A story By Twilight Lilly
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Summary:
When best friends Alice, Bella and Rosalie attend a charity auction for the forks hospital, they end up winning livelier items then they thought. Will love survive the awkwardness of having your best friend's boyfriend as your slave for a day? Will love blossom from the scraps of New Years Eve party? All human.
"Alice! I cannot go to a party! I have NOTHING to wear!" I screamed from my room. I sighed and surveyed my closet. Had Alice warned me about tonight's charity event maybe, maybe I would have something almost Alice approved to wear. But no. she had to surprise us. I knew I just knew that Rose had suitable clothing but I didn't. All my good clothes were 'too old' in Alice's eyes even though I had worn most of them only once.
Alice flowed in a stunning dress. It was white with black and white big polka dots all over it. It was strapless and the red belt matched the strappy shoes. On the front of the belt was a black rose. And it was real. "Alice you look like a rock star and don't have anything you would let me wear!" I would have tried to get her to let me wear one of my dresses but I had learnt from experience that there was absolutely no way I was going to win. In this or any other lifetime. And I was too tired of this argument that I let her get way every time. It didn't matter to me but it did to her so figured why upset her?
"Geez Bella, I never leave you in the fashion lurch. I make sure you have an outfit for every occasion spare just in case an opportunity such as this one arises. She then reached behind my rack of clothes and pulled out a dress box and a shoe box. Please I begged silently, please let the heels be less than 6 inches. When Alice pulled of the boxes lid I almost died. She wanted me to wear that? It was a halter neck dress in a dark blue. It ad beading which went all the way around the neck, crossed over in the middle of my chest and continued down around my boobs. I could have dealt with that but no. Alice had to make sure I died of extreme embarrassment. It had a huge slit up the front to one side.
Rosalie swept in at that moment in her dress. It was beautiful of course but her natural beauty out shone it. It was a deep rich purple with a black beaded section just under her chest. It hugged her figure and she looked stunning. I sighed and grabbed the box. "Humiliation nation her I come."
E pov
I sighed as we pulled into the parking lot. I gave my keys to the valet and walked into the hotel's lobby. I looked around and spotted Jasper and Emmett. Emmett was my brother for all intents and purposes. When my mother Elisabeth Mason had become a diplomat I was young. But I was old enough to know I didn't want to leave Forks. So as a compromise, my mother had left me in the care of her sister Esme and her husband Carlisle. When she came back that Christmas she had discovered that I had settled in really well. I knew it had hurt her to leave me behind. But deep down she knew her maternal instinct had died the day my father did. She never recovered and she couldn't accept that I would grow up without a dad. So my love for was perfect in her eyes. I spent most of my life with the Cullen's and loved every second. Alice had been a somewhat late edition to the family arriving at the age of fourteen she changed everything. She was the apple of my eye as my beautiful and excitable little sister.
Tonight's auction had been her idea. Jasper had agreed because he was Alice's boyfriend. They had met on a rainy day in Philadelphia and had been inseparable ever since. I liked him and he was now my best friend. The auction was going to be easy. All the guys had to do was wear a mask and walk out on stage and girls would bet on them as their slave for the last day of the year. I was skeptical that this could be as 'fun' as Alice assured me it would be.
A rather annoying redhead with a headset walked over to us. "Auction boys?" she asked quickly while reading a list of names on a clip board. "Why yes, miss. We are." Jasper answered politely. Emmet raised his eyebrows at the answer and jasper pointed at the bracelet on his wrist. It had been an anniversary gift from Alice, so the gesture was Jasper's way of saying he is doing it for her.
We followed the girl to a backstage door and down a staircase. Okay. I can do this. It won't be that hard all I have to do is walk out on stage for a few minutes. I gulped as the consequences of being on that stage hit home. I was going to have to spend December 31st with some random girl. I hoped that she was nice.
Bella's pov:
We arrived at the only hotel in the town of Forks in a limo. But not just a limo. Alice had booked a hummer limo. Dear god. I was definitely staying out of the autophiles ways tonight. "Alice!" I hissed as we got out of the car, "why did you ask for a hummer limo?" She frowned at me. "I didn't hire the car, rose did. And even though I didn't I think it's nice. But not as good as my baby." I laughed at the dreamy expression on her face. Alice's baby was her canary yellow porches. Her brother Edward had bought it for her a year ago and she loved it so much I thought she was going to kiss it goodnight. Knowing Alice, she probably did.
Rose and I hooked our arms and Alice grabbed my right hand. We walked into the party just the way we did when attending parties at Dartmouth. And just like I had done entering every one of those parties, I tripped. Rose and Alice tried to hide their giggles. But I didn't even try to hide mine. "Typical. Bella just gets so excited about parties she just can't keep her balance!" I said in a mocked Alice voice. Their control wavered then, and people were staring as their control went completely. We found our seats at the table marked one. Jeez I hoped this was going to be over soon.
The meal was delicious, Italian themed. But I started to feel sick when the dessert was being served. And then my already hard to endure night became unbearable. The auction began. I was ready to excuse myself when I saw the first guy walk out on stage. His head was covered by a surgeons cap and across his face was a breathing mask. I could hardly see him but there was something almost mesmerizing. I couldn't understand why I was reacting this way to a stranger.
"This is slave number one. Let's start the bidding at say, 20 dollars?" But I didn't move my hand. I don't know why. I could see his eyes, barely. And the emeralds were starring back into mine. I was hooked. His glance shifted beside me for a second and my body screamed at me to move into his line of sight. I craved his eyes as if I was a drug addict and he was the exact brand of drug I craved. God what was wrong with me? Mike was my boyfriend. And it didn't matter that he was still at Dartmouth and I was back living here. He was my boyfriend and this was a charity event which he said it was okay for me to go to. I wasn't cheating. But why did I feel so much more for this stranger than I did for my steady boyfriend?
My thoughts were interrupted by the fact he was moving. He winked at me and turned to leave. Where was he going the bidding hadn't even started yet? I turned to ask Alice if I was dreaming, but instead I saw her and Rose doing a happy dance. What the hell was going on here? "Bella, I won that guy! Isn't that so great! He cost me $120, but he looks worth every penny." She squealed with delight. I almost fell of my chair. What?! I mentally slapped myself. While I had been goggling at the nice guy, Rose had pounced. It stunned me to realize that I was mad at her. Then I just felt bad, Rose hadn't known I wanted the guy, all she knew was that I had sat there unresponsive. Urgh. I couldn't deal with this anymore I had to leave, I still felt like I was going to puke and the number of screaming women freaked me out.
"Alice, I kind of think that I'm gunna go home now. I don't really feel so good." I whispered beneath the screaming women. "No Bella! You can't leave! You have to win a date for tomorrow's blind date New Years party!"She squealed at me. I sighed and glanced up at the stage where guy number three had just taken his place. I lifted my hand and said loudly "$150!" as loudly as I could. Alice was shocked, I saw Rose's mouth drop in shock. The screaming had stopped and I could feel the heat of every woman's eyes in the room. Before anyone reacted the auction lady said the words which guaranteed my release from this party. "Going, going, gone! Sold to the lady in blue." I reached for my clutch and stood up to leave but Alice had my wrist in an iron grip. "Feel better okay? We don't want you to miss tomorrow's party. It is going to be wild." She smiled and looked back at the stage to the fourth guy. Typical Alice, I was only getting out of this party early so that I could attend another one tomorrow.
I rushed out of the ballroom and into the hotel lobby. "Excuse me miss, but you need to write down if you won a man for tomorrow." A tiny little blonde said. I smiled politely, "I won the bidding on number 3. My name is Bella Swan," I glanced at the door and decided to ask a question which could delay my freedom, "should I give you the money now?"
"No you need to bring it tomorrow so that out can get into the party. Have a nice night" I nodded goodbye and ran out of the revolving doors. I hesitated for just a second once I was out. I turned to my left and saw a pair of headlights. MOVE! My mind was screaming at me but I couldn't move. I was frozen, starring at my death.
Then suddenly I was on the ground with someone on top of me. "Miss? Are you alright? Is anything hurting? Miss?!" the voice was like musical velvet to my ears. I nodded but I kept my eyes closed. My head hurt but I didn't want the person with that voice to move. But he must not have heard my thoughts because he got up and picked me up wedding style. Well I decided after a few seconds that I preferred this physical contact as opposed to the crushing weight of his body.
He was walking somewhere but I had no idea where. Then I heard a car door open and I was placed in a leather car seat. The door was closed behind me. I breathed in and was surprised to discover that the car I was in smelled beautiful. No beautiful was an understatement. It smelled beyond wonderful, like really sweet. I luxuriated in the smell and used its calming effects to slow my heart beat. The driver's side car door opened and the guy got in and started the ignition. I still didn't open my eyes but I was burning with curiosity, I wanted to know where he was taking me.
When he pressed a button and the first notes of Claire De Lune floated over the car's speakers my eyes opened of their own accord. "You know Claire De Lune?!" I practically shouted at him, "Sorry I didn't mean to yell I just was shocked that a guy would listen to Debussy." I averted me eyes from his face when I noticed that his eyes were the same emeralds which had gazed down on me from the stage earlier in the evening. I looked down at my feet. From the corner of my eye I could see him smiling. "That's ok; I didn't expect you to know the song or the composer. I just wanted to calm you down. You looked seriously stressed out. Oh and miss I'm taking you to the hospital, just in case you were beginning to think that I'm some kind of psychopath trying to have my evil way with you." He said it in a light hearted tone. But all I wanted to say was that if he wanted his evil way with me, I would be happy to comply. My cheeks burned at the thought of him kissing me.
"How do you feel? Don't overlook something tell me all of your symptoms so I can check you out quicker in the hospital." He seemed to be genuinely concerned but he had just said that he would check me out and see if I was alright. "Wait, are you a doctor?" I looked at him when I asked the question and almost humiliated myself further by gasping. His eyes weren't the only unique things about this guy. His hair was a strange colour of bronze. But I didn't care if it was a strange colour, on him it was perfect. He was watching the road so I couldn't see his eyes. He was so handsome. "Yes actually I am. I followed my father into the profession." He smiled as if remembering a private joke. I couldn't help myself, "what's so funny?"
"Nothing actually," he hesitated, "Well see Carlisle isn't my real dad he is actually my uncle. But I've lived with him since I was ten." I made a face and he laughed. His laugh was almost better than his voice. But what accompanied the laugh was a lopsided grin. It stopped my breathing. He stopped laughing and kept on looking at me. We held each other's gaze for an immeasurable amount of time. When it dawned on me that he should be watching the road. "Look at the road!" I screamed at him and pushed his face so that he had no other choice but to look at the road. We both looked at it for a few seconds before we both burst into hysterics. I had freaked out before I had realized we were parked in the hospital car park. "Well, Miss…" I complied with his hinting "Bella Swan. It's a pleasure to meat you." "Edward Cullen."
"OH MY GOSH! You're Alice's brother Edward!" "Yes, yes I am. I believe then, that you must be the same Bella who shared an apartment with my sister at Dartmouth?" I nodded and couldn't help noticing that my grin matched his. "Come on Bella let's get you checked out." He got out of the car and came around to open my door for me. I went to out of the car but he just made a tisk, tisk sound and scooped me up bridal style. Again.
"Please put me down Edward I'm fine really." He ignored my protests and kept on walking. He walked me right into the emergency doors and nodded at the triage nurse. He kept going until he found a spare bed in the emergency ward. And then he placed me on it very tenderly. "Geez Edward you don't have to over react I'm fine! Just let me get out of the hospital and it will be okay." I attempted to get off the bed but he pushed me back down again. I knew I was going to lose but I was not going to give up just because he was just as stubborn as his sister. We continued with the pattern of me trying to stand up and him gently pushing me back down.
I hardly noticed when a blonde doctor walked in with a clipboard. "Well Edward, what happened to the sheriff's daughter tonight? I thought you went to the charity auction?" Edward kept one hand on me holding me down and turned to face the doctor. "I was at the auction, but I stepped out for some air when I saw a car coming towards Bella. So I pushed her out of the way but I wanted to bring her in to make sure she didn't get hurt from the fall." The doctor nodded while Edward was talking. "Ok so let's take a look at her shall we?"
I didn't like the sound of this. "There won't be any needles will there?" I asked cautiously. They both chuckled. But they weren't mocking me. "Don't worry Bella I'll be here the entire time." Edward smiled at me and moved his hand from my shoulder to my hand. And I knew whatever happened tonight I would be okay. Because my bronze haired, green eyed angel would be there, just holding my hand.
So that's it. I hope you all liked it.
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P.S if there are any references in it you don't get I apologize. I'm Australian, so sue me. ;)