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Soundtrack: Lucky – Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat

Chapter 3: Stick Together

BPOV

"Arg!" I groaned. My annoying alarm clock was going off, and I didn't get near enough sleep.

"Get up sunshine!" Alice exclaimed. How she could get up this early and still be peppy I didn't even know.

"Shut the hell up Alice!" Rose on the other hand was NOT a morning person sometimes she even got violent and it scared me!

Then they started to argue so I got my stuff and took a shower. When I got back they looked at me incredulously. "What!" I asked.

"You just left," Alice told me.

"Yeah so what?" I demanded.

"I need coffee!" Rose moaned.

"Me too I'll make some." I told them. "Just take your showers and get ready and I'll make breakfast."

I had just finished breakfast when Rose came down looking half dead and not her usual self. She was barely wearing any makeup and her hair was in a messy bun but still cute. She was even wearing yellow sweat pants and a white elbow length white shirt with yellow flip flops. She would almost never wear sweat pants so she really must have wanted to sleep on the plane or something. We ate and I could tell she was less grumpy when she had coffee in her system.

Alice bounded down a few minutes later wearing cropped gaucho pants and a dark purple cami and a light purple short sleeved jacket that ties in the middle with dark purple flip flops. She had her hair in its usual spiky disarray and she too had barely any makeup on. She ate then dragged me upstairs to dress me. She dressed me in a light blue terry drawstring pants with a jacket and a regular white tank top under it with light blue flip flops. She then put my hair in a pony tail and put on eyeliner and lip gloss. I didn't even complain because I was too tired.

Charlie came down right before we left and I said goodbye. It was kind of sad knowing I won't see him for a year or so. We went to Rose and Alice's house to drop off their overnight bags. They were quiet as they didn't wake up their parents. Then we were on our way to the airport. Alice's parents were coming by later today to pick up the Porsche at the airport. We got there and checked in our luggage and sat down to wait to board. After about thirty minutes of waiting and Rose falling asleep twice only to be poked and prodded by Alice, we finally got to boarded and got in our first class seats. I got to sit by Rose in the window seat and Alice sat in front of me. Some shy looking girl who was riding by herself ended up by Alice. Just as I predicted as soon as we took off Rose fell asleep.

I pulled out a book and was about to read when Alice introduced me to the girl sitting next to her.

"Hey Bella I want you to meet Ellie!" Alice exclaimed. "She's going back home to Chicago isn't that cool?"

"Yeah that's awesome." I exclaimed.

"She's originally from Finland!" Alice said.

Ellie and Alice kept talking while I listened to my i-pod and fell asleep. I woke up later to find Alice reading a magazine while Ellie and Rose slept. I chuckled and Alice sent me a questioning look. " You tired her out." I explained. She smirked. "Aren't you tired?"

"Not really." She said.

"Of course not." I laughed.

Rose and Ellie woke up later and we started descending into Chicago. We said goodbye to Ellie when we got off and exchanged emails. Then we waited for our next flight which would take us all the way to Concord, New Hampshire then we would get a taxi to the beach house in Hampton. On the plane we talked about our trip and we were there soon enough. We got our luggage and called a taxi. The luggage almost didn't fit and Rose looked uncomfortable since she had to sit up front and the driver kept hitting on her.

"If you were a booger, I'd pick you first." The driver said while looking at Rose. She looked back at us with a pleading expression on her face. I was trying very hard not to laugh. One look at Alice and I knew she was worse off than me. "Your eyes are blue like the ocean, and girl I'm lost at sea."

"WE FINALLY MADE IT!" screamed Alice when we got to her house. We got out and Rose ran to the house trying to put as much distance between her and the driver as possible.

"I lost my number, can I have yours?" The driver yelled after Rose. Alice paid the driver who kept staring at Rose.

We went inside and Alice showed us her room which was really colorful, but very her. There was also a large closet and a small bathroom. Then she showed Rose her room which was white and had a large bathroom and a sliding door that led outside to the heated pool. Then we went to my room which I thought had been made for me. Of course when Alice was involved you could be never be sure. It was a creamy blue with a bathroom and closet. There was a balcony. Then there were cute pictures of the beach on the walls and a very soft bed.

"I love it!" I exclaimed dropping my suitcases by the door while Alice jumped on my bed.

"It's so you," exclaimed Rose, "It looks like it was made especially for you!"

"It was," said Alice, "So was yours Rose. Last time I was here I designed them and got them set up so when you guys come over you can have rooms that reflect your personalities."

"That's so sweet!" I said and Rose agreed. "Thanks!" We both said and hugged her.

"Well, freshen up and we'll go eat. We will leave in about two hours." said Alice.

"Why do we have to wait two hours?" I asked looking at the clock it was five.

"Well I don't know about you but I'm not hungry yet so...." Alice trailed off. "We could watch a movie until we leave." It was sort of a question.

"Sure what movies do you have?" I asked.

"Stay here!" She commanded. Rose and I giggled and jumped on the bed. She came back with A Walk To Remember. We ended up in tears. Then we redid our makeup and hair, and walked out to my baby.

"Oh I missed you sooo much!" I exclaimed.

"Someone's a little dramatic." Rose chided.

"I haven't seen my car in two weeks! I can't help it." I said in my defense. "I've had to be driven around in your overly flashy cars."

"You're welcome!" Rose said sarcastically.

"Let's just get in!" Alice sighed. I got in and ran my hands over the steering wheel and punched the address into Maggie, my personal map quest. We were going to Concord which was thirty minutes with our driving. I used to think they were crazy for driving so quickly, but when you grow up with them you start to drive like them so I'm just as bad as them now. We never get caught though.

We were going to Margarita's Mexican Restaurant. It was the first haunted place we were going to. It used to be a jail, they still have jail cells. We were going to eat here, but we were investigating and hoping to see a ghost or something too. The staff had reported voices and things being moved when you turn your back to a completely different place. We parked the car and went up the steps into the restaurant. It was cute. There were tables in jail cells for privacy. Rose went and talked to the hostess and we got one in the cell.

"This is so cute!" Alice exclaimed.

"Yeah not at all creepy." Rose muttered. Alice glared at her. "I'm just kidding."

Our waiter handed us our menus and left. "Well very friendly." Alice said.

"It's probably just busy." I tried to reason with her.

"Do you know what you want to drink?" Our waiter was back.

"Yes," Alice answered, "Three Russelritas." Then he went away again. "Don't worry guys." She said when Rose and I looked at her for not letting us order for ourselves. I rolled my eyes. He came back and our drinks were really good. They tasted like raspberries and strawberries. It was like a smoothie or a slushie.

"Would you like to order now?" He asked.

"We would like Nachos El Deluxo for an appetizer. And I would like a Chicken Enchilada and fries." Alice ordered.

"I would like a Chicken Fajita Salad with black beans and rice." Rose ordered.

"Um... I would like Quesadilla Extravaganza hold the sour cream and guacamole. And a garden salad with a Tequila Lime Vinaigrette Cucumber Ranch Salad dressing." I ordered (A/N: These are real dishes at the restaurant...I checked.). We talked about all the stupid, fun adventures we had gotten into as children until our orders came. When they did come we were starved, it was really good though! Then our waiter came back again.

"Would you lovely ladies like some desert?" He flirted.

"Mudslide Pie." Ordered Alice.

"Peanut Butter Cup Pie." Ordered Rose.

"Fried Ice cream." I ordered.

Our waiter winked at us and left. "Okay that guy needs to make up his mind! Is he rude or is he hitting on us?" Rose complained.

We joked around as we finished. Rose left and paid. Then she got back and sat down.

"Well what's the plan on getting the owners to let us stay after closing?" I asked.

"Well I was going to just ask." Alice shrugged.

"Good luck with that!" Rose said and I gave her a small smirk.

Then five minutes later she came back smiling. " They're letting us stay?" I asked incredulously. She nodded and sat down.

"Wow!" I said.

"What did you have to do?" Rose asked.

Alice gave her a disgusted look. "They were really nice about it!" We waited around for an hour talking until the owner came over.

"Hello. We are closing now I just wanted to let you know." He said. The man had a slight Mexican accent.

"Thanks," said Alice, "Okay so he said we could just walk around and just be sure to tell him when we leave."

"Fine with me." Rose said and I nodded.

We walked around and were about to leave when we heard voices coming from the kitchen. We wondered over there and opened the door. There was the sound of clanging pots. Then it was quiet for a minute before the murmuring started that we couldn't make out, but I heard the name George. Alice banged open the door. The murmuring stopped. "Alice!" Rose shouted, "What was that for?"

"I thought if I hurried they would be here and we could see them." She shrugged.

I groaned and Alice set her purse on the counter and we turned to see the door swing open. We gasped and spun around and ran to the door. I had a bad feeling that sent chills up my spine. I knew we were unwanted by...something.

"Wait," Alice said. We turned around to see her frozen on the spot. "W-where is my p-p-purse?" Alice stuttered. We looked around to see it on a shelf Alice couldn't even reach.

"Up there!" I pointed. Rose jumped up and grabbed it.

"I d-didn't put it t-there." Alice whispered.

She handed it to Alice and we ran to the office to tell him we were leaving. "You girls leaving so soon?" The owner asked.

"Yes sorry to rush out, but we really must be off." Alice said shakily.

"You seem a little shaken up?" It sounded like a question. I hadn't realized till now how creepy he seemed to be.

"Yes a little bit, now we really must leave." Rose said forcefully. Then we ran out of the office.

When we were almost at the door Rose said, "Did that guy seem creepy to you too?" Alice and I nodded our heads enthusiastically. When we got the door it was locked and I was starting to freak out.

"What are we going to do?" I panicked.

"Well let's go get the owner." Rose said trying to be calm. So we went back to the office and he was gone.

"Now what?!" Alice almost screamed.

"Um... there has to be a door out to the alley right?" Rose reasoned.

"Yes because I want to go to a creepy alley and get robbed and then rapped!" Alice exclaimed hysterically. If I wasn't so scared I probably would have laughed.

"Its better than staying in this creepy place!" Rose fired back.

"Guys can we just go?!" I asked exasperated.

We ran through the dark hallway to find the door and it was locked too. We ran through the kitchen to go try the front door again. A pan fell and almost hit my head, but Alice grabbed my hand and jerked me out of the way. We kept running until we were in the front room.

"What the hell was that?!" I screamed. "It almost hit me."

"I don't know let's check the office for a key." Rose said.

We went in the office and found a key in a drawer that had been jerked open. I took in the room quickly and I noticed that it looked like a tornado had blown through. Then I noticed a bloody hand print on the wall that streaked down to the floor. I muffled a scream and ran after Rose and Alice. We ran through the dark hallway, adrenaline pumping fast through my veins. We ran to the door and Rose fumbled with the key as Alice whimpered.

"Come ON Rosalie, hurry up!" Alice cried hysterically. She was dry sobbing. I was trying not to scream.

I looked behind us to see the lights turning off one by one and a transparent figure coming toward us. I jerked my head back to Rosalie and heard the click as the door unlocked. I shoved the door open. Rose and Alice stormed past me. I closed the door, and ran to the jeep. I jumped in, started it up, and locked it. Then it started to rain. I looked back at the door; it was still firmly closed and for some reason I doubted it would open again. In the back seat I heard Alice's sobs quiet down.

"What do you think happened to the owner?" I asked.

"I don't know." Alice answered. "Can we just get the heck out of here?" She was still shaken up. I suppose we all were.

"Yeah." I whispered. The ride back was quiet and every once in a while one of us would shudder. When we got home I went straight to bed. I knew I wouldn't be able to sleep tonight so I sighed and picked up the key that was lying on the bedside table. I turned it over in my hands. It was the key from the restaurant, I had forgotten to put it back and now I guess it was a souvenir.

I was going to get up when my door opened. I held my breath. Then I saw it was just Rose and sighed.

"Bella?" She whispered. "You up?"

"Yeah I couldn't sleep either." I said.

"Can I sleep with you?" She asked.

"Of course." I whispered. Despite the tough front Rosalie put up she was still delicate sometimes. She climbed in and then the door opened again and Alice stood in the doorway. "Get over here!" I said as she opened her mouth to talk. She giggled and climbed in.

"What's that?" Alice whispered. "Oh is it the key?" I nodded my head. They took the key and looked it over as I had seconds ago. "We should keep it so we always remember this trip...even if it is sort of stealing. It's not like we will be using it."

"My thoughts exactly." I agreed. Then I put the key back on the nightstand and we all slowly drifted to sleep. Together as we always would be!

AN: Okay so I thought I would put in some best friend fluff. Outfits on Profile. Review please! I love you all, you rock!

Thanks again to An End Has A Start! You're wonderful!

*Kristen*