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Alice POV
"Thank you!" I thanked the cashier as I lifted the multitude of colorful bags into my arms. "Come on Nessie." I called, wishing I had room in my arms to grab hold of her tiny hand and keep her close to me in the crowded mall. Not that anything would happen, I have already seen that everything would go smoothly. It was the only way I could convince Edward and Bella to let me take Nessie myself. She had expressed her want to buy gifts for her parents, and I was so glad to take her with me. So far though, we have been in four stores and she has yet to find the "extra special" thing that her parents needed. I found myself getting frustrated. Renesmee existed in a constant blind spot, so instead of knowing exactly what she was talking about and where to get it, I was lefted pulling her into every store imaginable and hope that she could find whatever "it" was.
Not that I am complaining, I loved shopping and I was able to find more decorations for the trees and few more presents. I just wished I could help my equally frustrated niece.
"Nessie honey, do you have any idea what you want to give them? Maybe that will help." Of course it would. I knew every store in this mall and what they sold. If she could give me a slight description of what she wanted to give them, then I would know the exact place to take her. I heard her groan beside me.
"I don't know! I'll know when I see it, but I...just don't know!" She seemed to be on the verge of having a melt down. I put a smile on my face and turned to my niece. She stood before me, twisting her blue and silver dress in her hands, biting her trembling bottom lip. Her eyes were wide and were beginning to fill with tears.
"Hey, that's okay! We still have hours before the mall closes." her eyes grew fearful at the thought of losing time. "And if we still haven't found anything, I'll take you somewhere else. I'll take you all over the world if I have to." I promised her. What Edward and Bella don't know won't hurt them...besides, if they knew how close Nessie was to falling apart, they wouldn't object to a small trip to Paris.
"Promise?" She asked, holding out her pinkie finger. I laughed, before setting down a few bags and wrapping my finger around hers.
"Promise." Her teeth shone like diamonds when she smiled before wrapping her arms around my neck and hugging me tightly.
"Thank you, Aunt Alice." she whispered, pulling away and picking up a few of my bags. She grabbed my now free hand and pulled me across the way and into another store. I smiled at her and followed her into the book store.
Hours passed...we moved from store to store, Nessie browsed through everything, shaking her head and groaning as we left another store without her parents gifts. Time was dwindling away as shops began to turn off their lights and people began leaving the mall. Nessie began to grow frantic, despite my earlier promise. I tried to sooth her, but to no avail.
"Nessie, you do know that your parents will be happy to not have gift, right?" I asked her as she hastily pulled me toward the only store we had not yet visited. "They have you and that's all they ever need to be happy." I knew this was completely true. Both Edward and Bella had looked so shocked to hear that she even wanted to get them a gift. They tried to reassure her that it was not necessary, but she would hear none of it. I think she's taking the "Christmas is the season for giving" thing to heart.
"But everyone else gives them gifts! I have to give them one too! And it has to be absolutely perfect!" she wailed, pulling my hand impossibly harder as we neared the store... only to reach it just as the lights went out. Nessie paused, right outside the window, and just stared inside, her face crestfallen, tears sparking in her eyes. My heart broke at the sight. "That's it." she whispered, staring into the store. "That's their gift...and we didn't get here in time." she voice was complete monotone. I was about to tell her that it would be there tomorrow, but...after seeing what it was, I knew that someone would snag it quickly. I knew the manager was still in there, rifling around the back.
"Come with me." I grabbed Nessie's hand and pulled her into the dark store. "Hello!" I called. I heard the manager groan quietly in the back.
"Sorry, we're closed!" She called in a nasally falsely cheerful tone. "You can come back tomorrow," she continued coming from the back room. "we open at seven." She looked at me, her eyes widening softly, before she shook her head minutely and pasted a small apologetic smile on her face. "Sorry." No she wasn't. She wanted to go to home and makeout with her boyfriend. I smiled at her.
"I'm sure you can spare a few moments. My niece here only needs to buy that." I pointed to the perfect gift. Nessie truly had a good eye. "It will take only a moment and-"
"I'm sorry miss, but we are closed." SHE CUT ME OFF! I had to suppress the growl that bubbled in me at that. No human cuts off Alice Cullen (except Bella, but she has no self-preservation and I love her, so that doesn't count)! I dropped Nessie's hand and took a step toward the woman, satisfied to see her take a step back.
"My niece has been running all over the mall to find the perfect gift for her parents. Are you really going to allow that to go to waste? Look at her! Are you going to let her cry and know that YOU caused it?" The woman looked at Renesmee, then back to me. "And if she cries because you are a heartless cold woman who has no Christmas spirit, I will make you pay." I hissed. Her eyes widened before she gulped and nodded.
"Take it!" She squealed before turning on her heel and almost running for the back room. I smirked and turned to Nessie, who already had her gift in her hands. She smiled up at me, a look of relief on her face.
"Do you think they'll like it?" she asked in a small voice. I smiled while digging through my purse for some money.
"They will love it! It's perfect sweetheart!"
A/N: Okay, so no questions from Nessie...but she was too busy dragging a pixie through the mall! :DD Any guesses as to what the gift is? Reviews are loved!
