Carlisle asks "Do you want to go home now? Or do you want to pick out some movies and books to put in your new selves?"
Jade takes a moment to access her thirst then answers " I'd like to pick out some books please" with a small smile.
Emma adds " I'd like to pick out some movies please" smiling brightly.
Carlisle smiles at how cute the girls are together and replies " Alright girls. We'll get some books and movies" smiling at how precious they were.
Carlisle takes them into a shop across the street from them. It was a medium sized wooden lodge.
They enter the store.
It was filled with Books, CD's, DVD's, Video's, Video/computer Game and Small technical items, Walk-man's, CD Players, Video Players and Travel DVD players. They also sold Comic Books, Graphic Novels and Figurines.
A middle aged woman behind the counter, looks up and smiles when she sees them, then greets " Hello Dr. Cullen. What brings you by?" in a warm, welcoming tone.
Carlisle replies " Hello Helen. I've brought my daughters to chose some thing for their rooms" smiling back at Helen. She was a lovely, kind-hearted woman.
Helen sees Jade and Emma standing with the others and happily coos " Oh Carlisle. You're adopted again. How wonderful" smiling at the girls warmly.
Carlisle smiles lovingly at the girls then replied "Yes it is. Helen, I'd like you to meet Emma and Jade" gesturing to them both individually.
Helen softly coos " Hello girls, It's lovely to meet you both" in a kind tone.
Carlisle says " Emma, Jade, this is Mrs Clarkson" introducing them properly.
Jade hung back a little next to Jasper and says " Hello, It's very nice to meet you Mrs Clarkson" sweetly, though it was a little strained. She wasn't use to being in the presence of humans.
Emma says " Hello Mrs Clarkson, It's nice to meet you" smiling at her.
Helen Coos at the girls sweetness and says " Please call me Helen. Can I help you find anything in particular? In a kind, helpful tone.
Carlisle replies " No, thank you Helen. We're just browsing" pleasantly.
Helen says " Alright, please let me know if you need anything" kindly, with a welcoming smile.
The girls reply " Thank you ma'am, we will" in unison.
Emmett tenses, He just couldn't get use to them doing that.
Helen coos " Oh, how sweet. Alright girls, I'm going into the back office to do some paperwork. Just ring the bell if I'm not back when you've finished" kindly.
They reply " Ok, thank you" sweetly.
Helen coos at them again then goes into the back office.
They both visible calm down slightly.
The Cullen's were amazed at how well the girls were doing around humans. They knew it must be difficult for Jade and Emma, but they were holding themselves well and were yet to show any signs of it being to much for them to handle.
Carlisle smiles at the girls and says " Pick out as many things you want".
They reply " Ok. Thank you Carlisle" again in unison.
Emmett shudders and murmurs " Stop doing that" as he walk away from them over to the CDs.
Carlisle laughs at Emmett's reaction. He found it cute yet Emmett found it creepy.
Carlisle after a few moments contemplating if the girls would be alright asks " Will you be alright if I run a quick errand? It would only take a few minutes" addressing all his children.
Edward replies " Sure dad. We'll look after Jade and Emma" with a smile, he knew what Carlisle was going to do.
Carlisle smiles back at Edward and replies " It should only take 15 minutes, 20 at the most." then leaves after making sure it was ok with the others.
Jasper goes over to Jade and Emma then soothingly says " Don't worry, you'll be fine" when he feels their nervousness about being there without Carlisle.
Emma goes over to Emmett, to look for some CDs. Emmett helps Emma look and tells her some of his favourite bands and Singers. Emma listens to some of the demo records while she picks some CDs.
Emmett says " If you want help picking some out ask Eddie. He loves music. I swear his room has more CDs and vinyl's then a music store" Grinning happily.
Emma replies " Ok. Thank Emmett. Emmett can you help me pick out some good movies as well. I'm not really in the know and Esme told me you love movies" sweetly.
Emmett smiles enthusiastically and replies " Oh yeah. Come on" and grabs a basket as he make his way over to the DVDs with Emma.
Jasper turns to Jade and says " Come on Lil Darlin, lets find some books, CDs and movies you like" with a kind smile, as he leads Jade over to the DVDs with a basket.
Jade smiles at Jasper and sweetly says " Jasper, I never got to thank you for what you did earlier."
Jasper replies " It was nothing Lil Darlin, you handle that much better then most would. I know how much it hurt and I'm real impressed with how you handled it" genuinely with a smile.
Jasper feels Jade's growing trust for him and with a smile asks " What do you want to get Jade?"
Jade replies "Life for me and Emma has been a hard and difficult one. I'm not really sure of a lot of things" being truly open and honest with Jasper.
Jades voice was so serious and solemn. It had surprised Jasper, She was so young yet had been through so much hardship already.
Jasper says " I was the same way lil darlin, but Carlisle's been helping me to adjust to life again and helping me deal with my past. He want to help you too lil darlin, and he can. If you let him" in an understanding, kind tone.
Jade smiles the same way she always did when Jasper called her lil darlin, thinks for a moment then nods yes and says " Ok Jasper. I'll try" sweetly.
Jasper smiles he knew it wouldn't happen over night, he was the prime example of that but knew eventually Jade would open up to all of them, when she was ready. Until then he was just happy she was family.
Jasper smiles and says " Good. Now, do you have any ideas at all on what you would like to get?"
Edward goes over and asks " Would you like some more help?" kindly
Jade replies " Yes thank you Edward" sweetly.
They walk over to the music first and Edward helps Jade and Emma find some music they like.
Jade picked ' Paramore , 2 Michael Jackson cds, Katy Perry, a Elvis Presley cd, a Taylor Swift cd, a classic Rock cd, Ed Sheeran, and 2 Various cds with tracks from different decades.
Emma chose ' The black eye peas, Pink, Brittany Spears, Avicci, Mcfly, Lady Gaga, 3 Pop party cds and a Ne-yo cd'.
When they were done they went over to the dvds.
Jasper asks "Jade, do you have any ideas on what you would like to get?" kindly.
They had found some music that she liked she seemed to love the 80's.
Jade replies " I do like Princess and Pirate stories" a bit shyly, afraid the others would think they were babyish.
Jasper smiles reassuringly at Jade, sensing her emotions and says " Alright. Well, then I think you'll like 'The Princess Bride', it's about true love, Pirates, adventure, and a princess who's to be married to someone she hates only to be rescued by her true love, who has become a pirate. Theirs a giant and a swashbuckling Spaniard seeking revenge on his fathers killer as well".
Jade smiles and says " That sounds amazing, it's perfect" happily.
It didn't take long for them to find it or for Emmett who had her them to find the movie version for Jade.
Jade hugs Emmett for his thoughtfulness, being careful not to use to much strength and says " Thank you Emmie Bear" sweetly.
Making the others laugh.
Emmett was surprised by the nickname but smiles his big smile, hugs Jade back and says " It was nothing, Snow White" then lets go of Jade.
Jade smiled at the nickname, she vaguely knew who Snow White was and asks Emmett to pick out some princess and Pirate movies for her.
Emmett replies " Sure thing Jade" with a grin then goes over to the movies, where Emma was looking.
They browse for awhile and Jasper helps Jade pick out some more books.
Jade chose ' To kill a Mockingbird, Peter Pan, some Shakespeare novels, the lovely bones, Some Charles Dickens books, Sevel Classic Books ( Jane Eyre,The Bronte Sisters and Jane Austin), Some westerns and The Princess Bride'.
Jasper shows her some graphic novels and Anime.
Jade chose ' Some X-Men graphic novels, Fushigi Uugi 'Anime', One Piece 'Anime', Justice League graphic novels.
Emmett picks out some movies for Jade.
He Picked : For Jade
'The Princess Bride, Against All Flags, Pirates of the Caribbean, Some westerns, To Kill A Mockingbird, It's a Wonderful Life, Peter Pan, The Little Mermaid, Pocahontas, Aladdin, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Robin Hood Men in Tights, The X-men Trilogy all 7 movies, Teenage mutant Ninja Turtles, Superman tas, Spider-man tas and the Fantastic Four'
For Emma:
'Anything with Hugh Grant, The Harry Potter Trilogy, The wizard of oz, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Mary Poppins, Some Disney movies (6), Love Actually, Date movie, Disaster movie, Arrow series 1-3 and The Flash series 1-2'.
Emma added Magic Mike to her basket.
Emmett looks over at her, raises his eyebrows at Emma who mealy shrugged with a grin.
Emma goes over to the Books and Picks: ' Sevel Classic Books , The Hunger Games Trilogy, some goosebumps books, 7 Doctor Who books and Some Torchwood books'.
Carlisle comes up behind them and apologises " I'm sorry I'm late. My errand took a little bit longer then I had anticipated" truthfully.
Edward looks at his watch and sees Carlisle had been gone for almost an hour.
Jasper replies " It's ok Pa. To be honest we didn't really notice. We were to busy helping Jade and Emma pick out some things" smiling at Carlisle.
Carlisle smiles and asks " Did you find anything you like?"
Jade replies " The others recommended some things for me, I didn't really know what to look for" smiling at Carlisle, she felt better now he was back.
Emma walks over to them followed by Emmett carrying an over flowing basket.
Emmett says " It's like going shopping with the evil pixie".
Carlisle chuckles then asks "Are you ready to go?"
They reply " Yes Carlisle, we're ready" in unison.
Emmett cringes then says " Please stop doing that. You make me think of the evil twins from the shining" honestly, in a creped out tone.
Jasper replies " Em, for that to happen y'all need a brain".
The other can't help but laugh, not use to Jasper cracking jokes.
Carlisle asks " Is their any thing else you would like to get while we are here?"
Jade picks the Tinkerbell stuffed toy she had been fixated on ever since she had first seen it.
Both girls pick out a pair of headphones.
Pink in the ear Attitude headphones for Emma and Red and Black over the ear Sony headphones for Jade.
Then they were done.
Carlisle says "Alright, let go pay" goes over to the counter and ring the bell.
Moments later Helen come out from the back office and asks " Are you done girls? Or do you need help finding something?" kindly.
Carlisle replies " We're ready to pay Helen" kindly with a smile.
Helen says " I see you girls found some things you like" as she starts scanning the items while Edward, Emmett and Jasper pack.
Jade replies " Yes ma'am. Our brothers helped" trying not to breath around Helen. She was doing well but didn't want to take any chances.
Helen replies " Oh, how sweet" then scans the rest of the items.
Helen notices The Princess Bride and says " A very good book and the movie was fantastic. Good chose" picks up Tinkerbell and coos " Oh, Isn't she sweet" then finished their transaction.
Helen says " That will be $287.42, please".
Carlisle pays her and says " Give my best to David and the kids" before they leave.
Helen replies " Only if you give my best to Esme and your girls" pleasantly.
Carlisle says " It's a deal. Oh before I forget Alex has a check up on Friday at 2:45pm"
Helen replies " Thanks for reminding me".
Carlisle smiles and says "It's fine Helen. It was nice to see you again"
Helen replies " Bye Carlisle, bye kids. Emma, Jade. It was very nice to meet you both" sincerely.
The girls reply " Thank you Mrs Clarkson. It was nice to meet you too" in unison.
Helen coos when they did that.
They leave after they say goodbye.
They put all the bags in the back of Carlisle's car.
Carlisle asks " Are you girls ok? concerned.
They reply " Yes, we're fine. Thank you Carlisle.
Carlisle adds "I'm sorry about leaving you earlier and for staying to talk to Helen. I couldn't just leave, it would have been suspicious. We have to keep up appearances and maintain a certain amount of social standing".
The girls reply " It's ok Carlisle, we understand. You need to appear human, so not to raise suspicion of being different" in unison.
Emmett just mumbles " Now this is just plain freaky" unnerved.
Carlisle says " Thank you girls. Come on now. Let's go home" smiling at them.
They all get into their chosen cars.
The boys went in Edwards Silver Volvo.
The girls went with Carlisle in his Black Mercedes.
