19th December

It was a week before Christmas and I was getting frustrated as Alice kept bouncing off the walls – something was up. She had planned something and it was getting on my last nerves. Edward and I had planned on going away this week to celebrate Christmas together; my first Christmas as a vampire. Yet Alice was crazy against it; she'd obviously had a vision or something but refused to divulge us in what it was about.

'So Bella how does a week away on holiday sound for Christmas?'

I turned to Edward and smiled, my eyes lighting up at such a beautiful idea and to convey my answer I reached up and kissed him, pulling him towards me; though a thought entered my head.

'What about Renesme?' I mumbled against his lips.

Giving me a final kiss Edward pulled back a bit.

'I've spoken to Esme and Carlisle and they would love to look after the little monster for the week, in fact they are enthralled to have her to spoil for a week.'

'She's not a monster' I countered with a pout. With a laugh Edward pulled me back to him again and I whispered 'It's a deal'

Suddenly our front swung open with a ruckus and Alice's lithely steps could be heard coming down the hallway at a quickened pace.

'You can't leave!!' she yelled out to us, appearing in the kitchen where we stood only seconds later.

Baffled Edward managed to sputter out a why which got me concerned because if Edward was asking it meant that Alice was avoiding his prying mental searching.

'Alice what do you have planned?'

She smiled

'Nothing as of yet… but soon, very soon'

I sighed, when Alice gets like this there is nothing that can be done but to wait it out.

I returned to my battered copy of pride and prejudice tyring to block out her crazy amount of energy.

'Alice! Can you please calm down?'

I suppressed a giggle as it appeared that Alice's energy was also getting on Edward's last nerve too; although his annoyance didn't seem to do anything to calm her down. Sighing I put down my book.

'Alice…. Why are you even here?'

'You'll see soon' I gave her an over exaggerated eye roll just so she knew just how annoyed I was; however with Alice nothing like that seems to affect her.

'Alice… if your going to keep your evil plans from me... '

'They're not evil!' she retorted.

'Whatever Alice!' I laughed

'Evil or not. Can you please change the song in your head? I'm sick of hearing 50 different versions of Jingle Bells and could you possibly make it something non-Christmassy?'

There was a bit of silence as I figured Alice was most likely throwing something else at Edward to have to listen to.

'Ugh! Please go back to Jingle Bells!'

I laughed so hard. Whatever Alice changed the song to obviously had to be pretty bad.

'Oh but I always thought that you loved Miley Cyrus!'

I couldn't help but laugh even harder. Miley! No wonder he wanted to go back to jingle bells!

'Bella honey… can't you make her stop? Please! Not only is it Miley but its 'Best of Both Worlds… you know how much I hate that song!'

I waited a little bit longer before I decided to stretch my protection shield lackey to reach around Alice's mind so that her thoughts could no longer reach him.

'Oh come on Bella! It was funny, you even laughed'

'Yeah it was, but I have to live with him… you don't and you know what he's like when he's annoyed'

'Hmmm yes, I do' Alice replied with an evil glint in her eye.

'Hey guys, I am still here'

I waved him off as if it didn't matter but then my head jerked as I heard a car pull up in the driveway. Immediately I turned to Alice as she jumped up and down, obviously this is what she had been hiding from Edward and I for the past week and a half. I jumped off the couch to go and open the front door almost getting my feet tangled together – man Emmet would have loved to have seen that!

Opening the door I was greeted by an image that rocked me to my core. My mother was pulling a suitcase from the back of her car. My mum was right there in front of me! So this was what Alice had been hiding all along, well I guess this is one surprise I don't mind. Though I must say I became increasingly nervous as I realised that mum hasn't seen me since my transformation. She knew what I had chosen to become, After Jacob had so ungraciously told Charlie it was only fair that we included mom in on the entire situation. She had been a bit freaked at first; I mean hey! It's not easy to tell someone that vampires really do exist, but after she got past that she was just happy that I was happy.

'Honey, Oh I am so glad to see you!'

Mom called as she started to haul her suitcase along the driveway. Running down with speed that would be accepted for a human – as much as she had accepted what I was, there is only so much freakiness a person can handle, I should know despite being quite the exception in the rule myself. Pulling the suitcase from my mothers grasp I quickly embraced her in what could have very nearly been a bone crushing hug.

'Oh mom' the words whooshed out from me 'I've missed you so much…'

'I've missed you too honey, but uh, could you let me breathe for a sec'

I let out a nervous laugh and released her from my grip. She took a step back to take a proper look at me.

'Wow' she said.' I wasn't sure what to expect but wow… You were always attractive, just like your abbreviation had suggested Bella, but now you just have this added…'

'Magnetism' Edward suggested as he came up next to me

'Yeah I guess you could call it that'

If I could have I would have blushed right at that moment but instead I grabbed mom's suitcase and hauled it in to the house and took it up to the guest bedroom giving Alice and pointed look which she returned with a super powered wattage smile and in the background I heard mum mumble 'and strong too'