Chapter Sixteen

(I noticed that my chapters are all messed up, I'll be fixing that soon. There all in order, just the numbers are mixed.)

I skipped school the next day, I had shopping to do once again, this time for a red dress. The stores were empty, and the dresses were atrocious. However, my mood still stood high, Edward asking me out pulled me away from all of my problems. Including the fact my mother was nearly to Forks, I could ignore it, as irresponsible as it sounded, I could do it for one night with Edward.

The store was called Unique Dresses, and I doubted it, but went in anyways. Yellow blinded me, the entire store was colored yellow- walls, carpet, counters. But the dresses, beautiful with entrancing designs, mixed colors of green-blue, purple-yellow. Separated in six sections, the dresses were all color coded while a ditsy looking girl asked me if I needed help. Shaking my head, I walked to the section that had a bright yellow sign above it with white lettering, 'Party dresses.'

The red dresses went to skimpy to moo-moos, moving back to the 'Evening dresses' I looked through them and smiled, bingo. It was a deep crimson color and very simple, with short sleeves and a length above my knees. The top would fit tighter then the bottom, I could already tell that if I spinned around, it would spin out in a perfect circle. It had a v-neck cut and continued the v cut to the lower back-perfect.

Shoes were easy enough to find, a two inch heel with black silk strips that would tie up my calf. I would have to cast a spell to figure out how to make a perfect bow. Paying the ditsy girl the whopping hundred dollars, I left the blinding store and headed home to a upset cougar.

*

"Did you not fucking see what she did to Rose?"

I sighed again, "Yes, I saw, remember, your the one who keeps thinking about it."

The marble mountain of Emmett puffed up, and for a second, I thought he might attack me. If it came down to it, I could get away but if he caught me I would be done for, he was just too bloody strong.

"That's not the point!"

I straightened the black sports jacket and looked back at Emmett, "Listen, Rose attacked a human," at those words Emmett's jaw dropped, clearly prepared to argue that Bella was human at all, "whether Bella is or not human, she is still not as strong as us nor as fast. It was wrong, Rose attacked her because she was jealous, jealous that her mate was paying all his attention to Witchy Buns. Let me ask you a question Emmett, why aren't you running after Rose? You know she expects you to, but here you are, yelling at me for going on a date with Witchy Buns." I emphasized the nickname and listened to the realization work around his mind.

A moment later, Emmett was gone and I was in the forest, filling myself with Rabbit's blood. Can never be too careful, Bella might find another half alive animal.

*

My eyeliner and pale eyeshadow was very light, the dress fit perfectly as well as the shoes. With the crimson color against my white skin, I was going to attract stares. Pulling the last curler out, I sprayed my hair with light hairspray, my brown hair bounced above my breasts and I sighed. Let's hope it stays that way.

The black high heels clicked on the wood floor when I walked to my room, Teros sat on my bed glaring at nothing.

"Stop sulking, I'll be back."

"It's not safe."

"Are you doubting me?"

He went silent and turned to look out the window, a growl beginning in his chest.

"Stop it right now, I will be back in a few hours. I love you Teros, go hunting."

Kissing him between the ears, I caressed his jaw, the growl ended but he still looked unhappy. Sighing I carefully walked down the stairs, heels were so not made for these.

*

She opened the door and my chest thumped, with what, I didn't know. Bella's mahogany hair shimmered in the porch light, making the thick curls glitter with it's health while it stretched to the top of her breasts. Cleavage, cleavage, cleavage. The thought Bella Swan had cleavage attacked me, I was so entranced with her personality and what I could see of her, I hardly noticed there was creamy skin under neath the fabric she wore. Crimson hugged her tightly, the dress pushing her breasts up and together while a, completely guessing, built in corset strained her hips. The free flowing length of it caught my attention to the black silk strips that wrapped around her calf's, two absolutely perfect bows resting three inches under her knee.

Sucking in a breath, I finally met her eyes, molten chocolate, and a strange twinkle. A black eyeliner framed the intriguing eyes while a light eyeshadow glittered periodically. Her lips were that natural pink they always were, and I silently thanked her, at one point in the night, I would have to kiss her.

*

Edward's hair was ruffled as always, but more, it looked like his fingers had been through it many times. Under the black sports coat was a red silk shirt that showed his deathly pale throat, there was no pulse thumping. The jeans he wore were black but fancy somehow, his shoes an old black. I marveled at the silk shirt and if the the sports coat was off, how the silk would hug his hard body.

Shaking the thought, I met his golden eyes and ignored the phantom finger slithering down my spine. How could the color of the iris swirl like that in light? I would have asked if his lips hadn't moved together smoothly, "You look breathtaking, ready to go?"

Numbly, I nodded my head towards the vampire.

*

The restaurant had a secret look, with a passageway hidden between a family owned bakery and a closed down book store. Old brown bricks paved the ground unevenly but Edward held the crook of my elbow to keep the death trap shoes from tripping me to my demise. We passed a few tables with black umbrellas, a few couples sat eating, barely speaking to each other.

I could feel the energy pulsing off Edward, his cold skin touching mine gave me a shock that didn't end but it didn't bother me. However, the hostess and a few female customers noticed Edward, and definitely noticed the energy he gave off. Ignoring it, I watched Edward's lips move as he spoke to the hostess. I wondered if he talked to me on the ride here, I couldn't really remember and I couldn't really make out the words he was saying, just the movement of his lips.

I was supposed to be watching out for something, something important but for the life of me I could not remember. The hostess swished to the table, and I saw the concern in Edward's sidelong glance he gave me. Something was wrong.

Immediately I gripped the link between Teros and I, his senses flooded me, whatever was fogging my mind was gone. My wards were all around me, not an invisible ribbon out of place. Edward pulled my seat out silently and glanced into my eyes again, I wondered if they were glazed over while I was...confused.

The hostess handed Edward two menus and hung around, a comment out of Edward's seductive mouth made her leave, "Could you stop hovering? It's rather obnoxious when you are an employee." Her smile slowly melted, as if she was just processing the words. When she left in her misery, Edward rewarded me with a blinding smile and I gave one back.

"You seemed dazed on the way here."

I knew it, he was talking in the car to me, "Yeah, sorry about that."

He didn't like that I didn't give him a reason, nor a explanation but handed me the menu written in old English. From the small black purse I grabbed one of seven vials and handed it to him, a almost childish smile bursted from him.

"Is this the potion you gave Alice? To eat?"

There was an excitement in his voice that I never heard before, obviously Edward missed eating just as much as Alice did.

"Yeah, I don't know how well it'll work with a full meal, but I have more."

He looked up from the vial, once again I was amazed by him, "Thank you."

"Don't mention it."

Opening the menu, I got a salad, and the reasoning for that was the dress- no way was I getting any stains on the dress. Edward ordered his lasagna and my salad, after his golden eyes centered on mine.

"You really have no idea how hard it is to not eat food for years."

I laughed, "No, if I did, I would be dead."

His melodic laugh followed mine, the hostess nearly slammed our drinks onto the table and I scowled at her. Edward watched me like I was going to do something important, he thought I was going to bespell her or something. Sighing, I told Edward the truth when the hostess left.

"You know Edward, I'm not that big and scary. I'm just a Witch, nothing more, nothing less. I don't shout curses at anybody who ticks me off."

For his sake, he looked embarrassed, "It's not that, I just...I don't know how to explain it."

I nodded and tilted my head to drink out of the straw, waiting for him to change the subject. He did and we talked, for a half an hour before we got our food. I asked him about his life and he asked about mine, smartly avoiding any family questions.

*

Seeing a grown vampire almost bounce in his seat is a memorable sight. Edward's eyes brightened and his playful smirk he had on me turned to a joyous smile. Something happened at that moment, and I would remember it for the rest of my life.

"Well? Go on, take a bite."

Edward shoved the fork full of lasagna and melted into his chair, his eyes shutting while his jaw worked slowly. Adding the dressing to my salad, I watched his dazzling eyes open back up, "Isabella Swan, you are an remarkable Witch."

"Why thank you, I try."

Smiling at each other, we ate our meal and smirked to each other when we caught the other's eye. Finally it came down to the check, I insisted but Edward literally shushed me, I was so appalled I obeyed.

*

As Edward drove me home, I made small talk and he gladly replied. The night was in full action, with the sky so dark it almost matched the dark treetops. Stars blinked once awhile while the Moon complemented their beauty, I smiled to myself and thanked Nyx for blessing us with such a gorgeous night.

The car stopped and my door opened before I could take a second breathe. His pale hand hung out in front of me with his palm facing up, I took it and he pulled me out gently. I caught a flash of his glazed eyes before he molded our bodies together against the car, his lips working at mine. Catching on, I kissed back, my heart thumped loudly against my chest, straining the tight dress. Edward's energy began to flow freely through my lips, it felt like a light breeze, but somehow it carried a electric current.

Cold hands cupped the back of my thighs and they automatically wrapped around Edward's hips, the dress pulling up to my waist. The kiss became frantic as more energy poured from him, I wrapped my arms around his neck and pulled from the kiss. Laying my lips gently on his jaw bone, his neck, then his shoulder that peeked out.

"God, Bella."

I felt the heat radiating off of me onto Edward's pelvic, and wondered how that felt for him. My question was answered when he moved up a little and his warm length pressed against my center. Moaning softly, his lips crashed onto mine again.

My breath came short, my body tensed and my heart was trying like hell to escape my ribcage.

"ISABELLA!"

Edward froze against me, slowly put me down and straightened my dress. He turned to the purple faced Charlie and the shotgun he held in his hand, "Sir, I apologize greatly for disrespecting your daughter. I'll be leaving now."

He walked around the car, and got in gracefully, winking at me as he passed. I smiled at him and walked past Charlie, into the house and on my bed.

Teros was still hunting and I could hear Charlie downstairs counting to thirty, I could still even hear the soft purr of Edward's car driving away.

The only thing that was important to hear at that moment was my epiphany, that 'something' that happened when Edward smiled like a little boy was me falling very, very hard for the vampire.