I wake up late the next day. The guys were still sleeping. I went to the kitchen, and Angela and Claire were talking excitedly while making breakfast/lunch.
"Morning" I mumbled taking a glass of juice.
"Good morning!" Angela said. "Hurry up, you have to get ready for the party"
"Party?" I asked confused.
"Edward Cullen's Halloween party!" Claire said. "How could you forget!"
"Oh, right" I said and looked at the clock, "It's almost five hours away. I have time…"
"No, you don't" Angela said, "First, you have to call Alice and ask what kind of outfit you'll need"
"Kind of outfit?" I asked, "Jeans and shirt"
"It's a Halloween party, Bells. Maybe people will be wearing Halloween accessories"
"Fine" I sighed, "I still have four hours"
"Shower, hair, make-up, clothes, and if we need to buy something… Four hours it's nothing!" Claire said.
"Okay, I'm going to call Alice" I said walking to the living room.
I called Alice, and she told people would wear things that weren't too much Halloween. Accessories, make-up… I told the girls and they immediately ran out of the apartment to buy something. I took a long shower, and dried my hair. When I back to the room, there was some clothes over my bag that I imagined it was for me to wear. It was a black skinny jeans, ripped on the thighs, a "dirty" white ruffle top, and black boots that went above my knees. There was a leather jacket, and a bag there, so I put my things inside of it, and went to the living room look for the girls.
"Hey, guys. Where is the girls?" I asked when I found the guys watching a game.
They looked at me, and gasped. They started staring at me, and I shifted on my spot, feeling uncomfortable.
"I. Loved. Those. Boots" Jake said.
"The sexiest boots I've seen" Emm added.
"Thanks" I said, "The girls?"
"They're in the balcony" Embry said.
"Thanks" I said walking to the balcony. I found them there, talking, and giggling.
"Oh, Bella! Great, you put what we separated" Angela said.
"Come on! We have a lot to do!" Claire said dragging me back in and to the room.
They gave me a heart necklace, and a leather cuff bracelet, that I put it on.
"Okay, we talked to Alice…" Angela said.
"What? Why?" I asked.
"She called, but you were in the shower. We discussed a few ideas and she agreed with one" Claire said.
"What?" I asked hesitantly.
"You'll be a vampire!" Angela said.
"Vampire?" I asked frowning. "I thought I wouldn't put a costume…"
"You won't" Angela said, "You're dressed already. Just a few details are missing"
"Like…?" I asked.
"Trust us. Sit down and we'll take care of everything!" Claire said pushing me on a chair.
I stayed still, as they did something with my hair, and applied make-up. I took almost an hour, but they were finished. When I opened my eyes, I stared at a very pale me in the mirror. I was pale like… lived-in-Alaska pale. My lips were a beautiful dark shade of red. My eyes had eyeliner and mascara, and that made them pop out. It was the thing that called attention the most.
"Here" Claire said giving me a little white box.
I opened, frowning, and looked back at them confused.
"Lenses?" I asked.
"Red lenses!" Angela said, "You'll be a perfect vampire! Put it on!"
I sighed and rolled my eyes. I put it on, and at first was bothering me, but once it stopped and I looked in the mirror, I grinned. I did look like a vampire. It was so not me. I liked the eyes though. They could be scary but still beautiful.
"We found fangs. That you would like… glue it on your teeth, and would look very real, but we didn't want to overdo" Claire said.
"It's perfect like this" I said smiling. "Thanks"
"You welcome" Angela said, "Let me take a picture" she said grabbing her cell.
I grimaced but she ignored, pointing the camera to me, waiting for my smile. I smiled slightly and she took the picture.
"Oh, my! It's awesome" Angela said.
"Now, go! Or you'll be late" Claire said.
"Thanks" I said grabbing my bag and jacket and going out of the room.
"Jake I'm ready!" I called.
He walked to me, with a confused expression, and grinned when he saw me.
"Nice outfit. The eyes are really something" he said.
"Why didn't you get ready?" I asked seeing him in old T-shirt and shorts.
"Should I?" he asked.
"We have to go to the party, now!" I said.
"Party?" he asked confused, and his eyes got wide, "Oh! That actor's party! Fuck, completely forgot. You can go"
"I won't go without you!" I said, "I can't go alone"
"No, no, no" Claire said, "You're going. Jake is staying. We spend hours getting you ready and you'll go"
"But…"
"Alice is waiting for you. Edward Cullen is expecting you to come. If you don't go it will be rude" Angela said.
"Someone has to come with me" I said as Claire pushed me to the door.
"Just you and Jake were invited and he won't go, so it's just you" Claire said opening the door, "Bye"
She pushed me outside and closed the door. I heard them laughing inside, and I scowled as I make my way to the elevator. I had checked a map earlier, so I knew how to get there. I put the jacket on, and the purse crossing my chest, and drove top speed on my bike there. It was a condominium, with big houses inside. I passed the gates, after I gave my name to the gatekeeper, apparently I was in the list.
I drove to the house I was told and parked behind a red Ferrari. There was some people, and loud music. I took off my helmet, got off the bike, eyeing the place. Yeah, he was rich. Surprise, a Hollywood teen movies star rich. I took off my jacket and put the bag over my shoulder. I walked to the door, and hesitated before ringing the doorbell. A second later a smiling Alice, dressed in pink from head to toes, and with a red cat ears tiara in the red, opened the door for me.
"Bella!" she said beaming. "A vampire!"
"Hm, yeah" I said, "Pink panther?" I guessed.
"Yeah, or pink cat woman. Whatever you like" she said. "Oh, he has to see this…" she mumbled, "Edward!" she yelled.
I bit my lip, and shifted on my spot. He appeared a minute later, wearing dark jeans, a black T-shirt that hugged his perfect lean, muscular body, and a leather cuff. I looked at his face, he was grinning, but what called my attention were his eyes. They weren't green, they were pure black. I looked back at his lips, and smiled, he was wearing vampire fangs.
"I got your mate" Alice said before walking away.
"Damn, the red eyes are better" he said. "You're awesome"
"Thanks" I said.
"Come in" he said stepping aside. "Can I take your jacket?"
I nodded and give him my jacket, he put on a closet by the door.
"Can I leave my bag in there too?" I asked. "I don't want to carry it around…"
"Sure" he said.
I took my cell, and gave him my bag.
"Thanks"
"Alice said you were improvising your outfit for the party" he said walking and I followed him.
"I was. The clothes are mine, my friends went buy the lenses" I said.
"You're perfect" he said.
"Thanks" I said blushing, "You're good too. The black eyes are… I liked. They seem scarier"
"Scarier than red eyes?" he asked amused.
"They are black as a dark night. It's like red eye mean dangerous and black eyes mean definitely in danger. And it's a little strange not seeing your green eyes. It's the total opposite with the lenses"
"Do you want a drink?" he asked.
"Sure" I said. "What do you have?"
"Beer, vodka, tequila, whiskey, gin, rum, and champagne. Oh, and soda"
"Vodka" I said.
He walked to a counter that separated the living room, and the dining room from the kitchen, took a plastic cup, and filled with vodka.
"Here" he said giving it to me.
"Thanks" I said and looked around.
I didn't know anyone. Anyone at all. I felt like a fish out of water.
"Hm… who are those people?"
"Friends, from college, and work" he said.
"I'm sorry, I don't know any of them"
"Oh, they aren't famous, if that's what you mean. I don't have a lot of famous friends, like people think"
"Right" I snorted, "I see at least four photos a week, with you and famous people having dinner, and talking…"
"Well, I don't invite them" he said shrugging.
"Why not?"
"Imagine if I made a famous people party? This would be hell, the press"
"Oh" I said taking a sip of vodka, "That must sucks"
"Enjoy while you still have some normality" he said. "Once your fame gets out of control, you'll have to watch every step"
"I don't think so, but thanks" I said.
"You don't think so what?"
"Fame. We're going well, but we won't be like you"
He snorted, and took a beer.
"Come on, let's walk around" he said.
I walked with him. He stopped to talk to a couple of friends, introduced me, and continued to talk. I sneaked out, and went to look for Alice, she was choosing CDs.
"Hey" I said.
"Hey" she said, "Where is Edward?"
"He was talking to a few friends" I said looking at the CDs she had in her hand.
"He left you alone!" she asked annoyed.
"No. He introduced me, but I decide to let him talk freely to them"
"Oh, okay" she said. "So, where is Jake?"
"He's home. Well Emmett's apartment. He couldn't come"
I wasn't going to tell he forgot their party.
"Why not?" she asked.
"He… He's still recovering from last night. Drank too much"
"Oh, and the rest of the guys?"
"Hm, they went out with their girlfriends"
"Too bad, it would be nice to have them here. Maybe you could have played…"
"Yeah" I mumbled.
She grinned, and put a CD on the high-tech sound system, and pressed play. I choked with my vodka when I heard me singing. Alice patted my back, and gave me a napkin.
"What the hell! Stop the music!" I said.
"No" she said, "I like it, and it's good to the party"
"Alice, please, don't play my music" I asked.
"It's good. Should be heard" she said.
I reached to stop the music, but she slapped my hand away, hard.
"Ouch" I said rubbing my hand, "For a pixie you're too strong"
"Thanks" she said grinning, "Come on"
She dragged me to where people were, and made me dance. I couldn't help but grin when I saw people enjoying the songs. We took a few pictures, a few with another guests, Edward came a few times too.
"Hey, Alice"
I turned around, and Rosalie Hale was walking to us, with a blond guy behind her.
"Hey, Rose" Alice said kissing her cheek, "I didn't thought you would come"
"Of course I would" she said and smiled at me, "Bella, right?"
"Yeah" I said shaking her hand, "Nice to see you"
"You too" she said and turned to Alice, "Where is Ed?"
"Why you don't call him that in front of him? He would get soooo mad" Alice said. "Anyway, he was… I think he went to his room to get something, I don't know"
"Okay" Rosalie said, "I'll go get him"
The blond guy stayed there, looking something in his Blackberry, and I looked at him, and realized he must be Rosalie's relative, because they were too alike.
"I'll… I'll go get us some drinks" Alice said.
Before I could answer, she walked away. Weird. I tried to follow her, but I met with Edward. When I say 'met' I mean I bumped into him, and almost fell back. He caught me, before I could though, and smiled sheepishly at me.
"Sorry. Are you okay?" he asked.
"Yeah, sorry" I said. "I was looking for Alice"
"Hm, I didn't see her" he said.
"Hm, Rosalie was looking for you" I said not seeing her with him.
"Oh, I'll talk to her" he said.
I nodded and was going to walk away, when I saw he was carrying to guitar cases.
"Guitars?" I asked.
"My friends'" he said, "They left upstairs, and I brought. We're thinking about making a guitar contest"
"Oh, okay. Good luck" I said.
"Thanks" he said.
I walked away, looking for Alice and found her outside, in one of the chairs by the pool, looking at something.
"Alice? Are you okay?" I asked putting a hand in her shoulder.
"Bella! Yes, I'm fine. You need something?" she asked.
"Hm, you… left. You said you were going to get drinks" I said confused.
"Oh, I can get it for you"
"No, it's fine" I said pushing her back in the chair, "I was looking for you, can I sit here?" I asked pointing to the chair beside her.
"Sure"
I sat there, and looked at the sky, it was night now, and I could see a few stars around the full moon. The place was beautiful. The pool lighten the dark yard. I looked at Alice and she was staring at something, a wishful expression in her face. I followed her gaze, and she was looking at the glass doors, that were showing the living room. The blond guy was leaned against it, still doing something in his Blackberry. I smiled and looked back at Alice.
"You like him?" I asked.
"What? Who?" she asked looking at me.
"The guy you were staring at" I said. "The blond one that came with Rosalie"
"Oh. Jasper" she sighed, "He's cute"
"You like him"
"He doesn't like me though"
"Sorry" I said.
"It's fine" she said shrugging, "He's Edward's manager, so he's always around. He's Rose's twin brother and manager too"
"Oh" I said.
She nodded and looked at the sky. I leaned back and did the same. The music had stopped for a moment, and we heard guitars.
"Edward is making a guitar contest" I said.
I took my cell out of my pocket and looked at the time. It was late, I should get going. There was just a few guests.
"I should get going" I said getting up.
"What? No, stay a little more" she said looking at me.
"It's late, and people are leaving…"
"Please! Edward will stay with Rose and Jazz, and I don't have anyone else to be with. Stay with me, please" she said.
She gave me the best puppy eyes, and pout I've ever seen. I sighed and nodded. She grinned and nodded to the chair I was sat before. I sat there and we began to talk about us. I told her how my life was until now, college, work in Seattle, the band… She told me she had come to LA a year ago, to college. She wanted to be a designer, but she paused, and would continue the next semester, or not, she wasn't sure. She said she saw a video of the band on MTV and she liked, so she googled us and started listening to all of our songs, and loved. She was a real fan, and I loved it.
"Hey, there you are!"
I looked at my left, and Edward was walking to us. He had his hair more messy than ever, and it continued to be sexy.
"I've been looking for you" he said.
"What, Edward?" Alice asked harshly, clearly annoyed.
"Not you" he said, "Bella"
"Me?" I asked.
"Yeah, come on! Play guitar with us"
"Oh, that's a great idea!" Alice said getting up.
"I don't…"
"Come on, please, it will be fun. Everyone wants to hear you" Edward said.
"But the band…"
"You don't need the band!" Alice said pulling me by the arm, "Come on, it will be fun! I'll be your back vocal"
"Hm…"
"Don't waste your time arguing with Alice" Edward said chuckling.
I sighed, and let her drag me to the living room. Jasper was playing Smoke in the Water, and Rosalie was beside him, apparently trying to learn.
"Here she is" Edward said and they looked at me.
I blushed, and walked closer to Jasper, now without Alice by my side, and took a guitar that was beside him.
"Hm… What should I play?" I asked.
"Let's make a little duel" Jasper said smiling.
"A duel?" I asked.
"We choose a song, and you and him will play, and who plays better wins" Edward explained.
"Wins what?" I asked.
"What do you want?" Rosalie asked.
"The guitar" Edward said.
"What?" I gasped looking at the guitar I was holding. "I-I can't!"
"Sure, you can. It's mine, I'm giving to the winner. If you win, it's yours. But I should warn you, Jazz is good"
Jasper snorted like it was an understatement, and smiled. I frowned. Smug.
"She's a professional singer" Alice said, "She'll win. There isn't doubts about that"
"Oh, let's see" Jasper said.
"Yeah. What song?" I asked.
"Smoke in the Water" Rosalie said.
"For God's Sake Rose! You asked for that song a hundred times. You won't learn, give up" Edward said chuckling.
"What about… I Love Rock 'N Roll? By Joan Jett?" I said.
"Good one" Jasper said.
"Bella has to sing!" Alice said.
"No" I said shaking my head, "It's a guitar contest"
"Come on! It'll be better" Alice said.
"Yeah, sing. I want to see if you're good" Jasper said.
"Fine" I sighed, "You start?"
"Sure" he said and played the first chords.
People started clapping, in the rhythm, and I started singing, and in the first chorus I started playing the guitar. Alice and Rosalie started singing as my back vocals.
"I love rock 'n roll, so come an' take your time and dance with me!" I ended.
People started clapping and I blushed, looking down.
"You lost, Jasper" Edward said.
"I know, no need to say" Jasper said and gave him the guitar.
"Sing something yours, Bella!" Alice said.
"I don't…"
"Come on!" Rosalie said, "We want to see what you sing"
I sighed, and ran my fingers thru my hair.
"I have a song. It's not finished yet…"
"Great, let's hear it" Edward said.
I sighed and started playing the guitar.
"I'm not trying to blend
And live always waiting
The trend, the trend
Changed my whole existence
My audience increased without needing
Of essence, the essence
I can be bad, overdressed,
Happy or depressed
Muted until you accept me
I can be a sexie addicting
Or declared nerd
What matters is someone buying
If you want to know
I'm over, everyone ignores me
And they don't care about me
Came back, now I'm the moment's subject
Empty inside
But outside perfect
And if rock on the web
You'll love me
I'll play on your radio until I'll be your demon
And I'll be on TV,
I will be your addiction
I'll be known by everyone
And if there isn't letter, is just sing 'yeah yeah'
Missing content, I'm the queen bee
I'm useless, but I'm not an anyone
You will want to be with me
I can act like from the ghetto
If that's what you like
Skirt and stilettos
I'll sometimes act godlike
If you want to know
I'm over, everyone ignores me
And they don't care about me
Came back, now I'm the moment's subject
Empty inside
But outside perfect
And if rock my Web site
You'll love me
I'll play on your radio until I'll be your demon
And I'll be on TV,
I will be your addiction
I'll be known by everyone
And if there isn't letter, is just sing 'yeah yeah'
Missing content, I'm the queen bee
I'm useless, but I'm not an anyone
You will want to be with me
But I have nothing to say
Self-interested, that tries to approximate
I'm still me in someway
Oh oh baby
And if rock my Web site
You'll love me
I'll play on your radio until I'll be your demon
And I'll be on TV,
I will be your addiction
I'll be known by everyone
And if there isn't letter, is just sing 'yeah yeah'
Missing content, I'm the queen bee
I'm useless, but I'm not an anyone
You will want to be with me
Oh oh, oh oh baby
I will be your addiction
Oh oh, oh oh baby
I will be your addiction"
They clapped again, and I blushed, as I put the guitar down.
"That was great" Edward said.
"I have to fix the chords, and a few things in the lyrics" I said, "But I hope it will get good"
"It is good" he said.
"I loved" Alice said.
"Thanks" I said.
"It's good" Rosalie said.
"So, you have a band?" Jasper asked
"Yeah, we played last night"
"Oh, your band is… McCarty's" Jasper said frowning.
"Yeah" I said.
"Thought you would get another star for you, Jazz?" Edward asked amused.
"At least, since I lost the duel" he said smiling.
"I have to go" I said.
"It's early!" Edward said.
"It's midnight" I said.
"Early!" he insisted.
"Hm… I really should go"
"Okay then" Edward sighed.
I said goodbye to everyone, and Edward and Alice walked me to the door.
"Thanks for coming" Edward said as I put my jacket on.
"Thanks for inviting" I said taking my bag. "Hm… I'll talk to Emmett" I said to Alice, "As everyone is agreeing in this, we'll probably look for a place in town Monday. I'll call you, maybe you could help"
"Okay, great!" she said and hugged me, "I loved you being here"
"I loved being here" I said when she pulled away, "Thanks"
"Where is your car?" Edward asked looking outside.
"Behind that Ferrari" I said pointing to it. "It's a motorbike"
"Oh!" he said surprised.
"Thanks again" I said passing thru the doorframe, "It was a great party"
"Thanks. It was great having you" he said.
He hesitated, but kissed my cheek. I blushed and walked away, praying he didn't noticed. I got up in my bike, closed my jacket's zipper and turn on the engine. I pulled away, and waved at Edward, and a bouncing Alice behind him, before speeding off. That was a great party. And my cheek was tinkling under the helmet.
The song Bella played, is my adaptation of a brazilian song called "A Tendência" by "Banda Strike"
I'll put the youtube link in my profile, with the link to outfits.
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