A/N: This chapter and the next one are both light and happy ones because why not, goddammit? I posted this even though it's rather short as a small gift to you all...that and I leave for college in a week and thus will be a bit busy with packing and shit to write more.
BUT
Who knows. I'm thinking I'll have the next chapter up by friday.
AND
it will be longer.
Thank you all for your reviews and for the record I read every single one and took into account all your suggestions for their date and I'm making a combination of your ideas minus a few and adding on my own special one which will be seen in this chapter. But I am taking the jealousy thing into account like someone suggested.
"YOU MAKE ME FEEL….LIKE I'M LIVIN' A…TEENAGE DREAM! JUST ONE…oh my gosh, this herbal essences stuff smells AWESOME!"
That?
That is the sound of Alice, taking her first shower since I found her ass in the woods. She's also been stealing my iPod from me and listening to it on repeat ALL. GODDAMN. NIGHT, while I sleep. She has half of my recently played songs memorized and darn it, if she weren't so cute when she sang, I'd have personally cut apart her vocal chords by now.
"Alice, please don't use it all. I just bought that bottle, that shit ain't cheap, babe," I called out to her, flipping through another page in my book as I sat cross legged on my bed. Tonight, I was taking Alice out on a date because all of her suggestions led to the woods somehow so we decided it was best I do this. I perked my head up, waiting for her response, "Alice?"
"I'M NOT GUNNNNA!" She whined out loudly before she began singing again, "I'M TALENTED AT BREATHING! ESPECIALLY EXHALING! SO THAT MY CHEST CAN RISE AND FALL WITH YOURS!"
Well, at least she had good taste in music...I mean, thankfully it turned out that way.
"As much as I like Dashboard, I don't like hearing a small little pixie screaming it in my shower." I mumbled out, aware of her super human hearing and smirking when I heard her giggling like mad in the shower.
"I SING GOODLY!" She called out before I finally heard the shower shut off, her tiny feet scampering around in my bathroom before she stepped out in an over-sized bathrobe, her head wrapped in a towel. She bounced her way over to me, a large grin on her face as she danced on the balls of her feet, standing before my bed.
"Can I help you?" I asked her calmly, a brow rising as she grinned down at me and I simply looked blankly back at her.
"I just like looking at you!" She exclaimed happily, waving her little arms around causing the large, cotton sleeves on the bathrobe to flap about.
"Thank…you?" I said questioningly and she nodded her head at me, making me smile at her goofy actions, "And why might I ask do you like doing that? I'm not much to look at."
"That's not true!" Alice damn near squealed out, climbing onto the bed and sitting uncomfortably close to me considering I know she was naked underneath that robe, "When I see your face, there's not a thing that I would change cause you're amazing just the way you are," She began to sing to me softly, a small hand coming up to gently cup my cheek and it felt like I was melting into her as she watched me with twinkling golden eyes, "And when you smile, the whole world stops and stares for a while cause girl you're amazing just the way you are!"
"Singing songs to me aren't the way to make me believe I'm pretty…." I whispered back, blushing furiously and avoiding eye contact because the thing is, Alice really did mean what she said, I could see it in her eyes and it was just too good to be true. She cocked her head to the side, wrinkling her nose adorably as she frowned at my words.
"Bella, you know I think you're beautiful…I literally will tell you that every day until you believe me and hun, I have the rest of forever…" Alice said gently but her words held such conviction and sincerity that I felt my eyes well up with tears.
"Alice…okay, okay, I believe you, alright?" I shook my head, closing my eyes to rid myself of the silly, emotional tears and I couldn't help but smile when Alice leant forward and kissed a few away that had fallen down my cheek. She kissed a soft trail to my lips, taking my bottom lip between her teeth carefully before pulling away slightly, nipping it before pressing her lips to mine and kissing me slowly, moving against me in perfect sync. I pulled away, needing oxygen and happily rested my forehead against hers.
"I love you, Bella. You're my mate, my foreverything. You are my heart and soul and you're perfect to me, fate or not, I'd still think that." Alice assured me, tucking a few strands of hair behind my ear for me.
"I love you too, Alice…" I said in a soft exhale, kissing her again before grabbing at the bathrobe slightly, "You should probably get dressed so we can head out on our date, babe."
"Oh…oh yeah! Can I borrow something to wear?" She asked sweetly, getting up off the bed and making her way over to my dresser.
"Not at all…seeing as you have no other option." I teased her and she rolled her eyes at me, that wonderful smile of hers playing across her lips making her dimples show. I stood up off the bed and awkwardly gestured to my dresser, giving her the green light to go through it. I bit my lip and looked down at my feet as she quickly changed into an old pair of way-too-small for me dark, ripped skinny jeans, a plain cotton white v-neck that was a bit big on her and my old leather jacket. I took in her appearance, thinking she was totally sexy when I realized who she reminded me of at the moment, "Have…you ever seen the movie Zombieland?"
"Bella…hello, the woods, remember? Total societal abandonment? Introverted, nomadic vampire lifestyle? No, I haven't seen that movie." Alice retorted, running her hands through her wet now towel-free hair. God, her hair looked so fuckin' sexy all messed up and wet and…hey, wait a minute.
"Then how can you quote all those other movies that you-" I began but she blurred before me, placing a finger to my lips and cutting me off.
"Babe, I don't know what you're talking about." She said matter-of-factly and I pried her finger off my lips.
"Yes, you do! You just quoted Shrek, like…the other damn day and I swear-" This time she cut me off with a quick kiss and I opened my mouth to speak again when she pulled away only to have her kiss me again, harder, forcing my mouth open with her tongue and teasing me until she pulled away again, leaving me in an Alice induced haze, "What…were we talkin' about?"
"I believe you were telling me how irresistible I am?" She grinned cheekily at me and I kissed her button nose before pushing her away lightly so I could lead the way out the door.
"Now why would I lie to you like that?" I teased her and I could hear her fake gasp behind me as I lead us down the hallway, hearing her shut my door.
"Someone is on their way to a smacked bottom." Alice quoted in a faux Irish accent and I wheeled around instantly, pointing an accusatory finger in her face, my mouth agape in realization. I said nothing as she smirked at me, watching as I stuttered stupidly before her.
"See! See! You just proved me right! Right there!" I shouted at her and her smirk only grew as she walked past me, leaving me to stand there like a fool.
"I don't even know what a movie is."
"Bella…I don't really…wanna be out in public…"
"Alice, sweetie, its fine, okay? I know you'll be able to handle yourself. I trust you." I assured my little pixie who was currently holding my arm in a death-grip, her little body pressed into my side as much as she could be without tripping us up as we walked down the sidewalk of downtown Forks. People didn't pay us any mind seeing as everyone in this town was oblivious to the most obvious things. I smiled in anticipation because Alice was going to absolutely love what I had in mind.
"Yeah…I guess so…where're we going anyway?" She asked, looking up at me with curious, golden eyes. I wrapped an arm around her shoulder, pulling her to me and her spiky hair tickled my neck.
"Babe, how sensitive are those eyes of yours?"
"Not terribly so, only like super bright lights bother me. Like…like those things there!" She pointed wildly at a passing car that had those darn halogen headlights that blind even me. She winced slightly before continuing on as it passed us, "But it really only lasts a few seconds before I can adjust…why do you ask?"
"Oh…you know, just something important to know before I take you on our date." I explained vaguely as I lead her into a dark building lit up by bright green and orange neon lights. We walked inside and got into a single file line behind a bunch of random teenagers and some little kids escorted by their parents. I watched out of the corner of my eye as Alice looked around the building, her eyes alight with wonder and curiosity.
"What is this place?"
"Alice, my dear, WE are playing laser tag for the first part of our date." I finally told her, my excitement getting the better of me as I bore a devilish grin, looking straight ahead as we neared the ticket booth. I could feel Alice cock her head to the side as she looked up at me, now presumably totally confused.
"What's a laser tag?" Alice asked and I chuckled at her, my eyes rolling up to the ceiling.
"Oh, Alice, it's as though you've been in the woods all your life."
"But I have been-"
"But no matter! For tonight I shall show you the wonders that mankind has to offer!" I raised my hand emphatically in the air as though gesturing at the whole world, squeezing Alice to me and I could feel her face getting mushed against my chest.
"But I don't-"
"And then! When this is all over and if you're a good girl, we will head home where Charlie is out for the night doing discreet Dad like things and I will treat you to something…nice." I finished off my mini-speech in a low, sultry tone and I felt Alice shiver against me, a small noise escaping her lips as her mind processed that last bit. Finally, we'd approached the ticket booth and the nerdy teenage boy eyed me then Alice, for even longer, before speaking.
"It's 6 dollars a person…" He squeaked out dully, his eyes looking past us.
"Uhhh…okay, can I get two tickets please?" I asked him nicely and he simply took the money from my hand, popped it into the register, and handed us the two tickets all without looking at us directly.
"The line…starts…over there…" He explained slowly, as though every word were heavy on his lips. God, this kid hated his job, "There are two teams, a red team and a green team. Pick your team. Grab a vest, the gun facing away from you. Hold the…two red buttons down and the trigger to fire your…laser. Aim at your opponent's chest or….shoulders…on your chest plate is a screen. On the…left side is your lives, the middle is your…ammo….the right is your score…you can go back to your base to replenish lives and ammo….you have….oodles of fun."
"Wow…" Was all I could say as the kid waved us away from him. I looked down at Alice who was reading her ticket, holding it with both of her hands. She looked like such a little kid sometimes, "You know…sometimes I feel like I've robbed the cradle when it comes to you."
"What?"
"Nothing. Anyway! What team do you wanna be on, hun?" She paused for a moment, biting her lip as she tried to decide, you know, because it was such a heavy decision, life changing in fact.
"The green team!" She chirped happily and I laughed as she bounced off to where the green vests were hanging.
"Here let me get that…" I trailed off as I grabbed a vest off the hanger, stepping over to Alice and placing the device over her head and let it fall to her shoulders. It was a bit…big on her but then again what wasn't? I picked up the gun off the ground as it hung to the floor with its chord and handed it to her. She held it just right surprisingly and immediately started firing at everything in sight, even though the vest wasn't on yet and we weren't inside the shooting area.
"AAAHHH! WHAT AM I SHOOTING AT!" She shouted loudly, her legs spread apart and knees bent as she fired at someone standing in line causing everyone to stare at us. I simply took a sidestep to stand in front of her, blocking her from everyone's view.
"NOTHING!" I shouted back, taking the gun from her hand and she pouted as she knew as I was about to scold her, "Nothing, yet! You have to wait until we get inside and the game starts! Right now we're waiting for other players! Calm down, okay?"
"Okay, Bella!" She grinned up at me, standing on her tip toes a bit to give me a quick kiss and I instantly was no longer annoyed with her antics. She pulled away slightly, smiling proudly at the look on my face, knowing she'd won.
"Darn you and your cuteness factor…" I whispered and she kissed me again, a little bit longer this time and I wanted nothing more than to shove her against the railing and run my hands all over that body of hers but alas, "Seriously…it's not fair," I began again when she pulled away once more only to kiss me again, nibbling on my bottom lip and making me groan with want, "It'll go to your head.."
"Mm, I'm not too worried about it." She shrugged her shoulders, stepping away from me as other players came over to our side and began popping on their vests. I realized I hadn't done so yet and moved to put my on, leaving Alice by the railing. I turned around to see some boy about my age talking to her and I frowned, quickly walking back over and taking my place next to her.
"So…your first time?" He asked MY Alice in what he thought was a charming voice but I thought that I was going to reach my hand down his throat and pull out his tongue ensuring the fact that he never spoke again. Alice was oblivious to his advancements, God bless her.
"Yes, it is! I'm really excited!" She bit her lip as she grinned widely, hopping up and down slightly in place and the boy laughed at her and how adorable she was because why wouldn't he? Jesus, I wanted to beat the shit out of this guy.
"You know it gets pretty crazy in there, some people take this game too seriously, you know? I can protect you in case things get a bit…out of hand." He smiled what he thought was probably a dazzling smile at her, leaning on the rail and towering over her in a way that screamed possessive and way too close and I cleared my throat loudly, getting Alice's attention.
"The game's starting…Alice." I hissed out her name practically, shooting daggers at the boy with my eyes and Alice began to hop up and down even more.
"Oh my goodness, I am so essited! Aren't you, Bella?" Alice damn near squealed as all the players were lead inside the pitch black, neon and black-light lit room. There were columns jutting out from the ground, half green and half red. Our base was located to the far left and the red base was located on the far right. All 10 of us green players gathered at our base, waiting for the game to start and that damn boy was hovering around Alice like she belonged to HIM and not ME which was ridiculous! I moved next to the boy but closer to Alice, kind of shoving him out of the way, ignoring the glare he gave me and the confused look Alice shot my way.
"What? There's nowhere else to stand." I said simply and the boy looked around which was all he had to do to prove me wrong because this place was large and there was plenty of room. He was about to say something when loud techno music began playing over the speakers and a robot voice told us that the games had begun.
"Shit yeah!" The boy shouted enthusiastically and in the blink of an eye, our teammates had scattered, a few propping themselves up behind the columns, the rest scouting out the other side. I ran up to a column and pressed my back to it, holding my gun to my chest and waiting for a passerby…that was until I noticed Alice running off past me, the boy close behind her.
The fucker!
"Hey!" I called out after them, leaving my post and coming up behind them. Alice was actually good at this, dodging players left and right and shooting everyone else that dared come her way.
"Damn girl, you're pretty good for a first timer!" The boy shouted over the loud music and I rolled my eyes, shooting out a little kid before jogging a little bit faster. The boy seemed to notice my cock-blocking intentions and as we ran side by side behind Alice, we began shoving each other with our shoulders, "What's your deal!"
"Hey, man! I'm just playin' the game! What's your deal!" I shouted back at him and he looked incredulously down at me as I stared straight ahead unaware of the little boy who ran out in front of me causing me to fall behind from Alice and that bastard boy.
"Hey, watch it, lady!" The red team little devil child screamed at me and without thinking I tripped him with my leg, sending him crashing to the floor and I pressed my gun to his chest plate, firing rapidly at him.
"FUCK YOU, LITTLE KID!" I screamed at him before I took off running after Alice and that boy, leaving the child scared out of his mind. I came up with a plan and as I approached them I slid to a stop on my knees, causing the boy to come falling down next to me as Alice took out two kids ahead of us, oblivious to our competition over her.
"Alright, what the hell is your problem, girl?" He asked me angrily and I shrugged my shoulders innocently at him.
"Someone was shooting at me?" I excused myself lamely and he rolled his eyes at me. We both tried to get up at the same time but he knocked me with his shoulder plate so I shoved him in return, "Get away from me!"
"YOU get away from ME!" He yelled, shoving me back. Before I knew it, I had launched myself at him, both of us crashing to the floor as we rolled around, fighting each other. Well, I gave him some credit, he wasn't hitting me. Such a gentleman.
"Did I do something to you!"
"Yes! As a matter of fact!" I screamed out in high-pitched voice, as we continued to roll around on the ground, my gun pressed to his chest as was his to mine, shooting each other as though it was doing something even though it wasn't. At all.
"What! What the fuck did I do?"
"You were hitting on my-"
"TIME'S UP. WINNER: GREEN TEAM. PLEASE EXIT THE ARENA." The robot voice boomed over us, the music ceasing and making everything extremely awkward as Alice walked over to us, looming above me and the boy who were still locked in our mini-battle, my gun now pressed to his head and his to mine. We both looked sheepishly up at her and she simply rolled her eyes, walking away to the exit. The boy and I looked at each other before we began to struggle to get up, both of us trying to get to her first.
"NO! MINE!" I bopped him in the head with my gun and took off running after Alice as he lay crumpled up on the floor, rubbing the spot where I'd hit him. I slowed to a jog as I neared the exit, wincing as the light hit my eyes and I walked over to the hangers, taking off my vest and looking around for Alice. I saw her standing over by the score boards, a silly smile on her face and I made my way to her.
"Bella! Bella! Look! I won!" She pointed wildly at the screen and I leaned over her shoulder to read the screen.
1,456,788 points.
Damn.
"Wow…you really did win. Everyone else's scores are only in the hundreds…" I trailed off, looking around at all the other players who were moping hopelessly as Alice did a little happy dance.
"Now what?" She asked me and I ran a hand through my hair, biting my lip as she looked at me expectantly.
"Now we're going to see a movie!"
A/N: AAAH! What movie should they see? Vampire's Suck? Inception? HM? suggestions? Also...oh yeah there will be hot and heavy shit next chapter. Meaning sexy things. And furthermore, some of your guesses were ALMOST right. ALMOST. A few of you have got the gist of the idea buuuuut you're either reading too much into it or you're expecting me to be predictable which I'm not oooooor you're not reading ENOUGH into it. I'm so happy you guys are insightful and have been paying attention! I LOVE YOU GUYS! Anyway, all will be revealed in due time. Thanks for reading still!