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"So, what do you choose… Your happiness or his soul?" The man with the blue eyes asked...
I sat in the shower as the water rolled off my back contemplating this question. What would I choose? I couldn't gamble his soul, not if I truly loved him. But could I really go on without him? I didn't think so.
I silently wept in the shower, knowing that there would be no way for Charlie to either see or hear me. I probably sat there far too long, but Charlie was usually good about not noticing these things. Eventually I did get up and pull myself together, only to resume the crying once I was warmly tucked away under my covers in bed.
Why couldn't I decide which was more important? If I were Edward, there would be no question that he would choose my soul, but I was more selfish than that. But I didn't want to be selfish; I wanted to be someone who deserved him.
I argued with myself for hours, not once coming to a final decision. I tried to see it from every perspective, but each time I always lost. Either I would end up broken hearted, or guilty beyond relief. I eventually fell asleep for a couple of hours before my alarm went off for school. Groggily, I rubbed my eyes and stared at the ceiling while I remembered what I had finally decided. I would stay here in twilight zone Forks and try my best at winning over the human Edward's heart. I'd done it before while I he was a vampire, how hard could it be?
I jumped up from my bed and walked to the bathroom, determined to make something of myself today. I was going to attempt to add some sort of curl to my hair, like the few times Alice had done it. Setting the curling iron on my bathroom counter, I set out back to my room to find what makeup I had. After stubbing my toes, breaking a nail, and sufficiently whacking my knee on my bed frame, I found a tube of pink lipstick that Renee had bought for me claiming it was color, unopened mascara, and a shimmery gold and brown duo shadow that Renee had lost last year. As I walked back to the bathroom and chuckled at my pitiful findings, I thought of how I needed to visit the store for more makeup.
I stood in front of the bathroom mirror, trying to see what to do first. I decided to use the gold shadow and lightly on my eyes and used the darker brown to give a shadowy effect. After dusting off the extra that fell everywhere possible, my cheeks getting the most of it, I brushed on a few coats of the mascara. I examined my work in the mirror, smiling at myself. It seems I did learn a thing or two from Alice. I picked up the lipstick, remembering something I saw on TV. I dabbed some on my cheeks and blended until I had a faint blush, not that I really needed anymore help in that department.
After another 20 minutes burning my finger tips while trying to curl the ends of my hair, I retreated to my room for the perfect outfit. Thanking the gods that I brought the clothes Renee had bought me before I left Arizona, I grabbed a pair of skinny jeans that still had the tags attached. I struggled to get them on, but once they were, I put on a fitted oatmeal colored Henley that she bought me as well. Not seeing any ballet flats anywhere, another fashion staple Alice always said I needed, I decided to just throw on my converse. Oh well, at least the majority of my outfit was Alice approved. I then fished out the black pea coat Renee has insisted I bring and was ready to go. I ran down stairs and grabbed a pop tart, kissed Charlie's cheek goodbye and ran out to my truck.
I made it to school in record time, anxious to get this show on the road. Step one of 'Operation: Win Over Human Edward' was in full swing as I made my way to my locker. I followed my schedule and by the time lunch came around, I was ready to win over Alice. Alice was crucial in phase one of my plan. Not only did I miss her friendship and crazy, yet endearing, personality, but she was my direct link to Edward. If I had any chance of being around him outside of school without seeming like a stalker, I needed Alice.
I quickly fluffed my hair and straightened my shirt as I made my way over to where Alice was munching on what looked like carrots and flipping through a magazine. Surprisingly I found her alone, noting that her entourage from yesterday was stilling elsewhere.
"Hi Alice, it's me, Bella. How's it going?" I asked, placing my lunch in front of me and sitting down at her table.
"Oh…Hey, Bella, just looking at the latest celebrity gossip. I never saw you at lunch yesterday?" She asks, and I blanked before remembering she had asked me to come and talk to her yesterday before I had ditched.
"Well, um… yeah, sorry about that. I got kind of sick and I had to leave early. So, I know this is kind of weird to you since we don't really know each other too well, but I was wondering if you'd like to go shopping some time? You see, I wasn't really sure what to pack for when I moved to Forks, and now I'm seeing that I really need to add to my closet. Do you think you'd be interested?" I asked, mentally crossing my fingers that she'd jump at the bait.
"Are you kidding me? Of course I'll go shopping with you! Don't take this the wrong way or anything, but I've been dying to do a makeover on you since I first saw you yesterday. I mean, you definitely have the potential, but with the right fit of clothes and shoes, we'll have the boys eating out of the palm of your hand." Alice excitedly states. "How about I come over to your house later so that I can see what exactly we'll have to find?"
"Sounds perfect!" I say, trying to give a persuasive excited smile. "So, uh, why is no one sitting here? I mean, there were tons of people outside with you yesterday…." I trailed off, hoping I didn't offend her.
"Oh, it's perfectly normal. Since you're new, I will fill you in. Edward, my brother and I, moved here with our parents and brother Emmett a couple of years ago from Alaska. We didn't know anyone, so we sat here. Since then, a few people tried to sit here, either Emmetts football buddies, of Edwards harem of wannabe girlfriends, but no one ever stays very long." She says, shrugging her shoulders while nibbling on another carrot.
"I hope you don't mind me asking, but what about your friends?" Clearly remembering guys and girls surrounding her yesterday at her car.
"I don't have any here, well, aside from Edward and you." She says, smiling broadly at me. I blush at the compliment and wonder whether to wait until later to ask her why when Edward appears at the table, balancing books and his lunch.
"Hey, Alice, yo-…Oh, the chief's daughter is here… Hi Bella, I'm Edward. I think we met yesterday." He says with a smile, extending his hand for me to shake.
"Hi, nice to meet you again." I say, shaking his hand and reveling in the warmth of it.
"What were you about to say Edward?" Alice asks.
"Oh, right, well guess who just asked me to join their band." Edward asks Alice, with a hint of humor in his voice.
"I told you Mike was going to ask you, but you didn't want to listen." She says, wagging a carrot at him.
"I know, I know. I should learn by now to never bet against you. It's your fault in the first place for saying I know piano. Why anyone would want to add a piano to their garage band is beyond me." He laughs, shaking his head.
I sat and enjoyed lunch with Alice and Edward, laughing while Alice poked fun at her brother. Edward took it in his stride, clearly used to her mockery. Soon enough, the bell rang for us to go to our next class and Alice had to rush off to Art.
"So what class do you have right now?" Edward asked, trying to make conversation.
"Biology, and you?" I asked, knowing full well that it was Biology as well.
"The same. You want to walk together?" I nodded, thinking that this was the perfect opportunity to keep talking to him.
"You know, it was really nice to see Alice with someone today, thanks for that." He said, smiling at me.
"I like her; she's quirky and so full of energy. I don't see how someone can not like her." I said honestly.
"It's not that people here don't like her, but it's hard to explain. Alice sees the world differently than most. She's very honest and so full of heart that she doesn't accept when others aren't the same. She doesn't want friends that use her for our money, or the worst is when people befriend her because they try to get to me or our brother. That's what happened at our last school and it really affected her. So it's not as though the kids her don't want to be her friend, but it's because Alice is just very particular in who she lets in." He says, looking at me seriously. "That's why it was nice to see someone sitting there with her today.'
"Wow… I didn't know. Thanks for sharing that with me, I know you didn't have to." I said, feeling a tinge of guilt, knowing that I was trying to get to Edward that way too.
Edward walked into Mr. Banner's class; I hesitated as I watched him go. I decided there that if I was planning on staying in this reality with the human Edward and Alice, then I would do my best to earn them the old fashioned way. I would not deceive their trust by using Alice to get to Edward. I would just have to rely on my natural charm, or lack thereof, to get back the love of my life.
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