The week went by way too fast. For all I knew I was shopping with Alice and then I was at lunch the day before the dance. The lunch room was crowded as usual I was staring out in to space with worry.

I don't know how to dance, what if I don't look okay in my dress, what if Edward doesn't like the way I look in the dress! I silently hyperventilated. Or so I thought.

Edward looked at me, concerned and confused. I sighed, trying to calm down. "It's nothing." I looked away so he couldn't see anything was wrong, but he wasn't easily fooled.

"Bella, you know I can't read your mind and I really want to know what you're thinking. Please tell me what's wrong." His golden eyes were full of worry. He took my face in his hands and I could feel the blood rush up to my cheeks into a blush.

"I don't know how to d-d-dan-danc-" I stammered. I didn't know how to say it with him staring at me, it sounded so much more comprehendible in my head. He stared at me, his face confused.

"My apologies Bella, I didn't understand that. What was it?" He said, his velvet voice making my head spin.

"I don't know how to dance!" I blurted out. He looked at me and he flashed his crooked smile.

"Bella you know I would never let you embarrass yourself." He said, his eyes golden and his smile elutriating. I was about to say so much more, but the bell rang. He walked with me in the hallways and he changed the subject so fast it wasn't funny.

He opened the car door for me. "You ready?" He asked, his smile making me go limp. We were heading for his house to go get ready for the dance. Or in other words, Alice to go and get me in my dress and for her to dress me with make-up and everything else that she could have the possibility of thinking of, but for some reason I was happy. I don't know why maybe it was because I got to dance with the most beautiful guy in the world.

I was staring out the window of the car when I was interrupted of my thoughts by Edward's voice came from the left.

"Bella, you can't keep that beautiful smile off your face what are you thinking about?" He was looking at me. "Bella, breathe," he reminded me once again. I mean, how many times does he have to remind me to do such a human thing. I let out a gust of air

"I was thinking about how I get to dance with the most beautiful vampire in the world." I blushed. I didn't know how cheesy that sentence sounded but as usual it sounded better in my head. He leaned over his face inches away from mind his warm sweet breath drowning anything else I was going to say. He put his lips on mine and my hands instantly wove through his hair but as usual he pulled away too quickly for my liking he whispered to me.



"And I am going with the most beautiful girl in this universe." He smiled and brushed his lips to mine again.

I hadn't noticed but we had reached his house already his engine was off windows up and he was on the other side of the car helping me out of the passenger side of the car. He got me out and I stood. He threw his arm around my waist.

"Are you ready?" He asked again. I just growled and he laughed. "Please be a good sport, Bella." He flashed me one of his wonderful smiles that made me forget my own name.

"Fine." I said. It was supposed to sound stubborn but it sounded really weak. Before we could talk anymore Alice was bounding gracefully down the front steps.

"Hello, Bella!" She said and she pulled me away from Edward. "C'mon Bella we need to get ready, you won't believe what I have for your hair." She smiled. Alice didn't say another worn as she pulled me up stairs.

"Okay now to start." She walked with her usual grace to her drawer that I discovered was full of various bottles, combs, brushes, and hair bands.

"Oh, great." I groaned. Alice laughed her soprano laugh

"Oh, Bella, it isn't that bad it just looks like a lot." She looked to me and I looked at her back. I knew there was a worried look on my face "What is the matter Bella?" She asked, her eyes still fixed to my face.

I looked up at her face and I said solemnly "Wh-What if Edward doesn't like the way I look?" I sat there for a while and looked up at Alice's face when she didn't say anything. Her eyes were in a far away stance and I knew that she was seeing something. "Alice what is it?" I asked with worry.

"Edward will love the way you look. To tell you the truth, I wasn't going to try that on your hair, but now that I see it and it looks so adorable." She smiled, I tried to smile back, but Alice wasn't put over that quickly. "Don't worry, Edward will love it. You don't give yourself enough credit."

Alice looked ashamed as she started on my face and my hair. I don't know how long I was sitting there while she put stuff and gunk in my hair and face but I was sitting there and she finally looked to me and said the words I wanted to hear for hours.

"I'm done." Alice said in a sing-song voice. She smiled "Bella you look great!" She said bouncing up and down. I looked at myself in the mirror I was shocked at the whole thing put together. I got so lost in my reflection that I didn't see Alice standing in front of me tapping her foot.

"Are you going to see Edward, or are you going to leave him down there waiting?" She asked impatiently. I gasped

"Edward!"

I went running down the stairs and all I saw was myself falling off the last step and the ground crashing underneath me.