A/N: Thank you guys for the reviews! We are going to post the second chapter now! All characters belong to Stephenie Meyer! (:
Chapter 2: Preparations
Before I knew it, I felt a pair of icy cold hands yank the blanket off of me.
"BELLA, WAKE UP!! WE'VE GOT LOTS TO TAKE CARE OF IN LESS THAN ONE WEEK!" Alice's voice boomed in my ears.
"Gosh, Alice, can you scream louder? I don't think China heard you," I muttered grumpily while rubbing my eyes. "What time is it?"
"It's exactly 6 am! Get up and go get ready! I've got to tell you the details for our trip!" Alice chirped in a sing-song voice.
"Argh. I guess this is one of the negative things for having a best friend who never sleeps," I murmured to myself.
Struggling to get on my feet, I got off the bed and headed towards the bathroom. Still in my dreamy state, I tripped over my backpack, which was placed on the floor. A pair of strong arms caught me and pulled me into a hug.
Edward placed a soft kiss on my forehead, "Hey, be careful!"
I blushed and greeted him shyly, "Good morning!"
"You were really cute last night when you talked in your sleep," Edward murmured in my hair.
I pulled away, and looked into his butterscotch eyes.
"No!" I stared in horror. "What did you hear?"
"Oh, nothing out of the ordinary. Just 'No, Charlie! You're supposed to take the cover off first, and then microwave the sauce! '" Edward quoted, while trying to suppress a laugh.
At this point, I was pretty sure my face was as red as a tomato. I tried to hide my face as I excited my room to go to the bathroom.
When I reentered the room 15 minutes later, I saw Edward sitting idly and motionlessly on my bed while Alice searched frantically through my closet.
"Bella!" Alice's iron grip was pulling me towards my closet. "Please don't tell me this is all the clothes you have."
"Um…Sorry to disappoint you, but I'm afraid that's all I have," I replied as her eyes slowly widened in disbelief,
"Oh, well, then I see we've got a lot of shopping to do. Now go put this on," Alice ordered as she tossed me a tee and jeans.
"But--" My protest was silenced by the glare Alice gave me.
We were ready to head to the Cullens' mansion in 10 minutes. Edward held the door of his Volvo for me as I entered the door. He brushed his lips against my cheek before he shut the door.
"All right., let's go," Edward told us as he turned the engine on.
Alice sat herself in the middle seat as Edward began to move the car.
Her eyes twinkled with excitement, "Goodness, Bella, we're going to have so much fun!" she exclaimed, "We can get a bikini tan, Bella!"
I shot her a horrified look, "A what tan?" I felt my eyes instantly widen.
Alice answered naturally, "Well- duh- I mean you can't expect to come back to Forks as pale as that after your trip to Hawaii!"
Edward chuckled.
I shot him an silencing glare, and turned to Alice, "Alice, I don't exactly have a bikini, and if I did I wouldn't wear one!"
Alice rolled her eyes and leaned back into the seat, smiling ever so sweetly
up at me. "I'll tell you about it more later.
"Plus," She added a couple of minutes later, lowering her voice, "you wouldn't want to not wear one, 'cause someone might be dissappointed." She gestured torwards Edward with a smirk. She raised her voice and told Edward impatiently, "Would you drive a little faster? We're moving like a snail!"
Edward smiled, "Bella doesn't want me to drive fast," he pointed out.
I smiled at Alice through the rear mirror, "He's driving fast enough, Alice," I said, gesturing at the board, "He's going at the rate of 50 when normal people go at 40,"
Alice muttered, "Why not go for 80?"
Edward chuckled once more and held my hand, his cold thumb tracing the pattern on my wrist.
He leaned over suddenly and whispered seductively, "By the way, you'd look extremely appealing in a bikini." He added a wink.
My face was red all the way to my neck. I rolled the window down, hoping to get some fresh air.
When we finally reached the Cullen mansion 20 minutes later, Alice opened the car door, and skipped hurriedly into the house, leaving Edward and me in the car.
"So," Edward lightly pulled me into his hard chest, staring deeply into my eyes. "What do you want to do when we go to Hawaii?"
I was too mesmorized by his gaze to answer him. Attempting to form some kind of reply, I finally stammered, "I…don't…know…"
Edward seemed to sense that my mind and body was not coherent because he gently lifted my chin to his and put his mouth on mine. The kiss started out the same way it always did, slow yet tender, but it eventually turned into a very passionate and heart-soaring one. I guess we were both too deeply engrossed in the kiss that we didn't hear footsteps approach the car.
"Ahem, AHEM," Alice coughed deliberately. "Yeah. You guys might want to take all that inside?"
We quickly sprang apart, and Edward retorted, "Since when did you care about public display of affection so much?"
Alice snorted and reminded us, "Because i'm in a hurry to share the details of our vacation with Bella?" Without further explanation, Alice pulled me out of the car and tolled me into the house.
Once again, I found myself seated in the enormous living room. I sat down on the sofa, waiting for Alice to start.
"Okay, so we're going go Hawaii for about a month, and we will be living in this beautiful beach house that Carlisle borrowed from his friend. The flight to Hawaii will be on next Monday at 11:00 am, so can you get Charlie to drop you off at the airport around 8? Make sure to bring all the supplies you need. Oh! That reminds me that we still have to get you a bikini! I saw this really cute bikini at the mall last week, and i'm totally getting it for you-" Alice babbled.
"Um…" I interrupted her. "Is that all I have to know?"
"Yeah. That's about it…" Alice seemed annoyed that I had stopped her mid-sentence. But she seemed to get over it quickly, since she suddenly squealed, "So what are we waiting for? Let's head to the Port Angeles mall RIGHT NOW, and shop until we drop!"
Which is how I found myself on another tedious and agonizing shopping trip with Alice.
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