I do not own twilight. If I did, Mike Newton would have been punched in the face by Breaking Dawn (:
My day was horrible. I had just spent four damn hours working on the wedding dress of my soul mate's new bride. Not to mention Edward bought home Renesmee with a cold because they were running around in the rain all day. So my night was spent blowing her nose and trying to force cough medicine down her throat.
Needless to say, she isn't very happy with me right now.
"Jake's making you some soup, honey. Carlisle says you're immortal, so your immune system is fast and strong, it will be over in no time." I kissed her cheek and grabbed my car keys off of the stand next to the door. "I'm going over to Esme's, I'll be back in a little bit. Tell Jake to call me if you guys need anything."
Esme had called me a few minutes ago, saying that there was something she wanted me to see and that I had to come quick.
Not in the mood for surprises, I tried my best to get out of it, but when I heard Edward whisper to her, telling her to tell me that it was important, I really had no choice.
I turned around three times, but in the end decided to go. That's not to say that I wasn't terrified the whole way, though.
Imagines of him and Tanya holding up a bride-maid dress, him telling me he still loved me, Tanya wanting to "hang out." all flashed through my mind. Whatever was waiting for me at the house was nothing I truly wanted, I can assure you that much.
I sighed as I pulled into the driveway, and dragged my feet all the way to the door.
I could always run if it gets too bad, right?
"Bella," His beautiful voice called out to me.
Only a split second later I could see his beautiful face on the porch. He was dressed in a tux.
He looked as gorgeous as he did four years ago on our wedding day. I remember seeing him all dressed up, standing next to Carlisle.
A gut wrenching pain ripped through my chest and the memory quickly faded as I tried to figure out what on earth he was doing.
"Hi." Was all I could bring myself to say. After all, what would you do if your ex-husband stood in front of you looking so incredibly, heartbreakingly beautiful and all you could so is stare, because he doesn't want you anymore?
"There really isn't anything Esme has to show you,"
"I figured that." I said as I climbed up on the porch.
"I hope you're not mad. I won't blame you if you are, but, I've tricked you. Again."
I shook my head and let it fall into my hands. "I don't have time for this, Edward. Nessie is at home with a fever and I am emotionally drained. Please don't play games with me tonight." As hard as it was, I let my eyes tear away from him as I turned around and started walking back to the car.
"Wait! I wanted to take you somewhere! Would you go with me?"
I instantly whipped around.
Was this safe?
Going somewhere with him? Just days before the wedding? Could I afford to lose that much right now?
There would be hell to pay for this later, I knew it. But I spent so much time complaining about not being with him, way should I pass this up? It would only make me a hypocrite.
"Yea," I whispered, nodding my head. "Yea, I'll go with you."
I didn't care where we were going, I just wanted to go. I wanted to be with him. Let myself pretend we were still together, still happy and in love. I was deserved that much.
"You'll have to change, first."
"Are you sure I'm not... Over dressed?"
Alice was dressed up also, but her tiny black dress wasn't nearly as dressy as mine.
"No." Alice assured me, shaking her head as we both over looked my reflection. "You look perfect."
The light pink dress flowed down to my ankles, flowing over the strapy white heels and draping over my body like a pink sea. The spaghetti straps clung loosely to my shoulders and showed off--in my opinion--a bit too much skin.
"So, is anyone going to tell me where were going?" I asked, catching another quick glance at the curls Alice had put in my hair.
"You'll see." She sang.
There was something about Alice's attitude tonight. She was... happy. She looked confident and she was all smiles as she rolled the curlers into my hair. And for the first time I didn't mind sitting there forever as she treated me like a human barbie doll.
Because for once, someone was happy. And that someone just happened to be the one person in the family who knows exactly whats going to happen.
I laughed lightly as I watched her dance to the music blasting on the radio and focus on letting me borrow the perfect dress. For the first time in so damn long, Alice was her old self.
And that let me visit who I used to be. I sat back and pretended I was human and Alice was dressing me up nice and pretty for one of my dates with Edward, and I pretended that Tanya wasn't in the picture.
For the tiniest moment... We were happy. I was happy.
"Remember when you did this for the prom?" I laughed as she wrapped a diamond necklace around my neck.
I remembered that they still went to school. Come to think about it... Their prom was coming up...
"Oh my God," I gasped, clapping my hand over my lips. "He's taking me to his prom!"
And it was in that second... I was me again.
Warm blood rushed through my veins as Edward waited impatiently down stairs, next to Esme who was clutching her camera, waiting to get a picture of all of us together. And I was just an innocent teenage girl, caught up in a world I never dreamed of.
I was Bella Swan, Chief Swan's daughter. Talk of the town and Mike Newton's fantasy.
I wasn't Renesmee's mother, or Jacob's soon-to-be mother in law. I wasn't divorced to Edward, he hadn't even given me a ring yet.
I worked at Newton's Outfitters and drove a beat up red truck that my boyfriend can't stand. I sneak him in every night and laugh with him until I fall asleep in his arms. I go to Fork's high-school and hate math class.
"You're smiling, so I guess that means you're not mad." Alice said happily.
I hadn't even noticed I was smiling until she pointed that out. I had to actually lift my fingers to my lips and make sure. It's been so long since I've actually smiled a real smile. "We're going to the prom." I repeated, dazed as I stared into the distance.
My eyes flashed up to her's and I instantly smiled even wider. "We're going to the prom, Alice. Oh my God, the prom!"
She hysterically giggled and nodded her head. "Yes, we're going to the Tanya-free prom. Me, you, Jasper, Emmett and Rose. We'll all be there."
"Let's go!" I yelled through laughs as I piratically ran down the steps and into the living room. "You're taking me to the prom!" I yelled, pointing my finger in Edward's face. He threw his head back in laughter and gently took my arm.
"Yes. You're much quicker than last time."
