Music flooded the house. But the songs were weird and hard to make sense of. There was a weird some about a reindeer with a red nose. I began to wonder if the winter coldness was starting to effect people's brains. Because, it wasn't just here, it was everywhere I went.

Everyone was out hunting, except Alice, who was outside in the backyard.

Downstairs, Alice was carrying a pine tree from outside into the house. She was humming to herself as she set it in something so that it wouldn't fall. I frowned. I didn't know why she would want a tree in the house. This was very confussing to me. The smell of pine was beautiful as it filled the house. I slid down the banister and walked over to Alice. She was smiling at the tree as though she was thrilled it was sitting in the middle of our living room.

"Alice, what are you doing?" I asked, trying not to sound judgemental. She laughed.

"I am decorating," she said, as though that was completly obvious.

"I thought Emse already decorated," I said, raising an eyebrow looking at the massive tree. I couldn't figure out why she would want to decorate with a tree. I\ve never seem a place decorate a house with a tree. But then again, I have never been in a house before this, so I did watch TV and I saw houses without trees inside.

Alice laughed like she thought I was joking. Then she doubled back to my expression and her face was a reflection of shock.

"Are you serious? It's December, do you know what that means?" she asked. I nodded eagerly. I knew exactly what December meant. And I loved it. I began bouncing and Alice smiled like I just got some big message.

"The New Year is coming! And that means that it's going to be 2012!" I explained, watching Alice's face fall, as though I'd just crushed a dream.

"But, that doesn't explain the tree?" I asked, frowning, trying to think of New Year's last year. I wasn't even allowed to stay awake, so maybe they brought in a tree for that night, but I wouldn't know.

"What about Christmas?" she asked, her eyes pleading, almost desperate.

"Who's that?" I asked, Christmas must be an important person.

Alice now looked shocked, as though she couldn't believe what I had just said. It was as though I had just asked the stupidest question in the world. I began to feel really stupid.

"Christmas isn't a person, it's a holiday," she said now frowning.

"Didn't you celebrate Christmas in Italy?" she asked, "You know; with Santa Claus and magic?" she asked, looking like she couldn't believe what she was hearing.

I shook my head, thinking back to my human days.

"No, what's Christmas for? and who is Santa Claus?" I asked, Alice was really confusing me. This did not make sense. I tried to understand it but it was confusing.

APOV

This little girl had no clue what I was talking about. She had no idea what Christmas was. How can a six year old child not know what Christmans was? But, she was raised by the Volturi, so that might explain it.

When everyone else got home, I pulled Jasperand Emmett upstairs, to where Bella was sitting on her bed, playing with a Barbie, she was dressing the doll up with a wonderful combitnation of Gucci and Armoni.

"Bella has to hunt," I told him, they have been spending a lot of time together. They have been teaching Bella sports, pranks and the sprt of hunt. "She really has to hunt".

"No I don't," she said, stubbornly. Of course she was going to make this difficult.

"Of course you do, don't you want some blood?" I asked her, looking at her tiny eyes suddenly darken at the word.

"Okay, we'll take her, but, if you had to hunt, why didn't you come with us?" Emmett asked, his gold eyes twinkling with amusment.

Bella picked up that something was up. I could see that she thought I was trying to get them away. Hmm, this may work?

"Yeah, Alice, why didn't I go with them?" she asked, raising an eyebrow.

"You didn't have to go before, remember?" I said, "But, now you do..."

"We're going to go wait outside," Jasper said, raising an eyebrow, he knew Bella didn't need to hunt but he played along.

Bella came over to me with a smug smile.

"So, Alice, just how badly do I need to hunt?" she asked, holding out her palm. She was really spending too much time with Emmett and Jasper.

I put a ten dollar bill in her hand. She smirked and sat back on her bed.

"I can wait til tomorrow," her eyes were curious, as though I was going to tell her what was going on.

I put two twenties in her hand and watched her expression change.

"I don't think I can wait," she said winking. She then whispered too low for anyone downstairs to hear, "Don't worry, I'll keep them away".

She went downstairs. "I have to go!" she whined, clutching her throat like she was actually very thirsty. Jasper looked up at me, clearly reading her bluff. I gestured for him to just go with it.

"I'll tell you later," I mouthed.

Emmett, clearly thinking this was real pain Bella was in, took her hand and screamed at Jasper to hurry up.

"Can't you see she's uncomfortable? Hurry up!" he said, pushing Jasper put the door. Bella then did something that made me proud.

"It hurts, carry me," she cried, forcing tears to fall down her cheeks. Emmett scooped her up and cuddled her close.

"We're going hunting now, come on," he said in a soothing voice as he and Jasper took off with a sobbing Bella.

Edward had his eye brow raised.I was blocking my mind from him, but Bella didn't know how, so Edward heard our exchange from her mind.

"I had to get her out of here," I said, responding to Edward shaking his head.

"What is going on? Why does she need to hunt so badly, I just took her yesterday while you were at school," Esme said, looking honestly concerned.

"She didn't have to hunt, Alice paid her to say that," Edward said, smugly.

"Alice! Why would you do that?" Esme cried.

"Because, it's the only way to get her out of hearing range," she exclaimed.

"Okay, why would you do that?" Carlisle said, hoping there was a logical reason.

"Because, Bella doesn't know what Christmas is! So, we have to make this the best Chistmas ever!" I exclaimed.