AN: Well my exams weren't as bad as I thought they would be! I don't even have to go to school today! YAY! Anyway if you have any questions or suggestions you can tell me. And the images of Alice…..-shuts up before she ruins the chapter- were funnier in my mind. Hope you like it.

Chapter Eight: My House!

After my weekend of staying with Alice and the rest of her family, I got to go home to the sanity of Charlie's house. The first night that I was back we ended up actually getting our Christmas tree and spent the night decorating it with store-bought ornaments as well as a few he still had form when I was a small child. It was comforting to revisit these old memories and actually bond with my dad for once.

The next morning, Edward kissed me before heading off to his house to change and get the Volvo. I flew down stairs to eat breakfast and was surprised when I came back into my room. Alice was sitting on my bed. It wasn't that this was unusual, but the look on her face was. I was worried that something was wrong.

"Everything okay Alice?" I asked her a bit hesitantly.

"Yes, but your Christmas tree is not." She said flatly. Oh no, she did not just insult my Christmas tree!

"What? What's wrong with it?" I asked as I placed my hands on my hips and stared at her.

"Bella. Seriously. That THING is dingy looking, and the ornaments on it don't match what so ever!"

"Alice…..come back to reality. This is C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S. My tree looks fine. It's a Christmas tree; it doesn't have to be perfectly coordinated. It has a homey feel to it. It is cute. I like it, and don't you dare try to change it. The deal was for the exterior of the house ONLY!"

"Oh! That brings me to my next point since you won't let me help you with the tree." She said and then stuck out her tongue. I did the same thing right back. If anything, she was the one being childish because she was throwing a fit about how I decorated in my own home!

"Well, anyway, what day this week would you like me to assist your house in giving it holiday cheer?"

"Whenever you want….." I barely finished before she ran over to me and embraced me in a tight hug.

"Okay….Alice I have to get ready for school." I said as I wiggled out of her hug.

"Thanks a million Bella."

Then she flew out of my window. I would never look at Alice the same after this again, and that was for sure. If it was this bad this year, I couldn't't imagine how they handled her every year. I pushed the thought from my head about how Alice might decorate my house because it truly terrified me. I kept getting these flashes of million of lights and every square inch of Charlie's house lighting up when she plugged them in like the Cullen's house did. I was amused at what Alice might do to Charlie if he came home in the middle of her preparations though. That would be priceless! I laughed silently to myself before throwing on my clothes and headed down stairs to go to school.

All morning long I was thoroughly distracted. Edward even asked me what was wrong a couple of times. I couldn't't help but think about her plans! It intrigued me and frightened me. This pattern of not paying attention kept up until lunch. When I sat down at the table, I realized there was an empty spot. Oh no!

"Where is Alice?" I asked quickly. I got answers from all of them at the same time.

"She isn't here…" Rose said.

"Yeah, she left earlier…."Emmett piped up.

"Calm down Bella…" Jasper said.

"I don't think you want to know." Edward said. He was the only one I paid any attention to.

"Why? Oh no…." I said as it hit me. "She's at my house isn't she?" I asked in a terrified voice. I was not afraid, but I was afraid for Charlie's house.

"Calm down Bella….." Jasper goaded me.

"How can I calm down when that insane little person is at my house with decorations?!" I nearly screamed at him. "Oh the things she will do to the house….." I moaned as I slammed my head down on the table Edward put his hand on my back and started to rub gently to ease me.

"It will be okay. You made her promise not to go too far right?" He whispered in my ear. Chills went down my spine and I had to remind myself to breath, but all of my tension was suddenly gone. Stupid vampire…..

"Yes, but does that mean anything to her?" I asked him.

"Not really." He said with a chuckle. "She should be done soon. Want to skip the rest of the day and go see what she did?" he asked me sweetly. "I can tell them you got sick in the office…." He assured me.

"No- Charlie might be home. I thought he said something about taking off early to go Christmas shopping today." I finally decided.

"Well, whenever you see it, don't upset her….please." Jasper begged me.

"I'll try not to. But after what she did to Emmett with those light boxes, I don't think that I stand a chance against her if I do." I laughed.

"Hey! Shut up! At least you have someone to protect you and you won't be locked out of the house!" Emmett glared at Rose, Jasper, and Edward. I laughed.

"Upset you got beat up by someone less than half your size?" I teased him.

"I did not get…" I put up my hand to stop him.

"Sure you didn't. I'll see you guys later. Bye." I said as I walked off with Edward to my next class.

In the last half of my day, I started to get anxious and wanted to leave. When the final bell rang, I was out of the door like a bullet and nearly sprinted to the Volvo. Edward was waiting for me. I hoped in quickly.

"Bella, be prepared for whatever she did okay. You know this is Alice." He said as he laced his fingers through mine. I smiled.

"It's hard to be prepared for Alice." I stated.

"I agree."

In a few minutes we turned into my drive way. I gasped. I did not know whether I should be in shock from how much stuff there was or whether I should be angry about all the stuff. I decided on an emotion somewhere in between.

Charlie's house had white lights going around the porch and green garland with small red bows on it like that around the Cullen's house. There was a small display in front of the house that consisted of three light-up deer. On the second story windows there was more garland and lights. The only difference was that there were jingle bells on the garland around the second story windows too. A huge wreath the size of a giant world map hung on the wall under the porch. It had bows and garland and every type of decoration imaginable on it. I gaped at it. It was hideous! On the walkway leading to the porch, there were light-up candy canes lining it. Excluding the wreath, the house was not that bad, but in the yard, there was a huge inflatable present box that had a penguin popping in and out of it.

"That will make sneaking in and out interesting…." Edward trailed off as he saw the bells on the garland on the second story window to my room.

"Alice!" I jumped. I was surprised when she jumped out from behind the penguin at the same time it popped up.

"Do you like it?" She said excitedly as she ran over to us.

"Um….the house looks good….but….." I said nervously.

"But what?" she said seriously as she placed her hands on her hips and narrowed her eyes.

"You might want to change the jingle bell garland. Because it will make noise when Edward…."

"Oh…Sorry I forgot about that." In a flash she was up on the roof and I was watching form the ground in awe as she swiftly changed the garland on the second story windows to match that on the porch. "Anything else?" She asked as she jumped down and threw the garland to the side.

"I said no inflatables. It was a part of our deal."

"But Bella….."She whined and tried to use the pout on me. I turned to Edward who was looking at Alice and laughing as she stood there pouting with her arms crossed and Santa hat on. I covered my eyes so I couldn't't see her pouting because that always cracked me, and I gave into her plans. Not this time! This is where I live! I thought.

"It is cute and it pops in and out. Plus it is a penguin…It's all that is awesome in the world of Christmas decorations." Alice said matter-of-factly.

"But it has to go." I tried to say firmly. "And so does the wreath."

"NO!" I peeked form between my fingers to see Alice in the middle of a tantrum like a two year old. She was throwing packages and boxes and screaming, "Not the wreath too!" Edward moved in front of me and I clung onto him for dear life. I did not want what happened to Emmett happen to me. So, I cowered behind Edward until Alice calmed down and collapsed in a disheveled heap on the ground dry sobbing,

"Alice…It is just decorations…." I said meekly.

"No they are not!" she yelled at me and shot to her feet. "And I will take them back because it was a part of the promise, but mark my words- this is not over." She said as she started to grab all of the unnecessary decorations. Before she left she said, "Yell Charlie sorry- I got carried away."

When Alice had sped out of my drive way and left, I stepped from behind my protector. Without the wreath and penguin pop-up, the house looked really cute and I liked it. It had a homey look to it.

"Edward…What does she mean by 'this is not over'." I asked him when I thought about her threat.

"Honestly love…" he said he looked into my eyes. His were smoldering and I once again had to remind myself to breathe. "I don't know."

That made me think about the second thing she said before she left. I looked away form Edwards eyes at the thought, and I really looked at the driveway for the first time since we had arrived. I noticed that Charlie's cruiser was parked in it's usual spot. Dang! I missed it.

"Come on!" I said as I started to run toward the house while tugging on Edward's arm. "I want to hear what happened to Charlie!"

We walked up to the house, and I went to open the door. But, to my surprise, it was locked. I heard the lock turn from the other side. Charlie stuck his head out form behind the door and asked, "Is it safe? Is she gone?"

"Yes- she says she was sorry." Instant relief played across his face, and he opened the door enough for both of us to step in.

Okay, I don't think this chapter is that funny or anything, but I had to get the chapter of Alice decorating Bella's house over with. So review. And thank you to those who do. And I will put what happened to Charlie in the next chapter.