Author's Note:
Hey omgsh people I am so sorry that I haven't updated in so long. But I promise that updates are going to be quicker and more frequent from now on. I went through writer's block but now I'm back and I have great ideas for this fanfiction. Heck, you might even get another update tonight. It just depends on how many reviews I get :) so thank you to those who reviewed. Please do it again. Enjoy
The waves crashed to the right of where I was in the water. I began kicking and moving my arms in an attempt to get away. I started coughing up water as the waves got bigger and closer. I swam harder towards where I thought I had last saw land. Just as I took in a big breath of air, a huge wash rose over me and started plummeting towards me at the speed of light…
Beep, beep, beep!
I groaned and rolled over to hit the snooze button on my annoying alarm clock. The time read 7:28. That dream bothered me, it wasn't a very good one. I began to wonder if it meant anything. But once I realized class started in forty-five minutes, I quickly jumped up out of bed and headed towards the bathroom.
I rushed through my morning routine, not paying much attention to anything. I took the quickest shower of my life, brushed my teeth, and put on my basic chapstick. I was looking through my suitcase for something to wear when I realized that Rosalie was still in the room.
"Hey Bella…" Rosalie said hesitantly.
"Yeah?" I was still rooting for something to wear. I didn't have horrible fashion sense, or at least I didn't think I did. But most of my clothes were simple. I don't like to draw too much attention to myself.
"Do you mind if I help you pick out an outfit?" she asked. I smiled and shook my head yes, relieved. She would know what would look good and I was flattered that she was being so nice to me.
Rosalie walked over my suitcase and began rummaging through it. She had a slightly distasteful look on her face.
"Is this all that you brought with you?" She asked picking up my favorite black tank from Hollister.
"Uhm yeah…" I said hesitantly.
"I think that you need some new clothes ASAP," She said in a mischievous voice.
"Yeah I got that from Alice. Didn't you hear? She's already planning a shopping trip," I explained. Even though I would be anxious to spend more time with the mysterious Edward; I couldn't help but cringe at the thought of actually going to the mall with Alice. And Rosalie didn't seem like she was any better.
"Yes, of course. But Alice was planning on doing it this weekend, but I think that we should go today. You need a new outfit to start your first day tomorrow," Rosalie was already dialing Alice's number before I could even protest.
"But my classes start today; in like 20 minutes!" I shrieked.
Rosalie shook her head. "No silly, classes start tomorrow. Didn't you get the e-mail from the school? They accidentally misprinted the date on the schedules."
"Oh," was all I could think to say.
"Alice!" Rosalie shouted into her phone. "We have a major crisis…Of course it's a shopping crisis…It's Bella…Absolutely no stylish clothes at all…Yes, I already thought of that…Get the boys and drag them over to our dorm NOW." She flipped her phone shut and smiled hugely at me.
"So what am I going to wear today then if my clothes don't meet your standards?" I asked a little sarcastically. I mean I was still standing in my plaid pajama shorts and white tank top.
"Well since Alice really is the expert, I'm going to let her decide once she gets here."
I rolled my eyes when suddenly there was a knock on the door. Rosalie hopped excitedly over to answer it.
My breath caught when not only Alice walked in, but was followed by Jasper, Emmett and Edward.
Edward looked at me with a hint of an amused smile fighting to break free. For a second I just stared. He was in a simple pair of jeans, a white button-up shirt with the sleeves pulled up to his elbows, and had dark sunglasses covering his eyes.
I blushed like mad when I realized what I was wearing and that my hair had dried into something that would resemble a tumbleweed from the old wild west.
"Uhm..hey..uhh, excuse me," I managed to choke out before throwing myself into the bathroom. I know my face must look like a tomato.
"Bella! Open up! Me and Rosalie are going to help you get ready," Alice's high-pitched voice rang.
"Fine," I mumbled opening the door only to be bombarded. Alice had a pile of clothes in her hand and a polka-dotted make-up bag.
"You guys all I need is clothes and a hairbrush," I pleaded. Rosalie snorted. I threw her a glare.
"Don't worry; we're only going to do a mini version of 'Bella Barbie' this time," Alice said before throwing the pile of clothes at me.
"Alice? 'Bella Barbie'? Really?" I gave a look of horror.
"Yes, this will most definitely not be the last time I have to save you from a fashion meltdown." I just sighed and decided there was no point in arguing with her.
I quickly put on the clothes she had handed me. It was a simple pair of jean shorts, white and green layered tank tops, and white flip-flops.
"Thank god there are no heels," I muttered to myself. Alice heard me and threw me a sly glance.
"I wouldn't make you go shopping with us in heels. I'm saving those for another time." I groaned.
"Okay, the boys are waiting on us so we need to go ahead and start on your hair," Rosalie stated as she came at me with a hairbrush.
Twenty minutes my hair had been brushed and straightened and there were just finishing the make-up. Once Alice declared that she was done, I silently gasped at the person staring back at me in the mirror.
This person could not be me. This person's normally dull brown eyes were suddenly alive and framed by smudged eyeliner to give me a smoky-eyed look. This person's lips were a light pink color and there was not a blemish on her face.
"You like?" Alice questioned. I nodded, speechless. They hadn't put on blush because they said I naturally took care of that.
"Great, now let's go. We've kept the guys waiting long enough." Alice grabbed my wrist and dragged me out of the bathroom. I laughed at the sight before me.
Emmett was laying on Rosalie's bed, snoring lightly. Jasper was sprawled across the floor, reading my copy of Pride and Prejudice. Edward was standing over by my CD collection and seemed to be admiring them.
"We're ready guys." Rosalie announced. Emmett jumped, a confused look on his face. It took him a second to realize where he was. Jasper quickly stood up and placed the book on my bed, giving me a sheepish look.
"Let's go shopping!" Alice squealed. All of us made our way out of the dorm, me and Edward the last two people out.
"You look great Bella," Edward whispered in my ear. It sent shivers down my neck and I immediately blushed.
"Thanks," I whispered back. He pulled the door shut and we rushed to keep up with the others.
"By the way, I love the music in your collection back there," He mentioned.
"Me too. I'm anxious for the rest of my collection to arrive. I had to have it sent from my house," I explained. I looked up at him, and found that his amazing green eyes were looking back at me. He had taken off his sunglasses and let the intensity of his eyes captivate me.
I knew a huge smile was plastered on my face and I would have been embarrassed if he didn't have the same huge smile on his.
"C'mon Bella! Edward!" Alice called. It was then that I realized that we had stopped and were simply staring at each other. A blush set in as I lowered my head and allowed my hair to hide my face. I quickly walked towards the rest of the group. I heard Edward's low chuckle behind me.
"Whose car are we taking?" Jasper wondered aloud.
"I think our best bet would be Emmett's Jeep. I think we can all fit in there," Rosalie told us.
I followed them over to a huge red Jeep and I felt my mouth drop open in shock. How could they expect me, clumsy and barely 5' 4" to possibly get into that thing?
Edward must have noticed my anxiety because he walked over to me and assured me that I would be fine. Emmett climbed into the driver's seat, Rosalie took the passenger's seat, which left the backseat for Alice, Jasper, Edward and I.
Jasper helped Alice in and then situated himself so that Alice was sitting on his lap. I was silently grateful for that because that meant that it would be less cramped for me and Edward.
He lightly held onto my waist and boosted me up so that I was sitting on the seat. It was not nearly as hard as I thought it would be. I smiled in relief and thanks. He grinned back before hoisting himself up and taking his seat next to me.
"Let's go!" Alice screamed enthusiastically.
"Is she going to be like this the entire time we're shopping?" I asked Edward quietly.
"You have no idea," he muttered. I threw him a confused look. "She's going to get much worse. Especially now that she has someone knew to shop for and have 'Bella Barbie' time."
"You heard that?" My face was surely entirely red.
"Yes, I did. So I take it you're not big on shopping." Edward laughed.
"Nope," I answered popping the 'p'.
"Well this should be interesting then. You haven't seen anything yet until you see Alice shop." Great. It was silent for only a moment longer before Emmett put turned on the stereo and started belting out "Shake It" by MetroStation.
After a minute everyone in the car was singing along. Alice was the loudest of them all. I simply smiled and laughed along with them.
"C'mon Bella. Sing along with us," Emmett exclaimed. I shook my head no; I was in no way a good singer.
"Bella, you hear Emmett. He cannot sing to save his life. You can be no worse than him. Even if you're somehow worse than him, we're not here to judge him." Edward once again whispered in my ear. I instantly knew that I could trust him and his words were true. That none of them would judge me like so many had before.
Throwing my cares out the window, I let myself be pulled into the enthusiasm of everyone in the care.
"Shake, shake, shake, sha-shake it!"
A few songs and many laughs later, we were pulling into the lot of the biggest mall I had seen. Everyone hopped out of the Jeep except me. As I stood looking down at the ground, I began to feel queasy at the thought of making that jump to the ground. There was no way that it was going to end good.
"Go ahead and jump. If you begin to fall towards the ground, I'll be there to make sure you don't fall," Edward tried to assure me.
"Edward, it's not a matter of if I begin to fall. It's a matter of when I fall and end up breaking something," I told him with authority in my voice. I knew how my clumsy tendencies worked.
"Well then, just jump and I'll be there to catch you," Edward said. I looked at him, surely he was joking. But when I saw the determined look on his face, I saw no trace of humor on it. Instead I found that he was being completely serious.
"Okay, but I'm not being held responsible for when I being both of us down," I half-joked. Seeing that he wasn't giving up, I closed my eyes and allowed myself to leap from the car.
He easily caught me bridal style and even spun me around once playfully. My laughter echoed around us. He kept one arm around me as he set me on my own feet. I was still laughing when I heard someone call my name.
"Bella!" I turned around to see none other than Lauren Mallory, Jessica Stanley, and Angela Webber heading towards us.
"You guys!" I screamed running to them and engulfing them into a huge group hug.
"What are you doing here?" Angela asked happily. My cheerful mood quickly evaporated and I breathed a huge sigh. I had a lot of explaining to do.
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