A/n: so here's part two of the first chapter. Hope you enjoy.
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Chapter 1-Part 2:
We caught the elevator to the shopping level and Alice pulled me into the first shop. It was a large department store and we immediately headed to the back, in between the designer shoes.
Alice placed me on a couch and bounded away to find shoes. Esme and Rosalie did the same. Each return with arms loaded full of boxes.
Silver, gold, pearl, ivory. It was all just a blur of straps and heals and open toes and closed toes and wedges. Finally, each of us decided on a pair 'we' liked and Alice had the clerk put them on reserve for us. Apparently, we still had two more stores before 'we' decided. I noticed that Alice continually used the phrase 'we', as if I had a choice in the matter.
As she pulled me out of the store again, Rosalie came bouncing up behind me and hooked my arm into hers, just as Alice had done on my other side.
"Bella, I know that I'm not your favorite person" she didn't pause for me to deny it "but you'll be part of my family soon and well, family is the most important thing to me. I'd like to make it up to you."
Alice grinned broader and the two of them steered me toward a small boutique. I took a sharp intake of breath. "No." I whimpered. "You said we were only looking for shoes."
"It's too late!" Alice squeaked.
"Esme!" I said, desperate for a voice of reason. She just laughed and followed us into the boutique.
"Good morning ladies. What can I do for you today." The assistant smiled at us warmly as we entered.
"We have a bride who's looking for some lingerie for her wedding night." Rosalie smiled. I cringed when she said that, hoping to sink low enough that the floor might open up wide enough and swallow me whole.
The assistant immediately looked at Alice. "And what are your measurements, dear?"
"Oh, it's not for me, it's for her." Alice replied coolly, nodding towards me.
The assistant hesitated, clearly confused that I was the bride, when I was surrounded by such angels.
"Oh, I see. Do you know your measurements?"
"Uhm, no."
"Not to worry dear, not to worry." The assistant reached behind the counter and pulled out a measuring tape. She, then, lead me towards the dressing rooms.
I shoot, each of the Cullen women, a glare, or what I hoped was a glare.
"Hmm, yes, that's not too bad. Beautiful proportions." The assistant muttered as took my measurements. I felt severely self-conscious as she placed the tape around my hips, waist and chest. I could feel my face heating up. I looked anywhere but at her. She eventually led me back to my soon-to-be family. I sat down nervously next to Alice.
"Now, what did we have in mind?" the assistant hovered near Rosalie, as if sure she was the one in charge.
Rosalie considered me with a careful eye for a moment. "Something with lace, I think maybe a corset, and something sexy. Nothing with too many lines, we don't want panty lines. Preferably silk, blue."
"Hmm, I think I know exactly what you need." The assistant walked into the back of the store and returned a few minutes later with three sets of lingerie.
She handed them to Rosalie and stepped back. Rosalie examined them. "No, not these."
"I quite liked those." I muttered.
"They cover too much, not nearly sexy enough." Rosalie replied. "Not these either, we want to leave something to the imagination." She looked over the last pair with a critical eye. She turned them over several times, looking at them from all sides. "I think this is the set, but I fell like there's something missing." This set was a sapphire blue. The bodice of the corset was a smooth silk with lace detail around the top, and laced up in the front with ribbon. The thong matched with a small silver heart in thin thread stitched on the one side.
"Esme, what do you think?"
"I see what you mean, there is something missing but overall I like them."
Rosalie continued to look at the set, trying to pinpoint the missing item. She eventually gave up and handed the last set to the assistant. "We'll take these." The assistant smiled and went to ring up the purchase.
"This really isn't necessary." I protested again. I didn't want Rosalie buying me lingerie, especially those, nice as they may be. I didn't quite understand her insistence that they should be blue though.
"Just accept it with grace and say thank you, Bella." Rosalie replied. Her back was turned to me as she paid for the lingerie. I felt it safe to cringe.
Rosalie turned back to me and handed me the bag.
"Thanks Rosalie." I muttered, not looking at her. I was to self-conscience at the moment. I couldn't believe this was the time Rosalie decided to be nice to me, now, while buying those. Why not decide to be nice while buying a handbag or face cream or a smoked ham!
Alice pulled me to my feet again and we were off again. The next hour was spent in a minute boutique that I would hardly have notice but housed an incredible amount of shoes. After that 'we' (that term seemed to be coming up a lot) "just had to" go into the bridal boutique to look at, to be honest, I still don't know what. Another couple of department stores and it was finally past four.
"Alice, please, my feet are killing me. Can I just sit down a minute?" I moaned as she pulled me into yet another boutique. She turned and regarded me a moment.
"I'm sorry, I forgot. Would you like to have something to eat? We could go do that first."
I seized the opportunity to get off my feet, and now that she mentioned it, I was quite hungry. "Yeah, please." The little coffee shop was quite quaint. The waiter was just about falling over himself to serve us and looked all to please when Alice ordered. There was at least one positive about shopping with the Cullen, you got fantastic service.
My sandwich and tea arrived soon. As I ate, I looked up at Alice and saw that she looked eager to go again.
"Alice, I liked the shoes at the first place. Can't we go get those?" I asked timidly.
Alice looked at her watch, considering the time. "I suppose we'll have to, it's getting late anyway. Beside, I knew we were going to buy those anyway."
I stopped chewing looking at her in disbelief. I swallowed the mouthful of sandwich, nearly choking. "You knew and you insisted on dragging me through half the mall!" I scowl.
Alice smiled sheepishly. "Well, yes. I didn't want you to miss any human experiences."
"Dammit, Edward got to you too!"
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A/n: I hope this part was better. I tried to keep the character's as close to the books as possible, except maybe Rosalie, but I'm pretty sure she'd be nice to Bella, if Bella was going to be part of her family. So what did you think? Should I write more? Please review, the good, the bad and the ugly.
Thanks
Vonbon
