A/N: Thanks for your favs and reviews. If you didn't notice I started naming my chapters after song names. Chapter 1, Chapter 2, ....It got really boring. Anyway, Partyyyy!

Disclaimer- Twilight is not mine and neither is the song.

The remainder of my week was an overwhelming struggle for me. Every day, I would force myself to look into Edward's eyes and speak to him. Every afternoon, I would force myself to stop lusting after Jacob and learn difficult stunts. And every night I would force myself to do my piles of homework calmly, as Alice finished her elaborate preparations for my dreaded birthday party on Saturday night.

I'd finally made it to Saturday evening and I was currently lying on my bed, listening to my ipod, and waiting for Alice's return. Alice had insisted on keeping all the preparations a surprise, so here I was completely alone and anxious, wondering how far overboard my enthusiastic best friend had gone.

Suddenly Alice burst through the door, shopping bags in tow with an exuberant grin stretching across her tiny features.

"Bella! Time to get ready, lovely!" She sang. I took in all her Sephora shopping bags and made an educated guess that 'get ready' meant 'let me dress you up like the life-sized Barbie doll I never had'. Not that I was exactly complaining. I was excited to bring back the seductress Bella that only Alice was capable of turning me into.

"Strip down and face me," She commanded when she had set down her multiple purchases. There was no argument to be made. Alice had no concept of modesty or personal space.

I stripped down to my bra and panties and stood on the towel she had laid out for me as Alice set her ipod in the speakers and cranked up the music. When she returned her attention to me, she started opening up packages of what looked like white, stencil stickers.

"Hold still Bella," Alice ordered as she started sticking them to my stomach, back, ankles, hands, and anywhere else she wanted.

"What are you doing Al?" I sighed.

"Henna Tattoos! I saw an Indian bride on TV with them. She was so gorgeous and cool looking, I just had to do it. Of course, to a lesser extent though 'cause of school and stuff. It's just to make you stand out more," She replied shaking a tattoo pen and then coloring in the first stencil. Oh goody. I'll appear even more obnoxious.

"Uh Alice, there are two things very wrong with your reasoning. One; Indian. Two; Bride. I am supposed to be an Aztec sacrifice,"

"Boohoo, Bells. Like any one will actually know that. You're just too smart. All anyone's gonna think about is the hot, virgin with sexy tattoos. Besides, I think it looks kind of… 'tribal' and 'ancient',"

"Whatever, Alice…"

When Alice finished filling in all the sticker stencils, she started to comb, curl, and hairspray my hair. Leave it to Alice to insist on perfect hair for a pool party.

"You're not allowed to swim until after we sacrifice you. Just dance on the deck or lawn or something. If one drop of water comes in contact with your hair beforehand, I will slit your throat," Alice threatened with a sickeningly sweet smile. She was very frightening.

"Oh and don't sit in the hot tub either…It might melt off your tattoos,"

When Alice was satisfied with my hair she started applying various types of waterproof makeup to my face, concentrating on my eyes with ebony eyeliner and gold glitter. After that, she removed all the tattoo stencils and applied a golden shimmer body lotion all over my body. She stepped back to admire her hard work, then rummaged through one of her shopping bags to reveal two extremely tiny pieces of white beaded fabric.

"Go put this on in the bathroom. You are not allowed to look at yourself in the mirror. Just put it on and come back out. Then you can see yourself in our full length mirror out here," She commanded handing me the skimpy material which I assumed must be my 'outfit'.

I did as she ordered and reluctantly made my way to the bathroom. I held the pieces in front of me and realized it was actually just an extremely fancy, white, string bikini. It was accented with golden beads that hung front the bottom of the top and the top of the bottom and sparkling golden sequins. Something told me she hadn't simply purchased this item at the local PacSun. It was obviously designed for fashion rather than purpose. I just hoped that Alice was thorough enough to check if it was waterproof enough to not be see-through when wet.

It wasn't overly complicated to put on, I just felt completely naked wearing it. There were so many dangerous areas of it where a light pluck of a string would send the whole thing falling to my feet. I was certainly being sacrificed alright, but it wasn't my body, it was my dignity.

I slumped back out to Alice who squealed with joy. I vainly tried to wrap my arms around my body to save myself from indecent exposure. She ripped away my arms and set a small, golden, beaded headdress on my hair and a realistic, but fake golden belly ring in my navel to finish off my look.

"Oh Bella, will you stop being ridiculous! Be proud of your body. It's hot! Now drop your arms and stand up straight in front of the mirror," Alice commanded. She was just as overbearing as Rosalie when it came to dealing with her forte; fashion and partying.

I stood in front of the full length mirror and gasped. This wasn't regular Bella or Vampire Bella. It was sexy, sacrifice Bella and I liked her best. Her body was smoking, her hair was wild, and her eyes were seductive and enticing. She looked similar to vampire Bella but more innocent and less frightening. Like a human Aphrodite reborn into naivety and sexual curiosity. She was perfect.

"Alice, I…" I managed, but couldn't finish.

"No need to thank me. Just promise me to say hello to my brother tonight," She smiled slyly, tossing me a denim skirt and cotton tank top to wear on the drive over.

"I won't let him miss this," I stated still shocked, slowly rekindling the confidence I had that night only a week before.

Alice insisted that I was not allowed to arrive early, even for my own party. She had specifically assigned Leah, Maggie, and Rosalie to get the party into full swing by the time we arrived. Alice had prepared things for them so it would be a simple task. All decorations were set up, the DJ would take care of the music, and the bartender would take care of the drinks (illegally and happily paid by the Cullen's to keep his mouth shut). All the girls would have to do would be to set out the catered food from the kitchen onto the tables and direct people to the back yard.

It was now nine thirty and we were arriving exactly a half hour late. Alice informed me that Saturday nights had no curfew at school because so many people spent them off campus completely for various reasons such as family visits or weekend trips. Alice and I had planned to just stay at her 'party house' overnight, also welcoming anyone who was in no shape to drive home to stay. We were so responsibly irresponsible.

Alice ended up having to park her car far away from her own house because of the vast amount of other cars already settled there. It was a true blessing they had no neighbors to complain about the cars or the noise.

As I stepped out of the car I heard music blaring from behind the house and saw a bright orange glow surrounding it from all the lights. Alice had even gone to the excessive trouble of decorating the front of the house with white Christmas lights and lanterns all leading around to the back. Several party goers were still arriving and I gulped down my anxiety. If these people were here to see me I would give myself to them. Alice and the others had gone to way too much trouble for me to ruin it all with my low self-esteem.

Alice removed her tank top and threw it over her car seat leaving her only in her black bikini top, ripped denim skirt, and flip-flops. She added on some Aztec party accessories such as gold jewelry and a tropical flower in her hair.

I took off my skirt and tank top and put on the mini sarong Alice had given me. It matched my bikini but barely covered me any more than napkin would.

"Walk with your head up and your shoulders back Bella. Let's show them just how hot the new girl is," Alice said. And I did.

The backyard was enormous and included a large wooden upper deck, a lower patio, and a luxurious pool complete with colorful underwater lights and speakers, a realistic waterfall, and a party-sized hot tub with turbo jets. It wasn't the grandeur of the house that shocked me though. It was Alice's decoration.

She'd had barely a week to prepare but I suppose even time itself couldn't stop Alice Cullen from partying. The deck, trees, umbrellas, and house were all covered with white Christmas lights and colorful hanging lanterns. Steam filled the air from multiple well hidden smoke machines and live, tropical flowers and palm trees covered all flat surfaces. Lit tiki torches surrounded the patio which acted as the dance floor provided with music from the energetic DJ. A banquet of tropical drinks, fruit, kabobs, and other themed foods were spread on a long table next to a small bar which was also adorned with flowers and a grass skirt.

The largest and most extravagant decoration however, was the enormous, fake volcano in the center of the lawn. It had a built in smoke machine so the top looked fiery and intimidating. Smaller volcanoes bubbled on its sides to draw further attention to the large one. There were stone steps up the side of it which I would climb up before plunging down the built-in slide. I would land in a pool of water with red food coloring that was supposed to be lava. It was the volcano I was to be sacrificed into at midnight.

"Oh my God, Alice, this is incredible!" I exclaimed.

"It was nothing, Bella. Just have fun tonight okay?" Alice said.

I nodded as I took in the large crowd of people dancing, drinking, and socializing. Alice was right of course; people at our school knew how to party. Girls were decked out in colorful bikinis or dresses and wore sparkling jewelry and flowers in their hair. Guys wore swim trunks and Hawaiian shirts and had tribal paint on their faces. I noticed that there were also many people who wore the leis provided as party favors. Everyone seemed to be having the time of their lives.

"Oh look there's Rosalie and Emmett!" Alice exclaimed. I turned to see our beautiful cheerleading captain in what seem to be a heated, but one-sided argument with her on-off boyfriend Emmett.

Emmett was the goofy but popular, basketball captain that I'd heard so much about but hadn't the chance to meet yet. Observing him, I noticed that he was bear-like, tall, and muscular but gave off the amusing aura of a twelve year old class clown. His dark brown hair matched his mischievous brown eyes that held a smile even though he was apparently in hot water with his girlfriend.

"Hey guys!" Alice addressed them.

Rosalie turned, and noticing our presence only now, smiled amiably as if nothing was wrong.

"Hi, Alice! Hey, Bella! Happy birthday, honey," Rosalie enthusiastically replied. It was so creepy for her not to be yelling at me or watching me like a hawk.

"Thanks Rose," I smiled.

"Well, Rosie are you gonna introduce your boo to Bella?" Alice pushed slyly.

"Ugh. Why bother. Bella's better off not associating herself with dumb asses like him," Rosalie scowled, crossing her arms.

"Hey! What if she wants to associate herself with dumb asses?!" Emmett smiled, then extended his hand to me, "I'm Emmett, my dear. Dumb ass extraordinaire". I took it and laughed.

"So if you don't mind, what's wrong with you two now?" Alice asked.

"Well you know that lame drinking game where you bounce quarters into drinks?" Rosalie asked and we nodded, "Well this idiot here didn't have a quarter, so he used my favorite ring instead".

"Emmett, you idiot! You don't bounce your girlfriend's stuff into drinks!" Alice scolded him.

"Oh, no. I'm not mad that he used it. I'm mad that he swallowed it," Rosalie seethed whacking him on the head. Alice started cracking up.

"So what are you going to do?" Alice said.

"Well, that's why she's yelling at me. I'm not one for bulimia but she refuses to let it come out the natural way," Emmett stated smugly as if he really had an argument. Rosalie glared at him.

"I want my ring back and perfectly sanitized in the next twenty minutes or we're through, McCarty!" Rosalie commanded then stomped away angrily.

"Wait baby come back!" Emmett ran after her panicked. Um…

"Should we do something?" I asked.

Alice looked at the clock.

"Nah. I'll give them an hour and half. They'll be fine by then. Their arguments are more for the sake of drama and entertainment than anything else. C'mon we're dancing," Alice grabbed my wrist and led me into the mob.

Two hours. I've been dancing for two whole hours, and instead of feeling exhausted I was completely wired.

Alice was an amazing dancer and together we partied like there was no tomorrow. Jasper had joined us shortly after our arrival and danced with Alice, following her lead.

I however danced with multiple guys. With each new song came an eager new guy fighting to dance with me. I felt like the bachelorette on TV with men fawning after her for no particular reason other than the fact that she was the only female. But I wasn't the only female here. I was just the sacrifice who everyone wanted a piece of. I was in the spotlight and they wanted to share it. For once in my life, I was what everyone else wanted to be and I was invigorated.

"So am I allowed to see you now, or do I need a reservation?" I heard an angelic voice chuckle from behind me.

"Edward! Where have you been? I haven't seen you all night," I questioned as I wrapped him in a friendly hug. He was wearing only swim trunks, exposing his defined abs to me. I was savoring his presence as I felt his bare skin come in contact with mine. When I released him, I caught him quickly looking me up and down. To say I was pleased would be an understatement.

"Well I got here a bit late, and then tried to mingle for a bit since you were so busy," He replied starting to dance with me. Now I regretted dancing with all those other boys. I hadn't realized there was a more appealing offer.

"You should have just come up to me. You have priority," I smirked looking into his eyes without fear. I was too hot tonight for them to burn me.

He spun me so my back was to his chiseled front with his strong hands gripping my hips. My breath caught in my throat as I felt his on my ear.

"I do now?" He played along. I gulped down the anxiety and rested my hands on his.

"Yes, you do," I tilted my head back slightly and started grinding into him. He gasped ever so slightly. I loved this new power that coursed through my veins. I had never been able to dance like this with any boy before, let alone Edward Cullen. Maybe Alice ought to doll me up everyday?

"And why is that?" He cocked his head over my shoulder and smirked at me.

I lifted my right hand up and put it right under his jaw. My eyes burned into his for a few seconds.

"Take a guess," I said seductively. He looked almost shocked. The irony of it was that I wasn't.

"I hope I'm not interrupting anything," Alice appeared out of thin air. That God damned evil pixie! She was the one pushing Edward and me together but whenever I was on a roll with him she'd shoot me down before I could start.

"Actually you are. So if you don't mind…"

"Oh, but I do. It is time for your sacrifice!" Did she have an internal clock or something? I wondered if she'd found a way to store her phone in her bikini top.

"Can't we do it at one?" I whined but she simply dragged me away without answering.

I followed her to the front yard.

"And here are your carriers," She gestured to four boys standing next to an object I'd be riding on. It appeared to be a strange cross between a throne and a stretcher. I recognized one of the boys as Embry Call, a friend of Jacob's. I'd completely forgotten of Jacob's existence until just now.

"Hey Embry. Have you seen Jacob?" I asked him. I saw Alice from the corner of my eye looking annoyed and irritated.

"Sorry Bella. He really wanted to come but he's visiting his Dad this weekend. He told me to tell you happy birthday though," Embry apologized.

I was such a hypocrite. Here I was partying and lusting over Edward, not thinking of him once but feeling rejected and angry at him for missing my party.

"Okay, I'm going in now. Wait about a minute, and then carry her in. Got it?" Alice asked.

We nodded and she ran off. I climbed onto my chair, and waited for Alice's cue. When we heard her voice boom from the microphone we started in.

As I was carried I observed all the people cheering below me. Never before, had I been in such limelight. How could this happen to me? I was the star, the queen, the ultimate. It was so surreal I couldn't even fully grasp the situation. I felt like my body was floating limp and my mind was observing from an outside perspective in slow motion.

I was carried up the steps, right to the edge of the volcano.

"And now, it's time to sacrifice this virgin to the party gods! Are you ready?!" Alice yelled dramatically into the microphone.

"Sacrifice! Sacrifice!" The crowded chanted over and over, lifting their drinks and pumping their fists into the air.

"Ten seconds to midnight. Let's count down. Ten," Alice started. The crowd joined in.

"Nine…Eight…Seven…Six…Five…Four…Three…Two…"

I leapt in and everyone screamed at the top of their lungs. I sped down the tall slide and plunged into the dyed water with a huge splash. I smiled as I stood and laughed aloud at how ridiculous the party was. I pumped my fist in the air with a loud "woot", and the crowd cheered again. I slicked my wet hair back and attempted to climb out of the pool.

What I wasn't expecting was a hand there to help me. I giggled as I took Edward's hand gratefully.

"That looked like fun. I should probably try it out before they take it back tomorrow," Edward teased.

I glanced at all the people running to the volcano with the same idea and laughed. Maybe I'd give it another go before the night ended. It was pretty awesome.

"Hey I have something to show you," Edward took my hand. My cheeks heated slightly.

"Okay," I followed him.

He led me over to the hot tub.

"Sit down for a sec. I'll be right back," Edward said before hurrying off.

I sat on the edge, dangling my feet into the hot water while gliding my fingers through the cold pool adjacent to it. I waited anxiously, wondering what Edward could possibly have to show me. Having him simply pay attention to me was already far too incredible.

Edward returned with his hands behind his back and an excited but contained grin on his face. I'd never seen anything more adorable in my life.

"What do you have there Edward?" My heart was practically aching. How could someone be so sexy and cute at the same time? I supposed if someone could be, it would definitely be Edward. He could have a rabid dog behind his back and I wouldn't be any less captivated by him.

"Well, it's your birthday so I thought I'd get you a little something," He smiled sheepishly. Please, marry me. Like right now.

"You got me something?! Edward you didn't have to do that. The invites specifically stated 'no gifts'," I replied.

"Well, if you don't want it…" He teased. I tried to glare at him and failed miserably. He just chuckled.

"I got this before I even read the invitation," He said shyly. He brought his hands around front to reveal an adorable stuffed sea turtle with a pink ribbon attaching a card to its back. He handed it to me and I took it.

"Aw! It's so cute!" I squealed hugging it to my chest. Turtles were my favorite animal and I hadn't even informed him of this. He was just perfect.

"Open the card," He told me. I detached the card from the ribbon and opened it up. Much to my surprise, two tickets fell out of it. I inspected them closely.

"The aquarium?" My voice was but a whisper. I almost cried right then and there.

"It's something I find fascinating, but wouldn't have the guts to ask a friend to go with me," He smirked. They were my exact words to him a week ago. He was so perfect I couldn't mutter a sound. I was so close to crying I couldn't even smile.

"Of course, the tickets are yours. You don't have to go with me. You can take someone else if you'd like," He said worriedly, obviously taking my expression the wrong way. As if there was any other human being I'd rather share my time with.

"No, no! Edward, there is no one I'd rather go with than you," I said truthfully.

"Really?" He looked up at me through his lashes.

"Really," I stated definitely, looking into his beautiful eyes. He smiled satisfied.

"You know…if you squeeze his foot…well just try it," He said slightly embarrassed.

I squeezed it and it played the tune to 'Happy Birthday'. I giggled. It was the nerdiest thing ever, but entirely endearing.

"That's me playing piano…" He blushed. It took me awhile to stop my incessant giggling.

"Well, thank you Edward. You have just made this the best birthday ever," I told him truthfully.

"No problem," He smirked.

"You know what would make it better though?" I asked.

"What?" He asked confused.

"This." I stated and yanked him backwards into the freezing pool. He screamed. I laughed hysterically.

Yes. This was definitely the best birthday ever.

A/N: So okay, I have this bad feeling that people are losing interest in this story. Maybe I'm just being paranoid, but I have anxiety disorder so it's not my fault. Anyway, I want to keep my readers happy(and existent) so seriously, if you don't like something or have a suggestion or complaint don't be afraid to write it in a review! It's not mean, that's what they're there for. Trust me, I don't bite...unless your Edward. lol.

Thanks for reading!

-Tetra