"What do you think?" A bouncing brunette said to a more placid brunette sitting in the dressing room in the local women's fashion shop before adding it to a pile of other clothes and turning back to the other clothes on display. The shop they were in was located in Port Angeles. Apparently Fork's little boutique was not good enough.
The blonde accompanying the two was working on her own pile of clothing; she was now browsing the lingerie section and adding more items to her pile. Walking back towards the two brunettes she had a scowl on her face. "I can't wait until we get to Milan. Alice I can't keep shopping at these kinds of stores. It's depressing."
Rosalie the stunning but disgruntled blonde gracefully sat down next to the placid brunette, Bella.
"We are going to Milan?" Bella asked as she shook her head at an item of clothing Alice held up. "I thought we were going to Paris."
"Bella, Bella, Bella," Alice's voice sang picking up all her choices and motioning for Bella to get hers, "You apparently haven't adjusted into this very well, when we go abroad we are hardly going to only go to one place."
Edward and Bella were due to be wedded the next day and they were heading off on a month long honey moon with the Cullen family. When Charlie had asked why everyone was going, Edward had managed to give the fib that they had family in Milan that Carlisle and Esme wanted to visit and Bella said she would rather have friends with her to share the experience with them both.
"But we're only going for a month." Bella said as she placed all the clothes in her arms onto the counter while Rosalie gave strict instructions to the girl behind it to pack it up in a certain way.
Alice's smiled as her voice dropped so low only Rosalie and Bella could hear her, "Bella, you're a vampire now, sleep isn't needed. It cuts the trip to a city down to like two or maximum three days. It's going to be great, and the lands are beautiful, you're going to love hunting."
Bella's head shot up to look into Alice's eyes, that one mention of hunting made Bella begin to thirst for blood, the kills she made yesterday becoming insignificant.
"We have to leave; I need to get out of here. Now." Her hand which was holding her third mobile of the month began tightening until bits of plastic were falling off and to the ground.
"Not again, Alice now you know why Edward is so reluctant to let her out with us. I'll finish this up and met you in the car." Rosalie said as she gave Alice the keys to her car and turned back to the girl behind the corner pulling out the credit card that the whole family was connected to.
Bella's eyes were still their golden colour like they were this morning just edgy and unfocused, her nostrils were flaring as she darted her eyes everywhere her ears picking up the noise of rushing of blood in the people that were walking past. Alice had a tight grip on her arm and was guiding her to the car before forcibly putting her in the back seat.
"Just relax Bella, try breathing through your mouth." Alice said as she popped the boot for Rosalie.
"Alice, you were meant to be looking out for this." Rosalie said as she sped off through the town. "Carlisle and Esme told us both."
"I'm sorry I didn't see it happening, it just happened suddenly when I was talking about the trip and hunting-"Alice was cut off as she heard Bella take a sharp intake of breath.
"Rose, you really need to drive faster. I can still smell them." Bella said from the back.
"Bella are your really hungry or do you just feel the need to go out?" Alice said as she turned in the seat to look at Bella. "You had a lot to eat yesterday; it should have lasted for at least two days."
"Alice." Rosalie warned from the driver's seat as she turned onto the dirt road that led them to the Cullen's house. As soon as she had pulled up Edward was at her door waiting for her to get out and let Bella out.
"What happened?" Edward said pulling Bella's face into his hands staring into her eyes. Edward had read Alice and Rosalie's minds and saw the conversation "Alice! She's only 5 months old!"
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"And you're still coddling her! I'm sorry ok? I forgot! I didn't expect her to get like that at the mention of a hunt." Alice said as she came towards Bella placing her hand on her shoulder. Bella had remained silent the whole time trying to breathe through her mouth.
Emmett came running from the house towards Rosalie who was opening the boot of her car to give her a kiss. Jasper had taken one step out of the house and froze on the patio. "Is everything ok? I'm suddenly really hungry. I could probably eat a whole pack of bears."
Bella took another sharp intake of breathe and looked towards Jasper who had sped to Alice's side.
"Make that two packs." Jasper said as he looked at Bella. Edward had let go of her face but was standing with his hand on her left shoulder gripping it. "Bella are you... "
"Would everyone just relax, I sorted it all out in the car, she's not actually hungry. She just feels the need to go out for the hunt. It's the thrill she wants. Jasper calm her down." Alice urged Jasper with her hands.
Jasper automatically began to send calming waves to Bella until he saw her physically relax and lean into Edward. Rosalie and Emmett had taken all the bags into the house and deposited them in the right rooms to be packed up in suitcases for tomorrow's departure to Europe. Rosalie came back out of the house carrying two overnight bags and two shopping bags heading towards Bella, Edward, Alice and Jasper.
"Alice, here's your bag. Ready to go?" Rosalie said handing Alice one of the overnight bags and the shopping bags to Bella and turning to give Emmett a kiss.
"Go?" Edward said looking down at Bella.
"We are staying at Charlie's tonight and pampering Bella and ourselves for the wedding tomorrow." Alice said pulling Jasper towards Bella's car.
"Right. My condition finally coming in." Edward said smiling at Bella. "I'll come by tonight and we can go out to be sure about tomorrow."
"No can do Edward. We are going out tonight. As in me, you and Jasper." Emmett said smiling at Edward's fallen face leading Rosalie towards Bella's car.
"It's only until midday tomorrow. Then we have the rest of our lives together." Bella said smiling at him, she was about to kiss him when there was a car horn going off.
"Come on Bella, leave it until tomorrow." Alice shouted from the passenger seat. "Keep him in suspense."
"Edward, I would call you later, but..." Bella held an empty hand under one of his and with her other hand dropped the crushed mobile into his hand. "I'm sorry. I panicked."
Edward laughed, kissed her forehead and led her to the car he had bought her 5 months ago. When Bella got into her car she strapped up and began reversing back from the garage entrance. There was a simultaneous 'I love you' said from the three girls to their other half and Bella shot off down the dirt road. Looking into her mirror she saw Emmett and Jasper argue over whose car to take until Edward climbed into the front of Emmett's Jeep.
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