Disclaimer: I love Twilight but I don't own it. But does that mean I lose hope? I should but I don't.
A/N: So, it was suggested to me by Jenny0305 that I have more Edward and Bella. I couldn't agree more Jenny0305! This chapter does not start out with much Edward and Bella, more Bella waiting for Edward, but I promise that towards the second half, it will be all Edward and Bella.
Chapter 9
Bella's P.O.V.
Tonight was starting out as one of the best nights of my life. Not only was I getting to spend it with Edward but I was meeting so many new people. And this beautiful dress was bringing out my more confident side.
Rosalie walked into the room in a sort of daze, though I couldn't blame her. Emmett was sure to do that to anyone. Don't get me wrong, he was no Edward, but he was definitely something.
Alice laughed at Rosalie's expression but surprisingly didn't say anything. She had been more quiet sense we got here and I was starting to wonder if she was ill.
The dresses arrived in much the same fashion as the others did. This time, however, they were single handedly brought by a much more relaxed Merina; Who, as it turns out, actually designs and makes the dresses.
"There is one thing you should know," Merina looked down, her expression was completely ashamed.
"What is it?" I asked putting and hand on her shoulder. It was cold but I didn't pull away.
Merina sighed now, "I'm sorry, but I was instructed to make one very slinky dress. One of you will have to wear it. I promise I didn't make the rule!"
I gulped, praying to God that it wasn't me. Confidence wasn't exactly my thing and wearing a skimpy dress wasn't going to be a walk in the park from me.
Thankfully, Rosalie laughed, "Is that all? I'll wear it."
Allot of us looked at her in shock but she only shrugged, "How bad could it be."
Merina cringed, "It could have been worse I suppose." She held out a barely there red dress. From what I could see, it covered enough, though it was so low cut it would go past the belly-button. The only back it possessed was a small string that went all the way around and what was going to be around Rose's bum.
When she put it on Rosalie danced around and laughed, "I look like a slutty game show hostess!"
I laughed uneasily next to her, happy that Rosalie was so confident and that I wasn't in the dress… mostly that I wasn't in the dress. It was longer than I thought, reaching her upper thigh. It wasn't the shortest dress I'd even seen but if it rode up three more inches or maybe even less, Rosalie might have a problem on her hands. (A/N: Rosalie's Dress Is On My Profile.)
I looked around through the bin for a while. I wasn't as decisive as I had been the last time but I finally decided on a layered cocktail dress. The outside was a black netting material while the inside was a royal blue. They were tied together with a black ribbon around the bust. (A/N: I figured that you guys didn't want to listen to what everybody else had except maybe Alice, so I didn't write there descriptions. But, if you still want an idea of what the dresses looked like, they are on my profile.)
"Come on Rose, you've got to see this!" Emmett's voice penetrated the walls of Alice and Jasper's room. I vaguely wondered how Jasper was getting ready without entering his room but found that I really didn't care very much because if Emmett was here, them Edward was too.
Rose held one finger to her now crimson lips and smile deviously. She slinked, for in that dress nobody could do anything but, over to the door and opened it slowly. Just a second I need to put on my shoes.
The shoes she was referring too were lacy red high heels that matched the dress perfectly somehow. To our surprise, she untied the back of her dress and walked out the door. Looks of shock were shared throughout the room. Even Alice, who seemed to have a knack for knowing exactly what was going to happen next, was shocked.
We scurried quietly to the door to listen to the conversation on the outside. I guess I was wrong about Edward being with him because I could hear nobody else on the other side.
"Whoa Ro-"he stopped in mid sentence and Rose spoke.
"Can you tie the back of my dress?"
I could almost see the giant Emmett gulp and quiver in his shoes as he was surely doing. "S-sure," I had most of my classes with Emmett but never once, had heard him stutter around anybody but Rosalie. I shook my head, smiling.
"You look beautiful Rosalie," there was a long pause and we were all pretty sure that they had already left. I opened the door slightly to check and see if the others were on their way and what I found made me smile even wider.
Rosalie and Emmett in a full blown make out. Emmett's arms were wound protectively wrapped around Rosalie, trying to pull Rose as close as he possibly could to him. They were like a storybook prince and princess and I had to resist the "Aww," that threatened to escape my lips and shut the door quietly.
I almost told Alice and the others but decided against it. Many of them would only make it awkward for them by interrupting. No, this could stay between me and Rosalie… for now.
"Alice," I smiled sweetly at the little pixie who was putting the finishing touches on her makeup.
"Bella," she mocked my tone while raising an eyebrow and once again I cursed her with some weird voodoo I did not understand.
I made my boring brown eyes as wide as they would go and looked at her with a pitiful expression. "Would you please help the fashionably challenged teens of the world?"
"Meaning you?" Alice laughed. It sounded like bells as always.
"Out of all of the people here, I am the most fashionably challenged, and that's saying something," I gestured to Skylar who was at this point, attempting to put on Alexandria's liquid eyeliner. Unfortunately she missed and the brush landed in her eye. How was she related to Alice?
"Let me do!" Alex cried, ripping the brush from Skylar's hand. Skylar looked down ashamed.
The pixie rolled her eyes, "I'll help you."
After allot of painful preparation, Alice put a mirror in front of my face. I could not argue that I did feel beautiful. "God Alice, you're a miracle worker!"
"Whatever, I just highlighted what was already there. That's all make up is for," despite her comment, she smiled at the complement.
Knock. Knock. Knock. Could be heard through the room.
Cami opened the door, "Looks like you finished just in time Bella."
Alice smiled, "Go get em' tiger!" she added a growl, causing me to blush with the implied content.
I could not keep the smile from spreading across my face as I saw him. He was even more perfect that I had remembered. He always was. But this still didn't help my speeding heart.
"Hello Bella," I was pretty positive that he knew that crooked smile made my knees week. That would also explain why he wrapped his arm around my waist.
My long, brown hair swept over my shoulders and I was vaguely, if not fully aware, that I wanted my hair to be replaced by his hands… or lips. I smiled even more at the thought.
He was close now. Too close. If could feel my breathing become erratic so I began making small talk, "I'm guessing there won't be an introduction so your balls are safe."
"Yea," Edward laughed and due to his proximity I shook with him.
Those glorious green eyes were staring at me, piercing my very existence. Then he leaned forward, closing the only space that was left. . The whole world as I knew it stopped just then.
Let the mayhem begin.
(A/N: Okay, so maybe it wasn't allot of Edward and Bella, more of a filler than anything. I do honestly promise that the next chapter will be all Edward and Bella, all the time. I have some plans in store for them. Also, in two chapters, -I'm sticking to it this time- you can vote a couple off-.. I know there are some people looking forward to it.)
