Chapter 10

AN: I don't own Twilight.

"Alice, I am not wearing that," Bella protested, gesturing wildly at the outfit on my bed.

I huffed and rolled my eyes before turning around and facing my best friend. My eyes widened and my lips pulled into a pout as I looked at her.

"Please, Bella," I whimpered. "Please do this for me."

I jutted my bottom lip out and made it quiver for added effect.

Bella glared warily at my quivering lip as she folded her arms across her chest in defiance.

"Your puppy dog look isn't going to work, Alice," she stated firmly.

Wanna bet?

"Please, Bella, for my birthday?" I tried again, folding my hands under my chin and batting my eyelashes.

Bella's glare wavered as she looked at my pleading eyes and I knew she was close to giving in.

"Fine," she huffed, "but only because it's your birthday."

"Yes!" I yelled. "Now go put it on so I can do your hair."

I handed her the outfit and shooed her into the bathroom, smiling triumphantly as I turned to look at Rose who had been sitting quietly in the corner, flipping through fashion magazines.

"You know those shoes are hideous, right?" she said flatly as she turned another page.

"They came with the outfit," I said sourly as I glared at the offending yellow boots with distain.

"Have you looked at your costume yet?" I asked, moving my gaze from the shoes to Rose's face.

"Yip," she said, popping the 'p'.

"And…"

"I like the hat," she said flatly.

"Seriously? That's all you have to say?" I asked incredulously. "You like the hat."

"The shoes aren't bad either," she said monotonously.

I glared at her expressionless face with in annoyance.

"You're doing this on purpose," I said after glaring at her for a minute.

With a sigh she turned her head and looked me straight in the eye.

"I love it!" she squealed with fake enthusiasm before rearranging her face back into its previous expressionless mask. "Satisfied?"

"Very," I told her smugly. "Now go put it on and I'll put on mine while I wait."

"You do that, Alice," she said, grabbing the bag containing her costume before heading into my closet.

I sighed softly and shook my head as I pulled my tank top over my head and shimmied into the maroon dress I picked out, straightening out the lace on the front and on the skirt.

I stared at the fishnet stockings with a raised eyebrow before shrugging and pulled them over my legs. After slipping on a black pair of heals I pulled the black silk gloves over my hands and just passed my elbows, flexing my fingers to make sure I could move them.

I stood in front of my full length mirror and turned to look at my reflection from every possible angle…and dare I say it? I look fantastic!

I looked away from my reflection when Rose came out of the closet in het costume. I scanned her critically – from the blue and black cap on her head, all the way down to the high heeled black boots on her feet.

I pulled her hair over her shoulders and nodded in satisfaction.

"You know what? You make a really hot cop."

I pulled out a pair of handcuffs and hooked it onto her belt.

"Yeah, I look great," she grumbled. "Can we get this over with? I want to see what the guys look like."

"In a second, we just need to wait for Bella," I told her, wondering why she was taking so long.

Just as I was about to knock, the bathroom door swung open and a less than impressed Bella stepped out.

I pressed my lips together tightly as I scanned her outfit for any flaws, shooting a glare at Rose as she unsuccessfully tried to stifle her laughter.

"Well, don't you look psycadelic," she said between giggles.

"Oh, ha-ha, very funny," Bella said, her face flushing a bright red.

"If you look like that, I can't wait to see what Edward looks like," Rose said, staring off before bursting into loud chuckles.

"Speaking of the guys," Bella said, turning to me. "When are we seeing their costumes?"

"Soon, I just need to fix this headband," I told her, turning her back around to make sure that none of her hair was caught in the band.

I smoothed her loosely curled hair down her back and gently patted her head.

"There you go my hippy friend," I said. "Now let's go check on the guys."

-o0o-

"Hello, Mr Cowboy," I said to Jasper, pulling his large cowboy hat off of his head and twirled it around my finger.

It slid off of my finger on the last twirl and flew halfway across the living room, landing neatly on the floor.

With a light laugh I went to retrieve it before placing it back on Jasper's head, making sure to tuck some of his hair into the hat.

"Howdy, ma'am," he said with his usual grin. "Now aren't you the prettiest saloon girl I ever did see."

I giggled at his over exaggerated accent as he wrapped his arm around my waist and pulled me into his side.

"Thank ya kindly," I said, batting my eyelashes at him and causing everyone to laugh.

I looked at my friends and smiled at their costumes, mentally patting myself on the back for my choices.

Rosalie looked more like a model than a cop in her navy blue dress. Her black heels added another few inches to her already staggering height and made her eyelevel with almost all of the guys, except for Emmett. I had to bite the inside of my cheek to keep from laughing at his orange shirt, complete with prisoner number and obviously fake tattoo.

He had taken the handcuffs hanging from Rose's belt the minute he saw her and cuffed himself to her – much to her chagrin.

I moved my eyes over to Bella and Edward, who were standing awkwardly next to each other. Edward's loose and flowing shirt almost matched Bella's dress in colour, but the real eye catchers were his purple wide-leg pants and her canary yellow boots.

Edward noticed me staring at them and I motioned with my eyes for him to take Bella's hand. He rolled his eyes, but did as I said and slipped his hand into hers, causing her to blush.

Soon the doorbell rang and one-by-one my guests started to arrive. They were all dressed in Halloween costumes – seeing that it's Halloween – and their costumes ranged from pirates to monsters to the typical slutty costumes.

I greeted everyone at the door with my brightest and most cheerful smile and motioned them into the living room where we moved all of the furniture out to make a dance floor – and by we, I meant the boys and my dad. In the corner of the room stood a long table filled with all kinds of snacks and drinks for everyone to enjoy.

I shook my head as the guys made a beeline for the snack table before being ushered onto the dance floor by their girlfriends.

The doorbell rang again and I opened the door to the Denali sisters, my eyes nearly bugging out of my head at their costumes.

Irina and Tanya were dressed as Playboy bunnies, complete with ears and a tail, and I had to try my best to keep my smile in place.

I took a step closer to Jasper and laced my fingers through his as I welcomed them inside with a fake smile. My fake smile turned into a real one when I saw the youngest of the sisters, Kate, dressed as a baseball player. She turned her cap to the side and gave me a hug, wishing me a happy birthday.

I grinned and thanked her before telling her where to find the rest of the gang.

I had always like Kate, because she's the only one of them who isn't a boyfriend stealing hoe. With hair the colour of corn silk and big innocent blue eyes, she could have any guy she wanted though she never really made use of her looks. She had been in a relationship with a guy named Garrett for most of her life, and they were still going strong.

I followed her with my eyes and chuckled when she almost walked over a guy, practically begging for her attention, to give Rose and Emmett a hug.

With a shake of my head I closed the door and pulled Jasper onto the dance floor just in time for a slow song. I wrapped my arms around his neck, laying my head on his chest as his arms went to my waist.

"Happy birthday, Alice," Jasper whispered, giving me a kiss on my forehead.

AN: Next chapter will be the rest of the party and of course…presents! Whoo!

I'll try my best to update every other week.

Thank you to everyone who reviewed and for the costume ideas.

So review and tell me what you think her birthday presents should be.

If you like dancing stories you should go check out Starstrellastar's new story Stepping Swan Lake – which I beta (and I'm a much better beta than writer, but you knew that). It's really interesting so far and off to an amazing start.