Chapter 3: Meeting Alice
Still Bella POV (Just in case you were wondering)
I went up to my room, and just as I did, my phone rang. I looked at the caller, and it was a number I didn't recognize. I answered.
"Hello?"
"HEY!" a girl screamed into the phone.
"Who is this?"
"You know Edward, right? He is my brother!"
"Okay. That half answers my question. What is your name?"
"Alice. Bella, do you want to hang out today? I mean, do you want to be friends?"
"Ummm...sure?"
"Great! I'll be over in a jiff!"
"Okay...bye?"
"See you!"
Five minutes later, there was a knock on the door. I walked to answer it slowly afraid of what I would find. When I opened it, I saw a pixie-like figure standing in front of me. She seemed to be about jumping she was so excited. I suddenly feared for my life. She jumped up and hugged me tight. I was amazed a person so small could have that kind of strength.
"I'm Alice Cullen! Nice to finally meet you!" She held out her hand.
"Bella Swan, like wise." I shook her hand.
"Okay! Now we are well enough acquainted! Let's go!"
"Umm...I have to tell Charlie and have to ask what we are doing."
"You'll see. Your dad and I are friends! So hurry and tell him!"
"Okay," I said a little scared. i walked into the living room."Dad? I am going to hang out with Alice Cullen."
"Have fun! Tell her to tell Carlisle i said thanks."
"Kay. Bye, Dad!"
Edward POV
How did I let Alice talk me into this? I was stuck hunting while she was torturing Bella. I guess I just have to deal with it. I thought about Bella the whole time I was hunting. I couln't get last night out of my head.She looked, smelled, and spoke so lovely.
"EDDIE! Stop daydreaming about Bella! If you don't hunt, we don't go home! I miss Rose!" I heard Emmett whine as I snapped back into reality. i hadn't noticed that i had taken down a mountain lion and not eaten.
"Sorry! I just...Nevermind. i am almost finished. Just two more and I'm done!"
"Good! And Consider yourself lucky Jasper is here to calm me down if I get too mad!" He looked at me with a death glare, and then started laughing. Jasper was laughing a little as well. I could tell it was only Emmett's strong emotions that had him like this though.
I laughed and took down two more lions. We were on our way back when I looked at my phone. One missed call from Bella. She left a voicemail too. Crap! I couldn't believe I missed it! She would be with Alice by now and loaded down with shopping bags. I think Alice was going to ask if Bella could stay the night. She was! That was why I was supposed to go feed! DUH! Now I felt stupid.
Bella POV
This girl was crazy! She had me piled down with shopping bags within the first five minutes at the mall. Why? What did I do wrong? Was this punishment for dating her brother? No. She was probably just a hyper person. She had called my dad to see if I could stay the night. That went well. He had to say yes. Well, she was kinda cool. i liked Alice. She was nice to me. I could tell something was up with her. It made her different from other kids. She would stare off into space multiple times and then go right back to shopping. It was like she was psychic. She knew what i was going to say before i said it. Then she kept saying things to herself when she thought i couldn't hear. She said she needed to feed. When we were in the car i asked her about it. "Are you a psychic vampire or something?" She froze.
"What did you just ask me?" she said in a worried tone.
"I asked if you were a psychic vampire. I was joking."
"Well then I guess you don't want to know a little secret if you just drop it like that."
"What?"
"You are actually right. How did you guess?! i should have seen that question coming!"
"I...uh...was joking...ummm...You are't gonna...you know..drink my blood are you?"
"NOO!! I am a vegetarian." She started to laugh at something I couldn't understand.
"I don't get it." I said more to myself than to her.
"We don't drink human blood. We only drink animal blood." She looked at me as if to ask if i was okay.
"Oh." was the only thing i could think of. She started laughing again. Harder than before. I knew i was blushing a deep red by now.
"So is it just you, or is it Edward too?" I was starting to get over my shock and was just curious.
"It is everyone! You get to meet them all tonight!" She was bouncing again. I could tell this would be a long night.
