CHAPTER 10 - DON'T POISON HER MIND

BPOV

I wonder what being Alice's new best friend is all about, but I'm assuming that it means endless shopping trips and sleepovers and all that. Man, what have I done. She is bouncing up and down in her seat talking too fast for me to understand. Oh well.

I'm just going to smile and nod.

She doesn't look exactly like her siblings, but they all are very similar. The same pale skin and severe shadows under their eyes like they were suffering from sleepless nights or recovering from broken noses.

There was definitely something about them that's not normal, but what?

"Bella."

"Oh I'm sorry I got lost in my thoughts. What were you saying?"

She quirked an eyebrow, "I was saying that you and Angela should stay with us this weekend so I can take you all shopping before school starts. And to teach you the routines that we already have, of course. Let's go get Angela."

APOV

They are going to stay over and that vision WILL happen. Even if I have to stick them in the room myself. No, No, No, Alice, too harsh.

We walked into the living room and I noticed that once we were in view of Edward, Emmett and Jasper Bella visibly relaxed. Wow. She is comfortable around Jasper and Edward.

What I wasn't expecting is for Emmett to get up pick her up and practically shield her away from me.

"Emmett," I said, "what are you doing?"

"I'm shielding her away from your girly fashion stuff. She actually knows about football. If she could play video games that would be better. But stay away from her, don't poison her mind."

"Emmett," she said, "I do know how to play video games. Please put me down, I can't breathe."

Emmett just started moving away looking like he was going to make a run for it. At that moment Rosalie and Edward came downstairs to see what the commotion was about. They saw Bella struggling in Emmett arms trying to get away and Emmett making his way to the stairs.

Rosalie went up to Emmett smacked him on the head and said, "Put her down Emmett right NOW!"

But he didn't. WOW! He didn't listen to Rosalie. I got a vision then of Emmett running away into the forest at vampire speed. Exposing us. Infront of Bella and Angela. I looked at Edward in alarm and he nodded slightly.

He went up to Emmett, plucked Bella right out of his arms and slung her over his shoulder while saying, "Hands off Emmett!"

He set her on her feet and he said, "Sorry Bella. I didn't mean to get you without your permission but it was necessary to save you from my brother. Please forgive me."

Then he did something that amazed us. He smiled. He smiled a genuine smile.

She just laughed and said, "There's nothing to forgive, Edward; and thank you for saving me from your brother."

Then he did something that startled all of us. He laughed. This human girl did something that, we his family, couldn't do.

"Edward!," Emmett whined, "now Alice is going to poison her mind with all that girly stuff. I haven't even gotten to play Guitar Hero with her. Man, Edward you always ruin the fun."

"Well," I said, " Angela I was going to ask, before I was so rudely interrupted, if you wanted to stay the weekend here so I could take you and Bella shopping and teach you girls the routines."

"Ummmm...sure. Why not? I just need to go home and get some things. How about you Bella? Are you going to stay?"

"Sure. It could be fun. I need a ride home though I came with Jessica."

"Oh yeah. I need a ride home also," said Angela, "I came with Lauren."

"Well that's fine. Angela I can take you home and Edward you can take Bella. The other girls are still studying." I said.

I knew that he would agree because I wouldn't give him a choice but his eyes lit up and said, "Sure, just let me get my uhhh...jacket and I'll be right down."

With that he took off the stairs and went to get his 'jacket'.

BPOV

Man, he sure is eager. I wonder what's up with him.

I hadn't noticed that Rosalie was now physically restraining Emmett.

Edward came bounding down the stairs and said, "Okay I'm ready let's go."

That was Emmett started screaming "DON'T DO IT BELLA. IT'S ALL A TRAP. DON'T LET THEM POISON YOUR MIND."