded away like wisps of smoke in the air. Then I smelled it.

"Ah!"

I gave a pained little yelp and all the Cullen women snapped their heads toward my direction. In my focus to listen to the conversation, my natural insticts had kicked in and I had forgotten to hold my breath; and I could smell it. Above all the scents of blood, I could smell the delicious smell, the smell that appealed to me the most. My pupils turned flat and tiny as I tried to make out the owner of the scrumptioius, sweet scent. I noted the tint of faint cherry and vanilla. When Alice saw the abrupt change in me, she cried out to Rosalie,

"Never mind about going home. Get out to the nearest exit."

Rosalie's blonde head bobbed up and down as she nodded frantically. I whispered hoarsely,

"Alice."

"Yes, Bella?"

"I smell it."

Alice's anxious, small face peered up to my eyes.

"Smell what?"

From her expression and tone, I could already guess that she knew what I meant.

"The blood that appeals to me... I have never smelled anything like it."

An image floated into my head. I was leaning down upong the owner's neck - whose face was blank and unknown to me - slowly inserting my teeth into the neck, right into the main vein... the warm blood swirling around in my mouth... my thoughts were interrupted by Esme's panicked gasp. Rosalie's teeth were clenched as she muttered,

"Almost there..."

We were wedged between cars in an awkward sideway postion, as Rosalie tried to squash into another lane. Cars blared their horns angrily at us...

"Yes!"

Finally, we were in the lane that would take us out of the hell that I was in. The lane was faster, and the appealing smell disappeared. However, I was still wanting to get out of the car and jump unto the passengers around us. Alice murmured in my ear,

"Remember Edward. Restrain yourself for him, Bella. Bella, please.."

Her chantings calmed me down a little and I held my breath again. Alice was right. I would not succumb to the monster within me. For Edward. For my family. For myself, at the least. The Cullens would have to leave Forks if I jumped out of the car. I shook my head violently. So this was how Edward felt when he first met me. I couldn't help but smile. Rosalie's gleeful shout interrupted my thoughts suddenly,

"Yes! We're out of there!"

Our hair blew behind us once again as we sped away from the demon's pit where I had been ruthelessly tortured and tried. Alice jumped and kissed my cheeks.

"You did it, Bella!"

I grinned, happy that I didn't ruin anything for my family. But I could not forget "The Scent." I needed a lot of time to get used to this vampire thing. I sighed gratefully as we neared a park. Rosalie stopped the car in the parking lot under a shade. She inhaled loudly and got out of the car to stretch. Alice got out as well. Esme held up a finger for me to stay in. She mouthed,

"I'm calling Edward."

I nodded curtly. Esme handed the phone to me when she had reached Edward. Edward's voice was worried as he asked,

"Bella, where are you?"

"I don't know, some park."

There was a pause.

"Why?"

I sighed.

"Because we were caught in traffic with hundreds of people surrounding me... and I grew... um, wild."

"Did you...?"

"No. I managed to stay in the car."

I laughed shortly.

"Bella, that's not funny. But I'm glad that you didn't do anything... do you know when you'll come home?"

"I don't know. It might be hours until the traffic goes away. I'll ask Alice."

I poked my head out into the fresh air and called to Alice,

"Alice! When will the traffic disintegrate?"

She pondered for a moment before replying,

"An hour or so!"

I held up the phone to my ear again.

"You heard her, right?"

"Yeah... Bella, be careful, ok?"

"There aren't many people around here anymore."

"Ok, See you soon. I love you."

I grinned.

"I know."

There was an expectant pause. When he didn't hang up on me, I asked,

"What?"

"I'm waiting."

I rolled my eyes and replied,

"I love you too."

He chuckled and hung up.

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