AN: Wow, that's all I can say...wow. Thank you all SO much for your reviews....they were amazing, just like all of you! Now a few of you expressed concerns about how much of the summer I was going to write. Don't worry. I do plan on skipping over days/weeks/months; but there are just a few spots I need to hit before the new school year shocker starts. So don't give up on me, we will get there...and it will be amazing. And never fear...I wouldn't deny you all Edward/Bella Fluff/Angst it's what (besides your phenomenal reviews) that keeps me going.
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I started feeling weak in the knees again, while Alice muttered a very unladylike swear. I was vaguely amused, I've been rubbing off on her.
Alice was still as a statue one second, the next she was jumping at me, shushing my exclamation of surprise.
"Follow me," She whispered so quietly that I almost couldn't hear her.
I nodded all the same and stayed as close as a shadow to her person. I slung my bag's strap around my body to free my arms for additional support and balance.
From the sounds of their voices they were in the living room, Alice skirted around that room like a pro and lead me stealthily to the stairs without making a sound. I couldn't help wondering if she had any prior experience sneaking in before.
Shaking my head, I focused on copying her step for step. Alice let me go up the stairs first and was pushing me in the small of my back, urging me faster then was safe for someone with my balance.
I had finally reached the second floor landing, with Alice's room in sight when I heard Edward and Tanya's voices get suddenly louder.
"Shit!" I heard Alice exclaim softly.
Next thing I knew I was flying. Flying straight into Alice's plush pink carpet with a small pixie as my jet pack.
We skidded into her room groaning, but Alice managed to kick her bedroom door shut with her foot before collapsing completely.
"Sweet tackle," I said into the carpet.
"Thanks," I heard Alice trying to catch her breath.
Raising my head from the carpet I felt the sting of the air knowing it must be red with carpet burn. Looking to my right I saw Alice sprawled out next to me, the whole left side of her face pink.
I couldn't help myself, I started laughing. Hard. Alice looked over at me with a smile slowly growing across her face until she too was rolling around on the floor clutching her sides in laughter.
After a few minutes we laid out on her floor trying to catch our breath, wiping away the tears made from our laughter.
"Okay first thing on our sleepover to do list is to give each other facials, and after the assault we just suffered," she paused giggling with me, "We really need to give a move on so a rash doesn't form."
My eyes went wide, yeah...that would be bad. We got to our feet and walked into her bathroom. I couldn't control my gasp as I took it all in.
The floor black and white checkered, with a black sink and bathtub/shower. The shower curtain was black and white checkered too.
Alice smirked at my reaction before returning to her counter top.
"Yeah mom got carried away," I nodded numbly and went to stand next her looking into the sink at what she was making.
"What the hell is that? Plaster?" Alarmed at the white chunky stuff she was lovingly stirring.
"This m'dear is a heavenly substance that will take care of our battle wounds and make our skin glow." She held up the make-up spoon letting it to plop back into the jar.
"No way dude," I was backing away with my palms out in front of me as Alice advanced after me carrying the menacing substance in her hands.
"Bella, remember what you agreed to?" She asked smiling innocently.
She was anything but innocent, evil little pixie.....
I sighed knowing she won, "That I have to do whatever you tell me to do, no matter how ridiculous it seems."
"Thata girl, now hold perfectly still," She raised the gloppy substance towards my face, I closed my eyes in disgust. If Edward and I ever get together...he was so going to pay for what I had to go through for him.
"Now see, that wasn't so bad. Was it?"
I sighed washing off the remaining goo. "No Alice, you are the master of all," I said sarcastically but I actually did mean it. The rug burn was gone and my face was glowing a little bit.
"I know," She grinned at our reflections and then glanced at her clockâshe had one in the bathroom (she said it helps when she's getting ready in the morning to keep track of the time) "Mom will be calling us soon, almost 6."
She skipped back into her room and I stared at myself. I was already looking better, and I've only been under Alice's influence for a day...what would I look like after 3 months?
I pulled out my pony tail letting mu curled layers lay about my shoulders and face. I couldn't help grinning.
"I'm going to look great." I stared at myself for another minute before pulling my hair back again.
I headed back into Alice's room feeling a little ashamed. I know looks aren't everything, that a relationship should be built off from mutual interests, history, trust and respect. But it doesn't hurt to have a little self confidence to be able to go after what, or in this case who, you want.
"Alright, what do we do if sheis still here?" I asked Alice crossing my arms. I had a horrible feeling that the perfect...dumbass would ask her to stay for dinner.
"We'll just behave normal. Hyper," She pointed to herself, "Tomboy" she pointed at me.
I smirked putting my hands on my hips, "And when your brother asks what I'm doing with a little freak like you?"
Alice pretended to blush," Oh Bella, you say the sweetest things," I laughed as she shrugged, "I don't know. You know him better than anyone. You'll figure it out."
I couldn't help rolling my eyes and feeling like she had just thrown me to the wolves.
"Thanks a lot" I muttered hearing a faint "Kids! Dinner!"
Alice threw me a wink and started out the door, I took a deep breath and followed after her. Well here goes nothing....
Dinner with the Cullens + two....
Okay I know I should be freaking out, having an emotional roller coaster, but I was actually having a great time.
If I thought diving into rooms to avoid Edward was fun, it was nothing compared to seeing his expression when Alice and I walked in together.
He was staring at the pair of us confusedly his eyes darting back and forth between us. Priceless. I really fought against the urge to laugh, so instead I settled on raising my eyebrow at him like he was crazy.
He shook his head and looked around the table as Alice and I sat down. His parents were sitting at the heads. He was sitting on his father's right with Tanya next to him sitting at his mother's right. I sat across from Edward and Alice sat across from Tanya.
"Bella! What a pleasant surprise," Carlisle Cullen, the handsome patriarch of the family grinned at me.
"Hey Papa Carlisle, What's shaking?" I leaned over letting him kiss my cheek.
"Well isn't this nice? Having the whole family together and a guest," Carlisle patted my shoulder before turning to look at everyone at the table.
I tried not to blush at Carlisle's statement meaning I'm family and not a guest. I looked up at Edward and he looked like he was going to explode from unasked questions. I did laugh at that causing him to narrow his eyes at me with a small smile. Tanya was bewildered but didn't say anything, just smiled.
"Edward, I know you have better manners than this. Does your guest know everyone?" Esme chided him softly dishing out spaghetti onto everyone's plates.
"Yes mom, they have met before but I will make reintroductions," He replied ducky his head in shame. I snorted briefly, and then felt a sharp pain in my shin. Did he...? At Edward's smirk I knew he was the culprit. That son of a....I kicked him back as he started talking.
"Tanya, this is oww," He glanced at me briefly amused, "is my sister Alice and one of my best friends-- Bella."
"Hi there," Alice chirped bouncing up and down in her seat, and I just rolled my eyes at her smiling, "Sup Tanya."
Satisfied, Esme beamed at us and started passing the dishes out.
Dinner went by pretty smoothly. I found out Tanya didn't have a lot going on upstairs, if you know what I mean.
She was going to college for Communications and hoped to become a world famous anchor woman like Barbara Walters. I started laughing at this point, but turned it into coughing. Alice helped make it authentic by hitting me a couple of times on the back. As if I had a noodle stuck.
"What about you Bella?" My head snapped up and I looked up at Miss Strawberry-Blonde.
"What about me?" I said through a mouth full of spaghetti.
"Bella!" Esme and Alice scolded me while Carlisle and Edward snickered.
"Sorry Momma Esme," I said once I finished chewing, "Pardon me Tanya, what was it you asked?"
I heard Edward snort and foot from his direction nudge me playfully. Esme grinned at me before returning to her salad. She was hell bent one summer to teach me more manners than please and thank you.
"What are you planning to do after school? What do you want to be?" Tanya asked just as sweetly as ever but her eyes had tighten ever so slightly. Crap, maybe she realized my life had not been in danger, and I had been in fact laughing at her....
It is very ambitious of her and I wish her all the luck in the world, but how wrong she was for Edward was hilarious. Everything she said, even the manner in which she said it made it all the more painfully obvious.
Alice elbowed me, whoops...everyone was looking at me expectantly. So I shrugged.
"I'm not sure yet. I mean I do have a whole year left to think about it. I mean we're onlynow going to be seniors," I laughed looking at Alice and pointedly at Edward before glancing back at her (thats right you're a creepy cradle robbing....Ow! Alice) at another elbow to the side I continued, "But some ideas I've been throwing around is either becoming a chef at a restaurant or open one of my own," I winked at Esme before continuing, she smiled at me proudly, "Or I was playing around with the idea of becoming a novelist or Professor of American and European literature. But as I said before I have time."
I blushed red, this was the first time I ever admitted out loud what were my secret desires. I looked up at Edward for reassurance, and he gave me just that. He looked at me surprised but encouragingly. I grinned at him before turning to Carlisle.
"But sorry, not another doctor in the making here," I smiled at him innocently.
Carlisle rolled his eyes with a laugh, "I lost hope years ago when you couldn't see your own blood without passing out."
I pouted, yeah that was an embarrassing summer. Carlisle reached out mussed my hair lovingly.
"Hmm, your hair is shorter," and then he started asking Esme how her day was. I felt my eyes go wide, damn! He never misses a thing.
I felt shaking next to me and saw Alice convulsing in slight laughter. I narrowed my eyes at her and took my turn of elbowing her.
She stuck her tongue out at me and I felt eyes on me.
Looking up, my eyes connected with Edward's green. There was so many emotions dancing around in them I didn't know where to start. First there was surprise: Hmm probably that I'm here with Alice and not him; and my little career speech. Confusion and interest were dancing together before a lighter emotion: amusement took over. There was another emotion that I couldn't make out, so I just winked at him causing him to laugh and shake his head.
I felt another pair of eyes and almost gasped out loud. Long gone was the sweetly innocent Tanya Whitlock, in her place was a tigress green with jealousy. I knew I shouldn't encourage her but I couldn't help the small smirk that graced my lips.
I started eating my pasta again when I heard Edward ask, "And what about the Fangs? You going to leave us without a guitarist and vocalist?"
Catching his gaze again I saw that he was teasing but there was underlying worry and seriousness there. Playing off his teasing I answered him.
"Of course not. If we hit it big, I'll stay with you guys until I have my chance to start my solo career and leave you all to eat my dust."
I felt another nudge from under the table and Edward was pursing his lips together. I nudge him back smiling.
"No seriously though if we do hit it big, everything else: cooking or book writing would turn hobby leaving my true passion in the foreground."
"Good to know," Edward said smiling crookedly at me. I stopped breathing and felt my heart skip a beat. I gave him a crooked smile of my own in response. I almost screamed when I heard Tanya say, "I'm sure you will hit it big Eddie, your band sounded great the other night." At Edward's flinch I saw he forgot there was other people here too.
"Oh thanks, but it's really our band. Our, "He gestured to me and himself, "Emmett and Jasper's band. Not one of us could survive without the other players, we're all equally important."
I beamed at him, "Dang straight Eddie."
He narrowed his eyes at me and I just smirked tucking my legs away from any surprise attacks.
"Oh of course," Tanya amended, nodding. She then started talking about the big move coming up and that her family was planning a moving party.
"Which you all are totally invited to," She grinned at Edward, Alice, and her smile faltering a little when she looked at me.
"Oh we'll be there," Alice grinned answering for both of us. Tanya nodded stiffly before engaging Edward further into conversation.
Alice giggled softly and turned to me, "That was awesome. Day one so far major success. This summer is going to be fantastic."
I winked at her and went about finishing my dinner, smiling the whole time.
OK, like I said before summer parts will be skipped...but you don't want to abandon this roller coaster after the first drop, there's many twists and turns up ahead. The bonfire chapter will be up really soon, hopefully even tomorrow!
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