I walked into the familiar scene of the Cullen's door into the giant house. Edward was there in one swift quick like moment that was too slow for my eyes to capture. In another moment I was in his arms and he brushed his lips to mine
"Welcome home." He said his cold, sweet breath flowed into my face like flowers just after the rain. My head spun from his velvet voice and his sweet sent. He put me down on my feet and my head didn't feel connected to my body. Edward wrapped his hands around my waist, carrying half of my weight and led me with swift steps that I was used to by now to the living room. Alice appeared and bounced over to me.
"Hi Bella!" She greeted. She kissed both of my cheeks and pulled back, smiling. "I have good news, but it requires shopping."
In my head I groaned. Another trip with Alice to the mall obviously meant another wardrobe or something far worse. But if she was going to be my future sister I would have to compromise.
"Shoot." I replied. "Does this shopping trip have to do with the dance coming up this Friday?" I asked, hoping that the answer wasn't anything that had to do with me dancing.
"Yeah." She said, her spiked hair bouncing around her face "I thought you could use a new dress and it is fun to shop with you, Bella." She smiled. It seemed as if her brilliant white teeth radiated across the room.
"Does this shopping trip mean that you're going to pull me from dressing room to dressing room playing 'Dress-Up Bella'?" I complained.
"If you want to find a dress that fits, then yes. I think I know where to start." She said.
I looked up at Edward. "Do I have to?" I asked, sounding like a five year old.
"Bella, be nice and be a good sport for your future sister-in-law. Please? For me," he looked at me, his eyes pleading.
"Sure, I'll be good." I said, melting instantly. He swooped down and brushed his cold lips to mine. Alice pulled me away from Edward. He touched the back of his hand to my cheek as I left, his cold hand leaving a burning sensation on my cheek.
I groaned as Alice jumped from store to store finding everything that I couldn't dream of wearing.
"How about this?" She held up a black dress that curved around the waist and flared out toward the bottom, it had silk threading in blue sparkling down the front. I stared at it, it was gorgeous, absolutely breath taking.
"Alice, it's very nice, but there is no way that I would even have the possibility of pulling that off." I said; my voice strongly bitter.
"Bella you don't give your self enough credit. You're absolutely beautiful, now go on and try this on." She pushed me toward the dressing room as she bounded off towards the many racks of dresses that seemed to loom over me.
I put on the dress ever so carefully as if to waste time so I wouldn't have to see my reflection in the mirror. I turned around to the mirror and was stunned at the girl staring back at me. She wasn't the Bella I knew; she was a radiant and beautiful girl. I touched my left cheek and my eyes widened as the girl in the mirror did the same. It was me. I stepped out of the dressing stall and I walked over to Alice and she stood her mouth curved up into a triumphant smile.
"Bella, you look gorgeous." She said, as she looked me up and down. "Really, I mean Edward won't know what happened to you." She smiled. "Although he sees you much more than you see yourself. C'mon, let's buy it." She said and she looked at me one more time. She dismissed me to go get changed back into my clothes.
I turned around in the dressing room to see my reflection again. "I really hope Edward will like it." I smiled and changed back into my own clothes.