A/N I do not own Twilight. The amazing Stephanie Meyer does and we shall bow down to her amazingness!!

Chapter 1

Bella POV

It was a beautiful winter day out. Alice, being her usal self, made extravagant plans to go ice skating. We were to go to the lake on the edge of town and use the brand new skates she had bought for each of us. We each had them and they coordinated with the matching skating outfits she had purchased.

"Bella, Bella, Bella! Hello! Anybody home?", Alice said in her usually perky, yet today, annoyed voice.

"Sorry Alice, I sort of zoned out there. What were you saying?"

Alice glared angrily, "I was saying how you should go upstairs and get dressed."

And with that, I turned upstairs, Edward trailing happily behind. When we reached the room, I got my things and went to the bathroom, where he waited patiently outside. I brushed my long mahogany hair and put on the skating outfit Alice bought at some top of the line designer store. Whatever store it was, I did not want to know how much it cost. It was blue and silver, reminding me of a snowy mountain veiw. The shirt was light blue and had a royal blue wind breaker with special insulation to keep me warm, along with silver lining. The pants were of the same material and had silver athlete stripes down the sides. My skates were silver with light blue laces. After pulling my hair into a low ponytail, I headed out the door, only to trip over my own feet into Edward's arms. Blushing, I said, " Thanks, what did Alice force you into today?"

"Well, it seems she got us matching outfits," he said, looking over our clothes. His were royal blue and silver, but in the mens style and a little differently cut. I sighed and we headed down the stairs. Alice jumped up at the sight of us and energetically ran towards the garage. As I followed, I noticed that everyone else had matching outfits as well. Alice and Jasper were in black and grey,suiting Alice's hair and just Jasper in general, Rosalie and Emmett in a rich, deep maroon and white, and Esme and Carlisle in green in yellow. Alice really enjoyed shopping, and I couldn't quite understand why. Maybe she just enjoyed racking up the credit card bills. My thoughts were interrupted when Alice herself spoke.

"Okay, Edward, Bella, Rosalie and Emmett, take the Volvo. Jasper, Carlisle, Esme and I will take my porsche." We climbed into the assigned cars, and Emmett immdeialtey started to complain.

"Why did Alice force us into these clothes? Their uncomfortable. And why can't we put on the radio? It's too quite in here! I know! Let's play a game! Whoever spots the most car of one color wins! I get dibs on black cars!" Emmett exclaimed excitedly.

Rose sighed, " Emmett, if it will make you happy, I'm keeping my eyes out for red cars."

"Let's see, I'll look for blue cars," I said, beginning to feel competitive.

Edward graoned and said one word, "silver". As we drove down the roads, everyone began counting, by the time we were only one mile away from the lake, I had only fourteen, while Emmet cried joyfully about the twenty eight cars he had seen, and how he was winning bragging rights. Rosalie had seen sixteen, and Edward had seen twenty three. To make matters worse, Alice decided to pull up next to us and open her window.

"I've seen thirty four yellow cars," Alice said, excited about the game. Apparently she saw which car was going to win, after hearing about the contest from Edward over the phone, and decided to play. Her winning made Emmett angry and said it wasn't fair playing these sorts of games with her, and that she was a cheater. Rosalie scolded him for whining like a baby, amd he finally quieted down. The light turned green, and we sped down the road to the lake, being it was in veiw now. When we pulled into the parking lot, Emmett opened the door before we were even in the parking space. We got out and opened the trunk to get our skates. Edward put his arm around my waist and I trudged along, him supporting most of my weight, to the lake. We sat down to put on the skates, and me, sighing in frustration, gave in and let Edward put them on my feet.

"You know love, you just have to ask for my help, you don't have to get into a bad mood and spoil the day," Edward warned.

"Sorry, its just, I've never been skating before and I see no reason to have to get up at 6:30 in the morning. I wish someone would be able to get that through Alice's thick skull," I said. Alice turned and growled at me, before sliding on the ice with Jasper and making a figure eight. Rosalie and Emmet raced up and down the far end, making sure they were out of the way of anyone else. Carlisle and Esme held hands and slowly skated along. The love in their eyes making me happy to know and befriend such loving people. Edward got up and pulled me with him.

"Just hold on to me, love," Edward said. I leaned on him and we slowly went towards the ice. Edward stepped on first and then I followed. I started slipping the minute I stepped on. Edward grabbed my hands and steadied me, not having any trouble himself. Then, we took another step and I slippd again, falling on my butt. Right as this happened, Emmett skated by with Rosalie, seeing what happened, and spinning back to stand and laugh in front of me, clutching his sides and pointing his finger. Edward growled and Emmett seemed to get the message, slowly trying to get a hold of his breath.

"Wow, Bella, I wish I had a video camera. That may just be funnier than when you fell down the stairs last week. Right Rose?" Emmett said, looking to Rosalie for support. She seemed to be having difficulty muffling the laughter behind her white glove. Finally, she gave in and burst out laughing, trying to catch her breath, she spoke.

"Sorry, Bella, but that was pretty funny. Though, I'm sorry you got hurt. Do you need a hand?"

"No Rose, she's fine, I've got her," Edward said pulling me up. "Did you hurt anything when you fell?" Edward looked me over cautiously.

"Only my dignity, and my butt," I said, but much to my discontent, Emmett started laughing again. Rose, beggining to feel guilty for his behavior, pulled him away and challenged him to another race. Edward began to pull me along again, this time, I started to get the hang of it, then, I started slipping again. Edward steadied me and we continued on. I started moving away from Edward, moving more gracefully ( I know, such a shock) and quicker. Then, feeling confident in my self, I began skating fast along the inside of the lake, and begin slipping. Before Edward could make his way over, I fell in, trapped in the icy confines below the ice.