Yay! Longest chapter yet! This chapter isn't very good, but read it anyway.
LPOV
We sat in the living room of their enormous house and Perry and I told the Cullens our uneventful story. I was changed in 1918 while walking in the woods, and the next day I accidentally bit and changed Perry. Then we travelled around, hating life (well, death) until now. I don't even have a power. Perry can sometimes manipulate the outcomes of certain events. He only uses it for good though.
The Cullens told their various tales and explained their powers. I had noticed the exchange between Carlisle, and Edward. And I saw how Carlisle was hardly touching Bella anymore, though they seemed to be mates. I wondered what happened between them.
Edward must have heard that. He briefly explained that the mates of the coven had recently changed. Odd. Vampires don't fall out of love. Maybe they had some kind of past. Edward nodded curtly at me when I thought this.
I didn't want to pry, so I let it go and we talked for hours. I realized happily that Perry and I seemed to fit in well. Maybe we had finally found a home.
"So where is all your stuff to move in?" Alice eventually asked.
"This is basically all we carry with us." Perry said, shrugging and holding up our backpacks.
Alice gasped, looking horrified. "Oh my goodness! We need to go shopping IMMEDIALTELY!" She exclaimed. "And where will you be staying? We only have one extra room, but the rest of us need to talk about rooming arrangements now that things have changed so much…" She trailed off and looked to Esme.
I found it interesting that she seemed like the perfect mother and Carlisle the perfect father, but they weren't mates.
"Well," Esme started, "Carlisle may have our room. Bella can move in there now. I'll move to the guest room and you two can choose who to stay with. I'm afraid you'll each have to share with one of us. Either of you are welcome to my room." She looked to Perry and me.
Wow. It seemed they used to be mates. I guess there HAD been a lot of changes for them recently.
Alice spoke up. "Lola can share with Edward. He has plenty of space."
"Thank you Edward. I would like that." I smiled at him. I was really starting to like him. I noticed the sly look that passed between Alice and Bella. They were up to something.
"And Perry can room with me if that's alright." Esme said and Perry nodded and smiled at her. It seemed I wasn't the only one who was starting to get attached.
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BPOV
Suddenly, Alice spaced out and then snapped back to reality, squealing. Edward smiled. She must have seen something good.
"Let's go!" Alice ordered. "Family shopping trip NOW!"
Lola and I both groaned, and then smiled at each other. It looked like she liked shopping just about as much as I did.
Alice put her hands on her hips and glared at us defiantly. "We need new wardrobes for Perry and Lola. And besides, PROM is next week! We all need outfits! Everyone is going except Esme and Perry cuz they're too old! But they'll be going out to 'dinner' and a show, so they still need outfits!"
"Alice, I'm not going to a high school dance. I'm supposed to be a 24 year old doctor and Bella's godfather. She and I will just have to do something else." Carlisle said.
I pouted. "Awww come on Carlisle, I want to go! I've never been to a dance before!" I whined.
"We used to go to them all the time." He replied.
"But that was in the 1700s! This is high school!"
"No. And that's final." He said firmly.
"Fine." I said and walked over to him and sat on his lap facing him. Then I started kissing him just below his earlobe. I kissed all the way down his neck and then back up again. "How about now?"
"No." He was trying to resist me but I knew he couldn't. And I planned to use that.
I trailed my lips along his jaw and stopped right next to his mouth, teasing him. "How about now?"
"Uh no?" he said, but it sounded like a question and his hands were on my waist now, holding me there.
I kissed his lips slowly. His tongue traced my bottom lip, but I pulled back and looked at him with my best puppy dog face.
"Please?" I asked quietly.
He sighed. "Fine."
"YAY! Thank you Carlie! It's gonna be so much fun!"
He rolled his eyes. "We're not going if you call me that." He warned.
I kissed him again excitedly. This time I was just about to let him into my mouth when I heard a loud cough. Trust Emmett to ruin the moment. I pulled back and sighed.
"Sorry to break this up, but do you realize how awkward this is for me? My baby sister is making out with my dad! Weird!" He said, laughing.
If I could blush, my face would be bright red. I had completely forgotten the family was watching us. I glanced at Edward, but he was smiling at Lola. Esme was looking fondly at us and holding Perry's hand.
"Uh… oops?" I said.
"Carlie?! I'm SO calling you that from now on!" Emmett said to Carlisle.
Carlisle groaned. "Why did you have to get him started?! He'll never forget that!"
I grinned sheepishly. "I repeat: oops?"
"Now that that's settled, can we PLEASE go shopping?!" Alice was starting to get impatient. That's never good.
So little Alice proceeded to drag us forcibly to the mall in Seattle. This should be fun. Not.
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It had been FOUR HOURS at the mall, and we STILL weren't done! At least I had used that time to get to know Perry and Lola better. I really liked them both and I definitely noticed how attracted Lola and Edward and Esme and Perry were to each other.
All we had left to get were dresses for prom. But this could still take a few more hours.
Apparently Lola would enroll at Forks High School on Monday and would be attending the dance with Edward. We would tell them that Lola was my sister. And that Edward and I broke up, so there would be no issues when he and Lola got together. Which I had a feeling was going to happen soon.
Yay! I was so happy they were happy together. Neither of them had made any big moves, but they were perfect for each other and it was only a matter of time.
Anyway, the guys all had basic tuxedos at this point, slightly different for each of them. Emmett's was a black jacket with a red vest and tie. Jasper had a black jacket with a silver vest and bow tie. Perry got a black jacket with a deep purple vest and tie. Edward had a white jacket with a black vest and tie. And Carlisle's was the classic black jacket with a white shirt and black bow tie. Very James Bond.
And a few hours later, the girls all had perfect dresses too. Rosalie was stunning in a short red dress with wide straps. Alice was... Alice in a strapless, calf length, white dress with black polka dots and a black belt. Lola wore a short hot pink dress with one shoulder strap and a black belt. Esme had a knee length deep purple dress with spaghetti straps. And I got a long, deep blue ruched dress with spaghetti straps.
Alice wouldn't let the guys see until the night of prom, so it would be a surprise.
And then before I knew it, it was prom night, and I was in Alice's HUGE bathroom while she got me ready.
I sat in the bathroom and complained while Alice fixed my hair and makeup. She didn't let me look in the mirror until she was done and when she allowed me to, I was shocked. I had never thought of myself as pretty, either as a human or a vampire. I was always plain, but the girl I saw in the mirror that night was beautiful.
The dress emphasized my curves and made my figure look great. Alice had curled my hair and put it in a high ponytail with loose ends hanging around my face. She kept my makeup mostly natural, highlighting my features. I wore silver stilettos and bracelets. I was also wearing the diamond heart earrings and necklace Carlisle gave to me for my 18th birthday. He would be happy about that.
I had to admit Alice did a great job. I looked like a high school girl, but still modest – well, more modest than the others. What can I say? I'm an old lady at heart.
The guys were waiting for us downstairs by the bottom of the staircase. Rosalie walked down first and was met by Emmett's slack-jawed expression. She smiled and kissed him. Her hair was elegantly pinned up and she had more makeup than me and gold heels and jewelry. She looked amazing, as usual.
Alice bounced down the steps and into Jasper's waiting arms, kissing his cheek as he stared at her in awe. Her hair was straight for once and it reached her jaw. She kept her own makeup simple and had black flats.
Esme was gorgeous in her dress with short gold heels and jewelry. Her hair was loose and curly. She stepped downstairs gently and smiled as Perry took her hand and kissed her cheek.
Lola walked down and calmly went to stand beside Edward. His eyes widened as he took her in. Her dress looked perfect, with black heels and silver jewelry, and her makeup was almost nonexistent. Her hair fell straight down her back.
I took a deep breath and slowly descended the huge staircase. I had the satisfaction of seeing Carlisle's eyes widen and his mouth fall open slightly as he looked at me. I smiled and snapped his mouth shut with my finger. I kissed his cheek and he wrapped his arm around my waist.
He touched my necklace lightly with his fingers. "You still have this?" He asked quietly.
"Of course! It was a present from my favorite vampire. How could I get rid of it?" I said and Alice cleared her throat. "My favorite vampire at the time" I amended. He chuckled and kissed me gently.
"Okay let's go!" Alice squealed.
I thought I would have fun, but little did I know that this would be one of the best nights of my existence.
Links for the dresses are on my profile if you want to see what I was thinking!
