Today was the day. It was the second week of summer vacation and Edward was leaving. He was going on an extended hunting trip. He told me that he would only be gone for a week and I would be well protected. So here I am in the car with Alice on the way to their house for the week. I am staying with Alice and Jasper while the rest of the family goes on a hunting trip too. Edward said he just wanted to get away for a while without everyone's thoughts in his head. So he was heading north while the rest of the family went south. It's not that I mind being left her with Alice. I love Alice like a sister she is my best friend and we tell each other everything although she already knows most things anyways. I love being around her and I cant wait to be turned into a vampire so that we will be equals and can go on the hunting trips instead of being left behind. I know she will make this as easy and as comfortable as possible and I trust her it's just that Jasper will be there. Jasper has never done anything threatening towards me but I just get the feeling that he hates me. He always avoids the rest of the family and stays in the background when I am around. I just don't get what I did to upset him he never even really looks at me. Every time I see him I have the urge to ask him what I did to offend him but whenever I get the courage I turn and see him standing there and I get intimidated. He doesn't act like Rosalie but he doesn't act like Alice either. Maybe this trip will be a good thing. Maybe I can get to know Jasper a little better and we can become friends.
I was still lost in thought when we pulled up in front of the big, white, house. I opened my door and stepped out grabbing my bag while Alice went to the trunk to get my other things. I shut the door and we walked inside the house. As usual Jasper stood at the bottom of the staircase looking slightly intimidating. Well maybe my plans for a friendship with Jasper were way more far-fetched than I had originally thought. I was slightly disappointed that I wouldn't get to be friends with him and this surprised me. I don't understand why I am so disappointed. Sensing my mood Jasper gave me a puzzled look I was about to answer when Alice interrupted me.
"Come on Bella you can stay in my room this week with me. We will have so much fun. We can give each other makeovers, and watch movies, and stay up all night," she continued rambling about the week to come as we ascended the stairs and walked to her room. She opened the door and led me inside. She put my bags down on the bed and immediately skipped over to her closet.
"Alice," I groaned, "I just got here and you're already trying to play dress up. I'm not a Barbie you know."
"Oh stop your whining! I would've done this eventually and you know it. Besides we're going out and what you're wearing simply won't do." She said firmly. I looked down at my faded jeans and green t-shirt. I don't see where we could possibly be going that would require me to get dressed up. So I asked.
"Alice, where exactly are we going?"
"Well I can't tell you that would just ruin the surprise. But trust me you're going to love it we will have so much fun." She chirped happily clapping her hands. I sighed deeply.
"Whatever you say Alice." She just glared at me and then turned back to her huge walk in closet. Now when I say huge that is exactly what I mean. If you would remove all her clothes from the closet there would be enough space to have an extra room. What she does with all these clothes is beyond me. But I guess if you have all eternity you will need a lot of clothes.
I wonder where we are going. I just wanted to stay here and watch movies or maybe curl up and read but no of course Alice has to go and ruin my plans for a night in. Why does she always do this to me? Can't I just have a day where she isn't planning some major event? With Alice around that is a definite impossibility. My mental ranting was interrupted when Alice started giving me things to put on. Once she handed me the super high heels I had to step in.
"Alice, heels seriously are you trying to kill me?" I half yelled at her.
"No," she said drawing it out, "I'm trying to make you look hot! Which you will when I am done with you, so come on and let's do your hair and makeup. You can either come willingly or I will drag you it's your choice." She threatened tapping her foot impatiently. With a groan I shuffled towards her immense bathroom and sat in the chair she already had sitting there. As soon as I was comfortable she went to work she brushed my hair and let it fall freely down past my shoulders. She did a little with my face but not much and then she told me to change. Before I did I stole a glance in the mirror. It wasn't too bad I had a natural look to my eyes with brown eye shadow and just a bit of mascara. My hair actually looked pretty good falling freely and when it moved I could see the glitter that she had thrown in it. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad after all I thought to myself that is until I took in the dress she picked out.
"Alice there is no way I am wearing this!" I whined.
"Yes you are! Now put it on right now Bella!" she scolded me. I sighed again and slipped the dress on. After she zipped it up she forced me into a pair of 4-inch heels. They were black on the bottom and sparkly silver everywhere else. They buckled at the top around my ankle and at the bottom two more straps crossed right before my ankles. Once the heels where strapped in place I carefully made my way to the full-length mirror. Well, Alice may be trying to kill me but I have to admit I looked pretty good. The dress she had me in was all black with sequins everywhere and every time I moved it would shimmer in the light. It had spaghetti straps and ended a little short of my mid thigh and surprisingly it actually gave me cleavage. Normally I wouldn't be caught dead wearing something like this but looking at myself now I don't mind looking hot and I've learned to always trust Alice because she is always right.
"Wow Alice! I look…"
"You look hot!" she squealed clapping her hands, "I am just
amazing sometimes." She sighed.
"Well you outdid yourself this time thank you!" I said.
"No need to thank me everything was already there I just enhanced it. With one final touch you'll be perfect." She told me as she reached up and pulled the ponytail holder out of my hair letting it fall free down my back.
"Now," she said, "go in there and put your things in the clutch that's on the bed. It's the black leather studded one the other one is mine." she explained. I nodded and walked over to her bed and picked up the clutch is was very nice and something I could get used to carrying around. I put in my red lip-gloss along with extra mascara and eye shadow so I could touch up my makeup later if I needed to. I also threw in my pink razor cell phone just in case.
Just as I finished Alice called out to me from the bathroom. "Bella could you bring me my clutch and cell phone please?"
"Of course Alice." I replied. I picked up her sparkly silver Jimmy Choo tube clutch and her blackberry curve with the hot pink zebra case and walked back to her bathroom.
"Here you go Alice." I said handing the clutch and cell phone to her.
"Thanks," she said turning around, "so what do you think?" she asked me. She was wearing an aqua blue, sequin, one shoulder dress that stopped mid thigh and she accompanied it with a pair of black, sequin Jimmy Choo pumps. She had on aqua eye shadow that matched her dress and her lips were hot pink.
She turned back to the mirror and put on her three row stone necklace and aqua bangles to tie the whole outfit together. Like me she left her hair flowing down her back.
"Wow Ali you look amazing and I love your necklace." I said as I finished taking in her outfit.
"Thanks," she said, "Oh! That reminds me I have some accessories for you too. I can't believe I almost forgot." With vampire speed she ran into her room and came back holding a beautiful black and white multi layered necklace and matching vintage bracelet and earrings.
"Alice those are so pretty." I said fingering the jewelry.
"Yeah. And they'll look great on you. So turn around and let me put them on you." she said. I turned around and she hooked the necklace in place. She handed me the bracelet and earrings to put on myself. I examined my appearance in the mirror. I looked hot. Tonight may actually be fun.
"So Bella are you ready to go?" Alice asked me.
I turned back to her and smiled, "Yeah Alice let's go!" she smiled back and led the way downstairs. When we reached the bottom I saw Jasper lounging on the couch texting.
"That was Carlisle," he told us, "they just arrived at the site and they said for us to…have a good time…and be careful…" he trailed off at the end when he took in out appearances.
"Well, don't you ladies look lovely tonight." He commented appraising our outfits.
"Thanks!" we Alice and I both said at the same time. Alice then started engaging in a conversation about our clothes and where we were going along with other things involving out trip. As they talked I took the time to take in Jasper's outfit for the first time. He had on a pair of dark mid wash jeans that hugged him in all right places. He wore a red plaid shirt unbuttoned over a white tank top that slightly showed off his muscles. Around his neck he wore dog tags and he also had on a nice black fedora. His shoes were red, gray, and black Nike high tops that matched his shirt. He looked pretty hot. Whoa there Bella what are you thinking this is Alice's husband for God's sakes! Get a hold of yourself jeez! But damn I have to admit if he was just some guy I met at the club I would definitely be going home with him. Oh my god what the hell am I thinking? Snap out of it Bella. Just remember this is Alice's husband! I looked down at the floor as a blush crept across my face with the realization of what I had just been thinking about.
"Bella!" my head snapped up at the sound of my name coming from Alice, "are you okay? I called your name like three times."
"Oh," I murmured, "sorry I was just lost in my thoughts I guess," as I told her this, the blush on my cheeks deepened. I looked up to see Alice looking at me with concern and Jasper with a smirk on his face? Oh shit! I almost forgot about his being an empath. He must have felt my emotions while I was thinking about how hot he looked in his outfit.
"So," I commented looking down at my feet, "are we ready to go?"
"Um…sure if everyone is ready we can go now." Alice answered. As we walked out the door towards the garage I mentally sighed relieved that I hadn't been caught, that is until Alice gave me her we-are-so-talking-about-this-later look. Well shit! I am totally screwed.