Hey guys,
How you doing? The song last chapter was Fifteen By Taylor Swift. Congrats XxNonstoppSmilerxX and missyhiggins101 and thanks for the reviews guys. You make my day. Hope you enjoy this, guys. And if you want images of the House I have posted them up on Fanpop. Here is the URL to them. You have to replace (dot) with an actual . though
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I hope they're good. I'm afraid I put a bit too much detail into the main lounge so the images I chose were the closest I could find. Anyway, Love always
Lu xxx
~When I see you, I run out of words, to say. I wouldn't leave you, cause you're that type of girl to make me stay~
When I woke up, my head was throbbing. The light was too bright and I groaned at the sound of someone walking on the stairs. Everything was too loud and bright. I crawled under the covers of my bed and regretted drinking so much last night. But I couldn't regret it. It had been fun as. And I had had bonding time with Edward. I couldn't regret last night, no matter how bad a hangover I had received.
My hand reached out from under the covers to try and find the clock on the bedside table. It touched something boxed shaped so I immediately thought it was the alarm clock. I pulled it off the table and under the covers towards me. I was surprised to find a box wrapped in silver paper instead of my clock. I opened it curiously and found a note lying on top of some objects. I read the note first. It said
Dear Alice,
I had fun with you at the club last night. I hope your hangover is not too bad. The things in the box will help. Be ready by seven tonight, okay? We're not going anywhere too fancy, just a nice place I discovered.
Love Edward
xxx
Inside the box was aspirin, sleeping tablets, a small bottle of water and a mini banana. Aww, how sweet he was. Edward was so thoughtful. I took an aspirin and ate the banana. This time I actually found the clock. It was 11:39 am. I had lost half the day already! I spent the next few hours either sleeping or groaning. By 2 o'clock, I was feeling fine again. My hangovers never lasted very long.
I got dressed in trackies and tank top from Lonsdale London. My hair was brushed and silky, hanging to my waist and I put on a touch of makeup so I didn't look too trashed, and went downstairs to get a drink and something to each.
Jasper was in the kitchen.
"Hey," he said, "Haven't seen you around all day."
"Yeah, massive hangover," I said.
"Lucky you," he grinned. I hit his arm playfully.
"Totally," I agreed sarcastically. I grabbed another banana. I had read somewhere that they were good for helping to recover from hangovers. Some magazine or something.
"So, what have you been up to?" I asked, pealing the banana skin off and chucking it in the bin.
"Not much. I finished unpacking," he said, getting his mug of coffee. "You want some?"
"Nah, thanks. Think I should stick to drinking water."
"Safe call," he said. The house was a lot quieter than I would expect. There were ten people living here, after all.
"Where is everyone?" I asked.
"I heard Lauren and Jessica say something about a shopping trip. Emmett's in one of the offices. Tyler, Edward, Bella, Rosalie and Mike are in the indoor pool."
"No wonder it's so quiet," I said.
He chuckled softly. His green eyes stared directly into mine. Get a grip Alice, I scolded myself. You have a date tonight. Don't lead on the poor guy. I took a large glass to the tap and began filling it up with water.
"See you later," I said as I took the glass with me upstairs. I was aware of the camera guy following my every step, as well as the various cameras all around the house. I went upstairs and started searching for the perfect outfit for tonight. I was torn between a sexy white halter dress that ended mid thigh and a tight, knee length, light blue ruched dress with a lace pattern down the front. I decided to go with the white halter dress. I paired it with silver heels, silver butterfly double ring with a silver cross necklace, diamond earrings and a thin white cardigan in case it got cold. It was only April for crying out loud. There was still a chilly breeze out.
I decided to grab some bathers and go to the pool. I found a strapless gold bikini and stripped down and changed into it. Then I put on my tank top from before and some denim shorts, grabbed a towel, and headed down to the indoor pool. By the time I had gotten there, Jasper and Emmett were in the pool too. I suddenly realized what a bad idea it was for me to be swimming with a topless Jasper and Edward. Was I insane? But before I could turn back without being noticed, Emmett yelled out, "Come on Alice, get in!"
What was I supposed to do? I stripped down to my bikini and sat down on the side of the pool with my legs in the water.
"Aww, come on Alice," Edward said, and I shrieked as he pulled me in. I was lost in a stream of bubbles and warm water. I came to the surface spluttering.
"Edward," I whined, and splashed him playfully. He splashed me back, laughing. Jasper stared at us wistfully.
Rosalie came over and tugged me away. "Come on," she said.
She was wearing a hot pink bikini. She was HOT. Very hot. I compared Rosalie to myself and wondered why I was the one who had become a model. If she was in the business, she would have high demand. But she had her heart set on being an actress.
"Everyone stop pulling Alice around!" I said, causing Edward to smirk and Rosalie to snicker.
We played a game of volleyball. Rosalie, Edward, Tyler and I were against Bella, Jasper, Emmett and Mike. We used the net Tyler had found in the cupboard, near the door. Our team was pretty good. Soon we were winning by eight points. Rosalie pulled on my arm and I turned to face her.
"Alice, I need to talk to you, alone," Rosalie said.
We climbed out of the pool, grabbed our towels and headed towards the spa (hot tub).
"Hey, where do you think you're going?" Tyler asked, grinning.
"Ditching us so soon, Alice?" Bella called out.
"We're heading to the hot tub," I yelled.
"You guys can join us when you finish," Rosalie said.
"Come on," I said to her. I knew the others would get out soonish. The camera man followed us closely, not wanting to miss a second of this encounter. Even if he wasn't there though, the cameras hidden all over the place were sure to catch something.
We reached the hot tub; it had already been turned on. I wondered if one of the camera guys had turned it on or it always was left on. Then I shook my head at how dumb I was. Of course it wasn't on all the time. That would be so not environmentally friendly. We both climbed into it.
"What did you have to say to me?" I asked.
"I think I have a crush on Emmett and Tyler. They're both such great guys…" she said.
"I'm sorry but I can't really help you when I'm having problems of my own, very similar problems. I have a date with Edward tonight. But I think I like Jasper more than Edward," I said.
"Were a pair, aren't we," she sighed.
I had a steaming hot shower and got changed into my date outfit. I curled my hair and twisted it into a bun. I kept my makeup to the minimum, just touching up my lips with some pale pink lip gloss. Just as I was putting on the finishing touch of mascara, someone knocked on my door. It was Edward. He was standing there in artfully faded blue jeans and a pale blue button down. That was a good sign, that he was wearing the button down. It means he put effort into his outfit.
"Hey," I said, smiling.
"Hi, are you ready?" he asked.
"Sure, just let me get my bag."
I picked up my white Krystal bag. My cardigan was in there, as was my lip gloss and mascara for any emergency touch ups that would be necessary. I also chucked in my iPhone4 and wallet.
"Okay, I'm ready," I said, shutting my bedroom door. "Let's go."
We walked out the front door with the camera guy, Nick, following us. Edward opened the passenger door of his Volvo to me, and I smiled, and got into the car. Nick climbed into the back and Edward's camera guy, John, got into the back too. I don't know how they survived, carrying the cameras around all day. Most of the film would never be used anyway.
Edward drove us to a nice restaurant, near the beach. The view was magnificent. We could look out on the whole beach below us, the waves crashing on the shore. It was a rooftop Japanese place, and there were plants like bamboo growing in traditional Japanese pots all around the place. The tables had white table clothes covering them and the chairs where made from a pale wood with white cushions on the seat and the back of the chair. On the table, the white napkins were folded neatly with chopsticks and silver cutlery resting on them.
We walked up to the man at the front of the restaurant. He was Japanese, his hair long and black and tied into a pony tail. He is wore black pants, a white button down shirt and a waist coat. His shoes were polished so much I swear I could see my reflection in them.
"Konnichiwa. Welcome to the Gohan Koya (The Rice Hut). Do you have a reservation?" the man said.
"Yes," Edward answered. "Edward Masen?"
"Roni (said row-knee) will take you," the man said, pointing us to a short Asian girl, probably only sixteen. She had short black hair pulled into a small ponytail and wore a traditional Japanese dress.
"Right this way," Roni said, walking us up to a table for two. There were two black foldout chairs near the table for the camera guys. Nick started walking around and handing out legal documents for the people in the restaurant to sign. It appeared the staff had already signed the forms.
Edward held out the chair for me and I sat down, placing my bag near one of the legs. He sat down. John, sat in one of the black chairs and continued filming.
"Your waiter will come in a minute," Roni said, smiled, and walked away with such grace I had a feeling she would end up on the catwalk someday. She seemed so dainty.
It was less than thirty seconds until the waitress arrived. She also wore one of the Japanese dresses, an orange one. Her long black hair was tied in a bun with an orange flower for decoration.
"Konnichiwa, onamewa Miki des. Hello, my name is Miki and I will be your waitress for tonight." She passed us two menus. I scanned down the list of Japanese cuisine.
SALAD & SOUP
House Salad
an assortment of avocado, lettuce & crabmeat with special house dressing
$4.50
Green Salad
lettuce with house dressing
$1.95
Seaweed Salad
an assortment of seaweed
$4.95
Miso Soup
soybean soup with scallions, tofu and seaweed
$1.50
Clear Soup
mushroom, tofu and scallions in fish broth
$1.50
APPETIZERS
Age Tofu
deep fried bean curd served with chef's special sauce
$3.50
Hiya Yakko
cold bean curd served with scallion and soy sauce
$2.95
Ohitashi
steamed spinach served cold
$2.95
Eda Mame
steamed Japanese green peas
$3.95
Shrimp Shumai
steamed shrimp dumpling
$4.50
Gyoza
pan fried shrimp dumplings
$4.50
Yasai Gyoza
Japanese style vegetable dumplings
$4.50
Ika Maru-Yaki
grilled squid with teriyaki sauce
$4.95
Shrimp and Vegetables Tempura
lightly deep fried battered shrimp and vegetables
$5.95
Beef Negimaki
beef roll with scallion broiled with teriyaki sauce
$5.95
SUSHI BAR APPETIZERS
Avocado Sashimi
sliced fresh avocado with sweet ginger sauce
$3.50
Kani Su
crabstick and cucumber in sweet sour sauce
$4.50
Tako Su
octopus and cucumber with sweet vinegar sauce
$4.50
Ebi Su
shrimp with sweet vinegar sauce
$4.50
Imperial Sunomono
assorted seafood with sweet vinegar sauce
$5.95
Sushi
tuna, salmon, fluke and shrimp (one piece each)
$6.50
Tuna & Yellowtail Sashimi
raw yellowtail and tuna (3 pieces each)
$11.95
Oshinko
assorted Japanese pickles
$4.25
TERIYAKI ENTREES
(served with salad & soup and rice)
Chicken Teriyaki
broiled chicken breast with sauce
$11.95
Beef Teriyaki
broiled prime shell steak with Teriyaki sauce
$13.95
Beef Negimaki
beef roll & scallion broiled with Teriyaki sauce
$12.95
Shrimp Teriyaki
jumbo shrimp broiled with Teriyaki sauce
$14.95
Salmon Teriyaki
broiled salmon with Teriyaki sauce
SUSHI BAR ENTREES
(served with soup & salad)
Sushi
assorted slices of fresh raw fish on seasoned rice with tuna roll
regular $14.95
deluxe $17.95
Sashimi
assorted slices of fresh raw fish
regular $17.95
deluxe $19.95
Sushi & Sashimi Combo
$20.95
Sushi, Sashimi, Maki Combo (Love Boat)
$39.95
Su-Sa-Ma Combo (for 3 to 4)
$58.95
Chirashi
assorted slices of fresh raw fish on bed of sushi rice
$14.95
California Maki
crab stick & avocado with flying fish roe wrapped inside out in seaweed
$11.95
Vegetable Maki
avocado, asparagus & cucumber with seasoned rice
$13.95
Spicy Tuna and Spicy Yellowtail Roll
$10.95
Maki Combo
tuna, salmon and California roll
$12.95
Spicy Maki Combo
tuna, salmon and California roll
$14.95
MAKI and TEMAKI
Brian Roll
inside cucumber, avocado, outside with eel & smoked salmon
$8.95
Futo Maki
crab stick, egg, avocado, cucumber kanpyo, flying fish roe in jumbo roll
½ $5.50
Seafood Maki
tuna, yellowtail, salmon, flying fish roe cucumber & avocado in a jumbo roll
½ $6.50
Soft Shell Crab Tempura Roll
deep fried soft shell crab tempura
½ $5.50
Alaska Roll
salmon, avocado, cucumber inside out
$4.25
Boston Roll
shrimp, cucumber, lettuce, Japanese mayonnaise inside out with fish egg
$4.25
California Roll
crab stick, avocado, cucumber with flying fish roe inside out
$3.95
Green Dragon
eel & cucumber wrapped with avocado
$7.95
Fancy Dragon
cucumber, avocado wrapped with eel
$12.95
Eel & Cucumber Roll
eel & cucumber roll inside out
$4.50
Salmon Scallion Roll
$4.25
Salmon Tempura Roll
$4.95
Kanpyo Roll
pickled squash roll
$3.25
Samurai Roll
mackerel, scallion with ginger inside out
$4.25
Oshinko Roll
yellow Japanese pickle roll
$3.25
Philly Roll
smoked salmon with cream cheese
$4.95
Rainbow Roll
colorful thick roll with tuna, salmon, white fish & avocado
$7.95
Salmon Skin Roll
salmon skin with cucumber inside out
$4.25
Shrimp Tempura Roll
$5.95
Tuna Roll
$4.25
Spicy Roll (Tuna, Yellow Tail or Salmon)
scallion with spicy sauce, fish egg inside out
$4.95
Sweet Potato Tempura Roll
$3.25
Christmas Roll
tuna, avocado with flying fish roe and colorful seaweed powder
$4.95
Vegetable Roll
asparagus, avocado and cucumber
$4.50
Spicy Crunch Roll
(tuna, yellow tail or fluke) with crunchy tempura
$5.50
TEMPURA ENTREES
(served with salad & soup, and rice)
Shrimp & Vegetables Tempura
lightly battered fried shrimp and vegetables
$12.95
Shrimp Tempura
lightly battered fried shrimp
$13.95
Vegetables Tempura
lightly battered fried vegetables
$10.95
Chicken or Pork Katsu
deep-fried chicken cutlet served with tonkatsu sauce
$10.95
JAPANESE NOODLES
Shrimp & Vegetables Tempura Udon
thick noodle soup with battered shrimp & vegetables
$8.95
Nabeyaki Udon
thick noodle soup with sliced white meat chicken, battered shrimp, black mushrooms, Chinese cabbage and egg
$8.95
Kimchi Udon
thick noodle soup with sliced pork and Korean preserved cabbage
$7.95
Soy Ramen
thin Japanese noodles with sliced roast pork, bamboo shoots and spinach in soy flavored soup
$7.95
Miso Ramen
thin Japanese noodles with sliced roast pork, bamboo shoots and spinach in miso flavored soup
$7.95
Yaki Soba (Shrimp, Beef, Chicken, Pork or Vegetables)
stir-fried thin noodles with onions, Chinese cabbage, carrots and snow peas
$8.95
LUNCH BENTO BOXES
Lunch box is served with Miso Soup, Salad, California roll, Appetizer of the day and rice
(maki rolls are not served with rice)
Lunch hours: 11:30 am - 3:30 pm
Chicken Teriyaki Box
$7.95
Beef Teriyaki Box
$7.95
Shrimp Teriyaki Box
$8.95
Salmon Teriyaki Box
$8.95
Beef Negimaki Box
$7.95
Shrimp & Vegetables Tempura Box
$7.95
Chicken or Pork Katsu Box
$7.95
Sushi Box
$9.95
Sashimi Box
$9.95
Maki Rolls Box
Choice of two rolls (tuna, salmon, yellowtail)
$7.95
Spicy Maki Rolls Box (does not include California roll)
Choice of two rolls (tuna, salmon, yellowtail)
$8.95
SUSHI A LA CARTE
(Sushi or Sashimi)
Item
Price Per Piece
Item
Price Per Piece
Crab Stick (Kani)
$1.50
Tuna (Maguro)
$2.50
Egg Custard (Tamago)
$1.50
Salmon (Sake)
$2.50
Mackerel (Saba)
$1.75
Fresh Yellowtail (Hamachi)
$2.75
Bean Curb (Inari)
$1.75
Flying Fish Roe (Tobiko)
$2.50
Shrimp (Ebi)
$1.95
Eel (Unagi)
$2.75
Octopus (Tako)
$2.25
Smoked Salmon
$2.75
Fluke (Hirame)
$2.25
Salmon Roe (Ikura)
$2.75
Striped Bass
$2.25
Sea Urchin (Uni)
$3.00
Squid (Ika)
$2.25
Fatty Tuna (Toro)
market price
Red Clam (Hokkiaai)
$2.25
BEVERAGES
Soda
(Pepsi, Sprite, Ginger Ale, Diet Pepsi, etc.)
$1.00
Oolong Tea (can)
$1.50
Green Tea (can)
$1.50
Perrier
$1.95
Spring Water
$1.50
I finally finished the list. God, what amazing food the Japanese have.
"What would you like, Alice?" Edward asked.
"Um, I don't know. There's so much stuff…" I trailed off in thought. The miso soup sounded nice, but hard to eat. I was wearing white I couldn't afford to spill anything on my dress. I decided to go with the seaweed salad. Edward chose a salmon tempura roll. We picked out spring water to drink, and got sushi as an entree to share.
Miki came back and took our orders.
"Excuse me," I asked, "But what is the name of the dress you are wearing? It's very beautiful."
"It's a kimono," Miki said. She walked away gracefully. Edward stared at me.
"What was that all about?" he asked.
"I was curious," I answered.
"Hmm," he murmured, looking down. Suddenly, the perfect date had just become one of the most awkward I've been on.
"So, where do you work?" I asked, trying to make small talk.
"I do radio ads mostly, or voice over's for TV ads," he answered. "How about you. What do you do?"
"I'm a model, online modelling mostly. Nothing huge, people want taller models on the runway," I said.
"Really?" Edward asked. He seemed interested again. Thank God.
"Yes," I answered, wondering where this was going.
"What do you model?" he asked.
"Anything, swimwear, lingerie, summer wardrobe, athletic clothes; I've done modelling for teen magazines. I do what ever I can get," I said.
"But you aren't happy with your job?" he asked, staring into my eyes. I felt self conscious.
"Well, I love the work but its not great pay, due to my height. I hope to be able to launch my own fashion line one day."
Then Miki came out with our entrée. Edward took a piece of sushi and fed it to me. I giggled softly, and he placed his hand on my cheek. He leaned over the table and I closed my eyes and slightly parted my lips, preparing for what was about to happen. The second his lips touched mine I felt as if an electric shock passed through me. His satiny lips were soft against mine. For about ten seconds, all I could focus on was Edward. He pulled away, and we sat in silence staring at each other.
I smiled and picked up a piece of sushi to feed to him. We spent the rest of our time in the restaurant like this, feeding each other, kissing and talking endlessly about everything. Eventually we finished, and Miki came with the bill. Edward handed her a fifty dollar bill, and said "Keep the change."
John and Nick followed us with the cameras in their steady hands. John ran to get in front of us, and Nick stayed to our side. They filmed everything that happened. We walked out of the restaurant, hand in hand. The man at the front called out to us, "Sayonara, ja mata ne! Goodbye, see you again!"
Edward again opened the passenger door for me and helped me in.
"Thank you," I said.
He smiled and kissed my lips again. At every traffic light, he'd kiss me. The kisses gradually went from soft, small pecks on the lips to deep, rough, desperate, open mouthed kisses, his tongue searching for the back of my mouth.
"I give up," Edward groaned.
"What?" I asked, breathless.
"Being good," he growled. The car stopped at another traffic light, but this kiss was different. I felt a strong desire within for more than a kiss.
When the light turned green he sped the car much faster than the legal speed limit. He pulled into a hotel and climbed out of the car, and opened the door at my side.
"Where are we?" I asked.
"I booked a hotel room for tonight, Marcus asked me to," Edward answered. He placed his arm around my waist, and we walked up past the front, and into the elevator. When the lifts doors shut, we started kissing madly. He removed my cardigan and ran his hands up and down my arms.
"Alice…" he panted, pulling me out of the lift before the doors shut. I wasn't even aware of the camera guys now. All my thoughts were focussed on Edward. He slipped a key card through the lock and the door opened. He pulled me inside, our lips still not parting, and slammed the door.
Yes, I do Japanese if anyone is wondering. I do Japanese, French and I used to do Italian. I thought it was a bit early for any strong lemons so I gave you a bit of a lime moment. Anyway, good luck with the song, and I hope you enjoyed the chapter. REVIEW!
Love Rushinda (my name in Japanese) Lucinda
る し ん だ (there is no L in the Japanese alphabet)